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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-13

DEATH by electricity. properly applied,
is painless. This is the testimony of
electricians and eminent physicians.
Still there are those who contend that
executions by electricity are cruel and
unnatural, but they are not experts.
They mistake the involuntary contrac-
ton of the muscles of the body and
limbs while the electrical current is be-
ing applied as evidences of great suffer
ing upon the part of the criminal. There
is nothing in it. The testimony of those
who have been rendered temporarily
senseless by a stroke of lightning is that
they didn't know they were struck"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-13
ABOUT

Horrors follow So closely upon the
heels of horrors that one is led 10 believe
there is something radically wrong in
the conduct of the businesses of the day
Is it the blind scramble for the almight,
dollar that makes people careless and
indifferent concerning their safety. OF
have they escaped the penalty of heed
l~essness so long that the constant pres
enc" OF danger is ignored! There is a
screw loose somewhere in LIES economy.
1t is true this is a great big world with
hundreds Of millions of people in it.
But as a rule all are endowed with fair
sense and possess just enough fear to
prevent them from showing their hands
IN fire or from casting themselves into
fathomless abysses. Yet men aud
women and children are being daily
burned or crushed or drowned or
manned for life in burning buildings or at
railroad collisions or in sea going vessels.
Why shouH this be SO:
1t would seem that il ordi-
nary precautions were taken to guard
against fires and railroad accidents and
other daily casualties that the public
prints would not be so often compelled
to record the horrors which chill the
blood of readers. But it is seldom one
picks up a newspaper without
noting an account of the destruction of
life and property through causes which
could be avoided, but the verdict is re-
turned. Nobody to blame"
The burning of the Hotel Royal in
New York and the cremation of numbers
of its inmates is the latest horror to at
tract public attention. No one knows
how the fire originated, which is tanta-
mount to saying that those in charge of
the hotel were delinquent in their du-
ties, for buildings do not burn down un-
the fire starts somewhere. And one
start if the proper precaution be
taken to prevent it. This is a self-eyi-
dent proposition. But as long as people
in their crazy rush for wealth cease to
provide against possible casualties lust
SO long will destructive confiagratio ns
and accidents of all kinds. attended by
loss of life. startle communities. turn
happy homes into houses of mourning.
fill hospitals with writhing, pain-racked
patients. and swell the list of horrors
which is being almost daily increased.
The remedy is: be careful.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-13

NOTWITHSTANDING the adverse report
of the senate committee on Stewards
free coinage bill, the silver men in that
body still hold the top hand and will
adopt the minority report which favors
free coinage. Stewart and Bland are
working together, and il a free coinage
bill fail to be thrust under Harrison's
nose for his approval or veto, it will not
be because the silver men are in the
minority. II Harrison veto it. he will
sign his political death warrant. He
wouldn't touch side nor bottom in a
campaign for reelection.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-13

THERE is likely to be a big row ye,
among republicans Of the Ohio legisla
ture before that state will be gerryman'
dered. 1t is found to be impossible to
carve the state into congressional dis
tricts SO as to make them all republican,
Each proposed new district has two OF
three prospective republican candidates
for congress, and they all want the dis
tricts so cut up that each may have a re-
publican majority. There is where the
row comes in.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-13
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE
STATE STEALING NOT REsPECTABLE.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IL. 1892.

