The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-24
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from the Pacific coast early in the
spring. arrived at New York on the
18th, having been all the intervening
time on the sea without once being re-
ported. The war began and was ter
minated within the space of their
voyage.
The big cotton thread concerns of
this country are on the eve of COM
pleting a combination capitalized at
$18,OOO,O0o, to include practically all
the factories of Importance and over
four-ffths of the thread output of
America. A decrease in the price of
thread will probably result. The new
concern is to be an Anglo-American
affair, with large proportion of its
capital held by the English thread
combine.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.'S
central cable Office announces that all
censorship on cable messages has
been abolished.
Russell Sage is authority for the
statement that within month The
millions of dollars worth of securi-
ties left by his old partner, Jay Gould,
in trust for the Gould children, may
be divided and probably sold. Thus
one of the greatest fortunes in Ameri-
ca is to be split into six parts. The
cause of the expected partition of the
Gould properties is the coming of age
of Frank Gould, the youngest child.
Addie Christanson, balloon per-
former, was killed at Bergen Beach,
N. Y, on the Goth by a fall of several
hundred feet, Her parachute failed
TO open.
There was an explosion on the 10th
at the works of the American Forcite
Powder Manufacturing Co. at Kcnn-
vile, n. j. Three men were injured,
but none very seriously, and the finan-
cial loss was small.
The organization of an envelope
trust was perfected in Boston on the
10th. 1t is the United States Envelope
Co., and has capital of several mil
lion dollars, including most of the en-
velope plants of this country.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ended August 10
numbered 154, as compared with 223
for the corresponding period of 1897,
and II in Canada, as against 80 for
the same time last year.
The French line steamship La Nor
mandie, which sailed from New York
on the Goth for Havre, carried the first
mail to leave this country for Spain
since the beginning of the war.
The story of the destitution of the
sick Of the SiXty-ninth New York regi-
ment at Fernandina, Fla, has brought
a generous offer from lady in New
York City. She offers the use of Tiger
Island, off Fernandina, for hospital
purposes. The island is admirably
adapted for such a purpose.
Information has reached Camp AL.
ger that the Second army corps has
been selected for garrison duty in
Cuba and will leave Middletown, Pc
about the middle of October. The o.
tachment selected for the detail wi.
consist of about 5000 men, to be taker
mainly from the two corps com
manded by Gen. Lee and Gen. Graham
An early gold movement to New
York from Europe seems inevitable
and there is eager demand by nationa
banks for the new government bonds
AS fast as they can be acquired the.
will undo dbtedly be used for expand
ing the hank circulation.
Emile De Moreu, formerly captain
of the Cristobal Colon, who was take,
prisoner after the destruction of tn
Spanish feet. was among the passen
gers on La Normandie, which saile'
from New York on the Goth for Hsvrs