The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-11-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
DOMESTIC.

Delb rallrOau UrOho lOOSe anu ran Wllu
down heavy grade. 1t crashed into
the rear end Of a passenger train, killing
Conductor John Carney and seriously
injuring two passengers
THE magnificent public baths pre-
sented to the city Of San Francisco by
James Lick have been completed. The
total cost of the gift is nearly $3.50, 900.
THE Michigan Masonic Home at Grand
Rapids is completed and will be dedi-
Gated with imposing Masonic ceremonies
January 2s, when the Grand Lodge Of
the State will be in session. The build
ing Is of white brick, three stories high,
has accommodations for 100 inmates and
cost S7s,OOO
THE grand jury at Parkersburg, W.
Va, have returned forty-seven true
bills Of indictment against Edward
Clauston, deputy Circuit Court clerk,
who is charged with issuing Illegal
papers resulting in loss to the State of
from $40, 900 to $50, 900.
On the 18th Governor Steele, OF Okla
homs Territory, returned to the Legis-
lature the bill locating the capital Of
the Territory at Kingfisher, without his
approval This leaves the capital at
Guthrie, and it is believed the veto will
end all attempts at this session Of the
Legislature to move the capital from
that place.
THE Waterbury Comm Button Com
pany have advanced the wages Of ivory
button makers ten per cent
THE entire plant Of the East Florida
Land and Produce Company, known as
the English mills" located in Buena
Esperanza, suburb OF St Augustine,
Fla, together with 100, 900 feet Of lum-
ber, was destroyed by fire on the 18th.
Loss, $4,000.
The greatest industrial deal Of the
period was consummated on the 10th in
Illinois by the incorporation OF the
American Harvester Company. All the
mower and reaper interests in the coun-
try were merged in one gigantic corpora
tion with capital stock Of S35, 900, 900.
In his report to Secretary Tracy, Pay
master General Stewart states that it
cost S22, 100000 to maintain the navy
last year.
c. C. Hicks, Of Providence R. l., who
was injured in the recent New Florence,
Pa, railroad wreck, and who died few
days afterward, was robbed Of his gold
watch and s175 in cash during the ex-
element attending the wreck.
JAcK BRANoHcoMB and two young
ladies aged fifteen and seventeen re-
spectively, daughters OF DIR. Hamilton,
Of Mt Olive, Ark, were crossing small
mountain stream few days ago, when
the boat filled with water and sank.
The young ladies became excited and
clung to the young man, and all went
down together. None OF tho bodies
were recovered.
In an explosion at Cadajans mine, near
ottumwa, Ia, on the 10th, Tom Donel-
son was fatally injured and Frank
Bowers and Lee Nash badly burned.
L. TURNER & Co s boarding and livery
stable at Evanston, Ill, burned on the
10th. Seventeen horses, sixty carriages
and a quantity Of hay and grain we're
consumed, causing a loss Of $4,000.
AN explosion OF boiler at the Mar
blehead MASS. pumping station on the
10th killed John Dunn, the engineer,
and injured several others. G. H. Rob
inson, superintendent OF the works, may
die from his wounds.
A GROVE OF giant redwood trees, like
those in the Yosemite National Park,
California, has been discovered in Pierce
County, Washington. Some OF the trees
are 400 feet high and thirteen feet in
diameter.
WHILE trying 70 board a moving train
at Lapeer, Mich, on the 10th William
Robinson, passenger agent Of the Grand
Trunk railroad, missed his footing and
fell under the wheels and was fatally
hurt
AT New York an appeal from the
Judgment OF Judge Beach holding the
provisions OF the will OF the late Samuel
J. Tilden concerning q public library
for that city invalid, was submitted u
the Supreme Court on the 10th. The
court sustained the Judgment, and thu
case now goes 10 the Court Of Appeals
which will finally decide upon the ia
nous 81, 600, 900 trust
HENRY c. MERRITT, superintendent o
the registered mail division Of the Mem
phis (Tenn.) post-office, has been ar
rssted for embeEzling valuable letter
Merritt made full confession and wa
held in default OF 50, 900 bail.
FRANCIS HIGGINs, retired merchant
has been appointed receiver Of the sus
pended North River Bank at Now York
The receiver is required to give bono
Of $500, 900, and the Union and Stat,
Trust Companies are made the deposi
taries OF the banks funds
JOHN T. DAVIS, the crank who sho
Miss Gladys Price in New York few
days ago, was arraigned in tho Tomb
police court on the 10th and held Il
await the result Of his victims injuries
Davis rambled In his talk and reafiirme
bis statement that II was his intention
70 have shot ex-President Cleveland
Miss Price will probably recover.
THE question OF representation in tn
Ecumenical Council OF the Methods
Church was decided at q meeting OF tn
general committee in Philadelphia o.
The 10Th IL was resolved that repre-
sentation for the churches In Americ
should be 800 delegates and foreign cor
serences 200 delegates. Tho council will
meet in Washington on Wednesday
October 81, 1891.
Tony HART, the actor, was pre-
nounced insane by q sheriff's jury a