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The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
Visiting the Coal Mines.

Prof. Morrison accompanied Mr.. Begg,
the travelling editor of the Pioneer Press
with their car 'Success," to the Sand
Coulee coal mines yesterday morning.
Mr.. Begg WAS delighted with what he
saw there. He expressed surprise at the
vast Improvements and developments
made there since his visit in May last.
The company's main entry has now over
two miles of drifts, with good level tracks,
we'll ironed. The air COMPRISING
machinery IL n prominent feature in
working the coal, as also the large drums
now hcing erected for the ventilation of
the niue. The tower shute is simply
perfect---!hc coal passing through the
various screens into separate cars for diff
ferent grades there being actually no
waste from the whole product of the coal.
The output now is over two hundred tons
per day, which will be increased us fast
rs room can he found for new miners.
The coal itself, it is apparent to every
one who has personally examined it, can
not be excelled in quality in the North
west. AS moro pressure is obtained by
increased length Of entry, the coal is
found to be purer, denser and free from
foreign matter.
The town Of Sand Coulee now contains
a population Of over 300 souls, and is
daily increasing. 1t is we'll laid out, the
houses for the employees being new and
very neat. A post Office has been estab-
lished there, with J. G. Anthony, post
master and Mr.. Roberts, of the firm of
Anthony s. Roberts, deputy. There are
several stores, a livery stable, and other
enterprises; also the company stores,
butcher shop, etc, all doing good bust
ness.
Let our citizens who have friends from
the East or West calling upon them,
make it point to show them these Won
dcrful measures of coal that they may see
for themselves the inexhaustible stores of
cheap fuel at our doors, which, with our
illimitable and peerless water power, our
mountains of iron and other ores, are
destined to make Great Falls one of the
leading manufacturing centers of the
continent
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
Mr.. Chomsnn's New Al.

Our cntcrpri>ing tOwnsman and merch-
ant, Mr.. e. T.. Thomson, is out again in
the big bargains he has to offer the peo-
pie of Great Falls during the few days
preceding the hcl'iavs. Don't fail to see
his elegant stock.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
Eighty-Firxt Anniversary.

DANvERs, Mass, Dec. 17.--John q.
Whittier. the poet, today reached his
eighty-tirst birthday. Many friends and
neighbors called to pay their respects. A
large number of congratulatory letters
and kilograms were received. Whittier
is in comparatively good health.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
The spotted Horse,

At Maiden the developments ofthis fine
ledge Of gold bearing quartz is causing
much excitement. The owner OF the
Spotted Horse las realized during the past
month, and for over year, an average Of
$4,000 per month"; We understand that
Jay Gould has offered IL large amount for
the mine, but he has not yet come near
enough to million to induce the owners
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
An Important N1e.sax-.

5osToN, Dec. IA Salem special says,
"Gcn. Alger, Of Michigan, passed through
here Saturday on his way to Augusta.
Maine, to meet Blaine. At 1pswick he,
sent dispatch to Blaine asking him t..
meet him ut the station that evening. II:
Is understood that Alger comes direct
from Harrison with an important message
for Blaine.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
Fire iu Helena,

HELENA, Dec. 17.-About 2 o'clock
yesterday morning fire broke out in y
building called the Northern Beer Hall
and had gained such headway that it
could not he suppressed. The building
belongs to II. $. Hale and was occupied
by Nick Blurock. Each will lose about
$4,000. The origin of the fire is attribute
ed to be incendiary.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
The Term "Plurality,''

4 correspondent requests definition
of the words plurality and majority. as
used in our election parlance. \ candi
date is said to have a plurality when he
has received a higher number Of votes
than any other candidate. When he re-
ceivcs more than half the votes given all
the candidates he is said to .,,"a re-
ceived a majority.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18

The Solid Six, composed of six or seven
miners are at work on Dry
Wolf cutting bed rock sluices to work the
placer mines of that district in the spring.
They are spending large sums of money
in their preparations and expect to realize
from their investment.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
Robbed the Wrong Train.

MEMPHIS. Dec IT, The officials of the
Southern Express Company say their loss
by the train robbery Saturday night near
Duck Hill. Miss, will not exceed $1,000.
The train which followed had *139.OOD
in the express car.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
Pleaded mot Guilty.

