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.• . . , ......., •,, .--,-,..,.., , , , ,-,.. , ..\.. , YOU WILL KNOW THE / NEWS AND PROGRESS ) OF THE FLATHEAD RE - 5 GIOR IF YOU READ THE COLUMBIAN REGULAR- , LY. SUBSCRIBE NOW. \............---...---------\--.......,., E COLUNIRIA. BUSINESS MEN WILL FIND THE COLUMBIAN S Joe PRINTING OFFICE EQUIPPED FOR GOOD WORK, NEW STYLES OF TYPE. j FIRST YEAR. COLUMBIA FALLS, MONTANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 4 1891. NUMBER 7. LANGERMAN, - v. DoLEsACE AND RE CAIL DEALER IN - Cigars, Bar Glassware, Tobacco, Smokers' Articles. Aug for P3list Brill E Co's Keg rolid Bottled Beer. Finer Dcsem WF.ST or CLIFF HOUSE. CEME.ESVILLE, MONTANA. A . I T. I I sA 1).k. DEALER IN Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Clothing. Fresh Groces and Provisions. A Large and Well Selected Stock from which to Choose. You can Save 25 Per Cent by Buying Here. A FEATURE IS OUR ATTRACTIVE 5c1., Pict. aid 250. ENTERS. • Cash. G. IT. A.113A_MS, ASH LEY AND DEMERSVILLE. .1. K. Miller, LAW ANL) REAL ESTATE. OFFICE: NUCLEUS AVENUE. 011umbia FdllS, : Montana. Blodgett & Lewis, _Ar.1\1. 1 0B1STIWS Fire and Life Insurance Written. RANCHES BOUGHT AND SOLD. COLUMBIA FALLS, MONT. DR. JOS. PIEDALUE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Opposite Postoffice. Columbia. Walla, Mont. R. L. CLINTON, Attorney at Law. LAND AND MINING PRACTICE A SPECIALTY. ONE DOOR EAST POSTOFFICE. E:sarnerasrilla, : Montana.. D. F. SMITE. R. L. OLIt SMITH & OLIVER, AIEAL STATE 3 and Insurance Agents. COLUMBIA FALLS, MONT. G. J. Langfbrd., Law, Real Estate and Fire Insurance. WITHOUT BLAINE. Feeling at Washington That the Sec- retary of State, Although Ill is Being Systematically Snubbed. The immigration Laws Must be Amended Without Fait --General (rely to Soon Be Without a .lob. The cable -eports that Minister Porter has had an important inter- view with Premier Rudini, and that the New Orleans question has as- sumed a new phase in causing much speculation in view of the absence of Secretary Blaine. President Harri- son has had very positive ideas on the Italian question, but owing to his western trip he left Secretary Blaine to do all the talking and writ- ing. Now that the president has re- turned and the secretary has gone, the former is the moving spirit in any negotiations which Minister Porter is undertaking, and the Blaine pro - ern and western tour are being pre- pared in book form. Each speed' will have an introduction giving the circumstances of the visit and the de - President's expressions. It will prob- ably be used as campaign literature, and as such will be specially service- able in the long tier of states through gramme may be overturned. The re- John S. Schriver, who acted as cour- which the presidential party paseed. vival of activity in the Italian mat- . er for the party, is getting up the ter and the conclusion reached in the l Behring sea quest. en indicate that book. then organizes a new bureau as a branch of the agricultural depart- ment. Gen Greely is opposed by many meteorologists, who claim that a scientist, rather than an army offi- cer should take charge of this branch of work. Secretary Rusk has receiv- ed a huge batch of applications and endorsements, but he said today that he had not looked at one of t•hein and would not do so until shortly before the time for appointments to be made. Prof. Harriman, the astroumer of A Sit ax Falls, S. D di -pitch says: the University of Michigan, is one of Plenty Horses is a fee., :i elem. No the most strongly recommended can- inkling of the sudden I. ee;naiien of didates. the case had been esivee. .et 2 :\clock The speeches which President liar- when court convened, tee ienny be- rison made during his recent south- ing completed, the attorneys were preparing to commence arguments, when Judge Shims said: \There is no need of going further with this case. What I shall say is the opin- tails of the reception. The volume ion of this court, but not of my col - will bring out the happiness of the league. It is seid on my own respon- sibility.