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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21
THE ARMY.


1.
Under the administration OF Gen.
Drnm, a new system Of military study
is being organized in the army. This is
shown in orders lately issued from the
war department instructing officers Of
the army who may be in foreign coun-
tries, on leave Of absence or otherwise,
to use all opportunities for gathering
information on military subjects, and
to forward reports Of their observations
to the department. and also instructing
officers who may have short leaves Of
absence on the frontier to make reports
upon the military features Of localities
they may visit. In these orders officers
are inclined to believe there may be
discovered n new and significant pur-
pose, which may develop hereafter into
an important and valuable feature Of
military work in this country. A mill
tary officer, in the Army and Nary
Register, says:
During the fifteen years that have
elapsed since the close of the wal OF the
rebellion, the attention OF our military
authorities has been almost wholly
given to the internal administration OF
u army, which has been gradully re:
duced from time to time until 1t has
reached what must be regarded as a
permanent basis. Movements for re-
organization or reduction OF the army
have no longer any prominence as pub
lie questions, for 1t Is generally admit
ted that the army cannot safely be de-
creased beyond Its present minimum,
and n feeling has arisen in congress
that the best course to be pursued in
regard to the service Is to let it alone.
As long as agitation of the questions Of
army reorganization continued. so long
the adoption Of definite plans and poll
cies of military work outside of routine
duties Of the service was certain to be
retarded or prevented. But now that
the army is left to do its proper work,
we already begin to see new ideas de-
veloping and fresh energies being put
forth. There is a spirit OF progress and
Improvement becoming apparent, which
well Tor the future OF the army.
In harmony with the orders to which
we have referred above, was the sending
o Col. Morrow, with two other officers
already abroad. to witness the manen-
vers OF the French army this year.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21

have free trsdsf b. 10 means. Great
Britain viii stili retain duties Oh 90 our
distilled spirits and tobacco. FaRee
viii still prohibit some Of our goods,
Other countries will still adhsrs 10 their
tAE5gs. Like . handle 70 > jag, such
Tres trade \ al on side. The great
advocate Of free trade Is Great Britain.
Her people In general, and her great
Golden Club in particular. are excIaim-
ing constantly against the policy Of
other nations. Other countries reserve
the right to legislate for themselves,
and 81 the great Golden Club meets and
frets and fumes, and deplores the dark
ness and total deprayity Of everybody
but the English. When all nations
abolish customs duties, Great Britain
included. We will have free trade, and
not before.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21
FREE TRADE.

The following Is an extract from an
address OF Alexander II. Jones at Phil
adelphia, Oct. 4, 1880:
Some tell us that we cannot sell be-
we will not buy. Yet we buy
and sell a good deal, and we sell more
than we buy. Fer the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1879, we exported $780,
436, $50 worth Of goods, and imported
s4GG, 073, 775 worth, the excess Of ex-
ports over imports being $500, 1868, 107.
People buy what they want, and where
they can buy cheapest and best--just
what they require, and no more. II
any nation is forced to have our beef
and grain, have them they will and
must. 1t matters not whether we re-
quire any Of their products or not. If,
on the other hand, We need their goods,
we will buy them, whether they buy
much or little OF us. To illustrate:
In the year ending June 80, 1877,
Cuba bought from us s12, 7O9. 003; we
bought from Cuba s65 ,s2s, 1896. Brazil
bought from us s7,49s. 11s, we bought
from Brazil s43, 49s, 941. Some believe
in a tariff for revenue only, others
would wipe out the customs branch Of
the ser iice entirely, and both OF these
classes Of d~octrinaires argue that We
would then have free trade. But you
may pull down every custom house IN
the United States and dismiss every
custom house official, and you will not
have free trade.
Free trade is the unrestricted inter-
change Of all commodities, crude and
manufactured, among all the nations of
the world. that is, trade freed from
tariff legislation or customs duties
everywhere. AS such, free trade has
no existence; it is an untried expert
ment. Great Britain imposes duties
upon distilled spirits, tobacco, coffee,
tea, fruits, wines, etc. France has
two tariffs-a general and a convention
al: The first Is almost prohibitory-
many articles are absolutely prohibited
and applies to countries not having
commercial treaties with France. The
other is protective, but the rates are
moderate, and is designed for countries
having commercial treaties with
France. All Of the great manufacture
ing nations Of continental Europe have
tariffs adjusted for protection as well as
revenue. Free trade does not exist
even between France and Great Brit
ain. The most perfect instance Of free
trade Is In the United States, among all
the states; g. g: The products Of
Pennsylvania can enter any state free
Of customs duties, and the products Of
every state can enter Pennsylvania in
the same way. Our states are large
countries, so to speak. Texas is larger
than France, and California Is as large
as great Britain. New York and Penn
sylvania are each about as large Us En-.
gland. They are great countries that
are bound together in one confedera.
tion Of states.
Now, where in Europe Is there such
free trade rs we have heref Nowhere.
Yet one would suppose that protection
to home industries is an American sys-
tem-a Pennsylvania idea-if he as
sumed the statements Of some free
traders and revenue reformers to be
true. Open ports or free ports mean
one thing; free trade another. Destroy
your custom houses and welcome the
products Of your foreign brethren with
out restriction-what thenp Will you
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21
THE LOSS OF rae ALrExA q.

