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The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
STRUCK A sNAG,

The Billings. Clarke Fork & Cooke
CITY Railroad hi ! seems to have been
brought up a standing. The uanagers
do not see IN To know lust " here they do
stand and in sheer desneratiun stem 10
have gobbled up the special and associate
press telegram service and are taking
summary yen.,cnce on the Rocky Fork 4
Coolr Cifv managers. who VERY wisely
take no notior II the velniug patk. Now
ccn,laiacu, We can i've }rl some yalu.
able advice: If yrrr enterprise is one
of merit yCu Will At our.. command the
attention of the western statesman; but
an enterprise like yours, TO construct IL
road into Il field already occupied has no
merit. First, the Rocky Fork & Cooke
graded nearly fiitv miles of it, ruai,
hrid.ed the same, and has done all this
since the 9Th duv Of october, in the face
ofsevcre weather aul thrr difficulties,
sucl, as the opposition Of the Billings
road. They bave ar.ymrIisAd a work
that has no plrelrl in the west for
genuine pusl, nnl enterprise. The road
is going into 4 country un,ieveloped, 81
to speak 1t, business must be built up
| and largely GRATED by its own resources
| The tirli is npt large enough for two
roads, ore sill sncceed, two will siarve
Mr.. Cmlie!r has placed on the Indian
Committee western statesmen ofstandinl
and character men who have the inter.
est o! the west ut heart. The mission Of
these is not 10 foster enterprises Of II
| frivolous character such as is proposed
by the Billings bill; hut to that which
will contribute most 10 the de, e'upmen
of the west. These men are iarsighted
they 10 not prop ,se to encourage 1--WE
railroads that will run side by sid,
through A country that can barely SUP
mort one road. Hon. KDutr Nelson is ;
member Of this committee. He is .
western man and has served sryera
years in Congress. His wide exnerieuc,
and knowledge of the west will be o
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The troops Of negro children in Thirty
fourth and Forty-second streets every
day make New York look like SOUTH
ern city. The children are unattended,
even the smallest of them toddling along
contentedly without protection. The
hoodlums no longer annoy them, and
they are the most obedient and docile Of
children. What strikes the observer
most forcibly about them is their re-
markably prosperous condition. They
are clad as negro children were never
dressed before anywhere in the world.
The boys wear neat knickerbockers and
jackets, dark stockings and sturdy shoes
and very often their dusky hands arr
covered with well fitting gloves. Lunch
con baskets are neat and tidy in appear
ance, and the books freshly and tastil.
covered. Many Of the little girls ar
dressed with similar beauty and expens
iveness. No man can look at thei
strong, bright faces without feeling tina
the race will take a great step in ad
vance during this generation New Yorl
Sun.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
PARROTS OF PARIS.

The Wonderful Antics of tho Trained
Birds Which Are the Rage on the Seine.
Two fixed bars on upright supports are
placed on the table; a parrot climbs upon
one of them, turns somersault, keeps
his head downward, and, passing on to
the second bar, goes through the same
exercise. Their owner then calls Tom, a
small white parrot, who comes towards
him as if about to climb on one of the
bars, but runs back again, holding down
his head and shaking his wings in a
grotesque way. Tom is evidently the
buffoon Of the troupe. A bell is then
brought with handle which forms q
lever; parrot advances, and, putting one
foot on the lever, rings the bell. The
trainer asks the audience what number
Of rings they wish for; some one exclaims
s'Seveni" and the parrot rings the bell
seven times.
The bird is then asked how much does
three times three make, and it replies by
ringing the bell nine times, A perch is
then placed on the table in the form OF
seesaw, at each end of which gray par
rot perches, and in the center, just above
the pivot, jumps magnificent white
parrot named Charley, the principal one
in the troupe. This parrot, throwing the
weight of his body successfully to right
and left Of the pivot, rocks the seesaw
rapidly. To see the animation of this
bird during the performance one would
suppose that he took a real pleasure in
rocking his companions.
The same bird then goes through an
other exercise. -Four lagstaffs are set up
on the table, and at the foot Of each is n
flag attached to cord, which passes over
pulley at the top. The flags are Eng
lish, French, Belgian and American.
One of the audience asks for the French
flag. Charley advances, draws himself
up, erecting his bright yellow crest, and,
spreading his wings, suddenly seizes the
line with his beak, and then, alternately
with bealk and foot, hauls up the flag as a
sailor would, hand over hand, until it is
| fast at the top. He then goes through
the same performance with the other
| flags in succession.
Several letters of the alphabet are
placed upright on the table, and Charley
Is again brought forward, pluming HIM
self as before. A spectator calls for o
letter. Charley hesitates, inclines his
head on one side, appears to'refect, then
suddenly advances and picks up the letter
named, repeating the performance with
other letters when called for. Suddenly
little Tom jumps off the perch, runs up,
seizes the remaining letters one after an
other, and pitches them away on the
floor. Another parrot then appears, ant
at the word of command throws severa
somersaults on the table. Two other
follow. and waltz slowly round while th'
music plays.
OF all parrots NJ. Abby considers th'
white cockatoos the most gifted.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The Republicans under the leadership
of Mr. Frye will oppose the Fishery
Treaty and, in all probability, defeat it.
In the meanwhile, the Canadians ave
protesting sieor ,usly against the provi-
sions of TIE treaty whie!, they claim are
made in favor of the Americans. In
view of this then, it is probable that
Frye's opposition is impelled solely by a
wish to defeat the acts Of Democratic
President.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The aroma Of red cedar is fatal to
house moths; the aroma Of black walnut
leaves is fatal to fleas. 1t is q matter of
common observation that persons engaged
in the business Of making shingles from
odoriferous cypress timber in malarial
districts are rarely, If ever, affected by
malarial diseases, and that persons en-
gagged in distilling turpentine do not suffer
from either malarial diseases or consump.
ton. 1t is said that when cholera was
epidemic in Memphis, Tenn, persons
working in livery stables were entirely
exempt from it. tis affirmed that since
the destruction Of the Glove trees on tho
Island of Ternate, the colony has suf-
fered from epidemics unknown before;
and in times when cholera has prevailed
in London and Paris, those employed in
the perfumery factories have escaped its
ravages. s.-Boston Budget.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
MOLEARY AND TEXAS,