BUTTE. Dec. 17.--'rhe Chinaman sus-
pected of the murder Of Braden was
arraigned this morning. He gave his name
as All Hen, and pleaded not guilty. He was
then rcmanded to jail, and will probably
have a preliminary trial tomorrow.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18

+. II. Westover, agent for the National
Publishing company, Chicago, will deliv-
er the 'Crown Jewels" ''Earth. Sea and
Sky" and ''Camptire Chats" in sun
River and Fort Shaw this week
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
Sewing and Requiring.

Mrs. S. 4. Rice. corner OF Second
avenue Soutil ami @i:th street, announces
that she is no" pr pared to do all kinds OF
sewing, mending and repairing. Gent!e-
mems clothing IL specially. 49,"
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
Worked Splentlidly.

L"NpoN. Dec. 17.-During the trial of
trademark suit in law court today. Il
photographer was introduced to repro
dnce letter and other papers. The I'M
strument worked successfully
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18

Buy your holiday goods ut the New
York Cash Bazaar and save "a per cent.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18
LATE TEIEGRAMS.
Reported expressly for the LEADER by the Rocky
Mountain Telegraph Company]

John bright Worse.
LONDON. Dec. 1s.--John Bright has
suffered a relapse.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-12-18

An elegant line of Christmas cards ut
Tonpvru'S
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

TUE Detroit armory was damaged $40,
600 by fire.
TnE loss by the burning of the Dale
building, Chicago, Monday night, was
$4,000. Insurance $G5,OOO.
Two grain elevators containing over
10000 bushels of wheat, were destroyed
by fire at New Rockfork, d. t.
2Trr vicksburg Commercial Herald
building, newspaper, job Office and bind
cry burned Monday morning,
BY collision on the Cincinnati South
ern railroad Saturday several persons
were killed and many injured.
TWENTY horses perished in a burning
livery stable in Pittsburgh, Pa, Saturday
morning.
TnE loss a recent gales of two fishing
schooners from Gloucester, Mass with
twenty five lives, Id reported.
Tux residence OF Sen. ingalls,, of Kan
sas, at the city OF Atchison, IN that sSate'
has been burned; loss, $4,000
A FrRe, caused by natural gas, destroy
ed three fine dwellings at Pittsburg, Fri
day morning. The loss is $4,000
A PASSENGER train ON its way from Bos-
ton To Portland broke through briage
near Haverhill, Mass. on Tuesday, kill
ing nine persons and injuring fifty two
others.
THE schedules of the insolyent com.
mission 6rm of ID. De Castro Co, OF
New York, show iiabilttie. or Sli23l,50+,
aud actual assets OF $l,096 75S,
Tnr main building of the North Marion
! Window Glass Works at Marion, Ind,
WAS destroy ed by fire Friday, with loss
/ of $40 600 GU building and contents.
ANexhausted coal-pit in the Mount
| Washington district OF Pittsburgh, Pa,
Is ON fire and threatens 10 spread to ad-
Joining sits, honey -oombing densely III
| habited residence quarter OF the city.
Two BUILDINGS belonging to the city
government OF Lowell, Mass., and ocou-
pied by the tire department, militia aud
the electric light machinery, were d.
atroyed by fire Thursday morning; loss
$4,000
TuE Union passenger railway depot al
Atchisuu, Ess., iu which all tse railroads
passing through that city ceuserej, wa:
entirely consumed by fire, together wItf
all its contents, Friday afternoon; loss
about S125,000.
A CONFEDERATION Tuesday night des-
trayed the three story aui basement bricl
buiidiug on the south side of the street, a
the east approach of the Madison street
bridge, ChicaGo, occupied by seyera
business firms. Total loss, about $3.50,
O60.
c. w. PAvEY / Sons, gene al merchant
of Mt. Vernon, III, assigned Monday
result Of their recent fire. Their HAbul
ties are about twenty five thousand dol
lars and their assets about seventeen
thousand. Morris Emerson is assignee
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19