A Chicago dispatch, Oct. Goth, says;
THE excitement and suspense which
has been hourly increasing for three
days, respecting the fate Of the Alpena,
has changed TO profound sorrow and
anguish on the part Of those whose
friends are known or believed TO be on
board. When the news Of to-day not
only failed TO tell Of her safety, but
announced the certainty Of her destruc-
ton, the Offices OF Goodrich q Co. were
filed with mournful and inquiring faces;
but no cheering word could be given
out, and a the last hope faded, there
was a look OF despair and the deepest
dependency pictured on each counte-
nance. II is not deemed possible that
any person could have been saved from
the wreck. II a raft had been made 1t
could hardly have held together five
minutes amid the fierce beating waves,
and 1t is probable that nobody will ever
tell the story Of the wreck of the
Alpena. Vessel men believe that she
struck a rock, somewhere off the east
shore, and went to pieces a considerable
distance from the beach.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21
PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLI.
CANS OF WYOMING.

AT the republican territorial conven-
tion, held at Rawlins, Oct. 9th, the
following resolutions were reported TO
aud adopted by the convention, us the
platform OF the republican party of the
territory:
Resolred, That We, the republicans
OF Wyoming Territory, in convention
ASSEM- led, hereby declare our faith in,
and adherence TO, the platform of
principles adopted by the national re-
publican convention held at Chicago,
Illinois, In June, 1880.
Resolved, That the several Terrific
ries OF the United States ARE, and OF
right ought to be, entitled TO local self
government. We, therefore, pledge
our best efforts to secure such action by
congress rs shall empower the people OF
the territories TO elect all their officers.
Resolved, That we pledge the repub-
lican party Of this territory to such
action rs shall encourage the speedy
settlement OF the Hne agricultural val.
leys throughout this territory, and that
we hereby arraign the democratic con
gress for Its misery and impolitic ac-
ton In providing inadequate funds for
the surveys necessary for this territory
and needful to the settler.
Resolved, That we unQuali6edly con-
denim the proposed plan of selling the
grazing lands Of the great west in large
tracts at nominal rates, rs being calcu-
lated 70 build up dangerous m~onopolies,
TO impede and hinder the growth and
prosperity Of our territory, and to pre-
vent the occupation of said lands by
actual settlements.
Resolred, That we unqualihedly con-
denim the Indian policy Of the United
States, in It's practice Of making treaties
with savage and bafbarous tribes, rs
Inconsistent with the sovereignty Of
the government and rs being a failure
In results. That we further condemn
the pulley Of the government In setting
apart large tracts of the best agricultu-
raj I'M mineral lands Of this territory
"a res, rvations for the sole and exclu-
sIvr use Of these barbarous tribes as
such. That in our candid Judgment,
the tribal relations Of Indians should be
No longer recognized by the govern.
m-nt; that they should be made in
dividually responsible tor all violations
of the laws. Tha. they should be per-
mitted to hold lands in s~everalty, In no
larger tracts than are permitted citizens
OF the United States, and not otherwise,
and that all the vast tracts Of public
lands covered 10 by Indian reserya-
t!ons In excess Of such tracts as would
be thus necessarily occupied by Indians,
be opened up for settlement. That the
enforcement OF q rational Indian policy
requires and demands the active aid Of
the army, and to secure this end, In
dian affairs should be placed under the
management Of the war department.
Resolved, That we believe in 0 just
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21

