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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25
victims.

1t appears that the royal!sts of Hawai-,
are INDUCING in a sort Of an uprising
that by courtesy is called a revolution.
The brief reports received 90 to show
that a handful of half.starved, halt
naked natives. led by designing white
men, were engaged in ii conspiracy
against the government of the republic,
and when detected they fired upon the
officials who sought to apprehend them
and a couple were killed. From the
time of the overthrow of the queen this
Hawaiian business has beer a wretched
affair SO far as the United States is con-
cerned. The president and cabinet were
opposed to the creation of the republic
and were equally opposed to the estab-
!lshment of a protectorate over the isl
ands. When finally compelled to recog-
nize the republic it was done with a bad
grace, and in alleged violation of
a treaty stipulations and in disregard
of the property lights of Americans in
the islands, the United States war ship
was Withdrawn from Apia. Now that
the revolution has begun congress wants
to know why the ship was not there and
the administration is Fastening to undo
it's mistake by ordering a vessel to the
scene. 1t a hardly make much differ
ence to Americans what form of govern
ment prevails or the islands, but it il
materia! to them that whatever the gov
eminent it will not be under the con-
troll of any of the great foreign nations.
Our interests there are large and grow
ing and the sense of the American public
is that they shall be protected and fos-
tered. In this view of the case it would
seem that Mr.. Cleveland had done wrong
in Withdrawing naval protection and the
sooner he has the American flag flying
a masthead in the harbor the bet
ter it will be for all concerned.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25
PREPARING FOR ACTION.

The republicans in congress have made
up their minds that there will he nc
financial legislation during the present
session and that the president will call
an extra session at an early date. They
have therefore determined not to be
caught mapping and the leaders in both
branches have been holding conferences
with d view to mapping out a line of pro-
cedure should the emergency arise.
Long beaded fellows, these republican
ness so long that they know the advan-
tage of taking time by the forelock. The
plan agreed upon is d simple one; it is
to devote the time of the extra session
to the passage of some measure to in
crease the revenues and thus relieve the
government of its pending embarras-
meut. Just what will be done to accom-
plish this has not been settled on, but no
return to the Mckinley act. or general
revision Of the new tariff bill is con-
templated. The income tax will prob
ably be given a trial, an increased
tax levied on beer and some raises made
on imports. The question of finances or
currency will not be considered, but left
for the regular ~ression, when it must be
met. 1t may be argued that a large ma.
jority of the members of the coming
congress will be new men and that they
may not agree to the program. No fear
of this. The dominent men in the party
will be on hand. There will be a caucus
and they will control it. The republic
ans have always been we'll disciplined
and a part of their creed has beer to en-
force caucus DEGREES. The coming ses-
sion will hardly prove an exception 10
the rule in this respect. What the eau
Gus ordains will be obeyed. Still there
may be a hitch, and the outcome of it
will be awaited with interest by the peo-
pie of Mantana. Both our new senator's
realize that silver is the all important
question and they are voluntarily
pledged to do all in their power to make
it the paramount issue. If the caucus
decides to postpone the question, will
Mantle and Carter submit or will they
both unite with the silver advocates, re-
publican and democratic, in an attempt
to force the fight at once. 1t looks as
though the gentlemen would be con-
fronted with an emergency; will they be
equal to it: We believe that they should |
and hope that they will.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25

and possibly after much labor by a com
mission Of lawyers appointed some years
ego by the legislature. If avoirdupois
counts for anything the commission
earned its money and it is certain the
printer had a fat job. However, just ut
this juncture the ordinary law abiding
citizen has a perfect right to step in
and ask the pertinent question, why
should this monter code be adopted
without any consideration? Has not
our experience taught us that VIC have
too much law and too little justice?
Would it not be Il practical thing to sim.
plify rather than add to the written
law? Why not take the revised statutes,
amend them so that they will conform
to the later laws enacted and let it 90 at
that! Attorneys will naturally protest
that there cannot be too much written
law, and that there is not q line IN the
new code that is superf1uous, but we do
not believe them. 1t is a safe PROPOSE
ton that there is not a line in the code
that is not susceptible of two construc-
tons by either bench or bar. The exist
ing laws in Montana have to a degree
been interpreted. Why not let them
remain? Why not bear the ills we have
rather than fly to others we know not
of: A pigeon-ho!e in the committee
room ia a better place for the new code
than the library of the attorney if it
bears the stamp of legislative approval
without undergoing the formality Of
Legislative scrutiny and discussion.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25
KNUTE NELSON ELECTED.

