The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-07-13
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concerned. One Of the provisions in the
contracts exempts the contractors from
the payment of time or delay penalties
in cases where the delay is caused by a
strike.
AT jackson, Tenn, on the 7th the
supreme court affirmed the decision OF
the Shelby county court in the matter
Of II. Clay King, convicted in the lower
tribunal OF the murder of Attorney
David II. Poston. The execution is set
for August ..
THE report of Representative Wheeler
on the testimony taken by the pension
office investigating committee has been
adopted by the majority of the commit
tee. 1t censures Commissioner Raum
and recommends his removal from Of
flee; also that the pension office be placed
under the civil service law.
Mrs. ANNIE BRoDERICK and three chill
drcn were suffocated in fire on the 7th
ut their home in New York City. The
fire was caused by the explosion OF
kerosene lamp.
AN explosion OF molten metal in the
furnace room of the Illinois steel works
at South Chicago on the 18th resulted in
the death OF one laborer and the injury
of three others.
THE committee on foreign relations
of the senate has reported favorably
the Dolph bill amending the Chinese
exclusion act of May last by permitting
witnesses required to substantiate the
assertions OF the Chinese applying for
certificates TO be any person mot
Chinese person or person OF Chinese
descent The original act required the
witness to be white person.
DETECTIVE MURPHY, of Pittsburgh,
has made n demand on the Allegheny
county PA. commissioners for the re-
ward of 81 900 offered by them for the
capture of +. c. Fitzsimmons, the
murder of Detective Gilkinson.
A WALL 800 feet long and 80 feet high,
running along the south side of the
Newport News railroad yard at Mem
phis, Tenn, fell from pressure OF earth
against it on the Sth. The Pullman car
Savannah, in which conductors Hunter
and Hogan were asleep, was crushed
and the two men were killed.
NEuHAUsEL's dry goods store, one of
the oldest and largest establishments of
its kind in Toledo, o., was completely
destroyed by fire on the sth. Loss $780,
900; insurance 100000.
THE rainfall in the vicinity of Mem
phis, Tenn, on the Sth was unprece-
dented. Nearly six inches Of water fell,
inficting incalculable damage to crops,
entire fields having been washed away.
Streams in all directions rose with great
rapidity and people living in the low
lands fled TO the hills for safety.
BUSINESS failures during the week
ended July number for the United
States 15s, Canada Is, total l76, as com
pared with 1877 the previous week and
247 for the corresponding week OF last
year.
AT Albany, N. Y, on the sth, an at
tempt was made by w. J. Mcdonald,
section boss on the New York Central
railroad, to assassinate Judge Jacob II.
Clute at his office. Mcdonald endeav-
ored to extort money from the judge by
forcing him to sign check for $1,000.
Upon his refusal TO comply Mcdonald
attempted to shoot the Judge, who
wrestled with him and secured the
weapon before any damage was done.
Mcdonald was arrested.
A GENERAL investigation OF score OF
railroads charged with giving discrimi-
mating rates on eastbound shipments
will be begun by the interstate com
merce commission in Chicago on the
18th. The investigation is based on COM
plants Of shippers in Chicago Kansas,
Nebraska and Iowa
AT Cincinnati Florence Elliott, brother
Of w. J. and p. J. Elliott, the murderous
editors Of Columbus, has been adjudgsd
insane and sent TO Longview asylum.
THE secretary OF the treasury has Is
sued regulations 10 govern the issue OF
certificates Of residence TO Chinese Ia
borers and TO Chinese persons other
than laborers under the provisions OF
the act Of May 5, 1892 They are full
and complete aud prescribe TO the mi
nutest detail the requirements exaoted
Of officers Of the law in enforcing its
provisions.
THE New York World urges that ar
bitration is now the only method of
procuring prompt and speedy settle
ment OF the labor trouble at Home
stead, Pa, and suggests that the matter
be referred TO board OF three arbitra-
tors. to be constituted as follows: Gov.
Mckinley, OF Ohio; Gov. Pattison, Of
Pennsylvania, and r. V. Powderly.
A TRAIN arrived ut Jersey City, n. j..
on the sth from Pittsburgh with 272 Of
the bruised and battered Pinkerton de.
tectives driven out Of Homestead. They
presented sorry sight as they limped
away in charge Of Pinkerton officials
THE Claus Spreckels Sugar Company,
Of San Francisco, have written a letter
TO the treasury department, stating that
the Pacific coast is being flooded with
sugar, the product Of cheap labor from
Hong Kong, China. As there is no duty
on sugar under the new tariff law, the
Spreckels Company say it will be inn
possible for them with the American
standard Of wages to compete with the
Chinese sugar
AUDITOR AcKERMAN, of the world s
fair, made report to the directory on
the sth, showing that finances are in a
grave condition. Tho amount of funds
available is 81, 73l, ,443, including $500, 900
not yet paid over by the city. Against
this there are outstanding contracts ag-
gregating 4,o6s,7S and running ex-
penses Of tl25, 900 a month for the de-
partments, both administrative and ex-
Z lgt.s.