The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-12

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 4.-Robert E
Miller committed suicide. From paper
sound in his possession it is supposed
that he came from Fort Assiaboine
Montana, and was Quarter Masters clerk
His home is at Pellville, Kentucky.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-A bill was in
troduced in the senate by Cockrell to au
thorize the appointment of special com
mission to visit the principal countries o
Central and South America for the pur
pose of collecting information looking tt
the extension of American trade with
those countries. 1t provides for the ap
pointment Of three commissioners for 9
term of two years each at an annual
salary of SIS, 900, to visit Mexico, Guate
mala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua
Costa Rica, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
Bolivia, the Argentine Republic, Chill
Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil, and fol
the appropriation of $50, 900 for carrying
out the purposes of the act.
A bill was introduced to constitute
Seattle, Washington Territory, port Of
delivery. within the collection districts Of
Puget Sound.
ST. PAUL, March 2.-Associated Press
special from Bismarck, jamestown and
Fargo shows that March came in with a
blizzard that throws all previous ones
this year into insignifcance There was
a heavy snow all night. and this morning
the wind commenced blowing at the rate
of from forty to fifty miles an hour. catch
ing up the snow and driving it in blind
ing masses and making it impossible to
stay upon the streets. Up to midnight
no lives had been reported lost from the
fact that it was Sunday and no one ven
tured to leave their houses. Trains have
been delayed all day, and all the cuts are
drifted full of snow. It will be necessary
to clean them out before the running of
trains can be resumed. Reports from all
parts of Dakota show that in places the
snow was light, but the wind terrific and
the thermometer from 50 to 100 below
zero.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The following
is copy of the bill introduced by SEN
ator Sherman to-day granting a copy
right to newspapers:
"Be it enacted, ETC., that any daily or
weekly newspaper published in the
United States, or Territories thereof, shall
have the sole right to print, issue and
sell for term of eight hours, dating from
the hour of going to press, the contents
of said daily or weekly newspapers, or
collected news of said newspaper associa-
ton exceeding 100 words.
Section 2. That for any infringement
of copyright granted by the first section
of tl.is act the party injured may sue
in any court of competent jurisdic-
tion and recover in any proper action the
damages sustained by him from the per-
son making the Infringement, together
with the cost of the suit"
A copy of the foregoing measure will
be introduced in the house at the earliest
by the representative of
Virginia.
CHICAGO, March 2.-There is lively
fight in progress between two New York
syndicates for the possession of the Mus
kingum county railroad one of which is
by President s. L. Rooney,
of the Bellaire, GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati
road, and the other by Albert F. Boone,
president of the Black Diamond system.
The former have been fighting the latter
since the Black Diamond enterprise was
first organized. In order to prevent
further annoyance the Black Diamond
people offered to purchase the Musking-
um company road, agreeing to pay $685.
900 for it. The property was at the time
leased to the GAINESVILLE road, but through
the disclosure of some alleged crooked
ness in the lease majority of the voters
in the country were convinced that the
had no right to it, and took
steps to have it sold to the Black Dia-
mond syndicate. To this end a widely
signed petition was sent to the Ohio leg
islature praying for an adjustment to
meet their views. Should the prayer be
granted the Black Diamond company
will at once purchase the Muskingum
county road for S125, 900.
ST.. PAUL, March 3.-To o'clock there
were no Developments IN the express
troubles, as between Wells Fargo and
company, the Northern Pacific express
company, and the Northern Pacific rail-
road company Transfers, of express
freight in St. Paul westward bound, were
made as usual to-day, from w. F. & Co.'s
agent to the Northern Pacific express
company, under the old arrange
ments. No orders had been received
from New York, for the agents of w. F.
& Co., to interfere with past methods,
though they we're expecting them, spec
flying that their west-bound packages
shall be accompanied by W. F. & Co.'S
There is some business of
w. F. & Co., at Missoula, awaiting ship
ment. If these shipments are made, the
of w. F. & Co., will accom-
pany the packages-or attempt to. and
the ball will open. Mr.. Atherton, repre-
senting Wells, Fargo & Co., in St. Paul,
and Col. Clough counsel of the Northern
Pacific railroad company, both were seen.
but said there was nothing new. From
another source it was learned that the
Northern Pacific outgoing trains were
guarded at the depot.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-There is
already good deal of talk about the
governorship Of Dakota, and row that it
is practically settled that Ordway will
not be reappointed. several men of influ-
ence are getting their documents ready
to represent when Ordway makes his