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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
MATCHING S~CHOOLMl'AMS.

That is what the school authorities OF
st. Louis are talking about. They wish
the city to appropriate a certain sum of
money to be expended in hiring detect
ives to watch such of the l,20O women
teachers employed in the public schools
of that place as they may designate. The
object Of the watching is to find out
whether they keep proper company or
receive the attentions of gentlemen who
may be presumed to he unfit associates
for them. They want detectives to dog
homes or boarding-houscs, and make a
memoranda of where they go, when they
return, and with whom they go and
come, and report when required to do so.
What a horrid, diabolical conception!
Watching schoolma'ams! Who ever
heard of such a thing? Why bless their
dear, good souls they are the most sensi-
tive mortals on earth. They need no
watching. They arc always SO thor
oughly alive to the responsibilities of
their position, 81 sensitive to criticism.
so careful to avoid the appearance of
evil, so circumspect in their I'M so
distant yet so courteous to the average
man that unless they marry during the
first years of their teaching they repel
rather than invite the attention of gen
tlemen and never marry. Haven't we all
seen them growing gray in faithful ser
vice in the school room and often won
dered whether they ever had a heart
that could be touched by love? Certain
ly we have, But when we recall our
boyhood days and burnish the memories
of the past we again see the blessed old
schoolma'am stern and oxacting, but
kid and c~onsiderate in the dis
of her duties, in one hour WELD
ing the birch more in sorrow than
in anger, and in the next
tenderly binding up a stuobed toe or
drawing a splinter from an unlucky fin
ger, experimenting her humane offices
with a motherly caress or kiss, we know
schoolma'ams have hearts full of love
and devotion aud sympathy-just ouch
hearts as beat in the bosoms of good
and mothers.
Watching schoolma'ams! Why not
propose to murder them? Their lives,
it is, is n of d~rudgery and care and
self denial. 1t would become unbearable
Il they knew-and they would know it
that the keen eyes of a hired detective
watching their every movement
They would die with mortiica.
ion and shame. They would virtually
in the power of an INSCRIPTIONS man
who might use his Office for the basest
purpose. That st. Louis board deserves
the fate of Argus. Jealous Juno sent
him to watch 10 who was beloved by
Jupiter. He was caught in the dirty
business by Mercury who killed him on
spot. A Mercury should be on the
trail Of every member of that board.
Watch schoolma'ams! Watch the angel
Of light, watch minlstering angels, but
do not insult our mothers, and wives and
daughters by proposing to watch woman
hood as pure as it came from the hands
Of God.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
COVERING THE DEFICIENCY.

Secretary of the Treasury Foster is
decidedly ingenious book keeper, if not
model national treasurer. He has beer
working and with some success to make
it appear that the governments income
surpasses its outgo. In commenting up
on the matter the New York World
recalls sthe fact that a 'sum amount.
ing to between %S4O,0OO,O0O and
$5O,OOO,OOO due during the first
quarter of the fiscal year has been
withheld in order to make the govern
ment's books balance. In other words,
the expenditures were really about $780,
100000, while the receipts were actually
$9O,O97, 7SO- a deficiency for the quarter
of about s%3O,OOO,OOO, indicating a defiic-
iency for the year of s12O,OOO,OOO.
1.-The prediction made by The World
more than a year ago is receiving sim
gular verifcation. On July ODD, 1890,
The Worldipredicted a deficiency 1884,
100000, assuming the correctness of the
estimate Of the friends of the Mckinley
bill, who.stated that that measure would
reduce the revenues s%5O,OOO,OOO. The
present indication is that the reduction
will reachEsS5 100000, and the difference,
~$35,OOO,OOO, added to the S%S4,0OO,OOO
would make a efficiency of 1~19,OOO,OO0."
Mr.::McKinley evidently thought that
an average increase in tariff taxes of 13
per cent; THAT is from Al per cent to GO
per cent ought mathematically to give a
highly taxed manufactured goods than
was yielded under the Morrill, tariff
with the %S56,OOO,OOO yearly revenue
from the sugar tax. But his theory was
at fault. 1t doesn't work in practice.
He overdid the thing. While he preached
the doctrine Of increased tariff taxation
to reduce the revenues, he didn't intend
to prohibit the importation, altogether.
of highly taxed goods. But he came
very nearly doing it to the intense salts
faction and great delight of home man
ufacturers. The tariff taxes which for
merly went into the United States treas
ury.now go into the plethoric Golfers of
the robber barOns. We have, it is true, a.,
imports, but less revenue We !
are giving British vessels plenty to do in '
away our breadstutfs and meats I
and bringing us free sugar and coffee d
and hides and tea. The Englishman d
aughs at our folly and the home manu- d
grins as he pockets the ducats b
)ur tariff policy thrusts in his hands. Il
In the meantime the government is u
iaily running behind. 1t must raise a l
million dollars a day somehow to keep II
Up current expenses, but it can't do it. !,
And so Foster is kept busy to cover the !,
deficiency. The excerpt from the World .
ellis how he is doing it. This Fosterian IL
ystem of bookkeeping must be prac- U
iced until after the November elections II
nd then well then he may conclude to u
the truth. Congress will not be "
BILE to help him out of his mire but the el
resident doubtless will by restoring the u
ariff taxes On sugar, hides, coffee and al
"a. u
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
THAT POT AT PIOUA.

