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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Murdoch Mckenzie Pre-
rented with a Silver Service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murdoch Mckenzie, re-
siding in the B. & NJ. addition, were
pleasantly surprised Tuesday evening
last. A number Of neighbors and
friends dropped in by prearranged plan,
and when the company had gathered
the host and hostess we're presented with
an elegant silver tea service as a mark of
the esteem in which they were held by
their friends. When the surprised recip-
tents Of this handsome present had re.
covered from their establishment, refresh
ments were served and things made
pleasant for their unlooked-for guests.
Among those present on the occasion
we're: Messrs. ]. M. Mahoney, j. A. Nc
Phail, d. Davis, M. s. Baker, G. S.
Walganott, X. Mckenzie. P. Nelson, G..
Johnson, j. A. Brown, Alexander Bea-
ton, L. Estey, r. Heating. r. Brown, j.
Johnson. W. Graham, p. Lamont, Mrs.
swanson, Mrs. j. A. Brown, Miss Oker-
man, Miss G. F. Cameron, Miss M. B.
Cameron and Miss Luella Billings.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
AT ST. LOUIS.
Subjects to he Discussed at the Tans-
mississippi Congress.

Subjects to He Discussed at the Tans-
mississippi Congress.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 19.-Arrangements
have been practically completed for the
transmississippi congress which will meet
here on the Goth inst. Three sessions
have been arranged for and the subjects
will be: Monday, "Irrigation," Hon. Ell
wood Mead, president of the national ir-
rigation congress and state engineer of
Wyoming, Hon. w. E. Smythe, chair
man of the executive committee of the
national irrigation congress and editor
Of the Irrigation Age, Hon. j. E. Merry
of Lawrence, Kan. and F. II. Newell of
the United States geological survey.
Tuesday, 1.-THE Nicaragua Canal" Prof.
sCourtney DeKalb of the school of mines
Ut the University of Missouri and Capt.
W. Merry Of San Francisco; "Reci-
procity in Trade" ex-Gov. Stannard Of
Missouri; sour Relations with Hawaii"
Hugh Craig of San Francisco. Wednes-
day, "The Reconciliation of Silver" ex-
Gov. Price Of New Mexico, Col. G. E.
Leighton of st. Louis, Hon. T. M. Pat
t~erson, ex-congressman from Colorado,
and editor of the Rocky Mountain News,
and ex-Gov. Anthony Of Kansas.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23

1862, and accompanied by the half breed
scout CABOT as a guide visited the Great
Falls of the Missouri, being the first
white woman who ever trod the future
site Of the city Of Great Falls. The
strip of land that lies along the river
FROM the wagon bridge to the railroad
~trestle, with it's noble grove of trees. wal
named Riverside park as properly desig-
mating its location, and the large park
on the other side of Park drive was
named Cascade park.
The park on the south OF the city was
named after the addition in VIII CHI it is
located. which ALEC we'll describes it's
natural features, Highland park, and the
extensive piece Of ground lying along the
Sun river and purchased by the city for
u suburban pleasure ground for the ben
eft of the citizens Of the future metrop-
oils OF the state was named in honor of
one Of Montana's most illustrious citi-
zens. and a warm friend and believer in
the destiny Of Great Falls roadwater
park.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
PARKS ARE CHRIsTENED.

The Park Commissioners and City Council
Committee Name the Public Parks.
The park commissioners and a COM
mittee from the city council held a
meeting Tuesday evening at Paris Glib
sons Office and agreed upon names for
the various city parks. These names
will be reported to the council at its
next meeting, and when confirmed by
them the public parks of the city will
be duly christened by the names they
will bear in the future. The following
are the IN agreed n
For the small park, opposite the Park
hotel, between Central avenue and First
avenue south, the name of Gibson park
WAS adopted, in honor of the founder OF
the city, and one who has done more
than any other single citizen to secure to
Great Falls magnificent park grounds.
The small park on the other side Of
Central avenue, opposite the Bach Cory
building, was named Margaret park in
honor OF the first white woman who evel
saw the Falls Of the Missouri river. HeI
name was Margaret Hardness, q daugh
ter of Captain Hardness, who ran
steamboat called the Shreveport between
st. Louis and Fort Benton. She made
a trip with her father to this section IL
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23