And now comes the report that Judge
McLeary has forwarded his resignation
to the President and that he will 90 back
to the lone Star State" and receive from
agrateful people nomination Con.
gress. We sincerely hope that this rum
or Will prove true in every particular
that he has resigned, and that he will
also become Democratic candidate for
Congress in Texas, which would be al.
most equivalent to an election. 1t has
long been apparent to many of us that
Judge McLeary has sighed for the time
to come when he could return to the SUM-
ny land of Texas. He is loyalty attached
to that state aud there are evidences up-
on every hand to show that the people
there are greatly attached to him. The
Judge came to Montana with the evident
expectation of having his highest politi-
cal ambition gratified. In that he made
grievous error: the people of Montana
are every year becoming more and more
dissatisfied with what is called CARPET
5agism and in consequence those who
are sent from the outside to take part in
our territorial affairs need not look for
political preferment here. The popular
idea, possessed by nearly all officials sent
to Montana to the effect that they will
be taken up and boosted into any office
they are to name when this territory be-
comes state, is an erroneous one. This
fact became apparent to Judge McLeary
soon after he arrived, and there is no
. use Disgusting the fact that it soured and
finally induced him to send his family
back to Texas and follow as soon as he
had accomplished certain things, which
did not increase his popularity in this
territory. As a judge, no better man
ever sat upon the bench of this district !;
but in no sense was he popular with the
people, many of whom had reason for
complaining of his .irascible tempela
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The Herald says that several aspirant4
for the position recently vacated by
Judge McLeary are mentioned in Helena
In view of the fact that the new jndgc
without the shallow of doubt, is to bc
assigned to this district, the people here
humbly ask that they be allowed to have
a voice IN the matter. This district, fol
the past few years, has been the sto' m
centre Of judicial cyclones and the people
wonli like to have at least word to say
at this time.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

From a causual glance at Senator Vests
National Park bill, we arc of the opinion
tpat it will be generally acceptable to
the people OF this section who are the
ones most interested in the matter. The
bill provides for the addition of 1000
square miles from Idaho and Montana to
the boundaries of the park. makes the
game laws more stringent and appoints
local magistrate, with power to try
offenders charged with the infraction of
park regulations.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

There is another bill In Congress pro-
viding for the increase of postmaster's
salaries. Such bills have made their ap.
pearance regularly with every recurring
Congress and the people of the west are
getting somewhat impatient at the delay,
not so much on the postmasters account,
who would seek the office if the pay was
one half, but because the service in the
west is not commensurate with the rapid
growth of the country.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Now that the time and place for hold
ing the National Democratic Convention
has been fixed, the Democratic territori.
al committee ought to get together and
set the date Of the convention to elect
delegates to the National Convention.
That convention ought to be held next
month or at the very latest the first WI ek
in April, as the delegates must be chosen
sixty days before the convention Assem-
bled In st. Louis.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
We have devoted a great deal of space

