The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-07-29
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A conference of bankers was held in
Tew York on the 22d and it is now
loped that their efforts will result in
checking the export Of gold.
Six miles from Sea Isle City, N. j.,
N the 22d a naphtha launch caught
re and the two men who were on
BOARD had very narrow escape from
terrible death.
On the night of the 21st Miss Angie
[ilburn and Mrs. Hall, of Chicago, the
after a sister of Mrs. Albion w. Tour
zee, We're thrown from carriage at
JAMESTOWN, n. Y, and sustained in
;uries which, in Miss Kilburn's case,
we're fatal
The death of Joseph Harper, who
vas until two years ago member Of
he publishing firm of Harper & Bros,
Iew York City, occurred in that city
IN the 2lst
The strike of the tailors for the pur-
Dose of compelling New York contract
,rs to renew contracts made with them
asst year, confning the hours of work
20 80 per week, went into effect on the
I'd Up to noon 5000 of the 5000 men
md women engaged in the manufac-
,ure of clothing had gone out.
From all along the Atlantic coast be-
ween Hatteras and Nova Scotia comes
he story of big schools of mackerel
nd large catches. The fishermen claim
hey are taking twice as many as dug
ng any season in the last six years
BY vote of IS to the Rhode Island
democratic state central committee has
ndorsed the nomination of Bryan and
'ewall AID the democratic platform
ldopted az Chicago.
For the week ended July "a business
:ailures in the United States numbered
81, against 207 for the corresponding
week of 1898, and in Canada 90, against
u for the same time last year.
Information has been received by the
New York FreemaA's journal from
'eliable source that the pope has given
tardinal Satolli his choice of returning
Rome or remaining in America, and
hat the apostolic delegate has chosen
o remain.
The water in the Monongahela river
n the vicinity OF Pittsburg reached 16
eet on the Gath. The Allegheny
cached its high water mark at IL feet
inches. Reports from the head waters
f both rivers show that all danger of
bad flood is over.
The death of Edward E. Eckert, su-
erintendent of the Metropolitan Tele-
Graph Co, of New York, and brother
f Thomas T. Eckert, president of the
Western Union Telegraph Co., occurred
n the Goth ult in Asbury Park, N. j.
The democratic candidate for gov
rnor of Maine, E. b, Winslow, has de-
ided not to accept the nomination,
md will write q letter declining it,
A thorough examination of the Twin
haft at Pittston, Pa, has been made
va number of mine experts who re-
ort that further search for the en-
ombcd miners would not only be dan
erous but useless. The Newton Coal
lining Co., however, have decided to
yntinue the search for the unfortu'
rate men
Because one Of their fellow workmen
ad been discharged for eating while
duty, which was against the rules
the company, two hundred men en-
loyed by the Snow pump works al
:uffalo, n. V, quit work on the 25th
At Pittsburg, Pa, on the 25th strike
1volving not less than 1000 employees
( the Consolidated Traction Co., wal
.verted by C. L. Magee, president o
ne company, making concessions t.
ne employees and resembling severa
onoxious regulations put in force b!
ne superintendent
While a river excursion steamer wa
"oming up the Delaware, near Phila
elphia, on the Goth n young man sup
osed to be Emmett Hall, of Indianar
lis, Ind, jumped overheard and wa
.rowned.