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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
OUR MAKERS
Allen of Nebraska Has a Word to
Say in Behalf of Settlers
in the West.
CRARy OF The SUGAR BILL
incidentally the Income Tax En-
cages the Attention Of
the Lower House.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Thero was but
small attendance in the senate today
when called to order. On motion of
Allen of Nebraska the senate passed an
amendment to the house bill amending
section 3 of the act of March 3, 1889,
withdrawing public lands from rilvate
entry. He explained that the bill was
important at this time on account OF the
large number of persons in the north
west who we're driven from their homes
on account of the drought.
At p. m. Senator Gray moved to take
up the sugar bill The motion was lost
by a vote of % to d. Vest then moved
to take up his cloture resolution. Vests
motion was !ost-24 to "a.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
Pension Frauds.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-the pension
bureau has received report from Spe-
cial Examiner Stockslager at Fort Smith,
Ark, announcing the sentence of Tom
Bear to six years in tho penitentiary and
of T. j. Tornton to six months in Jail
and fine Of $780, They were connected
with 500 pension claims said to be fraud
ulent and a commission of five special
examiners under the supervision of Ex'
aminer Stockslager is still at work on
the conspiracy
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
The Hanks Case.

HELENA, Dec. 12-Georga F. Shelton
occupied the entire morning with his
arguments in the Hanks trial. On his
conclusion court was adjourned until
223O this afternoon. In his argument
Mr.. Shelton reviewed the case from the
beginning to the conclusion. At the
present rate it will probably be tomorrow
afternoon before the case will get to the
i,1rV
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
TWO OF A kISD,

Kansas and Mrs. Lease Must BE of the
Same Opinion.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1O.-Mrs. Mary
Ellen Lease of Kansas is in the city.
She says she has come to California to
purchase small farm in the San
Joaquin valley. She will reside upon
the property, removing thither upon the
expiration of her term as president of
the board of trustees of Kansas, one year
hence. II am tired of the barren plains
Of Kansas" che said in explanation of
her deeertion of that state"
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
NOT FAST ENOUGH.

A Hand Car Was Easily Overtakcn by an
Engine.
OTTUMwA, Iowa, Dec. l0-Burglars
robbed the Burligton depot at Bavaria
last night and taking hand car started
towards Ottumwa. Detective Harrison
and others pursued on an engine. A
battle was fought and one burglar was
killed. Two escaped. Harrison received
flesh wound.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
IN KENTUCKY.

How the Residents of This Section Run
the Courts.
LEXINGTON, Dec. 12.--News comes
from Hazard, KY, that Judge Hall was
warned that if he did not release on bail
Jessie Fields and Joe Atkins, charged
with shooting OK County Judge Coombs
from Ambush, there would be trouble
Fields brother county judge, was in
court, and when Judge Hall refused to
allow bail, Fields fired at Hall. The
court officers caught Fields, but his
friends released him.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
HE BROKE DOWN.

A Murderer Who Wants to Die and
Should BE Accommodated.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1O.-Claus A. BliXt,
the confessed murderer of Catharlne
Cling, ia pitiable object today. He
weeps continually and says he wants to
die. He says that Harry Hayward con-
trolled him, as hs did Miss Cling, by
hypnotic power. A large crowd assembled
in front of the municipal court today,
expecting that Blixt would be arraigned
and ominous mutterings we're heard
1t was decided that Blixt be taken
directly before the grand jury. After
reading Blixts confession in today's
papers, Hayward said the story was
fake, concocted by Blixt to save his neck.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
BLUE OUTLOOK.
An A Authority Claims That No Foreigners
Are Safe in China.

