The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-03-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Z 1t has been discovered at Panama ths
the juice of the pence, or magic plan
Is a certain remedy for hydrophobia j
men and dogs.
y A delegation of residents OF Arizon
are in Washington for the purpose O
il securing an early change in the Governo
e Of that Territory.
The ministry of New South. Wales ha
been defeated on the question of protec
:; tion and resigned. Sir Henry Parke
9 will form free trade cabinet.
A large and enthusiastic mass meeting
was held at Wichita and Caldwell, Kans.
last night to celebrate the opening of ,
;; portion of the Oklohama country.
The French government has forbidden
large deputations to visit Gen. Boulan
gers house and ordered officers not tt
salute or recognize HIM in any manner
The amount carried by the general
appropriation bills passed at the recent
session of congress is $28l 1919, 600
against $3O6, ,9S6, 900 for the current year
Gov. Ross has issued an address to the
people of New Mexico, asking them to
call meeting to formulate memorial,
and IN every way appeal to congress to
give New Mexico a school law that will
save her from ignorance and barbarlsm.
Forty-fve members of the Dakota
legislature have telegraphed President
Harrison asking him to remove Gov.
Church at once and to appoint Secretary
Mcdonald acting governor, the object
being to shut off more vetoes on the part
of Church.
The steamer City Of New York, from
China and Japan brings advices of relief
coming from all sides for the great dis
tress in North China, caused by the last
seasons flood, but nevertheless it is feared
many thousands of people will perish in
the cold of winter.
The democratic senators held a confer
ence Tuesday on business to come before
the special session. No definite conclus-
ion was reached, but the sentiment of the
members is against permitting the con-
sideration of Legislative business. The
republican senator's, it Is stated will not
attempt to do anything but purely execu-
tive business. A two weeks session at the
most is expected.
Col. Andrews, of the Eads' Tehauntepec
ship railway, has received the resignation
Of Hon. William Window as president Of
that concern. Andrews has also received
information that the Mexican government
has granted the changes requested by the
company predicated upon the demands
Of foreign capitalists and will guarantee
the interest on $6o,ooo,oQo, estimated to
be necessary to complete the road.
The announcement is made of the fail
urc of the Reading Iron works, which OPP
crate blast furnaces, rolling, sheet, tube
and pipe mills, forges and machine shops,
employing over 1850 hands. The failure
was precipitated by the entry OF judg-
ment for $4,000 by the Reading Rail
road company, one of the largest in
America. The failure is rated by Brad
streets at over 81 100000.
The japanese government has adopted
constitution. The emperor remains as
before the source of all law, but his leg
islative function is henceforth to be exer-
cised with the sanction of the diet. The
parliamentary system Of the new govern
ment is vested in the house of peers and
the house of representatives, constituting
the imperial diet, the upper house partly
elective, partly hereditary, partly nomi-
native. The lower house consists of 800
members, elected by ballot in districts
fixed by the supplementary law.
On account of some difficulties which
existed in the American Cattle trust for
some time reorganization of that con-
cern took place in Kansas City. The
Denver office is discontinued. The Color
ado and Indian Territory interests will be
under the supervision of Hon. Judge
Brush. The Phoenix feeding ranch at
Watrons, New Mexico, will be in charge
Of L. G.. Head. The Texas branch will
be under the control of John G. Ly tile,
Of San Antonio, while Wyoming will be
looked after by Mr.. Maxwell. These
people will report to headquarters in New
York city.
Pigott, the forger, has committed sui |
eide in Spain. Besides his check book
letter addressed to Labouchere and a
license TO carry arms in Ireland were
found on the body. The letter addressed
to Lab0uchere was closed and ready for
mailing. In it Pigott says the first batch
of letters sold by him to the Times were
genuine, but that in the second batch
there were several forged letters, includ-
ing t"o ascribed to Parnell and one each !
to Davitt, O'Kellsy and Egan. Pigott
further says: II am deeply sorry for
all those have injured and am ready to
place at their disposal all the means in