\ The judge then said in substance, that the guilt or innocence of the accused turned upon the ques- tion as to whether or net a state of actual war existed at the time of Casey's death. In the opinion of the court, it had been shown beyond a doubt that such a state of war did exist. Immediately upon adjourn- ment Plenty Horses was surrounded by ladies and other speceators, who shook hands with him for some time, after which he went to a hotel, where he spent Nome time in writing auto- graphs for bystanders. At noon to -day, White Moon, a Cheyenne scout who was with Casey, and who had been here as a witness, attempted suicide by stabbing him - THE WEEK'S STORY Plenty Horses Turned Loose cense He killed easey in `•War.\ Be - Christian Science Again Exposed to Censure —Father and Son Fitett Over a Lover.— N4 , 1.11111 and t•;11t. News. Lord Romilly's nem. President Harrison proposes to go ahead with international affairs with- out Mr. Blaine. The Italian compli- cation could have rested quietly un- til Blaine returned had not the pres- ident set it in motion egain. There is a feeling in some quarters at Wash- ington that Blaine is being systemat- the nobleman having been overcome ically snubbed. Gen. John W. Foster is now the by the smoke. Lord Romilly was re- moved to the hospital, where all do -facto secretary of state. He oceu- efforts to revive him failed, self in the base of the neck. He was pies the secretary's chair at the state The fireman, on entering found homesick and despondent. He will department, attends cabinet meetings Blanche Griffin and Emma Lovell, recover. lie the representative of that depart - meat and is consulted by the presi- servants, insensible. They were also dent on all questions involving inter- national interests. Secretary Blaine's absence, which now promises to last for some months, comes at a time when the state department is confronted by Worse Than Brutal. more impostant quest ins :luta at Several weeks ago. Mrs. Blaeciet any time in yea. It needs more MeKey. of Colorado, went to Galena, 'Inn a nominal head to struggle Kansas to visit her mother. She was with these questions. The clerks accompanied by her two children, and assistants can readily carry for- aged six years and two months re- ward the routine business and let , spectively. She had not been there Mr. Blaine recuperate, but when it long when William Alvord, also of comes to a diplomatic fencing bout Colorado, appeared on the scene. He with Lord Salisbury. Premier Rudine and Mrs. efeKey evidently were on and the Chilean insurgents it requires very intimate terms. Sunday- after - an alert diplomat on the scene. I noon Alvord went walking in the This has led to scene speculation woods with Mrs. McKey and her two as to Blaine's successor in case he children. The oldest child returned retired. Foster is the most available home at 5 o'clock. Mrs. McKey and man, and his present de -facto posi- youngest, child were never again tion makes him thoroughly familiar seen alive. A searching party a few with the complicated situation. He days ago discovered the bodies of is a close personal friend of both the mother and child hanging to a Harrison and Blaine. Senator Sher- tree in the woods where they had man is also thought of, for his posi- been walking Sunday. Alvord was tiou as chairman of the foreign rela- tions committee of the senate makes him thoroughly acquainted with our foreign affairs. Mr. Blaine has little or no communication with the state department owing to the wishes of his doctors that he may be relieved of all official worry, and this fact puts the de -facto occupant of the depart- ment administration in complete au- thority. It is expected that some very ad- vanced steps will, be recommended to congress for the checking of immi- gration when the commission of which ex -Congressman Grosvenor is chairman, has made its tour of Eu- rope and reported upon the necessi- ties in the way of remodeling our im- migration laws. He said to -day that the inflow of promiscnous foreigners must be stopped; that it was work- ing hardships upon our laborers, since the bulk of the immigrants were laborers. The second member of the com- mission is a brother to General Mas- ter Workman Powderly, of the Knights of Labor, who is in favor of very stringent laws against immigra- tion, but the