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THE COLUMBIAN. jctm u lo' SIXTH YEAR. COLUMBIA FALLS, MONTANA, THURSDAY. JULY 16. 1896. NUMBER 3*. COLUMBIA FALLS IS SURROUNDED BY MORE NATURAL RESOURCES THAN ANY CITY ON THE PA C IFIC SL O P E . COLUMBIA FALLS, Columbia Falls, Mout. THE CITY MOURNS rlble Uailionil W rrrk .Near Lnga: in., Through tin- ( arefossness of n Comliirlor. OMAHA THE HOMK Of VICTIMS. The Company Refuse# lu Give O il 1 furmntioii, Kccnluir Friend* in nn Agony of Sns|if iihc . \ DIRECTORS: A. J . Davis. : : Butto. Mt. ■James A. Talbott. Butte, Mt. •1. E . Gaylord. • Butte, Mt. B. Tibbey Butte. Mt. L A '. Trent, : : Salt Lake. A General Banking Uusme&Tra: jtr-r.'aasRjn-Jua-jBXru^i T H E 1 BEE HIVE j ST O R E . ^ WE SELL AT LOU^Rt^ES b 3 CROCKERY, TIN W A R E , ^ W ooden W are, 3 K itchen Utensils, Lamps, Etc. j i-.nr.rjvr. n Call and Look Over Our !? n Stock and Get Price*. £ 3 J J - J J J ' J £ £ M A IN S T R E E T . £ 5 Columbia Palls, Montana. | n r r r r r r . r n r . r . r r r r r r . r r r o c r r r t PROFESSIONAL CARDS. D. F. S M IT H , Attorr\evj-at-LiaW, C O M M I S S I O N E R U .S .C IR C U IT COURT LAND FI LINOS AND FINAL I’ll OOFS MADE. COLUMB V FALLS. - MONT. A. H. BURCH, DENTIST, O ffices: C o n r a d B lo c k . K A L I S P E L L , : M O N T A N A . DR. J. A. G HEN T , Consulting Physician. K a l isp e l l, M o n ta n a . 'Miroc-Jerseys * » I H i H H M « i Ary tbe MOST rRpFJTABI.E l-g* in “ r:\ E A R L Y M A T U R I T Y . W1i*h>Utur»^-iah 260^ Ibk. each uMJ ■ »^nrnrw cjurir a Fobmnrr and M.rrh I kt'wta'a ^ U'l'T'u'*^T i »I t '\trifle 4 d'.Ilat b’ »li.l comitina A x ta r a o K DUR0C-JER3EV STOCK FARM, De e r Lodso. MonLansu A dispatch from Omaha, dated the 12th i net., is as foil own: Omaha is a city o rmourning today. The bright Sabbath morning brought the full realization of the greatest catastro phe that ever wreaked death and desolation in the hearts and firesides of its people. Never did “ day of pleasure end with more awful dis aster. Twenty-eight people were kiUed and fifty injured, many of whom will die. Twenty-four dead are identified and the remai others are so badly mutilated that identification is hardly possible, all semblance of humanity being crushed of the corpses'. It was not until after the morning papers that the first authentic information generally known, timent was everywhere vas burning indignation atihe action f the railroad company in refusing satisfaction to tlie thousands of i*en had waited through the long night to hear some. of their loved ones. Only those who had seen the pathetic that marked the night could fully the brutality that had dic tated such a policy. The responsibility for the accideut rests on Engineer Montgomery of ursion train. His order nt Logan for the fast mail and (oat freight. He started his train out immediately after the mail passed, forgetting the freight, head end collision occurred twenty minutes later on a curve. The heavy freight passed par* iully passenger. AH the people killed tho front coach of the ex cursion. All the dead and injured ere brought to Omaha. Tho roll of the dead belonging I d Omaha number eighteen names, the implete list being as follows: John McDermott, machinist a t tho uion Pacific shops. John Kinsey. Robert Clair, son of John Clair, ex assistant boiler inspector.' John H. Jacks, employed by the Omaha News company aa newsboy on the Rock Island route. John Larspn, aged about 1G years; as employed as a carrier for the World-Herald. F. Nelson, son . of Andrew Nelson, who is in St. Joseph’s hospital. J. B. Kilker, member of Seventh ward hand. Owen Cavanaugh, aged about 18 Mrs. Kate Bradley and baby. Mrs. P. J . Carrol and boy, the lat- r aged G years. Patrick Schully. Miss Mary Tracy. John Cosgrove. William Cosgrove. Miss Margaret Cosgrove. Ip addition to tlicsc, the follawipg from other tpwus were killed, awell- ,ng Ihp list to twenty-five, but there are still three or fuur other* nut ae on p tid for; Charles Heliuuu cf Missoula valley. Walter Jennings of Missoula valley. ^George Wininger of Morrison, III. Lawrence Petero of Council Bluffs. Miss Oltio Wilson of Council Bluffs. Mrs. Taylor and baby of Council Bluffs. William Shaffort, the agent (if tbp Nor I western at |, 0 ;<an, la., saw the •ursion train pulling out. Ho .