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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-09

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The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

EDITOR TRIBUNE: Will you kindly in
form the readers Of the TRIBUNE why
the school board has taken no steps to
arrest the parties who drew $3.50 from
the school fund and appropriated it to
their own use. The voters OF this com
munity understand that the county at
torney upon examination Of the matter,
decided that three parties were respor
sible for this Sl,2jO steal. Now, why are
they not arrested: If we had IA man at
the head Of affairs here Of the Jud 90
DuBose stamp thieving and eXtrava-
gance in spending the peoples money
would have slim foothold in Cascade
county, TAXPAYER.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Mr.. Gerrit Smith Glen, through the
Philadelphia Press, recommends farmers
to 90 into the culture of the sugar beet
extensively, since wheat has fallen 80 low
In price as to be past raising proftably.
Mr.. Glen tells us that we imported in
1892 $106, 900, 900 worth of raw sugar, all
of which ought to be grown at home and
can be. The sugar beet, according to
Mr.. Glen, will grow in all except the ex-
treme southern states, and there are today
200, 900 acres Of improbable land that
ought to be bringing in a net revenue of
$40 to the acre by being put into sugar
beets.
Not only does this fine story appeal to
our pockets, but also to our patriotism.
1t has tendency to make each farmer
resolve not to let another year go over
his head without tackling the sugar beet.
Just here, however, Mr.. G. Wood Davis
takes up the tale in the New York Sun
and throws a shower of icy facts upon
Mr.. Glen's glowing picture. Mr.. Glen
showed or thought he showed, that the
culture of sugar beets in Europe had for
some reason about reached its limit. The
Sun writer gives figures that look as if
the beet sugar culture had not only not
reached its limit in Europe, but that it
has no limit. Moreover, in this country
not only do the beets fail to return a
profit Of $40 an acre to the farmer, but
at the experiment station in Nebraska,
where as much attention has been given
to their culture as anywhere else in the
country, they have, OH the contrary, been
grown at an actual loss of 20 cents an
acre.
Even Russia had in 1890 million
acres set in sugar beets. The most I'M
promising feature of the case is, how
ever, that when beet sugar production
has been attempted in this country it
has proved failure everywhere east of
the Rocky mountains, except at Oxnard,
Neb., where the beet sugar plant "has
not yet gone to the wall" says The Sun
writer.
Moreover, one factor Mr.. Glen seems
to leave quite out of his calculation.
Even if we could grow sugar beets here,
we could not compete with Europe sue
cessfully in cultivating them because of
the high price of labor here
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Every widening of the field for alumin-
ium is eagerly welcomed by the world.
The only problem at present is the cost
of the metal. 1t is al present 80 times
that Of the best Steel When the metal
lurSisis succeed in making it as cheap
ly AS steel, there will De such revolu-
ton III civilization that, as one cnthusi-
asst has remarked, we shall enter on the
age of aluminium.
When that day comes, all water mains,
pipes, faucets, gutter spouts and roofs
will be made Of this metal. It has been
found that it will not tarnisI even in
the dirtiest of soft coal cities. II is one
third as heavy as copper. All domestic
utensils will be fashioned from IT. since
1t neither rusts, pOiSOnS nor furnishes.
Baths will be constructed Of this
beautiful substance. Ships will he built
of it or some of its alloys too. The speed
Of vessels today is greatly retarded by
the immense weight Of the iron and steel
Of which they are constructed. If some
alloy of aluminium shall be discovered
rs there certainly will be-, of which YES
sells can be made. our ocean steamers
VIII SKIM across the water as on wings
at II rate which would dazc and stun the
imagination today. Enormous advances
AL along the line Of II cleanly, healthy
and prosperous civilization will be made
when aluminium has been subdied by
man.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17
The Elephant Hunting Industry

