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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
GOOD NATIVE CATTLE.

Under the above caption the Drovers'
Journal observes that: "The prevailing
low average price Of live stock, especially
cattle, is due almost entirely to the low
average quality of the daily offerings.
In looking oyer transactions reported in
the Drovers' journal the first half of the
present week less than fifty loads of cat
tie sold above $500, and only one lot
was good enough to bring over S6-two
loads averaging 1857 lbs, selling Wednes-
day at $G.25, but this particular bunch
was nothing to brag on" as a week ago
1856 10. steers sold at $6.45. Prime cat
tie sell readily at satisfactory prices but
there are comparatively few being mar
keted, while thousands of so-called good
cattle are being received daily. The
excellent quality of western rangers this
year operated against the expected ad-
vance in ordinarily good natives and
helped to lower undesirable native cattle.
In a few weeks the season for westerns
will close and then desirable corn-fed
natives will probably fare better as the
general demand in this country is good
and no matter how many cattle are pre-
for market on the new corn,
preparation takes some time"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
NIEDRINGHAUS AND TYNPLATE

Mr. Niedringhous, if correctly reported
would make it appear that although hf
pays his workmen two or three times
the wages foreign tinplate workmen re,
ceive and Notwithstanding the duty upon
tinplate is increased under the present
tariff law from l cent per pound to %
per cents. per pound, he can manufacture
and sell pure bright tinplate at a slight
increase over former prices. He also
says, if correctly reported. that he is en-
ploying 1900 men in the manufacture of
tinplate. The TRIBUNE is not prepared
to say that Mr.. Niedringhaus is a gentle
man who would willingly convey a false
impression in a newspaper interview, but
it is prepared to affirm that if Mr.. Med
ringhaus speaks by the card he has ad-
mirably succeeded in concealing the
extent of his tinplate plant at st. Louis
from the newspaper men Of that city,
and indeed from the outside world. The
TRIBUNE is further prepared to say that
his "bright tinplate" has never appeared
in the American market to dazzle the
eyes of the purchasers.
The TRIBUNE is inclined to believe that
Mr.. Niedringhaus, if correctly reported,
must have been in one of his ocular
moods when he informed a city reporter
that he could make tinplate at a slight
advance over former rates. This belief
is confirmed by the fact that the impor-
tation Of foreign tinplate is gradually as
Stunning its former large proportions but
at materially advanced prices-prlces at
which Mr.. Niedringhaus could make
"bushels of money" if he can do what he
says he al The gentleman will, we
know, pardon us if we say that in view
OF the many "tinplate liars" who occa-
~sionally pop up here and there ia the
country outside Of Piqua, we have lost
our appetite for them and will refuse to
swallow what it is alleged he said a day
or two ago in this city about the manu-
facture of the article.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

1r appears from recent dispatches that
the authorities at Washington have con.
cluded to throw open to settlement the
Fort Assinnibolne hay reservation, the
coal field reservation and a portion of the
post reservation. This is a move in the
line of the interests of northern Mon
tana which will be duly appreciated
when completed. The reservations of
that post have been out of all proper
tions to its needs and settlers in the vi
cinity will hail with pleasure the final
act which will give them lawful access
to lands upon which they could not en-
ter. The trimming down process should
also inaugurated upon the Indian
of the country.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
WHAT THE TARIFF rs DOING.

just what the McKinly bill has done
for the country is seen in the fact that
during the first six months after its pas
sage the number Of mercantile failures
in the United States increased II per
cent, with an increase of Al per cent in
the liabilities of the failed firms during
the same period. In Canada the amount
OF liabilities in the same time decreased
~ per cent. From Jan. 1 to Sept. l of
the present year the number of failures
in the country reached the enormous
number of 1856, the highest in its his.
tory for the same length of time. The
effect OF the measure. in depressing bust
ness is indicated in the falling off of II
per cent in bank clearings in six months,
which means a shrinkage Of $~3,OOO,OOO,-
600 in business transactions. The con-
sumption Of pig-iron has fallen off 80 per
cent and the revenue of the government
has fallen off s~47,OOO,OOO in customs
duties during the last eight months,
while its expenditures have greatly in
creased in that time. 1t is also ascer-
tanned there was such a falling off in re-
publican votes last November that the
party was beaten by a popular majority
of 100000. The wages of workingmen
has been reduced in 300 manufacturing
establishments in the country, while in
one has it been increased. All these
facts are brought out in an able article
in the Minneapolis Times of recent date
and non Of them have been challenged
by the republican press. And the Nc
kinley bill is just getting in it's work.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

Sioux CITY has it's corn palace ,,I
Paul is talking about having a gra,l
lumber palace instead of an ice HI
What is the matter that Great }
cannot have an ore palace? 1t hal
material almost at It's doors. No n
advertisement of its resources coup
made than a mammoth building
structed Of gold, silver, copper, lead
iron ores, marble facings and coal III,
in here and there, all of which 80 NJ,
fully abound in it's vicinity. The =,
prise is worthy Of the consideratio
our public spirited citizens.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
THE COUNTY BONDS.

