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The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29
n EMORlAL DAN.

Memorial Day is given to the people OF
our country as a day on which to ren'e'"'
her the great struggles, great sacrifices Of
human life. and the final triumph Of the
cause Of Liberty and united Union
Here, in Montana, there are but fcw graves
to he strewn with the Aowers Of love and
remembrance, but the graves Of the tew
heroes Of the Rebellion will Ike appropri'
ately remembered BY the members Of d't'
ferent Posts of the Grand Army Of the Re.
public throughout the Territory. 1t is fit'
ting to observe Memorial Day BY every
lover Of our united Union. On each re.
CURING anniversary not only tribute
to the noble dead should be paid bS the
&. A. K. order, but every loyal American
should unite in commemorating the men,
ory Of the thousands o: our countrymen
who fell in the great struggle to maintain
a united Union.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29
lDAHO'S METAL PRODUCT.

Our sister Territory, Idaho. presents a
very fair showing III the production of the
precious metals and lead for the year 1855.
The following is the statement for the PRO-
duction OF lead, gold and silver in Idaho
during the year 1885. as reported to the
Director Of the Mint by L. s. Assayer H..
+. Wild, Of the Boise City assay Office.
MIR Wild recently made tour Of Idaho
for the purpose Of collecting this data and
the figures are correct as far as they 90,
but Of necessity there were many places
he did not visit, besides great deal OF gold
is annually taken out Of that Territory bv
Cinnamon and Others OF which no account
can be obtained. 10 the total of Sa,,6s..
SO: Mr.. Wild adds IS per cent as his esti-
ante Of amount taken out of which no re-
port is made, making a grand total of S..
7ss,6o,. The estimate and addition is Ger.
tainlv low enough.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29
AKTESIAN WELLS IN MONTANA

The sinking Of artesian wells in Mon.
tana for the purpose of obtaining water
supplies for irrigating and other purposes
is matter that is engaging the attention
Of large number of our citizens who are
engaged in agricultural and stock raising
pursuits. The experiment Of sinking an
artesian we'll near Dillon is watched at
present with interest. for should a sufti.
cient head OF water be struck it will be Of
great value to this section OF Montana.
In Congress DELICATE Toole has introduced
bill which provides for boring tor water
in the Territory. The first section fully
authorizes the Secretary Of the Interior to
cause to be bored under his direction and
without delay five artesian wells, at such
points as he may deem best calculated to
test the efficiency of procuring water for
irrigating purposes By the artcsian we'll
system. The sum Of $4,000 is to be ap.
propriated to carry Out the provisions Of
section one. Artesian wells for irrigat-
ing purposes are vet an experiment
They have been tried with varied success
in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and
Colorado especially, but only thus far with
partial success. In Montana artesian
wells have been partial SUCCESS at sever.
al points, and with aid from the Govern.
ment it is believed that an abundance Of
water can he secured.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29
RUMORS OF WAR.

The signs Of the times port.ud war.
The action OF the Dominion Govern
meat in authorizing the capture II United
States fishing vessels in waters alleged to
be within the Dominion boundary limits
has a tendency 10 make the war clouds
hang low and the sky grow dark. The
present outlook Is anything but encourag.
ing. 1t would appear that we are on the
eve Of "mackcrel war;" wi,ici, will entail
all the evils Of a resort to arms to settle
the fishery question between our own
country and Canada. It may be that
solution Of the vexatious problems attend.
ing the settlement Of the fishery question
will lead to conflict which, will result in
the wiping out and annexation Of our
Northern neighbor. The fishermen Of
our country and Of the Dominion are
arsning for the fray. The fishing smacks
are carrying cannon and other munitions
Of war. The leading journals Of the DO.
minion have sounded the tocsin Of war, and
Blaine, the champion Of the rights Of our
fishermen, has spoken directly to the
point, in language full o. warlike meaning.
Blaine says: 1.-THE fisheries question has
resolved itself to 4 matter Of fact. The
fishermen Of the United States ought to
have the privileges OF fishing on any por.
ton of the coast and adjacent islands.
The United States should demand re-.
turn To- the terms Of the treaty Of 1853
when peace and separation between the
mother country and the successful rebel.
lious colonies arranged and legitiuatized.
The treaty gave the United States the
same rights and privileges as regards fish.
cries that residents Of the colonies enjoyed
prior to the revolutionary war" On the
other hand the Toronto Gzobc, leading
journal in the Dominion. virtually de.
c1ares war on the whole Yankee Nation,
and threatens to pour down on this coun.
try Of 6o,ooo 600 Of free,nen the Canadian
militia. with the veterans Of the Riel re.
beilion bringing up the rear to sseady the
Canuck militia 10 their grand attack. It
may be that the threatened war may be
averted, and end as the "fifty tour forty "
fgh" dispute ended-in a diplomatic set.
t'ement Of the questions in dispute. In
the mean time, Americans will march to
the tune Of Yankee Doodle, under the
proud banner Of our glorious stars and
stripes. shouting, in the language Of our
Immortal Tom fefferson-uOnr rour,rv
right! Our country, right or wrong"
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

