The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-03-21

senator from Delaware.
Joseph S. Miller, of West Virginia, has
been appointed commissioner of internal
revenue, vice Walter Evans.
Frank Bonham accused of the murder
of his mother, brother and sister was
lynched at Independence, Kas.
Red Cloud, the Sioux chief, is taking a
hand in lobbying. He wants the dis
charge Of McGillicuddy, the agent.
1t is said that Prince Arthur, Duke of
Connaught, third son of the Queen, is to
be made Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
A dozen persons perished and others
suffered terribly from the effect Of an ice
gorge and overflow at Waverly, Missouri.
1t is reported that Kassala in the Sou
dan has been captured by Ell Mahdi and
that there has been massacre of the gar
rison.
Two hundred miners were caught in a
coal mine explosion in Saarbruck, Rhein-
lsh Prussia, and it is feared all have per
ished
The legislature of Arizonia just ad-
journed IS regarded as having been the
most unfruitful in the history of the ter
ritory.
1t is said that France has decided to
send an expedition to capture Pekin, the
capital of China, in order to bring the
war to aspeedy close.
The president has issued proclamation
commanding all intruders to remove and
stay away from the Oklahoma lands under
pain Of being cared for by military power.
Secretary Lamar and Attorney General
Garland have ordered the sale of all horses
and carriages attached to their respective
departments except those used for truck
ing.
In view Of the Central American troubles
war vessels of the United States are
being sent to those waters-presumably
to protect American residents and their
property.
The Woman's Suffrage society of New
York demands the removal of Gov. Pierce
of Dakota because he very properly vetoed
the woman's suffrage bill passed by the
territorial Legislature.
Jas. c. and Mrs. Taylor were hanged
by mob at Spring Ranch, Clay county,
Nebraska, on suspicion Of having been
concerned in the recent robbery and mur-
der of Edwin Roberts.
Secretary Manning has decided to dis
charge about 40 agents Of the treasury
department in various parts of the country
and not to fill their places. This will
save $4,000 in salaries.
In the Hazcn court martial, the attorney
for the defense created sensation by de-
claring that certain newspaper articles de-
rogatory to Gen. Hazen would be traced
to ex-Sccretary Lincoln's desk and to his
hand writing.
A squad of Chinese immigrants were
not allowed to land at Victoria, B. C.
The provincial government has resolved to
keep them out in spite Of the fact that
under their National government they
have no right to do so.
Richard Sailing of Alkali, Umatilla
county, Oregon, is in Jail charged with in
cest committed with his daughter for
several years. The girl is about to be-
come mother and says it is the fruit of
her incestuous intercourse with her father
The British government will strengthen
its defenses on the coast Of British Colum-
bia and station considerable fleet of iron
clads there. The completion of the Cana
dian Pacific is to be fastened in order to
facilitate the transfer of troops and num-
tions of war to the coast
Northwestern Canadian Indians are
dying in large numbers of sigular dis
ease, the first symptoms of which are stiff
fening of the knees ard joints, from which
death soon follows. Chickcn-pox and
diphtheria have taken off many more, and |
they are in generally starving condition.
All danger of war between Russia and
England seems to be past. Arrangements
for commission to decide regarding the |
Afghan frontier have been concluded and |
Russia protests against the preparations
for war which England has been making
and scouts the idea of ever having enter
tanned hostile feelings toward that country.