Under the above caption the st. Louis
Republic gives the following interesting
history of tinplate making at Piqua,
Ohio: "There is a big iron kettle stand.
ing in Piqua, o., with no fire under it at
present. 1t is the "plant" of the Piqua
MCKINLEY and Protection tin works.
the very pot into which Mr.. Mckinley,
with his own hand, dipped a sheet of
iron to make Mckinley tinplate of "Ohio
steel and California tin" Since that
date this infant industry has met a
series of calamities. The owner of the
pot did not have tin to melt in it for Mr..
Mckinley to do his dipping. Con-
sequently he had to get lead in Piqua,
and the only man in the place who had
lead enough to fill the pot was Captain
Leopold Keifer, president of the
Piqua water works, who loaned the lead
for the occasion. But when he saw this
lead passed off as California tin in Nc
kinley's speeches, Captain Keifer's sense
OF honesty compelled him to expose the
fraud. The alleged tin, thus made, was
made into Mckinley badges, and the
Republics chemical analysis of one of
them completed the exposure. But it
did not complete the misfortunes of that
pot at Piqua. Those who read Mr.. Nc
kinley's speech at Piqua will remember
its boast of a contract already made to
furnish Piqua tin for roofing the barn of
MIR. II. s.. Sternberger. The contract was
a fact. Mr.. Sternberger is a demo-
crat, but as he had a fine barn nearly
ready for the roof, he wanted to help
along his republican friends by roofing it
with their pure ~tinplate of "California
tin and Ohio sheet STEEL" After the
Mckinley debate the alleged tin was de-
llvered, and the workmen pronounced it
unfit for use. They and other experts
nave signed certificates to show the vio-
|atlon of contract. Mr.. j. f. Collins,
contractor who built the barn certi-
Fies thus:
ibis is to certify that / have been a
carpenter and contractor for the last ten
years. | built the barn for Mr.. Stern
| examined the metal sent him
Tor tin and | pronounced it the worst
sort OF stuff l ever saw to be used for
'oofing. 1t is Uneven, rough, and in
many places the iron, or whatever it is,
$ exposed. 1t would not give satisfac-
ION at all, as some pieces are so thin as
% be like paper.
Edward Racine, the Piqua timer, thus
l have carefully examined the ma
erial delivered to Mr.. Sternberger I'M
Ter his contract for tin, and l am free to
.ay | W. never seen anything like it. !
would not use it for a customer of mine,
md would advise Mr.. Sternberger not to
Use 1t. 1t does not compare in any way
With the poorest plates l have ever seen.
Mr.. Sternberger has a pile of similar
showing the fraud practised
n him, but he has nevertheless taken
he stuff and paid for it, holding it at
lis W expense as a sample lot of pure
american tin" dipped in the sacred pot
nto which Mr.. Mckinley dipped the
rst sheet of the lot with his own hand.
At present no more orders are being
lied from the Piqua pot. After Nc
linley has leaned over. it, it is too sacred
D be put to base commercial uses"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

If Commissioner Carter has decided
that no railroad company can secure
title to ground to which patent had not
been issued prior to the discovery of
mineral thereon the TRIBUNE can not
see where the worry over our mineral
lands comes in. They are not surveyed
and no patents have been issued to the
Northern Pacific to them. Mr.. Carter
seems to settle the controversy, for
awhile at least over the matter.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

GREAT FALLS can o o point with
pride" to the finest, most convenient and
best equipped opera house in the state.
The people of the city are to be congrat-
ulated upon it's possession. 1t stands as
a monument to their culture and refine
ment and as tangible evidence Of their
enterprise and public spirit.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

