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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-26
RETROSPECTIVE.
A Glance Backward of a Few
Years Over the Towns
History.
The Senate to the Relief of Set
tiers Ousted by Commas
sioner Sparks.
Indian Beef Contract-Southern
Stock-New Church Bell
Wells Fargo.
Now and Then.

Miles City Is fast assuming metro
politan aspect. Daily large consign-
ments of goods are received by our re-
spective merchants for the coming sea-
sons trade, and at the present time
anything in the way of staple article
can be obtained here at prices as rea-
sonable as they are quoted In the east
ern cities, taking into consideration,
Of course, the necessary additions
which have to be made on account of
the heavy freight bills which have to
be paid. Not many years ago an east
ern man on his first visit here would
have been impressed with the idea,
and one idea only, that 1t was unsafe
to wear plug hat or a dude collar,
and that in order TO reside here In
peace these frequent accomplishments
of the down easterner had to be dis
carded. Buffalo hunters and a few
COW boys com posed the main part OF
the population, with the exception of
the few merchants and saloon men,
who made money hand over fist by
supplying them with the bare necessi-
ties of life at exorbitant prices. Ac.
commodations for the weary traveller
were things unheard of, a pair Of
more or less clean blankets and q
buffalo robe or two being the
only thing In the way of bed which
was attainable. However, the buffalo
Is no more and the buffalo hunter is
being Of the past. still to be met with
frequently making living In one of
the usual methods, In repenting the
days which have gone aud hopelessly
wishing for recurrence Of the same,
when they were enabled to go out for
few months and return laden with
valuable spoils. A stranger on arriv-
ing here now Is surprised at the quiet
and orderly appearance of the town,
the substantial buildings, and at the
elegant displays In the show windows
of our stores. He can get hotel accom-
modations such as ran no where be
bet tered in the west, and In few in
stances equaled. He may appear In
what to the. old timer is an outlandish
costume, and excite nothing further
than a prolonged stare or a whispered
comment audible only to the close by
stander. The march of civilization is
fast having its effect on this western
country, and no where to a greater ex-
tent than in Miles City.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-26

The programme for the week at the
Opera House continues to give the
greatest satisfaction. The first part,
3 Red Riding Hood scene, is one Of
the prettiest and most amusing which
has ever been produced in that abode
of pleasure. The entertainment does
not conclude until 2:3O o'clock In the
morning, and the proceedings are car
ried on in such quick succession. that
the interest of the audience cannot
possibly flag.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-26

Cooperstown, OAK, bank bursted.
Michigan is blanketed with two feet
of snow.
Cyclones in Indiana. Williamsport
demolished.
Secretary Manning is sick and his
friends are fearful.
Glover knocked Curtiss out in three
rounds at st. Paul.
Mr.. Blaine's daughters haves not
Joined the Catholic church.
Knights of Industry forming,
friendly to labor and disposed to arbi-
trate.
Cattle on the dairy farms near Louis
vile, KY, are dying in great num-
bers from some mysterious disease.
John Mahan. New York pugilist,
is dying Of consumption caused by
humping he received from John L.
Sullivan.
Mr.. Armour has found 1t necessary
to again deny that he has any inten-
ton of establishing branch packing
house at st. Louis.
The Senate committee reports un-
favorably on the nomination Of the
Albany colored lawyer to succeed
Fred Douglass In District of Columbia
George Hearst. tie newly appointed
United States senator from California.
Is now 10 the City Of Mexico. 1t IL
stated that he will proceed immedi-
ately to Washington.
Nineteen Russians bitten by wolves
came to Pasteur Of Paris. incubation
failed in the case of one, who died Of
rabies. Pasteur deEies that this fall
ure disproves his theory.
The Grant funeral expenses are all
paid, except about So, 200 embodied in
bill of the New York militia for
music. There Ii some doubt about the
payment of this bill. No other state
has put In bill for music.
By the pleuro-pneumonia law re-
Gently passed by the Kentucky legis-
lature. 106 head Of diseased cattle have
been killed during the past week At
and around Cynthrana, XIV. 1t is be-
lieved, however. that no pleuro-pneu-
monia exists in the state. The cattle
were worth SIC. 900 and the state viii
only pay 81, 800 for them.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-26

The lady members Of the Methodist
church organized supper which was
given last night at the old stand Of
the Parlor restaurant A delightful
repast had been prepared which was
partaken Of by q large number Of peo-
pie. The proceedings were enlivened
with some very good music rendered
by few of the ladies present. Finan-
cially as well as in every other way,
1t was a decided success.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-26

