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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05
TO DEATH BY A CAR
n Stranger, Supposed TO Be Charles
Nelson, Killed Last Night in the
Montana Central Yards.
t l. Thought liz Was Stealing a
I,ida and Fell Under the Cars,
Receiving Fatal Injury,

MONDAY morning, about an hour past
midnight, tn" regular castbouud freight
pulled out If the yards on this side Of
the river. As it reached the west side,
after passing the railroad bridge, a
GWltchman jumped OF the cars. As he
stood beside the passing train, he no
ticcd something under the cars that
looked like hedragging body of a man,
and shouted to the conductor, who at
once gave the sigma! to stop. An invcs-
tigation showed that the body Of a man
was Underneath one Of the cars. His
head had been caught between an iron
brace and the wheels. and he was being
dragged by his head, fastened in this
horrible vice.
On being eXtricated he was found to
be still alive, but ne was terribly crushed
and lacerated about the head; a great
cash being cut on one side, while on the
other the wheel had worn into the skull.
lie was taken aboard an engine and
brought to the depot on this side, while
LOngeway was hastily sent for. He
was Just breathing his last as the doctor
arrived, and the latter could do nothing
for him bat cover him with d blanket.
In hls pocket was found a summons as
a witness. issued by K. f. Turner, justice
Of the peare ia Silver Bow county, com
mandIug the presence Of Chas. Nelson
his court rs d witness in the case of
Toe State Va, Delaney, at > p, In, on May
J~.H' ltia case is a somewhat aonBa- !
tlnniI robbery, knoHn astho "hoteI burg
Any cagt,' Cha5, Nelson was charged
witt cnmpIIclty ia the case, On The
suun mons Was written. in head EanciL. the |
"2t9 Eaat puaItz street" No
me Here appears 10 Know the nran, bat
rom the sut'puaon in hi= pocaot il il pre-
.atpad that he is the Cha=. Nelson re-
.arrrl IT,.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05
UNDER
Mon0tony Of Naval Life at Nicara-
qua Il lieyei by a Breezy
Incident.
LITTLE REBELLION QUASHED
BY Marines From United States and
English Warships in
torinto liarbor.
Copyrighted, 1873, by the Associated Press.

Copyrighted, 1893, by tie Associated Press.
MANAGCA, Nicaragua, May 1i-Ir
'lGW oil the fact that the government
controlled the wires at the time, the cor.
respondent VI the Associated Press has
haon compelled to Sand by mail an ac.
count Of 10 landing, on May >, at Cor
into, Of 4 force of abou. 1UJ American
&1d British marines from the United
States cruiser .AieIt and the British
@rulacr C0nus, who, acting in the most
perfect harmony, occupied the port and
protected, until May 4, the property Of
foreigners in the custom house and at
1Co railway station, ~eubduing a riotous
Anu drunken mob, which threatened to
Cause most serious Disturbances. The
.oca. authorities tried to seize the prop
grIy Of foreigners in the custom house
End sao American consul prevented it
se;era! times by d display Of
:orce. Later, the inaurgent sol,
3Ier5 wo.o da.ertoI by their
leaders and engaged jr robbery and riot
sag. Palmer. comnandant of tae Gus
'ala house, Anrri-d d written request for
rlatactiyu s3 Henry pa.alio. United
@ealea o-aaa.4r agent, requesting the
after 90 appeal fer help to the com
Haaaera Of the ,tu erltan and British
"-:anag5 j. port. tho Alert and Comua,
ssEiug Oh ia to i4Lu mau and take
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05
OUT BLOW
The Bill to Prohibit the Further Is.
IL Of Bonds Passed by
the Senate.
SPEECHES BY THE STATESMEN
Free Coinage, Pro and Con. Was he
Theme Upon Which Most of
Them Grated.

