Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-02-27
Tna Avant Courier
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY p, 1879.
News and Commentss

New \ ork. February 20.-Iiostile crit
cism of the Chinese bill continues in a
quarters.
IL bill has passed Congress reducin
the tax on manufactured tobacco to ]
cents per pound.
The Idaho legislature organized 1t
House on the 24th day, having elected Mr.
Bir,lseyc Oh the I02d ballot.
The New York press vigorously an
ta.onizes the Chinese bill and calls upol
the President to interpose his veto.
There was great rejoicing in Californi;
on The 10Th over the news that the L. S
Senate had passed the anti-Chinese bill.
Jack Chandler was elected L. s
senator on the 18th to fill the yancancy
caused by the resignation Of 4. ?. Chris
:.iac!.-
The California Constitutional Conven
ton and the Nevada Assembly want the
President to aflix his monogram to the
Chinese bill.
Hartford. February 19.-Thc Senate
to-day unanimously passed resolution
condemning the action of Congress on the
Chinese question, which passed the House.
The Times Washington special says
= Is believed that the President will veto
ne Chinese bill. Only three of the strong
CT cIcn of the Senate-Bayard. Blaine and
:hurman-yoted in favor of the bill.
The Methodist ministers of New York
aHd vicinity recently addressed letter to
lie President. urging him to veto the anti
hiSesc bill. Thr& urge that its passage
will seriously embarrass American interests
AMI missionary operations in the Empire.
Robert 4. Crandell. former resident
Of D.;,r. Montana, committed suicide at
Blackloot. Idaho. on the 10th inst. by
shooting himself in the forehead. 1t is
ennposcd he was suffering from a tempo
.lary alteration Of mind produced by ILL
ness.
New York, February 19.-Meetings Of
workingmen favorable to cooperative
colony migration are held weekly here as
The beginning of an attempt to educate the
masses in the belief that organized emigra-
zion from the Eastern cities is the best
remedy for hard times.
AT Summerville. Maine. on the 14th
INST. Ephriam Hysler and wife left home
in the forenoon to do some trading, les.v-
ing their three children. aged years. ~
years. and months. alone at home. The |
house caught fire. and before aid arrived
the building was with its contents de-
sfroyed, the three children perishing in the
flames.
The situation in Alaska is regarded as
critical. The Federal Government pro-
Sides no authorized government and no
protection to its citizens. The only COM
,any Of soldiers stationed at Sitka was
withdrawn several months since. The In
Hans, understanding the situation, have
Tor some time been menacing the settlers.
md ut hast accounts had begun the work
Il destruction. I,
During dense fog which prevailed on
he 18th INST. two steamers-El CAPTAIN
md Aiameda-plying between san Fran
:isco and Oakland Point, collided in mid
passage. The port bow of the Fl Captain !
vas crushed in and she filled and sank rap ]
lily. SOME of the passen GERS it,tmped on |
q erl the A'ameda, Others during the en- +
iie'rent aplang into the water and were c
licked up by the tug Governor Irwin. 1t c
not known whether any lives were lost a
1t Is reported that 10000 shares of !
Jnion Pacific stock was recently purchased !.
y NV York syndicate, which includes
.nsseli Sage. James p. Keen and others. :,
his, with 10000 shares previously bought
y some Of their number, gives the syndi- >
ate 100000 shares which have been &C
uired at cost--7O to IS. 1t is not intimated u
'hether this important movement will re- u
nit in any radical change in the manage
lent Of the road. but it is now possible 0
lat the Utah and Northern branch may II
iverge west and be dumped off into some y
ige brush desert in Idaho. u