Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-04-19
Montana Mention.

IN recent issue OF the Heart and
Hand, Chicago publication, five
Montanians advertise for wives.
Butte is theliveliest, but most order
ly, camp Of its kind In the world.
There is but little lawlessuess there.
The Sullivan-Ryan fight means
500, 900 TO Butte. 1t is now q ques-
ton between conscience and money.
Which will Butte have?
The Dillon Tribune says a carload
of baby cribs arrived there the other
day, and gently adds that lots Of new
babies are also arriving in those
parts.
Billings is now rejoicing in q full
fledged city government. The Her
aid says IL all came so suddenly that
they hardly had time to collect their
wits, but Processes to be pleased with
the new order of things and with the
officers chosen.
The arrival of the Billings coach at
10 o'clock last Tuesday morning was
surprise to most Of che citizens Of
Fort Benton. The schedule has been
changed, and the coach, instead Of
laying over at Geyser station, will
come directly through, arriving there
every day before noon.
Deduty Marshall. Y. Beidler ar
rived at Fort Benton Tuesday morn
ing with Pike Landuskv, who is
charged with attempting to shoot
Dutch Louie few weeks ago. Louie
and man named Marshall were
brought along as witnesses. They will
have a hearing as soon as U. S. Com
missioner Role returns from q survey
ing expedition othe Bulls Head.
Capt. Carroll H. Potter, Eighteenth
infantry. at Fort Assinaboine, has
been ordered with a detachment Of
troops to point near Frenchman's
creek near the international bound
airy. This is probably done at the re-
quest Of the Canadian government
asking that troops from Assinaboine
and Buford be sent to intercept the
Riel rebels, should they attempt TO
cross the boundary line.
The dynamite outrage at Anaconda
yesterday should be ferreted to the
bottom by the authorities. II Is ex-
cusable upon no hypothesis, race ami
mostly or any other, and there Is
naught to extenuate the crime. IL
was a cruel, heartless murder. the per
petrators of which should be hanged.
The lives and properties Of others, as
well as those Of the Chiuamen, were
endangered, and Anaconda should rid
; itself Of men capable OF such acts
Miner.
A onelegged man named Quinn, a
rsncher from the Yellowstone region,
yesterday morning while laboring
under an attack Of nightmare jumped
from a second story window OF the
Butte lodging house and fractured the
remaining member so badly that am
putation was necessary. Two sur
geons, Drs. Carroll and johnson, per-
formed the operation successfully and
although having now no legs at all,
he IL doing as well as his circum-
.taucas will allow ....'
A private letter received at Fort
Benton on Tuesday, from Calgary
states that there Is great excitement
there and that the people are greatly
frightened. The police have been or
dered to the scene Of insurreciion and
the citizens have organized a home
guard. There are noarms except a few
shot guns Of little service in warfarp.
The widest rumors are In circulation
that the Blaekfeet and Stonies have
Joined Ia the movement. and fears are
entertained that they will raid the
town. The writer however, is OF the
opinion that the fright Ia unnecees-
sary. He does not believe any u
these rumors although the Indians
may rise during the summer.