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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01
DUNN q cos REVIEW.
Some Business improvement NOTES.-The
Money Situation No BETTER.


New YORK, July pr. G. Dunn a.
Co.'S weekly review of trade will say:
Some improvement in the business stu
alton is still noted. There is more actual
trade in most Of the leading branches
and more general confidence as to the
future. But the monetary situation
does not grow better. Speculation in
products is springing up which threatens
to make trouble when the crop move
ment becomes large. The distribution
Of circulars in numbers from
Minneapolis and Washington. professed
ly by the Farmers alliance, advising all
farmers to hold their wheat, does not yet
effect actual receipts, but stimulates
spectators to buy largely in expectation
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01
FATAL SHOOTING.
Two Men Capture Struggled Chimes
are Shot by Customs Officers.


SEATTLE, July 27.-Goor Poor
well known deputy sheriff and el,
toms inspector, was shot and killed
morning at Woolrick by customs in;
tors j. f. Baird and James Bucha.
j. f. Terry, ex-policeman of Seattle,
also seriously wounded. 1t is sail
shooting was caused over a BAN
Chinese who were being smugglcj
the United States from British Go.
bia. Both parties were on the trac.
the Chinese and when Poor and !
captured the Mongolians it was St
Baird and Buchanan opened tire
them.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01
STRIk ES AND STRIKE rs.
what is the Matter With the Mckinley
Tariff

HARRISBURG, July 23.-There are no
developments in connection with the
strike at the Pennsylvania steel works at
Shelton today. Good order prevails
among the strikers and strong pressure
is being brought to bear to prevent the
men returning to work but there has
been no disorder.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01
ILYNCHE ED,

"A Billings Murderer Hanged to "a TeI..
graph Pole.
billings, Mont, July 2I.-An organ
lied masked mob broke into the Jail last
night, held revolvers on the sheriff and
took the murderer of Joseph Clancy
and hung him to a telegraph pole. Pub
nc opinion is about equally divided as to
the justifability of the act. The muir
derer was DeCamp.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01
THAT FIGHT.
Hall and Fitzsimmons Cannot Agree
Where or when it Shall BE.

ST. PAUL, July 24.-The fight between
Fitzsimmons and Hal at New Orleans
has been dropped, it being impossible to
come to an agreement as to the time or
purse. The men at first wouldn't fight
in December for a purse of $1,000 and
today Hall kicked on the same purse for
a fight within fifteen days, saying he
wanted to wait till December. so the
whole affair is off.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01

just received by Urquhart q Stevens
the very latest styles of Glimmer and
Bronze Wallpaper. BE sur to take a
look at them.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01
$4,000 Bid.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mimi, July "a
Sports offer $4,000 to have the Hall
Fitzsimmons fight in Itasca county.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-01
A BIG FIRE.
An Immense Cotton and Wooden Mill
Burned.

PHILADELPHIA, July "a. The i'm.
mense cotton and wooden mill of Camp
bell a. Elliott at Washington avenue and
Twelfth street was completely burned
tonight. The loss is estimated at be.
tween S1OO,OOU and 5SOO.OOO, and is be
to be covered by insurance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24

ward it would be upon him, and woss .
him and his if he had not provided his
home against such calamities.
Many stories are told of the speed of
such fires, the truthfulness of some of
which is well founded. Wolves and
deer have been pursued by fire until
they sought safety in settlers barn
yards, and in such an exhausted condi-
ton that men afoot, armed with clubs,
easily overlook and DISPATCHED them.
Emigrant trains in the early days had
many thrilling escapes from the fire,
while not few were overtaken and de-
stroyed by the prairie CONGREGATIONS.
The traveller possessed of presence OF
mind and matches feared no such fate.
When no other means of escape from a
coming fire offered itself he would set
fire to the grass, and as the burnt area
enlarged he would cXtinguish the
flames on the side of it toward the
point from which the wind was blow
ing and once inside the burnt district
he had nothing to fear. The harder
the wind blew the easier it was for
him to subdue the fire which was
"backing up and get inside of the
haven of safety.
Settlers protected their farms by fire
breaks made by blowing up two strips
of sod several rods apart around their
farms. and on a still, favorable day
burning the grass between the strips.
The same results were sometimes OBJ
tanned by cutting two strips of grass
and burning it as soon as dry, and then
burning the grass between the burned
strips when the frosts had ripened it.
At times all of such precautions were
in vain. Weeks of scorching sun and
hot winds would render the prairies dry
as finder. Then when the flames came
on the wings of strong gale they
seemed to feed upon she air, and fire
breaks awaited nothing. In instances of
this kind bacl-fring was the settlers
only hope of immunity from the flames.
Newcomers" usually had a very
faint idea of the intense heat and force
of the fire. An early settler of Illinois
tells of one such who in the pioneer
days built home near his own. Il had
been some distance from home and was
returning when | saw the smoke of the
coming fire AS | FASTENED toward
home | saw that my new neighbours
house was directly in the path of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24

