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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-11-26
THE PACIFIC STATES.
Hubert Howe Bancroft, the His
torian, in Colorado.
Labors Of An Historian---Some Idea Of the
Magnitude of the Work--A
Pine Library.

7 For the past month, and more, Mr..
Bancroft, the historian of Western North
America, has been among us gathering
material for the history Of this State'
which is included in his work Mr.
Bancroft is accompanied by Mr. L. $.
Hatch, who will remain here year or
two. and supplement Mr.. Bancroft's
labors in these parts. These gentlemen
have already created very favorable
impression among our best citizens, who
stand ready toaiiord them every assist
ance in their most prais eworthy efforts.
MATERIALS FOR HISTORY.
The visitor coming west, at the thres-
hold of the plains, strikes the trail of the
most brilliant of modern histories. The
daring of Columbus, getting across the
sea of darkness to discover the new At
lantls, the conquests of Cortes, who
added q new empire to the pride Of
Spain, and poured the wealth Of millions
of castellanos into his Golfers, the en-
thusiasm of Ponce de Leon and the ven
turous Coronado, alike belongs to all era
which reads not dim. not ordinary. be-
side the glories of Tamerlane and Alex
ander. The history of the Spanish pos
session is one which blends fortune
hunting with romance, the gallantry of
adventure with religious fanaticism, and
mingles soldiers and priests, mobiles and
swashbuckler, generals and prelates in
its heroic drama, all afire with the sub
jugation of new world. Balbao, Cortes
De Soto, Coronado Torquemado, lunar
raga, and the Catholic priesthood who
hid the flame Of conquest under the
serge of the church--fgures equally
commanding whether in plumed mail or
the black robe-appear in wanderings
through unknown forests, which parted
on the banks of mighty floods or led to
the steps of awe-inspiring temples and
imperial cities, and across the trackless
deserts which yawDed at their feet in
impossible canyons, or rose in majestic
steps to snOw-crowned mountains and
heights of fire. Three hundred years of
conquest leave their crumbling walls and
deserted mines and missions to the pos
session of a new race. 1t is time, then
that history should be written before
their traces are obliterated, before the
INK of royal letters and records has
faded, ,;or the ancient forts or cities are
one with the debris of the plains on
which they were built. After the pomp
of the Spanish invasion and the vice
regal court of Mexico has been dulled by
the monotony of centuries Of possession,
comes half.century of reckless. event.
full history in the settlement of the new
Territories of Oregon and California
Texas and Colorado, whose feeting favor
needs to be caught before its spirit of
blended daring, enterprise, ambition and
free-booting evaporetes in sober railroad
building and money getting. Old settlers
long to see the records Of those days
worthily preserved, and new settlers are
curious to know the old stories Of the
conquest and the gold fever, and passing
beyond these, all that, makes gorgeous
the past of these regions:
PREPARING FOR WORK.
Hubert H. Bancroft was born at Gran
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coast, one-tweltth of the calths surface,
and probably the greatest work OF the
kind ever undertaken by mortal man.
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This is the way H.. are ll-f'tins2 on t."
"Ye:. ,,e's.sS (:iey .lairi i: t-"r''e.l,"
observed Il bo..th.ack 5.:'ut,ia. teinaon
'.b.,t | amt ..nin. t" .,;ta Il. a.y l,;t vef:.'
Then vou have Frt o.
You e -i,ouIin nave Ye,, ii, l'ye'
had quarter up these six weeks. bat IN
goin' to hang on.
What foro'
'In hope the other boy may take sick
and die before the Reru7iicans give ia,
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PREPARING FOR WORK.

