The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-12-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
DOM EsTIc.

Tho crust fell on them, crushing both
todsath. t.i
TIE United STATES armored cruiser
New York was launched at Philadel
phia on the I'd from the yard Of the
Cramp Ship Building Company. in the
presence Of $1,000 peopls. When the
New York is finished she will be the
most formidable cruising vessel that has
ever flown the stars and stripes, and In
addition she is the largest and most
powerfully engined steamship ever built
outside of European shipyards
AN explosion occurred at the dynar
mite factory in Haverstraw, N. T.. on
the lst Five men were killed. The
building was set on FIRE by the explosion
and burned for several hours The
shock from the explosion was felt twenty
miles away.
AN explosion ON the I'd at Fuller's
washboard factory at Kalamazoo, Mich,
tore great hole In the building, which
was afterward partially destroyed by
Gre. Loss $4,000
BURGLARS entered the Hopkins Coun-
~ bank at jacksonville, KY, on the
night of the lst and with dynamite blew
open the safe. About 5000 was stolen
and nearly $500 was found on the
floor where II had been dropped by the
burglars
PRESIDENT RAE, Of the United Mine
Workers, has issued an appeal TO the
miners OF the country asking every
miner TO tax himself twenty-five cents
per week for the support Of the striking
miners of1ndiana.
DURING the year ending October 81,
1891. 1893 new national banks were or
ganized, possessing an aggregate capi-
tai of $50. 700, 900. agrowth largely In ex-
cess of the annual average for past
years During the saIae period forty
one banks went into liquidation and
twenty-five became insolvent, leaving
as q net gain for the twelve months 127
banks with capital Of S12, ,55S, 900.
The Adams Express Company, II Is
now stated. will lose about $4,000 by
the robbery Of the Frisco express near
Glendale, No, on the 1st by six
masked men
THE number OF national banks in
operation October 81, 1891, was 1904,
having In capital stock 1854, 1855, S65;
bonds deposited TO secure circulation,
sl52, 1l3,S5 bank notes outstanding,
s171, 1888, ,94S.
THE family Of Jasper Jeans, consist
ing of father, mother and two children,
was horribly burned at Creston, Ia. on
the Sd. by the explosion Of q can Of gas
oline. Mr. Means will die; Mrs. Means
Is fatally burned and Walter and Bessie
Means are dead
The steambarge Edward s. Pease
burned at her dock in Cleveland. o., on
the 3D. Engineer Stutzman and Fire
man Wilson perished. and the cook, An.
IA Bannon, narrowly escaped with her
life.
JOHN b. HEIR, q Buffalo IN. "
florist was shot and fatally wounded
by his wife on the Cd The woman was
arrested. jealousy is supposed TO have
been the cause of the shooting.
1T is stated that John @. Emo, ex'
president Of the Fifth National bank,
who has been fugitive from New Yors
justice in Canada for seven years, ha,
arranged his Affairs and win be able te
return TO New York in q short time
SPECIFICATIONS have been fled BY the
Shoe and Leather bank Of Auburn. Me-
In its suit against the bondsmen Of ex
Cashier Percival. showing that Perci
val's stealings amounted 70 sis7.452
The spice works at Sterling, Ill. GOV
sring half block Of ground and en-
ploying $50 hands. burned on the ID
entaiIing loss Of ssoo,ooo, insurance
tSo.ooo
EDWARD NJ. FIELD, who wrecked
the firm Of Field, Lindley, Weichers a
Co.. and who has stripped his father
Cyrus w Field, OF all his possessions
was on the I'd committed 70 4 privat,
insane asylum at Mt Vernon, N. Y.
EDWARD 4 cuHNIseHAn, formerly
an employe Of the New York centra
Railroad Company. on the I'd wa
awarded $500 damageA BY o jury n
Judge Wheeler's court At New York fol
injuries sustained while In the servio'
Of the company n Buffalo, ~ y, II
October, 1890 ....t. ..
A HuseAMAS miner At Duryea, Pa
ON the sd shot and killed fellow miner
and perhaps fatally wounded another
He then fed and no clew 70 his where
shouts has been found
HARRY BRownAsTER, Of Duquesne
pa-, was shot dead on the Sd while try
ing 70 break into the residence Of Jane
Taylor.
AMERICAN millers propose sending 1
ship load Of 5000 barrels Of -four I.
starving peasants Of Russia Five thou
sand millers will be asked 10 cooperate
Railroads are willing 70 give the trans
portation
AT Lima, O., on the Sd MrA C. @
Kits went 10 . neighbors house, leav
ing her two children home alone Dnr
Ing the mothers absence the house tool
Gre. The children were not rescue'
antil one Of them was burned 10 dealt
and the other died In short time
FIVE mercantile appraisers were ar
raigned in the court Of quarter session
st Philadelphia on the Sd. Counsel 70
the appraisers, in their behalf, pleadc,
guilty 10 two Of the six Indictment
Agsinst them. The court accepted tn
plea and ordered them 10 be dismisse'
from their Office and pay the costs O
prosecution.
THE Chicago anarchist cases hav
been reassigned for argument In th
United States supreme court at th
lead Of the call on Monday. the 81,