The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-04-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

harbors has completed its appropriation
bill. The total appropriation is a littl
over s2O,0OO,OO0.
Captain W. L. Couch, the noted Okla
homa boomer, who was shot by J. {
Adams about ten days ago, is not ez
pected to live, as indications are tha
blood poisoning has set in.
The Northern Pacific shops at Ellens
burg, Washington, including roun6
house and several locomotives, were de
stroyed by fire on Monday. Loss 800,
600, covered by insurance.
The supplementary election in Rhod
Island on Saturday resulted in a victor,
for the democrats, insuring the electio,
Of Governor Davis and the democratic
general officers in grand committee.
The Pioneer Press Winnipeg spec
ial says the Grand Trunk and Northern
Ps,,ific have joined hands to build /;
transcontinental line west from Winni
peg to Victoria, via Vancouver narrows
and Yellowhead Pass, over the route or
iginally selected for the Canadian Pacific
by the Mackenzie government.
One of the finest pieces of work ever
turned out at Mare Island navy yard
San Francisco, has just been completed
It is whale boat built for King Male
toa of Samoa, to be presented to him by
this government as token OF esteem
for his kindness to American officers and
sailors at the time of the wreck of the
Trenton and the Vandalia.
The United States supreme court, in
an opinion by Justice Miller, Monday
affirmed the judgment of the California
circuit court in the case of Cunningham,
sheriff and plaintiff in error, VS.. David
Nagle. The case grows out of the shoot
ing Of Judge Terry, at Lathrop, Cal, last
August, by Nagle, in order to protect
Justice Field, whom Terry had assault
ed. The decision is in Nagle's favor.
The poisoning Of two whole families is
reported from Browning station, Frank
lin county. Sixteen persons were poi
soned and at latest accounts twelve were
in precarious condition and not ex-
pected to survive. William Browning
shot large wild turkey gobbler and in
vited the family of George Hines to dine
with him. After partaking of the tur-
key all were taken ill. It is supposed
the turkey was shot just after it had
eaten some poisoned meat set for wolves.
Congressman Randall died at Wash
lngton at 5 o'clock Sunday morning.
Samuel Jackson Randall was born in
Philadelphia October 10, 1928. He was
the son of we'll known lawyer and dem
ocratic politician of that city. was edu-
Gated as merchant, and after being
our times member of the city council
and serving term in the state senate,
vas elected representative in congress
n 1868. He has since served in that
body continuously, being the only demo-
,rat returned from Philadelphia.
Meat Axe, big Shoshone medicine
nan, has predicted a flood to come in
July and wash out the heartless pale
ace. He says the visitation will be a
for the unjust conduct of
he whites in contining the Indians on
reservations. Runners have been sent
Ill over the reservation, and to the
Crows, Cheyennes and Sioux to herald
he calamity. A rush of the Indians to
he Wind River mountains is antici-
,ated. Meat Axe says all the whites
md half breeds will be drowned.
The court martial which tried Lieut..
Steele at Chicago for conduct unbecom-
ng an officer and gentleman, in striking
Private Dell P. Wild, found him guilty |
nd sentenced him to be reprimanded and |
onfned within the limits of his post for |
period of three months. The proceed
ngs and findings of the court have been
pproved by Major General Schofeld as
commander of the Missouri, and he has
ssued an order publicly reprimanding
lieut.. Steele. This will be the final dis
osition of the case, as it is not one that
alls for any action on the part of the
resident or secretary of war;
The secretary of war has issued an or
er directing the troops from the follow
1g posts to be withdrawn as soon as the
apartment commanders concerned can
rovide suitable accommodations else
here: Fort Maginnis, Mont; Fort
'ridger, Wyo.; Fort Sidney, Neb.; Fort
rawford, COL; Little Rock Barracks,
TX; Fort Mcdowell, Fort Thomas and
ort Verde, A. T. The respective de-
commanders are to report to
1e adjutant general of the army the
ates when the posts can be abandoned
ith view to necessary arrangements
II reservations, with buildings and
5her improvements, to be received by
le department of the interior for Indian
'hool purposes or for disposal.
In the senate the following bills were
assed: The senate bill extending to
le states of South Dakota, North Da-
ota, Washington and Montana the bene-
is of the act allowing certain states 5
Or cent on the sale of public lands.
he house bill to authorize Ogden,
tab, to assume an increased indebted
sss. The senate bill to increase the
tie of pensions in certain cases of deaf
sss to $40 month. The senate bill
s45O,OOO for public
Hiding at Pueblo, Col. The senate {
II to increase the efficiency and re-
Ice the expense of the signal corps of !
e army. This bill transfers to the de- G
lrtment of agriculture the weather bu- f
au, leaving the single corps of the ar $
y to remain in the war department. =
by the steamer Mariposa, from
astralia, give the details of the loss of
a steamer Onetta off Thurdah Island >,