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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05
TAMPEnING WITH THE MAILS.
The Postotfice officials at Mann Arrested
Their Arrangement.

u stoIict oihcId1s AZ IMAnn Afftsteu
Their Arrangement.
There are very few people in the coun-
try about Great Falls who have not ex-
perienced various Inconvenience by rea-
son of the mail service. Especially has
this been true about Neihart and Mon
arch. just where the trouble has been
could not be discovered. One merchant
of this city says he has sent as many as a
dozen packages over this route, no one
of which ever reached it's destination.
For a week past Postoiiicc Inspector
Sackett of Helena has been trying to
discover where the trouble lay. Sus-
picion fastened itself on the Mann post
Office. At this point the Office is kept by
Mrs. A. ID. Barnum. assisted by her son
Ed +. and her daughter Maud. On
Tuesday last two decoy letters and
three packages Of merchandise were sent
from the Arlington postotficc. The let
tiers were registered, one containing a -
silver certificate and the other 81 in sill
yer. Both were marked so as to be easily
identified. There was also "a letter con
tanning money and not registered. The
letters went to Mann and were forward
ed from there. When they reached
Kibbey, six miles beyond, they were ex.
amined and it was found that the envel.
opes had been very skillfully opened and
the o extracted. One of the pack.
ages was also missing. No trace has been
found of the letter not registered. and
neither was the missing merchandise
discovered. AS a great deal of merchan.
disc has been lost it is the opinion OF
the inspector that no small amount may
be concealed in the immediate vicinity
On Friday evening Officer Terhune
and the inspector left Great Falls with a
team for Mann reaching there yester.
day morning. The Office was searched
and among the stage and postoffice
money, for Mrs. Barnum is also agent
for the stage comp my, were found part
of the two dollars in silver. The 81 bill
was discovered among a roll of bills
The parties were accordingly arrested
and brought to this city. They were ar
raigned before Commissioner PomeroN
last evening and waived preliminary eX.
animation. The case against Mis-.
Barnum was dismissed, the others being
held in $500 bonds to answer in tn,
United States court at Helena. Bond,
were furnished by j. A. Carrier and 7
w. Brosnan.
For the government appeared Judg'
Mcdonald of Helena. Mrs. Barnum ant
son both protested their innocence YER.
strongly. She is evidently a very cul
tured lady. In the neighborhood o
Mann the parties are said to possess
fair reputation.
The mail to Mann is a daily one
When it reaches there it remains twenty
four hours on alternate days as tn
stage only leaves nee in two days. Mos
of the losses reported have been mail ad
dressed to points beyond this office Of
the Monarch line.
In conversation with a TRIBUNE rep
resentative the inspector SAID the peopl
made a great mistake in not reporting a
once to the department any loss which
they had.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05
DISAPPOINTED LOVE.
4 Jockeys sweetheart Goes Back on Hin
and He Becomes Insane.

anu u IbetDIIeS lhshue.
\ New York special says: George
Childs. a jockey at Denver. was removed
late this afternoon to Flatbush insane
asylum, after being pronounced violently
insane by two medical experts. Childs
has been in Brooklyn for some months
boarding with the family of George Bee
Ter. Beeler became attached to Childs,
whose courteous manners quite won
his confidence. lie was treated as a
member Of the family. Beeler has Il
niece named Rose. who is as beautiful
and sweet as her namesake. She lives
with her uncle and was thrown a great
deal in the society of young Childs,
They fell desperately in love with each
other and, there being no opposition to
the match, became formally engaged TO
he married.
For a time the curse of true love ran
smoothly. The young people used to
talk of the time when they would be
husband and wife. Childs had the pros
pcct Of a fine position in the near future.
On Monday night the girl told her lover
that he must cease to think of her and
declared the engagement of. Childs
was at first stunned. lie could not
seem to realize that his sweetheart
was in earnest. She. however, was OBJ
durate, and refused % give any reason
for her action. The young jockey seem
cd very much excited that night. but did
nothing to excite suspicion. Early yes
terday morning Bccler and several board
crs were aroused by noise coming appar-
emily from ChiIds' room. They FASTENED
to the door and, receiving no answer to
their calls, broke in the door. Astride
a chair that was placed on tn" bed,was the
jockey riding an imaginary horse. He was
encouraging with an excited voice his
steed on to victory, using the vernacular
common to the stable. Again he would
dismount and caress his wooden horse,
murmuring his appreciation of its mer-
it's. The sight of Beeler seemed to turn
the young mans thoughts back to his
trouble. He began to call to his sweet
heart to come back to him, and behaved
in a manner that quite alarmed the IN
lockers. Bceler did all he could to quiet
Childs, and sent word to the board of
charities of his boarder's condition. Two
doctors examined the man and advised
his removal to Flatbush asylum. On the
way to the asylum Childs rode another
imaginary race and at times was violent.
His sweetheart Is almost %heartbroken
over the trouble, but refuses to talk of
their last interview.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05
Great Falls Lumber Co.

