The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-27
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The appointment of supervising ar
chitect of the treasury has been given
to James X. Taylor, of Pennsylvania
who has heretofore been the chief
craftsman in the architects Office.
The oldest inhabitant of Marlbor-
Ough, Mass, John Murphy, died on the
goth, aged 1O3 years.
In Jersey City, N. j., the will of ex-
Senator John r. Mcpherson was filed
on the Goth. The estate amounts to
several million dollars, all of which is
left to the widow.
The well-known Russian anarchist,
Prince Peter Krapotkin, is in Boston
He landed in New York recently on
the steamer Lain, and slipped past the
inspectors by registering under an as
sumed name and having his gray beard
cut off. He intends to lecture.
At a meeting of the commandery-in-
chief of the military order OF the Loyal
Legion of the United States, held in
Philadelphia on the Goth Rear Admiral
Gherardi was reelected commander
in-chief of the order.
The services of scores of populist and
Silver orators have been declined by
Henry George, among them Jerry
Simpson and ex-senator PETER, who
volunteered to speak for him in New
York. George has 500 speakers, nearly
all residents of Greater New York.
According to the annual roll giving
the names of the fishermen from Glou-
cester, Mass, who lost their lives dur
ing the year ending September 80 Ia loss
of 50 men and IL vessels occurred dur
ing the year The total value of the
vessels lost is estimated at sos, $50.
1t is shown by the report of the
auditors appointed by the Dauphin
county pa court to make distribu-
tion of funds in the hands of the re-
ceiver of the Order of Solon, that there
is balance on hand of S7G,475 to be
distributed among the certificate hold
ers.
The recent controversy over the use
of Victor Hugo's masterpiece, Lies
Miserables," in the girls high school
of Philadelphia, which attracted so
much attention, has been settled by
placing the work on the eligible list of
French books for the school.
Justin Windsor, librarian of Har-
ward college, is dead at Cambridge,
Mass. He was the first president of
the American Library association.
For the week ending October 90
business failures in the United States
numbered 224, as compared with VA for
the corresponding week. of 1895, and
SO in Canada, as against 60 for the
same period last year.
Thomas Doane, aged n years, the
eminent civil engineer, of Charlestown,
Mass, died at Townsend, Vt, on the
23d. In 1868 he was appointed chief
engineer OF the Hoosac tunnel. He
located its line and built the dam in
the Deerfeld river to furnish water
power. In this work he introduced
nitro-glycerine and electric blasting
for the first time in this country.
The commission appointed to arbi-
LIdbC tllC SlhiAl VA WIG NuuCd hdllWaV
and Land Co., of New York, for $685.
300 against the United States of Co
lombia, has filed its award at the state
department, fixing the amount of the
claim at S452, O4S, payable to the Cauca
company in gold coin.
While attempting to rob shoe store
at Etna, Pa, on the 23d, Harry Will
liams, supposed to be notorious crook,
was shot and killed by gun which
had been placed in the store as tran
for burglars In his pockets were
found so skeleton keys, and diamonds,
rings, watches and chains valued at
$2,50O
In burning building in New York
City on the 2Sd two men lost their
lives. The structure was used as a
laundry.