The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-12-28
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and sweeping, but this defense did no
avail. The electric lamps controlled BY
this patent are in use throughout this
country, and in fact the world oyel
wherever street lighting by electricity is
had
The Commercial Telegraph company
has been sold at sheriff's sale to John
W. Mackay and Edward G. Pratt for
$4,000.
Slavin has challenged John L. Sulli-
van to fight for $500 or $1,000 side
and the championship in six months,
the battle to be either in America or
Australia.
Secretary Window has issued an ad-
yertisement inviting proposals for the
exclusive right to take fur seals upon
the islands of ST. Paul and ST. George,
Alaska. The lease with the Alaska
Commercial company expires May 1st
The police have discovered that Sill
colt, the absconding treasurer of the
| United States house of representatives,
| accompanied by his paramour, Herminie
ThibauIt, arrived in Montreal on Satur-
| day. the 7th inst. Herminie remained
until Friday, when she left for New
York.
The United States grand jury at Hell
ena, Arkansas, returned ten indictments
for election frauds, alleged to have taken
place at the last congressional election
in the first district. The county judge
OF Craighead county is among the mum.
Der indicted for failure to oappoint judges
from both political parties, as the law
provides. These proceedings will un
doubtedly affect the contest now pend
ing in congress between Cate and Feath-
erstone.
Geo. W. Wurts, charge d affairs at the
United States legation at st. Petersburg,
has sent to the state department at
Washington an account of the preya-
lence of lagrippe in Russia. The illness
generally lasts but few days, seldom
longer than two weeks Two-t thirds of
the population Of st. Petersburg are
sick with it. Scarcely member of the
imperial family has escaped it. More
than 10000 cases have been medically
authenticated, but these represent but
small proportion of the sufferers.
A brutal prize fight was fought in a
barn four miles from Plymouth, Pa,
early Tuesday morning, which in all
probability may end in murder. James
Burns and James Farrell were the prin-
cipals. -Four rounds were fought, char
acterized by the most terrific slugging.
When time was called for the last round
Burns was unable to respond. He was
removed to an adjoining farm house and
a physician summoned, who found him
injured internally in the region of the
stomach. lockjaw has since set il.
James J. West, ex-editor of the Chi
cago Times, has been sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary and to pay a
fine of $1,000. The crime of which West
was convicted was the fraudulent over
issue OF the stock of the Times company
to the extent OF 1850 shares for their
equivalent, over 5125,OOO in money.
When the verdict was announced de-
fondant betrayed not the slightest emo
ton. His attorney, on the contrary,
seemed painfully affected. and could
scarcely be heard when entering the
usual motion for another trial. Judge
Grinnell stated that he would dispose of
the motion January 3.
At a meeting of the Pelican club at
London resolution and letter to Slavin,
the Australian pugilist, were adopted,
expressing sympathy for him in the
treatment accorded him in his fight with
Smith, and admiration for his courage.
The club decided to recognize Slavin as
the champion of England, and presented
him with belt and purse. Fleming,
who acted as Smiths umpire, and who
is member of the club, was suspended
from membership, pending an explana-
ton. In an interview Fleming said he
was not identified with the roughs who
caused the trouble, but that they we're
doubtless friends whom Smith hired to
interrupt the fight in the event of it's
going against nim.
The Western Association of members
of congress celebrated Christmas day by
formally taking possession of it's elegant
new quarters at 814 Fifteenth street,
Washington. Congressman Carter of
Montana, the secretary, was given charge
OF the house the night previous. The
house is centrally located, within two
blocks of the white house grounds. a
block away from Secretary Blaines res
idence, and within easy reach of the
fashionable hotels. A proposition has
been made to have formal opening as
soon as congress convanes, at which the
senators and representatives from the
new states, who first conceived the idea.
shall be the hosts, and to which the
president and cabinet shall be invited.
The association as it now stands, with a
house OF its own, and with so many
prominent men behind it, is said to be
the first of its kind in that city.
A violent rain and hail storm visited
portions of New York state yesterday.
The Madam winery, near Los Angeles,
California, together with 100000 worth
of wine, was destroyed by the breaking
of a. levee.
Samuel J. Randall, the champion of
protection in congress from Pennsyl-
vania. is reported to be dying from the
effects Of cancer, and will probably not
resume his seat in the house.
The first of the series of tariff hearings
was mapped out by the house committee
on ways and means, which met yester-
day morning. The gentlemen who are
ipfnracta1 in n,ofaIc oroo cnI ,ao1 -.