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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24
4 FRIEND OUT WEST.

1t is evident that Great Falls has a
true and outspoken friend over the
range in the Anaconda Standard. In
Sundays issue it has this in an inter
esting string Of post-convention para
graphs:
The democrats who spent two days of
last week at Great Falls speak in cordial
praise of that thrifty city and its hospit-
able people. For those who visited the
place last week for the fist time Great
Falls was like a revelation. The place
looks for all the world like a coming me.
tropolis. Those who laid out the town
took thought for the future. The streets
are broad. Care was had for ample
room for parks. The glorious stream
that skirts the city was made the most Of
in the way Of landscape effect, and the
business blocks lining the main thorough
fares are unquestionably the best in the
state. Trees which have been set out
for miles along the highways are doing
well; the electric railroad is a successful
achievement, and suburban Great Falls
offers unusual attractions. The demo-
cratic state convention was a big turn
out, yet all the delegates and attendants
were well cared for, and the charges at
hotels and restaurants were AS modest as
were ever made in the state. The mem
bers Of the Rainbow club were more than
generous in courtesies, and everybody in
Great Falls tried to make the visit a pleas
ant one for all the delegates. by the way,
the opera house ia which the convention
was held is a gem. 1t was greatly adj
mired by alive do not know where you
will find an opera house more complete IN
its appointments or more tasteful in
decoration. The citizens of Great Falls
have planned for ID big city-the man who
predicts that they are to be disappointed
would not be able te prove his prediction
on the present showing. The city of
Montana, old or young, that intends to
surpass Great Falls in population and
business, ten years hence, will have to
rustic hard.
Here are discernment and prophesy
which will be amply justified in the pc
Rod named. The writer pays the follow
ing well-deserved compliment to the good
management OF the Montana Central in
handling the convention crowds:
On the way to Great Falls and on the
way back the travelling delegates were
handsomely cared for by the officers Of
the Montana Central railroad. On the
trains there was ample p ovision for the
comfort of all, the run to Great Falls and
the return trip were made right on time,
the dining car wal 30 handled that nj
body had to go hungry. General Pas
senger Agent Langley cOurteOusly cared
for the passengers and everybody was
satisfied.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

HERE is the Anaconda Standards es-
innate of the man who will be the next
governor of Montana:
The best recommendation for Mr..
Collins is that. up in the northern coun-
ties. republicans and democrats alike
spoke warmly in favor of his candidacy.
lie is the strongest where he is best
known and where during many years of
residence he has been put most frequent
~ to the test in business, social and
political life. We enter upon this event
ful campaign in the assurance that Mr..
Collins will be cordially supported by
the democrats al every polling
precinct in the state. Faith
ful to the cause he has always
been, loyal to the party and generous in
the support OF its measures and its men.
He is eminently qualified for the duties
of governor. he is splendidly equipped
for the responsibilities Of that office. He
never was "a party to the theft of a voting
precinct, he would instinctively revolt
against the perversion Of the recognized
rules of parliamentary practice; he is no
hypocrite; he will bring dignity to the
office of governors; he will be an upright
chief magistrate. Mr.. Collins is the
worthy leader of a Just cause. and we
believe the people will elect him.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

Sonoma is an Indian term, meaning
The Valley of the Moon," and tradi-
ton says that, in consequence Of the
mountain ranges that hold back the
mists that roll in from the sea, the light
of the mOon is never Obscured in this
sheltered spot. In their early search
after fields for Christian labor the Fran
ciscan monks penetrated Sonoma valley,
and or the 4th day of July, 1928, Father
Altimira planted a cross at the foot of
Napa mountain and established a mis-
sion there. Near this spot the famous
Bear flag" was flung to the breeze, and
here, too, were the headquarters of the
United States military forces during
that exciting period when California
was wrested from Mexican power AMI
added to the domain of the American
government. This happened in 1916.
nearly a half Il century ago.
AS early as 1910 there was built at
Aqua Caliente an adobe house that was
occupied as a Spanish inn, and in
lS40-5O this building was the home OF
Lieutenant Joseph Hooker. who after
ward rose to military fame. In the
latter part of the year 1850 Lieutenant
Hooker purchased of General NJ. q.
Vallejo $40 acres of land u mile north
OF this building. and upon 4 high knoll,
sheltered by ancient live oaks. he built
a mod est dwelling which for several
years was his home. Up ard down the
valley and TO the west tie fields are
broad and level, and vixen in 1853
Hooker disposed of the property it bore
several hundred acres of splendid vine-
yard OF his planting. A portion of
this vineyard is in existence today. IN
1873 Hooker sold the ranch to Mr..
George Z. Watris., and the house thai
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

