The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-08-28
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At Boston, Mass, on the 2lst the
strike of the garment workers was in
full force. Upwards of 5000 persons
quit work in obedience to the vote of
the combined unions and will not re-
turn until the bosses concede to their
demands.
Victor X. Blehdon, of Buffalo, will
succeed the late John Hodge, of Lock
port, as grand receiver of the Ancient
Order of United Workmcn for the state
of New York,
On the night of the Goth at Brooklyn,
N. Y, William j. Winberg, a banker,
IS years old, shot his wife, aged 50, the
bullet passing through her right lung.
He then fred a shot into his right tenn
pie.
At Little Ferry, n j., the body of
man found on the track of the West
Shore railroad on the 21st, was identi-
fed as that of Rev. George Hebberd, of
New York City. He was pastor of st.
Lnke's Protestant Episcopal church up
to July l.
On the morning of the 22d the tenn
perature was below freezing at New
Hampshire and the mountain submits
were white with snow, suggesting mid
winter.
Marshall NJ Tidd, the noted civil
and hydraulic engineer, died at Wo-
burn, Mass, at the age Of 6S years. He
had charge of various works through
ont this country and Mexico and was
a member of the Boston and American
societies of civil engineers.
At New York on the 21st Ezra j.
Whitaker, retired, chief engineer of
the Atlantic squadron of the United
States navy, died of heart disease at
Sackets 'Harbor, jefferson county. He
was s5 years old.
At Philadelphia, Pa, on the evening
of the 21st twenty-five ingram carpet
manufacturers, whose weavers are out
on strike, met at the Manufacturers
club and resolved to resume work in
their mills at once The 5000 strikers
got all they demanded.
At New York City announcement
was made on the 22d by the America!
cup committee that September Z hat
been fixed as the date for the first o
the international yacht races.
On the 22d at Albany, N. Y, tn,
American Spirits Manufacturing Com
pany, the successor of the whisky trust
was incorporated. The corporation ia!
was paid to the state treasurer by
certified check for S48, $50.
Fire started in the Grand Rocklant
hotel at Congers, N. Y, on the morn
ing of the 22d and the large buildin,
and contents, which together cost SS3,
900, was totally destroyed. The los
will probably exceed the insurance b,
$4,000 Several guests were seriousl.
injured.
An explosion of nitro-glycerine oc
Cured just outside of the city limits a
Franklin, Pa, on the god. A ma
named Hall was driving a WACO
loaded with nitro-glycerine when tn
stuff exploded. The wagon and horse
were blown to atoms and not a vestig
of Halls remains were found.
ne eIllplONeS VI TlCCuIldh DIpo' uli
the contractors who act for that firm
numbering twelve hundred, quite wor
on the 21st at New York City. III
strikers demand an advance of abor
25 per cent. on piece work and tht
union rules shall be adopted.
At Brooklyn, N. Y, on the Goth tv
persons were killed by trolley car
One of the victims was child and IL
other a young man whose identity hi
not been established.
The annual meeting at the Rochest
IN. W driving park was brought to
close on the 23d. Unless something
done to modify the betting laws, Roc
ester has seen its last grand circu
meet. The association losos abo
Ss,OOO
A gang of toughs assaulted al
robbed Nash Dugan, proprietor of t.
American house, in Pittsburg, Pa,
an Allegheny Valley railway train
the night of the esd. Four of Mr.. .
gan's assailants were captured a,
held at New Kensington, but the fift
and the man who got the none
amounting to S655, escaped by jumpi
through an open window.