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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-28
THE NEW STEAMBOAT LINE.

-Four of the large steel steamboats,
which are being built for Mr.. Hill at
Cleveland, Ohio, will be ready for traffic
during the coming summer. One of the
number has just.been launched success
fully. The importance of these anuounce-
ments can hardly be overestimated. Thev
IMPLY the speedy accomplishment of
direct traffic from Butte, Helena and
Great Falls to the eastern states and the
Atlantic seaboard. They insure also d.
rect traffic with Detroit, Cleveland
and other ports on the route from Duluth
and West Superior to Buffalo.
These steamers will do credit tn tbic
country, which invented the steamship,
and until recent period led the world
IN the construction of clipper ships. Ac-
cordlng to recent statement by vice
president Clough the line is to be called
the Northern line, from West Superior tn
Buffalo, and the word "North" will an
pear in the name of each boat Beside
the Northern Light, just launched, two
other names selected are the North Star
and North Wind, The last two of the
SIX steamers will be completed next year,
The boats will draw 141s feet of water
all that can be had in the Sault canal, but
they are so constructed that the tonnage
can be increased when the canal is deem
ened to III feet so as to be $500 tons
instead OF $500 as at first The steamers
have all the dimensions except depth of
the 1900 ton ocean steamers, and are
built of steel and iron. They have also
the modern device of "false bottom" hav.
ng two water-tight bottoms, the space be-
5ween being divided into six compart-
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-28

1t is one of the great merits of this city
that It is secure from floods. Last sum
mer the water rose high but it did no
damage and subsidized very soon. The
river is so wide at this place and the de-
scent is SO great that ice gorges or disas-
trous Hoods are never possible, although
we are much nearer the mountains than
places which are subject to annual floods
In Wlnona and other Mississippi towns
the loss this spring has been considerable
while Great Falls enjoys perfect security.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-28
THE TIME TO BUY,

"Now is the time to invest in Grea
Falls real estate. No place in the wesr
offers such inducements to the capitalist
or energetic man of small MEANS"
"Great Falls, with the greatest availa.
BILE water power on the continent; with a
vast area of agricultural grazing land
surrounding it; its extensive iron and
coal fields; its three railroads, connecting
it with the markets of the east and tap
ing the easily accessible mines of gold,
silver, copper and lead; its geographical
position as distributing point, is destined
at no distant day, to be the manufacturing
and commercial metropolis between Min
neapolis and the Pacific"
"The plant now building at this point
for the reduction of ores will involve an
expenditure Of over 100000 and will
be the largest and best equipped smelter
in the world. This great work will be
followed by many others of equal i'm
portance."
"Persons visiting this city should not
fail to examine for themselves the re-
sources claimed for Great Falls, nor miss
the opportunity of viewing as grand and
picturesque scenery as can be found out
side the National Park"
We copy from the Park Theater Bulle-
in the above announcement of the Town
ute company regarding Great Falls. The
points are all we'll taken and merit the
attention Of investors.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-28

ments, in which water can be carried as
ballast. When ballast is needed it is OBJ
tanned by simply opening valve and
filling the compartments. When it is de-
sired to discharge ballast the pumps are
set in motion. This device, while quite
generally adopted for war vessels, has
been employed by very few merchant
steamers. The Northern line will be
composed exclusively Of freight boats,
and there will be but one stateroom to
each steamer beside those required for
the officers.
! 1t may be Judged from these details
that the new boats will startle the combi-
nation which has in great measure con-
trolled the lake traffic. They will effect
as great change in our inland marine as
large steamers have done in the ocean
traffic, since all competing steamers will
henceforth have to adopt like improve
ments in order to contend with the North
ern line.
The first of these boats, which has
been called appropriately the Northern
Light, also known as "Hill's Boat No. l."
has an estimated carrying capacity Of
$500 tons, and is expected to have speed
of 10 miles an hour. She measures 800
feet keel, 312 feet over all, 40 feet beam
and 2415 feet hold. All her cabins will
be on deck and she will have no forecas.
tie deck. Her anchor deck will be even
with the rail- thereby improving her ap
pearance.
Mr.. Hill has thus adopted the right way
% revive the American marine. By build
ng boats which will carry wheat at low
'ates he opens the way for American en-
erprise to complete the circuit by estab-
ishing line of transatlantic steamers
hat will restore the starry flag to its
ightful place upon the ocean.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-28

