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Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

To New York gentleman The TR1B-
UNE is under obligations for neat card
containing the inform alton that during
tho year 1895 there was imported into
the United States 239,S45 cases of cham
payne, which means 2,S73,S2 pint bot
ties. The figures give US an opportunity
to congratulate those who like cham
pagne, for, if they had the money, they
we're surely enabled to crafty their
tastes. We do not like the stuff. Great
Falls beer is good enough for US OF for
anyone else. 1t quenches thirst, is
healthfnl and invigoratirg, and there
isn't headache in barrel of it.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13
WOULD-SE PRES NTS,
Mckinley and Allison Each Get Send
OFFS in Their Respective States.


CoLuMBUs, Ohio, March 1.-the re-
publican state convention, which con-
cluded this afternoon its session of two
days. was more of Mckinley rally
than the usual party business assembly.
1t was held two or three months earlier
than usual, in order to proclaim to the
country the sentiment of Mckinley s
state. Not since the Endorsement of II
B. Hayes for the presidency at the re-
publican state convention in 1876 has
there been such harmonious meeting
of representative republicans in Ohio,
The following were elected delegates
at large: Gov. Bushnell, Senator-elect
Foraker, Congressman Grosvenor, and
Hon. NJ A. Hanna. Alternates: j. E
Loves, Charles Fleischman,J j. =. Green,
and J. n. Taylor. Electors at large: l.
f. Mack and A. G. Douglas,
The nominations for state officers were:
Secretary of s,a'e, CT aries Kinney; su-
preme court judge, M. j, Williams; food
commissioner, J. +. Blackburn; men,
ber of the board of public works, f, A.
Hoff man.
While all the men on the ticket are
Mckinley men, there was no special zig
nifcancc in the selection of any Of them
except that of Kinney for the head of
the ticket 1t is understood that Nc
Kinley wrote or dictated the tariff and
financial planks and that the whole
platform is as he wanted it. His mana
gers are very iubilant over the result in
the Ohio districts as well as at the state
| convention.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

Because one Sykes of IIillsboro, Fla,
did not accept an invitation of the regu-
lators Of those parts to make himself
scarce, his residence was visited by fif-
teen Of the said regulators. Mr.. Sykes
was at home aid made things pleasant
for the self invited guests. After the
smoke had cleared away and an account
of stock was taken, it was ascertained
that four Of the callers We're dead and
six wounded and that the master of the
shack was still on deck uninjured. Af er
this adventure Sykes had better swim
over to Cuba lie is Just the kind OF
man that Gomez needs and will vel
come, As for the surviving regulators,
they can join Weylcr at Havana and
help him to write proclamations.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

The executive committee of the Mon
tana immigration and mining conven-
tion is composed of gentlemen who can
be relied upon to perform the duty as
signed them in an intelligent and con-
servative manner. They will represent
the facts regarding the state and the op
portunities that it Offers, and they will
not hold out any false promises to either
individuals or classes. The object of
inducing the investment of idle capital
from the east and of securing agricult-
ural settlers who can take care Of them
selves will be rigidly adhered to-
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

President Coils =. Hun tipgton of the
Central Pacific on Saturday enlightened
the senate committee on railroads re-
garding the original finances Of that cor
poration. His statement ia remarkable
and curious. He says that the resources
for building the road were government
bonds, first mortgage bonds, San Frau
cisco bonds, land bonds, capital stock,
600 These securities, except the capital
stock he reduces to gold basis at the
time, and the stock he puts in at 10
cents on the dollar, currency, and further
reduces it to 6 cents in gold; by which
figuring he shows that on Il gold basis
these securities only represented Si3,-
disposed of for tha. sum or to whom they
were disposed Of and for what price. In
the light OF the colossal fortunes Of
Huntington, Stanford, ct a., the public
can draw their own conclusions. Tnere
was 10 his testimony another item
that throws some light oa the
methods Of these corporations and
that is alarming, Oa being questioned
as 70 mailtaipEg Al expensive lobby, hc
denied it, but admitted that the com
pany had paid out for lawyers anc
trusty men" the sum Of 3250J0OG0
The distinction ia terms that Mr.. Hunt
ington made will not deceive anyone, fol
/ it is impossible that the Central coulc
have paid out any such sum for legiti
mate legal aeTyices. That money val
used to control elections and ELECTIVE
officers IN California and to secure need
ed legislation by congrhss. The admis
sion that it was expended is proof posi-
tive that the management OF the road e
as it has alwsye been, rotten to the core
and is the most convincing Argument il
favor of congress adopting radical meas
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

