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The record-union., 1891-04-12
Special to the SUNDAY nNroN.


LITTLE Rock (Ark.), April u.-Partic-
ulars have been received of q bloody en-
counter near Reno, Lawrence County,
resulting in the death of four persons and
the serious injury of one other. In a
drunken passion, Jack Cassidy fatally in-
jured his wife. VIM. Smith, interfering
to prevent further brutality, was stabbed
to the heart. Alfred Skinner, owner of
the lumber camp, took hand, and was
fatally stabbed by Cassidy. Before fall
ing, he drew a revolver and shot Cassidy
dead. a stray shot struck colored man,
intiicting a painful wound.
SENSATIONAL SHOOTING.
TALLAHAssEE CFla.), April 1I.-There
was sensational shooting this afternoon
at the Leon Hotel. S. s. Harvey of Pen
sacola, one of the workers for Dunn in
the Senatorial contest, accused J. f.. Alex
ander of Delande of circulating false
stories about Doodle, etc. Alexander
inquired II Harvey meant to call him
liar, and upon receiving an affirmative
reply punched Mr.. Harvey in the face.
Then both men drew revolvers. II. w.
Clark struck up Harvey's revolver as he
fired, and Alexander then ran, followed
by Harvey, who fired two shots AL
though the corridors were crowded with
people, none of the shots took effect
Alexander says his pistol would not
work. Both men will have to appear in
court on Monday.
CRAZED WITH LA GRIPPE.
CHICAGO, April ia dispatch from
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says: H. Jansen, a
farmer living near Cleves, while tempo
rarily insane from la grippe attempted to
kill his wife. Rev. Schmidt and DR..
SrNrNyN rTgN,, l..
he turned upon and beat them both
badly. He then ran upstairs and re-
fused to come down until the next day
a party at one time attempted to go up
and capture him, but the leaders, skull
was fractured by piece of wood thrown
by Jansen, and the man will die. Jansen
finally quieted down and has been taken
to Grundy.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
CLEVELAND, April 1l.-News was re-
ceived to-day of double tragedy in Polk
Township. James Markham, an aged
farmer, was found with bullet-hole in
his head. His wife lay near him with
a bullet wound in her forehead
She died soon after the neighbors
arrived. The story told by one Of Mrs.
Markham's sons would indicate that the
woman was killed by her husband, and
that he committed suicide. The neigh
bors think it was double murder. The
Coroner is investigating.
TRAGEDY IN MEXICO.
EAGLE Pass (Texas), April 11.-Word
has just been received of tragedy near
Lerdo Tuesday evening. Juan Roder-
iques, clerk, with driver and porter,
started in wagon with express matter
from the Mexican Central station for the
company's office at Lerdo, three miles
distant. On the way they were attacked
by band of robbers. The driver was
instantly killed and Roderiques died
soon after. The porter was wounded.
The robbers secured only 500.
TWO MEN KILLED.
CINCINNATI, April 1l.-By the fall of a
wall along the west side of Race street,
corner OF Fifth, this afternoon, where
stone masons were laying the foundation
of a building, two men were killed and
several painfully but not seriously hurt
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Invitation to the President.

VICTORIA (B. c., April 1.-Mayor
Grant to-day telegraphed President Har-
rison the following dispatch:
The Council of the city of Victoria, B.
c., having learned that you intend visit
ing in the near future the State of Wash
ington, have requested me to extend an
invitation to you to do this city the honor
of becoming its guest before returning to
the East. JOHN GRANT, Mayor.
Should President Harrison accept this
invitation it is understood that British
warship would be detailed from sEsqui-
malt and placed at the disposal of the
city to convey President Harrison from
Puget Sound to Victoria. A hearty well
come would be accorded the American
President
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Congressman NIcKenna.

SUIsUN, April 11.-Congressman Nc
kenna and wife arrived home this even
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Ex-Governor waterman Worse.

