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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12

The law Was yindicated and Justice
satisfied at Helena Monday. when
William Gay paid the p~cnalty for his
crimes upon the scairold. In spite Of
the extraordinary gentin. mt that Was
created in his behalf. the man deserved
his fate. 10 believe otherwise would be
to impeach the Jury that convicted him.
and that even the most zra,ouso of (}ay's
friends did not dare attcmrt. His own
story of his innorrurn counts for pn4hiro.
whether he or Gross. his partner, fired
the fatal shot, makes but jiitln differ
cnce: both were luurrlcrcye and rn,IaIlv
guilty. Cav had the rcputa1jon IF Lrinn
Il bad man. and ary.roI kIlinge are
credited 10 his account. vet. ACCORDING
to report. his own colraor. whan mt ia
the test failed him, and he y.ae afraid tn
meet the doom TO which he had hrutaIly
hastrraa o4hrra ITis ,lo, that hi, f..
roitrd Info ehonld La ars,nl for +bo o.Lo
Of his children was rsneciallv rouardlv
As he shot down his victims ho
did NOT 4ton IN cons;3cr bic
children. or the children that wore
made ornbans bv his acts Hut If
the last moment he sought 10 i,unresz
upop the executive that az far .e tho
disgrace and stipma vera co,corned
there was a vast difference etw.e
hanged murderer and an imnrieoned
one. II his misdeeds are in anv wav 70
be visited upon his Children. tho brand
of Cain that he nIaced unon his oun
brow will effect them, in enite If his
logic that the disprace a,tschos ~ tho
penalty. not To the crime For than oil
right.thinking people will have svmn..
thy; they are surely NOT 10 blame. hnt
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12
THE CREE SITUATION,
An Army Officer to Investigate the Entire
Matter.
yOIdbugs.

An Army Officer to Investigate the Entire
Wednesdays Helena Independent saws:
"Major j.. NJ. j. Sanno of the Third
United States infantry arrived from St.
Paul Monday, under orders to inquire
into the Cree situation. The govern
ment seems to be undecided as to
whether the deportation shall include
those Crees vino have certificates from
the Canadian government that they are
no longer treaty Indians. Governor
Richards insists that all Crees be sent
out of the state, whether they hold Ger
titicates or not,
"Major Sanno also has Instructions to
report on the number Of Crees in Mon
tana, their position and how, in his
opinion, the deportation can best be ac-
complished. lie had a long conference
with Governor Richards Monday, con-
corning the situation. The governor
was OF the opinion that the question of
deportation could be best settled by not
attempting to ship the Crees at one
time. He told Major Sanno that it GER
tainly would be more practicable to de.
port them in detachments of so or 60, as
they could then be sent as O
as caught. Major Sanno finally
came to adopt the governors views in
the matter and Will probably make such
recommendations in his report"
1t VIII not be difficult for Mai. Sanno
to ascertain the number and position of
the CreeS in Montana, for w. r. Forget
Of Regina, commissioner Of Indian affairs
10 the Northwest territories, made full
Investigation when in this city a few
days ago and learned that there are in
Montana about 100 Crees, distributed AS
follows: Great Falls, Is lodges; Silver
Bow county, 40 lodges; Horse Plains
(tlathead county 40 lodges; Miesoula,
, lodges; South picgan reservation, >
lodges; Crow reservation, 80 lodges:
GlaegoW, 20 lodges; Bull Hook creek,
near %ilayre, 20 lodges; total, 49, lodges.
At the Crow reservation Maj Watson,
the agent, has rounded up the yaga.
bonds and Is holding them.
A gentleman who has been frequently
consulted by the Crees at Great Falls
in regard TO the matter stated
TO a IEIHCNE reporter that if the Creeg
were once Convinced that the govern
ment really desired TO deport them they
could be prevailed upon to Immediately
leave for their native land, reporting to
COMMISSIONS Forget al Coutts or At any
other place which he would designate,
he CrecH have finally come TO believe
in plj"itly III the assurances. by their
white agents, that general amnesty has
been declared, and the gentleman who
was speaking 10 The TRIBUNE reporter
Is confident that the Crees would prefer
F. -" t.. .-rt-. i---- ~ ~-- It-.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12
ARID LANDS,

