The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-05-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Destructive prairie fires are reported

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Destructive prairie fires are reported
raging in Manitoba.
A bill is pending in congress to change
the capital of Alaska from Sitka to Ju-
neau.
A meeting of the republican national
committee will be held in Washington
on the 10Th inst.
Peter Dauber, Spokane Falls alder
nan, was on Wednesday expelled from
the city council for bribery.
The Irish Times says that rich gold
mine has been discovered at Dinnode, in
the western part of the County Cork.
| The house branch of the New York
legislature has passed bill abolishing
capital punishment by a vote Of 10 to
%.
A strike of all the steamboat men on
Puget Sound occurred Thursday. The
men demand an increase of 50 per month
IN wages.
A special election to choose success
sor to the late Samuel j. Randall, con-
gressman from Pennsylvania, will be
held May Goth.
The poor house of Chenango county,
New York, was totally destroyed by fire
Thursday night and eleven of the in
mates burned to death.
Snow fell at St. Paul Sunday to the
depth of an inch or more. The snow
storm was very general throughout the
northwest, extending to the lakes on the
north.
Forest fires in northern Wisconsin
have done great damage to standing
timber the past week. Several houses
were also burned at Mason anG other
towns.
Northern Pacific preferred stock sold
Saturday for the highest price at which
it has sold since 1883, the year Of the
completion of the road and the memo
rable Willard excursion,
A Pioneer Press New York special says
1t is intimated that Robert Harris, late
chairman Of the Northern Pacific, will
become president of the Mexican Cen
tral at the next election.
At Portland, Oregon, Thursday two
girls aged 8 and L were playing on an
approach to the railroad bridge, when
they saw train coming and became
frightened, jumped into the river and
were drowned
The laundry of the insane asylum at
Tongue Pointe, Quebec, burned on the
9Th inst. One hundred patients had !
been housed for the night in the struct-
ure, and OF this number it is estimated
that st least fifty lost their lives.
Governor Buckner of Kentucky on
dow al
Beck's death to the legislature and an
election OF successor will consequently
take place May 18th. A joint resolution
of respect and regret was adopted by the
The Marquis De Mores, who was ar
rested in Paris last week on a charge of
melting riot among the workingmen,
has been discharged. Forty men who
were arrested tor disorder1y conduct
during the labor demonstrations have
been sentenced to imprisonment varying
from one week to three months.
Congressman Savers of Texas and
Bland of Missouri have returned to the
treasury the drafts for money they lost
through the defalcat;on of Silcott, and
it is understood some others will follow
LnCll CAdlAplC. 4IIS dCllOIl Is lGAcii Oh
the ground that the house should not
save voted to repay members for stolen
money.
The committee of the house of lords
to inquire into the sweating !
SYSTEM" which is causing such misery :
among the residents of the eastern part J
If London, urges the hands to combine :
and force the employers to pay better :
wages and grant shorter hours. The
committee also presents repalt to par
lament on the necessity Of legislative
Interference. S
Ex-Gov. Andrew Shuman of Chicago
lied suddenly Monday of apoplexy. He G
vas passing along Quincy street on his
way home from visit to a friend when |
1e was taken ill. He entered the first
house at hand and was gwen bed q
Doctors were sent for, but within fifteen |
minutes the ex-governor was dead. He 4
las been tor many years editor and part
proprietor Of the Chicago Evening Jour !
lal
The st. Paul city election on Tuesday +
passed off quietly. the Australian sys- $
em working well. A full vote was r
,olled and the democrats carried nearly
The republicans probably ',
elected four aldermen, while the demo- =
rats have thirteen. r. A. Smith, dem =
'cratic candidate for mayor, will have at y
east 1900 majority over "A. r. kiefer, =
epublican. With three wards to hear >
rom Smith has 2,l39 majority. The
est OF the ticket is democratic. d
At Richmond, Virginia, Thursday the s
rucks containing the Lee statue were n
emoved to the place of unveiling, with q
aen, women and children tugglng at the !;
opes. The line of march was packed
With people from the starting point to
he finish, while the cheering and the =
7aving of flags was continuous All the d
rucks were handsomely decorated with Il
ictures of General Lee and the flags of "
be southern states, while here and there y,
he confederate flag foated to the " "
reeze. 8
The Northern Pacific company have
warded to Donald Smith and Howe of :.
forth Yakima, Washington, the con- =
ract for building the company's pro- - -
osed branch line to Lewiston, Idaho =
he new line will start from Pullman, ~ ~
n the Spokane & Palouse branch, ex- ~ ~
ending thence through Moscow to the ", W
cad Of Bear creek, Potlatch and Clear =, -
'ater to Lewiston. The length of the a. d.
ne will be about seventy-two miles. 81
he contract calls for the completion Of u u
he road by December 1st. i, ~
The entire west front of the Singer OF
ewing Machine factory, at Elizabeth, in
!. j., was gutted by fire Tuesday night. 81
he flames worked their way to the ii
lain building, cleaning out the stock, T.
eedle finishing, adjusting, inspecting in
nd milling rooms The pattern depart W
lent was also destroyed, together with
5000 finished machines and 100000
eedles. The loss is estimated at S2,OOO,-
70, fully insured All work is suspend