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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
KILLED WITH A MAoHETE.

Insurgents Execute a Spanish Colonel
Who Urged Them to Accept Autonomy.
Havana, Dec. 20.-Col. Ruiz, Of the
Spanish army, proceeded into the
country on Monday last, having previ-
ously written letter to Col. Arangu-
ren, an insurgent leader. On Ruiz ar
rival at the insurgent encampment at
Tumba Cuatro he was met by Aran-
guren and an escort of IL men. Ruiz
urged the party to accept autonomy
and congratulated himself that he
would induce them to return with him
to Havana.
The insurgents in camp had not been
prepared for the visit by Aranguren
and, seeing Ruiz in his uniform and
learning the object Of his visit, they
demanded the application of the proc.
lamation of Gomez and Rodriguez,
which orders the inhiction of the
death penalty upon all persons who
attempt to induce chiefs of the rebel.
lion to surrender. In compliance with
their demands a court-martial was
formed and sentence of death was
passed upon Ruiz and he was executed
with a machete.
A later report states that Aranguren
was afterwards shot by order of Gen.
Rodriguez
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
WEST AND SOUTH.

Areturning passenger on the steamer
Alki, c. G. Warren, of Port Townsend
Wash, reports the discovery OF rich
placer diggings near Dyea, Alaska.
There has been a stampede from Dyea
to the placers, which are s6miles above
the town.
A colony Of 10, 600 Croats will locate
in the Shenandoah valley Of southwest
ern Colorado, where houses, schools,
churches and various industrial insti'
tutions will be erected. The advance
guard has arrived at Denver. Col.
The bridge spanning Little Wear
creek, five miles south of Lafayette,
Ind, was struck by an immense block
of stone on the 18th while freight
train was passing over it, and along
| with IS SMonon cars the structure went
crashing down to the. bottom of the
creek. Many thousands of dollars dam
age was done.
In the presence of 1000 persons at
Baltimore, on the 10th, the Argonaut,
boat built by Simon Lake, of that
city, was submerged in 90 feet of water
and remained at the bottom of the Pa
tapsco for four hours. The craft be-
haved admirably. Under water she
cruised around at the will of those
inside.
Near Alma, ILL.,, on the night of the
10th an unsuccessful attempt was made
to wreck the fast mail train from New
Orleans to Chicago on the Illinois Cen
tral. Six pieces of fish plate were
placed across the track at a place
where the embankment was very steep.
The train struck them while running
55 miles an hour, one of the plates be-
ing cut in two.
The anti-football bill failed to pass
in the Virginia state senate.
In the Union Pacific shops at Chey-
enne and Laramie, Wyo., notices have
been posted reducing the time of the
men employed from five to four days a
week and from eight hours to seven
hours per day, taking effect immedi.
ately. In addition the employees are
given lay off of ten days during the
holidays.
The chamber of commerce of Port.
land, Ore, has rendered TO the gov.
ernment 100 tons of provisions for the
relief of the Yukon miners.
The jury in the case of Omaha, Neb.,
against the bondsmen Of ex-City Treas.
urer Henry Bolln returned verdict
in favor of the city fer $1,000
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
DOWN THE FIRE ESCAPE.
Firemen Carried Inmates of Burni

Firemen Carried Inmates of q Burning
Block-A Property Loss of S335,OOO.
st. Louis, Dec. 20.-A fire started in
the building occupied by the Mermod
& Jaccard Jewelry Co. early Sunday
morning, and in short time the FIVE
story building was completely gutted.
The total loss will reach 1886, 900; fully
insured. The fire had been burning
some time before it was discovered at
4:4O and at 8 o'clock the south wall and
all the floors began falling.
w. A. Rutledge, the engineer, and
his family lived on the fourth floor.
They barely escaped with their lives.
The firemen dragged them uncon'
scious from their beds and carried
them down the fire escape. Five min
utes later the floors fell. Several other
tenants in the building had narrow es
capes, but there were no fatalities.
The Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co
was one of the largest in the world
and carried an immense stock. One
half OF the stock was in two large
vaults and was saved, but the rest, al
we'll as the building and its fixtures
was totally destroyed.
The Model Cloak Co. in the north
east corner Of the building was wiped
out, sustaining loss OF $50, 900, Oh
which there is an insurance Of three
| fourthB.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
MR. GAGE AGAIN EXPLAINS.

