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The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

In our last issue we gave the opinions OF
several gentlemen OF this country that had
been expressed at the Royal Colonial In
stitute III England, on the occasion OF al
address delivered by the Bishop OF Sas-
katcheWan. His Lordship in his address
said he could not pass over the great gooo
that had been done in this country by tie
Northwest Mounted Police. How they
numbering so few, had kept so many In,
dians in oEde and how they had put 8
stop to the whisky traders, and mentioned
especially the names of some OF the officers
to whom credit was due. namely, Color els
Macleod, Irvine and Major Crozier, al
three Of whom are s. we'll known and re-
spected in this part of the country. II
must be flattering as well as pleasing tc
| both the Government and to these officers
| to know how their efforts IN this far OF
country are appreciated, not only in Can
ada but in our motherland The Bishops
remarks were endorsed by those Of Mr..
Stayey Hill, who said 'sDo justice to the
Indians and they will respect you, as they
| a, the Hudson Bay Co., us they do Col
Macleod, Col. Irvine, and Major Croziel
and men of the Mounted Police, whom
| they have found firm and just, not only
with themselves but with the whisky ira.
cel,ent % state of law and order which exists
throughout the Northwest"
While fully endorsing the Bishop com
plimentary mention Of the officers Of tht
Mounted Police, who undoubtedly deserve
all credit for their bravery and efficient ad
ministration Of the .lawss, ,he Northwestern
ritorv,EWe cannot agree with the opinion o
Mr.. stavely Hill, that justice will command
the respect of Indians. The Hudson Bay
Company contI oiled the Indians partly By
force, and partly by the fact that they Were
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The news of Cree raid published i'll
this issue will be startling information fol
some of our new residents. When Sitting
Bull and the Nez Perees were proteges OF
the Canadian Government, it was almost
an every day occurrence for war-party
to sWoop down upon our unprotected set
Elements, but at this time, when it is gen.
orally supposed that all Indians, nortf
and south of the line are Oh their good be
havior, it seems strange to learn that there
is tribe in the Northwest Territory tina
is still permitted to invade American terri
tory and rob American citizens. We trus
that the Canadian authorities will endeav
or to prevent similar depredations III th'
future.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

A meeting Of New York merchants has
recently been held for the purpose Of es~
tablishing the status of the silver dollar.
A resolution was passed demanding its
restoration to its full value as legal tender.
That coin containing more than dollars
worth of silver should be received at dis
count of ten per cent, while another coin
containing but ninety cents worth Of sill
yer should pass at par, shows to poor ad-
vantage the financial legislation Of the
United States. The plan recommended by
the New York merchants should be
adopted.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The quantities of gold which have from
time to time been washed from the sands
of the Saskatchewan have caused the inn
preston to prevail that if the bed of the
river were Systematically drained by pro-
per machinery the result would be & pay
ing investment, and u company has been
formed, and the necessary machinery will
be Imported for the spurpose.-h0cleod
Gazette.
Apropos to the above, old-timers will re-
member an article that appeared in the
RECORD about seven years ago, which adj
vocated scheme for turning the water OF
the Missouri and draining the river for
short distance below the Falls. That there
is gold below the Falls of the Missouri Is
the belief of some of the best miners in the
country, and that the scheme is by nc
means impracticabie is evidenced by the
above paragraph.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24
THE BENTON WEEKLY RECORD BENTON NJ T. MARCH "a 1888

From inquiries made at the interior de-
partlnent, it appears that the action Of con-
gress in regard to the leasing portion of
the Yellowstone park for hotel purposes
will not interfere with the contract made
last fall with Messrs. Hobart and Douglas.
Assistant Secretary Joslyn says that the
contractors will go ahead and make the
leases provided for in the agreement. He
further says that the most important eff
fects of the action of congress will be to
prevent the leasing of large area Of land
of no earthly use to anyone. Mr.. Hobart
who is in the city, says the action of con,
gress will not prevent his company from
going ahead with the proposed improve
ments. He says that under the law they
are secure in their exclusive privilege fol
ten wears.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