Among the few bills that were of spe.
clal interest to this section, passed dur
ing the recent session of congress, was
an amendment to the Carey arid land
act. 1t authorizes the states taking
land under the provisions of the act to
create liens upon such lands in favor of
companies formed for the purpose of
constructing irrigating bitches. In other
words, it proposes to give a mortgage on
the land reclaimed to the irrigating
companies. The law has both it's merits
and dement's. In Montana there are
large areas of so-called desert land that
can be reclaimed and made valuable by
proper irrigation, but this is an ex-
pensive task and one that the state can
not at present undertake. The only
way in which it could be reimbursed
for the large outlay, if it were made, is
from the sale of the land and possibly
the rental of the water. This would be
risky business and would entail a debt
OF vast proportions, though, in the long
run, it would pay. On the other
hand, private capital can be induced to
engage in the enterprise, but it asks
some security for the repayment of the
investment, and this is the purpose of
the bill. Such companies would natur-
ally select the most available lands and
the best water rights, and they ask that
the state give them mortgages on the
property to pay for the construction of
the canals and bitches. This, in effect,
as we understand, would make the land
directly responsible for the building of
the water Improvement. The intent of
congress, in ceding these lands to the
states, was that they should derive a
benefit from the sale of them. Under
the terms of the amendment, it would
seem that this object will DO defeated
and that the proceeds of the sale will 90
TO the companies that may be organized,
and the state will virtually get nothing.
1t IS true that in an indirect manner
material good will result, for the lands
Will be taken up and worked by settlers,
and their industry and products will
IN this way add to the revenues
and prosperity of the state, The
question appears to be whether it will
be better to secure settlers at once by
the aid OF the companies and forego the
receipts for land, or wait for an indefinite
period in the hope Of being able TO re-
claim them and then realize the cash for
the state treasury: As the matter stands
it is a puzzler, but it will no doubt be
satisfactorily solved by the officials
charged with that duty. In some man
ner these lands should be made available
for settlement.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12

Of the case. That Governor Richards
refused to heed these petitions is to his
credit. The fair name Of the state, the
law-abiding people have rights that
must be respected, Notwithstanding an
array OF easily secured signatures and
maudlin sentiment. If the governor is
to be thus importuned in behalf of muir
derers after they have been adjudged
guilty, we had better wipe out our laws
and abolish our courts. TO such a prop
%osition, the men who sign petitions
would not listen for a moment, yet tho
they pursue would naturally lead
to such a result.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12

The platform Of the Virginia demo
crats, printed Friday, is a political
document of which it's trainers may feel
proud. 1t takes the unassailable ground
that 'eound money means gold and sill
yer and paper redeemable in gold and
silver at the option Of the government,
and, therefore, it demands "eound
money" But for fear it be mieunder-
stood, it goes a step further and declares
that the silver shall, like gold, be received
at the mints and, like il, coined free
at the legal ratio Of 1G to l. Upon this
doctrine it plants itself squarely and in
structs it's delegates to accept nothing
less. There is not a line nor a word that
can be construed into L possible support
of a compromise or etraddle platform.
The same can be said Of all the other
states that have adopted free coinage
platforms, and where the gold standard
men expect to get votes for an oquivocal
resolution upon the subject Of finance
ia a mystery. Still they profess TO be
hopeful that they can do go. We do not
believe them.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12
SPEGIDJs ~GBLDHIGS.