The Great Falls Lumber company
are closing out their numbering bus
mess and Invite all who want lum-
Der, lath and shingles 1hsap ! to oo cal
piete stock OF timber and lumber on
hand and In order to close out are
offering bargainS: Do notfal to Q
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05
Mining Notes.

The Security Mining company. recent,
ly% organized and reputed to own some OF
the best properties about the Ncihart
and Barker districts, acquired last even.
ing another valuable mine by purchase
from Mrs. G. NJ. Ford. The property is
located in the city of Neihart. More
definite information is not obtainable.
Word reaches this city that on We'd
nesday last the Galena City company
struck a rich and very valuable body OF
lead carbonate ore in their mine, the
Snowslide.
The Moulton is now working directly
on its lead and is taking out some fine
ore.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05
Preparing for Hot weather.

The following telegram from White.
wright, Tex, indicates that the people in
that vicinity do not intend to be caught
u%nprepared:
WHITEwRIGHT, Tex, June ,, 1891.
Chamberlain & Co., Des Moines, Iowa
Send us at once one gross Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy, % cent size, and two dozen 20 cent
size. We are entirely out and have had
nearly forty calls for it this week.
o. Y. RATHBUN Il Co.
This is just such a medicine as every
family should be provided with during
the hot weather. 1t never fails and is
pleasant to take. For sale by Lapeyre
Bros, druggists.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05

DR.. Warmers Corsets in all styles and
prices away down. We do not claim the
sole agency for these goods. Any firm
in the city who does tells you what is not
so. We buy direct from the manufac-
turers in quantities to secure jobber's
discount.
STRAIN Bios.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05

We are still selling Carpets alta great
sacrifice. soc all wool Ingrainssdown to
6212c.
Beautiful Chenille Curtains at $3.50.
A nice assortment of Smyrna Rugs
very reasonable.
STRAIN Bros.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Arrest OF Parties Charged with Tamper-
ing. with the Mail.

ARLINGTON, Aug. 29.-lSpecial to the
United States Mar
shall Terhune passed here this afternoon
having in custody the postmaster, deputy,
and clerk of Mann postoffice, who are
suspected of tampering with the mails
on the Billings and Neihart routes.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05
FENCE.
For a neat Iron Fence SCI patterns
at HOTTER LUMBER co.
STRAIN Bros. LOCALS.
FENCE

New Fall Goods are arriving daily and
you "A depend on it. You a buy
odds and ends in Summer Goods at your
own prices.
STRAIN Bros.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05

We will sell you a White Sewing Ma
chine, the best in the world, at a very
low figure.
STRAIN RROS
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X

BoLToN-STERN On the evening of Au-
gust 3lst, in the Presbyterian manse,
Mr.. Frank Bolton to Miss Minta Stern.
the Rev. John Reid, Jr., officiating.
Mr.. Bolton is one of the prominent
young men of Barker and there is now
no doubt that he has struck it rich"
and that his future prospects will be
ali the brighter for having taken unto
himself a good partner. Miss Stern
comes from Wayne City, Indiana, and is
the daughter of the well known con-
tractor, Mr.. Peter +. Stern. of that city.
Her advent in the town will be hailed
with pleasure by the residents, where we
feel assured she will make many friends.
who. with her husband. will no doubt
compensate for the friends left behind.
We wish the happy couple a long and
pleasant journey together. The presents
from friends east and west were varied.
rich and rare.
Phil Gibson represents the finest line
of insurance companies in the world.
Watcrmelons at Dunham's only 3
cents per pound.
There is only one pace to get bargains
in dry goods; that is Conrad's.
The Manhattan. Dunn block.
When in Great Falls stop at the
Milwaukee house.tf
Take dinner at the Milwaukec.tf
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05

smoke Spanish i'rl. cigar: Best
cigar in town. Great Falls Tobacco
Co. al2-tf
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05

