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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
TRACED BY A LETTER
An Express Company OfHoiai in the Role
of u Detective.

OF detective.
An official Of the American Exprees
company has recently acquitted himself
admirably in the detective line in run
ming down ID. j. Mcmahon, who is
wanted for forgery committed about six
weeks ago at S nd Coulee. Mcmahon
was in the employ of Station Agent Dol
son at Sand Coulec. While the latter.
who is also agent for the American Ex-
press company, was absent from his Of
flee n day late in February, a Swedc
working for the coal company came in to
send 81 to a party in Chicago. McMa-
hon took the money and issued a rcgu-
lar express receipt for the same forging
Dolson's name thereto. The forgery
was not discovered until a week or SO
after. During which time Mcmahon
h Il left presumably for the east.
AS Dol as the forgery became known
to the express company official he came
ON from st. Paul determined to
run Mcmahon down. This was
no easy task as the latter had carefully
covered up his tracks, leaving prac-
tIcally no clue as to his whereabouts.
The official went to Sand Coulec and
carefully inquired into the details of the
affair, ~famlliarizing himself with Nc
MahoD's writing and So on, but he
found little in the shape Of a clue.
Finally one day the postmaster there re-
ceived a letter from McMahon which in
time lead to the ~latter's capture. 1t was
addressed from st. Paul. but postmarked
in Spokane and asked the postmaster to
forward all letters for Mcmahon to the
former place. Instead Of going to St.
Paul, az ore would naturally suppose,
under the circumstances, the official
went to Spokane where he mailed a de
coy letter for Mcmahon and watched
he general delivery window for the lat
ter to call. But he never called and the
self-appointed detective had about con
cluded to give the case up when
| a letter was received by the Spokane
postmaster from a small town in Wash
ington requesting to have McMahon's
mail sent there. The express Official lief,
Immediately for the latter place and
easily captured Mcmahon, who was
lodged in Jail. Sheriff Hamilton was
Immediately advised Of the capture OF
the forger and went after him. Mean
time the grand jury indicted Mcmahon
as already published, and when he
reaches here today or tomorrow he will
probably be at Once arraigned in court
to plead.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.

Came Of the heavy pieces OF machinery
tho electrical plant Of the Queen OF
o. Hills mine in Neihart are on a fiat
DC !, Tho wards here and will be taken
al una camp today. The machinery ia
.nI The works Of Ledgerwood Bros. of
Few York city.
Rsport reached the city yesterday that
owners of the May and Edna mine,
ps,ted at Barker. had struck about four
Of oalcna ore on the lower tunnel.
" tunnel is now in about 800 feet, and
Unnposcd to be the lead that they have
(sen expecting to strike at 1000 feet.
rhe first church bell for Great Falls,
- now l.5OO pound McShane bell, will
mt np by the first Sunday in May
nd blessed by Bishop Brondcl on that
aLbath day. The new bell is "f
Barn" in tone. When placed it will be
Fsyated some 100 feet higher than the
re department bell.
The Block =. Mining company mt Bar
Lor met with q very heavy loss yesterday.
he entire works. including the new
LISTING works, ore. bins, blacksmith
bon. and other buildings, were de-
trnyed by fire. The machinery through.
inf the mine was new and had just late
been put in. The loss is estimated
about $4,000.
A big strike was made in the Florance
oipe in Neihart Friday in the drift from
be bottom Of the 100 foot shaft. Two
pet OF rich ore was struck and the news
the strike has sent the stock skywnrd.
he ore is said to be the richest that has
been struck in Neihart and, of course
Everyone from that promising camp is
ubilant. 1t contains more or less Ruby
liver and from all accounts is the richest
Eein of ore that has been uncovered in
these parts in u long time.
Virginia City MadisoniaL: From orr
Ormer esteemed townsman. Hon. ".
PiggOtt, we have received a copy of
neat little pamphlet devoted to
Seat Falls, and the wonderful recorces
That surrounds it. The history OF this
%bhenominal city reads like "a romance
nd still we know it to be a true history
Nhy Great Falls is destined to become
he great commercial and manufacturing
eentcr of the state is set forth in the
little pamphlet, and the 'why' is al
based on substantial facts.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
Arrested for Christening.