Are you disturbed ut night and bro
ken OF your rest by a sick child suffer-
ing and crying with the circulating
pain Of cutting teethp II so, 20 at
once and get n bottle of MRS. WINS
LOWS SOOTHING SYRUP. II
will relieve the poor little sufferer Inn
mediately-depend upon Il; there IL no
mistake about 1t. There 10 not a
mother on earth who has ever used 1t
who will not tell you at once that it
will regulate the bowels, and give rest
To the mother, and relief and health to
the child, operating like magic. 1t 10
perfectly safe to use in all cases, and
pleasant TO the taste, and is the pre-
scription Of n Of the Oldest and best
female physicians and nurses In the
United States. Sold everywhere; IS
bottle. jan9-eodAw-1y
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21

THE Russian Court invited DIR. Aver
and his family TO the A~rchduke's we'd
ding in the Royal Palace. This distinc-
ton was awarded him not only because
he was an American. but also because
his name rs n physician had become
favorably known In Russia on its pas.
sage around the worid.-Puebto (Col.)
PeoDls.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21

A TELEGRAM from santa Fe, n. n
Oct. 18th, says Deputy L. ;. Marshal
Rsis, while Ia search d > gang 0f EoGd
agents, was cred al by hTs II them
without bsiRE Lit. lie returned the
fire with = Winchester rife, killing one
the IeEt ned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21

Ike SHRYocK, book keeper and
caster Of stock Of the Louisville, Ky,
Exchange, has been missing several
days He il from thirty 10 forty thou
sand dollars short, and has heretofore
borne an excellent reputation. II is
believed he has suicided.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21
LARAMIE COUNTY REPUBLICAN
TICKET.

LARAMIE COUNTY REPUBLICAN
TICKET.
Ms4bers sf the Territorial Ceuaeii
W. W. CoRLETT.
THOS. sTURGIs,
c. +. ANHETT,
J. S. TAYLOR.
Member. or House or Represents
ANDREW GILCHRIST,
CHAs. W. RINER,
J. w. LYLE,
w. c. LANE,
II. Z. BUECHNER,
1. S. BARTLETT,
Is. +. DIETRICH,
W. J. HARDIN.
For Conaty Commissioners:
1. c. wHIPPLE,
THOMAS SWAN,
N. ROBERTSON.
For Sheriff:
s. X. sHARPLEsS.
For County Attorney:
Z. N. POTTER.
For Probate Judge:
BERGMAN.
For County Treasurer:
|. BERGMAN.
For County Clerk:
]. X. JEFFREY.
For Superintendent Of Schools,
s. A BRISTOL
For Assessor:
A. G. McGREGoR.
For S~urreyor:
Z. W BROWN.
FOR Coroner:
wM. F. LEE.
PRECINCT OFFICERS:
Fbr Justices Of The Peace:
CLeyenne-G. MILFORD,
JOHN SLAUGHTER.
Rawhide Buttes-C. ii. ATKINS.
Granite Canon u. X. KEYES.
For C~onstlbles:
Cheyenne-R. ii, KIPP,
II. L. FISHER.
Rawhide Buttes-EDWARD MAYS
Granite Canon IL j.. BROWN.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21
Territorial Democratic Ticket.
For Delegate 10 the
FoRTY-sEyEsTH coNoREss.
MORTON Z. POST.

