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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14
%ciates. Men were stalwart democrats

ciates. Men were stalwart democrats
or stalwart wings. They made no com
promises. They fought to the death and
when the old wing party went down be-
fore the victorious democracy in 1852 it
left no man to tell the tale of defeat. All
went down with their flag.
or such men were the old parties
composed. A few Of them are left today.
They are still camping on the trail Of
their political enemies. General War
rem is one of them. Twelve years ago
the republican party in Butte was simply
a mob without a leader and suffered de-
feat year after year. 1t is largely due to
the untiring efforts of General Warren
that today the republican party in
Butte is the best local political organiza-
ton in the state. Stalwartism did it.
No compromises were made with boilers.
The lash was applied and they were
either whipped in the party or out of it.
Stalwarts prefer defeat to com
promise.
These thoughts are suggested by the
stalwart stand taken by General War,
rem against Mantle's policy of batting
party deserters with sugar. We repeat
it, Warren is right. 1t is well enough to
hold out the olive branch when political
brethren part in anger. But when the
majority offers political honors to induce
a DESERVING minority to return to the
family fold it offers a premium for de.
sertions. The party kicker will look foI
taffy when he should receive the rod
Stalwartism wins in the long run every
time. The political history Of General
Warren in Montana exemplities this fact
Would that the democratic party
abounded with stalwarts of the Warren
brand. 1t would have a walk over al
every election.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14
THE MISSOULA CONVENTION.
There is an old saw about the defense

There is an old saw about the defense
Of an action being evidence OF its weak
ness. This aged and almost forgotten
| saying is recalled to mind by the fact
that republican papers in the state are
just now busily engaged in explaining
how this disagreeablc thing and that
unexpected one happened at Missoula
during the recent meeting of republican
headlights in that city.
1t seems the delegatorial slate had
been made up without the names of A.
b. Hammond of Misssula, or S. S. Hob
son of Meaghcr, or w. A. Hall of Silver
Bow being upon it. But in the grand
shuttle which preceded the ballotings it
| appears that some Of the names we're
lost or wiped out and when the great
book was opened, 10! like Ben Abou's,
these tabooed names headed the list.
Hobson s%upplanted Dickerman, Ham
mond downed Filing and Hall knocked
out Pat Boland as COUGHS alternate.
Other names were displaced and when
the minority recovered from the shock
of defeat it began to look around for the
men who struck them.
In:.tracing up cause to effect it was
found that w. Gould Smith played a
very important part in stirring up the
Missoula menagerie to defeat Dicker-
man. Now Smith is a very harmless
gentleman where he is best known, and
is noted for his ability to talk longer and
of saying less than any other man in
northern Montana. He was doubtless
coached as to what he should say and
when he rose to his feet he was loaded,
full cooked and primed and shot off his
mouth where it would do the most harm
against Dickerman. II the proceedings
are correctly reported not a delegate
among Cascades representatives uttered
a word in denial of Smiths charges.
| Whether they considered his mouthings
unworthy of notice or whether they
thought they had pledged votes enough
, to pull their candidate through is un-
known but the resulting ballot showed
that somebody Numbered and Dicker
man defeated.
In western Montana the election of
Hammond of Missoula was quite as
much a surprise to the friends of Henry
Filing of Virginia City as was the cleo
ton of Hobson OF Missoula to the friends
Of MI. Dickerman. The Indignation of
Missoula republicans is unbounded.
They preferred any other man to Ham
mond, but by those arts and devices best
known to the inner circle the great
Mogul Of the Hell Gate captured the
convention and turned up his right
royal nose to the bowling mob Of disap-
pointed republicans around him. The
"unholy conception" as George W. IRWIN
III termed il, prevailed and the i'll omened'
croaking raven usurped the place OF the
white-winged dove Of peace which Lee
Mantle had perched above the convcn-
ton.
1t is not a democratic funeral, but
democrats will be called upon next No
vember to act as pail bearers at the in,
terment of the political corpses which
the Missoula convention will furnish
from the republican party Of the state,
"Barkis is willin'."
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

