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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03
Provide Work and Make Them DO IL.

Millionaires of course have the right
to spend their money as they please and
build q 81 1900, 600 pleasure yacht that
they use possibly three weeks out of the
year. 1t is merely n matter of taste.
But if some people had a million dollars
to spend this is what they would do with
it. They would use it to improve the
highways of America and force the
tramps that disgrace this country to do
the work. Legislatures would be COM
PLEASANT and back the man with a mil
lion dollars to the extent of u law that
would give him necessary authority to
make the tramps work.
These idle scamps are a menace to the
country. That they exist at all in Amer
lea, where so much work needs to be
done, shows u wicked neglect on the part
of our public officials. The number of
them increases annually. They swarm
upon the seats in the ~fairest, sweetest
public parks, c%rowding out decent peo-
pie, terrifying the children and nurse
maids, who have a right there, and leav-
ing their trail of filth and vcrmin wher-
ever they go. A medical examination
has shown that half of them are afflicted
with dangerous infectious disease. They
arc impudent, lazy and utterly incorrigi-
bic. They travel about the country in
summer begging and stealing.
Forty years ago in the northern and
western parts of the republic it was safe
for a woman to go anywhere along a
country road after nightfall. She might
spend the evening at a neighbours and
walk home under the stars with perfect
safety. Now it is all changed, owing to
tho tramp. He insults and t~errifies the
farm woman till she is " afraid to be
alone in her home in daytime. She
ought to keep a loaded pistol and prac-
tice target shooting till she can hit a
mark unerringly at 10 PAGES. Then she
should keep it loaded, ready to practice
on the next fellow who is impudent. 1t
would have a wholesome and purifying
effect. Sentimental pity is n sin when
bestowed on the American tramp.
American society is not doing its duty
so long as it allows this class to even
continue, much less increase. They
should be forced to work and that regu-
larly, and work should he found for this
purpose. They should he paid, t%oo-paid
in proportion to the labor they do.
When they are able TO arm full laborer's
wages, it should be paid to them.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03
ASSASSINATED.
Carter II. Harrison. Mayor o. Chicago.
shot Dead by an Assassin Sat
urday Night.
Brief Sketch of the Brilliant Ia
recr of CIicago's Distin-
gmished Citizen.

A deep pail has been cast over Chi
cage and the last days of the worlds
fair by the cowardly assassination of
Garter ii. Harrison, mayor of Chicago.
The dastardly deed was done shortly be-
fore s o'clock on Saturday evening, Oct.
IS. The story OF the murder is Ms fol-
lows:
Carter II. Harrison, live times mayor
Of Chicago. and one Of the best known
man in the west, lies dead at his home.
23l Ashland boulevard. Three bullets
entered his body, two making wounds
sufficient to cause death. The murder
was committed by Eugene Patrick Pen
uergast. "A paper carrier. who had ito
clared that Mayor Harrison had promis-
ed to make him corporation counsel and
had ROT kept his word. This, he SAID,
was his only reason for committing the
crime.
The only person in the house at the
time Of the shooting beside Mr.. Harrison
was his son. William Preston Harrison,
aged ~, and his servants. Shortly be-
fore y o'clock the door bell rang and
when Mary Hansen. a domestic, opened
| the door, she was confronted 10y a man
about , feet , inches high, smooth
shaver and with clean-cut features, lit
up by a pair Of dark eyes,
as Mr.. Harrison in?' asked the man
in a quiet pleasant voice.
"Yes, sir" responded the girl, as she
{ threw open the door to admit his en-.
trance.
~ would like to see him. please SAID
, the man, as he walked toward the back
end of the hall.
Harrison was in the DINING room,
which opened into the rear of the hall
Hearing a man ask for him he stepped
into the hall and walked toward Prem.
dergast. Without saying a word, Prem
dergast drew a revolver and commenced
firing. lie pulled the trigger but three
times, and every bullet hit the mark.
One bullet shattered Harrison's left
hand, another passed into the lower
right side of the abdomen, making
wound that would have boon mortal
within a few days. The third bullet on
tered the chest, slightly above the heart
This wound was the immediate cause OF
death. As BOOT as Prendergast began
to fire, Harrison turned and walked
rapidly toward the dining Don Tie
passed through the room into the but
ier's pantry, where, weakening by the
loss OF blood, he fell to the floor.
81 have got my DEATH" responded the
mayor. "I'm shot in the heart and am 9
dead man"
A moment later Harrison said, with il
voice rapidly losing strength: "Unbut
ton my vest, there's where the trouble
:av
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