third and last member, Dr. Hempster, is a German -American from Wisconsin, who has almost if not quite a majority of foreign blood, and probably he will counsel caution in the report, which is to embody the results of a thorough investigation as to the character and volume of our immigration. The return of Gen. Greoly from his western tour of inspection has revived the contest over the appointment of a chief for the new weather bureau. The present bureau goes out of exist- ence, July 1st, and Secretary Rusk Lord Romilly upset a pandline lamp in the drawing room of his Lou- don residence. He attempted to ex- tinguish the fire unassisted. Shortly after the butler smelled smoke, and on investigation found Lord Romilly lying senseless in the burning room, removed to the hospital, where it was found they were both dead. Byrne, a fireman, received serious injuries while rescuing the inmates. The fire was soon extinguished. arrested on suspicion of murder. When he heard the news of the find- I ing of the bodies he attempted sui- cide by hanging, but was cut down in time to save his life. A young man camping in the Sierras, discovered and captured a butterfly of an unusual species. He sent it to the Smithsonian Institution at Washington and received a check for el ,500, with the request to make careful search for other moths of the same kind. It was an individual of a fossil species, supposed to be ex- tinct, and great was the excitement among scientists at the discovery that one of the race had been recently alive. Although diligent search has been made by men paid for the ser- vice no other specimen has been found. The Missoula Mercantile Co. have just received the largest consignment of wines, liquors and cigars ever bro't to the Flat -head. Call and inspect their immense stock before purehas- ing elsewhere. Edmund Gale, Jr., Demersville, has just received: 1 carload of furniture. 1 carload of North Dakota hard wheat flour. 1 carload of nails. 1 carload of groceries. 1 carload of sash and doors. And a full assortment of crockery, glassware, dry goods, house lining, hardware, building material. Call and see us, and we will not only meet any prices in the Flathead valley, but will go them one better. Eenuee Getz, JR. Christian Seienee Again. A great deal of comment is in- dulged in and not a little severe criti- cism for the death of Miss Lucy Me - Keegan, daughter of Judge J. E. Mc - Keegan, one of the foremost lawyers of St. Louis. She died last Tuesday at the home of her parents, No. 74, Vend 'venter develop- ment s show she wa: eleitrly a victim of Christian science. She was 17 years old, beautiful and talented, a student of Mary institute, and a fa- vorite in school aml the younger class of society: Nearly three weeks ago she was taken sick, and her ab- sence from school caused some of her classmates to visit her house. They found her side but learned no phy- siciun was in attendance. She grow worse, and last Saturday at her own earnest solicitation, Dr. Waller Cowles was called in. He saw at - once that she was entirely beyond his skill. Her disease was typhoid fever. When seen the doctor hesi- tated to discus' the matter as he has for ninny .rs been an intimate friend of the Ho did say, however, that the paenes were be- lievers in Christien steenee. and had placed their dmiuguee , ,neml the care of two \teachers inetead of calling a physician, and when he is finally called the disease had made such progress that no skill or medicine could save her. She lingered, how- ever, until Tuesday. The Christian SeitnitY fettilac of the ease was sup- pressed, until comment grew so gen- eral, owing to the social standing of the family, that the whole sad story came out, Sir Min Macdonald, premier of WE WILL CELEBRATE GENERAL NEWS sons. Canada, is reported to be dying. Judge Breckenridge, of St. Louis, died at Detroit while making a speech at the Presbyterian General Assem- bly. Rev. George Vancott, a Baptist missionary, was arrested near Du - quoin, Ill., for passing counterfeit money. He claimed to be trying to assist in convicting Rev. Jeremiah Holmes, a Campbellite preacher, ar- rested ten days ago. Notice has been given to the House of Commons that a bill will