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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
Sound Law.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26~.-Judge Grosscupp,
of the United States court, today dis.
charged the railroad officials who refused
to answer questions in the federal grand
jury investigation of the working of the
commerce law. This practi-
cally renders the law nugatory. Judge
Grosscupp said the fifth amendment to
the federal constitution granted wit
nesses immunity from testifying to mat
ters which would incriminate them, and
congress could not pass a law contraven-
ing that provision.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
Safe aud sound.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The wild ru-
mors that wer circulated yesterday after
noon, that a disaster had overtaken the
vessel carrying President Cleveland,
Secretary Gresham and others, in the
storm OF the night before, were set at
rest today by news from the Indian
Head proving ground, twenty-five miles
down the river, that the vessel had
passed there yesterday afternoon, giving
no evidence OF having suffered any dam
age or anything unusual on board.
Therefore it Is certain that the vessel lay
In to one OF the numerous creeks Of IN
donations In the Potomac during the
unsettled weather.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

The arrival of Frank Hegart..at Great
Falls to negotiate for the erection of a
wool securing plant and the success of
his mission, will nave a f~ar-reaching eff
feet on the wool industry of not only
northern Montana but the state gener-
ally. No other place in the state offers
the same advantages for a plant of this
description as Great Falls, and it is to
be hoped that whatever negotiations
take place that the result will have a
successful issue.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

Germany and Russia carried on a
commercial war for months. Neither
would take the lead toward practicing
or advocating a reciprocity commercial
doctrine. Suddenly France imposed a
considerable import duty on wheat. This
of course would hurt Russian wheat en-
tering France. Immediately Russia
found out that she did not love France
20 much as she did last summer, and
Dol afterward the reciprocity treaty be.
tween Germany and Russia was signed,
and now we are assured that there will
be no war in Europe. State reasons are
pocket reasons, just as with private in.
diyiduals.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
Fate of q Political Boss.

The trial and sentencing to six years
in Sing Sing penitentiary of John Y. Nc
Kane shows that it is still possible in
| this republic to punish men who try to
corrupt the ballot and defeat honest
elections. This one trial and sentence
will make it easier to have pure elections
in all the rest of the country-easier to
arrest and convict other ballot corrupt
ers. The will of the honest people of
this country ever comes uppermost at
last. 1t was Lincoln who said that you
cannot fool all the people all the time.
McKane was the political boss Of
Gravesend, a suburban township of
Brooklyn that includes Coney Island, the
seaside resort. He was known as the
boss of Coney Island. At the election
last fall 6 200 votes were cast in a popu-
lation of 8 900. This illustrates the meth
DDS of the boss. He was influential and
very rich. Besides being a political boss,
he was a Sunday school superintendent.
He let nothing go by.
The election inspectors of both parties
were under his thumb. He bought, ca
joled and threatened. Early on election
day it was seen by some of his political
opponents that the election inspectors
their party had placed at the polls were
not doing their duty. Tickets were said
to be written out boldly and thrust into
the ballot box with no voter attached.
The opposing party appointed other in
spectors who could be trusted. The
boss would not let them see the registry
lists in the six Gravesend voting dis
tricts. Then they got out an injunction
from a Brooklyn judge restraining him
from meddling with the inspectors. He
brushed it aside as he would a fly. "In-
functions don't go here" he said.
But the man who had frequently boast
ed, 81 fear NJ living thing" had gone
one step too far at last. The wrongdoer
always does 60 just a little too far at
last. The boss own party repudiated his
methods.
He was arrested. Six indictments
were found against him. One of these
was for contempt of court in refusing to
obey the judges injunction. Another
was for the still graver offense of con
to defeat the election laws. In
one of the precincts that had in 1892 a
total population of 1908 there were reg
istered 2,645 voters. Thus bold had the
boss grown. For half a dozen years
nine-tenths of all the votes of Graves
end, Republican and Democratic, were
cast just as the boss wanted them to be.
But that was not enough. The next step
was repeating and manufacturing votes.
Judge Bartlett, a man belonging to his
own political party, was the individual
who sentenced the fallen boss. 1t was a
dramatic scene, that sentencing. All the
boss bravado was gone. The man who
feared no living thing stood, white faced
and trembling, at last before the laws of
his country that provide for a pure bal
lot and righteous elections. Judge Bart
lett declared that the sentence of six
years in stripes in the penitentiary was
justice tempered with mercy. The boss
found out that injunctions do 60, ever
Gravesend. The moral effect of this
judgment will extend all over the United
States and give us a better name in Eu-
rope.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
NOW FOR THE MID WINTER FAIR
a Round Trip Rate of $35. so Has Been
Agreed Upon.

