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The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10
PHADtNa A Bf0 SfttseE.
The Appointing Meal Of RabbatstThat
Boa CONSTRUCTOR Delights In,

Boa CONSTRUCTOR Delights In.
Three corpulent rabbits Of Belgian
breed were Gagged in a soap box quietly
awaiting their fate. They were the meal
for which the snake vas a%nxiously await
ing. He had not tasted meat in four
months and his voracious nav yawned
like a bottomless pit for the unfortunate
trio in the soap box. Manager Bell ap-
psared and drew forth one Of the rabbits.
After stroking bunny" on the back for
a moment he opened the door to the
snakes den and thrust him in. The huge
boa had coiled himself up in q corner, but
at once reused himself for action. He
was fully twelve feet long, and having
recently shed his winter coat his skin
glistened and shone like satin. He raised
his head a foot Or 50 from the floor and
viewed the first course of his quadri.
annual meal.
The rabbit showed no signs of fear,
but rather seemed to enjoy his new
quarters. The snake slowly lowered his
head and cautiously began to stretch
himself along the side of the den. He
never once took his eyes off the rabbit,
which was still unconscious of his dan
ger. Suddenly the rabbit began to act
strangely and to cut all sorts of ridicu-
lous capers. He would leap back and
| forth over the snake and then rub up
against it, and appeared to be fascinated.
Slowly and stealthily the snake turned
his head about until it was within a foot
Of the rabbits launches. Then, quick
as n flash, he darted forward, seized the
rabbit in his mouth and in another in
slant there was nothing to be seen of the
little animal save the tips Of his ears,
which protruded from between the folds
of the make.
The huge serpent then raised his head
full two feet from the floor, darted GU.
his forked tongue and Kissed horribly lit
the motley group watching him. II
there was any struggle on the part of THE
rabbit it was not visible. The snake bad
him in his awful coils. Then the coils
slowly, but with a strength which was
terrible to look at, began to tighten till
every bone in The poor rabbits body
must have been broken. This done the
coils relaxed, and the limp, lifeless body
of the sportive rabbit of a few moments
before lay ready to be swallowed. First
the serpent nosed his victim all over.
The eyeballs of the dead rabbit were
protruding from their sockets, and by
way of beginning the boa licked them
with his tongue. Once more he coiled
about his victim, leaving its head and
shoulders free. Then he opened his
monstrous jaws and, taking ''bunny's'
head therein, began to swallow. Soon
the head and shoulders were out of sight,
and in less than fifteen minutes the hind
legs Acknowledging Inter Ocean.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10
THE RAUM INvEsTIGATIoN
Lemon Reads a Cut and Dr,.d s,..u..,
The Commissioner Refuses to Ex-
hibit the stock Books.

Lemon Reads a Cut and Dried s,at.m.,
-Ihe commissioner Refuses to Ex-
hibit the stock Books,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.-The Raum in
vestigation was resumed today and
Lemon was called to the stand. He read
a prepared statement, which was tn tho
erect that as first charge did not con-
Germ him, he had nothing to say; as to
the second charge, which referred IN him.
self, he said he had known Gen. Ra,m
1or 70 years. His financial standing, wa,
nigh, and his endorsers were men of
reputation So when he wanted money
TO open up his mining property, witness
endorsed two of his notes, one for 81, 900
and n for $4,000, which were subse-
quently extended, Respecting the charge
that the witness secured undue adyan.
tage from the completed files order. no
preference had been shown him, The
commissioner could not favor him If he
wanted to. He invited Cooper to visit
his office any day and examine every case
and every employe. He wanted an open
investigation. At the conclusion of the
reading of the paper, Cooper cross ex-
amlned the witness. He asked what
witness fortune was, to which witness
promptly replied, shat is none of our
business" and he returned the same
answer to the next question as to the
amount of his annual income. Cooper
the returned to the attack by asking if
witness had not been charged with forg-
ing Colfax's name to n certificate. Wit
ness replied that be had not. If that was
to be brought into the case, he wanted to
call witnesses. Lemons testimony hav-
ing been concluded, Cooper renewed his
request for the production Of the books
OF the Refrigerator Co., asserting that
they would show that the refrigerator
was a fraud and that the Commissioner
had been manipulating from the pension
office a fraudulent scheme. "The COM
mittee would not be doing its full duty"
he said, "if it failed to turn light upon
that enterprise"
OOululisSlOucT 1taum SalQ ne was pres
ant to answer the charge of official mis-
conduct and had done so completely.
The committee had seen the stock book
Of the company. Ae denied that the re
frigerator was a fraud. Cooper knew
that he had sold no stock to pension office
employees. Men who penned lying arti-
cles knew that they we're lying when
they wrote them. There was o conspira-
cy in this city, and Cooper was being
used as a tool to break down his
(Raum's) credit. The commissioner saw
the papers day by day filled with lying
articles. Cooper knows that the charges
were dismal failures and could not be
sustained, and he wished to drag in other
things go as by some hocus pocus or hook
or crook to injure him (Raum). He
should rest on his legal rights and refuse
to have his private business dragged out
by Cooper.
Cooper insisted on the necessity for the
reproduction of the books as the best
proof of the stockholders and declared
that the commissioners testimony had
been eontradicted by Smyser who had al
80 told minority members of the commit
tee that he had not put a dollar in
to stock. Pending decision the COM
missioners adjourned.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10
The Wheat Tariff.