Rev. DR.. Thomas, Of Chicago, reports al,
interview held several months ago will,
the Anarchists Spies, Parsons and Field.
en-. in which they frankly declared their
creed and programme. They propose no
God, no State. But claim for themselves
all accumulated property. When asked
how they reconciled this with their teach.
ing destruction, they replied that they pro.
posed only to destroy life, not property. for
that they wanted, and intended to get, by
killing all Of its present owners. DR.
Thomas said he was struck BY their per-
feet frankness and their bold talk about
sentencing to death" all owners Of prop.
erty and taking it for themselves.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29
"JOUaNALISM AS A PRlREbSI(SN.

We notice BY an ithaca. n. T.. Dispatch
that Charles +. Fitch, Of the Rochester,
n. r., Democrat Il continuing his course
Of lectures before the Students Of Cornell
University. His last subject was--")our'
nalism az Profession" Mr.. Pitch thought
that Cornell ought to confer degree in
journalism. The profession demands sin.
gular conservation, special fitness, severe
training. and generous culture; and, tried
BY the range Of its requirements, it eurpasa.
es all other professions. Journalism. like
Jordan, is hard road to travel. Persist.
ent Flooding and hard work are required
of every one connected With newspaper,
from the editor to the youngest reporter.
The journalist is OF necessity man Of
many antagonisrns. What has been
printed will come up in judgment against
him.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29
NOTICE OF FINAL. ENTRY.

LAND OFFICE AT HELENA, Montana, May 20. 1880.
NETlCE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice OF his intcniion,
70 make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will he made before {. Mead. Pro-
bate Judge OF Reaverfcad County. NJ T.. ut Dillon,
Montana. on Monday.
July .. 1886, viz: James O'Neil.
who made pre-. emption dcclaratcry statement No.
S,Go4, tor the Ell: NWK NWX NWE NE ~.
SW 10 section Il. Up :. SIR low.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF said
land viz: Thomas Ranks, Charles Wilson and
George ". French Of Argcnta, Montanu, and
James Mclaughlin. Of Dillon, Montana.
:. W. IANGltORNE, Register
W.. -. oAHsatR, Attorney. !!-Gw
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29
NOTICE or FINAL ENTRY.

LAND OrFlCE At HELENA, Montana, May *, 1850.
NOTICE Is hereby given that the following NAM
~ cd settler has filed notice Of his intention Ia
make final proof in support Of his claim and that
said proof viii be made before the Register and
Receiver at Helena, Montana, ON
July B. 1896. viz: Squire T. Foster,
who made pre-, .en,ption dcciaratory statement No.
SW - NE IT. section -, tp. ;, RoH
tic names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said
land. viz: Peter Gaahcr, Oscar Smith, BENJAMIN
5: Chester, and James H. Mitchell. all Of Melrose,
Montana.
.,-t'w :. ". .AN(;lIORNE, Register,
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

The brutal murder Of the young stage
driver on the road between Mclrose and
Glendale by a road agent was blood.
ed homicide. The resources Of Montana
Territory and Beaverhead County. il need
ed, should be exhausted i'll hunting down
the vile murderer
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

Another blow at whisky President
Cleveland signed the law providing for the
study in the public schools of the District
Of Columbia and Of the Territories Of the
nature and effects Of alcoholic stimulants
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

The great Lick telescope, when mounted
against the sky, will have focus Of fi(ty-
five feet in length and nearly fifteen feet
longer than the largest one ever made.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

