The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-30
THE WEEK.

The President has approved bills grant
ing pension to Mrs. Grant, and reliev
ing the political disabilities of Gen. Law
ton. of Georgia.
James NJ. Arnoux a member of tn
Choteau county board of commissioners
was arrested last week, charged with for
ging mileage tickets.
Dispatches from Paris says that thu
Premiership of Brisson is collapsing anC
number ofhis former staunch support
ers are deserving him.
John Bigelow, who was recently ap-
pointed Assistant United States Treasures
at New York and confirmed by the
Senate, has resigned his Office.
A dispatch from Pont Ypridd, Wales
reports that a terrible colliery explosion
took place at the Ferndale pit there, and
that 400 miners were entombed.
1t is said that Secretary Manning has
telegraphed Ziebach to accept the re-
ownership recently rendered him as il
will not interfere with his candidacy for
the governorship of Dakota.
Reckless revolver practice resulted in
killing of John Church, saloon keeper.
at PowderviIle, this territory last week.
He was waiting on party of cowboys
who claim that stray shot struck him.
In the United States Circuit Court Of
San Francisco Judge Sawyer rendered a
decision in favor of the plaintiff in the
suit of the Sharon VS.. Hill, brought to
declare void the alleged marriage con-
tract.
One of the Schlitz Brewing company's
store houses, containing 10000 bushels
of choice barley, was damaged by fire in
Milwaukee on the 25th. Loss, $4,000,
distributed among eighty-three COM
panies.
Speaker Carlisle, who remains in
Washington during the recess OfCongress
devotes his time to the preparation of q
committee list. The list will not be
made public until officially announced in
the House which will be on the day of
the Resembling of Congress
Lieut.. Col Charles E. Reynolds, de-
partment quartermaster general, now at
Baltimore, is ordered to Vancouver bar
racks, Wash, as chief quartermaster of
the Department ofthe Columbia, reliev-
ing Mai. A. S. Kimhall. Maj. Kimball
will remain temporarily on duty in the
department.
Nearly 100 cigar makers started
for San Francisco from New York. They
go to work in factory where Chinese
labor has been employed at SIS per thous-
and as against 81 and So. The New York
ers are in charge of President Wolf, of
the San Francisco Union and their ex-
penses are paid by the International
Cigar Markers Union. On the road be-
tween New York and Omaha about 400
others will join the party. Many of the
New Workers are taking their wives and
families.
Senator Van Wyck is very much in
earnest about his plan for the govern
ment of the Indians. He considers the
reservation system played out and his
territorial bill furnishes the only feasible
plan of dealing with them. He proposes
that the lands be divided in severalty
and that 80 much of the lands as may
not be occupied in that manner shall Dy
negotiation with the Indians, become
the property of the United States, to be
open to settlement under the home
stead law. He does not anticipate that
there would necessarily be any clashes
of authority between the tribal govern
ment and that in the territory.
Five years ago Katie Putnam, the
actress, was in Helena Mont. The own
err of a recently discovered mine became
smitten with her and asked the privilege
of naming the mine after her. The re-
quest was granted. Katie Putnam
thought no more of the matter until she
received as a Christmas present hand
somely engraved certificate for $500
shares of worcestershire, paid-up stock in
the Katie Putnam Mining Company of
Helena. The capital stock of the COM
pany is placed at 100000. The mine
recently develoved much wealth and
will make the 800 shares worth nearly
$250.OO0,