A number of subpenas we're served
Wednesday IN witnesses who are sum-
moned to Helena to testify in another
case against Will Hanks growing out of
the Merchants National bank failure.
At the last trial Mr.. Hanks was acquit-
ted by the jury on a charge of wilfully
converting the funds of the bank to his
own use and benefit. The indictment
or which he is to be tried this time is
~disposing of securities belonging to the
bank for his own use and benefit. 1t is
the same charge on which he was first
arrested, and relates to certain shares Of
Cascade bank stock which were assigned
by Mr.. Hanks to the bank as collateral
and afterwards sold by him. The de-
Tense claimed at that time that the stock
was sold with the knowledge and ap-
proval Of some of the directors and the
money realized used for the benefit Of
the bank. The case comes up in the
United States court on Monday next.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
W. Garland, democrat, and CIV. Hunter,

w. Garland, democrat, and CIV. Hunter,
republican, we're elected representatives,
while r. P. Herbald and G. 8. Stafford,
republicans. and s. A. Sweeney, dem.
ocrat, tied for representative, with 142
votes each. For county attorney, l.. P.
Evans, democrat, was elected. as we're
G. E. Hall, democrat, clerk and recorder;
s. A. Willis, populist, sheriff; Allan J.
Mcmillan, democrat, treasurer; o. d.
Policy, republican, assessor; w. W.
Mabee, republican. clerk Of the district
court; w. H. Means, populist, public
administrator; Geo. Harley, democrat,
coroner; Mark D. Hoyt, democrat, super
intendent Of schools; Arch W. Mahon,
no opposition, surveyor.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
THE BALL.
Committees Appointed to Make Arrange
ments for Its Success.

Appointed to Make Arrange
ments for Its Success.
The fire laddies propose to give a ball
this year which will not only equal but
eurpass those of former years and be the
ball of the season.
The committee on arrangements, com
posed of Chief James Burns, John Col
Inns and Phil Gibson, met Wednesday to
make arrangements for the seventh an
nual ball of the Great Falls fire depart
ment, to be given December 2Sth, and
appointed the following committees:
Committee on receptjon-G. H. Ward
rop, Sam French, j. A. Moran, w. S.
Blauvelt, Phil Gibson, F. W. Wright.
Committee on foor-Joseph Herring,
r. l.. Arthur. Chas. French, Paul Voell,
AL Henry.
The firemen have for the past seven
years given very successful dances, and
they ask the good citizens to again pat
ronize them and guarantee a good time
to everyone who attends.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
School Bonds Are Invalid.

From a short synopsis of the text of
the supreme court decision in the case
of the state OK rel James Il. Stanford We.
the board of school directors Of District
Nc. l, Cascade county, it appears that
the court holds that the bond issue OF
$4,000 is fatally defective. The court
says that the published notice OF the
election for the bond issue submitted
only two propositions, the amount and
purpose of the bonds, and neglected to
state the rate of interest, the time paya-
bic and the time redeemable, as required
by law. The propositions omitted, the
court finds material and vital and not
simply needless formalities. These three
important matters the people never had
a chance to pass on. Hence the reversal
of the lower court"
This decision knocks the foundation
from under the whole bond transaction,
as it is aimed at the validity of the bonds
themselves and is not merely a technical
| objection to the manner of their sale or
| the method of affixing signatures. II
leaves the school board in a rather deli
cate situation, besides, as it now appears
that there never any legal bonds issued
The money so far expended on the
construction of the high school building
has been furnished by the Northwestern
National bank under the following con-
tract which, it will be seen, was only q
conditional sale, and, since the decision
| of the court, is no sale at all.
Whereas, The Northwestern National
bank has this day submitted to the
board of trustees of school district No
/ of Cascade county, Montana, a bid or
the $4,000 Of school bonds offered al
sale by said board; and,
Whereas, There is some doubt as t.
the validity of said bonds and said bank
is DESTROYS Of having said bonds passed
on by the supreme court OF Montana
and,
Whereas, Said bank embodies a stip
ulation in said bid to the effect that II
would not accept said bonds unless de
clared valid by said court, and,
Whereas, Saia school trustees are de
sirous of using q portion Of the proceed
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23

BERLIN, Nov. 19.-An imposing fu-
nsral ceremony in honor of the late car,
Alexander Ill, took place today in
the church of the Russian embassy.
Emperor William in Russian uniform,
accompanied by the empress, drove to
the church in an open carriage and was
present during the ceremony. All the
Idiplomstic corps, including the United
States ambassador, Theo Runven, and
many other notables we're present.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
nksgiving.

