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DAILY INTER MOUNTAIN Issued Every Evening. Except Sunday INTER nOUMTAIN PUBLISHING CO Address all mail to Inter Mountain Publishing company. M. A. BERGER, Manager. £6 West Granite Street, Butte City. Mont. Official Paper of Silver Bow County and City of Butte. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Per year, by mall, in advance........$/. 50 By carrier, per f <enth.................IS THURSDAY, JULY IS, 1901. A f/ishonesf Evasion The esteemed Miner copies this morn ing the following from the New York Times: The habit the American people have got into of attributing all the material prosperity of the nation to the legis lation of the government—never more prevalent than it. the later days of the republican party—has wrought a wrong that we think is not fully appreciated. It has led to a disregard of sound prin ciples of righteousness, of the golden rule and of much else that is wholesome in morals and rectitude in our parties. We have obtained material prosperity under it, but the most pernicious fallacy of all is that such prosperity grew out of or was dependent upon it. It is perhaps natural for the demo cratic press to keep up its old game of deception. There can be nothing more absurd, however, than the contention of the Times that the condition of business is not regulated by the economic policy pf the party in power. The paper assert ing a conviction that a protective tariff •has no effect upon the general prosperity and that the political party favoring a : tariff is entitled to no credit for that prosperity is going squarely against the facts- Men join the political parties of their choice for no reason other than to promote their own material welfare. In no other way can the Times explain the fact that the great majority of wool growers in this country are republican 1 ». Nor can the Butte Miner, which copie» the Times' paragraph, sustain the New York paper's position. |n Montana at the present moment there is a lively competition among east ern wool buyers of Montana fleeces at twice the price which prevailed under the Wilson free wool tariff schedules, ffeither the buyers or sellers, if asktet for an opinion on the subject, would for a moment hesitate to express their dis sent from the Times' conclusion. If it •were not plain that the wool tariff con duces to the prosperity of the woo» growers, and that the republican party is entitled to the credit for the imposi tion of such tariff, why did Senator Clark, in order to justify certain allege! republican support of his candidacy several years ago, pledge himself to a {Wool tariff? Why was Sam Hauser ai rways in favor of a lead tariff? Why did no Montana democrat ever utter a syllable against a barley tariff? ? < Has any reader of the Butte Miner or the Anaconda Standard seen in the col umns of those poverty stricken sheets, bitterly partisan as they are, and in tensely opposed to republican rule as they are, any suggestion in favor of free .wool within a year of a state campaign? Did any democratic platform in Mon tana ever pronounce for free wool? What is true of the tariff is true of all other distinctive political policies— the parties which advocate or oppose them are responsible for their results Upon the general welfare, and are held to be responsible by the people. The op posite opinion of the Times, as quoted above, is simply a dishonest evasion of the doctrine of party responsibility. 3 About Trusts. Some wise man recently defined trusty us of two kinds, one being in restraint of trade, productive of monopoly, with out advantage to the public and intended to cut wages and prevent competition! •the other being a necessity, based on business demands, justified by threat ened foreign competition and intended to encourage home production, home enter prise and American wages. The dis tinction is plain enough, but there are some newspapers that haven't the brains to understand it or the decency to admit such understanding. For instance, the cottonbale trust, of {Which Senator Jones of Arkansas Is chief promoter, may be a cruel monop oly, since only the rich cotton planters may be able to afford such a con, • trivance; but the cottonseed oil trust, Which gives a fair price for cottonseed, manufactures it at great expense into tiseful articles of merchandise, and finds, a market for them all over the world, which otherwise would never be reached —that would be a trust of a different kind, and its suppression would only entail loss to those least able to afford it. Montana is not without its interests 1» trusts. There is one doing business Bear Helena—the lead trust. It main tains the price of lead at 4 cents. At that figure any prospector in the hills of cither Montana or Idaho can maks good money and pay good wages if he have a mine near enough to the rail roads. The mines of the Coer d'Alene, great and »mall, find 4 cents a profitable figure for their product. Before the trust was organized lead was generally 3 cents, a fraction more or less. At that rate no lead mine could work at fair wages, and thus there was always trou ble and doubt, strikes and shut-downs. Only properties carrying high silver values could afford to keep the pumps going. It is different now, and all be cause of the trust, and thus the mer\ who follow the mischievous advice of the democratic organs and denounce all trusts indiscriminately are simply quar reling with their own bread and butter. To a large extent, the abuse heaped on the copper trust, so-called, is sense less and ill-advised. Generally speaking, however, it comes from men having nothing at stake except personal polities and petty malice- Without the organ ization and consolidation of the great copper interests, copper would be nearer 10 cents than 17 vents. The European demand has decreased 50 per cent of lats, and nothing but organization among the producers keeps up the price and en ables them to show profits for the en couragement