The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-08-16

holsted beside the British standard
amid a combined salute of twenty one
guns from the English and German
vessels. Won Boetticher called for
cheers for the kaiser. Won BoetticheI
escorted escorted Gov. Barlley to the
harbor. where the latter at o'clock en-
barked on the war ship Enchantress.
amid a combined salute from the Eng
lish and German fleets. Subsequently
Won Boetticher gave grand dinner at
Kurhaus.
The president has sent to congress a
letter from Governor Steele Of Okla
homa. representing that great distress
prevails among the residents Of that
territory, and requesting that the atten-
tion Of congress be called to the fact
The president, In transmitting the letter,
says: ''InfoFmati0n received by me
from other sources leads me to believe
that the governor is altogether right in
his impression that there viii be, unless
relief is afforded, widespread suffering
among the settlers in Oklahoma. MANY
of these people expended for travel and
providing shelter for their families all
their Accommodations and means. The
crop prospects for this year are, by
reason OF drouth, unfayorable, and the
ability OF the territory itself to provide
relief must be inadequate during this
year. | am advised that there Is an I'M
expended balance Of 5000 Of the fund
appropriated for the relief OF Mississippi
flood sufferers, and recommend that
authority be given to use this fund to
meet the most urgent necessities Of the
poorer people in Oklahoma"
The house anti-lottery bid was favor
ably reported in the senate Wednesday
with an amendment providing that
newspapers published in foreign
countries shall not be excluded from
mails under the provision Of this bill
unless in the opinion Of the postmaster
general, they are being circulated for
the purpose of advertising lottery
schemes in violation Of the law .Ac-
companying the bill is letter from the
attorney general giving his opinion upon
the other anti-lottery bills before the
committee. Legislation Of this char
acter, that is, designed to exclude news
papers containing lottery advertise
ments from the mails says the attorney
general, has been upheld by courts, and
1t seems to be settled that it is compct- |
ent for congress to authorize the post |
master general to refuse the use Of the |
mails to any person engaged in the lot
terry business. It is generally believed |
On the republican side of the house,
that special order will be made setting |
apart Saturday next for the consider
alton of the lottery bill.
Cardinal Newman died at London on |
Monday, after an illness Of two days.
John Henry Newman, the greatest OF
English-spealing cardinals OF the Ro-
man Catholic church, was born in Lon
don Feb. 2lst, 1901. He was educated
at Ealing and Trinity college, Oxford,
and graduated B. \. 1920. He took An
5llcan emancipation in 1929; was one Of
the University preachers in 1880: joined
with Hurrell Froude in forming a con
Anglo-Catholic party within
the church of England; visited Rome
and Scicily in 1928; took part with
heble and Pusey in organizing the Cox
sord Movement was a leader III the
Of High Church" doctrines
)y means of the celebrated Tracts for
Times; rapidly developed his tendencies
Z incumbent Of ST. Mary's, Oxford, and
'haIldih VI LiltlSilOIe, ana aCI urea
great fame as a preacher and writer;
ounded at Littlemore, 1912, com
nunit.r OF asce1ics. IN 1880 he joined
he Roman Catholic priesthood and be
'ame head of the Oratorian establish
nent at Birmingham; was rector of the
toman Catholic university, Dublin
So4-oo, and then became head OF The
toman Catholic school at Edgbaston.
lie gained great renown as writer Of
'olemic works in the next few years.
1e was appointed cardinal on May II,
S79, and, since then, has held the fore
most place among English speaking
He was esteemed no less for
he many virtues OF his high nature and
,rofound piety than for his rare accom-
as a scholar, and his grace as
writer on religious, literary and scien-
itic subjects.