The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-03-10
MONTANA NEWS.

MONTANA NEWS.
The output of the Drum Lummon min
for February was $4,000. The work
ing expenses were $51 900.
The land department of the Northern
Pacific will shortly plat the townsite O
Belgrade, in the Gallatin valley.
A fire at the Macqueen house at Mile.
City Wednesday morning damaged that
property to the extent of 81 900.
A freight train on the Northern Pacific
was ditched at Gulf Junction, on Mon.
day. Six cars were derailed but no one
was injured.
The announcement is made that the
salvation army, with flies, drums anq
other paraphernalia, is to invade Mon
tana, and will shortly appear in Helena.
All Hung, celestial who carved an
other Chinaman in Madison county sew
eral weeks ago, is confined in the county
Jail in default of $4,000 bonds to appear
before the district court.
Delegate Toole has presented petition
in the house from the w. G. T. IT,, of
Montana, officially signed, representing
24O members, asking the repeal of the
internal revenue tax on alcoholic liquors.
John Gauley, of Helmsvillc, was run
over and killed by a freight train at Deer
Lodge, Tuesday. He was bachelor and
an old-tlmer in Montana, and had $219.85
in gold and silver on his person when
killed.
The Cinnamon arrested for killing
trout with giant powder, and taken to
Missoula for trial, had an examination on
Saturday last, when three. of them were
bound over to the gland jury IN Donds OF
5000 each.
w. G. Preuitt, the territorial treasurer,
reports that all the registered warrants
have been paid except eighteen. These
amount to $2S6.85. After all have been
paid there will still remain balance of
$25, ,926.49 in the treasury.
A man named Batchelor was blown up
by giant powder at Maiden recently.
Only small part of his face and scalp
were found against the inside wall of the
cabin. The supposition is that he COM
mitted suicide on account of loss at
cards.
Albert Osborne, convicted at the May
term, 1887, of the district court of Deer
Lodge county, for tie crime of assault with
intent to murder, and sentenced to one year
in the pcnitentiary, has been pardoned by
Governor Leslie.
Gen. Ruger has announced the promo
tion of Second Lieutenant John H. Bea-
com, third infantry, to he first lieutenant
vice Lieut.. Gcrlach, appointed regimental
quartermaster. Lieut.. Beacom's promo
ton will take him to Fort Missoula,
whittier he has been ordered.
Conductor Howard, of the Rocky
Mountain division, was killed at De Smet,
a small station six miles west of Missoula,
on the End inst, by being crushed be-
tween two cars. Howard had served as
scout for General Custer throughout the
northwest and he was also on Pinkerton's
force some years ago.
A Cornishman, name unknown, an en-
ploye of the Comet mine, property be-
longing to the Helena Mining and Reduc.
ton company, was killed on Friday af-
ternoon of last week. He was standing
in the 100foot level talking down the
shaft, when the cage came down, cutting
his head completely off.
= Anaconda Review: A member of the
demi- monde abducted the two and "a half
year old child of one of our Anaconda
citizens few days since, and succeeded
in getting as far as Deer Lodge, where
she was arrested and brought back.
Justice Fitzgerald restored the child to
Its father and sent the woman up for
ninety days.
Patrick Crogan, charged with the mur-
der of James Lynch, at Fort Assinaboine,
February 22nd, was given preliminary
hearing before United States Commission
er Luke, at Fort Benton, Monday. The
defense was represented by attorneys from
Fort Benton and Great Falls, but no at
toney appeared for the prosecution and
Crogan was discharged for lack of evl-
dence. -. all - -.
Miner: Yesterday County Commission
er Young returned from trip to the Big
Hole, where he had been ON an official
trip to inspect the two bridges that have