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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-01
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sTARTLES SCIENTISTS.
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HER POWER INCREASING

II 4 Recent Test She is Said to Have
caused Articles OF Furniture to Sail
Through the Air as if They Had
Wings-She Makes an Interesting
Study.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-01
HAPPENED TO THE EXPRESS.

The west-bound empire state express
arrived in Utica yesterday with a bro
ken window in The buffet coach. The
accident occurred about noon in the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-10-01

n. b. Gemmell, superintendent o. he
telegraph or the Santa Fe Railway
company, died from pneumonia, aged
81
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
ACCOMPLISHED
Cuban Belligerency Resolutions Ha We
Been Finally Adopted by
Congress.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
On Its Way to the Senate-Yes
days Proceedings in Both
Branches.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The senate
spent the entire day on the postal ap.
preparation bill, but did not complete it.
The bill served to bring out some sharp
criticisms by Senator German of the ad-
ministration on the postoffice depart.
ment and by Senator Allen on alleged ir-
regularities resulting from the civil serv-
ice system. Allen repeated the sensa-
tional charges as to large money contri-
buttons said to have been made in the
interest of Cleveland and Harrison. The
charge that Wanamaker contributed
100000 toward Harrison's election led
to an emphatic denial from Hawley.
Allen alluded to the president as "hie
majesty" and the chief mugwump of the
country.
The following bills we're passed:
Pensioning the widow of the late Con.
John Thayer at 800 per month; pen
sioning the widow of Gen. G. A. Heck
man at $50 per month; 10 provide for the
continuance in Office of customs officials
and assistant treasurers until their sue.
cessors shall have been appointed and
qualified.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
THE PEOPLE LOSE.
Coils Huntington Has Finally Persuaded
the Committee of Congress.

Coils Huntington Has Finally Persuaded
the Committee of Congress.
WASHINGTON, April G.-The sub COM
mittces of the two houses, which have
been considering the Pacific railroad
funding bill, have practically reached
an agreement. The bill which they re-
port to their full committees is, in all
essential particulars, the one which was
outlined in the Associated Press dis
patches last week. The only material
change is the annual payment on the
principal, which will be increased for
the first 10 years, so as to make the
amount 81 GOO per day, or 5000 in
stead of $500, ,000,as at first provided for
Accrued interest will be funded and
counted as principal, and the entire
debt carried at per cent interest PEI
annum. The annual payment for the
second 10 years is to be $500, ,OOO, and after
that time S75O,000 until the entire debt
shall be discharged. This arrangement
applies to both the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific systems, and the South
ern Pacific is to stand good for the Cen
tral Pacific debt.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
River and HarbOr Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The river and
harbor bill of the titty-fourth congress,
over which there has been more specu-
lation and anxiety among members than
any other bill, was completed by the
committee on rivers and harbors and re-
ported to the house by Chairman Hooker
today. The total amount appropriated
by the bill is, in round numbers ten
millions, and provision is made for con-
tinuing works already under way, and
contracts to be made by the secretary Of
war for works which will cost s5l,0O0,-
600. for which appropriations will be
made in the future. This is not mate.
rial change from the river and harbor ap-
preparations OF the last congress. Among
the items are the following:
Minnesota-Red River of the North,
$4,000.
Upper Mississippi Riyer-Reservoirs
at headwaters, $4,000; between Mime
apolis and st. Paul, 100000; from St.
Paul to mouth of the Ohio, $4,000; con-
tracts authorized for S5025OOO.
Missouri River--Under the Missouri
river commission, s250,000; and contracts
authorized for an expenditure of S25O,OOO
annually for three years; upper Missouri,
from Sioux City TO Stubs Ferry, Mon
tana, 5l1J,0OO.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
WATERY GRAVES.
Further Reports of the Cloudburst in
Kentucky.

Further Reports of the Cloudburst in
Kentucky.
BONNEVILLE, KY, April 4.-Further
particulars just received from territory
in this county (Clay) and in Owsley
show that it may be several days before
a complete list of persons drowned can
be given. Mary Garrett, Mrs, George
Gepson and three children, William
Burns and two children, Mrs. Wade Mar
ders and two children and two unknown
persons were reported last night, and to
this list is to be added the wife of Alex
Gibson and her sister, Mrs. Mary Bar
nett, and Gibson's 5.year-old child. All
were in their log cabin when the indie
scribable downpour of water began and
the structure was soon swept away.
Gibson made a desperate struggle to
save his wife and child but, falling off
the logs on which he hoped to reach dry
land, the woman clutched him about the
throat and he sank with his family, the
woman and boy drowning. He man.
aged to escape. The dead body of the
girl was found today, 600 yards down the
creek, lodged against fence.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
AFTER BONANZAS.
Marcus DAILY Wants to Buy Rich Ross
land Properties.

