The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-08-07
MONTANA NEWS.

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Hail fell to the depth of six inches at
Park City on Tuesday night.
While rabbit-hunting near Dillon last
week, Willie, the 14-yearold son of
George Staudaher, accidentally discharg-
ed his shotgun, sending the contents into
his foot, and necessitating the amputation
of two toes.
Six horses were stolen by the Indians
Tuesday night from Lebarre. They were
used for cutting hay at Lonesome Prairie
Lake about forty miles from Benton.
The picket ropes and hobbies were cut
and the stock run away. No traces of
the lost stock has been found.
Missoula Times: A young man named
Andrew Schiffman, residing opposite Cor
Wallis, was found dead Sunday with bull
let hole in his head. So far as We are in
formed it IS not known whether he COM
mitted suicide or was shot accidentally.
The deceased was about "a years of age
and single.
At an annual meeting at Butte of the
stockholders of the Montana Railroad
company (owners of the short branch
roads from the main lines to the Butte
mines) the following directors for the COM
ing year were elected: Charles Francis
Adams, Elisha Atkins, Ezra H. Baker, S.
R. Galloway, Samuel Word, Frederick l..
Ames and George w. Irwin.
The accident to the Utah & Northern
south bound train near Camas, at 4 a. m,
Sunday, by the overturning of the sleeper,
resulted in no serious injury to the pas
sengers. The most seriously hurt was A.
w. McCune, who received deep cut in
the wrist, barely missing an artery. An
old man, whose name could not be learned,
got shut up in the upper berth and was
almost smothered before he was rescued.
The coach bumped along on the ties one
hundred feet or more, and fell into the
loose dry sand with the wheels in the air.
James Mcdonald, of Butte, commenced
suit against the Utah & Northern road for
$4,000 damages for injuries alleged to
have been received on the way from Gar
rison March 81. He says in his COM
plant that he was riding in the caboose,
and sudden stoppage of the train threw
him against the front end of the car, pro-
ducing Injuries eliminating in congestion
of the brain and spine, requiring him to
cease business to the present time, and
believes for the rest of his life. Addi-
tional judgment IS asked for $500 already
paid for doctors bills.
Grave alarm exists throughout the min
ing districts of Montana over the rapid de.
cline of silver. The Inter. Mountain esti.
mates that fifty thousand people in the
territory are dependent on the mining
industry and cognate enterprises, includ
ing merchants, farmers and mechanics
The recent depreciation of ten cents pei
ounce in silver represents the profits Of
the mining companies, which will have te
close down unless reaction occurs. LeaC
and copper mines, in which silver is ar
important bi-product, are also seriously
affected.
The democratic county convention o.
Missoula county met on Monday. Among
other resolutions that were passed wa
the following: That while we cordially
endorse the general policy of the admins
tration so far as affecting the rights an6
liberties of the great mass of the Amer'caI
people, we feel that It is due to ourselve
as democrats and as citizens of one OF th'
territories of the Union, to enter our sol
emn protest against some of the promlnen
acts of the administration peculiarly affect
ing the rights, liberties and prosperity Of
the whole people Of the northwestern state
and territories.
Land Commissioner Sparks has notified
Surveyor General Green that the appropri
alton bill for land surveys, agreed upor
by the conference committee of boil
houses, had allowed the sum of onl,
$8, 900 for clerk hire in the Office of th'
surveyor-general of Montana during th'
fiscal year ending June 30, 1857, and tha
Gen. Green would govern himself accord
ingly. The appropriation for clerk hir'
in this Office has always been sum equa
to or exceeding IS per cent of the gros
amount of the appropriation. For an ap
preparation of 100000, $1,000 or NOR
was always allowed for clerk hire. Las
year the amount was $4,000 and Lane
Commissioner Sparks recommended tha
the sum for this year be $4,000, so tha
that officer is not to blame for the niggard
ly action of congress. Gen. Greene say
that $4,000 will not be much more tina
enough to pay his chief clerk, leaving on
ly a few hundred dollars to pay the hal