be intro- duced authorizing the queen to pro- hibit English subjects front sealing in Behring sea, and if carried out the Behring sea controversy will be ami- cably settled. At Denver the trans -Mississippi congress voted for the coinage of sil- ver, and then adjourned to meet in Omaha next October. The extreme western delegation carried the con- vention by storm and the agricultural The Fourth To Be tteservce By it Grand BetuonNt ration at Columbia Falls. Sigettlics. Music. Races. Base Ball. and Varied Attritetions Will Ilake CI, Bat Programme. Tuesday night the citizens of Col- umbia Falls took the initiative step toward a grand Fourth of July cele- bration. A meeting was held at Li- brary hall at which O. J. Blodgett presided. It was decided by unani- mous vote to have a celebration not a celebration merely in name, but a demonstration that will reflect credit upon Columbia Falls. It was apparent that the citizens desired to set an ex- ample in the way of celebrations, and eclipse any effort in that direction ever put fostb, el the Flathead re' gion. The result of the meeting was the states had only a feeble hearing. appointment of the following emu - Dispatches received here from 'settees: Knoxville to -day announce the death Conamittee on Arrangtenews: Frank Lang - of Congressman Houck, of Tennes- see. The dispatches, which are very brief, state that he died from a mis- take in taking a dose of medicine. He bad been a constant member of ford, John E. Lewis, J. W. Pact-, O. J. Blod- gett and /. liumbaugh. Committee on I:inane,: John E. Lewis, Frank C. Gormely, Won Barnett. 'olliDuinteo Paw,. It. L. Oliver, Ja.. Li ame.i;. Connuitnie ma Amusemeots: Wan. Conlin, P. J. Walsh, John E. Lewis. 0..1. IthmIgett, Louk the house since I87S, and bad the Johnson, Wm. Chandler Smith. distinction of carrying his district by Committee on Fire W orks: 1k:: - the largest republican majorities ever baugh, C..F. Fullerton, Jas --Monett. given any congressman in that wm- c\\liss state. comae: he ma awes: 0. .1. Blodgett, MN. Frank Langford, Mrs. (In. I. Ilumbangh. o mvrANA NEWs NOTES. Committee ma Speakers: Frank Langford. _ Win. Ramsdell, R. L. Oliver. Lou Smith and Prank White had a I Oil Programme: Joo. W. Pao R. L. Oliver, 0. J. Mil:tett. O. J. Langford, prize fight in Missoula Sunday, and ' Oscar Stenstrom. Committee on Grounds: Win. Conlin, K. Reed, Frank Coombs. White was whipped in the second round. The body of a man was found on ond public meeting ou Thursday the bank of Trout creek west of Mis- night-, at which the committees on soula, by a gang of railway work - Finance, Anitisement and Pro - men. It was not identified. gramme could make report. The nue, Butte, was the scene of an a Belisle's saloon on Kemper aye- gramme can thou be generally dis- ffray cussed. about 10 o'clock Sunday evening, by which one man, Peter Huot, an em- Odd Fellows, Attention. Every Odd Fellow in Columbia :doee of the eirrot, smelter, Was stab - nailed Thome Varden. vui'utiu. ill good standing, bed and fatally wounded by a man Falls or is requested and expected to be pres- Three petitions for the parden of out at a meeting to be held to -mor- row (Friday) evening, at Ruth &Mc - John Waugh, have been received by Governor Toole. Waugh was sent Donald's hotel. The object of the meeting is to discuss the advisability l up from Miles City for rape, receiving I a fi ve years sen t ence. Hi s v i ct i m was - Of organizing a lodge of the fellow- ship. and to inaugurate some move - a 14 -year old inmate of a bagnio, kept ment (lit will bring the Odd Fellows by her mother. The mother is also La the city into ti closer brotherhood. serving a five years sentence. Detectives Barry and Griffin, ofi Catholic Service Portland, OW., k -ft Butte Sunday on • \m11 be held in C'olumbia Faille city the 2:15 train with two meu held here hall on Sunday, June the 14th, at 10 under the names of Watson and Wil- o'elock a. in. Thereafter meeting Hams, who are wanted at Portland, will be held to discuss the new Cade Ore., for the murder of William A. olic church, to which the parishioners Barbour in that city on the 16th of of the northern half of the Flathead April last. Zeb M. Harris, one of Misssottla