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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-09
COL. FoRsYTH's CASE.
The Charges Against HIM Include Lack Of
Military Precaution.

AAA'NAEy ANccauaons
WAsHINGrON, Jan. 6.-The follow
ing correspondence in regard to Col.
Forsyth's Case was made public today:
Under date OF Dec. 80. Gen. Schofield
telegraphed Gen. Miles expressing the
belief that he would soon be master of
the situation and asking that his
thanks be given to "tt brave Seventh
cavalry for their splendid conduct"
Under date Of Jen. Miles telegraphed
Schofield ss foliows: Your telegrem
Of congratulations to 7th cav. received.
but as the action Of the colonel COM
manding will be n matter of serious
consideration and will undoubtedly be
the subject Of stigatiOn. I thought
IL proper - advise you. In view Of
the above facts do you wish your tele-
gram transmitted ~ 1t was sent IL il
stated that the disposition Of 400 sOl-
dieIs and four pieces Of artillery was
fatally defective and large number Of
soldiers killed and wounded by the fire
of their own ranks and a very large
number OF women and children were
killed in addition to Indian men"
Gen. SchofieId telegranhed I'm reply
under date of Jan. 2: "In view Of the
aspect If the case presented in your
telegram Of yesterday, ii will be better
not TO deliver my message 10 the
Seventh cavalry until 1 hav seen your
report, after the Investigation you pro-
pose. Therefore, you will please with
hold it until further advi sed by me. y
He also telegraphed Gen. Miles on the
same day ~ follows: "YOur dispatch
to nie yesterday, and that to the adju-
tant-general were shown the president
and in reply the secretary Of war di-
rects me to say thst the president has
heard with great regret Of the failure
Of your efforts to secure a settlement
Of the Sioux troubles without blood
shed. He suggests that possibly the
watchfUl observation Of hostile bands
that would prevent their breaking into
the settlement and giving the Indians
time TO recover from their present ex-
citement would be well. bet he leaves
all this 20 your better information and
discretion and would not have you
omit anything that y necessary 70
protect settlers. He hOPes the report
Of the killing Of women and children
in the affair at Wounded Knee IL un-
founded and directs you 10 report the
result 20 the department Ifthere was
any unsoldierly conduct you viii re-
lieve the responsible ofloer and 20 use
TIE troops engaged there - 20 avoid iis
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-09

The follJwing letters remsin en-
called for in the Miles City, Mon e.
POstoffice, Jan. 8, 1891:
Bentz. Phebe Brown, JC
Cobb. Mrs Maggie CAvanaugh. James
Enrite, John Hanson. Frank
Howes, A f Lee, Chss l.
Mcdonald, Mrs NJ Montaney, l. n
M'Nisb, Robt Mcneil. AinnsO
Mason, Ocar Richards, C. p
Rich, Thos Smyth, Wm
Serrys, Emile 1hOmrsOn. Mrs ]
White, Henry p A viii, Mis- Anni-
Persons calling for the above letter.
will please say they are advertised.
CHAs. w. SEYDE, p. NJ.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-09

CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-At q late haur
las. night Captain Higgins, 1t army
headquarters reserved dispatch from
General Miles at Pine Ridge agency.
saying General Brooke reports some
fighting today. Lieutenant Casey Of
the Twenty-seeOnd infantry was sbo,
I'm the head and instantly killed by n
Rrule Sioux. No further particulars
were received.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-09
SOCIETIES.

40. H.-DivisiOh No. / meets hrst Ano second
undays Of each month.
X of H.-heets hrst and third Wednea lays a.
fs3Op m, .. Odd Fellow Hall.
A.F. IA. M.-lelloustoue Lodge, No. 2t, hrst
nd third Wednesdays.
r A. M.-YeIlovstone Chapter. No. 5. second
Thuuday In each month
X. T-DamAscas 0o,nnAndsry fourth Than
days.
i. D. o. F.-Custsr Lodge. No. iS every
Monday Al their hall.
l. 90. F.-sentinal EBeampment, No. ., hrst
and third Friday.
K Of P.-Crusader Lodge, No. !, Thursday
Fenings At odd FellOEs Hal.
e. X. Of A.-Miles City braneh, every unday a.
p.
X. OF L.-First and third Tuesdays.
q. A. R--u. s. Grant Post, No. IA, hrst and
hird Tuesday,
10. g. T.--star Of the West. No. "a. every
Thursday evening.
sofV-Col. swaine Camp No. Z. Meets second
nd nhWednesdavs OF each month At Good Ten
ara Hall
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-09
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The advocate., 1891-09-09

