The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
General News Summary.
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DOMESTIC.

Ahc CAR mousse OI lne heu BANK
Long Branch Electric railroad il
Shrewsbury, N. j., was destroyed b,
fire on the Gath. There were 16 car
in the building and it was impossibl,
10 save any of them. The loss OF
building and its contents amounts tt
about S50,00O.
1t has been found that in revising the
code two years ago the Iowa Legislature
unintentionally provided that hereafter
presidential electors be chosen by con
gressional districts, instead of by the
state at large. The change would
have meant two or three democrat
electors in Iowa.
The forthcoming year book for the
Congregational denomination shows
that the past year was not one of as
much growth as usual. The churches
added to the list number 40, those
dropped 1O4 and this net addition OF
brings the total for all the states and
territories to $500. The number OF
church members January l, 1899, was
62S,234.
The schedule for the naval militia
drills on the great lakes has been made
up. 1t will be on more extensive
scale than heretofore, and considerable
is expected from it. The Ohio militia
starts July s for an eight-day cruise on
the steamer Michigan, the Michigan
militia on July 90 for eight days, and
the Illinois militia on August for
eight days.
The strike in the Saco and Pettee
machine shops at Biddeford, Me-, where
400 machinists quit work because the
management refused an increase of
wages to yard hands and furnace men,
has been declared off. The agent
agreed to give the men the advance de.
manded. Ha.
The rapid increase OF Japanese in1mi-
grafton into Hawaii has attracted the
serious attention of the authorities at
Washington. The reports received by
the immigration authorities are in line
with press dispatches stating that the
influx is steadily increasing. An Uni
ted States inspector stationed at Homo
lulu says that 10000 japanese have ar
rived since the islands were annexed
to the United States.
The largest stamp mill in the world
has been opened by D. O. Mills at the
Treadwell mine on Douglass island
Alaska. The Treadwer and its asso'
ciated mines now have $50 stamns IN
operation. They crush $500 tons of
ore every "a hours, averaging about 81
per ton in gold, or $4,000 daily.
The Rhode Island bopse of renroso,,
tatives has defeated an ottemnt +o ra-
neal the act allowing cities and +ov,ns
TO exempt manufacturipo concerns
from taxation for ten wears
The Carnepie Co wbiob n,oao o,,,;.
cation to tbe Pennsv,vania stn4o ,4oe 5e., appi''
1nent recently far q charter bos fIad
notice of an amendment of he titIa ~
the Carnegie Steel Co. The nronosa5
corporation is can;taIizod ~ siod ooo
600 which amonnt will ba ;ncreasoJ Y,J't, tD
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ridentaIlv fell in and d,,onnoa n'iu ,t "c
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fort to save the boy.
Two persons. n man and q woman
perisbed in a fire that destroyed -
lodging house in New York citv on
the night of the oath.
The Standard oil Co bav;ro ,o,r;u,
not only the old Russian title bnt
later mineral land grant from the Trni.
ted States government IN tbe cool
lands at Cooks Inlet. Alaska is nre.
pairing to develop the coal fields
Nightingale's silk mill at Paterson
N. j.. was DESTROYED by fire on the
25th. The factory was n tbree-storr
frame structure. The loss is $50 OOO
The fertilizing nlant of Wol,,or
rtratman O. Co.. on Herr's island near
was DESTROYED bv fire on the
25th. Edward Probst. an emnlove is
missing and II Is feared that he was
burned to death in the building. Com
siderable valuable machinery was de-
stroyed. The loss was abon, 100000.
Disscnsions have arisen in the hi
cycle trust that threaten to disrupt
hat giant combination.
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