The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-05

by candidates must come to an end.
Third-The selections for executiv
service on the basis of Official favoritisn
partisan influence must be suppressed b.
requiring examinations, and other ade
quate tests of character and capacity, a
conditions to entering this service.
Fourth-True responsibility and indie
pendence of the legislative and executive
departments under the constitution mus
be restored and preserved.
SENATE.
The bill for the relief of Fitz John Por
ter was reported favorably and made ,
special order for March IL. A joint res
olution was adopted thanking the govern
ment of Great Britain for its gift to the
United States of the steamer Alert to aid
in the relief of the Greeley party. The
bill abolished the military reservation Of
Fort Rice, Dakota. was reported adversely
and indefinitely postponed. The bill
authorizing the construction of additional
steel vessels for the navy was debated.
HOUSE.
Nothing but routine business was done
and the greater part of the day was de-
voted to the discussion of the pleuro-
pneumonia bill. An attempt was made
to pass the joint resolution received from
the senate thanking the British govern
ment for the steamer Alert, but Mr.. Rob-
inson of New York objected.
New YORK, March 1.-The manage
ment of the new Park theater attached
tho stage properties of Mrs. Langtry.
The attachment was granted in a suit
begun by the proprietors of the theatre,
in which they claim 81 500 damages be-
cause of the failure of Mrs. Langtry to
give matinee performance Tuesday last.
She says that she was sick on that day
and her physician ordered her not to
leave the house.
New York telegram'-In reference to
the report that the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company intended to improve its
terminal facilities at Minneapolis, with
the view of making that city its chief
terminus, a prominent official said to-day:
"We have excellent terminal facilities at
Minneapolis, and we may improve them
but any one who thinks this will be done
at the expense of St. Paul, entirely lmis-
understands the policy of this company.
The whole story arose from the fact that
we have arranged with Gov. Washburn
to allow him to use our track and our
Minneapolis property for his Saulte Ste.
Marie road, when completed. The Nor
thern Pacific would be glad to see forty
roads run into st. Paul or Minneapolis.
New York, Dec. l2.-The Sun to-day
publishes letter from George H. Butler,
dated Washington, denying correspond
ent's report as to his whereabouts in
which he says:
l emphatically deny that am or that
l ever was in the workhouse. Since my
return from Montana, where the climate
did not agree with me, and l did not
agree with Major General Terry, l have
been an inmate of the government asy-
lum for the insane where drinking pa
tients are admitted. l have been, often
in my life, very drunk; may get so again,
but don't want to. Ifmy will power is
going or gone, and if as these medical
men-Dr. Maudcsly, DR.. Geddings, DR..
Bliss, and your own Austin Flint-say
will power can be grown like a NOUS
tache, intend to stay here until l raise
, new one.
M1SNEAPoLls, Minn., February PA
was signed to-day in New York
between President Robert Harris, in be-
half of the Northern Pacific, and Presi-
lent w. B. Washburn, in behalf of the
Minneapolis, Sault St. Marie and Allan
tic railroad company, whereby the latter
secures the joint use in per-
petuity of the extensive terminal facili-
lies of the Northern Pacific company's
louble track, iron bridge across the Mis-
'issippi, side tracks, depot grounds and
IN entrance into the Union depot. This
8 understood to be step in the direc-
ion of the Minneapolis and Sault St.
Marie road practically an eastern exten-
lion and an outlet to the Northern Pa
ific
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 29.-Intelli-
yence is just received of the death of
Marshal T. Polk, State Treasurer in East
Nashville. He had been i'll for some !
lays, but his death was unexpected. He /;
vas lying on his bed talking as usual to |
lis family, having been up and down all |
lay, apparently in the same state of
lealth as for several week past. His
amily hardly knew when he die,;. His
on, James Knox Polk, saw his arm fall,
nd went to him and saw he was dead. |
everal physicians were called who pro-
lounced the cause of his death to be
leart disease.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 29.-Mra. Mary
brown, widow of John Brown, of Har-
er's Ferry notoriety, died here so-dag.
HARDFoRD, Conn.,, Feb. 27.-Ex-Gov. !
rnor Hubbard died at l:30 this morning,
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