The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-11-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK,

| or at the rate OF a mile IN 2:UD.
Secretary Of the Interior Noble h
rem dered decision denying the apple
ton of Mayor Grant for a re-enumer
tion of the population of New fo
City
Mobile, Alabama, was visited Sund;
by the most disastrous conflagration
it's history. More than twenty squar
were burned, entailing loss Of near
one million dollars.
The pension bureau has made a requ
sition upon the treasury department fe
S25.00O,O00 to meet the payment of pei
sions under the act of June 81, 1880, &
well as those under the old laws for tn
next two months.
A Minneapolis dispatch of the 24l
says: A. H. Harris, a prominent Nor
tana mine owner, died very suddenly a
the West hotel last night. He had OIL
dered his supper sent to his room. an
soon after was found dead in his chair
1t is thought heart disease was tn
cause Of death Harris has been spend
ing large part of the summer in Min
neapolis on business connected will
his mines.
Two sailors accidentlly started fir,
in the basement of the engineering
storehouse. at the Mare Island nav,
yard, on the oath, and in an instant
mass of cumbustible matter was il
flames. The navy yard fire department
reinforced by a company from Vallejo
in subduing the fire in about
an hour. Hundreds of trunks and
household goods belonging to naval of
ficers were badly damaged. All the
naval flags were thrown out in the mud
and valuable drawings and maps which
have been accommodating for years were
ruined. The pecuniary loss will
probably amount to 5lGO,GOO.
kilograms of the first target practice
On the new cruiser Philadelphia have
Just reached the navy department The
practice was at Gardeners bay, October
Eth, with six inch, three inch and one
nch rapid fire guns, and the tests were
'emarkable. At one range, 100 yards,
sixty of sixty two shots lodged in an ex-
act vertical line extending twenty feet
lbove water line, which means that ev-
Try one of them would have hit an ordi-
lary war vessel in very nearly the same
'lace. AS the ship and guns were new
his first trial is regarded as satisfac-
ory demonstration Of the quality of our
ordnance and the ability of our gunners.
Judge Shiras, of the United States
district court, has made an important
uling involving the Iowa prohibtory
aw. The matter came up on petition
or habeas corpus, in which E. Spickler,
# Carroll county is plaintiff, having
'een adjudged guilty of contempt and
med s7OO and costs, and to be commit
ed until paid, for violating the prohibi-
ory law. 1t was argued that the only
ales made by Spickler were in original
ackages, consequently were interstate
and not subject to the laws
f any state. Judge Shiras ruled in
feet for the regulation Of sales of
quor, whether in original packages or
OF. He also held that such cases must
e settled in the state courts, and
lrough them in the United States
Ipreme court.
All operators, thirty-seven in number,
the Western Union Telegraph com
any's office, in st. Paul struck on Mon
ay. The walkout is on account of the
scharge by the company few days
% OF SIX operators supposed to belong
the brotherhood. The discharged
en- called on Superintendent Nc
[ichael in Minneapolis Monday after
Jon to try and effect an agreement,
1T were not recognized, and the strike
the result. The Telegraph company
mt at once for the day force to take
e night mems places, but the strikers
ct them on the street and kept most
them from going to work. A ma
rity of the $50 operators employed by
Q Western Union in St. Paul are mem
RS OF the Brotherhood, and it is as
rted that al day men belonging to the
ganiZation will go out.
The first motion to secure final action
0m the supreme court of the United
ates on the question of the constitu-
,nality Of the New York electrical ex
ution law was made in the supreme
urt Monday. 1t was moved that the
Sc be advanced, and set for speedy
airing. The point raised is that the
execution was a demonstrate
4 that killing electrically is cruel and
usual punishment, and as such is
by the constitution of the
nited States. After counsel made the
,tion, Chief Justice Fuller asked: Is
ere any distinction between the case
Kemmler and that of the prisoner ,
W under senten 70 of death? Daniel
Callagahn, counsel who made the
'tion, responded: "Yes, sir; there is
IS distinction, that the carrying out
the sentence in the Kemmler case
$ not scientifically successful and the
titioner hopes that electricity may be {
,ided to be not proper mode" The
ef justice: 1--WE will take the papers" :
Northern Pacific Construction. 3
Independent: The following is sum- n
ry of track laid from Jan. l to Oct.l. a
the Northern Pacific: Northern Pa
G 4 Montana railway, Galllatin- Butte il
Q, 1873 miles: Sappington-Norris line il
s miles: HARRISON Pony line IL miles, D
l