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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
A BIG COMBINE.
Consolidation of Lake Interests Involving
40 Fifty Million Dollars.

Ha Fifty Million Dollars.
DULUTH, Mimi, Nov. 20.-A consoli-
dation of lake interests involving near
ly $50, 900, 900 is on the tapis for next
season. It has been brought about by
the hopelessness OF the lake marine
situation so far as the vessel owners are
concerned, when the owners and man.
ayers Of the ore, coal and grain fleet
are hustling for business and there Ia
not enough business to go around At
Cleveland Is owned or managed half
the great lake freight ships, outside
the 10000 tons owned by the American
Steel Barge Company and managed
from this city. Every owner and man
nger In Cleveland. the majority Of
those at Detroit aud Buffalo and the
steel barge company have all agreed to
20 into scheme for next year where
by one central agency shall fx freight
rates, apportion tonnage and keep ves-
sells running according 10 the demand
The central agency will probably be
q branch of the Lake Carriers associa-
tion, which now represents the owners
of nearly all the larger vessels of the
lakes.
Many Of the lake feet are managed
and ofiicered by owners and on many
only partial insurance is carried. But
the fact remains that even the best OF
the feet have not paid expenses this
year. Ore freights from Duluth have
been as low as As cents gross; wheat,
on which there are also TO 90 cents a
ton charges, has been as low as ~
cent bushel or AZ cents n ton, and
coal has been brought in large quaint.
ties at Is cents net from Lake Erie To
Duluth. II is such prices as these that
the new combinations will endeavor to
correct.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
ON THE DECLINE.

The Net Treasury Balance Continues Low
sr-Revenue Receipts Likely to Increase
From Now On.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS - Tho net
treasury balance continues 10 decline
and at the close OF business yesterday
stood at 900, ,666, $40, Of which $s5, 1884,.
757 was in gold and sio, s67,O In cur
rency. So far this fiscal year the Gus
tom revenues have fallen off S21, 0oo, 900
as compared with the corresponding
period of last year. For the same Pc
riod internal receipts have decreased
only ss,00o,o 900. Commissioner Miller.
In speaking Of the matter, said he ex-
pected the internal revenue receipts
70 increase from now on and that the
total at the end of the fiscal year 1924
would nearly equal the receipts for the
year 1893, even though they were ss,-
000, 900 behind.
This expression Of opinion he said
was based upon the correspondence
and interviews he had had with largo
wholesale dealers In tobacco and liq-
nor. The dull times affected their
business very materially but IL was
now improving as the daily receipts
showed.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, viii attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute If offered.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
ASSETS pWINDLINo.
Worlds Fair Funds Shrinking nc the Rat
of $4,000 Q Day.

Worlds Fair Funds Shrinking at the Rate
of $4,000 Day.
CHICAGO. Nov. 1S.-The assets OF the
worlds fair are dwindling TO an extent
that alarms the managers. When the
exposition closed on October 80 Treas.
urer Seeberger had, in round numbers,
1850. 900 in bank. This has been slip
ping away, in spite OF what the man.
ayers claim is the most economical
management at the rate Of $4,000 q
day. But in addition TO that the assets
have been shrinking in the most unex-
pected manner. Discoveries have lately
been made, II is said, which in any
enterprise but the worlds fair would
be regarded as sensational in the ex-
treme.
1t transpires that large amount Of
property that the exposition managers
expected TO sell, and with the funds
pay back to stockholders a small per.
centage OF their contributions, does
not belong TO the fair at all, but Is
owned by contractors The contractors
are moving their property away. They
are literally stripping the exposition
grounds How much will be left when
they get through can only be sur
missed. In some cases they own the
roofs of buildings.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
REVIEW oE TRADE.


