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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

nnmber Of Indians in the Territory
have been variously estimated at from
4 10000 TO 10000; all Of whom I self
supporting, while many are quite
wealthy. SO mnch for Indian Agent,
who has not yet reached there.
They do most Of their trading at
Fort Simpson and Victoria. Water
communication offers ever facility,
even to getting arms, ammunition ano
fre-water. AS most, if not all of the
aborigines live along the coast, a gun
boat is a graat pacifer, and in the
past has proved very effective in pre-
serving order. There are no troops
in that region at present, nor has
there been since the Modoe war. j.
We take the liberty Of appending
to the foregoing, Gov. S~Wlneford's
first annual report to the secretary OF
the interior on the condition OF affairs
in Alaska. He says:
He arrived at Sitka, Sept. rs, 1854,
and was cordially received, say by q
very few persons, who preferred con
tinuance of the old order Of things
under which, presumably, they had
persuaded themselves to believe they
might individually much morelargely
at the expense Of the general govern
meut than under the new. None Of
the appropriations made for the sup
port Of the civil government or for
specific purposes appear to have
reached The hands of the treasurer.
Consequently he had no record OF the
disbursements, all of which, with a few
exceptions. were made by the collec-
tor OF customs. An increased appro-
priation for schools is asked. The
children are said to manifest more
than the average aptitude IN study
and the Alieuts are especially anxious
for the establishment of English
schools. Reference is made to the
disagreement between the general
agent Of the school and people of Sit
ka, including the late officials OF the
civil government, but the governor
says he has not been in the territory
long enough to decide the merits Of
the case impartially. Still, he feels
constrained to say that the general
agent, Notwithstanding his recognized
ability, is exceedingly unpopular
whether justly SO OF otherwise he IS
not 0rpnara1 to saw with the DeOiIe.
whose cooperation is essential to tho
success Of the schools. The popula-
ton Of Southwestern Alaska is. whites
1900. and natives 1000. The govern
or dve]ls at length upon the great
natural resources Of Alaska, and Sc
yerely arraigns those governments
who have represented the country in
clement in a degree that precludes
the cultivation Of crops or the keeping
! Of domestic animals. The gold mines
on Douglass Island, opposite juneau,
are in full operation. The deposit is
represented to be truly phenomena,
| and the mine promises to figure more
largely in the mining history Of the
world than nv other 81 record. The
curing and canning Of cod and salmon
has assumed large proportions. The
Indian police system is highly com
mended. Attention is directed to the
needs Of the territory in the matter OF
mail facilities, etc. The law prohibit
ing the liquor traffic is said to have
been disregarded. Defects in the law
governing the territorial organization
are discussed at length.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

FARMERS seeking homes IN northern
Montana cannot find better locations
than upon the prairie lands between
Great Falls and Belt Greek. These
lands are unusually rich, and will
produce oats, barley and wheat with
out irrigation. There is hardly a
doubt that water can be had al
most anywhere on them by wells OF
no unusual depth. The experiments
made by Mr.. Spear with the drill
would seem to settle this water ques-
ton beyond a doubt. These lands
are all adjacent either to the Sand
Coulee or Belt Creek coal banks, thus
insuring cheap fuel to all settlers for
all time. They are near to Great
Falls, the best lumber market in
northern Montana. No lands IN Mon
tana bear a heavier growth OF grass
than these, thus insuring good pas
turage for a long time. Great Falls is
destined to become a prominent wheat
market and milling center, consequent
the adjacent wheat lands will be much
more valuable than those at a greater
distance. The bulk Of the wheat now
being brought to this mill has been
grown upon bench lands like these,
without irrigation, and it is consider
ed decidedly the best wheat that is
grown in this country. A large ma
iority Of our Choteau county farmers
now concede that our rich bench
lands are the coming wheat fields OF
Montana. One farmer Of much ex-
perience in Montana farming, now
living in the Highwood valley, recent
1y said that with his present knowl-
edge Of the bench lands for wheat
growing, he would take up his farm
upon them, were he to locate again.
Preparations are being made by sew
eral parties to SOW wheat next spring
upon the bench lands a few miles dis
tant from Great Falls.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

