The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-12

! st week at Choteau, has been declared in
sane, and will be sent to Warm Springs.
Gov. Bum, Of idaho, was thrown from the
rosf of bucking horse recently, and con-
siderably banged thereby. At untamed bron-
cho makes anything but an easy gubernato-
rial chair.
Charlie Schafft has an article In last weeks
| NEW NORTH. WEST describing trip from
Fort Hamilton, British Possessions, to Mon
tana, in November, 1884. 1t is very interest
| ing.-Missoulian.
In the case Of the cremator, Jessrang, whs
was hung by his fellow citizens In the Dillon
Jail, the following entry Is made Of the case
on the Journal Of the District Court: .Ssnt
to higher court"-Revie,o.
Secretary Tooker awarded the Legislative
printing to r. Z. Fisk, Of the Herald. Three
proposals were submitted for tho work.
Capt Fisk's bid being the lowest, he was no.
| tilted to that effect, and will duly qualify as
Public Printer.
force at Brainerd went into effect last week.
The total number let out was 40 mon, leav-
| ing 400 men still in the employ of the COM
| pany. This force will be kept throughout
the winter.
Higgins new 900 hotel, at White Sui.
phur Springs, will be running in first-class
shape by about the first Of January. 1t Is
the finest building in Meaghsr county, and
the accommodations will be in keeping with
! the house.-Inter- Mountain.
The account Of the Michael Cannon homi-
| eide, as published in the Missoula Times,
| controverts the idea that he committed sui
eide. The coroner's jury found that "ds-
ceased came to his death by pistol shot
| from an unknown hand"
1t was reported in Missoula last week that
| George w. Crawford q we'll known lawyer
Of Thompson Falls, had died recently at his
old home in Cincinnati of erysipslas, result
ing frsm injuries received in Thompson
Falls. Gentlemen from that section say they
think the report incorrect
A citizens committee Of Yellowstone
county forwarded last Friday from Billings,
to Hon. Henry L. Dawes, U. s. Senator and
chairman Of tho commission to treat with
the Crow Indians, protest against leasing
any portion of the Crow reservation to
Colorado syndicate. Wells, Fargo g. Co.'S
express carried the protest. 1t was 81 feet
long Of closely written signatures.
Michael Cannon, residing in Bitter Root
Bend, drove his family from the house last
week. They sent for officers, who found
Cannon kneeling at q chair, shot through
the body and dead. A Colts revolver, with
one barrel discharged, was found on the bed
near him. jury went out to decide whether
it was suicide or not. Cannon had been
drinking heavily. This version Of the HON.
| icide Is not substantiated by later reports)
Captain Zach, a Piute who is said to have
kicked up his heels and cavorted over the
alkali plains Of Nevada for more than eighty
summers, being questioned in regard to the
weather Of the coming winter, said: "Yeu
see um this winter he be one way of two. If
he take warm road he be more warm as any
winter in long time If he take cold road he
be worst winter you ever dam see. He no be
like common winter-he be big hot or big
cold"
We have been informed that Mr.. George
Atwood, who has held the position Of Su.
perinte ndent of the Drum Lummon with
general satisfaction, has resigned to engage
in other business. Mr.. Fl. Bratnober has been
appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resi- gnation Of Mr.. Atwood, with Mr. r.
T. Baylis as General Manager. Mr.. Bratno-
Der is now in the city on his way to Mays
vile to assume the duties of his new position.
-IndeDendent, Oh.
In the District Court, in session at Miles
City, the following were sentenced to the
Territorial prison ut Deer Lodge: Andrew
j. Williams, larceny, two years imprison-
ment and a fine Of 5000 Robert johnson,
burglary, two years imprisonment; Thomas
Donovan, burglary, imprisonment for five
years; VIM. Quinby, larceny, one years i'm
prisonment aud 500 fine George McCown,
larceny, enc years imprisonment and fine of
Si00; Joseph Landre, one years imprisou-
ment and fine Of s5O-Enterpr,se.
The Hon w. A. Clark is in receipt of a
letter from Mr.. Albert Bisrstadt, the great
American landscape painter, in which he
tenders to Mr.. Clark the loan Of his celebra-
ted picture of "Old Faithful the magni6-
cent National Park geyser, in active opera
ton, to embellish the Montana headquarters
at the New Orleans Exposition. The picture
is valued at 5000, for which sum Mr.. Clark
holds himself personally responsible In case
of its loss or destruction. Mr.. Bisrstadt also
tenders Mr.. Clark the use Of two very ne
pictures representing Rocky Mountainhunt-
ing scenes. which will also adorn tho head
quarters of the Montana Commissi oners.
Mr.. Bierstadt will display one or more Of his
masterpieces in the Art Gallery Of the EK-
position.