Much to the disgust of w. d. Wash
burn and the Minneapolis crowd of re-
publican statesmen Knute Nelson was
yesterday elected to the United States
senate by the Minnesota legislature. The
defeat of Washburn is more remarkable
than the election of Nelson, for Mr..
Washburn thought he had as much of
a cinch on the job as had his friend Gull
lom in Illinois. Mr.. Nelson is the pres
ent governor and is one of the most pop
ular men in the state. He was evidently
put to the front as the most available
mar to knock out Waehburn and, of
course, he succeeded. The result is a
surprise outside Of Minnesota, but these
are days of political surprises, and it is
hard for the best of politicians to tell
just where he is at until he lands. MI.
Washburn has found out that after
March 4 he will be at home in Minneap-
oils instead of holding down a cushioned
seat in the senate chamber.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25
THE WATER QUESTION

The experience which Helena is nov
undergoing is pretty good proof, If an,
we're needed, that where it is possible q
city should control it's own water sup
ply. There has for some time been 9
serious difference of opinion between tie
city of Helena and the water company
in regard to rates. and up to date no sat
isfactory arrangement has been reached
The contract expires 10 Il few days and
in order to be on the safe sida and save
all their legal rights the company mott.
fled the city authorities that after the
expiration Of the contract it would re.
fuse to further furnish water unless g
contract 1T some character was entered
into. In commenting upon the question
the Independent says:
The water company, in a letter 10 the
city council, notifies that body that il
cannot 'afeiy furnish water for munich
pal purposes after the expiration Of the
existing contract. even for a short time
without a d~etinite contract. However
that may be, the c~ompany's offer to Join
the city IN submitting the legal status tc
a court for speedy adjudication If the
controv rsy seems to be reasonable anG
fair, as also islts expression Of willing
ness to make Il short time CONT act with
the city pending the further considera
ton OF municipal OUnerhhjp, The In
dependents sole contrntion has beer
against Il long time contract Or hasty
action IL the part Of the city without
asccrtaining the wants Of the consumers
Ultimately we must look forward to mu
niclpal ownership Of the water supply
The question ie, when?"
This contest in Helena is a warning t.
all large and growing cities, There il
no doubt in the mind Of any progressive
citizen but that it is genuine econom,
both for the municipality and the midi
vidual that the water supply should b
owned by the city. This being true n
time should be lost In Great Falls in de
vising ways and means to acquire tn
plant here as soon as possible. Tn
longer the delay the more costly will b
the price. In advocating this purchas
The 1RIBUNE has no desire or intentio,
to interfere with the vested rights Of tn
water company, but suggests that the
be acquired by the city az soon as tn
deal can be legally and equitably accom-
plished.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25
GREAT FALLS,

In another column will be found the
substance Of a talk with Paris Gibson,
in which he repeats the material portions
OF a conversation held between himself
and Marcus DAILY during the recent brief
stay of the latter in this city. During
the past six months there has never been
any question so far as THE TRIBUNE is
concerned, but that it was a settled fact
that the refinery of the Anaconda COM
pany would be erected at this point.
AS was explained when the subject of
the construction of the works here was
spoken of during the campaign, it was
a business, not a political consideration.
The facilities at Great Falls offered
better Inducements to the great COM
pany than any other place in the state
and therefore it was decided to locate
here. That the work will be begun the
coming spring is a matter of congratula-
ton to the residents, for once begun it is
safe to assume that it will be pushed to
speedy completion. These works when
built will be the largest in the world and
they mean, beyond any possibility of a
doubt, that the Burlington road will be
built into Great Falls, for no matter
what the present friendly relations
between the Great Northern and the
Anaconda company may be, it stands to
reason that the latter would feel a little
chary in placing itself at the mercy of
the former in the matter of t%ransporta-
ton. There are liable, in the course of
ordinary events, to be changes IN the
management of big corporations and on
both sides, those who ara now in control
are not men who will not look a few days
into the future. Independent of the i'm
petus that the building of the refinery
and the railroad will of themselves give
to Great Falls, they must be the evangels
of other large enterprises. The water
power Of the Missouri will not by any
means be utilized by the Anaconda com
pany. There will be enough left to fur
nish manufactures Of various kinds tf
mammouth proportions, and the
coal supply is unlimited. This being
the case capital must seek investment
here, for it is a safe and ~remunerative
field. Lesser investors will follow in the
wake OF the greater, and it has already
been determined to establish here a
wholesale grocery with a large capital.
This, Mr.. J. j. Hill states, will embark in
business early in March, and will be pre-
pared to enter into competition with st.
Paul and Chicago houses. Surely the
outlook is a good one for al! concerned,
and it can be set down as an assured
fact that once Great Falls takes its new
lease Of prosperity there is no power that
can retard it.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25
Legislature should not have been written.
II ia hardly pr,hoblo tbat tho aufbpr

