The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-09-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
DOMESTIC.


max was instantly killed and Morgan
wounded. The tragedy resulted from
remarks made derogatory to Morgan's
business relations NN
The largest vein OF natural gas ever
struck at Sandy Creek, oswego county,
N. Y, was tapped on the 26th at depth
ofl02 feet The noise of the escaping
gas can be heard mile off. The gas
blew the tools In all directions and the
drillers fed.
AFTER one of the hardest fought bat
ties in the history Of the Patriotic Order
Of Sons of America, the national camp,
at It's meeting at Philadelphia on the
Goth, defeated the proposition to admit
colored members
THE Sons of Veterans convention at
Minneapolis on the Goth adopted plan
for the organization Of their military
rank into a body to be known as the
Sons of Veterans Guard. 1t provides
for the organization of companies and
brigades, uniformed and governed so
far as possible as is the United States
army.
BY an explosion Of gas in the new
lake tunnel at Chicago on the Goth one
man was fatally and seven others seri-
ously burned. The accident occurred
two and half miles from the shore
end Of the tunnel
A CONSTRUCTION train on the south
bound railroad between Savannah, Ca,
and Columbus, S. c., was wrecked forty
miles west Of Savannah on the 2oth.
Two men were instantly killed and five
wounded.
Ar Lexington, Neb., on the Goth fire
destroyed eight stores in the principal
business block, causing loss Of $40, 900,
with small insurance.
w. II. CAMPBELL. q paper box manu-
facturer Of Nashua, N. H., was riding
with his wife and daughter near that
city on the Goth, when the carriage was
struck by train and all were severely
injured-Miss Campbell and her mother
probably fatally.
THREE HUNDRED employers met at
San Francisco on the Goth and organ.
lied a manufacturers association for
the purpose of resisting the encroach-
ments Of trades unions The organiza-
ton will extend its jurisdiction over
California and will ally itself with simi-
lar associations In other states
w. II. WILLIAMS special treasury
agent at Seal Island, Alaska, reports 10
the department that the total number
5of seals taken by the North American
commercial Company, since August /,
1890, is s,29L II is estimated that
poachers have taken about 10000.
The committee appointed TO examine
the contents OF certain vaults In the
Office Of the controller OF the currency
has made a report The committee
found everything correct. The vaults
Of the redemption division contained
se75, 500.
The Worden Furniture Company's
factory at Grand Rapids, Mich, burned
on the Goth, causing loss of $4,000.
AT It's last session congress appropri-
ated $40, 900 for the purpose Of making
the experiment OF extending the free
delivery 10 small towns From q COM
parison with the gross receipts Of these
officers for the last two quarters Of last
year II is found that the gross receipts
Of eight of the Offices not only have not
increased but have fallen of. The re-
suit is, therefore, not encouraging.
AT the special meeting Of the lead
trust stockholders in New York on the
9th the proposed plan Of reorganiza'
ton was adopted practically without
dissent Under the plan the trust will
be reorganized under the laws Of New
Jersey and the capital stock will be
scaled down 10 one-third the present
amount
The national swimming champion.
ship races OF 100 yards and one mile
were held at Nyacls, N. Y, on the 97th.
W. G. johnson won the 100 yard race In
one minute, 10 8-5 seconds. In the mile
race eleven men started j. r. White.
more, of St Louis, won in "a minutes
II 8-5 seconds.
JAMES E. LINN has brought an action
in the supreme court Of New York
against Senator Stewart, Of Nevada,
for 81, 900, 900 damages. The suit growi
out Of complications over mines In Utah.
Linn claims that Stewart. while acting
as his attorney, conspired with Trenor
W. Park and others 10 deprive him Of
his rights.
AT New York the relief committed
appointed by Mayor Grant 10 raise
funds for the families who lost relatives
In the Park place disaster, met on the
27th. The secretary reported s5,ois or
hand. IL was decided TO allow eaci
family $50 at once The photographers
union has already raised good sum foi
the families Of the dead photographers
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CRoUNzE hai
instructed collectors Of customs In al
cases Of seizure Of spirituous liquor
made on account Of violations OF Oh,
custom laws, In states wherein the loca
laws forbid the public sale Of spirituoui
liquors, 10 hold the articles seized ant
report each case 10 the treasury depart
ment.
&C. LEE, aged "a years, son Of JameI
W. Lee, n well-known Insurance maj
Of Cleveland, O., accidentally shot ant
killed himself with revolver at hi
fathers residence on the 27th.
CAPT. AEpREws, master OF the Sci
sefpents the little boat in which he wa
r6hniug race against the Mermai,
a8oss Che Atlantic ocean, became ex
Afubted in mid ocean and gave up tn
struggle. ~
LIZZIE WILSON, aged 90 years, poi
soned herself and her illegitimate chils
st Philadelphia on the 27th. The bah
Mas dead when the couple were found