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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
r. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Re-
view Of Trade.
COMMERCIAL FAILURES
Already Reported for the Year 1894
Number 1899.
A Comparison With Last Year, Showing
tho Number of Hands Employed
and Wages Paid-Holiday
Trade Not Up to
Expectations.

NEW YORK, Dec 29.--R. G. Dun d
Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade says:
Commercial failures in 1894, already
reported to R. G. Dun & Co., number
1922, against l5,24o last year, with
liabilities of $l63, 23S, ,4O4, against $780,
779.SS9 last year. Next week the final
report for 1894 will include about 400
more failures, with liabilities of about
$4,000,0 ,000 From these accounts, banks
and bankers, financial and transport
ing companies are excluded. Manufac-
turing failures already number 2,756,
against 3429 last year; but liabilities
are only $64, ,49l, ,2S7, against $176, ,9s2,-
O01 last year. The trading failures
already number 1854, against 1852
last year; but liabilities are only $751;
800, ,O47, against $3.50, O69, 1893 last year.
The statement by sections shows a
decrease Of about two-thirds in de-
faulted liabilities in the middle and
central northern states, one-half in the
west and southwest and third in
other sections.
Wages actually paid in November
are compared to-day with working
hours in establishments throughout
the country and in about fifty branches
of industry, the average between 1854
hours per hand this year, 1854 last
year and 24S.2 in 1892. The wages paid
per hour were 1,2 per cent. less than
last year and $50 less than in 1892.
The total wages paid in these estab-
lishments in November was 1888 per
cent. more than in November, 1893, but
21.77 per cent. less than in November.
1892 Thus the decrease in purchasing
power of the working force is found to
be due mainly to decrease in number
Of hands and hours of work, rather
hour. y
Holiday trade has scarcely met ex-
pectations. Purchases have been nu'
merous but smaller than usual in
amount and more confined to needful
articles, thus anticipating ordinary
trade. The volume of business repre-
sented by clearing house exchanges is
TT per cent larger than last year, but
21.s per cent. less than the year before
Wheat has declined &c and corn ha:
also declined &c, with good receipts
Cotton is unchanged. Revision of prices
for cotton goods has been the controll
ing feature since the great auction ant
wide sheetings have been marked dowr
about 10 per cent. while changes al
along the line are expected. 1t is NJ
longer disputed that the consuming de
mand has fallen below expectation
and below the production which mill
kept up in the hope Of increased con
sumption.
! Very little has been done in woolel
goods, all waiting for development
after January l, when new duties TAX
effect. Low grade overcoats alread.
! opened show little change and in dres
goods one or two cases of slight ad
vance are noted. Sales OF wool thi
month have been 1896, 500 pounds.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
a NEW DEPARTURE.

Iron and PapIer Mache TO be Used on
WarshIps In Place of Wood-tO Prevent
Fire.
WASHINGTON, Dec 20. : Secretary
Herbert has approved the report Of the
board consisting of Constructors Han
som and Bowles with Commander Brad
ford as president, which was instructed
by him to report upon the joiner and
woodwork in the battleships, cruiser
and gunboats now building, which
may be advantageously dispensed with,
the increased facilities for extinguish-
ing fire in action, which should be pro-
vided, and to consider the question Of
the ceiling of the sides of the living
spaces in said vessels with iron, papier
mache or any other substance less in
fammable than wood.
The board visited the ships at Nor
folk and Philadelphia and made de-
tailed report upon the alterations
needed in the case of each ship, recon-
mending the substitution Of corrugated
iron instead of wood, as in the Texas,
in many cases, and of iron instead Of
wooden ladders wherever found.
The points in doubt are as 10 the
amount of woodwork and combustible
material, as to where fires occur; what
first ignites them and the facilities for
spreading; as to their facilities for eX-
tinguishing fire; as to the place OF
stowage of combustible materials, such
as oils, turpentine, alcohol, paints,
ether, etc. The board was favorably
impressed with the system of joiner
work on the Texas, but thought con-
siderable ofthe woodwork could be dis
pensed with if time and opportunity
were permitted to experiment.
| Therefore, the board recommended
that the commandant of the Norfolk
navy yard be allowed to carry on such
experiments. In the cases of the battle
ships Massachusetts,, Indiana and
Oregon, which are nearing completion,
the estimated cost of the recommended
changes is 5000 in the case of each
| vessel.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
THE WINNING ISSUE.
Gen. i. b. Weaver Says That Money is tn
All-Important Question.

