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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07

its aid to make the event memorable.
and that the weather shall be suited to
the occasion.
As the solid ranks march through the
streets with sturdy tread let the
marchers remember that the day has it's
lessons and they are we'll worthy OF
thoughtful consideration. Let them
ponder over the fact that in recognition
Of the dignity Of labor the day was set
apart by the national legislature and
that in celebrating it, he is an American
as we'll as a workingman, that he owes a
duty to his country as we'll as to himself
and that duty is to lend willing ODE
dience to the law. II the law is unjust
or unwise he has bis remedy at the bal
lot box, for it is beyond dispute IL labor
unites to redress its wrongs 1t is power
full enough to accomplish it's purpose.
Let the day be ~joyously, intelligently
and peacefully spent, and when the eel.
ebration is ended each one will feel q
natural pride in having taken part. In
this connection The TRIBUNE feels that
it can appropriately quote from aspeech
Of Samuel Gompers made ijust prior to
Labor day n year ago. He said
"There is no lesson Of Labor day more
impressive than that which it's peace
fulnese affords. We see men who cannot
look upon social adjustments Of toda,
as equitable to themselves, who feel thai
their share in the distribution Of the
worlds wealth is not as generous az II
should be-, yet who, like good citizens
make their appeal to reason and the en-
lightened fairminedness Of their country
men. Another significant Labor day
lesson may be learned in the discern
ment with which the toilers dispose o
the "a hours given over to them. The!
are not employed in dissipation, but il
healthful exercise and intellectual i'm
provement. The republics worker
have c~onsecrated this n day in thu
year to their cause, and never will the!
voluntarily have it associated with any
thing that is not thoroughly patriotic
elevating and inspiring. If every either
of our country will devote but a few
minutes of his time on Monday to a con
sideration Of the merits Of this new borr
holiday, and of what he car do to maxi
it as pleasant as possible to those ir
whose name it was set apart, n good a
least will have resulted from the lessonI
OF Labor day."
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CANADIAN ANNEXATION,
The London "Thundercr" Makes Some I
teresting Comments on the Subject.

The London "Thundercr" Makes Some In
teresting Comments IN the Subject.
Within a few months the mother
country has shown some reviving inter-
est in Canada, which has long been the
most neglected Of her colonial children.
The Times has been publishing a series
Of letters from q special correspondent.
After summing up the Canadian situa-
ton The Times says editorially.
whether these unique conditions,
pregnant, 1t may be, with the fate Of the
whole world, point to the absorption Of
Canada in the United States, or to her
acting as the fux provided in the labor
atory of nature for the ultimate fusion
Of the whole Anglo Saxon race, is a
question which only the future. and
probably the far distant future, can de-
termine. What is certain is that the
influence of Canada ON the international
relations of Great Britain and the Unit.
ed States has tended, more than any.
thing else, to the peaceful and not in
equitable settlement by arbitration Of
questions which in less favorable cir
cumstances might have proved intract-
able to diplomacy. What may be the
future Of Canada in relation to the
United States on the one hand and to
the British empire on the other no man
as yet can say, but no man who looks
before and after and strives to measure
the forces which prescribe and deter.
mine the course Of human affairs can
doubt that the problem here propounded
Is big with the fate Of untold genera.
tions of mankind.n
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07
REACHES GREAT FALLS At LAST
The Great Falls 4 Canada Rail- Dad
Gains In Entrance to the
City.
All Preliminaries Settlpd-WUik Will
Commence on Grading Track
Monday.

For a number of year., it has been
stated with more or less semblance OF
authority that the Great Falls & Canada
railroad, which has heretofore stopped
short at the town OF Willard, about two
miles from the city, would shortly take
steps to secure a right of way into the
city proper and build it's depot on the
West eide near the river bank. Hitherto
certain obstacles have hindered the con-
SUMMATION Of this desirable improvement.
A few m nths ago the company secured
a franchise from the city council giving
them u right Of way over certain streets
to facilitate their entrance, but new diff
ficulties sprung up with the owners of
some OF the property over which the
company wished to obtain q right of
way. However, an arrangement was
finally made with the Great Falls Water
Power and TOWNSHIP company, by means
Of which the company obtained a salts
factory right Of way without using any
OF the streets or passing over any plated
property whatever. The new line COM
mences at their present depot and cross
ing the Paris Gibson tract takes a course
along the middle east and west section
line Of sections 3 and 2, and from thence
goes nearly duo south through the gap
In the hill neal the residence Of r. +.
Collins, to the site selected for a depot,
which is just west Of the Montana Brew
ing company's brewery. Here a tract of
about nine acres has been secured for
yards. The yard will be a long narrow
strip running west from the depot and
about 1900 feet long by 200 wide. The
right Of way will be fifty feet wide and
about two miles long. The money has
been paid over and the deeds passed for
this land.
Mr.. W. d. Barclay, general manager
Of the road, confirmed the above news
when asked regarding it by a TRIBUNE
reporter and further stated that work on
the grading of the new track would com.
mence next Monday. He has had a sur
veyor at work during the week laying
out the lines for the track and locating
the site for the depot, which will be a
handsome one costing about 5000. The
track will be a three-rail track SO that
both standard and narrow guage cars
can be switched in the yard,. The ties
for the new extension will be here next
week.
Mr.. Barclay stated that be looked for
quite a large increase of traffic on his
line during the coming winter on &C.
discovered anthracite coal mines at
Crows Nest Pass on the Canadian Pa
cific. This coal has practically driven
the Pennsylvania anthracite out OF the
Winnipeg market. 1t has fully as high
a per cent of fixed carbon, which is the
heat-giving principle of coal, and pos
couoao otbar docirohlo o,,o1;tioo ,yb;ob tbo
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07
THE WEST SIDE DEPOT BURNED
Before the Fire Darfment Could
Reach Il the Building Was
Doomed.
Several Cars Destroyed and Others
Badly Damaged by the Flames
Origin Unknown.

