The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-04-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
cyclones in Kansas and Nebraska on
the lst did great damage to propertv.

cyclones in Kansas and Nebraska O
the LIST did great damage to property.
4 cyclone at Chicago on the 1st BILE,
down seven story building, corner Hal
sted and Pierce streets, killing three per
sons outright and fatally injuring sew
eral others.
Governor Mckinley, when spoken t.
about challenge from the Rhode Islant
democratic committee to meet ex-Gov
ernor Campbell in joint debate, said HI
would be glad to do SO, but it has beer
IN tlmated that a joint debate would be
arranged between himself and ex-Presi
dent Cleveland, who was going to Rhode
Island. In either case he was at the
service of the committee.
The New York Evening Telegram
states that Chinese residents of this
country have for some time been clrcu
lating petition among their country
men praying for the emporer of the flow
cry kingdom to retaliate on the United
States, and the petition has already re-
celved 100000 signatures. The petition
states that celestial residents of this
country are to endure even greater hard
ships in the future than they now en-
dure, and accuse the United States of
breaking faith. The blame for this is
laid on emigrants from Europe, and not
on the native born population.
The steamer Ballarat arrived at Mel
bourne on the 1st, having on board
Deeming, the wife murderer and sup
posed perpetrator of the Jack the Rip
per murders. At IL o'clock immense
crowds assembled to get glimpse at
the prisoner, but the route to the prison
vas strongly guarded by the police and
it would hardly have been possible for
the excited populace to have taken him
from his captors. Shortly after he landed
Deeming was taken to the police court,
where he was formally charged with the
murder OF his wife at Windsor. The
remanded him for the week.
A special from Hermosillo, Mexico,
states that the efforts of Melbourne, the
alleged rainmaker, to produce showers
have failed. The government made him
a proposition to pay $500 if the expert
ment was successful, the test to continue
over five days. The first three days not
cloud appeared. The fourth day some
signs made their appearance, but the
Judges were not satisfied and declared
he attempt failure. Melbourne de-
'lared, however, that he got tenth of
IN inch OF water and will take legal pro-
;eedings to collect the bonus The
country about Hermosillo contains the
argest orange and date groves in Mex
co, but it is particularly arid and de-
'ends entirely on irrigation from the So
lora river.
Half hundred names compose the
ist of those reported killed in Kansas by
he cyclone on the 31st, and still the
leath list is incomplete. Details of the
lisaster as far as is affected the town in
he stricken section are now believed to
'e complete, but many casualties in the
ountry regions are still unrecorded.
'our towns were wiped from the face of
he earth and dozen or SO others more
+ less damaged. The locations Of New
1aven, Towanda. Augusta and Smolen
re now marked only by wreckage and
,iles Of spllntered timber, which before
the houses OF these towns
)f the fifty dead twenty seven we're
Tiled outright. The remaining twenty
hree are those who were fatally injured
nd who have since died.
The department Of state has received
etailed information Of the operations of
ne sealing vessels now engaged in kill
g and taking seals along the American
past. At the latest advices the fleet
as off Flattery, keeping company with
le herd as it moved up the coast on its
ay to it's breeding grounds on the Pry-
ilov islands. On the 21st ultimo, the
merican steamer, Michigan, passed and
'ports the water fairly alive with the
'als and the vessels had their boats out
nsily shooting. Between March IA and
|, the vessels fix their catch at 2,272
als. Several British vessels are now {
Victoria and four or five in process Of {
destined for this years seal
,erations, making the total of the Brit
h feet about 20, as against 81 last year.
One OF the most destructive cotton i,
'es on record occurred at New Orleans .
unday morning, The cotton district
lrned 10 bounded by Peners, Front,
helis and Robin streets, and the presses :
'stroyed are as follows: Fire proof,
enrose Bros, shippers; Boyd & Her I.
ck, proprietors; Independence cotton
Ird, Orleans cotton press, Adam Nor -.
lch, manager. The total amount Of
tton burned, as near as can now be y
certained, is estimated at $4,000 bales, O
I'D by factories and commission mer- {
ants, and covered by open policies. Il
uch OF the cotton will be sent to pitch -
8 and saved, 80 the total loss will prob D
'ly not exceed $50 per bale, making a a
tai on cotton of between s2,25O,OOO and 8
10000. The loss on presses and +
eds'is estimated at s15O,OOO. In ad- t,
ton to this loss fire broke out in the y
sidence portion Of the city, burning :
ur squares and entailing loss of over n n
quarter of million dollars. 8,
The house Monday passed the Chinese V
clusion act by vote of ITO to 43. The 8,
Il absolutely prohibits any Chinese, (
neither or not subject Of China Except y y
g diplomatic and consular officers and h
cir servants), from entering the United Il