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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Somebody's Or Gored.

The following communication was
received at this Office yesterday. Itis
called forth by brief item published
in Thursdays paper relative to q
"wel-to-do family" who had con-
Quoted their domestic affairs thus far
In the winter without the purchase Of
any wood. AS the feeting wood pile
10 the chief care Of nearly every family
at this season of the year, the fact that
one case existed where wood had been
successfully eliminated from the list
OF domestic expenses aroused . latent
curiosity among the neighbors, suffi-
cient to bring 1t to the notice of the
news gatherer. We have no idea who
our correspondent is, and will only
add that II he or she is not the person
at whom the original article was
pointed then there are two families at
least in this city who have solved the
difficult problem Of going through the
winter without any more timber about
euC uousc tiiou MI OCCh6iOuoi DO4 VI
matches. AS matter of general in
formation We append the communi-
cation:
MILES CITY, Dec. q, 1856.
Editor YELLowsToSE JOURNAL.
Ifyour informant or the writer will
call on the "Well-to-do family, etc"
referred to in your issue of the 23rd
inst. l will not only explain 10 him
how 1t is that my chimney has been
rs faithful as It's fellows during the
past two months. and will be for few
months more, and without being
obliged to beg, borrow or steal from
any of my neighbors; but will also
pay for the insertion of yesterdays
comment and any subsequent articles
which may arise. Yours truly.
The HEAD DoF A WELL To-Do FAMILY.
N. B.-As / do not intend this for
publication unless you wish to DO 80,
shall not sign my name, but II this
does appear you can send me bill by
mail and / will call and pay imme-
diately., ....0
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
To The Supreme Bench

CINCINNATI, Dec. PA number of
Wholesale liquor dealers have taken
joint action by employing counsel to
bring an action In the United States
supreme court to test the constitution.
ality Of the Dow liquor law. They
propose to deny the right of the State
Of Ohio, to tax dealers on products of
other states. They will be joined by
saloon men who have paid their taxes
under protest.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
Fire Losses.

HARRISBURG. Pa, Dec. 2l-The
car works of Schsll d King, ut Mid.
dieton. were almost wholly destroyer
by fire this morning, causing q loss Of
$4,000. 100. g..
LIvERPooL, Dec. 4.-The largest
and most destructive fire In Liverpool
since the year lS47 occurred this
morning. The extensive general re-
tail stores of John Lomis & Co., on
Brunswick road, were entirely de-
stroyed. The stores contained an
enormous Christmas stock, all Of
which was consumed, as was also an
attractive menagarie connected with
the establishment. The loss Is placed
at two million.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
Dragged Her Anchor.

LISBON, Dec. A.-The British iron
clad, Sultan, ran into aud sunk the
French. steamer Vile de Victoria,
while the latter was lying at anchor
In the Tagras. The Vile de Vlctoria
had $50 persons on board. --latest in
telligence shows that most OF the crew
and passengers of the Vile de Vic
toria were drowned. tits also learned
that both vessels were at anchor Mt the
time of the collision. The Sultan
dragged her anchor and drifted against
the Vile de Victoria.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
A Successful Haul,

CHICAGO, Dec. PA special to the
Inter-Ocean, from Galena, Ills, says
'just before daybfeak this morning In
this city buTgler entered the jewell
cry store OF julius Kruger, on Main
street, and robbed the safe of $265 in
money and So, 500 worth Of gold watch
es. diamond and other jewellery. Up
to this evening no clue 10 the thieves or
property has been discovered.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
Money Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Money on call
easy ut 3@6 per cent; closing at
Prime mercantile paper. 4@5 per cent
Sterling exchange, barely steady
at "a. 79l fol. so day bills and s4.s23 for
demand.
CHICAGO. Dec. A-Money rates are
6l(97 psr cent. ON demand loans and
7@B per cent. on time favors. New
York exchange was so cents discount.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
Chicago Live ssocn Market.

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Cattle receipts,
1000; shipments, 1000; market active;
~" and = rather her stronger shigping s,sers,
ers and feeders, s2SO@3.50; cows,
bulls and mixed, $l.5O(93.3 80; bulk
81. 30a2.7 20; Texas cattle. $2.20a2. 80.
Sheep, receipts, 1000; shipments,
1000; market, sl0w; natives. $2.50a
4.25; western, 81. 70a3.50; Texans. $3.50
a3.O5; lambs, "a. .00a5.0O.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25

MrNNEAPoLIs, Dec. A.-The men
who committed the bold robbery q
Ellictts jewellery store, Wednesday
night have not yet been arrested. The
detectives have been able to locate the
team driven by the robbers ~ belong.
ing to Ensign's livery stable and the
team was hired at $50 p. m. by q
stranger who said that he intended "a
take some lady friends out:fOr . ride,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
Minneapolis Jottings.