Ii there is one thing in the shape of hu-
manity which an Irishmen detests more
than another it is an informer, and even
the government officials who use inform
ers to advance justice hold them. in utter
detestation. yet the informer seems to
thrive in Dublin, and all that is known re-
garding the Phoenix Park murderers has
been obtained from this source Of infor-
nation, upon which the English Govern
ment seems TO depend more than upon the
sagaeity of detectives. Now the truth pro-
bably is that there are just rs many dis
loyal rishmen, proponionately, as there
are unprincipaled Englishmen, Americans
or Dutchmen; and when all armed effort is
made TO obtain some liberty i'll Ireland,
the mere fact that Il man is an Irishman
should not entitIe him to 4 knowledge of
the secrets and intentions of such organi-
zation unless there is positive evidence that
he will prove faithful to the cause. In 9TH
er words, when organizations formed for
the emancipation Of Ireland realize that
there are Irish scoundrels as well as Irish
patriots, and make some effort to weed ont
the former from the latter, then they lnay
advance with some hope OF success, for the
enemy will be deprived of one ofits chief
means Of defencs,
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

heavens. its bosom lieapillg with ihr ca
resses Of Il gentle Wind. Above the plain,
there hung motionless in the air an eagle.
like !. great lamp lei down ffon heaven.
si1ook down, said my companion, up
| on the scene below. There Toll and play,
there laugh and weep, many thousands #
your fel'ow-men. Each ole a distinct and
separate organism, they yet are bound to-
gether by many and indescribabe ties.
Tender affection, kindly sympathy, holy
love, are the chief of these. There sharp
featured individualism is softened and re-
fined.
ssYour life has been saved from the
blight of egotism, of self-loVe, of conceit.
The few days imprisonment which you
have undergone (Which you deem years.
has taught you what a weary thing is self.
Why, what is self? The self Of to-day is
not that of tomorrow; nor is the self of
yesterday the self of to-day, Ii is Il
changeful, inconsistent thing; TO know its
| variations your reckonings can only be
made from the level of the great ocean of
human experience. The man cannot hope
to go Alright who, relying upon himself
alone, depriyes himself of the sympathy
and help of humanity.
eGo forth into the world. Think of
your fellow-men. Forget that exists.
And when you feel tempted to retire with
in yourself, and close the gates Of sym
pathy and love, look upon your locks and
| be humble.'
The voice ceased, and, turning to look ut
my companion, found myself alone. |
took ringlet of my long hair in my hand
and looked at it. 1t was snowy white
And, then, accoutered as [ was, slowly
and sadly began the descent of the noun
| tain toward the habitations of men and the
new life.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The reported illness OF Jay Gould has
set the papers TO specializing as to what
would be the probable effect upon the
money market if Gould should suddenly
pass in his checks. Gould is said to own
about eighty million dollars worth of rail-
road stock, the value of which has been
greatly enhanced by his large purchases,
but In the event of his death and the p,ac-
ing OF this large property upon the mar
kes heavy decline in railroad stock and
consequent ruin to shareholders must fol-
low. 1t seems singular that the fortunes
many shrewd spectators should depend
upon the life or death of one individual,
yet it is believed to be a fact that if Jay
Gould should die at this time, that hun
dreds of reputed millionaires would be-
come paupers.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

Gen. Sherman has been requested to
write few lines upon the sentiment:
"The pen is mightier than the sword. =
The General refused to comply with the re-
quest beeanse, he said, the sentiment was
not true. He added very sensibIy. "Rath-
er, in the providence of God there is a
time foral things, a time when the sword
may cut the Gordian knot and set free the
principles Of right and justice bound up in
the meshes Of hatred, revenge, and tryan-
ny, that the pens of mighty men like Clay,
Webster, Crittenden and Lincoln were un-
able to disentangle.''
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