ANYTHING like fair and honest warfare
is not to be expected from the republican
sheets of this section this year. They
are driven mad by the desperation of
their case and will resort to any tactics,
no matter how mean and contemplate.
in the hope of gaining ground. But it
was left to the Evening Snarler to man
ufacture a lot Of forged kilograms from
towns of the state criticising Il. f. Col
Inns for his expressions of friendship to
Helena. There are some people who
can not appreciate IA manly or generous
sentiment, but there is not another pa
per or m n in the state SO base as to
twist a circumstance of this kind into an
oifcnse as the Evening Smarter has tried
20 do. What is most praiseworthy in
the minds of men in normal health is
naturally revolving to this hybrid abor-
ton.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

MILITARY RELICS Of GENERAL HOOKER.
was nice the residence Of the hero of
lookout Mountain is now used for the
accommodation of farm hands. It is Il
small building containing !our small
rooms.
| was allowed one day 10 climb up to
the loft in the old Hooker house, where
| was told ! would find Il lot of Grub
bish' that was mt one time the property
of the general. In ~ovcrhauling the piles
of broken furniture and WORKOUT farm
ing implements that I found slowed
away under the caves | came across a
leather trunk battered and gnawed by
mice. On the front of the trunk was
fastened a brass plate bearing in fine
script the name Joseph Hooker. The
trunk was half full of musty documents,
and some of them have the signature of
Alexander Forbes under date of 1916.
There We're also several letters of a pri-
vate character addressed to Lieutenant
Joseph Hooker. There was also a
pamphlet containing a list of graduates
from the United States Military acade-
my at West Point from 1901 TO 1871, in
elusive. This pamphlet, published in
lS4l, bore the signatures of Joseph
Hooker and Irwin Mcdowell, first lieu
tenant First artillery, adjutant Military
academy.
In n corner of the loft | found an
old army saddle with Rockers name
traced in the brass trimmings of the
pommel. Rats had gnawed at the sur
cingle and stirrup straps. Near the
saddle was a broken camp chair and u
lantern of primitive pattern. The chair
had been fastened together with wire.
and the initials 81. H." were cut into
the back. The lantern was a cumber-
SINE affair with Il mica chimney. In
side was the remnant of a candle.
A musket and a horse pistol that were
once the property of Hooker had been
more carefully laid away. They were
hanging on a rack suspended from the
~rafters. They were rust eaten and fes-
TONED with spiders web. A scrap of
1iary found among lIooker's private
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

