The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-10-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

ExCongressman John G. Averill dice
at st. Paul Thursday night of Bright's
disease. He was GA years of age.
The steam pipe in the Gallery foul
mill at Minneapolis burst and suffocated
Frank Banks, assistant engineer, and
Joseph Evans, foreman.
A passenger and freight train coilided
on the New York & Pennsylvania road
near Cory, Pa, and most of the passen-
gers were injured. but none fatally.
The strike of 5000 windowglass blow
ers at Baltimore, which began last June,
has been settled and a contract for a
year signed with an advance of 5ls per
cent.
A collision occurred Thursday at Lass
witz Posen, Germany, between pas
senger and freight train. Four railroad
officials we're killed and many passengers
injured.
Money in the New York stock ex-
change continues stringent Ten per
cent per annum is paid by the majority
Of borrowers for the use of money until
Monday.
While three children were playing
with matches in a powder house at Cay
uga, Ont, the powder exploded. tearing
one to pieces and fatally injuring the
other two.
The Earl of Galloway was arraign-
ed in Dumfries charged with indecent
behavior toward little girl named Glib
son. He plead not guilty and his trial
was set for October IA.
The regular meeting Of the cabinet
was resumed Thursday afternoon. All
members were present except Secretary
Proctor. 1t is understood that the va
cancy in the pension Office is one Of the
topics considered.
| A steam threshing engine exploded
on the farm of w. c. Address, two miles
west of Thomas, Dakota. Edward Nc
Catfrey, owner: William Paul, engineer,
and Charles Frazer were killed, and r.
p Daley was fatally injured.
While crossing the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad track in a buggy
at Sandwich, Illinois. Mrs. c. Cook and
Mrs. Samuel Abbey were struck by a
train. Both ladies were badly mangled
ann lived but few moments.
On application of the states attorney,
the case against Frank Woodruff, for
the murder of DR.. Cronin at Chicago.
has been continued to the next term.
The attorney also withdrew his applica-
tion for release for the time being.
The wedding of Miss Louise Sharon
OF Boston, and William G. Endicott, jr.,
son OF the ex-secretary of war, took place
Thursday at Boston. Mrs. Cleveland
was present, as were the Whitneys and
other social leaders of Washington.
The base ball league season closed
Saturday night with New York winner
of the national league pennant. The
other clubs were in the following order
in tie race: Boston, Chicago. Phiiadel-
phia Pittsburg. Cleveland. Indianapo-
lis, Washington.
It is reported that Miss Margaret
Blaine, the second daughter of Secre
tary Blaine. is engaged to be married to
Walter I. Damrosch, the noted musician.
The young couple became acquainted
during Mr.. Blaine's coaching trip in the
highlands last year.
A special from the City Of Mexico says:
"Blaine's address at the opening of the
International Congress Of American ma
tions was we'll received here. Comments
heard on the streets to-day place it as
the strongest utterance of that class
ever enunciated by an American"
Dilman P. Robinson, the only son of
ex- President E. P. Robinson of Brown
university at Providence, r. l., is an en-
bezzler and fugitive. He has been reg
lister Of the university for years. The
amount of his shortage is unknown. He
kent two sets Of books, one false and one
true.
It is understood that the Swiss gov
ernment has made an apology to United
States Minister Washburne for the in
dignity offered to Charles E. Coates OF
Baltimore, who, while travelling in
Switzerland last summer, was arrested
and confined in filthy and dark cell,
without any charge having been prefer
red against him.
The Omaha Bee publishes an agree
ment signed by the joint committee OF
locomotive engineers, iremen, Knights
Of Labor, Switchmen's Mutual Aid AS
sociation, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Brotherhood of Rail-
road Brakemen. The articles OF
agreement are to be submitted to the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
at its meeting in Denver on October 16.
Advertisements have been issued from
the navy department for material re-
quired for use in construction OF machi-
merry to be built at the New York navy
yarn for two 3OOO-t ton cruisers, to be con-
structed by the government. The bids
will be opened on November 6. at the
navy department, and notice is given
that each bid must be accompanied by
a check for five per cent of the amount
Of the bid.
An Albert Lea dispatch says: A great
peat fire is burning near Geneva, this
county. It is estimated that $1,000 acres
are burned over and 5000 tons of hay
destroyed. Over ITO loads in stack,
owned by L. T. Bell, were burned Tues
day and every day some farmer loses