The Duke of Cambridge, commander
in-chief of the British army, gets 1873. 600
year, while all Count Won Moltke. of the
German army, receives is $1,000.
A SWINE plague prevails in the south
CT France. Thirty thousand animals
have died in Marseiles district within a
month. Professor Cornii has gone to
study the pestilence.
ADy1oEs from San Reno say that the
Grown Princes throat continues 70 i'm
prove. His voice is good and his health
ex jellent.
The remains of Napoleon III. and his
son haze been removed from Chislehurst
to Farnsboro, where they will be deposit
ed in MausoIeum erected by the EN-
press Eugene.
The Official Gazette of CaDada con
tains a statement showing the gross debt
of the Dominion on December 81. to be
$274 40, 702, and the net debt 1927 49,
90.
SEVERAL English members of parlia
ment were present at the recent evictions
on Lord Massereene's estate, LoIth. The
inmates threw boiling water, mixed with
lime, on the sheriff and his men, whom
II took 200 constables to protect.
THz Vienna Allsgemene Zietung says
it has received information from reliable
sources iG St. Petersburg that a plot
against the car has been discovered and
that number of persons, including sew
eral army officers, have been arrested
charged with being implicated liz it.
The Italian Riforma announces that
I ~ L. =
years territory on the Bay of Assab
suitable for coaliDg purposes, reserving,
| however, the right to use it herself, to the
exclusion of others, in time of war.
TIE announcement from st. Petersburg
| that the Russian governments estimates
! for the expenses OF its war and navy de-
partments for the ensuing fiscal year
have been largely reduced, would seem to
indicate that the much-talked-of war if
not probability.
| A cABLEeRAm from Rome says that the
Pope's successor is already being oonsid
cred, and that there is strong party in
| the Roman Church in favor of selecting
the next Pope from some other city than
Rome and some other country than Italy
A DENSE fog has prevailed of latei =
the Irish coast. The steamer Wisconsin
was unable to land the mails at Queens
town. In collision between the steam
ers Shoreham and Colstrup off Dover the
former was sunk and seven persons were
drowned.
WELL-iNFoRMED persons consider that
although the politicsl situation of Europ,
is decidedly improved, the improvement
il only conditional, and that if the Eu
ropean Cabinets confine themselves Il
Platonc statements and fail TO take cor
responding action, the situation viii
shortly become as critical as it was tw'
weeks ego.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19
WASHINGTON.

JosFpH BLACK, of Cleveland, has been
nominated 10 be Consul at Buda Besth.
TIE president has nominated Edward
s. Bragg, of Wisconsin, to be minister OF
the United States to Mexico.
SECRETARY Lamar. took formal leave Of
his associates in the Interior Depart
meut at noon on Tuesday.
MR. RANDALL has been counting noses
on the tobacco tax repeal question, and
saws there will be at least fifty Democrats
who will vote for it.
TIE Treasury officials now say thai the
reduction of custom house force In varl-
ous places is due 70 the fact that the aP-
propriations are inadequate.
THE secretary of the treasury has
promised TO revoke his order a6ollshlng
The custom house at La Crosse, AID in
stead TO reduce the pay of the collector
to the salary of deputy
The bill that is before Congress to tax
sdulterated lard will be fought vigorously
bv the Southern members, inasmuch as II
niaces lard that is mixed with cotton
seed in the list.
TIE circuit court of Chihuahua, Mex.
bus ord sred the release IEOBi ooh hAeAtASAA'
Of James Burnett, VINO has been lnPrls
oned awaiting trial for homicide.
CHANCES are openly made by gram re-
ceivers that the Inter State Commerce
law is being daily violated through sys
tem of Undertaking. freight which Il
widely uracticed in the West
TINS oleomargarine returns sho"
s.sedv increase ia all districts, and inter
nal revenue officials think the revenue
/ from it will continue to increase. LaotI
4 inc il does not rotard its sale bat rathei
I the reverse.
Tug appropriations Committee has de
cided to put into the regular deficiency
I hill the necessary amount 70 pay lmme
4 oistely 10 various States the SO ouo eaNi
granted for agricultural experiment sta
1 lions by thelast bin, but not paid by th'
Treasury owing &c a defect IN the law
A DISPATCH from the City OF Mexico
states that the Mexican Government !
/ ex peotins soon to negotiate a loan VIII
lthe German Government 70 the amour
~ s52. 900 600 on favorable terms ans
\ that as 4 result 81 this loan the GerSlAi
mercAu.i lie horses there contemplate *
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19
CRIME.

