The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-01-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

: George W. Peck, the democratic &C
ernor of Wisconsin was inaugurated
Monday.
The funeral of the late General F.
Spinner, ex-treasurer of the Unit,
States, took place Sunday at Utica, Ne
York, with military honors.
Judge Henry B. Brown of Michigs
was sworn into office Monday as assoc
rte justice of the supreme court of tt
United States and took his seat on tt
bench.
In the United States senate Wedne
day the Idaho senators drew ballots fe
the terms of service with the result ths
Shoup secured the long and McConne
the short term.
The report of the relief of Col. Fo1
sythe of the command of the Sevent
cavalry by General Miles is confirme
at the war department. The officials
however, show a decided disinclinatlo
to talk about the matter.
The president has approved of Genera
Miles suggestion that Standing Rock
Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Cheyenne Rive
and Tongue River Indian reservation
be temporarily placed under militar,
control. A telegram was sent to Gen
Miles by Gen. Schofield giving him au
thority to act.
A submarine gun invented by Tosell
has Just been submitted to series o
tests in Lake Como, which proved highl!
successful. It was shown that the gun
could be lowered to any depth desired
held stationary there and fired at will
The Italian government intends to util
ize the gun in defense of the ports anC
bays of Italy.
Marshall Field e. Co., the well known
dry goods men of Chicago, have begun
suit in the United States circuit court
for the recovery of duties paid under
protest under the provisions of the Nc
Kinley tariff bill. They began the act
ion on the ground of the unconstitution-
ality of the act, and say they will carry
the case to the United States supreme
court.
Although not yet formerly issued, an
order has been prepared at Union Paci-
fic headquarters for a reduction in
the salaries of clerks and general agents
Of from Is to 25 per cent. 1t is under
stood that the reduction in the case of
higher officials will be even greater, and
the salary of the company's general
agent in New York will be cut down so
per cent.
Representative Wheeler, from the
on military affairs, has re-
ported to the house substitute for the
senate bill to revive the grade of heu
tenant general in the army. 1t author
zes the president to appoint lieuten-
ant general, who shall be selected from
among those officers of the army who
nave distinguished themselves for cour
sge and ability.
Advices from New Foundland indicate
hat the excitement and Indignation over
England's renewal of the modus vivendi
With France is still rife. This action is
'eceived as blow to the people. Crowds
assembled and condemned in the strong
'st terms this action of the home gov
Some have advised that the
lag of England be pulled down and an
appeal made for protection to the United
states.
The bureau of American republics is
that the finance minister OF
Iexico has submitted to the congress OF
hat republic plan for the entire re-
ision of the monetary laws and coinage.
t provides that the monetary system of
he republic shall consist as at present,
f gold, silver, copper and brass coins.
he monetary unit shall continue to be
he silver dollar. Fractions of this dol
ar will be represented by silver coins of
We, ten and twenty cents.
Butterworth, of Ohio, has introduced
l the house preamble and resolution
elative to the Worlds Columbian ex-
osition. The resolutions provide that
he president invite the several states
nd territories to hold suitable memoir
Il services on the 10Th day of October,
1872, commemorative of the four. hun
redth anniversary of the discovery of
merica; and that they cause to be pre-
ared statue, painting, tablet or other
litable memorial illustrative of the re-
,urces, progress and development of
lch state or territory; and that such
emorial be placed on exhibition in
roup with those from the other states
nd territories during the said exposi
on.
The secretary of state of Illinois on
le 22nd inst, issued a license of incor-
,ration to the Burton Columbian Tow
company, of Chicago, with capital
ock of 81, 100000, to build or contract
r the building Of colossal lower 1892
ct high commemorative of the dis
very of America by Christopher Col
nbus, upon the designs and plans al
ady published and copyrighted by
larles G. Burton, and such modifica-
ms thereof as may hereafter be sug- :
sted and approved, and to conduct
y business connected with such tower =,
pertaining to any of the special fea-
res of departments connected there
tn. Incorporators- C. Bur
D, George M. Ludlow, and Edgar B. |
,lman. I
At Philadelphia Saturday Judge Har- 9
: B. Morse and George C. Merrick, of t
'nver, called at the United States 4
MT of this city with brick of silver t
ighing 514.8 ounces fine, and present l
it to the weighing clerk and demand t