The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-05-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

thirteen persons drowned.
Prince Bismarck has declined the title
of duke on the ground that he is not in 8
position to support the dignity.
In duel on the Boise De Boulogne
Sunday, between Depuis and Habert, the
art critic, the former was killed.
The number of immigrants landed at
Castle Garden last week was 21,7S1, OF
whom one third were from Italy.
The public debt was decreased $685.
800 during the month Of April. The de
crease since June 1st, 1887, is $97,795,
881.
A severe earthquake shock wac felt in
portions of California Saturday night.
Slight shocks were also felt in western
Nevada.
A locomotive ran into hand car
eighteen miles east Of Elko, Nevada,
Monday, killing two men and seriously
wounding three others.
The democratic state conventions OF
Wisconsin and New Hampshire have en-
dorsed Cleveland's administration and
favored his re nomination.
A passenger train on the Western New
York s. Pennsylvania road was ditched
near Olean: N. Y, on the 28th. -Four
persons were killed outright and thirty
five injured;
By the upsctting Of a canoe at Still
Aquamish, Washington territory, Satur-
day. Misses Lille Wheeler, Ella Aldridge,
Anna Thompson and Mr.. ]. B. Vance
were drowned.
A petition to Governor Oglesby for
the pardon Of the anarchists, Fieldcn,
Schwab and Ncebe, is being circulated
in Chicago. It is said to have received
thousands Of signatures.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, the highest in
rank Of the living officers Of the confedcr-
ate army, has been unanimously elected
an honorary member Of E. D. Baker post,
No s, G.. A. r., of Philadelphia.
Central City, in the Black Hills coun
try, was destroyed BY fire on the goth
ult. Not store or shop was left stand
ing, 13O buildings being burned. Fifty
families were left homeless. Loss $780,
900; insurance $4,000.
A fire in the oil fields Of Pennsylvania,
which started Sunday and lasted until
Monday evening, did great damage.
Swamp Lodge, suburb Of Cane, was CON-
plctely wiped out and several tanks and
many barrels of oil were destroyed.
The steamer Afghan, from Hong Kong,
brought 25S Chinese immigrants to be
landed at Melbourne. The Australian gov
ernment, however, forbade the landing Of
the Chinese. and quarantined the vessel,
refusing to recognize their naturalization
papers;
The supreme court has sustained the
circuit court Of California in the cases
commonly known as the California tax
cases. Suits were brought by the state
against the Central Pacific and Southern
Pacific railroad companies for the collec-
ton Of certain taxes.
In menageric at Prague, where a
crowd Of 1900 people was assembled,
pickpocket raised cry of fire, whicl
caused stampede for the doors. During
the frantic efforts Of the crowd to escape
six persons were trampled to death ant
many were seriously injured.
The latest thing in trusts is peanu
.scombine" It has been formed IN New
York City, and embraces the firms en-
gagged in the peanut trade in st. Louis
Cincinnati, New York, Norfolk, Pitts
burg and Smithfeld, Virginia, in fact, th
entire peanut interests of the country witt
the exception Of three small factories, ar
included A president and board Of di
rectors have been elected.
A Salt Lake special to the Denver Re
publican says: While George Newly
aged II, Mary Wilson, aged Z, Emil
Wilson, aged 5, and man named Per
kins we're attempting to cross a small
stream in Ogden canyon yesterday in
boat, the high water swept them over til
Wilson's mill dam and all except Perkin
were drowned. The bodies of Newb
and Mary Wilson were recovered.
A St. Paul dispatch states that Commo
dorc Kittson, owing to advanced age an
ill-health, has decided to sell his entir
stables. Among the stations are Vo
Arim, Revenue and Blackwood, j
Among the mares arc Minnie r. Gen
Fannie Witherspoon, So So, Lady Rolf'
Lady Logan, Lannie G, Astoria, Lad
Groesbeck, all with records Of 2 80 or vi
der. The promising youngsters Asterold
Rosanna. end Collector also belong to Il
Commodore.
The international copyright bill cam
~ in the senate again Monday