The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-08-29
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Austria are to have formal meeting.
AT Lonoke, Arkansas. Joe Bogara,
negro, was hanged Cor raping child.
The Second National bank of Xenia
Ohio, has failed. Its cashier speculatel
in grain.
1t is reported that Gen. Gordon gained
a great victory over the Egyptian rebels
on the 11th inst.
Blaine has got over the cold in his
head, and he and the country at large
breathe more freely.
Gen. Logan was at Rockford, Illinois,
en- Wednesday, escorted by the &. A. r.,
and making political speeches.
The Union Prohibition party of Michi-
gan has held convention and nominated
full list Of state officers and electors.
The National American party will
withdraw Pomeroy, its nominee for the
presidency, and throw the party strength
for St. JOHN, the prohibition candidate
Richard Tweed, eldest son of the late
VIM. Tweed, Of New York, died in a
madhouse in Paris this week. It is un-
derstood he left little or no property.
The British government wishes to secure
TIE services of fifty experienced rivermen
from the CaugIlnawaga tribe of Indians Of
Canada for transportation services on the
Egyptian expedition.
O.l the race track at Hartford. Con-
necHcut, during exercise, two PAGERS,
George G., record 1T, and Princess. rec
ord s:l2JJ, came into collision while being
'riven rapidly. George e. fell dead and
Princess was fatally injured.
DR.. Salmon, Of the tlepa' tnent OF acri-
culture, las found Is cases of pleuro-
in five towns in Illinois. He is
aow investigating in neigfboring states
With the view of determining where the
disease had its distributing point and to
discover how far it has been spread.
A lie Paris Berlin correspondent attrib-
ties the attitude of Germany toward Eng
and and France to Germany's designs
1pon Holland. The LIE Paris has reason
o believe that China will not declare war
against France Measures will be taken. |
he paper says, to provision the French
ieet in the event of the English ports be-
ng closed. and the French will work the |
mines Of Kelung until China pays the in
lemnity demanded.
Under the contract for furnishing the
,ostoffice department with envelopes, re-
emily annullcd bv the Postmaster General,
nd under the previous contracts, enve-
opes required were made to be of GER
ain and exact dimensions. 1t appears
lpon investigation that the sizes required
we're different from those kept i'll stock
" envelope manufacturers generally.
The effect of the requirement was to pre-
ent the great bulk of manufacturers
rom bidding upon proposals, as costl:
hanges in the machinery would be re-
uired for the manufacture OF sizes which
Tould not be warranted by the profits
rom contract for q single year The
csult at the last letting was to limit tie
lumber OF bidders to six firms 10 obviate |
his difficulty. 1G.o proposals just issued
o supply these envelopes, provided
hat sizes may be slightly larger than di-
lensions given, but no smaller. thus al
owing all manufacturers to compete for
ontracts Tie Washington Critic says it
, seriously intimated that collusion ex-
sted in the postofice department with
he contractors, and that the business of
'o.tn,aster General Gresham at New
-ork is to consult tie president before
liking final action in the premises, and It
not improbable that the head OF a
r,m:ncnt official will fall into the basket.