The democratic Great Falls TRIBUNE
that the tariff on wheat be re-
moved in order that the new railroad
from Lethbridge may bring Canadian
wheat into this state and compel Mon
tana farmers to lower their prices. What
have the Montana farmers done to the
TRIBUNE that it would subject them to
foreign competition
The Great Falls TRIBUNE considers the
duty on wheat as a delusion, a mocksry
and a snare. 1t is Minnesota aud Dakota
wheat which pours in here duty free that
determines the price of wheat In Mon
tana-not the Canadian wheat raised In
Manitoba, which is farther of from Mon
tana than Dakota.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10

The county commissioners spent an
other day in auditing bills. They have
also decided to submit the question Of
bonding the county for 100000 to a vote
of the people ut the coming election. If
the question is decided favorabiy the
money will be used to purchase the
bridge here or build a new one, to build
a bridge at Cascade aud to provide bridges
at other points In the county.
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BRIEF

The secretary of the treasury purchased
yesterday 255,000 ozs. of silver.
By a vote OF SO to 10 the senate decided
that all sugars under duties standard shall
enter free and by q vote of so to 20 set o
bounty on maple sugar.
The senate agreed to the conference
report ON the river and harbor bill n 1t
now goes to the house.
The senate passed the house bill to
make a public park of California land
where big trees stand.
Three hundred finishing or "crimp-
Ing" boys employed at the chimney glass
houses of T. G. Evans s Co, Hogan,
Evans & Co., and the Peerless Glass Co.,
Pittsburg, struck for five cents al.
vance per turn causing. suspension OF
work in the factories. The strikers are
endeavoring to get crimpers In other rae
tories to come out for the demand, but so
far have been unsuccessful.
supt. Lynch Of the Standard coal
mines Of the H. y. Frick Co., Scottdale,
Pa, where 1000 men have been on a
strike, consented today to meet The men
in conference. The result OF the meet
Ing was the appointment OF an aroitra-
ton committee and work will probably
be resumed this week.
Yesterday . passenger train Q n the
Black Hills, u Fort Pierre railroad ran
into u mass of rocks that had tumbled on
the track and was badly wrecked, abou
seven miles from Piedmont. NO one wal
killed but several were badly Injured.
Gen T. j. Morgan, United States com
missioner of Indian affairs, left Chicago
last evening on q tour Of inspection Il
various Indian reservations In the west
expecting : o be absent about 90 days.
At last nights session Casey addressed
the senate In favor of the reciprocit!
proposition.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10
Coal Mine ON Fire.

ScoTTDALE, Pa, Sept.8.-Fire is raging
in the Charlotte mine here. Work has
been suspended. The fire broke out from
furnaces that we've put in. If the flames
are not soon extinguished great loss will
be incurred. The fire is making consid-
cradle Roadway despite the fact that the
company has a,large gang Of men at
work trying to check its progress. Min
ers were all notified Of the fire this morn
ing before they commenced work, or it is
probable some of them would have been
sufrocated by smoke.
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PREPARING FOR THE RAILROAD.
Collector Sullivan Pays Great Falls q
Visit.