Bradstrcot's is one of the New York
commercial journals that is Bteadfaat in
lbs advocacy of the single gold standard.
1t enjoys a large circulation among the
commercial classes in all sections Of the
country and, b Il trace paper, is reliable.
On the financial question. however, it is
manifcstly unfair and, Ike all the others
that cspousa the gold cause, il ia dis.
honest in it's statements, for it does not
attempt to otter an argument. Ia the
current issue Of IIgadstreet's we find q
lengthy article, indorsing the New York
commercial bodies for the stand they
have taken for gold, and in it there
occurs the following paragraph: 'Simi-
lar declarations have been made by
other like bodies and in connection with
all Of them the point is strongly i1sIated
upon that the present agitation in respect
to the monetary standard of the country
and the uncertainty Us 10 the course
which may be pursued by our national
legislators, are responsible for a consider
able share of the contraction Of business
and the impairment Of commercial and
financial actlyity.n From the Brad
street standpoint this ''unccrtainty''
can only be settled by q positive deciar,
alton IN favor Of gold, but VIC choose to
see it in another light. The silver men
believe that the "unCcrtainty" and the
''contraction of b~uRincss' are due solely
to the appreciation Of gold, caused by
the characterization of SILVER, aud that
the only way to quiet the agitation and
restore confidence and stability is to re.
store silver to its legitimate function as
money. In this belief, it is their deter
mination, if possible, to give free coin
age a fair trial. If that be done and it
fails, they are ready to admit that they
had diagnosed the financial case wrong
and hat the gold cure is the remedy.
Until this trial is given they will
insist that they are right and
that the only road to prosperity is
on lines laid down by genuine bimetal-
lists; free coinage at the ratio of Ii to l.,
independent of any other nation.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12

The republican press viii set up ID
howl OF indignation over the report that
st. Louis hotels have refused acCOmmO-
dation8 to the negro delegates ut the
republican convention. 1t is surely an
evidence Of bad faith on the part Of the
st, Louis people, who made all manner
of promises to secure the convention, yet
1T Is history repeating itself. When the
republican national committee auctioned
OIL the convention privilege it knew that
the color line had not been o~blitcrated
In the south, and would not be. In spite
OF this the committee took the price paid
and concluded to let the delegates rustic
for quarters. 1t is the old story OF the
republican treatment of the negro. 1t
demands, as a matter of right, the entire
vote OF the race and in return gives it
the laugh. So far az these special dele
egates are concerned, they Hre not en-
titled to sympathy. They were herded
by the white leaders in their respective
states and sold to the Mckinley man
ayers; why should they complain if the
men who bought them fail to look out
for their creature comforts! That
was not { in the bond. A seat
in the convention hall, the
priviiegeiof wearing a badge and of vot-
ing as they.were told to vote was all that
was guaranteed them, except the pur-
chase price. 1t was not stipulated that
they should live Ike princes and 1850
cate onsferms Of social equality with
the white delegates. OF course, the col
ored men expected this, but they have
been fooled or have fooled themselves.
Instead Of being honored guests at the
banQueting board, they will have to be
content with the crumbs. The repub-
lican committee and managers could
ave ordered things differently, but
they did not SEQ tit to do SO. Their
scheme is to save money by snubbing
the negroes ind then laying the blame
on the people of st. Louis, and they will
succeed.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12

and rolling stock for the new company
This may be correct; if it is, most of the
outsiders who have been guessing, have
shot wide of the mark. The general
impression was that the money to COM
plete the roadbed was being furnished
by the Burlington, and that at the
proper time it would not only equip the
road, but extend it to Lewistown. If
the Northern Pacific has gobbled it, and
it certainly has il the statement quoted
is correct; there is no telling what the
outcome will be. However, amid all
the rumors it appears reasonably GER
tain that the road to Castle will soon be
in operation.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12

The Associated Press today states that
the English syndicate has certainly pur-
chased 210,O0O shares Of The Anaconda
company from the Hearst estate, it be-
ing intimated that this is all the estate
held. II the report be true, and there lie
now no reason 10 doubt it, the syndicate
is $1,000 shares short Of a majority of
the stock. The next news regarding the
property will be awaited with interest,
and for one, Tn TRIBUNE hopes that
the control of the great concern will not
pass into foreign hands.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12