Unless the indiscriminate slaughter Of
elephants i'll Africa is stopped the ivory
industry there will in short time come
to an untimely end, and the magnificent
African elephant will be as much IL crea-
ture Of the past as the American bison
now is. The tribe Of the Waganda
in Uganda hunt the animals merci-
lessly and ceaselessly. Their methods
would hardly meet the approval of So
cieties for the prevention of cruelty to
animals. Your Waganda African creeps
as close to the male elephant as he can
do with safety. Half adozen or more of
the savages hunt in aparty. They are
armed with clumsy muskets, which are
loaded with iron slugs an inch to an inch
and half long. These gentle savages fire
the slugs into the elephants legs, with
the view to breaking them and thus
Gripping the beast, SO that he falls and
is finished by being hacked and shot to
pieces.
Another favorite way Of elephant kill
ing is for the expert Waganda to climb
a tree under which the elephant passes.
As the beast tramps beneath him the
Waganda drives heavy iron spear into
the back of the neck. II the aim is sure,
the animal drops, for the spinal marrow
has been penetrated. But oftener he is
only wounded and dashes away frantic
with pain through the forest, the deadly
spear driving deeper into him, till after
days or weeks Of torture he dies. This
inhuman slaughter has been carried ON
Unfortunately so long that few males
are left among the herds which still lin
ger.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Bernard Cressler, hermit living
alone at the head of Cheat river, expects
10 realize before his death the dream Of
Bulwcr in The Coming Race" and pro-
duce IA flying apparatus that can be put
On and off the human body in the way
in which Bulwer's men and women
donned and doffed their wings. For
years this solitary old man has been
shooting and studying hawks. He has
dissected out every muscle in the body
Of this king of flyers and made drawings
Of each in all positions. He has care
fully calculated the strength necessary
to sustain and propel IA given weight of
body. Then he works at wings, en-
deavoring to bring into reality the
hawk wing idea. He believes he can
construct Il machine that will enable the
human flyer to calmly support himself
in midair and soar this way and that by
a movement of the body-as people dc
in dreams.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.


Taxes are said to be coming in fairly
we'll from on-residents, but many IN
the city are holding back. This is partly
due to the dilatory movement OF the
commissioners in reference to the bond
OF the county treasurer. Several large
taxpayers declare their unwillingness to
pay until new bond is exacted from
the treasurer. There are several OF the
bondsmen on his first bond who have
made assignments or are involved in diff
ticutes through the financial stringency,
and the strength of the bond is not con-
sidered such as it should be where 80
much money is handled by this official.
The commissioners have given Mr..
McClelland until the 9th inst. to fur
nish new bond, but by that time much
Of the tax money will be presumably
paid. We would like to see the new board
call speca. session at once and exact
good and sufficient bond from tbs treas
urer This county has had trouble
enough already. We mean no reflection
on the treasurer's honesty, but business
is business, and it should be applied to
county affairs more rigidly in future than
in the past. Let us have new bond,
Mr. Treasurer. forthwith.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17
The Man Who Shot,

"a homeless wanderer, crazed with
hunger and cold," is the man who shot
the superintendent of tho Postal Tele-
graph building in New York city. my
names Bradley; I want work" he said
to the superintendent. "Get outr' said
the superintendent. Then Bradley shot.
He crouched behind brick pile and
shot desperately round after round at
the policemen who went to capture him.
It was not until he himself was severely
wounded that the officers were able to
take him. He was quite insane-now
cursing, now crying and again roaring
like a wild beast. Who was Bradleyi
He had been one of the sailors of the
United States navy. He had been ON
board the flagship Trenton on that his
toric day of the great storm in Apia
harbor, when the Trenton drifted down
upon the Vandalia. When death seemed
certain before all ON both vessels, from
45O thrOats on board the Trenton rang
out the gallant cry, "Three cheers for
the Vandaliar'
AS the vessels neared in that awful col
lision the Trenton's band played the
Star Spangled Banner" and it sounded
above the lashing of the mad waves,
above the roar Of the tempest, till it
reached the fainting heroes on the Van
dalia and was echoed to the shore. 1t
was one of the men that called across the
raging waters that brave cheer for the
Vandalia whom the American people
have allowed to become crazed through
starvation and whom the superintendent
of a gang of laborers ordered 10 "get out"
when he begged for work.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

