The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-12
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

The Butte city election, MONDAY, re-
sultad in the Democrats reelected II. L.
Frank to the Mayoralty, and securing
maiorities for their candidates for Police
Magistrate and Marshal. The Republi-
cans elected George C., Randolph for City
Attorney and Lemon Housworth for City
Treasurer The Alderman elected are
three of them Democrats and one Rep
ublican. making the new council, polite
ally, tie.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias of Montana will meet in Helena
on the 18th inst. There will be large
gathering of delegates from the numer-
GUS lodges through the territory and the
Helena Knights will entertain their
brethren with banquet. 1t was at one
time intended to present the play
Damon and Pythias" during the, session
of the Grand Lodge, but arrangements
could'n not be made and the idea was
abandoned.
During his late visit to New2 York
Manager Mcguire secured the exclusive
right to produce the leading Union
Square successes west of the Mississippi
river except in California. Among these
plays are Lights O London, The Blue
and the Gray, Storm Beaten, A Prisoner
for Life and others of the chief of the
most successful Union Square plays.
An explosion in the Lexington mine
last Tuesday instantly killed David
Highland'and John Lynch. Highland
was native of England and unmarried.
Lynch was an, Irishman and leaves a
wife and four children.
Horace Marshalll draughtsman in
the employ of the Montana Central
Company, was drowned Monday in
the Missouri River, near Ulidia, and his
remains have not yet been recovered.
His wife, in the East, has been notified.
Col. Dodge speaks of him as promising,
well-educated young man.
Henderson, from the Committee on
Territories reported in the Senate bill
to provide a more stringent regulation
for the government Of the Yellowstone
Park. In addition to the Superintendent
and fourteen policeman there is to be a
who must be a LAWYER,
md who is to reside in the Park, and
exercise judicial powers. The killing of
game and the catching of fish, other
han by hook and line are to be severely
punished. The secretary of the Interior
s to have power to lease plats of ten
lcres each for hotels, etc.
A number of sportsmen from New
York will be in northern Montana some
ime during the coming summer. They
will confine their operations for the most
,art to hunting for large game in the
Rocky Mountains, and will probably
make their headquarters at Fort Ben
on
The Anaconda Review announces that
riders have been received to distribute q
he steel for the third rail between An t
conda and Stewart, All reports seems
o agree that the road between Garrison {
nd Stuart will be made standard gauge, t
nd that third rail will be laid be- G
ween Anaconda and Butte, unless t
is done soon this much talk t
! of scheme will be barred by the o
atutes of limitation. .
The long-expected strike of the Union v
acliC brakeman has come at last, begin.
ng on the western divisions, their 81
ievances being the new schedule of u
ages dating back to March ]. Under O
is, freight brakeman of runs of 100 II
les or more are to receive two cents a n
lie. On assigned regular runs pas
lIger bTakemen are to receive from $50 n
$40 per month. On short irregular d
ns,whether passenger or freight brake dl
en- are to receive S217 per day. The q
akeman on the Nebraska division at n
leyenne and those of Cheyenne struck
ay Sd. st
Semi-ofiicial news has been received at
Missoula of more promotions in the 81
my. Lieut.. Wilkerson is to be captain pl
I'd will go to Ellis. Second Lieut.. Bell hi
promoted to be First Lieutenant, Co. pc
. Lieut.. Thompson, Co. B, is made
ptain of the company, and Capt Head U
made major, Third Infantry. da