The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-02-22
Wizards Great Scheme.

highest order, and the illustrations are
superb.
Wizards Great Scheme.
New York Special: 1t was not posi-
BILE to obtain from the officers OF the
Northern Pacific in this city any infor-
nation of the Baltimore & Ohio consoli-
dation scheme, which has been revived
by the recent dispatches from the west.
From sources practically official, how
ever, there came statements and admiss-
ions which go good way toward en-
dorsing the western announcement.
One of the officers of the Northern
Pacific said: $50 far nothing like the
big deal suggested has been accom-
plished," but pressed to tell whether or
not the project was in view, he pract-
ically admitted it was being worked
upon. He pointed out what he called
'the manifold advantages of the con-
troll of the Baltimore & Ohio by the
Northern Pacific. 1t was no new dis
covery. He said Willard had been awake
to the opportunity in it, and he added
suggestiyely that the present holders Of
the Baltimore g. Ohio securities we're
not disinclined to sell out at fair price,
Every representative railroad man con
suited regarding the report on the big
deal declared it was in no wise improb-
able. It was exactly in line with the
policy which it is known has been map
ped out by Willard. 1t would at once
m AXE him the leading railroad magnet
of the country. 1t would, moreover, be
just such an accomplishment as would
vastly rebound to his credit as a great
tinancier, and would add immeasurably
to his prestige abroad. Further than
this, it would be of stupendous advan-
tage to the Northern Pacific property,
and by appreciating the value of all
Northern Pacific securities would
strengthen Wizards grasp upon the con-
tidence OF. the security owners. The most
important fact bearing upon the pro-
liability of the report is practically the
untold amount of money at Wizards
command. 1t is suspected that when
the one hundred and fifty million dol
lars bond was lately authorized by the
Northern Pacific directors Willard had
his eye upon this big Baltimore & Ohio
deal.
The Lloyd-SullIvan Election Contest.
In It's report of Tuesdays proceedings
in the shrievalty contest in Silver Bow
cnnntv the inter Moa,n+nia sare., Tho
long suffering Certificate F. Booth was
placed on the stand for about the steenth
time and wore his usual meek and re-
signed expression. 1t having been de-
veloped at his examination last week
that the returns from precinct 81 indi-
Gated an impossible state of affairs, Mr..
Booth presented diagram to the court
to explain the apparent irregularity in
the vote by presuming that the first 169
votes in precinct "a had been straight
democratic, and that two of the three
republican voters had voted for two
democrats each. On ross-examination
he admitted that the only way by which
the return could possibly be correct was
the supposition that two of the republi-
cans voted for two democratic candi-
dates for the legislature. AS one wit
ness had already been sworn in court
that ne marked three ballots straight
republican, it is evident that the returns
indicate an impossible condition of af-
fairs. Mr.. Booth also testified that he
issued 800 official ballots to the judges
of the 34th precinct. Of these 500
printed ballots were returned to him
and one blank ballot. The registry at
precinct 81 was 1874 and the law required
two hundred ballots to be issued for
each so registered voters or fraction of
fifty. The ballot box of precinct "a was
brought in to him on October 14th by
w. A. Pennycook. 1t was not sealed.
Witness himself sealed it, and couple
of days later Pennycook came in, put on
the double kibosh seal, and left the box
in witness charge.
Deputy County Clerk Will L. Clark
was then recalled and asked by Mr..
Campbell as to how many declarations
of intention to become American citizens
he issued to persons registered to vote
at precinct "a while away from his Office.
He said after comparing the lists he
found twenty-five in addition to the
twenty-six alleged in the replication,
making forty eight in all to whom decla-
rations had been issued away from the
clerks Office. In regard to his appoint
ment, witness said that his oath of office
had not been spread upon the records
of the courts previous to his performing
any official acts. The declarations Of in
tention of the forty-eight men at the
tunnel were taken at the Office of Green
& Keefe, at the Homestake tunnel, about
ten miles from Butte.
L
billions OF feet of American lumber
from the great pine timber belt in
northern Minnesota. The lumbermen
of the region centering about the little
British post of Hungry Hall number
of years ago discovered way of piling
up immense fortunes. The United
Statoc oovornmont eYacts IN fo On nor
cent of tariff tax from the consumer on
each 1000 feet of lumber cut or manu-
featured in Canada, while it allows the
Canadian lumbermen of that section of
the dominion bordering on the Lake of
the Woods to cut and carry off from
the unsuryeyed timber lands OF north
ern Minnesota millions upon millions
of feet Of pine timber each year pract-