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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

Farming operations are now being car
ried forward with vigor and earnestness
and the probabilities are that a larger
acreage will be sown in wheat and oats
than at any previous season. The out
look for good paying home market is
better chan it ever has been and there
can be no danger of overpr6duction. Of
course at harvest time, there will be a
larger supply on hand than tie demand,
but the demand during the year will in
our judgment be greater than the supply.
The development OF the mining industry
over the whole Territory and even in
this county will create large class Of
consumers and Gallatin valley is the
only one of sufficient agricultural area
where the staples of life are or will be
grown on large scale. The facilities for
shipping away, both east and west are
good and the promises are that those
facilities will be increased during the
coming year. We have constantly urged
a diversified crop. believing that farmer
should not confine himself to wheat or
oats or even only those two. Potatoes,
onions, cabbage and in fact every variety
of vegetables, find ready market, and
for the amount of labor and soil used,
pay even better prices. The failure then
of either one would not materially Grip
pie the resources of the farmer. Added
to these the product from few cows,
chickens and pigs and we can see no rea-
son why under good management, that
money could not be made every year in
FARMING
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

The speech of Hon. William R. Morri-
son, Of Illinois, in support Of his tariff
reduction bill, contains many pertinent
suggestions, unanswerable arguments and
logical lines of reasoning, for instance,
speaking of taxes he says:
Burdens Of Government should be
borne in proportion to ability to bear
them. Property should pay the taxes.
He who has much should pay much he
who has little should pay little; and he
VINO has none, none.
Estimates based on the census statis-
tics show that as many as 100000 of
our people do some work or are occupied
in some business; that the average earn
ings of at least 100000 of these do not
much exceed $500 and are wholly con-
sumed in means of daily subsistence.
These, too, are the millions who in shop
and field strike the blows of all produc-
ton. All the sccumulations of and
boosted additions to our national and in
dividual wealth 60 to one-tenth of those
who earn it; and of these but few indeed
appropriate the great mass of the saw
ings Of the people and are enriched by
the profits of the labor of other men.
Like estimates will show that the few
who profit most from the labor of all
contribute little under this system of I'M
equal taxation, not more than 2 per cent
of their savings, while the great mass of
workers, including the dependent poor,
pay the bulk of taxes, all Of which is
substracted from the too scanty means of
comfortable living"
The very tact that on total of $723,-
1S0,9l4, importations S493 ,916,3S4 was
paid in duties, ought to set western men
at leasD to thinking. We are producers
of raw materials and consumers of man.
ufactured goods, and the payment of this
enormous subsidy to eastern manufac-
lures, must of necessity place an en-
barge on the sale of our natural products,
besides obliging us not only to sell in the
lowest market, but buy in the dearest.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30
SALE OF GRADED STOCK.

z. Charles Anceney. of the most sue
ce1Slul growers in this county of graded
stock, leaves this morning for Miles with
seventy head of graded yearling bulls to
be delivered tothe Kohrs cattle company,
the consideration for which is $500,
TINT is $50 per head: While this may
not look like big sale, it is important
and significant as showing that in Mon
tana the industry of growing graded
stock has already taken a foothold and
the advantage to buyers of being able to
purchase in the home market, cattle of
this class. which are already here and
acclimated. We know what great loss
has been felt the first season in what are
termed pilgrim cattle, and the dealer is
wise, who prefers to spend his money at
home and thereby securing at the same
time a grade of cattle equally as good as
imported, and as We have said acclimat-
ed. We are gratified too that Mr.. Ance-
ny is beginning to realize handsome
returns after SO many years Of labor in
bringing his stock up to fine quality.
Fifty dollars per head is good round
sum for yearlings and demonstrates that
1t will pay to handle that kind of stock.
Montana is being filled up, with breeders
of fine horses, for draft, work and speed
and we can see no reason why as rapid
advance cannot be made, in the direction
of fine cattle. Agriculture can never from
the nature of things become leading in
dustry. but stock raising may, and the
better the class of cattle, the better will
be the profits ....
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

