The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-01-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Albert Victor, eldest son of the Primo
OF Wales and heir presumptive to tn
English throne, died on the 18th inst.
Arthur P. German was Tuesday re
elected United States senator to succeed
himself by the Maryland legislature.
At the republican state convention a
New Orleans Tuesday the administra
ton OF President Harrison was indorsed
and delegates favorable to the renomi
nation of Harrison were recommended
John Borias, who was arrested a fe"
days ago for firing a pistol in West,
minister hall and when arraigned declared
he had taken this means of showing ms
contempt for the house of commons, was
bound over in the sum of GOO Oscar
Wilde became one of his securities.
A petition has been filed in the su'
preme court of Wisconsin by ex Attor
ney General Estabrook to test the con-
stitutionality Of the gerremander OF the
congressional and assembly districts by
the last legislature. The petition al
leges that large number of republican
voters were disfranchised thereby.
About seventy fourth class post
masters, representing twenty States, met
at Washington on the 18th in national
convention and effecteda a permanent or
ganization. S. G. Bennett of Kittanlng,
Ohio, was elected president. A com
mittee was appointed to prepare bill
embodying the views Of the convention
upon the subject of compensation OF
fourth class postmasters.
Representative Mills has written a
letter to Speaker Crisp resignlng his
position as chairman of the committee
of interstate and foreign commerce.
Mills, in resigning, says he is simply fol-
lowing out the lines of action indicated
in his former letter, in which he de-
clined second place on the committee on
ways and means. He is willing, he
saws, to serve IN the ranks, but does not
desire chairmanship.
Henry Edward Manning, cardinal OF
the Roman Catholic church and arch
bishop of Westminster, died on the l4th
at the age of "a. Cardinal Manning was
we'll known, not only for his work as
Catholic prelate and divine, but also for
his exertions in the cause of temperance
and social reform. He has taken lead
ing part in the settlement of the labor
which London has been troubled
with for several years past.
Dallas, Texas, dispatch of the 10Th: A
blizzard struck here last night. 1t rained
all day yesterday and at 3 o'clock this
morning the rain changed to sleet, the
mercury dropping from A to Is above
At midnight it was only 10 above, with
indications that zero would be reached
before morning. Dispatches from the
west and northwest say a blizzard is
prevailing of unprecedented severity and
il was apprehended that cattle would be
frozen by the thousands.
Two weeks from next Wednesday the
house committee on coinage, weights and
measures will, by terms Of resolution
agreed upon, vote upon the question OF
reporting to the house the bill for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
This decision was reached harmoniously
and after meeting free from dispute
The proceedings of the committee indi-
cate that it is very likely they will re-
port to the house the bill for the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver.
San Fransisco dispatch: Detective
Woods of Denver is in the city and he as
serts he is employed by DIR. Graves
friends. He says he has 80 affidavits
from residents of this city showing
Graves did not do the poisoning. While
not making any direct charges, the afti
davits insinuate Mrs. Worrell, Mrs. Bar
nabay's nurse, did the poisoning. She il
known to have purchased poison here
stating she wanted it for rats. He says
he has another affidavit from servant
at the hotel where Mrs. Barnaby stopped
in which the servant declares Mrs. Wor
rel was heard to say she wished Mrs
Barnaby would die, and the only reason
she stayed with her was her hope she
would be left some money in Mrs. Bar
naby's will.
A party of twenty-five excursionists
made up from the Clover Leaf club o1
st. Louis, went out on a pleasure triI
Tuesday evening all in one conveyance
a large four-horse sleigh. On their re-
turn, in crossing the Wabash railroad
the conveyance was struck by an incom
ing train, killing eight Of the party ane
injuring all the others more or less seri
ously. The corrected list Of dead is al
follows: F.C. Schieffle, George Edds
Albert Miller, Fred Neubert, William
Krone, E. Won Behrens, one unknown
supposed to be railroad man. OF thu
injured the following are known: j
Won Bohrens, Charles Willard, j. II
Bressart, George Frey, Robert Beckley
H. w. Wagner, Charles Fay. But tw'
of the whole party escaped unhurt an
eleven are in a serious condition. Gee
Frey and one unknown man are dyin,
and others are likely to follow them.
The past week has been prolific of man
offers of purses to different fighters b.
Capt. Williams, on behalf of the Olympi
club, Of New Orleans, as rule withou
much success. Charley Mitchell refuse
to meet Corbett for purse of S12,Oct
and S1avin also declined tempting offe
Of $4,000 to meet Corbett. Corbett n
fused to meet Maher for $4,000 on tn
ground that Maher had never fought
first-class man. Corbett wasthen offere
an 5000 purse to meet Bob Fitzsimmon
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