The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
DOM ESTIC.

not given.
AT the National w. G. T. u. conven-
tion at Denver, Col, on the list Miss
Frances f. Willard was reelected pres
dent; Miss Buell. was elected corre-
spending secretary; Miss Pugh treas
urer, and Miss Woodbridge recording
secretary. The oratorical contest for
the Demorest diamond medal was won
by Miss MargaretF. Badger, Of Atlanta,
Ga. She is but IA years old and de-
feated eight rivals, the Oldest Of whom
is aged "a
THE strike Of teamsters, laborers and
warehousemen at New Orleans, La,
was declared off at noon on the I'd
AT San Francisco customs officers
made seizure of 1,64O tins of opium,
valued at s16 400, on the steamer Ore
gon, from Portland, on the. I'd. The
opium was in five cases marked play
ing cards"
AT Portland, Ore, on the I'd, Lieut..
Frederick SchwatlSa, the famous Arctic
explorer, was picked up on the streetin
an unconscious condition. Beside him
lay bottle of laudanum. A patrol
wagon was called and the licutanant
was removed to the police station, where
he soon died. 1t was supposed to be a
case Of suicide.
AT Lincoln, Ill, on the Sd, the firm of
Pogram & Bro. failed for sl5O,0OO. They
were dealers in agricultural implements
nd grain and had branches at Lawn
dale, Broadwell, Burtonview and Lake
FORK.
THE original draft Of the famous com
bine bill and the veto message of Gov.
Albeit are reported missing from the
New Jersey State library where the
law compels them to be filed. Gov.
Abbot recently sent for the original
copy of the bill, but no trace of it could
be discovered.
THE circulation statement issued by
the treasury department shows the
amounts of gold and silver coins and
certificates, United States notes and ma
tional bank notes in circulation Novem-
ber to be l,0OG, 139 1856, net increase
for the month of October of StO,Os9, 752,
and an increase since November 1, 1891,
of s41, ,647,574.
THE report of the American Cotton
Oil Company, submitted ut the annual
meeting on the Sd, shows net profits OF
81, 600, 900, against 81, 322, 90l in 1891. OF
this amount S775, 900 was expended for
repairs and S225,OOO covered into the
sinking fund.
A COLLISION Of freight trains on the
Little Rock e Fort Smith railroad oc-
CURED on the I'd near Cabin Creek,
Ark, resulting in the death of Hugh
Jones, engineer, William Darby, fire.
man, and the head brakeman. Both
engines and twenty cars were demol-
ished.
THE total exports, exclusive OF specie,
from the portof New York for the week
ended November 1, 1892, were SS,705,-
7sO, against S7,227,759 for the corre-
spending week of 1891.
AT Detroit, Mich, on the I'd customs
officers seized 300 pounds OF smuggled
opium, valued at g., 700, and arrested
man giving the name of A. j. Morrison.
The stuff was brought across the river
late at night in two large trunks
REPORTS from the Mesaba range in
Minnesota say disastrous forest fires
are spreading rapidly in that region,
aided by strong winds. The district
contains some Of Minnesota's valuable
white pine.
THE public debt statement issued on
the lst shows that the interest and non.
interest bearing debt decreased sl06, 2SC
during the month of October. Cash in
the treasury, s766, 9O2, ,4sO.2S.
The new telephone system just com.
pleted in Laporte, Ind, and known as
. the Stronger automatic telephone sys.
tenn, is now in successful operation.
The system differs from the old in that
IL does away with the "hello" girl, the
switchboard and switching being oper-
ated and performed automatically.
MRs. SARAH SHEPHERD, aged lO4
years, and said to be the oldest woman
in Indiana, was fatally burned on the
Sd while alone in the house OF her step.
son.
The will Of Mrs. Elizabeth Coles, OF
New York, who died last year leaving
an estate valued at s3,0OO,OOO, was ad.
mitted 10 probate on the Sd. In her
will she ignored her brother Edward,
who is So years old, but gave $4,000 to
his children The remainder OF the es-
tate was distributed among other mem.
bers Of the family, with the exception
Of certain charitable bequests.
THE w. Il. Merserau Company, manu-
featuring brass brass bedsteads, etc.
New York City and Newark, has failed
with liabilities Of sl2O,OOO, and assets
of 100000.
The celebrated suit Of Attorney T. j.
Sutherland against the Chicago boar'
OF trade firm of John 7. Lester & Co
resulted in verdict OF sl7 AZ for Suth
erland.
Ar the special term OF the suprem,
court at Binghamton, N Y, on the Sd
Judge Parker appointed the Bingham
ton Trust Company permanent receiver
OF the Iron Hall funds in that stata
The temporary receivership Of George
Z. Clines, OF New York. was set aside
The funds thus placed IN charge Of thu
trust company amount to about t9oO, 900
FROM January to October 81 ther'
have been $685. cases Of diphtheria II
Philadelphia. OF these !, ,os5 were fatal
The ravages of the disease continue :.
increase.
GEoBGE X. WHEAT, in. 30 years o
age, q locomotive engineer on the Pan
Handle road, was struck and instantl,
killed by the Pan-Iiandle limited At Nc
Donald station, Pa. on the 3D., he wa
n son Of the well-ifnown George X