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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-01
A GREAT
The Standard Company ami the Russian
OIL Trust Form q Comb me-.

The Standard Company ami the Russian
OIL Trust Form q Comb me-
NEW YORK, May 20. The World
says: The two greatest monopolies i'll
christendom-the Standard oil trust of
America and the Russian oil trust of
Russia are about to effect a new divis-
ion Of the world.
The Standard Oil company is nego-
tiating with the Russian government,
through a committee, a formal treaty.
The imm ediate effect of this treaty will
be to raise the price of a necessity of
life to people of the whole world. This
treaty exists at the present in the form
OF "a memorandum agreement" drawn
up and signed by all the members of
the syndicate of the Russian petroleum
r~efiners, with the consent Of the minis
ter of finance" The goth clause of this
memorandum" begins as follows:
"The committee of five persons have
to communicate with the American
Standard Oil company to work out the
necessary conditions of arrangements
for dividing the market of the whole
world for the trade with Russian and
American kerosene"
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WAS NOT TO BLAME.
The COrOner's Jury Exonerates Chief
McKelvy For Shooting
Tramps.
Five Robbers Raid a Texas National
Bank and Get Two Thousand
Dollars.
Two Citizens Who Attempted to In
terfere We're killed-One RObber
Also Dropped.

ST. CLOUD. Mimi, May 2G.-The cor
oner's ii quest, over the body of the
tramp XII LID ny the chief of police, re.
suited in "a verdict that the deceased
was killed in resisting arrest, and that
the killing by the chief was perfectly
justifa BILE, and completely exonerates
McKelvy.
The trampdie an hour after the shoot
ing. He gave his lame just before dy-
ing as Frederick Clayton. Grand Rap
ids, Mich. The other tramp, shot in
the hip, gave the name Of William
Henderson. He will probably o
There is no doubt hat the chief was
justified in the action taken. 1t was
case of shot or be shot.
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GALEsBURG, ILL.,, May 24.-When the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy fast mail
was four miles cast Of Kewanee today,
runnir g fifty miles an hour, the glass in
the lubricator in the cab broke and the
oil was spilled through the cab, striking
the hot bOilerhead and ignited. The
next moment the whole interior Of the
cab was in flames. Fireman Martins
clothes were saturated with oil and
caught fire. He rolled on the cab floor
10 %extinguish the flames. Engineer
Gibbing set the brakes and brought the
train TO a standstill. Martin rushed to
the water tank and jumped in. Glib
bling rolled around in the wet grass.
Martin was horribly burned. Gibbing's
left hand and clothes were burned.
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TWIN SISTERS.
After Counting One Of Them for Four
Years johnson West Runs
Away with the Other.
While the Deserted Sweetheart Retail
ates by Marrying a LOng-Dis-
carded Lover.

NEW YORK, May 2G.--The village Of
Flatlande, l.. l., is excited over the dis
covery that Bessie and Ruby, the hand
some twin daughters Of Farmer Dauds-
worth, have eloped and with the wrong
men. Popular excitement rose even to
a higher pitch when the villagers learned
that Ruby had run of with Bessie's in
tended husband on the very evening OF
tho day set for the wedding, and that
Bessie. in a moment Of pique, had eloped
with a former flame a few days after her
sisters disappearance.
The sisters are just 20 years old, their
joint birthday having been celebrated
three weeks ago with one Of the most
brilliant evening parties Flatlands has
ever enjoyed. -Four years ago johnson
West loved Bessie Daudsworth and after
a courtship OF over II months Bessie
finally accepted him. All Of Bessie's
other lovers accepted the situation az
gracefully az possible, except Harry
Cartwright, a young law clerk. Gossipt
say he had transferred his affections tc
Ruby. His attentions we're mover pro.
nounced however. Bessie's marriage to
West was postponed from time to time
IN various grounds.
The last p~ostponement was made al
Vests request. He announced that q
wealthy aunt was dying in Dakota. Ht
went to Dakota. His aunt's 'laat mo
ments" extended over six months. 1t hal
since been learned that MI. West wen
to Dakota in order to obtain a divorce
from a variety actress whom he haC
welded six years before in a moment O.
youthful folly. West hastcned back t.
Brooklyn two months ago and it wal
arranged that he and Bessie should b'
| welded last Sunday. Ruby Daudswortf
and johnson West disappeared between
noon and midnight a week ago today
Nothing was heard of them until yester
day, when Mr.. Daudsworth received
telegram dated Syracuse, which read !:
johnson and | are married and stop
ping here. Both send love to all. Pleas
forgive us. RUBy."
Bessie, in the meantime, who hat
taken her disappointment to heart, toll
her father that she and Harry Cart
wright were going to be married. We'd
nesday evening Farmer Daudsworth say
the last Of his remaining daughter ant
her "old friend" Thursday morning b,
found that the front door had beel
locked from the outside and the Ike,
dropped through the window. Tire
hours later a dispatch was received read
ing:
"Harry and I are in the Adams house
We were married here yesterday. w
are we'll and happy. Love. Both as
forgiveness Bessie"
This message had been sent from Bot
ton. The old farmers rage was terribl
to witness. He made a bonfire Of hi
daughters belongings and declared tina
they should never more cross the thres
hold OF his house.
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i'm BATTLE ARRAY.
The Strikers and Deputy Marshals
Meet and Shoot at Each Other
in Dead Earnest.
The Eight Hundred Strikers Are Well
Supplied with Wlnchesters
and Ammunition.