Gen. 4. b. Weaver Says That Money 10 the
All-Important Question.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2e.-At II o'clock yes
terday morning, twenty-five members
of the peoples party national execu-
tive committee and 27O party leaders
met in conference in the assembly
room of the Lindell hotel, under Chair
man Taubeneck, of Illinois. A wrangle
over the admission Of reporters re-
vealed that less than quorum was
present and the committee surrendered
the room to conference of the twen-
ty-seven leaders, who chose Gen. j. y.
Weaver, of Iowa, as chairman. The
conference adopted a rule that their
mission was only an advisory one and
that all resolutions acted on by them
should be submitted to the national
committee.
1t was decided that call of states
was the best means of getting an ex-
change of views. This early developed
the fact that the Omaha platform with
out change would be indorsed. Man
ming, of Alabama, retold the Kolb- Oates
contest and denounced democrats as
again welding the whip and shaclsles
of old-time slavery. Matters nosed
smoothly and cheering was plentiful
and hearty as each state was called.
Iowa brought Gen. J. B.Weaver from
the chair. He had little to say Of the
state, but read a resolution to the eff
feet that financial issues be the key
note of the coming campaign, side
tracking the land and transportation
questions. This precipitated stormy
wrangle and it became palmer than
ever that no plank in the Omaha plat
form was to be ignored.
His contention was for trinity of
money gold, silver and paper--to be
controlled in volume and value by the
government alone. He insisted that
money was the winning issue and that
the peoples party, which was strong in
principles and weak in tactics, should
recognize that issue and meet it. He
was asked some troublesome questions,
but the resolution passed. A resolu-
tion was presented denouncing the
jailing OF e. v. Debs, G. w. Howard
and L. w Rogers, of the A. R. u, and
Mr., Howard was asked to speak. He
took the meeting by storm. j. R. Sow
creigu, of the Knights of Labor, fol-
lowed in an impassioned address. The
resolution, after amendment eliminat-
ing an Objectionable reference to Judge
Woods, was adopted.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
The Fisheries Dispute.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 27.-The dispute
over the American fishing nets seized
some few weeks ago in Lake Erie by
the Canadian government cruiser Pet
rel, has taken an international turn
and Commander Wakeham's report has
been forwarded to the British authori-
ties, who will deal with the Unite
States for this country. United States
Commander Waltham's report fully es-
tablishes Canada's claim that the seiz-
ure was made in Canadian territory be-
tween Point Pelee and Kelly's island.
The owners Of the nets claim the
nets were seized in an entirely different
place from that sworn to by the Cana
dian officers.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
Struck by a Passenger Train.

GREEN BAY, Wis, Dec. 27-A bus
containing eighteen young men was
struck Tuesday night bya Milwaukee
8 Northern passenger train at Mason
street, severely injuring four Of theul
and bruising The Others quite badly
The two horses attached to the bus
were killed.
The young men were riding about
the city during the afternoon celebrat-
ing Christmas and when the acciden
occurred were coming across the track
at the bridge on their way home. The
driver of the vehicle did not hearthe
approach Of the train, consequently be-
fore he could cross the tracks the en-
gine crashed into them.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
rATAL COLLISION.

Passenger Coach Crashed Into by Another
Train and sixteen Persons Badly lH-
5ured
WAxAHAcHIR, Tex, Dec 27.--As ,
result Of q collision between two pair
Benger trains one mile west Of this ci y
at 6 o'clock Tuesday night, sixteen p =
sons were badly injured The t-
bound Texas Central passenger TRAM
was slowly passing over the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway crossing, when
the south-bound passenger train on sae
latter road crashed into the rear Goa i,
striking 1t squarely in the middle ana
overturning in. The passengers and
seats were piled in mass in the FOR
ward part of the car. An instant Ia er
the car caught fire from an overturned
stove.
A line Of hose was hurriedly
stretched from the Texas Central lecn-
motive to the burning coach and the
flames were extinguisbed before any
person was badly burned. After half
an hours hard work the wounded pas
sengers were gotten out and conveyed
on improvised stretchers to neigh hbor-
ing farm houses, where they received
medical assistance and were cared for
by people living in the vicinity.
Two persons were found TO be fatally
and fourteen seriously injured It
seems almost miraculous that no one
was killed outright, and the coach was
crushed like an egg shell.
The accident was caused by the a.
legged failure of the air brakes on the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas train.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
4, A Narrow Escape.

HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. 29.-"1'he Ne.
maha," special car of General Manager
Robinson, of the st. Joseph e Grand
Island, was burned yesterday morning
between Davenport and Edgar while
en- route to this city. The occupants,
A. NJ. Morey, superintendent; NJ. A..
Reed, general solicitor; Chief Engineer
Howe and Judge j. B. Cessna, of this
city, barely escaped with their lives,
losing all their clothing, valuables and
papers. Mr.. Reed had to be taken out
thropgha window, other means of es-
cape being cut off.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
Nouapnner sued for Lilel.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. &c -Chaun-
cey b. Oakley, mayor of Fort Wayne,
through his attorneys, has brought
suit in the circuit court against the
Journal Company for libel and S25,O 900
damages for libelous words published
in that paper Of and concerning him
self. James NJ. Liggett, superintend-
ent Of police, also fled suit for libel
and S25, 900 damages against the Jour
nal Company. Both suits are based ON
defamation Of character conveyed in an
article which charges the mayor, super
in,unaent OF police and twenty-one po-
liccn,en with taking brides from the
policy shop gamblers,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
IN The Tolls.
Another Dishonest Clerk Robs New Yor
Bank OF $4,000.

lbank OF %oU,UUOs
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Another dishon-
est bank clerk fell into the hands of
the police yesterday. The prisoner is
Edward r. Carter, A years old, who
has been employed for the past twenty
nine years as atransfer clerk in the Na.
tional Bank of Commerce of which
William w. Sherman is president. His
stealings, according to his own calcula-
tion, aggregate $50 0OO He declines to
tell how he spent the money. Atpolice
headquarters Inspector Mclaughlin
had a talk with him. Carter said that
his pilfering began within short time
after he secured his position with the
bank and continued up to the present
time. HIS stealings, he said, were small
at first, but increased and to use his
own words, he went from bad to worse.
He did not tell in what manner he
had got the money nor explain in what
manner or by what means he evaded
detection for SO many years. Carter
claims to have used the money in his
living expenses, which is probably
true, as he indulged in no vices or spec.
ulations. Carter had the confidence Of
all who came in contact with him, and
has wife and two children.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
Noted landmark to be Torn Down

WASHINGTON, Dec, 80. The gloomy old
brick mansion on Lafayette square, in
which the murderous assault was made
on Secretary Seward and his son the
night of President Lincoln's assassina-
ton. and in which James G. Blaine and
his son and daughter died, is to be torn
down and handsome tire-proof, steel
opera house, to cost at least quarter
of million dollars is to be erected on
the site now occupied by the house and
its spacious grounds.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
Murder and Suicide.

vAssAR, Mich, Dec. co. George
Palmer and wife were found yesterday
morning with their throats cut lying
dead on the floor. Their son went to
the barn to do the work about $3.50
o'clock and when he returned he found
his parents dead The couple had not
lived happily and it is believed that
Palmerlsilled the woman and thenlcut
his own throat.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
A Man with a History.

WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 29.-Jean Emil
Lane, an old Frenchman, who lor a
long time had lived in tumbledown
shanty in the western part of Beaver
county, No Mans Land, was found
dead in his hut Thursday. He had
been frozen to death. The old man
was a hermit. He was reported to be
the illegitimate sonSof Bonhparte's IA
nous marshal of the same name. Neigh
bors say he was 90 years old.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
wealth of Inspector Byrnes.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 81. = The Post
prints an interview with A. Il. Van
Houten, a prominent New Yorker, who
Is visiting in Washington. In the course
Of his talk, Mr.. Van Houten was asked
If he knew anything about the preva-
lent rumor that Mr.. Byrnes had made
fortune in Wall street "He said: Il
know that he owns three very hand
some residences, one Of them in close
proximity TO the Vanderbilt mansion,
and the three are easily worth $500. 900.
Now, Byrnes is receiving but 5000 a
year. How he could have made for
tune In Wall street with such limited
capital is rather mysterions."
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
In 3 DepIorable CONDITION.

MONTREAL, Dec. 29-There are said
to be in Quebec from 1000 to 5000 peo-
pie ont Of employment and whose con-
dition is described as most deplorable.
The federal and local governments and
the city council have been called upon
to start some works at once to give
work to the unemployed.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
cold Ware strIken rIorI,Ia,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec 80. The
cold wave has struck Florida and dis.
patches indicate that it win prove a
recordrbreaker. At nearly all points
in south Florida the thermometer was
below freezing, III o'clock last night
Great damage 10 feared to orange and
vegetable crops
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
Gold Reserve Reduced.

