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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-04
STRANGE Thfngs I'm America.

Even in American storms, or at least
in American reports of them, there app
pears to be touch of American humor.
Not long ago we heard of the gigantic
meteorite which fell, like the image Of
the great goddess Diana, down from
heaven, and buried house in Texas.
Who has forgotten the Brazilian mon
ster, which was many fathoms long,
and lived beneath the upper crust OF
the earth? Even the progeny of this
animal when they walked about created
earthquakes which Byron would have
called young" The cyclones which
have ragged lately in Alabama, Ohio,
and Indiana recall these prodigies of
nature, the great earth-shaking beast,
and the gigantic meteoric stone. What
a terrible scene must nature have pre-
scented when whole forests were up
rooted, literally Eat one blow" Of the
wild west wind. In Tennessee a train
was blown clean off the line into a
ditch, while high in the air, soaring
over astonished Alabama, a baby few
for several miles, ''but escaped un-
hurt" This baby, which at tender
age, realized the widest dreams. of the
Aeronautic society, must be meant for
remarkable destinies. 1t is pleasant
to think of the emotions Of the parents,
who saw. perhaps. their first disappear
on the wings of the whirlwind; TO pict-
ure the establishment of the strangers
among whom the babe alighted; TO re-
fleet on the advertisements in the agony
columns Of the Alabama papers, and
TO brood on the Joy of the bereaved
when the adventurous infant returned.
in no way damaged, by parcels post
Such things only happen in favored
Alabama. = London DAILY Nes0s.
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stories OF YicIdl. llmn: : !, IeI.

The Italian papers IRE ul of anec-
dotes just now concerning Victor En-
manuel, whose not too ar;istically sue
cessful tomb has just been inaugurated
in the Pantheon. Among thGse here
is one that is curious. The King when
quite young was walking incognito
through the streets of Turin with his
brother, the Duke of Genoa. They
met gypsy woman vino accosted
them and begged to tell their fortune.
They assented, much amused. After
| looking at Prince Ferdinand's hand,
the bag said he would die young; then,
turning to Victor, she said, you will
die in Rome in the Quirinal Palace"
FRINGE victor laughed heartily at this
apparently absurd prophecy, but did
not forget it, and himself related the
anecdote in 1852 to the Duke Ponza di
5. MARITIME. In the year 1870, when
he sent the Duke to Rome with his let-
ter to Plus TX, he said significantly.
You remember that you go to Rome
to prepare for me the chamber in which
| must die Here is another Short
ly after the Kings marriage he met a
peasant girl upon the steps of the Roy
al Palace at Turin. She was bringing
basket of eggs for the royal kitchen,
and because the King wore a plain
hunting dress and was alone she took
him for servant. do point out the
King to me, >" she begged: Il should so
like to see him. Il am the King
he said. ''Eh! bahv' said the girl,
laughing into his face. The Princess
would not have chosen such an ugly
man." The King laughed too, and
accompanied the girl to the kitchen,
where he babe the servants attest to
his identity. He then gave the girl a
20-franc piece, and left her bewi1dered
and surprised. The story is charac-
teristic of this monarch, who was
essentially simple in his habits, and
full of bonhomie. London World
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-04
The UHula-HuIa.n

The following sketch of the "hula-
hula" or national Hawaiian dance, is
! taken from LippincoH:
At the end of the feast fnger-bowls
were again passed around, and at a
signal from the queen every one rose.
The invited guests followed the royal
party into the palace, from the veranda
of which we could look back upon the
scene we had just quilted. Relays of
natives crowded about the tables in
procession and finished off the eatables.
All were quiet and orderly, and when
the tables had been cleared away the
hula-hula began. The missionaries OBJ
ject strongly to the hula, but, so far,
have been unable to prevent it. It is
an old native dance, and no festival,
whether Of marriage, birth, death or
other occasion, is complete without it.
First, four boys came out and stood
expectantly in a row. They wore white
jackets and trousers, lace around their
necks and waists, and short ballet
dancer pink skirts made of paper mus
lin. Two men standing behind them
sang, while they executed their steps
with much animation and great pre-
cision. There is not much melody in
the song; it is monotonous, and sharp
ly accumulated to keep the time. After
them came a band of girls, who went
through the same steps, only more
awkwardly.
Then, amid wild burst of applause,
the Dandy led forth two women, the
crack hula-dancers of the kingdom.
Strengthening creatures they were,
with wild black hair twined about with
yellow lace, dark, swarthy, heelless
shoes. and fluffy feathers about their
ankles and Wreaths of flowers about
their heads. The Dandy, who is their
trainer or dancing-master, looked as
though he had stepped off the boards
of negro minstrel show. He is good
looking fellow, very tall and slender,
and on this occasion wore a high
crowned, bell-shaped, yellow felt hat,
a glass in one eve, dark-green silk
jacket with gold buttons, gorgeous
watch-chain, tight-ftting trousers of
striped watered silk and toothpiek
shoes. The ends of his collar stood up
nearly to bis eyes, in regulation min
strel style. He came out, putting on
his most elegant -and-die
airs, and played the jewsharp while
the women danced. They began by
slowly waving their arms about and
undulating their bodies, keeping time
to the music, and then gradually work
ed themselves up into frenzy of wav-
ings, stampings and WRITINGS. Sew
eral times they would drop wreath,
or their back hair would come down,
on which occasions they would stop.
calmly put themselves to rights, and
then take up the frenzy just where they
had left off. 1t was wonderful to see,
but almost impossible to describe.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-04

