The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
DOMESTIC.


he fiscal year ending in June. This is
n addition to the sl5O,OOO already al
owed, and is needed to pay the expenses
4 the April meeting
AT Chicago on the 25th Banker S. A.
lean was indicted by the grand jury
or defrauding his creditors in connec-
ion with the failure of his bank some
months ago.
The summer residence of j. M. Con-
table, at orienta, N. Y, was burned
N the 25th The loss on building and
ontents aggregates $3.50
Two miners were blown to pieces in
he bottom of the Tamarack mine at
alumet, Mich, ON the 25th. The men
lad fred one blast and had gone into
he drift to fire a second charge.
A HORRIBLE accident occurred at the
.yons (Kan.) Rock Salt Company's
nine on the 25th. Four men were de-
cending the shaft in bucket, when
he traveller became loosened and fell
the cage, sabout 500 feet down the
,haft. The men in the bucket were in
,tantly killed.
A COLLISION between two freight
rains on the Chesapeake & Ohio road
n the 25th, between Rock Castle and
;tokes, Va, caused the death of Fire
lan Malone and Fireman Siegfried.
10th engines and fifteen cars were
,adly damaged.
AT Wichita, Kan, on the 25th, in the
'ase of the United States against j. A.
lawley and wife and Ed Belden, the
lurderers of Charles Grant, young
anadian, the jury found Belden guilty
fmurder in the first degree and dis
harged the Hawleys.
A. WHITNEY & Sons, car wheel man.
factmers of Philadelphia, are reported
nancially embarrassed. The ear wheel
iorks were founded by Asa Whitney in
S4S. The works hourished and did an
immense business. The founder died in
s74 possessed of over S1,0OO,0 900. Since
hen the business has been conducted
y his sons.
THE national officers Of the United
fine Workers Of America have issued
n address, coupled with n declaration
hat the strikers can hold out until Au-
,ust.
JOHN MOONEY, notorious burglar
md safe cracker, was captured at
Wheeling, w. Va, on the 25th. Mooney
believed to be one of the gang who
.ecently robbed the Freeport pa
avings bank of a large sum of money.
One of the stolen bonds was found in
lis possession.
THE person who committed suicide
ew days ago by going over Niagara
'alls has been fully identified as ]. j.
1alik, of Chicago Halik IT Chicago
IN March II for New York, intending
sail for Bohemia to settle up the es-
ate Of his father, who had recently died.
SECRETARY BLAINE has been officially
notified that the English government
accepts the invitation extended by Presi-
lent Harrison to take part in the
worlds fair in 1895. A royal commits
ion will be appointed TO assist in for
garding the interests of British ex-
libitors.
A SEVERE case of trichinosis is re-
ported in the family of John Runke, at
Milwaukee, Wis. A microscopic exam
nation of some sausage which the
,amily had made and partaken of re-
vealed trichin@ in large quantities. A
laughter and son have died from the
Effects and il is doubtful II any of the
i've members Of the family will recover
ALCEDE WALDORF, Greek, 90 years
I'D, who arrived at New York on the
teamer Aurania a few days ago, six
wears ago inherited e425,0O upon the
ieath OF his mother. To-day he is in
imerica penniless and looking for work
ipeculations in cotton futures and
''plunging" on the race tracks of En-
.land and France is the cause for the
omplete disappearance Of his fortune
n six years.
A REPRESENTATIVE of the Clark
Thread Company, at Newark, N. j.,
iays the company has won victory
,ver the strikers in the present troubles,
md so far as the company is concerned
he strike is at an end
THE directors OF the wrecked Wash
lgton bank OF New York City met on
ie Goth and decided to consult with the
ockholders upon the question of maxi
Y up the impaired capital So far as
.ard from the stockholders favor MAX
~ up the deficiency.
A STAGE carrying six men was held
pa robbed on the Goth by lone
ighwayman between Comfort and
fredericksburg, Tex, The robber got
IS than 81 worth OF booty, as there
.as no registered mail.
HARVEY s. MEAcHAM, a well-known
usiness man and agent Of the N. & @.
aylor Company, importers OF tinplate
80 Philadelphia, has been arrested at
.ansas City, Mo-, on a charge Of en-
ezxlement- Meacham Is accused Of
/, ,,hortagc Of $4,000.
The burning Of Alexander & Co. s hat
.ctory at Reading, Pa, on the 2eth
. used loss Of 100000. The factory
: as not running.
Brown, HOWARD & Co. and other
,Intractors have taken preliminary
cps TO bring suit against New York
.ty for $40, 1000, 900, which sum they
aim was wrongfully withheld from
iem on false pleas Of poor work on the
ew Croton aqueduct.
ON the 26th six prisoners confined in