Major Maginnis receives always a cor
dlal welcome here, but this time he comes
with additional claims to the public re-
gard' because he helped to open the res
ervation which in few years will be so
lull OF people that the centre of popula-
1lon will be in this part of Montana which
contains the largest are. of level land in
the entire territory.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-28

Thirteen delegates will enable Cascade
county to make strong display at the
territorial democratic convention in Butte.
Only three delegates are to go from here
to the republican convention because a
different basis of representation has been
ADOPTED. On the whole the politicians
Will have plenty to do be between this and
election day.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-28

DR.. H. H. Wynne, Aurist and Oculist,
Will be professionally at Great Falls, at
the Park Hotel, on Saturday and Sunday,
May 8, and 6.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-28
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-28

NO. 3526.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF GREAT FALLS.
Authorized Capital, 100000
Paid-Up Capital, 100000.
T. E. COLLINS, President
JOHN LEpLEY, Vice-President
L. G.. PHELPS, Cashier
A. b. DICKERMAN, Asst Cashier
DIRECTORS.
O. A. BROADwATER, MARTIN MAGINNIs,
PARIS GIBSON, IRA MYERS,
ROBERT VAUGHN, H. CHowEN,
J. IT. ARLINGTON.
general banking business transacted.
Exchange drawn on the principal points in the /
States and Europe.
Prompt attention given to collections.
Interest allowed on time deposits.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-28

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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13

tity of the unit, that secures freest play
to the complex forces, and the greatest
encouragement to the new ideas and di.
verging tendencies. The course of social
evolution has been up through the tribal
the confederation-tot the national life
that eliminates in the naturalization OF
every particular unit in the common
wealth. There is no poise for the state
until man grants to woman the privi-
leges vouchsafed by brain that have been
denied by Drawn, ana until woman Is
willing to accept her share of the serious
responsibilities which now too exclusively
rest upon the shoulders of man.
But it is urged that the ''home and not
the individual is the unit of society.
This is sentimental fiction denied by
history and unwarranted by science. The
home itself is obliterated the moment
you ignore the sacred fact that it is
made up of units whose rights are in
alenable and unquestionable. That the
home is the unit of the state, and that
man represents that unit, and that
woman must be content to shine through
him as candle through lantern. is a
doctrsne that belongs to the age of the
wigwam, the travelling herd. the harem
and the belated Mormon. The doctrine
of modern science, as well as the code
of the modern state, to say nothing of
the demanns of spiritual religion. is that
head of the family can en-
The daughter has a mind and
soul which are as sacred in the presence
of the father as they are In the presence
of God. The woman, married or I'M
married, is, or should be, the arbiter of
her own conscience, the administrator
of her own property, and the possessor
of her own person, and every court in
the land will defend her in these rights.
In practice. the most conservative
woman is ready to claim this right: they
that so are willing that their husbands
should hold their proxy upon election
day do not hesitate upon Sunday to
insist upon the right of attending a
church which the husband disapproves
Of, end they feel aggrieved if he will not
accompany them to listen to doctrines
he does not believe in. We yield
to no one in our regard
for the sanctity Of the home;
but the home is made up of the man
and woman, neither one of which finds
his or her complement until the indie
structible, globular quality of soul is
recognized. After such recogni-
ton the special functions of each will be
more nobly fulfilled. There is no need
of building fences to keep the chickens
out of the water Nature will take care
of her own distinctions, if human nature
will de molish the arbitrary ones. From
this high ground of equality the mother
realizes that the safety of her cradle is
dependent upon the purity of the execu-
tive mansion: and the father sees that
the nation is served by every pair of
baby shoes he buys, and that interna-
tional justice is closely linked with the
sweetness of his own fireside.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13
KANSAS KOLLARY,

