The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-09-23

ampton ON the nth, breaking the best
previous record between New York and
southampton. Her time was six days
twelve hours and thirty-eight minutes
G. ]. KIRscHNER, OF Toledo, has been
elected to fill the Office Of supreme treas
urer of the Catholic Knights OF America,
previously occupied by o'Brien, the de-
faulting treasurer. The accountants
find O'Brien to be short $71,29S. Fifty
thousand dollars OF this amount has
been raised by the trustees Of the order.
AT conference in Pittsburgh on the
18th between the window glass manu-
facturers and committee from the
workers, all differences were amicably
settled. The workers withdrew their
demand for an advance in wages and
the manufacturers agreed to pay last
years scale. Work will begin in the
factories at an early date.
WORD was received at San Francisco
on the 18th that the schooner Panhonia,
which sailed from the Marshall islands
on May 1 for San Francisco, was
wrecked on reef Of the Hawaiian
islands and all on board, eleven in num-
ber, were drowned.
ONE fireman was killed and six badly
injured at Chicago on the 18th by inhal-
ing fumes from muriatic acid which had
been spilled on the floor of a burning
building.
THE president has signed the procla-
nation opening to settlement and
homestead entry the newly ceded lands
of the Sac and Fox, Kiowa and Potto-
wattomie Indians In the eastern part OF
Oklahoma. These lands may be en-
tered upon Tuesday, September %.
BUSINESS failures during the seven
days ended September IS number for
the United States 210 and for Canada 20,
or total of 2S9, as compated with
total of 2l4 the previous week. For the
corresponding week Of last year the
figures were 100.
In the Michigan Methodist conference
at Detroit on the 18th vote was taken
on the matter Of admitting women ah
lay delegates After full discussion
the conference decided in favor OF the
ladies by vote OF 149 TO SO.
JOSEPH P. DUFFY, q young postal
clerk on the Michigan Southern road,
was arrested at Chicago on the 18th by
Postoffice Inspector Stuart for rihing
letters. His stealings have been carried
on for months He was held in $1,000
bail for trial
THE bank of Lyons, Kan, supposed
| 10 be one OF the strongest financial In
stitutions in the state, made an assign
ment on the 18th for the benefit OF It's
creditors. \
AT the Pennsylvania state convep-
tion of the Junior Order Of American
Mechanics, held at Uniontown on the
18th, resolutions were adopted protest.
ing against the desecration OF the
American Sabbath and respectfully
asking the managers of the worlds fair
10 keep the exposition closed TO all
visitors on Sundays.
Between s,b00,U00 and 100000 feet
OF pine and hardwood lumber in Lusk
& Hudson's yard at Thorpe, Wis, was
destroyed by FIRE on the 18th. The loss
exceeds the insurance $50, ooo
THE mill yard Of the Rodney Lumber
Company at Big Rapids, Mich, contain
ing 8, OOO, 900 feet Of lumber, burned on
the 18th, entailing loss Of $4,000.
COMPLAINT was made to the United
States government on the 18th by Sir
Julian Pauncefote, British minister, OF
a violation Of the modus vivendi by the
North American Commercial Company,
II being charged that the company has
caught more seals In Bering sea thar
are allowed by treaty.
A DISASTROUS prairie FIRE has burned
over large portion Of Emmons county
| N. d. Many farmers lost their entire
crops and buildings It is reported tina
one man was fatally burned.
In a drunken quarrel at Saginaw
Mich, on the 18th between John ant
Dan Squands--two Indians-and Jamei
Bradshaw and Charles Atherton-tw'
white men-the Indians were killed
Atherton was arrested, but Bradshaw
is still at large.
JAMES Z. 0sTBANDER, treasurer OF tn
Ulster County savings institution a
Kingston, N. Y, is defaulter. Tn
amount misappropriated is estimated q
between $4,000 and s1oo,0o ostrand
er's downfall Is the result Of extrava
CANT living. He was arrested on tn
18th.
RICHARD II. DUNCAN, the murderer o
four people, was hanged at Eagle Pas,
Tex, on the 18th. He maintained hi
innocence TO the end.
THERE was o riot on an excursion
train over the Louisville & Nashvill
road on the 18th while en- route TO tn
colored fair at Lexington, Ky. A nun
ber OF shots were fred. Henry Settle
was instantly killed and Tom Brow
shot through the neck.
B. L. Tower, an attorney for partie
unknown, has paid into the State M
tional bank Of Boston Sis, 1s0 as ''coi
science money" Mr.. Tower himsel
does not know from whom this none
, comes, but II Is believed TO come froi
!; the executor OF some estate, or throug
. deathbed confession.