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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-08-14
Notice of Final Entry.
Land Office at Helena, Montana
Aur < 1894

Land Office at Helena, Montana
Aug. 5, 1885. !
Notice is hereby given that the following
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Charles l..
Spencer, Probate Judge for Choteau county,
at Fort Benton, on September 18th. 1885, viz:
George w. Armstrong who made Presumption
D. S. No. 69l2. for the NWll MEL Sec. II. y
Lots 667 7. 4 Wa sen Sec. !, TIP. 10, Mr. BE.
He names the following witnesses to prove
continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Charles B. Remp, Joseph keough. Robert
Burns and Frank Norman, all of Great Falls,
s. ". LANGHoRNs, Register.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-08-14

hold out much longer, but was afraid
to let go, not knowing what the en-
ragged creature might do. Right
then it showed me what it would do.
Quickly wrapping his great clammy
body about 4 leg and his tail
around my lett arm, it contracted its
folds with great violence, in fact the
contractions were 50 powerful as to
double me up. Of course | fell uewn.
A desperate struggle ensued during
which we commenced rolling down
the hill. I still had the snake by the
neck with one hand ana the snake
transferred his tail holt from my
arm to my waist. had one arm free.
With it [ tried to grasp the punches
Of sage brush as we passed on u
downward career. Things were look
ing desperate, as we We're now roll
ing and bouncing down at a great
rate, SO I let go the reptile entirely
and clutched frantically at everything
we passed, but Of no avail. Every
thing / did manage to catch came out
BY the roots. Suddenly q loosened
rock struck me on the head and [
knew no more till, coming to my
senses, [ found myself lying at the
bottom of the hill with the snakes
tail tight around my throat, almost
stopping respiration. | tried to
shout, but my voice was necessarily
very feeble. Presently [ heard Joe
Crank calling me to breakfast. The
answer Was the echo Of his own voice
from the surrounding hills. Again
he shouted. That time 7 raised my
self on one elbow and uttered q feeble
cry for help. The atmosphere was
clear as a bell and to my JOY he heard
ne and came rushing up, gan IN
hand. He stood horror-struch for a
moment. but instantly recovered him
self. Pulling ont his knife he caught
the reptile by the throat and cut off
its head. He had to cut the carcase
into four pieces. before he could I'M
wind it from my unfortunate neck
and body. [ tainted immediately
afterwards. but soon revived. Joe
led me staggering 70 the house and
batLed HE il cool spring water, and
despite my cuts and bruises | was
able to enjoy my breakfast. When
The meal was over Invent out, skinned
the fragments Of the snake. and sew
ed them together. That skin is stuff
ca now. and | regard it as one Of the
greatest curiosities III my collection
Van Dusenberry chewed his qulc
IN silence for a minute before ht
spoke. and then said: professor
that a col darned lie" He spit ou'
his quid and didn't open his moutf
again till they reached the lime Kiln
G--1-ET Dzbo-CE.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-08-14
NEWS OF TIE WORLD.

Cotton is to be excessively cultivated
by Russians in Central Asia.
The appellate court at Chicago sus-
tains the will Of the late w. Z. storey.
The P~arisians now have four Gre
matory furnaces Of elegant construct
ion.
The Saratoga, n. Y. law and order
league propose to clean out the gam
blers.
Caroline jackson, an ex~-slave, died
in Albany. n. T.. Monday, aged Lie
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mo. 3525]
NOTICE OF FINAL ENTRY.
LAND OFFIcE AT HELENA, Mont,
II. 80 1000 Xxx

LAND OFFICE AT HELENA, MOTT,
July q, 1886.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
Unnamed settler has filed notice of his Intention
to mako final proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before Charles l..
Spencer, Probate Judge. Choteou county. Mont.
at Fort Benton, Mont. on September 4, 1855, VIZ:
No. sS4s for the SWl4 Sec. 3 Up. 20 n. Range 4
East. He names the following witnesses 70 prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of. said land, viz: c
James E. Walker, Josiah pepper, Phillip Glib
son and Herbert o. Chowen, all OF Great Fails,
s. W. LAxaHoRNE. Register.
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NOTICE OF FINAL ENTRY.
LAND OFFICE AT HELENA NJ

