The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-09-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

n n non. George B. Loring, ex minister tt
oitugal and former commissioner OF
n agriculture, died suddenly Monday
J, morning at his home in Salem, Mass, OF
:, ieart disease. He was "A years old.
/ Adv'ces from Japan on August 16 say
= ah American vessel, name unknown, was
: wrecked in Kan-No-Way bay. The crew
y OF seventeen were all drowned but two.
Inc captains's wife was also drowned.
: Dispatches received at the Chilian le-
gatlon IN Paris state that a decree has
oeen published at Santiago de Chill an
nounclng that the coming election will
proceed upon the plan Of universal
suffrage.
Suit has been begun in New York by
Mrs. Jefferson Davis against Robert Bel
ford OF the Belford Publishing company,
and Edward Lange for alleged violation
OF contract with Mrs. Davis to publish
the memoirs of Jefferson Davis.
j. W. Fowler, attorney for the Harvey
Peak Tin Mining company of Rapid
City. South Dakota, says an English
syndicate has taken and paid for stock
IN the company to the amount of S3,-
100000 OF sl5,OOO,OOO at which the COM
pany isstocked. Fowler says the com
pany will have tin on the market in large
OranfitioS within u yaar
Mrs. Theresa Fair, the divorced wife
of ex-senator Fair, died Sunday at San
Francisco. She had been i'll for several
days. Mrs. Fair brought suit for di-
vorce from her husband in 1888, charg
ing adultery. No defense was made and
the divorce was granted, she receiving
81, 10000 in securities besides valuable
rea! estate in San Francisco.
The democratic convention Of New
York state, in session at Saratoga We'd
nesday, nominated the following ticket:
For governor, Roswell P. Flower; lieu
tenant governor, William F. Sheehan;
secretary of state, Frank Rice; comp
troller. Frank Campbell; treasurer Eli
oft F. Dantorth; attorney general, Simon
Rosendale; surveyor and engineer. Mar
tin Schenelk
A collision took place off Cape Colonna
between the Italian steamship Laornia
of the Italian Messengeries company
and the Greek steamship Thesalia. The
Laornia sank soon after the accident,
drowning her captain and several Of her
crew and forty cabin passengers. Her
second officer and number of passen-
gers standing on the bridge at the time
the collision occurred were saved by the
boats of the Thesala.
A terrible accident occurred at Salts
burg, Pa, by the ropes of a scaffold on
railroad bridge breaking. Nine men
were upon the scaffold at the time and
all were precipitated into the river, a
distance of fifty feet. The river is very
low and the men fell in a confused mass
on sharp stones. Four Of them were
fatally injured, while the rest were more
or less bruised. 1nose fatally injured
are: ]. G. Repergle, S. w. Reese w. d.
Wilson and George Fleming. james
Cunningham was badly injured, but not
fatally.
The police authorities are still prose-
cutting vigorous search throughout
Santiago for Balmaceda. It is now the
general belief that he is hiding in some
Several of these institu
tions have already been visited by the
police, but so far no trace of him has
been discovered. 1t is stated on relia-
BILE authority that all men known to
have been active supporters Of Balma
ceda, as we'll as those guilty OF pecula-
tions, will lose their property by confs
cation. The supreme court has already
been organized and all these cases will
be submitted to it.
A passenger train on the Union Pa
cific was wrecked Sunday morning near
Beaver Brooks station, Colorado, and
twenty six passengers injured, five prob
ably fatally. The train was late and
running rapidly around sharp curve.
The express car left the track and rolled
down tifteen-foot embankment, pull
ing with it the mail and two passenger
coaches. The train was loaded with
passengers, many of whom were Knights
of Pythias returning from the state con-
yention at Aspen. The cause of the
wreck is not known, but as the road is
narrow gauge and the coaches were very
top-heavy it is thought the train was
running too rapidly for safety.
The Michigan conference of the M. E.
church, in session at Grand Rapids last
week, spent the greater portion of Sat
urday's meeting with the case of Rev. j.
w. Arney OF Saranac, the pastor with
decided proclivity for fast horses. The
committee appointed to investigate re-
ported that "Brother" Arney had not
lived up to the promises made at Muske-
gon year ago and recommended that
he be disciplined. Arney was then
called before Bishop Newman, who pro-
ceeded to admonish him in quite force
full language that his conduct had not
been at all pleasing during the past year
and unless he curbed his passion for rae
ing he would he asked for his parch
ment. =
The board Of managers OF the national
home for disabled volunteer soldiers has (
concluded its quarterly meeting in {
Washington. At the last meeting pro-
vision was made for the creation of med I
cal boards at each branch to examine {
the inmates and ascertain what proper I
ton OF them were able to maintain I.
themselves and not disabled. These re-
ports are now under consideration. The |
board at the California branch reports