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Tï^ Avant Courier.
'DAY,
FEBRUARY 27.1879.
Wcws and Comments»
-New York. February 20.—Hostile criti-1
of the Chinese bill continues in ail
quarters.
'-A bill has passed Congress reducingj
the tux on manufactured tobacco to 16
ts „„und.
. —, . ,
-flic Id«no legislature organized Its
. ,|.,V tiavincr „i«.t,*i Mr
Idaho
House on the 24th day, having elected Mr.
Birdseye oil the I02d ballot.
. ,
-I he Newark press rigorously an-j
I agonizes the Chinese bill and calls upon
t;;e I resident to interpose Ins veto.
— 1 here was great rejoicing in < alifornia
»nthelßlh over the news that tiie U. S.
Senate had passed the anti-Chinese bill.
—"Zack" Chandler was elected U. S.
S'iiator on the 18th to fill the vnncancy
cuo-ed by tbe resignation of K. P. Chris
- I he California Constitutional Conven-!
:!<»n and the Nevada Assembly want the
President to affix his monogram to the
< hinese bill.
—Hanford, February 19.—The
to-day unanimously passed a resolution
condemning the action of Congress oil the j
:
Senate I
jtiestion, which passed the House. I
.... .... ...
• ! ■ ( hinese bill. Univ three of the strong
,a: „um of tiie Henate-Bavard. Blaine and :
f '.'tine» e
The Times' Washington special says :,
'• i- licltevc-d that the President will veto
l urman—voted in favor of the bill.
The Methodist ministers of New York
td vicinity recently addressed a letter to
shooting himself in the forehead. It is
i.i-'poscd he was snftcring from a teinpo
■ty ahberation of mind produced by ill
York, February 19.—Meetings of
men favorable to co-operative
New
work in,
dony migration are held weekly here as
.he beginning of an attempt to educate tl.e j
masses In the liehet that organized emigre- '
lion from the Eastern cities is the best
remedy for hard times.
—At Summerville. Maine.
!
j
on the 14tli
laC., Kphriam Ilysler and wife left home |
in the forenoon to do some trading, lei.v
ing their three children, aged 4 years. 2 1-2 i
years, and 8 months. alone at home. The
house caught fire, and before aid arrived j
the building was with its contents de
stroyed, the three children petishin
liantes.
—Tin
critical. The Federal
'ides no authorized government and no
in the ; as
;
situation in Alaska is regarded as 1
Government pro-j
protei lion to its citizens. The only com- ;
puny of soldiers stationed at Sitka was j in
withdrawn several months since. The In-j
dinn«. understanding the situation, have
tbr sonic time been menacing the settlers,
and at last account* had begun the work
of destruction.
—During a dense fog which prevailed on
rite 19th inst., two steamers—K! Capitan f °
and Alameda—plying between .San F «in- by
eisco and Oakiiind Point, collided in mid-1
i
I
eut ti ent sprang into the water and were
(ac ted up by the tug Governor Irwin. It
• not known whether any lives were lost.
—It Is reported that 70.000 shares ot
Union Pacific stock was recently purchase
and
by a N-w York syndicate, which includes * ^
Russell Sage, .Tames P. Keen and otliers.
This, with 30.000 shares previously bought ,1,e
i important
suit in any radical change in the manage*- j
ment of the road, hut it is now possible our
that the Utah ami Northeni branch may
«îiverge west and be dumjied off'into some
sage lirusli desert in Idaho.
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION. — THE
OOLDEX OPPORTUNITY.
, head
;
j ran
! er
mile
rates
tion
and
ing
j
Thc time for our merchants and busi
m ness men to make contracts lor transjior
tation of freights during the coming sea
son is at hand, and yet we have heard of
no movement in that direction—certainly j [^
none that looks anjt.iing like concert of • route.
action or unanimity ot effort in entering ! the
....................... ..... .....—
We
with
, . . i <>f
UKWfng in an increase of business and
jjeared as auspicious for the successful
navigation of the Yellowstone river, af
fording cheap freights for our merchants.
other advantages to Bozeman, as they do
lo-tiuy ; and yet, from present imMcations,
we are somewhat apprehensive that the
golden opportunity will pass unimproved.
Possessing so many jieculiar and penna
|jcut advantages as a town, in its location
l
«liice.
for
try
It
surroundings and stable w ealth and pop
ulation, Bozeman has ever been peon iariy tlnued
unfortunate m not having a mercantile or ! ti ful
0 !î' r c ' r s !l,1,za,, ° 11 ; before which ques- j
• lions »flying our local busmess and other an
in:, res!« could be dtscussed and proper ac- j :ll)( .
tio,. taken thereon. 1 he result is, we j
Iiave 1,0 dimity ot eftort or concert j by
d action on any subject of interest, no j
an
in ittcr how vital to our well-being and ,
prosperity, unless some enterprising citi-1
/A*n rushes to the front, agitates the mat- i
re--, calls public meetings and carries the !
town as by storm,
jjull his own way
Every man appears to | of
and, as a matter of j along
-ourse, adversely to his ne ighbor and often i of
cc|)t«*d
start
of
Worth
eighty
four
Sheriff
ing
them
the
the
ville.
and
making
against hi* own as well as the public in
terests.
in this respect we believe Bozeman to be
more unfortunate than any other towrpof
auy importance in the Territory. The
business men of other towns ajijjear to
« «insult their local interests, act in hnr
mony and concert, and "pull together"
whenever it becomes necessary to do so in
auy iiu|iortaju local enter]-rise. Helena,
tor instance, through its Board ot Trade,
determined to secure cheap transjKirtation.
so an Upper River Navigation company
was organized ostensibly for that puiqjose.
but Helena is so situated tliat she evidently
«•ares as little for the river as a railroad.