• up posed a t first, that the rnoreuient was for the purpose of hurrying up any fardy members pf t|ie pprly, and thpt the frsin would stop bpfpre it left thp silling aud trait for thp {up>siug pf 1 ( 0 . 38. lip was. horrified tp potipp that instead pf slip kipg up at the spitph end the train was rapidly tak- ng on more speed. He rushed down he platform and asked «n employe if the special had pul'ed out, and re- ~ ' Plj- hurrah hud not dieu away when I hr crash came. No. 38, with a full head of steam on, a minute bobind time, dashed around the curve at a forty miles an hour gait, and no human power could avert the disaster. RIGHT in t h k ik ('AMD. •The Silver Caiupalcru Will lie <>|, in New York Pity. Iu Madison Square garden. New York, early in the mouth of August, the Hon. William J. Bryan will Ire' apprised of the fact that he has beeu nominated for president. At thi i time, and at the samo place the Hon. Arthur Sewoll will be noti fied of his nomination for the presidency. This matter was decided by the notification committee, which at the .Palmer house. This action was taken at the request of Bryan, who thought it would bo to opcu the fight in the heart of tho enemy's country. The committee organized by electing Senator White of California chairman, and M. L. Blake of Wyoming secretary. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. TELLER FOR BRYAN The Colorado Senator Says the Silver Heu Need Nn Better Leader, than the Nebhu-kau. LAKE PENCK SAYS “ CERTAINLY. I f the Silver Men Fight Under One Flag Victory Is A named. But Divided They Fail. After a conference between tho )ld democrats of Illinois and mitteo sent from Texas to represent the anti-silver soutimeut of that state the following signed card was issued: \The undersigned elected by tbo democratic convention of Texas to attend the fonvention at Chicago to there co-op -rate with any democrat# there mot together for the preservation of the integrity of the democratic party and perpetual ion of principles, hereby heartily endorse the action Of the Illinois democracy i calling for a democratic national vr president and vice president and dopt a platform of democratic prin- ipals. Signed, Rufus Hardy, George Clark, E. S. Connor, E. W. Helfy, D. C. Bolinger, G. A. Read. A large portion of the town of Parkman, Wyo., was wiped out by fire. Tho losses insured were S. E-. Mills, store of general merchandise and residence, $3,000; Huntington's ball and hotel and C. M. Gilbert's grocery store and residence. T h e ; I{c \V total lass is approximated a t $ 20000 , . Pueblo people, regardless of party, irued out enmasse for a parade and outdoor ratification meeting in honor ol Bryan and Sewall. Speeches tho open air wero made at Royal Purk to 10,000 people. Where Coal is Scarce. The manager of an olectric-light orks has adopted a practice which □ay be of great service in districts here coal is scarce. He is located so far from the nearest coal fields that transportation charges make the of coal prohibitive. Soft coal would cost from $3J>0 to $6.50 a ton. according to quality; and wood ranges from $3 a cord for soft wood l' $1 for hard, on tho cars. With fuel a t this prico he would lie unable his business at a profit. He has overcome the difficulty by re sorting to flax straw, which be can iv in abundance for $1 a ton. Two tons of straw are equivalent to te ton of the best coal, and it be burned without any special raugemenl for it. Tho same furnace aud boiler are iu service, but it has been found necessary to construct sheet-iron chutes with flariug ap proaches to the furnace doom. Bv keeping the chutes full of straw aud gradually working it into tho furnace msumod the necessity of constantly opening aud closing the furnace doors is avoided. The fiber the