The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-03-15
DOMESTIC.

On the Sth the stockholders of the
Washburn-Moen Manufacturing Com
pany, at Worcester, Mass, voted to in
crease the capital stock of the company
from $500 900 to s3OO0,0O0,
AT Philadelphia on the sth Ephraim
Young, director Of the defunct Spring
Garden National bank was found guilty
in the United States district court of
conspiracy with President Kennedy and
with embezzling the funds of the cor
poration.
LESTER II. GALE, who on July 2, 1892,
embezzled $40, ,762 from Nashville saw
ings bank, was acquitted on the sth, 1t
being shown that he had refunded the
money.
THE fight for the largest purse ever
contested by pugilists-s6O, ,O0O-was
brought off by the Crescent City Ath-
lctic club Mt New Orleans on the sth,
the contestants being Bob Fitzsimmons
and James Hall But four rounds were
fought, Fitzsimmons winning with ease.
AT Jacksonville, Ill, on the sth when
the employees OF Hockenhut & Elliotts
bank opened the doors the dead body Of
George Loomis, boolskeeper, was found
lying on the floor He had shot him
self through the head. Loomis was an
exemplary young man and no cause is
known for the tragedy
AT Redwood Falls, Mimi, on the 9th
Judge Webber fled decisions in the cell
ebrated tax title. cases, whereby title
sharks are recognized by the law and
more than n thousand acres of land are
wrested from innocent settlers. The
Judge awards the plaintiffs costs and
disbursements aside from u judgment
giving them absolute possession.
BLACK diphtheria is reported raging
in pronounced form ut Stein, Mara
thon county, Wis Three deaths oc-
Cured in single family in one day.
while another lost four during one
week from the dread disease. Other
cases are also reported.
HENRY BINDER and Hans Carlson were
drowned at Hinckley, Ill, on the 9th in
q swollen creek Both men fell from q
cake OF ice.
A DISTINCT shock Of earthquake was
experienced at Railway, N. j., on the
9th, which did considerable damage in
the city and vicinity
OK the 9th the steamship Naronic had
been out twenty-six days and has not
been spoken once or seen since she left
the Mersey early on the morning OF
February IL.
On the 9th the treasury department
received gold at several points In New
York the gain made in gold was $780,.
900, while at New Orleans II received
500, 900 in gold in exchange for like
amount in silver certificates.
A COLLISION between n passenger and
freight train occurred on the 9th at
Chaddsford Junction, Pa, on the VIII
mington & Northern railroad. The
engineer Of the passenger train was
killed and the conductor was badly in
jured-
NEAR Ft- Plains, N. Y, on the night
or the 9th Henry c. Rouse, wealthy
farmer, was murdered by n burglar
who broke in the door and shot Rouse,
killing him instantly. Mrs. Rouse blew
out the light and after scufile with
the murderer, put him to fight without
any booty.
AT Omaha, Neb, on the 9th Mrs ].
d. Kisler started the kitchen fire by
the aid Of kerosene, which exploded,
severely. perhaps fatally, burning her
self, her husband and three children,
besides destroying the house and all It's
contents
OK the 10th q passenger train on the
North Pennsylvania branch Of the
Reading railroad ran into q landslide
near Bingen. Pa Engineer Fred De-
Grant was killed and his fireman badly
hurt No passengers were injured
The engine aud three cars were
wrecked.
At New York City on the 10th Pat
rick Bruin and John o'Hrarn, junkmen,
about co yearsold, were caught between
two Pennsylvania railroad barges and
crushed 10 death
OK the 10th Secretary Carlisle received
offers from Chicago bankers TO e1-
change $1,000, 900 OF gold for like
amount Of small treasury notes OF the
denominations OF fives tens and twen-
ties limitations were made that the
amount Of small notes needed will reach
$4,000, 600. for which gold will be paid.
AT Brazil, Ind, on the 10th nearly
every coal mine in the county had
closed down, the result Of the switch
mems strike at Chicago, and the situa-
tion was growing critical Thousands
of miners are thrown out OF employ.
ment with no visible prospect for work.
BRYCE A. WHITE, assistant cashier Of
the Wallabout bank, Brooklyn, N. Y,
was arrested on the 9th on q charge Of
nmbszzling $4,000 The method which
White employed 10 defrsud tho bank
was the falsiacation Of deposit checia
THE business failures occurring
throughout the country during the
seven days ended March 10 number aaS.
o. compared with total of 2s1 the pro
Sio,.a xveaL