Cheap freights is what she is after, and the
jirobabililies aj-e she has secured it both
by rail and river w ithout resorting to the ' arrests
.
a
1
xpensive luxury of navigating the Mis
sottri above the Falls at her own exjjense.
it is now stated that Helena merchants
have succeeded in securing the very rea
sonable rate ot $1.50 from Chicago or St.
Louis to Snake river via the U. P. Ji. R. |
and the U. & X. K. K.. without class!flea !
lion, and they lave |jeriia|>s secured a low- 1 column
or rate ty the X. P. R. R. and Missouri i LÜ00
river to Ft. Benton.
J «.«: is no latsiness
k ir>- but must see that the commercial
ju i jjerity ot a towu as v ell as an in«fi- pulsed,
v;«nial merchant, roust ultimately hinge on not
ibis question of cheajjcst transportation. ;
Tue business -community or individual, so»
m .rehaut who succeeds in securing tbe
. lowest rates for freights, otiier things be- «wer
with
can of ordinary •
1 în^ equal, Is the one destined to control
' the patronage and trade of the communi
ty or the Territory. The item of freight
is such an important factor in the compu
tation of the cost of merchandise that
behooves every merchant to study care*
fully the question of transportation.in
criti-1 its bearings with a view of ascertaining
ail which is the best and cheapest route, if
I expects to come into successful eompeti
tion " lth men of business sagacity and
16 foresight.
1 There are npw no less than tl,ree wel1
established transportation routes into and
Its „ . 1T
Mr ! out of the 1 emtory-tlie l. P. and U.
N. railroads and the Missouri river and the
Mr.
. Yellowstone river. Each, no doubt pos
an-j ?esi4es peemj.,,. advantages for certain
upon eaIit , eft . hnt wc an> particularly interested
. ns „. rf .. inin? , whi ,, h is fhp leanest and
jin ascertaining which is the cheapest and
mos t advantageous one for Bozeman nier
S.
S.
chants to patronize during the coming sea
son.
Having intimated the probable rates on
the first two routes, tor Helena merchants,
it is by no means certain that "outside"
I camps can make as favorable terms, at
least with the U. P. R. K. Co., for it is
the | customary for that company to discrimi
the : nate in favor of Helena. It Is probable
the j then w r e have an additional 100 miles of
: that Bozeman merchants may be able to
I obtain as low rates via the Missouri river
to Benton as Helena merchants, but even
I land transportation to calculate on which
Would increase'the cost of all merchan
m nrii^a
na prices.
and : Now. it is very plain to us that tl.e
:,
veto a f least one cent per pound over Hele
to
merchants of Bozeman cannot expectto
compete with other towns for any re. a son
able share of the jobbin" trade ol the Ter
is
ill
of
as
shippin
or the Missouri river route. If this were
our only alternative, then we might as
well prepare ourselves first as last to sur
render all hope of Bozeman ever becoming
a place of commercial importance to the
Territory at large or even to Eastern Mon
tana. But, fortunately, we have a much
j sho rter. more dipect . eqnaHy reliable and
'
! cheaper route. The navigation of the
Yellowstone is no longer problematical,
j Boats are built and equipped suitable for j
the business, and responsible parties are
| now ready and waiting to make contracts
and give low and through rates from St. |
i Paul. Chicago and St. Louis to any point
on t'-» Yellowstone river and as libdi up
j as h. s ever lieen reached by steamboats. j
That the Yellowstone river is navigable
; as far up as Sherman for ordinarv-sized
; steamboats, during tiie entire boating sea
1 son, no longer admits of a doubt; and
that as low rates can be secured to that
point as to Fort Benton is equally as eer
; tain. Indeed, there is such a great saving
j in distance and time in favor cf -hennan
that, if this route were properly encour
aged and patronized generally by our
merchant.*
lower tares ♦ ; J:
f °
by
ebanfs
onfident that much
n those charged to Benton
i could be obtained. But admitting that we ■
I have to pay Use same rates to Sherman as
Benton, then the Yellowstone route is
far the cheapest and best for the i.ier
tem Montana. By' this
character of the country and the wretched
condition of the roads between Benton
and Helena during tiie greater part ot the
freighting season, it is extremely difficult
ouffipioiit (t*iuiop«H4fttiwn fit'll
* ^ ew,,s I" r D""*" 1 - homl ,hr
cb:,rac k' r *' ,e country and condition of
,1,e roa ' ,s from SI,erman to Bozeman are
!
«.
j
It will be observed that we have based i s
our on Sherman as the probable
head of navigation, at the same time it is ' sb
quite evident that during high water, goods [ J
ran l>e delivered from 50 to 100 miles high-'
er up the river than that [joint. Every
mile of river navigated above Sherman
is
of
would proportionally lessen the throuj
rates of transportation. From our posi
tion and surroundings, from past efforts
and experience as well as from the forego^
ing facts it is clearly the duty and to the
interests of Bozeman merchants to pairon
[^ almost exclusfve^ i for
__ * ' .
route. Havin" believed in and agitated I
the 8uperior advantages of this route for !
