The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-12
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
DOMESTIC,

Peak illumination by an artlhclal
earthquake on the 4th. Five tons of
dynamite were fired on the east slope
of Bull Hill in blasts of 200 pounds to
each charge, the last charge consist
ing of 500 pounds.
The corner stone of the new state
capitol has been laid at Helena, Mont.
The capitol will be constructed of
native sandstone at total cost of
about 100000.
At Canada Lake, a summer resort
sixteen miles northwest of Johnstown,
n. ", Lafayette Vanderpool and his
adopted daughter, Miss Morey. were
drowned on the 5th. Vanderpool en-
deavored to save Miss Morey, who was
in bathing, and had gone out beyond
her depth.
Charles Il. Brown, of Chicago, who
is engaged in the novelty advertising
and promoting business, filed petit
ton in bankruptcy in the district
court at Chicago on the 9th, schedul-
ing his liabilities at Sl,636,07S, while
his assets were placed at IS.
The president has approved the
sentence of the court-martial in the
case of Capt. John NJ. Neall, Fourth
cavalry, and the officer has been or
dered dismissed from the military
service. He was recently convicted
by court-martial of violations of the
army regulations in connection with
his administration of the affairs Of
the mess fund of his company and
other financial matters.
The Union steel mills at Anderson,
Ind, have resumed operations with 800
men, which will be increased to 1000
by the time the plant is in full oper-
alton. 7. w. Wright, who purchased
it two weeks ago for S5O3,OOO cash,
signed the Amalgamated scale, which
gives workers an advance of Is per
cent. in wages. The plants have been
in the hands of receiver for several
years.
Company f, of the engineer corps,
has left Willet's Point, N. Y, for Ma
Mia. The company is one of the best
in the service and has in il many men
who have served 20 and 80 years. One
member of this company is Sergeant
Edward Carroll, the mine expert, who
has been detailed to teach the method
of laying and taking up mines in war
fare.
Frederick A. Belts, of New Haven,
Conn.,, has been appointed receiver of
the National Life Insurance Co.. OF
Hartford, Conn.
A six-story building at the corner
of Chambers and Washington streets,
New York City, was destroyed by fire
on the 5th. The building, which was
valued at 100000, was occupied by
merchants whose joint loss is estimat-
ed at 100000,
Big Dan Brouthers, the famous
baseball player, has resigned from the
Rochester Eastern league team and
retired from the game. Brouthers is
mayor of Wappinger's Falls, N. v,
where he owns hotel.
Charles Orr, of Townsend. n. Y, and
a Mr.. Armstrong, residing near
Wayne. were drowned in Lake Waneta.
near Wayne, n. y, while fishing in a
boat.
A shifting engine on the Pittsburg
Junction railroad ran down pleasure
party of colored people in Schenley
park, Pittsburg, on the 9th. One man
was killed and two women probably
fatally injured.
The ten regiments of volunteers will
be equipped throughout as are the
regulars. The ordnance department
has on hand sufficient supply of
Krag- -Jorgensen rifles and other arms
to equip the regiments.
A comparative statement of the
money order business of the country
for the quarter ending March 81 last.
the final returns of which have lust
come in, show there were 7.S46,
money orders issued. amounting TO
52,3S3,93S. This is an increase over
the corresponding quarter last year OF
So, 800, ,3O6.
At Calumet, Mich, on the 5th nine
teen sticks of dynamite exploded at
the bottom of the ,OsceOla mine. blow
ing the arms, legs and head off of one
man and seriously iniuring several
others.
The Great Lakes Towing Co.. which
plans to embrace all the tug and tow
ing companies between Buffalo. Chi.
cago and Duluth, has filed articles of
incorporation in the county clerks Of {
fee in Jersey City, n. J. The company ,
has capital of S5,OOO,OOO
Acting Commissioner Williams. of {
the internal revenue bureau. has de-
cided that natural or artificial gas
companies are subject to the gross re- I
ceipt tax under the war revenue act
and that in the case of artificial gas {
the returns made bv the company I
should include sales of tar, amonia,
should include sales of tar, ammonia. |
coke, etc.
The proposed formation of 500 1
100000 glove trust to control the glove 7
trade of the United States has met I
slight encouragement among the man :
ifactnrers of New York City.
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.. of /
New York, through its president, has
telegraphed to Gov. Savers. of Texas. c
10 uraW on mat company for $1,000 Y
in aid of the sufferers from the Brazos i
river floods. {
a remarkable ease of cigarette poi L
soning has developed in indianapolis. Il
The patient Emerson Conrad was
found by the police rolling convulSive- r
ly on the grass and persistently inhal- a
ing cigarette smoke, and after he had Il
been placed in an ambulance spasm /
after spasm followed. Injections of 1
had no effect and in his semi
moments Conrad said that a
he had become so addicted TO the use o
Df cigarettes that he had concluded to i
smolSe himself TO death. I,
Michigan Pottawatomie Indians. sur
Tivors of once powerful tribe. which d
controlled 2,O00,0O0 acres of Iowa {
nnds, have decided 80 send delegil- Il
ion TO Washington to press clam i
ior indemnity for the lands. which =
hey allege We're illegally wrested b
rom them.
Estimates made by cotton buyers as n