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3be !fat iLL eabet. VOL. I. No. 110. tGREAT FALLS, MONTANA TERRITORY, FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 8. 1889. FIVE CENTS. W. B. BALEGH. F. . MTER. J. W. BELLIS W. B. RALEIGH & CO. The Leading Dry Goods House. We extend a cordial invitation to all to come and examine our immense line of NEW CORSETS Which we received today. W. B. RALEIGH & CO., Central Avenue, GREAT FALLS. New Goods ---AND--- Good News! We have been so busy receiving new goods that we have not found time to notify the public of the extent of our recent purchases in New York. When we speak of one we also mean the other. Our immense stock of New Goods Good News To every man and boy in Great Falls, because the. COODS ARE CHEAP IN PRICE. THAT IS ONE REASON. It won't make you feel poor to look at our stock as it will when you look at goods poor in quality with prices way up. You will feel rich when you see how much a little money will buy. --IT's GOOD NEWS BECAUSE- The Goodsc ARE I-il.h Grade. We are not ashamed to sell them; we strive to give satisfaction; you will not be ashamed to use them, and they will be a constant satisfaction to you because you bought them at such bargain prices. If you ever are in doubt where to find the best Clothing, Gent's Furnishings, Hats, Caps, Boots & Shoes at lowest prices, call on A. Nathan, The One-Price Clothier. .Miail Orders ,Solicitedt a~nd ProJimptlg .Itteizn to. CLOTHING HOUSE. Don't FailtoGet Our Prices BEFORE BUYING. A Dollar Saved is a Dollar Earned. It will pay any one in need of Clothing, Hats. Caps, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots and Shoes to inspect our stock. Our prices, we guarantee, to be as low as any ever given in Ml utaua for first-class goods. JENSEN, THE SHOE MAN. Has moved his entire stock of Boy and Shoes to TIHE BOSTON, nIt door to the NF[Lational Ban PERSONAL COLUMN. Under this caption notices of "Wanted," "To Let," "For Sale," "Lost," "Found," "Personal," etc., will be Inserted at the rate of ONE CENT PER WORD for each inser tlon; but none less than BR eents. Wanted, A GOOD GIRL to do general housework. No oth ers need apply. Inquire at the LEADEr oflr, For Rent, A BUILDING on First avenue south, sulta'ble for store or restaurant. Apply to Hanks A At Personal A SENSIBLE, well educated, good-oooking young woman of nineteen, who can furnlsh refer ences wishes to correspond with an honorable LnaFor Sale.office. 1 SCHOLARSHIP for a full Business Course in the Helens Commerclal College for sale at the Land Blanks. Pre-emption. tomestead, Timber Culture insd other blanks, for sale atthe LueD. offce at reas onable rates. Information Wanted. F Patrick D. Sullivan, a native of Cork, Ireland, I now supposed to e in Montana would corres pond with Joseph Sullivan. EganI, kissousi coun ty, MIont., he would hearof somethling to his ad vantage. Taken Up. Cae to my ranch, near Great Falls, a white horse with a brand resembling a horseshoe on the right shoulder and an indistinct brand on the left thigh. The owner is requested to prove T. P. ROLFE. Wanted. A man that donttivke any of his home paners because there's "othin' In 'em,' who lavishes his site companies anSl home enterprise In general, complains of ardl times, and admits that he's a poor devll,-to ron rafls on Salt River! Enqulre at this office. Good Inducements to right party. BUSINESS CARDS. c oom 11, Dunn block, Great Falls, Mont. nor. W. ThAYLO. JA.n P. LsWIs. TAYLOR & LEWIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES Special attention given to real estate and land entries. sitec Central Block, Central avenue, Great Fails, liounana. THO. . ERADY, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. I Room No. 1, over Bach, Cory Co.'s store, Great Fllseat Fall, Montana. SANDERS, CULLEN A SANDERS, TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW, Main atreet, Helena. H. P. ROLFE, A TTORNENEYY AT LAW. WILL ItRAC91'ICE In the higher Courts. Special attention given to Land bueiness. Office, justnorth of Minot Block, Great Falls. DT. J. L. WEITMAN. TTRYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Luther Block, Great Falls, Mont, DR. R. F. GORDON.. HY SICIAN ANT) SURGEON, (Late of Edinburgh, Scotland.) Office-Room No. 1, Dunn Block, Central avenue, Great Falls. A. F. LONGEWAY, p