The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-08-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Thousands of colliers are idle in Vale.
owing to the general depression in trade.
Miss Moore, an American, has taken the
first prize for singing at the Paris Con
servatoire.
The New York banks have exchanged
five millions of gold with the government
| in return for fractional silver coin.
Last week there were 1904 deaths in
New York, the highest death rate known
in the city since the hot season of 1872.
The race between the two stations,
Phallas and Majolica, at Fleetwood Park
on the 23d, was won by the former; time
2:16.
A strike of street car drivers and con-
ductors in Cleveland was followed by the
poisoning with croton oil of 81 of the car
horses.
Every store in the town of Mannsville,
N. Y, nine dwelling houses and the
Church of the Disciples were burned on
the 29th.
William Starr, treasurer of the Brick
layers and Stone Masons' Union of Chi
cago, is missing with $4,000 of the Un-
ions money.
A young woman, school teacher,
living on claim in northern Nebraska
says Sioux Indian from Rosebud agency
outraged her.
Five companies of troops have been dis
patched from Wilcox. Arizona, to try to
capture Geronimo's band of Apaches who
were lately seen.
The President has appointed Robert
Murray to be Surgeon General United
States Army; Francis M. Gunnel, Sur
geon General United States Navy.
On Saturday last at parade of state
troops on Boston Common 100 men fell
prostratcd by heat and 100 more were
forced to leave the ranks and seek shade.
The ST. Petersburg Svet "a military Or
gan) reports firm in Texas has offered
Gen. Komaroff the services of one hund-
red cowboys in the event of war between
Russia and England.
Several towns in New Jersey are men,
aced by frest fires which have assumed
such proportions as have not been expert
enced since 1888. Unless rain falls soon
the towns will surely burn.
John Teemer having failed to get 3
race with Hanlan, has decided to 60 to
Australia to row Beach for the champion
ship of the world. He will be ready to
start in about eight weeks.
The cattlemen of the Cheyenne and
Arapahoc reservations ask President
Cleveland to extend the time for the |
removal of their cattle beyond 40 days, |
but this request has been refused.
A cloud-burst in the vicinity of Colo
rade Springs, COL, caused the destruction
Of $4,000 worth of property and took
several lives. In Denver $4,000 worth of |
damage was done by the same flood.
Brevet- Brig General Charles McDoug
all, assistant medical purveyor U. s. A.,
retired, one of the oldest officers in the |
army died at Berryville, Vermont, last
morning; he had served over
fifty years.
The President contemplated leaving
Washington to-day on his vacation. The
death of General Grant has made it nee
essary for him to change his programme,
and he will not leave the city fol. that pur
pose until after the burial of Grant.
On Saturday Cewish Sunday Rabbi
Browne preached sermon eulogistic of
Gen. Grant in the chief synagogue of New
York. At the conclusion the whole con-
gregation rose and rccited the Khadish-l
an honor never bestowed on Gentle be-
fore.
Samuel J. Tilden, ex-Gov. Cornell, Rob-
crt Ogden, Cornelius N. Bliss, John II.
Sherwood, Lispenard Stewart, Joseph W.
Drexel, Arthur M. Dodge, Cornelius Van
derbilt and Capt. MI. Kerwin are the
New York committee to raise funds for
the erection of national monument to
Gen. Grant.
Governor Hubbard of Minnesota has is
sued an order annulling the commission OF
w. B. Bend as Colonel of the 1st Regi-
ment of militia of Minnesota, on the
ground of insubordination. Col. Bend had
refused to turn out on Decoration day and
parade because he was assigned position
in rear of the veterans.
The commissioner of Statistics reports
the total value of the imports of cnerchan-
disc during the year ended June 80, 1885,
was $577, 7,476, $50, decrease of 900, $780,
compared with the preceding year. The
exports Of merchandise for the year end
ind June 30, 1885, were $741, ,898,6S3, an
increase of $138,074 over the preceding
year.