1t is a devilish plan the rebel Brazilian
admiral has formed to destroy the fleet
Peixoto purchased in New York. 1t is
said that Mello is attempting to buy two
powerful seagoing tugs that can be fitted
with rams. Then. after FL Cid leaves
New York with the rest of the vessels
purchased by Peixoto, these two rams
will steam toward Ell Gid as if to offer to
tow her or some of the smaller vessels.
When they come near enough, they will
throw their powerful bows against her
with all their force and thus ram her
and run her down out IN the open sea
with all on board. The same method
will be tried with the other vessels.
This is frightful, but this is war.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Seven years ago there was not a mile
of railroad leading into Great Fails, II
had a population not exceeding sou OF
GOO and no Industries giving employ
ment to men. Today it's railway system
leads out to the east. the west' the
north, and the south. 1t has popula'
ton of 1900 and pay roll
amounting to more than 100000 per
month. At the upper falls one OF the
most thoroughly constructed dams on
the continent has been built across the
river. Ten or twelve turbine wheels
producing $500 horse power are already
in constant operation, running electric
dynamos and other machinery. Smelt-
ers, refineries, and mills costing between
100000 and s4.OOO,OO0 have been built
and are now in operation. Three bridges
of an average width of LOCO feet now
span the river. Coal mines, near the
city, have been opened up and are yield
ing more than 1000 tons Of coal daily.
All these results have been accomplished
within five years in spite of the obstacles
that a new country naturally presents.
Can any town in all the west show
better record for the same time! What
will the near future bring to us in the
line OF Industrial growth? Vastly more
than has already been accomplished. The
bulk of the copper ores OF Montana Will
be smeted and refined here, and large
industry will be established at the falls,
for the manufacture of sheet copper and
copper wire. Electric machinery will
also be made here in large quantities.
The manufacture of flour will be largely
increased within five years, the daily
output reaching as high as loo to
1000 barrels The mountain spruce
pine will be ground ntoipaper pulp in
large quantities Wool will be made
into blankets and flannel, suited to this
mountain trade. BY means OF electrical
transmission from the falls, small in
dustries of all kinds. will be put into
operation in and around our city. No
thoughtful person will deny that we are
rapidly approaching the time when,this
great water power at the falls of the
Missouri, will become the central point
in all this region for the production of
electric power. While it is not possible
Cor us to conceive what the genius of
man will accomplish through this mar
yellous agent, electricity, yet we cannot
escape the conviction that what has al
ready been accomplished is but the be-
ginning, and that these mighty cataracts,
capable of yielding nearly million
horse power, are destined to be fully
employed. Electricity has given this
water power value and Importance
that could not have been dreamed of
a few years ago. There can be no ques-
ton as to the future greatness of the
city now being built at the falls of the
Missouri.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

1t is now almost settled fact THAT
this city will soon have creamery OF it's
own. The iced of such an institution is
badly felt. With our splendid facilities
to operate and support such an enter
prise it is burning shame that the mat
ter has been 80 long neglected. Last
month alone 22,22O pounds Of butter
we're shipped into this city. This should
not be. This money rightfully belongs
to the farmers OF Cascade county, and
il they will come to the front now and
lend a hand TO the establishment Of d
creamery here the project will be started
at once
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Great Falls now receives daily from
the Sand Coulee mines over 1000 tons of
coal. 1t is very probable that we shall
consume at our smelters and ship to
other points 1900 tons before the close
Of another year. Great Falls has not
only enormous wealth of water power,
but she has a resource in her adjacent
coal fields unsurpassed by any other
town west of Pennsylvania. Water
power. electricity, and coal these three
great forces are rapidly making Great
Falls the largest industrial center in the
far west.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

The following dispatch was received
from Washington yesterday: "Commis.
sioner Lamereaux Of the general land of.
flee has decided in favor of the Great
Falls Water Power and Townsite com
pany, a case which involved the whole
city of Great Falls, Mont. The decision
is that the Townsite company is an in
nocent purchaser, and under the act of
March D. 1891, could not be disturbed in
its possession Of the property"
The land involved in this controversy
is located on the West side and is pretty
well covered with residences and busl-
ness houses. This decision Of the land
office settles the titlequestion and places
it in the Townste company.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