MINNEAPoLIs, Dec A.-The Pray
manufacturing company which has
been tottering for some time has made
an assignment.
Mrs. ID. b. johnson. wife Of prom
inent local politician has secured d.
vorce on the ground OF adultery.
Rev. X. +. Sample, for nineteen
years pastor of the Westminster
church has resigned to go to New
York City.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
Forced to Quit

MINNEAPoLIs, Dec. 24.-At 2:45 this
afternoon, Morgan, one of the six-day
bicyclists, was taken violently sick at
the stomach. and was compelled to
leave the track. His trainers at once
took him In hand, and 1t was expected
that he could return after short rest.
He had scored l,l02 miles when he
was taken sick.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
ROCKY xeun,a,n relesr.ph

CHICAGO, Dec, s4.i-A special to the
Times from Fort Keogh, Mont. says
the Rocky Mountain telegraph conn
pany's new wire 10 completed from
Medicine Hat, Oh the Canadian Pa
cific. to Fort Arsinaboine, which 10
the connection with Helena. The
electric circuit 10 now complete 10 the
north west, east and west from the
United States vlA the Canadian Pacific.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25

New YORK, Dec. 4.-Northern
Pacific, q; preferred, 90; Chicago 4
Northwestern. llsi; preferred, 140;
Chicago. Milwaukee d st. Paul, S9a;
preferred, ll5a; st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Manitoba, ll3; Western Union
Telegraph, 69sc; Oregon, Railway q
Navigation, l10I; Oregon Railway q
Improvement, 3l}
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
A Ifoston Pnilure.

BosToN, Dec. 24.-'rhe Advertiser
says: Pleny Nickerson made an as
sigDment this afternoon; liabilities,
about $500, 900; nominal assets, $780,
600. Nickerson Ia an extensive ship
owner and has been doing business for
nearly half y century ana was rated
among Boston's foremost merchants.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25

Any particulars concerning the mis-
hap overtaking the west boand mail
train Friday morning are unattainsble
except that near Mandan . portion ef
the train was derailed and the mall
car and most Of its contents damaged
by firs and water aud most Of the
Miles City mall Lost. A new car was
brought out from Mandan and the
train arrived In Miles City yesterday
about ten hours late.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
rhe Printers Christmas.

The printer has fewer holidays dur
ing the twelve months which 20 to
make up the year than any class Of
la,orer, but Christmas 10 his exclu-
siye holiday, and no printer can be
hired for love nor money-less than
double price-to work on the day we
celebrate the nativity Of Christ. II is
bad enough, or rather in the printers
way of looking at 1t, good enough for
him to get out q morning paper on
Christmas day, TO do which he must
work all the ten hours before. but .
paper the day after Christmas is more
than the average typo will stand. IL
has always been the custom OF the
YELLowsToNR -JoUREAL- upon one
day In the year atleast 10 give Its enl-
ployes holiday and this year will be
no exception 70 the rule. No paper
to-merrsw, therefore. and Wishing all
the subsoribem . Happy Christmas,
The employs propose 10 endeavor 20
make . merry Christmas Of it them
selves. .aistf
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
wheat Market.

CHICAGO, Dec. M-wheat market
stronger; closed, Deoember, 5Itc; jan
uary 77ic; February, 7!tc; Nay. sslc.
MiLwAUKEE. Dec. M.-Wheat was
easy; cash, 77bc; January, 77ic;
May, 84ic. Corn quiet; No. 2. 86}c.
DULUTH, Dec. M.-Wheat receipts.
90 cars. Market, strong; closed, Jam
uary. 76ac; May. 86}c. .s "
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
The English Ministry.

LONDON, Dec. All is expected
that parliament will be prorogued
until the third OF Februerv IN order to
allow the formation of a new ministry.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25
The wheelers.

MINNEAPoLIs, Dec. A.-Bicycle
score at 10 p. m. Morgan, l,l2O miles;
Schock, l.l79 miles and laps; Ar
mande, 9l3 miles aud 3 laps. Morgan
left the track at 8 O'Clock.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25

The team was returned 10 the stable
about twenty minutes after the robbery
was committed. The detectives still
claim that the work was not done by
professionally.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25

One OF our merchants who believes
"there is nothing In printers' ink"
advsrsises his goods by hanging them
In front Of his place Of business. Yea
terday someone walked away unde-
tected with . suit OF underwear.
There IL q moral to this. f.t'
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-25

Four Inches OF snow and the ther-
mometer lingering close about zero
an ideal Christmas.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-10
The Growth OF Lancaster.