In several of the Montana counties
the commissioners are being roundly
hauled over the Goals on the question of
letting contracts for county printing.
For this they have only themselves to
blame. The law provides that they shall
let contract for the work to some news
paper in the county, and fixes a maxi
mum price. Instead of following the
law and arranging with a paper at a
reasonable price, the commissioners in
many of the counties have advertised for
bids, and then have not awarded the
contract to the lowest bidder. Hence
the harsh criticisms. The inviting of
bids is not necessary, for by so doing the
commissioners virtually surrender the
discretion lodged in them by the law.
The intent is that the proceedings shall
be published for the benefit Of the pub
lie and common sense suggests that the
proper and available medium in
most instances is paper pub
lished at the county seat and one
enjoying a large circulation. Where
there is a daily paper it is
reasonable that it should be the official
paper. 1t is true that the cost for ad-
yertislug in "a city daily is larger than in
country weekly, but the benefits are
correspondingly increased. Under the
uncaled for competitive bidding the
country papers naturally put in low bids
and when they fail to secure the contract
they very properly hop On 10 the com
miesloaers for breach OF faith with them,
and accuse them of favoring the paper
to which the award Is made. All this
can be avoided. While the statute rates
are little higher than commercial rates,
there are none Of the papers that would
not contract to do the work at the lat er
figures, and there is no possible reason
why a paper should bs expected to do
work cheaper for the pubic than it does
for the individual, II the commissioners
will keep the law in mind, select the pa
per they believe the best, make an hon
est price, and award the contract to it,
they will save themselves much trouble
and criticism and satisfy the public.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

In its financial column the New York
World of recent date says: "The stock
market was dull again today and the
fluctuations were the result of manipu-
lation pure and simple to such an ex-
tent that the operations afford absolute
ly no guide as to the future course of
speculation" /. will hardly be denied
that the comment is true or that the day
to which it referred was exceptional in
any respect save as to dullness. MA
nipulation and speculation are emf
nently proper words with which to de-
scribe Wall street. The operators are
bands OF conspirators. at times arrayed
one against the other and at times
against the entire country outside of
Wall street. The operations are gam
bling pure and simple, and, so far as the
dealers are concerned and can make
them, as much sure-thing games as
thimble-rig or three card monte. Yet
these operators are the men who, under
the name of the New York chamber of
commerce, have been debating the tinan.
cial policy of the government, and who
have just inaugurated a movement by
which, with the use Of a por ton of their
ill-gotten money, they hope to control the
coming conventions of both parties and
after them the national election. There
are laws in New York against gambling
and conspiracy, but they we're not made
to apply to the rich, at least that is the
conclusion reached by the officers whose
duty it is to enforce them.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13
CARTER AND REED,

The New York Tribune claims that
now that Harrison is out OF the race,
Thos. H. Carter is an out and out Reed
man. The Tribune does not make the
statement by direct authority of Mr..
Carter, but does attribute to him the
giving of certain reasons why he should
march under the banner of the man
from Maine. There must be a mistake
somewhere, or Mr.. Carter has suddenly
and radically changed his mind. In an
interview with the Washington cores
pondent Of the Standard, published in
that paper Feb. 81, Carter is quoted as
saying: Reed expects us to vote for his
New England tariff bill, but gives US
nothing IN return for silver. He expects
by his bill to capture New England, in
Guiding New York and Pennsylvania, but
he cannot have tariff bill that will ben
etit the east and nominate him for presi-
dent at the expense Of the great west.
Not another dollar of protection for New
England and Reeds nomination against
the interests of the silver men of the
west This emphatic declaration was
made only few days ago and it does not
sound as though Carter was at that time
especially favorable to the candidacy of
Reed. II, eince then, either of the gen
tIemen has experienced change of
heart on the subject of tariff and silver
the knowledge of the change has not
been impaired to US. This being the
case, we are constrained to believe that
the New York Tribune WAS talking
through its hat when it classed the Mon
tana senator as an out and out Reed
man. The Carter motto is "Silver and
protection, not one, but both," and Reed
does not fill the bill 10y darn sight
as Mayor Thompson of Butte would say
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13
RESOLUTION,

