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The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15
Fonr MAa1SaIs, M. T., Aug. e7, l8

FonT MAG1SNIs, M. T., Aug. s7, 1881
Hon. Nlsrtfn Naqi7;njs, Helena, hontoua:
DEAR S1s:-I see by the papers that
troops have left Assinaboino Go drive the
British Indians back across the line. This
ia rs it should be, and timely, for they
we've already on the move for this vicinity
Now, our oH.sl reservation Indians are ail
as bad, ard some even worso---on tho
raugea-~than the foreigfs reds, and write,
to urge upon you the necessity Of doing
everything in ycsar power Co have them all
confined to tllejr reservations, for fi9ere Ii
no longer half game enough to support
them while cagnpjng on the stock ranges,
and consequently they all finish out on
beef. With the exception Of the Grows,
none Of them have, so far as know, the
shadow nf right to run about of their res~
ervation8 And, as to the Crows, the terms
of their treaty say, ''They are to be allow
ed to hunt off their reservation until Iha
country is occupied by the whites"
tt is now so fully occupied BY the whites
that In view Of the fact that there is little
or no game on the ranges west and NORTH
of the Big Bend of the Musselshell, they
should be henceforth kept on their own
territory. Fortunately for us we had none
| but British Indians on our ranges last fall
and winter, ourlosses, already great, would
have been materially increased. The Crees
admitted that they killed eighty head Of
our c title, and fear the Bloods and Black
feet killed many more than that number,
Will soon count and approximate to the
rrae figure. A conflict is inevitable soon
| II they are allowed to roam uncontrolled
over the ranges rs heretofore. Tie stock
men cannot and will not submit 20 their
depredations any longer. 1t woala soon
ruin all Of us; for, with the extinction Of
the game, the evil continually increases.
By giving us y,up all In securing pre-
lection to our stock, you will be doing all
of us a very great service, and one of
whiess We stand In pressing need.
| Respectfully yours,
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

sponsib1e men and heavy tax payers, who
arc engaged In the movement, desire q
war. They have everything TO lose by 1t
and dread nothing SO much. They want
peace and protection, and will only resort
to force III the last extremity to eletcad
their property. I urgoupon the Depart
ment to at once take sucl action as wilt
render conflict unnecessary.
have the donor be, with high regard
your obedient servant, IS
MARTIN MAGIaNIs,
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Mr.. Evarts who has just returned FROM
Europe, in conversation upon the success
of the late monetary conference says:
III think the American members are sat
isfied with what was done toward securing
a concurrence of all the commercial na-
tions interestedin the mOlo-ineJaiilc prop
osition. All Of the nations invited were
represented By faithful Commissioners, and
excepting few able theorists, think
there was universal concurrence upon the
questions discussed. At ,luy rate, 1t IL no
longer purely theoretical question, but
il think. become subject 1or practical
thought. The imputatfon that the United
States has 3 selfish Interest on account OF
its silver mines Was relieved, and we did
not hesitate to say that we were largely
interested. because we were expected TO
take large share Of the commerce OF the
world. and desired no difficulty about the
ratio Of gold or silver, or any but the or
linary calculations Of the rates OF c2-
change. Some few nations took the atti-
tude that it would be a good thing, but
they'd rather some other country would
begin it,"
< report of the Commissioners will be
prepared when Mr.. Thurman returns,
next month.
Upon the subject of Presidential inabil-
| ltv Mr.. Eyarta said he had thought some
| what. and he had watched the course 0
he discussion in the newspapers. He
thought that twas question on which
the people should have no differences. 1t
| would best be left, he thought, until such
| time as a necessity should arise for its set
tlement. He did not think the people
| were disposed Co be unfair in considering
it; but when 81 necessity should arise he
had no doubt the Constitution would be
found elastic enough to provide for the
Vice Presidents acting for the President.
..Of course" he said, ''whtle there Is a
possibility ola termination of the di8abili-
ty, there cannot be two Presidents, and
he Vice-President could only execute the
duties Of the position as acting President,
but with no less authority for the time OF
his service than il he were President in
| fact and law"
If Congress shoul find it necessary to
declare the disability Of the President
Mr.. Evarts thought it would be proper fo1
the Vice-President then to act for him.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