care Of that need.A-l@4@sA
On every SunE large
Presidents churchssa6y curl
osity to see the HTssTate at
his de%votions. L. sp they
heard there was a ~aj;hctical
one, directed RESERVATIONS
forms Of agnosticisrnaH1n the
way Of Christian proggresa
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satisfactory commission might be e
yolyed. Judge Thoman's resignation,
which was accepted without any
gHfu5ion On the part e e the President
is to take effect at once AS Mr..
Eaton's place also becomes vacant
in a few days, and as DR.. Gregory will
also leave the office, the commission
has to be re-organized at an early
date. It has been said that the Pre-
sident will have difficulty in getting
these positions, which are among the
most honorable in the public service,
filed; but such a statement is prob
ably born of a desire to see the
failure Of the commission.
The chief point Of interest in the
Capitol during the winter will be the
Senate. It is predicted by the Re
publicans that there will be as much
friction between Democratic Senators
and the President as between the
President and the Republicans. It
is true thst many Of the Democratic
Senators do not agree with Mr.. Cleve-
land in matters Of policy, but how
wide or how narrow their differences
may become is a question which only
the future can determine. The
Republican Senatorf will be largely
guided in their course towards the
Administration by the results III the
Virginia and New York elections. If
both of them go against the Admin
stration, it will naturally make them
more aggressive. The Republicans
are saying that the fight Of the
Democratic factions in Congress will
| relieve them from the necessity of
doing anything in the way Of amuse-
nent. Congressman O'NeilI, Of st.
Louis, is spoken Of as the man who
is exspeeted to furnish fun for the
Forty-ninth Congress. But as he
spends but little time on the floor OF
the House, he will not fill the vacan-
cies left by Cox, who has gone to
Turkey, and by Hoar Of Michigan.
and Bedford Of Colorado, who are
politically no more. Tom CoTwin.
Ihaddius Stephens, and Senator Ne
smith were some of the old humorists
who have cnlivened many a day at
Ne Capitol. But new men are com
ingH the new Congress, and as each
session in the past has been provided
with funny men, no fears 7 enter
tanned but that th~eAfskkureEHill take
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

THE jury in the famous Nalkup
trial in Kansas, wherein Minnie Wal
kup was charged with poisoning her
husband. have returned a verdict Of
not guilty.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

The last number OF the Montana
Wool Grower excels any o. its prede-
ceSSorS.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14
Tn Raayarhpad county tie inter,

In Beaverhead county the interest
in mining operations is still undated.
New discoveries and the ~relocations
Of old prospects are being made,
Regular work on established mines
goes steadily on, and the development
OF mines, partially opened, goes on
with a new impulse. Tribune.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

The railroad surveyors reported last
week, turned up in Butte and a party
Of them are now said to be working
in the vicinity of Anaconda. This in
dicates that a survey is being made
of the Butte and Garrison line. We
trust for the welfare Of the valley that
if the road is to be built between
Butte and Garrisonitwill parallel the
Z. & n. at close range through the
farms. Two railroad lines at other
than parallel tangents, remote from
each other, would cut up the valley
badly for the farmers.-New North
West.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

The November number Of the West
Shore is at hand.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07
One of the curiosities of nature in