An Authority Claims That No Foreigners
Are Safe in China.
I4oNDoJ, Dec. 1.-The Globe this
afternoon prints letter from a British
resident of China, who occupies a posi-
tion which brings him in touch with tho
mandarius and the masses. He says:
"A tragedy may occur some day, and
when the Japanese come in sight Of the
capital l feel certain that every foreigner
will be massacred. The foreign ministers
will incur perfectly insane risk if they
remain there after the ice has closed the
port of Tien Tsin. The greatest danger
is in the fact that nearly all of the
soldiers are members of secret societies,
which are ready to break out at the first
chance"
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
STRETCHING OUT,

Report That the standard Oil Company
Has Absorbed the Sugar Trust.
New YORK, Dec. 10.-A story is told
here that the Standard Oil people have
practically bought control of the sugar
stock, and this fact influenced the declar-
alton Of the 3 per cent dividend last
week and prevented the publication Of a
statement intended to be given out by
the directors.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
NORTHERN PACIFIC.

A Story of Huge Bribery and Corruption
in Tacoma.
New YORK, Dec. ll.--A special to the
World from Tacoma says: sc. B.
Wright of Philadelphia. the heaviest
stockholder in the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company, is charged in suit
brought by the city of Tacoma with
using 100000 to bribe voters here to
favor the purchase of the light and water
plant mainly owned by him. The city
paid Sl,75O,OOO for the plant, which, it is
alleged, is worth less than S75O,0O0."
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
THE KNOT TIED,
"A Daughter of Senator John sherman
United in WedIOck.

WASHINGTON. Dec 12.-Tne wedding
of Miss Mary Sherman, daughter Of Sen
ator Sherman OF Ohio, and Mr.. James
Ives McCallum took place today at noon,
and brought together number Of peo-
pie from all parts of the country, as the
family connection is a large one. The
ceremony took place at Senator Sher-
mans house on K street, and was per-
formed by Rev. DR.. Mckim of the
Church of the Epiphany. The brides
maids were Miss Cecilia Miles. daughter
of Major General Miles. and Miss Hoyt
of New York, and the best man was Lee
Philips of Washington.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
THIS Was in Cleveland.

CLEvELAND, O.. Dec. William II
Price of the firm of Chandler & Price.
was murdered by burglar at 2:3O this
morning, The burglars were found in
the house by Price. One shot him in
the breast and he lived only few min
utes. The burglars escaped.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14

school building. 1t was bonded by the
Butte & Boston about eighteen months
ago, and since then has become one of
the richest producers of that company.
1t is likely that some extensive improve
ments in the way of machinery will be
made at this mine, and that it will be
worked on very large scale in the
future,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
Lucky Escape.
Jury.

DENVER, Dec. 12.-The secretary of
war has notified the department of Colo
RADIO that the order directing the holding
OF a court-martial on Capt. 7. W. Morri-
soa has been rescirded.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
HOnorS Were short

WINDSOR, Eng, Dec. l2.-Sir John
Thompson, Canadian prime minister,
died at Windsor today after the meeting
of the privy council. at which he was
sworn in as a member.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
SHORT OF FISH.

The Commercial Bank of Newfoundland
Compelled to Suspend.
ST.. JOHNS, N. f., Dec. 10.-The COM
mercial bank of Newfoundland, having
headquarters in this city, suspended
payment this morning owing to the fail
ure of several of the large fish exporting
houses to respond to liabilities to the
bank. This has involved other banks
and crippled one of the largest concerns
hera
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
Cinnamon Gettiug Mad.

PEKING, Dec. 1.-The angry feeling of
the Chinese population here against for
eigners is increasing.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14

CoLUMDlA, 5. c., Dec. lib r. Till
man was elected United States senator
at noon, receiving l3l out OF 155 votes
cast.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
BUTTE MINING DEAL,

The Butte Il Boston Gets Full Control eff
the Blue Jay Mine.
BUTTE, Dec 1O.-The Butts & Boston
today lifted tho bond of $4,000 on the
Blue Jay property. This mine was a
portion Of the G. G. Thornton estate,
and is located north and east of the high
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
BIG BLOW.
Was Small Town Bnt There Was
Nothing Left.

FoRsYTHE, Ga, Dec Ia terrific
tornado reached Forsythe at 3 a. m.
today. Several people were badly in
iured, and the loss to the town is 10000
to S5O,C0O The Methodist church, val
ed at $4,000, was destroyed. People
became panic stricken. Every store on
the west side of the public square was
unrOOfed
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14
Metal Market.

