The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-04-30

The most sensational fire that has Wis
tied Philadelphia for years broke ou
}, Wednesday night on the stage OF tn
s Grand Central theater and before it wa
. got under control nearly s1,0OO,O 600 wortl
s of property was destroyed, including tn
massive eight-story annex building oc
. cupied by the Times newspaper. Their
was panic in the theater and nearl.
fifty person, mostly occupants OF th'
gallery, were hurt but none seriously.
Press Comment.
} Denver News: A Chinese exclusion
bill has never yet been constructed
which a San Francisco federal judge
cannot knock a hole in by one of his de
cisions. The Chinese exclusion acts Of
the past have been completely nullified
by United States courts for several years
past.
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American Economist: "The Ameri-
can manufacturer needs certain kinds of
foreign wool to mix with the American
wools." This is an argument frequently
advanced by the "reformers." But did
they act on this theory in the wool bill
passed by the house Of representatives?
No; that bill puts all kinds of wool on
the free list. Another example of con-
sistency.
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Inter Mountain: It seems that much
of the loss which the Wyoming cattle
men have suffered and which they have
charged to the depredations of the rus
tiers is really due to severe weather
which has killed off, almost yearly, hun
dreds of thousand Of dollars worth of
stock. The fact Is, the high plains of
Wyoming are not suitable for cattle
raising, except in seasons OF exceptional
mildness, and it is rather more than
possible, after all, that most of the cat
tie companies in that state are bankrupt
ard anxious for some pretext to explain
the recent losses to eastern stockholders.
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Anaconda Standard: The wonder is
that there should be an instant of doubt
regarding the action which congress
will take relative to the Cooke City
railroad business. The question is
whether the control of the only available
route near Yellowstone park shall be
voted away to a monopoly or whether a
concession shall be made in equal fair
ness to all roads that may wish to enGer
Montana from the southeast. There is
no merit as far as the competing plans
now pending in congress are concerned.
The members will have decent regard
for the people if they pass the proposed
segregation bill, they will vote very i'm
portant rights to a monopoly if they ia
vor the plan which came from the pub
lie lands committee.
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Salt Lake Tribune: Whether there is
anything in the report that the secre-
tary of the state has negotiated for what
amounts to a practical purchase OF San
Doa: lingo or not, Of course no one knows
What opinion people would have of such
a purchase, we cannot tell. If it ID
merely money speculation, there is
nothing in it. If, behind that, however,
there is the idea which was entertained
when the other proposition to purchase
the island was being considered; if the
thought is to supply place where the
black men of the south can 60 and have
a fair chance to build up homes for
themselves, then it is altogether humane,
although statesmanlike. Because SO
sure as the world, when the country gets
more and more settled, when homes are
difficult to secure in the south, there will
come what always comes under such
circumstances race war-and the
weaker race will 60 to the wall, Whether
the African race has the genius within
it for government, we do not know;
indeed, we only know of two or three
white races that have that. But certain
it is, it would only be fair to give those
men chance in new field to try to es-
tablish themselves and to build up
stable government. And could they, or
many thousands OF them. emigrate to
San Domingo and put themselves under
! government which would compel the
azy ones to work, and compel all to re-
'pect the property rights of all others,
t would be better for them, and it
would be infinitely better for the south
,rn states.