The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-14
1daho's Persistent and Aggrss-
sive Representative Still
Fighting Against the
Mormons.
Startling Developments made in
American and Canadian
Supply Depart
mentS.
A Bill Pending in Washington
To Open the Sioux
Reservation.

WASHINGTON, May 12-Delesate Sing
User, of Idaho, who has bill pending in
the house, which he says will virtually
prevent the Mormons from acquiring
public lands in Idaho and Utah, states
that he expects within the next three
days to 60 before the committee on pub
lie lands to speak in behalf Of the propo-
sition, and that he has assurance that
the bill will be reported to the house in
such shape as to bring up the polygamy
question. Mr.. Singiser IS very enthusi-
astic on the subject. and, from his long
acquaintance with Mormon society, is
confident that he has found means to
blast their hopes of acquiring new prop
erty in the territories.
SALT LAKE, May 10.-Fred Hopt, alias
Welcome, three times tried, has been
convicted Of murder and sentenced to be
executed June 18th. The Utah statutes
permit persons to be executed to choose
han,.ing Or shooting. Hopt chose shout
iny as the manner of his taking of. His
attorney gave notice ofappeal. Should
a stay o: proceedings be ordered there
will be dan. er o; lynclling. The murder
was committed four years ago, tie case
costing the territory $4,000. The peo-
pie are tired out with the tar.liness OF
justice. In the past eleven years there
have been one hundred and ten murders
in the territory and only enc execution.
In the past uine months there have
been three lynchings in Utah, chiefly in
s,,ired by DELAYS and failure to punish
criminals.
New York, May 1O-Examiner Serbia
was at work all day in the Marine hank.
In the afternoon he sent for Ferdinand
D. Ward, OF the firm Of Grant & Ward.
Ward walked down Wall street followed
by two men said to be detectives, and
had three-quarters of an hour interview
with Serbia, after which he returned to
his office. Serbia said his report would
not be ready until Monday, and that he
would send it to the comptroller of the
currency at Washington. At Grant &
Wards office it is said that m report or
statement of the condition of the firm
will be given before Tuesday. The re-
celver of the firm of Grant & Ward has
been given permission by the supreme
court to surrender to claimants such Sc
curities as are in his possession, and
which without dispute are shown to have
been pledged with the firm as security
for loans upon his receiving the money
loaned.
WASHINGTON, May eThe sub-comnit-
tee of the house committee on Indian af-
fairs, having in charge the senate bill to
open the Sioux reservation, have, with
some amendments, agreed to the bill,
and will report it to the full committee
next week. The most important amend
ment is with regard to the term Of the
treaty with the Indians. That portion
of the bill which provides for the con-
veyance of a reservation in fee to the
tribe occupying it, the subcommittee
recommend shall be stricken out. Inas-
much as the bill provides that the lands
may be allotted in severalty to the In
dams, and that at the end of twenty-gve
years patents shall be issued to the sew
eral allottees, they do not favor patent
ing any land to different tribes. The
other amendments proposed by the COM
mittee are unimportant, and with the
exception named, the bill will be report
ed practically as it came from the senate.
Fort WORTH. Tex, May 10.-A heavy
robbery occurred on the west bound
Texas Pacific train just as it pulled into
the union depot tonight at 9 O'Clock, in
which an Italian or Spanish priest
named j. Casilna Chicago. on his way to
California, was robbed OF $4,000. While
the priest was paying for lunch IN Dali
las early this evening. he was made to
display his money. After the train left
Dallas he was approached by three men
who tried to make his acquaintance, but
were unsuccessful. AS the train sla :ked
up in the depot at Fl. Worth, three men
crowded on the car platform with the
priest. One seized his arms, and an
other rapidly searched him, tindin. a
large pocket book, containing all his
money, in his hip pocket. The priest
recognized one OF the robbers as one Of
the men who attempted to make his
acquaintance, but could not see the ether
before they disappeared in the crowd.
After the train had lett Fort WORTH a
short distance, the priest who cont:n. led
on board, was again on the platform and
said he recognized the robbers Is h.. got
on the train. This fact has been t.le-
graphed ahead to the authorities, and it
is believed at least one OF the robbers
will be captured yet tonight.
WASHINGTON, May s-The shipping
bill as it passed the renate pro, ides that
that all officers of United States vessels
shall be American citizens. Tonnage
dues are abolished as to American vessels
and as to vessels of other nations which
do not impose tonnage dues under the
name of eight money" on American YES
sells, but this provision is not to impair
any treaty obligations. The marine hos
pital tax is abolished, and the expense of
maintaining such hospitals is devolved
on the United States. When q vessel is
built in the United States for foreign &C.
count, wholly or partly of foreign mater