a Round Trip Rate of 80 Has Been
Agreed Upon.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 26.-The Union
Pacific and Burlington roads today de-
cided to accept the tender Of the South
ern Pacific of the rate offered yesterday
by that road to meet the cut of the
Santa Fe. General Passenger Agents
Lomax and Francis held a conference
this morning and agreed to make a
round trip rate from the Missouri river
to San Francisco OF $3.50. and one way
rate Of $40, to 60 into effect March l.
This will have the effect Of throwing
down the bars that have 30 far prevent
ed a big transcontinental passenger rate
war. The Union Pacific and the Bur-
lington had refused to accept the rate
and the Southern Pacific could only
meet the Santa Fe cut by way Of Ell
PasO.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

We are glad to learn that President
Harris of the Board of Trade::stamped as
false the Leaders statement that he
(Harris) concurred in the Leaders oppo-
sition to the Board of Trade. We
never for a moment believed MIR. Harris
to be in sympathy with Rolfe in his un
warranted attacks upon the Board of
Trade and the business men of Great
Falls.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 2.-The time
this forenoon in the Roster case was oc-
by the opening address OF the
counsel for the plaintiffs. He declared
that they would show a conspiracy Of
state officers to defraud the state, and
that in attempting to carry II out they
had defrauded the plaintiffs.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

CLEVELAND, Feb. 1.-THE agitation as
to the amount of property on which Chief
Engineer Arthur Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers pays taxes led to
an examination of the tax duplicate
here. 1t showed that he paid taxes on
real estate of a listed value of S45,65O,
which is about half of the real value.
His personal estate is assessed at 50, $50.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-The big propeller
Schlesinger, caught and held in the grip
of the ice in the lake last night, and in
momentary danger of being crushed, was
released without serious injury this
morning. The crew is safe.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
Used the Eagle as u Target,

Moscow, Feb. PA sensational story
is current in military circles that a de-
tachment of Russian dragons found
Prussian Uhlans using a Russian eagle
fixed to a post on the Russo-G German
frontier as a target, and that a fight be.
tween them resulted in which several
were killed on both sides. Officers here
decline to talk of the matter, saying they
wish to avoid intentional complications.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

The Miner congratulates Great Falls
upon the fact that her Board o. Trade
is active, energetic, and progressive. AS
a rule the boards Of trade in the west
this year are in a state OF innocuous
desuetude, and it is encouraging to hear
of one that is alive.-Butte Miner.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

Helena Independent: Congressman
Hartman Of Montana, has joined the
goldbugs in the fight against the silver
seigniorage bill, and is helping the re-
publican obstructionists prevent a vote
on that measure.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

Teton Times. Feb. 23:..Say, Mr.. Great
Falls Leader, what are you opposing the
efforts of the Board Of Trade of your
city to further the interests of the place
for? If 1t is a personal spite you are
giving vent to, you had better go whip
some one and not iniure yourself by ma
linging worthy public institutions in
YOUR columns. No charge.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
ElectrOCuted.