A curious lawsuit has been instituted
in Shenandoah. Va. few Sundays ago
the wife of David Jones brought their
infant child to the Episcopal church t"
lD baptized. Before the ceremony bt-
gan Jones arose and exclaimed: Hold
On! If you chriStcn that child You do it
against the wish and religion of the
father. am an English Baptist" The
wife said il was her wish to have the child
christcned and the minister proceeded
with the ceremony. The husband then
had the clergyman arrested under a law
which states that a father has the spirit
ual and educational control of his child
until it arrives at the age of maturity.
The case has been sent to court, where it
will be tested. Boston Journal.
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Does it Contain Ammonia

The charge is being made that the Royal Baking
pouder contains ammonia. We would have supposed that
the emphatic condemnation of ammonia baking powders
BY the most eminent physicians throughout the land and
the fact of the three leading chemists of Minnesota max
inc their report to the Senate Committee recently showing
that bread baked with the Royal" contained ammonia
and the hostility now being manifested by the public
against all ammonia and alum baking powders would have
driven them permanently from the market.
In view of the fact that Baking Powder has become
IN indispensable article in every kitchen, it is gratifying
to know that there are brands in the market to which no
suspicion of any kind has ever attached. DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder is a pure cream of tartar powder
free from every faint of ammonia, alum or other harmful
substance.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder is re-
ported by all authorities as free from Ammonia,
Alum, or any other adulterant. In fact the
purity of this ideal powder has never been ques-
toned.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
CATTLI MnN'S CONGRESS.
To Bc Held in Ogden. Utah, April
20ih.

20ih.
The cattlemen will assemble in gencr-
al conclave in Ogden, Utah. April 18th.
The Ogden journal of Commerce in its
issue of March % says: Tho cattlemcn
have a great many questions of import
ancr to discuss, as will be noted by read
ing the call. The general desire is to
improve the condition cf the cattle busI-
ness, and it is thought that no better
means OF accomplishing this end can be
devised than to get the men who are d.
rcctly interested in the business together
in a grand congress, and let them dis
cuss the situation and devise ways and
means of acting as "A unit, amt As there
is strength in union, when he cattle in
, tcrest is once united something will have
to move.
The interest taken in this congress is
really surprising to the gentlemen who
first suggested the idea of holding a
congress. 1t is estimated that there will
be at least 800 cattlemen in attendance.
while some think that the number will
not fall far short of GOO. The leading
cattlemen of the country are taking a
personal interest in the matter, and all
seem anxious to make the congress d
grand success.
The railroads are taking Il lively inter
est in the congress-. and are arranging
for very low rates. at least one fare for
round trip, and as the roads interested
cover all the territory west OF the Mis-
sisSippi river. there will be M reason
why every section Of the country should
not be fully represented. Ogden people
will see to it that the cattlemen are
properly cared for during their stay in
the city, so that 50 far as hospitality is
concerned no member Of the convention
will have reason To regret having at
tended the congress.
This congress il not called for the pur
pose of getting the cattlemen together
for ii jolly good time but it is called fol
business. The gentlemen who sign the
call give evidence Of this fact because
they are all men of business and have NJ
time t., fool away Just for fun, mary
questions of vital Importance to the cat
tie business will be considered, and i
possible some mean devised for i'm
proving and advancing the interest o
the cattlemen
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
Sir MOreli Mackenzie in Berlin.

Sir Morell Mackcnzic's death recalled
De placidity of that eminent surgeon
pnld the series of extraordinary insults
nj antagonistic demonstrations in Der
n during the illness of the late Kaiser
frederick. ! have seen the people III
erhn throw mud at the carriage of III"
hgnsh doctor, who was popularity SUP
osed to be numbering the German kaiser.
hn he was subjected to insults without
lumber whenever he appeared in the
rowded streets of the German capital.
ne bitterness Of the emperor's pllysi-
lans was so keen that it transcribed all
pounds of medical etiquette, and Sir
aiorelrs life at Charlottenburg at one
lime was only saved from continued and
en%bearable insults by the protection OF
he kaiser's English wife.
h Empress Frederick was a firm bc.
lever in her countryman's skill, and sh,
prevailed in the end. After the mist OF
he medical battle had cleared away il
Cvas found that the skill Of Sir Morell
mackenzie had been justified, and lau'
fels were piled high upon his brow. HI
r"as a typical surgeon III manner, fol
pothing ever had the slightest effect
ppon his deep seated and natural tran
luillity of manner .-Blakely Hall i,
BROOKLYN Eagle.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09