HYSICIAN AND SURGEON, RiIEAT FALLS. Montaina. Late House Surgeon to the Montreal Western Hospital and Attending Physician to the Montreal Dispensary. DR. E. CRUTCHER, URGERY AND DISEASES SURGEON "'r Montana Central Railroad, Great Falls, Montana. OFFICE-Dunn Building, Central Avenue. R. A. TAIT. -D ENTIST: GREAT FALLS, M. T. OFFICE: Over Churchill & Webster's Store. J, K. CARSKADDON, D ENTIST: ALL KINDS OF WORK Carefully attended to. OFFICE-.Lutheran Block, near the Post Office on First street. WILLIAM E. KERN, C IVIL ENGINEER: SURVEYING Of all Classes-Ranches. Ditches, Ic. Draught Ing. and Blue Copying. Cellars M1asured. OFFICE-Over Churchill & Webster's. F. M. MORGAN, RCHITE(IT SUPERINTEND PLANS, Specifications and Estimates given at short notlce. OFFICE -- - - Next door to Post Office. FRANK 8COTTEN. CEO. H. STANTON Scotten & Stanton, CIVIL ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS. Surveying of all classes. R;anches, Ditches. Townsltcs. City lts. -Itc. Drnghtina "illi Blue Pritting. I,:catmig settlers on Government Lapdes a specially. Office, Dunn Block. Great Falls. Mont. DEAN COAL, WOOD AND KINDLING. G. E, Boozier*, AGENT. COAL-from $3 to $4.51 per ton, aecording to quiality-d.livrred to any part of the city. ORDERS left at the City Stahies. on Second avenue South. will receive prompt attention. I will also call at the houses of citizens tnd take orders. OBEN C. PAULEN. N. J. t'CONNELL. PAULSEN & McCONNELL, ARCHITECTS, HELENA. - - - MONTANA. AttaIld strictly to Architectural Work. Plans and sqpcllications drawn. Work supervised. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED IN ALL WtAK. JOHN FRENCH, SURVEYOR AND CIVIL ENGINEER. OFFICE: zoom L, Third floor, ever First National Bank. N. P. LOBERG, Architect and S',perintendent. OFFICE: Over Churchill & Webster's Store. MORE THAN 60 YEARS EXPERIENCE. FIRST NATIONAL BAR OF GREAT FALLS, MONT. Authorised Capital, . $1,000,000. 00 Paid in Capital, - - 100,00. 00 REPORT OF THE CONDITION Of the First National Bank at Great Falls, in the State of Montana, at the close of business, February 26, 1889. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts.............. ..$22,99 73 Overdrafts, secured and nsecuremed.... 1479 U. S. Bonds to secure clrculation ...... 2,00 )00 Other stocks, bonds andsmortgages... 2,296 46 Due from approved resee agents..... 26.041 67 Due from other Natlonal'amks ........ 117,628 01 Due froa State Banks and bankers.... 2,92 83 Real estate, furniture an lxtures..... 11,200 00 Current expenses and t paid...... 1,137 6 Premiums paid ............. ............1. )00 Checks and other cash itemss.......... .86 45 Bills of other Banks.................. ..5,6 00 Pract. paper cur., nilckelsad cents.... 950 Specie ................ ............... 16.099 25 Legal-tender notes...... ......... 4,10 00 Redemption fund with U o . Treasurer (65 per cent. of clrculatin)........... 1,125 00 Total............ ................. 47 ,120 LIABILITIE.. Capital stock paid In................$1.000 ( Surplt fund..................... 15,000 00 Undivided profits................... 11,289 82 National Bank notes outstanding...... 21,660 00 Dividends unpaid .................... 4500 Individual deposits subject to check.. 194,87 986 Demand certificates of deposit........ 1.2,188 04 Certiiled cheks ........................ 11) 00 Total ...............................$475,12.) STATE OF MONTANA, Sm County of Cascade. I, T. E. Collins, president of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above state ment Is true to the best of my knowledge and be lief. T. E. COLLINS, President. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of March, 1889. F P. ATKINSON, Notary Public. PARIS GIBSON, A. E. DICKERMAN, L. G. PHELPS, Directors. II 5 . a a - 8 O aI '0 Gibbons & Maher. Harness, Saddles and Collars. Breeching Harness from $30 to $50. Whips, Quirts, Currycombs and Brushes. Stock Satddles a Specialty. Prompt Attention Given to Re pairing. CENTRAL AVE. - GREAT FALLS. Lewis and Clark kuudr . II T[a:x.s, March 7.