The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-02


Items of Interest to Settlers on
Northern Pacific Lands.
New York, March 27-The committee
of the Union and Confederate soldiers
have decided to hold mass meeting at
Cooper Union, New York, April 8, in aid
of the Soldiers home in the South for
soldiers in both armies. General Grant
will preside. Among the speakers will
be generals ]. L. Gordon, J. F. Daniels,
McButler, and w. C. p Breckenridge,
from the South; Generals Sherman, Lo-
gan, Hancock, and Mcmahon from the
North
BRADFORD, Pa, March o6-This morn
ing woman living with Orrin Farrell,
of Wellsville, n. Y, as his wife, shot her
son and daughter, aged and IL respect.
lively, with shot .,un, and then killed
herself. The woman was year ago adj
judged insane, but vas not sent to an
asylum.
HAMILTON, Ohio, March "a cyclone
destroyed the village Of Sclpio Tuesday
afternoon, killing the Rev. Joseph Win
stone and fatally injuring E. A. Hates and
seriously hurting Mrs. Stevens. All were
at the store at the time the building went
down. The storm followed nearly in the
track of the one two years ago, across
country to Colllngsville, tearing down all
the fences and trees and running many
farm houses and barns. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
FARGO, Oak, March 27-M. Dinner, a
prospector from Dayton, Ohio, was cap
tured by band of Indians in the Turtle
mountains two weeks ago. The Indians
hold the prisoner for money ransom. A
party of pursuers started from Grand
Forks, but the Indians fled tor miles into
the mountains and sent word back they
would kill the prisoner if the pursuit
was not abandoned.
WASHINGTON, March 27-The house
committee on post-offices and post-roads
has decided-7 to Ito recommend the
passage Of the bill providing that all let
ter carriers at free delivery fares be en-
titled to leaves of absence of forty days
in each year, without loss of pay, upon
the same conditions now granted en-
ployes of the postoffice department.
CLARION, Pa, March 27.-Yesterday
afternoon five men started from Boyd's
eddy in small row boat with large cir
cular saw to take it to Parker for ship
ment. When passing over the big falls
near the mouth of the Clarion river the
boat capsized. Hamilton Walker, VIM
Watson and David Fair were drowned
The others escaped bv clinging to the
boat. Watson leaves a wife and seven
children. Walker and Fair were single
men.
KANSAS CRY, March 27-The first
through train from the City Of Mexico
arrived here this morning over the Santa
Fe road. The party this morning drove
about the city, and at o'clock the train
left for Chicago over the Chicago 4 Han
nibal and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
roads, to arrive at Chicago at o'clock to-
morrow morning.
WASHINGTON. March 27,-The secretary
of state, acting on information received
from the secretary of the treasury, has
notified. all United States cons,lls at all
the principal emigrating ports of Europe |
that trade dollars in large quantities are |
being purchased in New York for export |
with the supposed view of putting them
off at par value on emigrants about to
embark for this country. The secretary |
suggests that consuls do all in their pow
er to prevent emlgrants to the United
States from being imposed upon.
Boston, March 27.-The Oregon Rail
way & Navigation Company's officers
state there is no truth in the report that
the amount of the next quarterly divi-
dend had been settled upon and say that
the question was not even discussed. The
Transcript is informed that President
Perkins, of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad, and Amos, managing
director of the Union Pacific railway,
will present in a few days plan for
settlement, which will be Immediately
ratified by a full board of both COM
panies.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Representa-
tive Henly, of the House Committee on
Public Lands, has completed his report
to accompany the committee bill declar-
ing the forfeiture of the land granted the
Northern Pacific railroad company and
not earned under the terms of the char
ter by July 4, 1879. The report will be
submitted to the committee for approval
at the next meeting. Henley says: "The
committee is satisfied that the grant was
one in presente, upon conditions subsex-
uent; that by the breach of such eondi-
tons the grant along the entire line, so
far as uncompleted July 4, 1879, is and
has been said date, subject to forfeiture,
and that justice to the United States and
citizens now requires that the forfeiture
and restoration of the lands to the public
domain should be declared by an act of
Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Representa-
tive Henley, of the house committee on
public lands, has completed report to
accompany the committees bill declaring
the forfeiture of lands granted the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company, and not
earned under the terms of the charter by
July 4, 1879. The report will be submit
ted to the committee for approval at it's
next meeting. Henley said: The COM
missioner is satisfied that the grant was
one in presente upon conditions subse-
quent that by breach of such condi-
tons the grant along the entire line SO
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