The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-10-24


1t is officially announced that .Balfoul
has been appointed first lord OF the
English treasury.
Pat Killen, the noted heavyweight
prize fighter, died in Chicago Wedaes-
day. The cause given was erysipelas.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding has
notified the collector of customs at San
Francisco that Chinese persons are not
to be allowed to land unless they pro-
duce certificate from their government
showing they are not OF the prohibited
class.
The secretary of the navy has signed
the contract with the Iowa Iron works
Dubuque, Iowa, for the construction of
Torpedo boat No. 2 similar to the ''Cush-
ing" for the sum of s113,5OO. 1t is to
be Of 12O tons displacement and must
be completed within year.
A Washington special says: Secre
tary Rusk has received dispatch from
President Cantenein of the Italian cham
Der Of commerce, New York, announcing
that he has received advices from Rome
that the ministry has unanimously de-
cided to abolish the decree shutting out
American pork.
The secretary of war has issued an
order declaring that wherever in general
orders the limit of the punishment of a
deserter is regulated by the length Of
time he has been "iA the service" this
expression has reference not only to the
soldiers present enlistment, but to all
previous enlistments as we'll, service in
the navy and marine corps included-in
other words, to the aggregate Of his
service.
A passenger train on the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad was de-
rallied near Monmouth, ILL.,, Wednesday
by an open switch. The whole train Of
seven cars, save the sleeper, turned over
on it's side. The killed are: Engineer A.
L. Emery of Galesburg, Travelling En-
,,ineer George Courtney of Galesburg,
Mrs. George Allen of Lanone, Iowa, and
Frank L. johnson Of Avon, Ill. About
eighteen were seriously injured.
Returns from the Chilian election
shows an overwhelming defeat Of the
clerical party. The liberals have
large majority in the electoral college,
the duties of the members of which are
to great extent similar to those Of
presidential electors in the United States,
with the important difference that the
members themselves select and appoint
the chief of state. The popularity Of
the liberal party is shown by the fact
that it hal. elected thirty candidates for
the senate, while the clericals elected
two. In the chamber of deputies the
liberals will have control of the house
with a majority OF thirty, the returns
showing the election of sixty two liberals
and thirty-two clericals.
A Washington dispatch states that
the people of this country will have re-
nswed interest in affairs at the national
capital on and after next Monday. It is
authoritatively announced that Sscre-
tary Blaine will be found at his desk in
the state department next Monday af-
ternoon. 1t is apparent that he will ar
rive here in an unostentatious manner.
While his plans are not fully known, it
is thought he will pay his respects to
President harrison before going to the
state department. That he will be
warmly greeted by the president is not
doubted. Whatever may be the feelings
of these men toward each other, their
actions in public are sure to indicate
that they are in no manner estI anged.
The presidents supporters still maintain
that Blame will not be candidate, and
the friends of the plumhd knight are
just as firm in their assertions that if
the presidential nomination is rendered
him he will not refuse it.
Chief Harrington of the weather bu-
reau in his report of the operations of
the bureau since its transfer to the de-
partment Of agriculture, July l last,
says the service has been reorganized
with view to carrying out the express
ed intention of congress to especially
develop and extend it's work in the in
terest of agriculture. Since July new
services have been organized in Arizona,
California, Utah, Florida, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Virginia,
Washington, West Virginia and Wyom
ing. The most practical and most high
ly conplinented portion of the work of
the state service is the issue of weekly
weather crop bulletin. On September
80 there were over 200 weather signal
display stations in operation, an in
crease Of about 100 per cent in less than
three months. There are now probably
1900 voluntary observers in the United
States reporting to the weather bureau
and steps are being taken to cover every
section OF each state and territory 90 as
to leave no section without stations
from twenty to thirty miles apart.
A Millionaire Heiress.
A Butte special of the 18th says:
Mrs. Ann M. Dodge, an inmate of the
poor house of this city and 80 years OF
age, received news today that she is sole
heir to an estate worth S8,OOO,OOO in
England. The story dates back two
centuries, at which time her great grand
father on her mothers side owned vast
estate near London. His oldest son re-
moved to America, settling and marry
ing in Virginia. Two children, William |
and Annie, were born of the marriage, |
the latter the mother of Mrs. Dodge. |
The son and his wife died and the two
children moved to kentucky. Both |
died forty years ago, leaving Mrs. Dodge |
and q sister. They moved to Missouri,
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