SAN DIEGO, April H.-Ex-Governor
Waterman's condition varied considera-
bly, during the day, but tonight he was
reported very much worse. This morn
ing he was resting easier, and it was
hoped the crisis was over. This after
noon he again became feverish and rest
less, and his vitality was very low last
night.
DR.. Huntington, the attending physi-
clan, has been at the sick mans bedside
during the past three days, and is doing
all that he can to break up the disease.
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FamfIfes fn a stnrvino Cnnditinr

fah1lIleS III starving condition.
HALIFAX, April ia dispatch from
Kings Cove says that 200 families are in
condition of actual starvation.
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TRAGEDY IN MEXICO.

" .
CINCINNATI, April 11.-By the fall of a
wall along the west side of Race street,
corner OF Fifth, this afternoon, where
stone masons were laying the foundation
of a building, two men were killed and
several painfully but not seriously hurt.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

RAIN MAKER METBoURNE is no SLOUGH
after all. He has made himself solid
with old Pluvius. For the eighth time
he has commanded him to p~recipitate
moisture upon the earth, and for the
eighth time he has obeyed. His last ex-
pertinent was made at Canton, Ohio, the
10Th inst, and was a complete success
II Melbourne would tackle the arid
regions of the west during one of their
dryest seasons and coax refreshing
showers upon the parched earth he
would make ten blades of grass grow
where only one would show itself and
thus become a many times benefactor.
Bring out your kit to the bench lands OF
Montana, Mr.. Metbourne! There would
be millions in it,"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01
SATURDAY. AUGUST /, 1891.
THE COAL CREEK AFFAIR.

Tennessee, unfortunately, has a law
upon her statutes providing for the leas-
ing of convict labor to the highest bid
der. Not long since, owing to causes
which it is not necessary here to enum-
crate, a company who has coal mines at
Coal creek leased the convict labor of
the state pepitentiary and brought them
to the place. Opposition was immedi-
atelv made to their working in the mines
and the convicts were driven away. They
were taken back, supported by a COM
pany of militia. The miners captured
the militia and sent the soldiers and con-
victs to Knoxville. The coal company
represented to the governor the state of
affairs and requested help to place and
keep the convicts in the mines. The
situation was one which required the ut
most care to prevent bloodshed and the
governor visited the grounds in person.
After hearing both sides of the affair
he offered the following as his ultima
tum The convicts should return to the
mines and go to work. If the miners Of
fered no opposition the militia would be
withdrawn. In the meantime the gov
ernor would call an extra session of the
legislature to amend or repeal the con-
Wet labor law and thus put an end to
the present difficulty. The committee
that received the governors proposition
did not, owing to the great interests in
volved, wish to assume the responsibility
to accept OF reject it, but went to Coal
Creek and laid it before the miners. At
writing no agreement has been
and the situation at Coal Creek
wears a forbidding look.
Unless the miners accept the gov
errors terms blood will be shed. The
convict lease law may be a bad law. but ,
It is a law of that state and its chief ey-
Governor Buchanan must see
it be enforced. He has no other
alternative, and the miners must submit .
or be able to whip the militia of the 8
In the event the militia fail to
respond to the governors call that Off :
cial will doubtless call upon the presi- :,
lent for aid. 1t is a matter of doubt 4.
whether the president will extend it I'M :,
ess the legislature ask for it in the name :,
If the state. And that's the way the :.
stands at present. \ few hours =
nay work a radical change in the stu .
,tion for the better or for worse.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01
CONVICT ADO

