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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1894
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows a dated notice from Dintonx Montana, Ava, and refers to the year 1894. The readable bits are sparse and do not reveal a clear event, action, or deadline.
A payment offer presents one dollar cash in advance to cover the cost of this newspaper from now until December 1, 1894.
The Montana Republican Party schedules a convention at 2 p.m. on Thursday September 6 in Helena to nominate a congressional candidate and a Supreme Court candidate, elect a state central committee and chairman, and conduct other party business. Delegates and alternates are apportioned by county with rules for voting and representation to govern future conventions. By order of the State Central Committee. Ler Mantir, Chairman. Thomas A. Commisas, Secretary.
Beaverhead county residents denounce the State Board of Equalization for a 37 percent cattle and 171 percent horse valuation increase. Critics question authority and demand inspectors verify true value, calling the move a farce. The piece also surveys labor, mining, politics, and war impact on prices and public finances.
The act extends final proof and payment deadlines for lands under the homestead and desert land laws by one year. It also extends final proof on entries under the preemption act by one year for those unable to pay due to uncontrollable causes, with evidence to be approved by the Interior Secretary.
The bill suspends annual assessment work on mining claims for 1892. It requires claimants to record a notice of intent to hold and work by December 31, 1894, except in South Dakota. The act takes effect on passage, approved July 18, 1894.
World copper output in 1893 reached 303 075 tons with major shares in the United States Chile Argentina and Spain and Portugal. Prices averaged 1 093 francs per ton in 1893 for instance. The National Labor Commission will begin probes into western strikes in Chicago on August 15. Local papers push Bob Smith as a candidate though support remains weak.
The 1893 Pennsylvanian bituminous coal production fell to 43,421,898 tons from 46,576,576 tons in 1892, with a large decline in coke output. The article notes higher anthracite volumes in 1893 and comments on Senator Power’s practical, results oriented approach and Fort Harrison funding.
Inter Mountain notes possible $50 million bond sale as gold reserves fall by $50 million and government receipts lag expenditures. It cites a total $150 million debt in sixteen months of reform and accuses Democrats of casting a curse on the country while urging voters to back Republican and non-Democrat candidates in Montana.
The piece argues that Mongolians are imitative, capable of rapid war effort, and could globalize military power with trained infantry and modern weapons. It warns civilization about a race with vast numbers gaining dangerous war potential. It references Japan China and the impact of torpedoes and modern fleets.
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