1
placed within our reach.
We are closely and intimately indentifled
with all that jjortion of the Territory east
<>f us. Its development and prosperity is
largely our own. Almost every dollar ex
landed for wagon transportation on the
l ellowstone comes hack to us for pro
«liice. supplies, or stock, or for materials
for building up and improving the coun
try around us.
It the merchants of Bozeman desire the
development of Eastern Montana, the con
tlnued g rowth aiu! prc , sperity of our fjeilll .
ti ful town ; it they expect to offer such in
ducements to purchasers as will guaranty
an increase of business or even a continu
:ll)( . e G f the present trade ; in short, it thev
consult their own vital interests they wifi,
by every possible means, patronize and en
courage the Yellowstone route.
the
of
the
and
ity
____________guarantee ! ot
an Increase of husin<*8s or even a continu- '■
courage the Yellowstone route.
More Troable With Strikers.
!
Pittsburg, February 20.—-Danger exists
to | of an onrbreak tjf striking coal minent
of j along the Mom'ngahela, where on account
i of the reduction of wages not being ac
cc|)t«*d the mines have been closed. Old
employes have refused to let fresh ones
start in. and in some cases have possession
of the mines. On Tuesday night Sheriff
Worth with a posse of one hundred and
eighty men, mounted and heavily armed,
tuarehed on Brownsville, arriving there at
four o'elo«*k Wednesday morning. The
Sheriff immediately went to work arrest
ing the coal miners, in many cases taking
them out of bed, and a Large number of
the strikers were jailed. In addition to
the hundred and eighty men from Bells
ville. one humired and twenty-two from
California and Greenfield were sworn in
and joined the other party at Brownsville,
making tiie entire number 230. They are
encamped in Brownsville, and ma«le many
to
in
' arrests to-day. .Many o* the miners have
. the mines with provisions to stand
a heavy -icge. A bloody outbreak is mo
1 tnentarily feared.
fcwuUi African War.
| -
! London. February 19.—Colonel Woods
1 column was attacked on January 24th by
i LÜ00 Zulus. The enemy were dispersed,
columns and other columns have been re
pulsed, but the gravity of the sibiation has
not been exaggerated.' The enemy are
; concentrating to wants Ekowe. where Pear
so» entrenched and a grand attack is daily
expected. Col. Woo<l is falling ha*k to
«wer Attire.
with but trifling loss to Colonel Woods
• command. Several attacks on Pearson's
control
freight
compu
that it
-Written for the Avast Cockier
CAPITAL va. LABOR.
.- I
the battle between capital and labor, and j
care* much more trill be said and written upon
Much has been said and written upon
all th® subject- It is one of those questions j
i will permit of considerable talking'
if he pro and ren, without it being definitely ;
eompeti- settled which side lias the better of the ar
and | piment. It is a question that has engaged
the serions attention of our pcofoundest
wel1 - ! thInkprs aml able8t writers tor many years
and j gone by. and yetit is no nearer a practical
1T - Uolmion th-n if it Ilk!
U. & I soiunon tn ; .n it it iiati
the
Why
pos- violently insist that there is a natural strife
lo-1 between capital and labor is to many
m 'n<l 8 inconceivable. It cannot be com
and ! preliended why two elements of success or
and
nier
sea
on
j
at j entirely extraneous (Butters.
preliended why
prosperity, so essentially necessary one to
the other as are capital and labor, bare a
natural antipathy; nor can we believe that
there exists such a state of things, but j
rather attribute, what troubles there may j
be between these two essential», as due to
j
it is j In this connection it i» pertinent to con-j
j ^ider from whence cometli capital. It is
) not tbe product of any one particular law |
of
to
river
even
i
,
of nature. It does not grow. It is the
result of a combination of nature and art
it is produced by labor. It is dug from j
the ground. It is gathered into the gran
which arics in the shape ot good crops. It b
1 turned out from the loom, the lathe and j
the carpenter's bench. It is procured by !
i the "sweat of the tace." In even - in-j
. .. . . , ,
tl.e 8fan,-c " ,s - pnorily. obtained as the fruits
Hele
I °f honest labor. And as wealth or capital j
son- ! ' s produced by labor. to is labor conipen-j
Ter- j sated by capital, so that it is as absolutely j
---------... « ----- i-i— ----- 1 —~—!-..i
were
as
sur
the
Mon
and
the
for j litff'h'» its own burdens at the expense
capital and labor; when greeny corpora- ;
tions get control of capital, then is it made 1
antagonistic to labor; when it is used to I
bribe the legislatures, debauch the judici -1
ary and corrupt the jury box. then does it
war upon labor. It is then made the me
diuni through which the interests and I
rights of the laborer are trampled upon
In modern times its persuasive influence |
has lieen used w ith such telling
efforts to {
x pense of j
are labor l liât it is not at ail surprising that j est
Libor should revolt at the monstrous out- it
St. | n, £ es {l| at are put upon it. I
Taxing the laboring man to the utmost j
up farthing, while huge, soulless corporations i
j are exempt from taxation for a number ot best
years, is prejudicial to the welfare of a all.
people. And in many instances the laws ' who
of incorporations are so loosely, carelessly :
and imperfectly drawn, and purposely, too. j
that the payment of taxes is evaded even
sea
and
eer
our
after tiie limit of exemption expires, so ! live
that it is a matter of surprise that labor has i as
so long remained quiescent under the gross
discrimination. Subsidy or exemption
i
j
from taxation are both evils of rlarining ;
prevalence at t He jiresent day. They are
"special privileges" forbidden hy our Con
share
buy
we ■ stitution, and tiie granting of either is a j fö
as
is
flagrant violation, not only ot the spirit
hnt of the letter ol that instrument, the
ot
more
corner-stone ot our national fabric. It pro
'ides tor the accumulation of cajiital with -1 liable
Combined capital in building a railroad perity
! is investing in what will accrue to itself.