Dun 8 Co.'S Weekly business Bulletin Re-
ports Very slow Improvement, but
Many Encouraging Signs onstary DIFF
loulties No Longer Hinder Business.
New YORK, Nov. 1s-R. G. Dun g.
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Business is gaining, but it is a constant
complaint that the improvement is
slow. This is because very few realize
how heavy load business has to drag
after 1t in climbing up again. Legisla-
tive uncertainties weigh heavily, but
other loads many overlook. The past
depression, with trading and manufac-
turing failures involving more than
s235, O00, 900 in nine months besides
banking failures Of enormous liabili-
ties and failures Of railway and other
firms, involve continual embarrass-
ments which men are prone to forget.
There has been great encouragement
during the past week in the fact that
November payments are far more salts
factory than was expected and yet the
extensions Of the month would have
seemed alarming in other years. Mer-
chants who collect part of the amount
due are rejoiced, but their buying pow
er is not as large as usual
The extraordinary shrinkage in pur-
chases for consumption has made 1t inn
possible for many firms to 60 on as be-
fore, and the largest failure of the past
week, that of the Thurber-Whyland
Company, illustrates embarrassments
which cannot be terminated in week
or month. The monetary difficulties
no longer hinder 1t Is true the treas
ury cash has fallen to s97, 1855, ,595, OF
which only ss5, 400, ,s91 was in gold, but
there is no such alarm AZ there was
when the gold reserve alone went be-
low 500. 900, 900. Business is not lean
ing on the treasury, and 1t is well that
1t is not. The receipts for the month
thus far are about $1,000, 900 less than
expenses and imports in October de-
creased about $4,000, 900, partly be-
cause Of inflated valuation Of goods
imported last year.
The condition Of industries improves
Twenty-four works of all kinds have
wholly or in part resumed against
fourteen closing, yet less than half tho
iron working power is acting and out
of ninety-nine woolen works, at the
east, only ten are working full time,
while forty-fve were shut down No
vember 1, the production for four
months in mems woolens being 4,943, {.
4O1 yards against 25,554, 8O6 last year.
State factory inspectors report that out
of 10000 persons employed in textile
mills in Philadelphia, only II, 500 are at
work. Therefore, it is the more graft
flying that for the first time in many
months the sales of wool exceeded
those OF the same week last year and
are 5,S9l,s pounds larger than in any
week since February.
In boots and shoes there is also de.
cided Improvement in spite Of the fact
that orders are smaller than usual and
most factories are receiving orders,
though not enough for full employ
ment Shipments from Boston for the
week were only per cent. less than q
year ago. The great change In steel
rails, which are said TO be selling at
Pittsburgh for s2o instead Of $40 few
weeks ago, has given much stimulus 10
the demand for materials. and western
mills have also taken some large struc-
A..
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
AN IMPORTANT TEST.


First Experiment 10 be Made In the Use
of Electricity for Propening Boats on
the Eric Canal.
PITTsBURGH, Nov. 14-The Westing-
house Electric Company will this week
make it's first experiment in the use OF
electricity rs propelling power for
canal boats. The test Is to be made on
the Erie canal on the level east OF
Rochester. The company will use It's
own motor and dynamo and also some
OF its special devices for conducting
the electric fluid from the trolley wires
10 the motor on the boat An ordin-
ary canal scow has been leased for the
test
The interest in this experiment has
revived the project Of a ship canal from
this city TO Lake Erie, by what is
known as the Allegheny river route. A
novel idea, but which II IL claimed Is
perfectly feasible, has been under dis
oussion. 1t is 10 bring the ships
through the canal by electricity, using
the power Of the many heavy falls
along the river TO generate the propell-
ing power. II this should prove practi.
cable, IL would save one Of the largest
items Of expense In operating such q
cnnal
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
ALL RECORDS BEATEN.
The Cruiser Columbia on Her Onicial Tri-
al Averages 22.s1 Knots an Hour.