THE indictments against the six defen
dants in the Haddock murder case h4V
been dismissed.
FRANK HUBER, postoflice delivery clOrk
at Sidney, Ohio, Is under arrest for open
ing other peoples letters.
FIVE Americans are under arrest in
Paris under charge of being concerned IN
recent burglary of a iewelry house In
that city.
GRANT WALKER, OF New Albany, Ind 4,
robbed Joseph Rebel of that place of
S25 600 Tuesday night, but was caught IN
the morning and the money recovered.
AT Lafayette, Ind, Monday monring,
John Cunningham, aged go, attempted
suicide with shotgun, endeayoring TO
pull the trigger with his toe. His wife
took the weapon from him, whereupon
Cunningham climbed to the roof, and
then sprang off. His neck was broken
by the fall.
ISAAC MEBRIoK, Saturday, shothis young
daughter dead at their home at Camden,
Nj, and then turned the weapon on him
self with fatal effect The child was an
adopted daughter, an engaging girl of
fifteen years Merrlck was tifty-hve'
No cause can be assigned except insane
jealousy. .,
SOME unknown person made en- nttaok
on the family OF Mrs. Crislinan on her
farm near Cortland, ILL.,, Tuesday night
Her workman, John ShucksR, answering
knock at the door, was shot IN the alb
domen, and her daughter, Miss Lorena
was ehot in tho elbow. Help was sum
moned, but o clew to the asssilant's ideHt
itY was found.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19
IN GENERAL.
A WRONG IMPRESSION.


Such Exists Concerning the Decision in the
Kansas Prohibition Cases The True Scope
of That Decision.
There is very de sided popular misap-
prehension as to the scope of the recent
supreme court decision il the Kansas
prohibition cases. 1t is generelly assum-
ed that in this decision the court upholds
the power of the state to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of liquor within its
borders. The prohibition people evident
ly believe that the power is absolute and
that all questions as to its existence is
settled py this decision. But such Is not
the case. Justice Field, IN a dissenting
opinion, declined to copcede that state
may prohibit the manufacture of liquors
intended for export or the sale of those
imported.
1.-THE right" he said, 'to import an
article of merchandise recognized as such
by the commercial world-whether the
right be given by act of congress or by
treaty with a foreign country would
seem necessarily to carry the right to sell
the article when imported"
This point the court did not decide
it referred to the question raised in the
argum ant whether a state may prohibit
! the manufacture of liquors for export 10
any other state, but expressed no opinion
on it. Whether state has such power is
therefore an open issue which rem aims
for settlement. If it has not, its prohibit
tory power amounts to little. For, IL
such case, beer and whisky may be freely
made in one state for consumption ii
another, while the imported liquors ane
those made in another state may be solo
and drunk in any state.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS.
GENERAL NOTES.

SoUrH CAROLINA had another earth
quake shock Thursday morning.
JoHs ABEssDoRF, of Sioux City, will
hereafter make his home in Milwaukee.
Mr.. PowDERLEY's physician says he is
entirely broken down by hard work.
The storm of Thursday vas one of the
most extensive and severe for many
years.
THE New York Stock Exchange has
begun determined war against the
bucket.shops.
GENERAL SHERIDAs's children are among
the protest and most simply dressed in
Washington.
THE total number of immigrants landed
at New York during the year 1887 was
371,6i9.
SENATOR BECK, of Kentucky, and Sena-
tor Wilson, OF Iowa, have been reelected
to the .. s. senate.
A SHARP earthquake shock was felt in
| Ottawa, Canada, and the surrounding
country early Wednesday morning.
THE freight rates on iron and steel
| from Pittsburg to western points have
been reduced from q to l719 and 10
cents.
| RIA. JONES, colored man, is editor OF
! the Cleveland Globe, newspaper
devoted to the interests of the American
negro.
SOME clever rascal has issued and sold
thirty thousand forged tickets of admis.
sion to the jubilee mass in Rome, and a
new act of tickets will have TO be printed
by the Vatican authorities.
THE December fire losses were $l0,-
3OS, 900 against $ll,20O,000 for the same
month last year The total fire waste for
1887 was $129 264,00 about thirteen mil.
lions greater than in 1856.
The price of petroleum, since the
STANDARD Oil Company obtained control
of the market by It's trust" monopoly
advances steadily. The price is 9695
cents per barrel. In Sstember The price
was 65 cents.
RECENT statistical returns show the
startling fact that the farming lands OF
the South end West are rapidly falling
into the control of foreign money LENDERS
on defaulting high-interest farm mort
cages.
TYpoagAPu1oAL USIoN, No. 16, has, aftel
au interval of "a years, again secured th'
Chicago Times composing room AZ
union Office. Twenty five non unioi
printers we're deposed by as many unioi
typos on Sunday night.
SoMEIHIso very like a tidal wave o
muusrous proportion swept upon tn
headlands outside of Portland harbo
Thursday night. The great mass ros
sixty feet above high-watSr mark, carry
ing everything befors il.
The visible supply of wheat Saturday
Jan. 7, was 43 857, 1926 bushels, decreas
of 5G4 ,004 bushels since last report. TIL
supply of corn was 6,lS4,9l4 bushels, al
increase of 259,656 bushels.
Two natural gas companies at Pitts
burgh, owning 700 miles of pipe, b
which 800 manufactures and 1000
dwelling are supplied with 100000
cubic feet OF gas daily, have consolidated
, with capital of $l3 333,O00.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19
THE srrMARr FoRruNE

