The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-04-24

NE EAST,
At Philadelphia on the 18th a jury in
the common pleas court returned a
verdict for $4,000 damages against
Col. A. X. Mcclure, editor of the Phila-
delphia Times. in the libel suit against
him by eX-Mayor w. b. Smith for arti-
cles published in the Times in October,
1892.
A donation of 500, 600 has been made
by Andrew Carnegie to buildsa monu-
ment to Mrs. Mary E. Schenley, of
London, England. The monument is
to be erected at the entrance of the
park of forty-six acres in Pittsburg,
which Mrs. Schenley presented to that
city and which bears her name.
About 25O delegates were in attend
ance when the fifth international con-
vention of the Young Women's Chris
tian associations of the United States
and British provinces was opened at
Pittsburg on the 18th.
: BY vote Of 20 ayes to nays the New
York state senate on the 18th passed
the assembly concurrent resolution
submitting to vote of the people
proposed constitutional amendment
providing for woman suffrage.
On the night of the 18th the Orpheus
Park theater block at Niagara Falls,
N. Y, was destroyed by fire., In the
block were Ricketts, cafe, Gaghan &
Smiths curiosity store and the Orpheus
Singing society hall. The total loss is
$4,000.
On the 18th the assignment was an
nounced Of Seville, Schofield & Sons,
proprietors of woolen mills at Phila-
delphia, five hundred of whose en-
ployes recently struck for an advance
in wages.
At meeting held in Pittsburg on the
18th the Association of Iron and Steel
Sheet Manufacturers advanced the
price of all finished products one-tenth
of cent pound, or So ton. The
manufacturers also paved the way for
another increase on July by adopting
a resolution that no orders be taken
beyond that date, even at advanced
prices.
Patriots day, the anniversary of the
battle of Lexington, was generally OBJ
served at Boston, Mass, on the 10Th.
The day was ushered in by the ringing
of bells and the booming of cannon, and
the ride of Paul Revere was commem-
GRATED by exercises under the auspices
of the Daughters of the Revolution.
At New York City on the 10th Samuel
s. Herzig, well-known furrier and a
reputed member of the firm of Herzig
&c Co., who was convicted recently of
forgery, was sentenced to six years and
six months in states prison by Re-
corder Golf, of the court of general
sessions.
Charles Knox, the well-known hat
ter, died at New York City on the 10th.
He was II years old and had been i'll
nearly two weeks with pneumonia.
Announcement was made at Newport,
r. l., on the 10Th that the Prince of
Wales will visit Newport during the
coming summer. The information was
furnished by a prominent man who has
just received a letter from England,
announcing that the prince will attend
the yacht races and spend several
weeks at Newport.
Detectives at Jersey City, N. j., on
the 10th arrested five members of a
gang of thieves that has been systemat-
ically robbing the Erie Railroad Com
pany. The stolen property consisted
Of dress goods, cloth, clothing, umbrel-
las, etc, and their method was to open
freight cars while they were being
transferred between New York and
Jersey City. The value of the stolen
goods aggregates many thousand dol
lars.
Miners delegates representing the
districts of central Pennsylvania met
in convention at Dubois, Pa, on the
10th and adopted resolutions demand
Ing a restoration of prices in all classes
of work which prevailed prior to the
asst reduction and requesting an an
Swer from the operators on or before
April 81.
During the week ended April 10 the
business failures in the United States
numbered 241, against 219 for the cor
responding week Of last year, and "a in
Canada, against 45 last year.