davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18
4 MISTAKE.

\ Seattle correspondent Of the San
Francisco Chronicle says Ensign Moolc.
connected with the United States cnast
survey, is authority FOR the statement
that the iron monuments for the bound
airy between this state and Washington
and British Columbia are 800 yards north
of the forty-ninth parallel. He says the
mistake was made by tn" surveyors who
established the line between Montana
and our northern ncighbors and was dis.
covered three years ago. but has not been
officially reported to Washington. If
this shall prove TO be the case the United
States gain but little, while the loss to
the British government is too insigniii
cant to speak about. IF the mistake in
the boundary extends as far eastward as
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18
BRIDGE AND COURT HOUSE.

The Leaders hating and lame denials
OF the statements made by the TRIBUNE
concerning the bridge and court house
matters hardly calls for notice upon the
part OF this journal. 1t does not deny
that the bridge cost $4,000. but unrca-
sonably contends it can be duplicated for
9o,oUOless Unsupported asscrtionsof this
character will not be accepted 10y the in
telligent voters of Cascade county. When
Il responsible man or company of men
enter into bonds to duplicate the bridge
across the river at this city and secure
the grounds for the approaches at either
end for the sum of S4O,OO it will be
time enough for the Leader to talk
about Il cheaper bridge. The Leaders
grounds for its opposition to the bridge
proposition disappear in the light of
facts enumerated by the TRBuNE.
As to the court house proposition the
Leader has added nothing to its fund of
INSTRUMENTATION which it has imposed
upon its readers. Block 2J3 is one of the
most slightly and desirable blocks in the
city, AMI there are real estate men
here who stand ready to give s5O.OOO
Tor 1t to-day. 1t may not be out of place
to state here that the Townsitc COMPANY
Is not pressing the purchase of the bridge
ma block 2I3 upon the people of Cascade
county. 1t is fully cognizant of the value
II those properties and is not so anx-
Gus to dispose Of them as are the level
headed people of Cascade county to buy
hem. They want free bridges and they
want a site for a court house within "A
reasonable distance from the business
enter Of the city. They can get the one
II less than cost price and for less than
I can he duplicated today. The other is
cheap at S2O.OOO. 1t would be
'hcapcr at twice that sum than would
~ a free block IA mile and II half from
business crntcro of the city.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

The municipal elections held in Butte,
Anaconda and Missoula last Monday
were OF no political significance. They
were determined by personal preferences
OF voters, or fractional fights. In Butte
the democrats got decidedly the best of
the deal, electing nearly all their candi-
dates for aldermen and half of the city
officers, including the mayor. In Ana
conda the citizens and labor ticket pre-
vailed, which carried the names of four
pronounced democrats upon it, that of
the mayor-elcct being among them.
There was but n ticket in the field in
and hence no contest was made
at the polls. The city government, how
ever will be democratic. the mayor and
Iive out of the eight aldermen being
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

PRESIDENT HARRISON is about ready to
put on the blue ribbon and be exhibited
I" admiring crowds on the circle around
winch he proposes TO swing. He will 20
as the prospective candidate of his party
IN 1892. and will doubtless make the most
OF the opportunity. Harrison is an ex-
pert in tatfy- Singing and the reading
public may confidently look forward to
an effort in that direction which will
break the record. Russell B., Baby Me
kee' and several other white house occu
pants Will form a part of his train.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

The continued shutdown of tLo
conda smelter seems to be among the in
evitables. just how long the works and
mines will remain idle no one not in tha
confidence of the management can ,oII
or II thing, however. the business man
Of Anaconda and Butte are fully cocri
zant, and that is the enforced idlcucss ~
1000 workmen seriously affects tbo;r
if it will not in the end drive some
of them to the wall. The whole state !,
fact, directly or indirectly, feels the Of
feet Of the closing down of the great
works and mines.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

the initial point on Lake Superior, the
whole area between the mountains and
the %orty-ninth parallel would not exceed
in size the little state of Rhode Island.
The great mistake, however, was made
10y this government during Folks admin
istration when it backed down from it's
original claim and accepted the forty
ninth parallel as the northern boundary
between the northwest and British pos
Had it maintained its back
bone and insisted upon Fifty four. forty,
fight this country would now be in
possession of IA strip of most valuable
lands 300 miles in width north of the pres
boundary. There is where the mis-
take was made, and Great Britain can
well afford to stand the loss of a 3GO ward
strip of land in view of it.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

