The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-25

taken a part of the bonds owned by the
Oregon and Transcontinental company
amounting to between 100000 and
! Sl0,OO0,OOO. This will relieve the com.
pany of the larger part of its debt, of late
so burdensome, A report of the condi.
ton of the company will be made in a
few days. 1t is positively asserted, how
ever, that the report will show on hand
an aggregate of stocks fully equal to the
amount held at the time of the annual
report June last.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-It is stated on
the street that Fred Billings has severed
his connection with the Oregon Trans
continental company. Ralston, of the
Farmers Loan and Trust company, has
been appointed on the Oregon Transcon-
tinental investigation committee, with
Fabri and Endicott. The rise in Oregon
Transcontinental was on the report that
/ the Oregon Transcontinental statement
will show assets between $22OOO,OOO and
/ N-csoop,NVO s-ss-ss~~s-Hss-s--y
alleged report was started by the old
bear clique, who have gone in for turn
on the bull side.
DENVER, December 19.-Last Saturday
Mary kofiord called on DR.. Rose, pro-
minent dentist Of Leadville, and made
| the startling request that he furnish her
with poison which couldn't be detected
by an autopsy, and offered $500 compen.
sation, reluctantly admitting she wished
to get rid of her husband, Hans Koford.
that her husbands brother, of whom she
was enamored, and herself might toge-
thcr enjoy the insurance of SIS 500 which
her husband carried. After making an
appointment to meet both at his Office
last evening the doctor arranged with
| the police and several interested insur-
ance men to be present, but concealed at
the interview. The whole diabolical
plan was made known, and they were
Immediately arrested and jailed. The
parties are all Danish. The youngest
brother is sixty years Of age, the woman
thirty-fvr.
kHARNorT, Dec. IA we'll known
native with Hicks Pashas army return
ed from Elobeid, where he was unable to
escape because of mis- black color and
because he wore no uniform, says Hicks
Pasha fought like lion and was the last
| officer to fall. The members of his staff
fell in one group. After the battle $50
soldiers were found wounded by Elmah-
d. who gave orders that none of the
wounded be ill-treated; The bodies of
European and Egyptian officers were
decapitated and their heads fixed over
! the gate at Elobeid The Arabs resolved
/ to erect tomb for Hicks Pasha's body
because of his great bravery Elmahdi,
forbid that Bizatelly, the graphic artist,
| be i'll used. Elmahdi threatened to pun
ish Zargallas because he failed to join
him. The Sheiks have sent letter of
| defiance, saying he has 5000 warriors
and seven years provisions.
/ New IoRE, December 19.-The Times
says there has been some sharp criticism
of Wizards policy uttered by men whose
n,Ia.ic1s., interests nave suffered greatly
from the decline in Northern Pacific
securities Some of the heaviest stock
and bond holders of the road, it is re-
ported, have regarded with growing dis
content the decentralization of their secu-
rites. Complaint has been made that
Willard has shown no disposition or capa-
city to stay the downward tendency of
these stocks and bonds. "What we
want" said man who was interested in
that road, "is management that will
regain the confidence of the people. We
want the road managed economically
and at the same time sagaciously. Fourth
of July celebrations are all right in their
place, but they don't help along great
railroad enterprise. The public has be-
come suspicious of Northern Pacific secu-
rites, and in order to restore confidence
there must be change of policy and a
| change of management.
WASHINGTON, Dec. J9.-The friends of
Gen. Arthur are much disappointed at
! the manifestation of sentiment here this
week with respect to the presidential
nomination. They find that there is no
enthusiasm whatever for their candidate
in any portion of the country, and that
| the most that can be said is that he is
tolerated. A gentleman who, for political
purposes of his own, undertook the can
vass Of the Ohio men who were here,
says that he found but one opinion
among them. They say that Arthur
could not carry Ohio, and that while
they were confident that any other re-
publican candidate could, if Arthur
should be nominated, they might as well
abandon the contest. Pains were taken
to ascertain the sentiment in New York
Also as to President Arthur. The report
was that Arthur perhaps would not &C.
cure more than half of the delegates to
the national convention. Tom Platt
said that if Arthur was candidate to-
day, he would be defeated in New York
by 100000 Platt and Hiscock are against
him, and those who are for him in New
York do not represent the strongest
forces in the party. altogether" said
the gentleman, ''the developments of the
last week, while they have not furnished
any conclusions which would warrant
any affirmative decision as to any candi.
date, seem to have made it pretty clear
that President Arthur is not an available
candidate.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Minneapolis Journal
| telegram: A Chicago paper has the fol-
lowing from New York: Mr.. Sims oi
the Oregon Transcontinental company
said in speaking of the changes of officers
that
Had Wizards policy been ever 80 ga
gacious, the suspicion which has become
attached to his actions renders him 8
Jonah who must be thrown overheard
or the ship will SINK"
"But Mr.. Willard continues to be pres
ident of the Northern Pacific company
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