The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-04-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

OoooPIl, MO-, murdered his companion
Tor few dollars year ago, was hangs
at Cheyenne, Wyoming, on the 22nd. f
showed utter Indifference.
A Cheyenne, Wyoming, dispatch
the 10Th says: A number of Johnso
county cattle owners, residing out OF tt
state reached here today to discuss tn
situation and decide upon some plan r
garding their interests in Johnso
county. Many of them are favorin
driving the stock into Montana. Tn
captured men are in charge of Majc
Robert at Fort Russell.
| The amendment proposed to the rive
and harbor bill by Senator Mitchell, az
propriates nearly 100000 to construc
a boat railway at the Dalles and Cell
falls and Ten mile rapids of the Colum
bia river, and the necessary marine az
paratus for the purpose OF Transferring
the boats and their cargoes across Oh
structions at those places. The appro
priation is to cover the whole cost of tn
proposed improvement.
| Numerous proJests were received IL
the senate Monday, principally from
Seventh Day Adventists, urging con
gress not to commit itself to any relig
lous creed by urging the Columbian ex
position to close Sundays Also two re-
monstrances from Massachusetts against
the passage of the Chinese exclusion
bill. Butler gave notice that Thursday o.
next week he would ask the senate te
take up for action his bill to transfer
the revenue marine from the treasury
department to the navy department.
Senator Warren, speaking of the
Wyoming rustlers, said he had no doubt
that the president would give the com
mittee hearing, and expressed the
opinion that the people are acting under
a misapprehension Of the real purpose
Of the general government in dealing
with the matter. Its object is merely
to maintain the supremacy of the law.
In the due course Of time the cattlemen
would be turned over to the state au-
thOrities and tried. The Intervention Of
the United States authorities would not
Cypress the people in the least.
Senator Mcpherson has introduced a
proposed amendment to the naval appro-
priation bill, authorizing the construct
ion Of three double-turret iron or steel
harbor defense vessels of monitor type,
of at least 1900 tons displacement. and a
speed of Is knots in place of the single
cruiser proposed by the house bill. They
are to carry two l3-inch rified guns and
to be SO heavily armored as to be in
vulnerable to shot or shell; half a mil
lion dollars to be appropriated for tor
depo boats and torpedoes. submarine or
otherwise, and in addition the construct
ion of the IL first class torpedo boats au-
bhorized.
William Astor was found dead in the
Hotel Liverpool at Paris Tuesday morn
ing, and an investigation showed that
his death was due to heart failure, He
died some time during the early part of
the night as his body was quite rigid
when found. William Astor was
brother OF the late John Jacob Astor
and he possessed many of the Astor mil
ions, the value of his estate being placed
At s6O,OOO,0OO, For some time he had
oeen worried over the conduct of his
laughter, Mrs. Drayton, who was the
,ause of the Borrowe-Drayton scandal,
which has agitated the elect of two
continents, His death no doubt was
fastened by his worry over the escapade
# his erring daughter.
Two thousand Cinnamon are reported
@ be distributed along the Washington,
IDAHO and Montana line awaiting the
expiration Of the exclusion law on May
J, in order to cross into the United
States from British Columbia. Emi-
lent counsel have been retained by the
which bring the Coolies over
,nder contract 10 defend any Of the Chi
'ese who may be arrested after crossing
he border on May 6. The feeling
'gainst the Mongols is very bitter among
he laboring men in Washington and
and it is probable that after
nay 6, if it should be decided that the
resent law expired then, and if no new
aw should be enacted, summary pro-
eedings to expel the Chinese will be
aiken.
The plan of the exhibition to be made
t Chicago by the Smithsonian insti-
ute and the national museum is now
omplete and in the hands of the board
t management for consideration. It is
roposed that the Smithsonian institute
hall send a collection illustrating it's
wn origin and growth, the scope work,
he result Of it's scientific Investigations
uring its existence, and the national
auseum proposes to illustrate the
atural resources of the United States,
insofar as the subject has not been un-
ertaken by other departments it will
i've special attention to the animal re-
ources of the continent, showing by
,eans of large groups Of as many as pos:
lble Of the larger quadrupeds which are
ow rapidly becoming exterminated.
Senator Kyle, by request, introduced
be most remarkable financial bill of the
ession, providing for the establishment
a "compoeite dollar" The chief
lause of the bill enaots that the COM
osite dollar should be established in
be following manner; Designate so
auch Of wheat, rye, oats, corn, barley,
'eans, potatoes, cotton, wool, butter,
ggs, -four, sugar, lard, pork. beet, to-
'acco, salt, leather. hemp. cement, cot
On aood hriCk lead niO iron oool or1