Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-10-16
GENERAL NEWS.

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the White River Utes against an imbecile
civil III control propped up by bayonets,
will be used AS a plea for robbing the whole
tribe Of their rich reservation and driving
them from Colorado. Already Sheridan,
IL shed with the gallant defence made by
Payne and the gallant rescue effected by
Dodge and Merritt, announces that he will
put troops enough around the reservation
to annihilate the Utes. The'yery people
who were, only the other day, crying shame
against the British tor treating the Zulu
king, their brave enemy, as a common fel-
on by setting a price on his head, are now
demanding that the Ute warriors be hanged
and the lands of the whole baud confis-
cated.'
The New York Times of the 18th says
the 'longshoremen employed by NEST Of
the European steamship companies have
asked that wages be increased from twenty
five to thirty cents per hour, and the re-
quest has been granted. The readiness
with which the steamship managers grant,
ed the increase is regarded as proof of re-
turning prosperity.
A dispatch received by the Indian officer
from Salt Lake City from L. FL. Parsons,
says: Il left Uintah agency Sunday, Agent
Critchelaw desired me to inform your office
his Indians were we'll disposed and remain
ing at the agency.
A Herald Washington special says--N is
proposed to make the occasion Of the I'M
yelling Of the statue OF Gen. Thomas in2this
city a national affair. Invitations have
been extended to. the governors Of the states
to be present with their stats, and it is con-
fidently expected Grant will be here. The
personal friendship OF Sherman will be ex-
erted to induce Grant to accompany him to
Washington. 1t is also proposed to4have
the West Point and Annapolis cadets par
ticipate in the exercises.
A Washington special says: The Acting
Commissioner of the Land Office has in
formed the district land officials at Dead
wood that all mineral notices must be con-
tlnuous. If published in the daily papers,
sixty-one consecutive daily publications are
required. It any omissions occur the pub,
LEGATION must be begun de nouo. This order
is the outgrowth OF The late fire at Dead
wood, which destroyed all the newspaper
offices and interfered with the publication
of the mineral claims a%sfrequired by law
for sixty days.
Anew York Sun Memphis special of TIT
18th says: The fever is now confined prin
cipally to the colored people and~tflos'
whites who have returned to the city. Hun
dreds of houses are dangerously infected
persons having been sick amt died in then
this year. The Board of Health system Q
f~umigatng and disinfecting with sulphu
has no effect in stopping the spread OF tn
disease. Our best and most scientific ply
sicians look upon disinfection,s fumigatio
and quarantine as nonsense. The 1eve
breaks out among the best and worst OF til
population regardless of cleanliness al
filth.
The New York World's Washington spt
cial says !: Engineer Menocal has received
letter from Elizondro, Nicaraguan Ministe
of Public Works, which says, regarding tn
canal: "You know our strongest desire
to realize the execution Of the great Worl
We expect to hear that a commissions M
started TO treat Will ouI BoselHhachSo III Y
subject. When it arrives you will see tn
nothing. will be wanting that may be r
quired Of u.s."
The New York Tribune printsa lett
from Gen. Crook in which he says: III
Q Indians nave no redress against laWle
whites, even when their agents are hone
and the interior Department appropriation
sufficient. Under a posse ccnastatus, act T
military arm of the government is par'
wed. Whites seize Indian property al