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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
A HELENA EORG Err.
Pleads Guilty and Makes "A Unique De
Tense and Explanation
"a. w. MCINTYRE,
"Governor of Colorado"

Pleads Guilty and Makes IA iniane De-
Tense and Explanation.
Npscial to The Tribune.
HELENA, March 1S.-The case OF the
City of Helena VS.. Harry Brett came up
for trial in Judge Blake's court this
morning. A jury was obtained upon the
fret call. After the jury had been
sworn in County Attorney Purcell read
the Indictment charging the crime of
forgery in willfully altering a city war
rant, changing and raising its value
from to 70 dollars. This is the war
rant Issued in the first information filed
against Brett. By stipulation between
counsel, Brett admitted his guilt but
offered as a defense that the city had ex-
ceeded it's indebtedness and the warrants
had no value, and there was consequent
" no ~offense. Judge Blake said he
would not instruct the jury unless the
attorneys in the case desired it. As
neither one did the court told the jury
that they might pass their verdict, and
without leaving their seats they did SO
finding the defendant guilty of the
crime of forgery as charged. Brett did
not seem to be much affected, but talked
ana emiled as if ne HAD no interest what.
ever in the matter. The SQUIRT an
nounced that he would pass sentence
Saturday and the jury was dismissed.s
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
NEW YORK THEY S.

"A Grand jury Returns Indictments
Against T%hirty-tive of Them.
~ NEw York, March lS.--The eXtraor-
binary grand jury which has been out
since Jan. It'll reported today. Foreman
Leggett handed up t~hlrty-iive indict,
ments and a presentment c~ensLring the
police department. 1t is expected that
several arrests will be made at once and
that Justice lngraham will grant bail,
The grand jury was not discharged. The
following passage occurs in the present.
ment: "The circumstances and testi.
mony offered have tended to show fnan-
cial consideration, and in some cases lax
administration. The publicity with
which the law is violated and immunity
Efrom arrest enjoyed by law breakers is
Inconsistent with the law"
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
BATTLE.

The Chicago Tribune claims to have
information that as a result OF the re-
cent decision OF the supreme court re-
garding the life of patents. the Western
Union TELEGRAPH company will at once
enter into competition with the Bell
Telephone company and add a telephone
system to its plant. The paper further
states that the existence of the great
telephone monopoly is due to an agree
ment entered into between the com
panies by which the telegraph company
permitted the use of certain patents
and in return received a royalty; that
by the construction of long distance
lines the Bell company has violated the
| contract but has shielded itself behind
the name of other corporations which
it really own. If the Tribune is
| right the old adage "When thieves
fall out honest men get their
Dues will be verified for
there can be no question but that q
rlNdlrS DBtWoeD LIcSe HlOIlSlEI COICcl us
will mean cuts in rates that will be car
ried to the lowest point. 1t would be
hard to organize a company that could
So successfully carry on a war against
the Bell company as can the Western
Union, and the public will say it cannot
begin too o At the same time il
must be borne in mind that the e
enemies are equally responsible for the
eyorhitant rates that have prevailed il
the past. Their agreement was d con
spiracy pure and simple to rob the peo.
pie. They did it numerically, ano
would have c pntinued to do so had not
one of the conspirators in its cupidity
attempted to rob the other. This was
not according to Iloyle; the result is the
falling out and the inauguration Of q
contest that il il devoutly to be hoped vii
tie marked by the survival Of the ilttest
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22

KANSAS CITY. March 1S.-The National
Bank of Kansas City failed to open this
morning. In the panic of 1893 the bank
suspended, but through an arrangement
between the depositors and stockholders
it was permitted to resume business. A
steady withdrawal of deposits since that
time has placed the bank in an embar-
raising position and necessitated another
suspension. A statement given out shows
assets Of Sl,SO0,0OO and liabilities of
Sl,O5O,OOO. The Star this afternoon says
editorlally that none of the other banks
of the city will be in any way affected.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
RUsTLERs'
Cold FLOODED Murder Of Il Woman wit
ness in Nebraska.

