The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-01-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
!, George Bancroft, the venerable his
torian, died in Washington on Saturday
last, after brief illness.
Governor David B. Hill has been
elected United States senator by the
legislature of New York.
Jacob H. Gallinger, republican, has
been selected to succeed Senator Blair
by the new Hampshire legislature.
William F. Villas has received the
democratic nomination for United States
senator by the legislature of Wisconsin.
| A. P. Luse, the we'll known type foun-
der of Chicago, died at Los Angeles,
Saturday, of Bright's disease of the
kidneys.
The towns Of Gouraya and Villebourg,
in Algiers, were practically destroyed by
earthquakes, and over forty persons
killed by falling walls.
Senator Sanders has introduced bill
making it an offense punishable by fine
and imprisonment for any person to sell
or lend firearms and ammunition to the
Indians.
Senators Cameron of Pennsylvania,
Mitchell of Oregon and Voorhees, of In
diana were elected their own successors
on Tuesday by the legislatures of their
respective states.
The Colorado legislature has elected
Teller United States senator to succeed
himself. The Irregular" and combine"
houses met separately and both gave
Teller majority.
The president on Monday issued an
order that the flags of all executive de-
partments at Washington and public
buildings of the cities through which
the Bancroft funeral party passed be
placed at half-mast until the body is in
tered.
A company with 100000 capital has
been Incorporated to construct a tunnel
between New York City and Brooklyn.
Among the subscribers are Secretary of
the Navy Tracy, Austin Corbin, Levi P.
Morton. .Abram S. Hewett. F. P. Olcott,
G. P. Huntington and Calvin S. Brice.
In the surrogate's court in New York
Eva Hamilton, who is contesting for the
widows dover in Robert Ray Hamilton's
estate, admitted that the baby Beatrice
was not the child of Robert Ray Hamll-
ton, and further that her relations to
Joshua Mann were those of mistress.
The house silver pool committee began
an inquiry Saturday last, to determine
the truth or falsity of the charges that
certain senators and representatives
were interested in pool to take advan-
tage of the rise in silver consequent
upon the silver legislation of last ses-
sion.
Details were received Thursday |
OF the cOlliery explosion Wednesday
near Crakowshow, Russia. Forty miners |
at work in pit were killed outright and
eighty others were taken out in an un-
conscious condition. It is feared many
of them will not recover
In discussing the election bill the
senate continued it's session of Friday
until o'clock Saturday evening, when
an adjournment was taken until IL
o'clock Monday. The senate was in
continuous session for thirty hours, but
without quorum the greater part of
Friday night.
The American National bank of Kan
sas City has failed No statement of as
sets or liabilities is given The deposits
of the bank are about S1,2OOOOO having
fallen to that amount from 100000 I
since the first Of October It is ascer- I
tained that the bank owes over $780,
coo borrowed money.
Kalakaua, king of the Hawaiian
Islands, died at the Palace hotel at San
Francisco on Tuesday, of Bright's dis.
ease. Kalakaua's trip to this country
was made on account of failing health.
The king will be succeeded by his sister,
Princess Lydia Kamakeha Liliuokalani,
who has been acting as regent during !
his absence.
A Tacoma, Washington, special to the
Pioneer Press says: "One of the largest
and most disastrous land slides that g
ever occurred on the line of the North J
ern Pacific happened Friday night at :
Palmer, 43 miles from this CITY, A 9
mountain of earth and rock now covers :
the track over 800 yards and travel is !
shut off" >
The finance committee of the senate r
Tuesday directed that favorable reports !
be made upon the nominations of Ma r
5haniel b. Hill, of Colorado; Lambert
Tree, of Illinois; VIM. A. Russell, of il
Massachusetts, as commissioners to con- t
'lder the establishment of an interna-
lonal coin or coins as recommended by O
he international American Confer t
,nce. g
The severity of the weather recently t.
in Great Britain is increas t
ng. There is much suffering among o
he poorer classes, and from various Sec
ions OF the country come accounts of
many cattle, and in several instances hui
nan beings, frozen to death. Several G.
rades are at a standstill. A lady was /,
ound Monday frozen to death in rail- II
DAD carriage at one of the stations in G
london. La
The Colorado gentlemen who recently ct
resented silver brick at the Philadel- L
'hia mint with demand that it be te
oined into dollars for them without the lu
sual seigniOrage, have prayed the su-
RENE court of the District of Columbia G:
0 summon Secretary Window into y,
ourt to answer their petition and after W
full hearing to grant a peremptory ID
landamus commanding the secretary to ~ n
9ceive and coin the bullion. u
In response to request from the a, a.
reasury department for an opinion as to Da
neither the tariff act authorizes the Ie
of internal revenue to is NJ n
le licenses therein provided for prior
} April 1st, 1891, and to pay manufac-
lrers bounty on sugar produced be-
Veen May 81 and July l, 1891, the at ~
'rney general renders and opinion that vi vi
was not intended by that act that -. ~
ounties should be demandable on sugar su
prior to the 1st Of July next. " "
Senator Mitchell has introduced a bill in,
provide for the temporary government
Alaska. The bill defines the bounda- orr
es, excluding Indian lands, unless in tol
uded by their consent, and provides wi
r the appointment by the president of erl
governor, secretary of state, United sh.
'ates attorney general and marshal, tn,
well as for the election Of legislative pa
uncil OF seven members and house of
irteen members, and for the creation rig
a supreme court, district and probate pre-
urts and Justices Of the peace, and era
ESQ., ibes method Of legal procedure ais
le legislature is to meet biennially Ian
q delegate ia to he @,lacfnd fo CON mo