The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-07-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

AAo W AoA.
NIL ne rlrst National bank of Palatk
5000 oiua, oGo has suspended. Liabilitie
rive prisoners, all charged with felon,
escaped Saturday from the Deadwoot
South Dakota, Jail.
4 monument to General Stonewa
oainson eh1: was unveiled with imposin
R Ruoii9 ceremonies at Lexington. Virginia
samuel j. Dixon of Toronto, Ontario
walked across Niagara Gorge over tn
Whirlpool rapids on Saturday on three
quarter inch wire cable.
Nat K. Jones. the Youngest son O
onlGed States Senator Jones, was sho
py >. r. Shipley at Washington, Ar
kansas, on Sunday and fatally wounded
Ihree miles Of snow sheds on the lin,
OF the Central Pacific railroad near Sum
nit were burned on the 18th. The fir,
originated from sparks from locomotives
The judges of the International AR
exhibition at Berlin have awarded golt
medals to the American artists Ford
stan hope, Shannon and MacEwen. Alst
10 the American architect, Waterhouse
Roland, son Of U. S. Senator Hill ant
Boston newspaper man, has been taker
IN charge by the police Of New York
City, who fear his mind is unbalanced
ne having acted very queerly while vlsi
ting the thirty fifth street station house
A train passing along the railroad run
ming near the Manchester ship cana
fell over the embankment near Liver
pool, England, Saturday killing eleven
men working underneath. In addition
to the killed many others were wounded
Acting Secretary of the interior
Chandler has requested that the general
land commissioner cause special in
vestlgation to be made of lands IN Colo
RADIO which citizens of that state have
petltioned to be set apart for national
park purposes.
Loring b. Loomis, at one time men,
Der OF large land claim firm in Chi
cago, was captured Tuesday at Wash
ington after a years chase of ten thous-
and miles, for embezzling $4,000 of the
firm g money. Loomis was junior mem
Der OF the firm.
A convention composed of delegates
from the farmers alliance, Knights of
Labor, Good Templars and trade unions
met at North Yakima Saturday and or
ganized third party of the state of
Washington. The platform declares in
favor OF the eight hour system, the sub
treasury scheme and the abolition of
national banks.
The report of the commissioner Of in
ternal revenue upon The beet sugar in
dustry shows that the producers who
have made application for license and
for bounty planted 1920 acres in the
United States and with an estimated
product Of 29,21OOOO pounds. In Ne
braska there were 4,7OO acres planted,
or a product Of 100000 pounds.
The English Bank QimiteO of which
Smithers is the managing director, sus-
pended payment Saturday. The capital
of the band is 81 100000. The institu-
ton has reserve of 100000. The
cause Cf the difficulty is the impossibili
ty Of collecting debts due it in the Ar
gentine Republic. in consequence of the
mortioium decree recently issued by
that republic.
Commissioner Carter, of the general
land office, has issued instructions to
registers and receivers of land offices in
the new states, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Washington and Montana, Civ
ing directions and prescribing rules and
for making selections OF
and granted to each of these under the
act of Feb. y, 1889, and Feb. %, 1891.
The aggregate amount of land granted
under the acts is 100000 acres.
The experts appointed to investigate
The accounts of the ex-city treasurer Of
John Bardsley, have made
! detailed report to the mayor. 1t shows
. total balance due the state and city OF
s., ,594 ,551. Against this is credited de-
3Osits in the banks to May 80 last of
1868, Keystone due bills of 1925, 900
md keystone bank checks paid by
8ardsley in excess of the city fund ac
count Of Sl96,O43 leaving total net de-
iciency in Bardsleys accounts of $685.
,35.
A bulletin relating to the production |
II gold and silver in the United States
Turing the calendar year 1889 has been
ssued from the census office. The bull |
etin shows the production of bullion
Turing the year 1889 was: Gold, $780,,
'68 ounces, of the United States coinage
,alue of 49,, 1867 silver, 81, 1851
ounces, of the United States coinage
,alue of S66, 1896, 1888. In gold this is
,early % per cent. of the total product
on Of the world, and in silver Al per
,ent. The average earnings of all per-
ons employed in gold and silver mining
81 7,655) was 1926 during the year, while
he average output per man amounted
o 1,727 per year.
The secretary of the treasury has is
ued call on national bank deposito
les for nearly 81 100000 Of government
possession. This amount is distributed
lmonp forty-two banks and is to be
transferred to the different sub-treasu-
les between now and August ID. Twelve
# these banks are discontinued alto
.ether as repositories. These are the
asst Of the so-called surplus" or "ln-
lctiver banks authorized during the ad-
of Secretary Fairchild.
There we're nearly 300 repositories hold
no S47,OOOOOO of government funds.
Under the policy inaugurated by Win
lom. and continued by Foster, the num-
,er has been reduced to thirty and hold
pQs to S15,OOO,OOO. There will be no
urther reduction, as the department is
Il the opinion deposits have now reached
he minimum amount requisite for pub
ic service.
A special from Topeka says: G. w.
Mckay, the alliance judge Of the Twenty
ourth district, has taken another turn
It the supreme court. Saturday he
,laced a warrant in the hands of the
coroner of Harper county for the arrest
4 the sheriff, who had obeyed the or
lers Of the supreme court instead OF his
,wn. The bench and bar are awaiting
With breathless anxiety the next move
4 the jurist who presides over the
twenty fourth district and laughs at the
judges in Topeka, who think
hey can dictate to him because they
re called supreme judges. Monday
morning the attorneys for Burr, the
heriff, submitted to the supreme court
he necessary papers for having Mckay
rrested for contempt of court. Judge
Valentine is the only judge now in the
ity. This case will become historical.
Senator Carey of Wyoming has just
eturned to Washington from a trip
Trough the west and brings news that
he alliance is on the wane and that the
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