The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-13
POSSIBILITIES RESUMED,

HOsTILITIES RESUMED.
The Trouble Capt. Taylor and j.
w. Cornelius Again Breaks Out.
War has again been declared, or rather
hostilities have been resumed, between
the forces of Capt. j. ID. Taylor and j.
w. Cornelius. Thursday night Cap.
Taylor erected a fence from his boat
house to the railroad bridge. shutting off
all approach to Mr.. Cornelius dock and
steam yacht. When Mr.. Cornelius went
down to the river bank yesterday morn
ing and saw the fence stretching along
the bank of the bay about twenty fleet
from the waters edge he became exceed
ingly wroth and proceeded to do just
what nine men in ten would have done
under the circumstances. He procured
an axe and proceeded to cut the fence
down. While he was welding the axe
with great vigor and effect Capt.
Taylor came out of his boat
house and ordered him to stop
cutting down his fence. Mr.. Cornelius
politely declined to cease his work and
invited the captain to come over where
he was. This invitation the captain de-
clined for reasons best known to him
self, but instead hied himself to his law
ycr's office and swore out warrants for
the arrest of Mr.. Cornelius, his son and
AZ ..%:, - tIa A;,,;, ,l,rn, %Io,,
with malicious destruction Of his prop
erty. All of them gave bonds to appear
in court and Mr.. Cornelius then proceed
interfering with his rights.
The difficulty between the owners of
the rival steam yachts will probably be
settled it court, where it should be.
Public sentiment appears to uphold Mr..
methods adopted by Captain Taylor
Taylor claims to have a lease
water bay from a point some distan nee
bridge, from the railroad company, and
it is natural that he should feel some
what aggrieved that Mr.. Cornelius
should build a dock for his yacht on the
shores of land leased by him. But if he
has IA legal claim to the land. which is
denied by Mr.. Cornelius, it would have
been far better to have taken legal steps
to prevent the building of Mr.. Cornell
ius's dock. But he did not
do this. Instead, as soon as the
dock was completed and the Minnie
commenced making regular trips up the
river. Taylor began to do everything in
his power to annoy the owners and crew
of the yacht. lie fiOated a pile of logs
designated by the name of a floating
dock, out in front Of the Minnie's dock
and anchored it in such a position as to
make it extremely difficult for the Min
ME to enter or leave her dock without
running aground. Not satisfied with
this he drove or caused to be driven a
number of large spikes into the logs so
that in case the Minnie should be crowd
ed over against them as she was
very liable to at times the spikes would
badly distigure her sides. While Mr..
Cornelius contends that he had a per
feet right to build his dock as he did, he
has not resented the action of Taylor as
many others would have done. The
TRIBUNE reporter has frequently heard
it said by visitors to the scene of trouble
that if they stood in Mr.. Cornelius place
they would have cut Taylor's floating
dock loose at the first opportunity and
let it 60 oyer the dam. 1t may be that
Captain Taylor has a right to place oh,
structions IN the river whenever and
wherever he p~leases, but it is not be-
lieved that he or any other man has any
such right. His action is regarded Ivy
all fair-minded men as exceedingly i'll
natured and uncalled for and his at
tempt to create sympathy for himself by
saying that the Minnie was injuring his
business, has met with 10 response lie
now has a steam yacht himself which he
claims is far superior to the Minnie and
il he has, there is certainly enough bust
ness during the season for both yachts
IL Mr.. Cornelius is trespassing on the
rights of Captain Taylor why in the
name of sense don't Taylor quit talking
and acting in such a peevish manner and
take steps to have his rights protected.
lie is certainly not making friends
among the people who %patronize his
business.