WASHINGTON, June AT 7 o'clock to
night the long struggle in the senate
over lhe bill to prohibit the issue o
bonds came to an end, and the bill was
passed by a vote of 3 to %. The bill a!
passed covers only throe lines, as follows
'Be it enacted that the issuance of in.
terest bearing bonds of the United
States, for any purpose whatever, with.
out further authority of congress, is
hereby prohibited"
The voting did not begin until G:3O p.
IN, at which time the chamber was dim
ly lighted and the galleries almoat empty.
The flood Of amendments was first voted
upon, all being defeated. One by Aid
rich gave the executive power to issue
bonds in certain emergencies, another
b yAldrich provided that tho act should
not impair the obligation to pay in coin.
lillls amendment that the treasury notes
be retired when redeemed, wac tabled
43 to II. tluays amendment, for the
substitution of coin notes for treasury
no+oo uo. ,lafn,t.a 1872
ro,o rho I..t nralin,;norn natn ..a,an
Il;,rs motion 70 ,o-,na,o w. ...It,at
,o4;, 500 n...alr, 1
Then came the tinal vote.
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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05

of people at Lansing, in eastern Arapa-
hoe county, Saturday. The Poes school
house and several houses and farm
buildings were blown down. Mrs. Jos.
Phillips vas quite seriously injured, but
Will recover. Postmaster Beck and his
mother and Mrs. Morris received severe
bruises. AT Joseph Phillips place two
horses were carried a quarter of Il mile
by the wind and hurled to the earth and
crushed to death,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05

CI1cAGo, Juno 2-As the result of a
quarrel in front of the Illinois Steel
works, at Ashland avenue and Thirty
second street, today, two men were shot.
They were J. Sexton, q laborer employed
at the steel works, who will probably
die, and NJ, Martin, a saloon keeper, with
a slight chance of recovery. Martin was
~ Sexton and the latter was shot
by a poIicoman.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05

Whsnr%t1oN, Juno 1.-The c0nferces
on the naval appropriation bin decided
today upon reporting another Disagree
ment to the senate anendment, reducing
the b1ttIeships to two. and fixing the
price Of armor plato at G. 80. The house
accepted the senate amendments. chang
ing the number and class Of torpedo
boata, The amendment provides for
three torpedo boate, with a maximum
speed of rot less than 80 knots, to cost
not exceeding 100000, ard to have the
highest speed practicable for their clasa.
The senate recedes from it's amendment,
requiring that one Of the flight draft com
pooito gunboate shall be built and fin
lehed for a naval training chip.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05
A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS,
Ihe City Census Shows a Population of
ii,26o-Great Falls Now "a CITY
of the First Class.
All Bids for City Lighting Rejected
and New Bids VIII BE Advpr-
tiscd For.

All the aldermen answered to the roll.
call Monday, and Mayor Webster pre-
sided.
A permit was granted Robert Vaughn
to make u brick addition. 25x21, to the
Vaughn block, to furnish additional
room to the Paris dry goods store.
James llathornc and others renlon
strated against the present location of
the city pound, on the ground that they
could not sleep for the bowling of the
imprisoned dogs, and alleged other an
noyancts. Ihc communication was re-
terrcd to the ways and means commit,
tee.
1he city treasurer, wri2hmastcr, chief
OF ponce, city magistrate, and pound
master made their monthly reports.
A communication Was read from f..
W. Fullerton, asking that an ordinance
be passed prohibiting the keeping omen
OF photograph galleries on Sunday and
agreeing to pay the cost of publication
for such ordnance. Referred.
The mayor appointed John Neathers-
tone special pound master for the B.. 4 &.
+. addition, without compensation, ex-
cept such fines ae he may collect. and
the nomination was unanimously con-
tirmed.
Chairman Fletcher, of the streets, al
leys and sidewalks committee, made a
lengthy report, and, AS a result of dis
cueHion on It's particulars, the clerk WAS
ordered to notify the Montana Central
railroad to put in a crossing over its
track at Fifteenth street and Ninth ave
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05

CHICAGO, juno ~2.-Joseph Windrath
the murderer of the street railway cash
Ter, Carrie b. Birch, was found not insane
today by a jury, Windratb was to be
hanged May IL, on the came scaffold
upon which Alfred Fields and Mic Mar
son were to be executed, but five min
utes before the time set for Widrath'e
execution the lawyers secured a stay of
three weeks.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05

