The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-12-05


but refused to talk.
1t is stated Secretary John I. Dickln-
son, of the worlds fair national commls-
SION, has resigned, to take effect Jan. l.
He has been offered the general lnan-
agership Of the Texas, Arkansas Il Pa
ctic road.
Secretary Foster still continues to
improve slowly, but does not gain IN
strength as rapidly as his friends ex-
pected. He will go to some point in
the south early next week for few
days rest before resuming his official
duties.
The annual report of the first assist
ant postmaster general shows that the
adjustment of presidential postmasters'
salaries makes total of 1854 presl-
dental offices July l, 1891, net in
crease Of 252. The total gross receipts
of these offices have increased S4,875,696
over the previous year.
OAs DR.. John Hall, pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church of New
York city was passing from the church
to the parsonage, adjoining, just after
closing the morning services Sunday,
man named John G. Rath, German,
aged 45, fired three shots at the reverend
gen tleman, none Of the shots striking DIR.
Hall. Rath's mind is deranged,
The west bound passenger for San
Francisco, which left st. Louis Sunday
night at 8:25 was held up and robbed
by six masked men, eight miles from
Glendale, Mo. The desperadoes stopped
the train by intimidating the crew, and
secured $4,000 belonging to the Adams
Express company. They broke into the
mail car and rit1ed the pouches Of all
the registered mail.
A dispatch from Knoxville, Tenn
says: The mines at Oliver Springs are
now idle because the white miners have
struck. The cause of the strike was
the issuance of warrants for ten of
them for participating in the outrage
against the colored miners who we're
driven from their homes by the white
men. There has been a regular reign of
terror for the past few days.
The through Texas express, which
was robbed Monday night at Glendale,
No, reached Paris, Texas, Wednesday
night. The express messenger who
relieved Messenger Mulrenen says the
haul made by the robbers may run up
into hundreds Of thousands of dollars.
The run was heavy one, as at this
season the southern banks are getting
large sums for cotton payments.
A dispatch from Manzanillo, Mexico,
states that the American steamer Rose
vile arrived there and reports passing
the wreck of the brig Taniti at sea.
She was floating bottom up and the
captain OF the Roseville says she must
have been ca.s,ized. The rigging had
been cut away on the port side, appear
emily to prevent this. The wreck must
have happened at least month ago.
Besides the islanders the vessel carried
officers and crew, q in number, making
291 on board.
Justice Woodman of Chicago, before
whom the cases of the anarchists, who
were arrested at meeting held on Nov
II, are being tried, on Wednesday de-
cided that the assemblies raided were
unlawful ones. He fined the leaders
500 each and the others SO each.
These fines, at the instance of the city
attorney, were at once suspended. This
action was presumably taken for the
purpose of averting an appeal to the
higher courts. 1t is understood, how
ever, that the defendants will appeal,
nevertheless.
John Howard Parnell, eldest brother
Of the late Irish leader, arrived in New
York Tuesday on his way to Ireland.
He will be accompanied by his mother
Parnell's mission to Ireland is one which
is destined to bring him into much
prominence. AS the head of the Parnell
family, he is desirous of bringing to an
end the factional spirit, which relies
upon his brothers. name for Its exist
ence. 1t is his purpose to open nego-
tiations for the reunion of all Irish
members under the leadership of Will
liam O'Brien, or some equally acceptable
man.
A special meeting of the city council
of Omaha Monday night broke up in a
row. There has been bad blood for some
time between Councilmen Specht, Mori
arity and Blumer, on account of charges
of boodling. After words, Blumer
grasped Specht by the throat, and the
latter retaliated with a sledge-hammer-
like blow, which drew blood from Blu
mer's mouth. The men grasped and fell
when Moriarity rushed up and began
kicking Specht, One Of the spectators
objected to his kicking the man when
down, and when Moriarity did not desist
the objector laid the helligerant low
with blow which cut an ugly cash in
Moriarity's chin.
DR.. Fuller, Cyrus w. Fields attend
ing physician, issued bulletin Wednes-
day saying that his patients condition
was somewhat better. The condition
of Mrs. Lindley, Fields daughter, re-
mains about the same. After having
tried to commit suicide Edward NJ.
Field has been declared insane and
Wednesday was placed in a private asyl-
um near Mt. Vernon. 1t is now known
that Edward Field not only robbed and
deceived his partners, but stole every
cent his father had. Mr.. Field realized
the fact that he was penniless in his old
age, for as he lay on his death bed
Wednesday he said to an old friend: II