By this time the stricken man l.,
been borne to a couch in an adjoin;ssal
room. The front OF the shirt was soasa.
in blood, which welled rapidly from ~.
wound. VIE
ats through the heart" said the me,
or again, his voice scarcely above
whisper. A moment later no sank i,,'
unconsciousness and 20 minutes afte, NV
ceiving the wound Mr.. Harrison ne.
dead. ""
About % minutes after the shootir.
Sergeant Frank Mcdonald was stapdir,
in the Office of the Desplains street n'
lice station. Every available officer bs,
already hurried out to work on the caS,
and Mcdonald was preparing to follor
The door was pushed gently open and !,
walked a small smooth-shaven, poorh
dressed man, carrying a revolver 10 h,
hand. He shook like a mar with II.
palsy. His face was white and draw,
Great drops of perspiration chased on,
another down ris face, and his %totterr,
limbs seemed scarcely able to hold bT
up. Looking Mcdonald straight in N
eyes, no said:
II did it,
"You did it?" asked Mcdonald
"Yes l did
"Did what?" said the officer, as he I
one hand on the fellows shoulder a,
with the other took the revolver.
81 shot Mayor Harrison and that
what | shot him WITH" was the reply.
"What made you do it," asked NJ
Donald.
ale said he would make me corpo.I
ton council and he did not. Tia. |
what | shot him for"
Prendergast was trembling so ne cou
hardly stand and the officer led him to
chair, and asked a few more question.
to which Prendergast would only MAJ
the reply he had first given as to IT,
cause of the shooting. He said thu
after leaving Harrison's house he hs
taken a street car and started towardtt Il.
Desplaines street station with the obes
Of giving himself up.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03
THE HAHHISON ASSASSINATION

We hope that no plea Of insanity will
be allowed to lnterpose for an instant be.
tween swift r~etributivc justice and the
perpetrator Of the ruthless murder in
cold blood Of Carter II. Harrison. 1t is
now an accepted theory with crimi.
nal lawyers that persons who muir
der others must be defended on the in
sanity plea in all cases where the crime
is too heinous to be defended otherwise.
From the description Of the slayer of
Harrison IT is evident the man is Of a
weak mind, but a plea for the life Of such
a wretch npon such grounds should not
be listened to for a moment by any court
Of justice. There are no extenuatine
circumstances connected with this case,
and there is no reason why a crazy as
sassin should be exculpated any more
than an assassin who is not crazy. Hang
ing is too good for such a wretch.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

The paper bottle works at Glassboro,
N. D., have shut down, audit is rumored
that operations will not be resumed.
This establishment is the only one of its
kind in America, and with the closing of
the door a unique industry will be aban-
doncd.
Paper bottles are comparatively a re-
cent invention, and their market is linn
tied principally to two ounce ink bottles.
The company wa induced to locate in
Glassboro about two years ago, and al
though the trade was small at the start
it gradually increased, and the manufac-
turers hoped that the bottles would find
a wider field for use when they became
more extensively known. They are large.
ly used in export trade, where duties are
levied according to gross weight, as they
only weigh one-third as much as glass
and are nonbreakable. The bottles are
made by machinery, and but little hand
labor is required in their manufacture.
A Chicago ink manufacturer began
some years ago to experiment, first max
ing wooden bottles and afterward paper
bottles lined with II waterproof compost
ton. The present company secured the
patent and set up an establishment to
place the bottles on the open Market
Philadelphia Times.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