limits that would make that town a
necessity to the state. Helena
has been in existence twenty
eight years. 1t has a cracker factory
which employs four or five men as the
fruits Of its pluck and energy at
home, Does this fact speak well for a
city with the age and experience and
boosted financial ability OF Helena? It's
700 untenanted houses and the ilocking
Of its business men to such cities as
Great Falls answer the question.
Mr.. Hauser as a "willing witness" vol
untecrs other information quite as sur
prising to the people Of Montana as are
his appropriation of honors belonging to
other men and to other cities. He as
sures his interlocutor that the opposition
in Great Falls to the proposed dam
across the Missouri river at Stubs ferry
is confined to the representatives of a
corporation and individuals composing
it-meaning. Of COURSE, the Townsitc
company. lie processes to think Mr..
Hill whom he declares made the town
and owns a majority of it does not OPP
pose the building of the dam. Mr..
Hauser has never been charged with be-
ing a fool but If the truth of such a
charge rested wholly upon
the declarations of the gentlemen
as they appear in the above lines any
jury of average intelligence would bring
in a verdict Of guilty without leav-
ing its seat. Mr.. lIauser knows
the citizens of Great Falls are to
"A man opposed to any artificial
obstruction to navigation Of the Missouri
river above this city. His assertion to
tie contrary is an insult to their intelli.
gence and a libel upon their wisdom. II
should not be digniiied by a denial. The
TRIBUNE will leave Mr.. Hauser to the
contemplation of his folly in making an
ass Of himself in his latest courted inter
view.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

MANTLE and Couch have buried the
hatcEet, kissed and made up and now
chew gum from the same stick. Mantle
put the long bearded Butteite in nomina-
ton for delegate to Minneapolis, and it
is now expected the stalwart chief of the
anti Mantle faction will support the am
bilious young statesman OF Silver Bow
for governor. But where, oh, where are
Dolman and Bray to he seated when the
pie is being passed around? Out in the
cOlly
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14
CHINESE DUMPING GgOv>b.

The debates in congress preoig d
recent passage of the Chimes elazT
bill brought out facts before The e.ad
public to which the people Of the I'd
western states were not s~tranges
was shown that, NOTWITHSTANDING ID
strictions Of the old law the numbt
Cinnamon in the country increaeds
year. They could not enter AnsH
ports and therefore they did not c1
this continent in American ships
they got in the country all theSH
And this is the way they did the 4
ness. They took passage in Brf
ships and landed at Canadian n
where they paid a head tax Of so
and we're permitted to wander ava
cording to their own sweet wills,
Last year British Columbia FecsE'E
revenue amounting to $4,000" iron
source. This sum indicates that y
Cinnamon landed upon Canada /
last year and that the laborlng mel
women Of the United States found 4
ly 10000 new competitors in thelrE1
fields OF labor. For it is shown Y
nine-tenths Of the 10000 who deON1
at Victoria entered the American ~
and territories. To what %cNtenIVp
dian authorities connived at smu!1
Cinnamon across the boundary N1
not known, but that they had nous.
the heather after he had pad hs
head tax is quite apparent.
This much, however. is known J
United States. have been made tory
the dumping ground for Ctln'D
while Canada has received the "lS
of their head tax. 1t is hlgh UD
more stringent exclusion act was p~s
John Chinaman will hesitate long
fore he take chances OF imprlsohl''
year in our jails and being sent Os'
China by attempting to gain '"'
in the country.
Opium smuggling, however, 10
the same paths that brought theV
men to our doors. 1t is manulao'
from the crude material at \lclof'
then sent illicitly across the bordcI
opium is dutied at Sl2 per pound ..
over $4,000 pounds were manulan'
at Victoria last year the proh'S"
illicit trade may be readily seen
the shutting out of Chinamen ~
watchful police on the border %
may find it Improbable longer "'
the United States the dumpinEg'
for contraband goods.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

