The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-09-05


not disturb the passengers.
Tho inquest into the cause of death OF
those who perished in the Park Place
New York, disaster commenced Tues
day. The testimony of witnesses SO far
examined confirm the theory that there
was no explosion, and that the building
collapsed from the great weight OF
presses and other machinery on the vari-
Gus floors.
Acting Attorney General Taft is in re-
ceipt of telegram from United States
Marshal Walker, of the southern dis
trict of Alabama, saying that a mob of
fifty persons had driven number of
families out of their homes in Choctaw
county, Alabama. Most of them fled
into Mississippi, and left their homes,
crops and cattle unguarded.
The Suffolk Trust company, of Bos-
ton doing general banking and mort
gage loan business has gone into the
hands of receiver It's capital and sur
plus is tied up in Western securities,
which. while they have value, cannot be
turned into cash. It has S162,CC0 owing
to depositors, against which its ready
assets consist of S15O,CC0 in good com
mercial paper and $4,000 in cash.
The department of state has received
an official notice from the government
of Ecuador of it's intention to terminate
the treaty of friendship, commerce and
navigation concluded with the United
States June 13, 1899; and the treaty of
navigation concluded May 6, 1882. The
reason for this action is Ecuador's de-
sire to conclude a new treaty more in
conformity with those recently made
with other powers,
A Washington special says: 1t is
given out that Z. s. Minister Egan has
been wired to report in Washington for
personal statement of the condition of
affairs in Chill. That Egan has been
ordered to Washington is regarded in
two lights. One that the administra-
tion is dissatisfied with his silence dur
ing the last three or four weeks and the
other that he is to be given leave of
absence anticipatory of arbitrary action
on the part of the new administration
in Chill, which threatens to give Minis
ter Egan passport on account of his
sympathy for the Balmaceda party.
The meeting Of the Monmouth Park
Racing association, which ended last
week, was a profitable one for Marcus
DAILY. in four races horses owned by
him took first money, once second money
was landed by his stable and six times
third morey fell to the lot of The DAILY
entries. In all Mr.. Daly's winnings,
aside from what he may have wagered
in the pools, amounted to S51.C60. The
next best winners were McLewee, S47,-
800; j. B. Haggin won the first money in
two races, which brought him 1896.
Eastin & Larabee took only one third
money, an even $1,000, in the thirty four
days of racing,
According to a Cheyenne dispatch
Melbourne, the Australian rain maker,
who recently sent propositions to Gov
eInor Ioole and others requesting an
opportunity to test his rain producing
appliances, has just completed a sue
cessful test IN Wyoming. The telegram
states that Tuesday afternoon {. storm
suddenly broke forth, contrary to all ex-
pectations and two hours later there
was a heavy rain in accordance with
Melbourne's predictions. The rainfall
extended over radius of Is or 90 miles
around the city and the official measure
ment was one and half inch Those
who were skeptioai are now convinced
there is something in Melbourne's sys-
tenn.
A special from Hutchison. Kansas, in
reply to the Republic, says the Alliance
scheme to defeat the foreclosure of
mortgages on homesteads has received
a quietus as far as that judicial district
is concerned. In Judge Houck's court,
G. S. Clalk, a lawyer, who had been
sending circular letters to the mortgage
foreclosures on homesteads, filed a mo-
ton to have such foreclosures SET aside.
After speaking about two hours on the
constitutional rights of American citi-
zens as laid dowa by Jerry Simpson,
Mrs. Lease and others he was cody in
formed by Judge Houck that so far
from having case, if he had accepted
fee from his client on the representa-
ton that he could prevent foreclosure
on such testimony and authority, he
ought to be prosecuted for obtaining
money under false nretenses.
A mail from China and Japan, which
left Yokohama August 19, was safely de-
livered on the steamship City of New
York at s O'Clock "Wednesday morning
and is now on it's way to England. Aug
ust Goth the steamer Empress of India
arrived at Victoria, B. G. There spec
ial train was furnished by the Canadian
Pacific railroad, which took the mail
bags and started across the continent.
The train crossed the continent la three
days: At -Brocton, Ontario, the mail
was transferred across the st. Lawrence
river to special tarin on the New York
Central railroad, which took it to New
York city, where the steamer was wait
ing to receive it. If the vessel makes
her voyage in the usual time, Liverpool
will be reached September 8, twenty
days from Yokohama.
Monday between Tell City and Troy,
Ind, mixed train, in which were twenty
passengers, encountered a broken fange,
The engine left the track, bumped on
the ties for awhile and then took
header down a steep embankment. All
the oars piled on it. The passengers
FOL