straw makes an intense beat. This fuel requires rather close at tention, but it lasts much longer than might be expectod from its light and dry nature. Hx-Congressiyan Ijfo Pence, Colorado, who uas eleded a s a po] list member, in answer, to the ques tion whether i h e p art y 'would endorse Bryan, said:- Wo will not endon him, hut we will nominate him. N ext i Teller or Sibley, he will have stronger support than any one elae could have attached from our people. Why should we uot nominate birnt Ho all right on the money quostion, all right on the railroad question, all right on the income tax, sll right electing United States^senators by the direct vote of the people.\ Senator Stewart and Congressmi New lands both predict that Bryi will Ira endorsed bv the St. Louis convention. Senator Teller approved thefollow- g interview for tho Associated press after receiving numerous telegrams from his silver colleagues regatdtng conference which will probably bo held a t Denver. fhat do you think of Bryan's nomination?\ 'I consider the nomination an ex- )tionally ‘strong one,\ said the senator. “ llryau is an able man of high character, a strong friend of Bil aud close to the people. He will make au excellent president. “ Do you think he can sot .upport of the silver, men who left the St. Louis convention?” “Yes, and very cordial support, too.” Engraved Diamonds. Tho newest kind of jewels is *n en graved dlnmond Several of the swell jewelers in par is are executing orders lur this expensive M The pf'nugravipg a diamond is un exceedingly lengthy one. The cost is proportionately great, says the New York Journal, Hitherto it ho* been considered impassible to engrave a diamond, lie- tool can be found hard enough to c u t the stone. Tho use of au electric motor of very high speed actuates « flexible shaft to the end of which is attached the tiny rutting | U n l a y s 'ago. Cv„ ll( which .. tool, loaded witfi, diamond dust. The , he (rail nowand a force of mei •Then God help them,” said Sfiaf- (I’viwoud is nnnly set iu a Bed of cutting It will bv a God send x __ __ i .u ................. . ......... .1.. . i _ I . rr- t y VIC HUMBRUR IN ALASKA. North Conutry. • H o rs C itv ,T urn Again-xArm, Alas ka, May 31,1806. The snow is all goue in the bottoms, and everyone is making active preparation^ for a big season's work. Trails are thick with men. heavily packed, on the way their claims or to some new point of excitement, the head water* of the Kenoi being the center of attraction a t present. They claim $20 diggings for that section. Six Mile creek is ahont forty miles long and Keeurrec tiou creek is about thirty miles long. They both flow in a northerly direc tion and are about ten miles apart, a range of mountains dividing them. Resurrection is on the margin of the gold belt, as the tributaries flowing from the west show very little gold, while thote from the east prospect well. Palmer creek shows as high as ninety cents to the pan. Six Mile's tributaries from both sides low a good prospect. At the mouth of Six Mile are two rival towns, Sunrise and SunriseCity, both having applied for a postoffice. Together thoy have about three times tbo population of Hope City, a t the mouth of Reeurrectiou creek, b u t not good a site. Quartz is the latest, and is what the country needs. One with bis pockots full of white quartz that goes $10 to the pound in free gold. He claims to hare three inches of a vein. How true it is no one knows. Resurrection and Six Mile are very rapid streams and aubjeot to sudden the wet season, making it a very hard stream for poor men to handle. At present I think Resur faction flows about one-third as much the Big Fork in Flathead county, aud Six Mile probably one- ilf as mud.. Hope City has about fifty cabins, a hundred tents, two stores, a restau rant and blacksmith shop. The Alaska Comme'.cial company is put ting up a Ug store, w hich indicutes that they hare faith in the future of the pit geoerally np or a pack hum* ' f shaft fort; “ they have polled ’out without j lead, and