The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters,
DOM EsTIc.

Twenty-three tho sand three hundred
and twenty-eight bags were entered at
the custom house, on which there was q
valuation of $660,2l6.
JAMES TAYLOR, who left San Fran
cisco some time ago, died ut Bellevue
hospital, New York, on the 7th Of ma
lignant typhus fever. Twenty-Five pa
tients have been exposed, also the in
mates of a boarding house.
THE Diamond elevator at Minneapo-
lis burned on the Sth. The loss is total,
$40, 900; half on the building and half on
the contents; fully insured. II con-
tanned hay, corn, oats, buckwheat and
three cars of flour.
L. II. ScRUGGs & Co., cotton dealers,
of Nashville, Tenn, suffered loss by
fire on the night of the sth Of $4,000;
fully covered by insurance.
BIDS were opened by Secretary Foster
at Washington ON the sth for sites upon
which to erect public buildings at the
following cities: St Adams, Vt; Sioux
City, Ia; Columbus, Ga; Emporia,
Kan; Fargo, n. D.; Kansas City, Mo-;
Lewiston, Me-; Racine, Wis; Sheboy-
gan. Wis; South Bend, Ind, and
Youngstown, o.
THE Geneva Publishing Company,
publishers of the Evening Call, at st.
Louis, suspended publication of the pa
per on the Sth and confessed that they
will be unable to carry out their con-
tracts for city printing. Lack Of sup
port was the cause of suspension.
AT Washington the jury in the Kin
caid-Taulbce murder case on the Sth
brought in verdict of not guilty. Ar
gument in the case was finished about
p. IN. and the case was given to the jury
after brief charge by Judge Bradley
about $3.50. Two hours and half later
the verdict was brought in and Kincaid
declared free man.
AT Cincinnati on the sth Judge Mud
gett, OF South Turnbridge, VT, filed
suit in the United States circuit court
against John II. Thomas & Sons, of
Springfield, o., for $4,000 royalties on
hay teddcr teeth attachment for which
Nudgctt holds letters patents.
A CROWD of 500 negroes attacked the
county jail at Kansas City, Kan, on the
sth, with the intention of lynching VIII
liam Mccoy, who murdered his mistress
n few days ago. The mob gained ad-
miltaucc to the jail, but were driven off
by the guard.
Ar New York the jury in the suit of
Police Sergeant Henry Woods. against
Henry Glenhill for $4,000 for the loss
of his wifc's affection, on the sth re-
turned a verdict in favor of the defend
ant.
AT YonlSers. ~ Y, on the nth the
New York NJ. T. conference, after a
long debate, voted $50 to 169 against ad.
mitting women us delegates.
JOHN NJ. STow, Philadelphia COM
mission merchant, committed suicide on
the 7th at his home in Camden, N. j., by
shooting himself through the heart.
ABOUT half the town of Tobias, Neb.,
was burned on the sth. Loss about
$50, 900. Amount Of insurance unknown.
Ar the California ostrich farm near
Anaheim ON the sth, one hundred and
sixty-two ostriches were sold at private
sale for So, 900. The birds were assessed
at Sl1, 900 and are claimed to be worth
$4,000. The buyers are local company
of capitalists and speculators.
AT Herman, Ncb., on the 9th, while
insane, Mrs. Andrew Doll killed her two
children and then committed suicide by
swallowing a quantity of concentrated
lye.
c. A. THoWSoN, late county treasurer
OF Tioga county, n. ", is short in his
accounts about $1,000 and the county
is bankrupt. His bondsmen refuse 10
make good the amount OF shortage.
The four-year-old son Of John A. Mil.
Ter, prominent business man Of To.
peka, Kan. was playing in his fathers
barn with matches on the Sth, when one
of them was ignited and set fire TO the
hay. lie was burned TO crisp before
he could be rescued.
AT meeting at Portland, Ore, on
the 9th, Of the delegates from boards
of trade in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho Il was decided TO incorporate o
company with Il capital Of 50, 900, 900 for
the purpose Of overcoming distractions
in the Columbia river. II is also pro-
posed to build railways and operate =
line Of steamers from Idaho TO the seas,
thereby reducing freight on crops
THE Kansas City Packing Company,
which failed last November and which
has since been reorganized with capi-
tai stock Of g., ,OOO, 900 and is now styled
the Phoenix Packing Company, resumed
active operations on the 9th.
AT Hancock, Mich. on the sth, FIRE
broke ont in the Pewabic copper mine
and is still burning. Work has been
suspended in the threatened mine and
also at the Franklin and Quincy mines.
EVERYTHING was quiet in the coke re-
gions, according TO dispatches received
from the officers there on the 9th. II Is
expected that few days will see the
strike completely broken up and all
works in operation.
THE cattle sheds and two barns Of the
Union Stock Yards Company, covering
nine acres Of ground in Cincinnati, were
destroyed by fire on the night of the
9th. The animals were gotten out safe
ly. The barns contained 700 tons OF hay
and 1000 bushels OF corn, all Of which
was consumed.
THE Indiana state encampment g.
A. r., at the recent meeting in Indian
spolis, by resolution denounced the
Century article on Camp Morton as
false and infamous and libel TO the
military honor and civil integrity Of the
state, and appointed committee OF
fifty 10 procure and compile evidence OF
the falsity Of the charges made in the