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

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The president has signed the procla-
nation opening the Sioux reservation in
q South Dakota.
Complete returns show that George
NJ. Scott, liberal, is elected mayor of
Salt Lake City by a majority Of 500 over
his Mormon competitor.
, A Washington special assert, despite
statements to the contrary, that Con-
gresham Randall is dying, and says it
is now admitted by his physicians that
:: he is suffering from cancer and not fist
ula.
Secretary Tracy has appointed the
, collector OF customs at San Francisco,
Captain White of the revenue marine
service, and DR.. Bailhache of the marine
} postal service, to be the board to investi-
gate the charges against Captain Healy,
commander of the revenue steamer
Bear, of cruelty to American sailors
during the Bears recent ! cruise to
Alaska.
A Spokane Fails dispatch of the 10th
says: The Montana democratic sena-
tors who have been rusticating here got
wind Of the plan of the republicans at
Helena, who telegraphed Governor Ferry
for requisition to arrest them, and
chartered a special train on the Union
Pacific, leaving this city at midnight
They will be in Oregon inside of few
hours.
The South Dakota legislature has
passed a prohibition bill. While the
prohibition folks feel jubilant, they re-
gard that two Important features of the
bill have been stricken out, viz, requir-
ing physicians to state the name of the
complaint for which liquor is required
in making out prescriptions, and giving
authorities the right to search private
dwellings for liquor
The Washington Post announces that
the Methodist church intends to found
a national university in that city, and
arrangements are being made for the
purchase of ninety acre tract of land
on the TenallytoWn road near Oakview,
the Cleveland country home, as the site
for the university. Bishop Hurst, who
is at the head of the movement, has paid
an option of 81, 900 on the property,
which is to be sold for 100000
Gov. HOY ey, of Indiana, president of
the Service Pension association of the
United States since 1887, appeared be-
fore the house committee on invalid pen
sions Tuesday in behalf of the principle
upon which the association is organized.
Hemade an able and eloquent plea for
service pension bill Mrs Tolman. in
behalf of the women army nurses, also
addressed the committee in favor of
bill granting pensions to women who
served as nurses in the late war.
| In the senate Tuesday Hoar introduc-
led bill to prescribe in part the manner
of election Of members of congress.
Referred to the committee on privileges
and election. 1t provides that in all
states Of the Union representatives to
districts now prescribed by law until the
be made by congress according to the
census to be taken, any law Of such
state hereafter to be passed to the con-
that fears had been expressed in various
| quarters that there would be an attempt
made to make new representative dis
and gerrymander some of the states in
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party before the next census.
The Grand Pacific hotel at Chicago,
one of the finest and best known in
America, has been sold to Levi f. Letter
and will be torn down. A curious feat
ure is that the great hotel is at its prime
and with ample patronage. The location
OF the new board Of trade and many
great Office buildings in that vicinity the
past few years. however, has caused an
enormous rise in the value OF real es-
tate, and the demand for Office build
ings is so constantly increasing that it
rendered the operation of the hotel
there comparatively non-productive.
After much discussion arbitrators and
appraisers we're appointed, who have
sold the building and lease hold of the
ground to Letter for $4,000, and he will
put up business block. The price ap-
that the hotel cost over $4,000 and the
land is among the most valuable in the
city.
A sensation has been created in finan-
cial circles at st. Paul by Public Exam
! liner Kenyon, who made recommenda-
ton after three weeks investigation
that the American Building and Loan
association wind up its affairs and quit
business. Examiner Kenyon finds that
it has cost the American 100000 to do a
. business of S1,2OO,OOO IN two years.
There is deficit of $4,000, and the at
torney general will blot out the associa
ton at once It's alleged capital is s1O,-
100000, it's headquarters are Minneapo-
lis, and it's stock is held in every state in
the union, portion of which is held in
this city. The assosiation has been in
bad repute for some time, and the in
vestigation that has resulted in the final
Corder to wind up its affairs was net
lwholly unlocked for by parties who
lwere in a position to know something of
the manner in which it's business has
been conducted.
The Illinois state supreme court has
granted writ Of error to the United
States supreme court in the cases of
Neebe, Fielding and Schwab,. the an
archists now in the state penitentiary,
on the claim that the prisoners were de-
prived Of their constitutional right by
not being, permitted to be present when
tho court passed sentence upon them
This is point not heretofore decided
by the federal supreme court, and if sus
tanned will not only release these an
archists, but in effect say that Spies,
Parsons and the others hanged were IL
legally strangled, and will liberate many
other prisoners in the penitentiary The
leading lawyers are Of the opinion that
this matter can be Of no benefit to the
imprisoned anarchists in any case and
may make it worse for them. There is
no claim of error in the lower court and
if the point is sustained by the federal
supreme court it will result in sending
the anarchists before the state supreme
court for re-affirmation of the original
sentence. This was that they be
hanged, and they would have to suffer
that penalty unless the governor should
again interfere, as did the foraser COVER
Enor, and commute their sentences.
| A special from Washington says: Sen
ator Edmunds caused sensation in the
executive session Friday when he
| charged John Sherman with bad faith
and made the charge the ground for re-
signing from the foreign affairs commit