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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A Young German Farmer Kills His Wife
and Then Shoots Himself.

A Young German Farmer Kills His Wife
and Then Shoots Himself
OMAHA, Neb.. March IA special
from Ravenna, Neb., says John Brecht,
a young German farmer, shot his bride
of four months and then blew out his
own brains with shotgun. His 14-year-
old stepson ran to the house Of neigh
bor for help. A party Of neighbors pro-
ceeded to Brecht's house and forcing an
entrance beheld stretched on the floor
the body of Brecht with hole large as
baseball blown in the forehead Near
by lay Mrs. Brecht. the blood yelling
from a ragged gun shot wound below
the left ear. The woman was still
bleeding but died without gaining con-
science. Evidently there had been a
desperate struggle between Brecht and
his wife before the shooting. After
shooting his wife he tied string to his
foot, and connecting it with the trigger
of the shot gun and placing his eye to
the muzzle touched off the trigger with
his foot. The cause of the trouble ls not
known
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
OUR SAND COULEE LETTER.
A Clan FOrmed-The Baseball Club Meet
Pay Day-New Buildings.

Clan Formed-Ths Baseball Club Meets
Pay Day-New Buildings.
SAND CoULEE, March I3.-.Last Sun
day the Scotchmen resident in this city
favorable to the formation of clan So
ciety held meeting in Sarzin's hall
b. M. Burrell was called to the chair
and briefly explained the purposes for
which the meeting was called. 1t was
unanimously resolved that a clan be
formed, some thirty persons having sig
n!hed their intention to Join the society.
The next meeting will be held as soon as
the secretary receives the necessary
blanks to be filed up to enable him to
send TO head quarters for charter.
The Sand Coulee Football club held
its annual meeting last Sunday evening.
The following officers were elected:
Hon. president, Hen,y Burrell; presi-
dent, b. NJ. Burrell; captain, Thomas
Graham; vice captain, j. S. Mitchell /;
secretary, A. Colville; treasurer, D. Nc
Climent. Messrs. A. Barr, A. Mckenzie,
and T. Young were elected a committee
of management. and many new mem
bers joined the club. The meeting.
which was very enthusiastic, expressed
the hope that the Great Falls Football
club would be organized a: no distant
date, so that some pleasant, friendly
matches between the clubs could be
played before the weather became too
warm for football playing. One of the
club mentioned having read challenge
from the Butte club to any football club
in the state. The football club of the
great coal camp is prepared to meet the
Butte club or any other club in the
northwest.
Last Monday was pay day and we
were pleased to learn the men were draw
ing large checks. The output has been
steadily increasing and one day last
week the production reached $500 tons.
Many new houses are being built all
over the town, and Andrew Jensen, the
popular and genial proprietor of The
Boston, is building new store between
titzgerald's restaurant and the livery
stables, for his increasing business. In
the Anthony addition to Sand Coulee
many new houses have recently been
completed, and several more are in
course of construction.
1t is pleasure to hear that the Sand
Coulee Library association has almost
completed arrangements for the erection
of a new library, which will be worthy
OF the town, and will be credit to the
push and energy of the residents of the
Coal city. This new building will be
two-story one, 3Gx1O. The lower story
will consist of three rooms, one for the
reception of books, papers and periodic
ais, for the reading room proper. and the
other to be devoted to games such as
cards, aorninoes, etc. The whole upper
story will be one room, to be used for
entertainments and dances. Altogether
the building will be quite an ornament
to the town. MEMO.
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The Progress Of Woman.

In all that goes to ameliorate the con-
dition of the human family, morally. So
cially, politically, or in a material way,
no century of which we have any record
shines so conspiciously as the present.
Within the past hundred years the re
publics Of France and the United States
have been born; absolute monarchies
have been Except that Of Russia) gradu-
ally hedged in, and their powers de-
creased; the slave trade has been made
piracy, serfs emancipated in Russia, and
slavery wiped out in our own country.
The telegraph and the railroad, with
their civiliZing influences. are children
of this century. The great benevolent
and fraternal movements have attained
their greatest force IN our day. In our
age, too, has begun the emancipation of
woman from the pre- iudices which limit
ed her scope Of occupation and her right
to complete education. She is now in
all kinds of business and professions,
and the most splendid schools have been
founded for the benefit of her sex. Po-
litical equality has In many places, too,
been conferred upon her. The luxuri-
business of modern travel, also, is largely
due to the feeling that nothing is TOO
good or too dainty for women This it
is which has led to the sumptousness of
the sleeping and parlor cars operated on
most lines Of railroad. In the manage
ment OF the elegant compartment sleep
ing cars in service on the burlington be-
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis and
Chicago, new departure has been taken
two compartments are absolutely re-
served for the exclusive use of ladies.
What convenience it is for ladies trav-
cling without escort or in charge of
to have one of these cosy
boudoirs for their sole use, must be tried
to be appreciated Tickets via this line
may be had from any coupon ticket
agent, and sleeper accommodations re-
served in advance. For any information
address w. G. j. Kenyon, Gen. Pass.
Agent, st. Paul, MINI.
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Removed Chances of Recoyerv.

