The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-10-03
MONTANA CHResICIiD.

to see that city added to the Montana
race circuit.
-Leavitt's Rentz+ Stanley burlesque
company are on their way by the North
ern Pacific. They will be in Montana in
q week o. two.
Last Thursday, several Miles City
citizens jumped the portion of the mill
tary reserve laying ON the right bank of
the Tongue river.
Mrs. Amelia Waugh, of the Grover
Comedy Company, is said to be an old
time Montanian, who went upon the
stage in Helena in 1854 or 1865.
"A party of trappers were shipwreck-
ed ON the Missouri river just above the
falls the other day and lost . portion Of
their cargo of furs.
"A sheeny peddler opened his pack
in Miles City bagnio and while one Of
the fallen angels distracted his attention
the other inmates made way with
quantity of valuable laeo.
Jack Hams, who killed George Gas
ton and wounded another man at Little
Missouri, has been arrested, and is now
in Miles City for examination.
One of the results Of the opening Of
the Northern Pacifc,is the project Of
building extensive smelling and refining
works in St. Paul, to treat Montana
ores.
A lunatic named Solomon Cohen,
was picked up near Deer Lodge a few
days ago and sent to the asylum. He is
from New York, where his wife and
children live.
Mike" the chivalrous highway
man who oficiated a. chief engineer in
robbing the Deer Lodge coach some
months ago, plunged a pocket knife in
his thigh about two and a half inches,
making an ugly wound that has kept
him in bed since.
A huge practical joke was perpetrated
on the citizens of Miles City the other
morning by few young men. Gus.
Maiden, drunken negro, employed in
carrying dispatches to the Journal Office,
was intercepted and the report circulated
that the mornings dispatches contained
news to the effect that the strip Of
ground, now used as park, belonging to
the Government had been thrown open
to settlement. A general stampede en-
sued. Lots were staked out, logs rolled
onto the ground, tents put up. Trans
fers of "rights" were made at lively
figure At nine o'clock the joke was lei
out, and more disguised lot Of men
were never seen in Miles City. We can
imagine the excitement that this an
nouncement would create, as there are
many persons in Miles who have waited
patiently for the word to come.
Livingston is to have roller skat'
ing rink.
&C. A. Carson, editor of the Gallatin
I Neacs, one of Bozeman's dead papers, is
interested in mine in Bear Gulch, and
will work it during the winter.
"A small baby was placed in Pull.
man porter's hands in Miles City the
other evening by mother for few mo-
ments. The unnatural mother has moi
come back as yet, and the baby will be
put in fondling home.
During Secretary Teller's recent
visit to Livingston some enterprisine
citizens stole his two trunks and con
tents. valued at $4,000. The MP. R. R
offer reward of $500 for the return o.
the property, and no questions will be
asked.
| The Helena Independent, not only
enjoys the reputation of being the bes
paper in the territory, but also has thu
finest building. Their new quarters ar
lighted with the electric light.
The senate committee appointed las
lseseion to visit Montana and Dakota vii
make a unanimous report next white
against the ratification of the agreemen
made by the Sioux commission to Obtain
a portion of the Sioux reservation il
Dakota. From testimony taken at ever!
agency by the committee it appears tina
the Indians claimed almost unanimousl.
that they had been coerced to signin,
the agreement and that they do not wan
to sell an acre of their land. They den.
that three-forths of the tribe signed tn
agreement. At the Pine Ridge agency j
was shown to the satisfaction of the sen
ate committee that the names of youn
children had been obtained by Rev. {
D. Human, acting as agent for the Siou'
commission. The Indians were particu
> larly bitter in denunciations of Hinmar
and Red Cloud told the committee tina
, he had lied outrageously, making prom
ises of land in Nebraska and offerin
special privileges. Senator Dawes mad
speeches at the beginning of every cour
sci inviting the Indians to talk freely
: His explanation that the commissioner
did not want any of their land, va
greeted with expressive grunts Of apprt
val and "haws" of satisfaction, the Ind
!. ans informing the senator he was tn
l first white man who didn't want to g
something from them besides word
The speech at Standing Rock of Rnnnin
Antelope impressed the commissioner
more than that of any other 1ndial
> Addressing Senator Dawes as his fathe
he likened the Sioux to little fish in
muddy stream. whose vision has bee
obscure and who were unable to NAL
y their way. The commissioners visit,
said, had cleared the waters and the fiji
. were now able to see. Some OF Il
r speeches revealed sense of humor n
y believed to be possible with an India
q Little No Heart, at Cheyenne agency,
= explaining how his people had been d
: ceived, said that when the Black Hill
n country had been ceded to the COVER
10 ment the great father promised them
'e cow, but none had been received. Ia
~ winter they had again been offered Il
g same old government COW by the eio,
d commission for more of their land.