Advantages may lie offered to others
through its instrumentality but the direct
«. nit.' und profits of the antemriso «-o to
rho fuvvmors and builders. Then why
should they lie exempt from paying to the
support of their protection ! What makes
judge
tain
tie
that
ed
reason
others.
i s , v " i tllf * onft investment shall pay for the j
pnyfegc of being so invested and the other j
' sb ''' exempt from such [layinent. is un
[ J H8 L iniquitous and unfair. It is discrim- j
inatin " in ,:lV0r of accumulated capital)
against labor. It matters not whether the
amount involved can be represented in dol
lars or cents, t ie principle is present, and
is corrupt in its tendencies and subversive
of good government.
We can readily see that, there is a natural
reciprocal courtesy between capital and
labor and would so remain if it were not
i for those who control capital. Manufa^ ' nothir
. « a « lint
In
cow
lieve
as
one
poor
ed to
•he
Mr.
meeting,
I dealers and agents combine n <r ainst :t ' ab
! 1;lbor - forcin £ <lo ' vr b ^ lowest point, ! :l
1 ..... ... . around
should
ers
do
I am
good
be left
molested
great
are
«livide,
against labor, by
enabling manufacturers, while not paying
commensurate wages, to monojjolize the
market and regulate prices to their own
interests.
If we had time we could go on enumer
ating instances in which the strong arm of
the law is evoked in behalf of capital as
of trade which is wrongly characterize«! as
the
and laoor. iv nerever you
ity in which no distinction is made in favor
! ot eitber the onc or ofher, there you will
'■ peure and prosperity.
VERITA».
against labor, and it is these facts, and j lasta *
these alone, that produces the disquietude j ot th .
ade which is w rongly characterize«! as j notb '
'irrepressible" conflict between capital i snr P
ibor. Wherever you find a commun- 8bee
why
Madison
cupied
we
tion
WnfflKb I.egialatora.
Rather too good a joke to let pass was
perpetrated yesterday upon President
Mitchell by members of the Council. It
appears that some three weeks since Mr.
Sawtelle sent an invitation through the
nfèmùm of a letter addressed to the Presl
<jfnt of the Council, accompanied with
comjilimentary tickets for the memters of
that body to witness the popnlar pbçr then
presented. This same letter accidentally
turned up yesterrlay, and a waggi. i mem
ber put It into an envelope, gddresspd i
the President and lafa^ it upon M.-t'U
Subsequent actions cârry the cofiyicl
that the members were all posted.* At the
adjournment of the day's session the Presi
dent asked the attention of members a mo
ment. while he read the invitation. An in
formal vote of thanks to Mr. Sawtelle was
moved by one of the members and unani
mously carried. The President then said
that the tickets had evidently been forgot
ten. Some member asked for information
of what date was the letter of invitation?
The President for the first time examined*'
the date and instantly realized the situation, * 4
but got out of it handsomely L,y saying:.
Never mind the date, gentlemen; I said jt !
would see that the tickets were forthcom
ing, and I'll keep my word good." And
he did, by walking down and securing res
erved seats at ten shillings each, for the
whole outfit.— Herald, SOth inst.
Am OlO-lMklMetf SMthern Fl(ht.
Vicksburgli, February 18.—A difficulty
occurred yesterday at Johnaonville, Miss.,
between Col. Holman. Dr. Lowry, Dr.
Walker and Mr. Arnold. The tight was
begun by Holman shooting Lowry. Arn
old shot Holman, wounding him, then shot
and killed Walker,and was himself in turn
shot by Holmon. Arnold and Lowry have
died. Holman lias been arrested.
I
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I
in
is
In
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Written for the Avast Cocbiee.
CATTIE AMD SHEEP.
and j
upon
upon xr. Aneeney Give« Some of Mia View*
In Regard Vs the Respective
Rights of Their owners.
j
talking' I see by the Husbandman of Hie 3rd inst.,
; in their report of a meeting of wool grow
ers held in Helena, that I liave been rather
roughly handled and wrongftdly treated
by persons taking part in the meeting.