1t is to be hoped the new commission,
ers will begin at once to cut down the
enormous county expenses. Let them
start in on the county printing. Let the
printing offices Of this city have chance
to bid for the work It can be done for
at least half what the county now
pays for it. Why not save this tax-rid-
den community few thousand dollaps
in this matter: Look into this, Messrs.
Commissioners, and give us all chance
to bid for the county printing
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

The machinery for the Great Falls
soap factory will be on the grounds by
the Krst Of March and will be put in
position at once and the manufacture of
all kinds of soap will be commenced
about the first of April. uThe proprie.
tors, Messrs. +. w. Crome Of Kansas
City, Mo-, and &. G. Buck of this city
are men of push and will leave no stone
unturned to have the factory in full blast
by April l..
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

The brazilian embrog!lo may yet blCs-
som into full blown war. Dispatches
state that cruisers are being fitted out in
England to 60 10 the help Of Admiral
Mello while small squadron oi war
ships are nearly ready to leave American n
waters to go to the assistance Of the
brazilian government.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

The efforts Of everyg good citizen should
now be turned in the direction Of build
ing up Great Falls as u great manuiact,
uring and producing center. True, the
growth and prosperity Of the city III the
past is the wonder Of the age, bat there
must be long pull, a strong pull and
pull all together for the establishment
u more manufacturing industries
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Why do not the county commissioners
call special meeting to consider the
bond OF the county treasurer? There
will be from $4,000 to 100000 taxes
paid in between now and the lst of De-
cember, and what Is there to secure this
amount The present bond is INSULT
lent, as everybody knows, and yet moth
ing is done to protect the taxpayers
against the possibility of loss. The per
sonal integrity Of the present incum
bent Of the office is in nowise questioned
or implied in this universal demand for
another bond. If it is going to be fur
nished at all it can just as well be done
now as on the 9th inst
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

For the first time in many years inter
nal revenue receipts during the past
month exceeded the customs revenues.
The excess was nearly g., ,OOO, 900. This
does not mean that American men are
using more whisky and tobacco proba-
bly,, but only that American women are
wearing less fine foreign toggery.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

II Carter Harrison has any knowledge
Of how things go in this world, he must
have been deathly ashamed Of the fight
ing and cathauling over his seat before
that seat got cold, which occurred among
the alderman of the city no loved % we'll
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Excitement is running high is Glas-
gov over the sale Of $4,000 county
bonds. About $1,000 worth of county
warrants are circulating in that neigh
borhood and the need of some hard coin
in lieu thereof is badly felt. Helena and
Grand Forks parties are after the entire
issue. We hope that our young county
will be able TO sell its bonds advantage
OuGiy
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Tn" purchase of war vessels. arms and
ammunition by tine Brazilian govern
m"nt from private American citizens has
brought mp III" question whether izens
can make such sales without involving
the government in international cuInpli-
cations. IL has been settled that there Is
no law whatever L. hinder them Our
citizens may not enlist on foreign ships
of war III waters within tn" jurisdiction
of the United States. but they may make
any Of the implements Of land or naval
warfare and sell them 10 anybody they
please. For instance. tIe same firm of
American citizens might sell ships or
guns TO both Peixoto and Mello at the
same time on the go-it-husband- -go-it-
bear principle, and the United States
would not be involved in any way.
neither be called on to interfere.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Whether import duties should be lev
led on a bronze or marble statue that is
sent over here as present to us from
people who admire us depends on wheth-
er the statue il a good or bad one.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

A postofiice telegraphic service may be
one of the next steps toward Mr.. Bel
lamy's millennium in this country. A bill
to connect such q system with the Unit
ed States mail department has been in
troduced into the American house of
lords by Senator Butler.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

i Communication signed Taxpayer"
wants to know what the board of school
trustees are going to do about the Sl,250
school fund that was illegally appro-
priated The trustees themselves can
best answer this question. q Our columns
are open to them.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