A resolution providing for the issuance
of bonds to fund the floating indebt
edness Of the city of Great Falls
Whereas, The city of Great Falls has
outstanding against it floating indebt
euness amounting to more than ten
thousand dollars, to owit-amounting to
the sum Of thirty-four Thousand hye
hundred fifty four and o. 100 dollars, bs
follows: Warrants drawn on the genera
fund thirty one thousand forty nine aLd
81 100 dollars; warrants drawn on the
street fund, thirty five hundred and i've
and 4 ! 100 dollars.
Whereas, The city council Of said city
believes it to be TO the manifest advantage
of sald city that said floating indebtedness
be funded, ana that bonds of said city
with coupons attached thereto, should
be issued for the purpose Of funding
such Indebtedness; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the said existing float
ing Indebtedness of said city shall be-
funded by the Issuance of such bonds
in amount not to exceed the sum ot
thirty-four thousand five hundred fifty
four and 9G 100 GA ,55l. .9G) dollars; and
be it further
Resolved, That SAID bonds shall be
of the denominations of five hundred
and one thousand dollars, and that
such bonds shall bear interest at the
rate Of six per cent tG per cent? per al
mum, pa, able semi i-annually, which sad
bonds shall be redeemab!e in ten years
and payable in twenty years from am
after the date thereof; and be it furthe-
Resolved, That the city clerk be and
he hereby is required and directed I,
give notice to the qualified electors ol
SAID city that at the regular annual city
election, to be held in said city on the
sixth day of April, A. ID, 1896. betweeL
the hours of 8 o'clock a. III. and
o'clock D. M, there viii! be submitted t.
said qualified electors Of said city the
question whether the said city council
of said city shall be authorized to Issue
the funding bonds Of said city to the
amount of not to exceed thirty four
thousand five hundred fifty four and
! SO 100 GA, ,JJ4 JGJ dollar. and not
exceeding in amount the three per cent
of the assessed valuation of said city, for
| the purpos+ of raising money with which
| to pay the SAID floating debt Of said city
which said b Inds shall be coupon bonds,
bearing interest at the rate of Elk per
cent per aunum, payable semi annually
and shall be redeemHble in ten years
and payable in twenty years, which no
tice ehali be published in the "Great
Falls Daily Tribune" a newspaper print,
ed, published and circulating in said
city Of Great t'ale for the period of at
least twenty one (2l) days next preced-
ing the day Of election. and such notice
must likewise be posted for the like
period in three (3y pabIic places in said
city, and at such election the ballota
shall contain the words, "Bonds Yes;
Bonds No." and in voting the eIec!or
must make Il mark thus, "N," opposite
the answer he intends to vote for.
Passed by the city council this 9th
day Of March 4, y. 1896
Ap, roveA by The mayor this 10th day
of March, A. y. 1896
G. M. WEBSTER,
Mayor o. the city Of Great Falls.
Attest; e. II. CIAEK,
City Clerk.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13
Allison on Deck.