HON. IGNATIUs DoNNELLY comes out
of his libel suit against the Pioneer Press
a much wiser man than he was before
he went into it. Libel suits, like buzz
saws, are great educators and but few
men care to tackle them the second
time.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

IT is said Mr.. Green b. Raum will soon
leave the pension bureau. 1t is pre-
sumed he sees the toe of an investigating
committees boot in the near distance
and will not linger to test it's motive
power. Mr.. Raum will not take his Of
flee with him which will be investigated
without a whitewash brush accompani-
ment.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

AS JOHN SHERMAN has denounced Mr..
Mills as "a REBEL" all that remains now
is for Foraker to call him a Turraitor.
This will close the debate on the tariff
and on John Sherman's financial record,
and make out a complete republican
case.-St. Louis Republic.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

The meeting Of Harrison and Blaine at
Washington the other day must have re-
minded the onlooker of a certain meeting
which is said to have taken place between
B%anquo's ghost and a certain gentleman
named Macbeth, the reminder being the
fact that Mr.. Blaine is a mighty lively
ghost that will not down worth a cent.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

A CHICAGO divine processes to have
learned from the scripture that hell is
just fifty-two miles below the earth's
surface where the heat is SO great that
every known substance will melt. There
are not a few men who have come to the
conclusion that hades is frequently found
on earth.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

The total value of our exports of
breadstuffs for the three months ending
Sept. 30 was S76,OOO,OOO, against 28,OOO,-
600 for the corresponding quarter of last
year: This conveys a slight conception
OF what the policy of reciprocity is doing
for the farmers of the United States;
and we venture to suggest a doubt
whether all the schemes which the al
lance is advocating would do more.-Re-
publican Exchange.
For 'policy of reciprocity" read "short
crops in Europe and then the reader
will understand why our exports of
breadstuffs for the period named were
larger than ever before in the history of
America for the corresponding quarter
of the year. Reciprocity has about as
much to do with the present phenome-
nal shipments Of grain as it has with the
changes of the moon. But some repub-
lican newspapers would, if they could,
turn an act Of God to party advantage.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
SUSPENSION OF SILVER COIN
AGE.

The act of July, 1890, which provides
for the monthly purchase of 100000
ounces of silver by the government also
provided for the monthly coinage of
100000 ounces of silver into standard
dollars until July l, 1901, after which
coinage of the metal could be confined to
an amount necessary to provide for the
redemption Of the treasury notes issued
in the purchase of silver bullion. AS
none of these notes have been presented
for redemption the coinage of silver dol
lars is practically suspended. none hav-
ing been coined since the date named.
Nor is there a probability that another
silver dollar will be coined until new leg
islation be had or a free coinage law be
enacted. The grounds for this belief
rest upon the fact that the notes issued
upon bullion now purchased under the
act of July, 1890, differ from the old sill
yer certificates in that the former are re-
deemable in gold or silver coin al the
discretion of the secretary of the treas
ury. while the latter are r%edeemable in
silver dollars only. In other words, the
bullion notes call for gold or it's equiva.
lent in silver at its market value: the old
silver certificates call for silver dollars
dollar for dollar.
h silver certificates are simply a
promise to pay a silver dollar which has
been deposited in the treasury at the
time the certificate was issued, and are
made receivable for government dues
and all private debts. They are as good
as gold to the people for liguidating pub
lie and private debts, and as they are
more convenient to handle than the
coined dollar they will not likely be pre-
for redemption. But the treas
ury notes issued upon bullion purchased
are quite a different thing. They call
for gold or "a dollars worth of silver. If
silver dollar should command a premi-
UNI of . OF 10 per cent the holder of the
treasury note can get one dollars worth
Of silver as measured by gold. 1t would
be a violent superstition to suppose that
silver will command such premiums un-
der existing coinage laws, but it answers
Tor illustration.
AS the treasury notes are redeemable
IN gold when so presented for redemp-
ton at the treasury or any assistant
treasury of the United States, and as the
Did silver certificates, for reasons stated,
not be presented for redemption, it
may be safely slated that the coinage of
The standard silver dollar is a thing of
The past, without further legislation.
The gold bugs have silver just where
hey want it and they will keep it there
As long as the people elect men to con-
yress who belong body and soul to them.
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
Brief Court Notes.

