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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
'TW|XT FIRE AND WATER
Where Might Death Be the Easier
This Was the Only Choice
Offered
TO The BIERNE'S HELPLESS PASSENGERS
Laden With Cotton the Ship is Fired
by Angry Rousters Seeking
Revenge.
Twelve Persons are Thought to Have
Met Their Fate in the Sullen
Waters.
TO The BIERNE'S HELPLESS PASSENGERS
Vicious ROustabOuts.


VICKsBURG, Oct. 29.--The fine steamer
Oliver Bierne laid up at Milliken's Bend
Landing at 12 o'clock last night. She
had quite lot of cabin passengers and
something over 200 deckies, white men,
who were en- route to various levee
works below Vicksburg. OF the deckies
she took on ninety-eight at Greenville.
At the landing there were about seventy
five bales OF cotton to take on. The
mate had some trouble with the rousters,
many of them quitting work, after which
the mate hired levee men, paying them
% cents per hour. This enraged the
negroes, who made open threats against
the mate and boat.
At $3.50 this morning cotton in the
deck room was discovered to be on fire
and the entire boat was mass of flames
in short time. Every effort was made
to save the lives of those on board, but it
is feared the list of lost will reach twelve
or more. The yawl was lowered to pick
up those who could be reached in the
river. 1t was about the only hope of
saving many who were compelled to
jump into the river. The yawl
was in charge of Ed, the first engineer.
Passengers lost everything and it is re-
ported the boats books were also lost.
The boat had 70S bales of cotton on
board and was lying at the landing
where she burned waiting for daylight
to cross bar near there. The list of
lost as reported by Capt. Thorwegen in a
telegram received at p. IN. is as follows:
Two children of DR.. Worrell OF Baton
Rouge, Sam V. Entriken, two chamber
maids, daughter of Mr.. Adams of
Omaha, five cabin boys, nurse of Mrs.
Frazier Of ,Natchez, Mrs Waddell of
New Orleaii, and number of deckies.
A skiff has Just reached here from Duck
port with the body of white lady who
was found clinging to bale of
cotton floating down the river about
10 o'clock this morning by fisher
man named John Mason. The old
lady was alive when he found her, but
speechless. He took her in his skitf
where she died a few minutes after 1t
is thought she was at least GO or 10 years
of age. Nothing was found on her per-
son to identify her. The body was taken
to Undertaken Arnold's parlor and will
be embalmed to await the advice of rela-
tives or friends The survivors are all
expected to arrive by the first boat down
The insurance value of the boat was
placed at SCI 600. though she was in
sured for only $4,000, $4,000 in VIM. M
Baley's agency and the remainder in
Marshall j. Smiths agency in this city
Total loss on boat and cargo 100000
The cotton WAS also insured
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
The Northern PACIFIC.

FoRr MADISON. Iowa Oct. D.-A
special train load of Northern Pacific
railway officials arrived in this city today
and made trip over the Chicago, Fort
Madison Il Des Moines railway. This is
their second visit to this place and it is
suspected the Northern Pacific is tigur-
ing on a route from this place through
Des Moncs and Sioux City to reach
their main line in Minnesota and Dako-
ia. 1t is said they have long wanted a
southern line to the Mississippi river
and by acting with the Santa Fee rail
road they hope to secure d route by
using the Fort Madison road
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