DEs MoINE5, Iowa, March Ito
days convention WAS without doubt the
most enthusiastic ever held in the state.
The convenliJn was, from begin hing to
end, an Allison convention. II was man
fest that he was the fret and last choice
OF The republicans # Iowa, Daring tho
entire day'= proceedings no other name
was eug yested. The names Of Blaine
and Harrison, when mentioned by thc
speakers, were invariably applaudei. IL
was IA convention Of oratory and euthusi-
asm. 1t swept everything before it
| There were many dramatic Incl
dents that marked the pro reas
of the maetiug. After the raBo
lutions were read By Jacob hch
chairman OF the committee on resolu
tipne. Gov. Drake, VINO was seated OF
the platform, jam ed to his fee, anc
said
'Mr. Chairman and Gent,eman Of tho
Conventions | move that those resoiu
tions be unanimously accepted and III
d0rs9d by the convention by "a rising
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

The republicans of the Seventh dis
trict Of Kansas have held their conven-
ton and nominated a candidate for con-
gress and also adopted resolutions The
latter were something of political para,
dox, for they favor the free coinage OF
silver and indorse the candidacy of Nc
Kinley, an avowed enemy of the white
metal. The politicians of Kansas, both
male and female, are queer lot.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

4 move has been inaugurated to in
corporate Leustown and has progressed
SO far that the proposition will be sub
mitted ~ d popular vote at an early
day At we'll attended preliminary
meeting the sentiment was decidedly
Favorable to taking on municipal airs,
honors and expenses. There was, how
ever, objection on the part of one prom
ilent citizen, who told the meeting that
if the subject was dropped he would
build all the sidewalks wanted on Main
street. He also deprecated the idea OF
a railroad and expressed the conviction
that if road was butt into LeWistown
the merchants would etarve. This prom
incnt citizen was in a small minority at
the meeting, the result showing that his
associates looked upon him as an old
fogy.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

E, V. Smalley Of st. Paul was in at
and had his gall with him. lie read d
paper on "The Grazing Lands of Mon
tana' We do not know what it con.
tanned, but we do know that Smaley is
An advocate of the scheme to enable
large syndicates to gobble up in vast
tracts the lands about to be added to
the public domain from the I1dian rcs
ervations. The Montana opinion is that
the Northern Pacific holds more land in
the state than is good for the public in
terest, and there is decided objection
to any other corporation or syndicate
getting control Of what is left.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13
Rhode Island Democrats.

PROVIDENCE, March 1.-The demo
cratic state convention today nominated
the following ticket: Governor, George
Littletield; lieutenant governor, A. s.
Miller; secretary of state, G. l.. Church;
attorney general, G. 7. Brown; treasurer
general, j. j. Perry.
The platform did not touch on ma
tional Issues. A motion to select dele.
gates to the national convention was
tabled and convention for that purpose
is to be called next month.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

The police court is money making
institution is many cities For instance,
the Helena official who holds down that
job tried during February GO cases and
imposed fines amounting to S54O. Un-
fortunately for the treasury only S33 Of
this sum was collected. The lawbreak.
ers of the Capital city must all be broke
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

1t has leaked out that the Carnegie
hall mass meeting Of the Presbyterian
Home Mission society, at which Presi-
dent Cleveland distinguished himself,
was a tizz'e. 1t was called for the pur-
pose Of raising money to pay a debt of
:2OO.OJJ, Notwithstanding the urgency
Of MIR, C,eyeIand's appeal and the ne
crssity he claimed existed for home mis-.
=Jr=, but T.. 500 was contribute /, and
of that $500 was in promises. This
nl9garI.y sum would not even make d
te@.aotrg If Christianizing ''the corrupt
aud ua=sfe territories and undesirable
etat.='' yf the vest The Presbyterian
hon missions had better hold another
meeting and secure Il more convincing
orator II it exp +cts to continue III buBi
yeEE
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

Quite number Of gentlemen in the
different counties throughout the state,
including Cascade, have become i'm
pressed with the idea that they know
just how to conduct county affairs hon
esty and economically and with an eye
single to the public good. This feeling has
recently intensified because of the gen.
eral belief that the terms of the present
county dads would expire next Novem-
Der, bat the hopes thus cherished must
be rudely dlspeIod Some deliver into
the subject has just discovered that the
incumbents were elected for four years
and will consequently hold down their
places until November, 1881 Their sue.
ceasors will be elected next fall, but will
have to remain out in the cold for long
dceary year The discovery must be &C
Ceptabe TO the "ins' and corresponding
iy disoouraging to the outs 1t gives
us pain ia the stomach to mention that
for th;s condition Of Affairs the cOnsLitu
tion Is responsible, not the codes.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