The CZar would not let tie French III
ton use the imperial Russian flag for
decorations during the visit Of his feet
10 France. iio said 10 f3g should he
employed except the blue and white st.
Andrews banner. That Wa Il surly
proceeding on the part Of thc car to
send his fleet on u visit TO Il friendly ma
ton under such circumstances that the
hospitality cost tine friendly nation a
round sum of money and then order that
the imperial flag should not be used in
public decorations anywhere. We wOnld
not like it if the car should presume TO
dictate to us how We should adorn Il
streets when his fleet visited MS. To Il
plain republican it looks as if this was
none of his business. This foolishness
about keeping up the pretense that the
visit of the Russian fleet to France has
no political Significance, when everybody
knows that is Just what it has, and that
the Interpretation is not an agreeable
one for Germany or Italy-possibly not
altogether p~leasingt to England-is a piece
of affectation that is wearisome.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03
NOT so \.

The state papers are picturing a most
narrowing state of affairs in consequence
Of the repeal Of the Sherman law. They
are looking only upon the gloomy side of
the picture and are forgetting entirely
that Montana has other than
silver. We still have mines that are
rich in gold, copper and lead; we have
abundance gr rood farming and grazing
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

TuE worlds fair is Il thing Of the past.
It's glorics and its wonders have been
heralded to the uttermost ends of the
earth. 1t has shown to the old civilized
nations of the world what a young and
vigorous giant is capable of accomplish
ing. But one thing marcel the splendor
Of its close. and but for the assassin's
bullet its record from beginning to end
would have been an enduring monu
ment to American energy and ingenuity,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

EVERY taxpayer in the city of Great
Falls should read carefully the report
made by the Board of Trade investigat.
ig committee. After digesting ii
thoroughly they should attend the
special meeting of the board called for
next Saturday afternoon and make
known the result of their deliberations.
Active &C. cooperation with tho board is
what is wanted in an economical admin
istration of public affairs.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

RIGID economy in the conduct of the
county government is what is now de-
manded by the taxpayers. Loose bust
ness methods seems to have bred a prodi-
gality of expenditure that threatens to
bankrupt tho community with heavy
taxes. Let every citizen constitute
himself a committee Of one to see where
r~etrenchment can be made.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

During his recent visit to Schonbrunn
the German emperor went to church in
II costume which attracted great atten-
ton, as well 1t might. He wore q gray
tunic, with green facings and broad epau-
let's; II green leather belt, from which
hung a hunting knife, the handle adorn-
ed with an imperial gold crown; high
vanished boots and spurs and a Syrian
hat, with an enormous plume that shook
at every stcp.-London News.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

The statement made Ihatically by
authority and afterward denied still
more emphatically by authority thatthe
president had said he would listen to no
compromise on the repeal bill has a sus-
picious flavor about it that reminds one
of an Authoritative" remark attributed
to a senator a few weeks ago to the effect
that a vote on repeal in the senate was
absolutely certain to come by Wcdnes-
day of the next week. The man who
made the statement was questioned
about how it happened to be made pub
lie. 81 don't know anything about re-
peal" said he, "but ] was able to borrow
800, 600 on the strength of that report"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

y SETTLEMENT prepared by the treas
ury department gives the silver and sill
YER obligations of the government not in
the treasury and redcemable at will as
follows. Paper. silver certificates, 952i.-
oJJ,139; treasury notes. S~llS,S2l.l3o; ST.
yer dollars in circulation, 3JS.o}2,GGS
subsidiary silver coin. 36i,iOO,llG This
substantially is the silver outstanding,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

TUE clerk of the school board had no
authority or right to draw a warrant Tor
$3.50, nor had the chairman OF the
board any right or authority to sign said
warrant. is the opinion of the county at
toney. The board must now vlndicate
itself in the eyes of the community and
prosecute the guilty parties.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

