The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-01-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Inc horse market Of Sparks Brothers
: at Kansas City, was burned on the 22nt
. ana over 200 horses and mules perished
: Inc authorities at Boise, Idaho, have
arrested nine Chinese who entered the
United States from British Columbla
Via hootenai river. There is evidence
that hundreds of Chinese successfully
use this route.
A Boise, Idaho, special says: Thou
sands OF cattle are slowly starving to
death in the hills of southern Idaho.
Inc loss to stock ranchers will be tre-
mendous. Snow covers all the grass.
A rigorous season was not anticipated
and the ranchers have delayed taking
their cattle to the lowlands. A proml-
nent stockmen says that domestic ami
mails left in the hills will either freeze or
starve to death
The senate committee on privileges
and elections held a meeting Saturday
afternoon and decided by an almost
unanimous vote in favor of Senator +.
L. Dubois of Idaho, in the contest OF w.
II. Claggett for the seat now occupied
by the former in the United States SEN
ate. The committee also decided by a
unanimous vote to report in the case OF
Senator Chiffon Of Texas, that his ap-
pOintment was regular.
A Denver dispatch of the oath says:
A sensation was caused today by the re-
port that Deputy Sheriff Wilson, to
whom Graves is said to have acknowl-
edged that he poisoned Mrs. Barnaby,
has retracted the statement, saying the
doctor confessed nothing to him. Will
son emphatically denies he has made
this retraction. Judge Furman, attor-
ney for Graves, says he is confident
new trial will be granted his client.
Minister Lincoln has been instructed
to invite Great Britain to join
in the international conference on the
silver question, if, in his opinion, the
feeling of the English cabinet is such as
to justify the invitation. It is learned
on good authority that this movement
looks to the arrangement Of an interna-
tiOnal silver convention, and that nego-
tiations to that end are now in PROCESS
with Great Britain, France and Ger
many.
A St. Paul special says the state bank
examiner has reported to the governor
in regard to the affairs Of the American
Building 4 Loan association of that
city, having assets alleged to reach s11,-
100000, and states that its patrons are
located in every state Of the union. The
examiner reports to the effect that the
real estate Of the association is held at a
fictitious value The report also says
that extensive loans have been made on
Washington state realty, which loans
are, with accumulated interest, in excess
Of the assessed valuation of the prop
erty.
The Ogden Standard of Saturday con-
tains an interview with Captain Schley
of the United States steamer Baltimore,
who passed through that city on his way
to Washington, in which he says: "The
Chilians have not the slightest concep-
tion of the power and magnitude of the
United States. In their estimation their
navy is vastly superior to ours. In my
estimation they have none. l would
like to give them just one hours brush,
and probably by that time they would
materially change their opinion. The
United States should treat Chill as
spoiled child and spank it,"
The democratic national committee
has issued a call for the national
convention, June q, at Chi
cago. Each state is entitled to represen-
tation therein equal to double the num-
Der Of representatives to which it is en-
titled in the next electoral college, and
each territory and the District of Col
umbia shall have two delegates. "All |
citizens of the United States, irrespective
of past political associations and differ
ences, who can unite with us in
an effort for pure, economical and consti-
tutional government, are cordially invi-
ted to join us in sending delegates to the
The call is signed by Cal
van S. Brice, chairman, and Simon P.
secretary.
The correspondence on the Chilean
trouble accompanying the presidents
message was sent to congress Monday.
1t is Of great volume, and would prob
ably fill more than 100 columns of an
ordinary newspaper. It dates back as
far as August Is, 1890, eighteen months
ago, and much of it has been described
with sufficient accuracy in the presi-
dents message sent to congress at the
beginning of the present session and the
copious newspaper publications that
have been made. 1t is divided into three
portions, the first comprising CORES
pondence between Mr.. Blaine and Mr..
Egan, or Mr.. Wharton in Mr.. Blaine's
absence, correspondence between Senior
Lazcano, the Chilean minister under the |
Balmaceda administration, and lastly
notes exchanged between Secretary
Blaine and Dom Pedro Montt, the pres
ent Chilean minister to Washington.
Denver dispatch, oath: Quite sen
sation was caused here today by the un-
founded report that Deputy Sheriff
Wilson, who had escorted DR.. Graves
from the court house to the Jail, and to
whom the doctor is said to have ac-
knowledged his guilt in poisoning Mrs.
Barnaby, had retracted his statement
and said that the doctor had not con-
fessed anything to him. Mr.. Wilson en-
nhafical1y donioc tho< bo -, xooco %b;c