The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-24
General News Summary.
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holds that the heirs of Marion Tyler,
who was lynched at Scottsburg, Ind,
several months ago, have right for ac-
tion for damages against the sheriff
of the county and his bondsmen.
The entire plant OF the Monongahela
(Pa.) Window Glass Co., consisting of
works, stock room and Offices, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 16th. Loss $780,
600; insurance $4,000.
Maxwell Somerville, OF Philadelphia,
has presented to the University of
Pennsylvania his engraved gems, Budd-
hist temple, East Indian chronological
collection and colored prints of the
costumes of France, valued at $600,000.
The first genuine Filipino flag cap
tured during the present insurrection
has just reached the navy department.
The flag was captured at Iloilo by
Lieut.. Niblack. The flag is about 12
feet long and was originally u tricolor,
red, white and blue.
Prof. William McEnroe. NJ. d., one of
the foremost authorities on therapeu-
tics in this country, died suddenly on
the nth at his home in New York City.
He had just received signal compli-
ment in the tender OF the professorship
OF materia medica in the new Cornell
medical college with salary of $1O-
900 year.
At the request of the secretary of
the interior, Secretary Alger has
agreed to order troops to the Moqu
Indian reservation in Arizona, to force
the Indians to submit to vaccination.
Ten Thousand tons of Bessemer pig
iron were sold in the Shenango and
Mahoning valleys on the 18th at SIG
per ton, an advance of 81 over the price
recently fixed by the association.
War department officials expect that
within two months the Pacific trans
port feet will be on its way home
from Manila with the last of the volun-
teer regiments.
More than 80 young Cubans and
Porto Ricans have been brought to
this country by the Cuban Educational
association within the last two months |
and allotted TO educational institutions |
that have agreed to give them "a thor
Ough education.
American bridge builders scored an
other victory over foreign competitors
on the 18th when the Phoenix Bridge
To-. whose works are located at Phoe
nixville, Pa, was awarded the contract
for six additional steel bridges by the
Russian, government for use on the
great Trans-Siberian railroad which
that government is building. This
makes is bridges the Phoenix company
is constructing for Siberia.
The bicycle tube trust has been per
feeted. Thirteen plants are included
in the trust, which Neutrality-suspicious.
the bicycle tube output in America.
The tube trust will be strictly indepen-
dent of the cycle trust.
Hartford, Conn.,, and other places
along the Connecticut river expert
enced slight earthquake shock on the
night OF the 10th. Residences were
pkrceptibly shaken, dishes ratified on
ehelves and rumbling noise sugges-
tive Of "a heavy explosion was distinct
ly heard.
The striking street car men at Du-
luth, Minn., wrecked another car by
the use of dynamite on the night of ,
the 18th. The car was filled with
smoke and the passengers were terri
fed, but unhurt. The shock broke
glass in buildings opposite the car and
buildings five blocks away were
'haken.
The secretary OF war has secured
rom Judge Advocate General Lieber
in opinion confirming his right to loan '
,r give to municipalities, G. A. r. posts
md other patriotic organizations such j
If the cannon captured from the Span
ards in Cuba and Porto Rico as are '
c
A vein OF ore carrying $4,000 in free i
yold to the ton has been discovered on
ranch near Custer City, S. d. The
'ein Is IA inches wide and has been un-
lowered for distance of 81 feet. 1t is
he first quartz that has been found in
hat vicinity, although rich placers :,
ave been worked. =
Charles Farris, of Company H, Third :,
United States volunteer infantry, was Il
ound guilty of murder by court-mar- !;
ial in Santiago, Cuba, and was SEN
enced to be shot. The case was sent
o the president for review and the =,
ieath sentence has been commuted to :.
ife Imprisonment and dishonorable =,
discharge from the army. u
The proposed combination of manu- =
acturers of art glass and brass deco y,
ative wares has been abandoned. Op- u
ions were obtained on 20 plants, or
practically all that there are west of III
he Allegheny mountains, but the -
'rices were regarded as too high, and ~
he options have been returned. ce
The home coming of Admiral Dewey 81
Ias caused a boom in the dry goods w
rade at New York City. The demand mt
or ordinary cloth and prints for con-
ersion into bunting has all but ex- q
austed the supply. 1t is estimated NC
hat at least 25,OOO,OOO yards of bunt- w
ng will be used to welcome the hero 10
Manila bay. co
Business failures in the United States er
DR. the week ended May 10 numbered
81, as compared with $50 for the cor de
esponding week of 1898, and II in SIC
anada, hs against 30 for the CORE sn
bonding period Of last year. IN
Snow fighters are at work with dyna- SCI
lite and shovels on the mountain sys- :
I'm Of the Colorado & Southern rold. ot
Without the aid of dynamite it is 20
aimed the banks would not disappear rel
pfore the fourth of July. pei
The war department has turned over riu
} Gen, Shafter the complete direction y
all military affairs in Alaska. The De
lly general instruction sent to him SUI
as been to relieve the soldiers who ~
I'VE been stationed in Alaska by fresh NJ =
oops. ..r..
The steamer Curityba has sailed w. ",
ON New York for Matanzas, Cuba, ~.
it'll IA large consignment of agrlcul- w ~
raj implements, seed, provisions and g N
her supplies for the Cuban industrial b.
lief fund. These implements and