Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-03-12
NORTH PACIFIC TROUBLES.
PROSPECTS THAT TIE Grant
WILL NOT BE EXTENDED.
The Protracted Blockade and Its ES-
feet upon Business---No Train
Expected Before Sunday---A
Hard Fight with Snow.
Especial dispatches to The Tri0une.)


THE EXTENSION BILL.
WASHINGTON, March 12-The sub
committee of the house committee on
railroads, having the extension Of the
Northern Pacific railaoad III charge, re-
ported today through Ellis against the
extension, on the grounds that the North
ern Pacific had forfeited all its claims to
about 3G,000,000 acres of lands, and rec
commended that it either be opened for
settlement or transferred to some other
company, were its indications. Ellis
views are concurred in by Chalmers and
WILDER, and other members of the COM
mittee, but dissented to by Newberry
and Harmon. The reading of the report
was not concluded. 1t is understood
that the Union and Central Pacific have
been working against the Northern Pa
cifc bill.
TIE PASSENGER.
SNowBoUND TRAIN, N P. r. r., March
II, 8 p: NIT has been storming very
hard all day and night, SO that we could
not work, and we laid up for the nj ght two
miles east Of the 18th Siding. We expect
to make 18th tomorrow the weather per-
hitting, where we will meet the outfit
bound east, which will run through to
Jamestow n, and then return to Bismarck.
We expect to reach Bismarck day after
tomorrow if we have no bad luck. En-
mons grey soldiers still hold the fort, and
make reconnaissance now and then.
Everybody is we'll, and in better spirits
tonight than tor. some time, on account Of
the favorable outlook for reaching Bis
marck soon and getting a shave and a
clean shirt, your humble servant, among
the rest.
JOE DIETRICH's TRIP.
Joe Dietrich left Friday morning last
for the mail, with five teams. He met the
train six miles east of Crystal Springs,
and the passengers were in 4 terrible con;
.dition-dirty, tlretL aid disguised. He
loaded on all the letter mail, which in
cluded letters from St. Paul dated March
3D., and also brought back with him
twcnty-three passengers, viz: Mcssrs.
Glover, Emmons. Francisus, Noblet, Par
ter, Wilson, Il. d. Gates, D. Lard. Sun
derland, Cady, Ed Brown, G. r. Goodnow,
Kinds, j. Olendarf, Hubbell, NJ Ryan,
|, Father Chrysostom, and Lieuts. Brewer
eand Wagner, also MI Day and wife, and
Mrs. John Bull and Mrs. McDougaL. Nil.
Dietrich arrived with the, mail Monday
evening, and started out again Tuesday
morning with provisions for Bcll's snow
bucking outfit, working east, returning
Wednesday morning.
Joseph Pennell Started out Saturday
morning with blackboard and four pas
sengcrs. He went through to toJamestown
and arrived at 3 p. M. today, a train with
Ned Gllboy in charge having been sent
for him this morning. He brought with
him one sack of paper mail for the posts,
but nothing for Bismarck.
A SERIOUS MATTER. "
The blockade still continues. It has
assumed serious proportions. Provisions,
especially fresh meat and flour are very
scarce JustHs Bragg closed his market
early in the week. He says he can get
but little beef and that::ot such a poor
quality as to be unsaleable. Kupitz has
Il few quarters left but will not likely run
short before new supply can be obtained.
Flour is on the rise and il is now being
obtained at Fort Lincoln. All luXuries
in the way of fruit, oysters, etc.. are ex-
hausted, and "eat potatoes to save bread"
is the universal prccept.
PROSPECTS FOR SPRING.
All the available space between Bis
marck and ST. Paul on the North Pacific
is occupied by freight cars, loaded and
awaiting the raising of tlle:blockade. It
is estimated that upwards. of one thousand
have thus accumulated. This can but
make business lively when the blockade
is raised, u:ywhen this event will take
place Is now the unanswerable conun-
drum.