LAND OFFICE At HELENA MONT,
July %, 1886.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice Of his intention to MAKE
final proof in support of his claim, and that SAID
proof will be made before Chas: Spencer, Pro-
bate Judge. Choteau county, Montana at Fort
Benton. Mont. on September 4; 1885, VIZ; JOSIAH
Lots i L 2 and So sEl4 Sec: 2, TIP. aN Range4
Hast. He names the following witnesses TO
prove hi. continuous residence upon, ana cuitl-
ration of, said land, viz: 80
William P. Bea.:hley, James L. Walker, Albert
j. Huy and William Warner, all of Great Falls,
8. W. LAEsHoRaE Register
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mo. 35251
CONTROLLERS NOTICE.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF TEL CURRENCY.
Washington. July 1st. 18s6.-Wheraa. by salts
fact ,ry evidence presented to the undersigned,
it has been made TO appear that the First
National Sank of Great Falls, in the town OF
Great Falls, in tie county of Choteau and
territory of Montana. has complied with all the
provisions of the statutes of the United States,
required to be complied with before an associa-
ton shall be authorized to the bust
ness of banking.
Now therefore,, l, William L. Trenholm,
comptroller of the currency, do hereby certify
that the First National Bank of Great Falls. IN
the town of Great Falls. in the county of
Choteau and territory of Montana, is authoriz-
ed to the business of banking IS pro-
yided in section tfty-one-hundred and sixty
nine. of the revised statutes of the United States;
In testimony whereof, witness my hand ana
seal of office this 1st day of July 1886.
W. l.. TRENHOLM,
Comptroller Of the Currency.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

BUSINESS failures in the United States
numbered 141 and in Canada % during the
seven days ended on the Sth, against 200 in
this country and IS in Canada the previous
seven days. The total failures in the United
States this year to date number $3.50,
against 4,0S5 in like part of 1885.
THE Irish policy outlined by Mr.. Glad
stone in his remarkable speech on the Sth
has been Endorsed by large number of
American newspapers The comments of
English and Irish newspapers are varied in
character
SECRETARY MANNING was SO far recovered
on the 9th as to be able to spend several
hours in hts Office.
IT was shown by the April report of the
National Department of Agriculture issued
on the 10Th, that there was a reduction Of
five per cent, from last year in the area
seeded to winter wheat, Illinois leading the
decrease. California exhibits the best con-
dition.
JOSEPH PULITZER, of New York, resigned
his seat in Congress on the 10th preferring
to give his whole attention to the World.
REPORTS of the 10th state that many tele-
grams have been received in Washington
from Knights of Labor asking for speedy
action ON the Curtin resolution for Con
gressional investigation into the South
western strikes.
THE following nominations were sent to
the Senate by the President on the 12th ::
Howell E. Jackson, of Tennessee. to be Cir
cult Judge of the United States for the
Sixth Judicial Circuit vice John Baxter,
deceased; Frank II. Dyer, to be Marshal of
the United States for the Territory of
Utah.
THE appointment of Brigadier General
Miles as successor to Brigadier-General
Crook in the command of the Military De-
partment of the Arizona was made re-
Gently.
THE condition of Secretary Manning was
improved slightly on the 18th. His nearest
friends say that he will not attempt to re-
sumo his duties at the Treasury Depart
ment again, but will probably so abroad.
THERE were 463,SSS standard silver dol
lars issued from the minis during the week
ended on the 10th. The issue during the
corresponding period last year was 196, 49S.
THE nomination of Orlando w. Powers,
of Michigan as Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of Utah, has been with
drawn by President Cleveland.
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THE EAST.

THE Republicans at the recent Rhode ISL
and State election elected the Governor
and entire State ticket with the exception
of Attorney General, who was elected by
the Prohibitionists.
On the Sth a conspiracy by New York
burglars to rob the mint at Philadelphia,
which contains over S30,010,000, was dis
covered.
BoATs have commenced to run on the
Hudson river between Albany and New
York
Off Southwest Harbor, Me-, an unknown
schooner, supposed to be the Chanticleer,
was wrecked the other night, and the en-
tire crew of six persons persisted
The arrest of James A. Richmond, presi
dent of the Broadway New York; Surface
Railroad Company, accused of bribing
aldermen, was made on the 9th.
THE Grant and Hancock monument
funds on the 9th we're: Grant fund, $780,
S04.3s; Hancock fund, S42,742.
AT Lawrence, Mass, the Pemberton cot
ton mills were destroyed by fire on the
10th. The loss was about $4,000, and one
life was lost. 1t 1860 a factory on the same
site was burned, and lis persons lost their
lives
NEAR Reading, Pa, Frank Endy, aged
twenty years, died on tbs 10th from
the effects of scratch on the hand by a
cat
THE failure of Roger Brothers, proprie-
tors OF Touring mill at Bristol, Pa, oc-
CURED on the 10th for $500, 600.
THE death of Thaddeus Fairbanks the
scale inventor, who was knighted by the
Emperor of Austria, occurred on the 18th
at ST Johnsbury, VT, in his ninetieth year.
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FOREIGN lNrElllGEncE