Leclaire, are conducting a fish packing
enterprise on Garden island. which
Stone claims is unsurveyed govern
mcnt land and suggests that the
men are trcspassers. The atten-
ton of the land office has
been called to the matter. Stone also
reports extensive smuggling into Mime
sofa in the Rainy Lake river section.
He says everything is wide upon" and
laws are openly violated, as there are no
customs officers to prevent. Stone also
went to Montana and reports that Cana
dian cattle are smuggled across the bor-
der and shipped east from stations on
the Great Northern railway. A big
business is being carried on in this line
and tho government defrauded of large
revenues.
Col. Jere f. Sullivan, collector Of Gus
toms at Fort Benton writes to Secretary
Foster: II beg to inform the depart
ment that there is an alarming increase
north of here with the United
States as their ultimate objective
point. The force in this
district is entirely inadequate to their
exclusion" Both Collector Sullivan and
Special Agent Scanlon make an earnest
recommendation for an increased force
of mounted men to patrol the interna-
tional boundary line from Minnesota to
the Rockies.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Spaulding is keeniy alive to the situation
and says congress will be asked to make
sufficient appropriation to put down
smuggling. He says the department is
in earnest and will protect its revenues
at all hazards. He made trip through
the country last summer and is person.
ally aware of the situation.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
Mad Matt Quay.

PITrSHuRG. Oct. -. Senator Nj. 5.
Quay has retained counsel to institute
libel suits against the Pittsburg Post
and other papers throughout the state
that published fac simle of Bardsley's
certificate Of deposit yesterday. a civil
action will be brought against the Post
for 100000 damages and criminal suits
entered against the editors. Suit will
also be entered against Chairman Kerr
of the democratic state committee.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Oct 29.-At Loga this
this morning a business portion of the
town was completely destroyed by fire.
Every business house in the town was
burned. No residences were destroyed
Loss estimated over $4,000.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
In st. Paul.

ST.. PAUL, Oct. %. W. +. Ball, of
Fargo,at the Merchants; c. l.. Park. Nei-
hart, Montana. at the Merchants; j. r.
Rose, Grafton. North Dakota, at the
Sherman; H. II. Bull, Miles City, at the
Sherman; G. l.. Beverldge, Helena, at the
Sherman; w. +. Adams. Montana, at the
Metropolitan.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

KANKAKEE, ILL.,, Oct. ~. Marshes and
peat lands along the upper Kankakee
valley are burning ficrcely and hundreds
of tons of hay are destroyed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
Supposed Suicide of a Kansas Man.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, April 90
Capt. c. P. Butts writes from Rockport
to r. 1. Brantly. this city. that NJ. T.
Goss, formerly of Manchester and Abb
lene, Kan. but for some time past a
resident of Rockport, is missing. Last
Tuesday Goss wrote a letter to Capt.
Butts saying ne intended TO drown him
self in Corpus Christi bay, and for him
to render such assistance 70 Mrs. Goss
and baby as was in his power. Capt
Butts became alarmed upon receipt of
the letter and called on Mrs Goss,
who informed him that she had
received similar letter from her hus-
band and could not account for his
strange action Goss said he would tie
weights to his legs that he might
sink to rise no more, thereby saving
funeral expenses Wednesday morning
at o'clock he left the Constantine
hotel, this city, and has not been seen
since He is member of the A. o. u.
W. of Manchester. Kan. For several
months he has been representing the
San Antonio Lumber Co. on the road.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

GEN. BOOTH, head of the British Sal
walton army, has issued an appeal for
e209, 600 to cover the current shortage
Mrs. SAMUEL HARDEsTY, of Muncie,
Ind, was burned to death by an explo-
sion of natural gas.
Gov. PERUVIAN, of the Creek nation,
has pardoned Sam G. Logan, the school
teacher sentenced to be shot April %
for the murder of Joseph Mcintosh
during quarrel
The Farmers & Merchants National
bank of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, has resumed
business. This bank breaks the record.
being the first national bank in Amer
lea that ever resumed after having
passed into the hands of a receiver.
A LEGAL representative of Anna Dick
inson took all her papers and belong.
ings from Pittston, Pa, and conveyed
them to New York.
A Slick mine has been discovered In
Canada Glass factories are contem-
plated.
A RECEIVER has been appointed foz
the Baltimore & Eastern Shore road.
The debts are 81. $50. 900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
SALVATORE CoRrEs1. an Italian cor

