Great Falls tribune. [volume], April 30, 1887, Image 3

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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WAsaHIGTOx, April 15, 1887.
Public attention is now concentrating
upon the national drill which is to take
p.ace in this city next month. The color
line crisis has been safely passed, the
movement towards the reorganization of
the local militia, putting the companies in
a position to compete for the prizes, goes
briskly forward, the month of the drill is
nearly here, the securing of hotel accom
Inodations has begun, and many other in
-dications point to the fact that the great
assemblance of the republic's militia, and
of all who delight id the military, will
soon be here. Washington, fresh and
charming in her new spring suit of green,
-will gladly welcome the thousands of vis
itors who will flock to her reception in
May, and, aside from all interest in the
drill it is worth a trip of any distance to
see the most beautiful city of America in
her best attire.
The warm bright sunshine of Easter
Monday seemed warmer and brighter in 1
neighborhood of the white house than
anywhere else in this city. Thousands of
children, without regard to race, color, or
previous condition, thronged the grounds
of the chief magistrate for ths purpose of 1
rolling and "picking" eggs. It is an an- 1
nual privilege custom has long accorded 1
the youth of the district. They have the
entire freedom of the grounds on' Easter
Monday. They take possession early in
the morning, bfing their lunches and their
nurses, roll themselves over the green
sward when they are tired of rolling eggs,
and never desert the sport until nightfall.
One feature of the egg festival was its
effect upon the afternoon reception to the
public at the white house. Many of the
festive little ones made free to enter and
swelled the. attendance to about 1,500 peo
ple. One-fifth of that number is a pretty
good crowd on these tri-weekly occasions.
The children were English, Irish, French,
Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch and Dan
nish. At first the president attempted to
give each one a greeting with some special
remark, but this generous intention was
overcome in a few minutes and 'ere long
he was trying to shake hands with three
-of them at a time. There were humble
white folks and aristocratic black folks,
and they laid their hands in the executive
palm with equal confidence. Occasion
ally a tow-headed boy, soiled and hot from
his morning's sport, would march up
solemnly, put his dirty, egg-smeared fing
ers tn the presidential hand, and then slink
off as though he had done something he
was ashamed of.
Since the Inter-State commerce law
went into effect the number of personal
applications for appointments under the
admhinistration at Washington. has dimin
ished very materially. The canceling of
free passes has caused a marked falling off
in the number of callers at the government
departments from thevarious states and
territories, and it will pretty effectually
stop the coming of delegations and indi
viduals to urge appointments and press
-their claims here. Heretofore a day never
passed without such delegations at all of
the departments, but especially would they
infest that of the interior. They would
come from the Pacific coast and the far
northwest, and oftenijust in the hope of
securing the pettiest office.
Probably the most absurd of all the
-complaints made against civil service re
form is the charge that it will lead to the
establishment of an office-holding aristoc
racy. Anyone who examines the lists of
-thousand-dollar secretaries of senators, of
committee clerks attached to both houses
-of congress, of unclassified officers in the
-departments here m Washington, and of
the occupants of the most comfortable
berths in custom houses, federal courts,
the posfal service, international revenue
and pension officers all over the country,
will be astonished at the number of sons,
brothers, cousins, nephews, sisters, nieces
.and aunts who are drawing income form
S.-the public treasury.
Only last week a senator's son was ap
pointed to be chief of division ina.e of
the Washington departments, and another E
.senator's son received a clerical position
under the Inter-State commerce commis
sion. This is not saying that the fact of
.one citizen's relationship to another ought I
to operate as a bar to his official aspira- e
tions. But all of these above mentioned 9
places are beyond the reach of the civil
service rules.