1t was shortly after II o'clock that the
sound Of the fire alarm called the citi-
zens from the primaries where they were
watching the political cauldron seethe
to find out what was the matter. 1t
was soon learned that the old Johns
town depot on the West side had caught
fire and before the fire department could
reach it and get the water on it was such
a mass Of roaring flames that there was
little for them to do but prevent the fire
from spreading any further. Several
ears which were standing on the
track near the old depot were
totally destroyed and others injured.
The telegraph wires Of both the Great
Northern and Western Union pass
through the depot and of course both
are cut off in consequence Of the fire
The fire department did everything that
could be done, but the fire had too much
start before the alarm was sent in. The
origin Of the fire is not known.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07
TRIMMED HER EARS.

A Philadelphis Society Woman Undergoes
an Operation to Improve Her Looks.
A young society woman from Phila-
delphia underwent a painful operation
Tuesday at the hands Of DR.. L. F. Pit.
kin, 1877 West Forty-second street, to
remedy a pair Of ears which she thought
were not shapely enough. In reality
they were not at all unusual either in
size or design, but the young woman
thought they stood out too much from
her head.
She sat in the chair yesterday after.
noon, and with the exception Of o few
spasmodio little creams submitted to
the painful operation without finching.
DR.. Pitkin made q long incision in the
back part Of each ear and cut out O v
shaped piece Of membrane. Then he
sewed up the wound and drew the ear
back close to the head. When one ear
had been fixed up, the young woman
looked In the mirror and seemed to
think the Improvement very slight, but
the surgeon assured her that 1t was
greatly improved, and when both had
been treated she thought they looked
much better. The doctor said he had
treated another woman similarly the
day before. New York World
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07
NOT ONE ESCAPED
Six Negroes Charged with Incendi.
arism Lynched in a Tennessee
Village.
DETAILS OF A BRUTAL AFFAIR
While Chained and HandcufHed They
Were Lit rally Shot to
Pieces.

MEMPHIS, Sept. News comes Of
the l~ynching Of six negroes two miles
west Of Millington, a village on the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. For q
year or more the people of that part Of
the country have been kept in a contin-
ual state Of excitement by acts Of incen-
diarism. Barns and dwellings have been
burned and recently the buildings on
ths Millington fair grounds we're de-
stroyed. Suspicion pointed to Dan
Hawkins, Robert Haynes, Warner Will
Jams, Ed Hall, John Haynes, and Ora
ham White. Yesterday they were ar
rested at Kerrville, in the western part
Of the county. by Deputy Sheriff Rich
ardson. About nightfall yesterday the
office secured a two-horse wagon and a
white man named Tom Harrison to
drive. He loaded the prisoners into the
vehicle, handcuffed and chained to.
gether, and started for Millington. Az
they reached Big creek, two miles west
of.Millington, somebody in the woods by
the roadside called out: Don't try to
cross there. The bridge is down Come
this way" Richardson got out and
taking the horses by their heads, led
them into the path that opened in the
direction whence the warning came. II
was dark in the woods, but suddenly
Richardson saw two guns presented al
his stomach and a stern voice said
Throw up your hands"
"What does this mean?" demanded
the officer.
"None Of your ID business" was
the reply. "Throw them upr'
The officer obeyed. Then A'chisor
was ordered to get down and was placed
under guard. The prisoners attempted
to leap from the wagon. A volley rang
out from forty or fifty rifles and they
fell back wounded and dy ing. A dozer
Of the mob leaped into the wagon and
threw them out. Volley after volley wai
poured into the struggling mass and ir
a few minutes all was still. Hawkins
head was almost shot from his shoulders
and the others were horribly mangled
The mob, after making sure that all si'
men were dead, mounted and rode away
Atchison then mounted one of the horseI
and fastened to Justice Mills house
some distance away, and notified him o
the slaughter. At daybreak the %iustic'
was at the scene of the shooting with
jury of inquest composed Of five whit,
men and two negroes, who rendered
verdict that they died at the hands O
unknown parties.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07
Our Country and Our Neighbors.