-William Baldwin has retired from the office of county treasurer and has been succeeded by Ricihard BUrden, who was elected last fall. Mr. Barden takes charge of $65, 666.62 of the county's funds. We see Lewis and Clark and go her $2,310.85 better. On Wednesday last II. IRingwald, deputy county treassurer ip the absence of A. E. Dlckerman, the rytiring treasurer of Cascade county, gave his check to J. K. Clark, the newly elected treasurer, for $68,977.47 of the county's funds. We might also state in connec tion with the above that Mr. Ringwald's association with the treasurer's pffice omnlencpd with the creation of (~aycade county and ends with all the honos that could possibly be derived from his con nection with the same. AND "LEADER" WAS THE CRY. Mr. Roehl, of the Milwaukee, informed us yesterday that every morning the only cry among his host of guests is "Where's the LEADEiR?"---and that he would have to order several more copies for their usse. We always said the guests of this excel lent house, as a rule, were drawn from the intelligent and practical people of both at homue and abroad. This confirms our opinion. They know a good paper and a good table are the indispensable i requisites of this life. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS. TO OUR SUfItICRIRERS. We have a new carrier. Should any of our subscribers fail to receive their papers, we will thank them to inform us. Arthur McGowan has retired from the water business. There will be sevices at 4.30 this after noon at the Episcopal church. A party of ten immigrants from Iowa and Dakota arrived at Great Falls yester day. The school board at their meeting yes terday ordered a fence to be built around the school house. Sheriff Downing and City Marshal Pat Sweeney left on yesterday morning's train for Helena. Mr. C. Pratt departed yesterday morn ing for lis future home in Whatcom, Washington Territory. J. K. Clarke finds $68,977.47 In the Cas cade county treasury. That goes ahead of Lewis and Clark county. Mr. Samuel C. Burd of Choteau was a Manitoba passenger yesterday morning from Fort Benton to Helena. Rev. II. E. Clowes is up from Fort lenton and will hold services here Sun day next at the Episcopal church. We are requested to announce that there will be a concert at the Methodist church in this city on Wednesday morn ing next, March 13th. Will J. Kennedy, the accommodating and efficient proprietor of the City Meat market, is again on dock, having returned from his sojourn on Belt creek. Messrs. Geisey and McGee, prosperous farmers of the suburbs of Kibby, on Lit tile Otter creek, were in Great Falls today purchasing their seed wheat of the Cata ract Mill company. "They are the best harness I ever saw for the money," said an old wagoner yes terday, after examining the new $30 seta of Gibbons & Maher, Central avenue. lreat Falls is popularized by such an es tablishment. Sheriff B. F. O'Neal of Fort Benton passed through this city yesterday en route to the Warm Springs asylum with the man Murray, who was taken to Ben ton a short time ago from Choteau charged with insanity. Stock Inspector T. A. Matthews, T. 3. McShane of the Bay State Cattle company in the Judith basin, and-J. S. Carson of C.hoteau, all recent arrivals in this city, give cheering news from their respective sections of fat stock, green grass and the near approach of spring. E. E. Bywaters says it will not be ten years before the best residences in town will be in the Black Eagle Falls addition. lie says it is half way between the smelter and town and near the water power and the town will naturally grow in that direction. The view Is splendid. The board of county commissioners occupied nearly all day yesterday in con sidering the county treasurer's reports and allowing bills. It is noted that a great many bills are not sworn to as pre scribed by law. The board exaninduct great many bills carefully and criti cally. The I. 0. O. F. held a large and inter- i esting meeting at their hall in this city on Wednesday evening last. The order, we understand, is in a prosperous con dition and is steadily increasing in mom hIrship. As the 26th of April is the an niversary of the order nothing would be more suggestive than to celebrate the event with a grand ball. E. A. Itingwald, our efficient county clerk, has sent Choteau county a warrant for $30,000, leaving the question of coun sel fees to be settled by the Supreme court. The cash is in the treasury for the payment of the warrant and the money we trust will make the II. P. feel I well. The people of the two counties have always had friendly relations. Miss