The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-02-18

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AT Meadville, Pa, on the 18th the
grand jury found true bill in the case
of Witler vs. Delamater & Co., bankers,
and V. NJ. Delamater, cashier. The
plaintiff brings suit under the actof 1889,
and claims that the bank accepted his
money at a time when the officials
should have known il to be insolvent.
THE Arkansas Legislature on the 18th
adopted the report of the committee in
vestigating Treasurer Woodruff's ac-
counts. The report recommends that
The criminal laws be enforced and the
Attorney General was instructed to be-
gin proceedings at once.
On the night of the 11th two masked
men entered the residence of James
Lindrim in Delaware County, Ia, while
Mrs. Lindrim was alone in the house,
,hloroformed her and ransacked the
premises From it's hiding place in the
bed they took $685. OF this amount S75
belonged to Mr.. Lindrim and $500 to the
school fund There is no clue TO the
robbers.
THE President and most Of his Cabi-
net will visit the Pacific coast soon after
the adjournment of Congress and have
arranged the trip so as to include tour
Of the Southern States. No details
have yet been arranged, but il Is ex-
pected the party will start from Wash
Ington the early part Of April.
BY direction Of the President, Colonel
J. w. Forsythe, who was suspended by
General Miles for his conduct of the
SIGHT at Wounded Knee, has been re-
stored to his command. This action
was taken as a result of the investiga-
lion of the Wounded Knee fight.
Mrs. VANDERvER, who was arrested
some time since at Poplar Bluff. Mo-,
charged with numbering her husband,
has made confession that one Marion
Long shot her husband and that it was
plot between them. After Long killed
yanderver he left for Bloomfield, Mo.
THE National Builders Convention at
their session in New York on the 18th,
Indorsed the Torrey bankrupt law and
elected officers as follows: President,
Arthur McAllister, of Cleveland, o.;
Vice Presidents, Anthony Ittner, Of st.
Louis, and Ira &. Hersy, Of Boston
Secretary, w. II. Sayward, Boston
Treasurer, George Taper, Chicago. The
late of the next convention was fixed at
January 49, 1892, ut Cleveland, o.
The National German-American
Bank has filed a petition in the
District Court at st. Paul, Mimi, for
the appointment of a receiver for
Charles Faber. The petition alleges that
Faber's debts amount to S120, 900, and
his assets at 100000. Faber is proprie-
tor of the st, Paul House, and claims
that his assets are S2O9,3OO, while his
liabilities are but s122,872.
The Committee on Public buildings
and grounds has reported favorably on
the House the bill for the erection of
new custom house in New York City.
COMMISSIONER RAuM has issued a cir
cular TO all pension attorneys and agents
directing that all circulars proposed 10
be issued by them TO solicit pension
business must be approved by the Pen
sion Office before distribution.
THE business failures occurring
throughout the country during the
seven days ended February IA number
297, as compared with a total Of 306 the
previous week. For the corresponding
week of last year the figures were s02.
CITY ATTORNEY WARDER, Of Chatta-
nooga, who killed his daughters hus-
band January 13, has been admitted TO
bail in the sum Of $4,000 He has been
declared hopelessly insane by his at
tending physicians
Mrs. WILL HAYES LAIRD, one OF the
leading society ladies of Winona, Mimi,
committed suicide in that city on the
18th. It is thought that the ventilation
Of scandal will be the immediate out
come of the tragedy.
CHARLES RITTER, teller OF the First
National Bank of Evansville, Ind, is
short in his accounts. His books are
under examination, and II Is estimated
the deficit will reach $4,000. Ritter
confesses TO using the banks funds, and
says he will make the loss good.
The Census Bureau on the 18th an
nounced the population Of the State Of
Arkansas by races as follows: White,
&c., colored, 311,22T; Indians, 304;
Chinese, lSl; total, l,i2s, l79.
ONE Of the most prominent brokers Of
Pittsburgh is authority for the state
ment that the Thomson Houston and
Westinghouse Electric companies have
combined and will hereafter be run un-
ler the Edison management.
JUDGE LOVE, Of the United States
District Court has issued an order con-
.inuing the injunction restraining the
county treasurers Of Iowa from collect
ng the taxes assessed against the Pull
nan company on rolling stock used in
hat State.
AT Pittsburgh the jury in the case Of
Eggleson, Kimberley, Carey and Snyder,
representatives Of the notorious Granite
State Provident Association, charged
with conspiring TO defraud, returned
verdict Of guilty, recommending Snyder
70 the extreme mercy OF the court
A BULLETIN issued from the Census
Office shows that in 1886 the net tonnage
IF vessels used for transportation on the
great lakes was G34,G59; in 1890 Il had
reached s96, $3.50, an increase Of 19l, ,7OS
tons. The estimated value Of these yes
sells in 1885 was $50, 500, $50, and in 1890
the aggregate valuation was $5s, 12s, 500,
an increase compared with 1885 Of ST.
j31, ,050.
JAMES STOREY, Of Parsons, Kan, has
received letters patent from Washington
Tor an invention Of an artificial egg,
which Is said 10 resemble the natural