The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-12-23

rested on suspicion, but as yet the po-
lice have no clew TO the real robbers
The Irwin bank at Irwin. Pa. failed
to open its doors on the 10th. P. g. Pool
q Son, proprietors, have made an as
signment The Pools claim that every
dollar of the deposits will be paid
AT Columbia, S. c., on the 10th. J. e.
Ford, q painter, upset kerosene lamp
while his wife. son and daughter were
IN. the same room The clothing OF each
person caught fire and the mother and
daughter died from the burns and the
father and SON win die. 4 Is33 ssd
2 PosTMAsrER GENERAL WANAMAKEn
has offered a reward OF $500 for the cap
ture or information leading TO the cap
ture Of each Of the men who took part
in the robbery OF the mail wagon In
Chicago on the night Of the 18th.
WHILE hunting near Hawley, Pa. on
the 18th viii Cornish accidentally shot
and killed his companion, John Myers.
Cornish's gun caught in some bushes
and exploded; Myers, who was walking
ahead, received the charge in his back.
THE steamer Havana, with an excur-
sion party of 45O persons on board, was
run into and badly wrecked off Coney
Island on the nth by the four-masted
schooner, Mary A. Randall No lives
were lost, though number of passen-
gers were severely injured.
THE ravages Of the grip in Philadel-
phia have been particularly severe at
the home for aged women. Out Of 100
inmates, thirty are prostrated with the
disease, ten have died within the past
FIVE days and on the 18th Elizabeth Nc
Cav, aged 81 years, while crazed with
the malady cut her throat, dying short
ly afterward. -Ig.-n tI
EDWARD MULDooTEY and Hugh Reil-
ly, miners, were killed by fall OF
roof rock in the Manville colliery at
Scranton, Pa, on the 18th.
THE third national convention of the
American Sabbath Union closed at Des
Moines, Ia, on the nth The princi-
pal question considered has been the
Sunday closing Of the worlds fair. Col
Elliott +. Shepard, of New York, pre-
sided at all the sessions and was re-
elected president
THE convention Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, at its session on the
18th, passed resolutions in favor Of the
re-establishment Of republican form
OF government In the District OF Colum-
bia; governmental control of the tele-
graphs and protesting against the
action of the Chicago police in breaking
up public meeting.
TIE comptroller Of the currency has
decided TO make dividend of 40 per
cent to claimants Of the insolvent
Maverick National bank of Boston,
Mass
DR. +. w. WHITNEY, manager of the
Equitable Building and Loan Associa-
ton of New York. was arrested at Bos-
ton on the 18th on a claim of 5000 set
up by DR.. Gould. receiver Of the Golden
Circle -.fll,
THEo. DoERFLNeER, ex-treasurer Of
the Dexter Spring Company, the Frank
lin school board and the Modern Build
ing and Loan Association, was SEN
fenced at Pittsburgh on the 18th 10
eight years In the penitentiary on three
indictments Of embezzlcment
The report Of the grand jury on the
recent Main street fires at Louisville
KY. in which twelve persons lost their
lives, exonerates all from blame, but
recommends changes in the building law
so as to secure thicker walls; to prevent
the accumulation Of fireworks except in
approved receptacles; TO secure fire
drill where large numbers Of persons
are collected in one building; TO require
the gas company TO provide some one 10
attend fires and shut off the gas from
burning buildings
THREE persons were killed outright,
one mortally wounded and several
others injured by the explosion Of q
boiler In the sawmill OF A. Collett al
Ridgeville, Ind, on the nth The mill
was completely wrecked
THE ladies Of Denver, Col, having
the free kindergarten In charge held q
doll fair last week from which NET
amount Of $4,000 was realized
Two murders were committed In Chi
cago on the 18th. John Bocher. nigh,
watchman for Schneidewind a Lee,
type founders, was found dead with his
throat cut from ear 10 ear, and all the
evidences Of desperate struggle. Tho
other murder was that Of Thomas Por'
ter, who was shot and killed In saloon
by william Ray, who escaped.
WILMINGTON, N. G., is greatly excited
over the arrest OF John c. Davis, prom
inent In church Affairs, on q charge Of
obtaining 500, 900 under false pretenses
Much Of the money was church funds
widows. orphans and laborers suffered
NJ his handa. lf -
APAssEseER train on tho Southern
Kansas railroad was wrecked nea,
Cherryvale, Kan, on the nth by th,
displacement OF q rail. The cars wer,
thrown down Q high embankment AND
Immediately took FIRE and were entirely
consumed Twenty-six persons wer,
injured, three fatally. an
JOHN L. FEReUsoN was arrested a
Kansas City on the 18th, charged with
embezzling $4,000 from the Nationa
bank Of Kansas City, where he had
been employed for about eight years a.
bookkeeper. He confessed his guilt
THE splendid institute building pro
vided by Anthony ]. Drexel, the bank
er, was dedicated at Philadelphia or
the nth. The institute occupies an en-
tire block There is room for 1000 pu
pills Mr.. Drexel has already given ST..
500, 900 TO the institute and will present
81, ,000, 900 more 10 IL