Collector Sullivan Pays Great Falls q
Visit.
Ex-Mayor and Customs Collector Jere
Sullivan of Benton, who had an easy time
is now up to his eyes in bust
ness for Uncle Sam. In his minds eye
he sees smugglers crossing the border on
the Great Falls q Canada railway laden
with diamonds, opium and whiskey. He
also sees mentally the o%llve-eyed Mongo-
liam coming round by Vancouver and
making a flank movement on San Fran
cisco and the coast. Some strayed cattle
may also take 1t into their heads to re-
tern without paying duty and thus de-
prive Uncle Sam of revenue, thereby
causing a deficit. Mr.. Sullivan finds
himself as much at home here as in Ben
ton, where he has resided since the palmy
days when Dandy Jim, Curly Dick, Fog
Horn Phil, Grovon Johnnie, Slippery
Dick, Seven Up Pete and other noted
people fourished there.
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Lowering the Record.

BANGOR, Me-, Sept. Sat the state
fair grounds this afternoon the stallion
Nelson, owned by @. H. Nelson, of Wat
e~rville, made ar attempt to lower the
worlds half-mile track record of 2:15H.
The track was heavy and the air heavy
and sultry. The first attempt was unsuc-
cessful, the mile being made in e:1616.
An hour later and under the same adverse
conditions, Nelson made a second trial
and did the mile in 2:15L. g
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. THE MARKET REPORT.


silver Dec,ining-Money Closer in New
York-Cattle and Sheep
Advancing.
NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Pig iron dull,
steady.
Copper--Nominal; Lake, September
$685..
Lead--dull, unchanged.
Tin-Quiet, steady; straits $22'45.
Bar silver. $1.16H.
RAILROAD STOCKS.
NEW York, Sept. s.-Burlington
95M; Northern Pacific 321s, preferred
SIX; Northwestern 1Os1S, preferred l43;
at, Paul 7O1a, preferred 1161s; Manitoba
1O8; Omaha 30, preferred ~; Duiutn
SO; Wisconsin Central 20; Great Nortnern
preferred 80
WHEAT AT MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. s.-Wheatr receipts
were 1856 cars today; shipments, 1os cars
OF these nearly one-half were new wheat
Closing prices were as follows: NO. l
hard. Sept. e7c; No. l northern Sept
9s15c; Oct. 94c; December 96sse; on
track lO1@102c; No. 2 northern, sept'SSc'
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION
NEW York, Sept. 6.-Money closer
rspeingfron 3to 10 per cent; last loan .
closed offered at 8. Prime mercan'lie
paper 709. Sterling exchange ~eAs
and quiet at $4.s21s for go day Dllis anu
s4.s51k for demand.
ATT AND SHEEP H1eHEH'
CHICAGO, Sept. s.-Cattle-Neafiy es
ervtb,pp in the native line SOLD u shaa'
higher, in some cases 10 IT to .. 10 &C. Genus sas
First classes, natives, 81 sog$a.lo; se ~
oud, s4.sO@$4yso; third, $4'oo@ % nv
common, $8.0O@$3.75; rangers *S00e'
&4.80. NJ,
sheep-All sold at steady prices. ne
tiyes. $4.00Q$4.s0; westerns, s4'o's
"A. 80; stock ewes, sS.so@s4Oo; laln''
Sb.0OGt5.7b.
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DIR. A. T, Dell, who has been IN the
practice of medicine at North English,
Iowa, since 1883, says he often prescribes
Chamberlain's Colo, Cholera and Diar-
rhea Remedy, because he knows 1t 10 be
reliable. For sale by Lapeyrs Bros,
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10

SH1LOH'S COUGH and Consumption
Cure is sold by us on a guarantee. 1t
cures Consumption. For sale by J.. B.
Driver, Druggist.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10

The New York Cash Bazaar is not fol-
lowing, but they are the leaders in low
prices and good values. Call this week
for the greatest bargains yet offered.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10

Ranch Eggs and Butter always on
qand at Copelin's. Third street South
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10

If you want a good smoke go to Dri-
ver's Drug Store for it.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10

Parasols at cost TO clean them out. Joe
Conrad
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10

Corrugated Iron Roofing at Bach. Cory
d Co.'S
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10

Don't fail to call at Drivers Drug
Store and see what they can do for you.
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For lame back, side o. chest, use Shls
Ions Porous Plaster. Price, 20 cents,
FOR sale by J. b. Driver, Druggist.
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10