PRESIDENT HARRISON wants a renom;
nation and his 1000 mile journey unon
which he is now fairly launched is un-
dertaken for the purpose of feeling the
popular pulse and at the same time to
exhibit himself as the prize office seeker
OF the republican party. He will doubt
less steer clear of extended discussions Of
the tariff question in sections where the
MCKINNEY measure was fatty repudiated
by the people at the last congressional
election, but should he not he NAV hang
ms harp upon the willows and give place
to Blaine. The majority of the electors
the country are not v%ociferously hila-
over the Mckinley tariff.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18
BLAINE 1O RT'DINI.

Secretary RI,inr.s ,n.u.,. ,,,l, Teal
ian government ;s nov ,,I, ,.,tIi.
Boiled down II .,,nr,,. :. nm
secretary .sorros H., u.... ~
that thc Un;toJ S,,to.
do no marc th.,, ur,o ,I' -"
thoritics IF I,rigionn a.. I ,
promptIy bringino tho
~ 'i"'''0'1 l' itdI
alrcadv hcnr diana Astnu '
UNDERWRITING ,bo san,;I;a, "
killed the so,ro,or, s.,., a., ''
appear There voro ,,n,a I,aT;' ~
! amonr tbnsn sh,, !, ,l.
moh i mann ="
that city. no, in ,i,l,tian' -
p~rntjon laws and nhnm .,"r ''
fine nr,c. or ,ho I-ni,u1 I y"
inc tlrI Laws ,boroo, o,IN, n
Louisiana, AMI ,h,, ~ VI
ch.r,,l ,.;,L 81, r''''t "'''c'rS
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18
THE IT.ILIlN WE CLOI'D.

n" avrrag" American citizen is no
I'm lined to lose much sleep over the pros
l.r, Of a war between this country an,
Italy. II Is quite possible that he ma,
moderated the ability Of the Italian GOV.
"rrmrut To- wage an aggressive or a de-
~frurtivr war against the United States
II" ~lHy".untari.l associates an Italian
NI'h d hanJ-urgaa amt monkey or maca-
roni and cheese and can no, diycSt him
self of the belief that as fighters the
sons Of Italy are not howling Successes.
Ia the latter assumption the average
american is nearly th%rcc-thirds right.
Italy. though a proud and sensitive ma
ton. is not wariike. While il has al
standing army of over 2.Uou.uup men and
i navy which ranks third among the sea
equipments Of the powers Of the world if
Is not a lighting nation. 1t reminds one
"l me puny youth loaded down with re
Fulvers and death dealing knives as .
warning to others 10 keep hands off. II
bears no resemblance to the Justly war
rl"r in the pride Of his manhood who re
lies upon his strong arms and a simple
weapon to protect himself and his house.
hold from foes within and without.
Still II Is within the range of possibil
mes that Italy may declare war against
NE United States. Its pride may prompt
II to commit the very foolish act and in
view Of such possibility it will be inter
ostlng to note its resources. Italy is not
AS large as Montana. Its geographical
area is but little over $4,000 square
miles, while its political area is less than
lI2,o" square miles. Montana contains
over lt1'o" square miles. According to
tn" census Of $50 italy had but 3ONo.
900 souls. It is credited with 35OOOup
today. II is heavily in debt and finap-
"lallE Is going from bad t. worse. IFS
"'hclt last year amounted to slD,OuuWu.
ItH agricultural production is steadily
declining, Taking it's leading pruduc
Mons wheat, olive oil and wine there
mas peen an imm"ns" falling off during
the past decade. In wheat the decrease
n nearly 30 per cent: in oil about 10
per cent, whiir its output Of wine has
decreased nearly 20 per cent. No
country with such "a showing can afford
10 engage in war, Without money and
without resources it can borrow only at
ruinous rates Of interest if it can borrow
at all. Italy is too poor to fight. #
may in street %par!ance attempt to run
a big bluff on this country. II NAV 90
50 far as To dcclar" war against the
United States. but it will never prose
cute one with hope Of success.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

EX-GOVERNOR HAusER is quoted bv
the brooklyn Standard Union as saving:
Il am afraid that with a law for free
coinage pure and simple we should soon
!" Hooded with silver from all parts of
the world. and the effect on our financial
condition would certainly be unfavorable.
Nha' should like to see is a free coin
age bill. and at the same time a bill put
ting a tariff on silver: SO as to keep out
the foreign bullion and protect our pro-
ducers." Mr.. Hauser has been SO often
mIsquoted by eastern journals that n
is compelled to take the above cum o,,,uo
sof's. Those eastern gold-bug journals
seem t o take a great deal of pleasure in
lying about prominent Montanians.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

THIS is the way the Butte Miner nuts
up the result of the municipal election
heid IN that city Monday, the 18th inst. 4:
I'm short the republican party, which
has become "A by word and an abomina.
non IN the city Of Butte, was knocked
down N dragged out, thrown out of the
back window into the soup and sent
scampcring over the wind swept hills to
the political hospital by an intelligent
n determined people"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

Nix. PARIS gibson. in a communica
ton which appears in this issue of the
tribune, ctfectually disposcs of the
Leaders misstatcment in its last even,
ing S issue concerning that alleged under.
standing that it should not cost the pco.
pl" OF Cascade county a ccnt for grounds
for public buildings. w have what is
most excellent authority that
the devil offered our Savior Il large tract
OF land II he would fall down and wor-
snip his Satanic majesty. but it trans
pred that the old fellow didn't W a
foot of soil he could call his own. Tho
who made the promise noted by the
i-'a'''r pays no more taxes ON realty than
the devil paid to the Caesars.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

IL has been left to the Leader to dis
cover "A frog pond in this city, and the
~uncnviablc task of advertising to the
world the existence of such offensive
bodies Of water within the limits of Great
rails has also devolved upon that sheet.
The people Of this fair city doubtless an.
preciate the efforts of u evening con
temporary to picture the town TO fine
world.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18
LET Us HAVE AN OPERA HOUSE
n '~"mmendabie Effort in that Direction
Heing Manager Mcguire
in Town.

The TRIBUNE is glad to see that n do.
termined effort is now being made 10
supply a want long felt in Great Fails.
VIZ: an opera house. At a meeting of
citizens Wednesday afternoon a commit
tee consisting Of II. o. Chowen, ]. A.
Baker and &. M. Webster was appointed
to take the matter in hand and move
earnestly in the work of starting tbc
opera house project. To that end they
were out yesterday interviewing citizens
interested and met with much enconr-
agement, enough to guarantee that this
city will not be much longer without on
opera house. The site selected is on
Third street, between First and Second
avenue north, the building to have "a
frontage OF 30 feet and a depth of 11o
feet, which plat can be enlarged II
deemed necessary. The owners OF this
gound place it at a fair valuation and will
take IN payment therefor stock in tbr
opera House company. Some liberal
caS1 subscription have already been
anu IL may be deemed a certainty
'na. ,ic enterprise is an assured fact.
in.iiis connection we may state that
thc veteran western manager. John Ma
CURE, is in the city and has been in con
sultation with the committee. Ue 10
togivc them good counsel as to the
arrangement of the house. etc, and, bet
Ter sui, is ready TO take a liberal amount
ol STOCK IN the company in order to in
sure ITS success. Mr.. Mcguire thinks
treat Falls will be one IF the best show
IN Montana, and is willing to give
'Viu"hc" Of his faith by investing his
money.
we trust there will now be no "ccssa
ION on hostilities' until ground is broken
or The opera house and tho money is in
he treasury to secure its completion.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

If the New Orleans lynchings will do
ter immigration from Italy some comncn
sation will be found for the powder 20
Gently burned at the Crescent city rho
fact may not be generally known that
the immigration to this country ,ro,,
Italy is in excess of that from any otber
foreign country, but such is tbe coo,
And 1t is OF the most undesirable class
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

