The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-04-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thirteen Indians were drowned at Viz
toria, B. G., Monday, by the capsizing {
a small schooner.
A fire IN the business portion of Sa
vannah, Ga, Saturday night destroye
property valued at 81, 100000.
Joel B. Ehrhart has been appointe
collector of customs at New York, an
Cornelius Van Colt postmaster at Ne,
York City.
P. F. Pratt, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank at Anoka, Minn., is shor
100000 in his accounts and has skippe
to Canada.
The extensive saw, shovel and axe fac
tories of Hubbard & Co., Pittsburg, Pa
were completely destroyed by fire on tin
18th inst The loss is fully half millior
dollars.
The heaviest snow storm of the season
prevailed throughout western Pennsyl
vania, Virginia and West Virginia on thu
9th inst. Snow to the depth of eighteer
inches to two feet fell in some localities
Prof. NJ. C. Vinion of the Royal Geo
graphical society of London arrived ir
New York on the 9th in the interest Of
the great English tin syndicate that has
recently raised millions of dollars to con-
tFol, if possible, the tin market of the
world.
The various labor organizations in
cluded in the National Federation of
Labor are making preparations for big
demonstrations in all the leading cities of
the country the coming 4th Of July. The
object is to take preliminary steps toward
enforcing the eight hour system.
Postofflce inspectors on Monday ar
rested Harry D. Darby, registry clerk in
the Washington postoffice, for riding val
liable registered letters. When arrested
he had $40 in his hand, which he had
Just taken from a letter. He was held to
await examination in the sum of $4,000.
Major Armcs, who assaulted Governor
Beaver of Pennsylvania in the lobby of
the Riggs house recently for having re-
fused to recognize him as a member of
the grand marshal's staff on Inauguration
day, will be court nartialed. Armes is
on the retired list of the army and NAV
he dismissed.
Two men in Tiago county, Penusyl-
vania, who had jointly bought COW,
quarreled about dividing the milk, one
claiming that the other owned only the
''front half" of the animal. Subsequently
tie owner of the rear half was lifted by
the cows horns, and he wants damages of
the "front" partner.
Wow Kwang Rey, formerly OF the Chi
nese embassy at Washington, advocates
the expulsion of every American in the
service of China as a reprisal for exclu-
sion from America. In memorial on
the subject he refers with contempt to
the American navy, which he declares
would be powerless in case OF an aggres-
,ive movement.
The Spokane, Post Fails & Eastern rail
way company has been organized, with
capital Of $5,OOO,O0O. The company
will build line east from Spokane to
Pest Falls, Idaho, thence to some point
IN the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
'ailway. connecting the Manitoba with
he Seattle & Lake Shore and forming a
lew line from St. Paul to Puget Sound.
surveyors will run the line Immediately.
The French chamber of deputies has
" vote Of 914 to 205, passed a bill for
he trial Of General Boulanger by the
enate. The Indictment found against
5en. Boulanger, besides charging him
With conspiracy to destroy the republic
S specially directed against Count Dillon,
N. Laguerre, member of the chamber of |
deputies, Rochefort and Dubareil, and
wo other journalists of Paris.
A prospector who crossed Seventeen
Vile desert IN Nevada few days ago re-
,crts to the Virginia Chronicle that hot
plings have lately developed about ten
niles west of Ragtown. One of the
prings is very active, throwing column
# water nearly eight inches in diameter
o height of about thirty feet. The
vater is boiling hot, the spray from the
'atural fountain scalding the skin when
yer it comes in contact with it.
Secretary Window has verified the pre-
|lction made several days ago that he
would buy 4 per cent bonds if offered at
rates by accepting $1,376, 900
'onds of that loan at 129. He also es-
ablished the highest price he will pay
or II per cents by accepting $82,500 of
hat class of bonds at 108, and rejecting
ffers aggregating $1,633,0O0 at 1854.
he total amount of bonds purchased to
ate under the circular OF April 18th is
12s,914,000.
One of the most extraordinary cases of
and fraud on the custom house
t New York has been made public
trough the custom authorities. Allard
, Sons, a Partisan firm dealing in antiques,
IT furniture, paintings and brio brac
nth branch Office in New York, have
cen engaged in the most bare faced acts
f smuggling. Their transactions have
overed period of seven years,
uring which time they have numbered
mong their customers some of the most
rominent persons IN social and political
fe in the country.
Major Marcus A. Rene, formerly of the
eventh cavalry and we'll known through
ut the country as second in command to
ulster in the battle in which the latter
Ost bis life, died in Washington on the
9th ult., after lingering illness induced
y cancer on his tongue Major. Reno