The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-06-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

i NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The house on Tuesday passed the bill
for an additional associate justice for Da
kota.
In executive session Monday the senate
took up and ratified the long pending
treaty for the adjustment of the Venezu
clan claim.
The supreme lodge knights of Pythias
at its recent session at Cincinnati, elected
as supreme chancellor VIM. Ward, OF
Newark, New Jersey; supreme vice.
chancellor, Geo. S. Shaw, Eau Claire.
Wisconsin.
The town of Lubois, in the northern
lumber regions of Pennsylvania, was al
most wiped out Of existence Monday
afternoon by conhagration. Nearly 500
buildings we're destroyed and 1000 people
are homeless.
During the Bairam feast at Constan-
tinoplc Sunday, the Albainans and Nubi-
ans of the imperial guard brought out an
ancient feud. Eighteen negroes and
three Albainans were killed and dozens
ON both sides wounded.
MyTiads of grasshoppers have appeared
in many parts of southern India and are
devouring all vegetation as they go. They
destroy meadows first, then the foliage of
trees and next corn, oats and garden veg
ttables. Thousands of acres of meadow
have henn devastated by them.
A dispatch from LlSi,,..-
vices from the Congo say that the Arabs
who have arrived at Kenshassa state that
Henry NJ. Stanley was wounded in fight
with the natives and that afterwards one
half his escort deserted. Tippo 1ib has
not sent the promised convoy to Stanley.
The south bound Missouri, Kansas &
Texas express was robbed on the night Of
the 10th at Vcrdigris bridge, in Indian
Territory. The express messenger was
robbed of an $4,000 package. Charles
Cotton, mail agent, and Harry Ryan, train
boy, were shot in the arm, and Ben G.
Lavaer, of Rosebud: Texas, was shot dead.
The Sparta house, two-story hotel at
Wakefield, Michigan, was burned Tues
day and two sons of the proprietor, Harry
and John Bowter, pcrished in the flames.
During the excitement officer Joe Yeadon
shot August Erickson, Finlandcr, who
died in quarter of an hour. He walked
three quarters of a mile after being shot.
1t is claimed by the officer that it was an
accident.
A Hague dispatch says: DR.. Macken-
zic in an interview said that he parted on
friendly terms with all the German doc
tors except one. He had been fully aware
Of the dangerous nature Of Fredcrick's S
malady since February, but if he had ad-
mitted it regency would have been prob
able, which would have pleased the Sec
tion opposed to the accession OF Frederick.
A post mortem examination of the late
emperor of Germany revealed the fact
that his disease was cancer. DIR. Mack
enzie states in his report which he pre-
pared at the command of Emperor Will
liam, that the disease was beyond doubt
a cancer Of the larYnx. He adds that a
diagnosis was rendered very difficult as
the disease attacked the cartilage of the
larynx at the outset and afterwards de-
veloped chiefly in the lower part of the
cartilage.
The election of officers in the Inter
national Typographical union convention
at Kansas City last week resulted as fol-
lows: President, E. T. Plank, San Fran
cisco; first president, Charles Haye,
Leavenwort, Kan; second vice-president,
Columbus Hall, Washington; third vice
president, D. j. Weldon, Chicago; secre-
tary and treasurer, w. s. McClevey,
Chicago. The term of Office was changed
from one to two years. It was voted to
hold the next convention at Denver.
The directors of the Eads Concession
company, which proposes to build slip
railway across the Istl,mus of Tehuante-
pee, connecting the two oceans, have
awarded contract to construct the pro
posed road to the Atlantic & Pacific com.
pany. The work of construction must
begin within year and be completed
within five years. The scheme is tc
carry loaded ships across the isthmus in
cradles SO supported by hydraulic apa.
ratus as to prevent any unusual strain on
the vessels.
The st. Paul chamber of commerce has
passed resolutions in which it declare:
against the inter state commerce law, al.
leging that under Its present working it il
detrimental to the interests of the fal
northwest and that the growth in popula
ton and wealth which has taken place il
Minnesota and Dakota within the last de
cadc and which has excited the wonder
and admiration of the whole country ha.
been owing more than to any other cause
to the unrestrained movements Of grair
eastward and merchandise westward b,
J the railroads of the country upon sue!
terms as unrestricted competition ha
, made necessary.