Mr.. GLADSTONE in the British Parliament
on the Sth unfolded his home rule scheme
for Ireland in mastery speech. He
stated it to be the intention of the Govern
ment to give Ireland dual parliament to
make the Office of Viceroy non-political, to
retain the constabulary under the present
control, to give Parliament no authority to
endow any religious sect and to devote to
Irish obligations the entire customs and
excise duties.
ADvIcEs from Italy on the Sth state that
the Italian Cabinet has resigned 1t was
formedin June, 1855, with Sig. Depretis as
President.
In the British House Of Commons several
petitions against granting o separate Par
lament to Ireland were presented on the
9th.
THE powder magazine at Colon, Cuba,
was entered by five thieves a few days ago.
During their operations ono lighted a
match, causing an explosion, which killed
seven persons outright wounded thirty
eight others and wrecked twelve houses.
INDIANS killed two American prospectors
recently near Nacosari, Mex.
REPORTS received on the 10th show that
Gladstone's Irish plan is treated with scant
courtesy in Austro- Hungary, is condemned
as dangerous in Germany is enthusiastic
ally received in France and is watched
with the keenest anxiety in Russia,
THE wreck of the steamer Taoroa, plying
along the coast of New Zealand, occurred
in recent gale, with the loss of twenty
IL inc lives
A DISPATCH received from Panama re-
Gently states that an explosion on the
steamer Colombo, near Tomaco, killed fif-
teen persons and injured twenty-five
others
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LATER.