papers in the leather trunk tells the his
tory of the musket, which is not uninter-
esting. 1t was presented to Lieutenant
Hooker by Colonel j. w. Mckenzie,
who got possession of it in the following
manner At the storming of the gates
Of San Cosme, Mexico, Sept. 10, 1847,
McKenzie's only piece of artillery, a
12-pound howitzer, was moved forward
to a small earthwork within 200 yards
of the Notifications.
Nearly all of McKenzie's men had
been killed or were disabled, and having
but five rounds of grapeshot left he sent
two men-all that were able to walk-to
the rear for ammunition. He had fred
his last round of powder when an in
fantry soldier came from his place of
shelter under the arches of the grand
aqueduct to assist him, and while cross
ing the road to where Mckenzie lay he
was killed. Mckenzie ran to the fallen
man, secured his musket and ammuni-
ton belt and returned to shelter, receiv-
ing but a slight wound in his left hand.
With the ammunition that he secured
Mckenzie kept up tile fight until help
came to him from the rear.
Dust covered and broken I found an
old style mahogany dressing case and a
card table that had belonged to Hooker.
The card table was an elaborate piece of
furniture. 1t was inlaid with pearl and
was evidently imported, for the designs
and cleverness of the workmanship evil
denced the deft fingers Of japanese ar.
tisans.
In early days Lieutenant Hooker was
a prominent figure in the politics of So
noma county. In 1858 the Democrats
headed their ticket with his name as
nominee for the assembly. The Settlers
convention there was no Republican
party in Sonoma county in those days.
nominated in opposition TO Hookera pio-
neer Of the name of James Bennett. The
contest between Hooker and Bennett
hinged directly IN the question of re.
moving the county seat from the town of
Sonoma TO Santa Rosa. The fight was a
hard one and resulted in "A tie vote. A
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24
MEANING OF THE ROAD.
Saws the Anaconda Standard:

A fortnight ago, when Anaconda was
announced for the capital, the Standard
felt confident that the Butte, Anaconda
and Pacific railroad was as good as a
certainty. This newspaper realized that
without this proposed road, one element
in this city's candidacy was lacking but
that, with the road assured, Anaconda's
qualification for the capital would be COM
plete. The railroad Is to lie built that is a
certainty. Work toward its construction
will begin without delay. The concern
is in funds, its line from Butte to this
city and for many miles to the west has
been surveyed, offices for those engaged
in construction work were leased in this
city yesterday, very soon the managers
of the work will be ready to award con-
short the road is certainly a
go.
Here is a key to the situation that will
open the eyes of Helena and some of the
other candidates for the capital over that
way,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24
WHAT SHALL II HE?

publican press of this state to make up
by personal abuse what it lacks in de.
cent argument. Already these papers
have begun to heap their dirt upon the
name Of every man on the democratic
ticket, and in Lewis and Clarke county
where it became necessary to make a
change On the county ticket, owing to
the inability of Messrs. Warren Toole
and Clayberg to accept the nomination
given them for the house, a disreputable
Harrison organ at Helena has been out
doing itself in vilifying Messrs. Robt. B.
Smith and Thomas c. Bach who were
chosen in their stead.
The same tactics are being employed
with respect to every candidate put up
by the democratic party, which calls
forth the following comment from the
Butte Miner:
Tim Collins never furnished shot guns
for millionaires to shoot down laborers.
If this campaign is to be fought upon
the lines laid down by the republicans
let us make it wide open.
1t has been the wish and the intention
of the democratic press to avoid I'M
pleasant personalities in the campaign,
but if the opposite party wishes to pre-
cipitatI a fight on those lines they can be
accommodated without doubt, and it
will not be necessary for the democratic
press to manufacture anything for the
occasion, either.
AS to the TRIBUNE's part, it has been
disposed to treat everybody fairly and
honestly and to keep clear of ~personali-
ties. But there is an opponent
in the field here who is utter
ly INSCRIPTIONS and oblivious to
the amenities of decent war
fare. His instincts are such that he can
only throw stink-pots, a la Chinese. and
indulge in abuse of his betters like the
hays of Billingsgate. 1t is in vain to
warn him or coax him, and he will prob
ably never do any better until he is roast
ed like an OK at a barbecue. 1t may be
said in passing that such a bit of cook
cry is in store for him if he does not
mend his manners, and it will be served
up with sauce piquant and curried pep
pers on the side.
The public cares nothing for the petty
spites hat are vented in the columns of
rival newspapers, and it is the delib-
intention of the TRIBUNE to pay no
attention whatever to the sneers or
snores of Mr.. 10 fe's wheeling little Or
gan from this time forward. Its per
sonal attacks on the editor of this paper
will fall like water on a ducks back and
its So called reflections on the paper in
no matter what regard, will be passed by
ike the hoarse and barren snarling of a
small NANCY cur.
But if it persists in attacking, misrep
representing and lying about the candi-
lates on the democratic ticket, whether
their names are at the head or the foot
the ticket, he, its owner and director.
whose mouthpiece it is. will be called TO
an accounting that will account" This
is supplied gratis. and it is to be
hoped for it's own sake that the little
will not risk It's rusty piping reeds
the vortex of a volcano.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

