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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06

Leander Richardson says in Swinton's
paper: Those who have recently seen
Millionaire Willard scout the stories of
of his broken down condition, physically
and financially. They openly declare
that the tales of his illness and monetary
wrecking were circulated with a purpose.
The spectacle of a undetermined man
who only gave up the battle for his
friends when his own private fortune
had been swept away in the general
crash, and who then went to bed broken
in body as well as in purse, is calculated
to touch the hardest of hearts. 1t is
pretty well established, however, that
out of fthegeneral destruction Mr.. Willard
will get together something like cold
million in cash. This, of course, shows a
pretty big shrinkage from his former
estate; but, at the same time, no man
with million is entitled to great pity on
account of his poverty. Willard is
bulky man, with gray eyes, heavy face,
and the ability to part his hair with
bath sponge. When he was a newspaper
correspondent he managed to drive
four-in-hand. / don't suppose his news
paper income was any bigger than mine,
and can't afford to drive as much as
one-in-hand.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06
The Five Time Belts.

North America is divided into five time
belts, within each of which the time is
that of a meridian running near its CEN
ter. These meridians are just fifteen
degrees, or one hour, apart.
Central time, 9Oth meridian, all west of
Eastern to the middle of Dakota and
Nebraska and the eastern line of Colora-
do and New Mexico.
Mountain time, 105th meridian, from
Central west to line running from the
mouth of Colorado River to Salt Lake,
thence through Idaho and between
Idaho and Montana.
Pacific time, 12Oth meridian, all be-
tween Mountain and the Pacific Ocean.
Going east from Portland, trains run
on Pacific time to Heron, where watches
are moved ahead one hour, to Mountain
time, which governs to Mandan; here
change is made to one hour faster, or
Central time, which governs all roads
from their to Detroit or Pittsburg, when
change is again made to Eastern time.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06

New York Letter: 1t used to be said
of Charles Delmonico that he could al
ways suggest ways of spending money
when the ingenuity of others had given
ont. Of the many anecdotes told of his
suggestiveness in this direction, l re-
member one which illustrates this fertil-
ity Of imagination as well as the idiocy of
his clientele. 4 number of young men
with incomparably more money than
brains wished to give a dinner which
should eclipse all past efforts of the cot
erie of noodles to which they belonged,
and consequently went to Charles Del
monico for suggestions and the dinner.
When he had made out very elaborate
menu bringing the cost up to something
like $40 or $50 for each person, he was
still entreated to suggest something else
for which money could be paid, and he
answered, in jest, let us charitably hope:
"Well, you might throw the wine-glasses
into the middle of the table at the end of
the dinner; that would cost something"
At midnight upon the evening of the
dinner in question the manager of the
restaurant was startled by a terrible
crash of glassware, and rushed up to find
that the young gentlemen had wound up
the feast by pitching their glasses into
the center of the table, smashing not
only the glasses, but good deal of costly
china. 1t was all right, these brilliant
young men protested; "Charles" had
suggested it, and of course what he sug-
gested must be EN- regle. The addition
to the bill for broken glass and chin was
doubtless satisfactory upon both sides.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06
Northern Pacific Stock.

New York, Jan 2S.-A sharp rise
took place in Northern Pacific and kim
dred stocks OH the stock exchange to-day.
The main cause for the rise was the pur-
chase on Saturday, by syndicate, of
10000 shares Of Northern Pacific prefer
red, 10000 shares of Common and 10000
shares Of Oregon Navigation from the
Oregon Transcontinental Company, with
the proviso that they are to be withheld
from the market for a year. This places
the Oregon Transcontinental Company
in an easy financial condition, and it is
further stated that syndicate agrees to
furnish the company any sums of money
it n.ay need in future at six per cent. per
annum. Later advices report a moderate
reaction.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06
Is Jay Gould in Possession of
the Northern Pacific
Railroad?
Interesting Railroad News
Something About the
Delmonicoes.
Gov. Murray, of Utah, Comes
in for Little Unpleasant
Notoriety.
A Sharp Rise in Northern Paci-
fc Stocks, Followed by
a Reaction.
Gould and the Northern Pacific.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3l.-Cien Eckert in
forms the Commercial 1idcertiser that the,
mileage of the Western Unions leased
lines exceeds the entire Baltimore and
Ohio system. F. f. Trobridge says in
the Nail and Express: ''The Western
Union looks upon the purchase of the
National line by the Baltimore & Ohio
company with favor because the Western
Union did not wish the line and was
glad to find it falling into the hands of
friends Trowbridge also says Mr..
Gould has taken hold of the Northern
Pacific not entirely to sustain the mar
ket, but also to control that enterprise
and extend his influence with the Pacific
roads.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06
The Park improvement Company.

