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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-08-23
A PROCLAMATION.
By John Y. Thayer, Governor Of the
Territory Of Wyoming.


To the People Of Wyoming:
By virtue OF the authority conferred upon
me by an act OF Congress entitled "An Act to
provide for the superintendent OF the Terri
s a9ls rove June btu f1t ls7S, and also by the act
Of The legislative assembly OF me territory
Council and House OF Representatives OF the
Territory OF. Wyoming.n approved December
Territory, do hereby make known and de
clare the following a~pp9rti3nment lor mem
Se5s Of t5e sS Ser Tslr,t snd H fssis, al MepT 10 be-
elected at the general election, to be held on
the nrst Tuesday in September next: 49,
members of the Council.
The County OF Carbon will elect one MEM
h County OF Laramie will elect five MEM
bers OF the a
The County OF Sweetwater will elect one
The County of pinta will elect two mem
bers of the Council.
In addition thereto, the Counties of Carbon
trict, and will elect one membe OF the Coun-
OF THE HOUSE.
The County of Albany will elect six mem
bers of the HOUSE OF Representatives.
The County OF Carbon will elect three MEM
bers of the House OF Representatives.
The County OF Laramie Will elect nine
members of the House of Representatives.
Tn County of Sweetwater will elect three
The County OF Uinta will elect i've menu
bers OF the House of Representatives.
In addition thereto, the Counties of Carbon
and Sweetwater will form one Representa-
tive District, and will elect one member OF
the House OF Representatives.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal OF the
Territory to be affixed.
Done at the City OF Cheyenne this sixth day
OF August, eighteen hundred and seventy
seven, and of the Independence OF the United
States the one hundred and second.
JOHN n. THAYER,
By the Governor.
fsEAL.1 GEO. w. FRENCH,
Secretary of Territory.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-08-23
mo wood and but little water
Water poor and scarce.

.No wood and but little water
Water poor and scarce.
The question of routes is an impor-
tant one. The one leading from Chey-
enne, while a trife longer than one or
two rival routes, is far better in every
way. Along it a be found wood and
water in abundance, save attwo camps,
while it traverses a military road upon
which troops are stationed and con-
stantly travelling, the United States
mail also going over this route.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-08-23
CHEYENNE MARKETS.
Groceries, Grain. Provisions, Etc.

Corrected weekly by whipple q Hay, Whole
sale and Retail Grocers and Commission
rAarehaptl
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
MANS TRIUMPH OVER NATURE

Almost everything that man enjoys in
this world has been wrung from the
hard hand of nature. His intelligence
has made the winds, the sunshine, the
fertile earth, the rain, and even the Sc
cret forces of matter his servants. The
lightning which rives the oak has be-
come his messenger; the wind which
wrecks navies turns his windmills Or
watts his commerce Ger the seas.
1t is curious to observe how the in
telligence of man has modified the forms
of the domestic animals. We quote:
"They have changed the wild boar in
to the Suffolk and Berkshire; the wild
bull of Britain into the short-horn; the
mountain sheep, with it's lean body and
hair fleece, into the Southdown and
Merino. They brought up the milk of
cows from pints to gallons. They have
enlightened the sirloin of the bullock,
deepened the udder of the COW, enlarged
the ham of the hog, given strength to the
shoulders Of the OK, rendered finer the
wool of the sheep. added fleetness to the
speed of the horse, and made beautiful
every animal that is kept in service OF
man9 They have improved and has
tened the development of all domestic
animals till they hardly resemble the
animals from which they sprang."
The same is true of our fruits. A re-
cent writer says
"In the United States there are nearly
one million acres devoted to the apple.
In Pliny's time there were said to be
twenty-five varieties of apples known to
the Romans; but We who live to-day
have the benefit OF over two hundred
kinds. :. To think that all these diverse
varieties. from the king to TO the golden
sweet, came from the harsh and acrid
crab, and are largely the result OF patient
culture devoted to specific ends, shows
that elasticity lies buried in nature, and
only awaits the genius OF man or favor
of fate In England, where they have
poorer oysters than we have, they also
have poorer apples. The fruit requires
the alienation of cold swinters and warm
sunshine, and draws its elixir and lus-
ciousness from favoring soil. The re-
suit is, American apples form an inn
mense export trade, and are eagerly
sought abroad. am told there is :
farmer in Ulster county. New York
who devotes two hundred acres to one
kind OF apples-the Newton pippin
The orchard is picked every year by
hand. the fruit is carefully harreled, and
the whole crop goes to the English mar
ket. where it brings the highest price
Il is said there is no such variety as ;
distinctively "sweet apple known il
England
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
THE NEW WEST.