ssAsA
Hubert H. Bancroft was born at Gran
vile, Ohio, in 1882. His parents were
from New England. At the age of Is
Mr.. Bancroft entered the bookstore in
Buffalo of his brother-in-hw, George IL.
Derby. who in 1852 sent him to Califor-
MIA with a stock of books and stationer,
with which to begin business there. M.
Derby died before the goods reached San
Fran.:isc.', but true to the original pur-
pose, Mr. Bancroft in 1856 opened in Il
modest way the establishment which in
less than thirty years was one Of the
kind in the world. Shortly after begin
ming business he began collecting mate
rial for history Of the Pacific States, by
which term is signifed the western half
| of North America, from Alaska to Pan
anna, including all Of Central America
and Mexico. After gathering all that
America would yield he several times
visited Europe, always with marked sue
cess, until his collection numbered 10000
volumns. Then he erected brick build
ing, especially for his library, on Valencia
street, in San Francisco, easy of access
by cable cars that run from the ferry at
the foot of Market Street.
But long before this he began to write.
He studied hard and wrote diligently
History was his aim, to gather and pre-
serve the expressions of men, and place
them in a clear, condensed form within
the reach of all other men, this was his
object. As preliminary to his historical
series, in 1875 he published the Native
Races of the Pacific States, in five vol
umes, which was received with universal
commendation throughout the world
The most eminent scholars of Europe
and Americans were lavish in praise
ofit. Then came the history of the Pa
cific states, which is indeed series of
histories, altogether covering the entire
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Bad enough made worse says :he
Billings Post, "ticn J.. s. Wilson, Of
Bozeman, will learn Vt it'll surprise from
the columns of the Billings daily, that he
was formerly register OF the land office
at Bozemau However, his son Davis
Wilson, ably flied that position t,'r Il
len=thened neriod. and c4r contemp,-
rary doubtless considered ii wa all i'll
the family"
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President Arthur was evideptly luke
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]. BASINSKI & BROS.
IN

Stationery, Wall Paper Lamps and Chandeliers Library and
Table Lamps, Bar and Parlor Mirrors
NEWS, BOOKS AND SUBSCRIPTION DEPOT,
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Hardware and F Furnishing Goods,

Boots and Shoes. Wines. Liquors and Oiears
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BOZEMAN, MONTANA.
FOERSCHLER & MACK,

AND EVERYTHING TO BE FOUND IN FIR
SEASON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-23
MISCELLANY.

An Austrian artist, Adolph Koenigsber-
eer, has just execued a striking hkeness of
the Emperor Joseph in characters, forming
no fewer than 8 000 words, the whole re-
sembling copper engraving.
/. seems from the English census returns
that tailoring and shoemaking are the favor
trades with the deaf mutes, but four are put
down as commercial travellers, and one is
cabman.
There are now forty-eigbt lady students In
the Harvard annex, and it is the testimony
of some of the Harvard professors that the
average scholarship OF the classes in the an
mex is above that OF the classes in the coll
lege.
The Australian colonies are gradually
forming navy. The Protector, powerful
cruiser carrying six formidable guns, has
lust been launched for Australia Mel
bourne has torpedo and gun boats, and Nav
Zealand has similarly provided herself.
The London Lancet does not approve OF
children's parties, and thinks that not only
in winter, but at all seasons, the smuse-
ments of young children should be simple,
unexciting, and as free as possible from lhe
characteristics Of the pleasures of later
years.
Three specimens Of the well known terra
Gotta ware of Tanagra have recently been
added to the British Museum, and they are
said TO be remarkably beautiful specimens
They are statuettes of draped or partislly
draped figures, one being Arladne sleeping
on rock.
Base ball is paying investment. The
Providence Base Ball Club last year received
| $51 ,30S, and expended ,651, leaving
balance OF nearly $4,000. President Won
| der Abe, of the st. Louis Club, is building
| eight brown-stone houses with his share OF
| the profits of the club games. The Athletic
| Club of Philadelphia cleared over SZo:oov,
aud several other clubs made as high as $lO,-
| 900.
The Woman's Silk Culture association
proposes to hold silk fair in Philadelphia
| in MAY next. This is the second attempt OF
| this association to unfold the varied beau
| lies of The silk Industry and demoDsli ate
| that American manufactured silk goods and
| American raised silk are not inferior to for
eign importaIions. The last fair was con-
linued two weeks
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MAINE,
Governor Rsbie at Elisworth-A Brilliant
Reception.