A correspondent from Gardiner writes
the Enterprise "Geo. II. Carver. of
Livingston, was here on Saturday and
Sunday attaching the property of the
National Park improvement Company
for debts due his firm" Mr.. Carver
being consulted in reference to this in
telligence said he regretted that it was
necessary to give the matter publicity,
but the report was correct. He had at
tached the saw-mill at Cinnabar, and
cattle and horses belonging to the COM
pany, pastured outside of the Park. It
was necessary for him to take this course
in order to protect himself and forstall
other claims that are on the eve of being
pushed. He did not think, however,
that any sales would be made under this
or any other attachment. A special
meeting of the directors of the company
was held in New York on Saturday, the
26th inst, to take measures for raising
funds to pay off this floating indebted
ness. He had not heard of the result of
the meeting, but had little doubt but
what the outcome would be the speedy
liquidation of these outstanding debts.
The company's directorate represents
many millions of ready money, and all
this trouble has arisen from Rufus
Hatch's evasion and nonfulfillment of
his contract with the company.-Enter-
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06
Interesting to POstmasters.

The encouragement of the United
States has decided that postmasters are
not entitled to fees from money orders in
post-offices in which the money order
business is done by clerk instead ofthe
postmaster in person, and that such fees
taken by postmasters must be returned.
The amount of money already taken by
postmasters in this way is estimated at a
quarter of a million dollars. In order to
get definite ruling in this matter the
case of Gen. Dick, postmaster at Bloom
ington. Illinois, has been made test
case, to be decided by Judge Dinsmore
in the federal court at Chicago. Post
masters similarly situated have been ap-
pealed to and are responding with funds
to assist Gen. Dick to defend the suit:
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06

that constitutional amendments prepar'
ed in either House of the General Assem-.
bly,, if accepted by majority vote. shall
be entered on the Journal of both houses
and that the Secretary of State shall have
them published in at least one p ,per iii
such there be) in each county for three
months preceding the next general elec-
ton and at said election the amendments
proposed shall be submitted to the quail
fed electors of the State for their appro-
val or rejection!
The convention went into Committee
of the Whole for the consideration of
general file No. Is, relating to mining,
water, and water rights, ViviOn in the
chair. .--.--
Section l, providing for a commissioner
Of mines, was taken up.
Pemberton asked to know the duties,
authority, and rights of the proposed
Office, and moved to strike out the whole
section, on the ground that no such office
was now needed, that the Office would be
taken advantage of to speculate in mines
and further, that if any such office should
be needed in the future. the Legislature
is authorized to provide for the same.
Toole spoke against striking out.
Dixon believed the whole matter
should be left to the Legislature of the
future State.
The motion to strike out prevailed.
Section 2, prohibiting the employment
of children under fourteen years of age
in the mines, was next taken under con-
sideration.
After short discussion the whole sec
ton was stricken out
Section 3, which provided that the
sciences of mining and metallurgy should
be taught in one or more of the institu-
tions of learning under the patronage Of
the State, was discussed for short time
and finally stricken out, for the reason
that schooling in these sciences was
already provided for.
Sections and 5, relating to water and
water rights, was stricken out, the con-
vention believing that these subjects
should be left to the legislature and the
courts.
The sixth and last sections of file Is,
relating to the right of way for canals,
fumes, ETC., was stricken out, for the
same reason as the last two.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06