The Cruiser Columbia on Her Onicial Tri-
al Averages 22.S1 Knots an Hour.
BosToN, Nov. 20-The triple screw
United States cruiser Columbia, first
called the Pirate, on her official run
Saturday over the government meas.
ured course, nearly a knots long, aver.
aged 22.s1 knots an hour during four
hours run. under forced draught, thus
exceeding all previous records on a
similar run, and fulfilling the reason
able expectations Of the ship builders
and well wishers. The contract with
the government and with the William
Cramp Ship and Engine Building Com.
pany calls for speed of 81 knots an
hour. As this Is exceeded by one and
one-quarter knots, the cruisers build.
ers earn premium Of $3.50, 900 at the
rate OF ESQ, 900 for each quarter knot Of
excess speed.
The passing Of water into the port
engine along with the steam necessi.
tatsd the slowing up Of the engine
on more than one occasion and un.
doubtsdly prevented the ship from aver
aging over twenty-three knots an hour,
and In this respect the trial was o dis,
appointment 70 everybody on board.
On the trial trip up the course the Co
lumbia, with all conditions favorable,
was spurted between the seventh and
eighth buoys, q distance Of T74 miles,
and she achieved the extraordinary
speed Of 1881 knots an hour, eclipsing
all previous records and placing her
absolutely at the head Of the worlds
fnat craft
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
sANpBAooED AND ROBBED.

SFtN11FSNAe@S FNtNS h0eoGea
Daring Robbery Of q Rniiroad Onicial In
His Office at Chicago The Thieves sand
bag Their Victim aud Escape with SAL
900.
CiucAao, Nov. 18.-John A. Drake,
treasurer Of the Indiana, Illinois q
Iowa Railroad Company, was sand
bagged and robbed Of s21, 600 In the
Office of the company on the ninth floor
Of the Rookery building at o'clock
yesterday morning. Mr.. Drake had the
money in little hand sachel and was
preparing to go out on the road to pay
the employees He had lirst placed the
cash in the valise and was about to
leave the Office when two men stole up
behind him and felled him to the floor
by several hard blows on the head.
The treasurer was knocked nearly in
sensible and ere he could raise a finger
In defense. he claims, the thieves tore
the sachel from his hand and rushed
out of the Office, slamming the door az
they went They rode down in an ele-
vator very unconcernedly and made
their escape.
Mr.. Drake notified the central sta
ton as soon as possible and by 8 so'clock
every detective that Inspector Shea
could spare was put to work on the
case. 1t was the most daring sensa-
tional robbery that has occurred In
Chicago in many years. Occurring as
II did in one OF the best known Office
buildings in the city, right in the very
heart of the business district, the crime
caused the greatest excitement
The early hour selected by the thieves
is all that prevented their immediate
capture. 1t has been the custom Of tho
treasurer to pay the employees Of the
road in checks. Had the custom been
continued the startling robbery would
not have been attempted, in all prob
ability, but within the past week the
officials of the company decided topay
the men in currency. From the story
told by Treasurer Drake, 1t appears
evident that the robbers knew OF this
change. In some way they learned
that Mr.. Drake intended to call at the
office, get the money and take an early.
train. They must have followed him
into the building, around the north
corridor Of the ninth floor and waited
until he had secured the money from,
the vault. They then sprang on him,
struck him several swift blows on the
head with a weapon, presumably a
sandbag, and when he sank to the
floor insensible seized the precious
handbag and successfully escaped into
street. Where they went then the de-
tectives are trying to find out. Every
effort was made to keep the robbery
secret Mr.. Whitehead, general agent
of the road, was found at his Office In
the Rookery at 12 o'clock and refused
at first to give any Of the details Of the
robbery, but finally said that the
amount of money stolen was about
s91, 900. Mr.. Drake has been with the
Indiana, Illinois & Iowa railroad ever
since 1t was organized. He and his IA
ther, the president, are part owners Of
the property.
1T seems TO be bona fde case Of
robbery without clew, so far as we
have gone, !" say the detectives work.
ing on the case.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
A FURIOUS STORM.

