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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20

at the hands OF a democratic senate. Mark A
Hanna OF Cleveland. Your representation In
the lower house OF congress is so big and 50
strong that when the Ohio representatives go
ont OF the house the house adjourns. And In
John Sherman and Judge Day the country has
state administration that is compelling the
respect and admiration Of the civilized world
And you have am told, a governor who has
given you the best state administration you
ever had.
Ohio gets everything that Is worth getting
Once in awhile when go over to the White
House to try and get some little consular ap-
pointment find that 1t has been given to an
Ohio man. Tread in the newspapers that this
Ohio man has been appointed to that desirable
office and that Ohio man has been appointed to
this desirable office, and so on and on for half
q column or so, and then read that this man
from Arizona has been appointed to desira-
BILE ONCE, and this man from wisconsin has
been given o good BERTH but down at the end
of the article find that they were born in Ohio.
But we OF the other states are willing you
should have all you want All we ask is that
! when we give you president you shall stand
by him after he is elected as we stood by him
before he was elected. This election in Ohio
is not local; 1t is national urge you to uphold
the hands of your president, help towards our
securing the control OF the United States senate
and maintaining our control OF the lower branch
Of congress, In order that the republican party
may go on and on to greater achievements than
1t has reached In the past, and the country
| may grow more and more great and prosperous
as Its policies consummate.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
what a Woman Always Says.

"When woman tells you trunk is
light look out for it," These are the
words OF baggageman, and he ought
to know. He had gone to a house in
the suburbs in response to hurry call
and found the house in great hustle
The lady was going to leave town In
an hour and her trunk was upstairs
and had to be brought down and loaded
into the wagon. Its not very heavy"
she said to the man, whereat he spat
on his hands and called in his helper.
He had all he could do to lift one end
1--WE found it always the case, said
he, "that when woman SAYS trunk
Is light Its dead sure to be heavy, and
when she says it's heavy l can usually
handleit with one hand. don't know
why woman is this way, unless she
thinks charge her more for heavy
trunk and will never find out how
much 1t weighs unless she tells me-
But II that is it, why does she tell me
that light trunk is heavy2 Ill give
1t np. Nebraska State journal
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
IL VAS a ERuIrLEss MISSION.


The British Cabinet Deals Death Biow
to the Hopes OF the American Monetary
Commissioners.
London. Oct 19 The United States
monetary commissioners have received
no official information regarding the
action taken by the British cabinet on
Saturday last. Private advices, how
ever, convince them that the cabinet
has dealt the death blow to their
mission. It is expected that the com
missioners will soon be informed that
her majesty's government regrets be-
ing unable to aceede to their proposals.
but Is willing to listen to any other
plan they may suggest. Both parties
to the conference know that no other
practical scheme can be advanced. In
the event Of the expected reply being
received. the United States commits
sioners will return to the United
States.
The only thing the cabinet officially
discussed in connection with the cur
rency question on Saturday was Sir
James Westland's report Sir James
is head of the financial department of
India and his voluminous report took
the strongest grounds against reopen
ing the mints to silver.
The commissioners believe their fail
ure means that no further effort in be-
half of bimetallism will be made for
many years to come. They attribute
their failure to the opposition of the
bankers and of the London Times. Un-
til these forces were aroused all signs
pointed to the cooperation of the Brit
ish government.
The afternoon papers echo the opin-
ions of the morning newspapers in con-
graduating the government upon
finally disposing OF the bimetallic
scare" and expressing regret that it
should lever have seemed to have re-
ceived support in high quarters"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
VIII Test a steel Wagon Road.

Cleveland, Oct. 19.-The county has
decided to give Martin Dodge's plan
for a steel wagon road trial. Dodge's
plan is to lay steel rails in concrete.
The rails are much like street car rails
They are to be laid as far apart as are
the wheels of an ordinary wagon. Even
in soft weather, on the poorest roads,
Dodge thinks heavily-loaded wagons
will be easily drawn by horses. Dodge
offered to lay 5OO-foot strip of new
steel road on Brecksville road for 81
per foot. The county commissioners
accepted the proposition. If the trial
strip is success more will be laid.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
A Pointer for Democrats.