When DR., L, V. Pierce Of Buffalo, N,
!, Published tic first edition Of hia
Great work, The Peoples Common
@snec Medical Adviser" he announced
that after G5o,O00 copies bad been sold
at the regular price, 5l,5O per copy, the
profit on which would repay him for the
great amount Of labor and money ry.
pended in producing 1t, he would distrib-
ute the next bali million free. As this
number Of copies has already been sold.
he IS now giving away, absolutely free.
100000 copies Of this most compIetc. in
tcresting and valuable common sense
medical work ever published the rccip.
lent only being required to mail IN him.
ut above address, twenty.one (2l) one
cont atampa, to cover cost Of mailing
only and the book will be sent post paid.
1t is a Vcrjaabl8 medical library, com
pIcte in n volume. Contains lOO8
pages, profua9ly illustrated. The free
edition ia precisely the same as that sold
at $50, except only that the books are
in strong manila paper copnra instead Of
cloth. Send now before all are given
away,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05

l~&pl>NAroLIa, June ,, The etate
league gold standard committee has or
&aoized, with Mayor Taggart, president,
and Pierre Gray, son Of the late Gov
elnor Gray, as secretary. A formidable
executive committee has also been ap-
pointed, The leaders of the movement
say that information from all parts of
Indiana indicates that the most promi.
nent democrats are not in sympathy
with the free silver movement. Mem
bers of the committee say that they be.
lieye it was fortunate that the two wings
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05

The beet salve in tho world for cuts
bruises, soros, ulcers, ealt. rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and a. skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or nj pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price Doc
per box. For sale by Driver Bradley
Drug Co.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05

WRAY, Col, June News has
reached here Of a cyclone, the first ever
shown in this section, that caused CON
siderable damage and injured a number
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05

BY the use Of Shiloh's Cure. This great
cough cure is the only known remedy
for that terrible disease, Sold by Driver
Bradley Drug company.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-05

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TABLA eEXACTA .
De CUENTAS FORMADAS

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aplicables al cobro de jorna,
les, fraccionados estos en- c,
tavo de dfa, princlpiando pc.
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sos, centavos y eentimos de
centavc,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01

Iceber2s in the North Atlantic
this season. according 10 the Maui
ical Magazine. have been excep-
tionally numerous. especially near
the southeastern extremity Of New
foundlaud. Incoming vessels At
St Johns, N. r.. report passing
icebuags almost continually, One
field Of ice passed was four miles
wide and tweuty.one miles long.
and from ono point ~ many as l25
bergs were sighted At one time.
Several very lofty masses Of ice are
sjso reported. ONE bsing 600 fest
lgh and over 400 feet long: while
aGptl,er enormous mise, though
smaller. was 499 feet high and GOO
Iset long. Icebergs Of over 1000
feet above the sea surface have not
infrsquensly been reported in the
southern ocean. $500 feet being the
greatest height recorded, but .
berg 600 feet high in the North
Atlantic is exceptional. When It
y remembered that iceberRs are
submerged Sly seventies Of their
lsigLt, one 6O0 feet high alboye the
wster aaytsss represents . mass
Utmost . Mjle high.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01
CONVENTION OF sHERlrFs.

In nearly every State, il not all
Of them. ~ Sber,ils meet In an
nual conventkcn. aud formulate
plans By which they can, b. har-
monious action aud system Of
speedy communication with each
other, render more efficient service
in experimenting fugitives from JUS
tice. This organized system Of CO.
operation has heca fruitful Of bene-
fetal results in many cases.
This plan has been found Ia work
So we'll. that we venture tue sug-
gestion Of an Interstate Conven-
ton Of Sheriffs, composed nf the
Sheriffs Of all the States bordering
on the Gulf, from Florida to ::'exas.
The wider the scope Of the or
ganizatlon, the more powerful it
will become 40 . factor in securing
tho ends OF justice, by rendering it
possible to more promptly identity
and arres: criminals When 4 crime
is committed, every member of the
Association could be prom, pity mott
fied by telegraph, he would be on
the lookout, and escape, even by
fleeing 10 distant State, would he
. difficult matter.
Such convention could be held
in New Orleans, cay about Mardi
Gras time, when many of the Sber-
IFS from the various States are in
the city, and they could effect an
organization aud formulate plans
that would greatly aid them in the
discharge Of their duties.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01
A QUEER DEATH

