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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
ENGLAND NOT INIT.

British Government Declines to Particl.
pate In the Proposed Conference to
Make Rules to Govern Seal Hunting.
London, Sept. ga decided sensa.
tion has been caused in diplomatic cir.
cles here by Great Britain's .notifica.
tion to the United States that she can.
not participate in the sealing confer.
ence at Washington, if Russia and
Japan take part in it. The officials OF
the British foreign Office decline to
give the reasons for this change OF
policy, but it is said that the Marquis
of Salisbury has notified the United
States ambassador, Col John Hay, Of
his decision in this matter, though the
premier's decision is not absolute.
The action of the Marquis of Sails
bury is all the more surprising in view
of the fact that he accepted for Great
Britain the invitation to take part in
the conference, with the full knowl.
edge that Russia and Japan were in.
cluded in the invitation.
The Canadiaa government requested
the withdrawal of Great Britain from
the sealing conference and the govern.
ment unwillingly acceded to this re.
quest, in accordance with its policy OF
cultivating the friendship of the colo
nies, even at the risk of offending
other powers concerned.
1t is thought in diplomatic circles
Canada's action in the premises was in.
fuenced by the fear that Great Britain
would be outvoted.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
DEATH IN FLAMES.
Two CitlEens of Hainhrldge. O., Killed By
an Exploaion that. Occurred During an
Extensive, Coniiagratlon. & NJ

Two CitlEens of Hainhrldge. O., Killed BY
an ExplOaion that, Occurred During ah
Extensive ConiiaEratlon. VI
Chillicothe, o., Sept. 24-The village
of cambridge was the scene of one OF
the most disastrous confagrations
Thursday afternoon that ever occurred
in this county. An entire square :
containing most Of the prominent busi-
ness houses, several handsome resi-
dences and the Methodist chufch-was
entirely destroyed and two business
men lost their lives in an explosion
which occurred in the drug store of
w. p Beardsley. The fire was started
in a barn in the rear of Peril Browns
general store by two little boys, who
were playing with lighted matches
The flames spiead rapidly and COM
municated with the main buildings
Beardsley's drug store adjoining was
next ablaze and with the limited means
at hand for fighting the fire, it became
uncomfortable In the midst of the
excitement a terrible explosion oc-
Cured. in. the drug store and Mr..
Beardsley, who was inside endeavor-
ing to save some of his property, lost
his life in the ruins. His brother-in-
law, Thomas Higgins, who went to his
rescue, was unable to get out and was
burned to death, while eight others
were more or less injured, but, none
fatally.
The fire leaped from house to house
until it was evident that the entire
town was doomed. A. message was
sent to Waverly and this city asking
for aid and both fire departments re-
sponded.S The Baltimore s. Ohio South
western and Ohio Southern railroads
sent special trains with the engines,
but they did not arrive until nearly
three hours after the first alarm was
given.
But two houses were left standing
on the square, both being private resi-
dences. The estimated loss is $50, 600.
The bodies of Beardsley and Higgins
were found on the floor about 10 feet
1ron the front entrance, mutilated
and burned beyond recognition, Scores
OF people are homeless. Relief has
been sent from this citv.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
Ills LIKE ARMoR PLATE.

Lieut.. Peary Tells of the Makeup of the
Huge Meteorlte He Brought from the
Arctic Regions.
Boston, Sept 24.-Lieut. R. E. Peary,
the noted Arctic explorer, arrived here
Wednesday night from Sydney, G. B,
With him is his wife and little daugh-
ter, G. |. Baldwin and Arthur Moore,
who accompanied him on the trip to
Greenland. The party took the mid
night train for New York. Peary told
a reporter that he had experienced a
most unusual and stormy season. "We
had but few days that could be called
pleasant, SO that we could do nothing
What l consider the most important
discovery was my finding of the relics
of Greely's expedition. These l found
on Cape Sabine, but would prefer not
to discuss them just now. We touched
Meteoric island on August 80 aud pro-
ceeded to get the big meteorite which
we discovered on board the Hope. 1t
was just large enough to go into the
hold. 1t measured 10 by feet and
weighed 100 tons 1t is beautiful
specimen. have tested it and find it
is composed of metal almost similar to
that used in plate armor on United
States ships"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
A TERRIRLE EXPERIENCE.
Two Women and Sailors Went Through
During u Great Storm at Sea.

