The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-05-15
CURRENT IOPICS.
MATTERS OF MOMENT IN ALL PARTS
OF THE COUNTRY.

what the People Are Doing and What
the Papers Are Saying All Over the
State-News Items and Passing Gossip
Here and There.
The Montana railroad will terminate at Lewis
tcn.
Two hundred men are at work in the Yahk dis
Bozeman will have "Sweet Pea Carnival'' in
August.
The gold dredging company began work at Ban
mack laStWeek
About 80 men and $50 teams are at work on the
Montana railroad.
The Treadwel mine in Alaska is said to be the
largest IN the world.
The Gold Flint property in the Yahk district
will soon begin shipping ore
Bud Meadow is considering the question Of re-
opening the Spotted Horse mine.
Five hundred tons daily is the output OF the
Frisco mine In the Coeur d'Alenes. +.
Mrs. W. F. Sanders recently addressed a meet
ing at Bozeman on equal suffrage
The new Billings mills owned by Senator Bah
is stated that $500 900 have been raised in the
east for the purpose Of constructing a dam across
the Missouri near Helena.
The site for the government building at Helena
has been selected at the corner OF Park avenue
and Clark street and the price paid is $4,000.
bill has passed one house of congress order
ing the deportation OF the Cree Indians from the
f1f n ,1ly
pose.
1t is rumored that the Northern Pacific will at
an early date put into effect new time card by
which the time between terminals Will be re-
duced six hours.
1t is not likely that a large number of Mexican
cattle will be placed upon our ranges this year, as
it has been found by past experiences that the
risk is too great.
purse is to be made up at Bozeman for the
purpose Of paying the costs of test of the fishing
law as 1t Is interpreted by the various county at
torneys Of the state. ..e.&
Shirley c. Ashby has been indicted for abstract
ing s., 600 note made by a solvent party and sub
Stituting therefor a worthless one while president
of the Helena National bank
The democrats of the senate under the leader
ship of Senator Hill Of New York betray a sngu-
lar sensltiveness to the proposed investigation Of
The bond saes-Helena Herald.
The east has been giving it in the neck to the
west and the sooner we retaliatc by using so far
as possible our own products the better will 1t be
1or ourselves Billings Gazette.
The unkindest cut yet given Car Reed is the
circulation OF the story that he is favorably con-
sdering proposition to take the tail end OF the
Mckinley ticket Billings Gazette.
From all parts of Western Montana the crop
reports are encouraging and the present indica-
tlons are that there will be an excellent yield in
all branches of farming Standard Correspond
nnce.
ticket composed OF j. Donald Cameron for
president and Henry NJ. Teller for vice president
would be an excellent one, and republican to the
core, by whatever name it might be caled.-Hel-
ana Herald.
If Montana's republican delegates find it neces
sary to walk out of the st, Louis convention, the
democratic party will be ready to receive them
with open arms to hospitable silver graves
Ayant Courier.
Senator Carter yesterday secured the passage Of
an amendment to the river and harbOr bill author
izng the construction of a dam across the Mis-
souri, river at Stubb's Ferry to develop water
Dower.-Helena Herald.
Barney Barnato, the Kaffir King, threatens to
close all his mines In South Africa as a mark Of
his disapproval OF the sentences OF death passed
upon Rhodes, Hammond and Others Such re-
suit would throw thousands out Of work.
President Cleveland is quoted saying he
would be thoroughly satisfied" with the nominal
tion OF Mr.. Russell. Handicapped by such an en-
dorsement, we do not wonder the gentleman from
Massachusetts hesitates to enter the race
Standard
A suit rought by w. Word against T. W. Nc
Adow in the q. S. court at Helena for $25,o0O,
amount OF commission fee alleged to be due the
plaintiff for effecting the sale of the Spotted
Horse mine at Maiden, was decided in favor Of the
defendant.
There is an increasing demand for men to work
on sheep ranches in almost every part of North
ern Montana. Good wages are offered and the
work will last for several weeks. There are ap-
parently plenty OF idle men in the country and
yet t1ockmasters are unable to secure the amount
of help needed.-Standard.
What Is best for England Is certainly worse for
us, and vice versa, as all experience has clearly
proven, and none more clearly than the present.
Let us throw off the yoke of monetary tyranny
which Great Britain has placed upon us through
Grover Cleveland's administration, as our fore
fathers shook off the political tyranny Of George
IH.-Western Mining World
1t isFevldent that some one who knows both how