The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-01-03
Lid crosse, WIS.,, are most respectable
people and his uncle was at one time
secretary of Montana.

-" Sloeeo, WIS.,, are most respectful
people and his uncle was at one tin
secretary of Montana.
William John, the naval architect VIII
won the prize for his design for tn
United States man-of-war, Texas, die
suddenly on the 18th at Madrid.
DR.. M. A. Dauphin, a native of Alsac,
Lorraine, and for twenty years presiden
OF the Louisiana Lottery company, die
at his residence in New Orleans on tn
18th, aged So years.
Negotiations between the Unite
States and the Cherokees have provel
fruitless, two commissioners disagreein,
on the right of the Cherokees to ente
United States courts and also as to tn,
price per acre. The Cherokees asked s.
Secretary Noble, in response to in
quiry from the local land office at Ore
gon City, Ore, holds that an appli can,
who prior to the act of August 3Oth last
had perfected title to 800 acres or more
under the general land laws, may, under
that act acquire title to 32O acres more
That is to say, the act is not retroactive
and hence the limitation applies only to
the amount which may be acquired af-
ter the passage of the act.
A dispatch of the 28th reports the
death at Binghamton, N. Y, of George
Hull, who left Superior few weeks ago
to spend the winter in the east. Hull
was the originator of the Cardiff Giant
hoax, and reports as to his death are
conflicting. One attributes it to suicide,
another says it Occurred the day follow
ing the robbery Of his son-in-law, Mr..
Gates, who lost $500 in New York. The
Cardiff giant was dug up on Hull's farm
about twenty years ago, and Hull made
considerable money out of it before the
hoax was discovered.
A conspiracy to food the United
States with counterfeit silver dollars is
unearthed. Nineteen persons are al
ready under arrest and 81, 100 in spurious
coin secured. The money was brought
from the Central depot in New York to
Pittsburg by a gang of Italians en-
ployed to pass it. The money is all in
silver dollars and is the best counterfeit
standard silver dollar ever made. Two
Italians and their wives were arrested
while trying to pass spurious money.
The house where they lived was sur
rounded and Is other Italians arrest
I'D and counterfeit money secured. Ac-
,ording to information givan by the
prisoners, similar gangs were sent from
New York to other cities, but the men
could not tell what particular cities are
being operated.
A dispatch from Key West, Fla, says
he Angelita, a ship flying the Spanish
lag, was captured off the west coast of
Florida by the United States revenue
teamer McLane She was found off
'anibel island. When the armed boats
rev under Lieut.. Ubnoroth boarded
Ter the Spaniards were very ugly. The
aptain had no papers, except bill of
PROVISIONS purchased on the Florida
oast. This Md not satisfy the boarding
fficer, who ~ once directed a search of
he ship. No contraband stuff was
ound, but the character of the vessel
eemed SO certain that after consultation
was decided to seize the Angelica A
rize crew was sent aboard armed to the
9eth. Just as the McLane's men were
lnning the anchor apeak, the Spanish
aptain called on his men to fight. He
eclared that he would die before allow
g his ship to be carried off. The Span
rd was seized, placed in a small boat
I'D sent aboard the McLane for safe
eeping. The crew were quietly admon-
he'd not to attempt anything rash on
lin of death. The Angelita now awaits {
publication and will in all probability |
, offered for sale in the course of few ,
lys. The fact that she is unprovided +
ith register is alone sufficient to ,
use proceedings against her.
Important School Land Decision.