The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-08-24


Not returning on the expiration OF his
leave the bank officials put an experto on
his books The expert has completed
his work and found that Miller had
been stealing from the bank for the
past three years and doctoring MS
books. The amount stolen will run
we'll up into the thousands.
THE town of Delta, twenty-four miles
from Toledo, was almost wiped out by |
fire on the 18th. Everything in four
blocks was destroyed. Loss s9oo,o
partially insured
FIRE at Winn, Me-, on the 18TH, de-
stroyed II. Poor & Sons tannery. Loss
probably $4,000; insured Forty to
sixty men were employed in the tan
nery and one hundred on outside work.
THE president has appointed william
Harrison Bradley, Of Illinois, to be
United States consul at Copenhagen,
vice RYDER dismissed. Mr.. Bradley is
the present consul at Nice, France, and
is transferred to Copenhagen, because
Of the necessity for tho immediate pres
ence of a consular officer at that port
AT New York City on the 18th Pierre
Lorrillard purchased from Brown &
Rogers the 3-year-old colt Lamplighter,
the price paid being $4,000.
PRESIDENT HARRISON on the leth
pardoned George West, United States
prisoner, confined in the penitentiary
at Columbus, O., us the convict is dying
with consumption. West was serving
eleven years from Indian Territory Tor
larceny, and was transferred from tho
Arkansas prison.
AT Philadelphia, Pa, on the 18TH
President Mcleod, Of the Philadelphia
& Reading road, sent a Telegram to Cen
eral Superintendent Bonzano' stating
that the company would submit to no
arbitration to settle the difficulties with
the strikers
NEAR Maysville, Ky, on the 18th
Buck Stroud fired four pistol balls into
Fleming Williams, killing him Instant
lv. 1t was claimed Williams insulted
Stroud's sister. Williams was young
unmarried tenant on James Asbury's
farm and Stroud is prominent young
farmer.
In the 5000 pacing race at Des
Moines, Ia, on the 18th, between Man
ager, Guy and Roy Wilkes, Guy reduced
his record from 2:11H to 2:1OA, making
a new track record. Guy won the race,
Manager second, Roy Wilkes third.
BUSINESS failures occurring through
out the country during the week ended
August 10 number for the United States
ia and for Canada 25, a total OF 1877, as
compared with 1s0 the previous week
and 2l6 for the corresponding week OF
last year.
JOIN +. MILLER, u coal merchant OF
Chicago, fatally shot j. F. Menne, pro
prietor of the Centennial hotel at Gin
cinnati, on the 10th. Five shots were
fired, three taking effect Miller's Soc
ond wife had ran away from him, TAX
ing g, 900 with her, and taking up with
Menne. This caused the tragedy.
A GENERAL rise In the price OF pro-
visions is threatened in New York City
unless the railroads soon succeed in
moving the stalled trains at Buffalo
Already several of the dealers have
raised their prioo for butter and eggs'
THE collapse Of the Des Moines la-)
driving park association Is complete.
The races are declared off and purses
will be defaulted. Purses earned ag-
gregate $40, 900. Other obligations about
the same. Assets s75, 900.
GEN. CARNEs attacked the forces OF
miners guarding the depot at Coal Creek,
Tenn, on the 10th and captured them
Three miners were killed, many
wounded and the rest surrendered. Two
soldiers were killed and several injured.
The leaders Of the miners delivered Col
Anderson TO Gen. Carnes
ABOUT 1000 roughers, members OF
the Amalgamated association, are pro
testing against 10 per cent reduction
demanded by the rollers, instead OF
per cent. as arranged by the Pittsburgh
conference. Tho roughers say they will
strike rather than submit TO the reduc'
ton. A big rupture among the work
men is possible.
THERE are now about 1900 non-unior
men In the Carnegie mill at Homestead
Pa Two additional furnaces In the
open hearth mill were successfully
started on the 10th with skilled work
men.
AT Youngstown, o., on the Goth, the
conference committee Of the Amalga
mated association aud the iro9manu
facturers Of the Mahoning and Shenan
20 valleys agreed upon scale There
Is cut Of 10 per cent straight on al
finishers covered by the scale. All the
mills will sign the scale and begin oper
atlops at once. Over 10000 men will re
turn 10 work after shut down OF two
months.
HARRY KURSER, aged so, an employ
In the soda water factory Of Light
Bros, New York City, was instantl,
killed on the 10th by the bursting of on,
Of the soda fountains
THE exports from New York for tn
two weeks ended August 10 exceeded
last years by7 per cent, and import
are enormous for the season, for tw
weeks at New York 50 per cent create
, than last year
AT New York City on the 9th maj
who described himself as Edward Mur
ply, former priest was convicted O
passing a worthless check for so4O upol
Teamey & Gilerson. of Coney Island
The check was given In poker game
On the 10Th smallpox broke out a
the summer hotel Of Elijah Utter, q
East Durham, N. Y, In the catskilk
, There were about 200 guests at tn