Two Women and Sailors Went Through 1t
During u Great Storm at Sea.
San Francisco, Sept "a. Among the
cabin passengers who arrived from the
orient on the steamer City of Peking
were Mrs. A. Nichols, Miss M. Nichols
and the formers little son, who are en-
route from Hong Kong to their home
in Bath, Me-, after having passed
through terrible experience. They
left New York in March last on board
the ship Abner Coburn, of which Mrs.
Nichols husband was captain, for a
pleasure trip to Hong Kong.
June 10 the Coburn ran into gale.
Sail was shortened and everything
made as snug as possible, but just as
Capt Nichols was coming up the com
panionway to take an observation
big sea washed over the stern, smashed
the wheel, rolled the two steersmen
into the scuppers and hurled the skip
per down-the companionway, inficting
injuries from which he died eight hours
later.
Chief officer M. L. Sparks was
thrown against one of the boats and
seriously hurt The storm continued
for two days after the captain died,
but the second officer, j. F. Nichols, a
son of the skipper, rugged up a jury
rudder and navigated the vessel.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
BANDITS BLuNDERED.
They Held Up Train, but Fai ed to CO
meet with the Express Car.

They Held Up = Train, but Fai ed to Con.
meet with the Express Car.
Moorhead, Wis, Sept 27-The west.
bound passenger train on the Northerr
Pacific was held up three miles east Of
here early Sunday morning. 1t is said
that the express car carried large
sum Of money which the robbers failed
to secure, owing to blunder in cut.
ting off the cars. Engineer Hoover
just after pulling out from Glyndon
noticed man on the front platform Of
the mail car. A few moments later
the robber climbed over the tank and
at the point Of a pistol compelled the
engineer to apply the brakes. Three
other robbers then came forward
bringing the conductor and brakemen
All mounted the engine, which wa,
again started west.
The robbers sat on the tank and or
dered the engineer to ''keep her NOV
ing" Not until the train reached
Moorhead was Unknown that the enqin,
and mail car had been cut off from th,
balance of the train. Then the rot
bers discovered that they had not Gu
deep enough into the train and ha
failed to secure the treasure said T.
have been in the express safes. The,
rapidly despoiled the crew Of watche.
and money and escaped.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
sailors Rescued from q wrecl.

New York, Sept. 9L-The four
masted schooner Goodwin Stoddar,
arrived in port Sunday from Fernand
ma, Fla, and reported severe exper
ence during the hurricane which pre-
vailed off the southern coast durin,
the past week. On September IS Mi
Svendsen, one Of the crew, Norw,
gian, .ell from the masthead to tn
deck and was killed. On the 92d til
schooner Katie J. Ireland was sighted
flying distress signal. She was sink
ing and had lost all her boats. Tb
Stoddard took of the crew Of the Ire
land, consisting of eight men, and tn
ireland soon sank.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
KLONDIKE OUTDONE.
Rich Gold Fields Found in Wash-
ington State. i
Prospectors Claim to Have Discovered ,
8 Vein of Wire Gold from Three to
Five Feet In Thickness and
Nearly 80 Miles In
Length.

Seattle. Wash, Sept. 27.-The first
authentic news concerning Washing
tons new Eldorado near Mount Baker,
and how to get there, is brought to
Seattle by E. w. Saporatas, president
of the Information and Registry Co,
who with Frank @. Ryde and Gus Wag-
ner, experienced miners of Dawson
City, went to the scene of the latest
excitement. According to Mr.. Sa.
portas, the route is passable and not
very difficult until within five miles OF
the find. The last five miles, how
ever, present obstacles that would for
ever discourage anyone not an expert
enced prospector and mountaineer.-
There is in Mount Baker and its sur
rounding heights enough gold. says
Mr.. Saportas, to keep prospectors busy
for the next ten years. In samples of
ore that were brought back by the in
formant. the assayer declared that
free gold existed in exceedingly good
quantities.
~ met many men," continued Mr.
Saportas, who came from Mount Tomo.
hoy (Tomboy) and they all reiterated
the stories concerning the great strike
of $40, 1000 to the ton made in Bear
mountain, in Tomhvy, and several 9th
ers have found ore equal to the discov-
cry in Bear mountain"
A correspondent of the Evening
Times sends word from Summa as fol-
lows: 1.-The gold discoveries in the
mountains of Whatcom county are be-
yond any doubt the richest in the an
nails of the Pacific coast or even in
Alaska So say the most experienced
prospectors whom have accompanied
to the scene of the recent finds. The
recent find is in Bear mountain. situ-
ated in the northeast portion of What
com county, northeast of Mount Baker
The mineral range runs northwest and
southeast and to-day is located for 80
miles. There is no telling how much
further it extends"
1.-THE vein in the five claims-Lone
Jack, Bennie, Sidney, Lulu and Whist
varies from three to five feet in thick
ness 1t runs under layer of porphyry
ledge in a serpentine manner and au-
riferous shale appears in the ledge 1t
is free milling quartz of sugar and
rose color, carrying copper and silver.
The vein can be traced half mile.
The cropping is under solid porphyry:
"The gold found is known as wire
gold and can be seen with the naked
eye and picked out with the fingers.
That great quantities of it exist there
is no doubt. If there is any placer
mining it has not as yet been demon.
strated to be a paying proposition.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29

