Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-21

tConmittee on Public LandS maoe d 'o'v
strong and interesting report recommend
inr the passage of the bill to authorize t"e
citizens of California, Nevada and Coiot"-
do. and all the Territories, to take timoe'
from. mineral lands tor mineral Or domesuc
purposes.
| Horrible Murder.
PANAMA, February 2S.-Advtces from
Iquique tell story of horrible m"ruer
on the steamship Ito. from Lima. shorty
before her arrival ut Iquixue. After e"v-
ing port two stowaways were found. Ihey
were placed in irons on the main deck ana
fastened to q Sanction. About o'clock
in the morning Gillian deck trader APP
preached the prisoners and accused one OF
stealing cheese from his tent. Tie man
protested his innocence. stating that it was
impossible. he being in irons. The trader
insisted. ahd cut the mans throat. and af-
forwards cut his head of and threw it over
board. The other prisoner, who was
bathe'l in blood, was helpless. and too ter
rified to call assistance. The murderer
then attempted to throw the body over
board, but fidding it fast by the wrists, he
cut round the wrists ard broke the bones
across his knee, and thus freeing the body.
threw it into the wafer. The crime was
discovered at daylight, anal the murderer
was handed over to the captain Of the
port.
Amazing Statement Of Secretary
eehurs Regarding the Timber Dep.
Rotations In Montana. I
WASHINGTON, March IL Secretary
Schurz being asked what he thought Of
yesterday S debate in the Senate upon the
of lumber depredators in Mon
tana, said: Some Senator attacked the
Interior Department for doing a thing it
has not done, and scarcely mentioned
thing it has really done. We are arraigned
for having prosecuted settlers and miners
who wanted Il little wood and timber for
their stores and mines. while we really had
only prosecuted SPECTATORS who had dep
Icdated upon public lands on Il large scaR,,
Tor the sake of personal profit. Under in
from this Department, not set
Ter nor miner has been touched, except
where persons had cut timber under cover
IF fraudulent presumption or homestead
lain, when these spectators obtained
rom S. to S. per cord for wood, and from
$40 to $50 PEI thousand feet for manufac-
,lred lumber, for which they could afford
o pay the Government at least small part
# their profit, as people in other parts of
he country have to do. AS to depopulat-
ng the Territory, there are no signs of that
ither in Montana or any other Territory,
n consequence Of the action OF the Interior
But it is Il notorious fact
hat the consumption of timber which per-
ons take for nothing from the public lands,
Iill be infinitely more wastetul than if they
ad to pay tor it. In this way the noun
lin sides of these Territories will very
Don be stripped OF their forests, and the
'rests once destroyed, the mountain sides {
ill remain bare forever. II that goes on e
! the present wasteti,l manner only
tort period longer, then these Territories
i'll In part become uninhabitable and de.
opulated, especially the valleys, which
epend on regular supply Of water. II
le consumption of timber can be reduced 4
} the actual necessities of the people by Il
;tion of the government, and the waste
DIV going on prevented, the Territories
stead OF being depOplIlated, will be pro-
cted against most disastrous consequent
g, which otherwise must necessarily en- 4
le.