The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-12-09

into the rear end OF gravel train that
was standing on the main track.
THE southbound express on the East
Tennessee. Virginia & Georgia railroad
was held up on the Sd ard robbed by
two pasked men three miles east OF
Rome, Ua The robbers secured $1,000
from the express car and escaped.
FIRE started In . coal and lumber
yard at PlainHeld. N. j., on the Sd. and
all the stock was destroyed, involving .
loss Of 500. 600; insurance about $50. 600.
A dozen houses took fire and were moro
or less damaged BY the flames The
total loss will probably foot mp $50, 900.
LOUIS HARRIor, the slayer Of MIRA
Charles 7. Leonard. who is now incar.
cerated In the county jail at Freehold,
N. j., for the foul crime he committed
near Atlantic Highlands few days
ago. has at last confessed his guilt
Sur was entered against ex-Mayor
Richard Pearson, Of Allegheny, Pa,
on the Sd for embezzlement He Ia
charged with retaining S79l Of Jail and
workhouse commitments.
THE ISL claims proved at the Maverick
bank, Boston, aggregate about $780,
600 The receiver has deposited with
the United States sub-treasury 800. 900,
making q total of s2,SOo,OOO now stand
ing TO the credit Of the banks creditors
JOHN T. STAPLER. wealthy cracker
manufacturer Of Trenton, N. J suicided
on the Sd by shooting himself, while
making preparations to go on a pleasure
trip to Bermuda with his wife.
]. M. BENSON, treasurer OF Bladen
county, N. c., has apsconded with 81, 900
OF the county's money and about $40. 600
belonging to farmers in the county,
which they had placed with him on
deposit
BENSON c. HAZLEToN, treasurer Of the
Order Of the Royal Ark, which recently
failed, and l.. g. Powers, secretary Of
the same concern, were fined 500 and
$500 respectively ut Boston on the Sd
for violating the insurance laws. Judge
Sherman said he regretted that the law
did not allow him TO send them to prison
TIE principal business block In Ar
gyle, Mich, was destroyed by hre on
! the 4th. The loss was 100000; insur-
ance light 49,
At st. Paul. Mimi, on the t4th, the
wall Of burned building fell upon fif-
teen workmen who were engaged In re-
moving the debris from the scene Seven
OF the laborers were killed and the re-
mainder were terribly injured
The strike among the miners at the
Colorado Coal & Iron Company's mines
at Crested Butte, Col, Is still on, with
no prospect OF their going 10 work
Everything Is shut down and the coke
ovens are closed. Two hundred and
fifty men are. idle by the strike
EIGHT buildings were destroyed by
FIRE at Blair. Neb, on the 4th, causing a
loss OF 800, 900.
AT johnson, Heb., on the night Of the
Sd. a mob of masked men called at the
Office of DR.. p q. WelHey and after
blindfolding and binding him, took him
10 an unused house and literally laid
on coat Of tar and feathers and gave
him twenty-four hours TO leave the
town. He left
TWELVE barges loaded with brick, in
tow Of the tug Townsend, Of the Cor
nell Towing Company, were upset when
opposite Croton Point, N. Y, on the 4th
and thirty persons are supposed to have
been drowned.
A TRRRIFIo explosion occurred on the
5th In the Union Trust building in New
York City. Il was caused by dyna
mite bomb exploding In the Office o.
Russell Sage, the well-known finapcier
Mr. Sage was badly hurt, but viii live
The man who threw the bomb. one O.
Mr.. Sage's clerks, and two others wer'
killed and many persons injured Th'
explosion was the work Of q hend wh'
went 10 Russell SAge's ONCE and de
manded 81, 200. 900 from Sage and on be
ing refused threw the bomb
TIE business failures during the weel
ended December number for tn
United States 5o4 and Canada %
total of $50, rs compares
with totals Of EOS the previou
week. For the corresponding week o
last year the figures were Si2
BIZ an accident on the New Englan,
road near Boston on the 4th caused by
passenger train running into q frcigh
train n crossing, Ave persons wer
killed outright and another burned Il
death In the smoker. which took fir
and was consumed The passenge
train on the Long Island road was pass
ing on q track alongside at the time o
the accident and Il too crashed into th
wreck, piling up three trains together
THE annual report Of w. w. Farnam
treasurer Of Yale university for tn
year ended July 81. 1891. shows tina
the university had received sS4s, 734 Il
gifts during the past year.
HAKnY TAYLOR, q saloonkeeper, an
Chris Yager, . farmer. were arrested a
Port Huron. Mich, charged with cour
; tcrfeiting. A quantity Of the spuriou
coin, together with the metals used I
its manufacture, were found on Tay
lors premises After the arrest Taylo
confessed, duplicating q number Of 9th
era
; Mrs CHARLEs p. JOHNSON, OF Wyar
: dotte, Kan, has organized band Q
sdyentists who have fixed Christina
day ~ the end Of the world She ha
: about 900 followers already and hs
: ntted up Q residence magnifcently
{ where she receives her friends and hold
J seanoea
J An attempt was made on the 4th I