JOHN R. WHITE Yesterday entered suit
against William b. Reed 20 recover S25, 9SS 40
on Il promissory notes.
j. NJ SroDDARr Co. were given a verdict
for sl75 against Frauk Woog yesterday for
books sold on subscription.
THE suit of John Furlong against Ewing q
Byers, brokers, is on trial before Judge stowe.
1t is a landlord and tenant suit.
THERESA HEcKEL yesterday entered suit
against the borough of Sharpsburg for $1,000
damages for injuries received in the streets.
THE Philadelphia Company yesterday en-
tered SUIT against Charles s. Holmes for $3.50
for natural gas furnished the Monongahela
House.
A VERDICT for the defendant was given yes
terday in the suit of Bernard Wolf, Jr, against
Margaret Hershey, brought to recover dam
ages for tearing down fence.
A VERDICT for $50 was given the plaintiff
yesterday in the suit of John Eaton against
kleber Bros, Linn, an action to recover a
difference on an exchange of piano.
THREE suits for divorce were entered yes
terday. John Zokerska against Joseffa 10
kerska. infidelity; Mariana Barnash against
Martha Barnash, deserton, and Bertha Frey
against Jacob Frey. infidelity and abuse.
IN the suit of }. NJ. Fleming trustee Of WILL
lam York, Susan Rogers and William G.
Rogers against the Carpenter Natural Gas
company. a verdict was given Tor the Dla1ntlu
in $3.50. 1t was an action to recover for right
OF way through property.
THE suits of ]. C. Stevenson and ]. N.
Stevenson. committees of Annie E. and Cecilia
j. Stevenson, lunatics, against E. H. ennings,
w. c. Kelly. j. V. Kelly and Henry Cooper,
impleaded with the ShannoBin Oil Company
and c. Hays are on trial before Judge Collier.
AARON BUTTON was sentenced to "a hours in
Jail yesterday by Judge Ewing, for contempt
of court. He was witness for the defense in
the case of Mrs. Caroline Davis aeainst Felix
Mcknight, and told such an erratic story that
the Judge decided he was intoxicated. The
case is still on trial.
COLONEL ]. NJ. SCHooNMAKER got a verdict
of $3.50 20 yesterday against George and Fred
Toerge and William Guenther. The plaintiff
advanced them money 20 build the pavilion at
Silver Lake, and. as the debt was never lIqui-
dated. he sold the pavilion for what he could
get. The price was short the amount of the
verdict, for which he sued and recovered.
AN order was made in the United States
Circuit Court yesterday directing that as F. W.
Huidekoper. the receiver of the Pittsburg,
Shenango and Lake Erie Railroad Company,
had received enough funds to discharge the
companys indebtedness. he turn the property
over to the company to enable it to manage its
own road, at the close of business on April 30.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
Still Spreading.

Mr.. Percy F. Smith has just completed
an additional press room, adjoining his
buildings, Nos. So and 55 Virgin alley, and
has placed orders for two new presses and
one of the fastest newspaper folding ma
chimes in the market. Mr.. Smith has erected
five of CottrelPs superb cylinder presses
within period of Is months. notwithstand-
ing which he finds mis- facilities tested to
their utmost capacity. For fine catalogue
and book work there is no establishment: in
the city which can surpass Mr.. Smiths.
One of the new presses ordered is the largest
job press erected in Pittsburg. and weighs
20, 400 pounds. 1t is intended for large
newspaper and book work, and will enable
Mr.. Smith to print double as many pages to
the form as are now pressed in this city.
Similar presses are in operation in New
York, but Mr.. Smiths order is among the
first for Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
Ladies', Batiste Mrappers.

