The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-12-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
DOMESTIC,

Gov. FLOWER has decided not to in
terfere in the case Of John Delfno, the
Brooklyn murderer, who has been SEN
fenced to be executed at Sing Sing.
AT New York on the 29th ult. Judge
McAdam, ofthe superior court, granted
q decree of divorce to Helen Dauvray
Ward, the actress, from John NJ. Ward,
the baseballist
HENRY DIssToN's Sons, saw, file and
tool makers at Philadelphia, Pa, an
nounee reduction OF 10 per cent. in
the wages of their employees. Their
works are the largest in the world.
IT was learned at Ashland, Wis, on
the S0th ult., after personal investiga-
tion. that the reports of the destitute
condition of the miners and their fami-
lies in the upper peninsula of Michigan
have not been exaggerated. Five thou
sand people are impoverished and In
pitiable situation.
THE cornerstone Of the new Chicago
library was laid on the 30th ult Ad-
dresses were made by Mayor Swift,
DIR. c. z. Hirsch and others. The cost
of the building and furnishings will
be about 81, 900, 900 and the library will
have a capacity of 100000 volumes.
THE Nonantum Worsted Company,
with mills at Newton, Mass, has for
mally notified its 500 operatives that the
reduction of the tariff by the proposed
new law will make 1t absolutely neces-
sary to reduce wages or stop the mills.
These mills have been operated for
fourteen years without interruption.
AT Oak Harbor, o., on the Goth ult,
boiler in the sawmill of Scott Ven
tress exploded, killing Edward Gordon,
engineer; Edward Monroe, sawyer, and
fatally injuring David Wright, laborer
The property loss was 5000.
f. p. SARGENT, grand master Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
declared at Buffalo. n. Y, on the 3Oth
ult that the Lehigh Valley strikers
would win the struggle. The Lehigh
Valley officials say, however, that they
are running trains as usual.
NEAR Waverly, n. Y, on the 30th
ult, Lehigh freight engine blew up
and Charles Swartout, OF Lodi, n. Y,
acting pilot, and Paul Smith, of Lock-
wood, were fatally scalded. The acci-
dent occurred through allowing the
water to get too low in the boiler.
THE Roxbury (Mass) carpet mills,
employing 800 hands, shut down on the
3Oth ult for an indefinite period. The
management asserts that the shut
down is due to the announcement of
the tariff schedule on carpets in the
Wilson bill. The Saxonville mills,
which supply worsted for carpet manu-
features and employs 300 persons, will
also close for the same reason.
THE American arbitrators in the
Bering sea award case have refused TO
pay the stenographers who copied the
testimony because Of their incompe-
tence.
THE New York building at the
worlds fair grounds has been sold to
Chicago firm of house wreckers for
$1,000.
AT Fort Wayne, Ind, on the 3Oth ult.
DR.. John Seaton, his wife and daugh-
ter, and two guests, Misses Harter and
Hatfield, were poisoned at supper. All
were found in helpless condition by
neighbors. Physicians labored seven
hours before the sufferers were re-
stored TO consciousness The only dish
which the entire household ate was
escalloped oysters, which IL is supposed
was poisoned. All may recover
THE large breaker OF Bedall Bros,
near Tamaqua, Pa, was burned on the
night of the 3Oth ult together with 150
tons Of coal. The fire was supposed TO
have been Of incendiary origin. Loss,
s25, 900; partially insured.
Two Englishmen named Clancy and
Newson arrived at Knoxville, Tenn,
on the lst, on hunting expedition.
They started fox which finally ran
into n cave. The hunters followed
and were suffocated by deadly gas
that had previously claimed many other
victims
BUSINESS failures for the week ended
December Q numbered 2s7 in the Uni
ted States against 23G for the same
week last year. and 4s in Canada
against SO last year.
TREASURY department figures show
that in anticipation OF possible increase
in the internal revenue tax on distilled
spirits considerable quantities OF
whisky are being taken out OF bond
and exported. and large quantities OF
newly distilled whisky are also being
placed in bonded warehouses, TO be re-
deemed hereafter at the present rate
OF tax OF ninety cents gallon.
THE public debt statement issued on
4 the 1st showed the net treasury balance
. in round figures to be eos, 900, 900, de-
, crease during the month OF November
ecf 81, 100000.
'dHE Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad Company has contracted with
the Baldwin locomotive works at Phil
adelphia for the building OF seventy
.oneslocomotives. FOrty-two are TO be
begun at once. This isone OF the largest
orders the Baldwin works has ever re-
oeivei from single road.
AT Chicago on the LIST President Nc
Donald, of the Guarantee Investment
Company was fined $1,000 and SEN
fenced toeleven months imprisonment
in the United States court, for using
the mails for lottery purposes. Other
officers Of tihe concern were fned 5000
each.
PnYacrhas in Washington report
that the grips quite prevalent. The
ailment seems TO Ak on the throat with
particular Ndlence. 1t deprives many
patients OF thek voices and In some