The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-30

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joyed only BY Illinois, Wisconsin, Colo
RADIO and West Virginia. iI icoF Ga
THE Treasury Department has decided
that 80 per gallon is the highest rate Of
duty that can be imposed on alcohol. y :
A FIRE at De Ruyter, N. Y, on the
oath destroyed four stores and eighteen
dwellings, entailing loss of $40, 900.
THE grand secretary of the Benevo-
lent Order of Elks has been served with
papers enioining him from removing the
seal or any of the properties Of the or
der from the State of New York. II
this injunction is continued it will pre-
vent the Grand Lodge from meeting in
Cleveland, O., during the second week
Of July.
lTHE boiler Of an oil we'll at Grafton,
Pa, exploded on the 24th, fatally scald-
ing John Kimble, driller, and seriously
injuring John Caldwell and an unknown
man.
RowELL and johnson, the two desper-
ADDE'S who fred a number Of times at
Field Blevens, colored mail agent on
the Illinois Central railroad, last March,
were sentenced in the United States
Court at Aberdeen, Miss, on the Gath to
three years imprisonment each.
EIGHT HUNDRED miners In the Smith
ton (Pa.) district struck on the oath to
secure the Columbus scale, and nearly
1000 coke ovens have closed down.
A FAVORABLE report has been author
lied by the House Labor Committee on
the bill recently introduced by Mr..
Stewart Of Texas, to prevent the en-
ployment Of convict labor upon the con-
struction and repair Of any building be-
longing to the United States.
BUSINESS failures occurring through
out the country during the seven days
ended April 25 number 21s, as compared
with total Of 214 the previous week.
For the corresponding week Of last year
the figures were 213.
The Reading Railroad Company's
large furnace at Temple, Pa, has re-
vumed operations after seven years idle
ness. The first cast was made on the
s5th. 1t is one Of the company's best
furnaces.
HENRY w. KING, ex-prefect OF the
Philadelphia Institution for the Blind,
who was recently convicted Of immoral
practices with the pupils Of the institu-
lion, has been sentenced to five years
imprisonment
An official circular detailing the thefts
Of Frederick Kimball, the fugitive teller
Of the Peoples Savings Bank, Of Wor-
sester, Mass, was issued on the 25th.
The market value Of the property taken
Is s5S, ,S92, and $1,000 reward is offered
for Kimballs apprehension.
An English syndicate has purchased
control OF the G. II. Hammond Dressed
Beef Company, Of Chicago, and invested
5000. 900 in the concern. q. w. Simp
son, manager Of the old company, 70
mains in the same position at salar!
of $3.50 per annum. The officers o
the company are all Englishmen.
THE New York grand jury has dis
missed the three complaints for libe
made by Civil Justice Peter Mitchell
and Deputy Commissioner Of Publ
Works Bernard E. Martin, against edito
z. L. Godkin, Of the Evening Post
MEssRs. DoRAN & WRIGHT, one Of thu
largest bucket shops now in existence
with branches all over the country
have suspended payment. The conceri
had offices at 10 Wall street, New Yorl
City. ...
THE Secretary OF the Treasury has di
rected that the nineteen Cinnamon nov
In the custody OF the Marshal at Por
Townsend, Wash, be returned TO Chin
direct at the expense Of the Unite
States. The Cinnamon came into tn
United States from British Columbia.
JEREMIAH Witt, Edward Brisbar
John Sipe and John Brisban, all charge
with counterfeiting, were arrested b
United States officers at Stoyestowr
Pa, on the 25th. At the house OF job
Brisban was found q mold for half do
lars and lot Of counterfeis money.
JOHN @. GRAHAM, q clerk In the en-
ploy OF the Pennsylvania company fc
insurance on lives and granting ar
nuities, at Philadelphia, waived hes
ing and was committed on the 25th I
answer the charge OF embeszlement {
about 50, 900 belonging TO his employer
AT Boston on the 25th Aaron Berie
Jacob, Benjamin and julius Smith, th
four men arrested for setting the fre I
26l North street which caused the loi
Of ten lives on February 2, we're brougt
up In the municipal court The case
were continued TO May 10, the four b
ing held In $40, 900 bail each. .'a' "
ANOTHER fire In the ruins OF the I'm
corn silk mill at Catasauqua, Pa, hs
caused further damage OF $4,000,
quantity Of silk stored in the vault
being destroyed. f.H 'f.a'1 y +.
TIE new club house OF the Columbi
Athletic Club Of Washington, d. C., wa
formally opened on tho 25th. II COZ
S7i, 900, and is said by experts 70 be th
best equipped building Of the kind 1
the United States.
| DEPUTY sHEmFY DAVIS, Of Newark
N. j., has been missing several day
and It is rumored that he is defaulter
Davis has held office for twenty.on
years and for the last ton years has no
been required TO nle bonds, y IS
The managers Of the Union Pacif
have conceded the increase OF $40 pc