As an outcome of the investigation
into the management and condition of
the government-aide Pacific roads, Sen
ator Morgan has introduced bill for
the reorganization of the properties.
Under the terms of the proposed meas
ure, if adopted, the interests of the gov
ernment will be amply protected and in
nocent holders of securities will not be
robbed. An important feature is one
forever debarring any and all Of the
wreckera, who have fattened on the
properties from the date of their organi-
zation to the present, from participating
in the control under the new regime
Whether such bill can be gotten
through congress is the question; that il
should become law there is no doubt
in the minds of d large majority of the
people.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

ures to secure at once what is due the
government. This can and should be
done, no matter to what extent Hunt
ington and his fellow plunderers may
suffer. 1t is about time that right and
justice had an inning in this govern
ment aided railroad game
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

Missouri justice has reached the point
OF sentencing a convicted millionaire
murderer to be hanged. If the sentence
be executed Missouri will not have to
take a back seat to even New Jersey in
historic days as an impartial admins
traitor of law.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13
CAMPAIGN OF DECEPTION.

Among the most persistent opponents
of silver is the Minneapolis journal,
which has reached the point of dcnounc
ing free coinage as fiatism. 1t is re-
duced to sorry straits in it's search for
arguments, as can be seen when it takes
occasion to say: "When the republicans
first nominated Grant in 1868, they set
forth the exalted position of the party
as to the maintenance of the public
credit by formally denouncing all forms
of Reputation as a national crime, and
the national honor requires the payment
Of the public Indebtedness in the utter
most good faith to all creditors at home
and abro,d, not only according to the
letter, but the spirit Of the laws under
part Of the platform of 1865, but the
journal forgcts to state that at that
time the mints We're open to the free
coinage Of silver and that silver money
was on a legal parity with gold,
and 50 continued until, by under
handed and sncaking method it
was dcmonetZed by "a paragraph
that was amuggied into the act of 1873,
| also fOrgets that at that time the
United States had not RESUMED specie
| payment sud the declaration was thought
necessary in order to maintain the credit
Of the government. 1t also forgots that
after the pa sage Of the act Of 1913,
| President Grant declared that had he
known that the effect of the bill
was TO demonetiz, silver, he would not
have signed 1t, and that several soma
tors, including the late Senator Thur
man, always insisted that the demonell'
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13
News has reached Butte of the dea

News has reached Butte of the death
at Andover, Mass, of Paul Clark, second
son of W. A. Clark. The deceased was
a rugged, manly Montana boy, only II
years of age, and his unlooked-for death
will be the occasion for genuine sorrow
to his Butte associates, with whom he
was great favorite. To his father, who
is in Europe, it will be sad blow, for
the lad gave every promise of an honor
able and useful manhood. All who know
w. A, Clark will sympathize with him in
his loss
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

zation clause was secured by legislative
trick, and that many who voted for the
bill we're deceived as to it's true meaning.
The goldbug policy of today is the same
as it was in 1873; they do not expect to
win by fair means, and are resorting to
fraud, deception and falsehood to accom-.
plish their purpose.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

Referring 10 an article in The TRlH-
u:Jh OF yesterday as 10 the proposed cleo
ton for funding bonds, atteGtion has
been called TO still another provision Of
the codes and tho one under which the
city council ia acting. 1t is chapter 5,
paragraph 1882, Of tho political code,
and reads: "The council Of any city or
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13
THE TRIBUNE. Great Falls. Mont.

"Satau is being hit in his strong
holds" says the Helena News, and tc
substantiate tho statement it gives a
list of churches in that city in which
special services are now being held.
Does the News mean to say that the
Helena churches are the strongholds of
SatanY
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13
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Subscribers dssirins their address changed
must send their former address Us we'll as the
new address; this should be remembered.
THE TRIBuNE Great Falls. Mont.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13

tn v,a { the state board Of educa-
tiol 70 tIe as is bearing fruit. Mr.,
PaqIzo., whc accompanied the commit
tee gai vho for r3ra unknown reason
hac h0tn Gigr;r.G 18th the title Of state