The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-27

Prince Bismarck 10 the HOG
This Time.
SPRlNGFIELD, Mass.,. Feb. l7-Ten
more brakemen and freight conductor
on the Boston 4 Albany railroad were
arrested for stealing freight. The two
conductors arrested on Friday night
turned states evidence.
New YoRK, Feb. 17.-Patrick Meow
en- fatally shot Thos. Sullivan, early thil
morning, in q Canal strest bar room. The
men are Republican ward politiciansand
the shooting grew out Of difficulties a
the recent primary election.
BERLIN, February lS-The liberal press
condemns the action of Bismarck in re-
turning to the House Of Representatives
of the United States the resolution Of
coincidence on the death Of Herr Lasker.
The National Zeitung says the action Of
Bismarck is violstion Of the rights Of
the Reichstag.
New YoRK, Feb. l7.-Chas. H. Rugg,
the negro awaiting trial for the murder
Of the Maybee family and the assault on
Mr.. and Mn. Townsend. Long Island,
escaped from the Queens county Jail to-
night. The police of New York, Brook.
lyn and Long Island City were informed
of the murderer's escape.
The Berlin Tradesmens Society, of
which Lasker was member, held . me-
moral meeting to-day. The portrait of
Lasker was placed before the president.
It rested upon = bed Of flowers and was
surrounded by American and German
flags draped in mourning Deputy Pick
ert made . speech in which he dwelt
upon the labors of the dead statesman.
He said Lasker lived only for the peo-
pie.
The incident causes painful impress
sion here. Even the friends Of Bismarck
are unable to defend him.
Herr Voneisendecker, the German
minister, has not received any informa-
ton on the subject - yet, nor any init
nation that the resolution was on the
way to him. He said if such was the
case he thought the communication
transmitting it would convince every
body that the resolution was not return.
ed in . spirit of retaliation.
ST.. PAUL, February 1s.-1t has been
drilling here all day with the wind
rising and growing colder; reports show
that terrific blizzard Is working in
this direction from northern Dakota.
Bismarck reports the heaviest storm this
season. jamestown reports that the
snow is piling up to high drifts and that
the winds aro confning al but the
strongest men to the houses.
Reports from southern Dakota show
that the blizsard reported from the north
extended all over the Territory. The
wind is 30 fierce it almost stopped the
progress of train near Ordway, and the
snow in cuts required several hours work
by snow plows to clear the track and en-
able the train to get through with the
aid of extra engines
Among the bills introduced in the
house on the 18th, was one introduced
by Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana, chairman of the
committee on public lands, providing for
paying the cost Of surveying the lands
granted in aid of the construction Of the
Northern Pacific railroad, and to subject
the same to taxation. ItprovideG
First-That all lands lying within the
territories heretofore granted by congress
to aid in the construction of the North
ern Pacific railroad excepting only the
right Of way granted to said company,
which lands have been surveyed, earned,
and certified to said company, as provid.
ed by law, and all other lands that face
the same that shall be surveyed. earned
and certified to said company, shall be
subjected TO the same measure and rate
of valuation, assessment, and taxation a.
the lands of private persons in the same
territories, notwithstanding the patents
for said lsnds may not have been Issued
to said company, or by reason Of failure
or refusal of the railroad company to pay
the United States the cost Of surveying
the said lands, a provided by law; and
provided, further, that in al cases where
settled lands shall be sold for taxes, out
of the proceeds of such sales the cost Of
surveying the same shall first be paid to
the United States, which amount shall
be collected from the purchaser at such
land sale, in addition to the taxes due on
said lands.
Second-That all property, whether
real, personal or mixed, belonging to said
railroad company. lying within the ter.
ritories, shall be subject to the same
measure and method Of valuation, assess
ment and taxation - the property oi
private persons, saying and excepting
only the right Of way of said railroad a.
named in its act of incorporation.
WAsHlxaroN, Feb, 22.-The democrat.
ie national committee met shortly after
noon to-day at the Arlington hotel. The
meeting was conducted with closed doors
When the committee had been called to
order proposition to admit to the next
convention delegates from the territories
was considered and it was resolved that
each territory be advised to send two
delegates to the convention; the question
of admission to be considered by the
convention. The question Of the proper
date for holding the convention was tskeu
up, and there was q wide diversitv o.
opinion on the subject, the member
favoring dates from the latter part o.