The return of one hundred and eighty
five thousand people in Lancaster county,
shows what principality there is here,
and how it is growing in population. The
other evidence that it is prospering we
have about us everywhere and all
the time. There is no such aggrega-
ton of population and wealth in
any agricultural district in the country.
The city, in its credit, is shown to have
one-fifth of the total vote, and ne that
indicates its population TO be about $4,000,
which would be a fifty per cent. increase
since 1850. This is greater increase than
would be suspected and doubtless is too
great. But we have always thought that
the last census of the town was very loosely
taken and put its population below what
it really was. There is no doubt that
since 1850 the town has grown largely.
The evidence of it has been apparent
on every hand. There has been a
steady building movement every
year, even during the time three
or four years ago when there was a
general stagnation in building all over the
country. Lancaster was growing then. The
country people were coming in to live CON-
fortably upon their accumulations and
spend their declining years amid the con-
veniences of the town, while educating
their children at its excellent schools.
These schools have done much for the city.
1t is no small thing to be able to obtain
good education without cost, and the in
ducements to people with children to set
tie in this healthy town where living
is cheap, schools good, and employ
ment to be found, are very great The
town has therefore been growing steadily
and faster than its people have been aware.
The population probably does not reach
$1,000, as the voting lists may have been
carelessly permitted to retain names that
no longer belong to it, but the indication is
that our population will reach 5000.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-10

SATURDAYS INTELLIGENCER will keen
up the high standard of excellence that has
been aimed at in the conduct OF this journal.
its special features having absorbing in
terest The biographical sketch, with por-
trait, will tell of the career of the head of
one OF the largest business houses in Ian.
caster, who has been lawyer, soldier and
merchant The history OF the Old Paxton
and Conestoga road and the viewers who laid
1t out will recall some well-known names in
Lancaster county history. A glance through
the hles OF the Lancaster Journal of the
last century will afford interesting COM
parison with the life Of to-day. A philosoph-
ical paper on social science treats of the Ia
test developments IN that important sub
Ject An article on the Union of the Re-
formed churches is from the pen of a we'll
known local clerical scholar. The suiferin gs
OF authors are entertainingly enlarged upon
in the happy style tor which "Uncas" is
famous. A reporters interview with local
ghost and story from current magazine
furnish proper light relish for the feast,
while the religious feature is cared for in an
original article on I" The Sects of the United
States 1t will be notable issue of the
lNTELLIGENCER that none should miss
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-10

and is now her own housekecper, perform.
ing all her many aud heavy duties, In the
drawing.room aud outside OF the drawing
room, with tact and energy.
Miss HESTER CRAWFORD DORSEY, q
young poetess of Baltimore some months
ago contributed TO The AmcricdR poem en-
titled Dethroned," and dedicated il 10 the
Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph, to whom
she sent handsomely engrossed copy. She
has now received, through the legation at
washington, very complimentary nc
acknowledgement of the emperor's acceptance
of the dedication.
Mrs. SAN JoNEs has wit of her own, As
a story in the Atlanta Consultation shows T;
The Rev. Tom Gibson, of Powder spring
preached splendid sermon at the taber.
naSie beiore the service at the supper table
al sam Jones In the presence of numerous
guests, including MIR. Gibson, sam said .
ven, vile, we are getting on so well, we
won't nave any preaching tonight Mrs
Jones looked up at Mr. Gibson and asked (:
is that so Is Mr. Gibson going to talk -
EN-PEEsipENr MARX HOPKINS, of Will
liams college, IL physically and mentally an
unusually hale octogenarian. Many men at
% show more signs of advancing wears. II is
handwriting is as legible, rs fluent, and rs
rich In graceful ilourishes as that Of the late
William Cullen Bryant To a friend who
ssSed OF him recipe ter attaining a
good old age, he replied: "Iu all that per-
tains to health aud longevity | have never
nVed by rule-have, in fact, had a degree OF
contempt for what may be called Journalism
in matters OF diet and regimen"
THE LATE Cor. ETHAN ALLEN, of Lis.
bon, Conn, was at one time Il guest at the
Howard hotel, corner of Broadway and
Msiden-Lsne, New York. On entering the
dining room no waiter advanced to give h i'm
seat. The colonel walked to table near
by, and, taking chair which was turned up
at the head of the table, took 8 seat lie was
hardly in the chair before a waiter came hur-
riedly to him. saving: "This seat is en-
gagged" "To whom ?" asked the colonel.
"To gentleman He's come" said the
colonel, and remained at his dinner undis-
turbed amid pesls of laughter from the
guests at the table
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-10
Hanging Geronimo,

