The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-07-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

candidate for vice president at his resi-
dcnce at Rhlncbcck Saturday.
!, The stock train Of Forepaugh's circu.
was wrecked near Fall River, Massachu
setts, Saturday. One man was badly in
jured and several valuable horses killed.
The locust plague in Algiers is becom
ing worse, Sixty thousand laborers and
2,OOOsold:ers are powerless. The whole
country is devastated and it is feared o
famine and pestilence will result.
In the fivc-mile swimming match al
Buffalo, New York, Tuesday for the
championship Of America, Thomas Riley
beat P. F Mack, the Australian, by halt
a minute. Time, one hour and twenty
six minutes.
The three members Of the Minneapolis
firm of Shotwell, Clerihew & Latham,
which failed few days ago, have been
arrested on warrant charging them with
swindling the bank there to which the
firm is largely indebted.
In the case Of Senator Cullom's coach
man, indicted for manslaughtcr in caus-
ing the death OF Prof Paul in Washing
ton in March last by recklessly driving
into him on his bicycle, the jury have
returned verdict of guilty.
DR.. Mackenzie denies that he admitted
that lie had concealed the fact that the
late Emperor Frederick had cancer. In
the same interview he intimates that the
present young emperor has an aural CON-
plant which affects his brain.
The weather throughout England is re-
ported as abnormally cold. Snow has fallen
in the suburbs Of Lordon and the peaks Of
Skiddow and other mountains are covered
with snow. 1t is the first time snow is
known to have fallen in that country in
July.
j. w. Brown, bigamist arrested at
Chicago recently, was arraigned at De
troit on the 18th. He pleaded not guilty
and was remanded to Jail. 1t is said that
Brown has been married not less than
thirty-two times and many Of his dupes
are expected at the trial.
General Harrison has received from
Col Fred Morley Of Detroit the original
manuscript Of President William Henry
Harrlson's inaugural address. It is a
we'll worn old document Of twenty two
closely written pages, neatly tied together
with narrow blue ribbons.
A fire at Suiscn, California, Monday
evening destroyed eight blocks in the
heart of the town, mostly brick stores.
At least seven-eighths of the town was
destroyed. Over twenty five residences
were burned to the ground, among then,
being that Of Joseph McKinn, member
Of congress
The irish Catholics at Manchester,
England, on Sunday last attacked an Or
ange procession while proceeding to
chulch. Hatchets, knives, pckers and
bottles were the weapons used. The
police stopped the fight, but not until
many persons we're injured and taken to
the hospitals.
Mormon church agents at Salt Lake
have turned over to Receiver Dyer a noted
church farm near that city of lilo acres
valued at $15O,OOO Further large
amounts Of property are expected to be
reclaimed within few days in the gov
ernment proceedings against Mormon
church property.
Senator Dolph, from the committee on
foreign relations, has reported favorably |
the bill to prohibit the coming Of Chi
nese laborers into the United States. It
was reported in the house by Belmont,
chairman Of the committee on foreign re-
lations, as substitute for all bills before
the committee relating to Chinese imml-
grafton.
The republican national committee in
session at New York Wednesday elected
NJ. 5. Quay of Pennsylvania chairman and
j. S. Fassett Of New York secretary. The
executive committee was chosen as fol-
lows: NJ. H. DeYoung of California,
Samuel Fessenden of Connecticut, George
r. Davis of Illinois, John G. New of In
diana, j S. Clarkson Of Iowa, w. G. Good
loe Of Kentucky, j. Manchester Hanes of
Maine.
'Boy Chief" the young Indian convict
ed at Bismarck over year ago of an at
tempted outrage on Mrs. Dixon, has
been pardoned by Governor Church of
Dakota, it having been discovered beyond
doubt that the Indian was innocent of
the charge. Over hundred Indians WIS.,
tied Bismarck Saturday and celebrated
the liberation Of their fellow warrior in
the most fashionable aboriginal style and
"Boy Chief" was the hero of the day.
Mayor Hewitt of New York has been
endorsed by the American party of Cali
fornia as the candidate of that party for
president. The mayor, however. declines
the honor and says: II would not accept
any nomination for the presidency under
any circumstances. am IS years Of age
and have made fool of myself great
many times during that long period, but
I am not going to make such fool Of
myself as to accept nomination for the
St. Louis is enjoying social sensation.
Henry w. Moore, managing editor of the
Post Dispatch, and the wife of John w.
Norton, manager of the Grand opera house
and Olympic theater, eloped Friday night,
the woman taking with her $40, 900 which
she drew from the bank. The llason has
been going on year. Moore leaves wife
and boy aged 6 years now at Manitou
Springs, Colorado. The parties were both
arrested at Topeka, Kansas, and proceed
ings begun to compel ther return to St.
Louis.
Patents to agricultural lands entered
under the various public land laws Issued