The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-03-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Salvador with 10000 men.
Attorney General Garland is reducing
the force of his department.
Samuel S. Cox of New York has beer
appointed minister to Turkey.
Beers seized British surveying party
recently sent to Bechuanaland, Africa.
James H. Berry will succeed Attorney
General Garland in the United States Sen
ate.
Secretary Lamar is moving to re-organ'
ize and re-arrange the work of his depart
ment.
Secretary Manning of the treasury is
going to cut off every unnecessary clerk
in his department.
There is powerful organization in Spain
designed to restore a republican form Of
government in that country.
An additional force of 10000 Russian
troops are proceeding from the Caucasus
to the Afghanistan frontier.
1t is said that Ell Mahdi's troops are de-
serting him and that competing prophet
has arisen called Ell Santaosi.
Gen. Grants daughter Mrs. Nellie Sar-
toris has arrived. from England to watch
beside her dying fathers bedside.
Joseph Cohen, one Of the roller skaters
IN the late 6-day contest in New York,
has since died Of spinal meningitis.
Secretary Whitney of the Navy refers
all applicants for clerkship in his depart
ment to the civil service commission.
RE. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
has rendered Gen. Grant its heartfelt SYM
pathies and its hope for his recovery.
Postmaster General Villas has called for
the resignation of several post-office in
spectors and their places will not be filled.
The latest reports say that the tension
between England and Russia has increased
and that war is considered almost inevi-
table.
Emperor William of Germany celebrat-
ed his ssth birthday on. the 23rd. The
occasion was gala day throughout the
Empire.
ED. Clark, the lately appointed assis-
tant secretary Of the Interior, died sud-
denly at Washington on the 23rd, OF
pneumonia. ..=.. .=
Volunteers, artillery and mounted police
are being sent forward to check the In
dian and half-bred uprising in the Cana
dian northwest.
Edward Hanlan and Clifford, an Aus
tralian oarsman, lately rowed race at
Sidney, Australia, for $4,000 side. Han
Ian won very easily.
Representatives Of the elevated railway
companies of New York are figuring on
putting in an elevated road between St.
Paul and Minneapolis.
James D. Portor, Of Tennessee, has been
appointed assistant secretary of state; and
John d. Calkins, of Tennessee, commiss-
ioner of Indian affairs.
John Schuyler Crosby still acts as first
assistant postmaster-gener while his sue
cessor, Malcolm Hay, goes to Florida to
recuperato from ill-health.
The British losses in Sundays engage
ment near Suakim were much larger than
first reported. The fight was really a very
severe defeat for the English.
During the year ending March LIST last,
4,xas, 900 hogs and /, ,27o,ooo beeves were
slaughtered in Chicago. Seventy per
cent Of the cattle we're for the dressed
beef trade.
NIX. Fairchild & Co. and the Armour
Packing Company of Chicago have orders
from the British war department for can
ned beef to the aggregate of over 10000
900 pounds.
Mrs. Susan Garner authoress of the cele-
brated novel "The Wide, Wide World
| which attained greater circulation than
| any American story except "Uncle Toms
Cabin" is dead.
Red Cloud, the Sioux Chief, has got a
postofice established at his agency. The
Office is called "Broken Knee" because
Red Cloud fell and broke his knee there
some years ago.
The French are having q hard time
| in their Chinese war. Itlooks very much
as if the Mongolians were "getting away
! with the French though accurate reports
cannot be obtained. ..5..-.
On Saturday last the state capital OF
| New Jersey was almost totally destroyed
by fire caused by the explosion of gas.
A large quantity Of state records were de-
stroyed. Loss, 100000.
A native reports that in the sortie before
the fall of Khartoum General Gordon lost
1000 men, and that Gordon was really
killed by shot from gun and his body
pierced with spears after he was dead.