Montanians will remember that a few
years ago a proposition was made by a
syndicate to build a penitentiary down
on the Yellowstone somewhere with con
vict labor. 1t is well the proposition was
not favorabiy entertained. The recent
trouble over convict labor in Tennessee
was but a reflection of the sentiment of
the people everywhere concerning it's
employment in either private or public
works. Bringing the matter right up to
the level of good. hard common sense it
will be seen that its employment is max
ing the honest labor of a state fight for a
chance to earn its bread against worse
than pauper labor. In the first place
honest labor must pay for the arrest,
trial, incarceration and maintenance of
multitudes of criminals. In the second
place the leasing Of this degraded. crimi-
nal labor to mine or factory operators at
prices with which free, honest labor can
not compete and live, is the most villain
Gus. murderous form of oppression a
community, state or nation can infiict
upon its wage The law which
admits or permits such a thing to be
done is repulsive to the sense of justice
which digpifics a man above a miserable
money clutching miser.
The legislature of Tennessee should
repeal its convict contract law as soon as
it meets. The farming out of such labor
where honest labor can be had is a dis
grace to our civilization and a libel upon
humanity. Honest labor cannot com
pete with convict labor. The latter
takes the bread from the mouths of the
wives and children of honest toll while
contractors who farm out the convicts
put the profits in their pockets while
and starvation assail idle but
honest labOring men.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

IT. a saddle and bride be found under
the bed of a sick man it does not follow
he has swallowed a horse. Nor would it
follow that the town is afflicted with the
itch because a case had been developed
in the Leader Office, or is it reasonable
to assume that disease and death Turk
at every street orn and pestilence
broods in the air because some one is at
tackled with the typhoid fever. No one
outside of the Leader sanctum would
draw such conclusions.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01
HONE RULE FOR IRELAND.

1t is stated that the English govern
ment will soon introduce a measure pro-
viding practical home rule for Ireland.
The provisions of the bill are not yet
made public, but assurance is given that
it will meet the present exigencies of the
situation in that unfortunate little island.
The reported improvement in its condi-
ton is said to be largely due to the con-
fidence OF the people that home rule will
o be accorded them. Crime in agri-
cultural districts has greatly diminished;
evictions are rapidly becoming things of
the past; boycotting has almost ceased
and emigration has decreased. In adj
ditiOn to these there is a marked gain in
business and banking corporations have
declared dividends some of them as
high as 10 per cent each.
These are hopeful signs. Ireland will
enjoy home rule, and while it may not
be all that the more ultra desire it will
lead TO a system of home government
under which the people may enjoy an
entire freedom from offensive surveillance
and a measure Of prosperity to which
they have been strangers for years. Let
the day be fastened when all these
things may be written as living facts!
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THE AMERICAN HOG.

1t is gratifying to American pride to
learn that the great American hog is as.
sorting himself in European countries
where he has been most persistently
taboeed and dishonored for many years.
His restoration to all his pristine glory
and dignity, even in France would mean
much to the corn growing, pork-fatten.
ing farmers of the Mississippi valley. 1t
would mean an extended market to his
products and a great profit for his labor.
There ia every reason to believe that
he is about to receive both. France has
taken the initiative step in resembling the
prohibition of American pork. While
the French as a rule are not partial to
pork still the lower classes take kindly to
it and may, as the taste become cult
waited, enjoy the rich chops, the fine
hams and toothsomc sausages which the
well-fed porker a contributes to the
table.
The French know the American hog
as pork, or sailed meat. They are com
Strangers to his spareribs and
chops, but even in the sailed form they
would with no %prohibitory or obstruc-
i've legislation against the meat be large
consumers. The outlook encourages the
,elief hat the time is not far distant
when the American porker will be hearth
y welcomed on French soil. Speed the
|ayl
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

The Leader, which processes to feel
something akin to holy horror in the face
of a garbled quotation or a misquotation,
took advantage last evening of a typo
graphical error in the Montana Demo-
crat to publish an excerpt from that pa
per which was directed at the Leader,
but which, through the fault of the proof
reader, is made to read TRIBUNE" As
our evening contemporary was SO kind
as to publish the first half of the article
in question the TRIBUNE will go it one
better and publish it all. Here it is:
The negro seems to possess a strange
fascination for the editor of the Great
Falls TRIBUNE LEADER, and the columns
OF that senile sheet are daily filled with
a putrid mass trying to establish the SUI
periority of the African. 1t is passing
strange to us what motive agitates a man
when he is engaged in the PRONUNCIATION
of such idiotic and abominable senti-
ments. Every sensible man well knows
that the negro was created inferior, is
now inferior, and always will be inferior
to the Caucasian. But such colossal
asses as the editors of the Argus and
Leader will seek to perpetuate this ques-
ton of equality, hoping thereby to still
further intensity the extreme partisan
ship SO characteristic of the negro.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