Instead Of covering the dome Of the
new national library building at Wash
ington with pure gold gliding now when
gold is so scarce, why do not the author
tiles have it covered with the metal Of
the futurc-thc pure, dazzling white
aluminium: 1t would shine like the
stars in glory for II generation. without
a breath of tarnish or need Of being re-
FURNISHED.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

IL. b. PALMER of Helena has no riSht
to the money obtained from the schooi
board, says County Attorney Freeman
Legal steps should be taken at once Tor
its recovery. Taxpayers can not a'iord
to have their money thrown at the birds
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

CLERK TERHuYE OF the school board
states that he is entirely innocent OF
any wrong doing in the Palmer bond
matter. lie says that he was instructed
TO draw up the warrant by Messrs'
Hanks and Prentiss. Jr.. and did so at
their instigation.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

The whole matter now rests with the
school board. IL that body has reason
to believe that any person or persons
has defrauded or ~conspired to defraud
their district out of school funds proper
" belonging to it, to institute criminal
proceedings and prosecute them vigor-
ously to the end.'-County Attorney
Erppmuu.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

Tur taxpayers have been %plundereo
long enough. Tho time has now come
TO call "A halt. The school board has a
big Job on hand and the citizenso of Great
Falls will scrutinize its actions closely
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

Consolation-Says Matthew Marshall
in the New York Sun: This wintry
financial weather which now prevails
must as certainly, sooner or later, yield
first to spring and then TO summer as
the earth revOlves around the sun. I'm
less the whole system Of the universe
changes we shall in "A comparatively
brief period be again in the full tide OF
returning prosperity
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03
Freeman

THE news of the repeal of the Sher-
man law did not cause a ripple OF excite
ment or a tremor of uneasiness in bust
ness circles here. We have all the cle-
ments of a great city around us and with
silver temporarily out of the way new en-
ergy will be directed into other channels
and the panic will soon be a thing OF the
mast
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

Is Nancy Hanks, the worlds trotting
champion, going to have her crown
snatched away from her by the young
horse Directum; He has now come
within one second and n quarter of
Nancy Hanks famous record of 2:04.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

This great truth has penetrated the
understanding of the New York Com
mercial Advertiser, at is beginning to
dawn upon some people that the power
of clothing rudimentary truths in very
obscure language does not constitute a
great man."
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

SEATTLE, Oct. 3l.-The grand jury to-
day brought in thirty-three indictments
against ex.Treasurer Adolph Krug and
associates.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03
IN STATE.
The Remains of Garter Harris"n view
by Thousands.

The Iitmains OF Garter HarrIs"h wv"
by Thousands.
CurcAGo, Oct. U.-Carter llarrisoL
remains lay in state in the city hall I"
day today. Thousands viewed the"
A constant stream Of humanity began
flow past the bier at an early hour al
it kept up all day. The gloom ID"
settled over tho city on the first a.
nouncement of the cold-blooded murd'
has not yet lifted. Chicago intends
bury her talented citizen as BELTS u.
proud position which no occupied
Lamps at Cost at Barron's' I'M
street. next to Lapeyre's drug store
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03

The Great Northern has now a reg
ular train service to Yankton S. ID. lh
new line was opened October -.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03
THE WEEKLY

READ the county attorneys opinion on
the bond steal.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03
\ Great Poem.