SALVATORE Contest. an Italian cor
respondent, denies that Baron Fava
made an error in translating Marquis
Di Rudini's dispatch, which demanded
that the parties guilty of the New
Orleans massacre be brought to justice.
He says that Baron Fava demanded the
punishment of the offenders instead of a
process at law. Mr.. Rudini's dispatch
was presented to the secretary trans
lated correctly in French, as it is GUS
tomary to translate in that language all
diplomatic documents before present
ing them to the state department. IF
it be true that an error occurred in the
translation, and consequently misun-
Outstanding, it must not be charged. he
says. to the baron, but to the translator
of the state department who changed
the dispatch from French into English.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

IN view of the scarcity Of grain agita
ton is Increasing in France for the re-
mOval of the duties on cereals.
THE Farmers Mutual Benefit associa-
ton of Sumner, Ill, has passed reso-
luton THAT we demand no less than
S1.25 bushel for our wheat crop of
1884, and are asking other associations
to adopt similar resolutions. They de-
clare that they will get their price or
the wheat shall not move.
THE death of the Grand Duke Nichoi-
as, uncle of the car, is announced. He
was born in 1881.
IT is reported that John II. Reagan,
United States senator for Texas, has
resigned.
HOMER A. NELSON, ex-secretary of
state of New York, died at Poughkeep-
sic.
IT is announced that Henry Irving
will recite the farewell address at the
concert in May IL next when Mr.. Sims
Reeves, the popular English tenor
singer, will make his last appearance
on the stage. Mr.. Reeves, who is nearly
20 years of age, will hereafter devote
himself to teaching music.
EDWARD o. LEIGH, director of the
mint, does not think there viii be a
deficit
THE war ship Blanco Encalada. which
| was one of the vessels taken possession
of by the Gillian rebels at the breaking
out of the revolution, was sunk on
April % in Caldera bay by a torpedo
fred by the new gunboat Almirante
| Lynch. The destruction of the iron
clad was attended by great loss of life,
200 persons, comprising half her crew,
being killed.
! THE London stock exchange was de-
cidedly buoyant during the week ended
April 25. Money was firm. The feat
ure of business was the dealing in Amer
lean railway securities. The Paris
bourse was weak. Berlin was dull and
quiet
Col. ROBERT G.. INGERsoLL is con-
fined to his bed seriously i'll with the
grippe.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended April IS showed an average de-
crease of 2. 8 compared with the cores
ponding week Of last year. In New
| York the decrease was As
On hearing of the lynching of the
gambler Hunt by the soldiers at Walla
Walla, Wash, President Harrison was
very indignant and gave orders for Inn
mediate investigation.
MRS. BETTE EATON, sister of Presi
ldent Harrison was serious injured by a
runaway on driving from church al
North Bend, near Cincinnati, on the
18th. Her niece, Miss Moore, was also
serious hurt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

AS James Dobson, colored, on trial
at Forest City, Ark, for the murder
of Nancy Ables. a white woman, was
ascending to the witness stand near
q window to testify he suddenly made
a dash for liberty. The judge, jury and
audience at once started in pursuit, and
after a chase of several hundred yards,
firing their revolvers in the air to
frighten the fleeing negro, he was capt
ured, brought back and severely repri
handed by the Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

GEORGE S. BOONE, the sole remaining
lineal descendant of Daniel Boone, has
been arrested by the United States au-
thorities and taken to Des Moines,
Ia, for trial. He is charged with
pension frauds. Boone served in
the confederate army, while his
father was union soldier. The
father is dead and the son had, it is al
legged, for some time been drawing the
pension allowed to the former. Boone
has been living in a cave on the Des
Moines river about forty miles below
he oil
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

England. A large number of members
of the house of commons are i'll. The
committee on the Manchester railway
bill has been obliged to suspend its
sittings for a week owing to the malady
attacking committee members, counsel
and witnesses. The epidemic is worst
in Yorkshire, Lancashire and The mid
land counties. Children who were but
slightly affected in the epidemic of 1890
furnish a host of cases. Deaths though
are fewer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