He Answers Questions as to the Eject of
His Plan In Regard to Gold. Bonds and
Silver.
Washington, Dec. Secretary
Gage yesterday resumed his exposition
of his currency bill before the house
committee on banking and currency.
Before the bill was taken up, some
semi-political questions were asked.
Mr.. Hill rep, Conn. called Mr.. Cages
attention to the abatement made
Thursday that the first purpose of the
bill was to commit the country to the
gold standard. "You are recognized
as republican" said Mr.. Hill, ad-
dressing the secretary, ''and are fa-
miliar with the financial platform Of
the republican national convention at
st. Louis Do you consider that this
purpose of more firmly fixing the gold
standard on the country conflicts with
the st. Louis platform?"
mo, sir" responded Mr.. Gage, mot
as l look at the principle of bimetal-
ism"
/. The secretary said that the amount
of refunding bonds under the bill
would reach 81, 1873, 900, 900 if all of them
were issued. These being the basis
for circulation, bank notes could be
issued to that amount. Besides these
the additional 25 per cent. of unsecured
circulation would give further issue
of bank notes of about $500. 900, O00
But that vast issue was the creation Of
spectre, and was not reality.
The extent to which drains on the
government stock of gold would result
under the operations of the bill ex-
cited much discussion. Mr.. Gage stated
that all redemptions would be made in
gold or its equivalent
Mr. Fowler, of New Jersey, inquired
if silver certificates would not be de-
posted and impounded, and their place
taken by national bank notes, thus in
creasing the drain on our gold supply.
Mr.. Gage answered that it was easy
to conjure up objections, but he did not
look at this one as serious Any secre-
tary of the treasury on receiving silver
certificates would "swap" them for
greenbacks, treasury notes and other
forms of demand notes which served to
drain gold and thus build up the re-
demption fund.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
1nsurrents, Rnnks REINFORCED.

Havana, Dec 90 1.-The insurgents are
increasing largely in numbers in the
provinces of Pinar del Rio, Havana
and Matanzas. A resident of Pinar
del Rio asserts that 1,6OO paciticos
have gone to the insurgent camps. An
ex-chief of the insurgents says that in
Santiago province the insurgents have
increased to 5000. Gen. Pando has
sent to Gen. Parade dispatch from
the correspondent of Madrid news
paper, saying that the rebellion in
Santa Clara was being vigorously car
ried on and that it was impossible "a
fight Gomez, who avoids engagements
with the Spanish.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS-,


SENATE, Dec. lS-An eHort was made Oy
MT Louge 10 secure an lmmeulate Vote upon
ms immigration Dill, whlch is suostahualy
the same measure that was passe1 Dy the
fnty-1ourtn congress ana vetoed py Fresi-
'uent cleveland. Mr. Alien objected 10 an I'M
mediate vote and suggested tnat the maj vote
on the amendments ana the Dill De taken On
January II, This suggestion was accepted by
Mr' Lodge ana the oroer lor vote ~ tnat t'lne
was made.
HoUsE.-Very little business was done The
legislative, executive and judicial approprla-
tion bill was reported and the remainder OF the
day was consumed in adjusting personal dis
pnte between Mr.. Hepburn, OF Iowa, and Mr..
Norton, of Ohio.
SENATE, Dec. 1.-THE session lasted only 10
minutes, an early adjournment being taken
taken out Of respect to President Mckinley,
whose mother was buried that day.
HOUSE Consideration OF the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill was
begun. Mr.. Bingham explained It's provisions
An amendment to reduce the clerical force IN
the pension ONCE by % clerks, involving re-
duction OF $4,000 In salaries, was onered Dy
Mr. Bingham. The house then adjourned
SENATE, Dec. l5.-The prohibition Of pelagic
sealing by Americans caused an interesting de-
bate. The bill finally passed by q vote OF 81 to
IL Mr. Mcbride endeavored TO secure the
adoption of his resolution directing the secre-
tary Of war to supply relief to suffering miners
in the Klondike region and approprating $780,
600 for that purpose. The resolution was re-
committed 10 the military affairs committee,
with the understanding that 1t would be
promptly reported. The day closed with civil
service debate.
HoUsE-The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill was considered Only
one amendment OF Importance was adopted. IL
reduced the clerical force in the pension ONCE
by 95, involving a reduction in salaries Of Sll5,-
DO0 The civil service question was the chief
topic OF discussion. resolution for holiday
recess from December lS to January was
adopted.
SENATE, Dec 16-A resolution was passed
directing the secretary OF war to send sup
plies to American and other sufferers in the
Klondike. The house joint resolution provid-
inr for recess of congress from December 18
10 January was adopted. A resolution ap-
propriatng $3.50 900 for relief of American min
ers in the Yukon valley Of Alaska was passed,
and after an executive session the senate ad-
journed.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed appropriating
$4,000 for the relief of the people who are
in the Yukon country, and also one passed by
the senate to prohibit pelagic sealing by Amer
leans. An hour was spent on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill with
out accomplishing anything. The bankruptcy
bill was reported
SENATE, Dec, 17-An exciting debate oc-
CURED over the report OF the special joint COM
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EAST.