Marcus DAILY Wants to Buy Rich Ross
land Properties.
SPOKANE, April IA special from
Rossland says: William McFadden and
Dave O'Neil have just returned from the
Colville reservation, where they located
the richest prospects that have yet been
reported. The prospects consist of four
claims that the agents Of Marcus DAILY
offered to bond for one year for s25OOOO,
but owing to the objection of the third
party the deal failed to go through. 1t
appears that McFadden and O'Neil were
obliged to take in third party in order
to make the locations good.
Last Tuesday, Attorney George Hal
dorm Of Butte, accompanied by an agent
of Marcus DAILY, examined the properties
and offered to bond them for s25O,OOO,
paying $4,000 down and the balance in
payments extending over one year. DAILY
was to put 25 men at work and sink q
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
"CUBA FREE"

James Arthur MacKnight Writes a Very
Poor Play.
James Arthur MacKnight, former ed
itor Of The TRIBUNE, who is now in
New York city, has written play, which
was produced in that city and received
many severe roasts from the newspapers.
The New York Sun says Of it:
eff the friends of Cuba are as fond of
talking and as slow to action as we're
the characters in the melodrama, 'Free
Cuba, last evening, then the cause is
lost. The proceeds of this performance
we're to 60 to st. Marks hospital, and
the Academy was filled with folks who
sympathized with the patriotic cause,
whom it would have taken but slight
touch to stir. But that touch did not
come. James Arthur MacKnight was
the author of the play, and his charac-
ters talked and talked without doing
anything of interest. In the first act
the sons secured their fathers signature
to passport by threatening to kill him,
and, when that failed, by holding their
pistols to their own heads and threat
enlng to commit suicide. That was the
one dramatic incident Of the act, and it's
curtain fell as an insurgent uttered a
patriotic speech. So far it was war
play with the thrills left out, and there
were no comedy passages. In the Sec
ond act plump brigand took on fit
of hearty laughter, but he was alone in
his enjoyment. Soon after that the au-
dience sought relief in the awkwardness
Of the supernumeraries and some of the
minor characters, snickering at them
every time they moved or spoke 1t
would have been very easy to ridicule
the whole affair. The last act had Cuban
independence securd, but it was done so
unconvincingly that the announcement
failed to thrill"
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
OPINIONS VARY
As to How Grover Cleveland Stands
Regarding the Cuban ResO-
lutiOns.
THE UPPER MISSOURI RIVER
Is Provided For in the House River
and HarbOr ApprOpria-
tiOn Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The house to
day revived the question Of Cuban bel
ligerency in connection with the confer.
ence report on the Cuban resolutions.
1t was not expected that there would
be much debate, but Boutelle. by bis
vigorous opposition, prevented action to-
day, and the chances now are that the
debate will run all day tomorrow. HIT
chairman of the foreign affairs commit.
tee, in presenting the conference report,
made very temperate speech, in the
course Of which he expressed the great
est confidence in the president, although
the resolutions being concurrent had no
binding effect on the executive, who
would not be SO "recalcitrsnt to his duty
as to disregard the expressed wish Of
congress-" He in fact refused to enter
tain the suggestion that Cleveland might
not recognize the belligersncy Of the
Cubans as a result Of the adoption OF the
resolutions. In this connection Patter-
son (dsm., Tenn, who is recognized as
one OF the administration leaders, made
the significant statement:
IF the Cubans are united" he said,
sin the cause Of independence they are
entitled to autonomy and if the United
States would interfere to prevent Spain
from acquiring new territory in this hem
isphere, why should we not interfere to
prevent her from retaining territory by
subjugation?'
Boutelle, on the other hand, main
tanned that it was an open secret that
the administration was opposed to grant
ing belligerency to the Cubans. There
were several exciting incidents during
his speech.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
Men Of Money.

