The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-03-08

doctors asked him if he had any rela-
tives to communicate with and he re-
piled, II have no one; if l must die |
cannot help it." The body was badly
bruised. Papers found on him showed
him to have been connected with a
Jesuit institute at Frederick, Nd, and
also Catholic church in Baltimore. He
had evidently been wanderer for some
time past. The Catholic authorities in
Baltimore have been communicated
with
Dispatches from Pekin, China, an
nounce that the Viceroy, VIII Hung
Chang, has formulated project which
will mark new era in the Chinese COM
mercial world. He has decided to estab-
lish system of silver coinage which
shall be uniform throughout the empire
A fight with revolvers occurred Sat
urday near Blyth's ranch, seventy miles
west of Ritzville, Washington, in which
six men participated. Four of them
were wounded, two fatally. The trouble
was about the ownership of some hay
Two others received slight wounds. At
ter the revolvers were all emptied a
hand to hand encounter took place.
Assistant Secretary Chandler, of the
interior department, last Tuesday filed
decision affirming the ruling of the land
Office respecting the application of Cor
nelius Miller to make a timber culture
entry in section 80, township II, range
40, in the Walla Walla district, Wash
ington. He holds that the land in ques-
tion had been selected by the territorial
authorities as school indemnity lands
A New York paper has interviewed
number of merchants on the interna-
tional railroad scheme proposed by the
Pan-American congress. Nearly all Of
them think the idea good one and
would like to see the survey carried out,
but are doubtful as to the practicability
of the construction of such a road. If
it could be carried out it would be a
great thing for our trade. Some merch-
ants think the scheme chimerical.
August Groth cut his wifes throat
with razor at Saltwater, Mimi, last
Monday, killing her and then committed
suicide. The murderer left no.e stat
ing that his wife had just confessed she
had been seduced by a policeman in
Germany in 1883, while her husband
was in this country. She followed her
husband to this country in 1887, and for
some unknown reason told him nothing
about the matter till recently. The sup
position is they agreed to die together.
At Seattle a we'll has been bored
through the bottom Of the bay at the
mechanics mill to depth of 16O feet,
and fresh water has been struck that
rises to within twenty feet of the sur
face The supply is thought to be suf-
ticient and a pump is being put in to
bring it to the surface. Boring through
salt water to get fresh is a novel idea,
and the success of this effort will no
doubt lead to many such wells being
sunk.
AS the inward bound train for Paler,
Mo-, was crossing desolate stretch of
country few days ago the carriages
were invaded by troop Of bandits and
the passengers were robbed of S2,40O in
coin and all their jewelry. The fact that
the robbery was committed while the
train was at full speed and also that no
stoppage was made aroused the suspicion
of the victims, who discovered that the
bandits were simply train hands. The
passengers and train men recover ID their
money and jewelry. The masqueraders
were consigned to Jail.
An Arkansas City, Kansas, dispatch
under date of March 1st, says: The
Cherokee strip movement has grown to
such gigantic proportions that a regular
organization has become necessary, and
accordingly mass meeting was held
last night, at which about 1000 citizens
and boomers assembled. The Arkansas
City Colonization Association was form
ed, and Col. O. Ingersoll, of Michigan,
was elected president, with E. W. Eckert
of the Arkansas Traveller, secretary, and
Hayward Ross, the banker, treasurer.
The association is formed to hasten the
opening of the strip, and resolutions
were passed calling on the President to
issue proclamation at as early day
as possible.
Peach Springs, Arizona, dispatch:
Chief Engineer Stanton and his party
of railroad surveyors reached the mouth
of Diamond Creek, twenty-five miles be-
low this place, March 1st, Everyone in
the party is perfectly we'll, not having
had any serious accident since that to
Photographer Minis on January 1st.
The trip through the Grand Canyon of
the Colorado has been one of much
danger and excitement, but has been so
FAR successful in every way. One boat
was lost while letting it down fall, but
10 ope was in it. After that the chief
ooatman in charge of the feet deserted
,he party. In running one rapid Mr..
Hislop was thrown out of his boat, but
lis life preserver kept him up till he
vas picked up further down. A sudden
Use in the river last week of ten feet |
made a two days ride through the mar
owest and crookedest part Of the canyon
wildly exciting and perilous. Every one,
however, came through without a
cratch. The party will be here for a
ew days to get a new supply before go
ng further.
Salt Lake Tribune: The progress of
tates is like the voyages Of ships. Two
hips may leave port on the same day;
hey may be of the same size; caparison
ID and provisioned alike; the discipline
nay be the same; the taps of the bells,