The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-31

dOr0 Mtllermaster, tne agent VI tne
Chicago Music Company, and escaped
with his booty.
SEVERAL men were gambling at Bram-
we'll, w. Va, few nights ago when
they became involved in a quarrel, dur
ing which man named Burdick shot
and fatally wounded five OF his compan-
ions and was himself shot dead. A mob
then took Burdick's body, stood 1T up
against tree and riddled itwith bullets.
An explosion in the New Jersey steel
and iron works at Tren n on the 22d
fatally injured five workmen.
A DEADLY and mysterious disease has
broken out in Freestone County, Tex,
which battles medical skill and kills the
victim in few hours. Out OF thirteen
cases there has been eleven deaths. The
Governor has been appealed to for med
ical aid.
THE mortality at New Orleans during
the week ended December 90 was the
greatest recorded since the yellow fever
epidemic twelve years ago. Prominent
physicians say the large death rate is
due to the prevalence OF the grip OF
which thera are now $1,000 cases under
treatment in the city.
The schooner Mary Ellen, from Sails
bury, Md, for Baltimore, is reported
lost together with her crew OF FIVE men,
Captain Henry Wheatley and son, Will
lam Abbot and son and Saul Gale.
CHARLES STATES, claiming to be .
manufacturer Of West Superior, Wis,
reported TO the Elmira IN. " police on
tho 9ad that while drunk the night be-
fore his pocket was cut open and s2,5oo
was stolen.
VICAR GENERAL LAURENT, OF St.
Michael's Cathedral, London, one OF the
most prominent priests in the archdio-
cese, died in thst city on the goth.
HARLEY CREWS, fashionable young
man of good family at Vincennes, Ind,
has disappeared after forging his faith
er's name for over s., The three
National banks OF the place lose $1,000
each.
JOHN ]. Fox, the vitriol thrower, was
on the Esd awarded eight years in the
penitentiary by Chicago jury. Some
time ago Fox met MIRA Bertha Kohler
on the street and threw the contents of
q vial in her face, disHguring it fright
fully. The act was the result OF jeal-
ousy.
MISS GERTRUDE NJ. BRUNDAY and +.
L. Dickinson, students at Ann Arbor
Mich college were drowned on the
25th while skating on the river near the
city.
A HEAD-EyD collision occurred on the
o5th on the Iowa Central railroad near
Grinnell, between freight and pas
senger train. Seven passengers were
seriously injured. The engineer OF the
passenger train jumped aud is believed
to be fatally injured.
Ar st. Paul, Mimi, on the 25th Silai
Nickel shot and killed Miss Emma Nc
Leod, cut his wife's throat and ther
killed himself He was insane from
drink
JOHN WILSON, awaiting trial at Belle
fonte, Pa, for tho murder OF Harry
Waterhouse in September last, escaped
from Jail on the 25th and there is nj
clue to his whereabouts
The Masonic Temple on Nortf
Charles street, Baltimore, was guttet
by fire on the 25th, causing 4 loss o.
5000. OOO
The miners OF the Central Pennsyl
yania coal regions have served notic'
on tho coal operators, demanding
change In the price Of mining from fftl
cents gross ton to fifty cents per net ton
to 20 into effect January 1. II the de
mands are not granted, $4,000 men will
quit work on the first OF the year.
WILLIAM STRONG, aged twenty two
was arrested at Pittsburgh on the charg
Of robbing his former employers
Scheutte & Co., OF $1,000 Wnen ar
rested, young Strong was leadin
character in a Santa Claus entertain
ment at one OF the M. E. churches Of
tfa South Side.
A BIO dinner and variety entertain
ment lasting two hours and half wer
the Christmas relaxations allowed tn
1900 convicts in the States prison O
Joliet III. Burke and Coughlin, th
Cronin prisoners, and Neebe and Schwat
the Anarchists, witnessed the show an
partook OF the dinner, evincing consit
able enjoyment OF both.
LAWYER WILLIAM d. HUGHES, VIII
was arrested at New York recently o
the complaint OF ex-Mayor Pendletor
OF Fort Worth, Tex, for forgery, wa
released on the 25th on SO, 900 bail
THE preliminary trial OF $. A. Brat
ford for train wrecking was conclude
at Woodville, Miss, on the 25th. 81
distinct offenses we're preferred agains
Bradford, one for train wrecking an
Ave for attempts to kill and murder en-
ployes on the wrecked train. He wa
committed to Jail in default Of stS,0t
bail
In accordance with the time-honorc
custom, Governor Francis, OF Missour
granted two holiday pardons on th
25th. The fortunate men were W. "
Taylor, sent up from Hickory County |
1877 for twenty years, and John Nj
CURE, sent up from Cole County in isI
for fifty years. The Governor delivere
the pardons 10 tho prisoners in persoI
The house OF Samuel Malone in Holt
en-, Mo-, was burned on tho 25th. Nj
lone and John Hicks, his brother-in-lav
perished In the names II is believe
that they were drugged, the hou,
robbed and then set on fire.
SoME months ago Frank Nebelacke
driver Of beer wagon in Indhnapoli
Ind, collided with Bee Line train an
was permanently crippled. A jury hi
Just awarded him si3,50o.
AT Parkersburg, w. Va. on the 25t
Nose Howe went 10 the residence Of
,, II. Norris and drawing q revolver fire
at Mrs. Norris, the ball passing tbroug
her nose and then through both wrist