General Miles has the Indian Geronimo
on board railroad train bound to Florida,
where his tribe has its prison place. In
dian Commissioner Atkins is reported as
saying that Geronimo will be tried by court
martial and shot. 1t is probable that Mr..
Atkins is misquoted. Geronimo is not
likely to be shot. Geronimo surrendered,
and before doing SO saw to it doubtless that
his head would be safe. He would have
surrendered long ago on the same terms.
Gen. Crook was not permitted to make them
with him. Experience having shown that
Geronimo could stay out of the way of our
soldiers at his pleasure, it may he assumed
that virtue was made of necessity and
that his surrender was obtained by conced-
ing to him his life. 1t would be a very
mean thing to take it, even though there
was no such stipulation. The acceptance
of his surrender and the failure to catch
him forbid hanging him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-10
POlsr Cranks,

Colonel Glider and Mr.. Grifiiths have an
nounced from their jumping-off place in
Manitoba, the plan of their operations
against the pole, and it is marked by dar.
llg defiance Of the laws of nature that
Epuees pnbounded admiration. They pro.
- t9Start on sledges from Fort York on
Nelson river, and journey in that man.
70 the point where the Greely party
l06sged 20 terribly. They will pass win
~ on that cheerful spot, and, in the
Z, push on to Greely's most northern
They will then make dash for
- pa N aaedges,n regardless of the in.
Eyenlng open water. Explorers are di.
vided " opinion as to whether there ia
- open polar sea, but all unita in
eaying that they found open water to the
north Of them, or frozen sea that a storm
mightop II this army of two succeed
! In excelling Greedy by few degrees
through following the desolate coast on
sledges, they will have achieved enough of
the peculiar kind of fame they seek, and
can afford TO return and organize a more
Formidable assault.
There 10 no bound TO the possibilities re.
'Garding the pole, and that is doubtless the
Esdsction that makes polar explorations so
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~ Weekly 1ntelligencer
GtG faitfaster Jl1telliqei,te. /.
LAHcAsrHR. sKTTEMBKR 10, 1856
A Shallow Preteuse,

1he Pennsylvania railroad people who
lave no coal to carry down the Schuylkill
Valley are talking in very virtuous way
roout the freight rate on anthracite coal,
which they say they cannot think of max
2Ng greater than that on the bituminous
enal they carry and they seem to have
l>Egunded some people that they are very
0cod men indeed, for railroad men. 1t
would be such an unusual experience to
have tho managers of the Pennsylvania
nilrcad charge less than they can get, that
4 = not probable that many people will be
deluded into thinking that they are going to
doanything of the kind i'll regard to anthra-
cite coal, as a steady policy, whatever
they may propose to do to serve special
purpose. They have costly line into the
anfhracite region upon their hands, built
with . great expenditure of folly and cash
and not likely to be presently remunerative
( whatever its rates on coal. It is not, how
ever, . fact that the charge on bituminous
coal, for such haul as that from the an.
hracite region to Philadelphia, would be
- than cent ton per mile and it is
wrong to compare the charge of cent and a
bali ton per mile for that short haul of an
thracite coal to the charge per ton per mile
forthe longer haul Of bituminous coal. The
Pennsylvania railroad rate to Philadelphia
per ton per mile on bituminous coal, is less
than its rate to Harrisburg; and the rate
to Harrisburg is less than the rate TO Hunt
1ngton as the distance grows shorter the
nate per ton per mile grows longer. 1t
would get the same money for carrying
bituminous coal over the two hundred and
fifty mile route to Philadelphia, at three.
quarters of cent per ton per mile as it
would get for carrying anthracite coal over
halt the distance at double the toll; and the
cost Of the service would not be much
greater.
When the Pennsylvania railroad toll
sheet makers take less than they can get,of
their own free will, we may consider the
millennium TO be nigh. When they con-
cride to charge Philadelphia manufac-
turers as low price for carrying to them
bituminous coal, as they charge for carry
ing 1t to the wharves for shipment, they
may venture to tell the Philadelphia public
that they are unwilling to charge more for
carrying anthracite than bituminous coal.
Until then they should be ashamed to be so
brazen in their deceit.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-10
PERSONAL.