The St. Louis Commercial has some
very proper suggestions upon the effect
which the present disturbed state OF the
South will have upon the growth OF the
West.
We quote:
The peculiar position OF affairs at the
South gives unwonted attraction to the
New West as the outlet for Northern
enterprise, capital. emigration, industry.
agriculture, commerce and speculative
adventure. Remarkable as are the res
sources of the Southern States that re-
zion is sure to be beaten entirely in the
progress OF civilization by the young
| Territories and States OF the New West.
unless some general and sweeping social
change shall occur to the Sonth. Even
in so important a State as Missouri the
old element is still so strong that the
progress OF Iowa and Kansas bids fair to
leave it in the rear.
Taking the New West as it stands, and
comparing it with the entire South we
should conclude that the year 1900 will
see the latter eclipsed by this new sec
ton Of the Union. All that it now re-
oures is cheap travel and Transports
ton. Wherever these are available, rs
in Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas.
Wyoming and Colorado. the progress OF
settlement is rapid. As the South is prac-
tically closed against Northern emigra>
ton and the vast number OF unemployed
people in the North reveal to us the need
of finding an outlet tor the surplus, a
general renewal of the movement OF
emigration Westward would give fresh
impetus to al! the springs OF Northern
prosperity. The North and the West
could at the present time easily spare
several millions of people to build up the
weak settlements OF the New West ant
be stronger and better for the change
The political complications will tend
more and more to drive men to the fer
tile fields of tie West. where they may
find peace and plenty.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
POVERTY IN NEW YORK.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Chicago Tri-
bune. writing from New York, says:
Mr.. Kelloch, superintendent of the
poor in New York. says that never since
the panic of 1857 has he seen so much
poverty or distress as prevails this Win
ter. And it is among the families OF
working men, men who are industrious
and hard working when they can lind
work to do. The men walk the streets
from morning to night seeking odd Jobs
that will bring them a few shlllings,whlle
their wives and children are waiting
patiently tor them to return home with
food for which they are furnishing. Mo-
theirs beg them to send their children to
Randall's Island till they can find some
thing to do for their support. The char
ity commissioners have but small sum
at. their deposal for the reliel of the out>
door, aad it is not to one applicant IN ten
that the superintendent can afford relief.
Not unfrequently able bodied men pres
ent themselves to the magistrates and
requestg to be locked up, as, in their
desperate circumstances, they have no
other resource. There are some threats
of bread riots and other disturbances,
and it would not be surprising if troubles
Of this nature came upon US before the
winter ends.
1.-The majority of the destitute poor in
New York City to-day is composed OF
persons who only aek for work, and
would cheerfully give the best they have
in them if they could but find the oppor~
tunity. Of '.bummers" and smpostors
there are comparatively few, for our
charitable associations have so system
lied their work that this class finds bnt
poor encouragement among US. 1t IS
the honest and deserving poor that are
suffering, and whose calls for help are
being so forcibly pressed home to US at
present"
Of course both democrats and rcpub-
leans are hard at work proving that all
this suffering is not due to the financial
policy of Congress, but TO the question
OF who is president. The devil never
yet was without an excuse.
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could then organize party Of their
own. But nothing of this kind was
done.
What is the remedy? Let few bold,
determined men take hold of each of the
subordinate Oranges, and reorganize
them on aggressive principles. pledging
themselves to united action at the ballot
box. They would hold the balance of
power at once; the effects they would
produce would bring in new members !;
and in short time the order would have
all its old members and ten times its old
influence.
When we argued, at the State Grange
meeting Faribault and Mankato. that
the do-nothing policy wonld result in
lethargy, hamilton and decay, we were
met with the declaration that any polit-
ical action would divide the Grange and
destroy it. 1t is evident that the do
nothing policy j. yielding the very fruits
we predicted, and that the Grange is de-
clining rapidly. Now let us try the
other course. Heroic treatment may
save the patient. live let him alone b e
will die anyhow.
Are there enough bold, Iresolute, able
men in the State to take hold of this
natter
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
THE TRUTH or HISTORi