Major Maginnis has done his duty by
the stockmen in Choteau and Aleagher
counties as his letter to the Secretary Of the
Interior will show. He urges immediate
action, and urges it forcibly and well. The
RECORD Endorses all that Major Maginnis'
letter contains concerning the Indians and
commend our Congressman for this time
ly performance of his duty in behalf Of the
people of Northern Montana. We are
glad 70 repeat, to call particular attention
to his letter. ...=@
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

The Paris correspondent Of the London
Times Gays: "There is reason to believe
that M. Gambetta's acceptance of the Pre-
miership is now being demanded with H.
creasing emphasis by almost the entire
Left. 1t will be conditional on the fusion
Of the various groups Of the Left, Or q
least of the two principal ones, the Pure
and the Advanced Left. All speculation
II regard to the composition Of the Cabi-
net, however Is premature, and the tenn
Der of the Chamber of Deputies Will not be
accurately known until 1t meets.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

The "corner" in cotton at Liverpool has
aroused strong feeling against the brok-
erage system In Lancashire cotton-spin-
ners, and in some places the nlfil-owners
purpose working short time in order TO
hrnak I'M the combination.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

Asiatic cholera is raging at Bangkok,
Siam. II Is variousIy estimated that from
q hundred to three hundred natives are dy-
Ing daily. Very few foreigners have died,
but several have fed to Singapore and
Hong Kong. Every one feels as though
he were living in q graveyard.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

It ia rumoleo that in the event OF mil'-
tary disturbance In Egypt the Sultan will
address note to the powers pointing ou1
hig rights as Suzerain, and will send 10000
troops and part of the feet 20 Egypt.
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III letter from Sitting Bull forwarded
to the Indian Bureau, he wanted to remain
at Standing Rock Agency, and is satisfied
with his treatment. The Indian Bureau
has nothing to do with Sitting Bull as he
il still under the control Of the War De
partment, and the latter department has
not vet indicated what disposition il will
make Of hirn.-TeleqrQM.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

The people of Emerson, Manitoba, were
recently startled by an unusual phenome-
non In the shape Of clouds Of ants flying in
the air from west to east and extending for
miles. They were apparently ordinary
black ants provided with wings. During
the night myriads Of them came to the
earth and the streets and sidewalks were
black with them. The Red River was al
so covered with coating of the ants an
inch thick. The atmosphere was exceed
ingly sultry and the light was considerably
impaired by the ;.:sts IN passing over the
town.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

We reprint from the Helena Ia2epeas-
dent the letter from Major Maginnis to the
Secretary of the Interior concerning ttle
depredations Of Indians.
HELENA, NJ. T., September Sd, 1881.
To the Hon. the Secretary Of the Interior;
s1R:-I have the nonor to ask that
prompt attention be given to tbs enclosed
letter of Hon. Granville Stuart, and to GER
tain printed statements OF the proceedings
Of the stocknen .at Fort Benton, and other
newspaper extracts which will show you
the temper prevailing among the stockmen
Of the Territory Ia relation TO Indians
roaming c f their reservations and commit
ting depredations ON the llocks and herds
of the country.
The refusal Of Congress (ao long con-
tinued as to a declaration cf its policy to
pay any Indian depreciation claims, even
when awards have been made by the Sec
retary OF the Interior, leaves the settler no
recourse except to defend Eais property BY
force if necessary,
You win see that the ranehmen.are pre-
pairing to do this, and despairing of pro-
lection from the Government, are prepar-
ing TO raise and pay . volunteer force to
defend themselves.
A few collisions will doubtless lead to a
bloody and expensive war, which can only
be prevented By the department in res
training the Indians.
War would not. only be disastrous to the
Indians but to the settlers, and urge that
such prompt steps be taken az will pre-
vent impending collisions.
There never was any excuse for pernaIt-
ting British Indians to cross the line and
commit depredations Oh our people. I
have the honor to call the attention OF the
State and War Departments TO that fact.
Cur own Indians under charge Of yonr. de-
panment, should as once be ordered to re-
main on the ample reservations set apart
fortheir use.
lrea1ize the fact that present appiopri-
ations are perhaps insufficient to maintain
the indians at the Agencies, but there il
little game remaining among the settle
neilts, and allowing ehenl to roam OF their
reserYations can afford them no relief, un-
less they 20 with the intention of living
Of the cattle OF the whites. Some tempo
rary provision can be made until Congress
meets, and that body ean be appealed to
for aid II tie future. Under no eircun-
stances should the Indians be allowed to
. 90 of their reservations, and urge that
orders to this effect be at once issued. Il
you will do this, then IN order to prevent
depredatiolls and reprisaIs, which will III
volye bloody and expensive wars, let nc
party Of Indians leave their reservation
except under the escort of troops
Donot allow the Impression to be made
On your naina that the prominent and ~
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

