The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-07-22
EAST.

With a capital of $1,S0O,O0O the
Jnited States and llaiti-Telegraph
nd Cable Co., has been incorporated
t Albany, n. Y. The directors in
,lude John W. Maclay and other Off
.ials of the Postal Telegraph and Ca
lie Co.
An address to the business men of
he United States has been issued by
he National Business Mems league
Getting the fact that the democratic
,artv has refused to heed President
leveland's call to maintain the ma
ional credit and warning the people OF
he danger threatening the country in
consequence.
The projectors of the new watch
rust were checkmated at meeting
,eld in New York City on the 18th.
representatives to the number of 25
rom the large watch jobbing and
manufacturing concerns were present
At McKeesport, Pa, on the 10th
Frederick Streckel, a prominent busi-
less man, was found dead in his room
With a bullet hole in his head and re-
yolver bv his side. The cause of the
supposed suicide is attributed to a
.harge of slander brought by mer-
.hant of that city against Streckel.
For the week ended July II business
failures in the United States numbered
.69, as against 25S for the correspond
ng seven days of last year, and in
Canada S5, as compared with 80 for the
same time in 1895,
The official notification of the nomi-
nation of Hon. w. j. Bryan will take
place in New York. The date has not
1een fixed, but it will probably be dur
,ng the first week in August
Orders have been given to the EN-
oloyes of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co..
,ollieries at Shenandoah, Pa, to re
sumo work on full time, commencing
The Goth inst, instead of four three
quarters days a week, as heretofore
This company employs 5000 men,
Off Center Island, N. Y, on the 15tl
the third race between the yacht
9lencairn and Ell Heirie was won b.
the Canadian boat. The Glencairl
having been successful in thre
straight races out of five wins tn
Seawanhaka-Cor cup, for boat
under the 25-foot limit
At Fall River, Mass, on the 18th
fire of incendiary origin destroyed
she'd of the Granite mill No g, contain
ing 1900 bales OF fine cotton and &C
)ales of cloth. Loss 100000; fully il
sured.
1t is said that James j. Ryan, cand
late for presidential elector on tn
democratic ticket from the Fourt
Pennsylvania congressional distric
las decided to bolt the Chicago ticke
On account of the failure of the ives
ern agents, the Hallet & Davis Plan
Manufacturing Co., of Boston, has bee
compelled to make al assignment.
Arthur King has been appointed
Judge Simonton, of Harrisburg, Pf
receiver for the Middletown (Pa.) c.
works. Mr.. King is the principal ow
.r of the concern. There are clair
against the works of s5S,67S and t
yalue of the plant and material
land is about Sis, 200, with consi
,rable number of orders on hand. T
business will be continued.
At South Seabrook, n H., on the Is
John NJ. Dow, aged 10 years, stabb
and killed Joseph Brown and wound
he latter's cousin, "Chick' Brow
The murderer is under arrest. L
,rime was the result Of u drunk
quarrel.
One of the democ ratio candidates
presidential elector-at-large from Pei
,ylvania, George w. Guthrie, of PIT
burg, has withdrawn his name fr
she ticket because of dissatisfied
with the Chicago platform.