The dummy which the Helena peo-
pie hanged to the telegraph pole cold
many people. r.0
Prairie fire on Crow reservation on
the plateau east OF Clarke's Fork.
The fire IL supposed 10 have been
started by the Indians to drive on
white mems cattle, some Of which
strayed on to the reserve the pest
winter.
Some twenty citizens of Butte have
formed company for the purpose Of
taking up government land before The
present land laws shall have been ~
pealed. The incorporation Of The
scheme are John Noyes, president;
Lee Mantle. secretary; James shislds,
vice president, and Z. Richards. troas-
urer. t. {.
There were two efngies Of Costnsesr
Palmer. The second was hung q .
telegraph pole opposite the tsas-
phone once and. was cut down ~
police ofhcsr early In the meaning.
This one bore the lessnd "Paln~--
second Bsecher. Brad and vafoe
good enough for the working nan
What nsxtfn-HelsnA Ex<heno&
The Delphi undIana) Tfnsa y
March 5th, speaking Of JDdes rtlk11
says: '"rhe bass slanders cireulnA11
here since his departure all = 1Ht6n1
futile - they do In In Mon>nE4 ~
The dlsEustine efz6rts Of hi enrulr1 ~
do him injury are entirely 11|1>11
ensct further than 10 rsooll upoa ~
aothon and cover then NM sAaunoIy
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-26
The Royal Jap TO Cyrus w. F,sla.
TOXIC, the 18th Of the second mont
of the 10Th wear of Misfi. Eebruar

TOXIC, the 18th Of the second month
of the 10Th year Of Misjl. February
10Th Of 1885. 49,
Cyrus w. Field, Esq, Grant Monu-
ment Association, New York City
Sir: His Imperial Majesty has been
gratified to learn Of the plan for the
erection Of . monument 10 honor Oh
the late Gen. Ulysss B. Grant, and be
commando me 70 transmit 20 you the
iuclosed 500 American dollars - .
contribution TO the monument fund,
and In token OF the high estimation In
which be holds the memory Of the IL
iustrlons deceased I have the honor to
BE-, ar, yours very respectfully.
MARQUIS 6ANETsUMA TOKUDAI0f,
Grand Chamberlain 10
H. NJ. the Emperor Of Japan.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-26

the base Of supplies and living on thas
country. This was eight months and
a half earlier than General Grants
letter TO Halleck. written in June.
1854, suggesting campaign from
Chattanooga by Atlanta to Mobile,
and year earlier than the time when
he first conceived his march to the SEA-
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-26

II turns out that II was General
Burnside who nrst suggested the
March TO the Seal In . letter writ.
ten In september. 1883, while station.
ed At Knoxville, hei proposed march
to Atlanta and thence TO the sea, tab.
Ing no trains and cutting loose from
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-26

Several Of the residents 10 town
have lately been ornameutIng the
foreground Of their residences by
planting shade trees. The appearances
Of the court house yard also promises
to be improved In this respect. There
10 no one thing which can assist %
materially In making q town attrac'
tive ~ can be accomplished by the I'd
dItion Of shade trees. 'f
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-26
The contract was awarded to the

The contract was awarded 10 the
lowest bidder, Mr.. Jordan. Commits
sioner Atkins says that IL beef con-
tinues at Its present high rates. he will
probably contract at the general spring
letting for more pork and canned beef
for the Indians.-Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-26
Contract for o Alontanlan,

p. H. Kelly has not been east simply
for exercise. He took big contract
on the 22nd for furnishing beef to the
Crow Indians. The amount was for
300, 1000 pounds, and the bidders were
as follows:
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
CHURCH WEEKLIES.

From the Christian Advocate.
We are occasionally asked, why the
Advocate and other weekly church
papers cannot be sold as low as the
great secular weeklies, such as the N.
Y. Sun, The World, Republican aud
Globe Democrat. This question is
easily answered and as readily explain
ed. In the first place, the composition,
D. typographical work consists simply
in transferring matter which has already
appeared in the six daily editions pre-
ceeding it. So that very important
item of expense is saved. Then again,
almost the whole cost of editors, cor
respondents, reporters, special and as
ISOLATED kilograms, manager, and all
office expenses having been charged to
and paid by the daily edition, the
weekly is allowed the benefits without
additional cost. The expenditure, then,
is confined to the cost of the white
paper and press-work with mai ling
added. While their cost, usually ST
per year, yields quite a handsome rev.
enue, it is but a drop in the bucket
compared with what they annually re-
ceive for their advertising space-the
seemingly exorbitant price of which is
fully justified by their enormous cir
culation.
With religious weeklies the case is
different. Each issue is made up en-
tIrely of new matter and one paper
costs about as much as another the
whole year through-each bearing its
share of all expenses"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
ExECUTRIx, NOTICE.
IsTRATORs, NOTICE.