Looking asl1ance at the contest in
Ohio, the Globe-Democrat moralizes
after this fashion:
On the surface OF things there is o fight be-
tween Warner and McLean for the democratic
senatorial candidaey In Ohio, but those who
know Mclean win be slow to believe the fight
is genuine. There is very strong suspicion
that this attempt to mako the people believe
Mclean has taken himself OF the track, or Is
about TO be showed OF, is trick to save the
democracy before the election from the odium
OF McLean's activity and direct connection
with 1t McLean,s candidacy will turn away
thousands OF votes from the democracy which
otherwise would go TO It. The safe way, how
ever, is for decent democrats to vote against
their party's candidates for the legislature,
and thus put Mclean really and permanently
out OF the race
Well, yes; tkNt would seem to be the
logical way of looking at the case, says
the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. II
certainly has the merit of security,
and for that reason should recommend
itself very strongly to the above-men-
toned democrats. Meantime the re-
publicans will see that the senatorial
seat is saved, taking no chances on tho
development Of a desirable degree OF
decency in the democratic party.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
The Ohio Campaign.

Ohio democracy is house divided
against itself and falling on it's inmates
like Dagon's temple on the assembled
Philistines. All the free silver and
populist bricks will have to be taken
out of its foundation before it can be
rebuilt on any principle of permanence.
This is now apparent to the party
itself, which is in commotion and panic,
with the gulf Of defeat yawning before
it. 1t has found the bottom of that
ditch before, however, and the expert.
ence will lack the delicate peach bloom
of novelty, to say the least. New York
Trihnne.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
OHIO NEWS.
Items Of Interest from All Sections
Of the State.
Tn. oolden .Jubllee CelebratIon,

Cleveland, Oct 14-The main relig-
ious observance connected with the
golden jubilee of the. Cleveland Cath
olic diocese took place Wednesday
morning in st. Johns cathedral when
pontifcal high mass was celebrated by
Bishop Horstmann. Archbshops Ryan,
of Philadelphia, and Elder, of Cincin-
natl, were present, together with
Bishops Foley, of Detroit; Byrne, of
Nashville; Chatard, OF Vincennes;
Rademacher, of Ft Wayne, and Macs,
of Covington. Nearly 200 priests were
present and the cathedral was crowded.
In~the evening there was parade OF
Catholic societies in which many towns
of the diocese were represented.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
ARE READY FOR ANNEXATION.
Business Men and Planters In Cuba Wish
to Come Under the Eagles Wing.

Business Men and Planters In Cuba Wish
to Come Under the Eagles Wing.
Matanzas, Cuba, Oct. 19.-The busi-
ness element here, in Havana and else
where seems to have arrived at the
conclusion that the Madrid government
cannot end the war on the basis of au-
tonomy to Cuba, as there are not
enough loyalists among the autono-
mists to hold public offic. At least that
is the claim conservative Spaniards
make In addition the latter express
the belief that the autonomists, even
if they are placed in power, would not
preserve peace and protect life anG
property. In view of this condition OF
affairs, number OF merchants and
sugar planters of Spanish origin, in
conjunction with several Cubans of
prominence, have been holding meet
ings and corresponding with people in
various parts of the island with the OBJ
ject of ascertaining the views of the
commercial and planting community
as to the future for Cuba most likely
to further their interests and those of
the island in general
1t is expected that the majority of
the replies will be favorable to annex
alton of Cuba by the United States, as
the Washington government alone is
able to guarantee peace in Cuba, A
committee will then be sent to the
United States to lay the cause of Cuba
before prominent business men and
ask the latter to join with the business
men of Cuba in petition to the Wash
ington government asking the United
States to annex Cuba.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
Must Prove Their Occupation.

