The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-22
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legged swindle by which he is said to
have cleared Se5,o00, was found at his
home in Englewood, near Chicago, on
the 18th, but was not arrested as he was
watching by the bedside of his sick
daughter.
THE colored people of Washington on
the 10th celebrated the twenty-ninth
anniversary of the emancipation OF
slaves in the District of Columbia. The
various colored organizations paraded
the principal streets of the city. Ex-
Senator Bruce, Hon. J. NJ. Langston
and others delivered addresses, and the
pupils of the colored public schools read
essays for which gold medals were
awarded.
A DISPATCH from Minneapolis, Mimi,
says the long talked of combination OF
smaller mills against the Pillsbury syn
dicate is consummated at last. BY May
1 the Northwestern Consolidated Mill
ing Company will be an accomplished
fact. 1t will have a combined capacity
OF 10, 500 barrels per day and will be
next to the largest milling concern in
the world.
THE master builders of Pittsburgh
and Allegheny held a meeting on the
10th at which they definitely rejected
the demands of the journeymen for an
eight-hour work day on and after Mayl.
WILLIAM L. SMITH, Of indianapolis,
Ind, an employe of the Big Four sys.
tenn, has brought suit against the COM
pany under the eight-hour statute. He
alleges that he worked twelve hours
every day, and brings suit against the
road to recover wages for the extra hall
day worked for 682 days at the rate OF
81. 45 per day.
THE funeral of General Francis B.
Spinola took place at New York on the
10th from the Church of the Immaculate
Conception. A Congressional delega-
ton from Washington, the members OF
Shields Post, No. 60, G. A. R., the Tam
many Hall general committee OF the
Sixteenth Assembly district, and hun
dreds of local politicians attended the
funeral, besides the family and personal
friends Of the deceased.
THE Indiana bituminous coal opera
tors have decided to resist the eight
hour day movement announced for May
| and refuse to pay for mining before
the coal is screened
AT Chicago on the 10th John Cosgrove
and James R. McElligott were found
guilty Of forging hewill ofMrs. Louisa
A. Jerome. Cosgrove got nine years
and McElligott three years in the peni-
tentiary.
HuGm HALPIS, of the crew of Van
aerbilt's yacht Alva, who arrived at
New York on the 10th suffering from
smallpox, died while being removed to
the hospital on the quarantine tug. The
Alva was detained at quarantine for
disinfeetion.
AT New York, on the 18th, II. M. Sis
tare, the banker, pleaded not guilty to
the five indictments found against him
for grand larceny on the complaint Of
Mr.. Heclssher, Of Philadelphia.
BUSINESS failures during the week
ended the nth numbered for the United
States 2l7 and for Canada "a, total OF
sbl, as compared with 24s the previous
week. For the corresponding week OF
last year the figures were sl4.
THE elegant residence Of Richard
Doughty, at Absecon, N. j., was total
ly destroyed by fire on the nth. Loss,
$50 900; partially insured.
A TERRIFIC hail and wind storm fell
upon the northern part Of Marion, Ind,
on the nth, completely crushing the
Crosby paper mill and damaging mum.
Der OF other buildings. While many
persons are injured, there are no fatal
ties.
AT Baltimore, Md, on the 18th, Mary
Metzdorf, who poisoned her little broth
er and Miss Louisa Broadwaters, wa'
sentenced by Judge Wright TO fourteen
years imprisonment.
FRANCIS HAYWARD, dealer in rubber
goods at Boston, Mass, failed on the
18th. Liabilities, $4,000.
BERT L. ANrwATER was arrested al
Peoria, nj, on the 18th, charged with
embezzling 80. 900 from his employers
His parents live at Iowa City and arr
said TO be people Of high standing.
THE directors Of the whisky trust me-
at Peoria, Ill, on the nth and elected
the following officers: Joseph B. Green
hut, president; Adolf wootner, vic,
president; william Hobart, Of Cincin
natl, treasurer; p. ]. Hennessey, O.
Chicago, secretary; N. z. D. Higgins, o
Peoria, assistant secretary. George ]
Gibson was not reinstated In his Office
ENos GARRETT, a wealthy retired
: merchant, shot and killed himself a
Westchester, Pa, on the 18th. Garret
recently sold his handsome residence II
: Westchester and has since regretted hi
action TO such an extent that his min
was affected.
DURING the twenty-four hours endet
at noon on the 18th there were is
|, deaths In New York City, twenty-five
Of which were due 10 grip.
WHEN the body OF William lines
: which was buried at Corunna, Ind, tw
d years ago, was dislnterred on the 17t
for shipment II was found that II wa
I petriHed with every feature preserve
!, perfectly, even the hair. At the tim
Of the burial lines weighed 1870 pounds
His petri6ed body now weighs 4f
n pounds. The body resembles har
u limestone.
y A BILL has passed the Michigan sci
a ate requiring that mayors or other OF
. cials authorized TO issue permits sha
q not grant license TO any newsboy {
e bootblack under fourteen years old vi
less IL is shown that the applicant hi
'e attended school at least four month
ie during the preceding year. This bi
a, also applies TO telegraph and distriC
y messenger boys