The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-19


with a personal defalcation. Phillips,
being driven in corner, said that he
had been obliged to pay over this money
to two officials to secure the appropria-
ton. One half of the amount to- secretary
Teller, and the other half to senator
Dawes, the chairman of the Indian affairs
committee in the senate. Mr.. Boudinat
llas since that prepared memorial re-
citing these charges and will address it to
the senate, asking for an investigation.
Senator Dawes was asked about this
charge this evening. He denied it in
dignantly, and thought his career in pub
lie life was such as to need no disproof
from him. Secretary Teller was also in
terviewed. He said he was investigating
the charges, and as soon a> he found one
| of the two men (Boudinat or Phillips)
was responsible for the clar-e, he would
take summary action to test their charges
at once. There does not appear t" be
any doubt about the deficiency. Where
it is gone will be rigidly investigated.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The effect of
senator ingalls, land bills. if they become
laws, will be to limit the amount of pub
lie land single individual can secure to
one claim. One hundred and sixty acres
of land may be secured after two years
actual residence thereon, by paying Sl.25
| cC% racf1anoo for
nothing. The provision in respect to re-
linquishment is design to put a stop to
the practice of filing entries upon public
lands and holding them for the purpose
of selling relinquishments to incoming
| settlers. Under the existing laws citi-
zen may obtain three claims, one each
under the homestead, pre-emptions and
timber culture laws. He secures timber
culture claim without residence, and may
purchase pre-emption and homestead
claims aftersix months actual residence.
Egyptian News.
Carlo, Dec. 11-News has reached
Alden that great force of the Hill tribes
attacked five companies of the Egyptian
troops which were reconnoitering outside
of Suakim on the 9TH inst, and severe
fighting ensued. The Egyptians were
completely annihilated and their artillery
was captured.
Another account of the Egyptian defeat
at Suaklm on the 5th inst, says that
spies entered Suakim and reported that
large body of men were lowering near
the town. On hearing this Mahmoud
Tapes Pasha, anxious to efface the defeat
at Tokkar on the 9th ult., on account of
which a court-martial was pending, sent
forward about 500 black troops and Bashi
Bazouks against the Hill tribes. He
himself remaining at Snahim. At a dis
tance of three hours march from town
the Egyptians were attacked by several
thousand men. The Egyptians fought
fercely, but were cut to pieces. Fifty Of
them, of whom half were officers, escaped.
This loss of the officers hitherto consid
cred the flower of the army caused great
CONSERVATION here. as it tends to show
that the task of opening th. route from
Suakim to Berbpr with the material at
Baker Pasha's disposal is nearly hope
less.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Charges that
there has been a misappropriate use of Il
portion of $4,000 provided by the last
Congress to reimburse the Cherokee Ma
ton for certain lands has been published
recently In substance the charge was
that in the distribution of money by ex-
Congressman Phillips. of Kansas City,
S22, 900 has been returned by him and he
Phillips, stated to the Cherokee counsel
that he retained it to pay two govern
ment officials for their influence in secur-
ing the appropriation. 1t is also alleged
that Phillips v as pushed by Col. Boudi-
nat, agent Of the Cherokees, in Washing
ton, to tell the names of the officials to
who he paid the money. Secretary Tel
Ter and Dawes, of Massachusetts, say
these charges and statements denied by
Phillips, who says he has not spoken to
Boudinot for eleven years, and Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, Price says he
knows there is no deficiency in the fund
in question. Col. Boudinot said to re-
porter that no statement Of the kind
alleged had been made to him by Phil
lips, or was ever made, but that Phillips
stated to the Cherokee nation that S22,-
500 had been paid to high officials in
Washington. Senator Dawes, who in
dignantly denies the statement that
they ever received a portion of the
money intended to find the authors Of
the charge, and hold them personally
responsible.
BosroN, Dec. 1.-THE following special
dispatches to the Post from the managers
of twenty-seven leading clearing houses
in the United States give the total clear
ances for the week ending, December
Sth, with the percentage of increase and
decrease as compared with the cores
ponding week of 1882. Total, Sl,l2S,925,-
379 to December 18th, 1882. Outside of
New York, s329,3ls,545. The exhibit
this week is unexpectedly favorable,
both when compared with last week and
the corresponding week of last year. The
gain is mostly at the large trading centers
and while there has been no great inn
provement in speculative dealings, it
mast be ascrlbed to better feeling in
legitimate trade.
WASHINGTON Dec. 1.-THE case of ex-
Senator Kellogg, indicted for having re-
ceived, while United States Senator,
money for procuring the increased pay of
certain star routes, is to come up before
Judge Wylie. John A. Walsh was called
as witness but did not respond, where
upon the government moved to postpone
the trial until he was produced. This
motion was vigorously opposed by the
counsel for Kellogg, and Wylie took the
papers remarking that he would decide
! the question tomorrow. 1ngersoll, for
Kellogg, claimed that the alleged offense
was barred by the statute of limitation.
Bliss was absent and Attorney General