The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-06-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Manhattan brass works at New
York burned Monday morning. Los
100000.
Assistant Postmaster General Clarksor
last week appointed 76O fourth clas
postmasters to succeed democratic in
cumbents, removed.
Three hundred and forty five Mormon
proselytes, under the guidance of Elder
Ellis and Anderson, landed at Castle
Garden recently on their way to Utah.
At Galena, ILL.,, Jonathan Keene, aget
16, was sentenced to prison for life fol
the murder Of Prof. H. T. Mitchell, prin
cipal Of the public schools at Hanover.
In the Michigan legislature the house
Friday passed the senate bill fixing rail
road passenger fares at ~ and 3 cents
per mile, according to the earnings ot
the road.
Four squares of the business portion
of Vancouver, Washington territory, were
destroyed by fire on the ed. About 3l
buildings were burned, involving loss
of $4,000.
William Walter Phelps, one of the
American commissioners to the Samoan
conference at Berlin, arrived in Wash
ington Tuesday. He brought with him
the Samoan treaty.
! Charles DeBann, defaulting cashier OF
the National Park bank of New York
who ran away to Canada with $4,000 OF
the banks funds, has been sentenced to
five years and seven months.
| ODonovan Rosa and Wilbur H. Hen
erickson were arrested in the Office Of
the United Irishmen, in New York on
the 21st, at the instigation of Patrick
S. Cassidy, on a charge of criminal libel.
A disastrous fire occurred in the fire
works establishment of Heeyer Bros, at
Boston on the 2lst, by which three per-
sons lost their lives and number OF
others were seriously if not fatally in
injured.
The physicians Of Johnstown now es-
innate the loss of life by the recent flood
to be not less than 10000 On account
of the general knowledge of the people
possessed by the physicians the estimate
is believed to be reliable
The 5000 men employed by Andrew
Carnegie at his Pittsburg works have
instituted strike in consequence of a
reduction in wages. They have all sig
nitied their intention of going out to-
day. The company will endeavor to
secure new men.
A bloody riot occurred between colored
men and Hungarians employed in a
brick yard at Jones Point, New York,
Sunday. Four Hungarians were shot,
one Of whom is dead and another dying.
The riot was started by one of the Hun
garians trying to down a colored man.
One half of the important city of
Lachan, in the province of Szeechnen,
China, was recently destroyed by fire.
The confagration ragged four days, snd
it is estimated that 1000 persons we're
killed. Most of them were crushed in
trying to escape from the narrow streets
Ten thousand people were rendered
homeless.
Mrs. Hayes, wife Of ex-President Hayes,
was stricken with apoplexy on the 21st
inst. at the family home at Fremont, o.
Paralysis of the right side resulted, rem
dering her speechless. Medical assist
ance was summoned, but ali efforts to
restore her to consciousness were una
vailing and she gradually grew worse
until Tuesday, when she died.
Coughlin, O'Sullivan and Woodruff,
charged with completely in the Cronin
murder case, were arraigned Monday.
Coughlin asked continuance. The
others said they were willing to be tried
at once. At the request OF the states
attorney the trial was put over until the
next term. The states attorney says he
has enough evidence to hang them.
A dispatch from Rome to the Standard
says: "Archbishop Feehan of Chicago
having made a long report to the vatican
through Cardinal Simenoni on the Grim
inal acts of the Clan=na Gael, the pope
has given instructions that the power be
granted the archbishop to take whatever
measure he may deem opportune to de-
clare the Clan=na-Gael in opposition to
the church
Solicitor Hepburn has given the opin-
ion to Secretary Tracy that there is
nothing in the law to prohibit the land
ing of Chinese laborers who desire to
merely pass through the territory of the
United States in transit. The question
arose in the application for the landing
Of a number of Chinese destined to
Cuba. A bond being offered for their
departure from United States territory,
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Monday morning while C. F. Painter,
cashier Of the San Miguel Valley bank
of Telluride, Colorado, was out making
collections three men entered the bank
and demanded the funds of the book
keeper at the point Of revolver. After
securing the bank funds they joined a
fourth robber who was holding their
horses just outside the bank. They left
town on the run, firing shots in the air
to frighten the citizens. It is not known
yet just what amount they secured, but
probably only few thousand dollars.
The supreme court of Iowa has just
made decision in curious case, that
OF Nancy Miller against her husband for
breach of contract. The couple had re-
peatedly quarreled, and to prevent re-
currence of their troubles it was agreed
that if Mrs. Miller would look closely
after all the wants of the family, Mr..
Miller would pay her $500 yearly. Past
rows we're to be forgotten. Mrs. Miller
did her part, but her husband failed to
pay, and she sued for the money. The
court held that the contract was void,
because against public policy.
A two-story wooden house in South
Boston, Mass, collapsed Saturday, bury
ing several people in the ruins Annie
Mullen, aged 10, and Thomas Flaharty,
aged 13 were taken out dead. Mrs. Han
nah Mullen, aged 80, had leg broken.
and Edward Nolan, aged 13, was severe
ly injured internally. Several other peo
pie were hurt, but not seriously. The
house has been vacant for some time and
was condemned by the inspector of
buildings. The people Of the neighbor-
hood have been in the habit of going
there for frewood and had torn away
about all the underpinning. One Of the
boys was chopping away portion OF
beam when the house fell.
The ill-fated city Of Johnstown, Penn,
has again been scourged. A fire broke
out shortly after noon Monday in the
First ward of that city and consumed
all the buildings but three in the district
bounded by Market and Walnut streets
and Main street and the river. Twenty
five houses were totally destroyed, in
Guiding large brick school house. Many
of the buildings destroyed had been
washed from their foundations, though
q number Of them contained goods which