IA DISPATCH from Czernowit5, the
capital of the duchy of Bukowina, in
Austria, says that mad wolf has
spread terror and dismay among a num-
Der of families inhabiting a village near
the town. The wolf ran through the
village biting or trying to bite any per-
son, male or female, who came across
its path. During the course of his mad
rage the animal bit more or less severe
~ thirty-two people. A number OF
them, all of them if possible, will be
sent 70 Paris for treatment under the
Pasteur system.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

ADvICEs from Berlin state that no
uoubt is entertained in well in
formed circles that Count Waldersee
will be appointed governor-generalo Of
Alsace-Lorraine to succeed Prince
Hohenlohe. The post would be most
important in the event of war and the
kaiser is known to have high confidence
in Count Waldersee's military capacity
as well as his tact for civil manage
ment 1t is said that the Countess Wal
dersee is anxious to leave Altoona and
that unless the prospect of a change ex-
listed she would induce her husband to
resign.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
resign

field engaged in the work of a prelim-
mary survey for the proposed intercon-
tinental American railway. The party
sent to Ecuador will begin work in
about a month and the Central Ameri-
can expedition must now be very near
its destination, while the third party
will also be at work before a great
while. Having completed all that
could be done for the present the inter
journed until the LIST of February OF
next year, by which time it is expected
the three surveying parties will have
secured valuable data upon which the
commission can base its future work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

ACCORDING to Mrs. Helen M. Cougar
whisky does not seem to be an agent of
amity in the family. She says she has
kept record of the accounts of wife
murder by drunken husbands pub
ished in the daily papers since Janu-
ary 1, 1889. The aggregate number, she
saws, is 5000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
CLIPPINGS.

KODIAK island, Alaska, is described
as larger than some of the New En-
gland states, with a climate similar to
that of Maryland, and is capable of
supporting a large agricultural popula-
ton" 1t is claimed that part of the
territory can be made a competitor of
Washington and Oregon in the raising
CT the more hardy fruits, such as apples
and cherries
The Hamilton (Ont.) board of works
has passed a resolution reducing the
hours of labor of its employees to nine
hours day, to be paid at the rate of Is
cents an hour.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

The municipal council of Paris has
adopted an urgency resolution protest
ing against the extreme protection
of the customs committee and calling
upon the government to resist such anti
democratic tendencies as opposed to
the general interests of the city of
por;c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

AT San Antonio, Tex, for the first
time in the history of Texas, China
man has married a white woman. The
groom is Sue Lee. He was married un-
der the name of Lee Thompson. The
bride is Mrs. Annie Livingston, of east
ern Texas. She is said to be divorced
woman, and was welded as Mamie
Wilson. A negro preacher, named T.
C. Durham, performed the ceremony.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
Chicago Packer, Build Yards

CHICAGO, April 23.-Neison Morris. il
has been discovered, is building pri-
vate stockyards three acres in extent
by which he expects to escape the 25
cents yardage charge made by the
Union stock yards on cattle 1t is sup
posed Armour and Swift viii follow suit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

IT is announced that the German gov
eminent will apply to the federal coun-
Gil for an appropriation to enable Ger
many to properly participate in the
worlds fair at Chicago in 1893
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

SENIOR MANUEL DE CALVIN, formerly
minister from San Domingo, has re-
turned to Washington in the capacity of
a special commissioner to eIdeavor to
negotiate a reciprocity agreement be-
tween San Domingo and the United
States under the terms of the Mckinley
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

COMMANDER REITER, of the United
States navy, who has been in disgrace
because of the Barrundia affair off
Guatemala, has been ordered to take
command of the Thetis, now at San
EranciSc0
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

THE contract for the harbor. work at
Galveston has been awarded to the
firm of O'Connor. Laing & Smoot, of
Dallas, Tex. This firms bid was s., 400, :
600.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
CURRENT COMMENT.

