The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-09-04
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On the 2Sth ult. John Gallagher, of
Scottdale, Pa, who murdered John
Welsh by stabbing him two weeks ago,
gave himself up Gallagher claims that
he killed Welsh in self-defense.
At New York City on the 9Sth ult.
Charles Postulka, a butcher, in fit OF
;lnger brutally murdered his wife with
knife
The funeral of DIR. Simon Quinlan,
founder of the Benevolent Order of Ellks,
took place on the Goth ult. at East Pal
myra, N. Y, and was largely attended
by members of the order from Roches-
ter and other cities.
Robert A. Burch, managing editor of
the Brooklyn Eagle, died on the 2Sth
ult at New York City at the age of
forty-four years. lie was at one time
managing editor of the Evening Post
of that city.
BY the action of twelve of the largest
silverware manufacturers in the coun-
try, representing millions of dollars,
the price of sterling silver flatware was
increased ten cents an ounce, the ad-
vance to go into effect at once.
The war among the brewing inter-
ests of the country came to an end at a
conference held in New York City on
the Goth ult. The contest has con-
tinued so long that very few of the
companies have been able to maintain
their regular dividends. Most of the
securities are owned in London.
A lineman employed by the Connells-
vile (Pa) Electric Light Company,
named George Walters, was instantly
killed on the Goth ult. while making
repairs to an arc light. The wire had
been crossed with another during
storm.
At the grand encampment of Knights
Templar at Boston on the Goth ult. Sir
Warren La Rue Thomas of Maysville,
KY, was chosen grand master of the
order The next triennial conclave
will be held at Pittsburg, Pa.
A posse of Wilmington Del.) police
men and two Pinkerton detectives, led
by United States Marshal Lannen,
landed at Penn's Grove, N. j., on the
30th ult., where they arrested twenty
Cubans. The prisoners were charged
with having set on foot military ex-
pedition against Spain, in violation of
laws of the United States and the proc
lamation of the president.
On the 30th ult. the yacht Defender
won the third trial race with the Vigil
lant and was formally selected to de-
fend the Americas cup.
In the Allegheny county Jail William
A. Harper, of Butler county, Pa, COM
mitted suicide on the 3Oth ult. by jump
ing from the top tier of cells to the
stone floor, forty-five feet below.
The business failures for the week
ended August so were 1856 in the United
States against 1SG last year, and AZ in
Canada against 40 last year.
On the night of the Goth ult. Sherman
Fox and Seymour Brundage, of Edin-
Jurg, n. Y, became lost in the Adiron-
lack mountains and walked off high
precipice on Sacandaga river. Their
bodies were found the next day.
Six hundred lasters employed in the
shoe factory of the Thomas g. Plant
Company, Lynn, Mass, went out on
strike on the 30th ult.
At Mil.wood coal tipple on the Penn
sylvania railroad David Allison, fire.
man, was the victim of a peculiar acci-
dent on the S0th ult. The apron of the
coal tipple was lowered as the engine
passed under it. The cab was torn off,
and Allison, who was standing on the
iootboard of the tender was complete
!y decapitated. The engineer escaped
by jumping.
On the 3Oth ult. at Johnstown, N. Y,
Joseph Flamat, 30 years old, brutally
murdered Miss Theresa Koemarn, %
yaars of age. He then cut his own
throat. Both are Slavs and were to
have been married within a month,