The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-10-11

Assistant Secretary Spaul0lng III
telegraphed the collector OF customs ;
Port To Xnsend, Wash. to receive frol
the United States marshal for that di
trict all Chinese in his custody wh
have been convicted Of illegal entry il
} to the United States and cause thei
return to China at government e,
pense.
The secretary of the interior has rem
dered decision in the case of r. E
Spicer ct al. VS.. the Northern Pacific
railroad company, in which the motion
filed in behalf of Spicer for review o.
the departmental decision of July II
1890, is denied. The case involves 16(
acres of land within the limits of the cit.
of Spokane Falls, Washington, valued
at several million of dollars.
| Assistant Attorney General Tyner,
under direction of the postmaster gener
al, has prepared for publication in the
postal bulletin circular letter to post
masters, containing instructions fol
their guidance in the treatment of "lot
terry" matter under the recent anti-lot-
lery act it is very explicit in its in
structions; allows postmasters to exam
inc all unsealed matter, but forbids tam
pering with sealed matter.
A Mullan, Idaho, dispatch Of the 9th
says: Ed. Stacey was killed yesterday
by E. A. Davidson. Stacey and his
partner, Bassett, who have been a ter
ror to Idaho, concluded that they would
throw the country into excitement by
robbing every saloon from Pcttsville to
Sturgis, in Montana. Disgusting them
selves with masks and putting on old
clolhes they started on the expedition.
The first place they came to they found
only 80 cents, and killed the keeper be-
cause he did not have more money.
Stacey was afterward shot by Davidson,
whom he tried to rob. A posse started
in search of Basset. If captured he will
be lynched.
Messrs. Whitfield and Bell have quail
fed as first and second assistant post
master general, respectively. Their ap-
pointments are strictly in the line of
civil service reform. With these changes
the postmaster general contemplates the
reorganization of certain offices in the
Offices which are in the
same general line will be placed under
one head. That is, the railway mail
service and railway contract office will
be under the immediate supervision of
the second assistant, Bell. Whitfield, as
first assistant, will have supervising
charge of salaries and allowances and
tree delivery offices. in addition to other
1uties. These offices heretofore have
oeen regarded as independent bureaus,
heir chiefs as rule passing upon near
y all questions.
The secretary of the treasury has
lwarded to William E. Camp & Sons of
Philadelphia, the contract for the con-
truction of two coast line of battle
hips, increased twelve feet over the de-
'artment's plans, for 100000 each, and
contract for the construction of trip
e-screw- protected cruiser under the de-
plans at their bid of S2,925,
90. The secretary also notified the I'm
On Iron works, of San Francisco, they
7ill be- given the contract for the con-
truction Of one of the battle ships on
he same plans as the other two, pro
ided they are willing to undertake the
'ork for s3,1SO,OOO being the price at
'hich the cramps offered one vessel,
lus $4,000 allowed for transportation
expenses. This is 10000 less than the {
id of the Union Iron works.
At the general conference of the ,
hurch of Jesus Christ of the Latter ,
'ay Saints at Salt Lake Monday morn
lg the official declaration of President
'oodruff forblddlng in future any mar
age in violation of the laws of the land I
as read, and the congregation, number t
g nearly ten thousand persons, in i
uding the apostles, bishops and lead |
g elders of the church, by unani- i
GUS vote recognized the authority of
le president to issue manifesto and a
'cepted it as authoritative and binding. v
gorge @. Cannon publicly announced p
s endorsement of the manifesto and a
$ recognition of the supremacy of the c
ws that had been declared constitute i,
lal by the supreme court of the United
;ates. The conference also re-adopted O
Q original articles of faith, among "
hich is this: 1--WE believe in being r,
bject to kings, presidents, rulers and "
agistrates in obeylng, honoring and "
staining the law" The action taken G
tiles the vexed question and places an o.
'e,tual bar against the future polyga- O.
ous n arriages in Utah. It is the most 81
lportant step taken by the church for "
Ore than a quarter Of a century. st
1t Is reported that the management of a.
Q New York Central railroad was ask 81
by the other labor organizations to OF
i've the Knights of Labor from the
rvice of the company. A correspond
t writes: ut is not generally known, &C
t it is fact that this latest order not Of
ly has the approval Of some of the
1er organizations, but that the Gen.
i management has been actually re-
ested by representatives eff the Loco
tive and Fireman's Brotherhoods to
We the Knights of Labor out of the
,tem. The members of the Brother
DDS as well as the Switchman's Union
We been complaining ever since the
ike that they are more or less threat
ID, abused and were at times in
to OF terror on account of the intimi-
ions practiced by walking delegates
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