The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-06-06

Two terrific thunder storms visite'
Chicago on Tuesday doing much damag
in the suburbs. On the same day hal
and wind storm visited the vicinity 0
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, damaging crops ant
other property.
A village in northern Hungary, con
tanning 400 houses, was recently destroyed
by an incendiary fire, and 1000 persons
left destitute. The enraged populact
discovered the culprit and roasted him tt
death over bonfire. I
u R. M. Reynolds, until two weeks age
first auditor of the treasury, fell from the
third floor of the Southern hotel down the
air shaft to the marble floor of the rotunda
killing him instantly. It is believed to
have been a case Of suicide.
The funeral of Victor Hugo was one Of
the grandest pageants ever seen in the
streets of Paris. The decorations were
gorgeous and the procession almost unpre-
cedented, being many miles in length.
There were no disturbances.
A -four mill and elevator belonging to
R. G. Schuley & Co., hotel belonging to
a Mr.. Smith and two dwelling houses, at
Long Lake, Minnesota, we're destroy
ed by fire on Saturday night. Loss from
$35, 900 to $4,000 Insurance, $25, 1000.
A band Of horse thieves stole about 20
head of stock from Powder river valley in
Oregon. Louis Rivers, wealthy stock
man, was found riddled with bullets and
Mr.. Allen, another stockman, is missing
| and has been found dead from bullet
wounds.
Near Wilkesbarre, Pa, Albert Brunn, a
young farmer, tried to kill his bethrothed,
Catherine Bohan, because they had quar-
relied and she refused to marry him. He
tried but failed to shoot the girl and then
dubbed her with his revolver. He then
drowned himself.
Rev. r. L. Stanton, of Washington, was
sick with malarial fever since last fall.
He was believer in the "faith cure' and
refused to take medicine. Last week he
started for London as delegate to con-
yention of faith cure cranks, died at sea
and was thrown overheard.
At Cincinnati Harry Champlin got drunk
and went to his house and began raising
rumpus and assaulting members of the
family. He started for his brother-in-law,
DR.. 10y, with knife but the latter drew
a revolver and shot him dead. 10y has
been charged with murder in the second
degree.
Several Of the Berlin newspapers have
alarmist articles over the trouble between
the Sultan Of Zanzibar and the German
East African company. They hint that
Germany may be compelled to declare
war against both England and Italy for
inciting the Sultan against peaceable Ger
mans.
AL. Talkington, sheriff of Idaho county,
Idaho, with posse of three, shot and kill
ed horsethief named Fox at Lapwai
agency. Fox resisted arrest and drew a
revolver on Talkington. All four fired,
inAichng four fatal wounds. A coroner's
inquest returned q verdict Of justifable
homicide.
The chief postoficc inspector has been
informed that postmaster l. N. H:bbs, of
Lewiston, Idaho, issued money orders to
the amount of $4,000 or 5000, paya- |
BILE to himself, ordered banks in different
cities to collect them and forward the
money to hlm and then absconded. He
was last heard from at Victoria, B. G.
The chief of the post Office inspectors
has been informed that post master 1. M.
Hibbs, of Lewiston, Idaho, issued money
orders to the amount of $4,000 or $780,
600 payable to himself, ordered banks in
different cities to collect them and for.
ward the money to him, then absconded.
He was last heard from at Victoria, B. z.
At the request Of the Secretary Of the
Interior, the Commissioner of the Land
Office has caused an investigation to be
made into the merits of the Garwceo land
grant in New Mexico. He reported that
in his judgment all the lands claimed
(about 575,0o0 acres) should be restored
to the public domain with the exception
of eleven square leagues for which a pat
ent has been issued.
The secretary of the treasury has re-
ceived from the board of managers of the
Worlds Industrial Exposition 1t New
Orleans statement of their Indebtedness,
of which the following is recapitulation: /:
Undisputed Indebtedness, $3.50, ,s45; dis
puted indebtedness claimed, $15O337 re-
jected, $72,752; admitted, t77,5s5;
premiums, $66,3sS; total amount of
claims, $397, ,318; appropriated, $685., 900;
difference, $62,318.
Richard K. Fox is getting up an inter-
national regatta to take place in August,