Says . Downingtoa ( Pa } spsci.l:
"The funeral t,-slay Of Miss Bsesie
A[cNames was. particularly cad,
and i attracted a. tho Catholic
Church hundreds Of people. alany
OF these were Bes.is's friends Who
had attended the fatal dance with
her. 3lise NcNames was ono Of
the girls Who on the 4th Ut July.
attended . picnic At Solitude Grovs
near This place. She danced =
great deal, and = l.c:e was worn in
hor stocking. The sLOs rabl'~d the
skiu of her heel. and th.. i,esspiras
lion snecled The cs,los III HE stack.
ing A day " ." tss-r she cs,n'-
u = pain in l.es hs:el A
was ~ n'no '-.s, Int the
l,uieoa hasl dose is w"rk. ansl slss
lied IN fsx lays .it..r in: s.s At.
seeiae.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01
Financial Plank.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

"We are unalterably opposed to the
non0m9tallism which has locked fast
the prosperity of an Industrial peo-
pie In the paralysis Of hard times.
Gold monometallism is British policy,
and its adoption has brought other ma
lions into financial servitude to London.
1t Is. not only un-American. but
anti American, aud it can be fastened
on the Uuited States only by the sitting
Of that spirit and love of liberty, which
proclaimed our political independence
In l776 and won 1t in the war of
the Revolution.
1--WE demand the free and unlimited
coinage Of both gold and silver 1t the
present legal ratio Of Is to 1, without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation. We demand that the
Standard silver dollar shall be . full
legal tender, equally with gold, for ill
debts, public and private, and we favor
sach legislation rs will prevent for the
future decentralization of any kind Of
legal tender money BY private contract.
1--WE are opposed to the policy and
practice Of surrendering to the hold.
era Of the obligations of the United
8eates the option reserved by law to the
government of redeeming such Obliga-
Gems IN either silver coin or gold coin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01

The Scientific Anerican hes
reached tho mature ago o. 6fty
year, Is , therefore WITH cou,-
Eaeudabls pride that it, editors and
prorrietors have prepared . especial
Anniversary Number, with four
times ths usual number Of pages,
% celebrate the occasion. THIS
number contains reviews Of tho pro-
gress made in the last fifty years in
the sciences and the arts. gives
historical sketches Of some Of the
most notable inventions made
during this period, and 10 filed with
interesting illustrations. Among
the subjects treated are: The
TRANSATLANTIC Steamship, Naval and
Coast Defense. Railroads and
Bridges. The Sewing Machine, Pho
Biography, The monograph, Tele-
graph, Telephone, Iron and Steel,
Physics and Chemistry. Progress Of
Printing. The Bicycle, Electric En-
cheering, Telescopes. Ocean Tels-
9faphy, Distinguished Living In
ventors Portraits), Shipyarde Of
he United States. q large group Of
distinguished inventors, reproduced
from IN old steel engraving. is pre-
sented. The Anniversary Number
is provided With . characteristic
cover, and il printed in \ style fully
up 1.-THE regular issues Of the paper.
It will doubtless be generally pre-
served tor future reference. A
very large eddition Of this interest
ing nnmber Is being issued. All
ARTICLES have been contributed by
specialists. and are Of great value
"a work Of reference. In size,
this issue is equivalent to an ordi-
nary sized book Of Az pages, 1Oc.
. copy. Mum 4 CO., Publishers,
New York.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01

Tie following amusing incident
in the LITE II the late JOHN 4 Cock
Grill is told Ivy Rsv. Cyrus Rifle. OF
Mount Oliver. KY. who No init
mately acquainted with the great
newspaper man when hs was editor
Of little country weekly IN Adams,
County. 0. One Of Editor Cock
erilIs' delinquent subscribers came
in one day and t,li him he would
haul linn a load II wood the follow
ing Saturday il he were living.
Saturday came. b"t NO wool ma
teraiiized. The following week,
Editor Cockerin eaDs .0et in his.
ppsr wath . 1seUllhy o6itaary u
~ man. h rsciseI his many
noble characteristics. went with
him through life and finally Isndsi
him SAIL, seFses the jordan. Tire
4nn upon Fss1iaG hisovn obituary
$3.50 ep 10 sss C0ok~siil in . psrfec.
RE. He demanded an exp!ana
ton aud Cockerill said ti,at be sup
posed him dead ~ he had prom. ssd
him load of wosnl il livihg.-Clsa-
mercial 0sxets-.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01
PREVENTATIVE or HOG
CHOLERA.