On a stern and rock bound coast
1t was thus that Mrs. Hemans sang the
landing of the pilgrims at Plymouth, and
she might have added that the Puritan
fathers we're nearly as stern as the coast
on which they landed. But, rigid as
were their %tenets, they could not al.
together shake off their inheritance
from generations of English ancestors
who thought innocent feasting and
iollity no sin. The first harvest of the
pilgrims was gathered in 1921, and old
Governor Bradford appointed a day of
Thanksgiving, the evening of which, we
may suppose, was relieved of austerity
by the carnal means of mince and pump
kin pies, and mayhap a mug Of hot cider.
Since that time we do not think the
"Old Bay State" has missed a 'Thanke-
giving During the Revolutionary war,
the congress annually appointed a day OF
thanksgiving. After the adoption of the
constitution, Washington several times
recommended a day Of thanksgiving,
but it never became a national holiday
until Abraham Lincoln issued a procla-
nation for ono in 1863. Now it is CO.
extensive with the Union, and in all
states the children will 500 be f1ocking
home to meet each other and father and
mother once more. A great many of
them, if going to Tor by way of) Chicago,
Peoria. st. Louis, Omaha, Kansas City,
Denver, st. Paul or Minneapolis, will
take the Burlington Route, the favorite
line of these cities. For maps, time
tables and tickets apply to your home
agent, or write to W. w. Johnston,
Coml Agent, Billings, Mont.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
Masonic Lodge at Glasgow.

Monday evening the Masonic brethren
organized a Masonic lodge under letters
Of dispensation from the Grand Lodge Of
Montana. The following members were
included in the dispensation: E. H.. Bel
yea, John Kent. George Deans, r. P. Her
bold, j. A. Mckenzie, d. G. Kyle, w. j.
Knapp, L. P. Roundy, r. W. Getty, John
Hayfield, H. H. Hedges, Fred Sims and
S. A. Sweeney. Regular meetings will
be held in the Kerr hall the first and
second Monday of each month. Officers
of the lodge are as follows: E. H. Bel,
yea, w. NJ; John Kent, S. W.; George
Deans, j. W.; r. P. Herbold. secretary
W. J. Knapp, treasurer.-Valley County
Gazafta
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
The Wanderer Returns.

A. F. Schmitz, formerly of the firm Of
Schmitz & Henderson, a we'll known
business man Of Great Falls. returned to
this city Sunday, after about a years
absence. Mr.. Schmitz states that dur
ing his absence he has been all over the
the United States from the Pacific to
the Atlantic, but he failed to find any
place which he liked as we'll as Great
Falls, and 80 he has returned to make
his home here again. He expects after
he has looked around a little to start in
business here once more.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
IMPROVEMENTS AT BELT.
The Coal Washing and Coke Plant Wei
Under Way.

The Coal Washing and Coke Plant Well
Under Way.
Messrs. Cunningham and Ross who
are looking after the construction Of the
coke and coal washing plant in Belt.
came in Sunday, and Mr.. Cunningham
returned yesterday. They report that
the plant is we'll under way, but that
they have been and still are greatly re-
tarded in the work by a lack Of brick.
Mr.. Ross remarked that If they had
plenty of brick they could put about 80
more bricklayers at work and finish up
the ovens in a couple of weeks. AS it is
they are obliged to lay the brlcklayers
OFT half the time. They need about 80
cars of brick more.
The coal washing building is up four
stories and the roof is on. Last week
they put in the big boiler. 1t was quite
a task to get it of the cars and into the
building, as 1t weighed fifteen tons.
They are today setting up the engine,
which has a capacity OF 80 horse power.
The coal is conveyed to the washing
plant from q big bin under the trestle at
No. l tunnel, which holds about 800 tons.
1t is taken to the washing plant by
means of a link chain which carries a
lot of little scoops through a steel
trough, and is capable of conveying
about 80 tons an hour. 1t delivers the
coal at the top of the building, and after
the coal has passed through a number Of
screens and washing operations it il
dropped into little cars which convey il
to the coke ovens by moan Of LOGO feet
Of endless wire rope.
Twenty ovens are now completed ano
fires have been started in them for thu
purpose of drying them out. MI. Rosl
is confident that the coke business al
Belt will prove q great success.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
These Are Hunters.