A landslide at Girgenti, Italy. impris-
oned 40 persons in well with no hope
for their rescue.
Gen. Paez. military leader of the re-
bellion in Nicaragua, killed himself
after being taken prisoner.
Fifteen, men and eight horses were
killed by the explosion Of an ammuni-
tionswagon in Pilesti, Roumpnia.
Alta large meeting in Athens resolu-
tions was, adopted calling upon King
George and the cabinet to renew the war
with, Turkey rather than accept the
terms Of peace offered BY the confer
enee.
BY cave in at a silver mine 12 miles
from Ell Paso, Tex, in Mexico, II men
were killed.
It.was said that there was fair pros
pect that Spain would accept the good
offices of the United States as To- Cuba.
The sultan of Turkey will, it is said,
address the powers shortly on the sub
ject of Great Britain's evacuation of
Egypt. s. ,eyqs
Capt. Gen. Weyler cqbled a request
to the government in Madrid to send
113 additional administrative officials
to Cuba, F ~
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Ex-senator Sawyer passed his eighty
first birthday quietly at his home in
Oshkosh, Wis.
Richard and John McGriff, twins, cell
ebrated at Geneva, Ind, the ninety-fifth
anniversary of their birth.
The gold" democrats of Nebraska
met in Omaha and nominated James
Woolworth, of that city, for supreme
court judge.
"Uncle Jimmie" Lane died at his home
in Chicago, aged 102 years.
C. Buckley Kilgore, a member of the
Fiftieth, Fifty-frst and Fifty-second
congresses from Texas, died in Ard
more, |. T., aged 62 years.
The announcement that Mrs. Lilly
Langtry, the actress, will marry Prince
Esterhazy, is confirmed.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
JUDGE KILeoRE DIES.
A Texan Who Made Himself Famous In
Congress Passes to the Other Side.

Ardmore, l. T., Sept. "a United
States Judge Kilgore, of Texas, died
here Thursday after short illness. He
regained consciousness at noon and af-
ter calling his wife and children to his
bedside and kissing them, he died al
most Immediately.
Washington, Sept 2L-As member Of con-
gress from Texas Judge Kilgore was one of the
best known men in public life. He was called
Buck" by his intimate friends and acquired
wide public attention in the Fifty-irst con-
gress by kicking In green baize door which
had been locked by order Of Speaker Reed dur
ing one OF the hllbustering scenes that made
the first quorum counting" congress memoir
able He supported President Cleveland ar
IDENTIFY and after he was retired from congress-
the president appointed him one Of the judges
for Indian Territory. He was man Of dis
tinguished presence, tall and heavy framed
and was well liked by his fellow members, not
withstanding he killed many OF their pet prof.
ects by objecting when It was attempted 70
push measures through rapidly by unanimous
consent
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
FOREIGN,

A cyclone swept over Sava, oria and
Latiano, Italy, and 40 persons were
killed, 70 were wounded and 20 houses
were destroyed.
According to advices Bartoleme Mae
co has been elected vice president of the
Cuban republic and Gen. Maxine Co
mez minister Of war.
The German torpedo boat No. 26 sank
off Cuxhaven and eight of her crew, in
cluding her commander, Duke Freder-
ick William. were drowned.
Eduardo velasquez, formerly chief
Of police in the City OF Mexico, has con-
fcssed that he directed the murder of
Arnulfo Arroyo, who was under arrest
charged with an assault upon President
Diaz.
II was announced that Japan was
lnnding troops in Hawaii preparatory.
1t was believed, to resist all attempts to
annex the islands to the United States.
A tunnel on the line of the Ou railway
in Japan caved in and buried alive 21
persons.
A recent filibustering expedition for
Cuba was captured and 10 men on the
vessel were slain by Spaniards.
Mrs. Orr, aged 112 years, died in
Kingston, Ont.
Dispatches say that all the foreign
powers except Australia refuse to back
Spain in her Cuban policy, recognizing
the interests of the United States iusti-
fly the latter's interference in Cuba.
Gen. Rodriguez, of the Cuban army,
says the Cubans will accept nothing
short of complete freedom.
1t is asserted that the Russian govern
ment win shortly prohibit the exporta-
tion of wheat from Russia.
Eduardo Velasquez, former inspector
Of police, accused OF instigating the
murder of Arroyo while the latter was
lp custody for his attempt to assault
President Diaz. shot himself dead in
prison in the City of Mexico.
The steamer Admiral Gervuis, with
200 passengers. while lying of the town
Of Ufa, Russia, took fire and many per-
sons jumped overheard and were
drowned.
The Musee theater in Toronto, Ont,
was destroyed by fire and in the panic
that ensued one person was killed and
many others were injured.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
A Remarkable Invention,