The resignation of John Muir from the
superintendency of traffic of the North
ern Pacific will make the following
changes: J. NJ. Hannaford will be gen.
eral freight agent of the entire Northern
Pacific road and branches; G. S. Fee will
be general passenger agent, his title COW
ering the passenger and ticket depart
ments. H. c. Davis will he assistant
general passenger agent S. F. Boyd,
late of the Minneapolis & st. Louis, will
be general ticket agent. A. L. Stokes,
who has been assistant superintendent of
traffic on the west end of the Northern
Pacific lines, will be assistant general
freight agent of the entire road. 1t is
rumored that George J. Charlton, son of
the passenger agent of the Chicago &
Alton, will be given the passenger agency
of the west end of the Northern Pacific
and allied lines.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06

A good many cruel stories have been
told of the treatment Willard received
from his supposed friends since the ham,
mering set in against his stock last Au-
gust. Positively the worst is that among
his guests on the Gold Spike excursion
were score of fellows who used the
wires at Helena and Portland to send
cipher dispatches to New York alarming
the market, and at the same time sent
also orders to sell and take the benefit of
consequences.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06

Through passengers either way on the
Northern Pacific are few as hens teeth
this first winter of the new transconti-
mental road. The Portland papers en-
terprisingly have telegraphed from Gar
rison every day the full list of thorough
travellers, as do the San Francisco papers
from Ogden.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06

1t begins to look as if the blood-bedrag-
gled cowboy of Texas, the so-called or
so-esteemed dry-land pirate, who mount
ed on little cow-pony and under a
black flag, sails out across the green surge
of the plains to scatter the rocky shores
OF Time with the bones of his fellow
man is soon to he no more.
The process of cattle growing in
Texas is undergoing quiet transforma-
ton. It is becoming the custom of cattle
raisers to purchase their ranges and en-
close them in barbed wire fences. The
ranges consist of from ten thousand to
one hundred thousand acres, and the ser
vices of the famous cowboy are dispen-
sed with. The stock is being constantly
improved by the introduction of blooded
animals.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-06


sively given for Judge Conger and the
president, until the hills fairly echoed
back the shouts of the delighted citizens
If any doubt had ever existed in the
mind Of the judge concerning the feelings
of our people toward him as citizen, or
of their condemnation of the unmanly
persecution of which he has been the
victim, it must certainly have been dis
PEELED by the enthusiastic ovation which
he received. The cheers that went up
when he appeared upon the porch were
hearty, spontaneous expression of re-
joicing that could not be mistaken. The
judge responded by inviting his visitors
into the house, where, after cordial
hand-shaking, he addressed them in a
neat little speech, thanking them for this
manifestation of their frindship and good
will, and briefly alluding to the circum-
stances which had elected it. He was
deeply and visibly affected during its
delivery, at times being almost moved to
tears. At its conclusion, three more
cheers We're given for the speaker, three
more for the president, the band played
some national airs, and after anothe
round of congratulations, and partaking
of the hospitality which the suddenness
of the invasion permitted the ladies of
the household to offer, the crowd dis
persed. Could the enemies and detrac-
tors Of the Judge have witnessed this
demonstration of his neighbors and
friends, they would have been thoroughly
convinced of one thing-that, in his
home, where he is best known, their
malicious calumnies have utterly failed
to obtain credencc. or to alienate from
him the confidence and esteem of the
community.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-24
The Emperor Williams Health.

In spite of the dreaded apparition of
the White Lady, and Notwithstanding
all the evil forebodings entertained in
the German capital at the Emperor's
recent indisposition, the old monarch
has once more regained his health, and
with it his good humor. A viyacious
French contemporary records that the
Emperor recently gave proof of his
high spirit by saying to the sentinel at
his door: MY boy, if you should see
the White Lady, tell her to come back
after fifteen years" He gives the fol-
lowing explanation of the octoeena-
rian's disregard of the dreaded visitant,
On hearing the news of the apparition
which bodies death to one of the Hohen-
zollerns, the Emperor, in dismay, ex-
pressed desire to hear the verdict of
another authority. DR.. Lauer, the
Emperor's body physician, agreed, and
sent for gypsy, who, with the light
OF inspiration in her eyes, said: 'Sire,
you will live to be 100 years old; YOUR
son, and Prince Royal, will not reign,
but your grandson, Prince William,
will be your Immediate successor
The Emperor loves life more than he
IoNes tHe CROWN prince; ne azores his
grandson, and the prospect of fifteen
years more of life and of the succession
to the throne by his favorite, have
given him new strength and confidence
much to the satisfaction of his loyal
subjects, and especially to the ingen-
ious body physician, who, ii the story
were true, would, no doubt, have in
structed the gypsy beforehand what to
say.-PdI Mall Gazette.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-24
Manitomof pilot.
THURSDAY, APRIL a, 1884.
Is Our Civilization PerishabIe.

