The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-10-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
y dovernor Bigelow Of Connectlcu
aled at the New Haven house, New
Haven, Monday.
w. bourke Cochran was renominatet
g oy Iammany in the Tenth New lorl
district for congress.
: At Jerome Park, New York, Saturday
J. roet Scout won the mile and one-hal
race, time 1861. Poet Scout is owned
y oy +. s. Larabee Of Montana.
) A competitive trial of type setting ma
chimes commenced at newspaper OF
nee in Chicago yesterday and will con
tinue for two weeks. Four different in
ventlons participate in the test.
Secretary Noble has designated Ed
ward M. Dawson, chief clerk of the in
terror department, to represent the
secretary's Office in matters arising in
connection with worlds Columbian ex-
position.
The London Times has dispatch
from Shanghai which says the foreign
ministers in China have broken off nego-
tiations with the government and have
announced to China that now their own
government must act.
The indianapolis city election Tues
day resulted in the election of the entire
democratic ticket by majorities now
estimated at from 1,5OO to 5000. Sui
livan, for mayor, the present incumbent,
runs LOCO ahead of his ticket.
The report Of the Northern Pacific
Railway company, exclusive of the Wis
consin Central, shows a net income of
Sll ,344 600 for the year ended June 80,
1891. After expenses and dividends are
paid there will be surplus of s438,OOO.
At Waco, Texas, District Judge Good
rich held that the alien land law, passed
by the last legislature, is unconstitu-
tional and void. The law excluded
foreigners from buying or loaning money
on Texas land, and created severe money
stringency throughout the state.
The trainmen's convention, in session
at Galesburg, Illinois, by vote of 3O2 to
IA, acquitted the grand officers OF the
blame in the Northwestern trouble, and
condemned the action Of the supreme
council in expelling the brotherhood.
The excitement was great, and the
Northwestern yardmaster was carried
out on the shoulders Of the crowd
Captain Hooper, commanding the
revenue steamer Corwin, has telegraph
ed the treasury department of his ar
rival at Port Townsend for coal on the
way to San Francisco. He also reported
that the trial of the schooners Ethel and
La Nymph before the United States
court at Juneau for violating the modus
vivendi had resulted IN the condemna-
tion of both.
A bulletin issued by the census Office
on live stock on the ranges, shows that
SIT ,128 horses, 5,433 mules, 14,1O9, asses
or burros, 6,S28, ,12S cattle, 6,G7G,902 sheep
and 1926 swine; with sales of horses in
1889 amounting to 81, ,418,2O5; cattle s17,-
914,712; sheep, s2,G69, ,663, and swine ST.
1872. Total number OF men on ranges in
care of stock, 1880.
Goodland, Kansas, dispatch states that
Frank Melbourne, the Australian rain
maker, has closed his experiments at
that place. Melbourne explained that
the cold nights counteracted all the
work he did during the day. Since his
experimenting began, northwestern
Kansas has had more rain than has ever
fallen there before, and the people are
satisfied with his work.
At Casper, Wyoming DR.. Joseph Ben
son, who was confined in the Jail for
drunkenness, set fire to the building and
was burned to death. He had said his
right name was Joseph B. Riley, and
that he killed man near Pennington,
Mass, for which he was sentenced to the
penitentiary for fifteen years, but
escaped. He was we'll known in the
west, and for several years was army
surgeon at Fort Robinson.
Earthquake shocks were felt through
out California Sunday. The heaviest
shock was experienced at Napa. People
rushed into the streets in their night
clothes in great excitement. Several
buildings were shattered, others being
badly shaken. Bottles in drug stores
were thrown to the floor. The Masonic
temple, a fine building, was shattered.
At the state insane asylum patients be-
came almost uncomfortable. It is re-
ported the building was cracked and
other damage done.
Senator Baranoff estimates that no
fewer than 100000 Of peasants in
Russia are now destitute and must be
provided for the next ten months. 1t
will require 39O,Ooo,OOo pounds Of grain
to feed them. Owing to the difficulty of
obtaining fodder for cattle the export OF
llinseed cake from Russia is prohibited.
The famine in the Volga valley has
caused widespread sickness among the
hunger suffering inhabitants of that
district. Thousands of unfortunate
peasants are already prostrated by ty-
phus fever.
A daring robbery is reported from En-
terprise, Oregon, perpetrated upon the
national bank of that place. Cashier
Holmes was in the bank alone when a
man entered and asked how much money
fJohn Smith Of Portland had on deposit.
Upon the cashier saying no such man