Salesville Mills and Stores Salesville, Montana
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-04

A passenger conductor remarked
yesterday that if it had not been for the
commercial travellers, actors and act
resses, it would hardly have paid to run
trains on some days the past winter
over his road, and fortunately this
class of travel was heaviest on Mon
days and Fridays, when other travel
was light. In fact, said he, railroad
ing would seem HOMOGENEOUS were it
not for the commercial travellers. The
Philadelphia Times, in lengthy arti-
Gle on this same subject, says: "There
is distinct railroad population that is
constantly growing. 1t liz composed Of
commercial travellers, lecturers, show
agents, actors and actresses. They eat
more meals in hotel~cars and railroad
meal stations than they do at home or
in hotels. They spend more nights in
sleeping car hunks than they do in
beds. To a person who travels only
occasionally it is interesting to note
how thoroughly equipped these profess
sional journeyers are. Upon entering
sleeping car early in the evening, for
instance, they remove their shoes and
put on slippers, hang their hats up and
put on silk travelling caps, take off their
coats and put on short sack coats or
smoking jackets.
I'm the morning, when the occa-
sional traveller, obliged to wear the on
~ clothing he has brought, goes to the
toilet compartment in his coat and
vest, and thus struggles in an effort to
cleanse his skin without soaping his
sleeves or his coat collar. these profess
SIGNALS again excite his envy. They
come along all smiles, having slept
well, and perfectly at home. They
hang up their smoking jackets and dis
play snowy night robes, ornamented
with colored binding and braid. and
capable Of being thrown open at the
neck and rolled up above the elbows.
From pocket in the suspended jacket
one produces an ivory-backed brush
and costly comb. tooth brush, and
perhaps a nickel-plated soap box, pair
of razor cases, nail brush, whisk broom,
hand glass and cologne bottle. Their
familiarity with their surroundings is
as noticeable as their equipments. A
glance out of the car window is almost
certain to reveal to them their where
abouts when they arise or when they
are walked up or when shout TO 90 to
bed. They carry time tables in their
heads, aud give good advice as to the
station which has the best caterer.
They are sOciable and democratic. ~
Indianapolis Jos, --al
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-04

A little over forty years ago Colonel
J. j. Warner, of Los Angeles, CAL,
made visit to his old home at Mobile.
While there he made a speech in which
he said the next time he came it would
be by rail. The remark was copied
In the papers and was everywhere re-
garded as joke or the fancy of an en-
thusiast. On his arrival in New Or
leans the other day, without change Of
cars, be called the attention of his
friends to the alleged joke, which
was good for the drinks all round.
The assessed vaiue of the taxable
property in Missouri last year was
1886, $50. AIS. an increase of Sc, 963. III
over the valuation Of 1882. and $50
62S, 600 over that Of 1881 The State
taxes collected last year amounted TO
So. 345 378.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-04

A new native Indian journal has, ac-
cording to the Madras AtltenRung, been
started for the express purpose of adj
vocating the remarriage of Indian
widows and the reduction of the we'd
ding expenses, which Indian custom
renders costly. In recent number Of
the new organ we are told seven Him
doc widows announce their readiness
to re-enter the marriage state. In one
case the widow is only IL years Of age,
and her father is anxious to betroth
her to a Bengali gentleman.
Men ON the Road.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-04
GIve ME A Gail, BEYORE PuRcsAsrxG
ELSEWHERE.

Oats aaken IN exchange foS ANYTHING IN
NV iiaa.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01

DRESS GOODS.
UNUSUAL BARGAINS.

