The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-11-10
EAST.

A regular quarterly dividend of 8
per cent. and an extra dividend of 5
per cent have been declared by the
Standard Oil Co.
The chairman of the Congregational
Union of England, Charles Berry, has
arrived in New York His object is to
influence the senate to ratify the
Anglo-American arbitration treaty and
he intends to conduct series of mass
meetings throughout the country in
the interest of the arbitration move
ment.
A verdict of guilty has been returned
by the superior court jury at Boston
which has been trying the case against
Joseph A. Iasigi, ex-Turkisb consul
charged with embezzling $780, from
French estates.
In the United States circuit court of
appeals at Philadelphia on the Sd,
Judge Acheson decided that duty ON
imports of initial handkerchiefs shall
be so per cent ad valorem and not 60
per cent, for which latter amount the
government brought suit. BY this de-
cision the government will be required
to return $500, 900 to importers that had
been collected on the basis of the higher
rate of duties.
At his home in Milton, Del, on the
5th James Ponder, ex-governor of Del
aware, died, aged Is years. He was
for years active in state politics as
democrat, and was elected governor in
1870, serving four years.
A fire occurred at West Dover, N. H.,
on the 5th that destroyed property val
ued at $50, ,000 1t was the most serious
conflagration that has happened there
since 1882.
Resolutions have been passed by the
New York chamber of commerce urg-
ing the necessity of increasing the ar
1000 men.
A document addressed to the govern
ment of the Cuban republic has been
issued by Cubans in New York City,
1t will be sent for additional sigma
lures to every part of the United
States. The manifesto recites the
causes which compel the Cubans to re-
frain from any transaction with Spain
which is not based on the absolute in
dependence of Cuba
For the week ending November
business failures in the United States
numbered 276, as compared with $50
for the corresponding period of 1895,
snd 80 in Canada, as against SO for the
same time last year.
The record for the lowest price in
the print cloth market as far as known
at Fall River, Mass, has been broken
by a sale for 2 5-16 per yard. The sale
was reported to have been 10, 900 pieces.
The assignment of Thomas W. Farms
worth, of Boston, is annouced. He
done large business in clothing under
the name of the Manufacturers Outlet
Co, and before that as the Yankee
Clothing Co.
1t is now known that the body of the
unidentified woman who was killed in
the New York Central railroad wreck
near Garrisous, N. Y, was that of Miss
Jennie King, of South Buffalo, N. Y.
Judge Fraser handed down an opin-
ion in quarter session court at Pitts
burg on the 9th in which he declared
that North Dakota divorce is worth.
less in Pennsylvania.
Three government employees of prom
inence were arrested at Philadelphia,
charged with conspiracy and the issu-
ance Of fraudulent naturalization pa
pers. 1t is alleged that naturalization
papers were furnished signers for S17
each and that quite a number have
been issued. The accused men are out
ON 81, 500 bail each.
The American 24-hOur bike road
record has been broken by Frank b.
German, of Brocton, Mass, riding $40
miles. The former record Sl6 miles
was held by Davis, of Cleveland.
Under the leadership of Alexander
De Soto, band of seven Christian
crusaders have started from New York
City for the Klondike gold fields to
establish permanent mission among
The miners. The missionary band will
travel on foot all the way from New
York to Denver. Gospel services will
be held along the route.
The greatest religious jubilee ever
held in Albany, N. Y, closed on the
night Of the 9TH after three days cele-
bration Of the Tooth anniversary Of the
establishment Of the Catholic church
N thestate,