The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-10-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Mauly to be United States envoy extraor
dinary and minister to the United State
Of Columbia.
Myer Karl Rothschilds, head of tht
great banking firm. died suddenly a
Frankfort, Germany, on the 10th inst, OF
heart disease
The Knights Of Labor in session al
Richmond decided to hold their next an.
nual convention at Minneapolis in
October, 1887.
A fire at Salisbury, Nd, on Sunday
night, completely destroyed the business
portion Of the town, causing loss of over
a million dollars.
A fire destroyed the greater portion OF
Oakland, Illinois, Monday night, causing
a loss Of about 100000. The fire was OF
incendlary origin.
Visiting physicians just returned from
Biloxi, La, report three patients, and
found them all with well defined SYM
toms Of yellow fever
It is reported that forest fires in the
Turtle Mountains of Dakota, which are
still raging, have destroyed over seven
million dollars worth of timber.
Cholera in Japan continues to rage with
terrible percentage Of mortality. Be-
tween the 10th and Goth Of September
there were 500 new cases and 5000
| deaths.
Benjamin Folsom, Of New York, has
been appointed by the president to be
consul of the United States at Sheffield,
England. Folsom is cousin of Mrs.
Cleveland
The Blood Indians say that party of
white men, camped in the Porcupine hills
near Mcleod are purchasing stolen horses
from the Indians and have been doing a
tnrlVlnS business.
A fire in the Sherman block, st. Paul,
on Sunday night, damaged the building
and stocks of goods to the amount of
$188,OOO, and resulted in the death of
Peter Okerman, fireman.
The taking Of the census Of the Chey
enc agency has been completed and the
number Of Indians is placed at 5000.
The census remains about the same as it
has for the past five years.
Miss Mary Anderson has subscribed
$4,000 for the benefit Of the sufferers by
the Charleston earthquakes, that amount
being the proceeds of her performances
during the past week for that purpose.
The Northwest Council has refused to
accede to the petition for the admission
Of cattle from the United States free of
duty. The reason assigned is that the
matter properly belongs to the Dominion
government.
A revolution is impending III Mexico.
The scheme is to consolidate the adverse
ries to the present administration, create
new party, make Diaz dictator for ten
years, elect new congress and frame a
new constitution.
A panther escaped from menagerie
in Chambery, the capital of Savoy,
France, and ran through the streets, Gre
ating great panic. The beast bit many
persons and scalped and killed police
man before he was captured.
A gentleman who is intimately associ
atcd with the Canadian administration,
confirms the report that the Canadian
are determined to adopt some
measures for preventing the influx of
criminals from the United States
The secretary Of war has ordered Gen
cral Sheridan to send Geronimo and four
teen of his band to Fort Plckens, Fla,
to be kept in close custody until further
orders. The other Apaches captured are
to be taken to Fort Marion, Florida.
Friday night the schooner Emeline,
Captain Grant, bound from Saint Pierre
to Bay Despair, struck on Dragon prom
ontory, in Hermitage bay, on the west
coast Of New Foundland, and sank i'm
The captain and crew of six
men were all drowned.
A fire broke out in Eastport, Maine,
on the 18th and ragged furiously for 10
hours before it could be checked, consum-
ing nearly the entire town. Factories
we're burned which gave employment to
at least 2,000 persons. The loss is esti-
mated at over $8OO,00O.1
The following is complete census of
The Sisseton Indians just taken and for
warded the government at Washington:
The total number of inhabitants is 1,466.
Males over 81 years old, 342: males
under 21 years, 366; females over 21
years. 412; females under II years, $40.
The schooner 0. NJ. Bond, of Oswego,
bound from Detroit for Buffalo. laden
with $4,000 bushels of wheat, is ashore
1t Eau Point. The vessel and cargo are
1 total loss. She was owned by Capt.
L. E. Faivere. Patrick Ryan of Oswego,