Phil Gibson represents the finest line
of insurance companies in the world.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05

There is only pace to get bargains
in dry goods; that is Conrad's.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05

When in Great Falls stop at the
Milwaukee housc.tf
Take dinner at the Milwaukec.tf
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-05

Watcrmelons at Dunham's only 3
cents per pound.
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STRAIN Bros.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
INSANE AND A DEFAULTER.
The Affairs OF B-rnprd OOnnelly Very
Badly Mixsdt

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 3.-Guardian
Hugh Lynch, appointed to take charge OF
Bernard Donnelly and his estate upon Mr..
Donnelly being declared insane, is being
overrun by claims against the estate for
sums both large and small, the aggregate
already reaching $4,000.
From present indications Mr.. Lynch is
of the opinion that the estate will
pay only a very small per cent. of
what is due from it and many
persons will be great losers
who can i'll afford the loss, being personal
friends of Mr.. Donnelly who Entrusted
their money to him for investment. So
far Mr.. Lynch has not found that these
funds have ever been accounted for. The
profits of the Troost estate, OF which Mr..
Donnelly was trustee, including the ellis
opera house, passed into the hands of Mr..
Donnellv, and as yet Mr.. Lynch has not
been able to lind what has become of them.
He is inclined to believe that moth ng can
be- found. What has become of the money
which has passed into Mr.. Donnelly's
hands is a question Mr.. Lynch is not pre-
pared to answe Donneliy has some
property but all of it is incumbered to the
fullest extent.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
CHILDREN BURNED AT PLAY
AN ENGLISH CHURCH IS THE SCENE.
Little Girls Frightfully Burned-Five KILLED
by Tow-8ost ExPiosiOn-Four Gre
mated In n Texas HOteI-Two
Bad Wrecks.

LONDON, jan. 2.-Particulars received
today from Wortley, near Leeds, show that
a terrible scene was witnessed at a school
fete there New Years day. The school
iete referred to was a charity bazaar held
under the auspices Of the parish OF Wort
ley The building used for the f-te was
the church school adjoining the Wor;ley
episcopal church.
Part OF the program of the bazar's at
traction was a series of tabl,aur rirants in
which a number of the young girls and
boys OF the parish took part. For this
display a smal stage was erected in the
school room, and TO the right OF the stage
and opening upon it was a room used as
a dressing room or green room by the
children. Inside this dressing room. Just
before the disaster, a crowd of JOYOUS
children was gathered, all the girls of the
party being in light gauzy attire and many
of them covered in addition with cotton
used TO represent snow. In addition sew
eral OF the children carried, dangling on
sticks above their heads, lighted Chinese
lanterns. The tdbleau rirGHt then prepar-
ing was intended to symbolic the winter
fro les OF the 'mummers' in DAYS gone
by.
Suddenly shrieks Of terror issued from
the little dressing-room aud all were hor-
ror-stricken TO see q number of children
rush upon the st sge with their costumes
on fire. The gentlemen promptly sIezed
the burning children, threw them upon
the stage aud smothered the flames. Up
to the present there are four deaths re-
corded as the result OF the disaster. and
several of the injured children are not ex-
pected To recover.
Investigation into the cause OF the dis
as'er shows that while the children were
gathered in the dressing-room preparatory
TO making their appearance on the stage,
one OF the little girls who was playing
with a lighted lamp accidently set fire 10
her clothes. She uttered a cry of terror.
tried to exIinguish the flames with her
hands and rushed toward the door leading
to the staEe. Her cries and the sight OF
the flames caused a panic among the chill
dren who a so made a rush for the door
mentioned. The result was that a crowd
of children was crushed around the child
whose clothes were already in flames, and
thereby ignited the clothing of twenty or
thirty other children.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
A DEED.
Blue yitriol Dashed Into a Mans Face by a
W.man.