The convictions secured against parties
in the L. S. District Court at Deer Lodge
for illegally fencing Government land will
have \ tendency to put a stop to the prac.
tice in Montana.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

The Rev. Sam Small said OF Mississippi
editor that he hadn't "sense enough to
feed CALF The editor retorteti by calling
Samuel a liar, and said he could take it in
Small doses. Whereupon the Kansas City
Times advises Small to take it one. third
down, and the balance in one and two
wears
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

The Presidents brides trousseau will
only cost about 10000. A Montana
cowgirl's trousseau only costs $40 when
she is sworn in to take cowboy for better
or worse.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

\ .Eov'- lVcsf-cv: Mills, in one Of his
musing moods, expressed the opinion that
either Colonel Sanders or Andrew +. Bur-
leigh would be the next Republican candi.
date for Congress from Montana.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

It's to be hoped that the specia! conven-
ton Of the Knights Of Labor, now in Sc.
cret session at Cleveland, Ohio, will re.
elect Powderly Grand Master Workman
Of the Order
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

The grim monster has removed another
noted man in the United States-Stephen
Pearl Andrews. As an anti.slavery agita.
tor he was the peer Of Wendell Phillips.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

Where is the Emancipation Proc'ama'
ton. The Seminole Iudians near Tampa;
Fla, still own negro slaves.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

Governor ROBBIE, Of Maine, as reported
in the dispatches, is emphatic in the ex.
preston Of his belief that the seizure of the
two American fishing vessels twas blum.
der on the part Of the Canadian Govern.
ment, an outrage on our flag. and gross
injustice to the fishermen and owners"
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

1t is admitted that cyclones are actually
increasing in frequency and force in oil
the country east ofshe Rocky Mountains
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

On the 18th inst. Montana was twenty.
two years old. The Anniversary should
have been recognized in some fitting nav
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

At Washington Democrats As we'll a.
Republicans are now settling to The BE-.
lief that the present session OF Congress
will last into August.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

Brewers in Iowa are turning their
breweries into soap factories. and their
Prohibition neighbors are praying that
catarrh mav come to their relief.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

Our State Department has made de.
,nand on Canada for release Of the cap.
tured American is',ing smacks, and for
indemnity to their owners.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

The cancer Of polygamy il !" be remos'
ed from our body polite BY Constitution
al Amendment.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

The devilish Apaches are stili commit
ing murders, and keeping out Of reach o.
Uncle Sans rides.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29
Strayed or Stolen.

Strayed Or stolen from the ranch Of john r. Bish.
OPP on I!eavcrhead Valley. ono bay Stallion, two
years old. branded 78 CHAR seventy-six) OF left hip
and vented on left shoulder. He weighs nearly
Win pay SIS reward for his delivery at Dillon and
g. tor information that will lead to his recovery.
]. f.. MORSE.
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The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29
CATTLE FOR SALE.

from forty to fifty head vi Cattle, conssti. If
fifteen or twenty well broke cows, and the balant
quire Of "'"'> III
'"'i> SMITH \ MELTON, D;t,on.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29

Seventeen hundred Of the ZOO nomin.
atoms sent to the Senate BY Presiicn,
Cleveland have been confirmed.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29
Silver is quoted at 9o1zc. per ounce.

The saucy Canucks should he the rccip
tents Of Yankee broadside or two.
The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-29
Il. .. PtCx1AN, II. D.,
FAY0AOA0A anA OureooA
D7LLoN, MONTANA.

Office at Hospital, rear Of Episcopal Church. Idaho
street. Oaice hours p. N. to ) p. m. daily.
Residence opposite Hospital.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-16
MUST GO.

1t is now pretty evident that Republic
can officials holding on with disingenuous
tenenacitv will soon be forced to let go.
There seems to be a settled conviction
among Government clerks that after the
adjournment of Congress there will be a
wholesale discharge. They think that
now the heads of departments fear TO
make MANY changes because they APP
prehend that such action would
retard the progress of then appropria-
ton bills. The officials say on the quiet
that the clerks are not far from right in
their conectures. The only department
in which any degree of safety can be felt
are the State and War. Even the Navy
Department will undergo a pruning
process, and many clerks who have out
lived their usefulness win have to give
wav to efficient democrats. The dis
charges in the Treasury Department will,
of course, be more numerous that in any
of the others, and its clerks will count
the DAYS that intervene before the adj
iournment of Congress with nervous
anxiety. A prominent Official OF tHV
Treasury Department said few days
ago that in a few months the force
would be so changed that the regular
visitors will think themselves in a
strange place when they come within
its walls.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-16
WHERE ARE YOUR SONS?