This beautiful publication by John L.
Stoddard, the famous American traveller
and lecturer, is now issued in l6 parts,
each part containing 16 magnificent
half-tone ~engrsvinge Skill inches in size,
from photographs Of notable structures.
busy street scenes, and wonderful views
of Natures architecture in the Ameri-
cas-. The Great Northern railway has
secured an edition Of this art work from
the publishers, and will furnish 1t to
friends and patrons at the mere cost OF
handling. The parts will be delivered
weekly at 10 cents each, and purchasers
can have the privilege Of buying q copy
Of Graham's celebrated steel plate We've
af Niagara falls at one-tenth the regular
retail price of that famous production.
Agent Kelly has q framed copy Of the
Niagara picture hanging In the depot,
and also has q supply Of Part l Of sour
Country" and he asks everybody to call
ct his Office and see them. There is GER
tainly nothing more instructive than to
read q graphic description OF som
noted building, monument, street, city,
cataract, or mountain, particularly when
the scene is pictured as faithfully and
Rrsndly az sun and art can do 1t. This
work is an art treasury, and only needs
to be seen to be appreciated. Every
patriotic citizen is strengthened In his
admiration and love Of country by q per-
usal Of this book.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07
MIND READERS,

Several days ago The TRIBUNE called
attention to the following implied threat
which appeared in the Helena Indepen-
dent, the boss OF the "pirate" sheets.
1--WE would like to see a little more en-
phasis in the Benton River Press in sup
port Of Helena for the capital. The
commodore cannot afford to be luke
warm" The last sentence is significant,
and must have had some effect on the
commodore, but what could the River
Press do. 1t had no occular demonstra
ton that there we're any Helena voters
in Choteau, yet something must be done
to appease the wrath Of the Independent
and aid the Commodore's calpoliti for
tunes. The occasion was desperate, and
the River Press had to say something
and in response to the scold it declared:
1.-THE voters" referring to those Of Cho.
teau county, "are doing a great deal Of
hard, quiet thinking these days." and
followed up with the statement that their
thoughts lead in the direction Of Helena
for the capital. The Helena advocates
have tried most every dodge to advance
its waning interest and it remained for
the River Press to turn mind reader in
it's behalf. The cue is a good one and
should be followed up. 1t will be in or.
der for the committee to establish in
Helena a bureau Of occult sciences as a
branch Of their enterprise. Reports
could be issued daily and they would be
as truthful and as influential as the won
derful literature heretofore sent out by
the committee,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07
WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
DOUBTS.

Senator Teller Of Colorado 10 some
thing Of q republican himself, in fact he
10 one Of the veterans in the cause. Up
10 date he 10 still In the ranks, yet in an
interview published in the Denver
Tmes-Sun, he finds time to remark: ut
10 not to be denied that many republi.
cans have grown lukewarm because they
have felt that the party was drifting into
the protection and promotion Of the in
tsrests Of the wealthy classes" Had the
senator put his remarks in the past in
stead Of the present tense he would have
been absolutely correct. The legislation
Of the republican party has built up,
fostered and protected all the great
trusts, combines and corporations which
now dominate the commercial and in
dustrial interests of the land. 1t was a
revolt against these bodies on the part Of
the rank and file that put the democrat
ic party in power. While unforeseen
difficulties have surrounded the present
administration and it has not been able
to accomplish all that it desired it has
made a beginning in the way Of reform.
Senator Teller realizes this and be is full
ly aware that the masses also know the
condition Of affairs, and that there is no
reason why the dissatisfied republi-
cans should return to the old fold
opd oivo Tho fruafc another lease OF
power. In the coming elections the
democrats in spite of all that may be
said will not have to fight a defensive
campaign, and its chances are, today, as
good for securing a majority in congress
as they we're two years ago. The battle
will be an exciting one, but the republi-
cam enter it with doubt, while the
democrats feel confident Of victory.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07
VISITORS.