We have devoted great deal of space
this week to the railroad fight in yell
lowstone county; but no more than the
subject demands. There never was a
time in the history of the territory where
more questionable methods were used to
defeat a worthy project or more zeal
ous effort put forth by newspapers to vii
lify and condemn respected citizens
simply to make themselves solid with a
few subscribers who have cost them more
in telegraph tolls than the newspapers
will get back in subscriptions.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Have you noticed that the Republi-
cans are doing some tall rustling this
year for Presidential candidates? And
has il occurred to you that the Democrats
are not in the least worried over the out
come? And again have YOU reflected
that declinations seem to be quite fre
quent in the Republican camp? What
does it mean? 1t can't be possible that
the G. o, P fears defeat, can itf
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Senator Sabin has introduced bill
directing the secretary Of the interior to
proceed forthwith by such agents and
commissioners as he may appoint, not
exceeding five in number, at a reason
able compensation, to be fixed by him,
to confer with the Grow Indian tribe
relative to the purchase from them by
the United States of that portion oftheir
reservation lying south of the Yellow.
stone river and west Of the Clark's
Fork river, that he may secure, if pos
sible, the most favorable terms from
them and submit the same to congress
as soon as possible. An appropriation
not exceeding $1,000 is made for the ex,
penses of the negotiations.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Chauncey Depew, the New York rail-
road king and renowned post-prandial
speaker, delivered speech on the 22nd
to the Union League club of Chicago.
After saying very much that was compli-
mentary to Mr.. Cleveland, he gave it as
his opinion that the Executive would
make mistake if he ran for second
term. In other words, Cleveland's great
examplars, Washington, Jefferson, Mad
ison Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln, and
Grant were all failure, according to Mr.
Depew's peculiar logic.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

St. Louis has at last been able to score
one against its hated rival, Chicago. The
Democratic National Convention which
will re-nominate Grover Cleveland, will
meet there on June 5th. 1t was the
evident wish of the Northwest that San
Francisco be selected, but the prevalence
of small pox there probably had some
thing to do with its failure to secure the
cnyrlnd nrize
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The Great Falls Tribune says that ]. s.
Dickerson, editor of the Spokane Chro-
nicle graduated in Montana journalism
at Bozeman While Bozeman lays claims
of being the center Of the Egypt of
America, the center of the largest coal
fields in the west, an educational center,
&c ., it can not conscientiously claim that
"Dick" graduated in journalism here,
Had the Tribune stated that he graduate
ed in the matter of real estate transac-
tinns here it would have come nearer
to the truth,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The locomotive engineers and iiremen
Of the Q. B, & o. haye concluded to quit
work; the difficulty is caused by hours
of work and wages, 1t is said that the
Reading strikers are ready to take the
places of the striking brotherhood. The
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is
a strong organization and it is altogether
probable that they will ultimately win
the fight,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Professor D. G. Lyon, in The indie
pendent, says that the abolition of COM
pulsory attendance at daily chapel in
Harvard university has been a success
from religious point of view. A large
number Of students are in the habit Of
attending the regular and special religious
services that are provided for them.
"The undergraduate religious life," says
Professor Lyon, sis not all that we should
like to see, but it is so much better than
is popularity supposed to be, and seems 30
full of promise, that just appreciation
of it cannot fail to awake profound graft
tude. New York Tribune.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Judge McLeary's successor has been
appointed and this district will soon be
in the hands of an eastern judge again.
We can but hope that he will give salts.
faction and that the day will soon come
when we can select our own judges.
The new judge was undoubtedly appoin.
ted iicm the states because Montana
had secured the appointment of two Of
its own men for positions on the bench.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

1t must be matter of regret to the
affidavit hunters of the Billings railroad
that Abe Farrell is under the sod. His
affidavit would be as equally effective as
that of his illustrious renegade compan.
ion, Grow Davis, who seeks at cne fell
swope to blast the good name of Walter
Cooper.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The Billings railroaders have put the
cap-sheaf on their opposition to the
Rocky Fork railroad by Crow Davis aft
davit, swearing that Walter Cooper and
Henry Keser used undue influence with
the Indians. TheBillings crowd now stand
with their motives fully exposed. They
are trying to down the Rock Fork by fair
or foul means, principally foul.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
Little Phil. Sheridan is not a caud