lio. is duo iu (eu j freely ir „ . minutes.” | necessary, like a dentist’s drR',. fro too Into to avert the « P W>«9 W P““ « o in » ,1‘a' catastropke. AH Logon was on tfu> « l M »*>' lhP fi\ le <0°'' wWt* W- ulelforui cheering the excursionists, j \» W euormqua spend, and the latter M just joined ip an j Vp J0U paUu from aeven- J - - cumag. xi win ou a viovi:»yuw to engraver works the | [hflSe follows hexf. Some of them \\ ! he'f* packc-d on tboir backs till thoir ‘ears have grown long and they have started to troy a little. Such is life in Alaska. The tide hero runs at about nine miles an hour, making it easy trayel- .•ffer of three cheers for Lugan aud jty.Qve cents up to $7. Bovs suits ;ing on the water, hut tho Inlet her people. The ocho of tbo last | f rom $1 up, H. S. Cannon, Kalispell [dangerous, as high winds raise very luddenly, aud if it blows with the tide there is no telling where a n will end. Most people coming hero had a rough stormy passage, but wo came very nicely. Leaving Seattle on April 13, aftwr having laid ovor at Sitka two daya. we landed at Resurrection creek April p. in.—just a mouth to the hour from the time we left Kalispell. Timber in this country is spruce and hemlock, with some good cottou- wood on the bottoms. Moose quite plentiful, one passing through town without a scratch, though me than a hundred shots were fired it. White mouotain sheep range on the high peaks. They ore similar the Montana mountain sheep, bat not so largo. White grouse migao are plentiful up at the tim ber line, and once in a while The Indians hunt altogether with dogs, having the best success in t spring when there is a heavy an crust. If a crowd of ten Indians together they stuy together. When the dogs begiu to bark away the men goon snows hoes as fast as they falling often. The one getting to the game first has the right kill it. Geese and ducks are very plentiful on the bays, below hete about twelve miles. is the main fur. Beaver signs on this stream look older than on the Flathead. This is not a “sports- paradise.\ There is a heavy growth of grass on the mountains above timber line aud fires ore rag evory direction. Wo have not had a hard rain since we arrived, the majority of days being bright. There hardly time for a good smoke be tween darkness and day light. Ten derfoot often .xit around their fire all night waiting for it to get dark. This about the best description of the country that I can give on short notice. V. H. Mrunacz. Too Good a Dog. Crit Robinson, the wing shot, has the best trained huuting dog on the toast, a black pointer. At tbo pigeon iboots, where other dogs go crazy a t the cracking of the guns and the dropping of birds, Robinson's the shade asleep. A whistle and the dog is on his feet pointing with every muscle tense and every strained. At s signal the dog ves and in another minute is as sound asleep again as if nothing hap pened. No matter, where the dog is he will drop a t a blast from Robin- i ' s whistle and lie there immovable for hours Robinson tells a good story thnt illustrates tho true scoot of the dog. down out of the Mills build ing with an attorney one day. when the lawyer found ho had forgotten his gloves and proposed to return for ‘No, I’ll send the dog,” said Rob- 'But bow will be know my gloves?\ asked the doubtful attorney. “Just let him smell of your hand. The dog was given the scent and despatched up the stairs. In a few minutes he returned with a ribbon the attorney’s typewriter bad been wearing around her waist.—San F sco Post. Walter Parken, who forfeited his bond holding him for an assaul' W. J . Fisher some two weeks sii returned to Combination and ekg with or abducted the daughter of William Seymour during the hitter’s absence. Telegrams from the sheriff Tor the apprehension of Parken brought the response that the couple Iwarded the train at Bearmouth for Missoula, where the gin is now held. Parken eluded the officers, but is rioeely pursued. Three Thoughts. The Christian chureh is not a reli gions club, which meets weokly for purposes of mutual acquaintance aud improvement. Sociability is a food aud needed thing, but the chnrrb is not a mutual admiration society.