The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-09-23
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council Of Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite Masons of the 3Sd and last degree,
northern jurisdiction of America, met
in Pittsburg on the 18th. About 500
members were present.
The Cambria iron works, Johnstown,
Pa, have resumed operations, giving
employment to 5000 men.
The steamer Guerley, from Port An
tonic, Jamaica, has been seized at Phil
sdelphia, Pa, for filibustering
The New York produce exchange has
fled a petition with the Interstate
commerce commission against 35 rail-
road companies forming the Joint
Traffic association, charging that the
roads discriminate against New York
City in the matter of rates.
An attempt was made to wreck the
westbound express on the Pennsyl-
vania railway near Newport, Pa, on
the night of the 18th by placing ties
and rails on the track. The track was
wet and when the engine struck the
distractions they were forced off it.
At Burlington, VT, on the 10Th the
annual meeting of the Society of the
Army OF the Potomac began Gen.
William Henry, of Burlington, was
elected president and Troy, n. Y, was
selected as the place of the next meet
ing.
The democratic state convention that
met at New Haven, Conn, on the 10th
nominated Hon. Joseph Il. Sargent, a
New Haven manufacturer, for gov
ernor. The platform adopted indorses
the Chicago platform.
The democrats have nominated
Joseph H. Sibley as it's candidate for
congress from the Erie, Pa, district.
Ex-Police Commissioner John Nc:
Ciave made an assignment of his lum-
Der business at New York City on the
18th, in accordance with a demand of
his creditors His liabilities are $685.
900 in the lumber business and $4,000
in the bicycle business, His creditors
say that his tangible assets amount to
but $50, 900.
The meeting of the American Public
Health association will occur at Phila-
delphia next year, Dr. H. B. HorlbeclS,
health officer of Charleston S. c., was
chosen president by tho convention at
Buffalo on the 18th.
A freight train collided with coal
train on the Delaware, Lackawanna 6
Western railroad near Halstead, Pa,
on the 18th. Engineer Coddington, Of
the freight train, was killed.
The battle ship Texas, which went
aground at Newport, H. l., on the 10th,
reported by the divers to be unin-
jured. 1t is stated that there will be
no need of court-martial to deter
mine the responsibility, us the ma
chinist in charge Of the reversing gear
admits that he misunderstood the
signals.
Senator Smiths resignation was not
iccepted by the New Jersey democratic
tate committee and he will remain at
she head of it. No effort has been
made to expel the two or three gold
men still on the commit ttee.
The doors OF the National Bank of
Troy, N. Y, were closed on the 10th.
The banks officers claim that IL will be
,ble to pay depositors in full and from
70 to 80 cents on the dollar to stock
holders.
Lightning caused the explosion of
'our mills Of the Hazardville, Conn,
Powder Co. on the 10th, the shock
being felt 20 miles away. No one was
injured, as the workmen had not vet
entered the mills.
The total vote for republican con-
sressmen in Maine reached S8, 500,
igainst S4,S1s for democratic candi-
iates, giving republican plurality in
The state of 40, 491 for congressman.
At Paoli, Pa, the 119th anniversary
If the massacre Of Gen. Anthony
Nayne's troops by the British, during
;he revolutionary war, was celebrated
IN the 10Th.