Yesterday morning President Hill Of
the Great Northern and party, including
H. W. Cannon, president Of the Chase
National bank and one of the leading
capitalists and financiers of New York,
arrived from the east and Marcus DAILY
came in from the west. The meeting Of
the gentlemen in this city was not acct
dental by any means, yet as neither OF
them cared to be interviewed for publ
cation just why they are here is un-
known.
During the afternoon Messrs. Hill and
DAILY made a visit to BELT and returning,
started for Butte. The meeting must
have some significance and its results
will no doubt be made known later on,
and they cannot but prove of benefit to
this section. Mr.. Hill in a converse
ton expressed himself as being more
than ever impressed with the advan-
tages of Great Falls for the u~pbuilding
of a great city, and felt confident that
within a couple Of years there would be
large additions to it's wealth and pro-
ductive industries and necessarily to its
population.
Mr.. Hill did not speak definitely, but
his remarks and the presence with him
of Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. DAILY leave a fair
inference that there is in contemplation
a deal or deals of some magnitude, that
whatever they may be they will re.
dound to the advancement Of Great
Falls and vicinity.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07

Says the Independent Of yesterday:
1--WE see nothing Of any pertinency IN
the letter which Hon. Paris Gibson pub
fishes in the Great Falls TRIBUNE"
Whether it was pertinent or not, Mr..
Gibson clearly showed in the letter that
the Lewis and Clark delegation in the
legislature we're without any convictions
upon any subject that was not expected
to initiate in the interest Of Helena for
the capital. For this esson the INDIE
pendent, after abusing MI. Gibson, re-
fused to publish his letter.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07

Helena bit off more than it could chew
when 1t took advantage Of the Northern
Pacific free excursions to its city. They
have proven a boomerang. All who at
tended are compelled to remain in the
city and pay exorbitant rates for food
and lodgings for four days or pay their
fare home, and this is a condition which
many did Lot bargain for. The railroad
did it's share, it furnished free transpor-
tation to all who were willing to 60. and
Helera did its share, it fleeced them
after they we're in its clutches. There
must have been a tremendous roar on
the part of the victims for the Inde-
pendent Of yesterday sought to break
the force Of the storm by admitting that
"a few cases Of overcharging will doubt
less be reported" and those who had to
walk the streets at night it dismissed
with the cheerful statement "if they had
trouble in finding a lodging house. it
was their own fault.
These remarks Of the Independent are
very different from the glittering prom
Uses of hospitality it held out to the
visitors. Yet the victims have no right
to feel disappointed at their treatment
in the "surething" town. The Helena
crowd had to raise more Doodle for the
capital fight and this method was adopt.
ed in order to make individuals from all
over the state unwilling contributors to
the fund. The levy upon each was nc
doubt small, but the aggregate was
large. The great excursion, ever accord.
ing to the Independent, was a game Of
false pretences.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07
LABOR DAY.

The setting apart of one day during
the year to be dedicated to the cause Of
labor was a happy conceit, though it may
be said that the idea was the result Of
growth rather than an original conception.
The beginning Of Labor day was Sept.
5, 1882, % twelve years ago, on which
day there was a monster celebration in
New York participated in by all the or
CARNATIONS which we're affiliated with
the New York Central Labor union. P.
j. MCGUIRE, now vice president Of the
American Federation, was the protector
Of the parade, and the demonstration
proved such an imposing and important
an event to the cause of labor that on
each recurring fret Monday Of Septem.
Der since that date the demonstration
has been repeated. Naturally the event
that had proved so successful in New
York was taken up in other cities, and
the result was that in 1887 the legislature
Of New York by enactment set apart the
first Monday in September as Labor day
and made it a legal holiday. Other
states followed suit, the legislature of
Montana passing the law at it's lest ses-
sion. These acts only applied to the
several states in which they had been
passed, but the good work was followed
up and on June &c, 1894, an act was
passed in both houses Of congress max
ing it a national holiday, and two days
later it received the signature Of the
president and became q law.
AS there has been q statement going
the rounds Of the press that Labor day
is the only national holiday authorized
by act Of congress, the text Of the bill is
given as follows:
"Be it enacted by the senate and
house Of representatives OF the United
States Of America, in congress assem-
bled, That the first Monday of Septem-
Dor in each year. being the day celsbrat-
cd and known n lahore holiday, 10 here
by made q legal holiday, to all intents
and purposes in the Same manner a.
Christmas, the LIST day Of January, the
I'D day Of February, the 30th day Of
May and the 4th Of July arc now by law
made public holidays."
Whether IL is or 10 not the only legal
holiday 10 immaterial. Tomorrow will
be Labor day and it will be celebrated
With becoming ceremonies In Great Falls
and other cities Of Montana - we'll % in
other states Of the union. The details Of
the celebration here hsvs from time TO
time been given In the local columns Of
The TRIBuNE, and they give assurance
that II will be the greatest gathering
ever held In this city. II will b IN
event In which III who participate viii
have reason to feel . just pride. Taz
TsIsuxs II common with Ill good pso-
pc wishes thst kindly nsturs will lend