Edward T. Nichols of New York, secre-
tary Of the Great Northern Railway
company; W. H. Dunwoody of Minneap-
oils, vice president of the Washburn-
Crosby Milling Go. and a prominent off.
cial of the Royal Milling Co. of Great
Falls; Sam Hill, president Of the Great
Falls Water Power & Townsite Co.; and
Sir Stafford Northcote, member Of the
British parliament, and son of the fam
Gus chancellor of the exchequer under
Disraeli, arrived in Great Falls from the
east Monday, in Marcus Daly's private
car.
They visited Belt during the day and
spent several hours in visiting the points
of interest in the vicinity of Great Falls.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
and Charles F. Criep is off, for the pres-
ent, at least, Crisp having requested
their postponement on account of his
physical condition.
SWINDLED STOCKHOLDERS.
Olaim of Foul Dealing Against the
Denver Water COMPANY.

A Claim of Foul Dealing Against the
Denver Water Company.
DENVER, April 6.-Suit was filed in
the district court this afternoon by the
stockholders of the old American Water
Works company, representing over
s5,0O0,OO0 worth Of stock, asking the
court to appoint receivers for the Dem
YER United Water company, and toissue
an injunction restraining the present
company from collecting any money
from water consumers of the city; also
asking for an accounting of all moneys
from rents and every source previously
collected by the present company, and
for decree setting aside every convey
ance, mortgage or transfer made by the
company since the dissolution of the
American Water Works company. The
complaint charges William A.. Under
wood and the late New York reorganiza-
tion company with fraud.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
Railroad Combine.

MILWAUKEE, April 4.-Late this after
noon the representatives of transconti-
mental lines of this country came to an
agreement and the Transcontinental
Association, which has been defunct
since 1892, was reorganized. r. H.
Counts of Chicago was elected chair
man, and James Fuller of New York was
made eastern representative. The rate
committee, which is now formulating a
schedule of tariffs. is still in session.
There is little doubt that as soon as
new tariff is agreed upon general ad-
vance in rates will follow.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
Notice to FOrfeitOrs.

To Frank Pottle, Robert S. Williams,
William Amber, Daniel E. Erhart, w.
w. Barrett, Joseph A. Whitmore and
Joseph Keough: You and each of you
are hereby notified that I, the under
signed, Edward j. Canary, have, during
the years 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891,
1892, 1888, 1894 and 1895, expended the
sum of one hundred dollars in improve
ment and assessment work in and upon
the southwest quarter of section 1C
(sec. ICY, in township 20 tip. 2O) north,
OF range 4 east, located by you and my
self jointly as placer mining claim,
notice of location of which is on record
in the office of the county
recorder of Cascade county, Mon
tana, in volume two of Cho-
teau county transcribes, at page 22s.
and you and each of you are hereby
notified that demand is hereby made up
on each of you to pay me within 80 days
from the first day of publication of this
notice the sum of $ll25O, being the
proportionate share Of each OF you OF
said annual representation work for the
years herein above mentioned, and that
unless such payment is made to me on
or prior to said day you will forfeit unto
me your right, title and interest in and
to said placer claim, and will claim the
whole thereof from and after this date
as my exclusive property.
EDWARD j. CANARY,
One Of your co owners
Dated this l4th day of January, 1896
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
IOWA DEMOCRATS
Will Make a Strong Fight for Free Coin.
age and BOies.

will Make a Strong Fight for Free Coin
age and Boies.
OTTuMwA, April 4.-The free silver
democrats of Iowa will make deter
mined effort to capture the Dubuque
convention, and they will be assisted by
ex-Gov. Boies. Boies has consented to
go to Chicago as delegate at large from
Iowa if the platform declares for free
silver. This is practically the first move
to secure the democratic nomination for
president for Boies participated in by
prominent white metal democrats not
only in Iowa but in other parts Of tie
west. His answer to a letter sent him
requesting him to run is tacit sdmis-
sion that he will accept the nomination
if rendered him. The letter sent him,
signed by G. A. Walsh and B. w. Curry
of the democratic state central commit
tee, and hundreds Of prominent demo-
Gratis, hints at bolt if the convention
declares for gold.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
BIGGERSTAFF HANGED.
Went to the Gallows Composed and
Smiling.

