The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-08-26

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berger and Emil Bloch. Another young
man, named Solomon. escaped drown
ing by swimming to the shore
THE Southern Lumber Company,
stocked at S150,00o and
worth about 100000 with two large
mills in Georgia and owning about $500
acres Of timber land in that state, is in
the hands of a receiver with liabilities
estimated at S125, 900.
A FIRE which started on the athletic
grounds OF the Y. M. c. A. in New York
City on the goth, quickly spread to the
lumber yard and factory of L. FL. Mace
& Co., manufacturers of refrigerators
and toys. Their immense plant was
totally destroyed, cntailing loss OF
$3.50, 600
CLARK WooDMAN, Of Omaha, Neb.,
one Of the wealthiest citizens OF that
place, was found dead in his room in
the Grand Pacific hotel at Chicago on
the Goth. It is believed that he COM
mitted suicide by taking chloroform,
though no reason Is known for the act
AT Philadelphia on the goth boiler
used for pulverizing sugar in the re-
fnery OF Harrison, Frazer & Co., cx-
ploded, seriously injuring four men.
Two hundred pounds of giant powder
exploded at the mouth OF the lower
tunnel of the Black Bear mine near
Burke, Idaho, on the Goth with terrible
effect Four men were imprisoned at
the breast OF the drift by the rock,
which caved in, and were suffocated-
The bodies of four other miners have
not been found, but all hope of finding
them alive has been given up
w. P. DANE, paper and card manu-
facturer, OF New York, assigned on the
21st with preferences for 100000.
SEVERAL convicts at the penitentiary
at Walla Walla, Wash, overpowered
the warden on the 21st and attempted
to escape on work train that had been
run into the prison brick yard. The
engineer, however, ditched the train
and the guards shot two convicts dead
and wounded another, after which or
der was restored.
The Farley National bank, at Mont
gomery, Ala, suspended payment on
the 9lst, the cause being inability to
raise money TO pay drafts on New York
amounting TO 100000.
BUSINESS failures occurring through
out the country during the week ending
August 81 number for the United States
199 and for Canada IL. or total Of 21o,
as compared with total Of 227 The pre-
vious week. For the corresponding
week Of last year the figures were 1e2.
You've & KUHN, live stock commits
sion dealers at Ft Worth, Tex, assigned
on the 2lst Liabilities seO,o assets
500, 900. .,.....t.ss
THE captain Of the steamer OLDHAM,
which arrived at New York on the 21st
from Amsterdam, reported that the
coal passers refused to work, the fires
died out and the vessel drifted about
In the face OF an approaching storm.
The mutineers threatened TO kill every
body on board and were not subdued
until the captain shot and killed the
ringleader.
An express train on the Georgia Cen
tral railroad was robbed by road agents
near Forsyth, Ga, on the s1st Three
men boarded the train and covered the
express messenger with revolvers He
opened the safe and the men helped
themselves TO money packages contain
ing 81, 500 and escaped
KATE and Mary Wolton, sisters, were
drowned while cruising in the harbor al
South Boston, Mass, on the 2lst The
boat was overloaded and capsized.
GEORGE MCCOY, one Of the Oldest ant
most noted line engravers in the coun
try, died at New York City on the 2lst
aged so years
THE coroner's jury empaneled TO in
vestigate the cause of death Of Clarl
Woodman, the millionaire who wa
found dead In his room at the Gran,
Pacific hotel, Chicago, on the Goth, rem
dered verdict that death was due h
heart disease.
MRS BAMHowsER, wife OF one Of tn
most prosperous residents of Helvetia
w. Va, during a At Of temporary in
sanity on the 9lst, drowned babe
Drained three-year-old child, an
vainly attempted suicide. She says sh
Is tired and did not want TO leave he
children.
AT Ironton, o., on the 21st Georg
Hamilton and wife, colored, went ,
camp meeting, leaving their three chi
dren, aged 8, and years respectively
ut home by themselves Upon thei
return the parents found the three n
tie ones confined in an old tool ches'
where they had died Of suffocation.
Il supposed that while playing the chf
dren climbed into the chest, and the II
closed, locking them in.
THE Princeville and Canyon Cit
stage was held up thirty miles fro,
Dalles, Ore, on the 2ist by masle
man with n Winchester rife. tn
robber ordered the driver to throw OF
fivo mail sacks and then drive on. IN
driver promptly obeyed. The ma
bags contained several money ordei
and registered packages
THOMAS 8. FINDLAY, for over te
years the trusted cashier and boolrlecl
or Of the wholesale boot and shoe houi
Of Wallace, Elliott a. Co, Of New Yor
City, has been arrested for embezzlir
81, 1000 It is reported that he has col
fessed
THE convention Of railway post,
clerks adjourned at St Louis ON u
2ist, after electing the following Of
GERS: President, M. G. Hadley, Of Wa
ham, Mass; vice president, @. A. Gut
rie, Of Chicago; secretary and treasure
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