The PRESIDENT will probably remain in
the wilderness at least week longer,
Mr.. DoRMAN b. EATON il said IN hs tho
only living being who can open a chestnut
burr with his teeth.
MILES Ross, of New Jersey, is reported "a
saying that he wouldn't go TO Congress again
II certihcate OF election and SO, 900 were of.
fered him on platter.
Gov. PATTIsoN is but Iittls moro Than
half way through his thirties, aud he bas had
pretty near ten consecutive years Of otlice-
holding at uniform salary of SlO, 900 a wear.
REV: J. w. McNAUsHTER, Of Allegheny
City, died on Wednesday on the stea,ns hip
CITY OF Rome, which arrived TbuTsdsv at
New York from Liverpool. His remains
were brought ashore.
xvSuEEN MARGARET, OF ally, dresses at
~ ,Wvor.hs, paints exquisite aquarelles, dances
an syiph and plays the piano like AN
aaiEse her rooms are treasures of rare nor
eeiain, gems and pictures '"io Por'
'i.es hs: JAMES BROWN Porrpp uho..
Iecitatoh OF "'Ostier Joep gave "nose
no'orlety, Is agitating a plan to hn,,a Wiue
. ue iol Sa andaieur actors in New YORK n .,a,
cost szoo,ooo and 100000 has been pieasac Thi
MRS; GEORGE W. CHILps IL a. rsnessI
pie IN her way AZ her husband in his. Sha
manages with consummate ability ton1
large mansions, and after trying proiessionai
housekeepers has found Them humbugs
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a vkSRRARLR DOCUMENT.
The Original Notes of Mason and Uixons :
vey ON ffie nj Harri-burx

Iuc Oftgtusi Notes of Mason and Dixon q SUR
vey ON Ftie st Harrisburg
The original notes OF the survey of Mason
and Dixon's line have recently been tiled at
the Office of the secretary of internal affairs at
Harrisburg. They are written ON old style,
thick paper, which, notwithstanding most
careful preservation, has become yellow and
stained with age The notes Of each day of
the survey, which constitutes the only copy
in existence, are signed with the name OF the
surveyor who took them. Secretary Africa
anu his clerks are now engaged in collecting
all data connected with the surveys and re-
surveys which at various times have been
Pennsylvania.
The object is to make a record Of all the
notes taken in the various surveys, SO that
they may not toe lost as IN a number of in
stances, like that of the notes OF Mason and
plNons surveys, there is but one copy in ex'
lstence, which might at any time be lost.
The loss In such an event would I've irrepars-
bic. All OF this data will be collected and
published in a volume, under an act of the
legislature passed at the last session ot the
general assembly. A large amount of the
material has been put in shape The work,
however, Will not he completed before next
spring.
The notes of the survey of the Mason and
nlxon,s line are very ancient After Charles
III. had given VIM. Penn the grant of land in
America the principal part OF which now in
Guides pennsylvania, Penn made an agree
ment with Charles, Lord Baltimore, ~ to the
line which should separate Pennsylvania
from Maryland. This was in 1852. Commits.
sioners were appointed 10 make the survey,
but they became involved in dispute and
the work was stopped. Then Penn brought
suit In the English courts against Lord Balti-
more for the fulhllment OF the agreement
The suit hung in The courts till 1850, when
decree WAS made that the boundaries must
be settled in accordance with the agreement.
Frederick, Lord Baltimore, the successor of
John and Richard, whose pictures now hang
IN the governors reception room a; the capi-
tol, engaged Messrs Mason and Dixon, both
English surveyors OF great skill, to run the
ilne They came to America in 1863, and
were engaged until E6I in making the sur
Vey. I nder the agreement, they were to run
line OF hYe degrees OF longitude west from
parallel OF latitude 10 miles south OF the
most southern point in the city OF Philadel-
phia. The point was located i'll the north
eastern part of Maryland. They ran the line
about 10 miles, or IS miles short Of the wes-
tern terminus
The completion of the survey was sto pped
oy the hostile Indians at an Indian path,
which crosses Dunkard's run, near the line
between somerset and Fayette counties in
Pennsyh ala The historical line, which
was aiterward the dividing line or mark
between the North aud South, or between
the slave holding and abolition states, WAS
remarkably well run by Mason and Dixon,
ana 1t has never yet been necessary to cor
rect II.