We quote the following, illustrative OF
the difference between the realities OF
history and the romance.
professor William Swinton, an ex-
war correspondent, illustrated how ne
cessarv for historians to carefully study
both sides. The common misconceptions
OF what battles really are, are sometimes
very ludicrous," said the lecturer. An
artist once asked me to criticise his pic
ture of General Sheridan as he appeared
directly after his lannon's ride. General
Sheridan was made to appear like a
very Mars, whom he does not much re-
semble. He has more of Punch and
Judy element in his character. In the
picture he sat on a colossal charger, was
dressed in faultless garb, mad on epau-
lettes and Il typical military hat with
white plume. and flourished in his hand
the traditional brand His soldiers
were in the form OF a beautiful phalanx.
| felt like turning three or four somer-
saults round the studio, but contented
myself with telling the artist that his
picture would more truly represent the
original If Sheridan were painted with
acrumpled army cap, with spattcrs OF
mud instead of spangles on his clothes,
and his men in two small irregular lines
behind trees, stump aud rocks" "a re-
spected New York City editor now dead,
said the lecturer, visited the front
with a stove pipe hat. The hat became
the immediate subject for fun and chat,
fling Come out of that hat one soldier
says Il know you're in it.because | see
your legs dangling down" Still another
"Bovs. he's one of them fellows that goes
up North and writes cords about us be-
ing eager for the tray" In one OF Gen>
eral Grants most important interview:
with General Sheridan the conversation
ran much like this: Are you ready
PHILIP Yes" We'll, so in" Scores 0
important interviews between generals
were no more magniloquent than this
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04

Here are some interesting facts in
reference to very interesting subject.
1.-The largest establishment in the
world for the Matching of salmon eggs.
says the San Francisco Post, is that of
the government of the United States in
McCloud River, in Shasta County. un-
der the superintendent of Livingston
Stone. AT this point says the Cali.
tornia Fishery Commissioner, from 5000,
900 to 100000 OF young salmon are
Matched each year and distributed
to the Fish Commissioners ofthe various
States having rivers suitable for their
growth and increase. In 1873 Califor-
MIA received from this source half mill
lion of fish, which were turned into the
Sacramento River. The Government
works at this point are so extensive and
conducted with such economy that dur
ing the past year we considered it adj
visable to expend 81 900 in the Matching
of million more fish, to be placed ju
the Sacramento River. We, therefore.
applied $1,000 OF our small appropria-
ton to this purpose, and the fish have
been successfully turned loose. Our ap.
preparations being exhausted, we viii
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04