Laramie County Democratic Ticker.
For Territorial Council:
A. II. REEL.
". C. IRVINE.
JOHN Z. DAVIS,
o. T. GOODWIN.
For Holse Of Representatives:
HARRY OELRICHS,
j. d. FRASER.
A. W. HAYGOOD,
d. FISK,
b. A. HART,
II. HAAS,
A. TRACEY,
JOHN TALBOT.
Fbr County Commissioners:
g. A. STARLIGHT,
Ii. B. KELLEY,
J. H.. McMINN,
For Sheriff
T. JEFF CARR.
For County Attorney:
JOHN c. BAIRD.
For Probate Judge:
c. +. MILLER.
For County Treasurer:
c. F. MILLER.
For County Clerk.
LEOPOLD KARIS
For Superintendent Of Schools;
J.. Y. CowHICK.
For Assessor:
j. T. CHAFFIN.
For Smreyor;
WIN. q. provinces.
For Coroner:
W. w. CROOK.
PRECINCT OFFICERS.
For Justice Of the Peace.
Cheyenne-JAS. A. BEAN,
A. s. EMERY.
Cheyenne Pass. II. APPERSON.
Pine Bluffs. w. PAXTON.
Rawhide Buttes-DANIEL BOWEN.
Fc-t Laramie-B. A. HART,
Lower Horse Creek-T. N. HERRICK.
Chugwater-F. s. HAMILTON.
Bard's Ranch-ALBERT SEAVY..
For Constdbles.
Cheyenne-E. $. SMITH, p. NOLAN.
Cheyenne Pass. w. HOWARD.
Pine Bluffs--JOHN CONGHLIN.
Rawhida Ruttaa- EnV Nav
Fort Laramie-WILLlAM COATES.
Lower Horse Croek-SAMUEL AN
KENNY.
Chugwater-HENRY REHMIER.
Bard's Ranch-F. ii. MUZZY.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21

DR.. Kline's Great Nerve restorer is
the marvel Of the age for all nerve dis.
eases. All fits stopped free. Send to
931 Arch street, Philadelphia, Penn.
oct7daw-1y.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-21

Will send their celebrated Electro
Voltaic Belts to the AFFLICTED upon 80
days trial. Speedy cures guaranteed.
They mean what they say. Write to
them without delay. d17-d&wly
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-24

WHAT He COULD Do" When shall
we know that the enemy has given in?n
asked lad, tnilor's apprentice, who had
run away from his master and entered the
British navy as Il common boy about the
year 1850.
When that flag is hauled down." an
swered the sailor addressed, 1.-THE ship be
ours"
"Oh, if that is all, I'll see what l can
dol"
Now this tailor's boy, when he ran away
from his master Joined II ship which had
the good fortune, a few hours after he
entered the service,to to fall in with French
squadron, and warm action, bravely
fought on both sides, was maintained.
After fighting for a short time, the boy
was impatient for the result, and addressed
the above question TO the sailor. No SOON
er had he been told that the withdrawal
of the flag from the enemy's masthead
would be the signal that the action had
been decided, than he determined to see
what he could do.
At that moment the vessels were en-
gagged yard arm to yard arm, and were
obscure in the smoke of the guns. In an
instant the boy mounted the shrouds,
passed from the yard of his own ship to
that of the enemy, ascended with agility
to the mantop gallant masthead, struck
and carried off the French flag unperceiv-
ed, and got back to the yard arm of his
own ship in safety. Before he could get
down to the deck, the British saw that the
flag had disappeared, and shouted. " Vic
tory, victory" The French crew, seeing
also that the flag had gone, and thinking
that it had been struck by order of the
admiral, fled from their guns; and al
though the officers attempted to rally
them, the confusion was hopeless. Then
the British, availng themselves of the
opportunity, boarded the French vessel
and captured it.
In the midst Of the excitement the boy
came down from the shrouds with the
French flag wrapped round his body, and
displayed it with no liltle glee to the rs.
tonished tars. The news spread quickly
to the quarter deck, and the blushing boy
was led into the presence of the admiral
who praised him for his gallantry and
rated him there and then as midshipman;
and it was not long before promotion
followed promotion; and the taior's ap.
prentice was known rs one of England's s
most gallant sailors.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-24

