The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-29
FRED L. wnLnrrs ana Fred 8. Allen,

FRED u. WmLRrTe ana Fred B. Allen,
receivers Of the Central Cross-Town
Railroad Company at New York. who
fed to Chicago after stealing Sl,Seo
from the company were, on the oath,
sent to the Elmira reformatory. They
pleaded guilty of larceny.
AT Leadville. Col, on the 24th, while
several men were working in the Buena
Vista tunnel, mass of rock weighing
several hundred tons fell on them, in
stantly killing John Carlsen and severe
ly injuring Frank Timm, John Matson,
Pat McGovern and two other men.
ALBERT w. BIssELL, As years old,
committed suicide by drowning himself
in the bath tub at his home in Balti-
more, Nd, on the Gath. Bissell former
ly lived in marlborough, VT, and was
a war veteran.
JOHN HoRAN, foreman Of the associ'
ated producers oil lease, was instantly
killed at Bradford, Pa, on the Gath, by
the explosion of n torpedo. The torpedo,
containing 20 quarts of nitro-glycerine,
exploded prematurely, killing Horan in
stantly.
/ AT Plainfield, N. j., Judge John s.
Bingham, a well-known New York law
yer and counsellor for Jay Gould, died
on the gath at the home Of DR.. Field.
He had come to be treated by his old
physician for Brights disease.
BUSINESS failures during the week
ended the gath numbered for the United
States 205 and for Canada AZ, total OF
PAT, as compared with 24S the previous
week. For the corresponding week OF
last year the figures were 21s.
AT Boston, Mass, on the Gath, the
municipal court ordered the discharge
OF j. D. Kingsley, who was charged with
embezzling SS4, 700 from j. B. Moore &
Co, the proceeds OF trust receipts. The
case had been postponed eight times.
A DECLARATION was filed in the Uni
ted States circuit court at Trenton, N.
j., on the 22d, in $4,000, 900 suit for
damages for breach Of contract brought
by Mr. Jewett against Robert Garrett,
Henry Frick and Mr.. Latrobe. The suit
is the outcome Of transaction in Lon.
don.
IT was reported at Portland, Ore, on
the cath that $50 soldiers broke open
the jail at Walla Walia, Wa, and shot
to death A. j. Hunt, who killed Private
Miller few days ago. 1t was also re-
ported that the guards fred on the SOL
diers and that several persons were
killed.
A FREIGHT wreck at Fairview, Pa, on
the Lake Shore road, on the Gath killed
Brakeman Tracy Williams, smashed
thirty cars aud an engine and destroyed
$50, 900 worth OF merchandise.
A TRANSCRIPT from the docket of the
law division Of the pension Office shows
that since June 80, 1890, there have been
100 indictments for violations of the
pension laws, and, up TO date, 1l5 con-
victions, acquittals, nolles and 3
deaths, with the remainder OF the cases
pending. During the same period there
has been recovered by civil suit, refund
ing demands, and otherwise, money
enormously or fraudulently paid, a total
Of S37, ,263
NEAR Bourbon, Ind, on the cath Fred
Fesser, farmer, exploded a dynamite
cartridge under a stump, while he was
standing not far away with basket OF
dynamite cartridges on his arm. The
cartridges in the basket were also ex-
ploded and the man was instantly
killed, being torn to pieces.
A FIND OF millions Of tons Of bright
green quartz, carrying from 8 to Z per
cent. of nickel, has just been made in
the Harney City Is. d. district The
ledge is Of great width and extends
through the heart Of the Margrett tin
group The rock carries large amount
Of white metal pronounced by experts
TO be nickel glands.
A RECENT decision Of the treasury de-
partment that "horn strips" are entitled
to free entry, sets at rest the contention
between the collector and the naval Of
ficer at New York, the former holding
that they are entitled to free entry and
the latter that they were dutiable.
A THIEF named Thomas attempted 10
break into Mr.. Branner's house near
Raleigh c. H., w. Va, few nights age
during the absence Of all the family ex-
cept Branner's 17-year-old daughter. Al
he broke through the window, the girl
Drained him with an AK and ther
tainted from fright