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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06
accomplished at a conference between
President Cornell and a committee of
the houseemiths' union tonight. They
refuse to give details.
COUNTY COM Nj
John p. Fitzgerald Appointed for Bel
Township.

John p. Fitzgerald Appointed for Belt
Township.
The county commissioners met Mon
day in regular quarterly session. Com,
missioners Ellis, chairman, Hay and
Dickey and County Clerk Mcdonnell
were present.
William M. Murphy, justice of the
peace for Belt township. presented his
resignation, giving as a reason that he
did not have sufficient time to devote to
the duties of the office.
John p. Fitzgerald, formerly justice of
'he peace for Great Falls township, and
Joseph +. Burns each presented a nu-
m%erously signed petition, asking that he
be appointed to fill the vacancy caused
by Justice Murphy's resignation.
The resignation was accepted and
Fitzgerald was appointed to the vacancy,
Hay only voting for Barns.
The clerk was instructed to notify the
persons who are obstructing the drain
age of Bridge street, Belt, on the cast
side of the bridge, TO forthwith remove
the obstruction.
A petition. signed by many citizens of
Belt, alleging that the Belt bridge is un.
safe and requesting that a toot-hridge
be constructed alongside the wagon,
bridge. was read, but action thereon wae
deferred.
Parker & Howe, architects, presented
plans aud specifications for an addition
25x53 feet, to the county Jail in Great
Falls. The board examined the docu.
meuts, but deferred action.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. "A till to re-
strain the jurisdiction of United States
courts in proceedings Of contempt which
the American Federation will present to
congress as been prepared. 1t provides
that courts Of the United States sitting
as courts of equity shall rot have juris-
diction to punish for contempt persons
charged with the violation of an order or
decree where the act complained Of is
indictable under the law Of the United
States or the states in which the otlonsc
,7 1ymmitttd,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

o'clock announced that a preliminary
bout would be between Casper Leon of
New York and Joe Elmo OF Boston. The
boys fought three had rounds and part
OF a fourth, with honors in favor of Leon,
when the referee stopped the fight and
awarded it to the New Yorker, At 800
Walcott came through the ropes. At 9:22
George (fiid) Lavigne came on. 1t was
a lively and somewhat bloody fight, both
men suffering considerable punishment.
Lavigne was given the decision over
Walcott at the end of the fifteenth
round, having lasted that long although
suffering greatly. The crowd cheered
him for his gameness.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

Russell sage Gets the Best In IA Big Law
Suit.

Suit.
ST. Lotus, Dec. . Judge Sanb0rn
of the United States circuit court Of APP
pcals today handed down an opinion IN
the case of the st. Paul, Minneapolis n
Manitoba Railroad company, appellant,
against Russell Sage, trustee, affirming,
with costs, the opinion of the United
States circuit court for the district OF
Minnesota, which was in favor of Sage.
The suit involves 10000 acres OF land
and has been in the state and federal
courts since 1866. While Minnesota
was yet a territory, in 1881,
the railroad company since absorbed by
the present plant fl, was granted rich
concessions which were not taken ad
vantage of promptly. Meantime the
Hastings and Dakota railroad, III which
Russell Sage has a controlling interest,
was granted territory overlapping tho
st. Paul. Minneapolis and Manitoba
grant.
The final dectsion Of the appellate
court affirming the circuit decree Is that
the latter company WAS d%iittoTy am N
consequence it's concession remained in
the market. Sage is ahead about $3.50
OOO, while the costs have aggregated
nearly 100000.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

New York Central Is in 1t For Getting
over Rails.

New York Central Is in 1t For Getting
over Rails.
BUFFALO, Dec. 1.-The New York
Central railroad today demonstrated its
ability to run the fastest regular train in
the world. 4 train failed to make the
schedule time laid out for it n account
of an accident in other portions Of the
run, showing conclusiyely that fast
scheduled time can be accomplished and
even exceeded. Up to six months ago
the train known as h Empire State
express had the worlds record as a reg
ular train for fast rut ming. The Lon
don railway If England, running from
London to Aberdeen, began 10 run Il
tritle faster llan the Empire States
record Of 81 miles an hour. Today the
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

WAeHI>o90H, Dec, 2-Ihe silver con-
ference. called for today. was 4 disap
pointment to the projectors. The only
senators who attended were Allen, Kyle,
PETER and Stewart. populists; TiIiman,
democrat: and Pritchard, Mantle and
Teller, republicans, The last named
gentlemen we're only there a few mo
ments and took no part in the proceed
ings. The small attendance showed
those present that nothing could be done
at this meeting. Senator PETER WAS of
the opinion that party ties we're too
strong to hope TO organize II silver party
in the senate, while Senator Allen said
he hoped something might come from
this preliminary meeting.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

MAsrErH, l.. L., Dec. "A good sized
crowd was at the Empire Athletic clubs
arena tonight to witness a bout between
Joe Walcott, the Boston colored boy,
and Kid Lavigne, the Saginaw lad. In
order to secure a nan to meet Walcott,
Tom O'Rourke agreed to get Joe down
to 1873 pounds, and if Lavigne should
last through 10 rounds he should be de
clared the winner.
jim Hurst acted az referee and ct $50
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

Sitting as a board of health, with DR..
Longeway as chairman. the board
amended the sanitary rules aud regu-
~larions, published in Saturdays IR1B-
uNE, SO section l shall read as follows:
No privy, cess pool or reservoir into
which a priyy, water closet. stable or
sink is drained, except il be water tight,
shalt be established or permitted within
fifty (5O feet OF any well. spring or other
sources of water used for drinking or
culinary purposes"
1t was stated hat there are now. in
SanG Coulee, eight cases of diphtheria,
confined to tive residences.
The chairman was instructed to re-
quest Deputy Sheriff Al Sires of Sand
Coulee to report IN the conditions pre-.
vaillng there at Il meeting to be held this
evening.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06
out DROPS.

SruRGIs, $. D.. Dec. II. a, Greene.
a prominent government contractor at
Fort Meade, WAS found dead in the door
way of a dive last night. The inmates
said be was thrown from the place
drank. The police declare he was given
.knock out" drops, which are said to be
fatal. A large sum of money known to
have been on his person was missing
Five persone have been arrested.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2-Yhe monthly
treasury abatement Of the public debt
shows hat on Nov. 30, 1895, the debt less
cash 10 the treasury amounted to o94o'
477GlI. an increase during the month Of
S2.U4G, IU3. WHICH 10 accounted for by a
decrease of $2,25l,G Gil in cash in the
treasury.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

DEaMo,~, Ark, Dec. 2 - William
Glover. d promjueot negro. Was shot and
killed tuis after.oou by JSom Hess, aise
coIor+d. The difficulty occurred at It
church meeting and was wines ed by
the pastor add congregation, Glover had
been expelled from membership eome
time ago, and called today upon the
church officials TO explain why 10 was
dismissed, 4. difficulty arose between
him and Hess, who is one OF the church
officials, which resulted III the shooting
Of Glover. Hess was conveyed to Mon
tlceIlo for safe keeping.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06
Curious Move.

New YORK, Dec. IA meeting of
district assembly No, %, Knights of
Labor, which lasted from s O'Clock last
evening unit! . O'Clock this morning, re-
suited 10 the passage of resolutions adj
vocating the formation of a new interna
tional organization to be composed of
the socialist element Of the Knights Of
Labor throughout the country.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

WA-HlyGroH, Dec. 2.-Nothing hap
rencd in the senate today that had not
been expected. The body was called to
order by Vice President Stevenson.
The new senators and those who had
been reelected were sworn in. \ COM
mittee was appointed to notify The pres
ident, and the usual resolutions Incident
to the beginning Of a session wern intro
duced. The senate took d recess OF an
hour at l2:2S p. M, and at LEO ADJOURN
ed, after an absolutely uncyentful SEES
sion. The new senators and those re-
elected were sworn in in groups. Carter
was in the second group.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

AUBURN. \. y, Dec. 1.-The jury in
the case Of Samuel Gillette, charged with
wtecking the Roman Central bank, rem
dered 4 verdict Of not guilty, EX-Cash-
Ter John f, BieIby Of the same bank
pleaded guilty, and wac sentenced to live
years in the Albany county penitentiary
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

New York, Dec Mrs. Della Stew
art Parnell, mother OF tho late Irish
leader, is lying dangerously Ill at Trinity
hospital. Soo has been failing since the
brutal assault made upon her at BOREDOM
town, n, j. last spring, Her condition
grew so precarious = few days ago that
she we removed to the hospital.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06
A Strike Scttled.

NEW YORK, Dec, 2.~-The housesmiths'
strike is practically settled. Some de-
tails are yet remaining to be decided up
on, but the men and their employers
have found a common basis on which an
agreement is possible. This much was
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

Couple of Important Decisions by ,ne
gnitsd states ~nprtnr Court.
WASHINGTON, Dec. u ustlce Harlan
rendered the opinion Of ihe supreme
court today in the case OF benjamin
fIaaly, involving The price Of lands on
alternate sections within the railroad
Iand grants entered Under the desert
lana laws. The court held that the law
fixing 4 PRICE of $50 per acre IN such
cases had not teen repealed by the tim
Der culture a'c, as Was claimed, and that
=. 80 was, undpT the law, the correct
charge on entries within the land grants.
La several caseg zen the Washing
ion ACC ldaho Hallway Company VS.. The
Cuur d'Alene Navigation and Railway
Company, INVOLVE, the question of right
of way at Wallace, idaho. the court de-
cided 10 favor Of the CCpur oAlene con-
par Justice Shiras del yering the opin-
ion. He also Incidentally decided that
the United States circuit court ct Idaho
had properly taken jurisdiction in the
case.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

ST.. PAUL. Dec. "a Butte special to
the Pioneer Press says: Ton Lynch. a
st. Paul boy, who was stabbed by Dave
Mansfield Oct. 29th, died today in the
hospital, and Mansfield has been charged
with murder.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06
LII the Front Row.

WAsHlNGToN, Dec. = In drawing
seats in the house today, johnson of
North Dakota was the first man from
the north west to choose and he took a
seat 10 the second row in front OF the
speaker.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

and Liver complaint you have a printed
guarantee on every bottle of Shiloh's
Vitalizer. 1t never fails TO cure, sold
by the Driver Bradley Drug company.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06
UNCLE SANS BILE.
Nxpected Cost For Keeping National
shop Next Year.

Expected Cost For Keeping National
shop Next Year.
WAsulNDToN. Dec THE secretary
of the treasury today transmitted TO con-
grees estimetes Of appropriations required
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891,
as furnished by the several executive de-
partuen'e 6, which aggregate 2llo,O9! ,O3.
Appropriations for the present fiscal year
amounted to :il2, 753.2Gi. The es,i-
mates for the fiscal year, 1891, are re
c~apltulated by titles, as follows. cents
omitted: Legislative establishment,
81 SS0.1Sl; executive establishment, go
1O3. 4:32; judicial establishment. S923,12A;
foreign service. 81 .649o5S; military, S24,-
JJ2G' GCS: naval, ST. .oS3G3I: Indian affairs,
SS.75O,45S: PENSIONS, 5l3l 3o4,51O; public
works, S2S,514,o2S; postal service, s5,o24,,
10; miscellaneous, S3G,G3J,63l: perma-
nent annual appropriations, sll9,0o4, 1GO
Grand total, $4lS,G0l ,O13
The estimated amount OF deficiency II
postal revenues for the next fiscal year If
S5,02l, 719.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

ROME, Dec. The pope presided at a
consiatory held today and conferred red
hats upon nine cardinals created at the
secret consistory on Friday last.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

Karl's Clover Root Tea purities the
blood and gives a clear and beautiful
complexion. Sold by the Driver Bradley
Drug company.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-12-06

speaker.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-11
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

sedalia, Mo, Sept, lO.-(special) John
Jones, who shot and tried to murder Mrs
Jennie Anthony, his former sweetheart, at
a dance near Hughesylle, August IL, and
escaped arrest was apprehended at Malta
Bend to-day and VIII be brought here to-
night and lodged in jail.
,Atchison, Kaso Sept 10,-,tspeclal) Pop
ulists Of Atchison county held a conYen-
tion here to-day, and took positive stand
in opposition 10 fusion or a combination OF
any kind with the Democrats. A full ticket
was nominated The resolutions favored
the free coinage Of gold and silver at a
ratio of 10 TO l.
ST. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. lO---(speeiai) Pat
Grove, the Burlington train robber, was
landed in jail here tonight by sheriff
Andriano and two deputies, who arrived
from Cincinnati. Grove threatens to give
the names of certain former county Of
Cials who are alleged TO have aided him in
his escape from jail last New Years night
Wellington. Kas., Sept lO.-(SpeciaI)
sumner county Populists in convention
here to-day rejected the overtures of the
Democrats for fusion, and nominated the
following ttk ket: County treasurer, j. A.
Snyder; register of deeds, William Jackson;
county clerk, Jap summerville; sheriff, j.
II. Heskett; coroner. George Ewing; sur
yeyor, John Wolfe. Jerry simpson address
ed the convention in Woods opera house
after the completion OF the ticket.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-11
RICH ISLANDS IN FLORIDA.
Oranges, Sugar Cane and bananas In Big
Cypress Swnmps.

Frank ]. Hinson found two magnifcent
orange groves few weeks ago in the B 4
Cypress swamp of far South Florida. No
man has valid claim to the property, the
groves being in the middle of one of the
most impregHable swatnps in the whole
state. Up to ten years ago the Big Cy-
press was put down on the map as "mprac-
ticable" and "unsurveN,d." Then it was
surveyed and Islands OF fine hummoCk land
were found here and there, but they were
not Of sufficient size TO tempt anybody.
The section lines, which ran mile apart,
seemed TO have missed the groves, which
MIR. Ilinson got wind of from an old In
dian tighter, who chased the Seminoles
into the Big Cypress and out again during
the last Indian war. ON one of these isl
ands during the war village was found
and burned
Mr.. Hinson. with an old hunter as a
guide, penetrated into the swamp and
found an island Of about 800 acres, beauti-
fully wooded, and containing fully COO sour
trees, all in fun leaf and fruit. The island
did not contain a solid grove. but a ries
of groves, some of them being as large as
three acres. The fruit is sour. but is
large and golden, The trees average TWEEN
on this island Mir Tinson also found
acres of sugar cane evidently planted by
the Seminoles years aEo. 1t was OF MANI
mana plants were also found in abundance
and heavy with fruit
Later Mr.. Hinson penetrated further into
the swamp and found another island, rich
er in orange trees than the first.
Both Islands seem to be wonderfully fer
tile, trees of all kinds being giants in size,
luNuriant character one India rubber tree
was found TO measure twenty-five feet
around, while a live oak tree measured
growing luxuranty. Mir. Hinson's ms theo t,s y
is that these islands, naturally fertile, We're
centuries ago the rookeries of millions of
water fowl. and thus became fertilized to
the highest degree of perfection.-Jackson
VILE Times Union.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-11
CESTENARIASS.
Tho Average Duration of Human Life Ii
Steadily Lengthcning.

From the New York independent
6nir feinIS dG mere b was an
a certain notoriety, much sympathy, and
more or less cash through the assertion
friends was u penny-a-liner newspaper
man, who worked the old captain as an
been printed as to quite Stir W up Ii the medical
men on both sides of the water; and at
a meeting Of dlsttlngulshed doctors in En-
gland the proposition was made to have a
thorough search of parish records made
to to prove or disIProye the claims Of the
record was hunted up, and he fell short
two or three years of his alleged hundred;
"caimants" We're saffering from defectiye m UtiIye
memory; and what wonder? When events
get to be nnety-iive or hundred years
old the details are pretty much lost, and
many minds at that age would be incapable
of discriminating between what had been
pcnlng.
sut times are changed, and in spite of a
chorus of pessimistic groans over these
"eyil days"-now generation later than
the famous Lahrbush-what do we see?
No week passes, and in fact but few days,
in which the newspapers do not print ac-
counts OF the celebration in the United
States of some PERSONS Tooth birthday and
generally there is an unimpeachable record
eNtant in the family Bible, if not in n pub
l!c book, OF the birth of the .centenarian.
Frequently a case comes to light-generally
are asked to believe in the duration of life
TO l2o, or lS9, or li9 years; but investigation
quent attain ments of 100. and the number
of death notices of people past 80, there is
no doubt and the plain Inference is that
the claims of the sanltariums that the
average of human lfe is steadily lengthen-
ing are Just, Many people whose minds
have been dominated by the scriptural as
sertlon. 1.-THE days OF our years are three
score years and ten" have allowed them
selves to give up, and made themselves be-
lieve. that they couldn't do this or that,
simply because they fancied themselves too
old; but the living example of Mr. Glad
stone, and that of Dr. Holmes so lately
dead at S5, teaches us to hope that the
passsage which has really cut short many
We have heard OF one brisk and interest
ing, woman who was approaching 10 and
10 her dying day. retained her interest in
over and limp around, and tell you how old
| am glowing. and how feel; but ! won't;
/ wont;' and she kept her word, and at
nearly 50. was taken away by a sudden
stroke" Here is a field for a certain type
ot mind cure that would be worth some-
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-11
DURRANT'S TRIAL RESUMED.
Witnesses Testify ~ to Finding the cloth
Ing OF Blanch Lamont In Emanuel
Church I,ctfrry.

san Francisco. Sept 1o--Another week
OF the Durant trial opened to-day, after
three days rest. The witnesses to-day
were all of the searching party when the
garments OF Blanch Lamont were discoy,
cred concealed In hooks and corners of
the belfry OF Emanuel church The de-
fendant's attorney tried to show by the
witnesses that the police department. had
conducted the examination of the church
building carelessly. aud that while the
the. genera public and that hundreds of
curious citizens passed through the edifice.
The police stated on cross examination
that the articles had been found In places
difficult of access, indicating that the per-
son who had hidden them had been IA
ecuting attorney of police court No. 8 tes-
tined that under the head OF Rlanch La
monts body as Ii lay in the belfry had
been placed two blocks Of wood such as
are common In dissection rooms.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-11
HE DIDN'T DARE DROWN.
His Mothers Threat to Skin Him Alive
Saved Him.
From the San Francisco Post.

From the San Francisco Post.
idt, mlddle-ased woman, with a voice
petWeen grunt and u sroan, sat on
pench at Piedmont with her 12-year-Gld
poy anu watched the bathers splashing and
splutterins around the tank. The heat was
70 be allowed 70 go into the water lie
promised to pull all the weeds out OF the
garden, 10 carry In wood for a week with
out being tod and TO wipe the dishes every
night; NO, I'm afraid you'll drownd," de-
clared the cautious mother, but there were
would have known his fate was sealed
IN wheel the baby every morning." he
added. by way OF further bribe.
Ihe TAT woman mopped her perspirins
face, looked at the crowd and snapned;
Wen. GO on; but II you drown YOU can't
The boy, was soon splashing and padding
he could swim a little, and she eyed him
narrowly 70 ma out II he had been lying.
The boy had got into deep water, when his
was was merely ny one OF the boys, tricks and
looking frightened. houndered a inoment'
and went down, again; He was down a
little longer and bubbles came up where
his head ought to be, Up he bobbed again.
Just sinking for. the, third time when his
mother sprang to the head of the tank
and. shaking her fist at the boy, Screamed.
you, Simon Peter Bates. Don't you dare
drown'd, or III skin you aliyeP'
The poy saw the fist and heard the threat
ksdih kicked out despeEately and kept adoat iii
dare d 3wn