The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-08-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

was taken from winnipeg TO ChlcagO @
the 4th.
The Northern Pacific sheds. 800 core
of wood, 500 tons of coal and T. freigf
cars burned at Mandan. Dakota. on til
I'd. Loss $4,000.
J. H. johnson was arrested in Chicag
Saturday and taken back to Norwa,
where he had forged 10000 crown
worth of notes on Norwegian banks.
President Harrison and party arrive
at Boston Wednesday and were tendere
an enthusiastic reception. The process
ion was pronounced the largest eve
seen in that city.
Dispatches from Kentucky indicat
the election of Sharp, democratic candi
date for treasurer, by 10000 to 1000
majority. The democrats gain eigh
seats in the legislature.
The Sorghum sugar works at. Topeka
Kansas, burned Tuesday morning. Los
$4,000 The loss will seriously atfec
the farmers, as hundreds of acres O
sorghum in the vicinity are nearly read,
for grinding.
A terribly fatal explosion occurred al
the Republic mine at Marquette, Michi
gan, on the ID Two cases of giant pow
der exploded in a pit, killing two mer
and three boys. All the victims were
torn to shreds.
In an attempt to beat Maud SIS record
of 2:Osa4, at Cleveland on the %, Johns
ton paced a mile in 2:G1s, one-quartel
of a second lower than his own record
He was driven by Budd Doble and had
a running mate.
The Fort Worth s Denver express
train was robbed by masked men near
Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday. The rob
bers secured about $1,000, and after rid
ding the mail and express car with hul
let's, made their escape,
Frank Oollom, one OF the best known
young attorneys in Minneapolis. has
confessed to forging the name of John
L. Blaisdell, a millionaire pioneer of that
city. to notes and other papers footing
to the huge total of s22O.0OO.
The passengers ~. tho st. Paul sleeper
attached TO the Wabash express out of
Harlem, Missouri, were held up Sunday
night by two masked robbers who Sc
cured Sl75 and two gold watches. The
robbers made their escape and have not
yet been apprehended.
The Denver mining exchange has
passed a resolution protesting against
the free importation Of lead ores from
Mexico and British Columbia A simi-
lar resolution has been adopted at mass
meetings of citizens of Georgetown,
Leadville and several other mining cit
les Of the state.
The til.ai council was held Tuesday
afternoon with the Indians at Standing
Rock agency by the commissioners, The
commissioners have been successful in
their efforts and obtained the ratifca
ton OF the treaty for the opening of the
big Sioux reservation, which viii add
100000 acres to the public domain.
The executive committee of the ma
tional encampment, G. A. r., to be held
in Milwaukee next month, have asked
the secretary Of the navy to order the
Michigan, the government war vessel on
the lakes. to take part IN the military
and naval display that will mark the oc-
casion. Secretary Tracy will probably
grant the request.
The forthcoming, annual report ~
Acting Commissioner Stone, df the gen
eral land office, will show that during
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1889. there
were certified to railroad companies un-
der various grants total of 425.O46 acres
of land, or 4O4, ,115 acres less than the
total certitications Of the previous fiscal
year. There were pending in the general
land office on June 80, 1889, railroad Sc
lections under former grants amounting
to %, 444,251 acres, which is an increase
for the year of 4,O14,3S5 acres.
The Ute Indians are again reported
off their reservation and creating havoc
in the western part of Colorado. They
travel in small bands, intimi(iating
ranchers for the purpose Of securing
provisions and ammunition. They arc
also killing off all the game in that sec
ton, and during one week slaughtered
400 deer for their hides only. The set
tiers are becoming aroused and threaten
to enter upon war Of determination
unless something is promptly done to
drive the red marauders upon their res
ervation and keep them there.
1t is now believed in naval circles that
the new cruiser Baltimore will be the
vessel designated by tho navy depart
ment to take the naval commission, as
instruments and baggage to
the west coast of Africa. in order to OBJ
serve the eclipse of the sun in December.
The principal point Of observation will
be at st: Paul tie Loando, where the to-
tality will be most apparent. The eclipse
will also be seen on the northeast coast
Of South America, near British Guinea.
An observing party will locate at this
point from Harvard observatory.
The Idaho convention closed it's labers
Tuesday. The constitution is properly
signed and ready for presentation to
congress-, after ratification at the election
9Th. The members go home
pledged to support it. One member
Pefayj refused to sign it because the
document recognized Almighty God.
He refused to receive pay for his labor
Tor framing the constitution The con-
vention sends greeting to the other con-
ventions, saying Idaho has provided its
to abolish bigamy and
polygamy and for separating church and
state.
A Baton Rouge special of the 9TH says
has been received of bloody
luel which was fought Sunday near
Cotton Port, Avoyles parish, between H.
Ducate and his son-in-law, G. Armour.
There were about fifty men present. The
men approached each other and com
nenced firing. Both combatants fell
prostrate. Examination disclosed the
fact that Ducate had been struck in the
with seven buckshot. making a
fatal wound. Armour's right knee was
shattered by rifle ball. The fight grew
out of some alteration at ball the
night before.
A number of prominent capitalists
met committee of the Grape Growers
association at San Francisco on the 3rd
and discussed plan for relieving the
wine industry of the state by distilling
the surplus wines into brandy. It was
agreed to organize company with a
capital stock of s1,0OO,OOO, the company
TO be known as the California Brandy
union. Distilleries are to be leased and
in parts OF the states where
cheap grapes and wines are found in ex
cess. A central bonded warehouse will
be established in San Francisco and
agencies will be located in all the east
ern cities and also in Hamburg and Lon
Ion. OF this years surplus the company
will buy as many gallons as will distill
INTO 10000 gallons of brandy.
A Fargo, Dakota, special of the 9th