GREENcAsrLE, Ind, Dec. 31.-[Speciall
Never before in the history of Putnam
county was there such a criminal assault
as was perpeIrated in this city this even
ing. Shortly before Z O'clock as Theo-
dore Kleinbub, a resident of the
north part of the city, was returning home
from his place OF business, he was met by
a thickly veiied woman, who, thinking it
was his brother, rushed upon him with a
pitcher of some unknown acid. Mistaken
in her victim, she suddenly disappeared in
the darkness, and a few moments later
appeared at the business place of Klein
but Bros. Mr.. +. ID. Kleinbub WIS busy
at his chair when a small boy handed him
a note which read, Come to the door a
moment" As he approached the door an
unknown woman dashed a pitcher of blue
vitriol into his face. lie is now in a most
critical condition. Ii is SAID that he
knows who perpetrated the deed.
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STOLE FOR THIRTEEN YEARS.
A Respected Massachusetts, Banker Proves
q DefauIter.

S~TOCKBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 3.-Charles
Willis, for fifteen years treasurer of the
Stockbridge savings bank, is a defaulter to
the extent of S25, 900 or more. The exact
amount is not known, but defalcations
amounting to S23. 500 have been brought to
light so far. The stealing has peer carried
on with regularity for thirteen years, small
mounts being taken at a time.
When a depositor paid in $500, for in
stance, it was properly entered on his
book, but set down as S40O, say, on the
balance record. As Willis was the only
man regularly OF duty in the bank he was
able to pay each retiring depositor in full
and escaped detection. The discovery
was due to the suspicion and
investigation OF Bank Examiner f. p.
Chaplin of Springfield, to whom. Willis
made a full confession. The news was
broken to the nineteen incorporators of
the bank this morning and the whole
town is upset, Willis being one OF its most
prominent and respected citizens. Willis
will plead guilty and is nov Frustrated at
his home. He gave bOnds for $4,000 in
1885, and the loss will fall upon his bonds
men, Charles G. Calender and j. NJ. Van
Deusen.
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A FIRE.
Fanny Davenport Had n Suspicion of Bad
Luck.


NEW YORK, Jan. S. a. m.-During the
performance i'll the theater last night a
sharp odor of smoke was noticeable and
before Harry Miner left the thea
ter he went all over it
and made a personal investigation
of the theatre, but without
discovering anything. 1t was said that
be had a strong presentment that some
thing was going to happen aud spoke to
some Of the orchestra of the possibilities
of fire in the theater. He appeared per-
fectly satisfied. though, when he left the
theater and was the last man out.
The World says: "a curious confrma-
ton OF a stage superstition is worthy of
note in this connection. When Miss Dav-
export saw e scenery OF the second act.
she cried out in dismay at seeing the wings
on the symbol of Osiris, the winged
sun, on the drop, and declared she
would not play under it. She
was told that it was essential to the
Egyptian character of the scene and per-
suaded TO abandon her superstition.
Very well | will play" she said, "but bad
luck will follow"
Bad luck seems to have been foreto'd.
First the s izure of her costumes by the
customs house officials, and now their
destruction with the theater by fire.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
New Jersey C.Ilisinn.

