The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-02-27
TOOLE is HAPPY.
Montanss Delegate Talks About
Statehood and the Political
Future Of the Territory.
E. L. Bonner at Washington Endesvor-
Ing to Have the Timber Trespass
Cases Dismissed.
commissioners Appointed Yesterday 70
Appraiss The Northern Paeiac's RisAs
ef Way Into Bate.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-(Special 10 the In.
dependent l-Delegate Toole, of Montana,
Is spending few days at st. Johns hotel
Mr.. Toole, speaking about the admission
OF Montana, said: Montana will become
q full fiedged state In December. We will
hold an election In May 10 choose delegates
to the constitutional convention that will
be held In July. The election OF state OIL
GERS will be In October, and In November
the legislature will meet and elect two
United States senators. 1 feel very hope
ful Of Montana being democratic state. IL
Ia naturally one. and our defeat last No
vember was nothing more nor less than o
protest BY our party against the territory
being kept In seryitude. A large number OF
democrats thought the territory had re-
mained out Of the sisterhood OF
states long enough and they held the
democratic party responsible. Now that
the democrats have passed the bill taking
In the new states, these democrats will I'M
doubtedly come back to the fold, and there
are more than enough OF them 70 overcome
the 5000 republican majority Of last fall.
There will be good deal of politics In
Montana during the next six months and
both parties will make desperate fight to
carry the state"
Wants the Suit Dismissed.
WASHINGTON, Feb 26.-[Special TO the
independent l-E L. Bonner, president Of
the Montana improvement company, has
been In the city some days past trying TO
arrange with the general land once for the
dismissal OF the suits against the company
for cutting timber on public lands In Mon
tana There are about twenty suits against
the company. involving the cutting Of Ss.-
600, 900 feet Of timber, l.024,700 cords OF
wood, 10000 posts and l5.OO0.0OO shlngles.
Bonner asserts this timber was cut during
the construction Of the Northern Pacific
road and was used In its construction. For
this reason he says the suits cannot be
maintained. The agents Of the general
land Office claim, however, the timber was
all cut since the construction Of the road In
1883, 1884 and 1886. Special District Attor-
ney Hobson, who is prosecuting these
cases, Ia In the city to oppose Bonner's pur-
pose.
To Appraiss the Right OF Way.
BUTTE, Feb. 26.-[Speciai 70 the lnde-
pendent THE district court this evening
appointed A. II. Barrett, O. b. Houser and
r. K. Sergeant appraisers Of the value of
the ground which the Northern Pacific
wishes condemned In order to get an en-
trance Into the city. Col. McCutcheon, on
behalf OF the Montana Central, raised the
point that the court In chambers could not
decide that the ground already purchased
by the Montana Central for railroad pur-
poses could be condemned by another cor
poration for the same purposes. The court
sustained this point and appointed com.
missioners without prejudice to that aspect
of the case and the dIfficulty between the
corporations will be settled by q subse
suent trial In the district court The com
missioners appointed give satisfaction to
all concerned.