The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-10-19

from his stronghold the attacking party
set fire to the cabin. The desperate
leaped through the flames and made his
escape.
THE directors Of the United States Ex-
press Company have declared divi'
dend of per cent, payable November
15 The last dividend was paid in May,
1891.
AN epidemic of diphtheria prevails In
Jerome township, Madison county, o.
Every school is closed, and it is esti-
mated that within radius OF four
miles there are 300 cases of the disease.
| All the surrounding country has quar-
antined the township and not particle
of business s.being done
THE postmaster general has signed
the mail contracts with the Interna-
tional Navigation Company, the terms
of which require the construction OF five
new ships.
THE worlds fair directors have appro-
priated $4,000 to pay the expenses OF
the Illinois National Guard in attend
ing the dedication exercises.
AN explosion Of gas in the Sterling
Run colliery, near Shamokin, Pa, on
the 18th killed one miner, seriously in
iured four and imprisoned eight others,
Two Of the latter were subsequently
rescued in a critical condition. There
is little hope of the remaining six being
taken out alive.
THE worst snow storm in thirty years
visited Denver, Col, and in fact the
whole Rocky Mountain country, on the
18th. The wind blew hurricane, rain
fell in torrents on the plains and snow
piled high in the mountains. Railroad
and telegraph communication with the
interior of the state and the east was
interrupted.
THE receiver OF the Maverick Ma
tional bank at Boston has deposited
$40, 900 more at the sub-treasury on ac-
count of the banks creditors, making in
all 60, 2l9, 967 realized from the assets
since the bank failed. The amount OF
the balance is over 100000.
THE Detroit Mich board of educa-
ton on the 14th adopted a resolution
which in effect practically excludes all
Roman Catholics from acting as teach
ers in the public schools o. that city.
The resolution declares as ineligible all
who have not acquired their education
entirely in the public schools and who
have not graduated from some public
high school
M. C. DAVIS, supreme cashier OF the
Order of the Iron Hall, has surrendered
70 the sheriff Of Marion county, Ind.
Judge Cox fixed his bond at 800, 900,
which Davis was unable to furnish.
SECRETARY TRACY has decided to
name the protected cruiser No 8, which
will be launched November at the
Union iron works, San Francisco, the
Olympia, after the capital city Of Wash
ington.
A DISPATCH from Covington, Va,
saws that the two Birchfields, members
Of the Hatfield-McCoy gang, who, on
October 4 ambushed and killed farm
er and one Of his sons, near the West
Virginia line, were arrested on the l4th
and jailed at Covington.
THE man Francois, who caused the
explosion In the restaurant Of M. Very,
in Paris several months ago. by which
, the proprietor and waiter were fatal
, " injured, was arrested in East Lon
don on the 14th, after q desperate
struggle. .
The chief Of the secret service di
, vision, treasury department, announces
. that a new counterfeit S silver certif
! cate has boon put In circulation In Chi
r cago.
FIVE Of the great dry goods jobbint
: houses Of New York City will, at thu
0 beginning Of next year, cut the com
1 mission now paid their snlesmen- Th'
n result will be q diminution OF nearl.
: one-half In the incomes Of these men.
a BUSINESS failures during the sever
Y days onded October IA number for tn
=. United States 1s9, Canada 20, tota
2i5, as compared with 900 the previou
J week and $50 for the corresponding
: week Of last year.
s WILLIAM A. BARKER, wealthy an
Y aged citizen was found on the rnilroa
: track near East Greenwich, r. l., o.
the 14th, mutilated and dead. He
i supposed 10 have been run over by
Q railroad train. Barker was SS years G
o age, unmarried and worth 100000
o AT New Haven, Conn, on the lat
: William Webster was in the superio
3 court found guilty Of assaulting Mr.
Minnie Remington, the wife OF a prom
a nent resident OF Hamden, and was ser
o fenced TO two years in state prison.
Q CHARLES BoBzEIN & Co., dealers !
pianos, organs and general musict
merchandise, assigned at Detroit, Mich
q on the 14th. Liabilities 100000.
}. MRS. LIZZIE STEPHENS and son Alber
" Of Cawlser City, Kan, had rooms at
: hotel in Des Moines, Ia, on the 14tl
l. They had never seen gas before an
d both blew II out Mrs Stephens WI
found dead, but Albert survived
;, On the 14th three colored miners, on
a Taylor, Andrew Wizard and his adopte
q son, were all instantly killed in CO.
J. mine operated by the Kansas and Tex
d Coal Company, one mile east Of Bevie
y Mo-, by the falling Of large rock.
, AT Philadelphia, Pa, on the night
: the 18th, while endeavoring TO escal
= from the house Of correction, Peter Ga
- !, len met horrible death. He secure
y eight sheets and made rope lor
v enough to lower him TO the ground. 1
had scarcely swung himself free fro
the ledge when the sheets broke and