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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17
TIE YELLOWSTONE PARK,

| congress lew years ago set apart q
large tract in the Yellowstone Valley, IT
Montana, including the beautiful Yellow
stone lake, the famous geysers, the grea,
falls, and other notable natural curioslties
in that region, 10 be maintained az ma
tlonal park and TO be forever inalenable
10 individuals or corporations, As, how
ever, q great national park or pleasure
ground in that remote region would be OF
little account to tie public unless provided
with hotel accommodations Of some sort
The congressional ensctmen, contains a
proviso allowing parties proposing TO erect
hotels, &c, TO lease suitable grounds in the
park for that purpose, not, however, to ex-
coed ten acres IN extent. Now that the
Northern Pacific Railroad has been open.
ed to the Park and an immediate swarm
OF visitors is anticipated, there has natural.
ly been rush to secure the coveted ten
acres for hotel purposes, The first to be
upon the ground, 1t appears, Is New
York syndicate with Rufus Hatch at the
head. Instead Of selecting a single tract
Of ten acres, however, they have shrewdly
selected small tracts, widely separated, aud
in the immediate mel hborhood of the mos,
attractive spots that visitors will be likely
to seek, The lease does not actually cover
the space occupied by the geysers and
springs and falls, but 1t does what 10 equiv.
alent to that, and grants all that the com.
pany Of spectators could have hoped for
The ten acres are divided into seven tracts
ranging IN size from one TO two acres, and
In some instances lying directly alongside
Of the great natural curiOsi.ies of the park
One tract containing an acre lies on the
banks Of the beautiful Yellowstone lake,
near its outlet. There Is an acre and a
half close 70 the Canyon or Great tails; ;
another tract Of the same size twenty. I've
feet from Tower falls; then there are two
acres ut Msmmon springs, where the
$3.50, 900 hotel is 10 be erected another on
uA"uiSoh ACoA wv "CctCtu
line Of the PARK; another lies quarter of
a mile from "Old Faithful" and within u
few feet of Soda Butte springs.
The Hatch syndicate has thus secured
legal lease TO seven hOtelsites IN the most
eligible situation in the park. The Hatch
c combination has had the advantage Of be.
ing on the ground and Of knowing exactly
wha; was wanted 1t also has not chosen
to stand upon what is called Its vested
rights TO the whole park, which 1t claimed
belonged to it under the contract for q
lease with the assistant secretary of the
interior The agent of the company says
hat $35, GOO have already been expended |
IN getting out lumber and In preparing to |
srect hotels; that the work will proceed
forthwith, and that the hotels will all be
'eady for occupancy without doubt this
leason. The railroad will be completed to
point much more accessible 10 the park,
nd s!gh,.seers will have q new world
'pspcd 20 them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17
TO THE PUBLIC.

Authority has been given by US to MIR
CT. CALKIYs 10 act ~ can, assing and
collecting agen, of the FREE TRADER
throughout the county until further no
t,ce. All receipts given by him tor sub
acrlpions 10 the FREE TRADER will Dc
binding on us. WIN. OsMAN e. SoS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

\ national gathering OF leading demo
Gratis 10 to take place at Chicago on thu
18Th Of next month at the invitation OF the
Iroquols Club, on the occasion OF its an
nual banquet. The invitation includes
some 500 leading democrats, and 1t Is o.
ready announced that Thomas r. Bayard
OF Delaware; George II. Pendleton, Of
Ohio; ". F. Villas, o! Wisconsin,; w. G.
r. Breckenridge and Henry Wa,,erson, of
Kentucky, have agreed TO be present and
respond to toasts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

~, -, y Railroad has just
Tbs illinois CsUw.'
,s,ued It's annual teb6rt showing sbe lsN
70 have been an exceptionally prosperous
year for that corporation. l's gross earn
iups In 1859 were $s,9O5,9i2.,s, being an
increase Of $sis,ei474 over che preceding
year. The net traffic earnings we're ~,
sG0,78e,Is an increase Of $433,5S7,A
Outlay OF the year for permanent improve
men,s, $l,27i,45i63, The company sold
23455 acres Of its lands during 1882, at an
average Of $4.S7 per acre. II still has .08,.
81 acres unsold,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

