The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-11-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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Oregory Smith, ex-governor Of Yer
nioht' died Friday night of heart failure.
The Times, Standard and unionist
papers generally consider the election Of
jackson for the Irish chief secretary
ship was the best that could have been
made.
MaFshal Stroup Of North st. Paul was
shot and instantly killed Saturday night
"y a man named Schroeder, whom he
was attempting to arrest for the murder
VI woman named Annie Bree and her
lllegitimate child.
Martin Flavin, candidate for the seat
IN parllment for Cork City, which was left
vacant by the death of Charles Stuart
Parnell, has been elected by plurality
OF l,5l2 votes over the Parnellite candi-
date, John E. Redmond.
With appropriate cermony and dis
play the copestone of the new Chicago
Masonic temple was laid Friday. The
building now towers to its full height Of
ninteen stories 27s feet from the ground
to cop ing. 1t is the highest structure
OF the kind in the world.
Baron Fava, the Italian minister to the
United States, who has been absent from
his post of duty on leave for some time,
owing to the controversy between the
Italian and United States government
on account of the New Orleans affair,
has been promoted to the rank of pleni-
potentiary of the first class.
The list of entries for the American
derby OF 1893, given out Saturday, in
cludes total of 1926 colts and fillies, rep
resenting every strain of thoroughbred
blood. All the famous sires and matrons
OF America are represented and there
are not wanting sons and daughters of
number of noted English sires.
A telegram from the japanese govern
ment has been received by Mr.. Tateno,
the Japenese minister, giving an account
OF the earthquake which occurred in
Japan on October "a. Six thousand
five hundred persons were killed, 1900
injured, $1,000 houses we're totally de-
stroyed and 1900 were badly damaged.
A special dispatch from Washington
Saturday reported the prevalence of
ruMor to the effect that the United
States cruiser Baltimore had been blown
up by Chilian torpedo boats No par
ticulars whatever have been given, and
no one in authority at Washington had
heard anything of the matter The
origin OF the rumor could not be ascer-
tanned and most people placed it on
par with the rumor which came from
Samoa via Kiel three years ago, to the
effect that the Nipsic had been blown
up by a torpedo. This rumor proved to
be absolutely groundless.
Sin Jan, Chinanan residing in San
Francisco, shot and fatally wounded
man who made some remark while pass
ing him in an express wagon Saturday
afternoon. John Gillen, a special po-
llceman, attempted to arrest him and re-
ceived bullet through the heart. The
Chinaman then ran, and as he was be-
ing pursued turned and shot one Of his
pursuers through the leg. Two team
sters finally captured him by throwing
their overcoats over his head. When
taken to the police station he said he
fired to keep the crowd from taking
$500, which he had in belt.
Late Sunday afternoon horrible ex-
plosion of gas, caused by lamp, oc-
cured in No. shaft of the Susquehana
Coal company at Nanticoke, Pa. The
news spread quickly and large crowd
gathered at the scene, composed prin-
cipally of relatives and friends OF the
relatives and friends of the miners en-
ployed in the shaft. 1t was soon learned
that, it being Sunday, there were but
fourteen men at work in the mine OF
this number six were instantly killed
and several others fatally injured, some
of whom have since died.
The police of Dublin and other parts
of Ireland, England and Scotland have
received information as to probable in
flux in Great Britain Of members of the
Irish party of action in America.
American detectives in the employ of
the British police authorities are sta
toned at Queenstown and elsewhere
with instructions to carefully watch
every incoming Atlantic steamer from
American ports. In addition the police
force has been increased at every port
in Ireland and prominent Parnellites are
being steadily Swallowed. In word the
revival of Fenian operations are sus-
pected.
A special from Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
says that Senator Sawyer has prepared
a statement in which he denies vigoro-
usly the salient points of ex- Congress
man La Follette's story Of the Planking-
ton house interview in connection with
Judge Siegebecker's statement He
says Ills offer to La Toilette was in the
nature of retainer and was made before
he was aware that Judge Siegebecker
was La Follette's brother-in-la He
says he never offerd La Toilette money
to be paid when the judge decided the
state treasurer's case favorably. Sawyer
says the interview with La Toilette was
OF friendly nature and the latter did
not use the language expressive of
indignation as reported.
The banking firm of Hirschfield &
Wolff Of Berlin has gone to the wall.
The firm had been in business sixty four
years. Investigation showed that Herr
Wolff, the manager, had lost heavily at
gambling. The firm has been insolvent
since 1873, but Wolff has kept it up by
pawning and selling the securities of