The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-19
Senator Jones' Opinion.

Oi a conversation Win reporter senator
Jones expressed the opinion that this
country was evidently verging towards
hard times, The reporter asked: "What
is your opinion Of the political situa.
fion?' "Carlisle's election of course
means the Democratic party is committed
to tariff reform, and this dividing OF
the two parties on live issue, rather
than to have gone into another presiden,
tial contest with simply offices at stake
or on war issues, will cause healthier
state of politics. Sectional issues are
dead. No portion of the Anglo Saxon
race in this country will ever consent
to negro equality, socially or politically
where he may be in numerical ascend
ancy. and the rest of the country will
have to come to understand this and the
sooner the better. Do you suppose all
the power in the United States could
ever make the people of the Pacific Coast
to tolerate the Chinese, supposing the
latter were naturalized and outnumered
the whites? It is always in politics a
question of forces and the greatest force
is bound to get the supremacy. The bal
lot simply represents certain forces, and
if it does not represent the greater force
it amounts to nothing: realizing that
they are the greater force morally, in
tellectually and physically. the whites of
the south will never respect the ballots
of negro maiorities." "Whom do you
favor for the Republican nomination
next YEAR," -'No one in particular,
there are half dozen good men from
whom to choose. President Arthur is
thoroughly acceptable. The feeling ON
the Pacific Coast in regard to this ques-
ton is not as yet mature"
BosroN, Dec. 11.-Relative to the
graveyard" insurance at Fall river, there
is claimed to have been a collision be-
tween two medical examiners, agents
and others. For the past three years
broken down drunkards, consumptives,
and unhealthy persons insured seems
ranging from 81 600 to $1,000, and physi-
clan, agents, and others would hold the
policies till death resulted, and then
pocket the insurance-or sell the policies
to rum sellers, who would give their
victims enough rum to hasten their death,
and then collect the insurance.
SAN Francisco, Dec. ]1.-1t is under
stood among business men that Secretary
Folger has sent instructions to have the
San Francisco Mint to coin $4,000 in
ten-cent pieces. The Secretary has also
said he would forward $4,000 in five
cent nickels. There has been for a long
time a scarcity of small coins in this city
and throughout the States. The want has
been greatly felt by small dealersin their
business transactions. Brokers, banks
and large dealers who need small coin
are obliged to send to Philadelphia for
enough to carry on their business. a
growing demand is made from the inter-
ior, and to meet it Secretary Folger has
sent these instructions and the consign-
ment of nickels. As yet Assistant Treas
urer Spaulding of this city has received
no positive information to this effect, but
he thinks that no doubt that both the in
strlctions and money are on the wav
here. Mr.. Spaulding says that at no dis
tant day in this city and State the one
cent piece will be one of our circulating
coins, as it is not a very long time since
the niskel half-dime has been in use,
and the demand for small coin still in
creases.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-THE Times
Democrats, Greenville, Missippi special
says: A difficulty arose Saturday
night at political meeting between q
colored man named Homer and Frank
Montgomery, and as usual on such occa-
sions pistols were drawn and shooting
commenced. Sam Finley (whitej was
seriously injured, and three negroes were
shot, one dead, one expected to die and
the other slightly wounded. The cor
oner's jury found that Homer was killed
by Montgomery and Finley. The quarrel
originated over local politics.
WASHINGTON, Dec 11-Representative
Anderson, of Kansas, has revised his
postal telegraph bill introduced by him
in the last session, end will soon intro
duce it in the House. BY its provisions
the Postmaster General is authorized to
construct, maintain and operate three
main lines of telegraph, the northern end
to extend from Bangor, Maine: to st.
Paul, the central line from New York to
Topeka, and the southern end from Bal
timore to San Antonia. The northern
main line to be l ,720 miles, and branches
1 ,66l miles. Total, 2,4l5 miles. South
ern line l ,S99 miles; branches, 1,4lS.
Total, 1914. Grand total, 9,1lO miles, at
a maximum cost Of $500 per mile. Cost
s3,644,OOO, It is provided that all tele-
graph lines which, since 1865, have been
or shall be contracted by the SECRETARY Of
War for the use of the army shall be
when completed, used for that purpose.
OTTAWA, Dec. lin consequence of
the representation made at the custom
by the Ontario millers, re-
garding the inferior quality of the present
years crop of wheat, millers will be
credited with duty on four bushels and
forty-five pounds of wheat for every
barrel of -four produced from imported
wheat ground in bond and exported.
Formerly the departments held that
barrel of -four be obtained from four
bushels and thirty-five younds of wheat.
Land Grant Railroads.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Dec.
l2.-The land grant railroads that have
not complied with the terms upon which
they received their grants will have to
light to retain possession oftheir domain.
The matter will be laid before the public
this winter in manner that is likely to
compel decisive action or force lively
lodging among Congressman. Last
Monday Judge Payson took the initial
step for the recovery of about 5O,0OO,OOO
acres, by the introduction of bills de-
,Iarinp tho forfeiture of unaarnod Iop1