No doubt the people Of Cascade coun
ty are thoroughly Disguised with thu
business methods Of the commissioner
who have made 30 many "bulls" in the
issuance Of the county bonds, but that
should not influence them to vote against
the bonds at the forthcoming election,
We learn that the bonds for the con
struction of the Cascade and Fifteenth
street bridges, the purchase of the Town
site bridge and court house site have
been accepted by the purchasers and in
a day or two the money will be placed to
the credit of the county. Then the
bridge here will at once become the
property of the county and will be free,
while work on the other structures can
proceed with all possible dispatch.
The bonds to take up the outstanding
warrants were declared illegal because
the question Of their issuance had not
been submitted to the people. The cleo
ton next month is to cover this defect
and it is unquestionably to the interest
Of the people of the county that the
proposition should prevail. 1t creates
no new Indebtedness whatever but saves
money to the county by reducing the
rate Of Interest from 7 to 6 per cent. 1t
puts the business of the county on a
cash basis and warrants will bring them
in face value at any bank or store. This is
OF course desirable and the only way
such a result can be accomplished is by
funding the outstanding warrants. The
matter being thoroughly understood we
do not see how anybody can oppose the
bonds.
The TRIBUNE's kick has been against
the commissioners, their extravaganza
and unbusiness like methods, and not
against the bonds.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
ABOUT PRICES.

Clean, cold-cut facts do not bear Out
the republican statement that prices
have not been raised by their tariff law
In a recent speech at Lawrence, Mass.
Governor Russell showed they have beer
materially increased upon many articles
in common use. AS this is a Campaign
of education" all facts bearing upon the
interests of the people at large and in
any way affected by the Mckinley tariff
become pertinent matters for considera.
ton and discussion. Here are some as
presented by Governor Russell:
Gloves now cost at retail from % to sc
cents a pair more than they did before
the Mckinley tariff law was enacted.
Common lace curtains that cost 37L
cents a pair now cost As cents. Those
that cost 50 now cost $40.
Plush garments that cost $40 now cost
s25.
Pearl buttons have advanced from 50
to Sl4 a gross. Shirt buttons are $1.17 a
dozen instead Of rs cents.
Common wooden Astrakhan cloth costs
$3.50 instead Of $3.50 a yard.
Silk plush garments have advanced
from 50 to $13; wooden hosiery from 81
to SO cents a pair.
The rates Of duty on certain kinds of
cloth, including Kersey, corduroy cloth,
and French cloaking have advanced 30
per cent, while the prices have advanced
from 80 40 to A 4-1O per cent.
Underwear was advanced from 10 to 25
per cent. Blankets have advanced 81
per cent and manufacturers refuse to ac-
cept orders for future delivery. Neck
ties have gone up from 331a to so per
cent. English waterproof cloths that
cost S1.75 per yard now cost 1925.
Glassware has gone up from 6 to 20
per cent and clockery from 5 to II. The
price of common foreign window-glass
has advanced nearly 80 per cent, of
ground glass 104 4-10 per cent, of com.
mon American window-glass from III
to 33 per cent.
Gov. Russell obtained the above price,
list from a retail store in Boston doing
a business Of millions each year. They
are the actual prices charged now and
before the Mckinley act was passed.
Many more might be added to the list.
Those given, however; completely an
the silly campaign story that prices
have not advanced under the present
tariff law. 1t would appear to the aver
age student in political economy that
any tariff which adds taxes upon an ar
ticle would increase its price to the con-
sumner. This stands to reason, and how
men can be made to believe that added
taxes lower prices passes comprehension.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

