The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-04-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

oeen unconscious for month.
An epidemic of the black smallpox
; raging in Poland, especially on the G
llclan frontier. The disease is very vi
ulent, most of those attacked dying tt
third day.
Sherman Evarts, son of ex-Senatt
VIM. +. Evarts, announces the fact tn;
his fathers eyesight is failing and ths
oculists said he would become total
blind in time.
The house committe on public built
lngs has presented favorable reports o
the following new government building
to be erected: Spokane, Washington
Boise City, Idaho; Helena, Montana
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Hugh S. Thompson called on the pres
ldent Saturday and formally tendere'
his resignation as member of the civi
service commission, to take effect Ma
l5. He has been appointed comptrolle
of the New York Life Insurance com
pany.
Gen. A. j. Warner, the Ohio repre-
sentative on the executive committee o
the National Silver association, says i
is intended to put the silver question
thoroughly before both the nationa
conventions and compel the parties tt
define their position thereon.
In Judge Hutchinson's court at Chi
cago Wednesday finding was entered
against the Nelson Morris Packing com
pany for So, ,515 in favor of Pierre Wi
baux, Montana cattleman. Morris
agent contracted with Wibaux for the
cattle on his ranch in 1890. Wibaux
claimed $4,000 and Morris urged plea
OF recoupment, alleging that the plaintiff
guaranteed better cattle than delivered,
and claiming about $4,000 due. The
judge cut down the plaintiffs claim but
denied the interest. A motion was made
for new trial.
The republican state convention of
Texas convened Thursday S. j. Wright
was elected chairman; secretary F. H.
Leutwiler. James P. Newcomb Of San
addressed the convention. The
favor the present tariff and
deprecate the force bill. A full ticket
was nominated for state officers. For
governor, Andrew jackson Houston Of
Dallas; Lieutenant Governor, j. P.
Newcomb of San Antonio. For dele
gates at large to the Minneapolis con
Judge A. B. Morton, Judge
Henry Give, S. J. Wright and CIV. Nc
Cormick; alternates, Judge George w.
3urkett Of Palestine, Al Darnell, l. K.
Baker and Leon Buckley of Fort Worth.
William r. Grace, president of the
Home and Country Protective Brother
lood of Workingmen, has sent long
to the New York Herald,
q which he says James G. Blaine will
ccept the nomination from the Minnea-
'olis convention as promptly as would
President Harrison or any other candi-
ate. In doing so he can act in perfect
with his letter of declination
o be candidate and in perfect honor
nd fidelity to his chief. Grace, when
uestioned as to his authority for the
tatelnent, said he had nothing whatever
D add to it, but that he would be willing
0 put up a certified check Of S., 100000 as
wager that Blaine would not deny his
ssertion. He says he had three inter
Jews with the secretary of state while
l Washington recently.
A Chicago special of the 18th inst. says:
Jasper easel and William Spania, two
ierman laborers, entered into an agree
nent Saturday evening to commit sui
ide. As proof of their serious intention,
asel's dead body now lies in the morgue,
Q having been found in bed with bull
It hole in his right temple and a revol-
or in his hand, and Spania is suffering
ON wounds inflicted in an unsuccessful
tempt to cut his throat. When taken
, the station he begged that the officers
loot him. He said he had trouble with
is wife and easel was depressed over
le death Of his father and they had
ade solemn agreement to commit sui
de together. They bought revolver
I'd arranged that Casel should shoot
pania and then kill himself. After
ards it was decided that each should
Ike his own life. Spania will probably
cover.
The belief prevails among many sena-
RS that the house has cut appropria-
ons for pensions below absolute re-
lirements of law and it is probable the
preparation will be swelled several
illions when returned to the house by
e senators. The commissioner, on
bmitting the estimates to congress of
Q amount of money required to pay
nsions during the next fiscal year !
aced the sum at s147 100000. The I
'use appropriations committee cut I
100000 from this estimate. The rea- t
n assigned for the reduction was the 9
lief that at the end of the present fis- t
| year there would remain unexpended I
'm the general appropriations s15,OOO,-
0. Since that action was taken by the I
use committee the pension office has t
en- working along with much diligence
d has paid SO many pensions that the
nators have come to the conclusion
at the surplus at the end Of the fiscal
ar will be nearer s5,OOO,OOO, which, if ,
ae, would oblige the senate to add
arly s1O,OOO,OOO.
A daring and successful robbery was
mmitted Friday night within seventy
. miles OF New Orleans. When pas
nger train No. 2 of the Illinois Central,
nth bound, reached Hammond station