All new goods and new styles at the
Hub"
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10

A splendid drying team for sale at a
bargain. / M EAItNr
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SLEEPLESS NIGHTS made MlHeTr
alba by that terrible cough. Shiloh's
rnre IS the remedy for you. For sale by
]. B, Driver, Druggist,
The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-10

Just the thing for this country
Rlake's Liver Pil!s~Drlvsr, agent,
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Call at Copelin's for choice family
groceries Third street South
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-27
AMONG THE SPORTS.
SAN FRANCISCO AND SACRAMENTO
TIE FOR THE BALL PENNANT.
Marco Hellman Organizing Strong Team
for Los Angeles-Salvator and Racine
to Race at Bay District Track.

SAN FRANoIsco, Nov. 26.--The Califor
MIA Baseball league held special meet
ing tonight, and decided that San Fran.
cisco and Sacramento were tied for the
championship. 1t was decided to play
off the tie in series of three games, to
be played in Stockton next Friday and
Saturday. One game will be played
Friday, and two ON Saturday.
The new San Jose club, which will be
part of next years six-club league, is
being successfully organized. Henry
Harris, of this city, who is to manage
the team, expects to have all the men
signed by the first of the new year. He
has already signed three eastern play
ers.
Marco Hellman, of Los Angeles, is in
the city. He will organize one of the
strongest clubs ever seen in this state to
represent Los Angeles in next years
league.
Lewis and Acton.
Joe Acton, replying to Lewis chal-
lenge for another wrestling match, says
he will wrestle Lewis (strangle-
barred), providing the latter comes to
180 pounds, catch-as-catch-can. Lewis
says he will bar no hold, and Acton be-
ing one OF the best wrestlers in the
world, should meet him on even terms.
A salvator-Racine Match.
A proposed match between the Palo
Alto stables, Racine Q:391s), and
Haggin's Salvador Il :351s), is being
talked of. On the race track yesterday
it was stated that the proposed match
was as good as made, for bet OF $500
to $4,000 side, and the Bay District as
sociation would add as much more for
the race.
Blood Horse Entries.
Following are the weights and entries
for tomorrow's Blood Horse association
races:
First race, Ia miles-Raindrop, 1Os /;
Marigold, 1l0 Take Notice, 115; Imita-
tion, 100.
Second race, one mile-Duke of Mil
pitas, ITO; Lodoivig, 10; Cheerful, 107 !;
Sintax, 115 Acclaim, 107 fearless, 107 /;
Conrad, 115.
Third race, "a mile-Applause, 1O9;
Forester, SO; Kilgarif, 1906; Wild Oats,
80; Leland, 104; Jackson, 100; Installa-
Iiou. 6I Ming hOOkeT, lUf.
Fourth race, g mile heats-Rico, los; !;
Kildare, ITO; Ida Glenn, no; Vinco,
ITO; Gambo, 105 Revolver, ITO.
A Glove Contest Stopped.
SALEM, Ore, Nov. 26.-A glove con-
test, in a tent near here tonight, be-
tween Jack Murphy and Jack Flaherty,
featherweights, was stopped in the third
round, and the principals arrested.
A Long Winded Fight.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 26.-A fight at
South Omaha last night, between Mike
Mooney and Harry Allen, both of st.
Louis, was long drawn out tame affair.
At the end of the forty-fourth round
Allen refused to continue, claiming that
his left arm was broken. The fight was
thereupon given to Mooney.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-27
WORLDS FAIR WORK.
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION. AD-
JOURNS UNTIL APRIL.
The Preliminary Work Well Advanced.
De Young Wants to Insure the .Efec-
= tion ofsNone But Good Buildings.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-The worlds fai,
national commission, this evening, 'ad
journed until next April. leaving all in
shape for communication to be sent to
the president, notifying him of the ac-
ceptance of a site and plans and specif-
cations for buildings for the worlds
Columbian exposition, according to the
act of congress. Only one thing now
remains before President Harrison
issues proclamation to the world,
fixing the date for the opening and
closing of the exposition-a formal noti-
fcation from the local directory that the
worlds fair corporation has at hand
funds to the amount of SIC, 900, 900. This
notification is expected to be promptly
made.
The commission had an acrimonious
debate, this morning, over the report OF
the committee on buildings and grounds,
Commissioner De Young pointing out
that the plans for the buildings were
merely in verbal outline, without work.
ing plans, and he declared that a loop
hole was left through which the local
directory might come up with lot of
mere shells. He moved that the build
ings be made of glass, steel and iron,
and fire proof.
After lengthy discussion his sug-
gestion was adopted, and the report of
the committee was then adopted.
Sunday closing was postponed until
the directors prepare the rules for the
government of the fair.
The lady managers also adjourned af-
ter they received communication from
the executive committee of the commits
sion, informing the board that it might
adopt such measures and agencies to
carry out its work as it decided fit, SUBJ
ject to the approval of the commission.
Chairman Waller of the foreign affairs
committee, today telegraphed Mr.. Blaine
regarding the incident of day before
yesterday, assuring him that neither
the committee nor the commission con-
sidered the departments movement in
any sense political one. "Some peo-
ple," he said, ''can discover politics in
the Lords prayer, but they are fortu-
nately neither numerous nor influen-
tial."
Governor Waller added that the re-
port of the committee had been unani-
mously adopted.
Secretary Blaine telegraphed thanks
in return.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-27
AT PINE RIDGE.
The Trouble Thought to Be Over at
That Agency.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 27.-At o'clock
this Thursday morning, a special from
Pine Ridge gives information that would
indicate that the war is practically over.
At least Little Wound, the last of the
recalcitrant leaders, accompanied by his
chief lieutenants, Yellow Hair, Yellow
Bear and Broken Arm, have come into
the agency and have signifed their in
tention OF holding a conference with the
agent in the morning. Lieutenant Tay-
lor's band OF scouts is en- route to Fort
Robinson for equipment.
An order was issued yesterday morn
ing postponing the beef issue until today,
and ordering all strangers, except news
paper correspondents, off the reserva-
ton. About six thousand Indians are
swarming in and about the agency. One
hundred more Indian scouts have Eeen
sworn in.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Special Agent
Cooper at Pine Ridge agency tele-
graphed Acting Indian Commissioners
Belt, today, that the situation was un-
changed, and that he does not antici-
pate blOodshed,
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-27
THE LOST CHARLEY ROSS.
The Boys Father Feels He Is no Neare
His Child Than Ever.