TIE coroner's jury at East ST. Louis on
the 18th decided to hold the deputy saeriffs
responsible for the recent shooting affair
at that place. A large number of business
men met in the courthouse and set on foot
a movement for arbitration of the strike
between the citizens, the Knights of Labor
and the railroads. Trains were running
and there was no disorder.
CHARLES ROONEY and his wife of Erie.
Pa, died on the 18th from the effects OF
coal gas.
ELEVEN more New York City aldermen
were arrested and placed under bail on the
18th for alleged bribery in the Broadway
Surface-railroad franchise.
THE Argentine Republic has requested
the United States to recall its Minister to
Buenos Ayres, Bayless w. Hanna, of In
diana
Dr. j. Fl. ARNETT, aged seventy years,
superintendent of the American Express
Company, died at Niagara Falls on the
18Th
THE Iowa Legislature adjourned sine de
on the 18th. The impeachment proceed
ings against Auditor Brown were post
poned to May 10 next.
AN attempt was made on the 18Th to
wreck the fast mail west on the Wabash
road, two miles east of Wabash Ind. On
a hig, enlbankment a dozen cross-ties had
been piled, and the engineer of the loco
motive only brought the train to stand
when the truck wheels had noun ted the
ties. There was no clew to the dastards
JOHN H. NoYEs, the founderof the Oneida
Ttxr Al.
18th at Niagara Falls, Ont. He was born
at Brattleboro, Vt, in 1911, and was a
cousin of ex-Presidant Hayes.
THE net gold coin and bullion in the
treasury at Washington on the 18th was
Sl53 S20. S5S, an increase Of So, 400 263 since
July last. The amount OF standard silver
dollars in circulation, out of a total coinage
of s226, 946, 12i, was $50, 26l, 395.
THE Michigan Greenbackers held con-
ference at Lansing on the 18th, recognized
the executive committee, and adopted reso-
buttons inviting laboring men to join in
their movement.
Two THOUSAND tailo1s at Milwaukee
struck on the 18th because the employers
refused to pay the same wages for eight
hours work as they had been paying for
ten.
In the United States Senate on the 18th
Mr. Platt spoke in favor of open executive
sessions Mr.. Frye's resolution against
commission to settle the fisheries question
between the United States and Canada was
adopted. In the House the Hurd- Rome;s
(Ohiol contested election case. in which
there are three reports submitted by the
Committee on Elections, the majority re-
port, confirming the right of Romeis to the
seat was considered but no action was
taken.
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ROBERT J. Phillips (colored) was exc
cuted at indianapolis, Ind, on the sta for
wife-murder.
ROBERT GIBSON expired near Macon, No,
on the 9Th at tie age Of one hundred and
twenty years. He wes ten years old wher
the first gun of the revolution was fired,
and had voted for every President since
Washington, being the only man living or
dead who had that honor.
The congratulations of tne Iowa Legis-
lature on the prospect of legislative inde-
pendenee for Ireland were cabled on tbs
9th to Parnell and Gladstone
IL Cincinnati on the 10Th nineteen Ital-
ians were arrested for passing counterfeit
money. Ten of them had some of the
spurious stuff on their persons.
IN the Michigan pineries last winter the
total output of logs is estimated at 495, a0O,-
900 feet.
In the railroad yards at East ST Louis in
cendiary fires early on the morning of the
10th damaged property valued at $4,000,
mainly in loaded freight cars. Seventeen
companies of Illinois militia were on the
ground and all disorders had been stopped
SYLVESTER BAKER, a resident of Kansas
City, Mo, fatally shot himself and wife on
the 18th. Whisky and dependency were
the causes for the crime.
OK the evening Of the 10th the labor or
CARNATIONS of Chicago turned out by
thousands TO listen to speeches at the caval-
ry armory in favor Of eight hours for
days work
WHILE crossing the New river at Sunny
Na e
party were drowned few days ago by the
upSetting Of boat,
BELLE LANGAN, nine-year-old girl, of
La Crosse, Wis, had on the 18th gone forty
two days without taking food
ALL was quiet at East st. Louis on the
12h, and Adjutant-Ge General Vance believed
there would be no further trouble. The in.
dications were that the strike was broken
All the teams of the Transfer Company
had resumed work, and there was manifest
disposition on the part of nearly all of the
roads to have nothing to do with their old
men who had been prominentin the strike.
Many strikers and their abettors were I'M
der arrest, and it was expected that every
body con cerned in the strike would be ulti-
mately arrested. A large number of trains
were running.
FIRE on the 18th Quilted the Boston Block
at Minneapolis, Mimi, in which were To-
Gated the post-office and business firms
The contents of the post-office were re-
moved but the library of the Bar Associa
ton was consumed. The total loss was
about $225, 600.
MORE than ten thousand people on
the evening of the 18th attended the re-
vival meetings of the Methodist Church at
Omaha, Neb
A SERMON was delivered by Rev. Sam
Jones at Louisville on the 18th for the ben
eft of the Holcomb Gospel Mission, ard
$1,000 in small sums was subscribed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Late Dispatches.
xLIxth CONGRESS.

THURSDAY April S-Bills were passed
in the Senate granting the right of way
through Indian Territory to the Kansas e
Arkansas Railroad Company, and the
House measure to erect building in Wash
ington for the Congressional Library at a
cost of nearly s3,010,000. The bill to admit
Washington Territory as State was fur
Their discussed. In the House the Bland
bill for the free coinage of silver was de-
feated, the vote being 126 yeas to
1853 nays-ninety-eigh Democrats twenty
six Republicans, one Greenback-Re-
publican and one Greenback- DEM
ocrat voting in the affirmative, and
ninety-one Republicans and seventy-two
Democrats in the negative. A previous
vote on q proposition by Mr.. Dibble Is. C.)
looking to the suspension of coinage after
July l, 1885, resulted in 81 yeas to POI nays
forty nine Republicans, thirty four Dem
ocrats and one Greenback- Republican vot-
ing in the affirmative, and one hundred
and thirty Democrats. seventy Republic
ans and one Greenback Democrat in the
negative.
FRIDAY, April 2. The Senate consid-
cred the bill for the admission of Wash
ington Territory, and rejected Mr..
Eustis' amendment limiting the right of
suffrage to male electors. Mr.. ingalls, in
troduced a bin for the appointment of a
Board OF Arbitration to settle differences
between railroad companies and their en-
ployes. George Hearst was sworn in as
Senate from California. In the House
resolutions earnestly sympathizing with
Mr.. Gladstone and his associates in their
efforts to secure a free Parliament for the
people of Ireland were objected to- AT the
evening session twenty five pension bills
were passed.
SATURDAY, April 10-The Senate, by a
vote OF 30 to b. passed a bill authoriz-
ing the inhabitants of the Territory of
Washington and the adjacent part of Idaho
to form a State Government, to be called
the State of Washington. In the House
bills were passed authorizing the construc-
tion of twenty-five bridges, mainly over
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, and to
establish sixteen new life-saving stations.
MONDAY, April 12.-In the Senate the
Indian Appropriation bill was passed,
including an item of 500, 900 for schools in
AlGSkd M. onefInan introduced an
Arbitration bill, and Mr. Chace reported
adversely the bill to increas Sc the rate of
postage on fourth-class matter to two
cents an ounce. In the House bills
were introduced: By Mr. Towns
bend, authorizing the granting of
pensions to the parents of deceased
soldiers on proof that they are without
other means of support than their own
manual labor; by Mr.. Anderson, for the
classification of the public lands, and re-
vision of the laws relating to public lands.
A resolution was passed for the appoint
ment of committee of seven members to
investigate the cause of the railway strike
in the Southwest, with power to send for
persons and papers. The District of Co
lunbia Appropriation bill was then passed.
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Mrs. Logan To Re RoYcotfed.