DR.. Talmpge is to speak at Winfield
during the Chautauqua assembly on Sat
urday, June %.
Six hundred went down from Caldwell
into the territory, the other day, and had
a royal good time picnicing.
Atehisons recent experience with cpl
denies has borne fruit in the payment
by the city of $4,000 for plan of sewer
age.
At Kansas City, Kan, the citizens are
holding lively discussions over the re-
spectiye qualities Of asphalt and cedar
blocks as paving materials.
The ''Deestrict Skewl'' now seems TO
be of absorbing interest in many places.
and society in those places are studioIsly
memorizing their lines.
The only colored person who has ever
graduated from the Kansas state uni
versitv is B. X. Bruce. of Leavenworth,
2 nephew of ex-senator Bruce.
Valley Centre, after her somewhat
disastrous fire, now sees the necessity Of
fre-department, and Is taking
steps toward some kind of protection.
The Swedish Lutheran church spire at
Gamma mas been completea and the outer
walls are also about finished. The fin
ishing touches viii be laid On next week.
The citizens of Hays City gave COM
plimentary concert to the Eighteenth
United States Infantry band stationed at
Fort Hays. The program was an excel
lent one. The band mentioned Is q
superior one and is second to none In the
army.
At Leayenwor1h the butchers are COM
planning quite seriously Of the course
pursued BIZ the board Of directors Of the
state peniteniiary In ignoring their bids
for fresh beef. and instead Of supplying
that institution with the local product.
they purchased their best from the pack
ing houses IN Kansas City. These men
admit that they cannot offer their beef
on as low terms as the packing house
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13
MISGUIDED ZEAL.

One of the most striking peculiarities
of human nature is the predisposition on
the part of most men to act upon i'm
pulse rather than Judgment. This is
demonstrated on occasions by over
Jealous religionists in allowing their par
tisan predictions to crop out at mop
perfume times and under circumstances
that almost invariable compromise the
actor if not the interest he would serve:
In line with this a circumstance Is re-
ported from Springfield, ILL.,, as having
taken place in that city about a week
ago 1t is said that quite a stir of ex-
element was caused in a Methodist
prayer meeting at the time mentioned
when the leader, a son of the Democratic
candidate for governor, told the brothers
and sisters that although he was going
to take an active part in the campaign,
he didn't mean to forget he was chris
tan. Brother Anthony jumped up and
said there was just one party in which a
christian can work without contamina-
ton. and that was the prohibition party
the Lords party" His advice to
young Brother Palmer, if he wanted to
save his soul and get TO heaven, was to
let his own father run the campaign
without his assistance. Naturally other
brethren diSsented from this view, and
finally young Brother Palmer gave out a
hymn md closed the meeting.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13
ROOM 5, FECHHEIMER BLOCK.

