The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-07-16

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The official rough count OF the popu.
lation Of st. Louis, made public by the
census Office on the 9th, makes the popu.
lation Of that city 41S,124-an increase
OF twenty-eight per cent. over the census
Of 1880. st. Louis thus ranks fifth in
population Of principal cities.
AT New York City on the 9th Billy
Maloney, reading clerk Of the board OF
aldermen Of 1884, and Alderman De-
lacey, indicted for completely in the
Broadway surface road bribery case,
were admitted to bail in the sum OF
$40, 900 each.
THE July winter wheat report OF the
Department Of Agriculture represents
the crop as harvested in all but Its more
northern latitudes. 1t shows some ad-
vance in condition in Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois and Missouri; and slight de-
cline in Ohio, Kentucky, the Pacific
coast and the Southern States.
FOURTEEN families Of colored people
arrived in Topeka, Kan, from Oklo-
homa on the 10th. They say that every
thing is burning up there and that set
tiers are leaving as fast as they can get
away. Crops will be almost total
failure.
NETTIE CLARK, the young woman who
forged note Of SO, 900 on the Mechanics
Savings Bank, Of Providence, R. l., was
arraigned in that city on the 10th and
bound over in 80, 900 bail for trial at the
September term OF court
WILLIAM G. Downs, the crack sprinter
Of Harvard College, lowered the worlds
record for a quarter Of mile run at
Beacon Park, Boston, recently, making
that distance in At 9-5 seconds, the pre-
vious record being 47H seconds
THE New York Clothing Manufactur-
ers Association has given notice to their
1000 cutters that they would be locked
out on July r. The manufacturers
state that this step is taken in retalia-
tion for boycott placed on one Of their
number, Alfred Benjamin & Co. Over
10000 persons will be thrown out Of
work.
THE President on the 10th approved
the act for the admission of Wyoming
as State.
A RACE riot occurred at STAIRS mill
pond in Fayette County, Ga, on the
10th, in which four negroes were killed
and six wounded. Eight white men
were also shot, one fatally.
On the 10th the large family hotel at
Lake Elmo, Mimi, twelve miles from
St Paul, was destroyed by fire. No
lives were lost Loss about $3.50, 900.
AT Sibley, Ark, on the 10th the out
going passenger train on the Memphis
& Little Rock railroad was crashed into
by a freight train OF the Kansas City
road. One coach was demolished, o
sleeper knocked of the track and four
persons, all negroes, we're killed. A
dozen others were seriously injured.
II is estimated that at least so, 900 ap-
plications for pensions under the new
law have already been received at the
Pension Office.
THE largo laundry building OF the
Hotel Kaatersl1ill, Catskill Mountains,
was destroyed by fire on the morning OF
the 10th. Fireman b. Smith was burned
70 crisp while attempting 10 rescue
the employees. Thirty-six girls working
In the laundry were saved. Loss S26, 900. |
A LARGE number OF the coopers OF |
Boston, Mass, and vicinity have OBJ
tained the nine-hour labor day with re-
duction Of wages .
THE Grand Lodge meeting Of the B.
p. o. Elks convened at Cleveland, O., |
on the sth. Every lodge In the country
but one was represented. In the after
noon there was q grand. parade and In
the evening banquet was held at the
armory at which speeches were made BY
many OF the most prominent members
Of the order. ,' J. ..H
The entire business portion Of Callao,
Mo-, was destroyed by FIRE on the 10th,
entailing loss Of $50, ......I.,
FRED ARMSTRONG and Roy Hank were
suffocated by black damp in the air
shaft OF an abandoned coal mine at
What Cheer, Ia, on the 1ith. The shaft
is sixty feet deep and Armstrong went
down TO rescue Hank, who had climbed
down and been overcome by gas, and
both perished.
MRS. THOMAS REAHAN and Mrs. Henry
Manduser, injured in the railroad acci-
dent near 0wego, N. Y. on the 10th by
which three women were instantly
killed, died about four hours after the
accident ......
BUSINESS failures occurring through
out the country during the seven days
ended July II number 1877 as compared
with 199 the previous week. For the
week OF last year the
figures were 209.
Rev. DR. JOHNSON, pastor of the
Humboldt Baptist church. Chicago, who,
during his illness relied on prayer and
refused medical advice, died on the 1lth
THE steady growth OF the country is
Illustrated In National bank reports,
showing an increase since 1880 of sixty
six per cent. in number OF banks, eighty.
seven per cent. in deposits and ninety
per cent. in loans.
THE refinery Of the Southern Cotton
'eed Oil Mills near Atlanta, Ca, burned
,n the 11th, and moro than 200, 900 gal
ons OF oil we're consumed. Loss, $780,.
100.
Ok the 18th Mrs James Williams,
living near Fair Haven, VT, insane
rom grief owing 10 the accidental :