The proposed celebration of the pass
ing of old New York by merging it in
the Greater New York is off.
The Hugh McCulloch, new revenue
cutter, has left Cramps Philadelphia
shipyard for the Pacific coast by way
of Cape Horn with ten officers and
crew of rs men. She will be the flag
ship of the revenue cutter feet in those
waters.
The conference between the New
York Typothete and Typographical
union No. 6 has ended in a compro-
mise, nine and one-half hour day
being agreed upon. FayN
The Merrimac street depot of the
Boston & Maine railroad at Lowell,
Mass, was Quilted by fire on the 14th.
The building was constructed in 1853
and was to Lowell what Faneuil hall
is to Boston. 1t was here the body of
the late B. f. Butler laid in state and
many historic gatherings occurred in
the halls above.
A Prenceton, NJ j., dispatch states
that three members of the senior class
of Princeton university were indefinite
ly suspended for hazing, on the 17th
In the majority of the 40 lamp Chin
fney factories of the country notices
have been posted that instead of the
usual two weeks shutdown there will
be only one day of idleness (Christmas)
during the holidays this year. The
extra work means thousands of dol
lars in the aggregate to the workmen.
4 While on her way from Pittsburg to
Cincinnati the tow boat Sam Brown
ran into the bank near Bellaire, O., on
4 the 18th and sunk nine coal boats. The
coal was valued at about $4,000. n.
Under the laws Of New Jersey the
wood working machinery manufacI
turers of the United States have or
ganized and will incorporate the
American Wood Working Machinery
Co This company has purchased a
s'fafiber Of the most successful cons
Germs engaged in this business. The
plants are in the eastern, middle and
western states
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
LAT Err.

On the goth the United States su'
preme court adjourned for the holiday
recess, to convene again on January g.
The American Missionary associa-
tion's tifty-first annual report shows
that during the last few months hun
dreds of students have been turned
away from the schools for want, of
funds.
THE weavers in the William Strange
Co.'S mills at Paterson, N. j., are on
strike against reduction in wages.
ONE person was probably fatally hurt
and six others were more or less in
jured in a collision on the Roxbor-
ough, Wissahickon & Manayunk cleo
trio road on the outskirts of Philadel-
phia On the Goth.
The three-masted schooner Lucy, OF
Philadelphia, went ashore on the 10Th
near New London, Conn, and will be
a total loss.
The Golden Rule department store al
Danville, ILL.,, owned by Schmitt &
Heinly, was destroyed on the Goth by a
fire which started in the show window.
Loss ST., 900.
FIFTY broad silk weavers in the em'
ploy of the Needing Manufacturing Co.,
at Paterson, N. j., have struck for an
increase in wages of 10 per cent
GEORGE j. NORWOOD & Co., commits
sion agents of New York City, have as
signed. The business is one of the
Oldest in the tea line in the city, hav
ing been Established in 1882
| No appointments will be made by the
president during the holiday recess o.
congress except in cases of emergency
LEWIS LELAND, one of the family o.
famous hotel men of that name, died il
New York City on the goth, aged 81
years. He and his brothers have beer
among the most prominent hotel meI
in the United States.
OWING to the destruction by fire o.
an asphalt factory at Bacaioca, Spain
five persons were burned to death anC
SO injured.
Two pastboard boxes filed with eel.
luloid combs came in contact will
steam pipes Of car on the Sixth Ave
nue. elevated railroad in New Yorl
City on the Goth and exploded will
great force. Two men were hurt BY
the explosion. The car was wrecked
AT Pawtucket, r. L, the trouble be
tween the weavers and management
Of the Royal Weaving Co, which ex
listed since the reduction in wages wa
announced to take place, culminate'
on the Goth. The weavers refused b
1 comply with an order to have severa
cotton weavers taught the business
and they were discharged. The mill
will have TO close. They employ 26
people.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
ATREATY WITH RED MEN.