CRIPPLE CREEK, May 26.-The strik.
ers seized a train at Victor about mid
night and proceeded to Wilbur, where
the Denver deputies were camped. At
4 a. m. a battle occurred between the
strikers and the deputies, in which Geo.
Crowley, a miner, was killed and several
miners and three deputies wounded.
A non-union miner was shot dead in a
saloon at Victor this morning. The
force that attacked the deputies mum.
bered 800. A number Of miners are
missing. At latest reports the deputies
we're still at Wilbur awaiting the arrival
of reinforcements expected to leave Col
orado Springs today. The names of the
wounded have not been learned. The
man killed in a saloon at Victor was
William Robideau, a deputy from Colo
RADIO Springs, who was driven out of
camp a few weeks ago and ordered never
to return.
1t is now positively known that no
lives we're lost by the blowing up of the
Strong shaft house yesterday. Samuel
Mcdonald, superintendent, Charles Rob-
inson, foreman, and Jack Vaughn, work.
man, were in the second level Of the
mine at the time of the explosion and
remained there in safety until today,
when they we're brought out by the
union miners and taken under guard to
Bull Hill, where they were released on
parole.
1t is reported here that Attorney c. 8.
Thomas OF Denver, on behalf Of the
mine owners, is trying to have United
States troops sent to the camp. Officers
of the Florence and Cripple Creek have
been notified by the miners union that
the company will not be permitted to
run passenger or box care into Victor,
the miners want to know when the dep
uties are sent in to use against them.
The miners appear to hold the key to
the situation. They number nearly 800
and are we'll supplied with arms. On
the other hand the deputies are fewer
in number and poorly Offered and
equipped. Every newspaper representa-
tive has been ordered away from Battle
| Mountain and Bull Hill and told to not
| return again at the peril of their lives.
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Rams US RI port.

DENVER, May 27.-In the convention
of Railway Photographers, Grand Chief
Ramsay presented his annual report.
He congratulated tho order in having
obtained from railroads during the past
year "a wage schedules. The member.
ship of the order had deere .sed, but a
critical period in its history had been
passed. There was now a revival of
interest and the membership Was likely
to increase rapidly.
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Presbyterian General Assembly.

SARATOGA, N. Y, May 24.-The only
vacant seats at the opening of the Pres.
byterian assembly we're those reserved
for the members Of the family of Prof.
Smith, whose appeal is set for hearing
today. The judicial committee changed
the rule 30 as to provide that each mem
Der have three minutes on roll call to
discuss the case. The assembly was
then constituted q court. After read
ing the records the argument was begun
by DR.. Smith, who stated that he pro.
posed to argue only six grounds Of the
appeal, instead Of twelve. The argu-
ment at the start concerned the existence
Of prejudice in members Of the Presby-
terry which originally tried him.
A telegram was received from the
general assembly of the Southern Pres
byt srian church, declining to reopen the
question Of organization.
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Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Wsrsl's Pair highest Award
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wEALERS COMING.
Miners Of Central Pennsylvania Given
Until May 28 to Return to Work.