Washington, Sept. 24.-The naval
ordnance bureau has been securing
some remarkable results from expert
ments 1t has been making with an
attachment for torpedoes, the inven-
tion OF an Austrian named Obrey.
This is kind Of gyroscope, and the re-
ports from the torpedo station where
the tests have been made show that It
has the property, having been once di-
rected at the object to be hit, of act.
ually restoring the torpedo to which
II is attached to straight course to-
wards that object, even after It has
been detected.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
LATER.

GRASS i'll all the blue grass region Of
Kentucky is so dried out because of
long drouth that number of fires
have occurred. The timber along the
Kentucky river southwest of Versailles
has been on fire since the 25th ult and
is still burning over a great extent
By the breaking of cable three
colored men who were being carried
up in an elevator shaft of the north,
west land tunnel at Chicago on the.
9th ult. fell 95 feet to the bottom of
the excavation. One of them was
killed instantly and the other two
sustained fatal injuries.
The postmaster general has issued
an order forbidding clerks and other
employees to solicit contributions Of
money, gifts or presents; to sell tick
cts for entertainments of any kind, or
to borrow money or contract debts
which they have no reasonable pros
pect of being able to pay.
The British steamer Egremont Castl g
arrived at New York on the 27th ult
with the captain and crew of the lum.
ber-laden bark Carrie L. Tyler, from
Savannah for New York, which was
abandoned about so miles southeast of
Frying Pan Shoals lightship on Sep
tember "a in dismasted and water
logged condition.
a REAR-END collision Of eastbound
freight trains on the Pennsylvania
railroad, five miles west of Huntingdon,
Pa, on the 9th ult, caused the de-
struction of 81 cars and large quanti-
ty of general merchandise.
AT London on the 27th ult. ]. w,
Stocks, the bicyclist, beat the worlds
records for all distances from six to 8S
miles.
The survey of the Blackfeet Indian
reservation in Montana is completed.
The reservation is now ready to be
thrown open to settlement as soon as
the reports can be prepared by the in
terror department.
OPERATIONS have been resumed at
the Hollidaysburg (Pa.) iron and nail
works after long period Of idleness.
CHIcAeo's newly organized street
cleaning brigade has been placed in
charge Of Mrs. A. E. Paul. This is
probably the only case in the country
where a woman has been given charge
OF street clea ming.
AT o meeting in Chicago on the 97th
nit. Of the coal operators Of northern
Illinois, an address was issued to the
miners Of that section pointing out
hat the scale as fixed by the recent
miners convention at Spring field cam
not possibly be conceded by the north
ern Illinois operators, because 1t would
make 1t impossible to compete with
other operatora
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29