T ETTERS Of administration on the estate OF
II Erwin Zeysing deceased, We're granted to
the underslgned ontne 10th day OF January
1886, by she Probate court of Lafayette
county, Missouri.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to us tor allow
ance within one year after the date OF this notice,
or they may be precluded from any benefit of
such estate; and If such claims be not exhibited
within two years they will be forever barred.
JOHN ZEYSING,
Erwin ZEYSISG
)23t5 lstrAtOrs.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
THE NEW ENGLISH CABINET.

Mr.. Gladstone, prime minister and
first lord of the treasury.
Sir Farrar Hirschell, lord high chan
cellor.
Earl Spencer, lord president of the
council.
Mr.. H. G. E. Childers, home secre-
tary.
Earl Roseberry, secretary for foreign
affairs.
Earl Granville, secretary tor the
colonies.
Earl Kimberley, secretary for India.
Mr.. H.. Campbell-B annerman, secre-
tary of war.
Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt, chancel-
lor of the ~exchequer.
The Marquis of Ripon, first lord of
the admiralty.
MI. j. Chamberlain, president of the
local government board.
Mr.. G. o. %Trevelyan, secretary for
Scotland.
Mr.. A. J. Mundella, president of the
Board of Trade.
Mr.. John Morley, chief secretary for
Ireland.
The following appointments have
been made under the new administra-
ton:
Earl Sydney, lord steward of the
queens household Mr.. Arnold Morley,
patronage secretary;Mr. Chas. Russell,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
THE POOLS NATURAL ENEMY.
River Transportation to be FacIl.
itated by the Addition of IL
Third Steamboat.
From the X. C., Times,

ttAo" ehS II W ILLUS
Captain Hunter Ben Jenkins of St.
Louis, general manager of the st.
Louis and Kansas City Electric packet
line, accompanied by Captain George
G. Keith of the Dakotah, and Captain
J. II. Griffith, a lower Mississippi COM
mander, arrived in this city yesterday
On business connected with his river
interests. Speaking Of the preparations
for next season Captain jenkins said
that his company had purchased the
Wyoming, a mate to the Dakotah,
built expressly for the Missouri river
trade at a cost of $45 900, to run in ad-
dltion to the Dakotah and the D. r.
Powell. All the boats are of 1900
tons burden and will make semi
weekly trips between this city and St.
Louis.
The fact that Kansas City is to have
a rapid line of steamers this season
will do more than the arguments of
the joint committee to bring about a
reduction of southwestern pool rates.
The managers recognize the fact that
the people are thoroughly wrought up
and that unless a reduction is made
the railroads will not get a pound of
freight that can be shipped via boat.
They found this out last summer to
their sorrow, as the decrease in the
pool earnings evidence. With a thor
ough organization and with a good
steamboat line in command the mer-
chants of the Missouri valley can Grip
pie the pool so effectually that it would
be glad enough to make rates. AS
was said before, however, the mana
gers realize this, and there is little
doubt that they will make a reduction.
Whatever the roads do, the packet
line will have all the business they Gun
carry. On heavy freights the railroads
are unable to compete with steamers,
no matter how low their rates may be,
and the steamboats, will get more OF
this kind of business than last year even,
despite any reduction the pool lines
may make.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
A HEARTLESS WRETCH.
Merchant Traveller.1

Jones was eating dinner at his board
ing house last Monday, and during his
investigation of one OF the dishes, he
ranacross a piece of postage stamp. The
landlady saw him pick it out and look
at it, and she began to get mad. But
Jones said nothing, and, laying down
his knife and fork, began to dig with
a spoon in the dish from which the
piece of stamp had come. Finally when
the lady could stand it no longer she
exclaimed:
.sWhat is the matter. Mr.. Jones?"
"Oh, nothing" replied that philoso-
pher.
"What are you playing in the VIC
tuals for, then?",
"Why, you see my dear madam, this
piece of stamp reminded me of a letter
l was expecting, and l just thought I'd
prod around this dish awhile, and see
if couldn't find the carrier and ask
him about the letter. without going to
the postoffice."
The explanation was so full and COM
plete that Jones had to change his
boarding house.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
ANY ONE OF THESE BILLS WOULD
HAVE SEATED TILDEN.
IErom the N. Y. Sun.