We have discovered one of the grand
est poems written in this century. John
Milton never penned anything like it.
We should read his verses with much
more interest if he had. But he could
not do so. This poem is quite beyond
him. 1t not only glows with gorgeous
and electric imagination. but it conveys
a moral as deep down as the primitive
rock of the carth's crust, which few
poems do. This illustrious bit of verse
first saw the light in the columns of the
Atlanta Constitution. We congratulate
the Atlanta Constitution.
The moral of the poem is especially
aimed at newspaper writers, but it hits
the whole universe as well. Here is the
poem. Do not fail to find the moral:
When you've got a thing TO say,
Say il. Don't take half n day.
When your tales got little in il,
Crowd the whole thing in n minute.
Life is short--a fccting vtpor-
Don't you I'll the whole blamed paper
With II tale which at a pifch
Could he crowded in an inch.
Boil her down until she SINNERS;
Polish her until She %glimmers.
When you've got u thing Il say,
Say it. Don't take half n lay.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-03-02
Down With the Yokei I!

The time is at hand when the Kansas
yokel should receive attention from the
strong hand of the government. In
spite of the lamentations of ..Uncle
DANA Of the New York Snn. in utter
disregard of every admonition from
Wall Street and its argus, he has re-
fused to go peaceablys back into the
fold Of the Republican party and cease
70 be an element of disturbance in our
politics and q source of uneasiness to
the business interests of every Shylock
In the land. These people have be-
come 30 contumacious as to have par
tally wrested the control of the Kansas
state government from its natural Gus
todians-the corporations-aAd have
put ono great railroad system to the
trouble and expense OF having q legis-
lature Of its own. It Is time to stop
this lunacy. peacefully il possible, but
stop Il now and at any cost.
II the Kansas yokel Is allowed to
prevail In The politics Of that state, the
day viii shortly come when Q supreme
Judge cannot be father-in-law or broth-
er-in-law to . railroad or mining COR
poration without subjecting himself 10
he vulgar comment Of the rabble;
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-03-02

when the railroads will not have q con-
trolling interest in its legislature, and
consequently. not be able to maintain
their privileges to the manifest injury
of the financial interests of every hold
er of their watered stock throughout
the land. Such state of affairs opens
up long vista of disasters too painful
for contemplation by any man with more
money than he can honestly account
for. In the first place corporations in
that state might be compelled to bear
their fair share of taxation. The rail-
roads might actually be treated on the
basis of common carriers; be compell-
ed to obey the law and not be permit
ted to dictate legislation. They have
been doing this SO long that they can
claim it as right established by GUS
tom SO long .'that the memory of man
runneth not to the contrary" They
and the mining corporations might be
compelled to treat their men as if they
were not created for their sole use and
benefit. 1t might become fashionable
to notice the pockets of retiring con-
gressmen. and if there should be evil
dences of undue plethora about that
locality to make them the subject of
uucomplimentary remarks and the tar
get of unreasonable political persecu-
ton. Should this folly spread how
would the Seligmans or any other
banking firm be enabled to draw a sal
airy from the next Panama or Nicar-
augua enterprise amounting to seven
million and five hundred thousand dol
lars, or any similar sum? If ever the
custom should prevail of asking i'm
pertinent questions of congressman
who entered congress poor man and
in few years found himself able to
pose a millionaire, what vast interests
would suffer! But why contemplate 80
dismal picture? Let us turn over a
leaf.
The sheriffs of the Santa Fe should
be instructed to act with vigor; the
Pinkertons should be called upon for
troops. Kansas militia are not to be
thought of in such an emergency.
Judge Stowe should be sent for from
Pittsburgh, if the Homestead trials
have to stop and the present revolu-
tionary state government turned out
bag and baggage. The Kansas yokel
must be made to understand that he is
not to be allowed to disturb values
with his bedlamite theories of finance,
even though every farm on the CONT
nent is mortgaged for twice its value.
He should be taught sound political
economy-that he is a producer and it
is as much part of his business to
produce profits for the investor in a
Kansas land company as to produce
corn and wheat. When the corpora
tions have the government of Kansas
res ;ored to them let them never again
weakly yield it up. no matter what
of mere vulgar members may
be recorded against them. The yokel
is not to be permitted to interfere in
the financial affairs of this government,
except at the dictation of his superiors,
even though his little home and the
welfare of his wife and children are at
stake.