Where are your boys at eight o'clock
every evening? In bed? No; there are
a great many who are not. There are a
great many who are roaming about town;
yes, and we say it gently but firmly,
some are where they should not be.
There is more than one loving mother
in the city of Rnzeman whose heart
would bleed, did she become aware Of
the real actions of a fayorite child.
Complaint upon complaint has been
brought to this office by reliable citizens
who have suffered from the depredations
of boys Even houses have been broken
into in broad day light, and we can
quote one instance where a house was
entered through the cellar window at
noon, simply for the purpose Of stealing
empty bottles. II is the love Of devil
ment rather than the desire for gain that
actuates these youthful marauders. This
must eventually end in another arrest.
Be careful that it is not your boy; a little
caution exercised at this time may save
you and yours years Of trouble. The
youthful pilferers intend nothing really
bad, but later on the demands for money
will be greater than their legitimate in
come, then will their earlier experiences
compass that which, if now nIpped in
its incipiency, may save many tears and
much trouble. We appeal to parents to
keep close watch upon their children.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-16
HE EARNED HIS FEE.

The sensation at Washington during
the week was speech made be Judge
Fullerton, of New York in favor of the
payment by the United States of the
confederate war debt and it will be long
time before we here the last of it. 1t was
suggested that the republican Congress
sional committee may have employed
this distinguished attorney to appear be-
fore his committee on War Claims, to
advocate a measure that is prohibited by
the Constitution, but we know he came
as anv other lawyer would, to earn Zee.
The stupid bankers of Amsterdam, Hol-
land, who hold several car loads of Con-
federate bonds, employed that celebrated
philosopher, Rufus Hatch, Esq. to see
what could be done about the redemption
of these securities, and Uncle Rufus
probably told them that it was only
necessary to have a bill introduced in
Congress, which he would attend to.
The bill was introduced by Mr.. Merri-
man. who hadn't the slightest idea that
It meant what it Is construed to mean,
and then Uncle Rufus paid Judge Fuller
ton $1,000 to go over and make a
speech In support Of it. The committee
was panic stricken when they found
what they had under consideration, but
they let Fullerton finish his speecA and
earn his fee. This incident will doubt
less be discussed upon the stump by every
republican campaign speaker, as proof
that the Rebels have captured the capital
again.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-16
THE ULSTER RIOTS.

Belfast IS the capital of Ulster and the
chief manufacturing and commercial city
of Ireland. Its population is mainly
Protestant and largely Orange and twas
sympathy for this element of the popu-
lation which induced many to oppose
home rule in Ireland. because Of the fear
that they would be placed at disad-
vantage IN various ways under govern
ment chiefly Catholic. The riots of the
past week, however, will 60 far toward
discouraging any further sympathy for a
people who, without The slightest provoca-
ton, can engage in the brutal and bloody
demonstration with which they manifest
ed their exultation over the defeat of
the home rule bill. 1t is very evident
that sympathy with such uffians would
he wasted
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-16
STAY In MONTANA.