Sallie llabbage, one of Fort Ben ton's most popular young ladles, Rev. Mr. Hlector Clowes and E. W. Lewis, the latter proprietor of the Park stables of Fort lienton, are visiting Great Falls. What the object of Mr. Lewis' visit is we are unable to state, but judging from the broad smile that was visible on his face while admiring one of the prominent cor ner locations in our city we would natur ally infer that the erection of a manm moth livery, feed and sale stable was :.I the bottom of it. We insert in our columns this morning tie card of the First National Batik of Helena. This is one of the oldest and Imost solid banking institutions of tonll taln. Its ofCillers are among the best known aind mlost responsible gentllemen of the capital. It is the Ilioneer lltilonal bank of the Territory and tlhe L. S. depos itory, with it capital of $*U.00o000 and sur plus and profits a4notintlug to $525,000. Its pernmanetuie Is like unto that of the everlasting hills encircling the famedand wealthy city of the mountains. Mr. Tom Lacy, one of the most suc cessful farmers in Northern Montana, whose ranch is located upon the Shonkin in Choteau county, was in Great Falls for a short time yesterday. Mr. Lacy con firms the report which recently caime from that section that the farmers were all busy plowing and were preparing to seed large crops of wheat the present season. lie moreover informed us that all along the foot of the lfighwo~l mountains the young and tender grass was coming forth like a flower and would in a short time Im of sufficient height for stock to derive the benefit of the same. Mr. Lacy left on the morn ing train for Helena. Mr- Gibbons, of the leading harness and saddle firem of Great Falls, came. rush ing frantically into the LEAisERt olcep yesterday morning and inquired, "Can't I get an advertisement in the LEAIt:aRY" Ye local, all pale and trembling with fright, fearful that some great calamitv was about to transpire, such as the end of the world, or some other catastrophe of equal magnitude, replied--"Why, of I course you can. Who said you could'at?" "Well, nobody, as I knows on,' said Mr. r G. tenderly, seeing the local's critical condition; "1 jest run over to say that I've got the tinest lot of saddles and harness in the Norhwest, and I want the LEADER to tell it to the country. Will she do it?" Yer bet yere life! And if yer don'~ b'lieve it, look at the LEADERl this morn ing. Our esteemed cotemporary of Fort Benton makes some excellent remarks relative to the growing of crops without irrigation in Northern Montana. The trouble with the papers of Livingston and Helena is that they are printed in dry and arid localities where irrigation is necessary, but they should bear in mind that Montana is a great Territory and the soil in Northern Montana does not re quire Irrigation to raise good crops. The ltiver Press is disposed to deal kindly with its Livingston cotemporary, for others in remote portionsof the Territory have fallen into the same error in which the Enterprise dumped itself. They can not understand how good crops can be grown upon lands in Northern Montana without Irrigation when farmers in their immediate locality have all they can do to mature crops with an abundance of water to run over their fields. The River Press is not in the missionary business, but if the doubting. Thomases of the Yellowstone are sufficiently iterested in the solution of the problem to come to Benton we will take pleasure in showing them field after field, guiltless of an irri gation ditch, where for years excellent crops of No. 1 have been raised and will be raised this year. The secret of the whole thing lies in the fact that the rich loamm of Northern Montana lauds rests upon a clay subsoil which holds moisture like a sponge, and plant roots seek it as the surface becomes dry. The Minstrels. The genial and popular advance agent, Mr. Tom W. I oward, of Goodyear, Cook and I)illon's minstrels, came in last night and made arrangements for the appear ance of this excellent and popular company at Fort Benton Wednesday and Thursday evenings, March 18th and 14th. There are twenty-six members and every one first class. No such company was ever in Northern Montana before. Man ager John Maguire is entitled to the grat itude of our people for sending such at tractions. Daily