New YORK. Dec. 12.-Bi silver, GOA;
lead, S3.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-14

various purposes. There were nine OF
them, which the committees on finance
had reported adversely, recommending
indefinite postponement.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16

In the early days of the gold excite
ment in California n young German
from Michigan departed for California,
and, after prospecting for awhile,
settled there. His name was John G.
Almondinger, and wishing to Ameri-
caniES himself as much as possible he
applied to the legislature of California
and had his name changed to John G.
Almond. A few days later a man
named John Smith applied to the same
legislature, and after reciting a long
catalogue of the ills to which he was
subject owing to his unfortunately
common name he said in conclusions:
And whereas l have noticed that you
curtailed the name of j. G. Amending
er to j. G. Almond and have not dis
posed of the inger, which seems to
be lying around loose, respectfully
request that the same may be added to
my name" The result of this appeal
is not stated.-Youth's Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16
THE COLLEGES.

PRINCETON will debate with neither
Yale nor Harvard this year The sys-
TENS of debate in vogue at each col
lege are so different that it is impos-
sible to find any common ground upon
which to stand.
AT Lehigh college meeting held to
discuss the subject of either droppinp
lacrosse or baseball on account Of 1acl,
of funds to support both it was decided
to make an attempt to raise the monev
and to keep both teams.
JOINS HOPKINS has received n yalu-
able collection of fossils from Robert
L. Hill, of Washington, u geologigt
connected with the government sur-
vey. The collection contains moro
than four thousand specimens and is
considered one of the most complete in
this country.
IHE students of Harvard and the
University of Pennsylvania are to com
pete for prize of two hundred and
fifty dollars, offered by John c. Ropes,
OF Boston, for the best essay submitted
by candidate for a degree in either of
the above institutions on the subject:
The Causes of the Russian War Of
1872"
ALEXANDER MAzYCK, who died at
London, Canada, on January ~, was
the Oldest living graduate of Prince
ton college, having graduated in 1920
in class of forty-thrce members BY
his death William Clay Wallace, of
Newark, N. j., of the class Of 1923, be-
comes the oldest living graduate
The library of Yale university has
just received from Robbins Battell, of
Norfolk, a gift of ricbly-bound copy
of the very rare octave edition of Per
cival's poems, prepared for memorial
of the erection of Il monument Ia st
year by few of the poets friends over
his grave in Wisconsin,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16
A Unique Case.

The Vermont state supreme court
met at the state house and rendered
decision in the case of the state
vs., John O'Neil, of Rutland, Vt.
The court denied O'NeiPs petition.
for an arrest of Judgment and sentenced
him to fine of So 160 and two months in
the house of correction.
This is the most unique case ever be-
fore the Vermont courts and has been on
trial for II years in one form or another.
O'Neil, a liquor dealer in Whitehall, n.
Y, sent liquor to Rutland in jugs. He
was arrested in 1882, convicted befor,
Justice Wayne Bailey in Rutland for 457
otfenses and sentenced by Bailey to 2S.-
S36 days, or over 70 years, in the houss
of correction. Defendant appealed to the
county court, when he pleaded guilty of
3O1 offenses, reducing the penalty to
about go years. He appealed to the supreme
court on the ground of excessive and un-
usual punishment, but the decision of
the lower court was affirmed The case
was then taken to the United States
supreme court on the plea that the Yer
mont prohibitory law was unconstitu.
tional. That court decided that it had
no jurisdiction.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16
A scHooLBoY's MISTAKE.
This Story Contains n Lesson for Teach
ers as Well as Scholars.

