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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-30
GEN. MILES BEFORE THE WAR.


He Lost q Fortune by Remaining In the
United states Army.
T,rnpicton's Boston Letter.
had an experience with the new major
general of our army i'm his youthful days
which ! may have told In print before, but
which perhaps will interest some OF your
readers to hea ut present. ! was
ing a weekly newspaper early IN the war
i'm a city just outside of Boston, when n
handsome youth camc into my oiiice one
day and told me he was engaged In help
ing 10 raise a company of soldiers Tor the
war, and asked me to help him. He intro
duced himself as Nelson A. Miles, said he
was a clerk in a crockery-warc store I'm
Boston; had two unclcs who were going
tn aid him in raising the company.
lieutenant. He did not know much
about military matters, but Thought he
could learn. The company. largely through
the aid of his uncles, u OF whom was
energetic and the other rich, soon was
completed. Then he came To me In
trouble. He said he had done so
much toward getting up the company
that he thought he ought tn he first ieu-
tenant instead Of second. He had held To
this and Il had made trouble He did not
get the place. and the friends of the man
who did get il were making IL unpleasant
for him. He did not quite know what To
do, but concluded TO go out to the wa Ia
make the best Of the condition ~ at
fairs. But those men who thought
the youthful soldier aspircd to too
much in asking to bc more ID
second lieutenant Of the company. would
not let him have IL in peace. These
were the inauspicious circumstance IN
which this splendid soldier went To battle.
He had procured an exchange tn n stable
position. From then the career he has
since had began. ] saw General Miles
after the war was over in a scarcely less
curious way, and as he probably now
smiles about his projects Of those days, IL
they have not gone out of his memory,
perhaps Il will do no harm to repeat them.
He came to my office then and told me he
did not know what Ia do. He asked my
advice about going into politics FOR a ca
reer. His plan was To- go To his paternal
homestead, which was in Westminster, in
this state. and there e "A nomination for
I advised him strongly against
il, telling him that William Is. WASH
burn, who was then representing the dis
trict, could not be beaten. FortunatelyGen-
cral Miles look that view In h end him
self. One Of his uncles had no children
and was worth considerable over n mil
eral Miles then and | nave heard that lac
offered him his aid IL he would leave the
army and go into business in Boston.
Everyone about here expected that the
general would be one OF his principal
heirs, but the decision Of General Miles To
remain In the army seems To have Of
Tended the uncle. He died a few years
since, leaving but a small sum To Genera
Miles, who probably sacrificed hundreds
OF thousands of dollars by continuing in
the career which has brought him such
distinction.
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1RockefeIier's Millions.

from a New York Letter.
Rockefeller was oncc "a newspaper
reporter. and less than w decades ago
was "A business man of only moderate
means in Cleveland, Ohio. His attention
was attracted Ia tbc opportunities for
making money in the handling and rcfln-
ing Of the product Of the Pennsylvania oil
fields. He started IA comparatively small
refinery. and from that grew the most
powerful monopoly IN earth the Stand
ard Oil trust. How rapidly the Standard
has grown is shown by the fact that i'm
1870 its capital was only SS,UDO.OOO, whereas
il is now S9N.OUO,Uo. The par value II the
stock is 500 per share. hut il IL quoted al
$40. II pays dividends amounting To
10 per cent per annum Rockefeller owns
more than a majority Of the stock, 81 that
something like ~Sl00,U0O,O0O IT his fortune
Is represented in the trust. He also has
extensive natural gas interests in Ohio.
and m addition is a large owner of gov
bonds and hes securities Of rail
roads and other corporations.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-30
o II RACERS.
Eastern Turf Events.

ELIZABETH. \. j., April . .-Thc last
part of the spring meeting Of the New
Jersey Jockey club opened to-day.
Five-eights of a milc-Salisbury won,
Fi,zroy second. Rancocoas third. Time
I GE.
Thrce-luartcrs Of a mile-princc How.
ard won. flambeau second, Kcmpland
third. Time i:ls.
Thrcc-luartcrs Of a mile Count Luna
wun. Royal Garter second, Little Bare.
foot tllrl. Time / :lsa.
Mile and ouc-cighth Judge Morrow
won. Jack RIOS. second, Homeopathy
third. Time 2:0l4.
Half mile Highland Lassic won,
Young Grace second. Claudine third.
Time 81.
Mile-Sparling won, Little lack second,
Hamlet third. Time I :i6s..
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The Great t;conomist-A Fable.

From Puck.
Once upon "a time there was n great
economist. who, through years Of grind
poverty, had gaineda hypercritical appre-
citation of the majestic power of "A cent.
ala. la! !" he exclaimed one day in No
yctrber, when he observed a lumber Of
straw hats marked down from 81 10 81: 81
will take next summcr by the forelock"
So he bought n for the following
heated term; hut on the way across the
river he was so unfortunate as To lose his
hat m a gale Of wind and he was obliged
Ia don the straw specimen just purchased.
Not being in "A pccuniary condition To sup
ply himself with "a winter tile, he was
forced Ia face the biting zephyrs and the
the ribald jests Of the populacc as he
paced the streets in January.
"Oh, that ] had invested my dncats In "A
winter hat. My straw one is about gone
and ] shall he obliged Ia replace IL with
another next ummer anyhow lac
moancd.
One day in March he saw a lot Of fur
caps marked down tn "a ridiculoIsly low
price. II will buy one now for next win
ter" he said "and make up what | have
lost in the straw hat transaction" So lac
purchased "A straw hat aud wore IL until
about April, at which time he lost his
situation and, being short Of the sheckels
of the realm, was compelled Ia wear the
fur cap through the blooming dog days.
The moral Of this fable teaches that
only the rich man "A practice economy
with s,Iccpss.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-30

Letter Ia Richmond Dispatch.
Promenaders ON Upper Broadway often
SIRE a middle aged man, bent Of form, with
his hat well pushed back on his head, his
overcoat tightly buttoned around him,
and with eyes Swapping through an cnor-
nous pair Of gold bowed spectaclcs. Ii is
tarl Schurz, cN-scl itor and cN-cahinct
minister. He peers into the store win
dows with all the eagcrncss of "A woman
looking for Job LOTS He is particularly
fond of books and engravings. and
deyotes "a portion Of each day to visiting
old curiosity shops, where he occasionally
finds "a rare tome or etching Ia compeu
safe him for his trouble. lie is growing
old very fast. and has almost completely
dropped ont ~ life in New York. Oc-
casionally he is seen i'm Wall street and
once In "A while at the theater or public
dinner, but he no longer mingles in the
great whirl Of the town. He spends his
evenings at his club ar the opera.
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The Nashville Races.

NASHVILLE. April S.-Three-ycar-olds
and upwards, thirtccn-sixtecntlIs - Eight
to Seven Won, Tom Carl second. Chill
howic third. Time "a.
Two-year-olds. five furlongs Song
Knapp son.. Rose Howard second. pisaira
third. Time ! DiL,
Three ,year-old %iiliies, six furlongs- Hell.
ter SHELTER won. English Lady second,
Lady Blackburn third. Time I :l6ls.
Duncan hotel stake, milc-Rob Sphere
won. Maori second. Atticu third. Time
LAB.
Nicholson house handicap sweepstakes.
th~rec-year-olds aud upward, mile and
seventy yards Huntrcss won, Billy
Piukcrton second, Bonnie King third
Time ! BY.
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A BRAVE CAPTAIN.
He save. All the Live. ON a burning
Steamer.

He save. All the Live. ON a Burning
steamer.
JAcKsoSvILLE. Fla, April @.-The
steamer Il. b. Plant OF 81. Johns River
line burned carly this morning IN beres-
ford lake. 100 miles south OF this city,
causing a loss Of three livcs-one deck
passenger. one deck hand and Albert
Mallory. n waiter boy. all colored. when
the alarm sounded. the entire Onward
part of the vessel was ablaze. Passengers:
half dressed. were in n terrible state OF
alarm. some jumped overheard, and In
their fricb, began swimming away from
the landing. Captain Hall, with rare
presence of mind. had a lifc-boat cast oil
and held her beside the burning vessel:
With revolver In his hand. he then called
for the women and children wa put
them in first. not letting a man a~T1plroach:
The capiain's GOODNESS saved the lives OF
ali. The vessel was valued at N5.UD.
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4 Novel Smuggling scheme.

CHICAGO, April ga novel opium
smuggling scheme was discovered to-day
The police raided an opium den ana
Gun among other things "a number o'
lemon rinds filled with opium. The end,
had been cut of. the inside scraped
opium put in aud the ends CAREFUL,
cemented again. II is not known how ex
tensive this plan 81 smuggling may hav,
bssQ.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-30

Second to none in Montana. She commands the
great Continental railways NUT pass. Her POI
building is now going on
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Plenty of Oners.

Cry or MEXICO, April @.-Financc
Minister Dublon informed the Associated
Press correspondent that the government
had received offers from English, Ger
man and French syndicatcs TO take the
new loan. So far the French offer is the
most formable. -.
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Rinisr. AIiucL Inc Irnon.

vienna. April 2.-Many fresh strikes
IN textile factories are reported through
out Austria. At frankstadt strikers sacked
a linen factory aud attacked the troops.
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Heavy F.iIur. In New York

NEW YORK, April p Schedules ia the
assignment 81 Louis Francke q Co. show
liabilities Of 81 .Jss 600, assets si,Osi,UDO.
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Am.rIc.u N..oc,.,,on C,m,.

Al Louisville Louisville 4. Toledo ..
III innings.l
AT ST. Louis-St. Louis :. Columbus 1.
Al Syracuse -Syracusc-Athlctic game
postponed.
AT Rochester Rochester Brooklyn game
postponed,
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02

THE valorous Inter Mountain says:
Not even the Great Falls TRIBUNE which
worships Maginnis as though he were a
god, dare say Il word against Sam Haus-
en-" 1t is tine game of the Inter Noun
tain and others to SOW discord in the dem
ocratic ranks and divert attention from
the great senatorial steal. Nothing would
please the Inter Mountain and the ma
chine politicians which it represents, bet
ter than to see democrats abusing
IN turn Marcus Daily, Col. Broad
water, Sam Hauser and W. A. Clark.
They will not be gratified. In presence
of the crime that is being perpetrated
democrats must not engage in personal
quarrels, nor faction fights. 1t shows
neither pluck nor independence to do so.
The Inter Mountain, which is so anxious
that democrats should "go"for Sam Hau-
ser, sets itself an example of discretion.
1t proposed to bolt the republican ticket
last fall, but fell into the traces when it
heard that another republican paper
would appear and give the ticket hearty
support. 1t has also proved its ability to
eat crow ever since the defeat Of Lee
Mantle at the so-called senatorial election.
If the Inter Mountain is spelling for a
fight, it will find plenty to do in downing
those who have downed all its pet
schemes.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02
PROGRESS.

The season has opened at Great Falls
with a regular building boom. On all
sides there are signs of progress. The
construction of the great Boston & Mon
tana copper smelter and of the dam across
the Missouri is accompanied by the build
ing of the railroad to Canada and the
double track railroad to the smelter.
Massive blocks are going up in the bust
ness districts. Fine residences are being
built in large number on the north and
south sides, as we'll as IN the additions
Large alterations are being made in stores
in order to make more room for goods.
The union railroad depot will soon be
under way and will add greatly to the
general appearance of the city, whose
future is now assured. In addition to
these buildings are many which are pro-
jected and will soon be commenced, both
in town and IN the additions. All this
progress is sound. 1t is not speculative
nor based on a boom, but on sound busl-
ness principles and will confer lasting
benefits.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02
FALLS TRIBUNE.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2. 1880
SEMI-WEEKLY
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

The United States Supreme Court has
reversed the decision of the Minnesota
supreme court in the famous milk and
switching rate cases. In the milk case the
state commission had ordered the Mil
waukee g. st. Paul railroad to carry milk
from Faribault to Minneapolis for 21s
cents per gallon In ten-gallon cans. In
the other case the state commission had
directed the Eastern Minnesota railroad
to reduce its switching charges from
$3.50 to 81. The supreme court of Min
nesota decided that the railroad commits.
sion had full power to regulate rates fl
nally and without appeal. The
United States Supreme Court holds that
"Minnesota decisions are ia conflict with
the constitution of the United States in
that they deprive of the right to a judi
cial investigation by due process of law
of the truth of the matter in controversy,
and that the question whether railroad
rates are reasonable is a question for
such judicial Investigation and car only
be determined by due process of law;
that the state commission is not a judi
cial body; that its forms of procedure
have no semblance of judicial process,
and that Its arbitrary fiat cannot deprive
the companies of that equal protection
of the law which the constitution guar.
antees to all citizens of the United States"
This decision is of the gravest import
ance. Its influence will be widespread.
1t will affect railroad legislation IN all
states and will check the arbitrary power
of railroad commissioners. 1t upholds
the validity of contracts and makes
known to the socialistic element that il
cannot confiscate railroad property with
impunlty.
The decision will give confidence to
capitalists who have been reluctant to in
vest in railroad enterprises since the
granger craze swept over some western
states. 1t puts railroad property on
firm basis and rescues it from the malice
or caprice of commissioners which have
neither judicial methods mol judicial
authority. The decision implies no harm
to the people at large for they can never
suffer by judgments which uphold law
order and fair play.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02
STATE OF TRADE

Trade and industry continue In sound
condition, showing no changes except
such as are inherent in business. Accord
ing to Bradstreet's, sugar has declined
moderately in price, 1.8@3-16c. Tea has
been steady, but with weakness abroad
on enlarged crop estimates. Coffee has
been animated on free offerings and
realizing sales, and prices have declined.
"Iron is visibly weaker, and makers
have lost much of the confidence in an
early return Of higher prices which has
been referred to so much of late. Rails,
too, are quiet and fully a dollar lower
within a month. Consumers prefer to
wait before buying for future require
ments.
"Dry goods demand in eastern markets
lacks snap. Price changes in cotton goods
are toward a lower range. Print cloths,
low grade bleached goods and prints are
lower. Cotton and wool dress goods are
most active. Mems wear woolens are quiet.
Cotton weakened early on news of Eng
fish coal strikes. but r%eassuring advices,
added to the light port movement, over
came the loss.
"Prices of heavy chemicals at eastern
ports hays ad vanced 100 per cent, owing
to interrupted imports, due to strikes
in England. Wheat has been active and
higher on shrinkage of stocks at home
and abroad and reported damage to the
domestic crop. Corn has been flrmer af
ter a moderate decline. Cattle and hogs
at western centers have been in better de-
mand and higher. Mercantile collections
generally are slow. Trade south and west
is still somewhat interrupted through
fears of o%verf1ows, though less than last
week. Wall street has been almost stag.
nant for a week."
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02
LOTS At Low PRICES.
Good Opportunities for Investors with
Moderate Means.

Good Opportunities for Investors with
Moderate Means.
The impression having been given out
that there are no cheap lots for sale in
Great Falls, we would respectfully an
nounce to the public that we have a large
number OF choice residence lots at prices
from two to four hundred dollars each,
on the following terms: One quarter
cash. and the balance in three equal pay
ments, due in one, two and three years,
with interest at eve per cent. per an
mum, payable ~semi-annually. These lots
are located but a few minutes walk from
the business center, are neal to the school
houses and have the advantage of the
city water works. The size of all lots in
Great Falls are 5Ox150 feet. Low prices
and easy terms of payment. make our lots
especially desirable to men of moderate
means. CHAs. M. WEBSTER,
Secretary Great Falls Water-P Power &
Townsite Company.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02

In no other part of Montana is there
such a display of solid progress as in
Great Falls. Saturdays TRIBUNE con-
tanned a remarkable summary of new en-
terprises to which Our people can point
with pride. These enterprises are largely
of the productive kind. The railroads,
the Boston 4 Montana smelter, the Mis-
souri, dam, and the business blocks are
all agencies in creating wealth and stimu-
lating industry. 1t is noteworthy that
the new residences are built solidly and
tastefully. The designs are good and the
material excellent. The carpentry and
mason work does credit to the city. In
the hotel and business blocks the designs
are excellent and will impart a metropo-
Titan appearance to Great Falls, the solid.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02

THE Louisville calamity was bad
enough, but fortunately it falls short of
the first reports. Cities have been so far
exempt from cyclones, but the experience
of st. Louis and Louisville warns people
near the cyclone belt that they must be on
their guard. There has been a generous
outburst of practical sympathy with the
stricken city, but the citizens themselves
have nobly come to the aid of the home
less and afflicted.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02
BUILDINGS AND REALTY,

William Roberts Takes the Contract For
the Gibson Block.
Phil Gibson has accepted the offer of
William Roberts to build the Gibson
block on First 9 mi South for $4,000.
Mr.. Roberts will do the work with his
customary ability and promptitude.
~
E. B. Largent has sold an interest in
the island which he owned in the Mis-
souri,, above town, to H. o. Chowen, DR..
Gordon, DR.. Crutcher and E. s. McCord.
He retains one fifth interest. The con
sideration for the other four-fitths is g..
600. The island has an area of so acres.
*x*
The hill near the high school is being
peopled rapidly. The new dwellings are
spacious and elegant.
Cant Gov. s.. 11uyJ has sold to Messrs.
Dickerman, Webster and Crutcher a lot
at the corner of First avenue north and
Third street for $4,000. This is one OF
several valuable lots owned by the cap.
tain. -Four or five years ago, when sta
toned in Montana, he invested 81 1000 in
Great Falls, and his property here is
worth today $4,000. At that early day
he made up his mind that Great Falls
would be an important city. Meeting Mr..
Paris Gibson one day the captain handed
him a check for 81 1000 with the injunc-
ton to invest 1t for him in Great Falls to
the best possible advantage. He did not
see his lots until a long time after, but he
was lucky to entrust The matter at that
time to Mr.. Gibson's good judgment.
Capt. Hoyt is now stationed at Jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, but he Is likely to visit
Great Falls before long.
Townslte company's saes to date: w.
r. McCumber, lot 10, biloxi 400. $500; R.
B~lankenbaker, lot 2, biloxi 44S. $500; A.
Thisted, lot 10, block rs, $1,10O; W.
Brown, lot 1, block 400, & 1850; Maurice
). Parker, lot 8, block AS, $500; lot 8,
block 424, $500; lot 8, llock 400, 600;
Helen Downing, lot 7, block 256, $500;
s. L. Durham, lot 4, biloxi 240, $500.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02

The ranch of H. Patten, nine miles be-
low the city on the Missouri, which he
purchased several weeks ago from Mr.
Senieur and which has been unoccupied
for some time, was looted by brigands a
few day ago. The robbers carried off q
.grindstone, ifty-six pieces of sheet-iron
roofing, a new hay rack and a lot of farm
ing implements. The robbers also took
extras from the pillow and mower.-River
Press, March ~.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02

GOVERNOR HILL of New York has done
well in appointing General Dan Sickles
sheriff of New York in place of Flack,
resigned. The general has had an event
full career. Party leader and congress-
man, military commander and minister
to spain, he now enters again into the
whirl of New York politics. He lost his
leg at Gettysburg, but he retains vigor
enough to make a creditable sheriff.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02
SETTINGS,

The Montana senatorial contest may
come up in The United States senate to
day.
The last rail of the BoZeman and Butte
cutoff line was laid yesterday.
Twenty Great Northern surveyors
alighted at the Benton station, Saturday,
and have proceeded to the mountains to
search for the Great Northern pass.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02

SOME smelters in the Arkansas valley
favor the free admission of Mexican sill
ver-lead ores, but the Leadville miners,
regardless of party, are red hot against it.
They consider that lead mining merits
protection 50 long as other metallic pro-
ducts are protected. But Secretary Win
dom seems to think differently.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02
What 1t Cots

Must be carefully considered by the great
majority of people, in hiying even me-
cessities of life. Hoofs Sarsaparilla
commends itself with special force to the
great middle classes, becalse it combines
positive economy with great medicine
power. 1t is the only medicine of which
can truly be said 400 Ibses for One
Dollar" and a bottle take according to
directions will average to list a month.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02

The semi-annual examination of appli-
cants for teachers certificates in Cascade
county will be held at the brick school
house in Great Falls on Saturday, April
10, 1890. Examination to begin at 8 q. m.
GEO. b. SWAN,
Co. Sunt. Schools.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02
ACC0MMODATI0N

For travellers going to Barker and Kib.
bey from Great Falls. Good stabling
and feed. Board and Lodging. Wines,
Liquors and Cigars. Robt. Bates, Otter
Creek, six miles above Belt.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02

About two thousand pain of Stockings
to be sold away down at Ihe New York
Cash Bazaar.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-04-02

With all their talk, does ny store give
more and ask less than he New York
Cash Bazaar.