A dispatch from Washington tells US that
yesterday, (Tuesday,) President Garfield
was taken to Long Branch and that he
stood the trip we'll.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

General Grant denies the statements that
have recently been published, chiefly in
Western papers, to the effect that he has
had frequent consultations with the Vice
President and other public men ill refer
ence to political contingencies III Washing
ton. He said recently that he had seen
General Arthur once only since the at
tempt upon the Presidents life. That was
during brief morning call about three
weeks ago, and no third person was pres
ent. General Grant does not believe that
any consultations of the character describ-
ed have taken place between General AT
thur and his political friends.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

Naw YoRk, August 2o.--An official q
The jailis authority for the following state
ment: Day before yesterday Guiteau
aaked Warden Croker to have the cell he
now occupies made more secure from any
attempt upon his life. What he desired
and even demanded was that iron shields
or shutters should be put up athis window
with bolts on the inside. Guitean added
that he believed most Of the Jail officials
and the army officers surrounding the jail
were his friends, and he did nor fear any
ATTACK upon his life by them, bat owing g
the position ot bis cell, persons 70 the OUT
side had ample opportunity i they Wereso
inclined III ire at him through his window
which looks out upon the street. He.
seems to have gotan ilakiltlg Of the Presi-
Gans,s critical condition and u fearful thaf
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15
MAKE THE IsS UE.

+ We commend the action Of the stocklnen
taken in convention Saturday evening last,
in 80 far as their rewards aye concerned.
The RECORD had editoldalIy several times
advised relentless crusade against liquor
poddlers to Indians, and we reiterate our
assertion that not Il few Of the depreda-
tions commonly attributed to the Indians
are directly traceable to the violators Of
the statutes OF Montana forbidding whisky
trading with Indians. Nor have the stock
men confined their reward to the appre-
hension and conviction Of parties selling
liquor to Indians alone, bs1t to Ealf-breeds,
too. It is commonly believed that there
was no harm in trading liquor with halt
breeds, but inasmuch re the law defines its
meaning so clearly, and as the half-breed
is but the medium between the Indian and
the white IN making the trade, It is right
that the matter be fully tested aid Il de-
cision had. A ruling can harm ito one
individually if adverse to the constitution
alIty Of the law, while If the Court will
hold that the half breed Indian is meant to
be made aneuable to the statutes, preva-
lent and great evil can be checked in Mo'l~
tana. 1t is only right, in any event, for
the stocknen to put the matter at issue
aud to make arrests, until they are forbid
den not to, 4 safe rule to be guided by in
the protection Of oar stook is for the own
ers to protect their herds against loss from
any and every illegitimate source, direct ol
indirect, ana We uphold all measures
adopted with that end in view. The busi-
ness Of cattle. growing must be profitable,
provided the herds are nnnlolested and
not utilized Indirectly by Il handful Of itin-
erant whisky traders who traverse oul
ranges from place TO place 10 catch the In
dLans, and exchanging liquor for goods
Take thIs class Of traders &c best, and they
are a laWless set os men, whose sllfIesa4ce
in the community Is only by reason OF thei1
being removed from intimate contact with
men who would never tolerate their def,
ance OF law for tWenty-four hours--no, mol
for an instant. 30.
Trading whisky to Indians must stop!
saa=s@s=asz@saS@
! vi HxsBa 6n ERna. NwmEaa NMSaBa
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

We are nOw the duly authorized
agents for the new series of School
Books. a fun supply NOW ON hand
MURPHY, N EEL 8 co.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

M1ryhy, Geel s. Co. offer all
kinds Of Furniture at cost to close
out same.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

his life will be taken by some one shooting
at him through his window. He also
asked to have a piece OF MANILA rope
about eleven feet long and quarter OF az
inch thick, adding, at the same time, s'You
need not think I want to commit suicide,
for have no idea Of taking my own life.
[ merely want to protect myself" This
same official says that during the past two
weeks Guiteau has tried very hard to I'M
press his keepers with the IDEA that nc is
gradually becoming insane.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15
SUBSCRIPTION $500 PER ANNuA.
ADVERTISING RATES.
JOB PRINTING.

