The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-05-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

throughout Wisconsin during the pas
week.
The president has appointed Frank w
Palmer of the Chicago Inter Ocean pub
lie printer of the United States.
The volcano of Vesuyius is in ar
alarming state of eruption. Streams OF
lava are coming down the mountain or
the Pompeil side.
The Australian election law, with mod.
ltications to suit localities, has been
adopted by both houses of the Missouri
legislature and awaits the governors sig
nature.
Secretary Tracy has awarded to tie
Union Iron works, San Francisco, the
contract for constructing the great ar
mored coast defense vessel at cost of
$1,628,00o.
A corps Of surveyors left Pierre, D. T.,
May 10th, to make the preliminary sur
vey of line of road from Pierre to Puget
Sound. The Illinois Central is said to be
backing the scheme.
The president has appointed Luther L.
Thomas, Of Salt Lake, Governor of Utah.
Elijah Sells, of Salt Lake, Secretary of
Utah Ellsworth Daggett, of Utah,
Surveyor General of Utah.
The three great steel manufac torres of
Illinois have been merged into one CON
Germ, constituting the largest combina-
ton of steel interests in America. The
capital stock is $25,OOO,OO0.
A statement prepared at the treasury
department shows there has been an in
crease of $7,7Gs,GS3 in circulation since
April 1st, and been net increase of 81.
9O3.O39 in money and bullion in the
treasury during the same period.
1t is alleged that Marshal Jones and
nearly all of his 700 deputies, of Kansas,
and Marshal Nadles and his deputies, of
Oklahoma, took illegal advantage of
their positions to get possession of choice
lands in Oklahoma, when there to pro
tect the same from illegal settlement.
The matter is to be investigated.
Advices state decision of the supreme
court of Washington territory has lust
been rendered in favor of II. M. Dearborn
q Co., of Seattle The suit involved the
title TO Dearborn's additions to &c ntral
portions of the city Of Seattle-some 500
lots Of handsome of which souatters
had taken possession Of. The value of
this property is over 81 100000.
The Northern Pacific has completed
negotiations for operating the Wisconsin
Central on traffic agreement. It is in
the shape of three contracts, one proyid-
ing for the use Of the Wisconsin Central
track to Chicago. the second providing
for the use of terminals In Chicago, and
the third provides that the Wisconsin Cen
trail shall make no contracts with anv
other road.
A dispatch from Fort Custer of the
9Th, inst. says responsible parties Just in
from samedor report large party of
Pine Ridge Indians, led by Grasshopper,
have come into the Tongue River agency
For the purpose of getting up sun dance
among the Cheyennes. The Cheyennes
are in sympathy with the Sioux and the
sun dance will certainly be held unless
he Indians are overawed by the presence
'f large body of troops. The Grow
outbreak of last summer had its origin IN
sun dance gotten up by Grasshopper
md held at the same place.
The Canadian Pacific and St. Paul,
& Manitoba are about to
orln strong combination. Hill. of the
after road, Will go into the directory of
he Canadian Pacific, at a meeting to be
1eld next week, while Sir George
Stephens and Sir Donald Smith will be-
;eme directors of the St. Paul road.
Western business will 60 to Vancouver,
B. c., via Winnipeg, while cast-bound
business will be handled via Sault Ste.
Marie. This arrangement is being
negotiated as the result of the aggressive
policy of the Northern Pacific.
A cowboy named Jack Embree was
eleased from the penitentiary few days
lgo after serving term Of two years for
shooting at E. NJ. Dickson, ranchman
lear Laramie, Wyoming. On being re-
eased he swore he would kill Dickson
md Immediately proceeded to the lattcr's
'anch to carry out his threat One of
pickson's men appeared and Embree
shot HIM in the arm. Dickson procured
, Winchester and made towards the cow
BOY. As the latter aimed his SIX shooter
1t Dickson, the ranchman dropped to the
ground and the bullet whistled over his
lead. He then shot the cowboy dead.
Following is the national debt state
nent issued on the 1st instant: Interest
bearing debt: principal, 5000, 3,62S, ,602;
interest, $6,547,31S; total, $91O,175.92O.
Debt on which interest has ceased since
The maturity of principal and interest,
e2,Os6,933. Debt bearing no interest,
e759,788,755. Total debt, principal. ST.,
665,348, 112; interest, $6,7O4, ,495; total,
81 ,872, ,O54, ,607; total debt less available
cash items, 81, Isl ,2S7,279; net cash in
treasury, $55,e77, $50. Debt less cash in
treasury. May 1, 1889, $1,101, ,605, ,42S;