The esteemed Yellowstone journal has
grave doubts as to the re~publicanism of
Senator Mantle, and serves notice on the
gentleman that unless he "rccants certain
statements attributed to him he will be
blacklisted by the republicans Of eastern
Montana. The sin of the senator is his
declaration that just at the present time
the question of free coinage is Of more
Importance than that Of tariff. Mantle
had better look out for his fences. IL
eastern Montana starts in to disfigure
them they will !ook as though a cyclone
had been that way.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12
rule-or-ruin class and their detection
will not seriously injure the party. There

rule-or-ruin class and their detection
will not seriously %injure the party. There
was a time when Carl Schurz was van
enough to imagine that he owned the
German vote and that he was greater
than the republican party. The Ger
mans fooled him and Mr.. Schurz was
hustled to the rear, where he has since
remained. 1t will be we'll for Wash
Hessing to heed the warning. The Ger.
mans, no matter to which party they be-
long, have convictions and are actuated
by principle. They do not permit them
selves to be driven from pillar to post
and rounded up like cattle and voted to
crafty the selfish ambitions or petty
spites of any one man. They are not
built that way. The Stats Zeitung
may support the republican ticket, but
just the sane the mass of the German
democrats will vote as they see ft-inde-
p%endently Of what Mr.. Hessing says or
does,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12

The memory of the great A. Il. L.
strike of 1891 has been recalled to rail
road men of the coast and west by a doc
cument which is a genuine surprise. 1t
is in the shape of an order issued by
Manager j. a. Fillmore of the Southern
Pacific, in which the members of the
A. Il. U. are placed upon an equal foot
ing with others who seek employment
from the company; in other words, it is
an abandonment of the blacklist 80 far
MS a ma ority Of the men are concerned.
AS to the motives that prompted the is
suancc Of the order we have no comment
to make, but in order that it may be
understood we quote from it as follows:
The new order refers only to those
men who took nc Objectionable part In
the strike. There were many who left
their positions through fear and intimi-
dalton, and others who, while sharing
the sentiments of the strike leaders,
whose otfcnse consisted merely in leay-
ing the company's employ, and who took
no part in destroying the company's
property or melting others TO Iiotous
acts, will be restored to good standing.
The strike leaders and all others who
took an active hand in tho strike will
remain on the company's discharged list.
This %leniency may not meet with the
approval Of the other roads which went
through the same experience we did
during the strike. The action taken by
many Of the lines was far more severe
and will continue in effect indefinitely.
Many Of our connections have not taken
back a solitary striker and will not do
so under any circumstances. Now, |
think that ls going a little too far.
Many Of our mcn acted hastily in lcay-
ing the company's employment without
giving thought As to what results might
ensuc. To these men, we have decided
to grant d general amnesty, and all
those strikers who took no particularly
objectionable part in the strike will he
restored to good standing and given cm-
ployment whenever opportunity al
fOrUs."
II this order is intended to DO carried
out in good faith, it will be welcomed if,
on the other hand, it is only holding out
a partial promise that is not to be full
filled, 1t viii be productive OF harm. Ii
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12
resolution.

a resolution declaring the advance
ment OF the city of Great Falls from a
city of the second class to q city of the
first class.
Whereas, On the 18th day Of May,
A. ID. 1896, the city council of the city
Of Great Falls duly appointed W. II.
Ridgley to take the census Of said city;
and.
Whereas. The said w. r. Ridgley has
on this let day Of June, A. ID. 1896, re-
turned and filed said census in the office
OF the city clerk Of said city, duly ar
ranged and verified as required by law;
and.
Whereas, Said census shows that the
said city contains a population of more
than ten th~ousand-to wit, a popula-
ton of eleven thousand two hundred
siXty-nine-now, therefore, be it
Resolved. by the council of the city
of Great Falls that the city of Great
Falls, Cascade county, Montana, be, and
is hereby duly advanced from II city Of
the second class to a city of the first
class, and that from and after the pas
sage of this resolution said city shall be
governed according to the laws applica-
BILE to the government OF cities of the
first class.
Passed by the city council Of said city
and approved by the mayor this lst day
of June, A ID. 1896.
G, M, WEBSTER, Mayor,
Attest: C., II. CLARE, City Clerk.
IsEAI.
|, G, ii. Clark, clerk OF the city OF
Great Falla, Mont, hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was regu-
larly placed OF its final passage and
duly passed by the council Of said city
at q meeting thereof held on tho lst
day of June, A. ID. 1896, and approved
by the mayor on the Same date.
In witness whereof / have h~ereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
city, this 18th day Of June, A. ID. 1896.
SEAL G. II. CLARK,
Clerk Of the City OF Great Falls, Mont,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12
III ESSING'S BLUFF.

