The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-04-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The pension bill as passed by the house
grants $8,s3O,OOO

| Inc pension Dill as pasSeu Dy INC Hous'
grants $8,s3O,OOO.
Queen Victoria, Of England, is visiting
her son in law, the emperor Of Germany
a uniformed club Of 1000 Blaine re-
publicans will 90 from Kansas City e
the Chicago convention III June.
BY the burning Of stable belonging tc
David Johnson at Sioux Falls, Dakota,
Monday. nineteen horses were killed.
The strike Of the Chicago journeymen
bakers has been in a great measure sue
cessful, $50 Of the $50 employers having
accepted the terms Of the union.
The Bethel House, cheap lodging
house at st. Louis, was burned Saturday.
Three persons were suffocated in the
flames. and several others seriously in
jured.
James Cummings, manager Of the r..
G. Dun Commercial agency at Dayton,
Ohio, committed suicide Sunday by
shooting. He had been dealing heavy at
the bucket shops.
High water in the Wolf river at En-
barrass, Wisconsin, swept small shanty
with its occupants, the Lathrop family,
comprising father, mother and three chill
dren, into the stream. All were
drowned
Phillip Held. young farmer living
near Lemars, Iowa, shot and instantly
killed his mother and shortly after com
mitted suicide to avoid lynching. The
trouble which had existed in the family
for some time eliminated in quarrel
over-a saddle.
Dexter, the famous trotter, died Satur
day morning at the stables Of Robert
Bonner in New York. He was thirty
years old. He died Of old age and cx
haustion. Dexter was the greatest trotter
of his day. He was the first horse to trot
a mile in 2:17a.
The board Of aldermen Of New York
have passed resolution over Mayor Hew-
itts's veto curtailing his power in the
matter Of displaying f1agson the city hall.
THIS is the outcome Of the mayors re-
fusal to permit the Irish flag to be dis
played on st. Patrick's day.
MONDAYS session Of the senate was
opened with prayer by Rev. DR.. H. Per-
eing Mendez. rabbi, Of the Spanish and
Portuguese congregation Of New York. 1t
is stated that this is but the second time
in the history Of the government that a
Jew has offered prayer in the United
States senate.
Russia IS reinforcing her navy. The
sea of Azoy war flotilla is to be increased
oy the addition Of twelve torpedo boats.
They have been ordered in France and
will cost $15O,OOO. Tie government is
claiming merchant vessels in readiness
o transport troops to Bulgaria at cost Of
$50, 900 monthly.
In recent round up Of horse thieves
Who have been operating in the counties
If Texas and Kansas, bordering or Indian
erritory, by vigilantes, five Of the out
avs were killed and three captured.
Two Of the outlaws were afterwards rid
lied with bullets and the other dragged
G death suspended by lariat from the
,ommel Of a saddle. In the encounter
Pete Alderman, one Of the vigilantes,
vas also killed.
A. j. Lucas, the head Of a private de-
ective firm at Los Angeles, has been ar
ested on confession made by Wm.
Cation, in Jail at that place for burglary.
rhc evidence found goes to show that
lucas, who on account of his business,
lad access to stores, residences, ETC.. and
eally employed his men, in their guise
S guardians Of the peace, to act as burg
ars, they handing over the stolen prop
rty to Lucas. 1t is now thought that
cry many of the burglaries that have
,een SO frequent Of late have been due
0 Lucas schemes.
George c. Min, once minister Of the
unity church at Chicago and now trage-
Ian, is the defendant to divorce suit in
tituted by his wife, Josephine c. Min.
he suit was begun some weeks ago, but
vas kept from the press and even the
teps before Judge Jamison were at
empted to be railroaded through
without 4 any publicity. The bill
harges among other things that Actor
|Iisn has been guilty Of having committed
dultery with amember Of his company.
Judge Jamison said he would read the
|epositions with the other testimony in the
;ase and it is expected that under the ev-
dence decree will be granted.
ABukharest dispatch states that details
# the uprising of peasants in kumania
which have reached that city describe the
evolt as widespread, peasants destroying
louses and property. In most villages
he houses Of land owners and farmers
AVE been sacked and wrecked, granaries
>,llaaad anl local .afiicials harharnnSlr