State stealing is not regarded b lyman,
people as an honorable industry, Gov
ernor Boyd is among the number. Whei
Thayor threw up the sponge the othe,
day and turned over his stolen office tC
its rightful possessor- Governor BoyG
the latter refused to recognize Thayer's
extended hand and simply bowed his az.
acknowledgement to Thayer's salutation:
How DO you do, governor" This cool
reception of Nebraska's fraudulent gov
ernor may appear to some as churlish
upon the part of Boyd. but IA moments
reflection will change the opinion. Mr..
Boyd was elected governor Of Nebraska,
the votes standing. Boyd (dcm.J 7l.33l;
Richards (rep.) GS,SIS; Powers (ind.l 10,
ls1. Mr.. Thayer was not Il candidate:
he was the retiring governor.
The election of Boyd was not antici-
patcd by the republican leaders of Ne
braska. 1t was a surprise for which they
were not prepared, and they set about to
defraud him of Lis office. They succeed
I'd through Il bitterly partisan court and
lhayer, who was ii party to the theft.
vas ~inaugurated governor Of the state
without receiving d single vote at the
election. II vas Il plain case of state
stealing and If Boyd had remain
Cd content with the charge be
was not a citizen Of Nebraska rest
ing against him, Thaycr would
still be occupying the stolen executive
chair. lie knew and the supreme court
Of Nebraska knew and every sensible
man III that state knew that Boyd was a
citizen. eligible to the Office, fairly elected
and was entitled to his honestly won
victory. Boyd was put to the expense
of appealing his case to the supreme
court 81 the United States and that tri-
bunal declared that he was a citizen of
Nebraska, That settled the case. and
after much sluirmIng and shutting upon
the part Of Ihaycr, he finally yielded to
the inevitable and declared himself
to turn over the office to Boyd.
Governor Boyd went to Lincoln to take
Office from the man who had peer a
to its theft. He had no hypocriti-
al smiles nor even the usual social
amenities to extend to Mr.. Thayer. He
believed Ihayer was knowingly a re
of stolen goods and treated him as
such. Governor Boyd is evidently a man !
Who does not beiiev" that SUCCESS in !
stealing makes it respectable. 1t .
we're better if all others entertained Il ,
ike opinion. The difference between '.
he thief who puts his hand in ones :,
'ocket and steals money therefrom and !,
he man who steals IA state or governor. II
ship may be measured by the line that :
ecords the difference between tweedle- :.
Ice and twecdle-dum. The two occupy :
ne same boat; one is entitled to as much !,
as the other. !
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-13

PRESIDENT HILL and Captain Couch
put the recent demonstration upon the
part OF the Butte Miners union against
the laborers on the Boston a. Montana
spur in a light which commands the
serious thought of all interested. The
case as presented by those gentlemen
resolves itself into this proposition. Is
it in the interest Of Butte miners to ar
rest "a work which. upon completion.
will be followed by the employment of
several hundred skilled laborers at $3.50
a day, in order that transient workmen
shall not be employed at less than mi
ners' wages. That is the proposition for
Butte wage-earners to consider.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-13

Mr.. BLAINE has spoken. Mr.. Harrison
should not allow his secretary of state to
Guido him in politeness. A withdrawal
letter from Mr.. Harrison is now in order.
Will he write it: Ask the weary sinner
to forego bis hopes of heaven; ask the
en- 4nored lover to refuse the kiss OF his
prospective bride, and the answer OF
each would be the answer Of Harrison:
mot il ] know myself"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-13

The ghost dances of the Cheyennes
continue. 1t is shrewdly surmised that
their cause may be found in the execra-
BILE quality Of the beef furnished at that
agency. 1t is said the cattle slaughtered
there peal a striking resemblance to
ghostly bovines.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-13
NATCHING AND pRAlING.