fire. | lost no time in reaching his
place and found him calmly awaiting
the coming of the fire.
"'Why are you not trying to save your
home" | eagerly asked.
= oh. I'm all ready to meet the fire,
said he, pointing to two buckets of wa
ter he had drawn.
II Immediately won't TO bacl-fring,
and by doing so barely succeeded in
saving his home. When the flames
came dashing up many feet high and SO
hot that we could not stay within sew
eral rods of them, he saw how utterly
useless his two buckets of water would
have been"
Tumble-weeds which grow album
dainty on ncwly-broElcn ground, are
great fire carriers. They are often
much larger than a bushel basket and
almost round in shape. Some times
these, when ignited by the fire. would
be rolled long distance by a fierce
wind before they We're consumed scat
tering the blaze along their paths,
Fighting fire was one of the liveliest
and most memorable of the early set
tiers experiences. The ordinary two
bushcl grain sack, made of hard, close
ly woven material. and bucket of
water to moisten it in. were the best
means of subtuing the flames when
their mildness would permit one to get
within striking distance. Sometimes
the whole family would turn out and
fight until they could fight no more,
only to see their property consumed by
the merciless flames.
Prairie fires have almost become
things of the past, except in the eX-
IRENE west and northwest. The plains
and hills over which they used to leave
their blaclened trails are now cult
waited fields. and the swcet-scented clO-
yer blooms where once the curlew hid
her nest in the wild grasses. Where
once the smoke of the prairie fires dark
ened the skies are now busy, bustling
clues. The flame. no more charm nor
make afraid the farmer boy who
searched the belated kline on the bound
| less sweep of prairie. The fires have
goae out. but in the memory of the
oldest settlers their afterglow re-
mains, one of the brightest memories
of the pioneer days on the prairies.-
Chicago Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
THE WINDOW GARDEN.
Some Seasonablc Hints as to It's Function
by an Expert.

Some Seasonablc Hints as to It's Function
by an Expert.
Edgar Sanders, the veteran tlOricul-
turist, in his department, Garden and
Lawn goSsips thus-Wise of the window
garden: Plants in the dwelling are evil
IDENTIFY on the increase. Pass down al
most any street and many of the win
dows will be seen to have some kind of
greenery within. Even city stores have
plants, often used as part of the attrac-
tion-and why not? As cities become
larger the less green trees and grass one
can see without going away out into the
outskirts to find them. A bit of natures
green harmonizes in almost any position
you place it, while there are plenty of
florists nowadays to grow the kind of
plants suitable for the purpose. 1t is
seldom opening days are allowed to
pass without the attraction of plants
and flowers as we'll as the goods exposed
for sale. Even art galleries when any
special attraction is going on. find hooks
that with deft hands lend special en-
chantment by the use of a few palms
and other fine foliage plants, with
very few fine, long-stemmed flow
ers for bits of natural coloring. The
old-fashioned English ivy, so-calied,
standing in bracket near enough to
have the living green twined over Il
picture or festooned across pier glass,
running up or even falling down care
fully at the side of window, with per-
haps single palm or fine begonia as q
center object, is modest but effective
bit of green tracery.
Those who like grand and perfect
specimens of plants rather than a mixed
medley of small pots need only keep
them away from others to get them.
Plants can not grow shapely in the
window any more than woods if packed
close together. Side light is what every
plant seeks for: if it can not get it at the
sides then it will have bare stems with
a bushy head of leaves at the top, like
the trees in the wood. You may group
enough of these naked-stcmmed plants
| together, with the tall at the back and
| the shorter at the sides so as to make
an effective greenery as whole but nc
individuality of expression of particular
plants. Except you have fancy for
this kind of beauty better grow fewer
but perfect specimens.
Another thing-a medley of small, ill
shaped plants, however well arranged
| do not harmonic with rich furniture,
although not so noticeable in the kitchen
or the sitting-room of the cottage
Think of these things and see if it is
| not so.-Prair:s Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
Something Greek.