During an elparianss - 1us1ay
years I hare no rsonllection u svsa
. eing hogs die Of cholera whea
they had nccess to . peach orchard.
They will cat every lesf they can
get. and large hogs will break down
and ruin small peach trees to gel
the leaves and young twiga They
will also crack aud eat the kernels
Of Ill the peach seed they can get.
and such are always healthy. /
believe that it tbs farmers OF the
South will plant large qssel or
chards and .ssa1nes thssD % that
they can pasaare 1laan with their
he9s, they viii havs no nick hogs.
aud when they can't pasture their
orchards. make peach Leaf - and
make maeh absot ooee . week
With llse .tea AID coru neal, oe
chops and whsAt bran. sud feel
% sna: Ill their hogs vii Get =
good feed Of this that then they
win and their hogs hooking ven
and in good health. This treat
ment win keep hogs clear Of
worms d al kinds. aRd when this
10 the case hogs .ss healthy. Try
this, brother farmers. and walsh
the esulk-Soetheen Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01

;.a:.d Oilice. New Orleans, La. I
J9ly I. 1876
Notice u hayeLy given that the follow
i;.s paned settler has fled notice Of his
intention 70 mako tinal proof in supper:
Of his claim, and that said proof viii
ba. made before the Oisrk Of the
,Irtrict CoaEt, Ut Covington. La, on
Monday. Aug. ~. 1896. viz:
RICHARD DAWSON,
Who made homestead entry No. 1874
for the noTtl. half OF northwest quarter,
gouthess. quarter Of northwest quartet
and the pbrtI'sast qurtsr Of the ..outA-
vest aax}fer Of section 50. township 4.
south 'range " east. 1t, Helena weFi-
dian.
Ho names the following witnesses 10
prove his continuous Sesidcnce :pOn
and cultivation Of said land. viz:
3. 2. Rogers, James Blackwell. Geo.
Richardson and Ten Oyprean. All Of
It Tammasy Parish, La.
July ll-6t g. Ned BsuNBY. Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01
Notice to Contractors.

Plans and specifications for the
building Of . two-story brick courthouse
for the parish Of St. Tammany, drawn
by Sullv, Barton Stone Company,
Limited, architects, to Be built In the
town Of Covington, can be seen at the
once Of w. G. Kentsel, Secretary OF
the Police Jury, In Covington, and also
ut the ONCE Of the architect, HOS
Henuen Building New Orleans, for the
next 30 days. Sealed bids are invited
for the erection Of the said Courthouse.
to be opened In Covington, ON Tuesday,
August Is.
The builder will be required to fur
nish satisfactory bond, and the Police
Jury reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
w. N. COOPER, President.
w. &. KENTZEL. Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01

A glimpse At the pay roll Of lAe
members Of the House Of Repre-
seatatives Of the General Assembly
shows that the actual travelling ex-
penses Of the members from New
Orleans to Baton Rouge and return
ranged from s. 40 to $50. We
think an investigation should be
had to ascertain what those actual
expenses consist Of. With only one
single exception, that of Hon. Alex
Brewster, the free pass from the
Railroad Company was admitted.
Honest old Alec refused to take =
cent from the State after having
made the round trip on free ticket.
The Daily Item Of last Thursday
week publishes . list Of some Of the
members and gives the amounts
they claim for travelling expenses,
from which we extract the follow
ing:
Faulia, Of st. Tammany took $45.
Fauria cannot figure this out. He
can get 10 New Orleans from his
home for 81 so; he can stay here all
day for -, and he can 60 to Baton
Rouge for s. 20. Grand total,
doubled e1S 10. Unexplained,
$50 60.
We understand that Senator
Clay Elliott wis . little more mod.
est and only called for $25.