REFERRING to the holding Of the next
meeting of the Montana Press a~ssocia-
ton the Anaconda STANDARD has the
following to say: The executive COM
mittee of the Montana Press association
that the annual meeting will
be held July II. The original intention
was to hold this meeting in June, but
that is a month of political expeditions,
conventions and preparation. July. it
was thought, affords a season Of com
parative leisure and it is hoped that the
date selected by the committee will be a
convenient one for all the members of
the association. The meeting is to be
held in Anaconda this year, and the
local committee will spare no pains to
make the occasion a pleasant one for all
who come"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

rounding country Eight.tv..'
the entire r of the state liz. "a,
Helena and seven-twelftbs is sa.
city. All the great area Of grs,
agricultural lands, nearly all ,ba
coal measures and much q,
mineral wealth Of the state ~ ~"
vicinity and east of Great Falls ~
ten years this empire of country ,%'
tam over half the population and
OF the state, and within two Jso,S
will contain over two-thlrds. T.s
a mere prediction but a condition ta
upon the history of every s,.
the union in which mining b,s
the first industry pursued. A.. ~
lands will be occupied by a tbuttv
ton new towns and cities will h'
and new enterprises and ind,s,.'
inaugurated and carried on, tn.
line with that u%nrepealable Law y
forces the overcrowded east to tb,or
its annual swarms Of homeseeke,. =
the west. Eastern Montana sb0r
with unoccupied hives to rece;vs a.
In locating a permanent capital III,
all it's competitors in these resnec,s
beautiful and imposing business II
of brick and stone are standir.
dences of the existence Of imm'
stone quarries and brick materials
white and notified sand stone or,1
are right at its doors, while miIio,,
brick may be manufactured Just ami,
the city limits. One Of the %larpes, :,
mills in the state is located bo,.
lumber is quite as cheap as elsewb.,I
the state. Great Falls has the nah,
at hand with which to build a be,ra
capitol building at minimum cos,
is a matter of great moment to III. J
'n K
payers of the state.
Summing up it will be seen NJ
Great Falls is neal the peoprsrhl
center OF the state; that it is easy a ]
cess from every direction: that !, \,
sesses superior railroad facilities, tb.
has an abundance OF pure water i
good fuel; that it abounds in perns,I
resources; that its surrounding coprt
is capable of supporting a teeming %
plation; that it is beautifully Ir,tl
and pleasant as a place of Residence n
that it has an unlimited supply Of i
c%ellent and cheap building material
addition to this it has an e@nterrsJ
progressive, cultured people who syI
ready to second every Legitimate ey
prise which will rebound to Tho bm
and welfare of the state. Can any ohJ
city in the state present greate, induc
ments for the location of its tusnen1
capital! There a be only %. answer
to the question.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

w. GOULD SMITH of Choteau county.
known around Fort Benton as the 'sil-
ver-tongued orator Of the Marias," and
hog Smith," and other nomenclatures
quite as inappropriate, awakened the
echoes around Missoula with his fiery
oratory. in which certain Cascade county
republicans generally and the English
language particularly suffered at his
hands. This is the Smith who last win
ter wanted to bet a carload Of steers that
Harrison wouldn't be renominated for
the presidency and that he would be de
feated il he we're. Yes, he is the same
Smith
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

Tue republican state convention at
Missoula declared its preference for
Blaine for president and then re-
solved that no delegates should be sent
to Chicago who did not favor free and
unlimited coinage of silver. Here is
consistency with a vengeance. Blaine is
a gold. bug Of the first water, and in his
letter to Mckinley while the latter was
running for governor of Ohio openly
acknowledged it. The republican dele
cation from Montana to Minneapolis is
supposed to be committed to free silver
and a gold-bug candidate for the presi,
dency-oil and water.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

THERE is ground for hope Ia
Bland silver bill will be again b
before the house for definite ac'l'
fore congress adjOurns over to its
session. Representative Pierce Il
ing hard to accomplish this emo.
lO7 names to his petition and nseO
u few more to bring the matteT
the house.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

The Helena journal insists that the
health of Mr.. Blaine is in a very pre-
carious condition and that he will not
nor cannot be a candidate for the
presidency. But Harrison! All! Mr..
Harrison is quite we'll, thank you.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

The republican delegates to ~
apolis will DO Tabled Stree silver co'
and carry instructions in their gFlP'
to vote for a gold-bug candidate ''
presidency. What clap-trap!
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14
A FEW FACTS AND FIGURES.