legislature should not have been written.
Ii is hardly probable that the author
can be ferreted out by the committee,
aud for that reason it would seem un-
wise to dignity it with publicity and
make it the subject of Legislative action.
However, If Mr.. Monteath has reason to
believe that the purposes Of his resolu-
ton can be accomplished he is cartainly
justified in securing it's passage. No
matter what the object of the writer it
will be some satisfaction to know who
he is. In the meantime it will be in
order to assure the gentlemen from Sill
yer Bow that they are in no danger of
bodily harm. Men who have either the
nerve or the inclination to become as
sassins are not in the habit of sending
threatening communications to intended
victims.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25
CAPITOL

During the fall campaign the Helena
for the capital papers and orators
secuted the proposition that a state cap.
ltol building should be erected. They
were unanimous in the declaration that
Helena had ample facilities to house the
state officials for years to come and that
the present condition of finances was
not of a nature to admit of the coustruc
ton of such a building. Now that the
election is over and Helena is a winner a
change seems to have come over the
spirit of its dreams. A bill looking to
the erection of a capitol building has
been introduced in the legislature, has
been favorably reported and there is a
disposition to rush 1T through. Let it
not be understood that The TR1Bl Vt is
opposed to the erection of a state build
ing. 1t simply calls attention to the
pending bill to show how readily Helena
can change it's mind and how the old
adage, interest warps a mans judg-
ment," can be applied in ite case. Ante-
election promises and professions do not
seem to count for much in the capital
citv.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25

on the interest and revenues and that
the great estate shall be kept intact.
This savore too much of the English law
of entail. There is no need for perpetu-
ating vast estates in this country. Mr..
Fair had no doubt lots of pleasure in &C
cumulating the pile, let the children, if
they go elect, have lots of fun in scatter
ing it. This would eeem to be the proper
thing, and by this means the public,
from whom it was wrested, will the
sooner get their share.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25

many different places. The first of these
provided that Glendive should have tn
home for the veterans, but the legislature
made short work of the proposition, for
upon the recommendation of the COM
mlttee it WAS indefinitely postponed.
This summary disposal of the soldiers
home bill would Indicate that there ia
but little prospect for the passage of any
bill of that nature during the present
session of the legislature, and that the
Montana veterans will have to stay out
in the cold a little longer.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25
MY BROTH Frs WOES.

On the 18th OF January, a train OF 81
cars loaded with coal and provisions left
Atlanta for Lincoln, Nebraska. This is
due the efforts of Ex-Governor Northern,
who was recently in Nebraska. having
an extensive acquaintance with promi-
nent men in that state. He was quick
to see the need of help for the famine
stricken region and appealed to the peo-
pie of Georgia to send a train load of
provisione. The appeal met with prompt
response, and the above mentioned train
was the result. One of the cars was
loaded by individual contributions from
the directors of the Cotton States and
international Exposition.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25
ELASTIC KENCY.

just in these times when the goldbug
wiseacres in both branches of congress
are laying awake nights devising schemes
to cheat the people into the idea that
monometallism is the only safety for the
credit of the United States government
the following from the Denver Times
is especially apropos:
France does not produce silver. Yet
in these terrible days, when "a silver
dollar is worth but so cents according
to the single gold standard advocates,
the French government is carrying at
par, without the slightest trouble, al
most S7OO,OOO,OO0 of silver legal tender, a
larger amount by S150,O00,O0O than the
United States is carrying. During the
last two years France has been prosper
GUS and contented. She has been dis
turbed by no gold export nightmares.
She has drawn no gold reserve deadline
and then exhausted herself in a futile
effort to maintain it.
France has no miserable makeshift like
the Carlisle currency bill to threaten
her financial prosperity and stability.
No excuse exists for the introduction of
such a measure. There has been no
panic in the French republic. What is
the secret of the successful financial
management Of the French government?
How does it maintain the parity between
her "depreciated' %S7OO,OOO,OOO in silver
legal tender and gold? The answer is
easy to give and the way is plain. The
French government simply exercises its
discretion as to whether it shall redeem
it's legal tenders entirely in gold, or in 5
per cent gold and the rest in silver. No
objection is made by the Frenchman
when he is rendered silver. He knows
that it is just as good as gold.
The United States needs An adequate
and elastic bimetallic currency d great
deal more than France does. The United
States have greater and more varied
resources, and they need developments;
their population is growing rapidly while
that of France is almost at a standstill.
We need more silver than France. We
possess the white metal in our mines; its
production is a great industry that has
vastly enriched the country and given
employment to many thousands of men.
France, having no silver mines, is
obliged to buy her silver. With these
i%ndisputable facts in view, why should
the United States hesitate about declar.
ing for bimetallism and the free and un.
limited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16
to l or l5@ to !? II France has sus-
tanned %bimetallism and pl ospered while
the United States have sustained the
single gold standard and lapguished, if
the latter has been the experience of all
the single gold standard nations, why
should the United States longer main
tain the %ruinous, cutthroat policy that
now prevails by the mistaken grace of
President Cleveland and the fifty third
congress?"
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25