ure which was named for him at an.
meeting, and he has been "bested"-a
we say in athletic circles-whenever hi
has engaged in a controversy.
"Then along came Mr.. Blaine agar
the other day with a letter emphasizing
the fact that he was opposed to the Nc
Kinley tariff until a clause was put in
utterly at variance with Major McKin.
ley's wishes.
"Mr. Sherman has increased the num-
Der of free coinage men by his wrestle
with the silver question. He and his
pupils have demonstrated that they can
not consistently be against free and I'M
limited coinage of silver without being
against the present law, which he was
instrumental in bringing forth and
which he held out as a bait to the third
party at the beginning of the campaign.
1.-THE assignment of Ex-Governor For
aker to attack the democratic state adj
ministration was one of the grievous
errors Of the republican campaign. There
is a vivid impression that the ex-govern-
or is cutting capers in a glass house.
"Foster has many things to regulate,
but he hasn't the time between now and
the election to do the work, especially as
he is very lame in his public policy him
self. The head of a depleted Exiting"
treasury coming to Ohio to tell the peo-
pie that every thing is lovely in finance
is a spectacle against which the intelli-
gent people of this state will rebel"
The Inquirer ventures no opinion as
to the result Of the contest but its state
.ents concerning the situation do not
lmpart that roseate hue to McKinley's
prospects which ultra republican
sheets give it. Campbell is making a
noble fight almost single handed. He is
not backed by an Immense corruption
fund fried out of protected corporations,
nor has he the weight of the whole adj
ninietration thrown in his favor. , He is
oreasting al, with a courage born of
strong convictions of right, and making
or himself a name as an orator and
tatesman second to none in the country.
nd adding luster and honor to the
for which he is battling. If Gov
rnor Campbell win in this campaign he
'il be a strong candidate for the presi-
ency next year; if he lose he will still
tand as one Of the most logical and ef-
ective speakers in America.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

The TRIBUNE is not opposed to the
bonding of the county's Indebtedness
when such bonding will save the pay.
ment of interest by taxpayers. Nor has
it offered any objection to such proceed.
ure upon the part of the county commits.
sioners. But it does object to the county
mourning unnecessary cost for the print.
ing of bonds that are afterward found tc
be useless. Careful, c~onsiderate county
officers should never make steps in the
dark. Davy Crockett's motto was: "Be
sure you are right and then go ahead"
The motto of some county commission
ers is: go ahead and find out afterward
whether you are right"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

The New York World shows that Mr.
Blaine's claim that as a result of the re
moval of German prohibition $4,000,
GOO to s20,OOO,OOO of American pork will
be consumed per annum where not g
pound has been taken for ten years" il
not sustained by the cold and unsympa.
thetic official statistics. In the two
years preceding the prohibition QsSO.S1,
the total exports of pork to Germany
were $685. 1858 and..sl, 1854 respective
ly. 1t would take ten years at this
rate to market the amount of pork which
Mr.. Blaine puts down as the export per
year.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
A WORD o WOOL.

The American Wool and Cotton Re
porter should be considered good au
thority upon matters which affect those
staples. 1t is not a political journal in
any sense of the word, and it's numerous
readers will bear testimony that it is &C.
curate in it's market reports and con.
sentative in its comments upon the con.
ditions which govern prices. 1t has con.
c!usively shown that the Mckinley wool
schedule has not benefited sheep men,
yet there are those who profess to be-
lieve that the decline in the market
price of wool is due to other causes. A
Maine correspondent of the Reporter is
among them, and that journal publishes
a lengthy communication from him in
which he emphasizes his belief and at
tempts to prove it's correctness. To
this the Reporter thus replies:
Our position with reference to this
matter has been very clearly defined.
What is evident to any unprecedented OBJ
server of the situation is that w%ool-grow-
ers have not received any benefit from
thC Dills anu Iudt tuOSc WHO were Jne
most clamorous for it have been those
who are today the least benefited by it.
AS a measure calculated to improve the
position of the domestic w~ool-grower it
has not been a success.
In continuing its comments the Re-
porter contends that as a protective
measure the Mckinley tariff has not
kept up the price of wool to its former
level, and adds: The experience of the
past year has shown conclusively that it
is not safe to bank upon the Mckinley
bill as a remedial measure for a declin-
ing wool market, and manufacturers
have but little more cause for congratu.
lating themselves because of It's passage
than the growers, as we have before
shown in these columns. AS a bill for
advancing the interests of the manufac-
turer, 1t has been characterized fully as
much by it's discrepancies and deficien-
cies as by its merits"
The TRIBUNE has contended all along
that neither manufacturers nor sheep-l
men have received the benefit from the
tariff which Mr.. Mckinley so confidently
promised them and that a high protec-
tive wool duty will eventually drive wool
growers into mutton raisers. The change
is fast being made now as the annual
of 100000 lambs in the
principal wool growing states abundant
ly testify. AS long as high wool duties
prevail the home supply must be confined
to the home demand. Our wooden man
u~facturers are shut out from outside mar
kets and therefore must adjust their out
put to home needs, and that means
everything to the home wool grower.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

In an article on "Our Mone, a
ton the United States INV
tempts to show that we havs
money in circulation and thera,,'Y
the further purchase of silver hr'
the government should cease !
another page it publishes a List y
foreclosures on town and farm ~
in Valley county, Nebraska, and y
enty foreclosures in Dawes conn.,
state. In the one article itcopter.]
our money per capita is suficion, !,
legitimate purposes; in the otbs,
knowledges the farmers of Neb,..'
terribly short on cash. Fran
nearly two dollars Of silver per cam,
our one and yet that nation is win
take all it can get. The Invest,
not harmonize with facts.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
A Leader.