Washington, Oct 19-Commissione
of Immigration Powderly has revoked
tho circular issued by his predecessor
In 1894. authorizing the granting Of
certificates Of re-entrance to CATTLE
men crossing to Europe with cattle.
information comes from American con-
suls that cattlemen have been selling
these certificates to anarchists and
others desirous of escaping to this
country. They received from IS to
$500 for them. Hereafter cattlemen
who are not native or naturalized citi-
zens will have 70 prove their occupa,
ticn and GO through the same investi-
cation as regular immigrants
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
Confessed to Robblng Mall Sacks.

Caldwell, Oct. TO- Marshal J. H.
Dye, of Marietta, came to Dexter City
and investigated serious charge
against M. Grandstaff, mail carrier be-
tween Crooked Tree and Dexter City.
Grandstaff robbed mail sacks in his
possession. Grandstaff confessed that
on October 4 he had cut open mail
pouch and had taken two letters, one
containing S6.S5 and the other $11O.
The amount of SIG. .s5 was made good
by young Grandstaff's father. Grand
staff is only II years of age. The case
is now in the hands of the United
States authorities and prosecution will
be begun at once.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
Tho Sorrows of Horace.

Indications are not wanting that
Horace L. Chapman has at last dis
covered that he is being used for ad-
vertising purposes merely by the man
ager of the Mclean campaign. At the
time of his nomination it was freely
stated the object in placing his name
at the head of the ticket was to secure
his financial aid. Mr.. Chapman had
never been in politics to any extent
He once essayed the role of candi-
date for congress in the Tenth district.
but was overwhelmed by 5000 repub-
lican majority. He was ambitious,
and the Mclean crowd knew the lam
basting he would receive at the hands
of Gov Bushnell would satisfy him. 1t
was good year for Mr.. Chapman to
run, employing the expression ex-Gov.
Campbell once used of Larry Neal.
Mr. Chapman has been busy ever
since his nomination trying to locate
his campaign. 1t is well understood
the Mclean machine has no thought
of electing him. All it wants is the
legislature. The candidate for gov
ernor is persistently ignored at head
quarters, and it is necessary for him
to have a card of admission if he de-
sires to gaze upon the Napoleonic
countenance of Boss Myers. Little
attention is paid to his wishes IN
speaking appointments, and his can
didacy, so far as the Mclean crowd is
concerned, is purely nominal. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether man of
Mr.. Chapman's spirit will brook such
treatment ut the hands Of Myers and
his boss Ohio State journal.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
AN ORGANS ADMISSION.
Universal Distrust Pervades tho Ranks oi
the Democratic Party.

UnIversai Distrust Pervades the Ranks of
the Democratic Party.
The Columbus Press is indulging in
little free talk right out in meeting
it is the central organ of the silver de-
mocracy in the state, but it is so pro-
foundly dissatisfied with the way
things are going that it cannot help a
frank exposition of its feelings, says
the Toledo Blade. 1t declared, few
days ago, speaking of its own political
friends, that "a feeling of universal
distrust pervades the ranks of the
party and criticism is heard on every
hand"
This is recognition of fact that
must be patent to every disinterested
observer in Ohio. Chapman and Nc
Lean are its causes. Chapman's record
as mine operator, opponent Of labor
unions, keeper of a ''pluck-me" store,
and national banker, gives the lie to
the professions of the platform and has
dissatisfied every believer in the latter.
Mclean is stencil in the nostrils of
every honest democrat, and the knowl-
edge that democratic success will put
him in the senate has thrown a wet
blanket over the entire party. On this
part of the subject the Press observes:
Since the republican party OF Ohio has o
candidate for senator, there Is no doubt the
democratic party is at disadvantage in not
having some representative OF the highest
| character with q blameless record in politics
and In private life, who by common consent ID
its candidate for that office The time is ripe
| for such man.
And where in Ohio can the Press
| find such a mar among democratic
leaders? Mclean is the democratic
Jonah. The only hope of salvation for
the silver democrats of Ohiois to throw
him overheard, along with the free
silver part Of the platform, and this II
is impossible to do
The democratic campaign has broken
down utterly. Ii any fact is plain to
even the unobservant, it is that the
! free silver theory is discredited amonh
the masses Of Ohio voters, even in the
democratic party. Add to this the fac
that Mclean has cinch on the party
organization, that nothing can be done
without his consent, that the people
recognize that the election of demo
cratic legislature means the sending ot
Mclean to the senate, and you have
the reasons why the democratic cam
paign is so utterly hopeless that the
organ of the party at the state capita.
tacitly admits defeat already.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
woodland In Flames.

