The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-05-08
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A semi-annual dividend of ~ per
cent. was declared by the directors of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at
meeting held in Philadelphia on the
1st.
Gen. John Newton. president of the
Panama railroad, died at New York
City on the 1st.
On the LIST the weavers in the Wey-
bosset mills, Olneyville, r. l., went out
on strike. 1t is expected that the
weavers at the Riverside mills will also
go out. Fully 1000 operatives are af-
fected.
The strike of the furnacemen em-
ployed in the various iron furnaces in
the vicinity of New Castle, Pa, for the
restoration of former wages came to an
end on the I'd when the demand was
granted The total reductions aggre-
gated 30 per cent.
Orders were issued on the I'd by Off
GERS of the Philadelphia & Reading
Coal and Iron Company for the work
ing of all their collieries on full time.
For many months these mines have
been on three-fourths time.
Announcement was made at New
York City on The I'd that Rev. William
A. Newbold, who was recently re-
moved from his position of general sec
,reNry Of the American Church Mis-
sionary society, had been deposed from
the ministry Of the Protestant Episco-
pal church. Newbolds accounts were
short $4,000.
Shoe manufacturers of Haverhill,
Mass, held meeting on the I'd and de-
cided, in view of the recent advance in
leather, to make the price of shoes for
the next sale to accord with the new
order of things.
William Henry Ward, the Oldest of
the Ward brothers, the once famous
oarsmen and worlds champions, died
at Sing Sing, N. Y, on the I'd, aged 81
years.
An explosion Of gas occurred ON the
Sd in the coal mine at Johnstown, Pa,
owned by the Cambria Iron Company.
-Four men, all foreigners, were badly
burned, two of them fatally.
The Kings county grand jury at
Brooklyn, N. Y, on the Sd finished its
work for the term by handing in an in
dictment against the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad Company, charging it with
manslaughter. The company is charged
with killing Mary Medinger, SO years
of age, on March last. .~i
Mccall Bros, hat manufacturers, OF
West Orange, N. j., failed on the Sd
with liabilities of $3.50, 900; nominal as
sets $21s,OO0 and actual assets about
100000. The creditors were asked tc
accept 25 per cent, but refused. Chat
tel mortgages covered everything in
sight.
A 10 per cent. increase in wages has
been given to the employees of the
Phoenix iron works, Meadville, Pa.
Gov. Morton on the Sd signed the
Hamilton rapid transit bill. 1t provides
for an extra appropriation of $5,OOO,O OOC
to construct the underground railroad
in New York City.
For the week ended May 5 the bust
ness failures in the United States mum
bered 231, against 233 for the CORE
spending week of last year, and "a il
Canada, against So in 1894.
In the suit against Russell Sage ant
the sons of Jay Gould, the court of ap
peals at Albany, N. Y, on the 3D. de
cided against the Soldiers and Sailors
home at ST. Louis, Mo.
Forest fires are causing great damage
along the line of the Erie railroad neal
Bradford, Pa.
On the Sd the puddlers in several iror
mills at Pittsburg struck for wag,
scale of $4 per ton. Since February thu
men have been working for S9.25 PEI
ton.
At a meeting held in New York CITY
on the Sd the coal sales agents decided
that each company should mine an
thracite coal three days in each week
ten hours to constitute days work
The production for May was fixed a
3,5OO,OOO tons. The price was fixed a
$3.50 for stove and 49, for other sizes
Mayor Strong, of New York. ha
asked for the designations of Polio,
Commissioners Murray and Kerwin
republicans Col. +. d. Grant anC
Theodore Roosevelt are to be appointed
to succeed them.
A strike was inaugurated on the 81
by 5000 garment workers in Philadel
phia for an advance of from 10 to i
per cent. in wages and the abolition o
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