The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-15
FROM ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, feU. u. r
Washington special says the most nu-
mefous lobby that has gathered III asll'h9-
Ton for any single purpose, Tor lohS 'hle'
il now here, working 10 tlispossess the IN
dams al their lands in their Territory. The
whole moyenl MT is in the interest OF railroad
aud iam! spectators. Various schemes are
,roposed: ulc, The shfewds'sf. has ltsb peeii
exposed by Gen. shanhs. 81 infl'seha. IN i'ss
Committee on Indian Affairs charged Win
the general investigation OF these matters.
me bills in question propose to niake TIE
Indians citizens, and the point il this 81 liiI
il ,bey become ci,zeiis tie title 10 Their laiids
- s,ch would become null and void uiidel'
the peculiar terms u tile decd W winch inc
LANDS we're conveyed io them upon iiisif EEL
tlenle.t III tbs. Indian Territory
| CnscAGo. Feb. Is.
Roth the Times and Tribune this morning
,.ond.mn the action Of Secretary Boutwell, ~
ifbe selection oil a new site Tor Goserhnehl
I.lailtlings in this city. particularly us y ha~
| III. /, mace iii advance vi the report oI she
| e,,u,n,lttee appointed 10 cohdtm anu APP
praise tii,. former slit. hey intimate TIA.
lie decision Is made III the lhtertstoi afinS
/ ~ speculaters. Tile site s.ie;ted Is The sec
pnd block south Of the old post office. anti Is
bounded b. Astams and Jackson. as'a liars
/ AMI Dearborn Streets.
/ tThe Nacnrl op..i;, troupe opened the STA
sp,, last night II, tie Gobe Theatre. ~ III att
,ii.hce filling every inch 81 space anu whose
,nfllt-i sin overilie silgingoi The celebrated
j tenor wa un.oHttlcd.
,rhe weather yesterday aud the day before
was warm and spring-ike. and the streets
/ were. rivers of mud. al O'Clock tlils niefii-
i mo i warm rain was falling, and Ut daylight
/ i. was intensely cold. and the thermometer Is
1 now tel, degrees above zero.
Al Washington specill says. Terry. OF
4 tlicl,igan. announced in the Sena e yester-
/ day. that lie would offer for the bill ior the
relief OF Chicago, which takes the duty oil
OF building material. Il substitute sppiOpriat-
s ING four millions of tinlIa. s from the Treas
ury ior the benefit q the city.
Al 4 n,eesiilgtf the City Council last night
the following communication was received
from Mayor Meslill
..l,gNTt.EMEN 81 am advised that the Jap
auest Embassy, which left lttldo OF the 25t
II December last. is HOW II Salt Lake await
ina The renewal III the snow blaackade 70 pro.
coed Eastward. The. filay be expected here
: wiihin a few days. and will probably stop i;
: short time to look ut the city aud exchange
: greetings with its officers and citizens.
therefore recommend that some preparation:
he i; AIDE To show proper eiviliiies and atten
: tlons t the Embassy during their stay.
IS enthusiastically tie NEST important ina
. las left tie Empire oi Japan. y lie the
En bassa,lor. Iw;ak,lra. holds high afficia
: and social position IN the Empire. ne e re
Hported 10 be third lii rank IN his country, III
! Mikado, or Emperor, land one other person
aye only oyrrr,ling him. He il Represented
Is be one Of the abtesf and keenest Statesmen
Of ,Iapan. aud at the same time q convert t
Z tlse prineiple of foreign relations and inter
g course. IwakuYa is accompanied by Eve as
: 1sistant ambassadors of considerable rank
anfl al Az. said tn be men of talent and abil
slt;tv--one Member OF the Council Of State on
I Minister III Finance, one Commissioner 9
Public Works. one Minister OF Foreign AZ
faire and With these are numerous secretaries
Il. 4 some ot when, are To CT lis Interpreters
e There are ,siso score or more commission
.4rs from The various departments d the JAP
anese Umpire. osse. Of them from the Boar
81 Religious Rights. and the others in the ca
Ill put IL iii servants. 10 investigate and coliec
information 81 III kinds IN the countries fl's
i ipay visit. The American Minister 70 Japa
i accompanies the Embassy. be espeeis
!. object 81 This mission as publicly avt,wed.
4 10 study and scrutinize the political, CON
4 / merei /. ryli xions, educational and socia y
st,sut.ons Of America snd Europef for Che %