valley, and all others interested, are . cordially invited. County's most prominent citizens, died on the 27th at his home at Stevensville, from a complication of diseases. Mr. Harris came toMis- soula from La Porte, Ind., in 18711 and entered the general store of Wor- den 8; Co., and was afterwards with the Missoula Mercantile Co. He fi- lially moved into the Bitter Root val- ley, and for the past six or seven years has been in the hotel and livery business at Stevensville. George F. Woolston, manager of the Butte electric railway and cable Hues, narrowly escaped the vengeance of a mob last Thursday. It followed Hated to Believe. hint and his police escort to the jail Dispatchee from Bethel in the ex- several hundred strong, throwing treme western portion of Maine, give particular:, of It terrible tragedy on Saturday night as the result of a con- test between father and son for the possession of a young woman. The mimes of the partioe ase Jackson Oldershaw, his son Rodger aad Jen- nb the latter a ward of the oil man. Both became enamored with her, but- she preferred the son. Saturday night the trouble culmi- nated in a bloody quarrel as the re- sult of the determination of the young couple to elope. Jackson Oldershaw fired a revolver at his son, the bullet taking effect in the girl's shoulder. Rodger and his father seized axes and a fight for life ensued. The old man finally slipped on the blood from the girl's wound, while his son nearly severed his head from his body. The son has fled and the girl is not expected to live. brickbats and shouting. \Lynch him!\ on the way from his office on West Park street to the county bastile, Main street for three blocks was filled with men, and it seemed that their presence there was by some precoucerted arrangement, so sud- denly did the crowd blockade the streete. Conflicting stories are being circulated as to what incited the un- toward demonstration. Wooleton found Conductor Boyle, of the cable line, on his car detuik and unfit for duty. He was ordered off the car and requested to go to the office and get his time, which he did. The office is on the second floor, which is reached by a flight of stairs from Park street. Boyle was picked up at the foot of these stairs about 8:30 badly, and it , is feared fatally injured about the head. Woolstou says Boyle fell down the stairway. The bystanders say Woolston throw him down. It was deemed best to have a see - Your Devoted Pastor, FATULR IL. ALLOETS, Of Frenchtown. The steel cable for the ferry is en route, and work on the new boat is progressing favorably. The new structure will be 15e70 feet long, and of the most substantial kind. The steel cable means teat no further in- terruptions are on the programme, and that the ramie. can depend upon the boat at any and all tunes. Mr. Lovell will give the best ferry servi co to be had on the liver. The Racket Store, Demersville, has added a complete and choice line of boots and shoes to its nlroady attrac- tive stock. Proprietor Hall and Man- ager Johnson are pushing every ef- fort to niete the demand for first-class goods at railroad prices. The smallest of all the states, Rhode Island, has the largest population per square mile, or 818.44 persons. The figures of the last census show that if the whole union were as densely populated it would contain 845,766,- 800 inhabitants. For fresh butter and eggs call on the Missoula Mercantile Co. If you wish exceedingly original and graceful lawn ornament make a screen of a clothes horse. Yes, a plain wooden clothes horse may be made a thing of beauty. Plant it firmly on your lawn, dig a trench about it, hi which plant many vines or ereepere yoit may favor. Morning glories would be especially effective. You will have a dainty nook behind Which you can smoke a cigar, drink a claret cup or road a reprehensible novel on a hot summer day, and the neighbors or passers by be none the/ wiser. NUCLEUS AVENUE, C, , mto . wit - Montana, Ladies' alai gent's saddles always on hand at the Missoula Mercantile Co. Sul- crest , for Tar Coes: 4 / 1 JAN, Edmund Gale, of Demersville, keeps on hand all the stock sizes of For wines, liquors and cigars call doors and windows. the Missoula Mercantile Co.