This wise observation is from that
admirable paper, Mr.. Childs' Ledger:
Whatever crushes originality, or tends
TO cast people in the same mold, or shape
them by the same pattern, abridges by so
much the happiness and prosperity of the
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Prince Bismarck hangs on to life in =
way that shows what Il magnificent con
stitution he had before no allowed baa
temper and too much eating and drinE
ing to get away with him.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

The demand that the county treasurer
put up good and sufficient bond makes
the ring organ growl. Nevertheless a
new bond can not be put up any too
soon to suit Overburdened taxpayers.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

A sentence from the New York Herald
ON the occasion of the Russian fleets
visit to Toulon shows fully the sad iso-
lation of France in Europe. 1t is this,
"Russia's hand is the first that has been
extended to the republic in the last two
decades"
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

y railway lnaSnatc announced lately
that the west was not likely To see any
more railway investments till hostile
legislation in many of the states was re-
moved Now the west will have time
to grow up to and into the railroads that
are already built.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

The longest legislative day in the his
tory Of the United States senate was
that which began Tuesday, Oct. II, and
closed Monday night, Oct. 80.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

April !, 1880, work was begun on the
big dam at the Black Eagle falls, and on
oct, -. 1888, it was completed. What a
change has taken place in this brief
time Tho future holds much greater
and more astonishing developments for
Great Falls.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

The "democratic president was not
responsible for the disallowance Of Mr..
John Blacks pension. His claim was
disalIowed in April, 1892, under lIar-
risons administration for the reason
that he had not served ninety days
under the act of congress Of June 1890.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Business is good and increasing every
day. There is brisk demand for fall
goods and ready cash to pay for them
Secure your share Of it by advertising in
TIE TRIBUNE.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

In October there where 1GS men on the
nav rolls of the Il. ~ NJ. works. In Sept.
there were 7iO on the rolls, Keep your
eye on Great Falls.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

The eastern republican goldbng eena-
ators ought to be bounced out OF office.
They are living lies. Inter Mountain.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

A company in Germany is manufac-
turing motor TO run bicycles. 1t can be
led by either gasoline or gas.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17
Shelving Old People.

They ought to be shelved. The worlds
verdict is d just one. When man be.
comes cranky, bad tempered and sinks
into a rut so that he cannot learn any
thing new, he ought to step down and
out to give place to some one who can
hustle and keep up with the times.
When the brain tissues become so dried
up and hardened that new idea can by
no means penetrate the understanding,
then nobody has any more use for that
brain. It's owner should take it and
himself to the corner where they will be
least i'll the way of the active young
workers and lay both upon the shelf,
only to wait and grumble till kindly
death comes and takes them.
This worlds work wants active, buoy
ant, hustling, good tempered persons,
with souls fresh and young, ever desir-
ing to learn some better way Of doing
things. All we can count on with alb
sOlute certainty is the fact of constant
change-mostiy for the better, one may
hope. This life calls for only
Workers.
Ever Learning something new,
That which they have done but earnest
OF the things which they shall do.
SO that only young people are wanted
in the affairs of life. The youngest peo-
pie are occasionally found 100 years old,
and it is not at all uncommon TO find
young people - and 80 years Of age.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Millionaires, rich men, prominent puJ
lie men and those in authority need 10
be on the lookout for the crank tha'
shoots to kill. These are the times thai
try mems souls, and they have raised a
great crop of Inurderous cranks. Weak
excitable brains give way under greal
stress. The man who shot Mayor Carte
Harrison was only one Of many now IL
this country.
The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17

Do the work that is before your eyes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-05-11

An item is going the rounds Of the
press that the Hon. 7. V. Eddy, formerly
of this city, has been adjudged insane.
We are assured by his brother here, Mr.,
r. l.. Eddy. that this is not true; that he
received a telegram a short time ago
from Mr.. Gordon, at Olympia, saying
that Tom had been quite sick but was
all right and rapidly recovering. Mr..
Eddy is now located at Everett, the ter
minus OF the Great Northern railway on
Puget Sound.-W ateriown Public Opin.
ion.