It would be scarcely possible for a more 1
offensive form of.aristoracy to obtain than t
this, which is under the old system of pat
range. IThe rules restrict administration
to the civil service to persons of approved
-education and intelligence, extend to rich
and poor, weak and powerful alike, andi
give the government clerk after his in
atallation a sense of security soiongasnhe
does his work well and behaves himself
in other refpects:
The Manitoba Looking Wdstward.
fajter Rogers, tie explorigoeglneerobf
the Ianitoba, his goneto MKa oula, and.
the inference is that he is iookl g for an
.salet tothe weat for the lobaqstem I
now reaching forward into Montana. Itis
unqtlestionablypart of Jim Hill's extensive
plans to push the road clear through to the
Pacific coast, and doubtless the mission of
Ig Major Rogers at present is to spy out "a
:e practicable route along this projected
r course. At all events the Major has gone
e on another "fishing" excursion. Last fall
She explored the Lou Lou pass, near Mis
a soula and reconnoitered much of the coun
s try in that vicinity. The horses and outfit
s used in that expedition he left for the
winter on the Flathead reservation. Last
- Saturday the Major purchased a lot of
ýt supplies at Missoula and shipped them to
Ravalli, the station of departure from the
1 railroad for the Flathead Lake country.
I From this the Missoula Tines inters he is
1, going to look out a route across the north
ern part of Missoula county and through
n the lake section. Iffthis is the case, the
e Major will approach his old stamping
o ground, the Kicking Horse pass on the
n Canadian Pacific road. This famous pass,
discovered by Major Rodgers, is visible
>r from Flathead lake, and the residents of
n that section look forward some day to a
n connecting line with that road. What
f Major Rogers' visit to this country will
r result in remains to be seen. The Timnes
Is says: "It is the almost unanimous opinion
)f that the route ultimately to be selected by
1- the Manitoba will be from Sun river west
d through Cadot's pass, down the Big Black
Le foot to Missoula, crossing the Northern
tr Pacific here, and thence following down
n the Missoula river, up the St. Regis, and
ir penetrating the best of the Cmcur d'Alene
n country."--Helena Herald.
The Big Hole Diggins.
The working of the placer diggings lo
Le cated on the tributaries of the upper Big
1e Hole river istobe energetically prosecuted
id during the coming summer, and it is to be
o expected that better results will attend
this season's operations than those of last
s. year. The Salt Lake company did con
siderable work last year in opening its
a- ground, and with an early start this spring,
to with the advantage of a large head of wa
al ter, a better season's clean up is anticipated.
a Messrs. F. J. Whaley, Thos. Ryan and
Thos. White of the Salt Lake company,
,e arrived in this city a few days ago. The
le company will commence mining as soon
: as possible and with modern mining ma
re chinery will be able to move dirt rapidly,
n_ and work the diggins not only cheaply but
m expediously.-Examiner.
iP An Indian Survey Ordered.
It is said at the interior department that
the order of the secretary directing the
commissioner of the general land office to
approve of the contract of one, Green, for
a survey of a portion of the Turtle Moun
tain Indian reservation, if found to be reg
ular, and to order the survey, practically -
settles the question of the right of settlers
to about 1,000,000 acres of valuable land
ut now claimed by the Chippeways. This
d band now numbers-less than 300. Secre
tary Lamar is of the opinion th.at the claim
Li- of this small band is too vague to warrant
s ousting the' 20,000 settlers who have lo
cated on these lands, or to prevent others 51
f from settling thereon. Congress should -
be called upon to settle it.
Id More Railroads.
ar Governor Hauser tells the Helena Her
of ald that two new railroad companies .ihve
been formed-one to build a branch from
he the Boulder valley road down the Boulder
valley to Jefferson river, thence across to
the Madison, near Red Bluff. and thence
on up the-Madison and into the National
Park; the other from the Northern at Gal
latin Pacific to ajunction with the National
Park line near Red Bluff. The first nam
ed road will be built to Red BluiL this
year and on into the National Park line
near Red Bluff this year and on into the
National Park next year. A spur will
ae probably be built from Red Bluff to Vir- 1
'' ginia City.
es Horrible Tales About Alaska.
m The women's rights women should emi- B,
grate to Alaska. According to a traveler
p- who has returned from that region, "in -
of Alaska the Indian Woman is boss, and they J.
er assume every prerogative exercised by
n male Indians elsewhere, even to the extent
is- of having a plurality of husbands, thus re
of versing the order in other tribes, by which
ht the males have a plurality of wives. The G
S., squaws find work for their husbands to do
ad and compel them to do it. The woman
i- does all the trading and receives and dis
burses-all the money." And still Alaska
re is far from being a paradise. According
m to the same traveller, "it is impossibi for
t- decent men and women to live there." c
- Paralyzed by. Wealth.