SING SING, Feb. 26.-Mathews John
son, colored, was el~ectrocuted this morn
ing for the murder Of Emil Cucklehorn,
~janitor of a building which johnson at
tempted to burglariZe.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

Schott & Co., have just received a
couple of carloads of this celebrated
Milwaukee beer. Orders both large and
small can now be filed promptly. OF
fice-Gore block, Great Falls, Mont.
Telephone 81.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

The Indians who have leased lands in
their reservation I o cattlemen have a
dead cinch ON getting their pay. The
red man simply cuts the wire fence.
slaughters the dishonest white mans
beeves and eats them.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

To Chicago without Change Of Cars.
New YORK, Feb. 26-Rumor is current
that a deal has been made by which the
Great Northern is to obtain the use of
Chicago.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
Fined Twenty ShilIings.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-The jury in the
suit OF Victoria Woodruff against the
trustees Of the British Museum for libel
for keeping in the museum two books
touching IN the Beecher- Tilton scandal,
found that the books we're libellous and
assessed a fine of twenty shillings.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
HI WEEKLY. TRIBUNE

In the application Of the secretary OF
the Board of Trade for current issues OF
Montana newspapers for fling, the Basin
Times was the first to respond. General
Warren recognizes the metropolitan
character Of Great Falls.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
Leaning Over to Our Side.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-The Globe
that Emperor William Of GermaI
devoting a great deal of attention :
metallism and desires the governms
take every step possible to preO
further fall in the price Of silver.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
Not Lawful Money.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ga letter from
the secretary Of the treasury was sent to
the attorney general asking whether sill
YER certificates were lawful money, and
the reply of the latter is in the negative
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 2G.-The trial Of
the Roster conspiracy case against Gov.
Peck and other state officials began this
morning. The work of securing a jury
will probably not be concluded today.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

II you are ever going to buy any dia-
monds. the next year or two will be the
time to do it. They promise to be lower
than they ever were before. Small stones
can be bought in London for almost one
half less than they could be a year ago.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
M ust Go to Sing Sing.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 26.-Jpdge Gin
today denied the application Of j. y
Kane for a certificate of reason
doubt. Pending an appeal Mchl
must 60 to Sing Sing.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
Has Passed Both Houses.

ALBANY, Feb. N.-"The Greater New
York" bill passed the senate by a vote Of
90 to .. II had already passed the as
sembly.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
Leslie Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The sens'
day confirmed the nomination OF
Leslie to be United States a~ttornel
Montana,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
Defaulter Suicides.

VIENNA, Feb. 26.-Adolph Ferries,
cashier of the Austrian state del,
ment, who absconded, being a defsi1
of 10000 forms, has suicided.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
Pleaded Not Guilty.

New YORK, Feb. 26.-Erastus VI
was arraigned in court this morninA
pleaded not guilty. His bail was
tinued.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

The southerners say that everything Is
coming their way, even woman's rights
conventions.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

Mrs. Eta Sorrick, dresemaking, 322
Eighth avenue south. Telephone, ga
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Most Perfect Made.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

Hermitage Whisky, ten years old, At
NcCollum's.
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The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07
BUTLER'S FRIENDS
Determine to Run = Full Anti
Ticket.

Columbia, S. c., Sept. AT
a meeting of Gen. Buffers friends
held here last night. 1t was deter
mined 20 run an independents Dem
ocatic ticket against the regular
Democracy, which is known as the
Tillmanites. A legislative ticket
favorable to Butler will be nomina-
ted in every county and it is prob
able that a convention will be held
to nominate full State ticket from
Governor down.
This action is arousiMg much
bitterness and the Democratic
executive committee of which Sen.
ator Irby is chairman, has been
called to meet on Tuesday next to
consider the political situation
When the independent convention
will be called has not been decided
Republicans will take advantage o
the divided Democracy and rur
Candidates in most Of the Congress
ional districts.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07

,50W. A good many LADIES WIZ.
have to cut down their pin money,
too providing the legislation be-
comes a law.
Thirty-eight fair possessors Of
fortunes ranging from $40, 100000
down to $500, 900 have been
named among the heavy taxables.
Among them are two Countesses,
two Duchesses and one Lady. If
Hetty Green doesn't succeed in
keeping,out of the tax-gatherer's
clutches she will be forced to plank
down $4,000 annually. 1t will
cost Mrs. Bradley Martin, Mrs.
Arson Phelps Stokes, Clementina
Furniss and Sophia R. Furniss
about $4,000 each.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07

