The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-07-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

| NEWS VI ld6 w Lin.
Forest fires are raging in the CRur
d'Alene mountains, causing grave alarm
in mining camps. In Okanogan country
| fires are burning fiercelv, and there is
great excitement at Ruby.
The jury in the trial Of Crogan and
Richardson, attendants in the Cook
county Gllinois) insane asylum, charged
with numbering Matt Burns by NAL
treatment, came to close Saturday, the
jury returning the surprising verdict OF
not guilty
| Spokane did not run in the Twin City
derby. He was reported out of condi-
tion and was taken east. Hindoocraft
was also taken east and did not start in
the race. The derby was won by LIE
Percie, Hagan second, Logan third.
Time, 2:1O.
The president on the Goth made the
following appointments: NJ. M. Hurley
of Indiana, third auditor Of the treas
ury; J. H. Franklin of Kansas, deputy
second auditor of the treasury; Charles
M. Lowry of California, appraiser OF
| cisco.
The Little Kanawha valley in West
Virginia was visited by cloud burst on
the 10Th, destroying many buildings and
doing great damage to crops. The vii
lage Of Morristown, where the cloud
buast concentrated, was totally destroyed
and several persons drowned in the
food.
A Judgment was obtained on Monday
by the Commercial National bank at
Chicago against James J. West, editor
of the Chicago Times. and James West
& Co., for Sl3.79l. A demand was made
by deputy sheriff for the money, but
Editor West replied he had no property
he could turn over in satisfaction of the
debt.
The Duluth, North Shore & Atlantic
railroad has reported to the Northern
Pacific further reduction in wool rates
as follows: Wool in sacks, minimum
shipment 10000 pounds, to New York 70
cents per hundred pounds, to Boston IS
cents; compressed wool in bales, mini
mum shipments 10000 pounds, to New
York As cents, to Boston 80 cents.
The secretary of the treasury has
written to the collector of customs at
Port Townsend, w. T., calling attention
to complaints of excessive delays in the
passing and inspection of teas at that
port, and requesting him to be less dila-
tory in the future. In one case it is
alleged that fourteen days elapsed be-
tween the date Of importation of the
tea, which is free of duty, and the time
when the inspection was finished.
News has just been received that
Frank M. Brown, in charge Of a party of
surveyors on an exploring expedition
along the Colorado river for the purpose
Of locating railroad by that route to
the Pacific coast, was drowned on the
10th by the capsizing of his boat Five
days later Peter NJ Hasborough and
Henry G. Richards, two other members
of the party. were also drowned by the
capsizing of boat.
Heavy storms in the Hooking valley of
Ohio on Sunday broke Sharp's dam on
the Hooking canal that held in store
large body Of water that supplied the
lower levels of the canal. The water
thus released went out through the val
ley, taking everything before it. Trees,
fences, crops and hundreds of head Of,
live stock we're swept away. The canal
for miles is wreck and thousands of
feet Of railroad track is washed away.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the thirteenth annual tournament of
the Colorado and Wyoming firemen's as
sociation, to be held in Denver August
Goth to 25th. Teams from all the prin-
cipal cities of Colorado, New Mexico and
Wyoming will be present, while teams
from Butte, Helena, Salt Lake, Omaha,
Kansas City, Leavenworth, Lincoln, To
peka, Atchison and st. Louis have sig
nitied their intention of being present
if possible. Prizes are offered amount
ing to $1,000.
For alleged corruption the Denver
grand jury have returned indictments
against Secretary of State James Rice,
Sheriff Webber and his partner, Geo. II.
Graham, Of the furniture house of Gra-
ham & Webber, who furnished the legis
lative rooms w. H. Lawrence Il Co.,
who furnished the assembly with sta
tionery, and State Printers Collier &
Cleveland are also charged with conspir
acy to defraud the state. All, with the
exception Of Rice and Webber, who are
east, were arrested and gave bonds.
The steamer Belgic arrived at San
Francisco from Hong Kong Tuesday,
and brought news of the recent fire at
Tu Chow, which burned twenty three
hours, destroying $1,000 dwellings. Over
! LOO persons perished in the flames and
400 others we're killed Nearly 10000
people were obliged to camp without
shelter, and were dying at the rate of
100 day from want and exposure. The
authorities are providing for their neces-
stiles.
At Spokane Falls Monday night Pat
Killen knocked out in three rounds Tom
Fraser, who claims to hold the champ
ionship belt for wrestling in Canada.
Fraser weighed 236 pounds and Killen
2O5. In the first round Killen landed
two stinging blows on Fraser's neck,
landing him on the floor. In the second
round he played with him, but in the
third round Killen went at Fraser and
knocked him out with left handler on
the jaw. Fraser laid thirty seconds be-
fore getting up.
Secretary Noble has issued an order
directing Dr. George Wingand, H. D.
Brue Of the board of pension appeals, |
and Frank L. Campbell Of the assistant
attorney generals Office Of the interior
department as a commission, to forth
with enter upon the investigation Of all
the re-ratings Of pensions made by the
pension bureau during the last twelve
and especially those of pen
sioners in the government service, with
the view of ascertaining whether any
such re-ratings have been made in VIC
lation of the law.
John L, Sullivan on Tuesday came
into possession Of the $4,000 stake
money in the Sullivan -Kilrain fight. 1t
was paid to him by stakeholder Cridge,
at his place of business in New York.
of the belt, which he con-
calls dog collar Sulli-
van says he will take out the stones, dis
tribute them among his friends, and then
melt the collar" into solid mass. He
will have a tag attached, which will
read: "This is the remains Of the dog