The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-08-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
DOMESTIC.

Texas several days ago to produce rain
fall by the firing of dynamite in bal
looms sent up for that purpose, reports
that the experiment has proved com
plete success. rain falling copiously for
several hours.
AT Morris Park, n. Y, on the 18th,
the junior champion stakes for run
ming race, three-quarters of mile,
worth S25, 900 to the owner of the win.
ner, were won by Sir Matthew, who de-
feated large field of horses.
AN explosion occurred at the works of
the Atlantic Refining Company at Point
Breeze, N. j., on the 11th Two men,
James Sides and Richard Casberry, both
married, were injured and died soon
after.
THE Windsor hotel at Bessemer, Ala,
was burned on the 11th. lncendiaries
started the fire in the kitchen. The
hotel was full Of guests, who narrowly
escaped. Loss on building and furniture
is sec, 900, with small insurance.
AT Lowell, Mass, on the 11th, FIVE
men stole bottle Of horse liniment, be-
lieving 1t to be whisky, and drank its
contents. One of the men is dead, an
other dying and the others are in pre-
carious condition.
ToNs of wool and tallow and thou
sands of costly hides were destroyed
by fire in the warehouses Of George
Oberue and II. M. Hosick, at Chicago,
on the 18th. Total loss $4,000; in
surance s104, 900.
SO far about SIS, 600, 900 in ~ per
cent bonds have been presented to the
treasury for extension at per cent
About three weeks remain in which TO
receive the balance-about sSS, ,0oO, ,ooc--
of these bonds ,...g
JIM CoRBETT has deposited $1,000
with the New York World TO fight ''any
man above ground Marquis Of Queens
berry rules, either TO finish or linn
tied number of rounds He prefers
Frank P. Slavin or Charles Mitchell
PoLYDoRE DoNeEvAL, silk manu-
facturer at Brooklyn. N. Y, made an
assignment on the 18th. The liabilities
are 100000 and he has about SIS, 900 Of
asseta tr
CorroN exports during July aggre-
gated %, 1bs bales, valued ut "a, ,410, 645,
against 40, ses bales, valued at 50, 7So, $40
in July, 1890. Breadstuffs exports dur
ing July past were valued at SIC, $40,
2ei, against SIC, ,7ss, 600 in July, 1890.
LOUIS MORTIMER, the chief conspira-
tor In the Chicago building and loan
swindle, has an unsavory record In Min
neapolis, MINI. Several years ago he
built large apartment house In that
city. II was very fiimsily constructed
and none Of the building material was
paid for. When nearly completed Il
mysteriously burned with $50, 900 insur-
ance on IL
Ar Uniontown, Pa, on the 12th two
children Of L. L. Thornton, manager OF
the Somerset (Pa.) Lumber company,
were fatally burned by the explosion
OF an oil can with which they were play.
ing.
MRS. MARY DURkND, rs years old, a
sister of the French General Durand,
and reputed TO own an estate in France
worth 5000, 900, died recently from
starvation at her home in Egg Harborr
Nj.
A. W. Wilcox, wealthy farmer re.
siding near Gaylord, Mich, killed his
1syear-old granddaughter with an az
and then shot himself dead on the 18TH
II Is supposed that he suddenly became
insane.
THREE sons OF Louis T.. Cushing, oi
Cohasset, Mass, were out sailing on the
18th during heavy thunder storm and
wind squall which sprung up suddenly
Nothing has been heard from then
since they left and II is feared theii
boat was capsized and that they were
all drowned.
A. BAcKER, the dealer in commercial
paper who recently failed for 81, 900, 900
was arrested at New York City on the
18th, charged with the larceny Of $40,
600. The charge is made by william
Harden, Justice of the city court Of Sa
vannah. Ga
FIVE thousand farmers held reunion
at Pennsville, N. j., on the 18th ant
during the day riot began which con
tinued for three hours One man wa
fatally wounded, twenty seriously In
jured and about 200 received cuts ant
bruises.
Two murderers were hanged In Mis-
souri, on the 18th. Christian Young wa
executed at Lexington for killing |
saloon-lSeeper named Ferguson, AM
Henry Henson suffered a like fate q
St Louis for shooting his wife.
JosEPH BROS. & Co., dry goods deal
ers ut Chicago, failed an the 18th. Tn
assets amount TO about 100000. TIL
liabilities will not exceed $50, 900.
AT Denver, Col, on the 18th, Eugen
Bonnick and his young wife were foun
dead In bed at their residence. The
had taken morphine in large quantity
II is said that family trouble was tn
cause OF the double suicide.
WILLIAM SPELLMAN, in Jail at Can
den, N. j., on charge OF obtainin
money on false pretenses, stabbed th
tailor, Andrew Robinson, on the 18Th
and then committed suicide by cuttin
his throat Robinson's injuries are nc
fatal.
The second annual reunion Of the RI
formed church Of Maryland, Pennsylvi
MIA, Virginia and West Virginia wa
held at Pen Mar. Nd, on the 1871
More than 1900 persons were presen
K CHAPLIN, satine manufacturer ,
Northboro, Mass, has assigned. Cha
in's liabilities are about si25,o 900, whi
his assets will probably reach high'
figure