The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-29
NEWS SUMMARY

The president will attend General
Grants funeral and will then take his
vacation.
Officials of the treasury say that 1t is
possible but not probable that secret
coinage of silver is being carried on.
protest from Coy. Martin, of Kansas
against the withdrawal of troops from
that state, was presented the president.
The governor asks that troops be allowed
to remain all winter, as the people are
in fear of the Cheyennes.
The court of commissioners of Ala
bama in claims reports that in the three
years the court has been organized 4,18l
cases have been disposed of involving
$9, 42O,56O. There are p first class and
1913 second class cases left untried.
The Unites States representative at
Ecuador has been directed to ascertain
the reason of the delay in refusing to
release one Santon, an American citizen
Imprisoned ON charge of being mixed
up with revolution there, as demanded
by this country.
Prof. Hilgard. of the coast survey;
Assistant Superintendent Boutelle,
Disbursing Agent Morgan and others
have been suspended, pending an in
vestigation into the coast survey account
that are said to be in bad shane and
showing irregularities.
A sensational story has been started on
its rounds to the effect that the grasshop-
pers are devastating the crops IN Eastern
Montana C. A. Broadwater, well konwn
Montanian, arrived in st. Paul and was
interviewed by Globe reporter on this
subject. He said he had just came from
the territory, but hadn't seen or heard
of any grasshoppeF devastation. There
was not enough grasshoppers in the
country for fish bait.
President Cleveland was advised by
telegram from Adjntant General Drum,
now at Mt. McGregor, that he delivered
the Presidents letter to Mrs. Grant, and
that she and the children expressed their
desire to have Gen. Grant buried with
national honors. Their wishes will be
respected, and the cermonies will take
place as already indicated in the press
dispatches. President Cleveland and
members of the Cabinet will attend the
funeral in New York on Saturday, Au,
gust 9Th.
Complaint has been made to the In
terror Department that the Montana
Improvement Company has assumed the
right to prevent the lumber men from
cutting timber within the odd sections
within the grant accorded their road and
had also assumed the right to cut all the
timber on the even as well as the odd
sections of the grant This company is
said to be a limited partnership, more
than half of the stock being held by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co. The mat
ter is under consideration by the secret
airy and special agent will be sent to
Montana to investigate the complaints.
The following proclamation was issued
by the President. The United States has
just received the sad tidings OF the death
of that illustrious citizen, ex-President
of the United States, General Ulysses S.
Grant, at Mt. McGregor, in the State of
New York, to which place he had lately
been removed in the endeavor to pro-
long his life. In making this announce
ment to the people ofthe United States,
the President is impressed with the
Of the public loss of great
leader who was in the hour of
victory, magnanimous amid disaster,
serene and self-sustained who, in every
station whether as soldier or as Chief
twice called to power by his |
fellow countrymen, trod unfired by doubt |
single minded and straight forward. The |
entire country has witnessed with deep
emotion his prolonged and patienc
struggle with painful disease, and has
watched by his cough Of suffering with
fearful sympathy. The destined end has
come at last, and his spirit has returned |
to the Creator who sent it forth. In
testimony of respect to the memory Of
General Grant, it is ordered that the
Executive Mansion and the several
in Washington be draped in
mourning for a period of thirty days.
and that all public business should, on
the day of the funeral. be suspended, |
and the Secretary Of War and Of the Navy
will cause orders to be issued for APP
propriate military and naval honors TO
be rendered on that day.
In witness whereof I have hereurto
set my hand and caused the Seal Of the
United States to be affixed. Done at the
city Of Washington this twenty-third day
Of July, A. b. one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-five and of the In
Of the United States the one
hundred and tenth.
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