It having been reported that Comp
troller Lawrence has approved Of the ac-
ton Of McCutcheon in Withholding the pay
of our Councilman, Mr.. Hamilton, lest our
readers should think McCutcheon's action
has been endorsed by good authority, we
shall in & few words tell who and what
Mr.. Lawrence is. He was nominated to
his present position by the late K. b.
HAYES. Prior to his nomination he had
been member Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives, where, as a member OF some OBJ
scure committee he distin guished himself
by writing voluminous- reports. Upon as
suming the Comptrollership he began the
publication of "The Decisions of the First
Comptroller" The absurdity of printing
such decisions is apparent when it is
known that the decisions bind no one, not
even the Comptroller himself. In these
decisions, however, he had an opportunity
to air his legal knowle 'ge. In one Of his
decisions we have counted tifty-two au-
thorities upon single point. The absur-
dity of such wholesale reference is appa-
rent. Either the point was a mooted one
or it was not. If it was a mooted one,
there could not be tifty-tWo eases in point.
IF it was not mooted one, there was 10
necessity for referring to any authority
whatever. Lawrence used to keep a col
ored man constantly at work in the Soliei-
tors Library hunting up references. Law
renee once tried by strained construction
of the law to concentrate in himself the
powers of the Second Comptroller and the
Commissioner of Customs. The statutes
authorize the First Comptroller to sign all
warrants for the payment of money, wal
rented by Law, The plain and simple
construction Of this law is, that when the
Second Comptroller has passed an account,
within his separate province, it is then
"Warranted by law'' within the meaning
of the statute. But Lawrence claimed he
could not know whether or not it was war
ranted by law until he had gone all
through the case himself. Fortunately
the Secretary of tho Treasury sat down
upon Mr. Lawrence and prevented this as
sumption Of power. Mr.. McCntcheon is
welcome to all the fancied strength which
Mr.. LaWrence's opinion gives to his un-
tenable position.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The effect which will be produced upon
Benton by the completion of the Northern
Pacific railroad, is a matter of very great
interest to the people Of this city. Some
residents take a very despondent view Of
our situation, and seem to think that until
Fort Benton has railroad it will be very
far behind the more favored cities through
which will prance the iron steed of theNor-
thern Pacific. This view is entirely errone-
ous The Northern Pacific, when COM
pleted, will at once destroy the supremacy
of Helena That city has hitherto hogged
the whole Territory, but soon it will have
Bozeman and Missoula and Billings and
Miles City in active competition with it.
These cities will prove no mean competi-
tors. Moreover, the classes Of people
which the railroad will bring will not be
capitalists, manufacturers and bankers,
but mostly SWedes, Danes and NorWegi-
ans whom the Northern Pacific has inn
ported and sent, with their ancestral
feather beds and their natural and delicate
aroma, to settle UP the lands OF the great
corporation. These people live almost as
cheaply as the Chinese and can underworld
native Monfanians as much as the Coolies
can. They will scatter over the country lo-
ating ranches wherever. there is enough
water to irrigate ali acre, until the great
stock interests of the country are ruined.
The railroad towns cannot get freights any
lower than we can; while, at the same
time, being in quick communication with
the east, they will find that eastern COM
petition will reduce prices in 4 ruinous
manner. The railroad will undoubtedly
do the Territory good, because It will build
up in the different sections of the country,
towns of sufficient size and wealth to sup
ply all the wants of the outlying districts
which are now dependent upon such snide
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

settlements as Helena and Bate. Benton
has sufficiently good communications with
the outside world to enable any one who
wishes to come here on business to come
without inconvenience. No town i'll the
Territory can ever have lower freight rates
than Benton has. Benton will always be
the principal city of Northern Montana.
While the railroad towns are enjoying
their temporary booms Benton is going on
in her quiet, sound, bnsiness-like manner
to prepare herself for the great future
which awaits her.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The mate to Rufus Hatch's park scheme
has come to the surface at Kansas City,
where a heavy syndicate, directed by
Senator Plumb and backed principally by
Canadian capital, has been formed to get
hold of the western half Of Indian Terri
tory. Their proposition is to lease the
land at an annual rental Of 2 cents an
acre. The Indians refused to listen to the
first overtures of the syndicate, but are
now acquiescing under the softening in
fluences that were let loose from Washing
ton.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

I. II. Dahlman, New York City, the
largest horse dealer in America, said: 81
handle from 5000 to 10, 900 horses annual
ly. The great roportion-nearly all
the draft horses I handle, are one-half and
three-fourths blood Percheron-Normans.
They are docile, Intelligent, easily broken,
steady in harness, powerful, compactly
built, short in back, deep in body and
broad in chest, and the best feet of any
horse in America, standing work on the
pavements better than any other breed
ChicdG0 Tribune
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24
OUR STOCK INTERESTS.