men who control the price of beef on the
hOof and give the stock raisers whatever
prices they choose to fix. They contend
that they buy their beef from the farm
ers OF Kansas and pay them fair prices,
but with the action of the board. which
Is evidently not willing 10. support Kan
sas productions, goes TO the packing
houses to save few dimes for the state
IN which these men pay their due pro
portion Of tax.
State Treasurer Hamilton has invited
the Republican glee club of Wellington
to go to the Chicago convention as the
guests Of the Kansas delegation, guaran-
teeing their transportation and all ex-
penses. The club has accepted the invi-
tation.
Judge T. G. Adams. secretary Of the
State Historical society, says the story
thar the files OF the Atchison Champion
when it was edited BY John J. Ingalls,.
have been recently removed from the
societys collection, or have been con-
cealed from the public is lie.
Rush Center has been admitted 20 De
the county seat Of Rush county. While
the district court was IN session last week
the attorneys for Ia Crosse ACKNOWLEDGED
Rush Center &c be the permanent county
seat, and pledged themselves that the
county officers would remove tbs records
TO Rush Center and perform their official
duty In obedience TO the mandate Of the
supreme court
Second Vice President and Manager
A. a. Robinson. Of the Santa Fe, has
Issued circular announcing that the
Southern Kansas has been LEASED by that
company, and viii hereafter b. OPERATED
as the Southern Kansas division of tire
Atchison Topeka & Santa Re. The juris-
dictiOn Of the superintendent and other
general officers "a extended over this new
division, and the old organization il
dispensed with altogether.
A charter has been applied for BY the
Brighton Investment and Coal Mining
company ST Leayenwor;h with a capital
stock Of 800 90, This company il
composed entirely Of Kansas City capital
and owns the ] 600 acres q lard Tying
south Of the city and known as the s. v.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13

Stillings tract. Work is 10 De commence
ed forthwith and the company, when
this mine IL IN operation. will be the
largest corporation Of the kind in the
state.
At Garden City the county commits
sioners held special meeting night be-
fore last reconsider the petition II pumsr-
Gus tax payers praying that an election
De called to vote upon the proposition for
the issue OF court house bonds % tho
amount o. s35. 900 and jail bonds To the
amount of $4,000. After considering
the matter the prayer Of the petitioners
was granted and the election II called
for the date of the general elerfion in
November next
Garden City Sentinel: An outfit from
Texas Attempted 70 drive herd Of about
I 600 cattle through the strip by way Of
Willow creek. Last week, after having
been warned by the settlers not 70 do 40.
The herd came On, and the sssSiers
quickly gathered % the number Of about
forty, and after short parisy the herd
took the back track. Several more herbs
are reported beaded this way. but tbs
settlers are determined lot 10 allow them
70 pass through that district Abou, eis
v2s paid By the tnes Of the hard 10 the
settlers fer damages 20 cropa
LeavenwoTfh corespondence: Tes.sr.
day was the frst meeting Of the Turasr's
festival 81 the district Of Ksnsas, rscss.-
" organized az Topeka. For years the
Missouri YaIleT Turn society. conpo~ed
Of the states q Missouri. Kansas and Ne
b-aska, iseid fbsir annual festival ,egefh-
sr. bs; =, rap5d growth in the rnszabsrs
Of tha Tuner IN Kanszs Led 20 the or
gaDizatsOn q a separate society for
Kansas. Gs vet not all the larger ctfts~
have iosned, though Leavnwor-h. To-
peka and HzTyxviiss are members q the
new district Atcisason viii probably
josn during the coming year. TIE local
turner's have been active for some time
ia making ample IFsparz:aons fer shsis
guests. and IN this they were add By .
number Of the ;arnissers. who prepared
an exceilsn; repszt nj Turnsss hail for
the entertainment Of thssz s1es,~
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13
BUYING ALASKA,
An Old War Secret Just Now Made
Public.

