The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-03-07
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N was SoihS at 1uli speed. The wounded
% passengers were taken to railroad STA
y tlon ana physicians attended to their in
" 1urles. The police captured Gavan. who
a was not much hurt by his jump. He is
o insane
Q Senator Manderson has been elected
o presiding officer pro tenn of the senate
Q succeeding ingalls,. ''''''
1 A Chicago paper says the LARGE tvne
. foundrles of the country, after lono
> negotiation, have about effected a con
1 solldatlon OF their interests. The cam
tai involved is reported to be six millions
The establishment of uniform prices and
, the protection OF the printsr are said to
be the chief reasons for the consoIda-
ton of the thirty odd foundries
The committee of four from the Sta
ten Island Schultz Corps, appointed TO
carry out the request of Henry Never
proprietor of the Puck hotel at Port
Richmond, that his ashes be scattered
to winds from the top of the statue of
Liberty on Bedloe's island, fulfilled their
mission Sunday. After brief address
by the master of ceremonies, each man.
holding a.paper bag containing the ashes
OF Meyer in his right hand, pronounced
these words together: "Here goes the
last OF Puck Meyers happy days" and
then scattered the ashes to the winds.
Public debt statement for February
Aggregate OF interest bearing debt, ex
elusive of United States bonds issued to
Pacific railroads, s6l5,5ol $50: debt on
which interest has ceased since maturi-
ty, s,671 ,s65; aggregate debt bearing no
interest, including national bank fund
GpnnSIfpT IN ha
July IA. 1890, s4OOS12 1889; aggregate of
certificates offset by cash in treasury.
So0, 14 ,O13; aggregate of debt includinr
certificates, February %, 1891, s1.543.
1858; decrease of bonded debt DURING
the month, 81, ,567 ,595; total cash in treas.
ury, February %, 1891, SS49, ,JS9. .7a5.
debt less cash in treasury, January 81,
1891, SS47 ,595,O45; net increase of debt
during the month, S2,994,15O
Advices from Chill state that the
bombordment OF Iquique by the insur-
gents resulted in a great loss of life and
heavy damage to property. After the
surrender OF the city the rebels entered
and attacked the stores and residences
on the six principal squares and com
pletely wrecked them The buildings
afforded shelter for large number of
women and children, but the Insurgents.
needless of the rules governing civilized
warfare, gave them no chance to escape
and pursued their work of destruction
regardless of the endeavors of the help
less occupants to seek place of safety.
1t is known that 200 women and children
perished in the ruins of the sacked
buildings. The insurgents seized the
custom house and then pllaeed all the
principal houses in the city.
The president on Tuesday signed the
direct tax bill; the act to prevent book
making and pool-selling in the District
OF Columbia; the joint resolution auth
orlzlng Vice Consul General Scidmore to
accept the medal conferred upon him by
the emperor Of Japan; the act amend
ing. the act for the relief of volunteers
and regular soldiers of the late war. an
proved March ,, 1889; the act to pension
the widow of General William II. Hoff
man; the act to establish circuit courts
OF appeals and to define and regulate in
certain cases the jurisdiction of courts
OF the United States; the act in regard
to reciprocity with the Hawaiian islands;
the act providing for the safe and hu-
name transportation of cattle, and the
act for the erection of United States
prisons and for the Imprisonment Of
United States prisoners.
Senator George Hearst of California
died at his residence in Washington on
Saturday evening, February 2Sth. He
had been i'll long time, and in Decem-
ber last went to New York City to con
suit with DR.. Charles Ward The ply
slcian found that he was afflicted with
of diseases, resulting pri-
marily from serious arrangement of
the bowels Acting under the physi-
clans advice, he returned to his family
IN Washington and yielded himself en-
'lrely to medical treatment. Absolute
luiet was strictly enjoined, and official
iutles llghtened as much as possible.
Notwithstanding the fact that he re-
,eived the benefit of most careful nurs-
ng and most skillful medical attention,
steady and uninterrupted decline was
observed, and it was seen several weeks
lgo that his case was hopeless.
The report of the director of the mint
or the calendar year 1890 shows that
he gold product of the United States
vas 1,5S8,S $50 fine ounces, valued at S32,-
1900, an increase of $4,000 over the
year. The silver product of
ur mines approXimated 54,5OO,OOO
unces, corresponding to S51 ,225, 900, and
t the coming value of silver to S7O,764,-
45, and increase of 100000 fine ounces
yer the previous year. The silver pro
uct of the smelters and refneries in
he United States was 64,92O,927 ounces.
he total amount of silver offered for
ale to the government during the year
7as 68,13O,457 fine ounces, and the
mount purchased 37,594,373, costing
$40. The director estimates the
old product for the world for the cal
ndar year was s11S, 100000, falling of
1907 900 from the year before, and the
liver product of the world was 130,65O,-
90 fine ounces, an increase of 7,S59.313