The fortune Of A. 7, Stewart, gained at
the expense of no end of hard work and
shrewd mauag, ment, seems to bless no
one After the death of Mr.. 5 ewart his
widow was made miserable during the
remainder of her life by the various
efforts TO get her money, including the
stealing of her husbands body. The
magnificent business built up by Mir.
Stewart fall into decline and was finally
wound lp,l land Mrs. Stewart died, leaving
the millions TO be fought over by greedy
heirs. Three suits are now pending, each
of which seeks the inyalidation of Mrs
Stewards will. One is that of Prescott
Hall Butler, who asks the partition of the
real estate owned by Mrs. Stewart The
second is the suit Of Mrs. Sarah NJ. Smith
a niece OF Mrs Stewart, who asks the re-
moval of Judge Hilton as executor. The
third in the list is that of Rosalie Butler
a sister of Prescott Hall Butler, who asks
for the revocation of the will on che
ground that it was executed under undue
influence and circumveutiou, II Mr..
Stewart could have foreseen the unseemly
scramble of would be heirs and others for
the millions he piled up so laboriUuely,
he would hardly have denied himself sieeP
and necessary rest to accumulate money,
That wpul1 40 aO little trpnd 10 Rnyhp1v.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19
FOREIGN.

Mn, SrURaEoS has re U-ned to London
from Mentone. Ike j. greatly improved
ip health.
MB PARSfII Is reported about 10 take
the stump IN ireland and lay himself
liable 20 arrest by Mr.. Baltour's police
DGsrArcuEs from the Congo coant1y
up TO December 10 have been received
AZ Brussels, They make no mention 81
Stanley.
AT the musical congress in London the
American representatives received great
praise for .heir work
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19
He MnZzled

"Must put some muzzle on my dog ~
he asked at police headquarters yester-
day.
"Well no, not now"
DOTS how belief it vhas myself. Can
l do something's NIT boy?"
"What forb"
"Vell few days ago boy comes by
my place. My big dog vhas oudt doors
Dot boy hat dog about dot high. Ny
dog chaws him oop in two minutes. Dot
boy comes in und says if doan' put
some muzzle on my dog he hat him
shot"
u See"
II puts dot muzzle on. To-day my
dog vhas eadt doors. Dot boy come:
along NIT his small dog. When he sect
dot muzzle he cries out; Seek hin
Tigerr und dot small dog licks my bis
dog until he can't stand oop no more
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19

teen years imprisonment. Mr.. Town
shend reported back the Bostelle battle
flags resolution, as amended by the com
mittee on military affairs. Mr.. Boutelle
said he had objections to the amend
ments. The resolution was adopted.
The house then, on motion of Dunn, of
Arkansas, went into COMMITTEES of the
whole for consideration of the senate bill
fixing the salary of the commissioner of
fish and fisheries at $1,000 per annum.
WASHINGTON, JAN. 10.
.Senate.-The bin to return to the sew
eral states and territories and to the Dis
trict of Columbia, all money collected I'M
der the tax of August, 1861, was taken up;
but on motion of Sen. Rlddleberger to
90 into executive session, the bill was lost
by 26 to &C. The Blair educational bill
was thea taken up, and pending argument
thereon, the Senate adjourned until Mon
day morning
Honse The committee on agriculture
reported bill making appropriations tc
carry into effect the provisions of the ac'
TO establish experimental agricultural
stations. In a committee of the whole
the house proceeded TO the consideration
of the bill relating to marks, writing OF
printing on second, third and fourth
class mail matter. The bill was passed
Crisp, of Georgia, chairman of the com
mittee on elections, reported that K. A
Redston, claiming to have been elected
from the 9TH California district, had M
grounds for contest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-19
What it Means to be an American.

Miss Winslow, an American girl, took
away the breath of all Europe. 1t was at
Hamburg, where she waltzed at q ball
The Prince of Wales saw her and sent his
eouerry to summon her to waltz with
him. Convey my regrets to His Royal
Highness, and say that do not wish to
dance again. was her answer. But
said the equerry, ARE you aware that the
request is a commando" Are you aware"
she answered, that l am en- American,
and do not obey royal commander This
ended it, and Europe had cold chill.
But the lady deserves American thanks
for Independence.