The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-05-12

DOIh houses Oh Lnc Iowa legislature
have passed resolutions making the
wild rose the official flower of that
state.
THE lodges of the Brotherhood oi
Locomotive Firemen throughout the
! country have voted to affiliate with the
| American Federation of Labor
POLICE CAPTAIN CHARLES e. ALDRIcH,
I OF Chicago, has been declared insane
and will be sent to an asylum. Several
years ago, during the street car riots,
Aldrich was struck heavy blow on
the head with brick.
THE Turkish minister has complained
to the New York state department
that organizations of Greeks with arms
in their hands have been parading in
the streets of New York, threatening
Ottoman subjects.
I. H. VAUDEVILLE g. Co., large car.
riage manufacturers at New Haven,
Conn. made an assignment on the Sth.
The head of the firm attributes its
failure to losses of $4,000, several
years ago through trusted employe.
MORE than 1000 carpenters, ioiners
and lathers in Newark, N. j., have quit
work in sympathy with the striking
plumbers, tnsmiths. and painters
N. W. NELSON, president of the Met.
ropolitan bank of Richmond, Va, was
found dead in his bath room on the Sth,
with the gas turned on. He had been
agreat sufferer for some time and it is
believed ended his lii1 to get rid of pain.
Mr.. Nelson was n years old.
For the week ended May s the total
imports at Sew York City were valued
at nearly $lS,5O0, 900, an increase of 49,.
500, 900 over the previous week and the
largest with the exception of one week
in 1872 in the history of the country.
The joint committee Of the Florida
legislature that has been investigating
State Treasurer c. B. Collins with ref
erence to his dealings with the defunct
Merchants national bank, of Ocala,
has submitted report recommending
that Collins be impeached. The report
shows shortage of over $50, 900.
OFFICIALS of the western and north.
western roads are receiving the most
hatterihg accounts of the crop condi.
tions in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Min.
nesota and the Dakotas.
AT Chicago on the sth the grand
jury indicted Bank Examiner George
r, Hayden for failing to report on the
condition OF the Globe Savings bank
for over two months after he knew it
to be in an insolvent condition.
E. KELLOGG BEACH, a retired capi-
talist OF Chicago, committed suicide on
the sth at his home by shooting him
self in the mouth. His fortune is esti-
mated at 81, 500, 900.
The Exchange bank, of Atkinson,
Neb., State Treasurer Bartley's bank,
was taken in charge on the 7th by the
state bank examiner. The banks last
statement showed assets and liabilities
amounting to S117, 400 and S11O, 900 re-
spectively.
DURING the absence of Laurens Tuck
er, near Laurens, S. c., on the sth their
home was burned and their four chill
dren were cremated. The parents had
gone fishing.
AT Jacksonville, Fla, the legislative
investigating committee has found
State Treasurer Collins short $50, 900
and has demanded his impeachment
and retirement from office.
The big tobacco warehouse of Briggs
q Fleming at Winston, N. c., was de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the sth
along with $4,000 worth OF tobacco
The loss on the building was SIS, OOO
Partially insured.