The first thing which Il civilized com.
muni,y should require in the erection Of
houses which are intended to be used for
hotels and thcatcrs and halls is that they
shall be practically tireproof. If people
are willing to take the risk" the public
should refuse 10 permit them to take it.
IL proper and reasonable precautions for
safety increase the expense of building
rents may he increased. and the price Of
lodging. There need he no fear that "a
hotel which is known to be practically
%tireproof will not he amply supported
because its rates are higher that those OF
u death trap. Calamitics like the burt
ing of the Hotel Royal have become So
cummun that it Is not without serious
apprehension tina, travellers now enter
their rooms it hotels. The coil of rope
which is supposed i" I've designed to hell
them in IA dirciul emergency merely re-.
minds them If their peril and Of then
probable inability in II sudden alarm :,
cope with II. -!larpcr's Weekly
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09

For sonr time there have been efforts
made to match James Dougherty Of
Sand Coulce with either Eyton or Gillen
for a fight. but until Thursday no posi-
tive arrangements were made. Icster-
day, however. Eyton went to the Coulee
and succeeded in arranging a match
with the local man to take place on
Thursday, April II, at Sand Coulee. the
whole of the gate money to go to the
winner. The contest is to be six rounds,
Marquis of Queensberry rules. AS the
Sand Coulee man is a good one and all
the miners think he is invinclble Eyton
is liable to be done up, although. as
yet, no man in his class has been able to
down him. Sand Coulee will 90 broke
on Dougherty and Great Falls means to
stand by Eyton. Considerable money
is liable to change bonds on the result.
Eyton is confident AS to his man. but as
Dougherty is just as confident the con
test is bound to prove exciting and in
tcrpstinu.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
/ E ~MISDIRECTED.
A Pretty Canadian Girls Skillful Work
In Making Illegal Money.

A Pretty Canadian Girls skillfuI work
In Making Illegal Money.
For nearly nine months the public has
been systematically defrauded by the
skillful connivance of an adept at alter
ing bank notes. The man or woman
who conceived the idea and operated
the system must have had confederates,
as the work was carried on somewhat
extensively.
The complaint first camo from the
Dominion bank officials. One of their
experts found among the bills one day II
two dollar note which was about three
eighths of an inch shorter than the
usual length. He examined the bill
more minutely, and discovered that a
small piece was missing from a place
almost in the center of the note. Think
ing that this might have been torn ont
accidentally. nothing vas thought of
the occurrence until a few days later
another bill of the Same denomination
turned up. short IN length 10 the same
extent as the first.
The piece missing from this bill, how
ever, IL WIS hVtlt''i. va lIoII Nv I
portion of the note. Suspicion was
aroused and a careful scrutiny of the
bill made, whereupon it was discovered
that the missing piece had been cut out.
But the work had been done so cleverly
and accurately that no person but an ~
pert banker would notice the deficiency.
The detective department was ON
....l .-l a., .l.,,t I'LL.
which continued TO come in We're hand
ed over to them. 1t was several months
before they were able To understand
how the perpetrators of the fraud could
be benefited. At last they had nine OF
these short bills, and an analysis of ia,
! different places where the emitting oIrr-
alton had been performed solved fol
them the problem.
There had been enough paper taken
| from these nine bills tomakc, if properly
| put together. Il tenth note almost as long
AS the others. which would pass any.
where undetccted. The detectives knew
that tho work was going on, and Al
some month, ago. Several weeks agul !,
suspected that the operator was Il wOm
| an, and close watch vas kept over her.
Yesterday II warrant was sworn o u
accusing II pretty young woman nance
Catharine Rhodes with altering and nj
tering Dominion bank bills. She is only
eighteen years of age and lives with hcl
father, Robert Rhodes, II laborcr, at 4;
! Warlell street. 1t is understood tina
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
COPPER MINING.
The Impetus Given the Rrd Nc'a' Results
in "a Renewal of Work.