Sidney, Oct. l9.-Fire caught in the
long grass along the Big Four railroad
track. four miles east of this city. 1t
spread to dense wood near by that
was badly overgrown with under
brush, and completely destroyed SO
acres of timber. A high wind kept the
flames doing their work of destruction,
and the farmers were kept at work all
night endeavoring to prevent the
spread of the fire across the roads into
their corn fields
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
The POSTAL REVENUES.

A Deficiency OF Over S11 100000 Ia Re
ported for the Last Fiscal Year-GOv-
ernment Stamp Factory Needed.
Washington, Oct. lQ.-The annual report OF
Third Assistant Postmaster General John A.
Merritt for the fiscal year just closed was
made public last night The postal revenue
for the year and the total actual expenditures
were as follows Ordinary postal revenue.
SSl sos, PSI; receipts from ordinary money order
business, S9e7, ,iS; revenue from all sources,
SS2 66S, ,4G. The total amount Of expenditures
for the postal service for the year ending June
80 1897. was t9I 077, ,243; excess Of expenditures
over receipts S1l.4li no. The total deficiency
for 1896 was 49, 27 08S total deficiency for 1897,
ll4Il.719.
The total number OF postal cards issued was
523. COS $50. The weight OF second-class matter
sent In the mail during the year, not including
free matter within county Of publication, was
3i0,65s 1855 pounds; postage collected thereon
s3 106,58i Estimating that Is per cent. OF nll
second-class mail Is sent free OF postage within
counties OF publication, the total weight Of
second-class matter mailed is estimated at
| over 1870 tons f'U .-
The arrangement made by Postmaster Gen
eral Bissell in ls9ifor the manufacture OF post
age stamps by the bureau OF engraving and
printing will expire June 80, 1898, Concerning
this Mr. Merritt says he has concluded that
the department ought to have control OF the
manufacture and issue Of stamps. He says
that the post ofice department should have its
own engraving and printing establishment for
making It's stamps and Its own vaults for their
safe keeping. and that these stamps should be
issued by its own agents direct to postmasters
and through its own exclusive machinery.
| Recommendation is made for the discontinue
ance Of newspaper and periodical stamps.
significant recommendation is one urging
that prepayment in full Of all mail matter be
required hereafter. The report says the de-
partment Is and has been for years past suffer-
ing heavy loss of revenue from the failure Of
postmasters to collect postage on first class
| mail matter not fully prepaid.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
Effort TO Consolidate Electric Roads.

Sandusky, Oct l4-An eastern syn
dicate is endeavoring to secure control
of all the electric street railway lines
here, the object being, it is said, to
consolidate them under one man
agement and extend the consoli-
dated line to various cities in this
section of the state, including Cleve-
land The syndicate is especially
anxious to secure the Sandusky, Milan
& Norwallk road, owned and operated
by the White Line Street Car Co., OF
this city. and it is expected that, II
sold to the syndicate, the road will be
extended to connect with other subur-
ban lines.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20

hslf-doEen votes. He is the whole thing
in democratic politics. OF course, he
does not live in Ohio, does not know
anything about the people of the state
and cares less. But he has large in.
terests in Washington, his home, and
as congress legislates for the District
Of Columbia, he wants to be in the SEN
ate to look after such legislation. Hs
is as much the candidate of the demo-
cratic party for senator as Hanna is
the candidate of the republican party.
Toledo Blade.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
They Wore Not Dl,charred.