T g Courier is mistaken in thinking
we had any serious objection to the mo-
ton made by Mr.. Anderson that regis
try be kept, for the purpose (as no doubt
it was) to keep Democrats from voting at
the Republican primary, it is much mis-
taken. It has been usually the custom
to demand that voters at primary meet
ings profess allegiance to the party they
are acting with, but that could have been
easily done, when the voter deposited
his ballot, no matter what may have
past party affiliations, the voter has un-
doubleday the right to act, if he intends
in the future to follow the fortunes of the
party with which he has allied himself
In this connection we will add, that we
too, discovered persons there, not only
voting, but who we're on one of the
tickets, whom we had always thought,
and in fact had reason to believe, were
Democrats, but that was a question for
them, and not us, to decide. Our influ-
ence 80 far as it could be exerted, would
have been used to prevent any Demo-
crat from participating, or in any man
ner interfering to prevent full and free
oxpreesiOn
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

The Republican County Convention
which met to-day shows conspicuous
absence of many of the old-time leaders
who have borne the brunt and stood the
shock of successive campaigns in their
efforts to wrest Gallatin county from the
democrats. The causes which have led
to this change can be accounted for only
upon the hypothesis, that there is an
element in the party now, of younger
and later growth who have become dis
satisfied, whether justly or not, with the
past conduct of its leaders. There are
times in the history of all parties when
a popular wave drives to the wall, the
acknowledged leaders of party and for
time meets with overwhelming success,
but a reaction sooner or later comes on
when they assume the position their in
fuence and talents demand. Then again
there are times when unaccountable
changes take place in the popular minds,
past services, devotion and fealty are ig-
nored and the tide cannot be stemmed.
The old leaders mortified and beaten
look on with dismay 20 see their old party
in the hands of new leaders, and it is
only after the inexperience, mismanage-
ment and misdirected efforts of the
former that they step to the
front again and bring order out
of chaos. We do not mean bv this,
that the change is for the worse. It is
often healthy. IT is one of the best signs
of vitality when party will rise up and
rebuke it's leaders and bring them back
into old channels. A party can never
die, which has the moral courage to as
sert itself and not listen to the dictates.
of bosses and machine politicians. These
reflections have beencaused by noticing
in this convention many who have here
tofore not acted or acting, have done 80.
in passive sense.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

The Miller Press, Dakota, sketches a
class of persons who come out west, and
as it as applicable here as in Dakota. We
produce it: There is large number Of
young men who come to Dakota with
the apparent belief that they could in
short tine acquire sufficient compet-
ency for the best of their natural lives
with little exertion, at the same time to
be able to indulge themselves in so call
ed luxuries. Miller has some of these
deluded specimens of humanity as well
as other towns. Of course it is discover
ed in time that irrigating the stomach
with beer does not necessarily make
wheat grow. A billiard cue is very
poor implement to cultivate preemp-
ton with and, the first case is to be re :
corded where the persistent manipulation
OF paste boards has won enough to COM
mute his homestead with. However if q
fellow comes here with the intention Of
not making an ass of himself, provided
he is not one before he cones, he can
by very ordinary figuring make it
win"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

The result OF the State Convention of
New York, hell at Utica, SINNERS down
to Edmunds as first choice and Arthur as
against any other man. This virtually
settles the Blaine boom, or if nominated
at Chicago, insures his defeat No man
nominated, who cannot carry New
York, or has even fighting chance can
be elected. The New York Herald says:
"The Republican party Of New York, in
state convention represented, advises the
Republican National Convention that if
it wishes the thirty-six electoral votes of
this state for presidential candidate it
must, in Mr.. Fernando Woods phrase,
"pander to the moral sense of the COM
munity, "and the nomination of Mr..
Blaine or a dummy of Blaine at Chicago
will inevitably give the state to the De-
mocrats, while the nomination of Mr..
Arthur or Mr.. Edmunds will leave the
Republicans at least "a fighting chance"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30
DULL TIMES.