Minors Of Central pennsylvania Given
Until Mny IS to Return to Work.
PHILADELPHIA, May "a. - An inn
portant meeting of bituminous coal
mine operators from the Central Penn.
~sylvania region, where the miners are
now on strike, wa held in this city
during the afternoon. Every operator
in the district was present and it was
unanimously agreed that the men should
be given until May 18th in which to re-
turn to work. II they fail to do SO by
that time the mines will be thrown
open to whoever seeks employment and
those men who decide to go to work
will he protected by the operators.
A resolution was adopted to the effect
that the operators unanimously agree
that it IL impossible to pay their en-.
ployes more than their present wages
OF 20 cents per ton for digging coal.
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Powderly Had Him Arrested.

SCRANTON, Pa, May rs. H. b. Mar.
tin of Minneapolis, IA member of the
general executive board of the Knights
of Labor, YVES in this city for the pur-
pose of sitting the differences between
the local assemblies. He allowed him
self to Re interviewed by Il reporter.
Two hours after the interview was
printed. Martin was arrested at the in.
stance of T. V. Powderly, ~ex.general
master workman of the Knights, who
alleges that Martin libelled him in the
interview.
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A X ROBBERY.

Bold Gang of ID, s%poradOes Loot a Bank
at l. neview-Tiirce lied.
LoNGvIEw, Tex, May 2G.-At 3 p. m.
five robbers held up the First National
bank of Longview. The president and
cashier were ordered to throw up their
hands and the robbers secured $4,000.
Several officers and citizens met the
robbers and a constant firing was kept
up, during which George Buckingham
and j. W. Mcqueen were killed and
City Marshal Muckley badly wounded.
One of the robter was also killed. Over
200 shots were fired. The remaining
robbers escaped with the dead mans
horse and a large posse is in close pur-
suit.
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CHEYENNE, Wy, May 26.-B. F..
Hughes, X. F. Weed and Charles
O'Brien, leaders among the common
wealers who stole "a Union Pacific train
at Montl elier, Ida.. last week, were
sentenced iy Judge Riner of the United
States court to five months imprison.
ment in the Laramie county Jail.
Twelve others were sentenced to four
months Imprisonment.
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Indiana Populists.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 26.-The Indiana
Populists met in state convention in
Tomlinson hall, this city, at ~ o'clock.
The platform is practically the same as
that adopted at Omaha, and advocates
an income tax and postal savings banks.
A revision of emigrant laws is asked
and the abolition of convict labor, and
the election of the president and vice
president and United States senators by
dire ct vote of the people is demanded.
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HUGO, Colo, May 25.-Under Sheriff
Malone of Lincoln county has gone to
Limon with commissions as special
deputy sheriifs for all employees of the
Rock Island railroad running through
Lincoln county, who will be armed with
repeating rifles, and will resist the Dem
yer commonwealers, should they cap
ture a train, as is feared by the railroad
officials.
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xcited for Several Day =.