A moral cause which may threaten
our civilization is a mistaken view OF
the relations between capital and labor.
This cause presents a double aspect,
according as capital is found to be too
grasping or labor to be too exacting.
1t is not now for the first time that
conflicts bringing grave dangers to So
ciety have arisen between these two
great forces. From the obscure hints
which history gives US it is evident that
while the nature and extent of the re-
spective rights of labor and capital are
not well understood, and the weaker
party, the ignorant, laboring poor, Of
ten bore long without seeking re-
dress, time was generally reached
in which the limit of forbearance was
passed and terrible outbreaks, worse
than any experienced in the present
day, occurred. The servile insurrec-
tons of classical antiquity, the peasant
wars of the middle ages in France,
Germany and England, are examples
of this. 1t is noticeable however, that
these outbreaks of violence were limit
ed in extent. The disease being local,
recovery was possible, and it came
from voluntary concessions by the cap
italists of the period. Labor arose in
rebellion because it suffered, and, the
oppression being removed, quiet and
contentment were restored. If the
causes were strictly local, the same phe-
nomenon might again be witnessed.
Such now, however, is the solidarity of
all civilized peoples that causes of dis
content in the ranks of labor are likely
to be universal, even when they are
material in their nature, SO that the
danger from that source is greater than
in former times. But the causes are
not all of that kind; there are causes in
the principles propounded by the par
ties to the conflict, as determining their
respective rights, which. because they
fly upon the wings of the wind all over
the whole earth, are all the more me-
nacing to civilization. One of these on
the part of capital is the principle that
there are no limits beyond which capt.
tai ought not to be allowed to accumu-
late; or that corporations cannot right
fully be controlled in the exercise of
their charter powers; or that while mo-
nopolies, strictly so called, are illegal,
virtual monopolies, entailing upon a
people all the evils of real monopolies,
ought not to be disturbed in gathering
their colossal harvest of gain.-,Tudge
John a. jameson, IN North american
ReUie1D.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-24
The Winding Sinuosities OF Boston
Streets.

1t is not true, as an English traveller
suggested, that the CITY of Boston was
| laid out in the night. One who, being
unfamiliar with the city, tries to find
his way about the ancient sections
alone nevertheless discovers sufficient
ground for the belief as he follows
curves and angles, crosses through an
| alleyway to strike a parallel street and
| brings up short against a solid brick
wall, wondering where under the
canopy the street has gone to. Then
he decides to 90 back and begin over
again, so he walks briskly toward the
starting place, as he remembers it, de-
termined to try no more short cuts.
But the surroundings grow unfamiliar,
| the stranger finds himself in a maze OF
courts, by-paths. and crooked ways
| which lead nowhere and begin in all
quarters; ard finally. he asks the po-
| liceman how to reach Washington
street straight ahead, cross Duck,
turn to your right just beyond Goose
court, then follow along Hen lane to
| Pigeon place, and take a red car"
| The stranger whistles to cabman,
| orders him TO drive to the corner of
Washington and State. rides along so
many highways that his head whirls
and he reels when he gets out, and
then solemnly swears that he will take
a carriage in the first place next time
| he wants to 90 three blocks instead of
spending half a day on foot. The two
principal streets of Boston, fremont
and Washington, were laid out by the
cows when they walked back and forth
from pasture in colonial days, driven
| by young Ben Franklin like enough be-
| fore he got to ''sassing" the ministers
and the town officers in his brothers.
newspaper, the C0urant. The erratic
course of the mixers leads one to sus-
pect that the cowboys in those far
away DAYS allowed them to loiter along
the paths, zigzagging here and there in
searches after choice bits of green
grass, or making sallies to right and
| left when the boys set the dogs on. A
well-regulated COW would not have
taken such long way home or wound
about in so many odd directions. When
the builders got to work they crowded
i pretty well up the paths, and the re-
suits were two narrow streets which are
far from straight. 1t is hardly possible
that old New England rum or Holland
gin had anything to do with the crook
edness of the Hub, for the patriarchs
could hold good deal without show
ing it. In the newer quarters of the
city, the streets are we'll laid out, wide
and straight, particularly on the Back
Bay; but ancient Boston is a Chinese
puzzle which must ever so remain, I'M
less fire unhappily sweeps it away
| Cor. CHICAGO Tribune.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-24
The Wire Age.