The republicans of the Oregon legis-
lature have reelected Mr.. Dolph to the
United States senate. The gentleman
is an open and pronounced goldbug and
corporation attorney. He is in no sense
a representative of the dominant senti-
ment Of the west on the financial ques-
ton, and his election is an outrage upon
western interests. The state of Oregon
should be in line with its sisters on all
material %biIairs, but the election of
Dolph indicates that it is not.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25
THE NEW CODE.

The State Bar association, which is
composed of lawyers, held a meeting at
Helena Monday evening and recon-
.nended the adoption of the new code by
the Legislature, without any comment or
question. This was to have been ex-
pected OF .he lawyers. The code is a
most formidable and voluminous docu-
ment. II Dur recollection is correct, it
consists of three large volumes divided
into civic, criminal and political divis.
ions. 1t was prepared at great expenee
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25

The latest report from Bill Cook, the
Oklahoma outlaw and murderer who
was captured In New Mexico, is to the
effect that he desires to reform. 10 this
there should be no objection, but the
average honest man will suggest that
his repentance should Immediately pre-.
cede his early death-on tho scafrold.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25
THAT THREATENING LETTER.

1t may have been the work of a mis-
chief-maker or it may have been the
idea of someone who considers himself a
practical joker, or it may have earnestly
emanated from some crack. brain fool,
but no matter what the source the letter
sent to the Silver Bow delegation in the
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25

The Rhode Island Knights Of Labor
do not appear to be on rapport vita
Sovereign and Hayes. The district
assembly of that state has mot and
adopted resolutions ~denouncing the
leaders named as "truckling kDaves and
designing scoundrels, whose only object
is to line their pockets" No matter
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25

Among the multiplicity of bills that
have been introduced in the legislature
there have been half a dozen for the To-.
cation OF q state soldiers home at as
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25

what influence has caused this rebellion
in the ranks OF the Knights of Labor, it
is certain that it is a serious one and
bodes no good to the great organization.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-01-25

Advertising rater furnished on apiiication.
The circulation of the Tribune IN Northern
Mon ana il guaranteed to exceed that NJ any
paper publiehat in the state.
Subscribers desiring their address changed
lust send 'heir former address as well as the
new address; this should be remembered.
THE lRIBUNE. Great Falls. Mont.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26

lings county. and perhaps their en-
tire population does not exceed 200.
The industry of the region is stock
raising. and the industry is an exclu-
sive one. Perhaps Il hundred thousand
head of live stock find substance with
in the limits of the region, and each
year from $4,000 to 25,OOO beeves are
shipped to market from the herds
which roam the hills and valleys. The
faculties for stock raising are uneX-
celled. And in the past decades, the
grasses have been converted into mil
lions of dollars worth of beef.
In the past the region has been
less determination of the buffalo, they
were as numerous among the hills
as domestic cattle to-day, and even
with occasional piles Of bleaching
bones. mark what was once one Of
their favorite ranges. Deer are yet
plentiful among the fortresses of the
locality. and the outlying prairies are
the feeding grounds Of thousands Of
antelope. The shrubs and underbrush
along the streams are not lacking in
grouse and prairie chicken. and water
fowl are numerous upon the pools
Which are we'll distributed through the
country. Not the least remarkable
feature of the Bad Lands is the mex
.auStible supply Of coal. At the base
Of the cliffs it crops out in veins from
Is to 20 feet in thickness, and the en-
tire country is underlaid with a vein
of Ignite. 1t is impossible to estimate
it's quantity. There is sufficient, how
ever, in the Bad Lands alone to supply
the State OF North Dakota with fuel
for century to come. and it is doubt
full then If the supply would near eX-
haustion. But except for insignificant
local consumption. these vast veins OF
Ignite are undcveloped.
Altogether there is no portion OF the
state which affords n more delightful
field for the explorations or the gcol-
ogisl. the urchaeologiSt. the sight seer,
and The love of the peculiar and pictur-
esuur than the bad Lands Wltllln
their limits is m inrNlmnstible store
house of natural c,lriosilirs.
james ii. Foley.