The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-06-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
DOM EsTIo.

1stlng Tor nearly TOUR years poO"Son
Liggett and Myers, tobacco manufac-
turers, and the Knights of Labor.
PURCELL THOMAS, an eronaut OF ma
tional reputation, while making an
umbrella descent from the top OF the
parade house at Buffalo, N. Y, on the
31st ult., lost control of the parachute
and fell distance of fifty feet, sus-
tanning fatal injuries.
AT meeting OF the creditors of ex-
Secretary Foster, at Fostoria, o., on
the 31st ult., it was decided to accept
80 per cent. in payment Of claims, leav-
ing it with Mr.. Foster entirely as to
whether or not he should pay more in
the future If he became financially able
to do so.
THE sixty-seventh annual meeting OF
the Home Missionary Society OF the
United States commenced at Saratoga
Springs, n. Y, on the Slst. The re-
ports showed total receipts for the past
year S73S,OS an increase over the
previous year of s75,292. The society
workers number 1909, ministering to
3,s41 congregations and missionary
fields. New schools to the number OF
265 have been organized. One hundred
and forty new churches have been es-
tablished. Gen. o. o. Howard was
reelected president; Rev. W. II. Hol-
man, recording secretary; George S.
Coe, auditor.
A STOCK train on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road was wrecked
near Sioux City, Ia, on the Slst ult,
Five persons were injured, one fatally.
A half dozen cars were demolished and
considerable stock killed.
A DISPATCH was received at the state
department from Minister Baker, dated
Massaya, June l, stating that peace is
restored at Nicaragua and the new gov
ernment went into operation on that
day.
THE furnaces OF the Rock Hill Coal
and Iron Company at Rock Hill, Pa,
were closed down indefinitely on the
31st ult, owing to n strike of the en-
ployes, who demanded the reinstate-
ment of several discharged leaders OF
the local labor union. The company
refused TO accede TO the demands of the
men.
AT Tacoma, Wash, on the lst the di-
rectors Of the Merchants National bank
announced temporary suspension,
owing 10 the run which lasted thirty
DAYS and the failure of the bank 10 re-
o1t,a ftg guntu
The steamship Fuerst Bismark, which
sailed from New York on the lst for
Europe, carried s2,75O,OOO gold and
s1s2, 800 silver.
p. +. FLEURY, manager of the Wau-
kesha Mineral Springs Company, was
fatally shot by burglars at Chicago on
the 1st.
OK the LIST Dean Bros bank at Ava,
Ill, was robbed between l2 and o'clock
at noon of about $4,000. There was no
clew as TO who committed the robbery.
Runners were sent out in all directions.
NEAR Haddam, Washington county,
Kan, on the 1st, S. c. Kerns shot and
instantly killed w. X. Combs. They
were interfering with a fist fight which
was in progress between two farmers
and began quareling themselves. Kerns
drew n revolver from his boot and plac.
ing IL at Combs breast sent bullet
through his heart,
FULL blooded Chickasaw Indians have
held Indignation meetings and for
warded protests TO President Cleveland
against letting the treasurer Of the
Chicknsaws distribute the big STRIP
money. They are afraid Of being
cheated.
NEAR Los Angeles, Cal, on the lst, q
regular freight train was run into and
badly wrecked by special freight
George Il. Shatte, prominent capital
ist, was instantly killed. A number o,
other passengers were badly cut anC
bruised.
GEORGE NJ. VAN LEvES, JR., has beer
held TO the United States grand jury a
Dubuque, Ia, in $4,000 bonds on tn,
charge Of illegally receiving money fol
securing pension.
ID ~ MORGAN, OF Connecticut, The
new United States treasurer took tht
oath Of Office on the 1st and entered
upon the discharge Of his duties, re
lieving L. II. Nebecker, Of Indiana
The committee appointed TO count Tn,
money in the treasury immediatel,
assumed charge and began the count
IL will take six weeks TO complete IL.
AT St. Louis, Mo-. on the LIST repre-
sentatives Of several Wholesale houses
in that city returned from conferenc,
recently held at Pittsburgh, Pa, ant
stated that another trust TO be know
as the American Flint Bottle Company
is about TO be formed with a capital o
t1,OOO,O 900.
THE Hope rice mill at New Orleans
La, was totally destroyed by fire oil
I'd, entailing loss Of 100000; parti
ally insured.
AT Nashville, Tenn, the high cour
OF impeachment on the I'd found Judg
Julius J. Dubose, Of the Shelby count,
criminal court, guilty Of two charge
in the articles Of impeachment pre-
ferTed.
The street car strike at Fort Wayne
Ind, was declared off on the I'd. Tn
motormen and conductors were grante'
the advance in wages which they de
manded.
BUSINESS failures occurring durinI
the seven days ending june 2, mum
bered for the United States 2Ss and 70
Canada 81, total $50, against 2O7 for tn
corresponding week Of last year.
The failure TO raise %, SOC, 900 on tn
Cherokee strip bonds has caused
commercial crisis In the Indian terri
tory. J. w. Stahler Il Son, at Table
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