The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-12-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered nom All Quarters.
DOM MESTIC.

900 tons
MERCHANDISE exports from the
United States during October past were
valued at S1O2, ,933, ,296, against SeS'32S'-
$40 in October, 1890. Imports during
October past were valued at S66, 7so,2Ss,
against s72, $50, ,279 in October. 1890
THE president has directed eight rev.
enue vessels to cruise along the Atlan-
tic coast from St. Croix river to Charles
ton, s. c., from December to April !
for the purpose of affording relief to all
vessels found TO be in distress
THE Dupont Bros powder mills at
Sumneytown Pa, formerly owned py
J. S. Miller. was blown up on the night
Of the Esd, horribly mangling and kill
ing James Wade, who was tapping the
chasers contrary to instructions The
buildings were completely wrecked
AT lion. n. Y, on the cath, fire de-
stroyed Grimes & Pelton's block Loss
$50, 900; insurance $4,000.
AFLAx fiber mill, the first one OF its
kind in the United States, will be put
in operation at Austin, Mimi, in lew
days.
DURING October past 54,ls2 immi-
grants arrived in the United States,
against 6,2G7 in October, 1890. Vi the
arrivals Germany furnished 1924 Rus
sia 1896, England and Wales 5,SS2' Ire
land 5,os2, Sweden and Norway 4,5s2,
and Italy 4,44L :,
d. i. PATTERSON, a well known poll
ticiau and lawyer of Pottsville, Pa, and
editor of the Miners Journal, has DIS
appeared, owing between $4,000 and
$4,000
THE national officials of the United
Mine Workers on the Goth formally IN
dorsed the miners strike in Indiana,
and voted the strikers financial aid ou'
of the national treasury.
The total loss in Washington, ID. C.'
from the storm of the Esd will reach
$3.50, 600
A BOATING stage of water was reached
n the rivers at Pittsburgh on the 24tt
gor the first time in many months, ano
all the steamers that could be pressed
into service started down the Ohio witt
large tows of coal for Cincinnati, Louis
Vile and New Orleans 1t is estimated
that between 12,0OO,000 and $4,000 oO'
bushels of black diamonds were shipped
b on the rise.
THE plant established by the owner
OF the Michigamme mine at Ishpeming
Mich, for the separation Of iron ore b.
electricity has proven a success Th'
works have so far turned out 80, 900 ton
ofhigh grade Bessemer ore. By improve
ment being made the low grade ore
are refined into the best of Bessemer.
THE directors and officials OF th'
Louisiana Lottery Company, who wer'
arrested at New Orleans under indict
ments from Sioux Falls, S. D., for viola
ton Of the anti-lottery laws, were ar
raigned in the United States distric
court on the 25th and released on sl,OO
bonds each 10 appear at the distric
court at its next term in March.
THE FRS. National bank OF Whining
ton, n. C., has suspended payment N
statement as to the condition OF its al
fairs has been made public, but 1t is bt
lieved the depositors will suffer no los'
TIMBER inspectors have discovere
$1,000 worth Of timber being shipped
market which had been stolen iroI
government land in Oklahoma. Prom
ineut men are implicated and b
scandal will follow.
A FIRE at Pittsburgh on the Goth d.
stroyed the car house of the Secon
Avenue Traction Company togeth'
with twenty-six cars and five head
horses The flames then spread to u
Electric hotel. a large frame buildir
adjoining, and II was also destroys
The loss 10 the traction company WI
S95, 800, and to the owner OF the hot
5000
AT St Adams, Vt, on the Goth. f
broke out in the American horse stable
destroying eight business blocks al
the Congregational church Loss ov
500, 600; with a good amount Of insu
ance.
While the depot master at Byesvill
o., was unloading a miners trunk
the 25th. something within II explod
with terrific force, seriously injuring
young man named William Thompsc
What the explosive was no one seei
to know.
REUBEN JARvEs, a professor in I
public schools Of Smith Center, Ka
claims that he has discovered chemici
with which he can produce rain eve
time. He offers TO furnish farm'
with their water supply next year
prices far below those OF Mr.. Melbouri
JOHN VICE, an old soldier living
Owingsville. KY, and for many YET
blind and destitute, has been grantet
pension Of S72 n month, and received
check for s13,S93 back pay. Vice b
also been allowed a pension for
wound. and this, together with the
recently received, makes what is
lieved 10 be the largest pension e.
paid by the government TO private s
der, the two aggregating over Si6,o
A YOUNG man named Bush. aged
residing at Salem, Ind, started ov
land for Brownstown, on the 2bth, II
two-horse rig, and in attempting TO 4
stream at Mtllport was swept 40
by the current and man and horses W
drowned.
ToNY WENYER, a saloon-keeper
etruble. Ia, was killed on the 25th
william Mcfarland. Wenner was r
ninR saloon in violation Of the
and Mcfarland had entered compli
against him. This led TO the fatal
counter.
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