The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-11-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


to pardon Louis Riel to her Canadian rep
resentative.
The government has finally assumed
ownership of the famous dispatch boat
Dolphin built by John Roach.
President Cleveland went home to Buff
falo to vote on Tuesday and cast ballot for
the straight democratic ticket.
A steam dredge exploded and sank
near New Haven, carrying down with her
six men, all that were on board.
French forces in Tonquin are to be re-
duced and in Madagascar are to be con-
centrated at important trade points.
Hon. William E. Smith, of New York,
has been appointed assistant secretary Of
the treasury in place Of Charles E. Coon,
resigned.
The weekly bank statement shows re-
serve decrease of $2,6O5,oOO The banks
now hold $2s, ,432, ,O6O in excess of legal
requirements. ...
Cardinal Manning and fourteen British
Catholic Bishops have issued manifestos
says, for Catholics to accept education
when divorced from religion.
Gen. John Newton, chief of engineers,
in his annual report invites the attention
of congress to the defenseless condition OF
our sea coast and lake frontier.
Great storms have prevailed in the east
of late. Lynchburg, Va, has been almost
cut off from communication with the out
side world by railroad washouts.
The Typographical Union and the New
York Tribune, whose fight is OF long
standing, have adjusted their differences
on basis that means victory to the Tri-
bune.
Jesse w. Jones, the 16-year old boy who
robbed several stages in Texas but was
finally captured, has been sentenced to 10
years Imprisonment. His ambition was
to rival Jesse James and Claude Duval.
The adjutant general in his annual re-
port has much pleasure to state that the
number of desertions from the army dur
ing the past year has sensibly decre'eed'
being rs less tnan the number stated in his
last report.
Edward O'Bain, collection messenger of
the National Metropolitan bank of Wash
ington, lost wallet containing $4,000
belonging to the bank. 1t is supposed to
have been stolen from him by some clever
pickpocket.
Wilkes county, Georgia, is greatly ex-
cited over the discovery Of $4,000 in
silver coin on the plantation of Jno.
Chenault. It revives story of con-
federate treasure train which was robbed
near that place.
Bloody fighting is reported at Baku, on
the Caspian Sea, between the Moslems
and Russians. The military had to be
called out to restore order. In fighting a
number of Russians were killed and a
large number wounded.
At Northwood, Iowa, on the B. CIR. &
N. railway a train load OF stock wat
wrecked and the engineer and head brake
man were killed. Nine cars Of stock
were badly jammed. The stock is said tt
have been from Montana.
A Portland dispatch of the 5th says
A private dispatch from Tacoma state
that Chinatown, situated near the lowe
depot and the wharf of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad, has been burned by mol
and that the railroad tanks, trestle ant
other property had been damaged.
Theodore Roosevelt, the young reformc
of New York, who boasts of havin
knocked out a machine Legislature, an
killed grizzlies in the Rocky mountains
had his arm broken and his nose knocked
out of Joint in ride after the hounds in
hunt at his country seat, Sycamore Hill
Oyster Bay, few days ago.
Walter Buckle, well-connected youn
man of Omaha, made an attempt to hol
up and rob street car. The driver show
ed unexpected nerve and between the tw
a shooting match followed that ended j
Buckles death Buckle had been COW
boz in Montana and other parts of tn
west and considered himself dashin
child of the plains.
Marriott, the would-be assassin Of d
Freycinet, French minister of foreign a
fairs, declares he fired wide of the ministe
that he did not intend to injure him, bu
only wished to draw attention to hi
grievances. Mariott's story that hi
daughter was outraged by workmen Q
the Panama Canal, and that the miscrean
csc aped punishment, is confirmed by Il
Panama Canal Company. II is believe
De Freycinet will apply for Mariott's r
lease.
The pall-bearers at Gen. Mcclellan
funeral were: Gen. w. s. Hancock, Ge