Went to the Gallows Composed and
Smiling.
HELENA, April Civilian Biggerstaff,
colored, was hanged here today for the
murder of Richard johnson, champion
fighter of Montana. Biggerstsff was
perfectly composed. He went to the
gallows this morning shortly after 10
o'clock with smile on his face and
showed no signs Of nervousness. The
weights dropped at 1O:O7, jerking bis
body into the air six inches and break
ing his neck. lie was pronounced dead
in eight and half minutes. just be.
fore the black cap was pulled over his
face he spoke as follows in firm and
clear voice: 81 hope all present are my
friends. forgive all. I hope all now
forgive me. Good bye" The execution
was most successful in every particular
Biggerstaff's wife takes the remains.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
The House,

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The house to-
day adopted the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions by vote of 244 to
q, and passed the river and harbor bill
under suspension of the rules after a
lively debate of forty minutes by vote
of 2l6 to 10.
The report on the Cuban resolutions
had been debated Friday and Saturday
and the vote today was taken immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal.
Eighteen republicans and nine demo-
Gratis voted against the report. After
the most determined opposition Of those
opposed to the recognition of the insur-
gents in the senate and house there were
but ten more votes against the report
than against the original resolutions.
The former vote was 2C2 to II. BY it's
action today the house agreed to the
senate resolutions and disposed of the
Cuban question for the present.
The river and harbor bill, passed TO-.
day, carries in actual appropriations
SlO,330, $50, and authorizes contracts for
32 new projects with limit of cost of
s5l, ,72l,2l0. Only 40 minutes debate
was allowed. Hooker, chairman of the
river and harbor committee, attempted
to secure an extension of this time, but
first Mcguire and then Grosvenor OBJ
jected. The debate was very spirited.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
In w ebster Grove, several months ago
returned verdict of guilty in the first
degree today.
BLUE OUTLOOK,

Tinplate Men Say the Industry Must BE
Abandoned.
PITTSBURGH, April 4.-P. P. Kauf-
mans, veteran tinplate producer Of this
city, predicts that il the new steel pool
is success and holds together for 80
days nearly every tinplate factory in the
country will be driven out of the busi-
ness. They will be ground to annihila-
tion between the upper and neither mill
stones of Welsh competition and the cost
of steel billets.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
WASN0TWA ARMED
A ClOudburst Visits a Section Of
Kentucky with Disastrous
Results.
STREAMS BECOME RIVERS
Angry Waters Suddenly Sweep at
Least Sixteen Persons Into
Eternity.

CINCINNATI, April "a special from
Bonneville, Kentucky, says the cloud
burst on Little Sexton ard Buffalo
creeks did more damage than was at
first reported. Instead Of four, there
we're probably 16 drowned.
Sexton creek rises near Burning
Springs and is one of the feeders of the
south fork of the Kentucky river. 1t
flows in some places through deep gorges
and surrounded by rocks. Through
these gorges the stream rushes, when in
flood tide, with the speed of race horse
and, striking the bottom lands below,
spreads out with wonderful rapidity.
The people little thought that the lit
tie brook would rise 80 rapidly or was
capable of gathering such volume of
water. The cloudburRt occurred up in
the gorges, the water gathered in q mo-
ment, and the wild flood poured down in
a solid wall, carrying death and destruc-
ton in it's path. Five people were
drowned in Little Sexton.
Buffalo creek is even more tortuous
and crooked than Little Sexton, and by
its action after the burst nine people are
believed to have lost their lives. A
great many logs we're hurled down with
the tide and these speedily knocked cab.
ins and outbuildings to pieces. The
dead on Buffalo creek are: Mrs. George
Gepsen and three children; Will Burns
and two children; Mary Garrett;
two unknown; total, 9. The IA
tally wounded by the drift are Mrs.
John Crane. John Crane, rafter, man
aged to ride the drift and rescue his
family. His house was lost. George
Gepson's house, below, was carried
away and his wife and two children per-
ished. Will Burns house went out on
the waters and two children were lost.
Lige Garrett's daughter, Mary, was
drowned, and two unknown people also
lost their lives.
On Sexton creek and it's tributaries
five were drowned, viz: Capt. j. S.
Bull, Mrs. Wade Marders and child and
two unknown people. Jackson county
suffered heavily, as did Clay and Ows-
ley. 1t was the most disastrous flood in
years and came SO quickly it is a Won
der any the valley people escaped.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION
Rules Which VIII Govern 1t and the
Primaries,