Modern literature. so far as the old
fashioned scholarship could misguide it..
has initiated the Roman imitators of
the Greeks. so that we have not even
nad the advantage of aping at first hand:
and we are only just beginning to feel
the true influence of the Greeks, which
is always toward the study of nature.
Wherever one of us succeeds in repre-
senting life, he is seen to have done
something Greek; that is, something
true. something free, something beau
tiful, something novel, something tenn
perate.-William Dean Howells, in
Harpcr's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
A PRAIRIE FIRE AT NIGHT.

each armed with a sword of fire and
torch of destruction. The tongues of
aa2-.e were not more delusive to the
vision than were the dark shadows that
lsa'ked between them. One who was
nnaceustomed to seeing prairie fires
was almost certain to declare. upon
viewing one at night: There are mtIl
running back and forth along the line
of fire." so like living beings did the
shadows move up ana down the bright,
raggcd-edged ribbon of flame. All
might long the flames would stand like
sentinels waving signal torches. or like
giant fireflies play hide and seek along
the slowly advancing line.
But, much to the early settlers mis-
fortune, Ill prairie fires We're not of
this type. Sometimes, driven by a
ierce gale or whirlwind which their
own heat created or doubly intensified,
they would leap forward with an ire
2sisti1le impetuosity. Within few
hours after settler discovered such Il
Ere on the distant horizon to the wind
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
Travelling for Health.

The cashier of a New York bank,
whose health was somewhat damaged,
applied to doctor who told him that
the exciting life he was leading would
soon be the death of him.
What must do?' asked the invalid.
"You must go to some cool climate.
Canada would be just the place foryou.
1--WE been thinking of going to Can
ada for some time, but I've given up the
idea entirely since President Harrison
refused to pardon Mr.. Enc, 50 he could
come back. After all. there is no place
like New York, replied the invalid
Texas Siftings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
In A HOSPITAL.
The Bitter Lesson Learned by the Mother
of Blind Babe.


II was eye and ear day at the great
hospital where the poor were treated
free at certain hours, and the rooms de-
voted to that purpose were filled with
patients and young doctors, who We're
taking practical lessons in experimental
surgery. They carried all the honors of
materia medica in their important bear
ing, these young needles, and were
cold and severe in their outward APP
pearance but more than one had to bite
his boyish lips to keep back the tears ut
som>. sight of woe.
There was one compile who had
brought chi!d-their firSt--a dainty
little thing in clean, poor garments,
who sat very upright and still on the
young mothers lap. The father pos
scsscd himself of one small baby-hand,
and was equally divided in solicitude
between his wife and the child
discontinue the medicine" the young
doctor was saying in professional tones.
He had his watch in his hand-a gold
one, graduating present from his
..ther-but he was not looking at it.
He held it before the little ones face,
but the child took no notice of it.
'Shall we keep on using the ONT
ment?" asked the mother.
Mo- the doctor pushed back the lids
of the baby's-frst one and then the
other. She remained staring brightly
before he Il am sorry Mrs. -, but
may as well tell you that nothing will
help the child's sight. She is totally
blind"
The mother gave great cry. The
father took the child from her and be-
gan walking up and down the floor
with the had feared this.
II cannot have it SO. 0, God, it can
not be! Think what it means, doctor.
And we are so poor. If we could give
her ything-but we can do so little
for her"
"There are institutions for the blind;
you can have her educated there" sug-
gested the doctor.
mo, no. exclaimed the mother. 81
could not send her away, But there
must be some chance | will take her
TO some great doctor, someone who is
older and has had experience. Even if
have no money, | will ask him to wait
until ! can earn it. I cannot have her
blind"
She could not have said a crueler
thing to the young man than to taunt
him with his youth and ineXperience. 1t
was not in human nature to refrain
from retaliating.
''You will not need the services of
any physician very long. 1t is quite
possible that the child will die, and you
will be relieved of the burden
Such a look as she gave him then
when he had driven that dagger into the
mother-heart: he could not confront it,
but turned compassiOnately away.
''She shall not die" she said, as she
reached out loving arms for her child;
my dear blind baby, God will help me
to take care of herr
SO he wounded her to her healing,
and in the greater danger she forgot
the lesser and went away with a new
| born contentment in her soul. And the
''evil wrought by want Of thought
| turned into good.-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
Going 1t Blind.

