The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-12-14

fire department, and Robert McCutche
would not have fallen, and perhaps o,
ers who went down the fire escape Won
have availed themselves of the opport
nifty offered by the fire department la
ders instead Of Drawing the fire and smo
to reach the fire escape. Therefore ,
would recommend the city autIloriti
take summary steps to have all eIectr
wires placed under ground
The Northern Pacific officials annount
that they have purchased the Pug
Sound Shore road, and rates on whe;
will hereafter he the same to Seattle
Tacoma.
The dock of the National line in Mort
river, New York, burned Saturday to til
waters edge. Four bodies were take
from the ruins and many more peep!
were badly burned, some of whom wi
die. TIE loss Of the company exceeds
quarter of a million dollars.
While John C. Patterson was standin
at the Delaware bank at Wilmington
Delaware, clipping coupons from bond
which he kept on deposit there, an un
known man seized Patterson's deposi
box, containing 100000 in securities ant
ran away. The police are trying to fine
the thief.
The Pacific Mail company's ncv
steamer. China, arrived from Hong Kon.
and Yokohama Saturday morning, max
ing the voyage from the latter port il
twelve days and eleven hours, breaking
all trans Pacific records. The best time
previously made between Yokohama ant
San Francisco was thirteen days anG
fourteen hours.
Senator Paddock's move to take the
railway mail service out of the control OF
the civil service law is likely to prevail
in congress, although it is believed that
President Harrison will veto it. The ex-
tension of the civil service to include the
railway mail service and the secret service
of the postotfice IS unpopular IN congress,
but the president having placed himself
on record in favor of it, will not recede
from his position.
A terrible tragedy occurred at 416
Second street. Spokane Falls, at 10 O'Clock
Saturday morning. Albert Sanderlind, a
whose wife Thursday began
for divorce on grounds of
cruel treatment and non-support, shot
ler through the head with 3S-callbre
pistol, and then blew out his own brains,
lying three hours afterward The bullet
was extracted from Mrs Sanderlind's
read. 1t did not penetrate her skull.
The physicians say she will recover.
August Schattenberg, secretary of the
school board at Milwaukee, Wis, shot
himself because of a discovery Of crook
,dness in his accounts Schattenberg
'aised the bill of Boston publishing
house from IS to $S0S and drew the
money. When the discovery was made
le refunded the money, but an investiga-
ion of his books was ordered, and he
lllled himself rather than face other
rocked developments. Schattenberg
vas reckless poker player. and it is be-
1eved he lost thousands of dollars of
chool money.
Washii.H;;'f5rv II sue rso d. II 41or fhoin Il.
HnU road; James McNaught and J. NJ.
Iannaford Of st. Paul, solicitor and
raffic manager respectively of the same
oad, are in Washington together, hcving
ome from New York, where confer
nee of Northern Pacific officials was
leld few days ago. They are getting
acquainted with northwestern senators
md representatives. They gave dinner
It Chamberlain's which was swell affair
Ill around. The delegations from Mime
ota, the two Dakotas. Montana. Wash
ngton and Oregon were invited. Senator
Nashburn was in New York, and Senators
Davis, Moody and Pettigrew and Repre-
entatives Carter of Montana and Wilson
If Washington had other engagements.
The party at the table, in addition to the
Northern Pacific officials, comprised Sen
.tors. Dolph and Mitchell of Oregon,
Allen and Squire of Washington, Pierce
md Casey of North Dakota, Representa-
ives Hansbrough of North Dakota and
Herman of Oregon.
A special dispatch from Lisbon says:
In an interview on board Of the Alacoas,
he ex-emperor stated that he did not IN
end to issue manifesto. He said: IL
lave no desire to busy myself any longer
With Brazilian affairs. I had no inter
course with the republican government.
read a telegram at the summer palace
At Petropolis that the revolution had tri-
lmphed. Upon its receipt | went to Rio
Janeiro ana placed myself at the disposal
Of the revolutionary government. The
palace at Rio Janeiro was instantly sur
rounded Ly troops and ingress and egress
was stopped. The siege lasted thirty two
hours, during which time my family
suffered much from the want of food.
We were then secretly taken, after mid
night, between double file of soldiers,
from the palace to the arsenal, and then
placed on board of war ship. AS soon
as we we're Ou DOdlu slC SCl'oi too ioi
Ilha Grande. Upon our arrival there,
though the sea was rough. we were trans
ferred in small boats to the Alacoas. The
Empress was agitated and wept contin-
ually. Her hands and wrists were hurt
as she was being hauled on board the AL
acoas. l myself was deeply affected and
spent the time in watching the coast as il
disappeared from view. When
the shore line dropped below the horizon
let fly carrier pigeon bearing my fare
we'll message to Brazil" The emperor
eagerly questioned the interviewer about
events in Brazil. The empress appears
dazed.
Electricity Instead of Sand.
A series of experiments with a new
electrical appliance for increasing the
tractive mower of locomotive engines