The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-01-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Edward Harrington, ~. T., mas been
sentenced to six months imprisonment
with hard labor for publishing in his pa
per, the Kerry Sentinel, reports concern
ing the suppression of branches of the
National League. No appeal was taken.
The Boston Commercial Bulletins
annual report Of the wool market OF the
United States shows that the present sup
plv of wool is e2,oOO,ooo pounds against
10000, 900, the same date last year, or a
shortage of 4S,OOO,OoO lbs. as compared
to 1887.
Twenty four rounds were fought in San
Francisco on Saturday between Jackson,
colorcd Australian pugilist, and Joe
McAuliffe, the champion heavy weight OF
the Pacific coast. The fight resulted in
a victory for the Australias, though Nc
Auliffe gave him hard deal.
DR.. Carver last week made the greatest
craftsmanship score on record. He bit
10000 wooden balls out of possible
6O,67O. He commenced at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning and finished at 2: 80 the
following Sunday morning. This was the
hardest task the doctor has ever attempt
ed, and as IL result of his weeks work he
is completely broken up physically.
A special from Port au Prince, Decem-
Der 31st, says: Articles in the Haytien
newspapers contain furious threats against
Thompson, minister of the United States
to Hayti. Many Americans have been
arrested, both men and women. The
American consulate is filled with refu-
gees. Hippolyte's army is marching on
this city. In an interview Legitlme said
he would show no clemency to foreigners
who interfere in Haytien politics. Le-
gitime stated that he would shoot one
hundred if necessary Excitement there
is intense. Americans at Port au Prince
are in danger Of their lives.
About $50 delegates, representing over
10000 engineers employed on roads west
of the Mississippi river are convened at
the National hotel on Clark street in
Chicago. The object of the convention
is to establish closer relations between
engineers employed in the west and south
west. Such meetings have frequently
been held in the east, but this is the first
meeting including the engineers Of all
western lines and excluding all others
Delegates say that the deliberations Of the
meeting will bc greatly bcaeiciai to the
order of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. At the meeting of the engin-
GERS the first day the committee appointed
at Richmond to settle the Burlington
strike reported settlement. The boy
colt will be withdrawn
Commissioner Stockslager, of the gen
eral Land Office, has rejected the claim
of the state of Colorado for the Ian,
selected by the state as an idemnitY fo
the school grant by Cason, on two section
that are included III the Indian reserva
ton. The ground on which the rejection
is made is that the land was all selected
in one body, which is not in conformit.
with the act of March 3rd, 1875, admit
ting Colorado into the Union. This &C
provides that the land selected as an in
demnity for the loss of the grantee
school sections shall bc contiguous to til
lands lost The rejected selections vii
be subject to settlement and entry. Thi
affects 377,195 acres of land.
It is said that the committee of th
: Brotherhood of Engineers, recently az
pointed to confer with the Burlington o.
fcials, is about to effect satisfactor
arrangement of the difficulties. One {
the leading spirits in the recent meetin
Of railroad engineers says that the objec
!, was to consider the fact that had CON
: into the possession of the brother hoo
! that all roads running out of Chicago e!
) cept three had been helping the Burlins
!, ton in its fight with the striking engineer
y !, Eby blacklisting the strikers. He d
: clared that unless this boycotting W
= discontinued soon the biggest strike ev
g seen in this country would be inaug
y rated, paralyzing the railway transport
ton Of the entire country. 1t will i
clude all classes of railway labor.
The work on the Panama canal cont
! ues, although on some sections labor b
b been reduced. Altogether some 2,0'
# men have been discharged during the pa
M 1e two months, owing to disputes betwe
o. the canal company and contractors.
't to is not expected that any more workm
y y will be dispensed with. The high'
ct authorities consider a total suspension
ID work as very improbable. Such 81
rs pension could only be occasioned by
OF OF complete failure of the reorganizati
& scheme now under consideration in Pal
&C There are now about 5000 laborers a
to
ng TALLY engaged on the works. There
nj, no foundation for the report recently
i've culated that Is per cent Of the men n
M. mr. in the employ Of the company would
the 1:.,,....oa a. +l,o ond nf one wear
md ulscaa'Scu d VIZ wv y"