The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-07-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Robert Fiack Of Syracuse, New York
was drowned at Niagara Falls Thursda'
while attempting to go through tn
, rapids
The large wholesale house of Seligman
May & Co., dealers in boys clothing, Il
New York city, has failed. Liabilltie
$500, GOO; assets large.
The stage running between Nader;
and Hillrcth, California, was held III
Monday by masked men, WHO securct
$4,000 in silver bullion.
BY cave in Bellevue slope at Scran
ton, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, one man and
a number Of mules were crushed. Sever
mine laborers are also reported missing
Harry Tucker, night clerk at the Ryar
hotel St Paul, his father and Mrs. Ste
phen D. Dysenger were drowned in Lake
Johanna Thursday by the capsizing oi
their boat
The postmaster general has written ;
letter to the president formally protesting
against the proposition made by tie ciyi
service commission to extend the classii
cation service SO as to include the railway
postal service.
The Tahitian government has aban-
doncl the free trade policy and has placed
a protective tariff on all articles landed
Oh the island from American and Eng
lisl ports. The tariff amounts to so pei
cent. on staple articles.
The five story building Of the Reading
Hardware company, Of Reading, Pa,
burned on Tuesday The building COW
cred several acres Of ground and the loss
IS estimated at $350,000. Seven hundred
employees were thrown out Of work.
| The secretary of state has officially
called the attention of the British minis
| ter resident at Washington to the case Of
the American ship Bndgewatcr, unlaw-
fully seized by the customs officials OF
the dominion government year ago and
detained for 81 days at Shelburnc.
The senate amendment to the postoifice
appropriation bill, appropriating $1,000,
OOOfor the additional force of letter carriers
made necessary by the extension Of the
, eight hour law to that branch Of the pub
lie service, was concurrcd in by the house
committee on postotiiccs and post roads
Monday.
The total cost cf the republican CON
ycntion is S30,6O0. A deficit Of $500
exists, but viii be readily subscribed
The three largest items of expense were
$1,000 to the auditorium association for
hall rent, $2,70O for electric lighting and
$4,000 for entertaining the members Of
the national committee.
Fires at Lundsvaal and Umea, Sweden,
destroyed property valued at nearly $12,-
100000. Twelve thousand persons were
rendered homeless by the flames. King
Oscar is visiting the distressed and is en-
gagged in relieving the wants OF the suffer
crs. Houses, forests and standing crops
on farms in other districts were also
| burned.
While 500 or 400 people were seated
III the grand stand on the grounds OF the
Mississippi Fair association 1T Memphis
on the 4th, the supports grve way without
warning and the structure fell to the
ground. No one was killed outright, but
nearly fifty people were taken from the
ruins with broken limbs, bruised bodies
and almost every conceivable wound.
Some Of them ii is thought cannot live.
Gen. Washington l.. Elliott died at San
Francisco on the Goth ult. General Ell
Eiot was native Of Pennsylvania and was
about G5 years old He entered the army
from the United States military academy
and served through the Mexican and civil
wars. In the latter he obtained the rank
Of breyet ma iur general OF volunteers. Ht
rcentcrcd the regular selvlce at the Close
OF the war and was placed on the retire1
list March 7th, heing at that time colonc
Of The Third cavalry.
IN tie superior court at keokuk, Iowa
the so-calca test case Of Collins vs.. Hill
involving the right Of the importer Of liz
ours from another state into Iowa to sci
while in the original package, judge
Bank holds that the statutes Of Iowa, II
50 far as they prohibit the sale by an i'm
porter Of such liquors from any sister
state, while the same arc under the contro
OF the importer, and while in the origlna
package, are in conflict with the laws Q
the general government and are thus ia
invalid.
A Portland, Oregon, dispatch Of the
5th says: The illumination of Noun
Hood last night proved perfect success
/ 1t II O'Clock the illumination was seer
very distinctly on the summit and con
tinued burning brightly for the space Q
two and one-half minutes. The sight
was very brilliant one and was seen 70
radius of 100 miles. ALI efforts to Sc
cure signals from the party on the noun
tain proved unavailable, and letter JUS
received from the party states that the,
encountered very heavy snow storm ant
suffered from the severity Of the weather
The president has issued an executiv
J order extending the classification OF tn
; civil service. The order places all officers
, clerks and other employees OF all execu
: tive departments under the same regula
tions in regard to civil service rules
Heretofore the civil service rules hav
covered nothing under 5000 in some dc
!, partments, in others $500 and others $72(
!. This order divides all employees receis
ING more than $720 into ten classes, bu
provides that no person who may be ar
pointed to office by and with the advlc
and consent Of the senate, nor any perso
} employed merely as messenger, labore1
workman or watchman shall be consldere
\ as within the classifcations provided
| fha order
CASTLE CULLINGS.
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