The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-06-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


John L. Sullivan plead guilty to prize
fighting at his examination at Purvls,
Mississippi, and was fined $500.
The president has nominated James
A. Miner, of Michigan, to be associate
justice of the supreme court of Utah.
The Derby at Chicago on Saturday
last was won by Uncle Ben; Santiago
second, Kingsbury third. Time 2:554.
On Monday Worth Dickinson, demo
crat, was chosen by the usual majority
to succeed John G. Carlisle as represent
ative in congress from the sixth Ken
lucky district.
A special from Grand Island, Nebras-
ka, says the town Of Sweetwater, little
hamlet of less than hundred inhabit-
ants, was swept away by tornado,
which visited the place on Sunday. No
one was killed, but number were in
jured.
President Harrison returned to the
house without his approval the bill to
authorize the board of supervisors of
Maricopa county, Arizona, to issue
county bonds at the rate Of $4,000 per
mile in aid Of the construction of a GER
tain railroad.
The president has appointed the fol-
lowing commissioners-at- t-large to the
worlds fair at Chicago: CASTOR w.
Allen, New York, in place of Edwin H.
Ammidown, declined, with Louis Fitz-
gerald, New York, alternate, and William
M. Lindsay, Kentucky, with Patrick j..
Walsh, Georgia, alternate.
President Menendez of San Salvador
died suddenly Sunday night soon after
the conclusion of banquet given on
the occasion of the fifth anniversary of
the entrance of Gen. Menendez in to
San Salvador and the defeat of the rival
faction. During the panic caused by the
presidents death Gen. Narrow and sew
eral other officers were killed at the bar
racks. Gen. Carlos Ezeta, leader Of the
forces, is now in command.
Governor Hill of New York has ac-
cepted the invitation to attend the un-
yelling of the Hendricks monument at
indianapolis July 1st. By reason of Of
fetal duties the governor declined an
urgent invitation to extend his trip to
the Pacific slope, including one from
the state of Washington to be present
at the organization of the Washington
STATE Association of Democratic Socie-
ties at Tacoma in August.
One thousand freight conductors,
brakemen and switchmen on the Illi-
nois Central struck Monday night, fol
lowed by 300 passenger train men Tues
day morning. Not wheel is turning
on the road. Everything is quiet. The
strike is for discharge Of the obnoxious
Russell and reinsta tate
ment of two minor officials. The strik-
ers ordered all the branches of the road
in Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa tied up.
1t is said that not wheel is moving
north of the Ohio river
A pitched battle between negroes and
white men was fought Saturday morn
ing at Brookside, a mining town sixteen
miles west of Birmingham, Alabama.
Tom Redmond, leader of the negroes,
was killed, Jimmie Dowell was badly
and seven others slightly
wounded. Thomas Acres was the only
white man hurt. Several negroes were
caught by the whites, who threatened
to lynch them. The sheriff sent force
of twenty men to the scene, but at last
accounts they had not succeeded in re-
storing order, and more bloodshed was
as both sides are we'll armed.
The trouble was caused by keg of
beer.
The secretary of the interior has sent
to the senate supplementary statement
Of the expenses needed for the land Of
fees for the fiscal year beginning July
1st. In the sundry civil bill as reported
about week ago no provision was made
for the salaries of the registers and re-
ceivers of the land offices created at the
present session of congress. The secre-
tary's estimate was for an aggregate of
s121, 900, Of which $4,000 is for the sal
aries Of registers and receivers and the
balance for clerk hire. The land Offices
at Waterville and Olympia, Washington,
at Pierre and Chamberlain, South Da-
kota, and Lewistown and Missoula, Mon
tana, are provided for with recommen-
dation of $4,000 each for salaries. The
secretary incorporates in his message to
congress provision that fees on home
stead and townsite entries shall be in
cluded in calculating fees and commits
sions, and he states that these estimates
are UdScO Ou Guo IldAlIuuul COupouSd
tion. There is a probability that the
tees will not amount to the maximum
compensation.
Hon. Geo. w. McCreary, of Kansas
City, died at st. Joseph, Missouri, on
Sunday afternoon. McCreary had been
for some time with tumor in
the stomach. McCreary was 55 years
old. He was born in Evansville, Ind.
With his parents in 1886, he went to
that part of Wisconsin territory which
afterwards became the state of Iowa and
began the practice of law at Keokuk in
1855. He soon took high rank. In 1857
ne was member of the state legislature
and from 1861 to 1865, state senator from
Keokuk and chairman Of the committee
If military affairs. In 1869 he was elec-
ed to congress and served until March,
II. In76 Judge McCreary introduced
n congress the noted electoral commits
sion bill. When President Hayes form
ID his cabinet McCreary was given the
var portfolio, which he held for two