The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-16

THE shops OF the Lewis & Fowler ca;
Building Company, in Brooklyn, N. Y,
we're burned on the 10th, entailing a
loss Of $1,000
THEcondition of winter wheat through
out the country April /, as reported by
the Department of Agriculture, averages
Slfor the entire breadth.
NINE hours without reduction in wages
has been granted the 2,9oO workmen
employed in twelve of the marble fac
tories of Boston, Mass. There remain
but three firms that have not yet COM
piled with the request OF the Marble
Cutters Union.
The finding OF the ecourt-martial which
tried Lieutenant Steele at Chicago for
conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman, in striking Private Dell P.
Wild, was approved by tho Secretary OF
War on the 10th. Lieutenant Steele Is
reprimanded and confined for three
months within the limits Of his post.
CHARLES l.. PULLEN, ex-secretary OF
the taxing district Of Memphis, Tenn,
has been found guilty of fraudulent
breach OF trust and sentenced to thirty
days in the workhouse. He was also
sentenced to fifteen days In the work
house on former conviction.
ARCHER, the defaulting Maryland
State Treasurer, was arrested at his
homo near Belaire, that State, on the
10th. He was too i'll to be removed and
an officer was placed in the house.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Philadelphia on the 10th, Judge Nc
Kenna affirmed the verdict Of the Dis
trict Court requiring James Lees g. Sons
to pay the Government 81, 900 penalty
for the importation of contract labor.
The case is to go to the Supreme Court.
A FIRE at Yelverton, near Owensboro,
KY, on the 10th destroyed the P. Tay-
lor tobacco factory and seventeen other
buildings, mostly residences. Loss,
$50, 900; half insured.
The Chief of the Secret Service is in
formed OF the arrest by that service at
Denver, COL, of George Ammons and
William Dorrell, for passing counterfeit
$40 National bank notes Of Richmond,
Ind.
THE Boston Chamber OF Commerce, at
ameeting on the 10th, earnestly endorsed
the vigorous resolutions against the
pending Chinese enumeration law re-
Gently adopted by the New York Cham
ber Of Commerce.
EMMA STARKE, the servant girl ar
rested for poisoning Mr.. Newland's
family at Chicago last week, has made q
full confession. She said she put the
poison in the corn to see what effect 1t
would produce on others, so she could
be sure Of success in an effort TO commit
suicide.
SUPPLEMENTARY articles Of incorpora-
tion OF the Oregon Railway Extension
Company have been filed at Olympia,
Wash, empowering them to build 5000
miles Of railroad in Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and Montana
A GENERAL feed famine is reported in
Boone and Wyoming counties, w. Va,
and 1t is said that cattle redying daily.
Yokes OF oxen worth S75 TO 500 are
being sold for $40 and SIS. Corn which
has been selling at si.25 and s1.5o per
bushel can not bo bought at any price
now.
The Northern Central train, which
left Elmira, n. Y, on the 9th, was
ditched near Stanley. None Of the fifty
six passengers were seriously hurt save
an immigrant woman, who was thrown
against a car stove and injured inter-
nally.
THOMAS KERIEs, secretary, treasurer
and president Of lodge OF Catholic
Knights OF America in Brazil, Ind, has
been arrested on the charge Of embezzle-
ment. He is accused Of persistently APP
propriating all fees and insurance of the
organization. The embeEzlement will
deprive policy-holders OF thousands Of
dollars.
THE explosion Of gasoline stove in
one OF row Of tenement houses at
Kansas City, No., on the 1lth destroyed
six Of them. Some OF the tenants barely
escaped with their lives and q number
were seriously injured. Loss, $4,000.
AN English syndicate has secured con-
troll OF the following Boston breweries
at the figures named: Roessle, 5000, 600;
Boylston, 100000; Suffolk, $3.50, 900;
also the Stanley brewery, of Lawrence,
at $500, 900.
In the Circuit Court at New Castle,
] Ind, on the 11th Judge Bundy rendered
a decision virtually holding Section IS
Of the Australian election law unconsti.
tutional.
The following statement shows the
increase in gross receipts at some Of the
principal post-offices for the quarter
ended March 81, 1890: Chicago o.s, St
Louis 1910. Cincinnati 60, Pittsburgh
1873, Cleveland 1873, Detroit 1913, Kansas
City 1l.S Milwaukee 1913, Minneapolis
SIS, ST. Paul 81, Louisville rs, Indian
spolis 1914, Toledo 1876.
BUSINESS failures occurring through
out the country for the week ended
April II number 200 as compared with q
total OF 2o6 the previous week. For the
corresponding week OF last year the
figures were $50.
The United States Express Company
has reduced its dividend from ~ per
cent semi-annually TO two per cent,
the latter being declared on the ilth.
Ex-TREAsURER MARTIN A. JAMESON,
OF Warren County, who has been on trial
at Lebanon, O., for several days on an
indictment which charged him with en-
bezzling a large amount Of county funds,
was on the llth acquitted by the jury.
AT New Castle, Pa, on the ilth John
G. Montgomery, aged twenty, was In