" az 10
Of domestic, 81 40; barrel -four, 81;
total, So 40. This will leave, af.
ter deducting $40 more for ginning
and other incidentals, s210.42
Out of the eight bales of 294
cent cotton there is S464.91 left,
with the necessaries of life selling
three, four and five times as high
as at present. as will be seen be
by the two bills of calico, bacon,
etc, are computed at, while now
we have s210.42 left, with the nee
essaries Of life, lower than ever be-
fore in the history of this country.
The S464.9l then bought 1883
pounds Of bacon. while s210.42
will now buy 2104 pounds-a gain
of 244.39 pounds. The s464.91
then would buy about 3Ss barrels
OF poor flour, while now the S210.-
AZ will 81 2 3 barrels of the very
finest flour. The $494.91 the
eight bales brought then would
buy 1859 2-5 yards of calico OF
domestic, while the $210.42 the
eight bales bring today will buy
420S4 yards Of either of these com.
modities, or gain of about 234G
yards. Read these figures careful.
ly and then who will say that 6!
.G,nt cotton today (about / less
chan the 1867 cotton) under oul
Democratic administration is no
more profitable than the 294 cen
was? The croaker will do well t;
cut this out and read it carefully
every day. What would you sa!
If you had to pay 1921 .33 to mark
,et eight bales Of cotton now?
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07
Notable Resolutions.

way off down in Lawreace
Gently the following resolutions
were adopted by a Democratic
county convention last week:
ave re-affirn our allegiance to the
Democratic party and to its principles.
as enunciated in the Chicago platform;
we heartily endorse the wise, patriotic
and honest administration of the ma.
tionsl government by President Cleve-
land; we desire to express our regret al
the course taken by number of Dem o.
cratic newspapers in condemning the
course of President Cleveland.
The following resolution, offered
by J. J. benson, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That we endorse the
course Of the Hon. Thos. R. Stockdale
in Congress.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07
Low Cotton and the Cause.

The probability, verging upon
certainty at present, that the con.
ton crop of the present year will be
marketed at very low figures has
brought about some agitation of
the time-honored proposition thai
cotton producers shall combine to
restrict production. This is the
most impracticable of all imaginable
plans and is needless besides, for
the sensible planters of the South
ale already organized into a combine
of one to effect this object, by dint
of directing more attention to corn,
hay and stock; and the financial
fool.killer is attending to the cases
of those who cannot recognize and
accept the inevitable, just as rap
idly as he can get around to them.
When they are retired from bust
ness their successors will profit by
their example. The experience of
the present season will doubtless
be sufficient to induce many others
to engage in conservative agricul-
ture, as distinguished from specula-
tive. When Southern planters
realize that the day Of 10 cent cot.
ton has passed away and that there
is no probability of it's return, the
tide of their fortunes, already turn
ing, will rise rapidly. Bonanza
cotton raising is dead beyond all
resurrection, but there is money
and there always will be money, in
the business for the planter who
raises his corn, meat and work
stock at home and who keeps his
eyes open for any opportunity OF
profit. The only combination re-
quired may be effected on any
plantation in the cotton belt not
already hopelessly incumbered by
the devotion Of its owner to the
all cotton theory. -Vicksburg
Commercial Herald.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07
IN Confederate Veterans

I"uft Mousse ON SATURDAY, sept. ~,
1894. IAll members are urged to
be preaens for the more perfect or
ganizatNn Of the Camp, and for
the transaction Of important bus.
mess. Brethren, bring a little
cash to pay dues &c. All Confed-
crate Veterans cordially invited 80
attend and participate in the meet
ing. AT this meeting we will have
reports from our Delegates to tbs
Reunion at Birmingham, Ala.
By Order of
c. H. Campbell,
J. P. Brown, Commande1
ADJ.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07
AZ Arkansas man the other da

