The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-08-14
WEST AND SOUTH.

A mining deal involving more than MIL
lion dollars and embracing LOO acres OF
mineral land in and around Joplin and Webb
CITY. Kan, has Just been consummated by
O. M. Towner, of New York City. A for
felt of $4,000 has been put up to bind the
trade. The property is to be operated by
syndicate of New York. Kansas City and
Joplin capitalists.
The work of laying out the camp for the
National g. A. r. Encampment has been
begun at Milwaukee, Wis.
The geodetic survey party from Wash
ington TO establish the Alaskan boundary
began work on the sth.
According TO estimates based on the new
city directory, just issued, thepopulatlon Oh
Cleveland, o., is 8l, ,7S.
An examination Of the books Of Treasurer
Steadman, of Benton County, Ia, shows q
shortage Of $11, ,503 The period covered by
the investigation is from January ], 1881, 10
June 8, 1889. About half the deficiency is
found in the difference between the tax col
lections and the amounts carried to the
ledger.
The heading Of the great tunnel at Cum
berland Gap, which unites the States OF
Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia was
knocked in on the sth with appropriate
ceremonies.
The epidemic of bloody fiux which caused
such a panic in Warsaw, ILL.,, lately, is on
the wane. There have been twenty-five
deaths within the last week.
Anderson, the wife murderer, who was
to have been hanged in St. Louis, August 8,
has been reprieved until September l3 by
Governor Francis. Anderson's sanity is
doubted.
BENJAMIN f. Spandauer, who was the
principal witness against Mrs. Surratt,
hanged at Washington in 1855 on the charge
Of conniying at the assassination OF Presi-
dent Lincoln, died on the Sth in the Mary
land penitentlary.
The New Mexican consti tutional conven-
ton, which meets at Santa Fe SeptemberS .,
will be solidly Republican, there having
been no opposition.
The American Dental association in Sara
toga, N. Y, has elected as president M. w.
Foster, Of Baltimore The next meeting
will be held at Excelsior Springs, Mo-, In
1890.
The new roundhouse OF the Wisconsin
Central railway at Ashland, Wis, was par
tally destroyed by on fire the 9th, Loss
At Chicago on the 9th Martin Burke, the
Cronin suspect, was arraigned before Judge
Baker on two indictments for murder. He
pleaded not guilty to each and was led back
to Jail.
The Black Hills, Chamberlain, Huron &
Duluth Mimi Railway Company has been
organized with capital stock Of 100000.
1t is proposed to commence iaying inon as
soon as the right Of way is secured.
Colonel James Curry, U. y. A, retired,
died suddenly at his residence in Fortress
Monroe, Va, on the 9Th.
At Chicago on the 9th Christian Harter, a
well-to-do German, shot his wife dead and
then suicided. The tragedy took place on
the street after an alteration. Domestic
infelicity was the cause.
j. I. Dunn, q boatman, and George White
were drowned at Blake Blum, ILL.,, on the
9th by the capsizing Of their boat
The Major Robert Anderson Post OF
Charleston, y. c., were mustered into the
Grand Army Of the Republic at Fort Sum
ter on the 9th.
Ex-Attorney General Garland has been
appointed resident attorney Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company at Washington,
at salary II Is said Of 81, 900 per year.
Judge William +. Bullock died at his sons
home ra.r sbelhvviIIe XIV on the 9th Of
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