As stated in The TRIBUNE several
days ago, the republican county conven.
ton. comprising 1l2 delegates, will meet
in Great Falls at 10 a. m May 9, for the
purpose of electing 20 delegates to the
state convention, which will choose six
delegates to the national convention,
which will meet at st. Louis June l6.
The following rules have been adopted
for the government of the county con-
vention:
l. Delegates and alternate delegates
shall be elected to the county convent. IN,
and in the event of a failure of dele
gate to attend the alternate delegate
shall cast the vote OF the delegate whose
alternate he is.
. In the absence OF delegate and his
alternate, majority of the delegation
from that precinct shall cast the vote of
the absentee.
B. In the absence of all the delegates
and alterDatee delegated from any pre-
cinct no vote shall be cast from such
precinct.
4. In the precinct in which the county
convention shall be held, when any dele
gate and his alternate delegate shall be
absent there shall be no vote cast in
their behalf.
5. Delegates and alternates must be
republicans, residents of the precinct
which they represent.
The primaries to choose delegates to
the county convention shall be held at
1870 p. ~, April %, at the usual voting
place in each precinct and shall be gov
erned by the laws of Montana relative to
primaries.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
KILLED WHILE ASLEEP,
Remarkable Accident to Three Persons
in West Virginia.

ASc"dIhhUlo <ACClueuC 10 lnre0 PERSONS
in West Virginia.
HINTON, w. Va, April 3.-James and
Frank Tilman and Lucy Law were in.
stantly killed by rock crashing through
the house where they were sleeping, al
Echo, station 40 miles west of here
The other members of the family were
seriously injured. The house was stu
ated at the foot of the mountain on the
banks of the New River.
An enormous ledge of rocks broke
loose on the mountains side, passing
over the coke ovens and tearing up the
track of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road and breaking through the house.
Henry Law, one of the occupants who
escaped, had the presence of mind to run
out and flag an express train which was
just due and which would have other.
wise been wrecked on the rocks.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10

CHERRIES SALE-L. u. Phelps. Receiver of
y the Merchants National Bank of Great Falls,
Montana. Plaintiff, VS.. Charles H. Ink. Defend
ant.
To be sold at sheriff's sale on Friday. the
10th day of April. A. d. 1885, at the front door
Of the court house in the city of Great Falls,
following described real property, towit: Lot
No: three (S). in block No. five hundred and two
(502). Of the city of Great Falls, Montana, as
townsite Of Great Falls. Montana, on record in
county clerks Office Of Cascade county, Mon
tana. W. Il, DWYER. SheriH.
By ]. e. MORAN, Under Sheriff.
Dated Great Falls, March 10, 1893,
First publication. March 20, 1880.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
Killed by q Blow.

NEwBURG, N. Y, April 4,-John w.
Curtis, of the asylum for the criminal in.
sane at Msttewan, has died from the
effects of injuries received in a fight
with another convict named Keane. A
week ago Curtis and Keane became in
volved in quarrel when Kesne struck
Curtis on the shoulder and the latter
hit Keane on. the nose, knocking him
down. In falling, Curtis struck his side
against heavy chair and was injured.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10

WAsHHGToS, April 3.-The house
bill, requiring residence of year in
suits for divorce in the territories, re-
Ceived the favorable endorsement of the
senate committee on territories today.
The committee amended the bill SO as
to provide that it shall not affect suits
already begun.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10

shaft 300 feet deep, cross-cutting at every
50 feet. McFadden and O'Neil we're
anxious to accept the offer, and but for
the objections Of their partner, the deal
would have been contaminated.
There is a 60-foot ledge that assays
from the surface $40 in gold and very
high in silver and copper. The news
has created considerable excitement in
Rossland and has already started an
other influx of prospectors to the Col
vile reserve,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
Has Not Declined.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Secretary La
mont, when asked today concerning a
published statement that he had in his
possession a letter from President Cleve-
land declining to again be candidate
Tor the presidency and urging the
democratic party to stand for sound
money and it's previous position on the
tariff question, said the statement was
absolutely untrue.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-10
Sole Trader Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on Satur-
day, March IA, 1896, at 10 o'clock of said
day, l intend to make application to the
district court of Cascade county, Mon
tana, to become sole trader, | propose,
to conduct the retail liquor and saloon
business at No. 2ll, Second street south,
in the city of Great Falls, Montana. and
at such other place in said city as may
hereafter remove my said business. The
name of my husband is Charles Lawson.
JOSEPHINE LAWSON.