Dealer-Sir, since ! have had this
horse he has become blind in one eye,
l bought him for 500, but on account OF
the eye you can have him for$5O.
Customer (after consideration ALI
right, I'll take him.
A week later.
Customsr-Look here, you inferno,
scamp, this horse is blind in both eyes
and you said he was blind only in one.
Dealer-Not at all. When | bought
him he was blind in ore eye.--Jury,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
1t Wont Againsk Him.

Observation-Disclosures don't like that
razor you are using ON my face.
Barber-Nhat's the trouble with it:
Customer-It goes against me in some
way.-West Shore,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24

PRAIRIE fire,
W h e n viewed
under prope +
circumStan &c S,
is an interesting
and beautiful
sight to behold,
but when a
fl c re gal
drives it on its
way consuming
property and de
stroying life in
its path its
or Il n d e ur be-
comes an object
OF terror. 10
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
SEAS OF FLAME.
EThat Prairie Fire Meant to the
Farmer Of Pioneer Days.

EsaSN YIiies of Flame Wiped Out the Homes
,ssF Early Settlers and BIackened Great
Sections of Western States-Their
Origin and Nature.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-25
THAT MURDERoUs PRIZE FIeHTA
Sensational Evidence Crops Out in the
Coroners Inquest.

Sensational Evidence Crops Out in the
Coroner's Inquest.
MoNoNGAHELA CITY, July 24-The Coroner's
jury this afternoon, after a long session dur
ing which interesting testimony was taken,
brought in the following verdict in regard to
the man Myford, who was killed yesterday
in prize fight: 1--WE find that John Myford
came to his death by blow of the fist
struck by one Harry Boyd, now in GUS
tody''
This city has been greatly excited over the
unexpected result of what was considered a
rather harmless feud between the two men
mentioned. From the evidence produced it
is thought there was nothing in the story of
Jealousy over a girls affections, but that
it was merely a combat in trial of
strength, each man claiming to be
the better. The evidence brought
out to-day showed that the men had
varying results. 1t was finally decided to
fight it out once Tor all, it being decided to
shake hands before and after the fight
which came to such a fatal end. Boyd is %
years OF age and married, while his victim
was only 81 years and single. There was not
the slightest i'll feeling shown between the
men until yesterday, though there are some
who still say there was more back of the
light than was brought out. After the in
quest word was received from Boyd, who is
i'll custody, that he would demand a hearing
Tomorrow before being taken to jail in
washington. He was not allowed to tell his
story to-day, and may have some light to
there were several men of this city who
were connected one way OF the other with
the fight, and it is altogether likely that they
will all be arrested
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-25
General Sporting Notes.