MARsHFIELD, Wis, March 14.--Johr
Hughes, the man shot at Stratford d
week ago and who was placed in the
hospital at this place, created surprise
by leaving the hospital and walking to
the depot, mile and quarter away,
where he took the train for home near
Stratford. When about half way he
tainted from exhaustion. The wound
is but partially healed and extends
directly through him. 1t is believed
his rash act has removed all chances for
recovery
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
PEOPLES DEMAND.
The House Of Commons Votes TO AbOl-
ish the House Of Lords by
Two Majority.
The People Are Tired Of LOrdly
Rule and Demand Represen.
tatiOn.
From the Present Outlook the Day
of Deliverance Is Not Far
Distant.

LONDON, March 14.--In the house of
commons yesterday Labouchere pro
posed as an amendment to the address
in reply to the queens speech the aboli-
ton of the house of lords. After discus
sion and considerable excitement the
amendment was put to vote and passed,
l47 to 145, in spite of the opposition of
the government. When the figures were
announced they caused an outburst of
prolonged cheering, which was renewed
when the deputy speaker read the ad-
dress in reply to the queens speech with
Labouchere's amendment attached.
When the house OF commons met to.
day Chancellor Harcourt announced
that the government had decided to
move the rejection OF the amended ad-
dress in reply to the queens speech look
ing to the abolition of the house OF lords,
when it shall be put from the chair
and substitute another address. The
government could not present the sov-
ereign with document for which they
are not prepared to accept the entire
responsibility. Tho avowed object
of the amendment was definite form of
resistance to the lords. The govern
ment fully accepted Gladstones declara-
tion on the subject. Loud cheers. He
had stated yesterday that the govern
ment proposed to oppose Balfour's doc
trine that the commons are to be sub
iect to the control of the lords. Renewed
cheering. Balfour and Chamberlain,
conservatives and unionist leaders, as
sured the governmentsof their support.
Labondure, IA radical leader, said the
amendment passed yesterday was not
intended as vote of want of confidence
in the government, but to quicken their
action in the executionsof what ma
jority of it's supporters in the
country demanded. The radicals
are satisfied that yesterdays MAORI
ty is the best they are likely
to get, therefore they would Lot oppose
the substitute for it in the address.
Labouduere continued by saying that
whatever the government did, the
amendments passed yesterday would
still remain the desire of the commons.
I'VE are the representatives of the
people," he said, "and the government
are our representatives. I do not rec
Jgnizo The government are my masters;
| always regarded them as servants of
the majority of the house of commons
and the majority demanded prompt,
speedy drastic action" Finaly the
house rejected the address as amended
Yesterday and adopted the address sub
stituted by Harcourt.
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Will Vote on Monday.

WASHINGTON. March li.-Delegate
Joseph of New Mexico, will endeavor to
rally his forces on Monday to pass the
long deferred bill admitting New Mexico
into statehood. 1t is anticipated that
party lines may be sharply drawn on the
admission of this new state The re-
publicans expect to raise the poiLt of no
quorum as a mems of defeating the pas-
sage of the measure To meet this
emergency, Joseph is using every effort
to have the democrats attend Monday
and is hopeful of having the necessary
quoram, exclusive of republican votes.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
STATE vs.. FEDERAL COURTS.

A Bill Before Congress to Settle the
Troublesome Question.
WASHINGTON, March A.-As a result
of the troubles in South Carolina, grow
ing out of a conflict between the state
authorities and the federal courts over
the collection Of taxes from railroads in
the hands Of receivers, the house judici-
ary committee has agreed on bill
which provides that taxes assessed by
state, county or municipal authority
against corporate property shall not be
classed as debts to be passed upon in
the first instance by any United States
court, but shall be collected by the
proper local authorities whether in the
hands Of receivers or not, and tax sales
under such circumstances shall effect
the removal Of such property from the
Jurisdiction Of the court and receiver.
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INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS.
The Bill to he Reported viii Carr,
S1,OOO,OOO Less Than Last Year.