IL Sweeps with Great Fury Over tho
United Kingdom - Great Destruction
Both ON Land and Sea Many Lives Lost.
LONDON, Nov. 20.-The storm which
swept the United Kingdom all day Sat
urday was still furious at - o'clock
yesterday Throughout the night and
morning reports of shipwreck were re-
ceived almost necessarily. The Vul-
ture and the Bessie, small steamers
which took refuge Saturday afternoon
in the harbor Of st. Ives on the Corn
ish coast, began dragging their anchors
towards evening. Both signalled for
help, but none could be sent in such
terrible weather. They were driven
ashore and after two hours OF perilous
work, the crews were rescued with life
lines by the coast guard and fishermen.
The steamers went to pieces in the tre-
mendous seas which rolled over them
in the night and Sunday morning, not
vestive of either hull being seen.
The people of the Orkney islands, off
the north coast of Scotland, have suf-
fered terribly. Many houses were un-
rooted. walls and barns were levclled
and hay stacks were lifted from the
fields and blown out to sea.
The whole plantation Of Dunbeath
castle, in Caithness, the most norther-
ly county Of Scotland, was swept clean
to the ground Signals Of distress were
seen flying from vessel on the Good
win sands, off the Kentish coast. The
fishermen on shore made repeated ef-
forts to get life boats through the sea
to her but were driven back. Six ves-
sells were ashore Sunday morning near
Holyhead, off the Welsh coast -Four
OF them were breaking up Six other
vessels were making signals Of distress.
The Yorkshire coast Is strewn thick
with wreckage. Near Whitby three
vessels went ashore in the night and
were going to pieces at noon. The
crews were saved. The excursion
steamers Tern and Swan, which were
at anchor In Windmere lake, county OF
Lancaster, when the storm began,
were torn loose before daylight and
both went to The bottom. Of Winter
ton, county Of Norfolk, schooner
foundered shortly before noon and five
Of the crew were drowned. Fishing
smacks and small crafts Of other sorts
have been reported BY the score as
missing from every point on the coast
The loss of life has been great, but no
estimate of the number drowned is
possible, as communication with many
parts OF the coast has been cut off.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Nov. 9O.-The Off
cial test Of propeliing canalboats by
the trolley system took place Saturday
and was success IL was witnessed
by several thousand persons who
cheered enthusiastically rs the boat
glided along. The boat was full
sized oanalboat called Frank W.
Hawley. Engineer Cheesrow, OF the
Westinghouse works at Pittsburgh, had
charge Of the application Of the cleo.
tric power The boat moved at the
rate Of three and half miles per hour.
The officers Of the Westinghouse com
pany express themselves satisfied with
the success Of the experiment
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22

WEST BAY CITY, Mich, Nov. 1f.-Au
attempt to wreck the Michigan Central
passenger and express train which left
here for Mackinaw Saturday afternoon
was made Ave miles north of Cheboy-
gan Mt o'clock that evening. There
was dense fog, and the engineer did
not see the obstruction until the engine
crashed into IL and cleared the way
through IL When the train. was
stopped IL was found that ten ties had
been placed on the track. There was
alarge sum Of money in the express
cnr, and the supposition Is that the
attempt 10 wreck the train was for the
purpose OF robbery. t ~
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
FATAL FLAMES.
A Disastrous Fire Occurs at
Memphis, Tenn.
Awful Experiences OF Members of the Y
NJ. O. A.-Four Killed and Several
Injured by Jumping From tho
Windows OF Burn
Ing building.

started last night at 7:15 o'clock in the
Wetter block ON Main street, between
Monroe and Union streets, and before
the flames were controlled at o'clock
several lives were lost and nearly half
million dollars worth of property
went up in smoke. The exact number
Of lives lost is not known, but a con-
servative estimate places It at four,
while four or five were injured, some
fatally, in jumping from the burning
building.
About u quarter past 10 clock, people
in the vicinity were startled by the re-
port Of an explosion and flash. Inan
Instant the flames were pouring out
from the lower floor OF the six-story
building occupied by the Schmaltz-
reid Hardware Company. The second,
third, fourth and fifth stories were oc-
cupied by the Young Mems christian
Association, and 1t was in this place
that the terrible loss Of life occurred.
The fire started from the explosion of
q large coal oil lamp near the stairway
and within Eve seconds after the ex-
plosion occurred, tho front end Of the
building was a seething mass of roar
ing, cracking flames.
The second floor was used as lee
ture room of the Y. M. C. A., while the
third story was used as library, and
II was in this death trap that the holo-
caust occurred. The flames leaped up
the staircase SO fast that all egress
was cut off. There were about fifteen
people in the library when the alarm
was given. They made rush for the
Main street exit, only to be driven back
by the flames Like herd of sheep in
pen they rushed in bunch for the
windows at the rear Of the building
but the flames spread SO rapidly that
the facings of three OF the windows
were on fire before they could escape.
They stood huddled together for mo
ment when the crowd below yelled:
Leap for your lives" One man
jumped and caught on telegraph
wire, but was rescued. Another made
a leap for the same wire but missed it
and feu 10 the pavement below. Two
other men made the same attempt, but
they too missed the wire and went
down on top of their comrades. At
this juncture the fireman arrived with
ladders which were quickly rum up to
the windows. Three men were rescued
but before the others could be saved
the flames burned the ladder and the
remainder perished.
The names OF tho killed cannot be
learned. Secretary Perkins, of the Y.
M. c. A., Is the only person who can
give any definite information as to the
exact number of lives lost, and he lies
at st. Joseph's hospital unconscious,
suffering from fractured skull, In
iernal injuries and broken arm. The
names of the seriously injured, as far
as can be learned. are as follows:
A X. Perkins, secretary Of the Young Mems
Christian association, skull crushed, informally
'nIureG' rnse log @ ana .,sn, & arm oIUKeS; WI, % are
,ernally Injured less % and arms broken: WiIldis
william Boardmtn, Water Valley. Miss, leg
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
One Year for only SIS

