The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-28

81 A STATEMENT issued Dy tne Uniteu
States treasurer shows that the net gold
holdings Of the government on the Slst
were s119, 2s4, 1914, decrease OF nearly
50, 900, 900 since the 10th inst, the date
OF the issue of the last statement
THE reduction Of salaries of officers
and employees in the immigration serv-
Ice will take effect January next. The
scaling of all salaries above $1,000 per
annum includes, of course, the salaries
of the commissioner and the assistant
superintendent Of immigration at New
York
FIRE broke out in the oil room OF the
West End Street Railway Company's
barns at Boston, Mass, on the 2lst
The flames spread SO rapidly that four
men who were working in the repair
department were unable to escape and
were suffocated. The buildings were
destroyed, causing a loss Of $125, 600.
CHARLES L. CADMAN, a clerk at the
wholesale stamp window of the post
office at New York City, disappeared on
the Goth, leaving shortage OF between
IS, 900 and $4,000
The Washington cotton mills at
Gloucester, N. j., were sold at receivers
sale on the 21st for s11O,5O0. A COM
pany will be organized in few weeks
to operate the plant, which will give
employment to 1900 persons
A FIRE at Duquesne, suburb OF Nc
Keesport, Pa, on the 21st partially de-
stroyed the Oliver block and several ad-
joining buildings, rendering five fami-
lies homeless The fire originated in a
paint shop in the basement OF Fred
Hendricks home Total loss, $4,000
THE customs receipts at New York
City for the first twenty days of Decem-
ber aggregate STOS5,sll, an increase
over the corresponding period of 1891 OF
nearly s1,750,0OO
THE wife of DR.. o. II. Mott, of Fort
| Ann, N. Y, was found dead in chair
in the doctors Office on the 2lst under
circumstances indicating suicide. She
was the doctors fourth wife, having
been married to him about year ago
AT Brazil, Ind, ON the 21st Claude
Wolfe, popular young business man,
committed suicide by discharging the
contents of shotgun into his body.
Wolfe pressed the trigger with the ram
rod. No reason is known for the act
The big dress goods and clothing mill
Of +. A. Bachman G. Co was almost en-
tirely destroyed at Philadelphia on the
s1st by FIRE which originated in the
basement from spontaneous combus-
ton. Loss, 1896, 900; fully insured.
AT St Louis, Mo-, on the 22d City
Treasurer Michael Foerstel made an as
signment of all his real and personal
property for the benefit Of his creditors
The aggregate value of the property is
placed at S227, 900. The assignment was
due to the discovery Of a shortage in
the city treasury amounting to seS,OOO.
AT Muncie, Ind, the fly wheel at the
White River Iron and Steel works burst
on the ed, tearing the building to
pieces. Head Roller Ed Perkins Of
Joliet; ILL.,, was instantly killed; Engi-
neer Dave Collier was fatally injured
and Heater Lige Ward was badly cut
Three hundred men are out OF work
pending repairs. Loss $4,000
e. N. MELLoR, Of the late lumber firm
of Hoxie & Mellor, who failed two years
ago for $500, 900, committed suicide al
Amigo, Wis, on the 29d, by blowing ou'
his brains
THE entire plant OF the Home Bleacf
and Dye work at Valley Falls, r. l.
was destroyed by fire on the 29d, en-
failing loss Of about $4,000.
NEAR Railway, N, j., on the night o
the 2ist, as Theodore Folsom was eros
sing the Lehigh Valley railway, he wa
struck and instantly killed by the fas
.. train. Mr. Folsom was cousin Of Mrt
Grover Cleveland, Of New York City.
, THE New England society of Penn
, sylvania held its twelfth annual Dime
at Philadelphia on the 22d, at whic
$50 persons were present Charlie
, Emory Smith presided, and Vice Pres
dent Morton was the principal guest.
A HEAD-END collision between tw
: freight trains occurred on the Louisvill
& Nashville main line near Edgerhel
I. Junction, Tenn, on the 22d. Ten cal
a and the two engines were badl
wrecked. Five trainmen and tw
, tramps were seriously injured
THE relatives OF the late Mrs Ma
= Raret Preston are contesting her wi
: In the courts at Louisville, KY. Mr.
Preston left about 5000, 900 worth
property TO the Catholic church, cuttir
off her relatives without cent III
L contest Is made on the ground thl
- Mrs Preston was religious mon
maniac.
AT Dubuque, Ia, on the 22d JUDI
y Woolson sentenced r Il. Graves, pre-
70 dent Of the wrecked Commercial N
tional bank, 10 Eve years in the per
= tentiary, the minimum term. The boz
IL on appeal was increased TO $4,000, al
o the defendant was given until Janua
% 8 TO file bill Of exceptions.
70 OK the God a stock train havil
II aboard ten Iowa farmers, collided wi
= some standing cars on the G B. q
Is switch yards at Galesburg, Ill. r
men were penned in and the car To-
s, fire. All were rescued alive, thou
1t seven were badly injured. hl
n THE annual report Of William Kir
a. by, railway commissioner Of Oh
ID shows there were 215 deaths on Oh
9. railways by accident during the p'
ie year, including 1So employees. The
IN are 1O, 900 grade crossings in the sta
n and the commissioner recommends Oh
ir all be placed over or under railw
u tracks at tho expense Of the counti
r. ,nunicinalitiea and companiea