Even if some of the assertions reported in
the Husbandman show on their face that
they would be condemned by all fhir mind
ed people, still I trust I shall not appear
out of place in offering a few words in my
own defence. f
I regret that the speakers did not make
the speeches reported at some of the meet
ings I attended while in Helena, then we
could have discussed our differences tace
to face, in a fair and impartial manner.
ar
years
strife
many
com
or
to
a
that
but j where any exaggeration and unfairness in
may j one party would lie noticed, spoken of, and
to corrected by bis opponents. IVliat dö
j these gentlemen mean by stigmatizing cat-
con-j tie men who desire to protect their inter
is jests? What rid they mean when, after hav
law | ing expressed their opinion of cattle men
i in a flattering way, in the same strain to
, speak of putting their hands on a man's
•this man is a murderer
the
art
from j shoulders and say
b
and j flock to keep them from eating grass that
by ! does not belong to him."
in-j I fail to see the necessity or the intention
, . . . .
for nsing such strong language, where no
j other name than mine is attached. If it
was intended qs a bluff, it will fail in its
j object, for I understand my right* in their
;-----------.----- as well as hnv one.
; attention of cattle owners of this neigh bor
1 hood to the danger of Iieing invaded by
to I large flocks of sheep, and have onr cattle
-1 crowded from their ranges, and which
it vvouH gradually compel us to abandon our
locations and homesteads and go else
I where to commence anew,
| may have displeased some
and a midnight assassin, who would ruth
lessly slay his neighbor and destroy llis-j
in
as
By being veiy ulaitt in my language I j
ay have "displeased some, who in their !
to { anger have reserved for me n disagreeable j
of j castigation. My cattle are to me an inter- !
j est of only secondary importance, and even j
it during the present rather severs winter J or
I am liable to a considerable loss by mv J
j cattle being driven from their range by tliai
i sheep. 1 will have tj protect them the !
ot best way I can. and if I should loose them
a all. it would be very immaterial to those
' who describe the channel of Mr. Edward's
: rights as an American citizen through the
j muzzle of his grant!father's gun.
In regard to sheep buying < u' cattle in
! live years, elixir of tiie original investment,
i as stated by Mr. Edwards in his speech.
i hold that, taking the chances ofloss and
j expense into consideration, the cattle ol
; Montana, providing they can keep their
share of ranges, stand as good a chance to
buy the sheep in the live years as the sheep
j fö buy the cattle. Thev are inooiitestihly
ot more general usefulness to all, and a
more valuable and indispensable income is
|
ed
J had
the
the
derived from them. They are a more re
-1 liable standby in every resjiect than sheep.
perity r as they now do.
judge it to the interests of the race to re
Sitka
1 licrejore. if we i toria
quest
tain around us some ot all kinds of domes- j they
tie animals, wc must protect them, and j the
that in tiliu». If relu» cluuvKttwl jjj allow- I
ed to keep his flock on a cattle range, no
reason is left for denying the same right to
others. Onr ranges are nice and ot excel
beat, and can commence making pre
parations to move.
nothir >? a P"'nd my fences for anything to
lint nml that Ilia olmitn aatm.Ll ____1.
In regard to a man who owns but one
cow iieing regarded as a cattle mas, I be
lieve that a man owning but one cow has
as good a right to speak for his interest as
one who owns a dozen, and because he is
poor is no reason that he should be dictat
ed to altogether by the rich, and become
•he slave of monopolizers.
Mr. Edwards, in his remarks before the
meeting, makes assertions that condemn
themselves. After stating that there is
The
one
ed
ders.
been
:t ' ab an< ^ that his sheep would starve in such
:l l,e triea to n)ake a PI' ear that
around my fences is the place where 1
should keep my cattle. Some of his hear
ers may have believed that my cattle would
do well where his sheep would starve, but
I am not inclined to believe it. Cattle need
good feed as well as sheep, and if they can
be left alone on their ranges, and are not
molested by sheep, they can be wintere«] a
great deal safer for the reason that they
are perfectly willing to feed together anil
«livide, even with horses, while the supply
lasta * but M the sheep roam over a portion
ot th . e cat,le nin " os > t1 "' cattle will have
notb ' n £ t0 ( ^° wbb them, and the feed, in
snr P b,s of what is required to supjiort the
8bee P' is lo8t - Tbis * 8 one strong reason
why the ranges between the Gallatin an«l
vote
tion
nays,
goes
the
miners
ions
break
We
14x20
at
cal
Madison rivers should be thoroughly oc
cupied by cattle. True, in mild winters
we might get along wi'h sheep on a por
tion of the range, but in such a winter as
this,—and we are liable to have many
such,—we would appreciate the value of
our winter ranges, for we already lack a
sufficiency of them. It is all very well to
describe the nice apjiearance of grass on
the hills as it is in summer, but if it lies
under. .liljjlbMag the most .of it now
does, our winter tirages are especially valu
able.
9. T.
D. C.
E. VV.
T. H.
Paid
less cattle, and even acknowledgiig that
* 4 '"" "" "* —-----"—*- -
what would they do with their adtleifl
!
able.
Concerning Mi 1 . Edwanls'statement that
I only,own 329 head of cattle, valued at less
thaitjbiir thousand dollars, I fi»d nothing
wrortg? If I owtv&ut 329 head ot cattle, I
Ibe fellow tfist owns
IrVjt consent to sur
Ughts to thw rich man Con
statement that I claim for my
fange 1.400 square miles, I am comtralned
to say—to draw it mild—it. is not ». No
person even outside of Gallatin county wifi
bflieve that I have use for so muih land
far my 329 head of cattle. 1,400 square
»files covers more land than there is graz
ing land between the Madison and (allatin
rivers, and there are quite a numbe* of set
Jlere along both rivers, who own nore or
tjiey are ot an exeee«lingly kind nature,
should claim all the range tor mysdf.
