The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-04-19
Saturday Morning. April 10. 1873
nm SAFEGUARDS Or THD CON.
4YIY0Y10N.
SUPREME COURT or WISCONSIN.
Whiting ~. Sheb,y0an R0i!wdy Company.

Whiting -. Sh.bpyqan Roi!,ray Company.
Ajax FOR A PRIVATE PURPOSE Is rNCON
STITCTIUNAL. AND A STATUTE IMPOSING II
svOiD A PUBLIC USE or PURPOSE - Is
sENTiAL TO THE IDEA OF A TAX.
TNEKEFUEE A STATUTE LEVIN A TAN
FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAKING 4 ID
EHT lift OF THE MONEY R>ISED. TO
MERE PRIVATE RAILWAY IN WHICH TIL
STAFF OR THE TAXPAYERS HAVE NO OWN
EIssiIIP. j. USCoS,rITC rIOSAL.
SUPREME COURT or MICHIGAN.
Driroii ant UyrtU Eai!road Company u. Tornshii
Upard n Sdsm.
1T II 4 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE !: TUE
LAW OF TAXATION THAT r. XE> Must IT.
LEVIED FOR A PUBLIC. not A MERE PEIvAT'
rCRpOsE.
STATUTE AUTHORIZING THE LEVY AMI
COLLECTION OF 4 TAX TO AID RAILWAY
COMPANIES ~ THE tTIUN OF THEN
ROADS. VIOLATES THIS FCSDAM. NTAi
PRINCIPLE AND Is VOID.
A dispatch from . proniiI cnt member
Of the Council Wednesday tays-"NO sub
sidy."
The Pos, Office Department announces
twill commence issuing the postal cards
May nth.
Capt. Fuller Is appointed Collector OF
Revenue for Montana. We presume Mr.
WATSON has resigned. The President could
not have selected more cN!rien, officer.
--rhc Pope is III: II is probable his con
dillon il critical. rs u courier l,ns been sen
from the Vatican 10 Germany with ins,ruc-
ti"ns To the r man Ca'l",lic Bishops there
in event of the d, nth Of the Pon'ifT.
Many nf our readers have heard Of and
some have seen the Ven W"rM Wat ot
Portland, Oregon, q paper started . year nr
tw" later than this one Ivy Mrs. 4 J Dan
i"av. . somewhat noted adv cate o. woman
suffrage. The last issue 10 hand announces
its suspension, al, hOugh it Is also announced!
to resume as daily and weekly in the
course Of u few months. Mrs. Duniwny is
u la.'y Of ability. culture and cstimab'c Char
ac,cr. We will be pleased TO see the resur
rc,i0n Of our wcbiOOt name sake.
believing ono Of the mos. important
questions that will come before the l.. yisla.
ture at this session is the suggestion Of tn.
Governor concerning the statute in relation
I" murder, We appr"pris,c our editorial spnce
this week 10 communication on that sub
jcct hy Judge Knowles and bcspeak for Il,
the consideration Of the Legislature. If he
IL right In his views II would he unwisc for
Legislature containing few persons Of legal
education to iasnprr violently with the
present statute.
After nll. the appropriation Of $1,000
H. construct r'atls ~ the Yellowstone Park
did not lGcomc q law, tho conference com.
mi',ec on the appropriation bill having
struck It out on the lost nigh, Of the session.
This is 10 l,c regretted. There arc s,,n,r
swampy trails IN the Park which, are ugly
places for ladies' Ia ride through and III.
Madison f"rd IL difficult. However the ir,p
is worth all the difficulties and We expo, :"
hear of sc"rrs Of ladies' a. there will h.
hundreds al men wlW will see the Gcyscrs,
Lake. tnlls. Canyon aud Mammoth SPRINGS
II they do have few miles had travelling.
Judge T. n! Rice. Of Augusta. Maine.
TOR @'mc ycars member Ut the Suprrrn
Rnch "t that 8 a'e, aud now Rcsi.,rn; vic,
President Of the Northern Pacific Railr,,.i
on the Pacific C"a>t, cane up q few ,lsy.
Stree {" Virginia. probably to correct som.
m'sspprche"sh'ns In relation I" the anauris
oo"di'i0n and purpose. 1T the N. r II X.
"a. which have been ~ scdul,us'y cult.
waited by the Subsidy Ring Ills visit. ".
are assured. will le beneficial to The best In
'errs's Of Montana, and We hope he vii,
find opportunity 10 visit our towns and nd
dress our people suthoritativcly on the sub.
ject which IL Of cngrossing interest IL u
all.
Tho farcical temporising with the Mo.
doc Indians has resulted in a trsyedy-a
massacre under such circumstances tina, ali
the world will condemn it.. A brave and
hon"red oiliccr-Gcncral Cnnby was assassin
s'ed under flag Of truce while psrleyiuc
ny government orders with Captain JACK
and his savngcs, and others shared his fnte
1t might be thought that nov tho Modocs
will be deal with severely, but even worse
mass"crc-'hat Of Fort Fct,crnsn. when
twe"fy.thrrc U. s. soldiers and officers were
s'auglicrcd-rcsu!tcj 10 the government, |
abandoning . military route and two gov.
eminent posts that cost millions TO cs,a,,>
hsI. II Is difficult 10 determine even villa,
VIII DC the probable action toward tho Mo. |
docs. There are different views entertained
- 10 tie prov~ation the Modocs had 4, |
declare hos'ili''cs. but now that they have |
proven ass"ssins, il is u be hoped their pun.
'shment will be severe enough to prcycn,
other tribes from following their example.
.-Loui@inna has been the scene Of another
Of those disgraceiul and bls,dy broils which
src e"'i,l'ng It ~ the name of 1.-The dark md
b''H'dy ground" and which appear 10 l,sv.
their PRIMARY instipaii"n ~ the no, headed
factions VI New Orb ans In Grant Parish
the returning board threw out the vo,es q,
tue officers elected Ivy the people. Kellogg
h''ed the places by appointment. Thcs.
failed "qnsiify. He then ordered those
originally elected to assume the offices. A
large force Of negroes and some white mem
Urls ~ the kellogg Legislature armed them.
selves, 'oOk possession If the Cour, House,
md fo'nyrd ihercfr"m plundcriny plan,a
'""s, stopping shamc,s, etc. Then 15v
white MIN surrounded the Cou,t House,
several hundred negroes; the
white men slipped on. of The Cour, House
. dpht ensued between thxs rvms MINI.
the Court House vas ti,cd and q the ncgroe-
sought /" escape one hundred Ut them were
shot down by the besiegc,s who b.t oLL
w." killed Al last sivi.cs 10, . rcrro IN,
~ be seen In the vicinity of Col az.
Attention Is called to the letter If "a
H." Ut Upper J.tf.r."n Valley, Msdis.,.
County. II 10 tnm u cur,csp,ndeu, T.. |
whose integrity and iu,elligsn. koow,cdy.
Of the 'cn'im nj 1t the people we rely i'm
p'ic''Iy, aid hditu ca . S,lidrr f.r,inp
ass''s' subsidy than We hsd ,housh, cx,.,.
% There. The c.'urse It will c.u,pc, ,,och
n'se's so-'" drive their stock uu, uf taxes.
c''s"''es " the Tcrritory-is wins, has l.su
l"ld ~ by theh.svicst st,cx owners II NJ.