The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-07-28

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convention of the sAmerican party at
Washington Aug. 16.
The senate has passed bill appropriate
ing 81 100000 to reimburse the depositors
Of the Freedman bank.
As result of the race war in Critten-
den county, Arkansas, one of the colored
county officials was hanged by mob on
Monday night.
Rev. Edward Payson Roe, the author,
died suddenly at his home at Cornwell-
| on the Hudson on the 10Th inst, of neu-
ralgia of the heart.
The senate on Monday adopted the con-
ference report on the river and harbor bill
and it now stands as passed and will 60 to
the president for his approval.
A collision occurred on the Norfolk u
Western railroad Sunday near Lynchburg,
Va, between two trejghts, killing both
the engineer and fireman and five OF the
crew.
Boulanger, who was severely wounded
in a duel last week with Prime Minister
Floquet, was defeated IN the election
Sunday, his opponent. Beaussier, recciv-
ing 36,534 votes to 1882.
The senate has passed the house bill
fixing the age of consent for females in
all territories at sixteen. The offensc un-
der that age is termed rape, punishable
with five years in the penitentiary.
President Cleveland accompanied by
Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom and Col.
Lamont, left Washington Thursday morn
ing for New York, where they joined
party Of friends for four days yachting
trip.
The Skein river Indian revolt in British
Columbia is growing more scrio's and
Gen. Middleton, who commanded the
troops during the Reil rebellion, will at
once start for the scene Of the trouble with
5000 troops.
A dispatch from Wady Halfa, Egypt,
says three boats loaded with native fugi
tivcs who left that place during the attack
Of dcrvishes on the goth inst, sank IN the
river and one hundred and fifty persons
we're drowned.
The richest gold discovery ever made
is reported to have been made at Ish-
peming, Michigan. At the Lake Superior
Iron company's gold shaft 400 pounds
worth 100000, was procured at one blast.
There is great excitement.
At Chicago Saturday Judge Blodgett,
in the United States district court, de-
cided against the Cushman Telephone
company in it's litigation with the Bell
company. The judge held that Cush
mans claim to priority Of invention was
not proven.
A dispatch from Chicago states that it
has been learned upon good authority that
Pinkerton detectives have been placed on
nearly all Of the roads in the country, and
that they have also worked their way into
the labor organizations in the disguise of
workingmen.
Captain Andrews, who departed in his
little dory, the Dark Secret, on Jaly 4, is
slowly making his way across the big At
lantic to Queenstown. It is a hazardous
trip, and if he is successful it will he the
first trip on record made across the big
stream in a small boat.
A train on the Manitoba was wrecked
about seven miles west Of Asslnaboine
Saturday night by running into band of
cattle. The engine and twelve box cars
loaded with wood were derailed and badly
smashed Engineer Fred Almy was ser,-
ously burned and scalded.
Claus Sprecklcs struck another blow in
the war against the big sugar trust Of New
York by selling 5000 barrels of sugar on
the Chicago market, to be delivered a. II
Of cent pound less than the trust quo
tatlons. The sugar will be shipped from
San Francisco in three special trains.
The coal mining town Of Roslyn, Wash
ington territory, was totally destroyed by
fire Monday. Two hundred and fifty
houses were burned and 1900 people rem
dered homeless. The coal company's
office and depot were the only buildings
left standing. The loss will reach
$5O0,000.
W. L. Reynolds, alias Frank Williams,
was hanged at Blacktoot, Idaho, Saturday,
for the murder of Charles Reed and Cap
tain Winn near Caribou in December,
1885. He had broken Jail twice during
the twenty months he was confined there,
the last time two weeks previous to the
date Of his execution.
Information comes from Quincy, ILL.,.
that Samuel Baldwin, brother Of Aero
naut Baldwin, on Monday made one of
the most daring balloon ascensions and par
achute descents ever made. He took his
balloon 5000 feet high and landed in a
field two miles from the point of ascen-
sion IN minutes. He was badly shaken
UP from the violent oscillations.
The senate has passed the army appro-
priation bill with an amendment offered
By Senator Hawley appropriating $780,
900 for an armory gun factory at the
Watervllle arsenal, New York, S., ,O00, 900
for the purchase of steel for high power
coast defense guns, $5O0,000 for the pur-
chase of submarine mines and 100000
for submarine CONTROL able torpedos.
R. w. Henry, one of the most brilliant
young lawyers in western Kentucky. shot
himself Sunday evening at his residence,
at Hopkinsyille. dying instantly. He
had been out on political speaking tour
the last week. Mr.. Henry was nominee
for Cleveland and Thurman elector for
his district. and had been mentioned for
democratic nomination for congress. He
was only 80 years old. The cause of the
suicide is mystery.
The story Of terrible drowning comes
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