The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-06-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The San Francisco Alta California
the Oldest newspaper Oh the Paciti
coast, has suspended publication be
cause for some years it has been financi
ally improbable.
Joseph E. Boyd, father of James e
Boyd of Nebraska, and whose failure t.
take out final naturalization papers was
the cause Of the Nebraska gubernatoria
muddle, died at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on the
29th ult., aged 70 years.
The sheriff of Walla Walla, Washing
ton, has arrested six of the soldiers wht
were recently indicted by the grand jury
for participation in the lynching Of
Hunt. The prisoners were put in jail
around which guard of thirty deputy
sheriffs were placed.
The committee on foreign affairs of the
worlds fair have decided to send the
following named gentlemen to Europe
in the interests Of the exhibition: Maj
/ Handy. chef of the bureau of publicity
and promotions; Commissioner j. FL. Wal
Ter, of Connecticut; Secretary Butter
worth, of Ohio; Hon. Carl Schurz, of
New York, and ex-senator Eustis of
Louisiana.
1t is announced by the members of the
ways and means committee Of the
worlds fair that an additional 52,5oO,OOO
is to be raised in Chicago. A thorough
canvass will be made among the wealthy
citizens who have not yet contributed.
Il 10 ovncnfnI fN fh nc Mt n
s5,OOO,OOO later on, either by loan or con-
tribution from the national government.
An additional amount is found neces-
sary to carry out the growing plans OF
the management.
The report OF the naval board on the
test of the Vesuvius' guns has been
made public. When the board met May
IA it found the guns had not been
ranged and no appliances for sighting
them fitted. Temporary sights We're
rugged. The accuracy of the fire OF the
starboard gun under the conditions was
considered good. The valves Of the mid
die and port guns were not in satisfac-
tory working order. The effect OF a
moderate sea and wind on the general
efficiency of the guns and their range
was very SllgnI.
The official formalities between France
and the United States on the copyright
act have been completed with a rapldity
unusual in diplomatic correspondence.
On Tuesday Of last week Minister Reid
received his instructions. On Wednes-
day he laid his letter before RiboJ, min
lister of foreign affairs, and On the same
day personal interview followed, in
which Minister Reid explained to Min
American law on the subject and asked
the French laws. On Saturday Minis
ter Ribot replied, forwarding sum
mary of French legislation regarding
copyright, with copies of the DEGREES, for
examination by the president before is
suing his proclamation July l.
The state department has not been Of
ficially informed of any intention on the
part Of the Chihan insurgents to bonn
bard Valparaiso as reported from Paris.
There is no disposition on the part of
this government so far as can be learned
to ''intervene" in the Chilian contest.
The meaning Of this term in diplomatic
language is siding with one faction or
the other. If the insurgents should
lombard the city it is more than prob
able that the foreign ministers would
enter an energetic protest, based on the
fact that the foreign interests of that
city are larger than native Chilian in
terests. In view of this large interest it
may be enforced by foreign fleets in
M, H., ,,ro%oro l>,,% oat:o,, WOULD
go no further than necessary to protect
the lives and property Of foreign sub
jects.
Advices from the Pennsylvania coke
regions states that the rush Of the old
men for work at the various plants con-
tinues in most instances. However,
they are turned off without excuse and
given to understand their services are
not needed. Hundreds of the old min
other in vain hope of finding work,
but everywhere they so they are met
with the same statement "no work now
This simply means that the blacklist has
gone through the region, and man re-
fused at one works is certain to be re-
fused at another, and as result they
are elGnof preparing 20 ledV0 the QlSJrlCt
for another field or are drifting aimless-
ly about. More homes have been brok-
en- up by the strike that just closed than
by all the strikes that proceeded this gi-
gantic failure. Reports are coming in
hourly OF homeless destitution of hun
dreds OF families
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
says suits viii be begun in few davs
against Nelson F. Evans, director Of the
Spring Garden National bank, who was
50 strongly urged upon the government
for his appointment as receiver of the
Keystone bank: against Ephraim Young,
also director of the Spring Garden
bank, and against FL. Albrecht, ex-direc-
Tor and now president Of the American
machine company, which was seized by
the sheriff few days ago. It is known
that in addition to Evans nearly $780,
oO OF Indebtedness to the bank. in his
own and other persons names, and prac-
lically worthless collateral, he was over
urawn IN his accounts. The exact rela- |
lions OF Young and ex- Director Albrecht |
60 tn6 bank "a dehf0ro hos ro4 hxou