River Press, .larch 8. Mr. Howard, the polite and gentlemanly advance agent of the above minstrel troupe, accompanied by Shorty the bill poster, arrived in Great Falls on Wednes day on their return from Benton, and yesterday billed the city and made all nessessary arrangements for the reception of the troupe, whose dates are announced here for Friday and Saturday, March 15th and 16th. Season Openeld. Capt. Taylor reports Broadwater bay free from ice. The vast float went over the dam yesterday afternoon and was soon dissolved in the breakers of the falls below. Three boats were out yesterday, only a day later than last year. Capt. Taylor informs us that he has ordered two race-boats, which will be here in time for the season's races and regattas. lie expects to have twenty boats on call at the Great Falls boat house and the stars and stripes will be flying from the topmast head from this on. The Capt. goes his whole boats'-length on the IEADERs--says she's a dandy. A Yeteran IBuilder. s Referring to the announcement by Mr. N. P. Loberg in this morning's LEADER, we are reminded that he built the first court house in Chicago in 1851; put an additional story to it in 1858; in 1868 added tihe two wings, whibh were larger than the original building. These were but just completed when the whole structure I was destroyed in the great fire of 1871. 1 Mr. L, also built the first waterworks of Chicago, also the famous Illinois Cent ral railway grain elevators, several of the I largest banks, many prominent stores t and private residences, as also the Doug las university. He built no less than seven bridges across the Chicago river. t The Bloomington (Ill.) normal university was also built by me. Since coming to Montana he has built several fine structures, among which may be named the First National bank and A. M. Ilolter's block, Helena. Since making his home at Great Falls he has been occupied in erecting a farm and home for himself. lie now again offers his services, with his rare experi ence of forty years, to our citizens, to help build up the Northern Montana metropolis. War Preparations. LoN.ooN, March 6. -l'he European situ ation during the past few days has as sumed a more threatening aspect than at any period during the past few years, The resignation of Premier Crispi, the disorderly scenes in the Hlungarian diet between the anti-German and pro-Ger man factions, and the war-like news from the Afghan frontiers have cast an uneasy feeling over diplomatic circles, and suddenly changed the hopeful feel ing to a very gloomy one. 'The Itussians are massing their forces on the frontier. The branch railway from the Askabad Merv line, southward toward Sarakhs, is pushed to its utmost capacity carryiug soldiers and munitions oJ war. 'llhe us sian Telegraph line, just built by the Penjdeh to Mlerv, is working night and day on government business. Montanal Legislatlion. IIf1E:N.A iM.arch 7. -In the council yes terday Mliddletou repourtd from the com mittee on towns and counties council bill No. 55, changing the boundary lines of Cascade and Meagher counties, without recommendation. HEIiENA, March 7.---The nominations recently made by the governor are held up by the council committee. The re publicans are apparently hoping for the aplstintment of a new governor before the council adjourns next Saturday. The Executive Sessnlon. W~AslIINGuT'OsT, March 7.--It is not ex pected that the extra session of the Sen ate will last over a couple of weeks at most. No legislative business will be considered. Poor, Poor (:rover! NE:w YonIK, March 7.-Grover Cleve laud drove down town this morning to his law office and went to work. RAILROAD RUMBLINGS! The Employes of the Union Pacifle and Northern Pacific Railroads in Conflict. The Montana Boys Take in the Vari ous Government Departments at Washington. The Sentence of Godas. Who Was to be Hanged Yesterday, is Commuted. Collision Retween Use Union and Nortther Paelc. HatEN., i March 7.