AUSTRIA is announced.to have treaties
in progress with Switzerland, Italy and
Servia.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

La GRIPPE is becoming very virulent
in London. Hotel guests are especially
afflicted
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
That
Tired Feeling

Prevails with it, most enervating snd discouragng
enect In spring and early summer. when the soninG
eject of the cold air Is gone and the days grow
warmer. Hoods serseparills speedily osercomes
-thss sfred feeling whether caused by change Oh
chnase season or life BY overwork or fnness. and
upsrts feeling OF strength and selfconnoence
which ID comforting and satisfyine- II also cures
nick headache nilicusness. Indigestion or dyspepsA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
Murderer Hanged.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April g.
William Muscoe, alias William Jordan,
who murdered Policeman George T.
Seal in this city. was hanged in the city
Jail yard at 9 o'clock. He made a full
confession of the crime. The crime was
committed in December. 1855.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
Probably Drowned.

EUREKA, Kan, April 2S.-Andrew
Brainerd. proprietor of livery stable
in this city, is believed to have been
drowned Monday night in Otter creek,
about ten miles south of here. He had
driven to Howard on the previous day
and the last seen of him was when he
started to return Monday night his
team and buggy were found in the
creek, the horses apparently having
been drowned several hours before.
The stream has been greatly swollen
by recent rains, and Brainerd was
doubtless ignorant of its depth or he
would not have attempted to cross.
Search is now being made for his BODY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

The Farmers Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton, of Sumner, Ill, has passed reso-
luton THAT we demand no less than
S1.25 a bushe1 for our wheat crop of
1884, and are asking other associations
to adopt similar resolutions. They de-
clare that they will get their price or
the wheat shall not move.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

Charles Holmes and Frank Olsen,
Swedes, were killed by the caving in
of a sewer trench at Omaha, Neb.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
Hoods
SarsaPariIIa
Bold by an druEgisss- u; six for - Prepared only
By c. L HOOD Co. Lowell Mass
100 Doses One Dollar
August
Flower

"I have been aff1ict-
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land constipation
Cohsupaeioh'" for fifteen years;
c+o~.ch first one and then
another prepare
Pains. ton was suggested
"tome and tried but
"to no purpose. At last friend
recommended August Flower. I
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cts effects were wonderful, reliev-
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stomach pains which I had been
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Gin which I hold your August
Flower-it has given me a new
"lease of life, which before was
burden. Such a medicine is BEN
"efaction to humanity, and its good
"qu a1ities and
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its sh ou1d be
"made known to iheer'
everyone suffer- Humboldt,
ling with dyspep-
"siaor biliousness Kansas. 9
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man'fr Woodbury., NJ.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

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dicted, contain an unlimited number of
representatives from Kansas The
Farmers Alliance, the Citizens ALI
ance and Industrial Union, Farmers
Mutual Benefit Association and Knights
of Labor have already made provisions
for delegates to the number of 2,S00.
In addition Chairman Dunn bauld, of the
peoples party, requests the appoint
ment of delegates, and the call con-
templates the appointment of $50 dele
gates bringing the grand total up to
more than 8, 600.
A tramp recently insulted two young
girls in the suburbs of Wichita The
father of one of the girls and several
others. armed with guns, pursued him
for some distance and when they re-
turned reported that the tramp ''sud-
denly disappeared'' while trying to
escape.
The Missouri Pacific express train be
tween Omaha and St. Louis was
wrecked the other night about mile
above Leavenworth. The wreck was
caused by the smoking car jumping the
track as it was crossing a small bridge.
No one was injured, and the smoking
car was the only one damaged in the
train.
Henry Sheppard, a young colored
| man, was accidentally shot and killed
while hunting near Atchison the other
day.
A new and fatal disease has made its
| appearance amongthe cattle in various
parts of the state and veterinary
surgeons are greatly puzzled by it
Cattle apparently healthy are taker
suddenly i'll and almost invariably die.
DIR. 81. III. West, of Lawrence, wa.
stricken with apoplexy the other day
and died after several hours suffering.
He was rising physician, a son of Dr.
West, formerly professor of geology
at the state university, and a brother O,
Ben West, of Kansas City, Mo.