Governor Rsbie mt Ellsworth-A Brilliant
Reception.
ELLSWORTH, Feb. 22.-Gov. Robie returned
from Lamoine where he organized q
grange last night. At 4 o'clock this afternoon
a special train arrived from Bangor with
about 200 passengers, and there was a large
throng OF citizens in waiting at the depot to
welcome the visitors.
Between and o'clock the public reception
was held, at which many hundred were pres
ent, bat the reception proper came off ip Han
cock Hall at 8 o'clock. There we've present
Governor Robbie and the following members of
his staff:
Brigadier General Beal. Norway.
Brigadier General Richards. Nroway.
Colonel Augustus Hambhn, Bangor
Colonel W. r. Guptll, Saco.
Colonel M. Campbell, Cherryfeld.
Colonel Frank ID. PulleD, Bspgor.
MajYr R. T. Mcclellan, Portland.
Lieutenant Colonel W. A. r. Boothby,
Waterville.
Lieutenant Colonel Willard King, Calais.
Lieutenant Colonel A. b. Neatly, Lewiston.
Lieutenant Colonel G. g. Burril, Ellsworth.
Lieutenant Colonel J. Frank Hayden, Bath.
The hall was elaborately decorated aud it
was on enjoyable occasion throughout.
BANGOR, Feb ga large party, filing four
cars, left over the Shore Line Railway this
afternoon for Ellsworth to attend the Govern
or's reception in that city. The locomotive
was gaily decorated.
Temperance in Somerset Comfy.
SKowHEGAN, Feb GA grand TEN perance
rally was held today under the auspices of the
State Temperance Alliance, and County Al
lance was also formed with Rev. G. w. Colby
of North Anson president, with vice presi-
dent from every town in the county. There
was large attendance and great interest
manifested. A grand mass meeting held this
evening was addressed by Rev. W. S. McIn-
| tire, president of the Maine State Alliance,
and Rsv. Fl. G. Munson. secretary.
The Frunklin County Railroads.
FARMINGToN, Feb. 22.-The Maine railroad
commissie ers have finished their tour OF in
spection of the proposed railroad routes in
North franklin and Somerset. and returned to
their homes this morning. Wednesday after
noon they visited North New Portland, the
terminus, not only oil the Franklin and Son.
erse, but also of the extension of the Somer-
set At Strong short conference was held.
| Hon. Phillip Fl. Stubs of Strong appeared
| for the E. and NJ. road, ex-senator j. j. Par
| lii of North Anson, aud Hon. r. W. Dunn OF
| Waterville for the Somerset Railroad, and
Major S. O. Belcher of Pennington for the f
and s. road 1t was urged that public hearing
should be given TO the three roads Thursday,
April 3D. at Porter's Hall, IN Strong Village
Suicide of a Hunter and Guide.
| BANGOR, Feb. d. Rodney Parke OF Veazle
a well-known hunter and guide, shot himsel
| 4 hill az
| ing the forehead and lodging in the brain. Hi
physician thinks tha' he may live day o.
two. Alteration OF mind is the supposed
cause.
Respects 10 the Late Judge Godfrey.
BANGOR, Feb. 22.-At a meeting Of the
members of the Penobscot Bar held at the
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MASSACHUSETTS.
New Epp,aud On. Men.

Boston, Feb. % The New England Gas
Manufacture RS Association held It's annual
convention ut Yoape's Hotel Wednesday aud
Yesterday, about rs members being present
The only subject discussed of Interest 10 the
pub ic was the bill before the Legislature re-
garding the impurities OF gas, which impuri-
ties, il was agreed, we're very detrimental to
the health of users. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: President,
M. S. Greenough; yice-PresdeDts, j. b. Har-
hesan of Hartford and Hon. A. NJ. Norton of
Nashua, N. H.; secretary and treasurer, Geo.
3 Neal of b ston: directors, Col. w. A. San
ton of Newport, X. l.; E. q. Learned of Wa
tertowa, William York of Portland, Me-, G..
e. Gerculd of Manchester N. H., John Cabot
of Lawrence. Yesterday afternoon about 6o'of
works of the Boston Gas Company at CONNER
cial Point, Dorchester, by invitation of the
company, and inspected the new buildings and
ed machinery for makieg gas, and especially
the ''iron man. arranged for raking the fires,
and the charging machine, we're object of in
terest The visitors pronounced themselves
highly pleased with their trip.
Running ON Fall Timc.
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 22.-The two mills of the
Otis Company, at Ware, which have been run
ming on half time since Feb. LIST, will begin on
full time again March 1t.
Drowned hy Capsizing His of Bsat.
Joseph King, q FreDchmsn, employed by
Chaplin & Gould, of Hunting ton, while cross
ing pond IN boat this morning, was capsized
bs anchor ice and he was carried over the dam
He leaves wife aud several small children
A companion esca ed 70 the shore.
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4. oss of the Bark Rather Of Por,land