* The facts of the matter are these: That
I located my cattle range on Cairo creek
in 1865, and have kept them ttere ever
since. In relation to its being eghteen
miles from tny cattle range to Elkcreek.
where Mr. Edwards moved his Sleep. I
must say the distance from creek t< creek
is only two miles over a low dh«le. I
claim nothing from lower Elk creelin the
summer. Camp creek and a share un up
per Elk creek, above the canyon, des me.
In winter, while my neighbors belovllam
ilton occupy the lower part of the «alley,
the people of Madison the Madiaoj bot
toms, those of Cherry creek, its botoms,
the settlers of Noble settlement Sqnish
creek and tiie steep hills rear by, I *n lo
V
(50)
cows
or
bond
tract.
any
View*
inst.,
grow
rather
treated
meeting.
in
that
mind
appear
in my
make
meet
we
tace
manner.
in
and
dö
cat-
inter
hav
men
to
man's
that
no
cated fairly in the centre of them all. to a
mild vv inter I can get along, but in such a
winter as this, Camp creek being very high
and leaning toward the north, it gets to be
a desert of snow, and the only recourse
my cattle have for winter range is to go
down into lower Elk creek, and if they are
barred out they have to come down around j
my fences, where M[r. Edwards says bis
sheep would starve, and hi this statement
he speaks the truth.
In regard to the rights of an American
citizen, I claim my rights as high as any
one. Mr. Edwards says his grandfather
fought in the ranks of the brave soldiers
for our independence. If my memory
serves me right, my uncle La Fayette
took part with Washington in the same
cause, took part in commanding the Amer
ican soldiers as a noble and valiant General.
And as all coidd not be in the battle-field,
but some had to procure means to support
those who were fighting, some of my
grandfathers were fighting Yvith those of
Mr. Edwards, and others were in France
working like good fellows to send provis
ions and ammunition to the children of
Washington, and all contributed to the
cause of American Independence with a
noble heart, and it would not lie saying too |
much to say that without the help of my
grandfathers the cause of Independence
would likely have been lost. Tfte French
blood spread o.er the American soil stands
If it
its
their
one.
bor
by
cattle
which
our
else
ruth
llis-j w itl< no distinction of merit in the cause of
our Independence, and when I set my foot j
in America I knew by the pages of our his- j
tory that I had a right to call the mother!
of the American nation my mother, nod j
to-day I have no apology to make in re- j
gard to my rights as an American citizen ;
neither have 1 in regard to my right, with- j
in proper bounds, to use a share of the
vacant ranges of Montana.
1 located my cattle range on Camp creek,
as others have located theirs somewhere
else. I own some real estate on Camp
creek, and I expect to defend my right of
first location to tiie best of my ability,
within the limits of civilize«] measures.
CHARLES ANCENEY.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
Atlanta, February 18.—A railroad acci
dent occurred near Selma to-day. A pas
senger train from there on the Selma.
I j Rome & Dalton road fell through a rotten
their ! bridge ovef Milberry creek. One white
j man. named Geo.Evans, and four negroes
inter- ! killed. Superintendent Stanton and Lon
even j doctor W hite were fatally injured, and ten
winter J or twelve passengers severely hurt. I he
mv J train is a perfect wreck. A box car loaded
tliai with sixty bales of cotton, the mail, bag
the ! an< f express cars and one coach were
them burned. I'he bridge was perfectly rotten.
those
the
in
The scene at the wreck is heartrending
Washington Territory Indians.
and
ol
their
to
a
is
San Francisco. February 19.—A Walla
Walla dispatch says: When (Japt. Winters
arrived with over five hundred Indian pris
| oners at the Yakima Reservation, as order
ed by the Interior Department, the agent
J had received no instructions in regard to j
the transfer, and declined to receive the In- !
dians. Winters is subsisting them until j
the agent writes the depnrtmcn t on the j
subject. j
War Mliips for Nltkn.
re
The
re
Washington, February 19.—Secretary
Sherman has ordered the revenue cutter
Oliver Walcott, now at Port Townsend, to
Sitka to preserve peace.
The British man-of-war Osprey left Vic
we i toria yesterday for Sitka at the earnest re
quest of the citizens, who represented that
j they feared an indiscriminate massacre by
j the Indians.
I
no
to
'»'• I» i'nlon r«,IBT
as
is
is
New York. February 20.—The Post's
financial article says of the Union Pacific:
The recent large ri e in the stock, of which
one ot the extreme figures this month
amounts to twenty-four points, has indue- j
ed sales by New England and foreign hol
ders. several orders having this morning I
been executed for the English account.
Final Pusnaffe of Iho t'liinew Bill.
Ir
.-(•M-k.
1
Washington. February 15.—The final
vote was taken on the Chinese Immigra
tion bill at 6:30, and resulted in yeas. 39: J
nays, 26. So the bill was jjassed. and now ;
goes back to the House lor concurrence in
the Sargent and Morrill amendments.
Beef,
Preparing for a Siege.
Pittsburg, February 20.—Many of the
miners have fled to the mines with provis
ions to stand a heavy siege. A bloo«Jy out
break is momentarily feared.
We have received the first numbers of the
14x20 Daily Evening Dispatch, published
at Ogden. It is small, but brim full ot lo
cal and telegraphic news.