this year 1875 pay for the Matching of but
half a million more fish. Vide biennial
report, 1S74>75. Now, we have no hesi>
tation in saying that the State appropris
alton should have been much larger. The
United States Government establish
a affiuent of San Francisco Bay the State
of California should not grudge money
to fully stock all its rivers and streams.
Population is rapidly increasing, and
salmon, as foolish, cannot be ex-
celled. But the export trade Of salmon
is nearly all done from Columbia River.
whereas our own waters might be made
largely tributary for this purpose under
proper management. Governor Leland
Stanford and Mr. Croker have set an
example to opulent Californians in this
matter which ought to be generally fol-
lowed. The former paid tor the hatch-
ing out Of million salmon. and the lat>
ter presented half million fish to the
commissioners.
The New Zealand Government has
made fitting acknowledgment Of its
Indebtedness to the United States Fish
cry Commissioners through Professor
Baird. The Colonial Secretary, the
Hon. DR.. Pollen, advises the resident
agent OF New Zealand in San Francisco,
OF the disposition OF the $4,000 eggs con-
signed to DR.. Hector tor the government
OF the colony: He writes: The eggs
arrived safely and in good order, SO far
as yet reported Jon. They were tran
shipped at Port Chalmers tor the bluff,
and thence Forwarded to the Makarewa
ponds, near I1vercargill, where the
process of hatching is proceeding so far
satisfactorily Thus near the extreme
south of New Zealand in a climate sims
liar to that of Oregon, California salmon
have been established The snow-fed
rivers OF the south will doubtless suit
them. Whether they will return to the
streams remains to be proven, but SO far
as the experiment has gone, nothing
could be more promising. Professor
Baird will likewise forward, next Feb>
ruary, a shipment of whitefish from Lake
Michigan to the order of the New Tea
land Government. There are large
lakes in the North and Middle Islands
where whiteish would thrive could they
he acclimated, and the experiment in
this direction about to be made by the
Wellington executive. through the CO.
operation of the United States Fish Com
mission will be watched with interest by
all interested in the work OF acclimati>
ZatiOn
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
sAnti- a}(uuupolist.
lCNATlUS DONNELY Editor.
GROWING CLEARER.

The doctrines of the Independents are
every day becoming more and more
clearly recognized.
We quote tie following from the Gin
clnnati Commercial:
Thomas Balch, writer on financial
questions, opens an article on "sllyer
and oold'' in the last number OF the FL
nancial Chronicle with the following
paragraph:
The monetary revolution in Germany
by which gold coin was substituted tor
silver as legal tender throughout Europe,
was an event of greater importance than
the war which preceededit. To 1t mans
kind owes the monetary crisis so speedily
followed by commercial, financial. indus
trial disorders, the end ofwhich no one
can as vet foresee. Such, at least, is the
opinion of the most earnest, thoughtful
writer's OF the day, such men as Ernese
Seyd, Wolowski, Henri Cernuschl'
Laveleye and others"
We call attention to this Repression OF
the importance of the change from one
money standard to another. In this
couptrv il was not thought necessary to
consult the people on the change. There
was not one man in hundreds VINO ever
heard of the change before confronting
the problem of specie payments, as pre-
sented in law liking the date and ap-
pointing the place for the redemption OF
its outstanding grecnback debt. HOW
ever the people are picking up lnforma>
ton about these times.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
THE GRANGE.

"Ignatius Donnelly OF the ANTI,Mo~
NoPoL1sT pronounces the Grange q
failure, declaring that he does this in
sorrow, not in triumph. In the opinion
of Ignatius anything would prove fall
ure that fails to keep Donnelly in Office
-Wlsconsin State Journal.
We never asked any office at the hands
of the Grange, not even in the Grange
itself. When the Grange excitement
was at its climax we declined to be a
candidate for Governor before the
Owatonna convention; and the next year
we declined TO be candidate for Con-
gress.
We think the Grange tailed because it
did not correct governmental expressions
byEgovernmeatal action. With votes
enough to control the whole country it
has not effected a single reform.
Its mistake has been aradical one,
and has injured it in regions where they
OLIsT. Read this:
The Iowa State Grange is not in rs
prosperous condition as its friends could
wish. Grand Master Buchanan, in his
annual address, delivered at Des Moines
the other day. admitted that the men,
bership mad fallen from 1000 to about
10000 within the last three years, and
that the dues of the State to the National
Grange tor the last year. amounting to
81, s3O. 80. were RENTED by the latter
body because there was no money to pay
them
Now why did those 60, 900 farmers OF
Iowa enter the Grange. 1t was because
/ they thought they could use its machinery
/ to improve their own condition. How
By restraining the extortions OF railroad
companies; by diminishing the number
and voracitv OF the tax-eaters j: by SIM
plifying the forms OF government and by
reducing the exactions of the usnrer. etc
Not one of these Objects conld be reach
ed except through legislation and leg
islation could not be obtained saya
through the ballot box; but the moment
they approached the ballot box they were
driven back with the declaration that
they had no right to resort to political
action land that if they united their votes
thew would divide the Grange.
/ Thus the movement was nullifed in
| its very birth. Its vast forces were di.
vided between two political parties bott
of which despised them.
We do not desire to be understood thai
we would have the Grange initiate the
Know Nothing party, and in secre
councils dictate candidates and set nE
tickets. But they should have unani,
mously resolved that certain reforms
were necessary to their well being; and
then pledged their solid vote to TIT
party or the men who would openly de-
vote themselves to achieving these re-
; forms. Thus one party or the othe
, would have found it to its interest t
carry out the wishes of the Changers
and. ii neither did so, the Granger
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04