Future analysts may well describe
this period of American history as the
wire age, says the Boston advertiser. In
no part of the economy of our daily life
are we divorced from wire. 1t is our
slave and yet an ever present master.
Sleeping. we repose on wire mattresses.
Eating, we see foods that have passed
through sleeves and which are sheltered
from insect appetite by wire covers.
Calling, we pull wires to ring curled
wire gongs. Travelling, we are con-
veyed by cable or electric railways
hoisted by elevators hung on wires,
and hurried over wire bridges. We
announce our coming by telegraph or
telephone wires, and we thread our
way by night through streets lighted
by means of electric cables. Across
our fields are strung many thousands
of miles of barbed wire fences, against
which dumb brutes protest. Texas
rangers draw the Anife, and lawyers,
juries and reporters whet their intel
lectual blades Our clocks are set by
wires, our watches run by wires, our
books are stitched with wire. our pict-
ures are hung by wires, and our poll
tics managed ~ wires.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-24
AneCdOte of Prentice.

This is q story of George d. Prentice
which | never saw in print and which
is a better illustration of his ready wit
than anything else he said, think.
The old Journal office used to be the
stamping ground of many Southern
men, more or less known, who liked to
hear the veteran journalist tell story
Or warm up a presumptuous young
man for lunch. Among those who fire.
quented the Journal office was VIII S.
Hayes, the song writer.
Coming into Mr.. Prcntice's office one
day in that free and easy way of his,
he sat down in one chair, with his feet
on another, and jamming his hat on the
back of his head, said, without consult
ing Mr.. Prentice's leisure:
''Seen my last song, George?"
Mr.. Prentice ceased writing, sighed
heavily and looking up sadly and re-
proachfully at the young man, said:
Il hope so, Billy. It'll Nye.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-24
Political Pullets.

When a man runs for office, he
makes many new acquaintance, many
of whom he finds it very desirable to
forget.
The intimate friends he makes are
principally of the debtor class.
They are unselfish citizens, and re-
alizing how much better and more
comfortable it is to belong to the cred
itor, rather than the debtor class, it is
their aim in life to place all their ac-
quaintances on the creditor list.
They did that with me, for which, of
course, l now, and doubtless always
shall be, greatly obliged to them.
BY deceitful batteries they lead the
unsuspecting victim on to defeat and
eternal ruin.
1t is because of them that the life of
a candidate is SO full of impending per-
lis, so burdening with crushing respon-
sibilities.
Running for Office signifies squan-
dered means, wasted time, hummer
associations, hummer habits, and a
general breaking down of all moral
sense. Fortunate, indeed, is it for
him who is tainted with the disease, if
MS hrst experience is sufficiently Sc
we're to cure him for ever after, and
generally more fortunate for the peo-
pie.
But the malady when once fixed in
the system is incurable
The chronic of1ice-seeker can find no
relief for his disease; on all street cor
ners, in all sample rooms, at every free
lunch counter, you may find them,
wise looking, hungry-eyed men they
are, discussing in solemn fashion, pro-
found questions of finance.
Every city, every village, is full of
them. They are represented in every
corner grocery and wayside inn.
Heaven will have no attractions for
them if they cannot seek office there.
He'll will have no terrors, can they
only be assured that there will be a
chance for them to serve on some plu-
tonian committee. Carl Pretzel.