Largest stock we've ever shown in these
indispensable summer garments.
Tucked, trimmed with leather stitching,
at So.
Tucked, trimmed with val lace and en-
broidery, at So 80.
Tucked, square neck, lace trimmed, at
s. so.
Tucked, Vandyke style, lace trimmed, at
S4 90.
All new and beautiful styles. ALI come
also in the extra large sizes See them on
first floor of cloak and suit department.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER.
MUNICIPALHALL, y MITHFIELD ST.
NOTICEIS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ALL
IN owners whether resident NONRESIDENT
of the city of Pittsburg) of drays, CARTS wagons,
carriages. buggies. etc, to pay their licenses at
this office forthwith
All licenses not paid on or before the first
Monday in March, 1891 will be placed in the
hands Of vehicle officer for collection, subject
to collection fee of so cents on each license.
And all persons peglecting to pay on or before
first Monday in May, 1891, will be subject to
penalty double the amount of the licenses, to be
recovered before the proper legal authority of
said city. The old metal plates of last year
must be returned'at the time licenses are taken
out, or % cents additional will be charged on
the license.
Rates of license: Each one.horse vehicle, s.;
each two-horse vehicle, $40; each four-hor
vehicle. fl2; each four-hOrse hack, S15; omni-
buses and timber wheels. drawn by two
horses, So
One extra dollar viii be charged for each ad-
ditional horse used in above specified vehicles
}. F. DENNISTON -
fe6Sl-D City Treasurer
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PROPOSALS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORs-sEAL
IN proposals will be received by the borough
of Braddock until 7:30 p. M. MAY 4. 1871 for
the repaving Of Braddock avenue from point
126 feet west of Sixth street TO Thirteenth
street, with cobble stone; also. for the con-
siructing Of 300 feet, more or less, OF l6-inch
sewer on Braddock avenue, between Fifth and
Corey streets
The Borough Council reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
For furtner particulars apply to William
Howat, Borough Engineer. No. 100 Braddock
JAMES A. RUSSELL,
ap2Sl2TTs " - 's Burgess
PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF-COM-
y MlsSARY's office, Allegheny Arsenal,
in duplicate will be received az this Office until
10 o'clock A. M..sJU Ne /. 1891. for furnishing
the fresh beef required by the Subsistence De-
parimenf, U. s. Army, at this station during the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1892 Tie Govern
ment reserves the right to reject any all bids
Full information can be obtained by applica-
ton to this Office. Envelopes Containing pro-
posals must be marked proposals for fresh
beef" and addressed to A. s. NJ. MORGAN,
Capt. ana o. 8. K, A. q. 8.
TEFFERsONvILLE. IND, APRIL 8. lSsl.-
y Sealed proposals, in trplicate, subject TO
usual conditions. will be received here until II
o'clock A. M. central standard time) Monday,
the 4th day of May. 1891. for furnishing at the
Quarterrnaster's Depot here various articles of
QudItcriDdettE SLOfess buCH As sOuCo
furniture. ranges galvanized ash barrels aud
feed boxes, cocoa mating. horse blankets,
hand carts, escort wagons, blacksmiths. wheel
wrights, saddlers, painters and miscellaneous
tools; hardware, rubber hose, lawn mowers.
moving machines, paulins, wagon parts,
collins, horse and mule collars, horseshoe nails,
horse and mule shoes, axle grease, rope, iron,
paints, aiIs range castings, etc. Preference
will be given'to articles of domestic produc-
tion and manufac; ;ure, conditions of quality
and price (including in the price of foreign pro-
ductioDs and manufactures the duty thereon)
being equal. Government reserves right to
reject any or all proposals and to accept the
whole or any part of the supplies bid for.
All Information furnished on application to
this office. Envelopes containing proposals
should be marked PROPOSALS. for @. NJ. Stores
and addressed to Colonel HENRY c.
HODGES. Assistant Quartermaster General.
U. S. Army. Depot Quartermaster 4
apa43a4 s. g. q. 80
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
Would Make Dangerous Mines.

An argument was heard before Judge Stowe
yesterday on the motion for a preliminary in
junction in the case of Frank Armstrong against
Joseph Amen and others The suit is to restrain
defendants from boring a gas we'll in Scott
township. The oil and gas rights are owned BY
the defendants and the coal rights by Arm
strong HIS mines are underneath the place
and he maintains that to bore the gas well
down through the mines would greatly endan-
ger the safety of his mines.
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Execution. Issaed Yesterday.

The following executions were issued yester-
day: Rose schwebel VS. Joseph BOIL. $50 IL; J..
Bennett Son VS. Max Cooper, Sol5 As; Isabel
Smith, for use of the Fidelity Title aud Trust
Company. assignee OF the Lawrence Bank, VS.
DR.. John N. Patterson and Samuel F. Patter.
son, s2S.9S3 81; executors of NJ Bailey VS. David
H. Lynch and G. W. Robinson. So S42 AZ; F. R.
Guy We ]. W. Guy. 5000 "a; Duquesne Ma.
tional Bank of Pittsburg VS. Diamond Coal
Company, s4,277 S. s62S "a, S46096 and 81, ,SS5 s2
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
Suburban Residence,

HNO LET-FUkNISHED HOUSE AT SHADY
Il SIDE, near z. X. X. and caple road: II
rooms: all copveniences street paved. See W.
A. HEBRON & SONS, so Fourth av. ap29-35t