UNUSUAL BARGAINS.
100 PIECES OF FINE ALI-WooL TRICoT LADIES
CLOTHS AT SOC. YARD.
o,o PIECES CoIoRED AND BLACK EXTRA QUAIL
ITy FRENCH ALI-WOOL CASHMERE, 40 INCHES,
AT tse. YARD; CANNOT BE MATCHED UNDER 76c.
5000 YARDS ALL-woOL SWISS FOULE CLOTH
SHADES, AZ INCHES WIDE, AT Doc. YARD; VALUE
$1OO
ALI-wOOL NOVELTIES JUST LANDED IMMENSE
ASSORTMENT OF STYLES AND COMBINATIONS,
WITH PLAIN MATERIAL TO MATCH, AT VERY
Low PRICES.
ALI-sILK GRENADINES, BROCADE VELVET
GRENADINE NOVELTIES, ESCURIAL AND SPAN.
IsH GUIPURE AND BEADED GRENADINES Posi'
lively THE LOWEST PRICES IN THE CITY.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01

nous Malt Wbiskey, know It ~ DC wholesome,
clean and unadulterated"
FRED. u. SAVERS, VI r., OF Rochester. v. Y:
graduate Of the leading European colleges, says;l
preScribe your Malt hiskey IN my practice here,
consider 10 very superior reliable article and can
heartily recommend in low states OF fevers, acute
mhammations, and depressing maladles gyneralil'
and also az a tonic in feeble digestion and conS al
cscence from acute diseases whore an alcoholic /
stimuli lnt is indicated, and especially IN Phthlsis
Pumonalis."
New-York tribune., 1885-03-01
DQNQMSS0uS,
Broadway and 8th st.
| SPRING MILLINERY.

SMALL SAMPLE CASE OF EARLY SPRING. FINE
FRENCH NOVELTIES IN STRAW HATS AND BON.
NETS JUST RECEIVED. ELEGANT ASSORTMENT
RICH FRENCH FLOWERS AND FEATHERS.
IMMENSE VARIETY MILLINERY TRIMMINGS
HIGH NOVELTIES IN GOLD SILVER AND STEEL
LACEs sCARFs, ORNAMENTS. ETC, ETC. ALL THa
NEWEST COLORS IN RIBBONS, ETC.
DRESS TRIMMINGS.
Opening New Importations.
BEADED GRENADINES, RICH TRIMMINGS COZ:
PER EFFECTS, BEADED GALLooNs GOLD sILvpp
AND STEEL PAssEMENTERIES, BRAIDs BUT
TONS, ETC.
sPECIAL--5Oo FINE BEADED APRON FRONTS 9, a.
RECENTLY SOLD FOR 81 o. LARGE AssORTMENr
JETTED LACEs AND NETS AT GREAT BARGAINS,
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representative form st k6ve1nmeht fhs
population Of al Nanitobe ut that time Was
about II 900, tho proportion of whites -
half-br6ods being about one to seven or
eight An a9raxian feature Of tho Manitoba
act 10 what has led to tho present difficulty.
Az tntmated above, the titles of half breeds
to their lands were not very distinct, and
many Of the people were doubtless squatterA
By the Manitoba act thore were !, 400, 900
acres OF land set apart for half breed infants:
subsequent grants were made OF land
and scrip to tho half breed heads Of
families Afterwards came IN order divid-
ing up tho ], 4OO. CS9 of land, 80 as to grant
to each half breed child born prior to July l,
1870, parcel of 24O acres free.
APPoRTI0NIN0 THE LAND
There were many difficulties met with In
Appordoning out land Tho tracts possessed
BY tho French half breeds along the crooked
rivers Of Canada were in most cases long
parallelograms, with narrow river frontage
and extending back inland These the do
minion surveyors were obliged to cut up
and divide up in . manner that seemed ut
terly reckless to the poor half breeds, and
there were many protests and threatA
Then there had been delays and moro or less
from the beginning On the
other hand tho law Of superintendent was
appreciated to such an extent that half
breed infants came to be ut . premium, and
1t II even said that children were transferred
from one family to another in order
to obtain land Next, lands were
placed in chancery until the chill
dren should have come of age, with the spo-
cial stipulation that they should be consid-
cred to have attained their majority ut eight
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Thugs.
40u&
All the Year Round.