onward march OF the intelligent
masses of the American people plu-
tOCraCy must 90 dO'Cm.
Yes Ohio will be ''Ksnsasized." John
Sherman will follow John j. Ingalls,
into retirement, and a man will be
sent to the Senate IN his stead who
is not a tool for Lombard and Wall
streets, and who viii serve the true
interests Of the people. This will be
Ohlo's ''lesson in business and poll
tics" Yours truly,
s. McLALLIN.
The advocate., 1891-09-09

Last winter the partisan press Of Kan
Sas was prophesyiDg untold hsrdships
for the farmers Of the state because Of
the withdrawal Of eastern capital. At
the present time they are boasting of the
rapidity with which farmers are paying
the mortgages. Anything with them TO
create sentiment against farm organi-
zatlons. .--PennSyIVGnia Farmer.
The advocate., 1891-09-09
AMUSING.
s. McLAL11N.
om the PennsYlYania Farmer.

AMUSANds
From the Pennsylvania Farmer.
1t is amusing to compare the editorials
of the Democratic Republican gold bug
national bank newspapers when speak
ing of. Kansas at the present time with
the remarks of the selfssme papers
made last fall and winter. Then they
were cursing the Farmers Alliance for
every i'll and prophesying the dlrest ca
lamities from the acts of the farmer leg
islature of that state. They predicted
the withdrawal of all eastern capital in
vested there and the speedy ruin and
downfall of every interest. Now they
are boasting of the good crops Of the
state, telling of the rapid Cancelling Of
mortgages and predicting glorious fu-
ture for Kansas farmers.
And the funniest thing about all this
talk Of these political buncO steerers is
the causes they give for this change in
the state of things. When Kansas was
suffering from failure Of crops and her
hard working farmers with blighted
hopes saw forsaken homes staring them
in the face; when they felt the cold grip
Of ths mortgage closing tighter and
tighter and wife and children were
trembling and hoping almost against
hope, they said farmers were to blame
for all this themselves; that they did moi
properly plant their crops nor take care
of them after they were planted, and that
If they would pay more attention to their
farms and let politics alone they would
be better of. But now, when the prRlries
of Kansas are rich with golden harvest
planted and being gathered by the ALI
ance farmers of the state, these all-wise
prophets and reasoners are willing to
credit these bright prospects to anything
else than the efforts of the farmers.
We should think such reasoning as this
was enough to convince any farmer that
all the politician cared for him was to
use him for his own special purpose.
II drouths and floods and insects de-
stroy crops, the farmer is negligent and
Is to blame for the failure; yet, let there
come season Of prosperity, with rain or
sunshine just as needed, he gets no cred
1t, but is told that Providence is exceed
ingly kind to him, and that II he will on
ly tend to his farm she will continue to
bless him.
Such talk is indeed amusing, and
every intelligent farmer should make the
most of it as q club of ridlcule for the
Scheming politician who is always work
ing his own advancement, and as a means
Of accomplishing this end is constantly
trying to keep the farmer in the back
ground by preaching to him that he
should be satisfied with his present 80
cisl and political position and privileges,
and that providence had never intended
him for further advancement
The advocate., 1891-09-09

Old party papers are devOting lots Of
space to giving good advice to the PeO-
ple's party. Had they followed this ad-
vice themselves there would have been
no Peoples party. 1t would not have
been necessary Troy Times.
The advocate., 1891-09-09
THE SUPREME COURT.
We Charge the Supreme Court with High
Crime In the Maxwell Grant Case.
From the Colorado Workman.
CRIMINAL SILENCE.

1877 is all right. We say in reply that
when the supreme court says that, 1t Is
uttering deliberate, willful falsehOod--
a falsehood 80 black and 80 full of wicked
intent that It rises to the diabolical stat
ure Of the DEVILS first lie, and we will
proceed at once to prove il:
A point to which the attention Of the
supreme court was called In the Maxwell
grant case by Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Maury was as follows:
"In conclusion" said he, I'VE would
call attention to the point made in the
brief Of the special counsel, that there
was no jurisdiction in the land Office to
order the Elkins & Marmon survey, the
decision Of Mr.. Secretary Cox, on this
very grant, that 1t must be restricted to
twenty-five square leagues, being then in
full force"
This point being admitted as fact land
1t was reported rs fact by Commissioner
Sparks In 1885, 1t follows that a great
crime was committed when the Ellxins &
Marmon survey Of 1877 was ordered. It
was the greatest crime ever committed
in land way in the United States
Homestead and pre-emption settlers and
claimants to whom the good faith Of the
government was pledged In the decision
of Secretary Cox, suddenly find a troop
of United States surveyors surveying the
public land as the Maxwell grant.
"What does this mean?" say the set
tiers.
swell, it simply means," the surveyors
reply, "that the land department, % you
call 1t, has now concluded to treat this
land as the Maxwell grant What are
you going to do about it? It's no use to
kick"
But the settlers did kick, all the same,
and have been kicking ever since against
that arbitrary and unlawful survey Of
Elkins & Marmon. Their property rights,
they say, according to the constitution,
should not be taken from them without
"due process OF law" But suddenly and
without warning 100000 acres Of pub
lie surveyed land with its settlers and
their private and vested rights are arbl
trarlly swept into the Maxwell grant.
Settlers who wouldn't kick against that
ought to be kicked.
But the supreme court says that this
Elkins g. Marmon survey Of 1877 Is all
right! Can we be blamed for calling the
supreme court a liar when we know by
official report that that survey is all
wrong? Can we be blamed for calling
the supreme court criminal when It
upholds such general land Office ras-
callty?
But some one we fancy may inquire:
Did the supreme court admit that the
Secretary's decision was In "iull force" at
the time of the Elkins & Marmon sur
vey? We reply prompsly that the Su-
preme court in its printed opinion does
not deny this fact. The rotten old insti-
tuition was silent on that point. We speak
in this rough way because we do hate
sneaks. That which Is sneaking-the
silence tricks born only Of sneakS.
II the supreme court could, how gladly
would 1t have said that the decision Of
Secretary Cox was not in "full force" at
tho tima NJ tbA Elk;na a. Marmon snP-
The advocate., 1891-09-09

the Republican statesmen who violated
{ from the disgrace and punishment due
their crime.
Not until the Maxwell case did we
know what effect politics could have on
the supreme court Of the United States.
II was then we learned that when point
was well taken before that high tribunal
that would ruin prominent Republican
statesmen and strike tremendous blow
at the 6. o. p., that it (the COURT would
come TO the rescue by It's arbitrary and
criminal silence. "Elkins, Williamson,
Schurz, ct AL" says the supreme court,
"lf we can not clear you from the crime
of violating the secretary's decision we
can aid you somewhat, we think, by our
silence"
And the supreme court did aid them
somewhat by it's silence" II "pulled
the wool" thereby over the eyes Of the
nation. If the court had spoken out as
1t ought TO have done, and said that the
land officers had had no jurisdiction to
make the Elkins g. Marmon survey Of
1877, then the people would have per-
celved that q crime had been committed
and would have denounced and branded
with infAmy the official criminals. But
as the supreme court was silent about the
matter Of the jurisdiction of the land
officers TO make the said survey, the eyes
of the nation were blinded Do to the great
crime committed by Commissioner VIII
Hanson and Secretary Schurz. But IL
the eyes Of the nation still remain blind
ed to that great crime il will not be our
fault.
The supreme court also by Its silence
aided somewhat Hon. s. B. Elkins. Ell
kins had conceived, and by means Of his
ring power in New Mexico, had wrought
up what the settlers call "The Tax Title
Trick" This trick, Ike all successful
tricks, was quite simple.
an have the land" said Steve, "that
the United States Is now surveying as
public land, secretly taxed for two years
as the Maxwell grant; then III have it
sold at public auction and bid it In; then
I'll go and tell Williamson that / now
have a tax title to 100000 acres Of pub
lie land as the Maxwell grant, and I
want that surveyed as such. I'll tell him
there's big money In it; that the Dutch
mortgage bondhOlders, when they see I've
worked up the public land again into the
Maxwell grant, will naturally wish 70
foreclose on 1t, and OF course will have
to pay big price for that special priv
llege."
But If the supreme court had spoken
out, as It ought to have done, and said
that the land officers had no jurisdiction,
In the face Of the valid decision Of Sec
retary Cox, TO make the Elkins & Mar
mon survey, then Stephen would have
come to the front as first-class crimi-
nal instead Of a high-toned statesman Of
the kitchen cabinet order. The criminal
silence of the supreme court as to the
matter Of jurisdiction must have been
very soothing TO the great New Mexico
public land thief and tax title trickster,
Hon. 8. B. Elklns.
But the criminal silence OF the supreme
conrt did not Aid anmawhat the nnnr
The St. Johns herald., 1891-06-04

There is vast difference between enlightened conservatism and lack of enterprise, as the circumstances attending the administration of the lymph in this city shows, Balti- more medical institutions and phy- sicians paid Professor Koch the respect of needing his claims con- corning his own discovery, and they have cautiously experlmented with it, the result being that they have, to large extent, established the limit or it's usefulness and its inju- rious powers. They find that it does good in certain cases, and that it is not advisable to use it in others. This seems a very moderate state ment, but intelligent physicians all over the world can easily under stand it's great significance. They propose to continue these experi- ments just as cautiously as hereto fore, and determine absolutely the limitations of the remedy, and there is reason to hope they will demon strate that it possesses all the ad- vantages which professor Koch modestly claimed for it.-Baltimore American.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-06-04
The Dalton Gang.

Sac and Fox Agency, I. T, May 19.-Tussahoe, and Indian scout, has just arrived with the report that the Dalton boys, ''Six Shooter" Jack and the persons concerned in the recent train robbery at Whar- ton were at Boyon, a deserted ranch headquarters about twelve miles from the agency. He belongs to the posse of Deputy Hec Thomas and comes for larger force to cut off the outlaws retreat.
 Mountains Indian police and volunteers from Captain Hays troop of cavalry left immediately for the scene. As soon as they ar- rive they will close in on the rob- bers and make short work of them.
 The Indians on the reservation are completely terrorized by this gang of desperadoes. The first in- stallment of the payment for the Indian lands was made on Saturday and it was for the purpose of mak- ing haul on these payments that the outlaws came into this country and held up the train at Wharton. Many of the Indians have deposit ed their money with the traders, who guard their safes night and day.
 These desperadoes are the rem- nants of the old Belle Star gang re- organized. Most of them are known in the territory as cut throats and desperate men. For several days posses have been close on their track-at one time so close as to capture one of their saddle horses and large amount of cartridges and 1t is thought that now they are completly surrounded.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-06-04

The transit of Mercury was suc- cessfully observed at the naval o5- servatory, Washington. The best observations were made with two telescopes of three inches aperture. The astronomers of the naval ob- servatory are we'll aware of the fact that small telescopes are best for viewing objects near the horizon, while large ones are. .practically,.use- less.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-06-04
4 New View of the MicrObe.

From the fact that in many forms
 of disease the presence oi microbes is detected the popular notion has
 arisen that they are the cause of the disease and that their destruction
 would mean cure. A rather nov el view has been presented however, in little volume which las appear ed in New York, from the pen of MT. George T. Chapman, entitled "The Microbe Has His Rights , The authors view, in brief, is that the microbe is not the cause of dis ease, but minute scavenger, set at work by nature to remove the de- bris of disease. The answer to this theory from medical men in gener- al will no doubt be that it is not an orthodox view, and various seem- ingly conclusive facts in bacteri- ogy could doubtless be cited in or- position to it. Yet in science that, with all it's advances, still con- tains many obscure problems much latitude may be allowed to theorists. In the clash ofcontending intelfects gleams of truth oftentimes appear. The Chapman theory, however, it may strike the medical man, will impress the popular mind with a sense of novelty, and while it may not escape ridicule, it will easily survive that ordeal unless it's req soning be proven to be fallacious.- Philadelphia Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-06-04
An Unknown Dead.

Marcus c. de Baca, school super
 intendent for the county, returned
 late yesterday afternoon from the
 Rio Puerco country in the north
 western section of Bernalillo coun. 1 tv, going as fa1 as Nacimiento, in
 the interest of the schools, which
 he reports in fair condition.
 He states that near San Ysidro l about two weeks ago the dead body of an unknown Mexican was found in an arroya pratially covered over with water. The justice of the peace of that precinct summoned a coroner's jury and entered into a vigorous investigation of the affair, giving the body a close and critical examination. It was ascertained that the man had camped over night within a few yards of the arroya, and that while asleep he was brain ed by being beaten over the head with a blunt instrument of some kind, stabbed on the left side in the region of the heart and shot through both feet. His blankets, which he evidently had from the pressure in the ground where he had slept, could not be found. The murderer had put the mans shoes on after killing and shooting him through the feet, and then dragged his life less body to the arroya. The re- mains were found by sheep herd CT, and the man, from all appear ances, was only foully dealt with a few days before. The coroner's jury examined number of people re- siding in the vicinity, but elicited no information on which suspicion would rest, Nothing was found in his clothing to give the slightest clue to his indentity, and after as- suring themselves that they had performed their duty, the jury or dered his burial. The justice of the peace retained the mans coat, vest, hat and overalls for Identification by some person if possible.-Albu- querque Citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-06-04

JakeBowman came over from Bis bee this morning and brings the re- port of an accident in the Copper Queen mine last night in which John Torpey and ". Nelson were horribly mangled by blast. It seems that they had put in five holes and lit the fuze of all but one which kept them longer than anti cipated but they thought of no dan ger until the first hole went off and blew them headlong into the drift. One of their companions happened
 to be near by and procured assist ance and took them to the surface, where willing hands conveyed their bleeding bodies to the hospital. Faint hopes are entertained of their recovery.-Tombstone Prospectors.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-06-04
Killed Two Men.

Zurich, Kan, May 19.-A shoot ing affray occurred here yesterday in which two men were killed in- stantly. Sherman Craig and Steven Prossit claimed the same piece of government land. Craig had lived on the land in question thirteen years, but he never made an at tempt to purchase it. Prossit moved onto it and had laid the foundation for house when ordered off by Craig. He armed himself and con- tinued his work. Later in the day Craig and his son drove up in a buggy, armed, and told the claim jumper to prepare to die. The latter went into the nearly completed house, ,poked hisWinchester through the window and shot the son in the face. Craig drew a revolver, but before he could fire it Prossit shot him through the heart. Prossit gave himself up, but was released at the preliminary hearing, it being proven that he acted in self-de- fense.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-06-04

It becomes more and more evi. dent that the greater success of the electric telegraph, telephone and photograph have not exhausted the inventive genius of Mr. Thomas A Edison. When that gentleman ar rived in Chicago a few days ago he was asked what electric novelty he had in store for the Chicago Worlds Fair. He replied that he had some thing in view, but he was not pre- pared to give details just at present His intention is 10 "have such a happy combination of photography and electricity that man can sil in his own parlor and see depicted upon a curtain the forms of the players in opera up)n a distant stage and to hear the voices of the singers" ."-Bradstreet's
The St. Johns herald., 1891-06-04

The only cure for the evils which now affiict the money markets of the world is the international re- monetization of silver. If that were accomplished the legal-tender coin supply of the world would be prac- tically doubled and legitimate en- terprise of every kind would be greatly stimulated, Our Govern ment should put forth its energies to secure concert of action among the leading civilized nations for the restoration of silly to its IT per place in the money of commerce. Denver Republican.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-06-04

The theory that a man can feel pain in an amputated limb is still a subject of controversy. A physi- clan who believes it says: "Many ot the nerves that furnish commun- ication between the brain are not injured in their activity by the am putation of their lower portion, and convey sensation as readily as ever. The brain fails to recognize the fact that the function of the nerve has changed, and that the part in which it formerly terminated exists no longer. Therefore, when a sensa- tion is felt conveyed by nerve that in the unmaimed body led to the foot, the feeling is the same as if the foot were still in place. If cer- tain nerves in an amputated leg be touched the feeling is exactly the same as if the foot were touched, and the sensation of pain is felt not where it is applied, but where the mind has been in the habit of receiving communications from the nerve in question:"
The St. Johns herald., 1891-06-04

The mercurial pressure gauge ex- tending from the bottom to thetop of Eiflel Tower has been completed. This is considered a notable achieve ment as it enables pressures to be measured up to 400 atmospheres by 8 mercury column. The tube is of mild steel, something more than ] inch inside diameter. In order to note the height of the mercury in the steel tube, glass tubes are To- cated at intervals beside it, and are provided with cocks communicat- ing with the steel tube.-American Machinist.