The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-02

| Providence, r l.. march 26-Mr. Dav-
idson, editor and printer of the Provi
dence journal, died tonight, aged fifty
six.
New YORK, March 23.-John Jay Cis-
co. the well known banker, died to-day
of liver complaint, in his 10Th year. He
was assistant treasurer Of the United
States during the civil war.
BATON ROUGE, La, march 26-The gov
ernor to-day received q d,ar atch saying
that the Black river, Ouachita, and upper
and lower Tensas ,ections are entirely
overaowed, and that the people and
stock need immediate relief
SAN FRANCISCO, 1arch 26-The heaviest
earthquake since 1888 occurred at 4:44
o'clock this afternoon. People rushed
from their houses in great fright. It
lasted fifteen seconds; several buildings
on made ground ,ear the water front
were seriously damaged. A second, but
lighter shock, followed At SIS, and more
shocks are expected.
WASHINGTON, March 2e-The following
confrmations were made to-day: VIM.
L. Bum, of Philadelphia, Governor Of
Idaho; Sumner Howard, of Michigan,
chief justice of the supreme court of Ari-
zona; w. A. saylor, Of Texas, collector of
customs for the district of Paso del Norte
and New Mexico; Elliott P. N. Morgan,
of Cheyenne, secretary of Wyoming.
LEXINGTON, KY, March 26-It is re-
ported here tonight that the village of
Colmansville, Harrison county, 40 miles
from here, was almost entirely destroyed
by cyclone which swept over it at five
o'clock p. m. 1t is said ten people were
killed by flying debris of buildings and
fifteen or twenty were injured. Nothing
definite is known but the rumor is gen.
orally credited.
BOYD, KY, March 26-At four o'clock
this afternoon destructive cyclone pass
ed here, blowing down everything in its
way. The inmates of the houses fled to
wells and cellars. A good many persons
were injured The number of killed is
not yet known. The loss of property
and cattle is estimated at about $500, 900.
FALMOUTH, KY, march 26.-A cyclone
passed through the woods south of town
on the Kentucky Central road at two
O'Clock this afternoon. making track
half mile wide, upturning trees and de-
stroying everything in its path. So far
no lives reported lost.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The House
adopted the resolution for the people of
the flooded district along the lower Mis-
sissippi.
The President sent to the Senate the
nomination Of Aaron A. Sargent, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary to Germany, to be envoy extraor-
dinary and minister plenipotentiary to
Russia, vice VIM. H. Hunt, deceased.
In the democratic caucus last night
Carlisle's resolution abolishing the tax on
tobacco and reducing the tax on brandy
distilled from fruit was adopted, S8 to q,
not 8S to 81 as reported.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The Senate
to-day took up the bill reported from the
committee on Indian affairs, providing
for the allotments of lands in severalty to
the Indians on the various reservations,
and to extend the protection of the laws
of the states and Territories over the In
dians.
Dolph moved an amendment to that
clause of the bill which provides for the
sale of the surplus lands of the reserva-
tions, and the payment Of the proceeds to
the tribes, or its investment for their
benefit. The amendment provides that
the principal of all sums agreed to be
paid by the United States as purchase
price on any portion of the reservation,
shall be payable only to the Indians or
tribes from whom the purchase was
made, by express authority of congress,
after the expiration of twenty-five years
from the purchase of the lands but the
same shall in the meantime be placed in
the treasury to the credit of the tribe or
tribes of Indians entitled thereto, and in
the meantime and until such principal
sum shall be paid over to or expended
for the benefit of said Indians, the
United States shall pay interest annually
on said principal sum at the rate of 5 per
cent per annum, which sum shall be
paid by the Secretary of the Interior for
the benefit of such Indian tribes. and
shall be used for the purpose of educat-
ing and preparing them for selfsupport,
etc. Agreed to.
ALL THE coNGRETsMAN FED.
WARRINGTON, Special Telegram, March
25-Next Wednesday evening the presi-
dent will give the eighth and last of his
congressional dinners, this completing
the list. All the senators and congress
men. with their wives will then have
dined in state at the White House; and
although the house of representatives. is
larger by thirty members than it ever
was before, Gen. Arthur is the first pres
ident who has succeeded in feeding the
entire national legislature in a single
winter. Under former administrations
a congressman considered himself lucky
if he got an invitation once during his
term Of two years, and hundreds have
entered and left the house of representa-
tives without once seeing the color of the
White House china. With that courtesy
which distinguishes all his acts, the pres
ident has taken particular pains to show
the new congressman attention, and
some of the most obscure members Of
the house were invited to the first din
ner-an honor which they appreciated
: and will never forget. The dinners are
> very elaborate and formal, and as many
new members we're not anticipating such
distinction they were caught without
> dress suits. but there are places here
where thew ran he hired and IL IN known