Japcth in search of his father had no
more difficult task before him than one
of Secretary Fosters special agents re-
Gently had in discharging a prescribed
duty. The agent was sent out by the
secretary of the treasury to secure from
manufacturers Of tin accurate returns of
the quantities turned out from their re-
spective establishments. The agents re-
port is now on file in the treasury de
partment. 1t sets at rest all the wild
stories atioat by republican prints con-
corning the enormous strides the tin
plate industry is making in this country
and at the same time furnishes data up
the probable output of the article in the
future.
The report, however, does not state
what part of the output OF the sO-called
tinplate manufactures is tinplate and
what part is terneplate but classes both
under one head as plate turned out be-
tween given dates. Now, terneplate. as
is well known, cannot be manufactured
into articles for domestic or kitchen use
on account of the large quantity of lead
which it contains. Terneplate is used for
roofing. The Piqua, Ohio, establishment
where Mckinley theatrically showed
how 'tinplate' was made during his
campaign tour last fall, manufactured
terneplate alone. Nothing is heard of
it now as the whole business was cooked
up for e~lectioneering purposes, and the
establishment closed with the polls last
November. But to the output. The
figures are found in Bradstreet's of the
eth inst. and are as follows:
Pounds
July !, i 1891, to Sept. 80, 1891 ........... SO, S22
Oct. I. 1891, to Dec. 81, 1891 ............ 1,i0S, s2l
Jan. |, 1892, to March 81, 1882 ..... .... 3.O4,OS7
From the same authority it is learned
that the former annual importations of
~tinplates amounted to about G1SO00,OW
pounds. not counting the year 1891.
when the imports were increased to
LOSS, 100000 pounds, in order to avoid
the new rate of duty which increased the
old rate of | cent per pound to ID cents
per pound. The simple fact that the
total output Of American tInplate
factories for the nine months ended
March 81, 1892, amounting to 5,2iO,S3(
pounds, does not equal nineteen hours
of home consumption of the article
| gives a somewhat humorous coloring tc
| the exaggerated statements of protec
| ton organs concerning the proportions
to which the tinplate industry ha,
grown in this country. But the humol
| which may be found between cold fact.
and figures and the fiction of protection
lists is destroyed when it is considered
that the laboring men Of the country ar,
sufferers to the tune of something ovel
Sl6,O0O,0OO a year by the burdensomt
Mckinley tinplate tax. In the face O
the report Of Secretary Fosters agent
republican organs should preserve the
silence of the tomb when the tinplatt
] question is being discussed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-11-09
HIS CAREER AT AN END.

Nsd Christie, the Notorious Outlaw
Finally Run Down by Officers.
TALEoUAH, l. T.. Nov. 5.-Ned Chris
tie, tho notorious outlaw is dead. Late
Thursday afternoon the officers rssorted
to dynamite and succeeded in blowing
down part of the house and setting fire
to the ruins. While the blaze was at its
fercest Christie was seen to emerge
from under the floor and started to run,
but was ordered to halt. He did not
stop and was riddled with bullets. The
body of Wolf, who had been wounded
early in the morning, was burned to a
crisp in the building. Charlie Hare,
another member of the gang, was cap
tured.
One month ago the officers attempted
to mako prisoner of Christie, but were
obliged to abandon the attempt, not
being acquainted with the location Of
the place. In this attempt Officer
Field was killed and another officer
crippled for life. During Christie's ca
reer of laWlessness he has killed two
deputy marshals and three Cherokee In
dians and has wounded three other dep
uties and over a dozen law abiding citi-
Zens. For tho last six years he has re-
manned at his fortified cabin, where he
met his death Thursday, defying all at
tempts to capture him.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-11-09
Almost q Riot,

AMER1cUs, Kan, Nov. o.-The Re.
publican rally and fambeau club parade
held here Saturday night came near
winding up in a general riot. The pa,
rade was followed by an unruly mob of
Populist and Democratic toughs, who
from jeering and hooting finally came
to throwing eggs and stones. j. P.
Eastman, chairman of the Republican
county committee, was literally plas-
tered with stale eggs and several of the
fambeau carriers received the same
treatment. Captain M. B. Wilcox. was
struck in the back Of the head with a
large stone and was seriously injured.
The paraders finally turned on the mob
and two or three of the ringleaders
were roughly handlsd and beaten with
torches, after which they dispersed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-11-09
KILLED BY THIEVES
ENCOUNTER BETWEEN A SHERlFF'5
POSSE AND OUTLAWS.