One of the curiosities of nature in
this section is the "Turn-hole" of
Green river. This is terrific whirl-
pool in that stream, some five miles
from Mammoth Cave. When the
river is low the waters of this pool
are as placid as those of any part of
the river-current, but when the water
rises the scene changes. A tremend-
Gus whirlpool is formed, and the
waters boil and bubble and toss like
Shakespeare's witch-broth. The "turn-
hole" is said to have no bottom, or at
least that all efforts to find it have
been unsuccessful. By some it is
supposed to be caused by the waters
ofSinking creek-which mysteriously
sinks in the grOund-shOoting up
from its subterranean course into the
river; others declare it to be the
Mammoth Cave river emptying its
waters into the Green, and we have
heard it said that coloring-matter
thrown into the former will tinge
the waters of the latter. No positive
solution of the mystery of this Won
derful pool has ever been made. BY
the way, it is said that explorers of
Mammoth Cave pass under the bed
of Green river in their subterranean
meanderings-a statement entirely
probable when it is reflected that the
river runs within short distance of
the cave, and that the latter has been
explored over dozen miles under
ground.-Glasgow Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07
Death of a Convict Count.

COLUMBUS o., Aug, ga noted
convict died in the State Prison here
yesterday. His name, or rather the
name under which he was sentenced,
was Charles Melville. He was
sent from Toledo last December
for seven years, for bigamy. His
father was an Englishman and
his mother, Russian countess. He
was young man when he came to
America, and he had not been long
in this country before he had marri-
ed fifteen different women. The last
one was daughter of Charles j,
Whitney, wealthy resident of De-
troit, and then manager of the Stan
dard Theater at Chicago. With the
young lady he elOped to Toledo. His
usual plan was to persuade minister
to marry him in some illegal manner,
and in the last case he urged that as
a defense, but the court would not
allow it. He won the affection of
Miss Whitney while employed as
her fathers coachman. He had been
sick for a about two weeks with in
termittent fever, and a few months
ago told the Warden that his real
name was Charles Edward Melville
Censivieski, his Russian title being
Count. He always claimed that he
had but one wife, and that he was
always true to her. She lives at
Petersboro, Ontario, and the Warden
has telegraphed to her the news of
his death.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

AT Athens, Fayette county, Mon
day, John Veal and Lee Hart Jr.,
had some words over the election,
which was followed by blows, Hart
and Veal drawing their pistols at the
same time. Veal fired first, his bull
let striking Hart in the head, glanc-
ing over it and inflicting a flesh
wound. Hart then fired, the bullet
from his pistol missing his object but
striking young man named Charles
Waller in the forehead, killing him
instantly. Waller fell to the ground
his brains eXuding from the horrible
wound, aud in the excitement which
followed Veal was shot in the back
the bullet entering between the ninth
and tenth ribs, two inches from his
spine. Veal died few minutes la
ter, Hart was arrested for the doub-
lie murder and brought here to Jail
but the arrest was no sooner made
than a witness hunted up VeaPs
brother and stated that he saw jim
Stivers come up behind Veal and
shoot him. A warrant was then is
sued for Stivers, but he could not be
found. Veal was forty-two years
old, and leaves a wife and four chill
dren. Waller was only twenty-five
years old.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

In the Legislature just elected the
Republicans will have about sixteen
members in the House, a gain of five,
and three in the Senate, a loss oftwo,
so far as heard from. In 1883 there
were five Republicans in the Senate
and eleven in the House. The Sena-
tors were David Pool, 8th district /;
c. F. Walton, 18th; j. II. Wilson,
18th; Ed Kelley, 25th, and John Ben
nett, Doth. The Democrats have cap
tured three of these-the 18th, 25th
and 29th-and lost one district, the
32nd. This shows Democratic gain
of two in the Senate. In the last
House the counties of Clinton and
Cumberland, Crittenden and Living
ston, Muhlenberg, Garrard, Greenup,
Knox and Whitley, Laurel and Rock
castle, Metcalfe and Monroe, Pulaski,
Lewis and one district of Louis
vile were represented by Re-
publicans, giving that party
eleven members. OF these
Garrard, Muhlenberg and the Louis
vile district have been carried by
Democrats; Lewis, Pulaski, Metcalfe
and Monroe, Laurel and ROckcastle,
Knox and Whitley and Greenup have
reelected Republicans and the other
two districts are yet TO hear from.
1t is more than likely that one of
these, Crittenden and Livington, has
been carried by Democrat, while
the other will return a Republican.
This will show a Republican loss of
four. On the other hand they have
gained eight members in the counties
of Adair, Christian, Breckenridge,
Grayson, Hopkins, Logan, Fayette
and Boyd. This gives them a net
gain of four, so far as heard. Thirty
Representative districts are yet to
hear from and as they are in the
mountain counties still further Re-
publican gains may be expected. 1t
is safe to estimate that the members
in the next General Assembly will be
about 20 in the two Houses. The gains
in the Democratic counties of Hop
kins, Logan, Fayette, Grayson, Brock
cnridge and Adair, were of course
the result of local issues and weak
nominations. On the whole, though,
the Republicans have cause to be
gratifed that they have more than
held their own in the State, although
they have lost their grip in several of
their strongholds.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07
Legislative Notes.