A hunting party consisting Of Messrs.
Collett, B~lankenbaker and DR.. Fairfield
have just returned from the bad lands
at the mouth Of the Judith. They re-
port seven deer as the result OF their
skill, but no evidence Of that fact has
been seer up to date at this office.
A party OF hunters consisting OF VIM.
Cockrill, Otto Shoenfeldt, Jack Enright
and several others chartered the Min
ME" steamboat and went up the river q
few days ago to kill geese. Mr.. Sheen:
field walked in last night from Ulm and
reports the whole party stuck on a sand
bar and no geese when he left.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23

The Beattie brothers, George and
Jim, and Alex McLennsn, who left Up
per Hollywood q few months ago for
Kaslo, B. c., have returned to Montana.
For two weeks past they have been
working at Sweet Grass mining camp,
but Jim Besttie was stricken with iu-
fammatory rheumatism, and was
brought to Fort Benton for treatment.
They intend again making their home on
HiRhwood.-Benton Press.
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IN THE TOMB
kal Families Of Europe Gather for
the Last Time About Alex
ander Ill.
I'm GREAT POMP and SHOW
Cathedral Packed with Those
Who Would Give These Last
HOnors Of Earth.

PETERSBURG, Nov. 19.-The en-
bment of the remains Of the late
took place today in the cathedral OF
Peter and st. Paul. A thick fog en-
bed the city but the populace was
at the earliest possible hour. The
Ledral was packed, including repre-
natives of all the imperial and royal
lilies OF Europe. The services we're
kducted by the metropolitan OF this
and Moscow. The former con-
cted the czarina to a place near the
lin, which reposed in state in the CEN
of the cathedral. The car and
md dukes and members of the royal
took positions on the right and
any military officers in attendance were
Suped behind the bier. On the left
he foreign ambassadors and ministers
Ia their stats, while grouped and
|ound in different parts Of the cathe-
HI we're countless delegations from
bssian cities and elsewhere. including
kmerous delegations from France. The
neral services began at 1890 a. m. and
ted until about 4 o'clock. Over thirty
embers of the royal families of Europe
by glittering suites were pres
1t. After the long service the czarina
Id others took a last farewell Of the re.
Iains Of Alexander III. The car then
i'd the imperial mantle over the body
Id the coffin was carried by the czal
nd certain princes to the tomb.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23

GLASGOW, Nov. 19.-The official vote
of Valley county shows the election of
eight democrats, three republicans and
two populists, and a majority of 1877 for
Helena. For congress Corbett received
1873 votes, Hartman 162, Maiden l, Smith
81. For associate justice: Hunt 1856,
Luce l3l, Reeves "a. Charles Hurd,
democrat, was elected state senator. r.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
More Settlers,

z. T. Burton, the energetic land and
immigration agent of Choteau, was in
town Sunday and stated to a TRIBUNE
reporter that he expected a couple of
small parties of farmers to settle on his
land at Burton this season yet. The COL
ony now there are greatly pleased with
the conditions now surrounding them
and next spring will witness a very large
addition to their numbers, as nearly all
Of them have written to friends advising
them to come out to this state.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
Placing Soldiers Around.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 19.-The viceroy Of
Tien Tsin is placing soldiers around the
foreign settlement to protect it against
the depredations Of soldiers from the
mutinous camps. II the Japanese take
Port Arthur it is expected they will land
enroute to Pekin, forty miles south Of
Taku.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23

New YORK, Nov. 19.-The directors Of
the Sante Fe railroad today elected a re-
organization committee with power to
act. The committee consists of E. B.
Cheney, Jr., Thomas P. Fowler, w. l..
Bull, A. Nickerson and E. ] Berwind.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23
An Omcial Speed Trial.