The Bill to he Reported Will Carr,
S1,OOO,OOO Less Than Last Year.
WASHINGTON. March 14.-The Indian
appropriation bill is likely to be reported
this week. Chairman Holman of the
committee having it in charge, expects
that the total appropriation will be
$l,000,U00 less than that of last year,
which will make the bill trifle above
81, 100000 This saving has been made
against rather spirited opposition from
Representative Wilson of Washington
and other members of the committee,
who feel satisfied that the bill will be
brought up to the mark of former bills
when the measure gets before the house.
In cutting down the allowances, Mr..
Holman has given attention to many OF
the branches into which the Indian
service is divided. There is reduction
in the item for Indian schools. This is
not based on any opposition to the In.
dian school system, but is made by cut.
ting down the allowances for such
schools as do not have their full quota
of pupils.
The Consolidation Plan.
Efforts have also been made to cut
down the expense Of Indian agencies
by consolidating them. 1t has been
urged that in some states having two or
three agencies, the work could be bet
ter done at central agency. This con-
solidation is being opposed in the COM
mittee on the grounds that the value of
the agents would be lessened if they
were given rowing commission to 90
around state from agency to agency
with divided responsibility. Those
who oppose the change say the Indian
agency system has been ridded of its
former faint of irregularity and corrup-
ton, and has been brought to such a
stage OF efficiency that it should not now
be disturbed by experiments in consoli-
dation, based on economy, at the ex-
pense OF efficiency. In case the consoli
dations are effected in the Forthcoming
bill, they will be vigorously resisted on
the floor OF the house of representatives
from the states where the Indians live.
Special Agents.
Another line of proposed reduction is
on the special agents of the Indian
bureau ana the interior department,
who form a sort of secret service in the
Indian system. Mr.. Holman thinks
there are too many of these special
agents, and he urges material reduc-
ton Ill the force. This has been op-
posed, however, on the grounds that the
rapid absorption of the lands of the
Indians by the government and the
encroachment of the whites upon the
Indians, makes it important that the
special agents should be kept up to their
present number. They have been termed
1.-THE eyes of the department" by one of
the members of the committee. as their
duty is to watch all transactions be-
tween the government and Indians and
to keep the Washington authorities in
formed. They are the mediums of over
coming fraud against tho Indians or
against the government.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

Az2Z1 z4k1E12W
TWO LITTLE ARMIES.
There Js Likely to be Trouble at Chi
cago Suburb Over q Dyke.

There is Likely TO he Trouble at Chi
cagO Suburb Over Dyke.
CHICAGO, March l4.-Two little
armies, numbering about 40 armed
men, each pa:rolled newly made dyke
between the suburban towns of Dauphin
Park and Grand Crossing. The recent
thaw and rains, with the dyke which
was thrown up by the citizens of Grand
Crossing, have partly flooded Dauphin
Park. Indignation meetings brought
about decision by the Dauphinites to
cut the dyke and let the water run
down to Grand Crossing. The latter
town energetically sent delegation to
prevent it. On either side of the wall
the indignant townsmen passed threats
and counterthreats back and forth.
Should rain increase the now subsiding
flood bloodshed may result.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
THE SEIGNIORAGE BILL.

RecOmmitted to the Finance Committee
with Instructions.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-With Gal
linger in the chair Harris asked the SEN
ate to resume consideration of the seign-
forage bill as the vote was to be taken at
2 o'el7s 4 on Allison's motion to recon
XII 5ed1e vote by which the bill was Or
n pJ third reading; possibly after
= anMandersou's motion to commit
atS finance committee. Agreed to.
o7 % expected that Dolph would read
az Fact he intended to yesterday
4 en % senate adjourned. Dolph said
n, Wvebction to their printing without
rts->., ne9was withdrawn. Then Allison's
motion'Sas defeated, % to 45. Mander-
son moved to recommit to the finance
committee with instructions. Carried,
Al to 27
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
Fieudish Colored Roys.