Through the tie ritorial papers one
occasionally sees articles relating to
Alaska, many praising it as the land for
the young man, the miner, the stock
raiser and the agriculturist. From east
ern Montana there have already been
several large parties of emigrants made
up and started for this new Eldorado.
The CHRONICLE has all along believed
Alaska to be an overrated country and is
now sure of it. The politician, the
greedy trader, the railroad man and
steamboat transportation companies have
mis-represented the country for the sake
of pelf. In that part of Alaska already
visited by the adventurous explorer,
there is not sufficient agricultural land
out of which a single farm could be
carved, except by the expenditure of
more labor than it could ever possibly be
worth. The land Is covered by a dense
tangle of worthless and stunted timber,
a thin, barren soil, such as is found in
the western portion of Washington ter
ritory. 1t cost 100000 to demonstrate
the value of the only rich mine yet
found in Alaska, which now yields $780,
600 net product monthly. Alaska may
be a mining country, but it is certainly
not the place for a poor miner. Frank
Pixley, in a long letter regarding this
new land, says:
"There is no hurry to legislate con-
corning Alaska We do not see any
pressing haste for the passage of land
laws, and are not quite certain that it
would not be better to repeal all the
laws that have been enacted for its gov
eminent, recall all the officials, and per-
NIT it to become the city of refuge and |
asylum for all the criminals Of the conn
try-a place in our own country where
all abscoding bank cashiers and all the
defaulting swindlers and and all the
criminals could find safety Let them
spend their money in our own country
instead of Canada, and let them turn
their energies toward the development
Of the resources of our Alaskan purchase,
1t might not be bad thing for Alaska,
and it would be good thing for the
United States. We throw this ont as a
suggestion and not as a nlatured opinion.
Alaska is worth all we paid for it. 1t is
an empire or territory that no other
country should have authority over; its
fish and its furs and its one mine is
worth all and more than our govern
ment paid for It. We can not doubt that
other valuable minerals win ii time be
developed. Coal has been discovered;
We can not doubt that valuable timber
tracts may exist in the interior, where
we did not 20. The Yukon drains an
empire Of territory that has not yet been
explored. and, as it is one Of the greatest
rivers Of our hemisphere, we may not
doubt that its mountains and valleys, its
tributaries and feeders Are the sources Of
unknown wealth-wealth Of minerals,
timber iish, iron and other productions
that shall in time be discovered by
cur euterprising and hardy explorers,
and b made available Tor fnsnre papu
lation that Win be drigen from our more
attractive eenters to war with nature for
its treasurer
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-16
Land once order.

Commissioner Sparks revokes his
celebrated order as follows
Based upon satisfactory evidence that
an unsual number of entries under the
presumption timber-culture, and desert
land laws are at this time being made
anticipating the action of Congress re-
pealing said laws, and following numer-
Gus precedents of this Office and Depart
ment deemed to be in substantial har-
mony Herewith, the following order,
approved BIZ the Secretary, was on the
Ind instant issued to you:
The repeal ofthe " Presumption TIM
ber-Culture,D and desert Land" laws
being now the subject Of consideration
by Congress, all applications to enter
lands under said laws are hereby suspen-
ded from and after this date until the
LIST day Of August, 1886, and yeu are
hereby directed to receive no filings or
new applications for entry under said
laws during said time.
Now, in view of serious question as to
the existence Of sufficient absolute legal
authority herefor. the same is hereby
revoked"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-16
HoRsE-THIEF CAPTURED.


Under. Sheriff Bailey went to Living
ston last week, after horse thief who
had deliberately taken horse from the
stable of A. W, Coffin, at Gardiner. The
thief rode the horse to Mission,
where it was captured by its owner. On
his arrival at Livingston, Mr.. Bailey was
met by the owner, Mr.. Coffin, who was
positive that the thief, in company with
some teamsters had gone back towards
the Park via the Red House, Mr.. Bailey
hired a team and at once started in pur-
suit. arriving at the Red House at day
light Satisfied that he was on the
wrong track, he returned TO Livingston,
and upon the information OF several
parties, who claimed to have seen the
thief and horse, he started down the
Yellowstone. Arriving at the Shields
river bridge, a solitary wagon track was
discerned, leading toward White Sui
phur Springs; this the sheriff hotly fol-
lowed until he reached Porter's ranch,
and was informed that the track was
made by ranchman's wagon. Next
morning Mr.. Bailey returned to Living
ston, and leaving the warrant in the
hands of Mr.. Coffin, started for Nam
moth Hot Springs. Deputy Sheriff
Templeton returned to Livingston in
few hours afterwards, having been en-
gagged in taking DIR. Kruse to the Warm
Springs, and from information he could
CLEAN, concluded that the thief, after dis
guising himself by having his whiskers
shaved of, had disposed Of the horse
and gone east. In the meanwhile, Mr..
Cofir. learned of the whereabouts Of
his animal, and on Saturday recovered
him at Mission, from man who had
purchased him the day before. On sun
dav. after q futile search in Livingston
for the cuIprit, Mr. Templeton took the
train east, and at BIG Timber
espied his man, who was abont to board
the same traia. Mr.. Templeton lost no
time in arresting the would-be fugitive,
and on Monday returned to Livingston
with him. The prisoner, whose name IS
It present unknown to us. viii no doubt
have occasion to reflect for some time
1pon the evil of his ways.