The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-12-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
M me. Patti has engaged passage fol
New York on the steamer City OF Paris,
sailing December 23rd.
Mrs. Parnell, mother of the dead Irisf
leader, sa lied for England Saturday. ac
companied by her son John.
The house of representatives was called
to order promptly at noon Monday witt
326 members present. On motion o1
H gilman it at once adjourned until Tues
day at noon.
Secretary Proctor attended meeting
of the cabinet Friday for the last time
and took official leave of his associates
He severed his connection with the wal
department Saturday.
Twelve barges loaded with brick,
towed by the Cornell company's steam
boat Townsend, coming down the Hud
son river, when opposite Croten Point
N. Y, were upset Friday evening and
about twenty persons drowned.
Miss Alice Rideout of San Francisco
has been awarded the first prize in the
Woman's Worlds Fair building. The
reward carries with it contract for the
execution of full-sized models OF the
group at price from 81 800 to $1,000
for the divans and from 50 600 to 5000
for the great forty foot panel.
The great divorce suit of Countess
Russell against her husband Earl Rus
sell, came to close Friday, the jury
finding for the defendant. The an
nouncement was greeted with loud
cheers by the friends of the earl
Countess Russell was demanded to pay
the costs of the action, which are very
heavy.
Sheriff O'Neal, of Choteau county has
arrested -four Blood. Indians and taken
them to Fort Benton. The Indians
were arrested near Piegan agency,
charged with stealing horses from a
ranchman in the Sweet Grass country.
They are part of a band who stole some
sheep and drove them across the line
some time ago.
Colonel Dick Taylor died at Chicago
Friday, aged 80. He had been resi-
dent of Illinois over 60 years, was land
agent at''Chicago number OF years, be-
ginning in 1885. and sold land for the
government in what is now the heart of
Chicago for s1.25 per acre; was a vet
eran of the Mexican war and was a per-
sonal friend of both Lincoln and Doug
las.
Miss Florence St. John, the actress,
has brought suit in London against her
husband, D. Marius, for absolute divorce.
She charges cruelty and adultery.
Miss st. Johns suit is counter action
brought to offset a similar suit insti
tuted by Marius. He alleges that his
wife had improper relations with Ar
thur Cohen, sub-editor of the Finan
cial News. Marius asks no money
damages against Cohen, but only asks
the court to rid him of his marriage
ties. Sir Charles Russell appeared for
the petitioner and G. F. Gill for the re-
spondent.
The coroner and district attorney of
King county have finished investigation
into the cause of the landslide on the
Northern Pacific at Canton, Washing
ton, two weeks ago, and find that there
is no necessity of an inquest over the
bodies of the men killed in the accident
The coroner said: 'There is no question
as to cause of death of the men and no
charge of criminal negligence On the
part of the company could be sustained.
Nine or ten men are still missing and l
believe they have either been killed or
carried down the river. Four bodies
have been recovered"
The San Francisco Chronicles
Shanghai correspondent telegraphs
that the rebels in China have
met a complete and crushing de-
feat. He says 4,500 imperial troops met
a force of 5000 rebels at point fifteen
miles from Choo Yang. The latter we're
very daring and had better cavalry than
the imperial forces, who were at first
compelled to move back somewhat. The
conflict which ensued was long and
stubborn. Finally there was spirited
charge from the imperial side. This
threw the rebels into confusion and they
began retreating, keeping up running
fire, however. No quarter was given.
Eleven hundred rebels we're slaughtered
on the field and those captured were i'm
mediately executed.
A Washington special says: New Mex.
leo and Arizona will probably enter the
Union of states before the end of the
present congress. Utah will also he an
applicant for admission, but the lineer-
ing traces of Mormonism will probably
keep her out. The enabling acts for
New Mexico and Arizona will probably
be passed next spring or summer. but
the states will not come into the Union
early enough to vote for the president
next year. The bills for the admission
OF the three territories will be offered at
.ne nrst opportunity by their delegates
u congress It is quite probable that
.nere will be no opposition in either
mouse 70 the admission Of New Mexico
auu ARIZONA, provided they are not al
'o~eo 70 vote for president next fall.