The North Montana Fair association
may well feel proud Of its grounds. The
history of the west does not record an
instance where a track and all it's equip
ments approached so near perfection at
the day of its first opening to the general
public as do the track and buildings at
this city. They would be a credit to
much older cities with three times it's
population. The public spirit and en-
terprise of the North Montana Fair as
ISOLATION have, to a marked degree,
found expression in the construction and
finish Of it's track, stables, grand stand,
and environments.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01
THE UNKNOWN LAW.

1t now transpires that Governor Mer
riam squelched the contemplated priz'
fight between Hall and Fitzsimmons be
cause there is a law upon the statute
books of Minnesota which provides thai
"any person who engages in, instigates
aids or encourages a contention com
monty called a sparring match in which
the combatants are provided with gloves
shall be deemed guilty of m~isdemeanol
and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by imprisonment in the com.
mon Jail for a term of not less than
thirty days This law by an oversight
of the compiler was not indexed and but
few knew of its existence. The pro.
motors of the fight, the principals mol
the club under whose auspices it was to
take place knew nothing of it. But ii
was dug up by some one and shown to
the governor who was compelled to see
that it was obeyed in this instance.
Therefore the fight was indefinitely post
poned. and a case of notably open law
breaking prevented.
But according to the Pioneer Press the
Young Mems Christian Association of
st. Paul has been ignorant violators of
that particular statute. 1t appears that
association has long maintained a gym
nasium' in its building in that city as a
means of recreation and physical culture,
and more than that it has employed a
professor in the manly art to give lessons
in sparring. OF purse it was not per-
mitted for the purpose of training men,
bers of the association for the prize ring.
but as has been stated, as a means of
physical culture. But members boxed
each other around the ring, encouraged
and aided by the officers of the associa-
ton, who doubtless admired muscular
christianity" Though ignorant of the
law they were its innocent violators. and
as the Pioneer Press says: ''They are
guilty of misdemeanor and liable to pun
by Imprisonment in the county
Jail. So far, therefore. as violating the
is concerned, the Y. NJ. G. a. is ex
actly in the same boat as the Minnesota
Athletic club"
These facts are not in the nature of
lattering comments upon the intelli-
,ence OF the average citizen of the great
state of Minnesota. Still the fact may
Justly be offered in extenuation of their
apparent ignorance of their own law up
N such an important point. that mas
much as the governor of the state, the
mayor of the city of st. Paul and the
of its daily papers were not aware
II the existence of such a sweeping
tatute, it cannot reasonably be pre-
umed that the ordinary layman is famil-
ar with it. The error, however, will not
re repeated. Minnesota no longer has
ny use for boxing gloves.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

Ten years ago Montana's copper out.
put was not felt in the markets of the
world. The great copper properties al
Butte were an unknown quantity. But
a decade has wrought a wonderful
change. Today Montana leads every
other copper producing state in the
union in the output of the metal. The
five leading states in it's production are
Montana with 9s,222,444 pounds to its
credit. Then comes Michigan with ST.
455,G75 pounds; Arizona with 35,5S6,1 s5
pounds; New Mexico with 3,GSG,1 1877
pounds and Colorado with 1,17O.O53
pounds. These are the figures given by
the census bulletin relating to copper
production in the United States for the
year 1889. Last years output from this
state was still larger. Heretofore Mich
igan was the leading producer, but Mon
tana has captured the banner and leads
the procession in the copper output as
she leads every other state in the pro-
duction of silver.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