United States marshals. customs of
iicers. and Others whose duty it is to aiC
them are having a hard time of it will
Cinnamon and smugglers along the 49tl
parallel Of north latitude. They ar,
watching for violations of the law
against smuggling and praying they ma,
catch the violators. But it seems theil
efforts are not crowned with encourag
ing success. Strange Cinnamon are
showing themselves here and there al
over the state and evidence is not want
ing to prove that contraband goods arc
finding their way across the line.
But it would not be true to say the of
ticers are to blame, for there is no doubt
they do all they can do to prevent Snug,
CLING. They may as well remain at home
and pray as attempt to watch the long
international boundary line from the At
lantic to the Pacific. or even from Lake
Superior to the Pacific. And if the
whole force of customs officers was
placed on the northern boundary Of
Montana it is questionable whether it
could entirely prevent smuggling across
it. Here in this state there are about
700 miles of territory to watch. and one
collector of customs and a deputy or two
to do the watching. Canadian mounted
police watch from the other side to pre-
vent the smuggling of American whisky.
but it is not supposed they will break
their nccks to stop a Chinaman in his
rush to American territory.
These remarks are provoked by the
presence in the state of Mr.. j. j. Craw.
ley. special agent of the treasury depart
ment. who ome here to investigate the
charges made that Cinnamon and con
traband goods are being struggled into
Montana. Mr.. Crawley will doubtless
return but very little wiser than he
came. Smuggling is not done with a
brass band accompaniment, nor do those
who assist in the practice advertise the
fact upon their coat sleeves. Those en-
gagged directly or indirectly in the bust
ness are, as a rule, sharp, shrewd, keen
witted, il not intelligent men, who are
not caught mapping at their posts of
danger. They know how and where to
pilot a Chinaman across the line under
the stimulus OF a $50 or a 800 bill, and
to pass opium across the line when
a profit OF ten or twelve dollars a pound
in sight. MIR. Crawley may hear of
in his conference at Helena, but he
will never know how it is done until he
puts trained detectives right among the !
smugglers themselves.
He and customs officers may run from
one city to another in a state and never
a smuggler. but a few sharp detec-
lives may become smugglers and learn
all about the business and at the same
bag their game. There is. unques.
tionably, an organized gang of smugglers
with headquarters at Victoria. where
opium is being manufactured into
the commercial article, that operate all
along the boundary line, 1t should not
De an impossible task to locate the gang
its field of operations. When this
shall be done the rest is easy enough.
Watching and praying will accomplish
he task, but more watching the better.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-13

Now Alger, now Cullom, now AcKin-
ley and Depew, the field is open. The
presidential nomination will crown the
~fieetest. Time.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
RECEPTION.

Miss Mary T. Hall, sent out by the
state superintendent, is spending the
week with us, inspecting our schools.
The teachers and high school have
thought it would be pleasant to honor
her with a reception. 1t will be held
next Friday evening from 8 to II p. m.
at the west side school building. The
whole building will be thrown open
for the purpose. We most cordially
invite every patron and every friend
of the schools and most earnestly hope
you will come. JOEL n. CHILDs,
Supt. of Schools.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30

The Willmar Republican Gazette, in
it's account of the burning Of the Mer-
chants Hotel in that city recently, has
this to say in commentator of the
waterworks system:
"Four streams of water were thrown
on the fire. Seventy pounds pressure
was kept up in the engine room dur
ing the fire and there was no lack OF
water. The waterworks system paid
for itself in this one fire. Without
an abundant supply of water the no
tel would certainly have been com
pletely destroyed and the fire would
very likely have spread and occasioned
heavy loss"
It will be remarkable, to say the
least, if Morris is not at no distant day
visited by fire when the necessity of
waterworks will be fully demonstrated
to our sorrow. The truth is we can
not afford to do without waterworks.
Health, economy, protection against
fire, all demand that we shall have an
abundant supply of water.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
WANTED.

Wide awake workers everywhere for
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the greatest book on earth; costing 800,
900; retail at So %, cash or installments;
mammoth illustrated circulars and terms
free; daily output over 1900 volumes.
Agents wild with success. Mr. Thos. L..
Martin, Centerville, Tex, cleared $711
in days; Miss Rosa Adams, Wooster,
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Madison, Lyons, n. Y, $101 in hours;
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Books on credit, freight paid. Address
Globe Bible Publishing Co, No. 1928
Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa; or 1853
Dearborn St., Chicago, III. noy3Om6
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
New MilIinery'S Store.

Mrs. T. j. Moore has opened COM
plete line of millinery goods, next
door to their general store. She has
secured the services of fashionable
milliner, and can promise the ladies
that they will find no two hats trim
med alike.
Anyone wanting to save money will
do well to call. Goods will be sold
cheap, and she will try to please and
give satisfaction. 43tf
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30

There was an extensive political eel
ebration III this city last Wednesday
night. Judge Willis made humor-
GUS and very pleasant speech at the
court house to large and interested
crowd; there were fireworks, a torch
light procession, free lunches, and a
banquet at The Morris, all in honor of
the election of Knute Nelson as gov
ernor of Minnesota and Grover Cleve-
land as president of the United States,
It was high old time, and Republi-
cans and Democrats enjoyed it in per
feet harmony. So mote it be.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
Those Steel Ranges.