IL. r. Bourland, Dem, was defeat
ed in Hopkins because he favored
prohibition. Lunsford's majority is
200.
The good Democratic counties of
Logan, Hopkins, Grayson, Brecken-
ridge, Adair and Fayette ought to be
ashamed of themselves.
Geo. L. Blakey, Rep, defeated L. 7.
Brawner, DEM, in Logan by 300
majority. This is the first time
a Republican has been elected in that
county since the war.
Fountaine Fox Bobbitt, "the Cice-
TO of the Mountains" and Adam
Renaker, "the Sergeant Bates of the
Bluegrass" will be two of the will
pus-wallapuses of the new Legisla-
ture.-Louisville Times.
w. A. Wallace, Rep, defeated FL
lis Kelly, Dem, by IS majority in
the good Democratic county of Gray
son. Apathy and too much conf
dence in the strength of the party
caused it.
Rollin Hurt, Dem, editor of the
Columbia Spectator, was defeated
in Adair county by Ed. Nell, Rep,
on account of his advocacy of the
whipping post. This is without pre-
cedent in the history of the county.
Louisville elected the straight DEM
ocratic ticket in all the districts, and
will send seven Democrats-a gain of
one-to the Legislature. Old Gov,
Merriwether was defeated in the
county of Jefferson by Joshua f.
Bullitt, Jr. Both were Democrats.
The success of Robt. Y. Thomas,
in Muhlenberg county is well-de-
served triumph for bright and gift
ed young fellow. He was defeated
by less than 40 votes two years ago,
and his election by ITO majority in a
county that has been represented by
Republican for several years Is
good enough for an off year.
The contest in Trigg between j. T..
Greer, DEM, and W. C. Hayden, Rep,
was very close. Both sides were claim
ing the victory when we went to press
yesterday though the most reliable
reports indicate the election of Greer
by about Is votes. The official count
which will settle it took place yester-
day, but we were unable to hear the
result.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07
The VANDERBILT CHECK.
How General Grant Came to be Indebted
to the Money King.