Little Phil. Sheridan is not candidate
under any circumstances, for the Office of
President of the United States. The
little man" was brought forward at the
time Gen. Grant was FIRST nominated. but
he refused to allow his name to go before
the convention. Sheridan is a great
soldier and it is evident that he intends
to die as such. lie does not propose to
be led into the pitfalls by designin, ),
politlans that have tarnished the name
of his ilustrous associate,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The Helena papers continue to seek
candidate for judge to fill the shoes Of
McLeary. As we have before stated the
people Of this district would like to have
word to saw in the matter, as it is
more than probable that TIE new judge
is to come to this district.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

There is a marked difference in the
tone of Gen. SheTidan's declination
and that of Mr.. Blaine. There is no
doubt but what Sheridan means what
he says while there appears to be very
grave doubts about the sincerity of Mr..
Blaine's quasi-refusual--a doubt that is
painfully apparent in the interviews Of
prominent Republican politicians.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

One whole car load of Sand Coulee
coal has reached Helena. On arrival
the papers stated that it was better than
any other coal in the territory and could
be sold cheaper. In other words it is
far superior to Bozeman coal and that it
would soon run itout of the market. We
are inclined to think that these state
ments are slightly premature and earn
cstly hope that the aforesaid papers will
be as prompt to condemn the Sand Coulee
coal, should it hil, as they have been to
cat-call the Bozeman coal.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The row occasioned at Helena over the
summary dismissal of clerk Keerl by
Judge Mcconnell is still alive. General
Green the political Godfather of Mr..
Keerl is very angry. He will probably
recover however.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Chief Engineer Hendricks is max ing
his first trip over the entire line of the
Northern Pacific. 1t is hoped that he
will observe that the former chief made
grave error when he ran the line from
Bozeman to Garrison, and that he will
correct the mistake BY running branch
to Butte
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The meanest town has been heard
from. 1t is down in Dakota, A school,
teacher was frozen to death in the re-
cent blizzird and the taustees deducted
twelve per cent from her salary because
she had not Taught the term out.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

We present this week the admission
bill as agreed upon by the committee
who have it in charge. We are satisfied
with the bill if that will help it to be.
come law at once,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The Republican papers are endeavor-
ing to make their readers believe that
President Cleveland desires to abolish
the tariff. The President wishes to have
the tariff reduced and re-distributed and
has no wish to impare its protective char.
acter.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The CHRONICLE gives this week, the
Agricultural Experimental act in full,
1t behooves our people to take advan
tage of its provisions by presenting the
unanswerable claims of this valley for
Montana's station.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Gallatin county bids fair in the years
to come to be the best hunting grounds
in America. With more stringent game
laws in the park the game will abound
and increase there with wonderful rapi-
dity. In consequence the adjoining can
yons of this county will be alive with
noble game.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

What the Independent don't seem 10
know about the Rocky Fork must tran
spire while its special correspondent at
Billings is asleep or can't imagine; and he
seems to have pretty vivid Imagination
tpO
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

1t begins to look as though Montana
will not be able to enter the Union at
this session OF Congress. Dakota politi-
cans seem to be set in their determina-
tion to have Dakota come in as two
states or not at all.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

We hope that Delegate Toole is fully
impressed with the fact that most of the
ills this territory is now heir to could be
remedied by statehood, when the people
could have voice in the management Of
our judicial and other affairs.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Bozeman can look back with pride al
the patriotic and jubilant manner in
which it celebrated the 22d Of ofFebruary
'SS. From the returns at hand the Boze'
man celebration eclipsed all others in the
territory,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Billings has held another mass meet
ing and drawn up protest yard long,
The weather is very chilly indeed when
Billings cannot call together its citizens
and proceed to Whereas" "Resolved,
g.,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The Inter-Mountain says that the only
Helena people of any prominence who
have not got the Senatorial bee in their
sun-bonnets are in the cemetary,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The man who was going to fly on
machine of his own invention from Dill
lon to Helena, has failed to arrive on
time. 1t is possible that he met the fool
killer on the way,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Gallatin wishes to gently but firmly
protest against being compelled to hold
court here a. such an unreasonable time
as has been designated by the Supreme
Court,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Dudley Warner has some very pleas
ant things to say about Montana in the
last number of Harper's Monthly.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

In the primary schools Of Stockton,
CAL, the boys in the two lower classes
are obliged to learn needlework just the
same as the little girls, so that hereafter
they can make small repairs for them
selves,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

None need be exercised over the pros
pect ofJudge Bach coming to this district.
The judge is welded to Great Falls and
proposes to make his home there.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

The Springer admission will never be
popular to few in Montana until it
authorizes the changing of Montana's
name to that of Helena.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29

Encouraging reports comes from all
the cattle ranges of the United States.
No losses have occurred in the west or
southwest,