This story contains n Lesson Iot AeHch-
ers Well Scholars.
A Brooklyn schoolboy about twelve
years old was strongly attached to his
teacher His mother was poor, and
the lad never was so fortunate as to
have pocket-money. Some of his
sohoolmates often gave flowers or fruit
to the teacher, and it was q cause of
constant regret that he could not show
his affection for her in the same way.
In this frame of mind he was as
sailed by a terrible temptation. In his
mothers room he found ten dollars
that belonged to her These he stole,
and bought with them handsome pres
ents that he eagerly presented to the
| teacher.
1t was precocious folly and speedily
/ exposed, for his mother, missing the
money and knowing that he had been
in the room, suspected that he had
taken it, She charged him with the
theft. At first he attempted to deny
It, but soon became confused, hung his
head and confessed that he had want
ed to please his teacher by giving her
presents, and had used it for that pur-
pose.
His excuse was that other children
gave her presents, and received in re-
turn smiles and thanks, and he never
had penny so that he could give her
things" and let her know how much
he liked her. He did not want the ten
dollars for himself, but only for gifts
for her.
The boys mother reminded him of
/ her own poverty, and that the ten dol
/ lars could not be replaced without
weary days of labor and self-denial on
her part. In taking the money he had
not only become a thief and al
most broken her heart, but he had
also left her at her wits end to
/ know how she could earn enough to
| get food and pay rent that was due.
Hardly any act of this boy could
| have been more cruel and heartless
than his robbery of his hard-wcrlSing
care-worn mother that he might have
) the means for rivaling other boys il
[ giving presents to the amiable teach
- er who had made herself genera
, favorite. True sentiment, like charity
- begins at home. 1t is sicllly and un.
l wholesome thing when it involves
G those at home in suffering and dis
,, grace.
: The boys crime was the same in
\ kind as that of embezzlers and de-
faulters who prove false to their finan-
! cial trusts, covering up their crimes
., until exposure stares them in the face.
Very often their motive for wrong
5 doing is ambition to live handsomely,
to entertain their friends lavishly, to
, belong to expensive clubs and to drive
fine horses. In the end, their wives
and children have to pay heavily in
misery and disgrace for their self-in-
diligence and crimes.
Older and wiser heads than the
sentimental schoolboy have made the
same mistake of betraying dear ones
at home by yielding to false sentiment
and living beyond their means
Youths Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16
PRETTY FEMININE CoNCElTs.

ONE of the pretty conceits of the day
Is n boudoir made entirely of white
fur. Very large white fur rugs are also
greatly in vogue, and are not expen,
sive, three good-sized goat l1ins sewn
together making a reasonably large
rug.
a HANDSOME cover for a piano can be
made by using n square of plain satin
with border twelve or fifteen inches
wide of gold or silver wrought
satin. A center of pale gray, with a
border of still paler gray, or a plain
yellow center, with gold-wrought bor-
der, is very effective.
TIE elaborate millinery lamp shades
have ogcrreached the mark and are no
longer considered in the best of taste
by people with pretentions to refined
artistic taste in such matters. The
softly-tinted, luted porcelain shades
or the plain ground glass globes toned
down by n simple little silk shade, are
always pleasing.
A BAMBOO lounge gives one cold
chills, but it can be transformed into Il
thing of beauty with small expense.
Get golden brown or dark red cord u
roy and make thich-tufted cushions
for the seat and back. They can be
made in sections and tied to the
lounge; then have three or four big
down pillows covered with India silk
to scatter over it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16
why She Didn't Run Away.

A lady who had reached the time of
life when she began to resent every
birthday as n personal affront was at
tending a sewing circle at the parson-
age one day when the cry went up that
there was a mouse in the room. Every
lady in the room, except this one, fled,
screaming, She remained in her chair,
as pale as death. Hearing the uproar
the pastor, who was in his study, came
in to see what was the matter.
"It's a m-m-mouse!' the pale lady
gasped.
"Indeedl And why didn't you run
with the rest? Aren't you afraid of
miee?'
81 am mortally afraid of them!'
"Then why, please, did you stay in
the room?"
Il was in hopes" the lady faltered,
"that l might be scared out of a years
growth
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16
Tabhr Lives on Vegetables.

