The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-11-19


number Of men were moving an engine
in the Jaracki manufacturing establish
ment the mass of seven tons tbppled
and fell, fatally crushing James B. Nc
Sloy and s. Benson. Upon hearing Of
McSloy's death Henry Sutter, who had
been his warm personal friend, went
home, locked himself in room, and
suicided by shooting himself through
the head.
AT Orange N. j., on the 18th, Robert
Kerr, aged thirty-fve years, shot and
fatally wounded Mrs. Knoble, aged
thirty, because she refused to marry
him. He then put the pistol to his head
and blew out his brains.
DETECTIVE WATKINS arrived at Fargo,
N. D., on the 18th with J. Newberry, one
Of the New Salem (N d. train robbers,
whom he had tracked over 900 miles
and finally caught near Philadelphia.
The prisoner had $1,000 worth of dia-
monds in his possession.
LAWSON M. NoYER, for several years
editor Of the Akron (Ind.) Eagle, and
Tor the past year postmaster at that vii
lage, has absconded, after defrauding
numerous individuals Already over
$4,000 in forged paper has come to the
surface.
POSTMASTER VAN CoTT, Of New York,
on the 14th received letter from the
Postmaster General ordering the i'm
mediate dismissal Of the seven letter
carriers who were recently discovered
TO be in league with green goods" men
and receiving salaries for delivering
mail matter to them.
The Congressional committee which
was authorized to make trip to the
Pacific coast to investigate the violation
Of the Chinese immigration law, left for
the West on the 14th.
Two gravel trains on the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western railroad, col
lided at East Buffalo, MY, on the 14th.
One laborer was instantly killed, three
fatally injured, and six others badly
hurt The wreck was caused by mis-
understanding Of signals.
JUDGE DAVID MCLEAN, ex-president
OF the Savannah (Mo.) Savings Bank,
was on the 14th sentenced to two years
Imprisonment for defrauding his de-
positors out Of 500, ,oO0 which he lost in
speculation.
COMMODORE DEWEY, chief OF the Bu-
reau Of Equipment, U. S. n, in his an
nual report to Secretary Tracy, says
that during the year sixty-hve vessels
were either wholly or partly equipped
at an expenditure Of S593, 500.
AT Brooklyn, N. Y, verdict was
rendered for IS, 500 in favor of ex-Assem-
blyman Baniel w. Tallmadge against
the New York World. Tallmadge sued
the World for $50, 900 for libel in calling
him a corrupt legislator
THE national convention OF the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
began its sessions at Atlanta, Ca, on
the 14th, Frances e. Willard presiding.
The attendance is the largest in the
history OF the organization.
DURING the seven days ended Novem-
Der IA the business failures occurring
throughout the country numbered 26e,
as compared with 215 the previous
week. For the corresponding week OF
last year the figures were PCS.
THE scheme to raise $780, 900 to guar
antee the opening Of the Johns Hopkins
medical school for women received q
great impetus in Baltimore on the 14th.
At meeting of over 200 ladies from all
over the country interesting and salts
factory reports we're made, showing that
the different committees have already
raised over 100000.
NARR e FRIEND, the Philadelphia
brokers whose suspension was caused
by the recent panic in the stock market,
have resumed business. Their creditors
accepted thirty-three cents on the dol
lar.
THE Wertheimer building In San
Francisco, owned by S. Wanggheim and
occupied by II. Du.ard, commission
merchant Seroni & Co., candy manu-
iacturers, and II. LeiHes & Co., cigar
factory, burned on the 14th, entailing a
total loss Of s250,000.
THE coroner's jury impannelled to in
quire into the cause OF the death Of per-
sons killed in the recent accident on tho
Southern Pacific railway at Salem, Ore,
returned verdict on the l4th TO the ef-
feet that the accident was the result OF
an unsound and unsafe bridge, and that
tho railroad company was guilty OF
criminal negligence in allowing such a
structure 70 stand and TO be used for the
passage OF trains.
LEWIS j. CAMAcHo, a wealthy Cuban,
who had lived in Baltimore for the past
twenty-five years, suicided in that city
on the l4th by taking prussic acid.
Camacho had been despopdent for long
time and few months ago made an un.
successful attempt TO suicide.
NEAR West Duluth, Mimi, on the
14th laborer named Norland placed
some dynamite near stove to thaw It
out An explosion followed, killing him
instantly, frightfully burning his wife,
and seriously iniuring two young chill.
dren.
AT a meeting OF the Master Builders
Association Of Allegheny County, Pa,
on the 14th, resolution was adopted
plodging its members TO oppose any
reduction in present working hours
without corresponding dimunition in
wages.
THE tug Alert and lighter were
driven ashore during gale near San
Pedro, Cal, recently and both vessels
were completely wrecked. One sailor
was drowned.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
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