Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-06-08

against him up there seem to be those Of
Jim Hill-although he had hoped and
believed that the Argus had really got
out from under Jlm's wing, and that
Col. Lounsberry could be independent
and follow his W good nature and good
will toward all mankind. The lnvestiga-
ton Of Buttz by the senatorial commit
tee here was considerable of a farce.
Everybody believes that the major was
housing around to find out how the pops
and doubtful democrats were likely to
vote on the pending tariff measure sim
ply for the benefit this would give friends
who wanted to speculate on the stock
market. BUTTE says he never had
25 cents to offer any one and no man or
syndicate had ever influenced him in the
matter in any way; had talked
with anybody about such a matter.
Those who have witnessed q number of
such Investigations as this one, smile and
say that the proper time for those who
really have been approached to squeal
about such transactions is immediately
after the approach" has been made and
not two or three months afterward. In
March sometime, I believe it was, that
Kyle says he was met with an improper
proposal. In the committee investiga-
ton he was asked if he refused the $14,-
600 offer, to which he answered he had
not, and then he was asked how he sup
posed the major came to raise the bid to
$4,000 when he had not yet refused the
lower offer.
The editor of the Stanton Pilot gets
off a good thing oocasionally-in fact
quite frequently. I noticed an item the
other day, about how the privileged
class favored by Governor Shortridge-
the cattlemen-ought to get a move on
themselves for the executive, etc. I take
it that the grand family row IN the pop
ulist combine will begin pretty soon,
and that on one side will be found the
governor-who will want to be vindi-
Gated by re-election-and on the other
side will be found Auditor Porter and
General Standish, who wants to get a
whack at johnson for congress. I pre-
dict that whatever Porter wants-as
against the governor-hell get-from
the pops
Alex Mckenzie, who has been here and
in New York the greater part of the time
this winter, went west the other day and
l don't know but that it will be news
to some Bismarckers to learn that there
is a very we'll authenticated rumor here
that Alex has struck it rich up in British
Columbia, where he aud Mcknight
have been putting out a little money
for some time past in opening up some
mining properties. l am told that Nc
Naught's brother, who has been on the
ground all the time, wires that the find
is almost fabulous, and the drifts have
been made SO as to determine definitely
the extent of the ore. Over 200 feet in
three different directions shows several
millions in sight. Alec says there is
something in it, which is about all I
could get out of him. I think he left
for British Columbia the other day to
look over the properties. I understand
he also made quite a pull on sugar, and
a casual acquaintance told me the other
day that he guessed Mack would take a
hand in the next campaign. Mack tells
me, however, that he don't think he will
have..much to do with it, but does want
the republicans to regain control of the
state and the national government, and
to that end will contribute bis share.
M. H. JEWELL.