The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-03-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The total amount of the approprla
tions made by the Fifty-frst congress
exceeds s1,OOO,0OO,OOO.
Right Rev. Benjamin Paddock, the
Episcopal bishop of the diocese of Mas
sachusetts, died Monday.
Edwin Tonkin, agent for the North
ern Pacific at Seattle, has been arrested
charged with the embezzlement o
5000.
message from Toxic, Japan, announcing
the death of United States Minister
John F. Smith.
The president has denied the applica
tion for pardon in the case of John C
Emo, charged with embezzlement OF the
funds of the Second National bank OF
New York.
The treasury department is fitting out
the revenue cutter Bear, at San Fran
cisco. for a summer cruise in Alaskan
waters. Captain Healy will again COM
mand her.
Estes G.. Rathbone of Ohio, chief of
inspectors of the postoffice department,
will be appointed fourth assistant post
master general, an Office created at the
last session Of congress.
A company headed by A. j. Murphy,
of Grand Forks, N. D., has purchased
the Minneapolis Tribune from Alden q.
Blethen for 100000. 1t is stated ex-
Senator Pierce, of North Dakota, Will
assume editorial management.
Surrogate Ransom of New York on
Monday gave immediate judgment in
the noted contest over the will of Robert
Ray Hamilton by Evangeline L. Mann,
in which he declared that Hamilton was
legally dead and then admitted the will
70 probate.
Coroner Levy of New York has issued
warrants for the arrest OF the officers
and directors of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad, who had
been held responsible by the coroner's
jury for the deaths of the victims Of
the Harlem railroad disaster.
|. An important step has been taken IN
settlement of the contest over the seat
of Senator Dubois of Idaho. His name
has been put on the roll of senators and
he will receive his pay as duly elected
United States senator from that state.
Senator Edmunds says law and prece-
dent sustain this action.
Secretary Proctor has awarded medals
of honor to the following named enlisted
men for gallantry in the action OF
Wounded Knee: First Sergeant Jacob
Troutman, Troop I, 7th cavaly; Corporal
Paul III. Weiner and Privates Joshua 3.
Hartzog, Geo. Green and John Flood, all
of Light Battery E, 1st artillery.
The Sherman statue fund committee
at New York has received letter from
P. T. Sherman, son of the late General,
stating his father left the family well
provided for and asking them to rescind
their resolution that any surplus fund
should be given the Sherman family.
The committee rescinded their action.
The statue fund now amounts to about
$4,000.
The secretary of the interior has
granted permission to Buffalo Bill to en-
gage 100 Indians for his Wild West show
from the Sioux reservation. The prvl-
lege was granted after an investigation
made by the secretary as to whether or
not the Indians heretofore with the
Wild West show had become demoral-
lied. which the secretary thinks is not
the case.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin pub
l;shes an article based upon agricultural
department and other reports, in which
# Is shown that the total number Of
sheen in the country is 43, ,431, ,l36, against
~ 336.O72 in 1890, and consequently the
wool clip will be 100000 pounds less
than last year, when it was 26yOOO,OOO
pounds.
The long strike of the coal miners of
the Monongahela valley, ended in CON-
nlete victory for the men. The oper
ators decided to concede the demands OF
the strikers for an advance in the min
;no rate of one-half cent per bushel, and
the men resumed work ON Monday. The
strike was one Of the longest and most
determined ever known in that section.
II lasted ten weeks, and 6,OOO men lost
il wages alone ovsr 100000. The alb
sence OF this great sum OF money from
the valley caused actual suffering among
not only the miners and their families,
but to great majority Of other persons
directly or indirectly, upon
he mining OF coal for living Be-