IRELAND Patrick Egan, late treasurer
and a director OF the Irish Land League,
whose mysterious disappearance from Ire.
land two weeks ago caused some sensation
as he was booked for arraignment IN
connection with the PhGnix Park murders,
and was known besides to have a, lea,
100000 Of Land League funds IN his
hands. unexpectedly appeared in New
YORK week ago. He denies s,outly tina.
his departure from Dublin was caused by
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

n. A. Dukes, the man who Last fall so
ruthlessly murdered State Treasurer Mutt
It Union,own, Pa, had his trial last week,
end. greatly 70 the disgust Of the people,
a. we'll as the Judge who presided at the
tr,al, was acquitted. Tho judge told the
Jury tina. i, was possible they had acted
coRscientiously, but their decision render
Cd dissatisfaction 70 the court. The people
held On indignation meeting and hanged
Dukes and the jury in eftigy. Meantime
Dukes has been Obliged to place himself
under the protection Of the sheriff.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

Illinois IL the defendant IN case OF
much interest in the Supreme Court OF the
United States, 5000 to be argued. tits the
case Of the Illinois liallrosd and Ware.
hopse Commissioners sgsinst sundry rail.
road companies who contest the constitu.
ti0nality of the state law limiting the rates
Of passenger fares. Ex,Attorney General
Edsall 10 attending to the case Tor the state
and j. W. Jewett and Writ Dexter appear
for the rallrOads.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

week Of the Illinois legislature have not
added half dozen to the perfected acts OF
the session, already extended to ten weeks
and although there is no complaint that so
little has been done, on the well recognized
principle thst the fewer laws the leglsla-
turc passes the better for the state aud pe0,
pie, yet there is complain, beginning 10
go up that to do SO little so much time Is
spent.
Besides passing the bills mentioned in
our last, appropnating $4,000 for the re,
lief OF Shawneetown, 5000 for Rose
Clare, $4,000 for Braidwood, and $1,000
for the Couterville miners, the house dur
ing the week passed
Carnn's bill, allowing highway commits.
sioners TO spend $75 for building or rerair.
ing bridges and $3.50 in other cases OF
emergency without stopping to submit the
job to the lowest bidder
QuinnS bill to punish wife heaters with
the lash.
Crafts bill. to make general election day
a legal holiday.
And the senate passed
An important free library bill, which
had previously passed the house, raising
tue amount OF tax which may be levied
for the support of public Libraries from
One.tlfth to ono.hali mill on the clty's
taxable property and putting the tax outside
of the per cent. Limitation.
And the bill requiring insurance comps-
MES, in case of total loss, to pay the full
amount on which they received pre-.
MUM.
The bill 10 make the Railroad and Ware.
house Commissioners elective by the PEG.
pie was defeated in the senate on Wednes.
day after hot contest that lasted until
late IN the night.
The house committee on banks have so
far endorsed Vaughey's bill 10 compel all
banks In the state, other than national, to
make quarterly reports to the auditor as
to declare its provisions necessary and
proper, but think they ought TO be moor
poratcd in the criminal code.
Among the many new bills introduced
during the week was the following by
Senator Duncan:
A bill so amending the law by which
railroads are required 10 pay damages for
mi nr Aaath IF ma VII loo ON, ttof laip
tiff shall not be required TO set up the
carelessness of defendant, but II shall be
left with defendant to prove that 1t was not
carelessness.
Governor Hamilton has nominated Hon.
William Reddick for second term as
trustee Of the Ksnkakee insane asylum.
Mr.. Reddick having made a most efficient
trustee, will Of course be confirmed with
out opposition.
Thursday was spent by the Senste IN the
discussion Of the road and bridge law. An
was adopted that juries called
70 decide matters of eminent domain |
should be twelve 50 as 70 conform TO the
in jury matters. Mr.. Duncan
proposed an amendment allowing an APP
peal from the decision OF such jurles IN |
drainage matters, but it was voted down.
The house wasted the day over a bill 10
appoint a Catholic priest to visit the state
charitable, penal and reforma,ory institu.
ions, 10 BE- paid by the state. AT the ad.
ournment Haines gave notice that he
would on Friday enllgbtsu the house with
lis views on priests and chariisble instltu.
ions generally, which Of course loft the
louse yesterday without a quorum.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

fear that he would be connected in any way
with The assassination conspiracy, bu,says
he comes to America on commercial Ter
rand and incidentally TO assist p. j. Sheri'
dan III the extradition proceedings now
pending against him.
AZ to The 100000 Land League funds in
his charge, he says they are safely invested
in American securities.
The trial of the conspirators araigDed
for the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr.
Burke has been set TO begin on the 9th OF
April.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

With this issue we scnd our readers sup
p.ement In the shape Of an Annual, which
We trust vii! be received with favor In spite
II It's many imperfeclious, which the great
pressure Of otbar work upon w has made I'M
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17
Ex-senator David Davis. Of Illinois wa.

