The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-03-04


though she was disowned for her hum
BILE marriage ten years ago.
A FIRE at Minneapolis, Mimi, on the
96th ult. destroyed the five-story brick
block owned by Sol Smith Russell, the
actor, the fve-story brick block owned
by J. NJ. Roberts, and portion Of the
Lumber Exchange block, entailing a
total loss Of S227, 900.
WILLIAM WEST, the negro convicted
of numbering Iohn Crouch and wife and
their imbecile son, was executed at
Washington, Pa, on the Goth ult. The
night previous he attempted suicide by
gashing his throat with piece of iron.
He fought against being prepared for
execution, and 1t was necessary to chic
roform him. He was carried to the
scaffold strapped to board.
AT the educational convention in
Philadelphia on the Goth ult. the follow
ing officers Of the department of super
intendents were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Henry Sabin, of Iowa;
first vice president, N. G.. Curtis, Of
Connecticut; second vice president, Oscar
Fl. Cooper Of Texas; secretary, L. W.
Day, OF Ohio. Brooklyn, n. Y, was Sc
lected as the next place Of meeting.
THE special committee of the Wash
ington house of representatives ap-
pointed to investigate charges Of bribery
in the election of United States SEN
ator finds that representative Clarke Of
fered the bribe and requests the grand
jury to indict him. Metcalf, to whom
the money was given, and who made
the exposure, is censured for the part
he took in it.
AN Ellsworth (Kan.) dispatch of the
Goth ult. says a blizzard was doing much
injury throughout western Kansas.
Stock was suffering greatly. The set
tiers are short of food and fuel and loss
of life is feared.
AT q convention of railway employees
held in Arkansas City, Kan, on the Goth
ult, delegates were present represent
ing every order connected with railway
work. 1t was decided by unanimous
vote TO form federation Of the differ
ent railway mems organizations of the
southwest.
A STATEMENT prepared by Internal
Revenue Commissioner Mason shows
that for the first seven months Of the
current fiscal year the collections from
internal revenue amounted to ss7, ,0O0,-
9s4, an increase over the same months
last year of 81, ,4s7,412
In the North Dakota house on the Goth
ult the woman suffrage committee, to
which was referred the bill prohibiting
prize fighting, boxing, etc, made two
reports, the majority in favor of the
measure. The house adopted the minor
ity report, the argument being that the
legislature was attempting to deprive
the people OF all kinds of luXuries and
amusements.
The use of the Koch lymph has been
practically abandoned at New York.
There is some desultory experimenting,
but for the sake of developments rather
than otherwise. The best physicians
admit that IL is a dangerous medicine
BUSINESS failures occurring through
out the country during the seven days
ended February 2s number 200, as
against 297 the previous week. For the
corresponding week of last year the
figures were 801.
A LEHIGH Valley fast passenger train
from New York collided with an Erie
freight train at East Buffalo, n. Y, on
the 27th ult. Both trains were derailed.
The engineers Of both trains were fa-
tally injured; also John Battonly, a
brakeman. Several other trainmen
were more or less injured. None Of the
passengers were hurt.
A HUGE landslide occurred on the
27th ult at Barre. Vt, on land occu-
pied by the Goddard seminary. Thou
sands of tons OF stones, trees and earth
swept down upon the dwellings clus-
tered about the seminary. Many houses
were badly damaged.
WHILE three men were returning
from work on n hand car near Santa
Cruz, Cal, few days ago, the car
jumped the track and passed over their
bodies, killing all three instantly.
AT Sedalia, NO., on the 27th ult. n
fire destroyed the residence of an old
lady named Mary Dunnin, and herself
and a two-year-old grandchild were
burned TO death.
THE December statement Of the Union
Pacific railway entire system shows
gross earnings Of SS,549,l75, decrease
Sl64, ,O2s; net earnings s767, 797, decrease
s292, ,s92.
THE Crane Iron Company at Allen
town, Pa, have announced reduction
of 10 per cent. In wages. The cause is
said TO be trade depression and the low
prices OF Bessemer iron.
ALBERT A. HovEY, transfer agent for
the Rock Island railroad, suicided at
Chicago on the 27th ult by cutting his
throat with razor. No cause Is known
for the act.
The census bureau has announced the
population Of Kentucky by races as fol-
lows: Whites, 1885, ,526; colored, 272, ,9sl;
Indians, 9S; Chinese, 20; Japanese, 1;
total, i,85s,o35.
PRIMRosE's hotel, situated on Watch
wing mountain, near Plain6eld, N. j.,
burned on the s7th ult. Ralph Becker
was found in the ruins burned TO a
crisp The family of the landlord
barely escaped with their lives.
The weavers at Dobson's plush mills
in Philadelphia struck on the 27th ult.,
owing TO refusal Of the firm to grant
them an increase of 10 per cent. In
wages. One thousand hands are idle.