The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-21

will recommend the repeal of the pre-
emption act and make suggestions for
radical changes in the timber land laws.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. ia dispatch from
Richmond, Missouri, says desperate at
tempt was made last Thursday night to
assassinate Charley Ford, one of the
slayers of Jesse James, at a house seven
miles from Richmond. Seven unknown
men concealed themselves in the weeds
near his house, and when Ford came out
during the evening, they simultaneously
fired on him, without effect. Ford inn
mediately drew a revolver and dashed
into the weeds, whereupon the men ran
and regained their horses, near by. Al
though under the fire of Ford's revolver,
SO far as known, all escaped without in
jury. The would-be assassins were we'll
mounted, and, although, unknown, it is
suspected they were young men of the
neighborhaod, as there is a very strong
feeling among the people against having
either of the Ford boys in that vicinity.
PrTTsBURG, Pa, Nov. 15.-1n the su-
preme court this morning the judgment
of the lower court was affirmed, in the
suit of Gardner VS.. the Pullman Palace
Car Company. The case attracted wide
spread attention. Gardner received a
verdict of $500 for having been robbed of
valuables, while sleeping in one Of Pull
mans cars. The supreme court held that
the company, while not liable in an ac-
ton as inn keepers or common carriers,
vet reasonable and proper degree Of
care is imposed on them, the duty rests
with the company to provide reasonable
care and caution against valuables of pas
sengers being taken from his bed or from
his clothes on his person. This is not a
case of robbery by force and violence but
by stealthy larceny.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Secretary Fol-
ger has written the collector at San
Francisco that if there is any reason to
suspect fraud or imposition in landing
Chinese he must make rigid investlga-
ton and refuse them permission to land
until satisfactory evidence is produced,
and the parties feeling aggrieved because
of such refusal can have the correctness
of the action of the customs officer de-
cided in court by a writ of habeas corpus.
CHICAGO, Nov 15.-The Transcontinen-
tai Railway Association, passenger de-
partment, met to-day and adopted rates
from Missouri river points to San Fran
cisco as follows: First-class, $95; second
class S75; emigrant. s45; theatrical, $75.
A proposition was presented to make the
rate from Chicago to San Francisco, $l03,-
80; St. Louis to San Francisco, 500; and
from Chicago or St. Louis to Portland,
$1O3.5O. No decision was reached up to
hour of adjournment. 1t will be further
discussed tomorrow.
Chicago, Nov. l5.-The Drouers' Jour-
nal reports:
HoGs-Receipts, $4,000 head; ship
ments, $500 head; market brisk and
steady; packing, $4.10@4.50; packing
and shipping, $46O@4.95; light, $4,000
AGO; skips, 33.00@4.0O.
CArrLE-Recelpts, $500 head; ship
ments, 5000 head; market active and
firm; exports, $6.25@7OO; good to choice
shipping, s5.6O@6.lO; common to medi-
um, $5.OO@5.4O; range strong, Texans,
$3.5O@475; Americans, $4.50@5.50.
SHEEP Receipts, 3.4O0 head; shipments,
$500 head; market slow; inferior to fair,
S2.2O@3.OO; good, $3.50; choice, 1915;
Texans, $2.OO@3.8O.
KANSAS CRY, Nov. 15.-The Journals
Laredo, Texas, special says: A bold
train robbery was sperpetrated at 7 O'Clock
last night on the Mexican National rail-
way, twenty miles south of here, across
the Mexican line. As the train from
Saltillo, Mexico, bound for this place,
rounded the curve on lonely spot not
far from La Jarita, a small station, the
enineer discovered the rail had been re-
moved from the track. He applied the
brakes and reversed the engine as soon as
possible, but too late to save the train,
which was trown from the track. The
ei CINE and the first two cars were
wrecked and the others somewhat dam
aged. The fireman was killed, falling
beneath the engine, and the engineer
was considerably bruised. Simultaneous
ly as the train left the track about forty
masked men issued from an adjoining
wood and made an attack. They COM
PEELED the conductor to give up the
money in the express car, $1,000 in sill
yer, and were about to relieve the pass
engers of their valuable when it became
known that one passenger had escapsed
and gone to La Jarita for assistance. The
train robbers thereupon took fright, and
returning to their horses retreated to
the woods. 1t is thought that they have
crossed the Rio Grande and are now
| upon American soil. Scouting parties
| are out in all directions.