THE Denver News says: keep it we'll
in mind that if Colorado votes for Har-
rison and against silver coinage, moth
ing Jul state may hereafter do or say
will make the other states believe that
u representatives speak honestly and
in good faith, when asking relief for our
suspended silver industry" The white
metal is o being sold at $685. cents per
ounce. 1t is bought by our trade rivals
who sell every ounce of it for Sl.229.
These middle men make then about 45
cents profit on every ounce we sell
them, and our being placed in this
ridiculous position is due to the demon
etization of silver by the republican
party in 1873, and its constant enmity
and opposition to the peoples money
ever since. On this one question the re-
publican party stands defeated today,
even if the people had not a thousand
other grievances against it.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

The Milwaukee Sentinel writes a la.
bored disquisition Oh the relations of
cholera to the tariff, and after referring
to the democratic party in a very disre-
spectful manner. it concludes that ut is
not a respectable thing and never has
been to belong to that organization"
This is the language of an imbecile, and
not a man who is capable of taking a
fair view of the men and things sur
rounding him. This is the kind of war
fare many republican newspapers wage
against the democratic party. Being
painfully in want of fair and decent ar
guments, they are obliged to resort to
petty abuse, and the tactics of Billings
gate. When we remember that the pop
ular vote for president in 1888 gave Mr..
Cleveland a majority of over five hun
dred thousand, and thousands of voters
who would have voted for him were dis
franchised and cheated out of their
rights by the republican party, we find
that according to the sense of the Mil
waukee Sentinel and other papers that
breathe a similar spirit, more than one
half of the American people are not re-
spectacle and never have been. Every
body will recognize this as the sheerest
imbecility, and there is no other name
it. The democratic party is not the
party of the plutocrats, the money barons
the monopolists, but it is the party of
the people, and they are probably quite
as respectable as their ~bombastic con-
temporaries.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

IL Great Falls INDECENT widows are
not left to beg or starve. The TRIBUSE's
article Of Sunday, calling attention to
the sad case Of Mrs. Waterman, met
with a practical response OF Messrs.
Jones d. Co., and Mr.. Egloff, who have
contributed a gold watch and chain to
raise money for the immediate wants of
this unfortunate family.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

ONE Of the principal questions the re-
publican party of the state will have to
settle when grandpa's hat goes out of
the white house will be, What shall we
do with 'Wire Me- Carter?
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

IT was a simple and natural thing for
Chairman Clarkson 20 ascribe the slen-
der attendance of republican clubs at
Buffalo to the cholera scare. The chol
era will have much to answer for, and
when the returns come in en- or about
Nov. 8 the Harrison managers will hunt
their most secluded retreats with the
sad remark, 1.-The cholera scare did it."
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

II there is anything the United States
needs it is ships, but the republican
policy prevents us from obtaining them.
The republican press is fond of tariff
pictures" SO here is one for them to study
over: In 1891 Great Britain, under free
trade, and without any bounties to pro
mote shipbuilding, added to her tonnage
1,197,235 tons.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

THE next governor of Montana, Hon.
r. Z. Collins, talked on the issues of the
day last evening to the Young Mems
Democratic club in Butte. Here is a
chance for the little Evening Smarter
over the way to show its teeth ard get
red in the face. 1t may be remarked in
passing that it won't be read anywhere
aloo
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

From the county road that now runs
through the back yard of 1.-The Render
vous' a winding trail ascends the side of
SOnoma mountain, and crossing its sum-
init drops into a deep, shadowy canyon
that il filed with the magnified roar of
SOnOma falls, a ribbon Of foalning water
that leaps down IL rocky steep from u
Seight of more than 200 feet to the bot
tom of the gulch. THOMAS HOLMES.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

