The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-03-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

York, died Tuesday night at Savannah
Georgia. He was publisher of the New
York Star.
Henry Bcrgh, nephew of the founder
of the society for the prevention Of cruel
ty to animals, has been elected president
of that society.
Delegate VOORHEES, Of Washington terri
tory has written letter in which he de-
clines to again be candidate for con-
gressional honors from that territory.
A posse in pursuit of the murderers of
the superintendent Of the Vulture mine
near Phoenix, Arizona. overlook one of
the robbers, killed him and secured part
of the stolen bullion.
Reports from points in Nebraska state
that farmers along the Missouri have been
compelled to leave their homes and seek
safety from high water by fleeing to the
hills. Considerable stock has been lost.
Young Cox and Effie Ellis, the vitrol
disfgurcd variety actress, were married at
Bclleville, Illinois, on Sunday, and she
will now turn in and sue the doctor for
$50, 0,00C, in which her husband will assist
her.
Reports received at Berlin from the
flooded districts along the Vistula say
that within an area Of ten miles square
seventy seven villages are submerged; :;
twenty nine lives have been lost and $780,
900, 200 damage done.
Emperor William left a personal for
tune Of $12,50O,O0O. His will bequeaths
a large portion of this sum toward the
increase Of the crown treasure. and the
bulk of the remainder is divided between
Empress Augusta, Emperor Frederick
and the grand duchess Of Baden.
A new malady has made its appearance
among the horses in New York, and
and proves fatal in almost every case. 1t
is called uremic, and the animal drops
without warning 1t is said to be due to
lack Of exercise after full feeding during
the idlencss caused by the storm. Humid
reds of horses are dying of the disease
The executive committee of the Min
nesota Farmers Alliance on Wednesday
adopted resolutions endorsing President
Cleveland's views on the tariff issue and
denouncing the protective tariff as al
inlquitous levy on the people for the
benefit of monopolics and trusts and de-
manding its immediate repeal on all raw
material and necessaries
An effort to get the consent of the In
dians to release the mineral lands in til,
CGur d'Alene reserve IS being made. 4
petition is now IN circulation to the com
missioner of Indian affairs asking him t.
appoint commission to investigate tb'
question, with view to making treat.
with the Indians which will result in th'
| release of the mineral lands on the reserve
At a meeting of the Antl-poverty SO
ciety in New York Monday DR.. McGlynl
was reelected president for the ensuing
year. The society endorses the call for
national convention Of the united labo
party, to be held at Cincinnati, May 10
A letter was received from Henry George
resigning the vice presidency of the so
ciety. and James Redpath was elected t
fill his place.
The suit brought by Bisschoffsheim &
Co. and the Anglo-Egyptian bank, in tn
case of the Boston & Albany railroad
bonds against Seligman Bros, Brow
Bros, ct al, in New York, for the sum o
nearly seven million dollars, has beel
decided in favor Of the defendants on al
points and the case dismissed from tn
courts. The case has been on the docket
for fourteen years.
The president las sent to the senat
the following nominations: Francis |
Anderson, to be receiver of public money
at Del Norte, Colo; Thomas McCunnif
to be agent for the Indians of the south
ern Ute agency, Colo; John M. Browne
medical director, to be chief Of the br
reau of medicine and surgery, with rel;
tive rank of commodore; Thomas Franci
Meagher, postmaster at sprague, W. T.
A cyclone struck the town of Mines
. cab, Kansas, Saturday evening, destroyin
everything in its path. Only three house
were left standing in the place. Tw
churches, five stores and fifteen dwelling
were torn to pieces, and the flying tin
bers killed three persons and maine
seventeen others. The victims are: Mr.
II J. C. Williams, with her infant, killed
n George S. Hardesty, killed; James Wi
9 liams, both legs broken and sever
d bruises, will probably die; Charles Go
u don, injured in the back, supposed to
1 fatally. The others injured have on
y minor hurts.
It Clark's Copper Deal.
e Inter-MOuntain: Mr.. w. A. Clar
l. who is inst home from New York, WI