Seminoles Agree to the Allotment of Their
Lands and, Extinguishment of Tribal
Government.
Muskogee, /. T., Dec. 1S-The treaty
between the United States and the
Seminole nation has been signed by
the Dawes and Seminole commission
ers. 1t provides for the allotment of
Hae lands of the Seminole nation and a
division of its moneys among the citi-
zens after the tribal governments are
extinguished. Five hundred thousand
dollars of the funds of the nation are
set apart for permanent school fund.
The United States courts are given
additional jurisdiction over the mem
bers of the tribe, and the United States
is to prohibit the introduction or hand
ling in any way of intoxicating liquors
in the nation. To be binding, the
treaty must be ratified by the United
States congress and by the Seminole
council.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
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Send for list of testimonials.
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Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
schurr Re-elested president.

Cincinnati, Dec. is. = The National
Civil Service Reform league yesterday
reelected Carl Schurz president by
acclamation. Resolutions were adopt
ed demanding from congressman sup
port of the civil service law and prais.
ing President Mckinley for upholding
the law. The league renews its decla-
rations in favor of repeating the law
prescribing four-year terms for many
federal Offices, the extension of the
merit system to the consular service
and the consolidation Of outlying with
central post Offices. 1t disclaims any
advocacy Of civil service pensions
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
STAY AWAY FROM CHINA.

onsul General GoOdnow's Advice to Amer
lean RaiIroaders-No Market for Labor
on Roads In That Country.
Washington, Dec. 2O.-The first re-
lort to the state department from Con-
iul General Goodnow at Shanghai con-
cains warning to American railroad
men not to go to China for employ
nent. Says he: "The American only
invites starvation who comes here
without definite contract of employ
ment with some reputable firm, made
before he leaves America. l must ad'
wise United States railway employees
that there is at present no market for
their labor in China and should more
roads be constructed there will be a
market only if these roads are built
by Americans"
The consul general says he has had
many inquiries from American rail
road men as to the chance for employ
ment in China, so he describes the
small Chinese railroad system to show
the hopelessness of looking in that di
rection for work. There are only two
railways in operations with total
mileage of $685. miles. They employ
only 81 foreigners, of whom four are
engineers and the others manager;
and division superintendents. The
operatives are practically all Chinese
and a foreigner cannot compete with
them. The highest salaried NATIVES
are the telegraph operators at $40 pei
month. Engineers get $40 to $50 aRo
train hands and trackmen Sc to $1(
a month. All this Is in Mexican silver
worth A cents on the gold dollar. The
roads are paving Is per cent. dividends
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
WASHINGTON.

No change will be made in any of the
customs features of the Dingley tariff
law at the present session of congress-
A general understanding to this effect
has been reached among the republic
an members of the ways and means
committee .s
The bureau of statistics monthly
statement of the exports of merchan-
disc shows that during November
the exports of domestic merchandise
amounted to SF4, sos, 3O1, a gain of
nearly S7,OOO,OOO as compared with
November, 1885,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
Colllded At an Open swltoh.

