The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-05-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
DOMESTIC.

days trial at Cleveland, Tenn. The
woman in the case, Miss Shoular, is
well connected in Middle Tennessee.
THE threatened strike of the granite
cutters in Boston, Mass, has been
avertcd This was brou yht about by
conference on the 9Th beween the union
and the manufacturers association, at
which all differences were adjusted.
THE remains of DIR. Joseph Leidy, the
famous scientist, and those of his broth.
er, DR.. Philip Leidy, were cremated on
the 5th at the crematory of the Phila'
delphia crematory society. This was
done according to the expressed desire
of the two eminent physicians.
AT Seattle, Wash, on the 9th, the col
lector of customs caused the seizure at
Port Angels of the British tug Pilot for
towing American coastwise vessels in
violation of the United States statutes.
The bank of Allen County, at Scots
Vile Ky, has assigned, owing depos'
itors about $40, 900. The event was has
tened by the fire few days ago. which
burned the bank building.
COMMUNICATIONS WEBB, Sons OF
Veterans, has issued general order No.
8, giving the result of the court-martial
of Walter S. Payne, of Fostoria, o.,
ex-commander-in-ch charged with
embe2zling $4,000 Of the orders money.
The verdict OF the court was dishonor.
able discharge from the order, and 1t is
approved by the commander-in-chief.
ALBEIT BURT, well known SYRIA
cuse, IN. " florist, has fled to Canada,
leaving an Indebtedness of $40, 900 to his
father, and owing about $1,000 to other
parties.
THE Delaware County Qnd. infirmary
burned on the 9th, entailing a loss of
$1,000. Two sick persons narrowly es-
capped suffocation and one insane man
tried to crcmatc himself. Natural gas
explosion caused the fire.
REV. SAMUEL w. SMALL has resigned
the presidency OF the Utah university
of the NJ. L. Church, owing to disagree
ments between himself and the board
of directors. The directors claim that
Small is eXtravagant in the use Of uni
versity monies.
THE twcnty-ninth international con-
vention of the Young Mems Christian
association convened ut Kansas City,
No, on the 9Th. Thomas II. Nc
Pheeters, of St Louis was chosen presi-
dent and Herbert NJ. Clark, of Michi-
gan, secretary. The report of the in
ternational committee shows a total
membership of 225, 900. The association
owns buildings and other real estate to
the value of over sl2, $50, 900; the total
indebtedness is less than $500, 900;
1,0s3 persons are engaged as general
secretaries and other paid offices; I'll
reading rooms and $40 libraries, con-
tanning almost 500, 900 book, are reported.
II. Il. TARsNEY, eX-congressman from
the Saginaw Mich district, and one
OF the most prominent lawyers of Sagi-
nav, was on the Tth taken by his friends
TO retreat for the Incorporate.
The contract for building the United
States steam lighthouse tender ANA
ranth has been awarded to the CleVe-
land Ship Building Company, of Cleye'
land, o., at s6s,OOO.
JosEPH BARoNDEss, leader Of the
cloalsmakers' strike in New York City,
was sentenced on the 9TH toa year and
nine months in the state prison for eH'
tortlon from employers.
AT Chicago, ILL.,, on the 7th Policeman
Hugh Burns, in 2 fit OF temporary In
sanity, shot and fatally injured his 10
year-old daughter.
FIRE at Syracuse, n. Y, on the nigh
of the eth destroyed the four-story
block owned by James Eager with al
its contents. Loss, sl2o, 900; insured fol
abou, half that amount
SPENCER. the United States deputy
marshal on board the Etata when she
left San Diego, returned TO that city or
the night OF the 9th. lie was put off the
vessel at Ballast Point and Immediately
returned
THE bureau of statistics OF the treas
ury department has issued statement
OF exports and imports for the nine
months ended March 81, which show
the export Of merchandise TO be S0o7,
917,229; imports, S61s, 1G6, $40; excess o.
exports over imports, $40, 75O, Ss9.
An explosion occurred on the 7th Il
the Ocean mine, seven miles from
Clarksburg w. Va. -Four miners wer,
killed and several badly injured. TIL,
FIRE, which followed the explosion, Il
still burning.
A DISPATCH from Ishpeming, Mich.
on the 7th, stated that forest Ares wer'
burning In all parts Of the peninsula
At Ford river the damage is estimate,
at S125, 200. Smaller fires are repOrte,
at many other points.
THE sleep-fasting contest at Sal
Francisco ended on the 7th Ia favor O
W. c. Woodford, who remained with
out sleep for 1853 hours and forty-fv
minutes. He broke the record of II
hours twenty minutes, which was mad
in Detroit. Woodford received 500 an
jackson and Harris, who RENAME
awake over ninty-six hours, $50 and 81
respectively.
THE entire plant Of the Schroth ,
Ahrens Mill Company at Winona
Miss, was destroyed by fire on the It'll
The planning MILL warehouse and thre
blocks of lumber were consumed, er
failing loss Of 100000.
The steamship Belgic arrived at Sa
Francisco on the 7th from China an
Japan, bringing the remains Of the lat
United States minister, John +. Swift
who died in Yokohama last March.
IN the Norfolk County probate coui
at Dedham, Mass, on the 7th the wi
Of Lawrence p. Barrett, the actor, wa
allowed. Mr.. Barrett left his propert