Mechanics Bank of this city came to
me and said Here, Mr.. Thompson,
nv bank has announced with the other
banks that they will resume next week
now how can they resume? They owe
S3,OOO,O 900 of deposits and $4,000 cir
culation. making S3,750,0OO that they
will have to pay when they resume, and
they have not got 100000 in gold.
Now, how can they resul.e? l replied
to him My good friend, as soon as
your bank resumes, all its old friends
will take the gold back that they drew
out in the panic, aud if you have any
gold you will take it in too. Come and
see me again in about ten days after
your bank has resumed, and we will see
how it gets along. Ny friend was very
much astonished to find. after his bank
had resumed, that gold kept increasing
and growing larger and its currency
went on increasing at the same time,
and such was emphatically the case
with all the sound banks; and such will
be the case when the Government re-
sumes, if it will adopt the common sense
method made use of by the banks when
ever they have resumed"
Whereupon the Irish World punctnres
all this pretty talk by calling attention to
the we'll known fact that every bank in
the state OF New York, except the
Chemical" suspended specie payment
in the fall of 1857, and has never res
sumed this to hour!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
ESLRI.

Year after year we have labored to re-
duce the rate OF interest III Minnesota TO
ten per cent. and to provide some PEN
atty Tor the sharks who are drawing -
and So per cent. from the people.
Upon this question recent number OF
the Minneapolis Mirror has some sensi
bic remarks which we qnote:
I'VE trust the coming Legislature will
take steps to modify our interest laws.
While seven per. is nominally the legal
interest twelve is the real rate, for the
law allows that rate, where it may be
agreed upon. In nine cases out OF ten
the agreed on rate is the basis of all
business operations. We venture to say
that outside OF mortgage foreclosures.
seven per cent. IS never heard of That
a state as full of vigor, and rs prosperous
in its material resources as Minoesota
should allow on ordinary business tran.
sactions rate of interest as high as
twelve<,er cent. is a standing disgrace
q hirtyeight States tour others only
IS Minnesota make such record
not one OF the tour enjoy the high
standing and prosperity OF Minnesota
We believe it to be great detriment tt
her progress. 1t proclaims her all oveI
the world as worthy of less credit thar
her sister states. 1t is curse, brant
Of dishonor on her brow. Capita
frightens at it, tor it knows that some
thing proper is lacking in people. w
demand the maximum rate to he re
duced as low as ten per cent. We de
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
SPACIOUS REASONING.

1t is singular how readily shabby
loeic and Misrepresentation of fact are
accepted from the mouths OF capitalists
The New York Herald the other day,
in a series of interviews with leading
bankers. meant to show that resumption
and contraction were painless and
pleasant process.-that in fact cutting q
mans head off was no more than taking
off his hat,-quoted the following from
Mr.. Thompson, president OF the firs
national bank of that city -
Il will mention. 'says Mr.. Thompson
ian anecdote which occurred in 1927.
stockholder and a depositor in the ole
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-04
WHOLE NO. 100.

riots? Those times when men are ter
rible with passion, wilder, more fiendish
than when driven by the fire of rum?
Well may the heart stop as the whisper
goes round, 1.-THE poor are getting des-
perate!"
The men who have deliberately pro
duced this state of things to add a few
cents on the dollar to the value OF their
securities, may yet learn that human
nature has its rights as well as gold and
silver.
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mand il in the interests Of the business
of the State, manufacturing, commercial
and agricultural. Most of all we de-
mand it in the name OF the working
classes, who devote years of toll to pay
ing for a home, and yet are annually
robbed of their earnings by an exorblt-
ants rate of interest. Let us learn wis.,
dom and practice it."