The farmers can hold back their wheat
for an advance in price if they can get
along without the money which the
wheat will bring. There is the rub.
But very few of them in the wheat grow
ing sections have made a dollar during
the past two years while the great ma
jority can show nothing upon the credit
side of their ledger. If they can borrow
money to pay off harvest hands and to
tide over the ensuing two or three
months they may be able to hold their
wheat. But the outlook is not encour-
aging. National banks held about S2S,-
of government money not long
ago, but Secretary Foster has recently
called in s%1O,OOO,OOO, which mean Just
that amount Of money withdrawn from
circulation, where it has done the most
good in farming communities. Still
many wheat growers may be able to
respond to the suggestions of the al
lance.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

BLAINE's friends will breathe II
and Harrison harder when they .
that Blaine took a drive last Satg.
for an hour and a half in the open G
try with Emmons Blaine by his
and he held the lines, too. The rep.
was very particular in stating who
the lines. And then the drive wa 4
in an open carriage; that fact was
added. 1t shows that Blaine is 81
enough to hold the business end
pair of lines and snaps his finger,
sunstrokes and thunder showers an
elements generally, for he drove j
open carriage. The doubling Thor
a now invest in Blaine stock
newborn confidence for there is not
the matter with him. Blaine is all r
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

MCKAY, the Kansas farmer Judge.
didn't know his jaw was so badly loaded
and promises the supreme court of his
state not to go off again ~half-cocked; the
others who were arraigned with him also
make the same promise. All of them
will leave Topeka. and the presence of
the irate judges of the supreme court
with lost appetites for overruling deci-
sions or disobeying mandates of a supe
rior tribunal.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

The validity of the Kansas alien
was recently tested in the courts d =
state. The American Cotton crrf
which was organized in London VT
capital of S25,0OO,OOO, sent its agt.
Kansas City to purchase an opt.
100 acres of land just across tn.
line. The last Legislature of Kanss:
ing passed a law f%orbidding foreigr
talists from buying large tracts Of
within the state, a case was maj
and decided against the foreigners
less the decision be reversed by
court it will establish the validity q
state law of like nature. While it
desirable that large portions of the
lie domain should be owned by f
syndicates, it is questionable vi
the interests of the country Won.
better subserved by shutting out f
from acquiring landed
critics for manufacturing establish
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

Pioneer Press: The statement that
the car has to speak kindly to his watch
dog before letting himself into the palace
with his latch key-a statement made
by the New York RAcorder-simply
shows the natural kindness Of the august
rulers heart. He doesn't want the dog
to break of his front teeth on the bosom
Of a pair Of chilled steel pants.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

The redoubtable John L., the great
champion, SHES his castor in the ring
and announces himself willing to meet
Slavin. Whether that $1,000 mean a
fake or a fight, or an advertising dodge
to be used in his Australian tour re-
mains to be seen. If Sullivan can best
Slavin he can gather in shekels enough
to keep the wolf from the door for some
time,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

GREAT FALLS has abundant reason to
congratulate itself upon possessing such
an able and efficient fire department.
In the presence Of II danger which all
realized every member seemed imbucd
with II determination Ia conquer the
hidden flames, though, tho contest ut
times appeared almost hopclcss. For
ncarly three hours they wuRod their bat.
tie, which only cenHcd when tho luat
spark IN tho buring building hnd di"i
out. An hail TO tho Ilrcmcn Of Circuit
Falls.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

KANSAS democrats propose to paddle
their own canoe in tho elections and
therefore respectfully decline to enter in
to any fusion or %entangling alliances with
other parties. They have shown good
judgment and good sense in this deter
mination. A temporary advantage may
be gained in = fusion with n third party
but in the end it always results disas-
trously to the larger body. Let demo-
Gratis stand OF fall by their platform.
Compromise in nothing. BY pursuing
this course they will win in the long run.