Cold Elnodcd Murder Of Il Woman wit
ness in Nebraska.
OMAHA, March iS.-A special to the
Bee from Butte, Neb,, says: Mrs. w. K.
Holton cf keya Papa county was found
dead in her home last night by neigh
bors. Her body was lying on the floor
with ID piece of rope ten feet long and Il
Ratchet and hammer beside her. An
autopsy showed that she died of stran-
gulation and had also been assaulted.
The woman vas living alone, her hus-
band having been sent to the insane
asylum. 1t is supposed the motive of
the killing was to prevent the woman
from giving testimony against the cattle
srustlers, AS she had been summoned as a
witness. Sho had borne a good reputa-
ton. 1t was evident that she had fought
hard for life and honor, as the bedding
and clothing were torn and scattered
around the oom.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
IN SPAIN
Remarkable Resignation of the Cab.
met at Rather Il Critical
Time.
WHAT Can IT POSSIBLY MEAN
Coupled With the Emphatic Demand
Of the United States For an
Apology.

WASHINGTON, March lS.-Secretary
Gresham today authorized a formal dc.
NAL of the reports that he had received
from Minister Taylor any answer to the
se%cretary's note demanding an explana
ton or apology from Spain. Senol
Muruaga. the Spanish minister, declined
today to see callers or receive any mes
sages, Among the callers was Mr.. Gray
a former owner of the Alliancia, but he
too, was unable to secure an interview
Gray says his present business with the
Spanish minister and state department
does not concern the Alllancia matter.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22

WAsnrNuruN, March IS Nothing is
known here of the reports published to-
day in the New York Herald, under Il
Key West date, that a Spanish gunboat
had fred on an American vessel off the
Cuban coast. Dispatches to the AtFso
ciated Press last night from Key West
contained no mention of any such occur
renee and there is no Spanish war vessel
of the name given, "Arcedo."
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
No .; jurisdiction.

WAsnlNnroN, March lS.-Chief Jus,
tice Fuller today delivered an opinion
dismissiDg the bill in equity brought by
the state of California W.. the Southern
Pacific Railroad company, involving the
ownership of the Oakland water front
for want Of original jurisdiction. This
disposition of the case was made neces,
sary by the conclusion reached by the
court that as there were parties inter
ested in the disposition Of it, such as the
town of Oakland and the Water Front
company, who do not appear as partie:
to the present suit, it was not equitable
finally to adiudicate the case unlpe.
these interests were represented in tn,
suit. Justice Fuller stated that Will,
the rights of the town and the Waite
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22

1t appears that the enterprising news
paper men who settled the terms OF
peace between China and Japan were a
little previous. These gentlemen caused
China to recognize Corea as an indie
pendent sovereignty, to cede to Japan
the island Of Formosa, to permitt Japan
to hold for d series of years possession of
Port Arthur and Wei Hal Wei, and to
pay Japan S250,oOO,OoO. This may be
what japan has concluded to demand,
but as the peace commission has not yet
met no terms have been arrived at. To
accommodate Lii Hung Chang the place
for the conference has been changed and
the willy old diplomat is speeding thither
in all the glory of his yellow jacket and
peacock feather and surrounded with
the ~trappings of oriental courts. This
display may please the vanity of the peace
commission. but it will hardly have any
effect upon the Japs. The Chinese army
and navy had no terrors for them and
having conquered, they will expect tt
rear the fruits of their victory in spite
of gaudy show. When the opposing
forces meet in council it will be for busi
ness and not a fancy dress ball. In thu
meantime Japan is still in the field ant
unless peace is loon arranged the seen
of operations for the commission may b.
transferred to Picking and the demand
OF Japan C ,rrespondingly increased.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
Dress
-. Fabrics

Farewell to the departed, hail
to the new conner. We salute
her with a display worth her in
spection; Surely no flowers ever
bloomed so luxuriously and
temptingly as our magnificent
array of spring dress goods. The
new arrivals look the season
which they heht SO perfectly with
a wealth of color, striking variety
of effects, beauty of patterns and
richness of material unequalled
in any previous year. Our stock
is a very circle for completeness
in everything that is new and
stylish.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22

WASHINGTON, March lS.-Baron Fava,
the Italian ambassador, expressed APP
probation of the promptness and energy
with which the federal authorities and
those of Colorado sought to give the
Italians the same protection as Ameri.
cans at Walsenburg. The incident is
closed as far as international compiled.
tiOns are concerned.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
MckiDley's Boom.

