The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-05-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

len inches OF snow fell at Rapid City
Dakota, on Sunday last.
United States Senator Gibson, Of Louis
lana, was re c-elccted Wednesday.
Five hundred persons have bee
drowned by floods in Mesopotamie.
Seven blocks of business houses AM
residences in Palouse City, Washington
territory, were burned on the 18th. Los
$250,OO0.
John L. Sullivan has purchased thirt
interest IN John B. Doris circus and vii
accompany the show on its summer tou
of the United States, starting about Jun'
! 1st.
| Alden J. Blethen has severed his con
nection with the Minneapolis Tribune
having disposed of his interest in that pa
per to w. E. Haskell. the present man
aging editor.
Monster meetings Of working men are be
ing held throughout Germany and strike:
are spreading. At Mayence and Hamburg
collisions have occurred between the
strikers and the police.
The committee on finance have ordered
a reverse report on the fractional currency
bill, but in its place bill was reported
reducing the fec upon postal notes for less
than ono dollar to one cent.
The Indian appropriation blll reported
to the senate Thursday contains no pro-
vision for the Indians of the northern res
ervations Of Montana, they having been
provided for in the act for opening the
reservation.
The anarchists will resume their propa-
ganda, "The Alarm" It will be removed
from Chicago to New York and printed
in English. Herr Most and Henry Lon
don, an English anarchist, will have a
hand in its management.
A cyclone swept over Brownton, Texas,
Wednesday, destroying Methodist, Bap-
tist and Congregational CHURCHES and
eight dwellings. One person was killed
and eight, including the sheriff and county
recorder, were fatally wounded.
A party of vigilantes captured and
lynched party Of four horse thieves near
Woodland, Idaho, last week. Two of
them were noted outlaws known as Chit
wood and Dandy Hook. The brothers of
Chitwood have declared vengeance.
Senator Blair's new Sunday bill pro-
vides for the absolute cessation Of labor
and commerce on the Lords day. 1t pro-
hiblts mails from being transported or
delivered and fOrbids all assemblages on
that day only those of religious nature.
Senator Sherman has introduced bill
to appropriate $4,000 for the erection ir
Washington Of a monument to the men,
ory of George Rogers Clark, in recogni
ton of his eminent services in the occupa-
ton and conquest of the northwestern ter
ritory.
At Argonia, Kansas, on the 23rd, cy-
clone cut its way through the thlckest
portion of the place. Among the build
ings destroyed are the Methodist church,
Palace hotel and number Of stores and
dwellings. Several persons were severely
injured by flying timbers.
At the Tuesday evening session of the
general conference Of the Methodists at
New York DR.. J. H. Vincent and DR..
James n Fitzgerald were elected bishops.
A resolution was carried making the time
limit five years. Thursday Drs. New
man and Goodsell were also elected
bishops.
A special from Mason City, Iowa, says
Notices are now being posted in all the
division round houses on the G., B. & Q.
railroad that after May Goth all engineers
unable to run their engines without the
aid of pilot will be dismissed from SER
vice. This will take off about 60 per cent
of the new engineers.
The subcommittee of the national re-
publican convention of Chicago has just
closed a contract with Mr.. Frestrall Of
Topeka, Kansas, for the appearance Of the
Topeka Republican Flambeau
club to give one of its fire works displays
in Chicago during the convention. The
club will head the Kansas delegation ard
will be seventy-tive strong.
In the fight between Joe McAuliffe,
heavy weight champion of the Pacific
coast, and Frank Glover, of Chicago,
which took place at San Francisco, Mon
day night, each of. the principals put up
81 900, with purse Of $1,75O offered by
the club, making the purse $3.50.
Glover was knocked out in the 49th round.
Time, three and quarter hours.
Gas escaping in the basement of the
First National bank at St. Cloud, Minn,
exploded Friday evening. The building
IS total wreck. The front was blown
across the street, shattering the buildings
on the other side. Many people were on
the street and large number were hurt,
the following seriously: E. Keeler, J. A.
Kahn, A. L. Huber and j. Whitney.
William F. Cody, Indians, cowboys,
animals, tents and paraphernalia, arrived
Sunday at New York on the Persian Mon
arch. The deck was crowded with the
company. Buffalo Bill was of course the
center of attraction. The shore was lined
with spectators, many Of whom had field
glasses. All are to proceed to Erastina,
Staten Island. where the Wild West show
opens May 3Oth.
The great Mississippi floods have been
slowly abatlng the past week. In Illinois
over 25O,OOO acres of the richest farming
lands along the river were inundated and
the aggregate loss to crops will reach
IS, 900, 900. The damage to levees. houses
and railroads will approximate $6, ,00O, 900.
much sickness prevails among the people
who were driven from their homes by
floods, owing to want and exposure.
The president will leave Washington on
T.,o.lor ovouscnr for Novu VnrHr a.