The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-10


general conference as lay delegates.
AT Crothorsville, Ind, on the 4th
William G. Bradford demented octo-
genarian, set fire to his dwelling, which
was consumed with all its contents. His
wife, who was asleep at the time, man
aged to escape, but Bradford was burned
to death. -.
MRS MARY TURPIE, mother OF Sena-
tor David Turpie, was burned to death
at her home near Delphi, Ind, on the
Sd. She was arranging the fire in an old
fashioned fireplace when her clothing
was ignited. She was nearly ninety
years OF age.
In his annual report, Chief Brooks Of
the Secret Service, says that during the
year 346 arrests were made by the Se-
cret Service agents Most Of them were
for counterfeiting and passing counter
felt money. Convictions were secured
in ffty-one cases, and fines to the
amount Of $40, 1888 imposed and the Of
tenders sentenced, and counterfeit
money to the amount OF S516,73 was
seized.
A JOINT resolution has been intro
duced in the House appropriating $780,
900 to be expended by direction Of the
Secretary Of Agriculture in the purchase
and distribution Of seed wheat for the
benefit OF those residents OF the State Of
North Dakota who lost their crops by
reason OF the drouth OF 1890
AT St Louis on the 5th the cable at
tached to the freight elevator in Samuel
G. Davis & Co.'S dry goods house broke
and the elevator with small load Of
freight and FIVE employees on 1t dropped
five stories-a distance Of seventy-two
feet. All the men were moro or less in
jured, but none fatally.
THE building of the Novelty Corset
Company, on West Twenty-sixth street,
New York, burned on the 9th, entailing
loss OF S5o0.00O.
The stockholders OF the Kansas City
Packing Company, the Chase Refriger-
ator Company and the Cold Blast Trans.
portation Company met in Boston on
the 5th and decided to resume business.
These companies assigned few weeks
ago. The stockholders agreed TO advance
33h per cent on the capital stock and
pay of all the liabilities, which amount
to over $1,000 900.
A FREIGHT train on the West Jersey
railroad ran into an open switch near
Camden, N. j., on the 9th. Eight cars
were wrecked and Conductor Samuel
Leap was killed. The accident was
caused by sleepy night tower man
turning the wrong switch.
NAVIGATION on the upper Mississippi
has ceased, the present cold snap hav.
ing filled the river with floating ice.
THE counsel for Mrs. Abbie A. Ami.
son, OF Chelsea, Mass, who YVES severely
injured in the railroad disaster al
Quincy in August last, have obtained,
without trial, the sum Of $4,000 from
the Old Colony railway in settlement Of
her claim.
AN official investigation OF the books
Of ex-County Treasurer Little OF Fayette
County, H., show the total deficit TO be
$40, $50. Mr.. Little resigned his ONCE
last September.
WILLIAM
wanted in the Indian Territory, was ar.
rested in Dallas County, Tex, recently,
where he had established himself as a
preacher. He had just closed sermon
when the officers placed him under ar.
rest to the astonishment OF the congre.
cation.
THE United States Supreme Court has
denied motion for q writ OF habeas
corpus in the case OF Hall, Lancaster
and others, on trial for conspiracy be.
fore the Circuit Court OF tho Southern
district Of Georgia.
THE custom house officials at Tacoma,
Wa, seized 200 pounds OF opium from
the steamer Olympia and arrested the
fireman Of the vessel on its arrival at
that port from Victoria on the 5th.
THE coal output for December was re.
stricted to 2,5OO,O 900 tons by agents in
New York on the 9Th. Prices un.
changed.
HIRAM s. BRANHAN, mayor OF Litch.
field, Minn.. fatally shot himself on the
4th. Before he died he claimed It was
accidental.
TwENTY-EIGHT representatives OF the
carriage and wagon wood stock manu-.
facturers OF the United States are in
session at indianapolis, Ind, for the
purpose Of forming trust in the manu-.
facture Of the articles mentioned.
JAMES HELFERTY. William McGowan
and Michael Newlin were instantly
killed on the 9Th by being run down
by train on the Reading railroad at
Philadelphia.
THE extensive retail dry goods store
Of Shepard & Co., at Providence, r. l.,
burned on the 5th, entailing loss on
stock Of $780, OO0 Fully insured,
A FIRE in Brookville, Kan, on the
9Th destroyed the Central Hotel, the
Bank Of Brookville building and several
other structures
THE announcement Is made that half
OF the prepared opium used in this coun-
try during the past six years has been
smuggled.
BUSINESS failures throughout the
country during the seven days ended
December 8 number 312, as compared
with total OF 249 the previous week.
For the corresponding week Of last year
the figures we're 316.
A DISPATCH from Glenwood Springs,
Col, says that Chicago detectives have
arrested Clarence Ziller, ranchman
living near Mecker, charging him with
being Tascott the murderer OF Million
aire Smell, Of Chicago.
NAPOLEON Mcdaniel, the notorious
cotton belt train robbor, recently con-
victed at Texarkana, Ark, and SON