The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-02-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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The average republican majorities at
the municipal election in Philadelphia
Tuesday were $4,000.
A bill to establish land offices at Sun
Dance, Lander and Douglass, Wyoming
has been favorably reported.
Reyburn was elected Tuesday to rep
resent the fourth Pennsylvania district
to succeed William D. Kelly, deceased
The house committee on public lands
has agreed to report favorably the bill
for the repeal of the timber culture
law.
The senate committee on commerce
has agreed to report favorably on bill
appropriating S6,2OO,OOOfor the construc-
ton of deep water harbor at Calves
ton.
On Saturday the National Starch
Manufacturing company was incorpo.
rated under the Kentucky law. 1t owns
all the starch factories in the United
States.
An explosion occurred ct a colliery
near Decise, France, on the 18th. 1t is
not known how many lives were lost, but
already thirty four bodies have been re-
covered.
The president on Monday issued a
proclamation directing the removal of
all cattle grazing upon the Cherokee
outlet in the northern part Of the In
dian territory.
The secretary of the senate has tele-
graphed to United States Consul Nc
Masters, at Carthage, for his report re-
garding the continued detention of the
American schooner Julian for alleged
violation of the custom laws.
Bazinah, the pugilist who killed Tom
James in a sparring match at Dallas,
Texas, has been discharged on the
ground that there is no law to indict a
man for the killing of another in Ii
censed exhibition. The other members
Of the party, including Kilrain, were also
released.
President Harrison has written let
ter to Hon. j. M. Thurston, president of
the Republican Club league, expressing
his regret at not being able to accept
the invitation to attend the annual con
vention of the league at Nashville,
March 4th next, and approving of its OBJ
jects.
Corbett of San Francisco bested Kill
rain in six rounds at New Orleans Kill
rain agreed to knock Corbett out in six
rounds for purse of $500, Of which
$500 was to 60 to the winner. Corbett
outfought Kilrain at every point. Cleary
whipped Mike Smith in two rounds, and
Bezinah bested johnson in four rounds.
The bond holders of the Seattle, Lake
Shore 4 Eastern railroad have annliel
Ior an IIIJuuculon a9aInsJ The delivery OF
any more of the bonds and stocks OF
that company to the Seattle e. Eastern
construction company; also for the ap-
pointment Of receiver of both compa-
MES and decree declaring the construc-
tion contract fraudulent and void
A Paris newspaper received by Bra
lillian steamer says the news of the offic
ial recognition of the Brazilian republic
by the United States was transmitted tt
the governors of the different states and
replies have been received expressing
JOY at the good news, and saying the
people are filled with delirious enthusi
asm over it.
Henry Campbell, member Of parlia
ment and private secretary to Parnell
was charged in speech with having
provided the knives with which Caven
dish and Burke were murdered. The
speech was published in the Belfas
News Letter. Campbell brought actor
for libel against the paper and wa.
warded e200.
The Dominion government will ap
point commission to inquire into the
truth of the statement that a white
child of an American officer, who was
killed in recent Indian raid in the
western states, is at present in posses
sion of the Canadian Blackfoot Indians
It was stated in parliament that pre-
liminary investigation showed the chile
to be Of Indian birth.
Three reporters and a detective at
tended dark cabinet seance at Chicago
and managed to unmask Mrs. Carrie
Sawyer, her husband, Frank Burk and
Kittie Ranger, who played the disem-
bodied female spirits, while Mrs. Sawyer
played the male parts with wigs, Boards
etc. Burk was manager and magnetist
They were arrested and locked up. Mrs.
Sawyer was formerly well known me-
dunn in San Francisco.
At Chicago United States Commits
sioner Hoyne held David Gallagher, Geo.
E. McFadden, ST., Geo. E. McF'adden,
Jr., William J. McFadden and Annie
Burns, to the federal grand jury on the
charge of using the mails for fraudulent
purposes. Gallagher is the proprietor of
the Home Journal and eight other
monthly publications of the cheap or
der. In these prints he advertises gold
watches for S., and the victims which
he has caught are said to run up into
the hundreds. The watches are in res
allty worth only about ten cents dozen,
and various other swindling snaps are
carried on. All the defendants waived
examination and gave the required Sc
curity.
A meeting of the senate finance COM
mittee was held Tuesday and the various
silver and currency bills that have been
referred to it were under consideration.
The discussion covered the whole range
of the financial situation, but the silver
question was the principal topic. All