J. D. Good sells one of those splen-
did Majestic Steel Ranges nearly every
day. These ranges are far superior tc
any other cooking stove over present
ed to the public, and they are sold
about as cheap as the ordinary cast
iron stove. Hot water tank, holding
II gallons, attached to the range. Cal
and examine.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30

Yesterday Mr.. Caswel moved a
small building from the brickyard to
town for II. S. Judson. With two sets
of bob sleds and eight horses and
mules the building was drawn along
nicely until crossing the railroad track
in the city, when the top of the build
ing struck the telegraph wires, knock
ing down one of the telegraph poles
and breaking some of the wires. Tel
egraphing was suspended for short
time, but the repairs we're made as
speedily as possible and messages were
sent as usual. Caswell says he is 60
ing to quit the telegraph business.
Says it don't pay.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
List of Letters

Advertised at Morris, Stevens County,
Mimi, Nov. %, 1892.
Mrs Alice Turner, P. Siverson, Miss
Cora A Spencer, Mrs John Morris, A J
Johnson, Martha E Morken, Kari John.
Orwell Perkins, John G Farris, Fred
EDgle, Albert Doeli, William Campbell,
Ed Burdoe, Christ Olson, Harold Nelson
John Hiland, NJ L Nelson, Michael Fru-
dell, Mrs Mary Harmon.
Persons calling for the above will
please say "Advertised."
L. W RANDALL, P. M.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
Nov. II, 1892.
1t Should be i'm Every House.

J. B. Wilson, 81 Clay St., Sharpsburg,
Pa, says he will not be without DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, that 1t cured his wife
who was threatened with Pneumonia
after an attack of La Grippe, when var
ious other remedies and several physi-
clans had done her no good. Robert
Barber of Cooksport, Pa, claims that
DR.. Kings New Discovery has done him
more good than anything he ever used
for Lung Trouble. Nothing like it. Free
Trial Bottles at Hulburd 6 Co.'S. drug
store. Large bottles, SOC. and $1.0O.'
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30

The Hotel Columbian, the new pub
lie house in Ortonville, Mimi, was
formally opened last evening. We
received an invitation, containing an
elaborate menu and program, but cir
cumstances over which we had no
control prevented our attendance. The
following gentlemen were honored by
selected as members of the executive
committee for this city: r. G. Stevens,
S. A. Flaherty, H. S. Judson, Geo. H.
Munro, G. A. Dushek.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30

A prominent citizen of Aberdeen,
n. D., under date Of Nov. rs, 1892,
writes E. j. J. Jones, Of this city, as
follows in regard to the concerts given
in that city by the Chicago Lady
Quartette:
"The entertainment given here last
night and tonight by the Chicago
Lady Quartette was thoroughly en-
joyed by large audiences. They are
all artists, and you cannot recommend
them too highly. Your people will
miss rare treat if they fail to hear
them"
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
A Remarkable Discovery.

A remarkable discovery is one of
the chronic proclamations of adver-
Users. Cubeb Cough Cure is not
such, it is an established remedy with
known merit, made on scientific prin-
ciples by experienced chemists. 1t
affords instant relief and is called the
one minute remedy, for it stops cough
ing at once, does not cure but gives
temporary relief to cohsumptives, and
absolutely cures all other affections of
the throat, lungs, etc. For Group,
whooping cough and colds of children
Cubeb Cough Cure. For sale by
Fritz Buckentin.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30

The current number of Farm, Stock
and Home, Minneapolis, Mimi, should
be read by every farmer in the state. In
fact, for a farmer to miss reading any
number of that excellent journal is a
misfortune which he can escape almost
without money and without price, by
taking it in connection with the NORRIS
TRIBUNE. Subscription price for the
wo papers, $1.75 per year in advance.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
Dress Goods.

