Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-03

Which was mainly Tor tile reason that
about l25 delegates from Texas, the
Indian Territory and other south west
ern points, are stuck in y snow bank
south, and are not ex-
pected before tomorrow. After some
facetious remarks by delegates present
the International Range Cattle and
Horse Growers Association adjourned
till tomorrow at 10 o'clock. a. m.
In the meanwhile the corridors of
the Windsor caravansary are thronged
with jolly "bull barons," who seem
destined to make this an occasion long
to be remembered. The barroom is
thronged with an eager and thirsty
crew. who keep three extra toddy
busy concocting sooth-
ing cordials. A general era of good
feeling and goodfellowship reigns,
which receives kindly impulse from
the generous citizens of this magic
city, who are doing all in their power
to make everybody welcome and
happy.
PERSONAL.
The Montana delegation Is rather
slim in numbers, though somewhat
corpulent in makeup. Col. Seth
Mabry, a Montana cattle owner, is on
the committee on credentials.
Skew johnson smiles happily on the
festive array, and seems to know
pretty much everybody. Lovejoy, OF
the Diamond l. brand Of Glendive,
wrote his autograph on the guest book
of the Windsor this morning. Your
correspondent finds many old &C.
quaintances and rings in an occa-
sional word for the popular
house of Heenan & Hancock,
gets some good promises of future
business and is correspondingly
happy. Eph Cowles is said to be
swearing and sticking in a Nebraska
snow bank-the only bank, by the
way, that don't treat Eph kindly. II
the blockade is raised tonight Eph
can join his idols and "been happy"
by the bright light in the morning.
Willis Keenan, Is on deck as large as
life and twice as natural. II his good
natured way does not capture lots OF
business. there is nothing in indica.
ton. P. H. Kennedy, whose genuine
Irish wit and repartee enlivened the
dull hours of the Miles City Club las,
summer, il here and bubbling over
with good nature as usual. A good
citizen of Denver having presented
your correspondent with an opera
ticket for the play this evening, re-
luctantly draw this letter to a close,
simply saying that when theatre
tickets are so cheap, even a JOURNAL
reporter can afford TO dissipate and
join the giddy whirl of theatre goers.
CARL.
SECOND DAY.
After the introduction and adoption
of series of silver resolutions which
bore very strained relation TO range
interests, the business Of the eonven.
ton was proceeded with.
Thomas Sturgis, of Wyoming. read
an able paper. showing the beneficial
results derived by range men feeding
cattle for the markets. A communica.
ton from New Mexico was read, ask.
ing that some measure be taken TO-
ward the adoption Of u plan to pay
eastern live stock commission men .
percentage on the amount Of sales in
stead Of SO much per head. Col. Holl
moved that hereafter the delegation e
the international range convention b,
appointed on the basis of one delegat,
to every 10000 head of stock, instead
of so, 900, as In the call of the present
convention. Carried. Adjourned.
THIRD DAY.
! Mundy, of FL Paso, read paper on
1.-THE Live Stock Interests of North
ern Mexico" He stated:
The United States should allow Old
Mexico to take her steers across the
country in bond by rail. There are
100, 600, 900 acres of grazing land in
Mexico which will support three times
more cattle than are now upon IL. but
settlements retarded on account OF
Indians.
Ex-Congressman Bedford offered q
resolution directing the committee on
resolutions to inquire into the necessi-
ty of revising the land laws, so far as
appertains to the occupation Of the
public domain, and report to this con-
venlion. Mr.. Belford. In speech. Sc
verely attacked the land policy Of the
interior department, and heartily sup
ported the leasing of the arid region
by the government to cattle men. and
trusted the convention would take
action upon the subject. He stated
that the driving Of cattle men out of
Indian Territory was because Of stock
jobbing In New York, and not because
the welfare Of the territory demanded
Il The committee ON permanent or.
ganisation reported the name to be