WAsHrSGroN. Dec. 20.--The gold re,
serve was materially reduced yester
day. standing at the close of business
in the treasury at $50, ,s40,6 ,63S. The loss
for the day was 81, 900, OF which
$3.50, 600 was taken for export.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
Not 4 nloomlnr succeaa.

TEBRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 29.-Con-
grcssman W. C.P. Breckenridge deliv.
cred his lecture to forty persons at the
Opera house last night.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
Blown ON q Bridge.

HURON, O., Dec 30. While crossing
the Lake Shore bridge here during the
big storm yesterday, Gilbert Jamison,
an old citizen Of Norwall5, o., was
blown from the bridge and into the
river. The body has not been recovered.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02
Died suddenly.

ToLEpo, o., Dec. 90 II. N. Barbour,
a prominent oil producer of Franklin
Pa., died suddenly at the Hotel Jeffer.
son, in this city, Thursday night, Of
heart disease.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-01-02

Letter to the jamestown, IN. " Sun.
"Busti. ChautSuqua Co, N, Y.
Editor Sun:-I consider it duty to make
the following statement; One year ago last
April became afflicted with Kidney disease.
employed one OF the most experienced ply
sicians, and frequently rode to his Office
braced up with pillows. l obtained no per-
manent relief. ! was
Reduced to a mere Skeleton.
The G same disease three , Years rs ago ago and be-
gan to think there was little hope for me.
Finally l began the use Of DR.. Fenner's
Kidney and Backache Cure and 1t helped me
from the start. My digestion improved, the
on healthy muscle and flesh. Two bottles
completely cured me- Yours truly
TRUMAN II. JOHNSON"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-18

The Butte-E. F. T. Dullea, f. T.
Fuller. Omaha; Charles Swartz, st.
Paul; w. w. McCrackin. Hamilton;
F. ]. Wells, H. Jacoby. A. A. Uppen-
dill, Fred Frehhume. New York; Tom
McTague. Deer Lodge; z. c. Atwater.
r. IL. Smith, r. b. Wallace, Helena;
rill, Deer Lodge; p. s. Mussigbrod,
Warm Springs; NJ. b. Smith. G.. s.
Mcleod, Minneapolis; ]. H. Pankey,
Virginia City. al~n
The McDermott-Edwin Cummings,
]. s. Skiles, Chicago; G. X. OFT, Salt
Lake; II. M. Herschfield, Helena; l..
p. Richardson, Havre; III. w. Trask,
Divide: 8. c. Chingman, F. w. Per-
sell, Choteau;. W. NJ. Mansan, Pondera
Miss Eva Hanston, w. Z. Merghes, A.
Brown Great Falls. ,r.
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ance is bidding high for reliable men TOT
the Butte game, and there Is no doubt
that Butte will go against the pick OF une
Pacific coast on Saturday. go
Tacoma and Seattle have cancelled their
dates with Butte rather than accept hu-
initiating defeat. Manager Stfvers ex
poets to arrange game with fort
To .-.-<ad at Tacoma on jan 4. wnicn
viii probably be the last game on the
trip. He also expects to arrange a game
with either Berkeley or Stanford after
reaching San Francisco. ~
The Oregonian announces that Perham
has signed a contract to play first base
for the Portland baseball team next sum-
mer Perham denies this and says he VIII
remain IN Butte. although the Portland
team made him q very good offer.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-18
Navajo Blankets

am now prepared to nr orders for
these excellent blankets. They are be-
yond doubt the hardest wearing goods
made In the world. and being thoroughly
water proof. are especially adapted for
outside wear For stock and wool men
or any one camping out-where their bed
ding 10 exposed to the weather-a Nav
ajo blanket 10 Indispensable. being pure
wool and entirely made by hand The
Navajo Indians have made these blan-
kets on their reservation In Arizona for
the past 20 years or more and their prod
ucts stand at the very highest point OF
exceilency. There 10 absolutely nothing
In the blanket line that will wear equal
with them. In fact a Navajo win last
a lifetime" I buy them direct from the
indians themselves and can consequently
make the lowest possible figures on these
goods. The common Navajo in ordinary
colors, white. black and colored stripe. I
sell for 80 cents per pound. The inner
grades In high colors from 81 TO 81 per
pound. according to grade and finish A
few old Mission Navajos In stock In rare
coiorings from $50 to 500.
Blankets sent 10 any address. express
c. o. D.. with privilege OF examination.
ANDREW JENSEN.
Great Falls. Mont.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-18
in A JUDICIAL LIGHT
That Anderson Warrant Affair Will
Be Considered To-Day.
1T IS A DEEP PROPOSITION
Mr.. keeton Also Has a Claim on
That Check The Committee
May Discuss the Wyoming
Street Nuisance.