We, in Montana, are apt to speak of
times being dull, when business is not
active, but we scarcely know what it
means when it comes to utter stagnation,
when the market for labor and products
are so overdone as to not to bring prices
at which one can live or which is less
than the cost of production. From all
accounts there are dull times in the east.
Over production has affected prices to
such an extent that it is said manufac-
turers cannot in many instances realize
the cost of production. Capital will
therefore be Withdrawn and as a con-
sequence labor will go begging, By some
it is feard that financial crisis will be
the result. This however cannot affect
Montana. only for the better Those who
are able will seek homes in the great
west, where the field is fresh and invit-
ing for all new enterprises. Our rich
mines of gold, silver and coal will furnish
room for thousands of laborers and We
cannot reach point of overproduction.
As we said at first, we complain of dull
times and in one sense of the word times
are dull, but comparatively speaking we
are better off than they seem to be any
where else. We have none in our midst
who are suffering; none who haye health
and strength and energy, but who can
earn more than living at most any pur-
suit. Wages of all kinds are better than
in the east and in greater contrast to the
cost of living. There are many avenues
of industry yet untried, many imper-
fectly tried; none, but what can be inn
proved. We have then, instead of cause
for complaint a great deal to be thankful
for even now, because we cannot but
feel that the future is better.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30
Republican Delegates.

Thirty-one states and four territories
including the District of Columbia, have
elected delegates to the republican ma
tiorial convention. Of these the lists are
complete in seventeen states and the ter
ritories named. In the subioined table
those classed scattering" include Haw-
ley (Connecticut), Gresham Qndiana),
and Fairchild (Wisconsin). The CLASH
fication is the result of careful comparison
of estimates from all sources, the inten-
ton being to give as fair an idea as pos
sible of the status of the delegates. There
are.but few contesting delegations. One
of them is from the Fifth Minnesota dis
trict:
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

q now seems probable that the
Cnur d'Alene mines will prove failure
20 far q extensive or valuable deposits
are concerned, it becomes serious ques-
ton Is to what will become of the vast
horde who have been attracted thither
by the glowing reports Of fabulous wealth.
Very few have gone there with mere
than enough money to sustain themselves
for short period and many not even
that, and before anything can be done,
what little they have will be expended.
Already are heard the signs of muttering
and more mechanics and laborers are in
that country now than can find employ
ment. The towns all along the railroad
in that section are filed to overflowing
with returned fortune hunters, many of
them broken in purse and discouraged in
heart, and as we said, what will become
of them, becomes a serious question. The
railroad is responsible to certain extent
in advertising these, as yet unknown
gold fields, as glittering in wealth and
have no doubt allured many from peace
full homes and remunerative pursuits.
They will no doubt scatter over the
country to the west and many beat their
way back as best they may; but it will
be a journey of toll and hardship and
perhaps suffering and may be even worse.
We have endeayored all along to dis
courage this wild stampede, holding to
the idea that if they were as rich and
extensive as reported, they would keep,
but it is useless to try and stem the tide.
It is useless to apply any sort of febrifuge
to q brain distorted with visions Of
wealth. Experience goes for nothing
and even old gold hunters and prospec-
tors are the easiest allured, but they are
of kind who can rustic for themselves;
many of the adventures in that country
are new and untried IN this kind of bus
mess and do not know how to shift them
selves out of such difficulties. This SIAM
pede, like all others, will result in some
good and will no doubt be the means of
finding some mines and otherwise OPEN
ing up a new country, but not large
enough to sustain so many and we fear
untold hardships and suffering.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

In recent issue of this paper, the
editor, who has warm personal regard
for Col. Eaton, and who has by associa-
ton with him, found him to be gentle
man of more than ordinary ability, and
one who thinks and acts for himself.
suggested him as suitable man for the
Republicans to send to Chicago as a de-
legate. We say here and now, that Col.
Eaton has never by any word or act
asked any favor of us, but the suggestion
was purely voluntary on our part, but we
must say that recent developments have
confirmed our judgment as shown by the
unanimity with which he was endorsed
at the Primary meeting, and then again
if we have any good advice to give, we
cheerfully bestow it upon our political
opponents.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30
People In Glass Houses Should not
Throw Stones.

A little item in the Courier of yester-
day escaped our attention until to-day.
The Courier says, 1--WE can see no reason
for the CHRONICLES antagonism except
the fact that the Courier is generally
acknowledged to be much better paper
than the CHRONICLE" In the first place
we desire to say that we have no anita
gonism to the Courier, as long as We
have any opposition in the newspaper
business we would prefer the Courier and
the Courier editor than any paper or any
editor we know of, and as for the popu-
larity of the two, and as to which is the
best, we have abundant evidence to
warrant us in saying that such fact
may be acknowledged in the Courier
Office, but not generally anywhere else.
We have abundant evidence that the
CHRONICLE is gaining in public favor,
while we believe the other is loosing.
The article from which this excerpt is
taken is headed Somebody Evidently
has Worms" and any one reading the
Courier of yesterday would naturally
locate the disease in the Courier sane
tum. Our large experience in drugs en-.
ables us to offer some good advice to
those afflicted, but as we have no license
as physician, we would suggest an early
x,ioif m oop,o IF o,r NJ x,ci oio nc hofora tho
disease gets such a hold and prevent
there being more worms than editor.
Call us pet names and lash us when you
please, but out of respect to our family of
growing children do not accuse us of
being envious of the Police Gazette ef-
fusions of the Courier or its popularity.
Such popularity would send us to the
poor house.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30
A STRANGE VERDICT.

The trial of ex-Treasurer Garland of
Custer county was concluded on Wednes-
day last, and the jury rendered verdict
of guilty and fixed the fine at the sum of
six hundred dollars. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Garland was indicted for
some supposed illegal action of his deputy
Mr.. Gerrish for paying out Of the county
treasury, the sum of 81 800 to attorneys
for attending to suits against the railroad
company, before such an allowance had
been made by the Board Of County Com
missioners, the commissioners having
requested deputy Gerrish to advance the
money out of the treasury, and when the
Board met in regular session, they
would order voucher for the amount.
At this time Mr.. Garland was in St. Paul,
confined by illness. At the conclusion of
the trial his honor charged the jury that
they must be satisfied beyond a reasona-
BILE doubt that he (Carland) connlved at
the illegal disbursement charged against
him either prior to or concurrently with
the actual taking of the money from the
treasury, his ratification at subsequent
date of such action by his deputy in his
absence would not of itself show him to
be party to the conspiracy. Taking all
these facts together it seems to us the
xcoakast casa which cOu1d have been
brought and demonstrates that the YER
dict is one more to tickle the popular
palate, than to further the ends of JUS
tice. No one can deny that there have
been gross wrongs perpetrated in Custer
county, that the people have been robbed
and outraged and that punishment
should fall somewhere but we regard Mr..
Garland as the most innocent of the lot
A motion ON arrest of judgment has been
filed.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

Mrs. James Hendry will sue the An
Choir steamship people for burying her
husband at sea within four days of port.
She offered the captain large sums of
money to bring the remains to New
York. The disease vas consumption,
and there was no danger to any one on
board.
Ely Clark and S. c. Gates were arrest
ed in St. Louis yesterday. In the pos
session of Clark was a check for a piece
of baggage at the union depot. The po-
lice got the baggage, and found it con-
tanned $1,000 worth of tickets of the
Vandalia railroad, supposed to be stolen
from Laporte, Ind.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30
Court Proceedings.

Yesterday mornings session Of dis
trict court was almost entirely occupied
with the consideration of the motion to
quash the Indictment in the cases of
Chas. G. Cox and Henry H. Gerrish, who
were indicted jointly with W. W. Car
land, on a charge of conspiracy. Judge
Conger supported the motion to quash in
an able argument which was well met
by District Attorney Andrew +. Bur-
leigh. The point made by the defense
was that the name of the prosecuting
witness should be endorsed on the i'll
dictment. AS no such name appeared
on the instrument, the decision of the
court, rendered during the afternoon
session sustained the motion to quash
Indictment i'll so far as it applies to Chas.
&. Cox and II. H. Gerrish. The same
question, virtually, is yet to be decided
in the Garland case and will come up on
the motion for ARREST of Judgment"
which has been entered-Journal.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30
IT Is QUITE 4 DIFFERENCE WHOSE
OK is GORED.

Whenever the CHRONICLE makes a
fling at the Courier, a howl of indigna-
ton seems to be raised. 1t may assall
the CHRONICLE and call it pet names and
deride its efforts at journalism, but
whenever we thrust back, it is all wrong.
We submit to candid public if we were
the first to commence, if We have not
been the mildest Of the two, if indeed
we have not been charitable. We have
no personal feeling against the editor,
we concede his public services, his
energy and public spirit, but then he
not infallible, nor are any of us poor
mortals.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

Il seems that the old war horses ofthe
Republican party in Gallatin county are
taking back seat just now, and mutter-
ines of Regeneration are heard in the air.
Col. Chesnut will have to come back and
orRanize the grand old party.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

Frank James has been acquitted at
Huntsville, Ala, as the alibis were too
strong. He was no sooner acquitted,
however, than he was arrested by Sheriff
Rodgers, of Cooper county, Mo-, on an
Indictment pending at Bonneville for
train robbery. It is understood that
Minnesota officials were there for the
purpose Of arresting him on an indict-
ment for the saltwater bank robbery,
but the Missouri sheriff got ahead of
them. We would not give much for his
chance if he gets into the hands Of the
Minnesota officers. It seems now, that
his life will be worn out by arrests and
trials. "verily the way Of the transges Or
h hard"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

Northern Pacific trains will cross the
new Ainsworth bridge for the first time
next Sunday. The bridge is said to be
the finest structure of its kind on the
road. It is five spans and entirely of
iron. The time will be shortened to
Portland about two hours, by reason of
it's completion.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30
Eastern papers are full of the proceed.

Eastern papers are full Of the proceed
ings of the different state conventions,
which nominate delegates to Chicago.
As vet the number of votes which each
prominent candidate 80 far talked of will
receive, is an unknown quantity. First
one booms into prominence and then an
other. Blain, however leading, as he
has heretofore, we do not believe, how
ever, that he will be nominated.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

The Republican county convention OF
Lewis and Clarke has sent as delegates,
A. C. Botkin, w. F. Sanders, Hugh Kir-
kendall, NJ. A. Meyendorf, I. D. Nc
Cutcheon, T. H. Carter and Richard Loo
key, and recommend M. A. Meyendorff
as delegate to Chicago. They endorse
President Arthur, but are silent about
our executive.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

We publish. to-day one of number Of
letters received, protesting against the
division of this county, from residents in
the section proposed to be segregated,
showing what the feeling is outside of
Livingston. We trust the Enterprise
will mot charge us with being prejudiced
in this matter.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

So far % we have been able to learn
the fight on delegates to the Territorial
Republican convention, outside of Silver
Bow and Lewis and Clarke counties, has
partaken more of q local character than
of . fight between Governor Crosby and
w. F. Sanders, and it is as yet an open
question how it will end.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-30

We are frequently asked why we do
not publish this or that thing, which has
transpired in our midst. To all these we
answer, that there are many things which
We do not consider decent for publication.
We want our paper to be read by the
fireside, without anything appearing, to
cause the blush of modesty or offend
decency. We have no animoslties or
spite to vent against any one and use our
paper as a vehicle. immortality and vice
cannot be checked by abuse.