WAsmNerox, April 12.-The latest
instance OF threatened boycotting is said
to be given IN an anonymous letter re.
ceiyed by Mira. Logan Mrs. Logan il
enc OF the ladies Interested in the Garfield
memorial hospital, for the benefit OF which
it is proposed to give the calico ball at the
Chinese legation building. The writer
warns her that if she goes under the root
of the Chinese minister it win be an indica-
ton that she sympathizes with Chinese
immigrstion. and the laboring men OF the
country viii. in consequence, boycott Cen
eral Logan in his political aspirations.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16
Ruriel by FaIlinc walls.

BosTox, Aprii 12.-Fire broke out in the
picker-room OF the great Pemberton mills
at Lawrence, Has, Saturday and spread
rapidly until the whole haildinr was
if DANES. After the fire Lad bTrned an
honr, quitting the picker building com
pletely, the rear walls gave way. Ten
liremen were struck by the debris and in
jnred George Mckenzie died an hour after
being extricated from the debris. The loss
is about 500, 900, against which there was
an insurance OF $S6, Geo. The Pemberton
mills are famous for the awful disaster
which occurred at their fall on January 10,
1899
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16

If no passes We're issued over the
Union Pacific railroad its president
says the passenger rates could be con-
siderably reduced, and he suggests
that Congress make their further issue
illegal. He says the free riding on
that line amounts to $4,000 day. '.in
spite of all efforts to cut it down."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16

THE New York Commercial B,tcletin
says that the fire loss during March,
1886, is the heaviest ever recorded in
that month. 1t estimates the loss at
$40, 900, $4,000, 900 more than the
average for ten years. One hundred
and seyenty-three fires, with losses
above $4,000, have occurred.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16
Heavy Failure.

BRisroL, Pa, April 12.-Rogers Broth
ers, Touring mills proprietors, have failed.
The estimated liabilities are 5000, 600,
S92, 900 OF which are in mortgage, and
over 100000 in notes. OF the latter
amount about 100000 are the savings Of
poor people who placed their money in the
/. auds OF the firm, and in many cases the
labo.ing people, who had implicit con-
iideLce in the firm, placed thei. entire say.
ings in their hands. No estimate OF the as
sets is obtainable. but the propertyis very
valuable, and it is not believed that the
loss to the creditors will be very heavy.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16

SuMMER-HoTEL landlords are begin
ming TO advertise the extraordinary
advantages of hygienic arrangements,
fine views and other features of their
buildings. A novelty introduced by
an enterprising landlord is the Arctic
room All the walls are covered with
ice scenes, the ceiling glistens with the
effect of hanging icieles, and the ap-
pearance will be chilly even in August.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16

WESTERN KANSAS wants to be a sep
arate State. Its inhabitants claim that
it is the richest part Of the State; but
the capital being hundreds of miles
away, and all the State Institutions To-
Gated along the Missouri border, West
ern Kansas is deprived of fair repre-
sentation both in State and Nation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16

Dr.. L. c. ROSE, of Palmyra, O., has
invented long-G yance telephone
transmitter, which was recently used
with success on circuit from Youngs-
town, o., to Frceport, H., and return,
SIS miles. 1t is stated that faint whis-
pers and the ticking Of watch were
plainly heard over the long line.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16

THE information comes from West
em New York that the bottom has
fallen out of the apple market, because
thousands of barrels which the farmers
have had stored all winter, hoping for
higher prices, are now being rushed
upon the market at very low figures.
Grocers wN please govern themselves
ACCORDINGLY.