The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-09-08
NEWS OF THE. WEEK.

NEWS VI THE WGEk.
Frank McGurrin, of Salt Lake. brok
the type writer record while in Chicago
writing 1854 words in minute and 10
words blindfolded.
The town located at the famous Arkan
sas Hot Springs was visited by waite
spout last Friday, thirteen people bcin,
drowned in the streets and over $100,0O(
worth of property destroyed.
The returns from the election in Yer
mont show majority for the Republican
candidate for Governor, Dillingham;, o
$4,000. The prohibitionist polled les
than 1000 votes in the state.
Mrs. Pierrepont Morgan, of York, ant
friends, while out among the Thousand
islands, sailing, were thrown into thu
water by the capsizing of the boat. Mrs
Morgan lost her jewels, valued at SIS 900
Expert divers are searching for the valu
ables in twelve feet of water.
A nugget of almost pure gold, weighing
forty-two pounds, is reported to have beer
recently found by two Canadian miners ir
British Columbia. They will not reveal
! the exact location of their claim, but
from their reports it appears that it is the
richest vein yet discovered in the British
portion of the Pacific coast.
General Secretary Lichtman of the
Knights of Labor has resigned, to take ef-
feet September 9th. Lichtman says he
resigned in order to he free to take part
in the present campaign. The resigna-
ton was accepted by Powderly, who has
appointed John w. Hayes, secretary of
the general executive board, to fill the
vacancy till the geneeal assembly meets
in November.
President Cleveland has enhanced the
arlor of the democrats of the national
campaign by sending them his check for
$4,000. A cordial letter accompanied
the presidents contribution. The men,
bers of the cabinet have also sent liberal
contributions, and altogether from the
personal friends of the president in Wash
ington $150,O00 has thus far been hand
ed in.
There is trouble at the big Northern
Pacific bridge at Bismarck, because of a
threatened land slide. The east approach
and pier seem to be sliding from their
base. The reservoirs of the city water
works. few hundred feet from the bridge,
are credited with leaks that have honey
combed the bluffs. A large gang of men
are repairing the damage an trying to ef-
fectually stop the break.
A horrible affair is reported from the
ncighborhood of Guide Rock. small
town just over the Nebraska line. John
Baker, while feeding threshing machine
on the farm of man named Weeks, was
accidentally cut on the hand by the band
cutter, boy. In rage he grasped the
boy and deliberately feed d~H;;sa into the
machine, feet first. The boys screams
attracted the attention of the other hands,
but before they could interfere the boys
body had half disappeared in the machine.
The enraged men seized Baker and hung
him to the straw carrier.
The Washington Democratic Territorial
convention met at Spokane Falls last Mon
day and nominated Chas. S. VOORHEES, for
reelection to Congress. Mr.. Voorhces is
the son of the senior senator from Indiana
and has twice made the race for delegate
and won on the eantimonopoly issue, which
is strong with the farmers of Washington
territory. He is an aggressive quality in
territorial politics and for that reason the
farmer element insisted that he should
again make the race. The conditions have
changed somewhat siuce the last contest
by the advent of pilgrims from the agri-
cultural states, but it is believed that he
can win if any democrat can.
One Of the greatest running races of
this decade took place last Monday at
Sheepshead Bay, New York. The Ken
lucky flyer, Proctor Knot, won $50, 900 on
the Futurity stakes. Forty-tive thousand
people were present, and never before has
SO great a throng been within the gates Of
the Coney Island Jockey Club Course.
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Pitts
burg were also represented. It is thought
that not far from $1,OOO,00O changed
hands throughout the afternoon. The
track was perfect, as was also the weather.
There were fourteen starters and the race
was close. The Kentucky horse won by
only neck in one minute and fifty and
one half seconds.
The deep water convention at Denver
on their last day rescinded the action to
hold the next convention at Topeka and
left the matter with the committee on
permanent organization. The resolution
presented the day before by G. S. Thomas
Of Colorado, declaring it to be the sense
Of the meeting that the congress Of the
United States be memorialized to insti-
tute system of reservoirs for the storage
OF water on western lands, to be con.
structed by the general government and
used under state and federal control, for
the purpose of irrigation, together with
an amendment that these reservoirs, when
completed, shall be under the control of
the state government, was adopted. After
extending a vote of thanks to the citizens
of Denver the convention adjourned sine
die.
A New York and European syndicate
has concluded negotiations for starting a
band in the city of Mexico to represent
American interests and handle American
investments IN that country. H. B. Hol-
lings & Co. and Robert Colgate are the
chief movers. They have bought the
Mexican Mortgage bank charter and the
institution will be known as the Interna-
tlonal and Mortgage bank. This financial
combine has for its object the unit silver
production Of Mexico with that of the
United States, so as to make the head