The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-03
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The immense pine tracts in the
vicinity of Blue Eye, near Cory, Pa,
were in flames on the 27th ult The
fire threatens the village of Blue Eye
and Garland.
Thomas Monahan, while crazed with
drink, at Gorham, N. Y, on the 27th
nit shot Joseph Guntheir, an employe
of the Grand Trunk railroad, killing
him instantly. He also fatally shot
Selectman Gates, of Gorham, and is be-
lieved to be responsible for the death
of another man whose body was found
later. The murderer was arrested.
The death of Hiram G. Hotchkiss,
aged 81 years, president of the H. G.
Hotchkiss Essential Oil Co., and known
as the peppermint oil king" occurred
mt Lyons, N. Y, on the 27th ult.
Many railroad officials familiar with
the conditions uphold President De-
pew's opinion that the recent disaster
ON the New York Central road near
Garrison, N. Y, was the result of
dynamite explosion planned by enc
mics of the corporation.
At meeting of the officers of the
new American Window Glass Co., held
in Pittsburg on the 27th ult Pittsburg
was selected as the central selling
agency for the combined product of
the window glass factories of the Uni
ted States.
The firm of Read, Parsons & Co.,
stock brokers, of New York City, has
suspended payment. Until few weeks
ago the firm was composed of w. G.
Read and George B. Parsons Mr.. Read
recently committed suicide.
The paper warehouse of Hartje Bros
at Pittsburg, Pa, was partially de-
stroyed on the 2sth ult. Loss $50, 600.
The fire was caused ly an explosion of
gas. No one was injured.
The death of ]. E. Simpson, aged 81
years, occurred on the 2sth ult. at Fall
River, Mass. He was widely known as
the patentee and originator of timber
craving docks.
Whalebone has risen to 81 a pound
in consequence of the recent disastrous
news from the Arctic whaling fleet.
The manufacturers of print cloths
at Fall River, Mass, have come to the
conclusion that the cost of production
must be lowered if they are to COM
pete with the southern mills. In view
of that fact they will appeal to their
operatives to accept cut of 10 per
cent. in wages.
Near the Oak Hill mines of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Co., So
striking miners were arrested On the
Goth ult. as they were preparing to
make a demonstration. They were
charged with unlawful assemblage at
Turtle Creek, Pa.
During September the imports of
raw wool at the ports of New York,
Boston and Philadelphia amounted to
2,429, S73 pounds, decrease of 6,O26
pounds from the preceding month.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending October 90 num-
bered 219, as compared with 270 for the
corresponding week Of 1896, and 25 in
Canada, as against 40 for the corre-
spending period of last year.
The Reading (Pa. Iron Co has noti-
fed its 2,s0O employees that their wages
will be advanced. The increase will
average per cent.
st. Louis will, it is said, soon have
magazine printed in IL different lam
guages. 1t will be the only publica-
tion of the kind in the world.
At New York City on the 3Oth ult.
representatives of 109 yacht clubs in
the United States and Canada met and
organized the Yacht Racing Union of
North America.
The business section of Warren,
Mass, was damaged by fire on the
S1st nit. to the amount Of SIS, 900. The
town hall was partially burned and
several blocks destroyed.
Edward &. Haines, who, while
soldier in the Ninth infantry at Madi-
nou Barracks in April last, killed Mary
Crouch and Mary DAILY, has been found
guilty of murder in the second degree
1t Watertown, N. Y.