--Rev. W. T . McElveon, Con- gregntiou-Jist, Brooklyn. The materialistic philosophy Of the mes is uot the cause of materialism, jut materialism is the cause of its philosophy. When men are de termined to go in u wrong path, they We got mail about once a mouth, ■wish to be furnished with reasons for considering it tho right one. - Rev. C. K. Binder, Lutherau. Camden. N. J . Sin is always expensive. It never pays what it promises. The flowers in the distauco in the patinvay of sin always wither before you reach them, aud the way becomes a way of thorns. The Sabbath-bi •rand drunkards ail pay thoir fare, jut nerer reach the intended desliua- B las ted prospects, shattered constitutions, ruined families are (tie A. Baker, Methodist, Columbus, O, The Hiiiulsrime New Northern l’seiffc Depot Is Hnmed and the Loss is $ 20 , 0 0 0 . BRYAN ALL RIGHT IN MONTANA An Eloper is Canght—Tbe Sunday Sehonl leaders—General Newt of the State. At Missoula the Northern Pacific new depot, under construction, was burned to the ground, making tbe second time it caught fire during three daya. Tbe structure was l>eing V iilt by Higgins Brothers of $30,000, in order to enfcpnce tbe value of several vacant lots building. When completed have been tbe property of the North ern Pacific railway. It was built of brick and all completed but the plastering and interior work. 7' insurance on the depot, but the It is $20,000. The railroad office wqs insured; loss $500. The citizen# frenzy a t the number of recent fires, and loudly assert that fiend, or fiends, are the cause of the fires, particularly that of the build ing just burned. A big mass meeting was hold at the Auditorium in Butte Monday night, arid a Bryan-Sewall club formed. Between 1,500 and 2JMX) signed the roll, including aa many re publicans and populists aa dorao- Some of the strongest speeches were made by such well known and prominent republi Mayor Win. Thompson, County At torney M. L. Wines, Hon. Haldron, J. H. Leyson and John Maguii •. E. B. Howell, the well kuown populists, also spoke and domed tho Bryan ticket. Among the democrats who addressed the meet ing was Ex-Congressman Dixon. The big Auditorium could have been filled three times by the crowd that turned out. Helena, Butte, Anaconda, Bozeman Livingston and other towns of Mon tana received the news of Bryan's nomination with great enthusiasm. Citizens of all parties joined in the jollification meetings. In several of upotiooed bands and fire works were features of the del strations. Two hundred citizens of Yellow stone county, including many re publicans, have joined a silver club, and will support Bryan and Sewall. The dry weather is raising havoc with the crops in Grass valley and Frenchtown valley, where there no ditches or water for irrigating purposes. The spring wi usual backward one and tbe crops hare been of short growth until the dry weather came two weeks ago; so short in fact that the smnll grains had not stooled enough to shelter the of the grain, thus giving tbe better chanoe to get in deadly work where the ground high and dry. Farmers living in above named valleys are much alarmed over their crops and they have reason to be for the ground very dry and the grain is drying up fast while they can do nothing to prevent it. Tbe news of the nominati William J . Bryan was receiv Billings with great enthusiasm. The choice is entirely satisfactory to all free silver people. Abont the time time that the Hon. Tilliam J . Bryan of Nebraska was nominated for president by the demo cratic convention in Chicago, there arrived in the family of Jnstin But ler of Butte a baby boy. When the happy father went down town to tell news he heard the other good nows and at once decided to tbe boy Bryan Butler. Mr. Butler can justly claim the distinc tion of naming the first child after tho next president of the United States. The stage of Robert McLeod