All the Year Round.
Anotorious Thug chief was Freling-
hea, who was arrested at Sangir in
1880. This most atrocious scoundrel
confessed to so many murders that his
statements were in great measure dis
believed, especially with regard to the
strangling of three parties of travellers
by himself and his comrades some
years before. At his request the
ground at three different spots which
he carefully pointed out was dug up. 1t
was then covered with grass and bush
es of old growth, but on reaching Ger.
tain depth the skeletons were found
just as Frelinghea had said. At the
beginning of the present century
there were supposed to be 10, 900 Thugs
in all India, who annually murdered TO-
600 people. Between the years 1926 and
1887 more than1 800 were hanged or i'm
prisoned in Bombay, Madras, and Ben
gal. Thugee is considered then to have
received its death blow, and to have be-
come within ten years afterward quite
extinct. But ancient customs die
hard in the east, and it is not impossible
that in the remote parts of India, es-
pecially in the native principallties, it
may inger even yet. OF the thousands
of persons who disappear annually in
India, there are many of whom their
friends only know that they were and
are not. Wild beasts they suppose have
destroyed them; but it may be that on
Some lonely road they have encountered
. savage more crafty and relentless than
even the man-ester OF hooded snake
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eSleek til sftelneon. aAd izmsdiissiiy xsnt
into camp Col HsfchneE. q tho meuised DO
uoo, has left 6eGins for Edmontou. ~ 6vifi
Current, taking with him seventy polioe. W1rdeS
D0doon intends to arm all his to0m6te1a, Ind ha1
sent for $40 Peabody rfnes and 6mmunition 4
company Of eighteen scouts, organised aiad oom3
1nanded by Capt. Julius French. did GOOD servi@
in the march to the fort
A company of thirty scouts, under COM
1nand of Frank Oslof and George W. r.
White, 10 being organised hero to patrol the
country along tho international boundary I'd
prevent supplies and arms being sent in
from tho states; also to report any move
ment on the part Of tho American Indians
toward joining with tho Canadian redskins
All the land guides employed BY tho COM
pany arc to bo mounted Con Middleton
approves Of tho scheme
THE NORTHWESTERN 0GD1ANA.
There arc So, 900 1ndisns-Ctees, Black
feet, few Sioux reneaades, fewer Beavers
and Acknowledgements tho three districts
named above, and Of these 1000 are armed
hghtlng men. How many of tho q, 900 Will
Join In an outbreak, IL there il IN outbreak,
10 . question the government il anxious to
have answered Probably half; but rs they
are scattered all over . most difficult country
which they know thoroughly and tho troops
don't, 1T may provo . repetition Of the costly
and vexatious Chief Joseph and Sitting Bull
pursuits, with tho woful difference that the
Indians, rotTeadng or advancing, can strike
settlements where they can hold
. holiday Of rapine. murder and de-
struction- This, Of course, il The gloomy
side OF tho picture 1t in one tho govern
ment te regarding as possible, but hoping I'M
probable II the Indians do not pursue tho
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Central American Complications.

Gen. T. B. Bunting Of New York, who some
years ago held prominent position in the
army OF Guatemala, has just received letter
from an American gentleman living in Guate-
mala, which throws much light ON the Central
American complications. Tie letter which il
dated Guatemala, March IL, after speaking of
Barrios' announcement of his designto consol-
idate the five republics says:
As Salvador now sends ambassadors to dis
cuss, and perhaps to arrange matters to make
common cause, Barrios has deferred offensive
operations Still, not to be taken unawares.
he has dispatched (as they say 10000 troops
to the frontier 1 think the number NAV be
exaggerated, but troops are leaving every day.
and large amount Of ammunition, equipments.
ETC., is being sent forward. Volunteers
come pouring in from ALI quarters, without the
necessity Of returning the fees, !" for this man
has, as he alone can do impaired his magnet
ism ism to tho people Many foreigners are offer
ing their servises, and things are being pushed
with vigor and energy that leaves doubt of Z
speedy and glorious termination of the conflict.
Bsrrlos sees all, understands all, orders all
With memory that sta gers 1T nothing, 4 per-
cePtlon - quick Is lightning, mental scope
taking in everything 1t = glance, personal
bravery amounting to temerity, cool head
that never loses its judgment, and an energy
that knows no tailoring, no compels success.
and will, before many months roll around,
make Of this weak, disintegrated country
solid, strong, prosperous republic.
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THE CANADIAN UPRISING.
That the Indians 10 Well 10 tho Halt:
Breeds Arc Now on tho War Path
ID IN Undeuiablb Fast.
Causes Of tho Pending 1roub1e.

