The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-19

! CDIIlftllS, SSlu tO-udS llldt tHc IclOi Is
that the employees of the company in the
park were half naked and half starved
and that their pay was six months in
arrears were somewhat exaggerated. On
the whole, said he, with malicious
twinkle of the eve, they are a good deal
better off than the stockholders of the
N rthern Pacific or Oregon Transconti-
mental companies, particularly the latter.
don't consider that the Congregations
list from Boston at the head Of the COM
pany is good guarantee that the stock
holders will get what belongs to them. I
am going to run up into New England in
a few days and may run across the presi-
dent of the Oregon Transcontinental. in
fact, don't know but what I'll call on
him, and if he tackles me for my opinion
Of him there will be music and don't you
forget it. He'll hear the angels sing, but
he'll never see OLE"
81 see there is some talk Of putting
Elijah Smith in bis placer"
well, Elijah has let the light in on
many things that were pretty dark and
he might accomplish something in Ore
gon Transcontinental, but it would be q
hard job. He ought to have Bergh asso-
ciated with him. s can appreciate
mans inhumanity to man, and he ought
also to4lave Comstock to see that the re-
ports are not immorally delusive."
Bozeman, March Il.-Private adyices
have been received here from official
sources that at the recent meeting of the
Union Pacific directors at Boston it was
determined to build branch from some
point on the Utah Northern to bring the
company's coal mines near this city into
communication with the main lines. The
route will be determined by the report Of
the surveyors, who have been in the field
this winter. This work will be under
taken this season. 1t is the intention to
reach these mines this season. In the
meantime the company will take active
measures to develop their coal property.
They already have contracts to supply
some of the Butte city smelters with coke
and find the long haul from the east inn
practicable to meet the rate given by the
Northern Pacific from Bozeman to Butte.
MINI. Journal.
ST. PAUL, March 14.-Passenger trains
over the Northern Pacific will be put on
in two weeks to meet the fast mail train
on the Milwaukee. The train leaving at
o'clock in the morning will be run as
usual to Fargo, and the one leaving at
the same hour at night which has hither-
to been through Pacific coast train, will
be run as an express as far as the Mis-
souri, river. An extra train will be put
on the road and will leave at o'clock in
the afternoon It will not be fast mail
train, but will do the business that the
one leaving at O'Clock does. The Omaha
and st. Louis trains will leave and arrive
here at the same time as heretofore.
WASHINGTON, march i4.-Senator Slater
reported to the Senate to-day substitute
for the bill to declare forfeited the land
grant Of the Oregon Central r. R. Co.,
which provides that land adjacent to the
unbuilt portion of said road shall be de-
clared forfeited and restored to the pub
lie domain, and shall be opened for sale
and settlement 1t contains an addition
al provision, that the price which the
land thus forfeited and restored to the
public domain shall be sold at the same
as heretofore fixed for the even number
ed sections of this grant.
CHICAGO, March 13.-Rumors are pub
liphed of the appearance of the foot and
mouth disease in Effingham county, IL
linois, but one or two isolated herds,
which were supposed to be affected,
when visited have failed to show symp-
toms of the real contagion, and no alarm
is vet felt. Governor Hamilton. of this
state, has been urged by the Wyoming
stock growers association to quarantine
the cattle in this state against inflicted
cattle in Kansas, and he declares that he
will issue a proclamation to that effect
within few days.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE opinion pre-
walls in railroad circles that the North
| west Traffic association, which includes
the Northwest, Rock Island and Milwau-
kee and St. Paul roads, cannot be main
tanned after tomorrow the date at which
their agreement expires. Leading officials
on these roads said to-day it was expect
ed freight rates would go to pieces Mon
dav, and that before the end of the week
first-class freight which now pays seventy
five cents would be taken at twenty-five
cents.
WAsHISGToN, March ia majority Of
| the Senate committee ON Public Lands
has voted to recommend the forfeiture OF
the Oregon Transcontinental road. The
bill hss not been ordered reported and
the details have not yet been determined
upon. The lire affected by the action
lies between Forest Grove and Astoria, a
distance Of ninety-four miles. The grant
for this portion of the road covers l,l3O :
O5O acres.
/ San FRANCISCO, March 13.-ln the Sha-
ron divorce case to-day, the celebrated
marriage contract was offered in evidence
to prove defendant and plaintiff to be
man and WIFE, H. L. Wells, Of Santa
Cruz, testified he heard Sharon, in Aug
ust, 1881, introduce the plaintiff to a
friend of the witness as MRS. Sharon
SALT LAKE, March l3.-Joseph Biddle
was convicted to-day for murder in the
first degree. The crime was committed
three years ago. This is the third con-
viction, he having had three trials.
PORTLAND, Or, March l2-The North
west News newspaper suspended to-day
having forfeited its western press fran.
chise. An offer to sell the plant for S1O,
600 did not meet with purchaser.
The remains of VIM. Rose, formerly
Northern Pacific express messenger, ar
rived from Portland Thursday night and
were buried yesterday. The deceased
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