The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-15
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lowing March, and afterward shot dead
by Capt Nuts son, left lengthy post
humous statement, giving the story of
his connection with the tragedy. First
he gives with the utmost minuteness his
account of the struggle in his room, in
which Mutt was killed. He claims that
Mutt was the aggressor in every phase.
The news of the murder of Miss Eva
Lewis at Dillon, NJ. r., also that Prof.
Lewis, her travelling companion, was
suspected, was telegraphed to Chicago.
The mother of the girl says that last
May, Eva, who was a gifted girl, about
fifteen years of age, went with Lewis to
travel as his assistant on lecturing tour.
The entertainment which he offered in
cluded lectures on psychology, mesmer-
ism and sleight-of-hand tricks. The
mother has received letters frequently
both from Lewis and her daughter, and
had reason to believe that she was being
well treated. She refuses to believe
that Lewis is guilty, and thinks her
daughter has committed suicide.
Despite the rumor from the East, says
the Milwaukee papers, the striking tele-
eraphers report their ranks as firm as
ever. MCGEE, leader Of the brotherhood
here, reports that he has been notified
that the Baltimore 4 Ohio officials will
confer with the committee of the brother
hood. This he considers most encourag-
ing.
England appears to have made assisted
emigration her pet hobby. Failing to
find the United States charmed and
acquiescent at the prospect of being made
the dumping ground of the overflow of
Irish warehouses; and Dublin slums, she
now turns her attention to new method
of solving the difficulty. A meeting was
held at the mansion house presided over
by the earl of shaftesbury, at which
plans were discussed for sending 1000
persons to Canada and other British col
onies. Considering the fact, however,
that these people are to be sent to British
soil instead of to the rich and generous
United States, it is now proposed that
the government lend them sufficient
funds to enable them to procure farms i'll
their new homes, taking back mortgages
as security for repayment. If England
must rid herself of more of her subjects.
this is undoubtedly a wise and benefi-
cent policy to pursue. But the question
ever comes back of what Is to become OF
the vast acreage that is going to waste in
Ireland for lack of proper laws and this
same sort Of government assistance.
When last heard from the presidential
party were camped near Fort Waskakie,
Capt. Hayes, commanding Troop G. Fifth
cavalry, gave the president an exhibition
drill, the command being given by
trumpets. The drill included ordinary
maneuvers by troops, formation. skirm-
ishing, both on horseback and foot, and
ended with charge. just after this
about $50 mounted Indians, Shoshones
and Arapahoes, gave sham battle ex-
hibition, maneuvers executed by them
in actual warfare. Their Workmanship
was surprising, nearly every one riding
bareback. Senator Vest, member of the
senate committee, had an interview with
Waskakie of the Shoshones and Black
Cote of the Arapahoes about 5 O'Clock,
there eing present a large body Of In
dams from both tribes. The senator's
INQUIRIES were directed principally as to
whether the Indians would accept tenure
in severalty, instead of tenure in common
as now held by them. The senator urged
them to take their LANDSLIDE acres to
each head of family and eighty acres to
unmarried Indians. They have $780,
600 acres in this reservation, and about
800 Indians, both tribes included, and
under tenure in severally would have
$3.50, 600 in interest upon bonds of these
lands sold the government. All the
chiefs seemed against tenure in severalty
They were anxious to have permission tt
trade with post traders at the fort, which
is the only store on the reservation per
mitted, except the Indian trading store
stating they could only receive 81 for
buffalo robe at the agency store, whereas
at the military store they were Offered
SO for each one. ~