address postal card send to Geo W. Best oom2
Building York City sample the New York Tribune will
mailed o
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22

CHICAGO, Nov. 9o.-Prendergast, the
slayer Of Msyor Harrison, IL not pleased
with the defense his attorneys have de-
cised upon. They propose 10 enter q
plea of insanity" said Prendergast
yesterday II shall object 10 that I
want 10 acknowledge the commission
Of the crime and .probsbly prove justi-
fication. In what way VIII you prove
justificationY "The broken promise
70 make me corporation counsel"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22
Col. Herr,eh'. suppossd A.saIIaut Arrested

FoRr WAYNE, Ind, Nov. 1s.-Last
evening n man answering the complete
description Of the crank who attempted
the robbery and murder OF Myron 7.
Herrick. OF the Society for Savings, In
Cleveland, was arrested here by Sheriff
clausemeir. The man had been closely
watched for two days When arrested
he gave his name as George Cook and
said his home was in South Bend. He
denies ever having been in Cleveland,
but seemed greatly perturbed over his
arrest. Cook, whose real name is
thought 20 be Cunningham, Is now in
jail awaiting the action Of the Clevo-
land authoritlaa ,.f,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-22

TocoMA, Wash, Nov. 20-A regi-
ment OF 300 men formed here have
offered their services 70 the Hawaiian
R4vislonal goysrgment u case u war.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-01

There is nothing In the world which
produces the sense Of mental nausea
more completely, OF is more certain to
turn the intellectual stomach, than the
use Of certain iocularities Of speech with
which many people think 6t TO adurn
their conversation, The people who
seem to find it impossible to speak OF an
unmarried man except as "a gay bach
elor with whom the sea is always ''the
briny" or tine herring pond" and a
horse "a fiery steed, who eternally talk
about 'Sunday-go-to-meeting" clothes,
and who have such phrases as mo extra
charge, "aritate the tintinnabulator, "
"the noNious weed, ~ the pipe OF peace, -
40 winks, and Drawing the elements
forever on their lips, ars capable OF pro
ducing a sense Of disgust in those who
care to see language kept bright and
clean which is absolutely intolerable.
1t is diflicultto say whether these cant
phrsses-that is a perfectly proper de
scriptiou of them-are more odious when
used consciously or unconsciously that
| Is, by people who believe them to be funny
and intend that their hearers should con.
/ slider them funny, OF by those who have
merely caught them up and repeat them
like parrots and without any intention
| good OF bad. London Spectator.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-01

Some one writes from London; 81
happened to be present the other day at
q small boys birthday party. The host
and his guests were alike, all shoots OF
the nobility. II was really charming
sight, the long table lavishly adorned
and lined about with rosy faces, each
backed by an accompanying hveried
footmau or white capped maid. The gen,
tie lady mother who presided glided
about talking to one and another, and
finally she called for silence.
when supper is finished, you car
choose your amusement, my loves" she
said. What would you like best to dor
As with one voice came the answer n
roar, Fight New York Times.