-Last night over 800 men left Bette for Jefferson canyon armed with Winchester rifles They were employes of the Union Pacific rail. road and were under the captaincy of one Kinney, also an employe. They marched at once to the scene of the disturbance, with tents and camp equipage. Their instructions were-to hold the canyon at all hazards. A large number of the N. P. men started from Helena for the same place. The trouble comes about In this way: About five years ago, when the Union Pacific had gotten the Utah Northern to Dillon and Butte, it surveyed a route through this canyon as a' means of get= ting to Helena. It was going to run from a point called Glen, this side of I)illon, and between which place and Dillon there was a connection. The Union Pacific made its survey and spent $75,000 in grading a road-bed and doing the necessary work preparatory to run ning their line to Helena. About this time the Northern Pacific came in and made an agreement that it would not go to Butte and thereby compete with ,the Union Pacific in that town if the Union Pacific would not come to Helena and compete with the Northern Pacific in that town. A pool was fixed up to that effect and held until recently, when the Northern Pacific determined to run to Butte by way of the Pipestone pass. To do this they would have to use this can yon, which is the only pass on that line to survey. The Union Pacific, as soon as the Northern Pacific receded from its agree ient, started at once to build its line iron Glen to Helena and its first step was to seize the pass under its claimed hitherto existing rights. This has caused the conflict between the two contending roads. ForeiKgn Press Opinions on the Hisririon InauguraL BIInLrN, March 6.--The National Ga zette comments: There is no reason to doubt the President's pacific principles or the sincerity of his opinion regarding a peaceful adjustment of International difficulties, although he recommends the strengthening of the navy. His tone to wards foreign countries proclaims the beginning of a new era in American de velopment. LONUON, March 6.-The Times doubts whether President Hhrrison's proposed new departure relative to the naturaliza tion laws would be advantageous either for America or for the rest of the world. Blaine's foreign policy, it says, appears prominuently in the address. The gener al's assertions relating to coaling stations and harbors is probably intended to cover both the Samoan and Canadian fisheries. In the department of finance the Times thinks President Harrison's views are not vrey clear. The Daily Telegraph says: "The fact that Mr. Harrison is so well disposed to deal with foreign affairs in a calm and equitable spirit will be marked with sat isfaction." The Standard says: "On the whole, the address is disappointing. It was cer tainly not written to please the Anglo Saxons on this side of the ktlantic. The Montanlan's Still Jubtlating. WASHIN.'oN, . March 7.-Becretaries Blaine, Proctor and Tracy came to their offices early this morning, but had given up the idea of attending to official busi ness, owing to the pressure or visitors. Russell 1, Harrison, with a party of Montana people, made the rounds of the departments. They had no design on the offices. No official changes have yet been re corded in the subordinate offices, but Walker Blaine occupies the seat vacated First lssistant Secretary Rtives in the department of State, and Thomas Sher man, who formerly served as Blaine's private secretary, was endeavoring to protect the secretary from the inroads of the public. Ingalls President Pro Tem. WAsuHINIrON, March 7.-At the open ing of the session the clerk read a note from Vice President Morton stating that he would be absent from today's session. Sherman offered a resolution that In galls be president of the Senate pro tem. An amendment substituting the name of Voorhees was rejected. The resolution was agreed to and Ingalls entered upon the duties of presiding officer, the oath of office being first administered to him by Sherman. It was ordered that the President be notified of Ingalls' election. The Senate then adjourned until Monday. For the Colntittionsal Convention. HELENA, March 7.--The Governor, chief justice and Territorial secretary have districted the Territory for the elec tion of members of the constitutional convention. Cascade county will be one district, excepting Sun River Leavings -nd Mission precincts, which are in eluded in a district with Lewis and Clark t county. sentence Commuted. HREEN.A, March 7.-The Governor has commtuted the sentence of Godas to im prisonment for life. He is not an advo cate of the choking or suffocating pen alty.