WE have every facility for executing the finest finest
classes Of Eook and Job printing, and our prices
are as low rs those of any other printing
ynent in Montana. Ali Book or Job york must DE
paid fer on delivery.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

Carpets, Mirrors, Baby Carri~
ages, Hats and Gaps, Boots and
shoes, Glass and Qneensware, loW~
err than ever.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15
MURPHY, NEEL & co.

Gents Furnishing Goods Over
alls, Duck suitings, lined and un~
lined, at net cost TO close out line.
Don't forget the place.
MURPHY. NBEL & co.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

Buckeye Mowers and Buckeye.
Combined Machines, with a full
line of extras-the best machine
ON the market. Only a few more
left. MURPHY, NEEL q GO.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15
GRANVILLE STUART.

We offer our entire line Of Dry
Goods and Notions at strictly met
prices. Don't forget this.
MURPHY. NEEL & co.
The Benton weekly record., 1881-09-15

The announcement tllat III Eastern nls-
tol factory has failed will cause gteae sur
psiae Ii Kentucky
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-08
Josh Billings, Wisdom.

The man who gets bit twice by the
same dog is better adapted for that kind
Of business than any other.
There is great deal Of religion in this
world that is like life prcserver, only
put on at the moment of Immediate dan.
ger and then half the time put on hind
side before
Experience is scheol where man
learns what a big fool he has been.
The man who doscn't believe in any
hereafter has got dreadfully mean
opinion of himself and his chances.
There are two kinds Of fools in this
world-those who can't change theil
opinions and those who won't
A good doctor is gentleman to whom
we pay three dollars a visit for advising
us to eat less and exercise more.
Out in the world men show us two
sides to their characters by the flcside
only one.
The world is filling up with educated
fools mankind read too much and learr
too little.
Every man has his follies and Otter
times they are the most interesting
things he has got.
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W fcck &c the Ship Samdusky.
NEW YORK. August g

NEW YORK, August 80.
The steamship Hudson. from Now Or.
leans, arrived here to-day. She reports
that she had heavy weather of the east
coast of Florida, lasting thirty hours.
August 28th she fell in with the shin
Sandusky, from Pensacola for Liverpool.
with lumber, dismasted, water logged
and stern gone. She took of the crew.
who had been seventy hours without
food or water; gave them clothes and
made them IA comfortable as possible.
The report of Captain l.owdcn, of the
ship Sandusky, says she left Pen
sacola August 18th, for Liverpool on
The 18th, tho wind increased to a heavy
gale from the northeast, and the shin
commenced leaking badly; on the 2Gth
the gale increased TO hurricane, the
leak gaining so fast that both p,,mps
could not keep the vessel free. At 6, u.
m, she had ten feet Of water in the hold
with both pumps constantly going, but
10 no purpose. AT =, y. M, n squall Of
great violence threw the ship on her
beam ends, when the masts were cut
away. At the SAME time everything
was swept from the deck, including both
houses, with all stores aud fresh water.
All the officers and crew reached the
weather mzzen rigging, except two sea.
men and the cook, who were never after
soen and must have been swept away
when The deck load went over. The shin
slowly righted, after the loss of l:ar top
hamper, but was II complete water
logged wreck. The crew remained on the
mlzzcn rigging until daybreak, the sea
continually sweeping over them and
threatening to carry them oil every mo.
ment at daybreak we were enabled to
better our position somewhat, but AZ the
snip was constantly breaking up, it was
day of terror. About 4, p. M, VIC saw
a brig steering nearly for us, but she
passed Us by without noticing us though
her people were plainly visible to us.
The wind was still blowing heavy gale
and tremendous seas were breaking over
the ship; Wien nearly dark the whole
stern frame broke and was swept away
with the after part Of the main deck, and
timber commenced coming out from be.
tween decks. We were obliged to aban.
don our position aft, and after great risk
got forward and into the fore top, where
the night Of the 9th WAS passed. The
next day was fine, but with heavy seas,
constantly deluging the ship. At $50,
p. m, we saw vessel which proved to
be the steamship Hudson, from New Or.
leans for New York. TIE crew and
officers were taken off after being seven
ty eight hours on the wreck without
iood or water Every Kindness was
shown us by Captain freeman, his Off
GERS, and passengcrs-thc latter making
up purse, which greatly gladdened the
hearts of the destitute mariners The
gale was one of the most severe, 80 Cap
tain Freeman reports, that he ever expc-
renced; the wind reached the velocity
OF hurricane on the evening of the
10Th. AS the ship WAS fast brenking up.
she will soon cease to be q danger to
navigators, although she was abandoned
in the track Of Northern bound vessels.
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THE TRADE OF THE CITY.
-Nems and Courier Trade Issue.