Since the boom in copper began sever
al producers Of ore containing this metal
have been started up about the city and
and more are to follow, says the Butte
Miner. The Belmont, Anderson and
Ground Squirrel. all situated IN the
southeast portion of the city, are again
n operation after a suspension of several
weeks. and will be developed to IA n
siderable extent before work again
ceases. if such is ever the case. The
shaft of the Belmont is now about 100
feet deep, but it is the intention of the
company operating it to begin sinking at
once. At the Anderson sinking will be
resumed today and continued until
another hundred feet has been added to
the shaft. The Ground Squirrel. the
workings of which have been permitted
to fill with water, will also be developed
to greater depth.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09

A lhlSeS III isiit III - pIS wy
8 The way in which different phases of
human nature rub against n another
pa great city like this was strikingly
Illustrated while the search was in prog
esS for the victims of the Hotel ROYAL
re. By Il mere coincidence II strong
picture was presented TO those who lad
occasion to travel on the Sixth Avenue
Elevated railroad late in the evening.
piagonally across the street from the
lOtel is a hall, in which some sort of an
)ntertainment is held nearly every night,
md a passenger on an elevated train IAN
look into the windows Of the hall and
ZEE the mcrrymaking there.
While the digging was III progress Il
person on a train in passing the scene OF
he disaster could look uut OF the VIII
low on one side Of the Car and sec
EOrkinen IN the light Of smoking and
hlckCring torches digging down in the
fuins anxious to find what they so much
dreaded to see. These men were black
and grlmy, and oyer tiIcir heads black
fnsd walls with gaping windows told
r. III wv '"h' ~ We Wv
$ccnc Of the terrible calamity Of which
Pr had read so much i'll the metropolitan
newspapers in the last two orthrcc days.
Passenger need only turn his mead
70 witness IL sight strongly in contrast
indeed with the just described.
A ball was III progress. and everything
EaS bright and cheerful. Men in oven
plg dress had their arms cncircling the
8aists of their fair partners, the wolnei
n handsome gowns, with low cut necks
nd short sleeves, and each couple dane
pig around the Ia graceful music,
they seemed Oblivious, as they undoubt.
edly were, of the grewsone scene only {"
few feet away and within plain view
u one picture all was pleasure and mer
fiment - all the bright side of life.
trough the other frame the plctur,
howed the shadows of misery. mi5for-
PINE and horror. New York Tribune.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
North Great Falls Letter List.

The following letters remain uncalled
ior in the North Great Falls posloflicc
Dor the month ended April l:
Anderson. G. f. Anderson. Johu p
BrennOn. Lawrence Barroschini, r reg
Bye. $ A istry)
Beecher, ID w Blake, Cough
Burke. VIM Enfield, Geo
Gardner, Henry(2) Hodges. Frank t3)
Howard, Frank Hestnes, Barnesen
johnson, j II Louis, Dave
Iingren, Emil Martin, p
blartinson, Martin(2)McClain, Ambrose
Nelson. Christiana(2)Olson a NJ (2)
Pogrebo, Paul Phillips. Antony
Papcschi, f Reese, VIM
Sims. John Spraguc, EA
Single, A (2) Williams. David
Williams, Mark Ware. VIM
Persons calling for the above will
please say advertised.
a A. r.. KELLTsoN, =. NJ.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
OR ALUM,
How to Detect Them.


ammonia ana alum are the most COM
mon adulterants used in the manufac-
ture of baking powders. The oovern-
mont ro,or, shows ,bat . L. -.
''se pofcen'
age OF the baking powders on the market
contain either one or the other, or both
these pernicious drugs. Ammopia mar
t;cul.rlv is in r.rv ronoro, ,an
This wholesale use in ~ or,;o,, ~,
dailv fond, If ono 81 tho ",st "i.iI,r VI
nelson's is eimn,y cr;,nIn,I n'Io' ,uu
mnn;a nn;snnihr9 nrnInn"i .'"" aW .
stomach and ie n,r,inniari, in;nr VIC
the comnlev;or Ina nyo."1nn nr -
n,oria nr aim ~ - hh,nnr preaeiCL y ani-
cycr' cam EASILY ho 5ntnn,ap '"'''' NV"
II" Detect Ammonia.
Mix one hearing ~teaspOOnful of baking
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
News From r ii,bry.