BARN1E protested yesterdays game at Philadel-
phia.
D. HARRINGTON did play with the Cincinnati
team last year.
RAIN prevented the Boston and Washington
game yesterday.
BASES on balls seemed to be prime cause Of the
three defeats at Cleveland.
THE Swissvale Eclipse team defeated the Swiss
vale Slopes yesterday by 10 to1.
JERRY HURLEY and Robinson have been released
by the Cincinnati Association Club.
THE La Belle Blues were beaten by the Junior
Athletics, of Beaver Falls, yesterday by to6.
THE C. W. Mauk ball team, of Connellsville, and
the Fayette City team will play at Connelsvie to-
day.
HERE'S pointer for variety show people: For
lightning change artists apply to The PittSburg
Baseball Club.
IF cannot be boss I'll stop you from getting
the job is the spirit that even actuates some base
ball magnates
the Philadelphias while they at practice pre-
vious to games.
WELL, well, well, But there are funny things in
baseball; the selecting of manager for the local
team for instance.
TIM KEEFE yesterday told Harry Wright that he
would not enter into negotiations until his ten
days were up with New York.
AMID all the changes made and contemplated in
ETC. the directors in their blindness fail to see the
jonah.
THE Young Americans of Braddock and wik-
insburg play at Bessemer Driving Park to-day at
E Eagye. ve DA'''' ''f "''A"''s 'Ni0' anu
THE Coraopolis Baseball Club would like to hear
from any amateur club in Western :, ,Pennsylvania.
ager, box 81, Coraopolis, Pa.
THE Pokejama Athletic Association. of Grand
Rapids. has decided to offer $40, 900 for the Hall
Fitzsimmons fight with or without gloves The
county will not be lnterfered with.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-25
PENNSYLVANIA Pickjnes,

SIeNoR MAssIGLIA denies that there is a
race war in Elk county.
JAMES REED, of Ligonier, was fatally in
jured yesterday by runaway team.
WEST SEASON, one-armed man, lost his
footing and was dragged to death yesterday
at Irwin.
A CYCLONE passed over Hastings Wednes-
day afternoon, blowing down trees and dam
aging roofs.
Mr.. AND Mrs. W. C. SMITH were thrown out
of a buggy at Scottdale Thursday and tram
pied by the horses
LIGHTNING created havoc in Beaver county
Thursday. 1t killed boy named Will Faff
and a man named Sam Whitmore.
PRISONERS at Mauch Chunk refused to
clean the Jail. They were put on bread and
water rations until they agreed to obey
orders.
Two small boys were arrested at Green's
burg yesterday and charged with stealing q
horse. Neither of the boys is more than II
years old.
Mrs. CHAMBERS was killed by train at
Greensburg yesterday. She was walking
along the track on her way to see the body
of a dead friend.
A MAN at Gfrardville shaved off his whisk-
ers the other day and attempted to surprise
his wife. His dog didn't know him and he
wished he had kept his whiskers on.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-25
A Very Bad Beating.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
UNIoNrowS. July 24.-The crack battery
composed of Altman and Sterling now have
II games to their credit this season, and not
a single defeat. They formed the battery of
kennedy's Colts against the Our Boys, of
Pittsburg, here this afternoon, the latter
club suffering a defeat of p to with only
seven innings played the game being then
called on account of rain. After the fourth
inning Altman pitched straight balls in order
to give the Colts a chance to display their
fielding abilities, which they did in most
satisfactory manner. The visitors after that
only scored two runs, although they made a
total of six base hits in the last three inn
ings besides numerous other hits, among
which was a four bagger. O'Neal and Smith
were the scheduled battery for the Our Boys,
but they were knocked completely out of
the box, we're two other batteries. Score;
Dnlontown. 22
Our BOYS. U l. O-6
SUMMARY Base hits-Uniontown. q: Our Boys.
9. Struck out-Altman, 6: 0'Neal, /. Home runs
Wilhelm, O'Neal Time-Two hours.
Altman and Sterling will play for the Fay
ette Citys at Connellsville tomorrow against
the c. W. Manks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-25

feature of the days racing was a steeple-
chase, the first that had been run at jerome
in a number of years, and, considering the
short time the trainers had to prepare their
horses a really good contest was witnessed.
The day was not a profitable one for back
ers, but two favorites we're successful.
Jockey Bergen was allowed to ride to-day
for the first time in week and out of four
mounts he won three and was second once.
First race. six furlongs-Arab first, Volunteer
second, 0ragense third. Time, 1:1ss.
Second race, six furlongs.Lamplighter first, Kill
Third race /, 400 yards-Register first, Laurel
second, Donohue third. Time, 1:24A.
Fourth race. five furlongs-Carrie c first Beam
sey second, Onway third. Time, I:43.
Fifth race, six furlongs-Hamilton first. Disap-
pointment second Ansconder third. Time, 1:03Z.
Sixth race. l. 400 yards-Celia first Vintage filly
second, Fernwood third. Time, 1:23h.
Seventh race. steeplechase, short course.Ecart