Senator VIM. M. Evarts, in his maid
en- speech in the senate the other day,
is thus reported in the Congressional
Record Up. 1867:
"In regard to the count of the presi-
dental vote that is devolved on the
vice president, we will say, without dis
cussing what that means, but the con-
stitution puts it there"
The constitution does nothing of the
sort, and the state Of New York once
had a senator-his name was Conkling
who, although a republican, lashed
all the whelps to their kennels who in
caucus proposed to cheat Tilden and
Hendricks of election by that process.
Nobody even then asserted the power
of the vice p%resident to count to be
more than an inference. The knaves
who set up the pretense, and the sap
heads who in long newspaper letters
defended it, went no further than that.
But the rewarded defender of the
Hayes fraud lets his tongue wag fur
Their, and says what we have quoted
above. We must tell Mr.. Evarts that
he has uttered a clear, indisputable, in
excusable inveracity, and, "without
discussing what that MEANS" we send
him to the constitution of the United
States to find out.
John Sherman, who now pre-
sides over the senate, and may have 10
open the next set of electoral votes,
draws a line. He said Up. 1867:
81 have never claimed that the con-
stitution conferred upon the president
OF the sanate the absolute power to
count the votes"
This, too, may be more or less I'M
veraclous, but it shows the difference,
at least, between what John Sherman
himself would like to do and what
John Sherman might egg on a chuckle-
head like Ferry to attempt.
The senate o fthe United States is dis
cussing at intervals a bill to provide for
and regulate the counting of the elec-
toral votes for president and vlce-pres-
ident. John Sherman, George F.
Edmunds. George F. Hoar, and Will
liam M. Evarts have been the principal
debaters thus far. Not one of all the
bills, amendments, proposals, sugges-
tons, put forward by either Of these
persons in order to provide a scheme
of law for regulating the count could
by any possibility haze failed to estab-
Hsh and secure The election of Samuel
j. TSlden to the presidency IN 1876.
That little fact isaa mirror precisely
large enough to. reflect back his W
shameless image to each of these and
to all other cOntrivers, abettors, re-
warded participants, and defenders of
the memorable fraud of 1876.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

WARRENsBURG, Mo-, February s.
News has just reached here of a des-
perate attempt to commit suicide by
Thomas Caldwell, who resides about
ten miles north OF this city. 1t appears
that the cause for his deed was
that Thomas and H. E. Caldwell, broth
ers, quarreled over some trivial,matter at
the home of the former. 1t was thought
that the matter was settled, and II. E..
was leaving the house to go home,
when he heard the report of a revolver.
He turned just in time to see his
brother fall to the floor. He rushed to
his assistance and found him to be in a
dying condition. The ball entered his
forehead above the left eye and lodged
in the brain. Physicians were immedi-
ately summoned, but they have no
hopes of his recovery. Both the men
were well-to-do farmers, and are high
ly respected by their neighbors.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13

DIFFICULTY OF ACCOMULATING A
MILLION.


IFrom the Detroit Free Press.l
Millions are talked about glibly at
times without a clear understanding OF
the enormous sum represented by the
$50, 900 900 left by Cornelius Wander
biIt, the elder, or the $780, 900 200 left
by William Ii. Vanderbilt to his sons.
A Chicago preacher helps II to re-
alize the magnitude of such fortunes by
figuring out that if Cornelius Wander
bilt had been born at the beginning OF
the Christian era and had saved $3.50 900
a year ever since, he would not have
made up his fortune of $50, 900 900; and
that, if William H. Vanderbilt had been
a contemporary of Adam and had saved
at the same rate of $4,000 per annum,
he would still have been far short of his
5000, 900 900 at the time of his death,
and would still have to toll and save
for 2,115 years in the future before
amassing his fortune of 5000, 900 900.
That calculation is based on the usual
chronology. Without such examples
to give one a measure, it is difficult to
form a proper conception OF such enor-
nous sums.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.