Loss of the Bark Esther of Portland.
BosroN, Feb. 22.-The British steamer
Marepgo which left Hull. England, January
80, arrived today She reports rough passage
having encountered heavy gales February 10
fell in with immense fields of ice VITA numer-
GUS icebergs extending beyond the range o.
vision, and to avoid danger steamed to the
southwark, two hours into clear water. Febru-
ary 81, at 2.30 p. m. observed pilot boat, No. 2
with ship badly listed TO port and rapidly
settling by the head. Later she received the
pilot and learned that the vessel was the bark
Esther of Portlsnd with coal, Perth Amboy
for Portland. Her cargo was shifted and she
had ten feet of water in the hold. The crew
were taken off by the steamer with the excep.
tion of the captain aud mate who remained on
beard the pilot boat. At $3.50 p. m. the bark
settled by the head and disappeared.
The bark was built in Yarmouth was about
SEQ tons burden, and owned by Capt. Ben
jamin Webster of this city, and had a cargo of
coal to Randall & McAllster from New York.
No inanre nca
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Witness did not indorse this. Many Of tho signers
were men whom he esteemed. Ihs circular was
polit cal canard, go ten W for elsewhere and
might have been siguei without reading. Witness
said nearly every white man in Danville was armed
habitually. Since the riot he had negroes
armed Witness expressed, in reply to Senator
Vance, the opinion that Northern men who came
South and opposed tue Pas wsgs is NOT NOT
think Sims steech was not calculated to arouse the
anger of the whites. His pei Isonal denunciations
were so wide OF the truth carry their own ref
utation. SIMS mad mo cover said he was personally
responsible, and only asked that he should not be
shot in the back.
Adjourned until Monday.
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WASHINGTON.
Alab a mn Claims.


WASHINGTON, Feb 22-The court of COM
on and after March 3, cases tried or submitted
to the court on testimony and briefs, will not
be suspended for the introduction of further
testimony, but final judgments will be entered
therein upon the evidence then before the
court.
MIR. Brumm's Resolution. y
Representative Blumm's resolution which
PROVIDES that the House shall instruct tue for
eign sffsirs committee "To make inquiry as to
whether any foreign minister accredited TO The
ored to nulify the effects of the unanimous re-
solution of the House and affecting the houor
and integrity If members" was ad versely acted
upon by the committee to-day, on the ground
that no information bearing upon the subject
could be ohtsined
GreeIy Relief Expedition.
Reports received by the naval photographic
Office indicate that the ice is coming down from
the Arctic region much earlier than usual.
This is regarded as favorable for the Greedy re-
lief xpsoiio as there will be- a more open
winter in the Polar region than usual at this
period IF the year, and there will consequently
be less danger from an ice pack.
miscellaneous.
WASHINGTON, Feh 22.-The House commit
tee on banking and currency today agreed 10
take final vote Tuesday next on the bill iden-
teal with the Mcpherson bill now under con-
sideration by the Senate.
The house committee on Judiciary agreed
TODAY to favorably regort Representative Dor
sheimer's bill making bills Of lading negotiable
paper.
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CINCINNATI Feb. 23.-On last Friday night,
q house in Avondaie, o., in which lived Bever-
ly Taylor and his wife and Eliza CTamberd an
adopted child, all colored, was burned down
and the inmates were missing last night.
Their bodies were found IN the Ohio Medical
College and were taken to the city undertaken.
An examination of the remains indicates that
all three were murdered, all of the bodies
showing unmistakable signs of violence.
Whether the crime was committed for money
or to furnish subjects for the dissecting table
is not known, but the general belief is that it
was perpetrated for the latter purpose. Allen
ingalls,, JEFF Lout, Richard Ingalls, aud Beuja-
min johnson, all colored and residing in the
vicinity OF the scene of the murder have been
arrested on suspicion of being the perpetrators
of the crime.
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Fansral Of victim. Of ,Ae n1ine pi.a.,er

UNIoNTowN, PA, Feb. 22-The funeral of
victims of the West Leisenring mine explos-
ion, took place this morning. A special train
ran from the shaft to Uniontown and returned
with the bodies. Large crowds were present,
but no special services were held. A young
man named Duncan, who had several rela-
lions killed by the explosion, claims to have
discovered evidence to the effect thes accident
was chiefly caused by boarding up OF the air
shaft at night by carpenters making repairs.
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NEW YORK..
suln,i morne.


NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The body of q man
supposed to be Salmi Morse, the famous au-
thor of the passion Play" was found in the
river to-day.
LATER.
The body has been fully identified as that OF
Salmi Morse. author of the Passion Play. 1t
is thought the body had been in the water less
than an hour when found. silk bat in
which was tract entitled 'God loves you"
was found on the railroad track near the place.
The conclusion of the police is that it Is a case
OF suicide. Mrs. Isabelle Genet, 65 West 2lst
street, where Morse has been stopping, said
this afternoon: Mr.. Morse has not been home
since Wednesday morning. o. late he had
grown despoDdeDt over business affairs and
life. Once he said az wish 1 could die; I wish
God would take my life." His failure in pro-
dncins the Passion Play wore on him terribly.
de lost large sum In trying to produce 1t,
the first $4,000 was his own money!
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GENERAL NEWS.

The dead body OF an unknown man was
found On the shore of rhe Merrimac river DesI
Bradford, Mass, yesterday, with a bullet
wound in the head and a revolver lying neer.
Probably a suicide.
John Keith of Tombstone, Arizona, SEN
fenced Thursday to imprisonment for life for
complicity in the Bshee murder was yesterday
taken from Jail by 100 armed men and hanged
to telegraph pole.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-23
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
R.cognised a, am Old Offonaer.

Concord, N. H., Feb. "A man named
Hstrass recently sentenced to ten years impris'
onmeut for robblng jewelry store in Brook
lyn, has been positively identified as one Of
three persons who burglarize the Concord
post oflce last September and an indictment
will be found at the May term of the United
States circuit court to be enforced at tha COM
pletion Of hts term in New York.
Affairs of the Prison Contractor.
The Boston creditors of the George T. Com
ins, including Freemsn's National bank, whose
claims exceed $4,000, have signed an agree
ment with those of this state by which it is
hoped an arrangement will be made to allow
the assignee to assume the contract and carry
on work at the prison for the benefit of all con-
cerned.
The Ameskeag Veterans.
MANcHEsTER Feb. 22.-At the annual meet
ing of the Amoskesg Veterans to-day the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Commander, George Byron Chandler, Com
pany A; Captain, Lewis Simond; 1st Lieut.,
E. w. Trow, Mount Vernon; I'd Lient., s. G.
Forsaith. Company B., Captsin Moses Wsd-
leigh; 1st Lieut., d. Wadsworth; I'd Lieut., @
j. Darrab; Clerk, George c. Gilman; Treas.
w. G. Everett Executive Com, M. V. B.
Edgerly, W. G. Hoyt, III. X. Slayton, A. @.
Wallace, ard George Byron Chandler. Their
annual reception was held in Smyth's Hall to-
night
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Horrible Murder.

HARTFORD, CT, Feb. 22-Early this morn
ing Henry Ely of Brooklyn, N. Y, insane,
who has been living in the village OF Spoon
vile, village ten or twelve miles from Hart
ford, with an attendant, George Harding of
Brooklyn, murdered Harding while he was
asleep. Ely cut Harding's head completely
from his body so that il rolled from the bed to
the floor. Ely made no effort to escape.
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THH FLOODS.
More Hopeful Reports,

Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 22-The waters
ara receoing aud it is believed that the worst
has passed. Estimates plAcs the loss irem
foods "a this county at $3.50 900, bot this will
be more than compensated by the good done 10
the wheat and fruit crops. The present in-
dications point to golden year for Southern
California.
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MANITOBA GRIEVANCES.

A Secession Convention TO be Held in
Wisnepeg, March 5th.
FARGO. OAK, Feb. 23.-It has been learned
in connection with the secession movement in
Manitoba, that there are secret organizations
in states scattered from the Atlantic coast 10
the Rocky Mountains, with which many prom
inent Irish Americans are connected. A Sc
cession convention will be held in Winnepeg,
March 9th, and already many leaders in the
movement from the eastern states are arriving
ia this city and making their headquaT ters
here
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Greenback Nominations.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. % The Greenback
State Convention to-day made the following
nominations: Governor, 81. q. Leonard; Lieut..
Governor, John B. Milroy; Secretary of State,
r. I. Waring; Treas, Thompson Smith, Au-
ditor, ia ees II. Robiniou; Attorney General,
John o. Greene; Supt. of Public obstruction,
| s. s. BOYD
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WORK OF THE FLAMES,


BENNINaToN VT. Feb. 22,-The knitting
mill of Geo. A. Wattes was entirely burned
this morning and totally ruined. Loss;
5000; insured $22, 500.