The judiciary committee of the city
council will meet at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon to investigate the signing
and issuing of a warrant for $500 to j.
J. Anderson, In payment of the damages
to the Sazerac saloon on July 4. 1894,
such warrant having been paid with
out the sanction of the council. At
the last council meeting a resolution
was introduced instructing the city
treasurer not to pay the warrant until
IL shall be ordered paid by the council
This was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee which will consider 1t to-day.
Another matter which viii have to
be ascertained in connection with the
Investigation of the Anderson warrant
is whether or not this $500 really pays
and satisfies the Sazerac claim for
damages. At the time of the riot the
owners of the Sazerac were j. j. An
derson and v. NJ. Keeton. The present
owner of the Sazerac Is Mr.. Keeton
alone. who claims that he has never re-
ceived any part of the $500 given for
the damages to the Sazerac.
/ IL is claimed by the mayor that the
Sazerac saloon failed some time ago.
and made an assignment to N. w.
Bender. This assignment. he claims.
included the claim for damages The
warrant was issued to N. w. Bender
as assignee of the Sazerac. j. j. An
derson signed over his claim In Mr..
Bender's favor. Mr.. Keeton was asked
by the mayor to do the same but de-
clined to sign over his claim. The
warrant was nevertheless issued TO Mr..
| Bender and Is now held by him.
| Whether Mr. Keeton intends to press
a claim against the city also Is not
known but will probably be ascertain
| ed by the judiciary committee this
| afternoon. 1t would seem safer to have
| Mr.. Keeton's release to the Sazerac
| claim before the council approves OF
| the warrant. IL 1T is to be approved of
1t is expected that the matter OF
moving the prostitutes from Wyoming
street will be considered at the judi.
| cary meeting. Some six weeks ago q
| resolution was introduced in the coun-
| ell calling on the chief of police to en-
| force the law against prostitution Sc
| far as Wyoming street is concerned
The resolution was referred to the ju'
l dietary committee which has never we
made any report regarding It, There
are some who think that the committed
will act on this question this afternoon
The council will meet tonight.
Diamond studs .&,- Diamond Dbl MOI studs
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An Esjoynble Literary and Musical Pro-
grnmme Rendered.

An Es5oyable Literary and Musical Pro-
gramme Rendered
The Baptist Young Peoples union
gave an enjoyable literary and musical
entertainment at the Auditorium last
night which was largely attended The
literary part of the programme was
rendered by Miss Corbin's class of elo-
cution and delsarte, composed OF Lot
tie Blackmore. Florence King. Mamie
Times. Mabel Peterson. Nora p. Hou-
ser. Leota Innes, Effie King, Gertrude
Andrews, Mamie b. Sullivan. Clara
Hancock, Laura NJ. Fortune. Frances
Shaugnessy. Dottie King. Clara H.
Rritos. Belle L. Fraser, Winnifred
Warren and Mildred Winter. who per-
formed the japanese parasol drill. liv-
ing pictures. scarf drills and recita-
tions. Others who took part in the
entertainment were Miss Hammond.
Mrs. Van Zandt and Messrs- Fourth.
Leonard. Pooley and others. -
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AS FAR AS PORTLAND.
The smoke Eaters Exchange Courtesies
With the Web Feet

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Portland. Dec. 1.-THE Butte footballers
were met at the depot on their arrival
here this evening by delegations from the
Multnomah and Portland university clubs
and were royalty entertained during the
half hour that the train stopped here.
The Buttes are all in fine condition and
are confident of evening up matters with
Reliance.
n Is reported that Sport" Donneily.
sporting editor of the Seattle Post-Intel-
iigencer, and the great left end of the
Princeton 81 team. has gone to san
Francisco 90 play with Reliance against
Butte. He is regarded as the greatest
aIl-round player oa the coast and the re-
port that ne will play WIKI Reliance Is
believed The Oregonian says that Reli-