The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-05-20
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large standing reward the government
has offered for the capture Of the
Halcyon.
THE hod carriers of Cleveland, o., to
the number of 900, struck on the 10Th
for an advance in wages from Sl.75 to
30 per day.
A DISPATCH of the 18th from PUNK
sutawney, Pa, says a great tire is
raging along the mountains between
that place and Bellwood, on the line OF
the Pennsylvania & Northwestern rail.
road. 1t is sixty miles in length and
burning fiercely. Many people have
been made homeless.
NEAR Florisant, Col, on the l4th
freight train on the Midland road ran
into push car at the very moment
both were crossing bridge. Two men
on the push car were instantly killed
and third badly hurt.
EXECUTIONS were issued on the 14th
for S2s,0s5 against George W. Walton q
Co., limited, lumber dealers Of Philadel-
phia, on Judgment confessed by the
firm to trustee for long list Of small
creditors
AT Waterville, Me-, on the 18th, Miss
Belle Rowe, while riding with her uncle,
was thrown from the carriage and
killed, her neck being broken. Her
uncle was seriously injured.
OVER 100 homeless houseless women
and children are at Baldwin, Mich,
sheltered and fed by charity, while the
men have returned to their late homes,
whence they were driven by the fires,
to see if anything remains worth saw
ing.
SUPERINTENDENT PORTER has issued
advance copies of bulletin on trans
eortation and the floating equipment
Of the great lakes, from which 1t ap'
pears that the total number OF vessels
plying on December 81, 1889, was 2,1 ,1o4i
the total gross tonnage, 924, ,472, and the
total net tonnage, 1901 The esti'
mated carrying capacity of these S'7S4
vessels was 1,254,271 tons, the CONNER
cial valuation Of which was S4s, 800, 75O
ALL the drivers and handlers OF the
Adams Express Company at Louisville
Ky., struck on the 18TH This is the re
suit of the recent order Of the company
requiring their employees to furnish
bond. The strike is likely to spread
over the country.
In the United States district court a
Charleston, w. Va. on the 18th Warner
NJ. Frame, of Raleigh county, was con
victed Of violating the lottery law By
sending a letter through the United
States mails to the Louisiana lottery
and was fined S25 and costs. This i
the first conviction for this offens'
known to have been made in the Unitet
States.
on the 18th robbers entered the hous'
Of Madam Annie Null, at Birmingham
Ala, saturated the place with oil
chloroformed her, robbed her Of S00I
diamond earrings and $50 in cash, anC
set fire TO the place. Inmates had
narrow escape. The house was save'
but furniture was destroyed.
In the United States supreme cour
on the 18th, Justice Brewer granted tn
application Of counsel for Mr. Boyd
who was elected governor of Nebraska
for a writ of error to the supreme cour
to test the questions involved in the dc
cision Of the majority Of the suprem
court Of Nebraska, who decided that h
was not an American citizen and there
fore not eligible to the Office of Cover
nor.
THE Evening Critic, of Washington
has suspended publication, and the cor
cern has been placed in the hands Of
receiver II is said the paper has bee
published at loss Of $1,000 a mont
since last November.
GEORGE f. GERoE, superintendent q
the Indian agency at st. Stephenson, \
D., was arrested and placed under bono
on the 18th, charged with misappropr
ating government funds. Geroe is a
ex-Methodist minister and formerl
lived at Sidney Center, N. Y.
WILLIAM FRIEDBoRNE, a watchma
for the Ault & Wieborg Printing In
Company, at Cincinnati, was severel
burned on the 18th while extinguishir
fire in that company's warerooms.
is thought he will die. Howard Kill
was also badly injured. Loss to bull
ing $4,000.
MACKcowN, BOWER, ELLIS & CO
Wholesale druggists at Philadelphia, c
the 18th decided TO make an assignmei
for the benefit Of their creditors. Ii
bilities $40, 900; assets unknown.
Ina fight near Pennington, w. Va
an the 14th, John Pyles shot and kill'
John Fast Both men were prominel
farmers, and feud had existed betwe,
them for years. Pyles was slight
! wounded in the fight, dozen shots b
ing exchanged.
BUSINESS failures during the wee
ended the 18th numbered for the Unit.
States 2l2 and for Canada 25, a total
2S7, as compared with 242 the previo'
week. For the corresponding week
last year the figures were 2i2.
By an explosion Of gas in sewer
New York City on the 18th, five mi
were severely burned. They were talt
10 a hospital. The explosion W
caused by accumulation Of sewer g
and Illuminating gas, which was ignit
by lights carried by workmen.