The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-03-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

has been sentenced to six years impriso
ment for forging pension checks.
Miles C. Moore of Walla Walla h
been appointed governor of Washingtt
Territory, and Oliver H. White secretar
The great scheme Of Henry Villar
whereby all the Edison electric comp
nics are to be consolidated into giganti
concern, IS reported to have collapsed.
The report is current that the Northel
Pacific Railroad has secured control (
the Wisconsin Central railway. thu
afford1ng direct entrance to Chicago.
Associate Justice Stanley Matthew
died at Washington on the 22d inst, age
IS years. Deceased was appointed asse
ciate justice Of the United States in 1881
Tim and Pete Barrett were hanged a
Minneapolis on Friday Of last week fe
the murder of street car driver nance
Tollcfson on the night of July 26, 1887
They were convicted on brothers evi
dence.
Norfolk Va, special says: The stor,
that chained skeletons were found in th
hold of the sunkcn rebel ram Merrimac i
denied, and it is asserted they were in tn
hold of the United States ship Cumber
land which the Merrimac ran down.
Bell County, Kentucky, has been th'
scene of several bloody feuds during til,
past week, Two or three pitched battle
were fought by the two factions in one o
which over five hundred shots were cx
changed.
Our United States senators seem to bt
under the impression that the salary re-
peived (s5,000) is inadequate, considering
the cost of living in Washington and the
expense they arc to in keeping up and
maintaining the social position they are
expected to occupy. $4,000 per year is
the demand. An effort will be made to
raise the salery.
C. w. Haskins Of California is making
a list of immigrants to the Pacific coast
IN 1849, who are estimated to have num-
bered 10000, and requests any forty miner,
whose name is not recorded in the book
Of any pioneer association, to send him a
postal card containing the name, time of
arrival aud route travelled, with the name
Of the vessel, if by water.
Doctors and scientific men in Scranton,
Pa, are interested in a peculiar surgical
operation performed by the aid of dy-
namo. A week ago Charles Nier of that
city ran needle into his foot. The sur
geons sought in vain for it. Nicr was
taken to the plant of the electric railway
and his foot held near one of tie dyna-
mos. In fifteen minutes the needle was
drawn out.
Ottawa special: A sensation has been
created here by the issue of President
Harrison's proclamation closing Behrlng
sea. The action of the American govern
ment proves complete surprise to the
OF the government, who decline
to be interviewed. 1t is stated here that
the Cleveland administration and the
British government have been negotiating
for two years past in regard to the claim
for compensation for the SEIZURE of three
British sealing vessels in Behring sea.
Josiah and Elizabeth Potts were found
guilty Of murder in the first degree for
killing Miles Faucet at Carlin, Nevada,
January 1, 1888, and were sentenced to
death by hanging by Judge Biglow, at
Elk Friday morning. This IS the first
case in the history of Nevada where the
leath penalty has been pronounced on a
She betrayed no emotion when
he sentence :as pronounced and thanked
he Judge at the conclusion of his re-
marks.
The secretary of the navy has been in
formed through the secretary of state
hat the bishop Of Alaska and the Aleu-
ian Islands contemplates an early tour
If inspection to the most distant parishes
# his Episcopal see, and that he will be
provided with Russian war vessel fer
hat purpose. The secretary of the navy
las instructed the commanding officers of
United States vessels in Alaskan waters to
'xtend to the bishop the courtesies due
o his position and any facilities he may
reed.
Governor Cooper Of Colorado has signed
he bill recently passed by the general as
embly providing for an inspection before
he slaughter Of any meat cattle, hogs or
heep of any description, the meat OF
which was intended to be sold as human
God. The bill practically prevents the
of meats slaughtered by the
big Four" or any other eastern packing
,ouses. It is understood that these east
,rn houses will Immediately make an
.ffort to have the law declared unconsti-
utional.
The United States consul general at
Shanghai has informed the state depart
nent, at the request of the Shanghai CON-
nittee of the relief fund, of the distress