All Arkansas man the other day
ranped on LIS coffin just as the
minister was about to begin the
burial service over him. A man
in the room, who thought some
one outside was knocking at the
door, yelled "Come in,". hearing
which the supposed dead man in
the coffin exclaimed: "What't
the matter With you? I am in al
ready, and want to get out" III
finally became 80 obstreperous tina
the funeral had to be postponed
Tupelo Times.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07

: Captain feathers is the name of
1 woman who is captain Of the
Nstchez, Mississippi river
steamer. ".''eeos, s,,'' ..,,s'
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07

Every few days Congress passes
a bill authorizing the Secretary of
War to restore to some Northern
StfA certain battle flags in his GUS
toy For instance bill passe d
NJ Jay to restore three or four
reg mental flags to the State of
Massachusetts,. This legislation
is all Greek to many readers par
ticularly the younger generation,
and they may be surprised to know
that all the flags asked for are the
colors of Federal regiments .captur-
ed by the Confederates during the
war, in battle, and that fell into
TIN possession of the Government
when the Confederate capitol,
Richmond, was surrendered. The
flags given back to Massachusetts
Monday, were those of her 18th,
i FIJI, 23rd and 5Sth::regiments, cap.
Tired by act of congress.-Aber-
Dr. Examiner.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07
Notice. to- Teachers.

The fall examination for white
teachers viii be held the Dist and
22nd Of September, and the 18th
and Goth of October; for the color-
ed teachers the 2Sth and Goth of
September, and the 26th and 9th
Of October.
T. J. FOWLER,
Supt. Of Education.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07
Quit the Pops.

offeeville. Miss, Aug. 30.-C.
7ongcroft, a prominent populist
er of this county has severed
annection with the party and
hid to the Democratic fold.
card he states that he found
rty composed Of deluded in
Pts, chronic Office seekers and
erous anarchists; that instead
r,g the friend of the poor
III party is pdeaoly menace
:Jll;overnmeht. The action
allongcroft is the beginning
islla in this county and dis
tim
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1894-09-07
Then and NOW.
What Eight Bales of Cotton
Would Buy Twenty-Seyen
Years Ago.
MORE PROFIT NOW.
Cotton Has Declined But not as
Other Articles.

The following is from the Hal
letsville, Tex, Herald
"The Herald has on Its table an
account sale" of eight bales of
cotton sold by Mr.. Vim. billiard
to Morgan, Judd & Williams of
Petersburg, Chen the capital Of
Lavaca county,, in 1867. The
eight bales weighed 3751 pounds,
and brought 29l cents per pound.
The total value was s1053.34,
which would have been very nice
sum if Mr.. billiard had been per-
mitted to pocket it.; but before the
money was paid there had to be
deducted a government (Republi-
CAM tax of s10S.02, a weighing fee
of 60 cents bale, and other small
items, government officers COM
missions, brokerage, ETC., which
made the sum total of expenses to
be deducted 1921 33. That left
Mr.. billiard sS02.01, still a neat
sum but wait There is the ques-
ton of whether he will take gold
or currency. He decides to take
gold, and for this S136 more'is de-
Quoted, leaving SOCIAL of the
s1053.34. the eight bales Of 29s
cent cotton were valued at, to say
nothing Of the cost of picking,
planting, chopping, etc. The seed
Of course was worthless in those
days.
Now, when that cotton was mar
keted bacon sold at Is cents a
pound, sugar Is cents, calico at %
cents, domestic at 25 cents -four at
s14 per barrel, etc. Suppose Mr..
billiard had bought then so pounds,
of bacon, 20 pounds of sugar,
yards of calico. 20 yards o.
tic and l barrel of hQn
articles would have Cd
Now deduct 500 f
ing, chopping, q
just s464.9 left
Today cotto2
and we will Fl
/ cent more
bring - CEN
marketed