The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-08-15

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expense OF Prince Luitpold, the regen'
of Bavaria. as gift to the pope.
For months past it has been suspected
: that Father Quay, Catholic priest al
Snohomish, Wash, was guilty OF entlc
ing children to his house and commit
ting unnatural practices. Finally loca
5 paper obtained positive proof OF hit
guilt and last night mob visited the
house and treated the priest to coat OF
tar and feathers
The secretary of the treasury has
been advised of a bold attempt to be
made presently by mob to rob the
treasury by strong and determined
band Of men organized for that purpose
The plan is to start fires in various parts
Of the city for the purpose of diverting
, the attention of the police and then to
, overpower the treasury watchmen and
loot the treasury vaults. The inform
alton was given in letter signed by
The King Of Tramps," who is said to
be the leader of the band. The letter
was referred to the captain Of the watch
with instructions to give the visitors a
proper reception.
A special from Topeka says that j. b.
French, secretary Of the State Alliance.
states that the Alliance has completed
arrangements by which it will handle
three quarters of the Kansas wheat crop
of 5O,OOOOOO bushels. Arrangements
crop IN elevators in Kansas City, Chi
cago, st. Louis, Cincinnati and Balti-
more, and other large cities for an in
definite period or until the owners de-
sire to sell. Arrangements have also been
made in the east to secure an advance on
wheat stored Of Is per cent, of the pre-
sent value of wheat. This new move has
practically cornered the Kansas crop.
Alfred Downing, president, and N. B.
Tollman. vice-president OF the National
Capital Savings, Building and Loan
Association of North America, were ar
rested at Chicago Monday, charged
with using the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses. 1t is charged that these men,
VINO have been conducting the associ-
alton, have swindled thousands of people
from every state in the union. They
have taken in form 100000 to S:}5O,OOO,
giving nothing in return. The victims
are found in all classes of people. From
facts already in the possession OF the
authorities the scheme will parallel that
Of the great Fund swindle which was
broken up about five years ago.
4 picnic of colored people at Hunts
grove near Cincinnati, ended in bloody
riot Sunday afternoon. There wers
several hundred men and women in at
tendance and all were well provided with
whiskey, raZors and pistols. The trouble
began by fight between two women
about lover, who fought each other
with razors until both were exhausted
from the loss Of blood. Ida Gritfen, one
of the cembatants is dangerously wound
ed The sight of blood infuriated a
number OF negroes, most OF whom were
drunk and general battle finally began
in which Jim Chapman was mortally
wounded, HAL Hendricks was killed and
several others were badly wounded.
| The silver encampment OF the Grand
Army concluded it's session at Detroit
on the Sth inst. An attempt to change
the rules 80 as to read ''Those who did
not voluntarily bear arms against the
United States shall be entitled to mem-
bership in the G. A. r." was defeated.
The list of grand officers was completed
by the election of Henry NJ. Duffield Of
Michigan as senior vice commander in
chief; J. S. Clarkson of Iowa junior vice
commander: S. B. Payne of Florida,
chaplain; and Surgeon General Steven
son of Cor necticut was reelected by ac-
clamation. The committee reported
that the Logan monument fund has
reached about $4,000 and is closed, and
the Sheridan fund has S5O.OOO Salts
factory progress was reported by the com
mittee on Memorial hall at Decatur, Hi
nois.
Another Jack the Ripper" horror is
reported from London. Early on the
morning of the 7th one OF the denizens
of White Chapel, an old woman named
Wolfe, was seized by an unknown man
who cut her throat and stabbed her re-
peatedly in the body. She cannot live.
The police, as usual are unable to find
the murderer, who has disappeared.
The woman was taken to the hospital
and after time she recovered sufficient
ly to tell Of the attack made upon her.
She IS German and unlike the other
women murdered and mutilated in
White Chapel, she was not in company
with the man who attacked her, but was
passing along the street when without
warning the assassin sprang upon her.
One man has been taken into custody
on suspicion OF being the assassin, but
the evidence against him is very weak
and no importance is attached to the
arrest.
Second Jesse James.
A special from Lima, Ohio, of the 9th
inst says: One of the boldest bank rob-
berries and murders ever perpetrated in
this section, occurred this morning at
Columbus Grove, town Of about 1000
people, twelve miles north of here.
Cashier Maple had just opened the Ex-
change Bank and laid out 5000 near
the cashiers window. About $50 man
appeared in the doorway with revolver
in each hand. He Immediately began
shooting and Cashier Maple was struck
twice, once in the arm and once in the
right side. AS he fell to the floor an old
farmer, William Vandebrock, aged GO,