The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-05
NEWS OF TIE WEEK,


tam champion: and George Dixon
fought a six round draw at Madison
Square Garden last Thursday night.
Opposite Blcnncr!lassctt island, in
an old Indian mound near Ccdaryil!e.
Ohio. was found a stone image OF a
woman in sitting posture. It is
believed to date back to the time OF
the Shepherd Kings.
1t is reported that Russia has
fleet lying at Scbastopol and Odessa,
and that the Caucasian armies Of
Russia arc being concentrated upon
the Armenian frontiers in readiness
TO move next spring, for the parti-
tion Of Turkey among the powers.
Among the bills introduced in the
! senate rrorc tlAc 1onuwlng: Dy A4len
prohibiting the purchase or use by
any federal officer of any convict
made goods. BY PETER, a bill to
grant pensions to soldiers who served
in the confederate army and after
wards served in the army Of the
United States.
A double murder was committed
at lloOnah. Alaska, on account of the
| failure Of lcl-ka-Ish. medicine
man OF he Iloonah tribe, to cure q
young Indian. The medicine man
blamed a young Indian, who imme-
diatclv shot the doctor. Then the
doctors cousin SHOT the slayer uf the
doctor. A few blankets squared the
| deal.
Senator Baker has introduced an
amendment to the silver bill now be-
fore the senate providing that any
person who takes silver or gold to the
mint to be coined shall take an
equally valuable amount Of the other
metal and have both coined. The
| amendment sets forth that the plr~
pose is to secure the parity Of the
two metals.
Justices Field, Harlan, Brewer and
Brown, Of the supreme court, have
rendered Il decision III the Northern
Pacific rcceivcrship case, holding
that all courts along the line Of the
road be auxiliary to Judge Jenkins
court at Milwaukee. The decision
gives the Milwaukee court jurisdic-
tion over the entire system in the
matter Of the rccciverships
A dispatch from Paris SAYS: The
Tarlslan papers devote considerable
attention to the possibilities Of the
United States entering into an
active sphere Of European inter-
national affairs aud the Journal Dcs-
bats regrets hat Europe has not
some sort Of Monroe doctrine to pro-
tcct it from the ncddliilg or the
United States in purely European af,
fairs.
The text Of Il declaration is pub
| liSlittt III l4DIltlDii+ NloillS lllc CSLuJ
Iislment Of Il permanent tribunal Of
arbitration for all English speaking
nations, and suggesting the govern.
mcnts give effect, to the resolutions
Of the congress Of 1882 and the house
Of commons Of 1893 The dccura-
tiun Will be sent throughout Great
Britain and the United States for
signatures.
Bclva a. Lockwood, once Il prcsi-
Dental candidate on the Woman's
rights ticket, and now Il practicins
attorney in Washington, has been
disbarrcd as q practiclng attorney
Or agent before the pension bureau.
This action grew out Of charge
made against Mrs. Lockwood BY the
pension department., accusing her at
having improperly accepted a fec OF
So in Il pcESj@n claim.
The committee on Iudian affairs
authorized Il favorable report on
bill having for its object the appoint
mcnt Of 4 commission to treat with
the ShO>h0nc and Bannock Indians.
1t is the purpose Of the bill to induce
these indians to modify their treaty
rights That the privilege which they
now possess Of hunting on the un-
occupied public lands >lal! not con-
lict with state game laws and give
occasion for such disturbances as ocy
Cured at JacLson's Hole: Wyoming,
last year.