BROWNSVILLE. Ga, March l8.-Gov,
William Mckinley of Ohio and party ar.
rived here tonight and will remain two
weeks as the guests of M. A. Hanna OF
Ohio. The governor will have confer
ences while here with such prominent
republicans as II. II. Kohlsaat and Jos
Medill of Chicago IN regard to the presi-
dental nomination.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22

During the past session congress made
appropriate Ms for the erection of gov
eminent buildings in different cities, but
recent reports Indicate that the construc-
ton OF the buildings is Il long way Off,
il is certainly a shame to make d
promise only to break it, yet this Is
What congress has done. ia no case was
a building provided for whore it was not
a necessity for the transaction Of public
business, Il convenience to tho people
and the officials. and in One cases a
matter of economy. Now comes the
supervising architect of the treasury,
who has charge of this work, with a
statement that So new buildings are pro-
yided for, and in spite of the increased
york congress refused to allow his office
a pitiful appropriation OF $4,000 IN
order to pay the necessary help to carry
the laws into effect. Further than this,
a preference was given by the Legislators
to the new Chicago building and the adj
dition to that III New York city, and
these will occupy the entire time Of the
regular available force. The result is
the smaller cities will have to wait and
pray until their time comes. Il was
surely a niggardly and contemplate
policy on the part of congress that makes
this delay necessary.
D.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
IBUNCO GA II.
acknowledges Syndicate Passing Light
Weight Coin.

acknowledgment syndicate Passing Light
Weight Coin.
New YORK, March 1S.-The bond syn
dictate yesterday turned in s22,20O,000 of
gold coin on account of the American
end of the loan. The coin came from
the banks of this city which have been
designated as repositories for the &C
count of this syndicate.
The subtreasury experts have been
busy for several days in counting the
coins taken in at the assay office and
they were not particularly good as to
weight. The bank batch is understood
to be much worse, as this gold repre-
sents the rejected coin which the ex-
porte"s of last summer and fall did not
find any profit in shipping, owing to its
short weight quality. That clever little
paragraph which permitted IA shortage
of 1880 ounces ia the amount of gold
the syndicate was to pass over while
getting credit for the full 100000
ounces will now appear prominently ON
the surface If the treasury department
will frankly state JUST what sort of gold
coin the syndicate is working off on the
government
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22

WASHINGTON, March lS.-The presi-
dent today announced the following ap-
pointments: Joseph r. lIerold, Of In
diana, secretary of the legation OF the
United States to Japan; Henry A
Emory, interpreter of the consulate al
Ming Pc, China; George 7. Smithere in
terpreter of the consulate at Osaka anC
Hioga. Japan.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
PRESSURE TOO GREAT.
A Two Million Dollar National Bank
Failure in Kansas

WASHINGTON, March lS,-~The comp
troller of the currency today received a
telegram announcing the suspension OF
the National Bank of Kansas City. Bank
Examiner Galbraith was appointed tenn
porary receiver. The capital stock is
100000 with assets at their face value
amounting to nearly S2,O00,000, of which
$4,000 is cash on hand and due from
other banks. The liabilities ars est
mated at 81, OS4,0OO.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22

WAsuiNGToS. March lo.-The follow
ing dispatch was received this afternoon
from Minister Taylor at Madrid: "Ihe
government has resigned. Canipos was
appointed captain general of Madrid.
The new government probably will be
under CanCvos."
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22

Front company would not be technically
determined they would be effectually
passed upon, With the matter placed in
this light the next question to be decided
was whether the supreme courthad right
full jurisdiction, and in reaching this
conclusion the opinion discussed at some
length the provision of the constitution
comforting original Jurisdiction.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
DEMAcD FOR JOBS.
Mineral Land Provisions Cause IA Hurry
ing FOR Office.

Mineral Land Provisions Cause II Hurry
ing FOR Office.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-There seems
to be an increase in the demands for
places as the positions grow scarcer.
Whenever there are some new offices
provided for by legislation, there is gen.
orally a scramble for the positions. Dur
ing the closing days tf congress a bill
was passed for the examination and
classification of mineral lands in the
grant to the Northern Pacific railway in
Montana and Idaho.
There were twelve Offices created by
this bill to be paid salaries of S-,4O0 a
year. There will be three each for the
three land districts in Montana and
one in Idaho through which the railway
passes. The bill provides that at least
one of the three assigned to each district
shall be chosen from a distance. but
there is nothing to prevent all from be-
ing so chosen. The candidates for these
| places come FROM all sections of the
country and the interior department is
flooded with applications.
Some men come to Washington to
personally solicit these places. 1t is de-
eirable that men with some knowledge
of minerals should be chosen, and it ap-
pears to the officials Of the department
that there are mineral experts in every
section of the country, and the appoint
ing officers, should they believe all that
is said to them, would become convinced
that the country was n vast field of
mineral resources. The examination of
the land will occupy some time. Some
of those Interested say that in all there
are millions of acres of land in the
grant which might properly be classed
as mineral.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
Poisoned Well.

WIcIlrA, Kan. March lS--iienry
Cherry, wife and sons, ka! mond. aged
10, and Henry, aged 3, were poisoned by
drinking water from a we'll near a va
can't house adjoining their home yester-
day. 1t is believed arsenic had been
thrown into the we'll. Cherry and wife
,puy die
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
Twain

LEMARs, Ia, March lS.-The Illinois
Central mail east last night struck a
pile of ice placed on the track near Mar
Gus with the evident intent of wrecking
the train. No injury resulted except
damaging the pilot. The offenders were
not caught.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
Many Locked Out.

LONDON, March 1S.-The lockout of
bootmakers, affecting 100000 operatives,
commenced today. 1t is the outcome of
a complicated dispute concerning the
use Of improved machinery.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22

This is TO notify the general public
that !. NJ. Gaunt is in no way corrected
with the business Of the Great Falls
Implement company, All mail orders
should be sent direct to the company,
GREAT FALLS IMPLEMENT Co,
Great Falls, Mont, March lG. lS9J.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22
The Powder Went on.

! NoGALEs, Ariz, March 1S.-News
comes from Minas Prietas Sonora,
Mexico, Of an explosion of giant powder
which occurred in the Verde mine there,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 1o.-Ex-
Congressman Amos Townsend, a pronln-
ent merchant of this city, died at st,
Augustine, Fla, yesterday of heart fail
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-22

NEW York, March lS,-Bar silver, 81
cents; lead, $500.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-30

Chicago. Oct. .. noon.-The market
opened Tor wheat, December. COL dfllec
Aorn, October. SOC. Pork. October. SI.g7ia
i t-aEJ, october, $50 asked. Ribs, No
Chicago. oct. 29-After the usual recog-
milton OF the drought scare by opening
nIlh ana slightly higher this morning.
Mneat fel under the spell OF the heavy
northwest receipts, lower London cables
ana poor business and ruled weaker and
loMer UP 10 the close, which was the low
point Tor the day. The opening was the
hsnesI The notably weak period OF tho
session began "a little after noon. and was
apparently due 10 selling by New York
and local longs, the former for short ac-
count, and the latter because they had
grown weary OF waiting for bull move
ment- December wheat opened from co.,
aoJssc, declined TO $3.50. where il closed
SIC under yesterday. Cash wheat was
weak and lsa 20 per- bushel lower.
u was quiet in the corn pit and prices
dlthouSh experiencing weakness through
VS. relationship Of this grain and wheat
uld not materially decline. The range
scarceiy exceeded sc limit. the business
hndlng ample scope therein Max corn
Opened al -sisc. sold at 29i4 G29stc. declined
70 5sisc' where il closed. isc under yes
terday. Cash corn was steady Oats were
lnIuenced entirely by the feeling Of wheat
Iilce changes We're not important and
We're confined to narrow boundaries. Nav
oats closed isc under vesterdav cash
oats were nrm for all grades. with white
quotably 4 of a cent higher
, Representatives. encountered fur
thef ENCOURAGEMENT this morning in the
state or affairs at the yards Early the
ifport was weak and lower Later an
other dispatch was received. quoting a de-
cllne OF lCul5 cents. Product gave way to
the depression communicated prices rul-
Ing at declines all day At the close
January pork was l00l2isc lower than yes
terday, January lard 2ihG5c lower Janu-
airy ribs 2lsc lower
Leading futures ranged as follows.
~, opening. Highest. Lowest. C losing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-30

