The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-04-13

One of the prisoners was Madam Albe,
L. Hon.met Bonglinvalc, an educated an
refined woman nearly 70 years old. Sh
occupied one of the most costly suites Q
state rooms on the steamer La Gasgone
The officers found her to be incurably in
sane. She was on her way to Louisville
KY, to visit relatives.
A party of Winnipeggers started OF
Thursday for pleasure trip north to the
Arctic ocean. The party consisted o
Hon. A. W. Everest, Count de Sainville
and F. Young, Lake Manitoba trader
They will follow the route taken by Lord
Jonsdale as far as the Mackenzie river
:"here, instead of going west to the
Yukon, they will 90 direct north to the
Arctic ocean. They will then coast along
the Arctic ocean for 500 miles to Point
Bawer, the most northerly point in Alaska,
and return by way of Behring's sea to
Victoria. They will be absent abont one
year and hope to be successful.
Every day adds to the seriousness of
the strained situation of the Des Moines
river land settlers in Iowa, and numerous
parties connected with the prosecution of
the settlers have received threatening no.
tices and letters warning them to desist.
Chauncey Pigman, prosecuting witness in
the conspiracy cases against the settlers,
and whose farm had been seized by them,
has received the following letter: "Chaun-
cey Pigman-Dear Sir; "For the cause
you have been pursuing and meddling in,
if you continue, you better make your
peace with God, as you will never raise a
crop where you are. This is sufficient
notice to you. Beware, or hell will be
your fate" The letter is signed, "Sct-
tiers
Henry NJ. Stanley's letter to the Royal
Geographical society at London has been
made public. The letter consists mainly
Of a repetition Of what has already been
published. He describes at length the
various devices by which the natives en-
deavored to prevent the advance of the
expedition. One Of these was to dig
shallow pits across the path of the col
umn and fill them with skewers which
were gently covered with leaves. The
skewers pierced tie feet of Stanley s men,
inf1icting wounds that in many cases de-
veloped into dangerous sores. The men
who were lamed in this manner were of
little more use. Stanley calls the natives
''cunning rogues," and says that for the
purpose Of extortlon they always pre-
tended that the country was suffering
from famine.
The collector of customs at Port Town
send, Washington, has been notified to
drop Capt. Herbert Beecher from the
rolls on the 10Th inst. Captain Beecher
is son of the late Henry Ward Beecher
He was nominated several ycais ago as
collector of customs at Port Townsend
Serious charges affecting his integrity
were filed with the senate commerce COM
mlttee, and he failed of confirmation
Secretary Manning, who felt very kindly
toward Captain Beecher, thereupon ap-
pointed him special agent of the treas
ury department, with headquarters at
Polt Townsend. When Gardner, the al
eged opium smuggler, was arrested at
Ogdensburg, n. Y, year ago, certain
papers in connection with Capt Beechcr
we're found in his possession. This and
,ther matters were brought to Secretary
WINDOWS attention shortly after he as
;umed control of the treasury department,
md after full investigation he decided
lpon Captain Bcechcr's dismissal.