The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-02
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Chicago Making Grand Prepara-
tions for the National
Convention.
Randall is Looming Up as a
Presidential Candidate.
Charlie Mccomas has Perished
in the Snow.
Interesting Letter from Boze-
man to MINI. Journal.
MooRlsrowN. Pa, March 25-The dem
ocratic county convention to-day elected
delegates to the State convention, in
structed for Randall.
SALT LAKE, March 25-This morning
the sale began of the seats of the Patti
concert at the Tabernacle April l. There
was great rush. over 2100 seats being
sold.
New YORK, March 23.-There was no
change in the condition of Augustus
Schell at q late hour tonight. His phys
icians say he cannot rally from his pres
ent illness.
CINc1NNAsr, March 23.-The funeral of
Gen. Godfrey Weitzel, at Spring Grove.
was numerously attended. The military
was present but did not fire over the
grave.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25-The Exam
iner's Tusoon, Arizona, special says: Kit
Joy, the last of the Deming train robbers
who broke Jail at Silver City, New Mexi-
co, was captured by the Sheriff after q
hard fight. Kit is badly wounded and
lies At the point of death.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The follow
ing nominations have been made: David
J. Brewer, of Kansas. for United States
circuit judge for the Sth judicial circuit;
julius C. Burrows, of Michigan, for solic-
itor of the treasury; Col. David G. Stanley
of the 22d Infantry, to be brigadier gen.
eral; J. A. Rider, of Iowa, for United
States attorney for Wyominf.
BISMARCK, DIX, March 22.-The river is
stationary here, but at Fort Buford there
is reported rise of fifteen feet in forty
eight hours and still rising, with the ice
broken in some places. The rise report
ed at Buford is expected to reach Bis
marck on Monday night and it will GER
talnly cause break up and flood good
deal of land. Settlers on the low lands
are very uneasy. The ice at Bismack is
honey-combed but firm.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The COM
missioner of Indian affairs received the
following telegram from Indian Agent
Dyer, now with the Cheyennes on
Tongue river. Montana:
MILES CRY, NJ. T., March A.-Black
VOLTS band has burned down Alderson's
ranch. A cowboy shot an Indian; cause
unknown. Will send particulars by mail.
Great excitement prevails and am afraid
of trouble. Will send further news as
soon as received. No mail or telegraph
nearer than sixty-five miles.
Boston, March 24-The Post tomorrow
will print several columns of letters from
democratic members of the legislature in
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mass.
achusetts and Connecticut, in which the
writer's give their preferences for presi-
dental candidates as follows: Tilden
leads in each State save Massachusetts,
where he and Butler are about even
The grecnback members of the Maine
legislature favor Tilden as first choice ON
the tariff question, and the majority are
for tariff for revenue only, and an over
whelming majority in favor of the Nor
rison bill and gradual reduction of tariff
and taxation.
MILES CRY, NJ. T., March A.-The
sheriff arrived to-day from Rosebud with
thirteen Cheyenne Indians supposed te
have been implicated in the burning O
Alderson's house. The band which com
mitted the outrage belongs to the Rec
Cloud reservation, but who left there last
fall under the leadership OF Black Wolf
Since then the band has been living upo1
cattle killed on the ranches. The COW.
BOYS at last resolved to stop the Indians
from killing cattle by shooting any O
them found upon the ranches. In retail
alton to this the Indians burned Alder
sons house. The trouble is now ovel
and the Indians will probably be SEN
back to the Red Cloud reservation.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 22.-James B
johnson, of st. Joseph, suicided earlj
this morning, shooting himself in th'
right temple while walking on the plat
form at the union depot. Two or NOR
years ago johnson started two drus
stores, one at Salt Lake, the other at Pc
kin, Colorado, having partners in each
He spent most of the time at St. Joseph
occupying desk room in the drug store o
Smith, Vannatta 4 Co, from whom h
bought most of his goods, A few day
ago it was discovered that Johnson ha,
felonously shipped away from time t
time goods aggregating to several thous
and dollars. He was accused and con
fessed, and at the time of the shootin
was in company with Vannatta en- rout
to Salt Lake for the purpose of transfer
ring the stores to the firm for their los
johnson was married and occupied
high social standing in St. Joseph.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The follow
ing telegram in regard to the disappear
ance of Charlie McComas was received q
the war department to-day:
SAN Francisco, March q.
Adjutant General, U. S. A., Washington
The following dispatch Of this date ha
just been received from Gen. Crook: .
most careful examination has been mad
but the general testimony of the Indian
is tl.at Charlie McComas was never see
alive after the fight in Madre. The In
dians scattered in every direction at tn
moment of attack. The country is il
discribably rough-the sides of the car
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