The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-12-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Harrison says he knovs nothing o
his ancestry.
A German steamer has been sunk by @
Haytien man of war.
Katie Putnam was taken severely i'll
on her arrival at Tacoma.
The will Of the late Rebecca E. Robert
son, of New York, gives a half million to
charity.
Tho Yale boating crew have cabled a
declination 10 row the Cambridge Uni.
versity crew in 1889.
The democratic congressman will hold
caucus to decide upon the territorial
policy to he pursued.
The secretary of the interior has called
on the governor of Alaska for inforns-
tion in regard to the maltreatmsnt of
native women.
The celebrated case Of rockingham
vs.. Adams Express company, for illegal
imprisonment, was settled by the COM
pany paying him s., 800.
The United States war ship Galena re.
ceived her sailing orders at the Brooklyn
navy yard. Sealed orders will not be
opened until after Sandy Hook is passed
1t is generally believed, however, that
the Galena will proceed direct to Port au
Er.nce.
"The Soellbinders," as tho republican
campaign speakers zee Ct to call them
selves, met last week at the Fifth Ave.
nue. Hotel and formed themselves into
an organization to be known as the Re.
publican National Spellbinders' Associa-
tioo, Chaunce!s NJ. Depew a. president.
A riot caused BY whisky in a negro
quarter Of Savannah last week, resulted
in the death Of one negro, the probably
fatal injury of two white policemen, and
and the hurting Of number of other
persons. A policeman who attempted
to quiet disturbance was beaten to in
sensibilitv, AID the same fate overlook a
comrade whorame to his assistance. The
police reserves were kept on guard all
night.
In refutation Of the cable despatch
published few DAYS ago as coming from
Rome stating that Cardinal Gibbons was
instructed 20 congratulate Gen. Harrison
on his election, on the ground that
Catholic interests in America would be
safe under his administr ration. = special
cable received BY the Boston Pilot
(Catholic,) says: "The Vatican to-day
fruly denies the report relating to Gen.
Harrison's election. The report as re.
produced here produced a painful i'm
preston. The Vatican denies it and de.
ciares that the Pope never interferes in
national politics"
The nucleus Of democratic soldiers
organization distinct from The Grand
Army was formed in indianapolis on
Wednesday night at a meeting Of veter-
ans of that political faith, and State Adj
Gen. George W. Koontz was made the
chairman of the committee to arrange
tor the extension of the organization
throughout the state by the appointment
ofa committee of one from each congress
sional district, and two at large to con-
st.tute state executive board ofthe new
orier. Mr.. kooniz says: we arc not
getting up an organization opposed to
the Grand Army. There is no reason
why soldiers cannot belong to both the
orders, although probably comparatively
few Of them will do SO. Oars will be a
distinctively political organization from
the start.
Mrs. Ellen Ewing Sherman, the wife
Of Gen. william T. Sherman, whs died
at her home In New York recently, suf-
fered from heart trouble for many years
and had been especially ill from this
cause during the last few weeks. Her
condition became alarming. aud DR..
Pepper, Of Philadelphia, was summoned
TO consult with her attending physician,
DR.. Smith. Mrs. Sherman continued to
sink steadily and since Tuesday morn.
ing had been unconscious. Mrs. Sher-
man WAS a daughter Of Gen. Thomas
Erwin, Of Ohio. She was well known as
a very active and devout member of the
Roman Catholic Church, in which one
Of her sons is a priest. She was one of
the trustees OF Peters Pence" in
America. Pope Plus TX. shortly before
he died, sent to her gin of a golden
rosary, with a piece Of the true eros"
set in the cruci *. Her age was sixt,.
four years. aud her birthplace was Ian.
caster, Ohio. She leaves two sons and
four daughters. She was buried at St.
Louis.