KlHnEv. April T. Especial correspond
ence. Business is picking up and the
outlook is bright. The farmers are he
ginnlRg their spring work and every
thing points to a prosperous year.
Everything Ia the way of pleasure is
ov~ershaIoved just 10Y by a prospective
match at the hail, Marquis Of Qurcns
bury rules between Arthur Ncbcl and
William Gcasy. The wager il the alice
ton OF the fair sex.
New ranches are being taken W rap.
idly at the head of Big otter creek.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-09
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SDerIai session bids on Bridge Work
Opened.

sper,al session bids on bridge Work
Opened.
The county commissioners met Tues
day in special session to award the con
tract for the construction Of the APP
proaches to the Deep creek bridges n
transact any other business OF impor-
lance that might come before them.
There were four bids in all, as follows:
!. w. Cornelius. embankmcnt, % cents
per yard. trestle-work, $40 per linear
foot. A. Holden, embankment, is cents
per yard; no bid on ~trestle- work. ID. ID.
McLcnman, embankment, % cents per
ward: trestle work, 50 per foot. G.. +.
Ingersoll, on the Evans ranch bridge
cmbankment. - cents per yard: t~restle-
work, 500 per foot: on the Gibson
ranch embrnkment, 81 cents per yard;
trestle-work, 1919 per foot.
The contract for the earthwork was
awarded to \. Holden, he being the low
est bidder. The other bids we're all re.
iected. The clerk was instructed
To- readvertise for bids for the trestle
work, the same to be opened May lS.
The commissioners purchased OF the
cemetery association five acres OF land at
al per acre for a potter's field for the
burial of the poor.
The bonds OF M. Brann and F.. Ogel-
vie. road supervisors, amounting to
$1,000 each, were approved,
After transacting some minor county
affairs the board adjourned to meet
again today when road matters Will Dc
considered.
Have YOU ever bought Kayser's Double
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,ian.rd aud shot and ~tilI tIi,r.

John Cook II life man. has been re
leased on II communication Some min"
year ago Cook p"rp"trai"d II cold blood
ed murder in Webster county. Th'
p,opl" were 50 worked up over the mag
nitulc of his crime that "A mob was or
gained and Cook was taken from tho
Jail and hanged toa tree. Three shot
were fired into his body, and he wa, left
swinging and supposedly dead. Tnr
sheriff cut the body down and was sur
prised 10 see signs of returning life.
I Cook recovered, and in view Of the
violence he mad suffered the judge gave
him Il life sentence. This was rom
mutcd some months later 10y Governor
Thaycr to twelve years. He received
three years good time and was released.
Nebraska Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Vent, Vidit, ct Nupsit In Thirty Minute.

VENT. Nidit, ct Nupsit in Thirty Minutes.
The record for quick time in love,
courtship and marriage was broken III
Fairfield, Ia, by an old gentleman frrm
Keokuk county. who came, met an old
lady, fell in love with her, pNpN~SI.
was accepted, procured a license sri
was married TO her all inside N rhlrt?
minutes from the time he riNt ,Sri eve.
on her. Cor. Chicago Herald
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Have you ever bought Kayser $ Double
Tipped Fabric Gloves: See them AT
COnrad's.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-08-11

There came into the hands of rel
ative of mine two dollar bill, with a
Temperance sermon written in red up
OH the back of the note. 1t speaks far
more forcefully of the tortures of the
drink habit, than any added words
can.
The bill was kept for some time by
the gentleman, and then sent on into
circulation, with the hope that it
would touch other hearts, as. it had
touched ours. This was its mes
sage:-
Wife, children, and over $4,000 all
gone alone am responsible. All
has gone down my throat. When /
was twenty-one / had fortune. /
am not yet thirty five years old. /
have killed my beautiful wife, who
died of q broken heart; have murdered
our children with neglect. When this
bill is gone | do not know how / can
get my next meal. | shall die =
drunken pauper. This is my last
money, and my history. If this bill
comes into the hands of any man who
drinks, let him take warning from my
life's ruin.---GoLden Rule.