The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-07-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

terrible tornado swept over Crefelt
IS district, Rhenish, Prussia, killing ant
l. injurlng many people and destroying
fifty houses.
A Washington special says the comp
, troller Of the currency has sent lette
s to Bank Examiner Drew of Philadel
/ phia, dismissing him from service.
The result of the election Wednesda.
at Carlow for succession in parliamen,
: to the late O'Gorman Mahon resulted in
!. crushing defeat for tie Parnellte can
i didate.
An Ottawa dispatch says that grip il
working havoc among the inhabitants il
: the vicinity of the Straits of Bell Islan(
and great many are reported starving
. to death.
At Morris Park, N. j., Wednesday
about 6,OOO people saw Marcus Daly's
!; colt Montana, by Ban Fox, dam Queen
gallop away with the rich Lorillard
prize of SIT, $50. 1t was an easy victory
Mrs. Jane Davis died at Kansas City
Mo-, Monday. She left S1,5OO,OOO in
, , bank. Becoming to i'll to work she re-
fused to teuch her money and starved
to death before her condition was dis
covered.
A party sent out by the Southern Pa
citic company last week has definitely
, settled where the water forming the new
desert lake comes from. It leaves the
Colorado river near Ell Rio and flows
through several channels to a point
where the lake is formed.
Princess Louise of Schleswig, Hol
, stein, and Prince Albert of Auhlay, were
married at St.. George chapel, Windsor
castle, shortly after 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon. in the presence of Queen Vic
toria, members of the English royal
family and the emperor and empress of
Germany.
The Washington wheat crop is in dan
ger OF destruction by grasshoppers and
squirrels. Arsenic is being spread over
the fields mixed with grain and is to
some extent killing the rodents. If the
devastation continues it is estimated
that no less than 100000 bushels of
grain will be destroyed.
The British war ship Cordelia re-
turned to Sydney, N. S. w., Monday,
after disastrous trip at sea for practice
with her big guns. The captain reports
that while firing one of the six-inch
breech- loading guns it exploded, killing
Lieutenant Hillyar, Lieutenant Gordon
and four seamen and wounding three
midshipmen and ten seamen.
Judge Ross in the U. S. circuit court
at Los Angeles, Cal, Tuesday dismissed
the libel on the schooner 'Robert and
Minnie." seized in connection with the
Itata episode. In the decision he says:
"While the fact alleged may be good
reason for confscating the Itata, there
is nothing to show that the schooner
was fitted out for the purpose of war
and hence the libel is dismissed.
A Berlin dispatch says Dr. Leidig has
raised sensation by accusing Prof
Bergman and DIR. Hahn of experiment
ing with cancer NEGOTIATIONS since 1887
on hospital patients without their
knowledge or consent. prs. Bergman
and Hahn admit the truth of the charge,
but they claim in every case the patients
have been past recovery. They add as
an excuse that it is necessary to select
human beings for experiment as the
lower animals are unsuitable.
The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an
interview with Senator Quay concern
ing the recent address OF Independents,
in wh;ch he says in the most emphatic
manner that SO far as it refers to him it
is false from beginning to end. He de-
MES every charge, and says the men
who signed the address are not republi-
cans. "All Of them,' says he, "voted for
PattisOn for Governor, many of them
for Cleveland for president, and you
will find among them number of free
traders. l can stand attacks coming
from such democratic sources"
The report of the English government
upon the recent influenza epidemic, the
origin Of that disease and kindred mat
ters has been presented to parliament.
The report contains mass of interest
ing evidence, but it does not solve the
problem as to the origin of influenza nor
does it prove any sure prevention of the
disease. On the other hand, the report
dispels the common idea that influenza
is spread by atmospheric conditions and
proves that it is propagated by personal
contact.
The treasury department has issued
circular extending ~ per cent bonds
at 2 per cent. It says: "In pursuance
of the reservation of the circular of June
2, whereby AZ per cent bonds were
called for redemption on and after Sep
tember ?, 1891, notice is given that any
OF such bonds may be presented at this
office on or before September 20 next for
continuance during the pleasure of the
government at the rate of 2 per centum
per annum in lieu of their payment on
the date specified" Explicit directions
to bondholders as to the form of request !
to use, ETC., are appended.
A special from Topeka, Kansas, says:
The Rock Island passenger train was
stopped Sunday night near Lyman
Junction, Colorado, by grashoppers.
The insects covered the track for five
miles and two engines were necessary to
pull the train through, the crushed bod
les making the rails slippery. The en-
gines were two hours in getting the
train over five mile stretch. Grass
hoppers have only been Matched two
weeks, but it is feared they will mature
enough to rise before the corn is hard
enough to be safe and be blown into
this state by northwest winds.
Contracts have been awarded for fur
nishing -four for the Indian service as
follows: S. X. Bitten, 100000 pounds at
S2.64 per 100 pounds for the Lower
Brule agency, and 100000 pounds at
$3.50 for Rosebud; S. F. Gilman of Dav-
export, Iowa, 100000 pounds at s26C
for Pine Ridge, 100000 pounds at s255
for Rosebud; Isaac p. Baker of Bis
marck, $4,000 pounds at $3.50 for Lower
Brule. Indian Commissioner Morgan
said that purchasing the -four in the
west, instead of at New York, as hereto
fore, the department gets better -four
and saves over 5000 by the transaction.
English capital has again invaded i
Chicago, this time to the extent of s4,-
100000 The property purchased is the I
Chicago Cold Storage Exchange COM s
pany's building and plant. The plant {
will at once be completed to suit en- {
larged plans, and the projectors claim
that when finished the storage of all i
kinds of perishable matter will be revo- t
lutionized. w. w. Blevin of San Fran |
cisco negotiated the sale. He has just t
returned from London where, after two '
months Of conferences, he closed the I
deal The purchaser is the London &
Colonial Finance cOrnoration limiteA