The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarter
DOM ESTIc.

at the worlds fair grounds, made an
assignment for the benefit Of its cred
itors on the 11th. Its assets are esti-
mated at 100000 against 100000 liza
bilities. The recent fire caused loss
of $4,000
THE city of Princeton, Ind, was
almost wiped out by fire on the 18th.
A large number of business houses
were destroyed, entailing loss OF
$3.50, 600; insurance, Sl50,OOO.
GEORGE H. EATON & Co.'S large ma
chine factory at Stoneham, Mass, was
burned on the 18th, with all its con-
tents. Loss, 100000.
ARCHIBALD LIVINGSTON, the son OF
wealthy bridge contractor residing in
Sidney, Australia, who arrived at Phil
adelphia recently. was drowned while
bathing in the Delaware river on the
12th.
THE total value of the exports of do
mestic breadstuffs from the United
States during the month of June was
s15.s12, 751.
POSTMASTER GENERAL BTssELL has de-
cided to abandon the three sizes of
postal cards now in use and to substi-
tute one size for both single and reply
cards. The double or reply card now
in use will be continued with the size
when folded reduced to that of the in
ternational card. These two cards will
take the place of the small or ladies'
card, the medium and the large card
and the large return card.
OSCAR NEEBE, the Anarchist who
was recently released from the Illinois
penitentiary, was quietly married on
the 18th to Mrs. Eliza Hepp. The
bride is the owner of a aourishing
saloon in Chicago.
TIN bullion in the Bank of England
decreased fl6l, 900 during the week
ended July lS.
THE international convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union Of Amer
lea opened at indianapolis, Ind, on the
18th for three days session. Most OF
the states and Canada were well repre-
sented, there being 5000 delegates
present.
AT Alpena, Mich, on the 18th Will
liam Repke, who confessed and impli-
Gated twelve others in the murder of
Albert Molitor at Rogers City in 1873,
was found guilty of murder in the first
degree The jury was out only twelve
minutes.
AT Henryville, Ind, on the night Of
the 18th special freight ran into the
regular freight causing Il frightful col
lision. George Shirley and Brookbank,
engineer and brakeman, were fatally
hurt and man named Rayburn, Of
New Albany, In charge of car OF
horses, was killed. A number of val
liable racing horses were badly hurt.
THE bank of Mound Valley, Kan,
wasrobbed on the 18th by three masked
men, who bound the cashier and Sc
cured 5000.
NEAR Jamestown, n. Y, on the 18th,
while large party Of Odd Fellows
were returning from an installation OF
officers, the carriage containing Frank
Newhouse and Dexter Whitford, was
struck by an Erie train and both men
were killed.
The town Of Luckey, Wood county,
O., was swept by fire on the 18th,
which destroyed nearly every business
house in place. Loss, 100000.
RICHARD NJ OLcoTT, grain exporter
at New York under the name of Olcott
& Co., failed on the 18th. Liabilities
reported from 500, 900 to sl5O,OOO.
THE Noah +. Farnham Veterans No.
/, OF New York, have reasserted their
determination to maintain their exist.
ence as separate organization until
the supreme council Of the q. A. X. re-
vokes the order expelling the Farnham
post from membership
THE Charles Parker Company, OF
Meriden, Conn, mas shut down for an
indefinite period. The firm employed
about 1000 hands in the manufacture
of lamps, screws, etc.
AT Port Clinton, o., on the 18th Mary
Gear, aged II, and Annie SCHROEDER
aged 5. were burned TO death by the
explosion Of a two gallon can Of gaso
line.
THE long lockout Of union lumber
showers at Tonawanda, n, Y, wa:
ended on the l4th. A meeting OF the
union was held at which IL was unani
mously decided not TO try TO hold out
any longer and TO go TO work at once a'
individuals.
DURING the seven days ended July Il
business failures numbered for tn,
United States 374 and for Canada 20
total 800, as compared with 324 the pre-
vious week. For the corresponding
week OF last year the figures were 100
Buck & TowNE, bankers and dealer
in hardware, at Plymouth, Ind, as
signed on the 14th. They had been il
business without change since 1858 anC
the confidence was so great that pri
vate citizens and business men wer,
caught for thousands Of dollars.
THE National bank Of Kansas City
No, suspended payment on the l4tl
and was placed in the hands Of tn,
comptroller of the currency.
MICHAEL DELANEY, Of Newark, n
Y, was killed and Clifford Eddy, o
Buffalo, had an arm and leg crushed
in the elevator shaft Of the iron oh
servation tower at Niagara Falls, N
Y, on the 18th.
GEORGE GRANDIN, who represents l.
journal, Paris, left New York City OF
the 18th TO walk to the worlds fair
Chicago. He expects TO make aft
miles day and carries no money, re
lying solely on good fellowship.
THIEVES stole $4,000 worth Of dia
monds from II, " Dickinson's iewelr