Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
mltted by negroes. The courts will deal
summarily with all similar cases coming
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THE INDIAN BUREAU

olC OppOoltlOu Is ACvclOpIuS Itocll dShio'
transferring the Indian bureau from the
Interior to the war department. The
house committee having the matter in
charge reported favorably to the transfer,
and it is supposed a hard fight will be
made by friends and opponents ofthe bill
At any rate it will reach no conclusion
this session. The same bill has been in
troduced before and generally killed in
the committee, the Indian lobby being en-
tirely too strong for those favoring the
change. 1t is understood the president
is anxious to have the change made at an
early date, and that he believes it will be
the means Of avoiding many difficulties
with the Indians in future.
BANK ROBBERS. ,.....
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 7.-Chicago de.
tectives are on the track Of the burglars
who robbed the Paris bank this week
They are we'll known and the Louisville
authorities notified Kentucky banks some
two weeks ago of their presence in the
state. The bonds are principally southern
bonds and amount to $19500 Ten thou
sand dollars of the bonds are OF the Gin
cinnati Southern railroad and belong to
Mrs. G. N. Brent, Of this city. Payment
on 81, 800 of the bonds can be stopped.
They are town bonds and belong to a lady
in Covington. Bill Mitchell, VIM. Reed,
jim Pierson and AL Better are the four
| Chicago cracksmen known to have been
in the state.
MURDER ON THE FRONTIER.
Fort KEoGH, May 7.-Joe Harris, who
owns a ranch on the divide between Gus
ter creek and the Yellowstone, is now in
custody, having surrendered himself vol
UNFAIRLY to Sheriff Bullock. He confessed
having killed two men and says it was in
selfdefense. The victims were w. j..
Sherman and a man known as Dutch
Mike, who are we'll known as peaceful
citizens of Miles City. Harris refused to
give an particulars of the tragedy having
consulted counsel. A rumor is in circu-
latio1 that Harris had a quarrel with the
two men over some hides and that Sher-
man and Dutch Mike got the drop on
him and kept him prisoner all day, when
Harris, picking up self-cocking revolver,
fired at his captors, killing them both.
KEYS SUCCESSOR.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Already several
prominent men have been mentioned to
the president for appointment to the post
master generalship to succeed Gen. Key,
prominent among the number being Gov.
Oglesby. The president would appoint
the present first assistant, Gen. Tyner, and
thus adhere to civil service rules, but it
would hardly he the fair thing to have
two cabinet ministers from the same state,
as Thompson, Of the navy department,
and Tyncr are both residents of Indiana.
The president, it is understood, will delay
the appointment until after the Chicago
convention and then appoint some one
who will be tavorably considered by the
successful candidate on the republican
ticket. This rumor IS of an uncommon
procedure that but little credence is Civ
en- it.
BURNING OF OIL WELLS.
BRADFORD, Pa, May TN torpedoing
a we'll of the Oakshade Oil Company this
afternoon, the we'll ovcrtlowed and took
fire. On account of the dry condition of
the wood, the flames spread very rapidly
among other oil property, and at the pres
sent writing a great contlagrdtion is rag.
ing among the wells of the Oakshade
Company, and the Neccallomo Oil Com
pany's property near the summit on the
Kendrel and Eldred Railway. Later re-
ports say that three distinct fires are now
raging in the woods among the wells at
different points.
LATER.
BRADFORD, Pa, May 7.-An unauthen-
ticated report says in the premature ex-
plosion of torpedo near Reno city three
men were seriously if not fatally burned.
The fires now raging cover miles of terri
tory and threaten several villages beside
vast amount Ol Oll plOpCIty. AAo SASA'o-
ment in this city is very great.
HANLAN THE OARSMAN.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Hanlan, the
champion oarsman, has been in the city a
week and makes his headquarters with
the Annaloston boat club and practices
daily between the boat house and Three
Sister, Islands, opposite Georgetown. He
is in splendid trim and will be reduced
from one hundred and sixty three to about
one hundred and fifty-six pounds. His
trainer, Joseph Elemoung, of Toronto, is
with him, and Ward, Coulson and Davis,
his advisers, will arrive next week. Two
boats are here now, the "Dutferin'' and
George Warin," built of cedar, the Duf-
ferin being used as y practice boat. Next
week boat built by Waters, of Troy, will
arrive, weighing twenty-six pounds and
measuri ing tlirty-six feet six inches long
by eleven and u quarter inches wide.
Hanlan says he and Trickett, of Australia
are the champions of the, world and he
feels confident Of beating Courtney in the