EVERY voter should remember that he
must register if he intends to vote at
the coming election. The registry
places are now open, and this important
duty should be attended to without de-
lay.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

The new scenery and accessories for
the Genelli Studio will be here Tuesday;
some of the finest work produced in the
west will be done at this place.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

The elevation of Denver being $3.50
feet-over one ~mile-above sea level
makes the atmosphere rare, dry and
clear, there being on an average Kiss
than six days each year without snn-
shine.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24
lUO,.N2 tons,

SO good an authority as the Louisville
Courier-Journal says, 1.-THE decay OF our
merchant marine is closely connected
with high tariffs" 1t might have added
that these high tariffs are at the root of
all our national troubles, for such is the
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24
INTERESTING RELICS.
A VISIT TO GENERAL HOOKER'S
OLD CALIFORNIA HOME.
In 1850 Lieutenant Hooker Dwelt in
the Beautiful Sonoma valley-A Cor
respondent Finds Some Interesting
Rubbish" in a Deserted Carrot.
special Correspondence.l

"NUHDtsh" IN q Deserted GRrret.
Especial Correspondence
AQUA CALIENTE, Cal, Sept. 10.-A
two hours ride northward from San
Francisco on the Santa Rosa and Car
quinez railroad takes one to the station
of Aqua Caliente, in the midst of the
picturesque and historical Sonoma val
ley. Ten miles to the south the head
waters of San Pablo bay play in the sun
light, and ten miles to the north the
valley dwindles to a narrow pass be-
tween the high backs of the Sonoma
and the Napa mountain ranges.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

In the same year the United States
under protection and a system of boun-
ties, turned out
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
Glass Will Dull a Diamond.

The diamond, believe, is generally
cited as an example Of the most inde-
structible substance, and it is usually
thought that 1t cannot be worn away
except by special appliances. Every
glazier who uses diamond for glass cut
ting knows that this is not so. A
diamond, if used in scratching glass con-
tinuously for month, will become USE
less as regards the point used. 1t must
be reset and the other point employed
for cutting, which at the end of another
month will also become useless, and the
stone valueless for cutting glass. Other
points can, of course, be made by arti.
fetal means, but, curiously enough, they
will not cut glass. This is probably for
the reason that the natural point is crys-
talized in peculiar manner, giving il
hardness, which cannot be initiated arti-
tically. st. Louis Star. Saying.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
SIX HUNDRED HOMELESS,
Ninety, One Buildings Destroyed ana SEA
People Driven Out.

or CRY, Pa, June LA careful can.
vasS by the Relief committee showed that
~ buildings were destroyed in the recent
calamity and that 56t persons were rendered
homeless The committee having the finan-
cial part Of the relief business on its hands
is also doing large amount OF detail work
The moneys received have 10 be carefully
accounted for and the different subscription
lists gone over and properly tabulated. The
total subscription received Is s46,gD 10.
The death list at Oil City is now 40 Tho
missing are Samuel Richardson, w. ID. Il:
Terwiliger, William Hassenfritz, Samuel
Richardson. Ambrose II. Moran, Frank
Goodrich, George Christy and David Cop
land.
The total loss of property in this vicinity
is estimated at 81 ,5OO,OO
OH Cry, PA, June Six more bodies
were recovered yesterday, one Mt Titusville
and five 20 miles below. They were all in
an advanced stage Of decomposition The
fact that 80 many dead have been found at
a distance of 20 miles from the scene of the
disaster shows the sweeping force Of the
flood as an indication of the loss of life is a
fact Of startling Significance, and one cannot
help but form the opinion that many more
are still in the Allegheny river and Oil
Creek. Searchers are still actively at work.
Losses at Centerville and Riceville aggregate
$4,000 in each place, None Of the dams tina,
burst were rip-rappcd The Coroner's in
quest has been postponed. Only one YER
diet on all the victims will be made. Twen
ty-iive wagon bridges we're washed away.
Contributions still come forward in good
sized sums Business has been resumed
and the excitement has died down.