How General Grant Came to be Indebted
to the Money King.
General Grant has been subjected to
good deal of criticism on the SUPPOSE
ton that he willingly went to Wander
bilt, knowing that his firm was on the
eve Of failure, and borrowed one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
from him. The facts, as given to me by
an intimate friend of the General, are
these: Ward, the Sunday preceding
the failure, told the General that the
firm had seven hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars on deposit in Esh's
Marine Bank; that he had orie
hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
his pocket and wished the General to
raise one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars more, so that the firm would
have on deposit altogether one million
dollars. Thus" Ward reasoned,
"the bank can make strong showing,
as they very much desire to do, and as
they have always been very kind to US
| wish to oblige them" "The Cen
eral did not appreciate all this" my
informant went on, nevertheless he
drove first to Victor Newcombe's house
to get the money. Mr.. Newcombe was
at church. The General then drove
over to the residence IF Mr.. Randall,
father-in-law of Commodore Garrison.
But Mr.. Randall also was out, and
General Grant drove back home.
After that Ward suggested visit to
Mr.. Vanderbilt. Il do not wish to bor-
row any money from Mr.. Vanderbilt"
said the General, II have had no bust
ness transactions with him." "But it is
not borrowing" Ward continued.
"You will simply exchange checks with
him; and, as we have three-quarters of
million on deposit, your check will
be just the same as cash, will it notP"
This seemed altogether plausible, and
it was thus deceived that the General
called on Vanderbilt for the money.
When the failure came he was almost
dazed, and then began that agony of
mind that has never left him. Fortu-
natcly he had insisted on securing Mr..
Vanderbilt. To the minds of those
who know the General well his trust in
Ward to the very last was not surpris-
ing, no matter how incomprehensible
it may be to others. Implicit and I'M
shakable faith in those in whom he put
hi1 confidence was one of the most
striking notes of his character, and to
have his trust betrayed always grieved
him deeply. Indeed, gentleman once
asked him what Of all things grleved
him most. The General answered, "To
be deceived by friend. Cor. Chi
cdgo Tribune.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

After all the kicking done by the
Greensboro papers against Tate, the
Prohibition candidate for State Treas
urer received only l52 votes in the
city of Greensboro, while the Demo-
cratic candidate received 564. This
is not much of showing for Judge
Fox, but then it must be borne in
mind that Daviess county has some
mighty staunch Democrats and that
Greensboro Is anything but Pro-
hibltion town.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

Rollin Hurt and John o. Hodges,
two Democratic editors, were beaten
in the late Legislative race, the form
er by Republican and the latter by
an Independent Democrat. Editors
are always placed at a disadvantage
when they run for Office, by reason
of having a written record that may
or may not have vulnerable points
i'm il.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

One hundred and eighty fourth
class Postmasters were put out Mon
day. Kentucky gets three: A. NJ.
Mosley, Adairville, Logan county ;
George S. Lee, Owenton, Owen coun-
ty, and George Mason, Milldale, Ken
ton county. Virginia, Ohio, New
York and Maine are getting the ap-
pointments.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

Messrs. Jno. E. Halsell, OF Warren,
Ben 7. Perkins, of Todd, and Jno. S.
Rhea, of Logan, are preparing TO
make things lively in the race for
Congress in the Third District next
year
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

Two more Kentucky editors drew
post-oflices in the Presidential lottery
this week. A. 7. Wimberly. of the
Cadiz Telephone, and Geo. S. Lee, of
the Owenton News, were given the
offices in their respective towns.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

The jacksonville Times has de-
clared for Judge Caswell Bennett for
Judge of the Court of Appeals. 1t is
a bad plan to make promises too ear
ly in the campaign and before the
race is made up.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

The Governors of New York, Penn
sylvania and several other states
have issued a proclamation declaring
to-morrow-Grant's funeral day-a
legal holiday.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

The Soudan and all of Upper Egypt
have been evacuated by the British
troops and the Arabs will be left to
fight it out among themselves. A
wise step for England.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

The President will leave Washing
ton to-day and after the Grant funer-
al tomorrow will go to Albany and
the Adirondacks to take a months
vacation.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

The majority for Tate, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Treasurer, over
Fox, Prohibitionist, will reach 10000
or 10000 in light vote.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

The Rowan county Circuit Court
convened Monday. Two of the Toll
yer gang recently on trial are on the
grand jury.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

Col. Oscar Turner, of Louisville,
went down to Ballard county last
Monday and voted for Tate. We all
know what that means.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

Louis Rel, the leader of the Mani
toba rebels, has been convicted of
treason and sentenced to hang Sept.
Is
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

Col. L. Polk Johnson, of the Louis
vile Times, is a candidate for re-
election as clerk of the Kentucky
House of Representatives.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

Maurice Thompson, the Hoosier
poet, has been appointed State Geolo-
Rist Of Indiana.