We carry the largest stock of fine
dress goods and dress silks with trim
mings to match. If you desire to pro-
cure a nice dress pattern as a Christ
mas present for your wife Or lady
friend do not fail to call on us. We
have the latest styles, at prices to suit
you. j. b. DANIELsoN.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
The Fair

For the benefit of the Catholic church
is now in successful operation and is
being largely attended, as it should
be. If you want something good to
eat or wish to purchase nice holiday
present, drop in at the fair, Wilson's
building, Fifth street.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30

The Willmar Republican Gazette
says that the representative Of the
electric light company who put in the
plant at Morris was in that city last
week. The Gazette is little too pre-
vious in making that announcement.
No electric light plant has been put in
here. Some poles have been erected.
Simply this and nothing more; but
the company promises to putin plant
sometime.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
One Minute.

One minutes time makes a great
difference one minute remedy for
bronchitis, choking up of the throat,
lungs, etc, of course is a great bless
ing. Cubeb Cough Cure is such a
remedy. For sale by Fritz Bucken-
tin.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30

Thanksgiving Day was thankfully
observed by nearly all of our people
and nearly everybody ate turkey on
that day. Union services were held
in the Congregational church in the
morning, and Mr.. Grassy delivered a
very able and interesting sermon. In
the afternoon the merchants closed
their stores and all business, except
that which was actually necessary,
was suspended. ,---'o-
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
A RARE MUSICAL TREAT !!
The Chicago Lady Quartette
Will Give One of Their
Delightful Concerts
In Morris on Wednesday Even
ing, Dec. 7th, 1892.
On Which Occasion the Talented Artists,
Frances Lincoln, Grace Lincoln,
Elizabeth Ludwig, Alice Mer-
rin Raymond, Bertha E.
Raymond, Will
Appear

On Wednesday evening, Decembe1
7th, 1892, our citizens will be granted
the privilege of listening to the most
charming vocal and instrumental mu
sic ever heard in Morris, and we most
heartily congratulate them on being
thus highly favored.
The Chicago Lady Quartette, com,
posed of five of the most talented vo,
calists now before the public, will give
ono OF their exquisite concerts on the
above date at court house hall, under
the auspices of the Congregational
church.
In order to induce this talented quar-
tette to visit our city the Congrega-
tional society who have taken this
matter in hand were obliged to guar
antee large amount, and it is hoped
that our citizens will appreciate their
efforts to give us rare musical treat
by attending the same en- masse. .
We quote below the comments of
the st. Paul Globe on the concert
given in that city by this company:
The Chicago Lady Quartette is COM
posed of artists. They gave an exqui
site concert last evening at the Y. M.
@. \. rooms. The selections were va
ried, including the simple melodies
with the classical, and the execution
was simply superb. Encore followed
encore with certain sequence, for the
charming young vocalists won the
heart of every auditor in their very
first effort, "The Lady Bird" and
they refused to release soul thus i'm
prisoned until the last number was
sung, and it was fitting and appropri-
ate, Home, Sweet Home" There
were solos as we'll as quartettes, and
the fact was exemplified that each
member of the quartette is finished
solo artist. "Annie Laurie" with va
riations, was one of the most delicious
features of the evening, while the
beautiful little lullaby, "Rock-a-bye
Baby" entranced the assemblage.
Admission, reserved seats, so cents.
Tickets for sale at Hulburd & Co.'S
drug store.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30

Owing to unfavorable weather the
Thanksgiving party at The Morris was
not as largely attended as it would
otherwise have been. About forty
couples were present and most en-
iovable time was had.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30

Ladies' Cloaks-Closing Sale!
Every garment must be sold during
the next 30 days, regardless of cost.
Now is your time to take advantage
of this sale. Secure suitable gar
ment for yourself at reduced rates.
J. e. DANIELsoN.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30

The wind from the North blows sharp
and keen, and bad effects of colds are
seen. One Minute Cough Cure so safe
and sure, will quickly perform a Won
drous cure. Hulburd g. Co.
Morris tribune., 1892-11-30
StraVed,

Notice is hereby given that on or
about October 18th, 1892, came to my
place on section ~, town of Swan
Lake, a red-and-white 2-year old bull.
Owner can have the same by proving
property and paying charges.
PETER Ct. LARSON.
Nov. II, 1892. 49t3a: