The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-11-24

A formal order has been issued by the
secretary of war relieving General scho-
field at his own request OF the command
of the army of the Atlantic, owing to his
inability to perform the necessary work
in addition to that of general in command
of the army. General Howard was trans
ferred from the division of the Pacific to
the division of the Atlantic, General Miles
from the department of Arizona to the di-
vision of the Pacific, and Colonel Gr!erson
of the Tenth cavalry to the department Of
Arizona
Ten or fifteen conyicts attempted to es
cape from the Tennessee penitentiary in
Nashville by cutting through the ceiling
from the fourth floor to the roof and then
through the roof The warden had been
warned of the attempt and and had sta
toned extra guards on the roof and about
the yard Guards Robert Burnett and
Charles Corbin were stationed near where
the roof was cut and waited until seven
men had come out when they ordered
them to halt Instead of doing 50 they
dashed at the guards and Burnett fire.!
one barrel of his gun, loaded with buck
shot, instantly killing John Stevens aud
painfully woun1ing W. T. Henson None
escaped.
a local freight train last week on the Bos-
ton & Albany railway, between Spring
field and Indian Orchard. When the
train stopped at Indian Orchard station
they were obliged to get off while switch
ing was going on. Afterwards they at
tempted to board the train again, ard a
brisk fight ensued. The train hands beat
the men off with coupling pins, and the
rutfians retaliated by throwing stones un-
til the train got out of reach. They then
terrorized the community and threw
stones at the depot. Help was summoned
from Springfield and a special train was
made up with force of policemen on
board. The tramps were just west of In
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each singing out man. SIX were cap
tured in this way, and tity Marshal Clune
shot and killed seventh The shooting
was accidental. 'fhe dead man is sup
posed to be "A bank burglar.
Chief Constructor Wilson of the navy,
in his annual report of the operations of
his bureau during the past fiscal year,
shows an expenditure of S885,349 in the
repair of ships and payments on account
of vessels in course of construction during
the year amounting to $3,266,1 1875. The
present strength of our navy aud the con
dition of the vessels is summarized as fol
lows Five double -turreted monitors,
awaiting completion; two belted cruisers,
preparing ways; thirteen singleturreted
monitors, in ordinary; twenty hree un-
armored steel and iron vessels, four of
which are IN commission, eleven building,
two repairing, five on station and one in
ordinary; twenty eight wooden steam YES
sells, nearly all on station or undergoing
repairs, and eleven iron and wood steam
tugs. The estimates for the next fiscal
year call for $936,452 for construction
and repair Of vessels completed and $3,-
$40. .000-the latter sum already app1o-
priated-for hulls and outfits of new
ships He recommends the immediate
construction of experimental works, te
cost 100000, for use in the determination
of the resistance and other qualities o1
ships by means of models, holding thai
the tanks will be of permanent value ir
designing high speed vessels and in ana
lying the results of ship trials.