Since its first introduction Electric
Bitters has gained rapidly in popular IA
vor until now it is clearly in the lead
among pure medicinal tonics and altera-
tives- containing nothing which per
mits it's use as a beverage or in~toxicant,
it is recognized ID the best and purest
medicine for ailments of the Stomach,
Liver, or Kidneys. 1t will cure Sick
headache, Indigestion, Constipation, and
drive Malaria from the system. Salts
faction guaranteed with each bottle or
money will be refunded. Price only so
cents per bottle. Sold by Lapeyre Bros.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

ATlast advices Maj. Mckinley had not
accepted Gov. Campbell's challenge to
meet him in joint debate anywhere and
at any time before the election. The
governor was willing to cancel all his
dates and meet the major upon the
grounds of the latter's choosing. Nc,
kinley, however, lost his appetite fol-
joint debates with Campbell at Ada and
has not recovered it. He will not accept
the challenge.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
RECIPROCITY AND AMERICAN
PORK.

Every true American will rejoice whel
new emu are opened abroad 70
American products. This year, by a dis
pensation Of Providence, the countr,
finds itself overloaded with agriculture
outputs. The season has been extreme
ly favorable to their growth and yields
There is a large surplus of wheat, corr
oats and barley IN the country. By {,
dispensation of the same all-wise Provi
dence, certain kingdoms and empires in
Europe find themselves comparatively
barren of breadstuffs. Instead of ex
porting they are compelled to import
them. They look to America to keep
them from starving. and this country is
finding a profitable market for all it's
surplus cereals and meats. In plain,
homely, but truthful language, the
farmers Of the United States are, this
year, prospecting by the hunger and dis
tress of others. The European peasant
and mechanic must be fed by our farm
ers or starve. Our farmers are feeding
them.
In order to ameilorate the condition of
her suffering people the German govern
ment has removed it's prohibition on
pork. The removal of the embargo
against il was wholly due to the neces-
sites of the German people. Reciprocity
cut no figure in the case. The negotia-
tions whereby the prohibition was re-
moved were conducted by Minister
Phelps, the German government simply
insisting that the pork should be in
spected and none sent into that country
without a clean bill of health. Here is
what Minister Phelps himself says about
the matter.
Germans eat pork raw, and therein lies
the danger. On that account the Ger
government is very careful in ex-
aiming even German pork, and it was
only fair that it should insist upon a
careful inspection of our pork. Ger
many promised all along that when this
was done our pork should be let in, and
it has kept it's promise. / am especially
glad that l insisted in the policy of not
using threats against Germany. The
Germans will not take threats.
The negotiations with Germany were
concluded at Saratoga last September.
In giving the news to the press, the pres
dents private secretary, MI. Halford,
wrote as follows: "The removal of the
pork restrictions has nothing to do with
my question Of reciprocity, but is based
Upon the acceptance by the German
government of the inspection of meats
~ this government under the law OF the
congress-" 1t will thus be seen
hat the admission of German beet
ugar free of duty had nothing to do
With the removal of the German en-
largo on American pork. We may now
end a million dollars or so of pork to
after it has passed through an
Inspectors hands, but not a dollar of the
nervous tariff burdens imposed upon our
is removed. German consumers
T our pork are untaxed, but the raisers
T the meat pay the same old tribute to
great manufacturing corporations
! the eastern states.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

AND now comes a Texas judge with a
decision that the law prohibiting aliens
from holding lands in this country is in
c~ontravention of our treaties with foreign
powers. If this decision be confirmed
by the supreme court Of that state, and
it is thought it will be, the treaties of
the United States with foreign nations
must be radically revised il it be desired
to prohibit aliens from acquiring title to
our public domain.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

THERE is a bare possibility that the
Chilian junta will get it's Spanish up"
and refuse to make any reparation for
the unprovoked killing of the American
sailor and the maltreatment Of others of
the crew. In which case it becomes a
pertinent question to ask, What will the
administration do about it? Probably,
simply recall Egan and sever diplomatic
relations with Chill.