The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-09-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Philadelphia has 800 miles of streets.
The Montreal winter carnival will begin
February
Forest fires have done great damage
along Lake Winnipeg.
The average rent of farming land in
Ontario is $2.75 per acre.
Drinking water sells for so cents bar
rel in some parts of Texas.
About one hundred people visit the
condemned anarchists at Chicago daily.
A terrific hail storm in Paris, France,
destroyed million dollars worth of prop
erty.
According to the laws Of Ohio boycott
ting and blackmailing are synonymous
terms.
There is a tendency in London and New
York to return to Dutch colonial archi-
lecture.
Ohio prohibltionists think they will poll
$4,000 votes, but other people size them
up with $4,000.
Senator Voorhees, is ambitious to be
nominated for the VICE presidency with
President Cleveland.
An Indian recently travelled from the
Clip mine to Yuma, CAL, distance Of
seventy-tive miles in seven hours.
One Lutheran missionary and 100000
gallons of New England rum were re-
Gently sent to Congo in the same ship.
The Northern Pacific earnings during
August were $1,172,225, an increase of
$2OO,936 over the corresponding period
last year.
Edward Everett Hale assures the Indian
Rights association that Massachusetts, in
tends to keep Mr.. Dawes in the senate as
long as he lives.
A monster petition has been sent to
Secretary Lamar, asking for the breaking
up of the ring that runs things at Hot
Springs, Arkansas.
Hanlon, the oarsman, will leave for
England IN few days to wrest the cham
pionship from Beach of Australia, cham
pion oarsman of the world.
The date on which the excursion from
France to this country is to be made, to
attend the Inauguration of the Liberty
statue, has been fixed for Oct.2.
All Mexicans residing in Mccullough
county, Texas, have been notified to va
cate within given period by resolutions
passed at public meetingof the citizens.
The wholesale cracker factory and con-
fectionery establishment of N. L. Girls
void and the wholesale grocery Of S. 0.
Springer & Co., at Peoria, ILL.,, were burn
ed Saturday night. Loss 100000.
The blue fox furs presented by the Car
to the sultan are described as two mag
niicent pieces made up of the finest skins
and measuring each three metres square.
Their value is reckoned at $50 900 rubles.
Mrs. Victoria Schilling, nee Miss Vic
toria Morosini, of New York, who some
time ago eloped with her fathers coach
man, Schilllng, has created sensation in
New York again by unceremoniously
quitting her husband.
An exciting nautical event was the in
ternational championship race between the
yachts Mayiower, of America, and the
Galatea, Of England. Over five thousand
steamers and sailing crafts witnessed the
Mayfower cross the finishing line 12 MIN
utes ahead amid the most enthusiastic ap-
plause.
In the British commons Monday after
noon Seaton gave notice that he would
question the chief secretary for Ireland as
to the truth of the statement that re-
porter in the employ of the British gov.
ernment had been following Michael Da-
witt on his trip through Michigan and had
taken down his speeches in full.
As result of the correspondence which
has been going on for some time past be-
tween Canada and the imperial government
orders have been issued by the English ad-
miralty Office to commanders of all English
war vessels now along the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts to report at once to Halifax
for duty. They will be used to assist the
Canadian cruisers in protecting the fisher
les and also in looking after the New
Foundland fisheries.
A St. Paul clergyman is reported as say
ing that if Jesus Christ ''run carpenter
shop here in this city there are fully one
half of our church members who drive
up to our churches in their fine carriages
would not speak to him. He could not
get social recognition unless he lived on
Summit avenue or belonged to club"
The Globe says there is more truth than
poetry in the remark. 1t is safe to say
there is less grammar than either.
Cheyenne, Wyo., special: Ed. James,
a notOriOusly desperate COWBOY. hickman