Professor George B. Wilcox, of Chi
cago, reveals in the Congregationalist a
well kept secret of our late war. He
says that the purchase of Alaska from
Russia by the United States government
in 1867 was really not for the acquisition
of more territory. but for the purpose of
paying debt of the war which President
Lincoln and Secretary Seward contract
ed. AT the time, during the war, when
it looked as though England and France
were going to take hold and help the
Confederacy in earnest, President
Lincoln secured from Russia a feet of
war vessels to help defend our ports and
rebel ports. The presence of the Rus
sian vessels off some of our harbors was
a mystery at the time, and they departed
as mysteriously as they came. Their
departure was due to the fact that the
apprehended danger from England and
France did not materialize, and then
the question arose how Russia could be
compensated. President Lincoln had
used his war power freely, and congress
had backed him up, but here was bill
for millions, and he feared that he
would be criticised for mourning it,
although it was a wise thing to do
when he did it. While the president
was hesitating how to get at it, the war
was closed and the president was assas-
sinated and Mr.. Seward was left to solve
the problem. Russia wanted the money
but she appreciated the situation and
waited patiently. Finally the project of
getting congress to authorize the pur-
chase of Alaska was hit upon, and the
$1,000, 900 that we paid Russia for Alaska
was really in payment of the fleet billa
and Alaska was thrown in. The secret
was so well kept that Gen. w. T.
Sherman heard of it for the
first time in Russia, and he kept
the story to himself until recent
army reunion. Secretary Seward must
have shared with some of the congress-
men his secret of the real reason why he
wanted Alaska bought at time when
the United States government needed
money more than territory, but if he
did they guarded well his confidence
The complete history of our late war is
yet to be written, and generations yet to
come will read with wonder and with
admiration of the consummate ability
displayed bv President Lincoln and cab
met, no lets than of the marvellous patri-
otism and courage that were displayed
on land and sea by the army and navy.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13

Under the spur of the temporary ex-
element that occurred when Cleveland
was nominated at st. Louis last week ex-
Governor Throckmorton of Texas prom
ised the ticket a majority of two hun
dred thousand in that state. Such ma
jority as that. if it were honestly given,
would avail the ticket and party at large
nothing more, practically, than ma or-
ity of two thousand. as only the states
thirteen electoral votes will be counted.
it is such boasting and unblushing adj
mission of fraud TO be practiced as this
that will serve TO swell tile Republican
vote IN northern states and make those
that have hitherto been regarded as
doubtful, less doubtful at the coming
election.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13

The Lick Observatory is finally COM
pleted and turned over to the State Uni
versity of California. The fund has
been so nearly exhausted in its construc-
ton and equipment, there being only
enough left to insure the salary of the
director, that it is likely to be an ele-
plant on the hands of the university I'M
less the state comes to its aid. The an
uual expense of running the observatory
will be at least 5000. Doubtless the
next legislature will make such appro-
priations as may be needed, so that this
magnificent observatory may be eff
ciently conducted.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13

= Lord Lansdowne, as he was leaving
Canada. a few days ago on his way to
India to assume vice-royalty of that
colony, told an interviewer that he
thought Canada would never become a
part of the United States. And the press
association took pains to wire the opinion
of his lordship over the American con-
tinent. The lack of the Importance of
the information is only exceeded by the
lack OF common sense in sending it
abroad. Who on earth cares anything
about annexing Canada: The tosdying
and tireSome people of that one-horse
dependency would never keep up with
the American pace.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13

There seems to be Just now no serious
apprehension, as far as talk goes to show,
of the disturbance of the statu QUO of
Europe by any aggressive movement on
the part of any of the powers in the near
future. Nevertheless the liberal appro-
priations for war preparations by several
of the powers, notably in Austria-Hun-
gary, and the general interest mani
Tested over the condition of the German
emperor and the outcome of the Franco
Russian incident, show clearly that the
present peace of the continent is not re-
garded as assured for long period. The
Europeans are so very jealous and
touchy that it is impossible to anticipate
what a day of diplomacy may bring
forth. The peace of today may be sue
ceeded by war tomorrow.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13

The Monaghan seems to be obnoxious
to civilized people all over the world.
The Australian parliament has just
placed an inhibition upon Chinese immi-
grafton by imposing per capita tax of
one thousand dollars Oh all immigrants
to that country, but empowering the
commission in charge of the matter to
remit the tax on Anglo-Saxons.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13

The clearing house statement for the
country at large for the last week shows
n pleasing improvement in the business
and financial situation. fewer cities
showing a comparative decrease in
volume of business, while many were
credited with q healthy increase.
Wichita comes up smiling, registering
IN increase of 1871.