The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-14
New York Goes as the Chron-
icle Predicted.
Custer and Yellowstone County
| Returns.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Special Telegram
Nov. Frank James was yesterda,
given the freedom of the town, and will
his wife and child, to-day walked aborl
visiting stores at will. A United State
warrant is out for James arrest, from
Alabama, for participation in the Shoal
robbery, but that can not be acted upoI
until the State of Missouri is through
with the prisoner. Great Indignation j!
felt by the citizens of Gallatin over tht
fact of Frank James being allowed hi.
liberty. In the court house, while James
was walking about the street, was {
negro with ball and chain attached tc
his legs, who Is charged with stealing q
ham for his family.
NEW York, Special Telegram, Nov. L.
Mr.. Sims, of the Northern Pacific, stated
to-day that the contract with the govern
ment for the carriage of mails for the
Northwest was most important thing
for the company. 1t will bring to it
about $5OO,O00 a year. The contract,
which has been in process of negotiation
for some time, goes into effect imme-
diately. The Northern Pacific has been
carrying mail from Little Blackfoot, but
objected to taking it at that point on the
ground that its line was the shortest 1t
brought passengers from Portland, Ore
gOn, to Washington in six days, when it
required nine days by the Union Pacific.
The award of the government gives it all
mails for Oregon, Washington, Territory
and for all points east of the Rocky
mountains where its time'is shorter. Most
Of these points have depended upon the
Union Pacific and on courier service
New York, Special Telegram, Nov. L.
At the Northern Pacific Office to-day it
was stated that the discharge of 400 en-
ployes of the company's shops at
Brainerd, which occurred last night, was
but the beginning of system of re-
trenclments which would reduce the ex-
penses of the road 10 per cent. This was
Vice President Cakes express errand at
st. Paul, and soon further reductions in
the working force at other points would
be announced. Very few men can be
spared, as business is excellent, but the
shops have too large force, winter is at
hand and there will not be any great
construction of rolling stock until spring.
This move in the interest of economy is
with the idea that it will Immediately
benefit the stockholders.
DANvILLE, Va, Nov. 3.-In conflict
between a crowd of white and colored
men this evening, Walter Holland, a son
of c. G. Holland, was shot in the head
and is supposed to be mortally wounded.
Thomas Stewart was shot through the
body Five negroes were killed and
many wounded. The beginning of the
conflict was the beating by a white man
of negro who abused another negro
for apologizing for apparent rudeness,
and also spoke roughly about the white
people. Others of both cOlors interfered,
and pistol was knocked out of the
hands of white man and exploded.
Just then report reached an assembly
of white men in session about political
matters that conflict was going
on in the street. They came out in a
body. Both classes formed in separate
crowds. Some of each crowd were
armed. A number of negroes approach
ing the white crowd, called out "Shoot,
damn you; we had as soon settle this
matter now as at any other time" Just
then somebody in the white crowd called
| out, "Fire!" and the shooting began.
The negroes returned the fire and then
ran off-some firing as they ran. All the
stores were closed Immediately, the
alarm bell sounded and the people came
out in arms. The town sergeant came
out soon after, with the military ccm-
pany, and commanded the people, in the
name OF the commonwealth, to go home,
and the streets were soon cleared. The
city is now under the supervision of a
military company and the mounted po-
lice. The town sergeant, in response to
| a message from the governor, Offering as
sistance if needed, telegraphed: "All
quiet and no further trouble appre-
hended" No arrests have been made as
vet. Political excitement has been
growing in intensity during the present
canvass for members of the legislature.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Miss Aggie
Hill, claiming to be Mrs. Sharon, has
brought suit in the superior court against
Senator Sharon for divorce, division OF
community property. and alimony. Hel
claims are based on willfnl desertion
and repeated acts of adultery. She says
that when she married the senator he
was deeply in dedt, and his property
only worth five millions of dollars
Under their joint management as man
and wife, the senator is now worth Sl5,-
00O,O0O. She asks that an account be
taken -ef all his business transactions
since marriage that the value of the com.
mon property may he determined and
equally divided.
W AsHINGroN, No. 1.-The formal trans
fer of the command of the army from
Gen. Sherman to Lieutenant Genera
Sheridan took place at noon to-day al
the headquarters Of the army in the wa.