The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-13
tFrom Wednesdays Daily

guests Of Mr.. Hauser on the excursion
last Sunday, from Helena to Wickes.
II. Pease, the jeweler has been confined
Ibis room with sickness for the past
two weeks, but is able to be out to-day.
Harper's magazine sells in England
for. twenty-five cents, ethoush in this
country the price of tllirty-iive cents is
maintained.
Remember that tickets can be pur-
chased at Taylor's for the lecture on
Thursday night, by Rev. Geo. Fisher, Of
Missoula, on the "tse and Abuse Of
Money,
s. G. w. Coleman, Gus. Thorton, Jas.
Stills and Judge Boster, of Livingston,
|. left Bozeman this morning with team
for the Ceur d'Alene, after purchasing
their supplies here.
In letter subscribing for the Weekly
CHRONICLE Prof. f. o. Railsback, of the
Helena Business College, informs us that
he is prospecting beyond his expectation.
The school now has AZ scholars.
J. r. Boyd leaves tonight for the CGur
d:Alenes and will attempt to reach the
mines via Trout creek. He is accom-
panied by Messrs. Kent and Belew. The
party intend to look the country over
and if the conditions appear favorable
will remain. Mr.. Boyd will report for the
CHRONICLE while gone.
Superintendent Mckee, of the North
ern Pacific coal company, informs us that
$50 tons of coal are being taken daily
from the Bozeman coal company's mine.
Considerable trouble is being experienced
ON the narrow gague road to the main
track and in the spring the company pur-
pose to put on a lotion locomotive.
Jeweler Pease informs us that Bozeman
is still running on standard time. The
confusion which would lie caused by re-
adopting the local time was made patent
to all and the banks and principal bus
mess places have decided to continue the
use of standard time. By its use no diff
ficulty will be experienced in making
train connections, the day is more evenly
divided and no one can make an excuse
for not having the correct time.
The following petition was circulated
in Bozeman yesterday and has been sent
to the Constitutional convention: "The
citizens and taxpayers of
Montana respectfully petition your hon
orablc body to insert in the constitution
q clause to the effect that all property
shall be subject alike to taxation except
public property Of the state, counties and
and property of the United
States.
The cattle formerly owned, or alleged
TO be owned, by the Snow Bros, was to-
day given into the possession of J. NJ.
until the existing difficulties
can be settled in court. The cattle will |
be taken out Of town and the patrons of
this milk firm will have their supply of
milk cut off. This leads us to state that
here is an excellent opportunity for an
honest man to make money in Bozeman
by supplying our people with a sufficient
quantity and an excellent quality of /.
milk.
As Vennor predicted the storm yes
;erday in some parts of Montana and
Dakota was the seyerest Of the season.
From Livingston east a heavy gale pre-
,ailed, the temperature at Mandan, D.
L., reaching twenty-five degrees below
zero, with terrific blizzard, reaching to
It. Paul. In Bozeman the thermometer
pached thirteen degrees below zero at
daylight this morning, but no wind. At
his writing the warm sun is brightly
Inning and the day is warm and pleas
mt Telegraphic reports from Trout
reek say that the wind is blowing gale
nd the binding snow makes travelling
impossible. The trains have arrived in
3ozeman nearly on time, but it is ex-
'ected to-Dight's trains will be delayed.
According to the Washington Sunday
hpital the president is not always per-
pctly happy with travelling party made
p from his cabinet. A gossiper in the
aper says: Several members of the
abinet and the ladies of their families
'ere invited with the president to be at
he Aston ball last Monday, but the pres
lent did not leave Washington until
tuesday,, and the only cabinet family at
he ball was that of the attorney general.
he president evidently did not want to
'ake up a cabinet. party to visit New
'ork this time, his experience at the
pening of the Brooklyn bridge having
lught him to exercise more caution in
lch matters.
Lieut.. D. c. Kingman, chief engineer
f the department of the Platte, and .
fflcer in charge of the improvement of
ellOwstone National park, has ordered
'ork suspended, there being but about
1000 left unexpended of the S29, 1900 ap-
ropriated for the betterment of the con-
itlon of the roads and bridges. The
nal work of the season has been the =,
ltting and saving of 300, 600 feet of lum-
er for bridges and culverts, and the
lasting of way over rocky beach to
.rm cut off from the road to the man.
9th springs and avoid the steep road,
ne sight of which dismayed Roscoe :
onkling, and induced him to abandon
Is exploration of the park.
A Washington telegram says: "After
rec weeks of deliberation and five days s
debate, the house this evening passed Y
e bill for the relief OF Fitz John Porter
vote Of lS4 to 7S. Strenuous efforts b
ere resorted to by the republican lead g
$ to stave of a vote by filibusterins, but
hen at five o'clock the democrats con- II
ded an hour for debate, the opponents s
Porter accepted the situation. The o
neficiary occupied seat in the private s.
llery, and his eagerness, as the climax a
preached, was marked by the vast
rOng in the gallaries. who had given 81