Visiting
a
a
First National Bank
OF UELEJTjt.
Designated Depository qj
the United States.
9. T. HAUSER
D. C. CORBIN.
E. VV. KNIGHT.
........IPreeiden.
...Vice President.
Cashier,
T. H. KLEIN SCHMIDT......Assistant Cashier!
Authorized Capital........... *von
Paid up Capital....... ....... mn
Permanent surplus fUnd... ! ! ; Joe,ra«i
bn^at t^hfghesfrates*' Banki "*
60LD OUST, COIN,
^old and (Silver Bullion,
SILVER and COPPER ORES.
And Local Securities; and sell
Mante ail TeletrapHc Transfers.
R.
1
PROPOSALS.
V 'bOtriT° ritV ° f th * H0n0railt Secretary of the
,JTw° P08ALS are ln,rited *»«• famishing fifty
(50) Cows at the Biackfeet Indian Agency ThI
cows must be of good American stock, two rat
or three (S) years old. 1 '
The Contractor wiil be required to furnish a
bond for the faithfal performance of the con
tract.
Bids to be addressed to the U. 8 Indian
»'"«••• tmv. m. t.. 1"
ttiSy. ' ,hey WiU *»* °P« n *^ on
The undersigned reserves the right to reiec
any and aU bid*. 10 8J,C
JOHN YOUNG,
Biackfeet Agency, M. T.f' I " dl * n A * e, '
February 4, 1870. . , , 3
c
H
W.
Wnt
j Bio*
j
ROYAL POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
TARTAR imported expressly f» r "'H ,e 7 » 7 ;"
has received (lie endorsement and refonimemlnti >u
went physicians and scientific men everywhere
Powder will ever he without it
)YAL has taken the place oi
bread, never sours nor cakes, never put up in pni er
So family having once used the ItoyAl
lent, -
cans only. Sold by all fffheers
owder wilt ever oe w.moui... snlcnitin and Yeast; more convenient, makes third more'
ROYAL has taken the place of soda, f»«™ 1 " Tin
...... 1 nnvar Mi. 11 1*4 TlllT OilvtîS. lieVff pllt Up ill pHp^f I * P
Established in Montana in 1866]
_TIIE LARGEST
Grocery House
_THE TERRITORY, IIAYE OPENED A--
BRANCH ,HOUSE AT BOZEMAN, MONT.,
AND IN VITE ALL PURCHASERS OF GROCERIES TO CALL ON THEM.
We buy all kinds of Produce ; also Hidt
Furs and Buffalo Robes.
Ko 5-tr
Kleinschmidt & Er
I he
loaded
bag
were
Walla
pris
to j
In- !
until j
the j
j
stock t'on sv/li;.
The pet of tnr Imported stal ions, LOUIS
I'mUITK and MtXtiO, nail from
well-bred mares.
A CHOICE LOT OK
to
Vic
re
that uoniinx or.r and two yean old. and FILV.EYS
STALL*
COLT
by
j
I
Ir an *
rrli-nlli.lllt
.-(•M-k.
Alii 1res
(li]
litis
prie»
years old. will be sold at very
s, coiisideriL? tbe quality of
J
;
in
JAMES MACI.DIN.
" at.on, Iteavrrluanl « o., Montana.
NEW
MEÂÏ MARKET !
Iiavp «|>eiie<l ont, nue door east of Sfra.-luirgor
& SperMii-;, a now meat rnnrkat, and am
prepared to furnish the best
quality of
Beef, Pori. Motion, Veal and Game,
At reasonable prices. C ALL AND SEE.
[11-tf]
HENRY ECKHARDT.
SOCIETY CARDS.
A.*\ .te A.. iVT.
Bozeman J^o«lp:e, >To. 18.
Regular commun irai ion* every 1st and 3rd
Saturdays of each month.
A. O. RRXWXER, VV. M.
A. '>. Mci'HERsoX, Secretary.
Visiting brethren are cordially invited to attend.
I. O. O. F.
"VVestern Star Lodge, !No. -4 .
WHITE CALKEE. N. U.
a. D. McPherson, k. s.
Meets at Odd Fellow's Hail every Monday eveu
J "'«lock. Sojourning brothers are cor
dially invited to attend.
__ PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
R. P. Viviox. Jka H. Puutci:
Vivion & Pierce,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Bozeman, : : Montana.
Wilt practice in at) the courts of Montana
1 articular attention paid to collections.
r
6. W. Monroe,
PHYSICIAN AND TOGEON,
BOZEMAN, MONTAN A.
Bozeman office at S. W. Langhorne'* hn,»
Store daily from 10 a. m — 8 DrH ^
until 4 p. m.
FRANCIS 6EISD0RFF, M. D.,
Upper Yellowstone,
OPPOSITE HAYDEN POST OFFICE.
DEN
TISTRY
Dr. C. L. BISHOP,
Dental Surgeon,
■OZEMASr, , MONTANA.
Corner o,
fa
Geo. A. Baker,
Commission
AND
»19, Olive St.. ® r0 ^ 0ra î°'
SoliJPT FOCIS, JttO.
Goods bought and sold on commission .n
Uout.ti, m mt ,
Sportsmen, Take Warning!
trapping on farms beloVzinfÆ " ft n| ï r
c P Horr 80N> B. F. BtSEL.