However much the advertising bureau1
of railroads now within, or shortly to en-
ter, our boundaries, may praise and mag
Nifty the agricultural resources of Montana,
the fact remains, that while we have broad
valleys, whose fertility Of soil is no where
surpassed, and while our climate is AS
mild as that Of many Of the leading agri-
cultural States, yet in proportion to our
area there is but comparatively little land
in Montana adapted to agriculture. lrri-
cation can, at vast expense, tit much land
not otherwise arabic for agriculture, but
the fact is patent that it is not upon our
agricultural resources that we must rely
for our future wealth and greatness. The
reports as to the magnificent agricultural
future of Montana, so industriously circu-
lated in the East are. therefore, highly
misleading They do, moreover, a serious
injury to ali interest which is now and
should continue to be, one of the principal
interests Of Nj Montana--stock raising. There
reports are the cause of the arrival amidst
lis of hordes Of Eastern farmers, who To-
eating upon our lands take up all the wa
ter rights, and almost deprive the vast
bands of cattle which form so important a
portion of our wealth, of the necessary ele-
lnent of water. This might not be objec-
tionable If, for every water right taken up,
large well Watered ranch, would be
secured. But this is not generally the
case In many instances locations are
made when the only water supply is
furnished by small springs, which, though
sufficient to water stock. are not adequate
to the irrigation Of more than five Or six
acres. The gain to the ranchman is there
fore very small while the loss to stock
owners is very great. This evil has not
hitherto been Of sufficient extent to call
general attention to it, but It must be evi-
dent to everyone that the coming summer
and succeeding summers will greatly ag-
gravate it. If no melas are found to arrest
this evil-and we know of none available
the only resort left the stockmen Of Mon
tana is either to abandon the stock husin-
ness, or to buy enclosed ranges in Texas or
Mexico where their herds will not bec
PEELED to make daily pilgrimages for water.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The refusal of Secretary McCutcheon to
pay Mr.. Hamilton's salary has placed the
Secretary in no enviable position. His
action is denounced even by Republicans
as an "'impudent misuse of authority" T"
and mis- extreme sensitiveness when the
matter is referred to by the press shows
that he is aware of his own blunder, and
would rectify it if he could without max
ing himself still more ridiculous.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The earthquake shock at Newport, r
L., on Wednesday was very generally felt
A number of panes of glass were broken
in the vicinity of Maintonome Hill
Houses at stonebridge and on the island
were badly shaken. At the torpedo sta
ton the shock was SO great that the officers
thought the magazine had exploded. A
Norwich a meteor had been observed BY
large numbers of people three minutes be-
fore the shock
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

When our $50, 900 Court House is erect
ed and our $25, 900 High School built, the
Sisters Hospital constructed and our
SC, 900 jail finished, Fort Benton will COM
pare favorably with any city in the North
west in the matter of the size, cost and
number Of its public buildings. 1t may
not be generally known that Benton has
the only two three-story brick buildings
in the Territory; the Grand Union Hotel
and the RECORD office.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The Bismarck 1ribnne publishes 4
atone cent a word" column. ms
NAV seem pretty cheap, but q com
mon advertisement costs more thah the
RECORD charges for the same amount OF
sratter, and the RECORD probably mas io"i
times the circulation of the Tribune.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The Hasbandnan thinks telegraph ilne
to White sulphur imprtcticaDie, Dut
advocates good roads and daily mail
from Benton. Why the telegraph Inc :
imnracticable the Hus5aadnan does NOT
make very clear, but We are OF course III
favor of the roads and mail.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

A scurrilous sheet in this city says an
item published by us the other Jay was
published by it two years ago. rms VIII
will be q matter Of some interest 70 our
readers, AS owing to the limited circula-
tion of The dolger referred TO, 1t Is dliheuit
10 tell what has and what has not been
nnhlished in it.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24
Important change Of 1aaii Route.

