The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-10-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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One dozen out Of 265 immigrar
landed at Castle Garden by steam
= Eutiopia from Glasgow this mornin
:. E. were found to be destitute and witho
$ friends or relatives In this country al
= were detained to await the action of Il
collector.
r 1t is stated that Manager Stone of Il
g Burlington road, as the result of rece
) conference with his striking engineer
2 has consented to all demands except tn
}, for the abolisbment of classification, an
that the long strike will probably be Sc
tied at the convention of the Brotherhoo
at Richmond this week.
. The postoffice department is soon [
' have new style postal card. It is yer
much like double card of the preser
| pattern. The back folds ere split dag
onallY and open out like four pointc
star. The four corners are folded AM
joined in the center, when the card
ready for mailing, with piece of gum
med paper. The card weighs less than al
ounce and will contain no more writin!
than the present card, the only advantage
being greater privacy.
i The Pacific mail contract has beer
signed between the Imperial Government,
and the Canadian Pacific Railway Com
pany. Tenders for three steamers will b,
received within one week. The stipulated
service is to commence within eighteen
months, company receiving annually f45,
900 from the Imperial Government, in ad
dition to the fl5,00O from the Dominion
Government for a monthly service for ter
years from Vancouver, rot only to Yoke.
hama and Hong Kong as first intended,
but also calling at Shanghai.
By an accident on the Lehigh Valley
road Tuesday six persons were killed and
twenty wounded. A construction train
was unloading ties al Tamand siding, on
the Pottsville branch, when fast Penn
sYlvania freight dashed into the construc-
ton cars. Of the party of Hungarians at
work unloading ties six were killed and
twenty-six wounded. A brakeman of the
Pennsylvania train was killed and twenty
freight cars were wrecked. It is feared
that many of the wounded, who had to
wait three honrs before help came, will
die
Mayor Reno attempted to commit sui
eide at Harrisburg, Pa, on October 18th.
He placed a revolver in his mouth and
was about to pull the trigger when a
friend grasped the weapon and prevented
him. The cause is attributed to domcs-
tic troubles. It is believed that he is
crazed by drink. A few days ago an or
der Of the court was granted directing
him to pay $50 per month Tor his wife's
support. He has told his friends that his
income is hardly that much. He now
threatens 10 kill his wife and himself. He
is being closely watched.
Much importance is attached to the ar
rest at Belfast of blood-stained man
with razor and knives in his possession,
on suspicion Of his being the Whtcchapel
murderer. It was known beforehand
that the man who had been writing mys-
terious letters to editors of newspapers
was actually in Belfast. On Oct. 9 he
wrote from London to the editor of a
Welsh newspaper Two days afterwards
he wrote to Belfast editor, the envelope
bearing the Belfast postmark, and was
directed evidently by the same person.
and the paper daubed over with red ink
to initiate blood exactly as in the speci-
mems inspected. Since the evi-
dence at the inquest yesterday about the
handwriting on the wall, the identity of
the murderer with the writer of these
letters IS generally believed.
The only alarming feature of the
yellow fever scourge is the sudden ap-
pearance of fever in South Jacksonville,
across the river. There are ten patients
It present there. A serious question
comes up for solution in the matter of
payment for private property destroyed
n process of general disinfection when
hat shall begin. As understood at pres
mt, the government will not pay for
property destroyed where the owner is
Ible to stand the loss. Of course, no man
himself as belonging to that
lass. A conference arranged with DR..
Potter and Surgeon General Hamilton will
doubtless result in more definite instruct
ons from the government. Many people
will secrete household goods rather than
'ave them destroyed without promise of
Thousands are anxiously
waiting the time for their return. Their
money is giving out, they must resume
BUSINESS. Official bulletin: New cases
Il; deaths 8. Total cases $3.50; total
leaths 311.
The indications are that this is to be the
asst week of this session of congress, yet
o one has been authorized by the repre-
entatives of either party to make the
announcement. Much will depend upon
ccidents. tits not yet clear that the
emocrats as body will agree that an
djournment resolution shall be intro [
uced in the house; yet, If one shall be !
resented in the house, from whatever
uarter it may come, the impression is !
hat it will be adopted. There is no
uestion that If it shall be sent to the
enate that body will at once concur.
he fact is not forgotten by either party
nat in three weeks from Tuesday next the s
oting for presidential electors will begin l
nd three weeks is very short time for t
nose who desire to participate in the {
ampaign. There are good many men 5
, both parties in both houses who have !.
smained here to the very last minute
the time they can spare, and they In :.
md, whatever may happen, to devote the
est OF the three weeks to the campaign. {
here is no expectation that there will he 6