Ex-senator David Davis. Of Illinois, wa.
married on Wednesday at Tokay, the resi-
dence OF the Hon. Wharton J. Green, -four
miles from Fayetteville, North Carolina
to Miss Addie Barr, Rev. J. C. Huskce, Of
the Episcopal church. performing the Ger
emory. The lady Is said to be beautiful
accomplished, and 80 years old. The
bridal party will make tour OF the North
and West
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

The venerable and famOus Russian diplo'
mAV and statesman. Prince Gortschakof,
died at Baden. Baden. Germany, ON Mon
day. He was 81 years Of age. He WAS the
Chancellor Of the Russian Government
from 1856 until a few months ago. He was
one of the most remarkable men Of mod
trn times
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

hold goods, are to DO seen at various points
seeking tor ground TO rest on.
Al Sterling cOlored people. horses and
cattle are unfortunately hudded in the
upper story OF the only store there. AT
Star landing the dwellings are iull OF cat
tie and the gin houses full of negroes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

An "lndependcnt State Convention" in
Rhode Island, on Wednesday, nominated
Ex-Governor William Sprague tor Gov
ernor. The Democratic State Convention,
next week, is expected TO indorse the nom.
i1af,nn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

The decree prohibiting the importation
Of American sides, bacon and sausages In.
to Germany has been published.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

INDIA ISK.-Thc Finest specimen OF portrait
work we have seen for many long day Is
Wheeler, the photographer. One is q por.
trait by Mr. Wheelers artist, of the late Thos.
Clark, from photo by Mr.. Wheeler. Now,
Mr.. Wheeler takes some of the finest photos
We have In these days but We made him admit
the India portrait was ahead of his photo. l,
is perfect In the details--the work about the
eyes, the hair, &C, and is a perfect picture Of
Mr.. Clark in his genial moods The same ar.
list has also some very fine work in water
colors on exhibition. Mr.. Wheeler is Ger.
tally fortunate IN securing the services of so
excellent an artist; and We recommend all
lovers Of Gne portraits to see these.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-17

PLATE GLASS. Peter RxsSeE q Son have
caught the annual spring feveraud are clean.
Ing house. Among other substantial ana
iaudable improvements wfll be the introduc.
ton Of plate glass windows into their build
ings' front. Both the furniture store and
Child & Phipps' shoe store will have the new
windows. The change will improve the
building externally as we'll as delight the
patrons Of both houses by letting in an add.
tiopal food Of light
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-10-18
On the Wheels,

One night, as the stage was approach
ing Woodford canon. Nevada, the
team began to fag wonderfully, and tue
driver was at q loss to account fos it..
After stopping to rest few minu' es,
they were unable to start again. The
driver got down and took lantern to
examine the running-gear when, to Lis
astonishment, he found, as he sup
posed, that rope had been tied he
tween the two wheels. Laying Lis hand
on the rope, he started back, with a
yell of horror, on discovering that a
live snake had twisted itself between
the hind and fore wheels, and was hold
ing the stage as securely as if tie
wheels had been tied with an inch rope.
The passengers got out and tackled Che
snake with clubs and stones. and, rs
the reptile thrashed about under the
wheels, the horses were wild with
terror. He was finally killed by blow
on the head, and it was after midnight
before they got him disentangled from
the wheels. He was the style Of snaks,
known as the mountain runner, and
twelve feet four inches. When
stretched tightly between the wheels he
was much longer.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-10-18
A Good Dog and Horse Story.