Wesley Nading, grain merchant at
Flat Rock, Ind, shot and killed bis wife
and then attempted suicide. No cause
was known for the deed.
The State Bank of Davenport, Neb.,
closed its doors because it could not se-
cure borrowers for its deposits. 6
In session at Columbus, o., the So
cisty Of, the Army of the Cumberland
elected Gen. w. s. Rosecrans as presi-
dent.
Noah johnson, the 22-year-old son Of
JOHN F. Johnson, a farmer near Marion,
Ind, shot and killed his sweetheart,
Macie Mang, the 17-year-old daughter
of Martin Mang. Jealousy was the
cause. 3.
The state department has been noti-
fed that the Colombian government
has suspended the export duty on cof-
fee,
Lieut.. Peary. the explorer. said in
Boston that he should start on his next
polar expedition in the latter part of
July, 1898, and that he would reach the
north pole or lose his life in the at-
tempt.
The percentages OF the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the Gath were: Baltimore,
.704; Boston, .7O3; New York, .63s; Gin
cinnati, .571; Cleveland, .531; Brooklyn,
.465; Washington, AGO; Pittsburgh,
44s; Chicago, All; Philadelphia, .419;
Louisville. ,4o2; st. Louis, .21S,
The rye crop this season will be 25.-
100000 bushels, 100000 more than last
year and 100000 less than in 1895.
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, the new
steamer of the North German line, made
the trip from Bremen to New York in
s days 90 hours and As minutes, making
a, new record.
At Hawesville, KY, mob of 500 men
lynched Raymond Bushrod, negro, ac-
cused of assaulting 14-year-old Maggie
Roberts. Z. Il
At Shamokin, Pa, Arthur W. May,
aged "a, killed Cora Kaseman, aged is,
and then took his own life. Refusal Of
the parents of the girl to allow them to
marry was the cause.
Victor Anderson, a well-to-do farmer
at Whteside, Mich. killed his aged
mother and himself. No cause for the
deed was known.
Mons Minson fatally shot two broth
ers named Peterson at Vincent, Ia, be-
cause they objected to his marrying
their sister-in-law, and then killed him
self.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt in
Maine at Belfast, Ellsworth, Bangor and
several other towns.
Terrible suffering was reported among
gold seekers on the Skaguay and Dyea
trails in Alaska because of the setting
in of winter.
A strange disease is doing great dam
age to hogs in southern Kansas and they
are dying by the hundreds.
Reports of rich gold finds continue
to come from the Michipico;en region
on Lake Superior.
The equalized valuation of the state of
Michigan is 81, ,105, 100000.
Five acres of buildings in Chicago
comprising the works of the Chicago
Bridge and Iron company were burned.
In political quarrel at Morrison,
o. T., Peter Praxton and John Rambo
killed each other.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29

Among the many advertising novelties b.
ing issued'k; the B. & o. is one which Is sure
to sttract a very considerable amount Of at
teution. It is known as ''The Book Of The
Royal Blue" and is issued monthly by Col.
D. B. Martin, Manager of Passenger Traffic.
OF magazine size and filed with attractive
half-tone illustrations and good reading mat
ter, 'The Book of The Royal Blue" is bound
to make a hit. One splendid feature is q
list Of names and address of every passenger
and freight agent.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

q. Y
A cross of Scotch granite 12 feet high
has been ordered over the grave of
Harriet Beecher Stowe at Andover,
Mass. ,,ss.4s.sA
The park commissioners of Roches-
ter, N. Y, will place statue of Fred
erick Douglass in one of the parks of
that city. ~ ffriI}l.''H ''41
There are 40 Washingtons in the Kan
sas City directory, and 43 of them are
colored persons. Ten bear the name of
the immortal George.
Cardinal Gibbons has given his ap-
proyal to the movement for the es-
tablishment of Catholic university for.
womenin Washington. :. I4a.;
A German army lieutenant. Baron.
Max Won, Schrader, poisoned himself at
Ostend after losing 100000 francs at
the gambling tables there.
Within the last two weeks notices of
intention to construct 1900 miles of
new railways have been filed with the
territorial secretary of Arizona.
Lord Farrar predicts that the ulti-
mate solution of the question of BIZ,
metallism and the Indian mint will be
the adoption of the gold standard for
India.
For the first time in the history of the
English colonial courts a woman has
been admitted to the bar in the person
of young Jewess. Miss Ethel Ben
jalnin.
This season. for the first time in 30
years. Rosa Bonheur exhibited some Of
her pictures in Paris. She lives in great
seclusion all the year round near Fon-
taincbleau.
The women of the Presbyterian
church last year paid into the treasury
of the foreign board $229, 9,114.93, which
is $2S,535.00 more than was paid by
the churches.
Ex-President Guzman Blanco, of Ven
ezuela, is said to be the richest man in
the world, owning 6,OOO,O square miles
of land and 100000 virtual slaves. and
enjoying an annual Income of $37,O0O,4
600.
Al. Sampson, who has been appoint
ed United States minister to Ecuador.
lives in Phoenix. "A. T. He is lawyer
by profession and was the first attor-
ney-general of Colorado after that state
was admitted into the union.
Mrs. Lucio o. Case. the female mem
Der of the Topeka bar and the only Kan
sas woman in the active practice of law.
has announced her candidacy for as.
sociate justice of the supreme court on
the democratic-populist ticket.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-09-29
The BIues.

This is synonym for that gloomy, har-
assed condition Of the mind which has its
origin in dyspepsia. All the ugly spirits that,
under the name of the ''blues," "blue dew
lis, "megrims" and "mulligrubs" torment
the dyspeptic almost ceaselessly, vanish
when attacked with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, that, moreover, annihilates bilious
ness, constipation, chills and fever, kidney
complaints and nervousness.