New York. May 25.-The Heraldis
Berlin dispatch says: The people Of
Cassel have been excited for several days
by reports of i'll treatment of political
prisoners. Three thousand people
gathered in the old market square,
mobbed tho police there and sang, "The
Marseillaise". A strong force of police
was sent to disperso them, but was
stoned and beaten back. Tho hussar
scattered tho rioters. Many persons
we're injured and sixty eight arrested.
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Home Trade Officers.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 28.,-The Home
Trade association elected officers as
follows:
Mankato; first vice president, T. B.
Walker. Minneapolis; second vice presi-
dent, l. F. Broderick. st. Paul, treas
urer, l. A. Briggs, st. Paul; secretaries,
George N. Parker, Minneapolis, and
ID. d. Warner, st. Paul.
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WASHINGTON, May 25.-The president
has sent the following nominations to
the senate: c. c. Baldwin, to be naval
officer at New York; J. A. Sullivan, COL
lector Of internal revenue for the Second
district of New York; w. Mykley. col
lector Of customs at st. Augustine, Fla;
Barry Baldwin, marshal for the North
ern district of California. Postmasters:
Il. G. Morgan, Grass Valley; w. IL.
Leake, Sacramento; G. M. Bayne, San
Luis Obispo; A. G. Fleming, Lincoln,
Gal.
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ST. PAUL, May pa subcommittee
Of the State Editorial association met
at the Press Club rooms to make ar
rangements for the editorial outing this
summer. Hot Springs, S. D., seems to
be the favored spot, but as satisfactory
transportation arrangements have not
been completed there is no certainty in
the matter.
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WASHINGTON. May 24.-The senate
committee on Indian affairs today au-
thorized a favorable report on Senator
Wolcott's bill for opening to settlement
the Uintsh and ~Uncompahgre Indian
reservation.
The house committee on public build.
ings today decided to erect a new Chi
cage postoffice. 1t will cover an entire
block and be ten stories high.
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MINNEAPOLIS, May 26.-The North.
western Miller y
The Minneapolis mills last week
ground 10l $40 barrels against 1873, $40
the week before, l44, 9S5 for correspond
ing time in 1893. There was rather a
better demand for -four last week. The
Superior Duluth mills ran very strongly
last week, turning out n, 7G8 barrels,
against 4S,939 the week before, and
86, 482 in 1898.
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DULUTH, May 25.-George w. Post,
the attorney charged with suborna-
ton Of perjury in connection with land
office frauds, was given a hearing be-
fore Judge Carey and held to the
United States grand jury. which meets
at st. Paul in June. Bail was fixed at
IL OOO
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Fifty Montana COmmOnweaiers.

MADISON, Wis, May 25.-Fifty Mon.
tana comnonwealers arrived today from
Prairie DuChien, under command Of
Major John ID. Wilson. Over 200 more
are expected. Wilson says all will 90 e
Chicago via the Milwaukee road. The
officials arc determined to prevent them
from securing trans for transportation
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The Lead Duty.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Hill
has notified Senator Dubois that he in
tends to move to put lead ore on the free
list. Dubois and Teller have consulted
the members Of the finance committee,
which assured them that it would de-
fend the duty of a cents per pound.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-The general
executive board of the Knights of Labor
has issued a call for a conference of
representatives of labor organizations
ordered by the last general assembly to
be held in st. Louis on June II. As a
prelude to the call, it also sends out an
address of caution to members Of the
order warning them against false re-
ports published in the press regarding
the sayings and actions of general Of
ficerS,
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No Cabinet Yet,

PARIS, May ON. Brisson has de-
clined to form a cabinet. It would thus
appear that a purely radical ministry is
impossible. A Dupuy radical cabinet Of
concentration is more likely to succeed.
IL his plans fail, President Carnot will
send a message to the chamber o
cling that he will not be q candidate for
reelection,
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WASHINGTON, May 26. Senator
Kyle's resolution declaring against any
attempt to restore the queen in Hawaii,
was taken up in the senate and dis
cussed. Unanimous consent was asked
to put it on its passage, when the tariff
bill came up as the unfinished business,
and the resolution went over,
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Discovered Topmasts Sticking Up.

MILWAUKEE, May ga special to
The Wisconsin from Manitowoc, Wis.,,
says the captain of the tug j. P. Clark
reports having discovered the topmasts
of a vessel sticking out of the water be-
tween Sheboygan and Manitowoc, a
distance Of three miles from land. No
clue to the illfated craft.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, H., May :6.-The
Hahnemann Medical association of
Iowa discussed materia medica. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Dr.. ]. c. Burns, Grundy Center;
vice president, DR.. Petrie, Manchester;
secretary, ORA. Dickinson, Des Moines;
treasurer, DR.. George M. Boyle, Des
Mvines.
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Officially Celebrated.