A lady and gentleman residing in
Aiken, s. G., own pair Of ponies, also
spaniel. Last year, as their custom
is, they sent these animals out Of the
town, abont three miles distant, to
their farm, to remain during their alb
sence through the summer. When they
returned in the fall they travelled home
on horseback, and, having these horses
at their town home, did not send for
the ponies at once. The dog came Iii
from the farm, however. TLis was on
Friday. The dog showed himself very
uneasy and dissatisfied with something,
and the lady observed him carefully.
She came to the conclusion that he did
not like the new horses (Which were two
bays) and remarked ul.ou il 70 Ar. z. II
On the following Sunday mor:,ing tho
dog dgappearsd d, and had not + tI1rned
IN the afternoon when tl,ev went to
drive with the bays. After an absence
Of an hour Two they returned, ana found
standing ct the gate the dor aid t,.e
two pom es. He La1 evidGntlv t,ottea
ont to the farm, informed tile PONIES
that their place was taken l,y stra gers,
and tnis was the result - Our y 40tL
4:tinsdls.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-10-18
MONTANA NEWS.

| Alexander Thackeray. a Philadel
phia lawyer, is missing. No reason
for his disappearance can be figured
out.
The Tongue River Irrigating Ditcf
has been bonded for $4,000, and the
money will be utilized to complete the
work.
The Marquis of Lorne and Princess
Louise have left Canada, the former s
term us governor-general having ex.
pired.
The new opera house at st. Paul
was opened on Monday with the
opera I'll Trovatore." played by
Emma Abbott's troupe.
c. H. Gould, A. F. Burleigh and W.
B. S. Higgins are the republican car.
didates for the constitutional conven-
tion from Custer county.
The officers of Yellowstone county
think their probate Judge should have
control Of the Junction City townsite
instead of the Custer county Judge, and
will take steps to have it transferred.
In Yellowstone county so little in
terest is being taken in the constitu-
tional convention that no one attended
the republican caucus in Billings. The
democratic caucuses were held yester-
day and the convention meets to-day.
A girl went into Butte bank the
other day and, after telling u pitiful
story, begged for aims. The next day
she and her mother made deposit of
$3.50 in the same bank. Begging is
a paying business in Montana.
Ed. Greeley, known as s'Big
Frenchy,' constable at Junction City,
is reported to have been badly injured
in row at that place ON Sunday even
ing by d blow in the forehead from a
stone thrown by Prof. Glabbe, pianist.
The tapping of the wires and send
ing false reports of the jerome Park
races cost pool sellers throughout the
country 100000. No clue has been
obtained to tho identity of the perpe-
traitors, though the Western Union is
working hard to find them out.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-10-18

thing. Now, there's Bob Trlce, who just
set like stoten bottle to-day when the
preacher was passing the hat and never
Clipped in cent. That kind of religion
won't stand fire, tell you
'.Hold on minute, pard,' said Bob;
ssnow see here, there amt any man in this
range that will chip into little game
quicker than me, but didn't understand
the game; didn't know how much it
took to play, nor what the limit was. I
had my mind made up that if the dealer
would explain the game that would raise
the ante, stand pat and run blazer over
the entire mob, but didn't know"
'sSet down, don't interrupt the services
again" said Luther, and then he proceed
ed: GAS said before, think it right to
mortify the flesh little now and then, ,and
l don't believe its right to run game too
late on Sunday nights, and what's moie,
while we are all trying to lead different
life, think you boys might quit holding
out cards especially on Sundays, for
which let us pray
And then all knelt down and kept quiet
while Luther prayed:
"Oh, Lord! we haven't got much to
worry Thee about on this occasion. as
things are running pretty smooth in this
part Of Thy mortal range. The range is
pretty good, water not very scarce, the
cattle are looking fine and the calf crop
is banning out amazingly, and we are not
the kind of boys to come begging to the
throne of grace for little things we can
rustic for ourselves. We might state, oh,
Lord that it hasn't rained here for some
time, and that we are soon going to need
some moisture. but there is nobody hurt
yet, and we suppose that the matter will
be duly looked after. Lord, if in accord
ance with Thy divine pleasure and opin-
ions of how decent game should be con-
Quoted, forgive Pitts Neal for stealing out
that ace full which he wiekedly played
against my flush, but if it so be that Thou +.
art on to his many sins and much iniquity
as the rest of us are, and seest fit to give
him little sample of thy divine wrath,
Lord let it please Thee to place in his
hands diamond flush and cause him to
buck against Thy servant, who shall be
provided with jack full. But, Lord, in
this operation, it will be necessary to ex-
srcise a great deal Of care lest he steal
out four queens and scoop in the shekels
If Thy servant, for ver1l he is mighty to
pilfer, and in that case, Lord, there would
oe an uproar thereabout, and crushed and
broken bones, and moreover, a great deal
# faith would be shaken and lost, and
Thy servant would perhaps backslide the
ength Of many Sabbath journeys. So
note it be-ahem."
After the devotional exercises were over
Pitts Neal was heard to remark that he'd
'e darned if he played in the game with
luther again. He said he wasn't afraid
hat any one man could play dirt on him,
'ut that he wasn't going to play against
he entire kingdom of Heaven and all the
'oys too.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-10-18
COWBOY DEVOTION,