The popocrats who have tried to
prove that the relations between Sem
ator Hanna and the men employed on
his street railway lines have not al
ways been pleasant have received quite
a backset
The chief of Senator Hanna's popo-
cratic traducers circulated story to
the effect that five men who had served
on committee to ask for readjustment
of certain matters connected with the
operation of the railway lines had been
discharged by the company. Those
Ave men declare, however, in COM
munication to the Leader that they
were not discharged; that they never
lost an hours work on account Of their
connection with the committee. They
say, furthermore, THAT they were re-
ceived most courteously by the COM
pany and everything they asked for
was granted.
1t may seem out of place to bring
Senator Hanna's private business af-
fairs into the campaign, but there is
no other way of refuting the lies that
are being told about him in the effort
to prejudice him with the workingmen,
and that is the excuse. Senator Hanna
declares that not one of the charges
which have been brought against him
can be substantiated, and his claim
seems likely to be made good in every
respect. One by one the popocratiC
falsehoods are being nailed, and we are
inclined to believe that most of these
falsehoods will prove of the boomerang
order before the campaign is ended. =
! Cleveland Leader.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
Population OF Infirmarles Increases.

Columbus, Oct 13.-Statistics pre-
pared by the state board of charities
show that during the year ended Sep
tember /, 1897, there were cared for in
the infirmaries of the state 15,769 per-
sons, of whom 5,769 were females.
There were discharged during the
year 4, 4S4, of whom 2,l70 were females.
The total number OF inmates for the
year shows an increase over that Of
previous year of 404
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
Awarded SIS. 900 Damages.

Lisbon, Oct. 15.-In the common
pleas court the jury in the case OF
Hays against the city of East Liver
pool has returned verdict of $5, 900 for
the plaintiff. Hays wife was killed a
year ago, during panic in the streets
of East Liverpool during a circus pa
rade. and it was made to appear that
the driver of team owned by the
CITY was responsible.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
murderer Frantz RespIted,

Columbus. Oct. 13.-The supreme
court yesterday decided that Albert j..
Frantz, of Dayton, must be electro
cuted Thursday night for the murder
of his sweetheart. Gov. Bushnell then
gave Frantz a respite until November
10 to give him chance before the
board of pardons.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
Miners strike Settled.

Pomeroy, Oct. lo.-The coal miners
strike in the Pomeroy district has been
settled at Ss,1s per hundred bushels,
which is highly satisfactory to the
miners. All the mines and salt works
will resume operations at once.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
OH country Abla1o.

Bradford. Pa, Oct. lO--Forest fres
on all sides Of this city are raging with
increasing vigor 1t Is estimated that
5000 acres have been burned over in
the vicinity of Rice Brook. AT Chip
nunk Ave oil well rigs were destroyed
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
An Ex-Postmaster's sentence,

Cleveland, Oct. 14-Frank H. Mar
chand, who was postmaster Of Kill
buck, Holmes county, and who was ar
rested for misappropriating $50 Of che
funds Of the postoffice, was yesterday
fined 800 and costs and committed to
the workhouse for six months by Judge
Kicks Marchand replaced the money
before his arrest, but this did not stay
the procedure.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
Pxthinn Home Opened.

Springfield, Oct. 15-The Ohio Pyth-
ian home in this city was formally
opened in the presence of $4,000 people
yesterday. Addresses were made by
P. Fl. Dorm, of Cleveland; William
Beatty, of Toledo, and others. Ten
thousand people witnessed the exer-
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
Famous Admiral Dead.

Washington, Oct. 10. Admiral John
l.. Worden, retired, died in this city
Monday. He commanded the Monitor
during its engagement with the Merri-
mac in Hampton Roads during the late
war; In 1895 he was retired with the
full rank and pay Of an admiral the
only instance of the kind.