CAMDEN, N. j., March li.-Conrad
Coke and John Ellis, negro boys, seized
Charles Tinney, white child of years
and tied him to stake. Then they
piled brushwood about him, and set it
on fire. The child's cries brought a
colored man TO the spot who released
him. The child is so badly burned that
even should he survive, he must lose
both arms.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
by Direct Vote of the People.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE house
eomnittee on the election of president
and vice president have agreed to report
on Wednesday a bill providing for the
election Of United States senators by di-
rect vote of the people.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
Unconditional Surrender.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE state
has received cable from
Minister Thompson at Rio Janeiro con
tirming the Associated Press advices of
the unconditional surrender of the in
surgents after an hours fire from the
government forts. DaGama. il says, had
previously gone on board Portuguese
man -of-war.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

MADRID, March 14.-Premier Senior
Sagasta has completed the reconstruc-
ton o. the cabinet. The ministers of
war, justice, foreign affairs and marine
are not changed, but Senior Salvador
takes the place of Senior German CANA
zoo, resigned, as minister of finance,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
Sues For &75.OOO.

DENVER, March l4.-An important
suit involving valuable mining property
in Clear Creek county has been begun
in the United States circuit court.
William l.. Phillips claims that the
Bellevue-Hudson Mining company has
taken ore of the value of $4,000 out of
certain claims belonging to him, and he
sues to recover that amount.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
Not ImprOyinc.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Dispatches
from the son of Chairman Wilson now
in the City of Mexico, are reassuring as
to the condition of the latter. He is
suffering from despondency, the result
OF his enfeebled condition.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
Burn Wood

Burn Wood
1t is the cheapest and best The Butte
4 Montana Commercial company will
deliver wood to any part of the city at
the following prices:
Dry Short Edgings, stove length,
large load. $500
Dry Board Ends, large load ...... 400
Add so cents per load for delivering to
West Side, North Great Falls and Bos-
ton and Great Falls addition.
FOR CASH.
BUTTE Il MONTANA COMMERCIAL Co.
Foot Of Ninth Street North,
Telephone 14L
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
No Agreement Yet.

WASHINGTON, March ..l4.-The senate
committee on finance failed again today
to reach an agreement as to when the
tariff bill will be reported to the senate.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
A Veteran Theatrical Manarer n.ah.

BALTIMORE, March 14.-John A. Ford,
proprietor of Ford's opera house, died
this morning Of the effects of the grippe
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

Every man having beard should keeI
1t an even and natural color, and il it II
not so already, use Buckingham's Dye
and appear tidy.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
Freddie Is Married.

BALTIMORE, March I4.-Freddie Geb
hardt was quietly married to Miss l.. A.
Norris Of this city this afternoon.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

Imperial Boquet and Gran Gozc
Cigars at McCollum's.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

NEW YORK, March II. - Bar silver,
59ll cents.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

Call and see the new line of doll car.
riages at Calkins' book store.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

You cannot find better companies for
insurance than in Phil Gibson agencies
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

For accident insurance call on Phil
Gibson,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

It is now said that Russia will not
allow Japan to take possession of Korea.
The likelihood is that she cannot help
herself. Korea is close to Japan, but
on the other side of the world from the
effective part of Russia. This gives
Japan all the advantage. She has
100000 people in a compact little
territory, and can, if necessary, deluge
Korea with fighting men, who will be
near their base of supplies at all times.
The bulk of Russia's army and supplies
are thousands of miles away, with no
means Of transportation. 1t would be
more difficult for her to send a large
force into Korea than it would be for us
to send strong army to ALASKA, if
there were no Pacific Railroads. The
japanese have shown themselves mag
nifcent fighters, and man for man would
probably come near holding their own
with the best troops Russia could put in
the field. They are undoubtedly supe-
rior to the halfcivilized hordes which
form large part Of the Russian fight
ing force. 1t looks as if they would be
able TO hold their own with the Russian
navy. The European powers may as
well make up their minds to reckon
with q new power in the Orient, and
count upon Japan attempting to become
the England of the East, and gather all
the islands, archipelagoes, and maritime
countries in that portion of the world
under her flag. She has a great seafar
ing, manufacturing, trading, fighting
population, which has to find outlets
from their crowded land, and they will
find it in the semi-civilized countries
that they can easily reach by sea. This
means loss of the Eastern market to
Russia, England, France, and Germany
and sooner or later these countries will
have to come into collision with Japan
to preserve their influence and trade
1t is clear, however, that Russia will
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27
THE FORBES PICTURES.

The series of the Forbes War Sketches
has now concluded, and we publish this
week an extra coupon, to which we in
vite the attention of our readers. While
many thousands of our readers have
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we offered them to obtain this splendid
series of pictures, thousands more who
wanted them have put off getting them
to more convenient time We now
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rades who wish this splendid work at the
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We give below few words of praise {:
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