THE LAWS DELAY WITH GuITEAu.
"A special dispatch to the Baltimore
SIN from Washington says: The Grand
Jury of the District of Columbia will
meet on September r. If the President
is dead at that time the facts connected
with the assassination will be laid before
that body, and Guitcau will be promptly
indicted for murder and ae spen1;'9 -.
possible thereafte! DC brought 10 trial
before the Criminal Court. Public cx-
pectation is very general that in the event
of the Presidents decase justice will
swiftly be meted out to the criminal, but
enough is known to justify the assump-
tion that the laws delays will be inter
posed to the utmost to postpone az long
as possible the merited punishment
which must of course sooner or later fall
upon Guiteau. From the nature
of the case the trial Of Guitenu will take
rank rs cause celcJre almost if not quite
unparalleled in the annals of criminal
Jurisprudence, and its various stages will
necessarily consume much more time
than has been anticipated by those, con-
stltuting the large majority everywhere,
who reason from impulse only. 1t must
DC remembered thai iiie District of CO.
lumbia is under the exclusive jurisdic.
ton of the United States, and that the
national government is alone responsible
for the maintenance OF order and the
due enforcement of law and Justice.
Publicity has been given to the fact that
Guiteau has made a confession, or per-
haps more properly statement to the
District Attorney. The nature of this
statement will, of course, not be made
known in advance Of the trial, but it is
believed that it is OF such character,
and designedly so on Guiteau's part, rs
to prepare the way for advancing the
theory of insanity. I0deed, it may be
mentioned as fact nat Guiteau will
have counsel, and that the plea of in
sanity will be entered. This will open
up wide range of investigation, and
quite likely prOtract the trial 80 as to
strain public patience. Then, after
Guiteau's conviction before the Criminal
Court he will have the right of appeal
which will certainly be exercised, to the
Court in General Term, where the pro.
cess may also be expected to be tedious
1t will thus be seen that after the Presi
dents death months may intervene De.
tween Guiteau and the rope.
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YHE FUND FOR MRS. GARFIELD.
Certificates For 0125. .OG o now In the Hands
ofthe Presidents Wife.

Although no special effort has been
made by ,hc promoters of the movement,
the feeling of anxiety concerning the
President has directed attention 10 the
Garfield family fund, which during the
days of his supposed recovery seemed to
be sl'rning out of the public notice.
Some OF the weathicst men in the coun.
try have privately pledged themselves
Tor the payment Of large gums in case of
the Presidents death, and there is no
question in the minds of those who have
been active i'll securing subscriptions
that il the end should come which the
nation is dreading now, the amount of
money which will voluntarily flow to the
fund will greatly exceed in the aggregate c
the large sum originally proposed Thus
far Sl5G, 1886 has been subscribed, and
all Of this sum except 5000, (Which
came rs a conditional subscription from
Columbus, .Oh.c) has been paid to the
United States rust Company. Acting
under the conditions of the trust, this
company has purchased and now holds
for the fund Sl25,000 Of United States
four per cent. registered bonds, on which
the interest is $1,000 per annum. The
bonds cost $l45,2Sl.25, and | ast night
there was cash balance with the Trust
Company Of Sc, ,47G.40 The cities from
which the fund has come thus far and the
amounts respectively given are shown in
the following list: