The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-14

an order reducing the fee Tor reglster-
ing mail matter from ten to eight cents
This change will take effect January ].
HENRY WILLARD makes the interest
ing statement that Prince Bismarck Is
interested in Milwaukee (Wis) street
railway properties to the extent OF 2oo'-
600 marks, or $50, 900.
THE first real blizzard OF the winter
swept over southwestern Kansas on the
7th. Snow fell to the depth OF six
inches
On the sth Capt b s. Miller and wife
were found dead in their room at New
port, Pa, having been suffocated by
coal gas tits thought that the servant
girl, who was found unconscious in her
room, will recover.
HENRY p WHITE, OF Kansas City,
Kan, member of the board OF trade,
has bought 1000 acres of land near that
city, on which he proposes to colonize
all of the negroes of the town into a
self-supporting village.
AT New York City on the Sth q cab
drove across the Brooklyn bridge. when
near the center man sprang out
scaled the rail and jumped into the
stream, where he was picked up in
small boat and taken to Brooklyn. The
man was apparently uninjured.
THERE is growing belief that the
recent destruction of the Philadelphia
Ledger building was the work OF an in
cendiary, and thorough investigation
of the matter will be made.
THE lower house Of the Georgia legis-
lature appropriated 5000, 600 to the pub
lie schools of the state. Half of the
revenue of the state from roads, poll
taxes, and liquor licenses also goes to
the public school fund.
The plant of the Millvale Iron and
Steel Company at Pittsburgh was
! started up on the sth after being idle
several months. The Amalgamated
Association scale was signed and the
mill will be run with union men.
OK the 7th snow fell throughout the
entire state of Iowa and was accom-
panied by high wind At Ft Dodge
the snow drifted into great heaps, cnus-
ing suspension of all business.
! THE woolen mills at Jefferson, Mass,
were totally destroyed by fire on the
8th, entailing loss Of 100000; insur-
nnce, SlSO,0O0.
DURING the season OF navigation just
closed ninety-fve lives were lost in
navigating the great lakes-the largest
number for many years in the lake ma
rine. In property the losses for the sea-
son aggregate S2,05O,OOO.
AT Chicago on the sth the coroners
Jury which investigated the death OF
John NJ. Cohen, the Philadelphia law
yer, returned verdict to the effect that
death resulted from an accidental shot
fred by his own hand There was no
testimony to show that Cohen had con-
templated suicide.
MARY CoMELY, maiden lady aged So,
living alone, was murdered at her home
in Niles, Mich, on the night Of the 7th.
The murder was thought to have been
actuated by revenge George Taylor, q
burglar who was convicted of burglar
izing Miss Comely's house several years
ago is suspected Of being the murderer
GEORGE b. LAWSON, one of, the victims
of the recent railway accident at Green
vile, N. j., died In the hospital at Jer-
sey City on the 9th.
ALFRED j. PRICE, defaulting cashier
of Street & Price, publishers at New
York City, who was charged with steal
ing $50, 900 from the firm, pleaded guilty
to grand larceny in the first degree on
the 9th and was sentenced TO five years
in the penitentiary.
: The secretary Of the treasury is au'
thority for the statement that the de
ficiencies of the government for the
current fiscal year are estimated al
. s14, 6SG, $50, of which sl0,5O0,0 900 is OF
account Of pensions
BUSINESS failures during the sever
days ended December 0, number for the
United States 27l, Canada 80; total 297
: as compared with 2o9 the previous weel
and $50 for the corresponding week o
} last year
THE Sagendorf Iron Roofing and Cor
rugating Company at Cincinnati, o.
) was burned out on the 9th. Loss, S75-
/ 900; insurance, about $50, 900.
r HENRY G. TRIcKEY, the dead Bostol
, reporter, was one Of the chief witnesse
, in the DIR. Graves murder case at Den
! yer. The latter's friends say that il
the event OF new trial Trickey's dealt
| will save the doctor.
MARTIN BURKE, who was received n
4 Joliet I'LL prison January IL, 1890, wit
Patrick OiSullivan and Dan Coughlin
I for the murder Of DIR. Cronin in Chicago
{ died in the prison hospital on the 9th o
I consumption.
1 b. +. PAULsEN, So years old, a Cana
!. dian millionaire, suicided on the 9th b
shooting himself through the head 1
. his ba h-room at Boston, Mass MI
: Paulsen was an intimate friend OF .
v jefferson Coolidge, minister TO France
s and his wealth was estimated at 81
: 100000
a Ar Hamburg the business communit
is excited over the failure Of Carow
Bartels, stock brokers' II is allege
!, that the firm obtained from banks b
: fraudulent representations securities I
a the value Of 400, 900 marks. The liabil
4 ties amount TO 100000 marks.
q A DISPATCH Of the 9th from Rocklant
Me-, says the Grand Trunk railroad hs
!. been attached for 1896, 200, II is suppose
/ for the state tax, as 1t is in litigation.
q ANOTHER advance was made In th
}. price Of distillery goods at Peoria Ill
q on the 9th. The advance is ten cent
per gallon ON alcohol and five cents pt
d proof gallon on spirits and rectiHs
Is goods
y POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKR
|. has sent an order TO the American Ban
s Note Company, of New York, for thre