As Witnessed by Correspondent of the
Fort Worth Journal.
My greatest trouble in making long trips
in the west is that [ am very often forced
to spend tile Sabbath in thinly settled por-
items of the country, where the opportunity
Of attending divine worship is denied me.
Not so on this occasion, however, for we
had preaching at a neighboring ranch last
Sunday. A very good sermon indeed, and
it seemed to sink deep in the hearts Of
those present. There would have been
services in the afternoon, but most of the
mournres had to attend round-upa few
miles off. The series of camp-meetings
and other services which have been held
out here this summer have had marked
effect on the boys and good has been done.
You should see how changed the boys are,
and how careful they are to let their lights
so shine that they may show their faith by
their work. Now for instance. last Sun
day after attending church and the round
up with the boys went home with Luther
Clark to spend the night. Along about
10 o'clock Luther leaned back in his chair
and said: sWen' boys, it's getting nearly
bedtime; we'll play this jack pot and then
engage in our evening devotions, as it's
getting nigh on to bedtime and don't be-
lieve in this way of betting 'em SO high
and playing SO late ON the Lords day"
The jack pot was played and duly scooped
in by Luther, after which he arose and asked
some one to bring him the family Bible.
One of the boys fustled among old papers
en- shelf in the corner few minutes and
then said: ss'That book amt here-oh. yes,
remember now Tom gave that book to-
Bruce Wheeler the otlier day, when he
wanted some paper to make cigarettes of. !"
We'll, Tom, you shoulden't be so darned
free with my property cause thought
4 heap Of that book here of late,' said
Luther, and then he hunted up his last
Stock journal and read very pious arti-
cle headed ssSlade on his Rambles,n = after
which he gave short lecture about as
follows:
"Feilers, this religious racket and fam
" prayer business is kind Of q new thing |
o me, and I know its kind Of oftroublesome |
q take time every evening and stop the |
yame and attend TO this racket, Tut be- |
icve in going the whole hog Or noce, and |
shen I undertake to live religious, I'll dol
y bust . trace, and you can just bet your
weet life on that, besides its good thing
3 mortify the flesh little now and then;
al are apt to hold better hfnds afterwards.
believe il showing some faith in your
works, and not acting the sneak III any
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-03-22

IEFoRMATIoE FUa PEmsfoxEza-A A
circular has been issued By the eom-
missioner Of pensions and approved
By the Secretary Cf the Interior pre-
scribing regulations for carrying into
effect the provisions Of the act az
CongrssA. approved March 8. 1883.
increasing to 80 per month the pen
slons Of those who have lost q lea ak
or above the knee or IA arm al or
above the elbow, and Of those Who
have been 90 disabled as 70 Do inca
paeltated for performing any manual
labor, but not 50 much 90 - 70 re-
quire regular personal aid and asten.
dance, who are now receiving a nen.
sion At the rate Of go per month. and
70 = 60 - ID che psnsi0n &C tlosw
who have lost one hand or one foot.
or hsen totally or permanently dis
abled ID the same, or otherwise so
disabled rs to render their incapacity
to perform manual labor equlvalsnt
to the loss Of hand or q foot, and
now receiving $lS per month.
No formal application by the ben
eticiary is necessary to be made other
than to forward to the commissioners
OF pensions the pension certificate.
accompanied by q letter stating in
the handwriting Of the pensioner his
present post-ofEice address. AS soon
as possible after the receipt of the
pension certificate aforesaid the COM
missioner with reissue TO him a new
certificate for the new rate, and will
forward the same to the pension agent,
TO inscribe the name Of such pension.
er on the role at the incrersed
rate and to make the pensioner
the proper payment. In the case
OF amputation the certificate will be
reissued without any further medl.
cal examination. The Intervention
OF an agent or attorney in such adj
mitted cases are affected BY this act
being unnecessary, it will not be resog-
nized.