The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-03-25

NOmMANDEh DlOhNbl4ia Who
was in charge of the Galena when she
was wrecked while proceeding to Ports
mouth, N. H., in tow of the government
tug Nina, has made report to the Sec
retary Of the navy concerning the dis
aster. He puts the blame for the wreck
on the Nina, whose bad steering and
failure to respond to orders he believes
to have been the cause of the disaster.
GOVERNOR HovEY has begun legal
proceedings to test the constitutional
questions involved in the appointments
by the Indiana Legislature. He has
served notice on the auditor and treas
urer of state that they must not pay any
money to any OF the trustees appointed
by the legislature. If the warrants are
issued the governor will bring suit to
enjoin the payment of money to persons
who have not been commissioned as
provided by the constitution.
THE grievance committee Of the Union
Pacific has secured concessions from the
road granting a new scale of wages to
the men.
The receipts from internal revenue
sources for the month of February show
falling off of S4,716 over the month OF
January. Collections Of internal reve-
nue. for the first seven months OF the
fiscal year show an increase of 81, 152, 695
over the corresponding months OF the
last fiscal year.
Mr. BURNHAM, chief of construction,
thinks S4,00O,0 900 of the estimated cost
Of the worlds fair buildings can be
saved by using the French building ma
terial known at "staff" in lieu Of marble
or stone.
SAMUEL GoMPERs, president OF the
American Federation Of Labor, has is
sued call addressed to the trade and
labor unions of America, urging the
necessity of immediate action in the
contribution of funds for the $50, 900 coal
miners whose struggle for an eight
hour day is TO begin May |.
BUSINESS failures occurring through
out tho country during the seven days
ended March 90 were 975, as compared
with 273 the previous week.
FIRE on the goth destroyed st. Georges
Episcopal church, corner Of Beaumont
and Chestnut streets, st. Louis. 1t was
one Of the finest church edifces in the
city and cost S115,0 900.
THE Hastings, (Neb. board Of trade
has adopted resolutions rendering to w.
A. Parkerson and the many thousands
of other loyal citizens Of New Orleans,
the approval Of the action taken by
them in lynching the Malta criminals.
ISAAC BUFFoRD, farmer, on the Goth
attempted to cross Valley Creek, near
Birmingham, Ala, in wagon in which
were his wife and three children. The
wagon and team were swept down the
stream by the strong current and the
three children were drowned. The
father and mother barely escaped.
The coroner's verdict on the people
killed in the railroad wreck on the Pan
handle railroad at Hagerstown, Ind,
says that the train was run at an unsafe
rate Of speed at curves and therefore
holds the road responsible for the deaths
caused
The Missouri legislature has passed
an antitrust bill, making II misde-
meanor punishable by fine Of 500 a
day for each day a company or corpora
tion is member of a trust which HAS IN
view the raising of prices The bill now
goes TO the governor with fair prospects
Of becoming law.
Ex-ALDERMAN JAMES BARKER, OF
New York, was arrested on the Goth
and placed under 5000 bail on charge
Of attempting to defraud the United
States internal revenue Of duty on fifty'
four barrels Of highwines. It's alleged
they were stored in public warehouse
by Barker as cider vinegar under the
name Of James Clark.
The great hall OF Cooper Union, New
York, was packed with 5000 Italians OF
the night OF the Goth, called together Il
denounce the New Orleans tragedy.
detail Of 150 police were kept busy II
preserving order. A. de Angelo pre-
sided. The speeches were all in Italian
and were almost terrifying In thei
yehemence. Resolutions deploring an,
denounoing the tragedy and demanding
reparation were adopted and ordere,
sent TO President Harrison and Italy
premier
A DISPATCH OF the Goth from Butte
Mont, says all the mines belonging b
the Anaconda Company, the creates
copper producer in the world, have shu
down. This action was caused by dis
agreement with the Montana Unior
railway, which hauls ore from Butte h
the smelters in Anaconda. The railwa.
wanted TO advance rates about one
third and the company refused 10 stan,
the raise. About 800 men are throw
out Of work.
SIDNEY DILLON, president Of the Uniol
Pacific railroad, confirms the report tina
the directors are arranging 10 place
mortgage on the property. tits state'
that the mortgage will be made To-
s25o, ,00O, 900, the largest ever recorded
and will provide for taking up the un
derlying liens as they mature, and ais
for an immediate issue TO pay of tn
floating debt