was held u p by two masked men Sunday light, between Quigley and Bonita, and the passengers relievod of $35. The sheriff has been in pursuit of the robbers without success.' Wiliiam McGrath, who disap peared from FhiUipsburg on Friday found dead in a cabin near Stewart's lake, by a searching party. presumed to have been killed by lightning. Frank Lemolue, a prospector well known in Butte, was drowned near Whitehall, during the -loudburat in that vicinity Sunday afternoon. At present the circumstance* connected with Lemoine's death are not futlt known, but it is supposed that'he was overcome by the great delude while near the river and was washed into tho current His body was found on the shore of the stream not far from Whitehall. Tho heavy fall of water extended over a larger area thau was at first suppoeod, the Nor ris branch of the Northern Parific being washed ont for several mitee and will be practically useless for several days. A bridgo on the Mon tana Central near Wickea Was car ried away and the passenger train which was due to reach Butte Sun day evening ran back to Clancy, where the travelers remained nearly the whole night. Frank Decker, a teamster em ployed a t Cinnabar, was almost in stantly killed by being kicked in tho head by a vicious horse. Ho was 26 years of ago and unmarriod. Sheriff Young of Livingston was notified by Capt. Anderson that Hoy Scott, wbo was recently sentenced to servo eighty days .at tho eonnty jail for stealing a bicycle, was a deserter from a troop of the United- Staten army stationed at Fort Yellowstone. A detachment arrived friAn tbe poStv on the park train and took Scott back. Sometime Friday night the store of the Anniu A DeHart Mercantile company, a t Columbus, was robbed of about $150 worth of merchandise, consisting of a lot of plaint jewelry and clothing. The thieves are sup posed to be two suspicions characters seen there Thursday but as yet they, have not been apprehended. The Catholic authorities in Helena received word of the operations in eastern Montana of a bogus priest, who is known as a smooth operator in various parts of the United States,' and particularly iu the nest. He was last in Livingston, where he said ho was Rev. Father Vignon, of tho Jesuit older, and suceeded in inter esting the resident priest in himsolf. He received assistance and went on his way. The Livingston priest was in Helena and asked Rt. Rev. Bishop Brondel if he bad ever heard of the man. Tho two clergyman compared Yes, Bishop Brondel knew him. he said. He had been a guest of tbe clergy iu Helens five years ago, when be told a smooth story and succeeded living three days for nothing be- sent him away. No instituted, and the affair was hushed up. At that time he said he was a priest of the Oblate order. Ho varies his story to suit the people he meets. He is said to have with him a full set of tho habiliments of a bishop aud those of a priest, and he varies his game ss his fancy strikes him and he has reason to believe it may be made the moet profitable. In Helena be fore he was known as Rev. Father Lanrent. The annual encampment of the Montana national guard is in pro- -ess a t Fort Ellis. The state Sunday School assycia- >o closed one of its best meetings; lasting three days, ever held by th is, body in Montana, at Bosemau Fri day. Enthusiasm was lent to the de liberations of these meetings by the presence of Prof. H . M. Harnill, of Chicago, one of the greatest Sunday school workers in America. Officers ensuing year are as follower at, Rov. J. E. Squires, of Bozemau; corresponding secretary and treasurer, Capt. S. A. Swiggett, of Helena; statistical secretary, Rev. J. M. Straitor, of Helena; members •. of tbo executive committee, Rav. S . : B. Tabor, of Butte; and E. Scharni- kow, of Deer Lodge. You get the Nows iu T he Columbian Mm ^A K lH 1 3 POWDER A b solutely Pure. CREAU o r TARTAR BAKING rOWPXR ' H iuiibst or ail in i . xavrninu rrmzKOT* — Latest United States Uovem msni Food Report. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO
