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The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-07-19
MAKING GREAT FALLS KNOWN,
The Board of Trade Will Promote a
Series Of Excur-
siOms.
GEORGE STEEL FOR INDIAN AGENT.
A Rich Strike Reported From the
Middle Fork District-Ore Like
that of Castle Found.
GEORGE STEEL FOR INDIAN AGENT.
Last HOnOrs Paid to James w. Mat
kin by his Fellow Citizens
and Friends.
EXCURSIONS FOR GREAT FALLS.
The Board of Trade Hold an Interesting
Meeting and Discuss the Subject.
From Eriday's Daily

The Board of Trade Hold an Interesting
Meeting and Discuss the Subject.
From Fridays Daily
The special meeting OF the Board of
Trade last evening was largely attended
and unusual interest taken in the pro-
ceedings. After the reading and appro-
val of the minutes, DR.. E. Crutcher in
troduced the subject of excursions which
was discussed interestingly by many
members of the board. The doctor re-
ferred to the fact that this was the latest
and apparently n of the most success
full methods of advertising towns, the
benefits in most instances being imme-
date as we'll as prospective. He advert
ed to the excursions from Denver, Salt
Lake and other cities to Helena and
thought that Great Falls should not be
behind in making known her resources
in this way. Messrs. Myers, Collins,
Barnes and others joined in the discus
sion and several "plans of campaign
were considered and practical PROPOSE
tions presented.
During the session Mr.. g. o. Parsons,
superintendent of the Boston g. Montana
company, dropped in and proceeded in
the first instance to have himself enrolled
as a member of the Board of Trade. He
then Joined in the discussion of Che sub
ject under consideration and advanced
some excellent suggestions. giving it as
his opinion that the proper people to
bring here are men of wealth and influ.
ence from New York, Boston and Phila-
delphia. He had no fears about their
investing in Great Falls, because we have
here the resources and natural advant-
ages that attract capital.
Finally the whole subject was put in
the hands OF a committee of five who are
to report at the regular meeting this
evening. The committee consists of C.
N. Webster, T. E. Collins, A. Jensen,
Matt Dunn and j. K. Clark.
On motion of Ira Myers the board
unanimously endorsed the appointment
Of George STEEL as agent at the Black
foot agency to succeed Maj. Catlin and
instructed the president and secretary to
forward a telegram to that effect to
President Harrison.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet again at the same place this eve
ming.
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Sheep for Sale,

Stock sheep for sale in numbers to suit pnr.
shssers. Id. KENNEDY.
Great Falls.
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THE BELT VALLEY.
How Things Look There-Prospects Of O
Good Crop In Places.

How Things Look There-Prospects Of q
Good Crop In Places.
Especial correspondence of the TRIRuNE.]
ARLINGTON, Mont, July 1S.--We have
somewhat neglected to write our regular
contribution lately on account of being
very busy, We notice while travelling
through this section of the country that
the crops and range are needing rain
badly. On lower Box Elder the crops
are very short, but nearer the Tiger butte
crops are good. Messrs. Graham, Blain
and Parrault each have a splendid pros
pect for grain. With m more rain the
crop in Upper Sand coulee will be good;
SO will be that in the Kibbey district.
On Otter creek the hay and grain crop
will be short on account of drouth. On
Belt creek Mr.. Goodman has q splendid
crop of 100 acres of grain. Gus Seig-
ling's crops also look splendidly and In
cludes 80 acres of grain, IL acres of pO-
tat0es, 4 acres of turnIps, 2 acres each of
onions, carrots and cabbage. The town
of Arlington seems to be growing. 1t
now has two stores, one hotel, one res
taurant, livery stable, blacksmith shop,
barber shop and the usual number Of
saloons. We are short Of time and will
write you more next week from a section
further east. Quail TRACK.
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A Melon Trust Burst,

CHICAGO, July ia statement was
published some week ago that a trust had
been formed on the Georgia watermelon
crop. The melons were shipped to &C.
credited agents in all the large northern
cities, to be sold wholesale by auction.
The plan did not suit the ideas of the
local dealers in this city and they quietly
framed a counter combination.
Acc ordingly when the first Georgia
melons were put up for sale there was
only n bid, a wickedly low one, for the
entire lot and the melons had to go at
that. The purchaser divided up the
shipment with his fellow conspirators
and they charged full price to small
dealers and the public, thereby making
immense profits. The plan was adopted
elsewhere with the inevitable result of
smashing the melon trust.
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THE CITY COUNCIL MEETS,
General Business Transacted-Buildins
Permits Granted,

General Business Transacted-Buildinr
Permits Granted.
The city council met in regular session
Tuesday eve with Mayor Dickerman and
all the aldermen except Nathan and
Burghardt present.
The minutes of the last three meetings
were read and approved.
Street COMMISSIONS johnson reported
progress On the city dump and asked that
the crossings of the street railways be
looked after. Many of them IRE in bad
shape.
City Attorney Leslie reported on Joe
hamllton's bill for $685. for boarding
prisoners. He found it correct in the
main. The bill was referred to the and
iting committee.
The bond and contract of Tuck & Huel-
ster for W work vas approved.
The petition of johnson d Jensen and
Others for lateral sewer through blocks
80 and 300 was referred to the commit
tee on streets and alleys.
The TRIBUNE CO. was granted Il Permit
to build q brick and stone buildirg on
First avenue north and Mrs. Jane Ilaylor
a permit to move a small frame str ucture
a short distance.
Engineer Morley submitted q report in
regard to the grade of Central avenue and
submitted a plan to render it uniform.
The details AS affecting each property
owner are given elsewhere.
A health ordinance was read the first
time and submitted to the committee on
ordinances.
Ordinance No. 4G, regulating plumb
ing and No. Al, supervising the construc-
ton of sewers, were placed on their final
passage unanimously.
A number of bills reported from the
auditing committee were allowed. These
included the bills of Marshal Treat, A.
Nathan, Electric Light Co., J. B. Mans
tiele, J. 9. johnson, Frank Erwin, Joe
Conrad and the TRIBUNE Co.
The bids of the TRIBUNE and Leader
were opened, read and referred to the
printing committee. The TRIBUNE
agreed to publish the ordinances gratis
and all ads and notices at three cents Il
line. The Leader proposed to do the
publishing at one-half a cent line.
The bids for furnishing street signs
and house numbers were as follows:
S. F. Hogue, street signs, % cents:
house numbers, 10 cents.
j. F. Woodlay, signs, 2S cents; mum
bers, IA cents.
VIM. Hunt, signs, 271s cents; numbers,
10 cents.
G. G. Wilson, signs, "a cents: num-
bers, 16 cents.
For furnishing the necessary posts, the
bids of Calvert & Son. VIC. jones and G.
G. Wilson were the same, viz: As cents
each.
On motion of Alderman Rowen, the
city engineer was authorized to purchase
flush tanks, which will cost 1872 each.
On motion of Alderman Rowen, the
mayor was authorized to take such steps
as he may deem necessary to quarantine
against contagious diseases.
The council adjourned to meet in
special session next Saturday night.
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ANOTHER IMPORTANT STRIKE.
A Large Body of Hard Carbonates Found
in the Middle Fork District.

A Large Body of Hard C~arbonates Founl
in the Middle Fork District.
At the Townsite company's office yes.
terday might have heen seen a large
"chunk" of bard carbonate ore, resem.
bling almost exactly the ores of the Gas.
tie district. Inquiry brought out the fac,
that it is from a new find in the Middle
Fork district, which is at the head of the
Judith river, not many miles from Yogo
The lucky discoveries are Doc. Pottle
and Chas. Berg and from what can be
learned regarding it, it is something out
of the usual order. At the discovery are
immense boulders of float and there is
every indication that u large deposite of
ore will be found there. Assays from
the ore brought here show $3.50 in silver
and 80 per cent of lead. The similarity
of the ore to that of the Castle mines is
remarkable and it may be that another
Cumberland will be uncovered in the
Middle Fork district.
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ST. PAuL, July 10. - Thousands of
people from st. Paul drove out this after
noon tot scene of the cyclones furious
attack at Lake Gervais. The. road lead
ing to that point was thronged with vehi-
cles and in the n%eighborhood of the
ruined cottages, there were innumerable
groups OF sight-seers and relic-hunters.
The injured are all doing well, though
two OF three persons may yet die. The
damage to property is estimated at from
100000 to $125,00O.
A large force of men has been engaged
all day dragging the lake for the bodies
OF MRS. Schurmier and son and DR.,
Phalfke, hut without SUCCESS.
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SPRAY OF THE FALLS,
From Wednesdays Daily.l

Al Hutchinson has arrived from Maiden
with a train of ore from the mines of the
Maginnis company, which do not in
clude the celebrated Spotted Horse.
Our county commissioners recently in
spected the road from Monarch to Bar
ker and instructed the supervisor to have
1t put in good condition. The commits
si0ners of Cascade and Meagher% counties
act jointly in the matter and will make
the road between Monarch and Barker u
first-class one in every respect.
John Davis, superintendent of the
Montana stage company, is in the city.
He has just arrived from Choteau and is
e~ndeavorlng to get the line between
Great Falls and that point "strung out"
One thing desired is to make it a day in.
stead Of a night run and the department
has been petitioned to make the change.
The Montana Stage company are now
carrying the matt to Choteau.
E. R. Clingan arrived in the city yes
terday direct from the Belt mountains
where he had been inspecting various
prospects. He reports much activity
among the miners and prospectors and
thinks the good times for all the Belt
mountains camps are near at nam Mr..
G. heard of a strike of much importance
on the Middle Fork of the Judith, the
ore found resembling exactly that of the
Castle district. OF course some work will
be necessary to determine the value of
the find.
A Great Falls correspondent of the
Helena Mining Exchange, writing of the
Carbonate district, says; "John Suther-
land has struck two ore veins on the Spy,
one OF the Carbonate Mining Company's
claims. He has three men pushing de-
velopments on the company's property,
which consists of five claims, adjoining
the Hope and Excelsior. A sample Of
ore taken from a fraction between the
Hope and Excelsior assayed $50 in gold
and 81 ounces in silver. Another sam
pie assayed $500 in silver and 1923 in
gold, its chlnrides of gold and silver in
iron and decomposed quartz, and so far
containing no base, the very finest of
teaching or l~ixiviating ores. The vein
has widened to three feet feet in sinking
eight feet from a six inch starter"
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"rHE TYGtsON OF MANY TAILS"
krnator Moody Attacks Major Powell and
Defends South nukoin.

J" "oouS Aethcks MAYOR IOWella ana
Defends South Dakota.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-1he senate re-
stunned today consideration Of the sundry
civil appropriation bills, the perding
question being on the amendment to add
to the appropriation 100000 for to-
geographic surveys, II provision that one
half of that sum should be expended west
OF the 10ist meridian and that the act of
October, 1888, reserving irrigable lands
be repealed. Senator Call continued his
argument of yesterday against the amend
ment. Senator Moody argued in favor
of the amendment and spoke of its trans
cendent Importance to the people of
South Dakota. He ridiculed the preten-
sions of Major Powell and spoke Of him
as the "tycoon of many tails" who know
as much about the arid lands of the west
as he did about the mountains of the moon
and not one whit more.
1t was as we'll watered as any part of
New England, or as the state of New
Yore. He denied, however, that these
lands were withdrawn from settlement
under the construction given to the fri
CATION act. If they had been, the people
OF South Dakota would make themselves
heard by congress.
The house passed the land grant for
FIXTURE bill today.
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BRIEFS.

A boy Of 10 has killed his parents a
Anna, I'll.
A supposed insane Indian at Columbus
O., pe~nitentiary, secured a Ratchet and
seriously wounded a number of ~convicts:
one of whom will die.
There has been u fire in Quebec City, in
which a family of five persons were
cremated.
The scheme to amalgamate the soda,
water and beer apparatus interests In the
| United States, and then sell them to
English capitalists falls through.
The American riflemen have reached
Bingen. Great demonstrations were
made in their honor.
The Farmers Alliance congressional
convention Tor the Second district, Kan
sas, has nominated Alfred +. Allen.
A man and boy have been drowned in
the Humbur river at Balton, Ont.
The national convention of American
Flint Glass Workers union at Baltimore
has adjourned after electing the follow
ing officers: President, William j. Smith,
Pittsburg, Pa; vice president, William j.
Dooling, Millville, w.; secretary, W. j.
Dillon, Pittsburg.
The New York cloakmakers strike is
still far from settlement.
Eight hundred 81. Louis waters are on
strike.
The Proctor & Gamble company have
filed articles of incorporation in the
state department for manufacturing soap,
glycerine and oils at Trenton, N. J..
The 21st congressional district republi-
can club at Plattsburg has nominated
John M. Weaver for congress.
Lincoln's slaughter house at North
Providence, r. l., has burned down; loss
$4,000; insured.
Mayor Thomas N. boswell of Rich
mond, Va, the Oldest turfman in the
United States. is dead.
The president has appointed Alfred
Tucker postmaster at Berlin, Wis.
The president appointed Eugene s.
New Of North Dakota, register of the
Bismarck land office and A. Fisher re-
ceiver Of public moneys at some place.
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Rubottom has the best paper hangers
In the city.
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THE FLORENCE MINING COMPANY
Satisfactory Returns on Ore Sent to the
Great Falls Smelter.

Satisfactory Returns On Ore Sent to tn.
Great Falls smelter.
Two of the popular and well known
mining claims of Neihart, the Florence
and M. and l., have been incorporated un
der the name of the Florence Mining
company with a capital stock of So, $780,
0OO, divided into 500, 600 shares of a par
value of IS each. This property is own
ed by Messrs. Henry, Wight and John
son, and has had Il large amount of de-
velopment work done and our readers
will remember frequent favorable men
ton, as the work progressed. in thes.
columns. The property has also been
the subject OF much favoral le comment
by visitors and newspaper men who have
examined the Neihart mines, and it is
scarcely necessary to enter into a descrip.
tion of the property ut this writing other
than to say that the Florence is no longer
a mere prospect, but has 400 feet of lev
els, showing up a continuous ore body of
high grade ore.
The owners of this company D
putting 100000 shares in the treasury for
the development of the property. OF
this a block of $4,000 shares will be for
sale at once for 10 cents per shares for
the purpose of raising funds for i'm
mediate development, which will place
the property in fine shape for stopping
and shipping ore on the completion Of
the railroad into the camp. Returns on
eleven tons shipped to the Great Falls
smelter taken out of the tunnel after
striking the ore body in the lower level
gave 1928 ounces In silver and 10 per
cent lead. The company Low proposes
sinking a shaft on the main ore shute, en-
cOuntered in their lower level, from
which they will run levels to show up
the extent of the ore body and place it in
shape tor stopping. They will also push
the lower level forward and make up
raises and we are coniden} the mine will
be on a dividend paying basis in less than
30 days from completion of the railroad
which will pass the mouth of the tunnel.
-Husbandman,
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LELAND, Ia, July 15.-The citizens
here have scared off a person who in
tended to open an "original package
house, by holding a mass meeting and
passing a resolution that "any person VIC
lating the ordinance %forbldding the sale
Of liquor would be tarred, feathered and
cowhided out of town.
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Wheat Advancing.

CHIcA 10, July 1G.-ln wheat today a
fair volume of business was transacted.
Trading was chiefly local, though some
outside business, including some little
trading on foreign account, was reported.
The opening was 4@@c higher tn IN
yesterdays closing; advanced &c more
and then eased off some; fiuctuated and
closed about 1sc lower than yesterday, ex-
cepting December, which closed &c
higher than yesterday. The advance was
due to tirmness in European markets and
a change in the weather again causing
some uneasiness and Il stronger feeling.
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A Northern Pacific Euierprise.

CHICAGO, July 16.-A large transaction
in real estate was completed today. Mr..
Block of Chicago bought for $570,O0G
section 10, in the township of Cicero, ad-
joining Chicago. One report has it that
the real purchasers are the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad company and the Grant
Locomotive Works Land association. The
Northern Pacific is said to be surveying
for a line of tracks across the purchase.
The new line will be used, it is reported,
to form a connecting line between the
Northern Pacific and the Baltimore &
Ohio system,
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The Chicago Cattle Market.

CHICAGO, July 17.-Drover's Journal
reports: Cattle-Recelpts 1880; ship
ments, 5000. Market slow.
Beeves $4.85@5.OO; steers $3.50@4.5O
stockers and feeders $2.40@37O; cows,
bulls and mixed $1.25@3.1O; Texas
cattle, $1.50@3.65.
Sheep Receipts 1000; shipments
1000. Market steady; natives, $4,000
$3.50; Texans, $4.5O@4.9O; Lambs $500
@6.50.
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The Cattle Case,

The case of the state against Albert
Forest, charged with killing range cattle
was up before Justice Race yesterday.
Mr.. Forest was brought to town by State
Detective Connolly and Deputy Sheriff
Scott Morrison but was not placed in Jail
as was stated. The prosecuting witnesses
were unable to provide any proof OF
guilt, and after examining only one wit
ness the judge dismissed the case. Mr..
Forest and his brother have the utmost
respect and confidence of their nelghbors
and it is much regretted that the arrest
was made.
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NEW YORK, July 17.-Money easy
ranging from 8 to ~ per cent. Last loan
81; closed offered at 81. Prime merean.
tile paper 5@7. Sterling exchange quiet
and steady at $4.844 for 60 day bills and
$4.SS4 for demand.
Pig iron, strong.
Copper, flat, firm: lake, July, $16.75.
Lead, unchanged; domestic $3.50.
Tin, less active, easier; straits, $21.40,
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The Great Davis VIII Case.

HELENA, July 16.-In the unrem
court today Attorney Meyers opened ar.
gument In the A. j.. Davis case, involving
the enthusiastically of an estate esti-
mated at $~l1,OOo,O00. Nathaniel Never
OF New York appeared for Root. O1lv
n side was heard and the hearing WAS
postponed until July 20. Meyers prin-
clpal argument was that Davis was in.
competent to discharge the duties.
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CHICAGO, July 17,-Nothing definite
has been yet learned as to the identity OF
the two yachts which were found wrecked
IN the middle of Lake Michigan yester-
day by the captain of the steamer Puri.
tan, which plies between this city and
st.. Joseph, Mich. It is surmised, how
ever, that they are the Sable and lgo,
which left Chicago one week ago last
'C,laadav
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The funeral of the late James w. Mat,
kin, yesterday, was largely attended
showing the respect and esteem in which
the deceased stood in this community
Notwithstanding the oppressive heat IL
was the largest funeral corteg e ever seer
in Great Falls. The pail bearers were E
G. Maclay, J. H. Mcknight, Ira Myers,
". s. Wetzel, A. E. Dickerman and G.
NJ. Webster. At the cemetery impress.
i've services were conducted by the Rev.
MIR. Pope, who paid a high tribute to the
integrity and manly worth of the de-
Ceased.
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An Ohio man named Burton has ap.
Piled for n patent to dissipate a tornado
o. cyclone before it can do any damage.
He does it by firing off an anvil heavily
charged with powder, or by using a field
piece. This is done when the sky shows
symptoms of u wind storm, and he claims
chat the conclusions send the cyclones
to do damage elsewhere. -Detroit Free
Press
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CHICAGO, July 1.-THE inquest into
the cause of the death of the victims of
the steamer Tioga explosion has begun.
1t is rumored that a jury has been chosen
for the purpose of generating the steam
boat company. The examination shows
gross carelessness. The coroner at
Chicago has notified the district attorney
and the matter is to be thoroughly inves-
tigated,
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BUFFALO, July 13.-About two years
ago in Buffalo, Belle Hamlin ~astonished
the world by trottlng a half mile owe a
Buffalo track in 1:024,a 2O41s quit
Yesterday she trotted IN eighth in 144
seconds, at the rate Of 291a for the quarter
and a 1:5S gait, though no horse could
carry that clip further than an eighth.
She vas driven by W. j. Andrews who
gave her head and allowed her to go as
fast as she wanted to and without the
least urging or touch of the whip. This
was ave equalled by any trotting
horse.
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A Butchers Strike Fails.

DANvTLLE, Va, July 17.-One of the
most curious strikes on record has just
ended here. Several days ago IL butcher
was imprisoned for violating a city ordi-
nance, whereupon all the butchers closed
their stalls and swore they would sell no
more meats until the ordinance was
changed. Since that time no fresh meat
could be bought in the market for love
or money. All the people were put t. a
great inconvience. The butchers at last
decided that they were getting the
worst of the so-called strike and all will
open at the old stands tomorrow.
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WASHINGTON, July 17.-1he secretary
Of the interior has transmitted to con-
gress a letter from William McKusick,
United States Indian agent at tho Sis
seton agency, 8. d., stating that the Sis
seton and Wahpeton Indians, CT Lake
Traverse reservation are in a most desti-
tute condition, tie drouth Of last year
having almost totally destroyed their
crops. He asks that 5000 be appro-
priated for the purchase Of provisions to
keep the Indians from starving.