The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-01-11
DOMESTIC.

THE Washington Federation OF Labor,
embracing twenty-eigbt trades In the
District of Columbia, unanimously
adopted resolution favoring the sus-
pension OF immigration for five years.
The legislative committee was directed
TO bring the matter TO the attention OF
congress. Two thirds of the men at the
meeting were foreigners
TIE supreme court of Pennsylvania
hasdecided that the old bluelaw, enacted
in 17o4 and relating to the following OF
worldly pursuits on the Sabbath day,
was still in force. The case upon
which the decision was rendered was
that OF Thomas Matthews, publisher OF
Of the Pittsburgh Sunday Leader, who
was convicted under this act Of pub
fishing and issuing his paper on Sunday.
AT Detroit, Mich, Edward b. Farms
worth committed suicide in the street
on the 4th. Farnsworth had collected
$50 on an order purporting to be signed
by his father. The order was dishon-
ored, n warrant was sworn out and
Farnsworth was arrested When near
police headquarters he drew q pistoI
and shot himself in the right temple
dying in short time
AT Scranton, Pa, on the 4th fire in
St Thomas college did $40, 900 damage
TO the buildings and its contents The
rooms OF the Young mems institute anC
their valuable library were destroyed
and the library Of Bishop o'Hara wa
slightly damaged by water.
AT conference in Chicago betweeI
the strike committee of the Rock ISLAM
railroad and A. d. Thurston, pas
grand chief Of the o. r. r., II was dc
cided TO declare the strike of on the 5th
AT Little Rock, Ark, Rev. s. II
Buchanan, q Cumberland Presbyterian
minister who recently defaulted a
treasurer OF the Arkansas insane asy
lum, wrote letter TO his church on tn
I'd, acknowledging his guilt He say
he is short IS, 200 and that he used tn
money in church work.
AT Albany, N. Y, on the 4th the cor
stitutional amendment bill postponin
the election till next November passe
the senate and assembly.
AUTHORITY has been granted. TO NOR
gage the Cathedral property in Cincir
natl TO secure loan Of S62, 900 to be al
piled 10 the payment of dividend I
the unfortunate creditors Of Archbisho
Purcell. The loan has been obtained
and the trustees Of the Purcell estat
will soon declare another dividend
the creditors
THE Mutual Benefit Life Compan.
OF Hartford, Conn, has decided 10 &
out OF business, and has made arrang
ments with the National Mutual Il
surance Company, Of New York, to tai
all its members who apply for tran
fer Of their insurance 10 that compan.
ACCORDING TO the report Of Secretai
Rusl on the operations Of the bures
Of animal industry, for 1892, the woi
OF stamping out pleuro-pneumonia hi
been carried on as rapidly as was pc
sible under the prevailing conditions
the country and the disease has cor
pletely disappeared The time require
was only about Eve years and the tot
expenditure little in excess Of q
100000.
A DBPATcH Of the 5th from Baker
vile, N. c., says that the story Of d
horrible killing OF several persons,
reported In the papers few days az
Is q fake OF the worst kind No su'
occurrence has taken place, and y
people Of that locality are at loss
understand why the story was told
1T has been decided that buildil
for an exhibition by the college frat
mites will be erected at the worlt
fair. The structure win be Gre
temple and Is expected 70 cost $1,000.