There is a cat in the seclusion of
Hampton Court, England, which has
become a strict vegetarian, certainly
on principle, since there Is plenty OF
meat to be had. This eccentric crea-
ture, black from nose to tail, has taken
for her chief diet scarlet runner beans.
Cucumbers she also likes, and carrots
if they are boiled, while she occasion
ally nibbles away at other vegetables
But, for some inscrutable reason, this
singular cat will not touch fruit, and,
although she will drink milk, she re-
ieets the bread that may be mixed with
1t. Altogether, there is some talk of
taking this queer animal to London to
have the philosophers talk over her.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16
MISS ING LINKS.

THE word captain, so often used in
the Bible, simply means officer.
AMERICAN pumps are known in China
and Japan as we'll as in all parts of Eu-
rope.
THE Georgia thumper" grasshopper
has a wing spread equal to that of a
robin.
GREEK sculptors often used eyes of
glass or crystal in the faces of their
statues
RorHscmD requires of his cook a
different kind of soup for every day in
the year.
Moscow is said to have 1.7O6 big
oells' the smallest of which weighs
5000 pounds, and the largest 443, 3,772.
AN English woman has employed
thirty-tive poor Irish women since iss5
in making copy of an old piece Of
BayeuX tapestry.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16

seat both hands holding the ends of
the seat, and both feet touching the
snow to help balance the little craft
and to steer it, away you go. Such an
exciting run, such fun, so easily
guided and controlled, no danger, for a
firm pressure OF the feet on the snow
brings the little craft to a standstill at
will and as it weighs but pound it is
so easily carried up hill.
have seen these little sleds used by
boys and girls of five or six years of
age on the toughest and steepest
mountain-sides on the snow-crust, and
they were always under such perfect
control that / never heard of an acci-
dent.
Twenty or more of these little craft
can be made from one barrel with a
pound of three-inch nails.-G. NJ. Fair
child, Jr, in Harper's Young People.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16

charge of powder down the right-hand
barrel, and, tearing off a piece of my
shirt, took all the money from my
pouch, three shillings in six penny
pieces and two anna pieces.
Quickly making them into a roll
with the piece of a rag, rammed
them down the barrel They were
hardly well home before the bull
sprang forward | had no time even
to replace the ramrod, and threw it
into the water, bringing my gun on full
cock at the same instant.
Il now had a charge in the gun
which, if reserved till he was within a
few feet Of the muzzle would certain
ly floor him. The horns were lowered.
their points were on either side of me,
and the muzzle of the gun barely
touched his forehead when | pulled
the trigger and three shillings worth
of small change ratified into his hard
head.
"Down he went and rolled over with
the suddenly checked momentum of his
charge. Away went B. and / as fast
as our heels would carry us, through
the water and over the plain, knowing
that he was not dead, but only stunned.
There was a large fallen tree about
half milo from us whose whitened
branches, rising high above the ground,
offered tempting asylum. To this we
directed our steps, and after a run of
100 yards we turned and looked be-
hind us. The buffalo had regained
his feet and was following us slowly.
" "a 4 n
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16
FROM MANY SOURCES

AMERICANS are the best pcnmen IN
the world, and the British come nnyt
Wild tobacco, said to be eouoI to
the real Havana, has been found grow
ing in Texas.
IN proportion to their size spiders
are seven times stronger than lions.
A YANKEES expectation of life is
generally greater than a Germans or
an Englishman's.
The part of the human body least
susceptible to touch is between the
shoulder blades just over the spine.
A ROOT of cassava that measures
seven feet in length and sweet pota-
to twenty inches in circumference are
two products from the farm of II. A.
Lusk. near st. Andrews Bay, Fla.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16

He had eaten at help-yourself
lunchery. As he stepped up to the
cashier he remarlled:
~ see you have sign which says:
Tell what you ate"
YES, sir"
"Well, can't do that"
"Why not?"
Its impossible"
"Why? Is your memory bad?"
"No; but | ate hash.
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-04-16

few moments, and the cost is prac-
tically nothing.
A good smooth stave from a barrel
having been procured, an upright bunk
about twelve inches high is securely
nailed to it. On the top of this bunk a
seat is nailed. This may be also a
piece of barrel stave about fifteen
inches long. The sled is now com
plete. The accompanying illustration
will assist my description.
Now for slide down some small hill
to begin with. Seated on the bunk