20 ouy were plentiful. Weak holders
nave been weeded out, and cotton is i'm
f ~ nands OF strong men The general
lesLhg IS bullish. The crop movment i
Comparatively moderate, and planters and
country dealers at the south show a dis
B8osltlon 70 hold cotton for higher prices.
uay was lost before the close. owing. i'm
a measure, TO selling By exporting hOuses,
VINO are believed TO have increased their
g gopfh aD Of spot eS cotton at ne
usual custom of hedging against
such purchases by selling futures
IN New York Besides, leading firms sold
az the advance to realize profits, among
them, il is understood, being Imam.
swami < Co, and Wall street houses
as Wen as the south The speculation is
Mcintyre & Wardwell's cotton letter to
L. +. Johnson, broker, to-day:
New York, Oct. 29.-The bulls had plenty
OF ammunition and they used il effec-
lively One of the strongest features was
an advance in Manchester. Liverpool
was decidedly higher, being 6l2 points for
5 nliae delivery and SGD on spots. New
OIieahs was strong, the advance there
being at one time IS points Southern
spot markets continued to rise and the
selllng OF futures this afternoon by export
ing houses shows that they are increasing
their purchases of actual cotton. II was
rumored that Neill Bros. will estimate
the crop at 6,250O00. Liverpool bought
here freely. The continent sent some buy
ing orders. New Orleans also purchased
on large scale. Receipts We're small
A New Orleans dispatch said: "Informa-
ton the most reliable says only 6.100 bales
IN cars, on platforms, on the entire Texas
Central, where last year at this time
the first fifty miles of the road had $4,000
bales. New York prices advanced 20 to
q points, then reacted, and closed steady
at net rise of y TO lS points for the day
Many of the country dealers recently paid
&c for cotton, and they are not going to
sell at Sc, or anything like it. Bulls are
muEn ENCOURAGED DK the small Tarpintg
at the ports, which are not only far be
low those of a year ago, but even much
below those of 1898, when the crop was
only 100000 bales. Wall street interests
are buying, and predicting 10c cotton,
with reactions from time to time. We
look for further rise"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-30
DRY GOODS.

New York. Oct. 29.-The Journal Of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, in its
weekly review of the dry goods market
says: THE strength of the dry goods
market for cotton goods in the face of the
recent heavy drop in the price of cotton
was surprise to number of buyers who
tested the market by bids for quantities
for future delivery of staples at prices
based upon the expected effect of that
influence. only to have them turned down.
1t has, therefore, been no surprise to find
that the general tone to-day is practically
as firm as it ever was, seeing that cot
ton has recovered something like one-half
of the previous decline from the highest
point. The weeks business has been on
quite a moderate scale in staple cottons,
but good deliveries have gone forward in
existing orders. Cotton dress fabrics
have been quietly firm in seasonable lines
with good orders for spring recorded in
specialties in both printed and woven pat
termed lines. The wooden and wOrsted
goods departments have shown no change
of moment in either dress goods or mems
wear fabrics. The failure of Bamberger,
Bloom & Co., has been a disagreeable in
cident, but reports of collections on the
whole decidedly satisfactory"