The Boys Father Feels He is no Nearer
His Child Than Ever.
New YoRK, Nov. 26.-Inspector Byrnes
said today, when questioned about the
alleged finding of Charley Ross, that
there appeared to be something in the
story. One Of his men is now in Boston
trying to unravel the mystery, it being
alleged that the boy is now doing time
in one Of the prisons there.
RosroN, Nov. 26.-Charles McChristy,
who is believed by some people to be
the missing Charley Ross, and
who has been in the Char les
street Jail since November Sth,
awaiting trial on charges of larceny, was
released this afternoon in $500 bail, two
well-known newspaper men becoming
his bondsmen. His whereabouts is not
made public.
NEW York, Nov. 2e.-Under Boston
date, the World prints four columns
about the boy believed to be Charley
Ross. The conclusion is stated that
after an extended interview Mr.. Ross
failed to identity him, and tonight still
feels he is no nearer his child than ever.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-27
PROUD OF HIS CRIME.
A COld-BlO0ded Murder in
Nevada.
The Victim nllIea for His
Money.
A Los Angeles County Youth Arrested
for the Crime.
He Boasted That He Had Killed Man.
Strong Circumstantial Evidence
Against Him.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-The Chron-
icle's special from Wells, New, says
The body of Frank Lancaster was found
near the stage road, five miles from
Wells, this morning, with a wound in
his head, and his throat cut. Lancaster
came here yesterday from Ogden,
where he has been employed as
cook, and fell in with Ben Morris,
who borrowed team and took him
driving. Lancaster was afterwards seen
drunk at Clover Valley. Morris brought
the team back and displayed consider
able money. He also boasted to a
tramp that he had killed
man, and the harness, wagon and
robes which he returned, were covered
with blood. Morris took the weet-
bound passenger train this morning, but
was captured at Winnemucca. Morris
is young man who came here last spring
from Ogden and has been working on a
ranch in Glover valley. His relatives
live in Alcsta, Los Angeles county, Cal.