The Post Office Department has ordered
d change in the route Of the Billings and
Martinsdale mali road, to take effect on
April 1st. Martinsdale is left out Of the
route which will therefore run directly to
Okla. The object Of this IS to shorten the
route fifty-six miles between Benton and
Billings. The new route is 2l2 miles
against 26e miles By the old route, also
mixing almost bee line to Billings, while
We regret the cutting oft Of Martinsdale
from the mail route there can be no question
that the new road will be Of much greater
advantage to Benton, and we only regret
that the change was not made at an earlier
date
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The Congressmen who have failed OF re-
election are said 10 be unusually clamorons
for office. Representative Land, We
learn. is an applicant for new registers
office lately created IN Dakota, ahd aetorG-
Ing 10 the Pioneer Press is snll orted by
the entire Michigan delegation.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

Tho Helena Independent reports heavy
cut in freight rates on the Union Pacific
over its main line and the Utah Northern.
Competition is the life Of trade. Tie v.
r. has enjoyed for years one Of the most
gigantic monopolies this country has ever
known, but the early completion OF the
Northern Pacific will put an end to the IN
famous robbery of this iinprincipled CON-
many
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The repeal Of the tax on bank capital
and deposits has raised question inyoiv-
ING about s3,05O,OoO, The point being
whether the tax is to be collected np 70
the date of the enactment, or whether us
practical termination shall be nc the last
regular payment, three months ago.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The last issue of the Acaunt courier
consists mainly of the county llst' anu all
editorial complaining that the courier
owners do not get e4ough printing from
the county.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The Macleod mail contractors say lheS
did not expect to have tocarry enough
seed into the Northwest to plant that vast
country, but it now looks SO, as every coae''
ia loaded down, and two extras are ou'
loaded with seeds from /. G. Baker q 20 $.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24
Baxter ?E0Ore,

Your parents regret your silence aud
mourn your absence. Write, Baxter.
Any information Of the aboyc will be
received by.
WILLIAM MOsGROYE, Barrister.
Ottawa, Ontario.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The Nimrod of the RECORD il o'' UP
combining business with pleasure he
took his pilgrim pistol along to sians','ei
any game he might chance to see. ne nae
promised to bring back load OF nsl'
which he will probably shoot.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

1t is stated as fact that tue iesioo,tN
has not yet made any programme LOT inc
disposal of his time during the coming
summer months. This Is sad news, anu Is
nr;nted with due solemnity and display
head by the leading Eastern journals.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

Tie press says that onr editorials nausl- !
ate if. We thought we Eould make y
sick before we got through with IT, Anu
that reminds MS about a sorry concerning
an Englishman and portrait OF ueorse
Washington. But the story is too long u
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The fact that Congressman Page has
gone home without passing another River
and Harbor steal, as be predicted he would,
shows that the Republicans are badly
scared and are pleading guilty to the
charges which caused their defeat last year.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The two-cent Internal Revenue stamp
will not be required upon bank checks al
ter the first of next July Holders q
stampa can after that date nave 'hen &c
,,aauea at anv time Within three years.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

,ris devil of a fall, isn't it, press,-no1
n write f,r the brightest paper in Northern
Montana,-but to he induls'ng III worry
contests with such scrubs as those WIN
edit the press.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

Lieut.. Scwatka, recentlyi in charge OF all
.r.,;c relief expedition, is contributing a
series of interesting articles to the f0f-
est and Stream, entitled the "Nlmfoo oi
- Moth -
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

The daily Press of Miles City, like It's
,amesake at Benton, is diminutlVe 1rauo
of newspaper and we are compelled u
aoo,;,o . nolte invitation to exchange.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

4 fearful story COMES from New York OF
- collision between schooner III 10" anu
. ferry skjtf resulting i'll the drowning OF
tEirtv nersOnS.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

Freezing Wife is the title OF an af''.le
in an agricultural journal recently recel'-
ed. The subject, no doubt, refers 10 sum. SUM
new refrigerating process. but we nave
not time to investigate it.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

SAN engine ditchea six miles from
town, il one of the latest events IN boze-
man paper. 1t is true, no doubt, ooe II
sounds funny to an old timer.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24
0he Bentun at'eekty 9eeord

PuBI*sHKD Every THURsB4Y AT THE RECORD
srKaM PUBL ISHIsG HOUSE, oRNER MAIN
AND BAKER Srs., FORT BENTcS, M. L.
The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

Treasurer Giltillan, who has the deciding
of this question, inclines to the latter horn
of the dilemma.