The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-06
The News Condensed.
Impotant InteI!ipence from AII Paris.
DOMESTIC.

tnTee squares III lcuRtu uuN wv az
breadth, causing loss Of from $780,
600 to 100000.
The big power house OF the Central
Traction company was burned at Wash
ington, the loss being $1,OOo,ooo.
The works of the California Powder
company at Santa Cruz, CAL, blew up
causing loss of $250,oOO.
Paris Mountain, seven miles from
Greenville, s. c.. was shaken by an
earthquake, and guests in a summer
hotel were badly frightened.
A movement is on foot looking to the
sale by the full-blooded Choctaws OF
oil their rights in the Indian territory
and the removal Of the entire tribe to
old Mexico.
Women have been admitted for the
first time to the New York college OF
veterinary surgeons.
The thirty-frst annual meeting Of the
American Institute of Architects began
in Detroit, Mich.
The wife and babe Of Joseph L. Hey
thaler were burned to death at st. Clair,
Mich.
Congressman Cannon, of Illinois;
Loudenslager, of New Jersey; Berry,
of Kentucky, and Tawney, of Mime
sofa, arrived in San Francisco from Ha-
wall, where they have been seeking in
formation for use on the reassembling
of congress.
Secretary Long has named torpedo
boats 10, 20 and 81 the Stringham,
Goldsborough and Bailey, after three
distinguished commanders in the naval
service during the late war.
Fire in the salt docks in South Chi
cago caused loss of $4,000.
During September the mint in Phila-
delphia coined 100000 pieces, the
greatest coinage in one month in its
history.
Ex-Congressman Hosea Townsend, of
Silver Cliff, Col, has been appointed
as United States Judge for the southern
judicial district of the Indian territory,
to succeed the late Judge Kilgore.
Green City, Mo-, was visited by fire
which devastated one side of the pub
lie square.
The production of oleomargaripe for
the fiscal year ended June 80 amounted
to 1881, ,2O7 pounds, decrease Of
$685., ,027 pounds over the previous year.
Three stages travelling from Angels
Camp to Milton, CAL, were held up and
robbed by two masked highwaymen.
At the meeting of mayors in Colum-
is, O., the National League of Ameri
can Municipalities was formed with
Mayor MacVicar, of Des Moines, Ia, AZ
president. The objects of the society
are the general improvement and ia
cilitation of every branch of municipal
administration.
After violent rioting, during which
call for troops was made, the head Off
ces of the Modern Woodmen of America
were removed from Fulton, ILL.,, to
Rock Island.
Several persons were injured by the
collision of electric cars in Toledo. o..
Miss Mary Waite, daughter of the late
Chief Justice Waite, being probably fa-
tally hurt.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 1st aggregated
$1,21s,225,9s1, against $1,36s, GIT the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 36.1.
There were 1914 business failures In
the United States in the seven days
ended on the lst, against 200 the week
previous and 200 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
The public debt statement issued on
the 1st shows that the debt increased
$3,7S7,592 during the month Of Sep
tember. The cash balance in the treas
ury was $s5O,36S,631. The total debt,
less the cash balance in the treasury
amounts to $1,227, 7,315.5Oo.
After 1S years Of travel and lectures
John L. Stoddard, of Boston, announces
his retirement from the lecture plat
form.
Fire destroyed all but six buildings in
the village of Willow Springs, ILL.,, leav-
ing 60 families homeless and the mer-
chants without stocks.
The monthly statement of the gov
ernment receipts and expenditures dur
ing September show the receipts to
have been sci ,033, ,09S and the expendi-
lures $25,36s.s15, an excess of expendi-
lures over receipts Of $3,435.717.
At Springfield. ILL.,, Star Pointer paced
the fastest third heat on record. cover
ing the mile in 2:O0h. William Penn
made a mark of 2:o7H. which is the
worlds record for 1897 for trotting
stations.
Bandits robbed a Rock Island pas
senger train and all its passengers five
miles south Of Minco, in Indian terri.
tory.
In wreck on the Canadian Pacific
road at West Medford. Mass, 80 persons
were more or less injured.
Mrs. Robert Rivinius, wife Of a gov
ernment printer at West Point. and hei
four children were accidentally as
phyxiated by gas in a New York hotel
The annual executive session of tn,
National Council of Women of thu
United States will be held October 25 a
Nashville, Tenn.
General trade throughout the coun
try is said to be increasing in activity
pnd business failures show a lower
ayeFage than for many years