The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-03-22
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
THE Carnegie Steel Company has or
dered u new press for its armor plate
mill at Homestead, Pa, that will cost
over million dollars, from Whitworth
& Co., of Manchester England. 1t will
be the largest piece of machinery of the
kind in this country.
THE once famous California Athletic
club, at San Francisco, the scene Of
many celebrated pugilistic events, as
signed on the 18th for the benefit Of its
creditors
JOHN +. SCHNEIDER and Jacob Muller
were instantly killed at Somonauk, Ill,
on the 18th by Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy passenger train. Their team
ran away and started to cross the track
directly in front of the engine
AT a meeting of the Boston board of
fire underwriters few days ago it was
decided to raise the rates 81 on each
800 of insurance carried in the confia-
grafton district This is in some cases
ale5O per cent increase.
BY the will Of John Richardson, who
died recently at Greenwich, O., the Ohio
Wesleyan university receives $500
The trustees are required TO pay per
cent per annum to the widow as long
as she may live
IMPoRTATIoNs at New York in Janu-
ary and February Of this year, exclusive
Of specie, were 90 per cent more than
in the same period last year. while ex-
ports OF domestic produce during the
same period have fallen off so per cent
as compared with 1892
DURING the annual meeting OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
at East Cambridge, Mass, on the 18th,
Rev. William Graham arose TO deliver
an address, when he fell back dead
IT has been decided TO name the new
United States military post to be es-
tablished near Essex Junction, VT,
Fort Ethan Allen, in honor of the rev.
olutionary patriot who at one time
owned the land where the post is now
situated.
Two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars in gold was deposited at the sub
treasury in New York on the 10th,
against the withdrawal Of small notes
for shipment
AUGUST STANLEY and Henry johnson,
hunters, members OF the Pittsburgh
club, who have q club house on the
KankalSee river, near Valparaiso, Ind,
were drowned in the river, near Horse
shoe Bend, on the 10th.
AT Chicago, on the 10th, H. G. Fox, a
collector for the First National bank,
was held up and robbed Of 81, 800 on one
of the stairways Of the court house at
midday. The robber cholsed the col
lector into insensibility and grabbing
the money escaped into the crowded
street Fox was unable TO give a de.
scription OF his assailant
AT Nebo N. c., on the 18th B. W.
Grow and his family were driven from
the town by anonymous threats, de-
struction of their property and fear Of
assassination. Grow is white man
and his daughter taught n school for
negro children
An early morning fire at Toledo, O.,
on the 10th destroyed Wheeler's opera
house and an adjoining block occu-
pied by J. p. Stattler, harness dealer
Loss, $4,000; insurance on opera house,
s37, ,OOO
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 18th Miss
Mollie Niellson, former trained nurse
of Bellevue hospital, New York City,
inaugurated her attempt TO abstain
from all nourishment for thirty days
THE Bethlehem pa Iron Company
on the 18th sent consignment of thir.
ty-seven tons Of armor TO the Brooklyn
navy yard The shipment consisted OF
curved tprret plates for the Terror.
MRS FRANCES KILLER, said 10 be
worth S5, 0Oo, 900, and who achieved no
toriety few years ago by having made
and put in her house a costly burial
casket in preparation for her death,
was married Mt Boston, Mass, on the
10th TO her former coachman, Peter
Surrette
OK the 18th the management Of the
Elba Iron works at Frankstown, Pa, !,
served notice Of reductions in all de-
partments, TO go into effect March 20.
Last June the firm refused to recognize
the Amalgamated association and since
that time operated the plant with nom
union men. About 400 men are affected
by tine reduction.
BusINEss failures during the seven
days ended March IL numbered for the
United States 100, Canada 80, total 500,
as compared with 2s5 the previous week
and $40 for the corresponding week OF
last year.
WASHINGTON DALE, colored, generally
acknowledged 10 have been the Oldest
man In Missouri, died at his home In
Kansas City on the 10th, aged 100 yeara
AT Oswego N. y, on the 10th, the
Kenyon and Jones blocks were de-
stroyed by fire. A number Of corpora.
tions were burned out, including G. A.
Tanner a Co, hardware dealers, and
The Western Union telegraph offioe
Loss s75, 200; partially insured