New YORK, Jan. "A Lackawanna
pa senger train crashed into a train Of
f~iat-cars loaded with PIC iron at West
Paterson, y. ]. The following are the
wounded: Engineer Morris Lunger, lett
leg crushed and body scalded; Baggage
master Scanlon, leg crushed: Brakeman
Bernard Foster, hurt about the head,
caused by being thrown against a pile OF
pig iron.
1t now t%ranspires that the accident was
not caused by an iced switch but by four
train wreckers. Investigation shows that
the brass keys that hold the switch had
been hammered out of place, causing The
switch to open when the train struck II.
-Four men were noticed hang NJ around
the switch shortly be ore the accident oc-
Cured and detectives are now looking for
them. Robbery was evidently their OBJ
iect.
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to be afre, after the fourth explosion. In
this building years ago the San Francisco
minstrels-B Birch, Wambold & Baccus-
kept many an audience in roars of laugh
ter.
And the place on the northwest corner
of Twenty-eighth-st. and Broadway is well
known to the gamblers Of twenty years
ago. In the basement Johnson kept his
pool-room, and it was there John j. Scan
mel murdered Tom Donohue.
The Fifth ave. theater, or old Apollo
hall, famous for politics and plays since it
was r~emoedeled by Mr.. DAILY and at the
time of its destruction was being managed
by Harry Miner.
On Dec. %, last, Fanny Davenport made
her first appearance in Sardou's play of
CLEOPATRA" about the title OF which
there is some dispute and le-
gal troubles. The actress has
been greeted by large audiences and
it was expected CLEOPATRA" would have a
long run. But in half an hours time the
scenery. costumes and buildings worth
probably S750,000 vanished in the fire and
smoke.
LATER.-Fanny Davenport'sloss is about
$4,000. At 2:15 o'clock the fire in the
Sturtevant house is reported to be under
control.
1t was very lucky indeed that the fire
did not break out during the performances
for it is claimed that the play houses were
well ~patronized. And it seems odd, too,
hat in so short space of time the fire
could have gained such Roadway with a
Waterman inside the building. This is
the mystery which Fire Marshal Mitchell
will be called upon to solve. And what
caused the explosions is another pulling
question for the same official. Then
again it was said these men, when they
first arrived, undertook to fight what was
apparently a dangerousfir r with too small
a force. Only two steamers and
a truck answered when the first
signal was rung from box 40 IN the cor
ner OF Tw n~ty-eighth-st. and Broadway.
Then there was a gap of five minutes be-
fore the second alarm was rung. 1t
brought five engines and after that the
gongs were kept busy. Ali the guests in
the Sturtevant were aroused when it
became apparent that the great
-carayansary was in danger. They
packed up their effects and it
was necessary at a moments notice.
Several of the nervous guests went to
other hotels but the II ajority remained to
witness the great fire. The roof of the
hotel was on fire perhaps a dozen or more
times and the awnings in the front of the
stores were all burned off. Still at 3
O'clock the damage to the hotel was not
over s. 1000.
There were some lively scenes in the
Proven house. but there was no panic.
The front of the Fifth-ave. is of iron,
and as the beams vanished it
was feared it would fall out and crush
Evarrad's bath-house on the south side of
Twenty-eighth-st. Up to the timeof going
to press the walls are standing and the fire
was still burning. The Fifth-ave. theater
was a complete wreck and Hermann's was
not much better.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07

A Great Exodus From the south Into OKLA
homn.

TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. 3.-The Rev. b. t.
Foster, colored, who was a candidate for
auditor of state on the peoples party
ticket, has come from Kansas City with
twenty families of colored people from
Kemper county. Mississippi, en- route to
Hennessey, Oklahoma. The families
number about one hundred people. Mr..
Foster says: "This is but the beginning
OF a tremendous exodus of colored people
from the South. Thousands Of them will
leave the Southern states within the next
sixty days. We look upon Oklahoma rs
our haven where political ostracism is I'M
known and where every man can cast the
ballot of his choice without fear from any
source. Many OF the colOred people OF
Mississippi are refusing TO enter into new
labor con racts and those that have prop
erty are disposing of it."
Mr.. Foster said, further, that the open
ing OF the Cheyenne, Arapahos and Iowa
Indian lands. which is to occur in Febru.
airy, was attracting many of his people to
the territory.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
FOUR BURNED TO DEATH.
Terrible Results Of n Fire in a Texas
Hotel.

CoRsIcANA, Tex, Jan. 2.-The Avenue
hotel, a wooden structure near the Cotton
Belt depot, burned last night. A woman,
two men and a boy were burned to death.
One man and the boy are unknown. The
other man and the woman, from a letter
found in q %valise, are supposed to be Mr..
and Mrs. Mcdaniel, from McGregor, Tex.
The bodies are held by the city authori-
ties for Identification. The firemen made
f~ruitless efforts to save the woman and
the man and barely escaped themselves
by leaping from a second story window.
Several cars of freight standing on a ride
track of the Cotton Belt railway were
burned. The hotel was a total loss.
Building fully insured. Loss $40. 900.
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A DESPERATE WILLIAM.
He Ravishes, Robs and stabs m Unprotected
Woman

PLYMOUTH. Mich, Dec. 3l.-Miss Thurs
ia Cummings of Canton. aged about fifty
eight, and living alone on her farm, was
aroused Monday night by a man knocking
at her door aud requesting lodging for the
night. She refused to admit him and he
broke down the door, criminal
ly assaulted her and cut her
throat. but not fatally. He then
D undered the house, after which. finding
her still alive, he stabbed her three times
in the side with a bread knife. She lay
in her blood until this evening, when,
with a great effort, she went to the door
and called a neighbor, Ben Bolton, who
summoned other neighbors and Or.
Adams. The doctor thinks there is no
doubt of her recovery. The vii ain is a
young man, stout of build, and is still at
liberty, with no clew to his whereabouts.