Washington Hessing, by the grace of
Cleveland, postmaster at Chicago, and
also editor OF the Stats eitung, an
nounces that if the Chicago convention
declares for free coinage his paper will
support the republican nominees. This
was to have been expected. lieseing has
taken his cue from the source he took
his lucrative office. He forgets that
while Cleveland was the direct giyer OF
the poeition it was the democratic party
that made the gift possible. lie has, in
his zeal TO gerve Cleveland, adopted the
ogotistical assumption set up by the
president, that he is the democratic
party, and that his word is law. The
conclusions reached by the democratic
conventions throughout the states have
not convinced Grover of his error; they
have simply had the effect Of
making a traitor OF him, and
of many alleged democrats like Hessing
who think with him. They are of the
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12
ABOUT


The Inter Mountain takes space, finds
time, and enjoys the task of discussing
the merits aud dement's of the gentle.
men now being named IN connection
with the presidential nomination at Chi.
cago. 1t says that Blackburn, Bland,
or Morgan may be trusted, but who
would trust Stevenson, Boies, or Morri-
SOM In the same issue it says: "Nlon-
tana will be a Mckinley state when Nc.
kinley shall accept on a silver ticket
not before"
This is a curious way of putting it.
Under what rule the Inter Mountain
credits Mckinley with more personal
honor than it does the democrats named
we cannot imagine. If Stevenson, Boies,
or Morrison received and accepted the
nomination on a straight free coinage
platform it is going a long way to declare
that they could not be trusted to carry
out the platform pledges, but that under
similar circumstances Mckinley could.
however, it does not appear at this
writing that the Inter Mountain will be
called upon to support Mckinley, pro-
viding it is honest in its statements and
will not eat its own words.
There is no chance that Mckinley
will stand or Il silver platform. We
find Thompson of Ohio and Leland of
Kansas, two of his trusted l]ieutcnants,
stating: "Mckinley is for gold. There
will be no concessions made to the silver
men Of the west. These fellows will
take what we give them, and, if they
don't like that, bolt"
In the same line, but with character
i6tic dupliCity, We fild John M. Thurs
ton of Nebraska, one Of the biggest
ducks in the Mckinley puddle, boast
fully announcing that the Indiana re-
publican plank will do duty at St.
Louis, for the reason, as he expressed
if, that 1T is brief and explicit and
s~killfully avoids reference by terms to
any mooted question. 1t ie, unmistaka-
bly,, a sound money utterance. At the
same time it avoids all mention Of the
gold standard, mention of which by
name would drive votes away from the
ticket in some states.' What does the
Inter Mountain and its republican read
ers in Montana think of these utter
ances? The financial plank will be 'skill-
= I l
fully drawn with the single purpose of
deceiving the silver men, and Mckinley
is a party to the plot. 1t can only be
that any republican who is deceived
by any straddle is anxious to be deceived.
and could be counted upon to vote for
Mckinley on u direct gold standard
ticket. That is all there is TO it, for if
platform contains anything less
than IA free coinage plank il is essentially
q gold platform, and it and It's candidates
must be treated as such. After the
national conventions shall have been
held, the vaunted professions OF many of
the free coinage advocates will be put to
the test. If obey are sincere they will 20
to the front and declare themselves, if
not, they will swallow the party ticket,
Fortunately this element is not large
enough to affect the result in this state,
AID When the vote is counted it will be
found that Montana is where it belongs,
in the silver column,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-06-12

DR.. Chauncey NJ. Depew now says
that unless tie St Louis platform de-
clares uneq. i~yocally for the single gold
standard it nominees cannot carry New
York, Ne@ Jersey, Massachusetts or
Connect ut, The question naturally
arises, who Will the people in those states
vote for, il there is a straddIe ut ST..
Louis, Surely not for the Chicago can
didates, for they will be pronounced free
coinage men, 1t looks as though the
good doctor was only talking for effect,
unless he considers free coinage prefer
able to q straddlc, and that is not very
probable.