The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-02-15

should be adopted. Sherman was cor
roborated by Frye and other member
of the committee. The senators refused
to reconsider the ratification of ths
treaty and Edmunds rendered his res
ignatlon as member of the committee
The resignation was declared out Of or
der in executive session, and Edmunds
left the chamber in anger.
Details just received in Portland Of az
accident to a construction tram on the
Union Pacific near Cascade locks, or
Sunday morning, state that the trair
consisted of an engine. tender and ca
boose, the latter having on board thirty
five men. The engine had almost cleared
the trestle when the underspanning OF
the second and third bents, which had
been weakened by the flood, gave way
The engineer felt it and pulled the throt
tie wide open and just managed to clear
the wreck part with his engine, but the
caboose and engine went down forty
feet. Eight men were killed instant
ly. Their names are Jerry Case
Fred Warthough, Andrew Ersott, Thos
Skolhime, August Carson, Charles Res
toff, John Schroeder, Henry Crouch and
William Cole. Coles body was buried
beneath the debris and could not be re-
covered until yesterday, when it was
pulled out with ropes. Eighteen other
men were more or less injured. Some
OF them are expected to die.
A Bismarck, North Dakota, special
says: The committee appointed from
the senate, which consists of three re-
publicans and two democrats, to investi-
Gate the charges of bribery and the per-
sons who are making those charges, got
down to business Tuesday afternoon.
M. N. johnson, Banker Lyon, of Fargo,
and c. Wilson were before the commit
tee. The testimony is of course secret,
not word being made public and there
is great excitement and expectancy. M.
N. johnson claims that nearly $4,000
was offered him during the senatorial
campaign to withdraw. G.. Wilson is a
Pinkerton detective sent up from st.
Paul under the guise of a special news
paper correspondent for a Chicago paper
and it is said he has some astounding
revelations to make. Banker Lyons
knows where great deal Of the Doodle
went in the huge conspiracy of the re-
publicans to steal the four new sta tes.
Honest" John Miller's case will bring
in some important disclosures. Those
who perfixed that high sounding title to
the governors name will kick them
selves when tho whole scheme is laid
bare.
Mr.. Duckworti, recently appointed
postmaster at Sharon, Taliaferr county,
Ga, has represented to the postoifice de-
partment that he is prevented by threats
of personal violence and hostile demon
strations from taking possession of his
Office. 1t appears that Duckworth, who
is understood to be an independent re-
publican, was scme time ago appointed
postmaster to succeed a democrat, who
with his friends, it is represented, have
since used every means to prevent his
successor from taking charge of the Of
fee. Threats Of personal violence and
even death, it is stated, were publicly
made and heaped upon him. On the 9Th
Of the present month Duckworth wrote
the postmaster general he could hold
out no longer, fearing he would be killed,
and asked that his resignation be ac-
copied. After a consultation with the
president and First Assistant Postnas-
ter General Clarkson, Mr.. Wanamaker
telegraphed Duckworth as follows:
"Whatever power this department has
will be used to protect you and put you
in possession Of the office to which you
have been appointed. Communicate
freely by telegraph the full facts if in
terfered with further and immediate &C
ton Will be taken. He also ordered
two postoffice inspectors to proceed i'm
mediately to Sharon and investigate the
whole matter. Attorney General Miller
ordered the United States marshal to
the scene of the trouble. Duckworth
was recommended for the Office by a
large number of reputable citizens.