The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-09-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
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bottom with the Inflated vessel
THE white squadron, which has at
tracted so much attention throughout
this country and Europe, is to be dis
banded. Secretary Tracy issued orders
to the navy department officials on the
eth directing them to prepare for sea
service two vessels of the, squadron
the Yorktown and the Petrel. The lat
ter vessel win go TO China and the
Yorktown TO San Francisco. a
LOUIS LAuER, the German charged
with the murder Of the Bushcnhagen
couple at bloomfield, Conn., committed
suicide by hanging himself IN his cell
on the night Of the sth.
OLIVER G WILSON, paying teller Of
the Produce National bank of Philadel-
phia, was arrested on the 9th, charged
with embezzling s2,651 of the banks
funds. He did not deny the charges
and was held in 81, 900 bail for trial
The proposition submitted by the
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Com
pany looking to new and extended
lease Of convicts was rejected by the
Tennessee legislature on the 9th, the
vote in each branch being unanimous.
WHILE on a visit to nephew at
Stoneharn, Mass, on the 9Th, the Misses
Jane G. and Catherine Cook, aged rs
and 10 respectively, of Charlestown,
Mass, were fatally poisoned by par
taking Of the bark and root Of plant
resembling an elderberry bush.
SECRETARY NOBLE has refused to
grant the request of herders in the
Cherokee Nation for further extension
of time to remove their cattle from the
Cherokee strip
REPoRTs read at the recent annual
meeting Of the railway postal clerks
association at Alexandria Bay, N. Y,
show that $4,000 wcs paid TO benef-
Charles during the year.
THE American Bell Telephone Com
pany will pay dividend of sS per share
October Is.
AT the session in Chicago on the 9Th
Of the national commission Of the
worlds fair President Palmer ap-
pointed committee on Legislation com
posed Of twelve members. This COM
mittee will 20 before congress and make
arguments for 5000, 900 loan.
AMoEe the steerage passengers ar
irving at New York on the 10th was
Ruvul Dumski, an Austrian, who had
in his possession $40, 900 in United States
gold. The average amount Of money
possessed by steerage passengers is be-
tween s. and $40. .t
AN attempt at train wrecking was
made on the night of the 9th At Ken
nedy's Station, near Phillipsburg, Pa,
on the Lehigh Valley road. A quanti
" Of dynamite was placed ON tho track
and freight train ran over It The
engine was thrown of the track, bal
no one was hurt.
THE Indiana state board Of tax com
missioners has concluded the assess
ment Of RAILROAD property in the state
The board has doubled the assessment
on all the roads and In q few cases tina
Of last year has been trebled. The tota
assessment Of railroad property las
year was 500, 700, 900, and this year vii
reach and may exceed sleo, 100000
An excursion train on the UnioI
Pacific struck hand-car three mile
west OF Beatrice, Neb., on the 10th
killing two section men. Three othe
occupants of the hand-car escaped b.
jumping.
THE general averages Of cereal crop
are given in the September report @
the department Of agricultural as FOL
lows: Corn OIL, wheat s6.s, rye, OIL
oats 90.7, barley 943, buckwheat 99.6.
THE property Of the United State
Publishing Company at Chicago wa
placed in charge Of receiver on th
10th The liabilities and assets are ei
timated at 100000. They did an exter
siye school furnishing business.
p. W. DIrrIINsER, Of Chicago, who
wanted" in that city for the embezzl,
ment Of $1,000 from the Chicago Bulk
ing and Loan association, has been n
rested at Boston, Mass
AT Perryville Ravine, N. Y, on th
10th very successful tests Of the JUST
projectiles were made. Three weI
thrown from the ordinary rife guns.
she'll containing fourteen pounds {
nitro-glycerine displaced nearly te
tons Of rock against which IL was fret
The annual report OF the officers ,
the voluntary relief department Of u
Pennsylvania railroad company hi
Just been published The membershl
Is shown TO be ii,666. Death benefii
paid during the year amounted TO se7
$50, disablement from accident s5S, 1877
e5, death from sickness $40, $40, disabl
ment from sickness s7o, ,58s.5o, malrir
q total Of benefits paid Of s244, ,s15.e
There were 81 deaths and 2,373 disabl
ments from accident
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at h
Cornwall ore banks at Lebanon, Pa, I
the 10th. A car loaded with ore w
being taken across q trestle over I
vine when the supports gave way Al
II was precipitated on a number Of mi
at work below. Henry Smith W
killed and an Italian, name unlnow
was fatally injured. Several othe
were seriously hurt
CoRSELIUs REGAIN, an iron worker.
Bethlehem, Pa, was attacked with h
coughs six weeks ego and had been h
coughing constantly y until the 10th, VIII
he died
The subscription lists for relief
sufferers by the Park Place, NJ
York, fire were closed on the 10th. 4
total sum received was s27,5ah Out
sixty-thrce families investigated, fori
sevcn required help.
THEBE were 10000 veterans In I
noIdf<r<s ,,arnde counccted with the ,