Pontiac, Ill, Dec. 2O-An open switch
ON the Chicago & Alton railway was
the cause of collision Sunday after
noon between the st. Louis limited
passenger and a freight train on the
side track. The brakeman whose duty
it was to close the switch was unable
to move it The passenger train was
approaching. He jumped on the track
and signalled for it to stop. The engi-
neer applied the air brakes and re-
versed his engine, but II was too late
and the passenger went crashing into
the freight Six persons were injured.
The locomotives are complete wrecks.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
THE LOCKOUT IS ENDED.


window Glass Factories of the Country
VIII Soon Resume Operations-WorkerS
are Granted an Advance in Wages.
Pittsburg, Dec. 20.-Window glass
factories throughout the United States
will be able to resume work just as
soon as they can get the furnaces hot
enough to begin work. This will be in
about three weeks and means work for
about $4,000 men. kilograms were
sent Saturday night to the managers
of every window glass plant in the
country to start the fires at once, as
settlement of the wage question which
has been SO long in dispute had been
reached. The workers will resume at an
advance which is not as large as was
expected and for which such strong
contention was made. Ten days ago a
settlement was reached by the blow
ers and gatherers. The cutters and
fatteners who have seeded from the
Window Glass Workers association
were not satisfied with the rate offered
and held out until Saturday evening.
One week ago fruitless conference
was held by the wage committee of
the manufacturers and the cutters and
fatteners, when the manufacturers of
fered an advance of 10 per cent. over
the wages of last year The parties in
terested met again Saturday with all
sections OF the industry represented.
Late in the afternoon the manufac-
turers made concession They pro-
posed to give the cutters an advance
# IS per cent. and the fatteners Is
per cent Heretofore the fatteners
have in addition been paid 25 per cent
of the gross earnings Of the blowers.
This feature was the hardest pill for
the fiatteners to swallow, but they
finally concluded to accept the offer,
| thus ending an expensive lockout.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
A WISE REPORT.

New York Railroad Commissioners Have
Decided that There was a Wreck at Gar
rlsons In October.
Albany, N. Y, Dec. 1S.-The board
of railroad commissioners yesterday
handed down a report of its investiga-
tion into the causes of the accident on
the New York Central railroad at Gar
risons on October "a last The commis-
sioners arrive at the conclusion that
the train was wrecked either by de-
railment, which destroyed the embank-
ment, or that the embankment gave
way and threw the train into the river.
The board recommends that the
force of track walkers on the Hudson
river division of the New York Central
be increased so as to provide constant
and sufficient system of watching and
warning along the line at all times.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22
ALMOST A RIOT.


Disorderly Scenes Attend the Conviction
of Election Judges for Falsifying Re-
turns. go
Chicago, Dec. 18-John j. Hanrahan
and Patrick Ferris, judges of election
in the Seventeenth ward at the last
municipal election, were yesterday
convicted of falsifytng the election re-
turns and sentenced to the peniten.
tiary. Albert G. Purvis, an election
clerk who was on trial with them, was
acquitted. Both Hanrahan and Ferris
had many friends in, the court room
and when the verdict was announced
there was almost riot. Mrs Hanra-
han, the wife of the convicted man,
became hysterical and her female
friends added their vocal powers to
hers as she sent up shrek after shrek.
The male friends of Hanrahan and
Ferris cursed the jury and made vi
ious threats against Assistant States
Attorney Barnes, who had prosecuted
the case. When the jury was about to
leave the court room two men, friends
of the convicted ex-judges, seized Silas
Hunt, one of the jurors, by the coat
collar and demanded: How did you
vote to convict these men under the
evidence?"
II was coerced into it, replied Hunt.
With a jerk that nearly took Hunt
off his feet the two men pulled the
juror up before Judge Chetlain, who
presided at the trial.
This man says he was coerced into
signing this verdict; your honor" cried
one of the men.
But you signed it, did you not?'
queried the court
II did," responded Hunt
"Then the court can do nothing
said Judge Chetlain.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-22

First KlondilSe Miner (wallowing through
snowdrifts higher than his cabin, his ears,
nose, toes and fingers frozen, chatteringly)
-M-M-M-Merry C-C-C-Christm-m-m-m mas!
!, Second Klondike Miner ditto ol-S,,S-S-Ss-
Sa%s W%what tS our ftSe ffattSers wwwouId dddd g
d-delight in calling "a r-r-real old-fashioned
C-CC-CC- Christmas" !"-Brooklyn Eagle.