TINE FOR READING.-Many busy peo.
pie declare they have no time for reading
but they are mistaken. They have all the
time there is, and some of the worlds
busiest men have found that enough to
make themselves accomplished in one or
more departments Of knowledge. The
trouble is no lack Of time. but wasteful
habits in regard to it. Many persons en-
tertain the notion that one must have
regular and definite hours OF the day or Of
the week set apart for reading in order to
accomplish anything valuable. There
never was Il greater mistake. The busiest
life has margins of time which may serve
like the borders of the old missals, to en-.
rich and eXalt the commonpaces written
between. Fifteen minutes in the morning
and as many in the evening, devoted
faithfully to reading, will add appreciably
in the course of few months to one 8
store of knowledge. Always have book
at hand, and whether tho opportunity
brings you two hours or ten minutes, use
it to the full. An English scientist learn
ed II language in the time his wife kept
him waiting for the completion of her
evening toilette; and ut the dinner given
to Mr.. Fronde in this city some years ago,
Mr.. Beechcr said he had read through that
authors brilliant but somewhat lengthy
history in the intervals of dinner. Every
life has pauses between its activities.
The time spent in local travel in street
cars and ferries is golden opportunity, il
one will only resolutel y make the most Of
it. 1t is not long spaces of time, but the
single purpose that turns every moment
to account, that makes great and fruitful
acquisitions possible to men and women
who have other work in life.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-24

a PEDESTRIANS LIrE.-Thc walkers
sleep in their tents. The hours of uncon-
seriousness are few. They can hardly be
called hours of rest. The weary pedes-
trian is sponged or has bath. lie pitches
in his cot. lie is wrapped in his blankets.
The lights in his tent are extiuguished.
He closes his eyes and enters world OF
phantoms. The cheers of the crowd, the
music of the band, the clappng of hands,
the murmur of II vast hive of bees, and
the tread of many feet fit through his
sleep. His body is racked with pain. His
temples throb. The blood becomes stag
nant and frequently nightmare follows.
The dreamer is still ON the track. He sees
his competitors passing him one by one,
and is unable to increase his own speed.
O'Leary says that during his walk for
the belt in London he never went to sleep
without the shadow of Vaughan before him
1t would follow him around phantom
track with looks of exultation in its eyes.
AT times it would bar his way. 1t would
stand facing him ut the curves. making
grimaces and contortions. Up to the
moment of his waking Vaughan's shade
never left his sleep. The dreams of the
pedestrian are based on the condition of
his stomach. When the STOMACH refuses
nourishment, threatening apparitions fire.
quently appear. In one case Il pedestrian
lanced that he was rolling among old
logs covered with thousand-leg worms.
In another case the pedestrian thought
himself on the track, but unnble to walk.
Upon glancing at his feet he was shocked
TO see that they had turned into hickory
saplings. and the saplings grew with such
rapidity that they raised him in the air.
The agony of those hours of unrest is
increased when the hapless walker
awakes. His bloed is still stagnant.
There is prickly heat upon his skin. lie
feels as though he had been prcked by
million Of needles. Neuralgia pains
throb his muscles. His joints are stiff.
His eyelids seem paralyzed. Worst of all,
his feet and shin bones are numbed.
Every movement sends thrill of pain
through the body. He is warmed and
rubbed A swallow of warm beef tea or
some other decocton puts him into glow
and nfuses him with painful energy.
He wobbles upon the track, and the noise,
the lights and the dark shadows of his
competitors confuse him. The cold air
strikes him unpleasantly. He makes one
lap, and the impulse to re-enter his cot is
frequently so great that he finds it rresist-
ibe. Before coming on the track he lies
upon his cot in a semi,uncGnscous state,
while he is rubbed and clad. He hardly
appreciates the situation before he finds
himself on the track. If his shoes have
been changed during the rest, his feet feel
like Jumps of lead. The sore spots smart
more than ever, and it is with the greatest
difficulty that he can lift his feet from the
track. He occasionally feels n nausea
about the stomach, and his nerves are
strung up to the utmost tension. The
swapping of whip, deformed face. a
wide brimmed hat or Il peculiarly shaped
bouquet excites his mind and he becomes
in measure insane. SIN Francisco Ar
1ondM