A Chattanooga, Tenn., negro who has
h long owned a desirable lot in that city re
cently sold it for $10,000oo and :received a
n check for the amount. This:he went to
iget cashed. The pay teller asked him I
ow rmuch he wanted in cash. "All the
papah calls utr," he sad. Thereupon the
teller (1 $ esof ls,
bf an whena big pile ows placed beforethe
he looked at the3 in amaem ent a
sid: "aes ar'Jyaed,boss. tGimme p
. 61.50, an' you kin keep de e' till I eal
ma for it."
is A. M. HOLTER, Pres M. M. HOLTER, Vics-Pres J. W. McLeod, Sec & Treas
CHAS. WEGNER, GEN'L MANAGER.
of
H olter Lumbero C
ts i Also in Connetion: Great Falls Plain Mill..
is Windows, Lime and Building Material.
W. P. Burcher, Agt. for Yard at Sun River Crossing.
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A.G. LADD [. D,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours: 9 to II a m& 2 to 4 p m
Office at Ben. Lapeyre's Drug Store.
Great Falls. . . . ontana
i.H. FAIRFIELD,M.D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Great Falls . Montana.
F. B. NORRIS, .
DENTIST.
All dental work done caefully and thorough- I
ly. Gold Crowns, Porcelain Faced Crowns and
Bridge work a specialty.
GBEAT FALLas MoNT
BERT HUY,
Architect.
GREAT FALLS, MONT.
E.J. CANARY,
Cantractor a Bd der,
BRICK AND STONE WORK.
Great Falls, - Mont.
G1 EORGE W. TAYLOR.
Attorlney-at-Law.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Special Attention
Giveu to Real Estate and Land Entries.
JOY & FRITZPATRICK,
ARCHITECTS.
58 Chamber of Commerce, St, Paul
P. ROLFE,
e Attornoy-at-Law,
Special att.ntion'given to lanmb entries of all 1
kinds and to contests in the land office
U S DeDnty ineral Surveyor
Helena and Great Falls
F.ADKINSON,
Attorney, at Law.
-Gives special attention to
Business in the U S eand -
Office,
HELENA, MONT.
- R. A. F. FOOTE,
DENTIST,
Broadway, Helena, Mont
(.3OVE HERALD OFFI"CE)'
r J. D. McIwNi¢u, Caas. Molarna,
Chief Engineer Sun R, Canal. Co. Surveyor
M cINTIR' BROS.,
SURVEYORS.
GasT FALLS . . - MoNTANA
JOHN W. STANTON,
c Attorney-at-Law,
And Notary Publie.
r Will praotioe in all courts of the territory.
Special attntion given to realstate and miningi
cases
Gret Falls, Mont,
H. IH CHANDLER,
ASSAYER
Great Fals, Mont.
xafuy assayed ad ieunim
t l&
BEN. E. LAPEYRE,
oDn RQGEIT.
- DEALER IN
Fresh D45s, Patent ledicines, Stationery, Wall and
BUILDING PAPER, PAINTS,
Oils, Glass Lamps, Cigars, Etc., Etc.
-Prescriptioans Carefully. Compounded at
all Eours.
Eclipse Livery Stable.
>-, =.r*
- Corral and Accommodations for Feeding.
The Largest and Best Stable in Great Falls
We have a cook and bunk house, together with'
cooking utensils for the free use of patrons.
a, .rla Iote1,
GREAT FALLS, MONT.
The Only First-Class Hotel in the City.
Open Day and Night.
Bar and Billiard Room
in Connection, Stocked With the Finest Brands of ULiquors and Cigars
D. C. Ehrhart, Prop.
Grand Union Hotel,
*ort "hextoar, Miano t..
--Only First-Class Hotel in the City-
Rates t2.00 per Day and Upwards. Special Rates to Families.
Sample Rooms for Commercial Men
Only Fire-Proof Hotel in Northern Montana.
First-Class Bar and Billiard Room in Connection.
SAM KOHLBERG, Prop.
llRiI FWi AL Well Broken
Saddle, Work and Driving
. Address, CHAS. BREWSTER, Timt, uMorT m
JERRY L E WLDJKOP
Fine Wines, and and
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