The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-05-23
Washington recall Of Consul Corte's
exequatur by the president"


Cyclones in the vicinity of MexiC
and Centralia, Missouri, Thursday, d.
stroyed large amount of property an
injured growing crops. A number {
fatalities are reported.
The fight between Peter jackson {
Sydney, Australia, and James Corbett {
San Francisco, before the Californi
Athletic club at San Francisco Thur.
day night resulted in draw.
That the italian government is er
deavoring to check the tide of immigr;
tion to the United States is shown b
the issuance of a circular by the Italia
minister of the interior to projects of tn
kingdom for the restriction of such in
migration as far as minors are cor
| cerned.
The great lightweight glove fight be
tween Andy Bowen, the Louisiana Tor
nado," and Billy Myer, the "Streato
Cyclone" took place at New Orlean
Tuesday night. Nearly 5000 people wit
messed the encounter. In the twenty
fourth round the referee awarded th'
fight to Bowen on a foul.
The trans Mississippi congress in ses
sion at Denver effected a permanent or
ganization by the election of the follow
ing: Chairman, ex-Gov. Anthony o
Kansas; first secretary, B. F. Forsythe
of New Mexico; assistant secretary, Ton
Richardson of Texas, and number o
vice presidents, including n. B. Gwyr
Of Idaho, H. w. Lawrence of Utah anG
J. G. Bayard of Wyoming.
Gen. w. q. Veasey, commanderin in
chief of the G. A. r., notified the ma
tionai memorial committee at Decatur
Thursday that he had issued official gen
eral orders calling upon all Grand Army
comrades in all parts of the United
States to contribute to the s3OO,OO{
fund required to erect the national G.
A. r. memorial hall at Decatur, the
birthplace of the organization.
Acting Commissioner Stone has signed
a letter to the Northern Pacific denying
the right of the company to make selec-
tlons for 300 acres Of land in northern
Minnesota. He holds that selections of
indemnity cannot be made from the sec
ond indemnity belt except for losses
from the grant accruing after the date
of the granting act and before the def
mite location Of the line. These rejected
selections were made for lands that were
lost outside of the prescribed line.
The United States consul at Gibral-
tar, in his report to the state depart
ment, says that during the last four
months thirtyone foreign steamships
have touched at that port, carrying
more than twenty thousand italian emf
grants to the United States and many
more are expected soon. The United
States consul at Napls reports vast
multitude of Italians leaving for the
United States on every steamer, mostly
Of the ignorant and undesirable class.
Some districts in Italy are nearly de-
populated.
Secretary Rusk has decided to quar-
antine all sheep and swine coming into
ows a quarantine Of fifteen days against
Ill sheep and swine imported from G eat
Britain and the continent of Europe,
out as Canada keeps up no quarantine
against these foreign countries diseased
sheep and swine get into this country by
way of Canada. 1t is for this reason the
secretary put up the quarantine bars
against Canada, although it appears to
oe stretch of the provision of the law
which does not include Canada.
At Tarrytown, N: Y, Tuesday train
large quantity of dynamite
vas blown up a short distance from the
lepot. The shock was SO terrific that
he entire train was demolished. Two
Americans and eight Italians were in
tantly killed and a large number of
,eople injured. The remains of the
lead were picked up and taken to che
tation. The dynamite was loaded on
lat car and was being taken to Irving
on. The fireman on the locomotive of
he train was blown with the tender of
he locomotive into the river. The
hook of the explosion was felt for miles
n all directions and it is impossible to
Indicate the extent of the damage in
and vicinity.
E. H. Becker, chief engineer of the
treat Northern, is in Seattle. He is
,orried over the printed reports giving
4 detail the route of the Great North
rn. 1.-The route" he says, "as laid down
i the dispatches is an impossible one.
he Great Northern will not contem-
late route through the country de-
'ould pay no company, when good
quite may be found through the rich
Vaterville and Okanogan country. An
xamination on any map will show that
is impossible to get from the Colum-
ia river over the Cascade with as short
distance as reported in the alleged
oute. We will begin laying track in
cattle within thirty days. The rails
re on the way here now.'
A shocking and fatal accident at a
aloon ascension at Spokane Monday
fternoon was witnessed by 200 specta-
,rs, among whom were several women,
no tainted at the terrible sight. 1t
as about o'clock when Professor
ountree, who was to make parachute
IMP, cut the balloon loose from it's
oorings, and high wind which was
lowing at the time carried the balloon
ith frightful rapidity toward large
nilding standing fifty yards distant,
nd before the professor could disengage
imself from the parachute tackle he
as dashed violently against a pillar of
le veranda with such force as to knock
down. Rountree fell to the ground
and when removed to the hos
tai it was found that nearly every
,ne in his body was broken.
The liabilities of the Davis shoe COM
my, with factories at Richmond, La,
Me-, and Lynn, Mass, are {
id to exceed a million dollars. Hon. J. {
avis, formerly president of the corpor- p,
ion, made personal assignment. The s
ilure created great sensation, for the
,use was considered one of the strong l
t financially. It's credit was excellent, I
though it has been a little slow in I
Getting it's bills during the last three !
onths. 1t is stated that recent failures q
sisted in bringing about the crash. I
r. Davis says the failure is as great a '
rprise to him as to anybody. He ad- l
ID that the Potter Lowell failure had j
volved him heavily, but he would not t
ate the amount. Davis is Of the opin 6
q that several other failures must fol- i
" his own within few days. .
The Tin Plate Industry. n
Speaking Of the many falsehoods set 8
circulation in the free trade papers 4
out the American TIN plate industry, 8
seph Nimmo, Jr., the well known t
ltistian, says: "These free trade writ 0
should not forget that the nrOvision D