The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-02-25


AT Kansas City, Kan,,, on the 18th
three masked men entered the store Of
II. d. Utter and with drawn revolvers
drove three customers into corner and
then made Mr.. Utter open his safe and
hand over his cash. Tho robbers Sc
cured S75 and escaped.
AMAS and woman registered at the
Prescott House in San Francisco few
nights ago as Mr.. and Mrs. Greve. The
next morning both were found uncon.
scious, having been asphyxiated by gas.
SoME time ago there was published
IN account OF the murder OF Anthony
Dewster by Indians near Pine Ridge, 8.
D., and the scalping Of three OF his chill
dren, who could not be found. Infor-
nation has been received to the effect
that one Of the children, boy, has
been found hung up by the heels to the
limb OF q tree.
The American Loan and Trust Com
psny, through the good Offices Of Rus
sell Sage and some OF his friends, will
soon resume business with new presi-
dent and some new directors. The bank
has lost $500, 900, or half Of its capital.
THE Census Bureau has announced
the population OF the State Of Ten
nessee by races as follows: White,
1885,, ,971; colored, 434, 800; Indians, ITS;
Chinese, "a; Japanese, 10; total. 1,7e7,-
51s. The population Of West Virginia
il given as follows: White, 729, ,262; col
ored, 8S,50s; Indians, s: Chinese, 10;
total, 762, ,794.
AT Pleasant Valley, ". Va. on the
10th, George Hess, Of Fulton, was mista-
ken for burglar by his brothers-in-law,
named Ball, and shot dead while en-
deavoring to gain admittance to their
house.
BUSINESS failures occurring through
out the country during the seven days
ended February 20 numbered 295 az
compared with total of 297 the previ-
GUS week. For the corresponding week
Of last year the figures were 271.
A. McCUBBIN, an extensive stockman
living near Leigh, Neb., on the Goth shot
and killed his wife and hired man,
Frank Yob. He then took dose Of
aconite, dying soon after. Domestic
trouble caused the tragedy.
SIX persons were killed and several
seriously injured in a railway collision
which occurred in the Fourth avenue
tunnel, New York City, on the 9Oth.
The accident was caused by the New
Haven accommodation train crashing
into the shop train, the rear car of
which was filed with car cleaners and
other employees bound for the railroad
shops at Mott Haven. All the victims
were employees Of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad.
SEVERAL of the worst criminals in the
Mexican County jail at Smithport, Pa,
escaped from that institution on tho
20th. The jailor was beaten into In
sensibility and his keys taken from him.
MRS. CATHARINE SEELY, matron of
the so-called Bethany Home at Chicago,
has been indicted for cruelty to children.
The hearing before the grand jury in
dicated that the dozen or more little In
mates Of the home were systematically
beg, the proceeds being appropriated BY
Mrs. Seely.
BROWN Bros. restaurant and saloon
at Minneapolis, Mimi, was damaged TO
the extent of $40. 900 on the Goth Minnie
Brown, who occupied rooms In the up
per story, had her escape cut of by the
burning stairway and was Suffocated.
THE bondsmen of ex-State Treasurer
Woodruff, of Arkansas, have paid over
TO Treasurer Morrow the amount of
Woodruff's shortage, 500, ,sO0
In a bulletin issued by the Census
Office on the 2oth II is stated that the
center Of population of this country on
June /, 1890, was in Southern Indiana,
near Greensburg, and twenty miles east
Of Columbus Ten years ago 1t was eight
miles west by south Of Cincinnati.
THE Loyal Legion has recommended
the erection on the battlefield Of Gettys-
burg Of composite monument Of Gen.
eral Meade and his corps Of command
ers Of the Army Of the Potomac, to cost
$500, 900.
The officials Of the National City
Bank at New York City were unable TO
open the safe on the Goth, and had 10
borrow money TO carry on the days
business. The safe was opened after
Ave hours work by experts.
The House Committee on Post-ofices
and Post-roads has authorized a favora-
BILE report on the bill introduced by
Representative Evans, Of Tennessee, to
establish postal savings banks and en-
courage small savings among the people.
THE funeral Of the late General Sib-
ley took place at St Paul, Mimi, on the
10Th. All the State, county and city Of
fees closed in honor of the deceased.
The Legislature adjourned and the
members attended the funeral In body.
The funeral pageant was the largest
ever seen In that city.
LAGER beer breweries OF New York,
representing $4,000, 900 capital, have
perfected arrangements for forming q
rival pool TO protect the interests Of
those who were left out Of the combina-
ton made In November, 1855.
A yRE originating from an over
heated furnace destroyed william Con.
nell h Cos. general store at Duryea,
Pa, on the Goth, causing loss Of
$4,000.