LONDON, May 26.-The birthday OF
Queen Victoria was officially celebrated
today. The west end Of London was
especially decorated. The Prince and
Princess of Wales and other members Of
the royal family were witnesses Of the
elaborate military ceremony known %
"trooping of colors" On the parade
ground at Whitehall.
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CHICAGO, May 26. The Farmers
Loan and Trust company of New York,
the holder of the $50, 900. 900 mortgage
on the property of the Northern Pacific
railroad, has filed an amended and sup
Elemental bill for foreclosure in the
United States circuit court. The bill
was filed under an order issued by
Judge Jenkins, at Milwaukee, and
under the same order the defendants
are directed to plead, answer or demur.
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DENVER, May 26.-At the request of
Rev. Myron Reed, Governor Waite has
authorized the loaning of 100 tents and
the camp equipments of the Colorado
National Guard to the Coxey army in
camp at River Front park.
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A BarrOOIn Row.

CHICAGO, May 25.-B. P. Hutchinson,
the famous board Of trade operator, and
Millionaire Ed Crum, another operator,
Head Clerk Blanchard and Bartender
Hixon engaged in a barroom fight in Nc
Coy's hotel last night. Hixon was
stabbed in the thigh by Crum.
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HELENA, May 24.-lSpecial to THE
TRIBUNE.l-No arrangements have yet
been made toward getting the common
veal army on their way tn Washington.
A number of the men are sick and the
city physician il prescribing for them.
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Guns for the States.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Per-
kins today introduced a bill in the SON
at. intended to grant the use of Spring
field rifles and theiI equipment now on
hand and not needed for use by the reg
ular army to the militia OF various states
and territories. Tho arms are to be dis
tributed upon the requisitiOn of govern
ors of the various states, but are to re-
main the property of the United States.
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Struck n Flow of Gas.

COLORADO CITY, Colo, May 26.-At
a depth of 1875 feet, a flow Of gas esti-
mated at 40, 900 cubic feet was struck
in well No. l of the Colorado City Oil
company. The promoters of the enter.
prise are coniideat of finding oil in
abundance.
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WINoSA, Mimi, May 26.-Two Polish
boys, Frank Chikelinski and Max
Glisicznski, aged 8 years. We're drowned
at o p. III. by falling out of a boat in
the backwater of the river in the lower
part of the city. Both bodies were
recovered.
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Entire Family Poisoned.

PERU, Ind, May 2l.-William Sci
fert. sis wife and five children, are
dangerously i'll from the effects of
Irichinosis in packing house sausage.
Three Of the children are in a critical
condition.
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TACOMA, WASH, May 26.-Secretary
of the Navy Herbert and party are here.
Secretary Hertert was b%anquetted by
the business men at the Commercial
club. The secretary leaves Friday at
midnight over the Northern Pacific for
Washington.
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PHIox. Wis, May 24.-The dam at
this place has gone out, carrying large
quantities of logs anu several barns
down stream, Much live stock was lost
in the rushing waters. No human lives
have been lost 60 far as known.
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A Victory For the People.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The Northern
Pacific Railway Company today lost the
harden suit in the supreme court, in
volving the title to mineral lands within
the limits of the Northern Pacific land
grant. Millions of acres are involved.
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Another Minnesota Centenarian.

MADELIA, Mimi, May 27.-Mrs. Marit
Holey died at this place, aged nearly
104 years. She was born in Lesja, Nor
way, in 1890. Until about one month
ago she was able to be up and about,
and has always enjoyed good health.
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Successful Operation.

LONDON, May 24.-Gladstoneis right
eye was successfully operated upon for
cataract today by Drs. Nettleship and
Hebershorn. No anesthetic was used.
Gladstone bore the operation with forti-
tude and is resting in a darkened room.
He has no feverish symptoms.
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Idaho Soldiers HOme.

BOISE, Ida. May 2G. The corner
stone of the Idaho Soldiers Home was
laid with imposing ceremonies. Chief
justice Huston delivered the Grafton.
The G. A. X. encampment passed a
resolution in favor of Louisville for the
encampment next yea
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 26.-In regard
to the rumors from Chicago that Gov.
Altgeld had serious intentions Of resign
ing he said to an Associated Press re-
porter today: THAT'S nonsense; the
matter is only rumor and a d--n lie all
around"
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QUEENSTOWN, May 26.-The Campania
arrived today from New York. She on
countered strong easterly winds and fog
and was about fifteen hours behind her
record