H K llnir'uiv J. A. MoELROY
W. VV. WOLV'ÊRTON J°VV*
MATTHEW BIRD, ' r p
Wnt rtnP"' L » KLLIsf EEl
Bio* Vv' ALDKRSOM. MAIUOM PLAHARTT,
R°njj
FINE JACK FOE SALE.
I have for sale a superior Malleae .tack, eeve'
years ohl .June next; has made two seasons a
my place, and fr.im an excellent foal Retter.
Address: JA IKS MAULDIN,
[12] W atson, TJeaverhead to.. Monta* a
mstn
GENERAL
very
of
!
Keeps constant It on liand, ready for delivery at
at a moment'!* notice:
Chains of all kind*, Ox Yokes, Ox Staples and I
r Rows. Neck Yokes, Double and Single Trees, j
Lead Bars, Jockey Sticks, Buggy and |
Seat Springs, Buggy Axles and all j
kinds of Buggy Trimmings, Plow j
and Single-tree devices, Cold
Shuts,Mining Picks of best
quality, Post Augurs,
Bolts of all sizes.
Ox. Mule and
Horse Shoes
And
ffiOK STEEL
Of all Kinds and Sizes.
All kinds of
Train. Wagon & itnggy Work
«tone to order and on short notice at
HARPER'S BRICK BLACKSMITH SHOP,
Main Street, Bozeman, Montana.
Story & Goewey,
(Successors to Walter Cooper.)
ment iî^Montana'of ' h * m ° S ' e ° Mp ' ete * ss * r{ -
Guns, Pistols, inmifioB, Cutler j, tc
Everything pprtaining to
•Sportman'e outfit.
a Hunter'* er a
at
larly
This entire stock is for sale
FOR CASH!
And at the very lowesf living prices.
PTV Keep no Book »Account !
" e wil1 P*y ,1,e highest pries (in cash) for
ROBES, FURS HIDES
Parties at home or from abroad will
CONSULT THEIR INTERESTS
fa getting our prices before purchaei.g el,..
We have bought with this entire etock the
Ront * "* ul Wlrn «his entire et
B e shall keep a
first-class workman
ing'on &ÄÄ M mat r e*r P,ir -
Story A Goewey.
[5-tf]
__BUSINESS CA RDS.
w. H. baileyT
BOZEMAN, MONTANA, "
M#] l < ï?.v\? p * ci ? Uy of r *l'*iring Watehea
latcte aM Jewelry Repaired
At Rates That Defy Competition.
Snftar,
otker
Just
L.
A
And
Grocery
„
Lumber Y ard
T. B. »CLVAKEY
Keeps eu hand and will sell *i] ^ ^
R°njj and Planed Lumber, Casln^! w v
PICKETS, ScC„ tor Vall.y MUl*^' 1
H.
GOOD
The
cated
far
An
ffatcles I Jet
LEA. F.
Manufactures and Repair. j
down American Watches
lower than they ran he mir.i ° L '!«
era Advertising linn, .
this, bring along v ,„ lr .
andcon.pareVm,&''.
«ending ^
WATCH WORK A sp Kf
Ute
eeve'
a
a
POST OFFICE BUILD»
J. H. Tayloi
at
I
j
|
j
j
s
T
i
T
I
0
I
Ti
j
n
B
J
-Df.ai.eb IX—
FANCY 600]
Vases, Ktatnarin,
Grold Pen?
BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS, E
Brackets, Pictures amt Picture !
St 'tidings, Wall Pockets, Must
, lower Stands, Towel Rackt,i
Racks, T-ys, Bird Cages, tc
Board, Java « anva-sinili
sliade-, VIlimns,Writing
Desks, Games,
Etc., Etc.
Candies and Nt
CIGARS AND TOBACCO
SMOKERS' ARTICLE
Wall Paper ! Wall P^f
Subscription« lo Newspaper*
odirals receive«!.
TO TIIE FRONT!
OPEN NIGHT AND DAI
Mrs. Engesser is prepared tn serve not
lunettes, prepared in the highest sMeoft
at ail hours of the day and Bight, uc
most reasonable prices.
Fresh Oysters!
From and after tbe 1st of N'nveml*
house will be in receipt of l're-h ovster«
larly by express, which will he di»p*=
guests 'in the most approved and satis*
stvle.
Mrs. EngesM
just M M I
And at the lowest possible living«»
Choice
Snftar, Coffee, Dried And C anned Fwifr
otker articles tor the
Family
Can be found in Its N»«v Stock it
Groceries
Just opeued at the New Store, one
L. S. Willson's corner.
deer *
A FINE LOT OF TEAS,
TOBACCO AND CIO*
And everything usually carried in fl r,ÎJ
Grocery houses.
„ CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELT**
CHARLES BK*
w v i:x "
1
H. COUNTRYMA
Stillwater, MonlM*
Keeps a Public House, with
GOOD BOARD FOR TRAVEL® 1 *'
STABLING FOR HORSlS
The Stage Station and Telegraph
cated at his place, as is also a birg" 5,0
far freight. ^
An experienced laily has charge of th»
t 6-tf] ___ ^
WR! FING TO AUVE»T'*5
the AWT.
say you saw
tills paper. Advert-^
rli** 1 *
■•w when and where
verUsenet* 4 « are payiog *