Causes Of tho Pending Tfout1e.
In order to understand fully tho circum-
stances which have led up to tho insurreo-
ton In tho Saskatchewan country it 10 neces-
sary to 60 back to the uprising in Manitoba
IN 1859, known ~ the Rcd river rebellion,
and the causes which led to that outbreak
The Red river rebellion was incident to the
transfer by the Hudson's Bay company Of
its territory to the dominion government
For nearly two hundred years this great fur
trading company had not only enjoyed tho
exclusive right to the entire trade and traffic
Of the immense possessions granted by King
Charles IL to Prince Rupert and his seven
teen associates, but had made laws for and
governed the territory. having complete
lordship thereof, with full legislative, judi
clal and executive powerA The laat renewal
OF the charter expired In 1859, and after
that 1t was never renewed again, the COM
pany having no special advantages beyond
1ts tiled and splendid organisation. In 1867
tho act OF parliament creating the Dominion
Of Canada contemplated tho acquisition by
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PERSONAL MENTION.

n. l. O. Phelps of St GATHERINGS, Ont, have
failed, with liabilities of $4,000!
Gen. Sheridan does not think that Riel will
retreat into Montana, but that he will make for
the British American forests.
Ex-Gov. Sprague of Rhode Island, is now
business man in the City of Mexico, while
Mrs. Kate Chase Is educating her children in
Europe.
The approaching death Of Gen. Grant brings
sorrow to many households here, and all in
tended movements in Official society wait on
the sad, inevitable event.
The collection Of engravings belonging to
the late J. l. Clsghorn of Philadelphia becomes
the property to President Garrett, Of the Bal
hmore h OHIO, for $3.50,
Mrs.. Matt Carpenter and her daughter arc
among the numbers at Fortress Monroe, spend
ing few weeks there on their way up from
Florida. Miss Carpenter was converted to
Catholicism by Mgr Capel, and has lately
joined that church.
When Grant awoke on Easter Sunday, his
first words were in regard to his improved con-
dition, but he also talked of the uselessness of
prolonging struggle whose close is 20 easy to
tors. and his family that he is ready to die
and would prefer to do 10 without further
suffering
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-04-09

AN interesting memento Of DR.. Sam
ael johnson is still to be found on the
spot that was once the site of Mrs.
Thrale's garden. It. is an oak tree.
dead, but tremendous still in DEATH"
Indeed. nothing remains but the hol-
low trunk, ten feet in diameter, and
within. it lusty young poplar tree is
growing; but was once doubles YER
table forest king, dating its birth back
almost to the conquest, and within it's
shade the great photographer often
sat and growled and moralized, aud
rank tea.
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The Fight 3atWeen 1iol's 1oroes and the
Solioe.

A correspondent learns the following con-
corning the fight between Riels forces and the
police and citizen soldiers on Thursday, March
70 The story 10 direct from half breeds who
were present Learning that tho force was en-
route for Duck Lake, mounted half breeds,
twenty in number started to reconnoiter. They
met = force Of 100 men police and citizens
in sleighs, and tho half-breods scat
tered Crozier, in command of the police,
thought an effort was being made to sur
round him and ordered his men to fire.
Seeing half breeds falling dead At the first
hre, his followers returned the shots with
but hot The half breed, who tells the
field. When the police returned the
The half breeds lost four killed, and one In
dian not in the fight was accidentally shot An
other story Of the half breeds side Of the fight
rial council, Gays Gabriel Dumas, ono of Riel's
lieutenants, told him Crozier was coming to
take supplies from Duck Lake. Dumas took
thirty mounted men armed with Reminetons
and met Crozier's force few miles from tho
spot whore tho trail enters . coolie and
bluf1s. Both parties stopped. The alf-breeds
were ordered to scatter in tho bush. in order
that they might not be 80 much exposed
Crozier thought . surround was attempted,
and fred first The half-breeds lost four Kill
led and two wounded Crozier had thirteen
killed, who, according to the last story. wero
left on the field. Both half-breeds above in
terviewed assert that Riel's orders are never
to fire first
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At Clifford, Oak, recently, in saloon row
between n Plummer and Peter Daily, the
former was shot dead The constable took
Daily to Caledonia
Pierre, Oak, Special Telegram: Startling
developments were made in the Bell-small
murder case. Bennett the accomplice of Bell,
has turned states evidence, and on infor-
nation given by him the body Of Small
was found buried in piece Of newly
plowed ground about four miles from
Harold and two miles from Blunt The sod
had been first removed. shallow hole dug
;snd carefully replaced to avoid discovery:
The body of Small wrapped in blanket and
covered with the blood stained overcoat Of the
murderer. It was in good state Of preserva-
ton. The murder was committed with 4
Ratchet tho skull being broken ct numDer of
places and tho neck gashed in horrible man
ner The excitement 10 great, and the lynch
ing OF Bell L. excitedly discussed by the crowds
forming on the streets.
F. s. Small, the victom Of this murder. v.s
lsst tau Z candidate for prosecuting attorney