The total collections of internal reve.
nue. during the first six months of the
fiscal year ending June 5Oth, 1885, were
sos ,549 ,6l1, an increase of 81 ,O29,4 AGA
over the collections during the same
period of the last fiscal year. There
was an increase OF S676, 573 on spirits.
$685. $50 OF tobacco and $437,S01 ON
fermented liquors, and a decrease OF
S74,475 on miscellaneous items. The
receipts during December 1885, were
S559,241 greater than during Decem-
her 1894
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
STEEL RAILS IN DEMAND.

NEW YORK, February 5.-At a meet
ing of the steel rail manufacturers of
the United States in Philadelphia, the
general condition of the business was
discussed and reports received, show
ing that orders had already been book
ed for the current year for 72O,O 900
tons of steel rails. The product for
1886 was limited at the Saratoga meet
ing to $4,000 tons, but subsequently
the amount was raised to 1000, 900 tons.
AT the meeting in Philadelphia it was
agreed that when the orders received
amounted to 500 900 tons the limit
should be extended to l .l5O, 900 tons.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
A STRANGE KIND OF BUTTER.
[Pittsburg Chronicle.

IPittsburg Chronicle.I
81 see that q Chicago landlord has
shot a bOarder for joking about the
BUTTER" remarked the Judge.
"That must have been a queer kind
of BUTTER" responded the major.
''Why?'
"That it was not strong enough to
resent the insult itself"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BIRTH
PLACE.

Few men have left more substantial
traces of their existence, says the St.
James's Gazette, than Christopher
Columbus; yet it is not known for GER
tain where he was born, nor even
where he was buried, for both San Do
mingo and Havapa claim the possession
of his bones. The Able Casanova has,
however, made out a very strong case
IN favor of the right of Calvi, in Cor
sica, to be regarded as the natal place
of the great discoverer; and the people
of Calvi are accordingly making ar
engagements to celebrate the fourth
of their illustrious townsman
on a grand scale.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
MR.. GLADSTONE.

Michael Davitt believes that Mr..
Gladstone is the only English states
man that has the courage to grapple
with the Irish problem and establish
peace between England and Ireland.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13

Subscribers to the IntelIigencer can obtain our
Clubbing Rates on foreign papers and periodi-
calls at any time during the year. In addition
to the above we extend to our subscribers the
bene 1t OF lowest club rates to all other leading
magazines and periodicals.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13
Lexington Market.

In this rcportthe wholesale prices are given in
lett hand column, and retail pirces in right hand
column. In country prOduce the figures on the
left denote what the merchants are paving. and
ON the right the prices At which the sell
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-13

Itch and prairie mango, cured in 30 min
utes by Woolferd's Sanitary Lotion. This
never fails. Sold by Chas. W. LOOMS
druggist, Lexington. mar2l-1y
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-09-24
OUR WAREENS LETTER.
WARRENs |. L. SEPT. 6, 1SS

WARRENs l. T. SEPT. 6, 1856.
EDITOR PRESS: We were treated to a
light fall of snow on Saturday, the wea-
ther having returned to it's normal con-
dition. Doubtless the mountains will
be white in spots henceforth.
There is considerable excitement
about the reputed Yellow Pine basin
camp. A large number of people are in
that section prospecting. Geo. Brow n,
Jake Peterson, Dad Miller, Bohndel,
Slater, Aleck Johnson and several others
have gone from here, but have not
returned yet. The whole thing is COM
monty thought humbug, though it is
admitted that it is likely place to pros
pect in.
The Long valley diggings are also said
to have been visited by at least 500 peo-
Pile. The original loca tors are thought
to have good mining ground. They
surveyed a ditch and commenced dig
ging and after advancing mile or so
are said to have discovered that their
ditch was graded the wrong way. We
have not learned whether they contin-
ued digging or not.
The China claims here are doing
reasonably well. The company. thai
lately purchased the Brooks claim have
struck into fairly good ground and are
Frightening up in consequence.
The Keystone Co. had some rock
crushed that payed $53 per ton. The
Bulldog Co. also had a run of tons
made that yielded 43 OF per ton, sup
posed to be worth l,30 per OF.
The Alton district is frightening.
The trail for which means were SUBJ
scribed by our citizens is reported nearly
completed. Mr.. Hoyt, mining man
from the south has visited the district
and made some purchases of conse.
quence, and there is prospect of some.
thing being done there this fall.
N. b. W.