New LONDON, Conn, Nov. l9.-The
torpedo boat, Ericsson, was started on
her Official speed trial this morning.
The day was clear and the wind high.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-23

Mrs. A. B. Elkins of Evans is at the
Columbus hospital, being laid up with a
severe attack OF rheumatism.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-12-28
THE WAR ENDED.
The Emperor of China Sues for Peace on
ANY Terms.

The Emperor of China Sues for Peace on
Any Terms.
LONDON. Dec. 23.-1mportant dis
patches have been received from Toxic
indicating clearly that practically the
war between China and Japan has
ended. Whatever instructions have
been conveyed to the commanders OF
the respective military and naval
forces from the governing powers OF
the two empires is not told in the adj
vices, but assurances are given in quar-
ters known to be thoroughly cognizant
of diplomatic affairs that the emperor
of China has been prevailed upon to
send commissioners to Japan and that
these ENJOYS have such power OF con-
cession as will doubtless enable them
to bring about an immediate and thor
ough end of hostilities. The details of
their authority are not given, but the
presumption is not ignored in diplo-
matte quarters that the concessions
asked by the japanese government
have met with the acquiescence of the
reigning power of China.
YOKOHAMA, Dec. 25.-General ka-
sura December 10 attacked General
Sung's position seven miles west OF
Halt Cheng. The position was defend
ed by 1000 Chinese, who were routed
after four assaults. The fight was the
fercest that has yet taken place. The
Chinese loss is estimated at 500 killed
or wounded. The japanese also suf-
fered severely.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-12-28
DALIS M.
Serious, Depredations in the National
Capitol.

Serious Depredations in the NatiOnai
Capitol.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-The senate
end of the capitol has been the scene
of more or less vandalism within the
past few years. Less than week ago
some one entered the closets on the
basement floor and broke several
bowls, and now the barber shop has
been robbed of all its portables in the
way of razors and shears, while other
articles were wantonly destroyed.
These acts are of but little consequence
in themselves, but they have created
some apprehensions in the minds of the
executive officials of the senate, who
fear the vandals may next turn their
attention to the valuable pictures and
statues which adorn the buildings, or
possibly to the archives on file in the
various rooms. many of which could be
reached with comparatively little
effort by any one who had once gained
access to the building. There seems
to be as yet no definite theory on the
part of anyone in explanation of the
depredations, but the officials generally
consider that they might have been
prevented if the capitol police force,
which numbers only sixteen to watch,
had been larger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-12-28
ARMENIAN oUTRAOEs.


States.
WASHINGTON, DEC. 20. The latest
advices from United States Minister
Terrell, at Constantinople to tn, tate
department, indicate that the porte is
still firm in It's opposition to the inquiry
proposed to be made into the Armen-
ian outrages by United States Consul
Jewett under the conditions prescribed
by the president. 1t is probable the
United States minister will persist in
his efforts to induce the porte to
accede to the request, and if it should
be finally refused, Jewett will still un-
dertake the inquiry with which he is
charged, and the Turkish government
will be held responsible for his safety,
for the state department cannot con-
cede the right of a foreign nation to
prevent its officers from collecting in
formation for it's own use and guild
ance.
CoNsTANTInoPLE, Dec. 27.-The sui
tan has finally and positively declined
to allow United States Consul Jewett
to make an independent inquiry into
the Armenian troubles by accompany
ing the commission
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-The refusal
of Turkey to allow an independent in
vestigation into the Armenian outrages
was not unexpected at the state de-
partment. Minister Terrill has been
pressing for permission for the past
week, but the tenor of his advices to
the department gave little hope that it
would be acceded to. The reluctance
OF Turkey to grant the request is ac-
counted for by the formidable proper
tons to which the agitation in the
United States in favor OF intercession
on behalf of the Armensans has at
tanned. The intensity of feeling dis
played in the various mass meetings
and church assemblies in the United
States have convinced the porte that it
would be placing it's interests in dan
gerous hands, and when it learned
that the person chosen to make the
inquiry was the son of an American
n. Customary and native of the very coun
try where the outrages are al
legged to have occurred. prompt mega
tive was returned to Terrill's request
There does not appear any way OF get
ting behind this decision, for Jewet
being refused to make investigation
an officer of the United States, coul
not safely undertake it as an indivi
ual. Therefore all connections of the
United States with the proposed in
quiry are at an end, and the invest
cation will be made entirely by Euro
peans.