The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-03-05

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a storm last June and drowned.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY TIcHESon has
reaffirmod the Treasury decision tnat
cigars can net legally be imported
through the mail.
THE stockholders Of the New York
elevated railroads, at a recent meeting,
adopted a resolution authorizing the pro-
curement OF mortgage Of SO, 600, 900 on
their property. 1E4t8 ff
REPRESENTATIVES. OF all the manufac-
turers of rubber goods in the United
States met at New York City on the
2gth and perfected the organization of a
rubber trust. 1t Is said that no raw rub
Der is being gathered in Para, and that
prices must soon sharply advance.
The United States steamer Enterprise
arrived at New York on the 27th, bring
ing the remains of Mr.. George II. Pen.
dleton, late United States Minister TO
Russia.
THE Lincoln National Bank Of Ian
caster, Pa, opened its doors for business
on the 27th, the stockholders having
made good the loss occasioned by the
defalcation of Cashier Bard.
The lowest estimate now put on the
loss OF life by the bursting OF the Wal
nut Grove dam in Arizona is one hun
dred and fifty, and the number will
probably exceed that. The loss of
property will be away up in the millions.
Many OF the bodies found are those OF
people unknown to the survivors.
Ex-PREsIDENT CLEVELAND has sold
Oak View, his country home near Wash
ington, to +. q. Newlands, the represent
ative OF q California syndicate. The
price paid was $4,000 which nets Mr..
Cleveland a profit of about 500, 600 over
the cost TO him OF the land and improve
ments.
AT confereYce held in Chicago on
the 2Tth between Z. c. De Peyo, repre-
senting an English syndicate, and Jacob
and Sam Wooler, OF Peoria, represent
ing tho whisky trust, an agreement for
the sale OF controlling interest in the
trust to the syndicate was reached.
The Treasury Department has in
formed the vestrymen of Christ church,
Lewisburg, Pa, that to bring In min
lister from Canada under contract has
been decided by United States Circuit
Court in New York TO be violation OF
the Alien Contract Labor law.
A COLLISION occurred on the 27th be-
tween freight and stock train on the
Milwaukee & st. Paul road, near Salt
Creek, Ill. Twelve cars Of the stock
train were demolished, much stock
killed, two tralnmen fatally injured and
two boys who were stealing a ride badly
hurt.
WHILE Robert Dempey, a tramp, SEN
fenced for two years for attempting to
Kill an officer, was being conveyed 10 the
penitentiary at Michigan City on the
s6th, he jumped while handcuffed from
train going at the rate Of forty miles
an hour and made his escape in the
darkness.
In collision on the Toledo, Ann
Arbor g. North Michigan railroad near
Ithaca, Mich, on the 2Sth ult. James
Enright, conductor, and William Far
rell wore killed and three trainmen
we're injured. The trains were both
special ice trains.
THE second of the three large anthra-
cite blast furnaces Of the Brooke Iron
Company at Birdsboro, Pa, resumed
operations on the 2sth ult., after years
idleness.
BUSINESS failures throughout the
rountry during the seven days ended
February 2s number for the United
States 257, Canada a, total Sol; as COM
pared with 2gl the previous week. For
the corresponding week Of last year the
figures were 1888 in the United States
and a in Canada.
SECRETARY WINDOW has issued orders
for the establishment OF an immigrant
landing depot on Bedloe's island, New
York harbor, and arrangements will at
once be made for the construction Of the
necessary buildings.
Ex-TREAsURER CONSTANT, of Newport
KY, who was defsulter TO the amour
Of sS5, 200, has made an offer Of compro
mise for $1,000, which II is likely will
be accepted.
The Secretary OF the Treasury haI
awarded the contract for the seal fish
cries 10 the North American Commercial
Company, OF New York and San Fran
cisco, for twenty years.
CHARLES TUFTS died recently in tn,
midst Of filth in repulsive room a
Cambridge, Mass Worth fully $50, ,00
and eighty-hve years old, he had live
in his den with scarcely any OF thu
commonplace comforts OF life. He nc
cumulated his wealth as shoemaker
paper carrier and manufacturer OF black
ing.
REPRESENTATIVES, Of one hundred AM
sixty granite concerns in New England
covering the entire area from Eastern
Maine TO Western Connecticut, met II
secret session at Boston recently an,
formed an organization TO be known a
the Granite Association OF New England
II was voted that after May all labo
should be paid by the hour and tn,
piece. The opinion was expressed tina
the present condition Of tho granite
business did not warrant the increase II
wages demanded by the workmen.
TIE town Of Carthage, Miss, wa
severely damaged by a cyclone on th,
ssth ult Several residences we're de
molished, among them that Of Q. P
Brennan. The Brennan family, hus
band, wifo, and four children, wer'
buried In the debris. All were severel,
injured and one OF the children hal
since died.