Three OF the Officers Shot Down BY One
of the Party in Ambush-Ned Christie
< and His Gang Killed by United states
Marshals.
CASPER, Wy, Nov. 4.-Reports have
Just reached Casper of fight between
officers and supposed horse thieves near
the head of Prior river in the extreme
northern part of Fremont county, this
state. 1t is reported here that Fremont
county officers were after a man by the
name of Moore, who some time ago shot
constable in cold blood in the streets
of Lander. Moore knew of their ap-
proach and laid for them, and as they
approached shot down three of the ap-
preaching party. The officers were led
by man known as Slick" Slick is
an old time Nebraska man and shot
man q few years ago, Sidney Bridge,
and supposing his victim to be dead ap-
preached him, when the man jumped
on Sticks horse and stabbed him and
left Slick for dead. Slick afterwards
was picked up and recovered. Moore
and his friends killed Slick and two dep
uties and left them where they lay.
Some reports say that Sheriff Slough, Of
Fremont coz. ty, was in the fight and
was wounded, but escaped, and is now
on his way to Lander.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-11-09
SITUATION SERIOUS
STRIKE AT NEW ORLEANS ASSUMING
AN ALARMING ASPECT.

Electric light and Gas Works Shut Down
and the city in Darkness-NIilitia in
Readiness to Prevent Amy Attempt to
Resort to Violence.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 7.-The strike
situation assumed serious aspect dur
ing the day. The following unions are
now on strike: Riceworkers, painters,
horSeshoers. crrpenters. coal wheelers,
grain skoy@l>ls, printers, clothing
clegiLs, to.,. ,-jcrs ana lumber yard men,
lI.,rii..2 ~:. stationery iIemen, musi-
clans, coa> hnoa, steamsLip scrapers,
factory girls, paper hangers, scalesmen,
car driver, Dl,,-rs and confectioners,
retail shoe clerks, mail clerks and
newspaper carli RS and freight handlers.
There was no communication between
the employers and the striking employees
during the day. The men are beginning
to resort to Violence in the outlying dis
tries and special officers will be ap-
pointed. Governor Foster was in con-
sultation with his aides all day and the
state military holds itself in readiness to
answer the call to arms. The water
works and electric light men as well as
the gas workers went on strike. The
water works men were ordered back to
guard against fire. The others, how
ever, stay out.
The city had on holiday appearance
everywhere except among the merchants
against whom the strikes are aimed and
they will carry on their business until
prevented by violence. They say that
number Of union men are willing to re-
turn but they did not propose to make
targets Of the unions until they were
ready for vigorous defense and so de-
clined to take them back for the present.
The strike also failed to affect the news
papers to the extent expected and the
only paper which has SO far failed to
appear is The Item, which is the official
organ Of the strikers.
The center Of activity was the city
hall where the mayor and his advisors
spent the day. During the morning a
proclamation was issued calling upon |
all persons to preserve the peace and |
warning them that disoi der and vio-
lence will be at once suppressed and the |
guilty punished. During the afternoon
President Leverth, of the Sugar and |
2ice exchange, called and asked that |
protection be furnished those interests. |
Nearly 5000 barrels of sugar and mo-
lasses besides other products and mer-
chandise lay en- the levee, he said. at
the mercy Of the public tumult. The
board of trade also urged the mayor to
do his best to bring about the resump-
ton of street car travel and the contin-
uance of the supply of gas, electricity
and water in order to provide for the
protection Of life and property and for
the convenience Of citizens. The mayor
promised to do all he could to main tain
order. The electric light and gas COM
panies called On the mayor and said
they thought they could furnish light if
they were afforded protection, which
was readily 7,7O1Oised