The Inter Mountain enjoys a decidedly
happy frame of mind when it can obtain
crumbs Of comfort from the ovcrwhclm-
ing defeat OF its party at the recent mu-
nlclpal elections in Butte. The repub-
llcans elected two out of the seven alder
men and lost the mayor and city treas
urer' II yet that journal has the su-
prcmc gall To declare that: "Compara-
lively speaking the election was a great
republican victory" The sound of Am.
phion's Tyre caused stones to come to-
gether and form the walls of Thebes,
The election Of four out of eleven of its
candidates caused the Inter Mountain to
tune Its liar and rhapsodize over a pro
nounced defeat.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

a GOOD way to kill a town is to ,,,,
every legitimate enterprise started in il.
to p%atronize every fakir who apnears ~
Its streets, and every peddler who L,wLe
his wares from door to door. Rv dn;
gently pursuing this policy every man
OF enterprise and every business NAM
will be driven out of il.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

lr is stated that Tom Power will de
vote his vacation from his arduous dutv
Of holding down a seat in the senate
chamber at Washington in the
tl"n Of a speech in support of the anti
silver policy of Wall street gold bugs.
This vii. be followed 10y an article from
ms facIlc pen, entitled, We've got en-"
viii bc published in his Fort Ben
ton organ. tn" Blackfoot Vindirator
Power would HAY" delivered himself of
all th"s" good things last winter bad not
That unwrittcn law of the senate stood
his way. which insists that all new
shall be seen, but not heard
turing their first term IN thar BODY.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

LIE IBu ventures the opinion
that Ex-senator Ingalls, will find th.o
boosted joys and comforts of II farmers
life IAN iridesccnt dream" before L;s
crop OF potatoes is ready to pick,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

Foil ROADS and toll bridges belong T.,
the ancient and musty past, They have
no place in the age of progress and o,
lightment.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

to census bulletin No, -
Montana has a population of l32lj7. AN
increase OF $4,000 during the pas, dc.
ruln
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-18

TH' c0st Of tNo apprOaches docs moi
enter luto these figures. But without
noting It, it is shown that by paying 80.
NV Tor the bridg" the county will also ac-
qulre property, exclusive of the struc
turc' valued at 533.JpU: or. in other
words tn" county will get the bridge for
olI"'", 1t may be stated in this conncc
ton that as a business proposition
the Townsite company would gain
nothing by the sale. On the contrarv.i il
would be a loser by the transaction
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-02-21

the Hills is now getting ready to slope.
Mr.. Mccartney has also the contract for
hauling the ore Of the Barker mines ut
Barker.-The Monarch.
Andrew II. Olson was convicted in the
district court yesterday on II charge of
forgery, the jury fixing the penalty at one
years confinement in the penitentiary at
Deer Lodge. He Is II carpenter, about 30
years Of age. Last November he came
here from Great Falls and pawned some
of his tools. Bob Austin gave him money
on a check for $50 drawn on a firm of
contractors. The jury was out about
twenty minutes. Olson was remanded tn
the custody of the sheriff until Judge
Hunt is ready to pronounce SENTENCE
Independent.
Says the Butte Miner: "Billy Hennessy
of Kansas City has written to a friend in
this city concerning the fight between
Gleason and Carroll at Great Falls last
Friday night. Billy says: Gleason had
the fight won in a minute, but tn ough
bad handling found himself out of It after
that. Carroll's weight (179 pounds) told
on Gleason, and after the first round he
had no show to win. l offered to fight
Gleason, but he did not seem very anxious
for a match. If that athletic club is or
ganized in Butte l am willing that it
should match me against either Carroll
or Gleason, but l think Joe Ellingsworth
would make a better fight. l should like
to meet him before the Butte club When
it is in shape Billy made an exhibition
of White, the MissOula giant, in this city
early in the winter, and he Is undoubted-
ly the coming middleweight of the north
west"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-02-21
a High Commitment

III Is now known beyond "A doubt that
the mercantile business of |. G. Baker a,
70. IN the northwest has been transferred
TO the Hudson Bay company. Two or
three months will probably elapse before
the details of the transfer are completed
ana Va" honored firm of |. G. Baker &
70 = numbered with things past. The
'a/ IN" VIII echo the sentiments of every
mnn Ia this country when it expresses the
k~"rIrst regret that l. G. Baker g. Co.
nave decided to give up business. The
highest tribute that We can pay to his
hrIn is necessarily poor and small when
we consider what the country and the set
tiers of the country owe to them. Their
whole business course in the northwest
mas been marked by almost prodigal gen.
crosby n kindness to those who have
zone business with them. To the strug-
glihg ranchman just starting in business
they nave never refused to extend a help
ing hahd; many a busine's man in the
country has been enabled To tide over his
~dlfhcuIties through tim civ assistance
from 1. u. Baker u Co. To enumerate
the thousands of instances in which thew
nave u~ngrudglngly helped the struggling
settler and business man would be Innec,
essary. Their record in this country il
700 well known to require that, and words
iail us In attempting to voice the general
feeling OF gratitude to |. &. Baker a. Co.
Whlch exists in this country.-Macleed
Gazette
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-02-21
The World Enriched.

n facilities of the present day for the
production of everything that will ON
duce t the material welfare and comfort
o. mankind are almost unlimited and
wheh syrup of Figs was first produced
'he worid was enriched with the only
perfect laxative known, as it Is the only
remedy which is truly pleasing and re.
'resiing to the taste and prompt and
eiiectual to cleanse the system gently in
The Spring time or, in fact, at any time
and the better it is known the more pop-
ular it becomes
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-02-21
THE VALARIA LIBRARY.
Again The Tribune Calls Attention to this
Beneficent Institution.

An institution which reflects honor on
its promoters, and is II lasting monument
to their generosity, is the new public
library building recently completed.
When it is opened to the public, in about
two weeks, Great Falls can boast that no
other city of the same size west of the
Mississippi has a building used exclu-
sively for that purpose.
1t is true there are public libraries in II
number of western cities, but so far MS
we can learn, they are in rented quarters.
Therefore Great Falls lays claim to the
honor of being the only city in Montana
that can glory in a building dedicated to
the reading public. To Mrs. Paris Glib
son belongs the honor of giving the H.
brary idea a good start, for that lady in
dured the Townsite company TO donate
the lot at the corner OF Second avenue
north and Third street, on which the
library building now stands. 1t is known
as the Valera library, so named in her
honor.
The building. which was designed by
Hunt & HoIscher, architects in this city,
is of pressed brick with grey cut stone
trimmings from the Ulm quarry. 1t is
one story in height, and divided off into
a reading-room, private study-room and
librarians room.
The main reading-room is 35x17 and
we'll lighted. The stock of books will
consist of a well-assorted list of fiction,
history and standard reference works.
Some valuable works viii be added to the
collection in a few months.
This is intended to be, rs its name indi-
Gates, ii public library. and a. such will h"
open to all. TO take books from the H.
brary will cost so cents per month. Eacl
one paying that figure will be limited to
one book per week. The ~reading-room
will contain the latest newspapers and
standard magazines and periodicals.
The building will be formally opened
with an art loan exhibition for the benefit
OF the library fund. The officers of the
library are ii. o. Chowen, president:
Theo. Gibson, treasurer; Robert Williams,
secretary and librarian. Mrs. DIR. Ladd,
}. ). Tod, f. G. Maclay and f. b. Wilcox
are directors.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-02-21
RESOLUTIONS OF REGRET.
The Citizens of Laurin Mourn the Depart
ure of u Beloved Pastor.

At a meeting held at the Catholic
church at Laurin, on the departure of
Father Dolls, the following resolutions
were adopted, with a request that the
Madisonian publish them;
Whereas, Our beloved pastor j. j.
Dolls has been ordered to take charge of
the church at Great Falls, and
Whereas, He has led the life of a true
missionary among us during the past five
years, enduring all the hardships, priva-
tions and suffering incidental to II widely
separated flock, and II parish comprising
two large counties; always faithfully and
enthusiastically Iischarging his duties;
often under adverse circumstances, there
fore
Resolved, That while we express our
great grief at his departure from among
us, we congratulate the city of Great
Falls on her acquisition of IA faithful, en-
ergetic priest and IA good citizen.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-02-21
A SAD
Death in "A Mine at sand CouIee,

DA. ""i0
1t was re ported around town yesterday
that a man had been killed at Sand Cou-
lee. James G. Banding came in from
there about noon and verified the report
He said that just as he was leaving in the
morning he heard that Robert Lind. a
miner, working for the coal
had been instantly killed. The DECEASED
had been working in one of the tunnels
early in the morning, when a large piece
OF slate fell from the roof, burning the
unfortunate man. Helparrlved speedily.
but by the time the obstruction had been
removed the i'll fdted miner was dead,
1t was very fortunate no one was work
ing with him AS the loss of life might
nave been worse. He was about 80 years
OF age ana leaves Il wife and two small
tomorrow