The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-05

HE SIll SnnUNISLED.
from Fridays Daily,
A train load of nine cars loaded with
emigrants ioe the west coast passed
through Boseman this morning.
We have been promised some interest
ing notes, in regard to the Scotch fife
wheat of Minnesota. In the meantime,
20 slow.
Mr.. Rountree will devote his time to
mining developments, at least for the
present. He comes to. stay with the
ssn!. ssp0rts g the contrary notwi'h-
The following dispatch was received
from the Secretary of State this morning:
Governor Crosby inform VIM. H. Hunt,
jr., Of Benton, of his fathers DEATH
Minister Hunt
y Major Pease, Of Livingston, is enjoying
the nice balmv atmosphere Of Bozeman
to-day. It is refreshing to get once in a
while, where you do not have to keep
. yonr hand on your hat, to keep it from
blowing away.
The train bound west this morning was
made Of nine esfs; great many emigrants
were on board going to seek homes in the
Far West. They do not know that they
are skipping over the finest country to
build up new homes in. l<Hs-
We understand that the children in
the public schools have never made more
progress yhsh during the winter and it
would be . great pity to close after next
month. Would It not be well to sub
sssibe enough for another month or tow?
The Y. M. C A. held very successful
entertainment last evening. The exer-
cisee consisted Of rscitations and debate.
M q H. Cummer's rendition of Spar
tanS sddre1sto the Gladiator's of Capua.
wa6 pnrticularly fine and given with
moab diamstic effect. q
E. 8. Topping, author of Chronicles of
the Yellowstone" reached here this
morning, and it will now be in order to
pongie out $3.50 for his book. He has
sold great many copies along the yell
lowstone and taken orders for q great
many more.
People who are arriving from the east
are slruek with establishment at the mild,
pleasant weather, We are having. They
cannot understand this isothermal bus
iness, and ell we say does not make them
believe it. They must have the ex-
perience.
We give room to-day to communica-
ton from the pen OF J. NJ. Lindley in an
swer to . former communication in this
paper from the pen of the Rev. R. M.
Stevenson. We do this because our COL |
umns are open to all and not because the
communication represents our senti-
ments. No good thing can be injured by |
discussion. 1
The Ceur d'Alene mines will make q |
new territory. Eastern, Western and
Northern Idaho have been eager to have
new boundary lines, and the rush this
year will bring the population necessary
to enforce tire claim on congress. WASH
ingson and Idaho are together three times
the size of illinois There are 10000 now
in the region where the new territory .ls
desired. Western Washington will not
object; 10000 people on Puget Sound.
and the Cascade section are enough to |
hasten Statehood.
in recent lntrview, John B. Clark,
relating reminisence of congress twenty
i've years or 90 ago, said: Kellogg
brother of the Kellogg who was afterward |
20 prominent in Louisiana, was in con-
gress ut the time Logan and I were there. |
He came from one of the central districts
(Peoria) Of Illinois. He was making .
speech one day and Logan interrupted
him. Kellog said something severe.
Logan retorted, calling the other SPAN
lei. Kellogg was very large. heavy man
He drew q knife and started across the
floor towards Logan's seat, saying in a
dIgnifed way as he made his way over
"Does NV colleague call me spaniel?"
We kept our pistols then in the drawers
ofour desks. Logon pulled out his drawer,
and, grasping his pistol, said; ayes,
call you the biggest kind Of q spaniel.
I'm not big enough to handle you, but
hers something that isl" The sergeant-at-
arms got between, and but for that one
or ths otlses would have been hurt Logan
said sAASsu ofr6ugh things ThiaK kellogg
was an srant old dogface and soon play
cd out in congress, and then became a
supporter Of Andy johnson, and was re-
warded with collectoship in Peoria, to
the great disgust of the Republicans.