The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-06-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
DOMESTIC.

lively denied at the state department.
Minister Porter is on leave and is trav-
cling abroad and will not come to the
United States during his vacation.
EDWARD SPELMAS, the distiller who
acquired some notoriety in connection
with. the Clan-na-Gael murder trial,
diedAt Peoria, ILL.,, on the 10th from in
juries received at Pekin recently, when
he fell from ladder.
AT Butte, Mont, on the 10th w. j.
Penrose, editor of the Mining Journal
and member of the legislature, was
murdered near his home by some per-
son not yet known. Mr.. Penrose was
shot through the temple.
AT Washington, d. c., on the 10th
Ellen NJ. Poindexter, a colored woman
90 years of age, committed suicide by
hanging herself to the top Of door.
The old woman had become slightly de-
mented on religious matters.
AT Garden City, Kan, on the 9th an
unknown Mexican caught boy 9years
old who was riding horse near Deer
field. He cut the boys throat and rode
off on the horse. The murderer was
captured.
AT Uniontown, Pa, on the 10th the
jury in the case against John McSloy,
Mike Dismon, and twenty-eight other
strikers for conspiracy and riot at the
Frick Company's Leisenring No. 2
works, found McSloy and Dismon
guilty and acquitted the rest.
THE Concordia opera house was
burned at Baltimore, Nd, on the 10th.
Loss about $50, 600; partially insured.
FRANK JELINEK and Herman Bluttig,
both of whom were awaiting trial for
burglary, had quarrel in the county
Jail at Manitowoc, Wis, on the 10th.
Jelinels struck Bluttig on the throat
with pointed stick, which entered his
lung and killed him.
A MONUMENT to the Confederate dead
was unveiled at Fredericksburg, Va,
on the 10th, with imposing ceremonies
in the presence of large concourse Of
spectators. Gen. Brady T. johnson
made an eloquent and patriotic address
The monument was erected by the
Ladies' Memorial association. 1t is 1;
feet six inches high, of gray granite
with corners OF red granite.
THE grand jury at Walla Walla
Wash, has returned indictments
against seven enlisted men of the
Fourth cavalry for the lynching Of A.
j. Hunt at that place on April25.
THE lumber yard of Chase & Co., al
Haverhill, Mass, was damaged TO the
extent of $3.50 by fire at midnight on
the 10th. Adjoining property was dam
aged $1,000 by the flames.
THE president on the 18th granted a
pardon to Chester L. Terry, of Wash
ington, convicted of aiding in SNUG.
Cling opium into the United States. A
pardon was also granted to Henry Al
cock, of Kentucky, convicted of violat-
ing the internal revenue laws.
PRIVATE adyices received at the post
Office department from the fourth quin'
quennial universal postal union con
gress now holding sessions at Vienna
state that the long desired accession Of
the Australian colonies has been eft
fected. This means n reduction Of more
than so per cent. in the rates of postag,
10 those countries the postal union rat
being only five cents per half ounce fo
letters and two cents for postal cards.
AT Newcastle, Pa, Jonathan Scott
aged 81 years and months, and Gle
mentina Goodwin, go years and month
old, were united in marriage on tn,
10th.
JOHN PURsUR, of Popular Grove
Tenn, was out hunting with his 10
year-old boy few days ago when the.
became separated. In boyish froli
the little fellow climbed tree. TIL
father came along and catching sigh
of some object shaking the heavy foil
age, fired. To his horror the boy fel
through the branches to the groun
dead, with n bullet through his heart
AT San Pedro, Cal, on the 18th tn
schooner Robert and Minnie was re
leased under 81, 800 bonds and sailed 70
Eureka, Cal Her captain, 0'Farrell,
under Sl5, 900 bonds. The original crew
OF the vessel are still in jail, havini
been unable TO get the required bonds
AT New York City on the 18th tn
jury In the case of Henry c. Tanning
on trial for the murder of his mistress
Mrs. Emily Taylor, returned verdic
OF murder in the first degree.
LEWIS PAvIs and Thomas Hughe
were instantly killed on the llth a
Beileville, No They were working i
.ashaft and had nearly reached the sur
face OF the earth when they we're pre-
cipitated TO the bottom Of the mine,
distance Of III feet
AT Lansing, Mich, on the l1th tn
bill appropriating $4,000 for the ma
tional G.. A. r. encampment in Detroi
was taken up under a call Of the hous
for the purpose of passing II over tn
governors veto. The attempt failed
the bill receiving 80 ayes TO 90 nays.
THE committee appointed by the M
z. conference, which has just closed a
Ogden, u. T., TO audit the accounts o
Sam Small, in connection with the uni
versity, reports that they find him 4
arrears over $1,000.
AT Selma, Ala, on the 10th McCor
nell Shelly, son Of ex-Congressma
Shelly, was shot and fatally injured b
a saloon-keeper named B. +. Burch dui
ing quarrel in the latter's saloon.
AT New York City on the iith Josep
Penthan, aged 2S, q West Indian negro
shot his wife. aged "a. in the right ten
pie and Immediately afterwards she
himself. The wounds OF both are likel
70 prove fatal Jealousy was the caus
of the shooting.
WHnE Wallace Corwin and Theodor