of capital and employment of labor. To abuse these producers as "barons," and "sharks," and "monopo lists," may be fashionable among men who work only with their mouths, seek ing to stir up trouble between capital and labor, but no intelligent man, what ever his occupation, will indorse such a policy. Business men and workingmen, miners and prospectors, whose desire is to see the country's resources developed, take no part in the idiotic work of dis couraging capital. Rather, they favor its investment in order to insure its dis tribution. By no other means can they receive their proportion of its benefits. Still Scolding. The unmistakable repudiation of Bryan by the Ohio democratic convention does not seem to have dampened the ardor with which he sustains the role of the World's Champion Scold- He "comes back" at the Ohio democracy with the unsolicited announcement that the con vention blundered in making him an issue, and should simply have indorsed the Kansas City platform and ad journed. That, however, is exactly what the convention did not propose to do. Its fell purpose was to dispose of Mr. Bryan as well as the platform on which he was nominated, so it stamped on his portrait and declined to approve his declaration of principles. Such action simply meant that It would take time for the selection of principles, but needed none for its consideration of Bryan. The Bryan democrats, however, do not intend to give up the ghost. They pro pose an independent organization, just as a minority faction of the Montana democracy did a year ago on discover ing the party machinery in the hands of the arrogant tools of the money power. The division thus threatened among the Buckeye democrats may mean defeat for the party, but defeat with Bryan is better than victory wit» McLean—that is the sentiment of the democrats whose headquarters are at Lincoln, Neb. j Progress and Prosperity. That is a very important interview which the Associated Press reports with Samuel Hill, third vice president of thi Great Northern. Mr. Hill has just trav. eled across the continents of Europe and Asia, and gives the results of his ob servations touching the wonderful de velopment of American foreign trade. An equally Important dispatch is that dated Vienna, Austria, which tells of the alarm, voiced in the foreign press, about the increasing consumption of American-made goods. A boycott against the American manufacturer and Ameri can labor is threatened because of the stupendous progress this country is making under the policy of the republi can par.y. It seems that despite the pessimists and tackcappers, the prophets of evil, and the croakers who bewail the signs of promise in the sky, despite the calam. ity shriekers and the ceatures who op pose thrift and enterprise and deplore success, this country is going forward in leaps and bounds. Mining In Montana. A feature of the Inter Mountain's min ■ ing news today is a long extract from the report of Labor Commissioner Cal derhead, relating to the mineral wealth of the state. The statistics are not only important, but of exceeding interest, both in Mon tana and elsewhere. To eastern capitalists looking for op portunities for investment, the report will prove of immense value, particu larly if studied in connection with simi lar reports from the other mining states. There is no place like Montana to the man looking for a mine or an oppor tunity to sell or buy one. Under wise laws administered in a spirit of justice and equality, the growth of Montana will be such as to surprise the 1 ative3 as we'l cut the immigrants. BRIGHT IDEAS OF MONTANA EDITORS Misplaced Sympathy. There has been and Is being & great deal of sympathy wasted over the no torious Calamity Jane, sympathy which might better have been extended to her more unfortunate sisters. The career of Calamity Jane is mostly based on the relations of dime novelists and very little that has been told about her is founded upon facts, although there Is a slight basis fer making her a heroine. She may have done some things which were deserving of credit but the most of her life has been spent in debaunch ery of various sorts and, although the chanceg were given her many times to reform she preferred to live the life she followed. Mrs. Josephine Brake Is the latest philanthropist who has taken up the cause of Calamity Jane, and a day or two ago Calamity departed with Mrs. Brake for New York, where the latter ■wfti furnish her with a home. Inciden tally Mrs. Brake intends to write a book with Calamity as the heroine, so th'jiL Tipi* nhilunlhmnlt* motives nr« not that her philanthropic motives are not entirely disinterested. As to whether or not Mrs. Brake will be able to re. form Calamity is questionable. As has been said, many efforts have been made to this end, but it would seem as if this woman was entirely depraved, and there are many others who are more deserving of sympathy and assistance,' women tvho have tried to rise, women who are will ing perhaps to try again, o If Calamity Jane is, in reality, will ing and anxious to reform, if she is willing to lead a new life, and if her benefactors want rèàlly to aid some one, let them huntup-the son Calamity Jane had with her in Castle, whom she threw out of doors at the tender age of 13 years and who today is lame and will remain lame all his life on account of her cruelty and the cruelty of her debauched associates. This young man was sent to the reform school and was kept there for some years, being par oled on account of gold conduct. When he wag released from the reform school he was a new boy. but none of the credit can be charged to his mother. It may be that today he is leading a good life and that he perhaps has pros pered to a certain degree, for he was always a boy willing to work, but the; fact remains that he is crippled and crippled for life, and certainly if these New York philanthropists want to do some good to the world they might bet ter hunt up this son of Calamity Jane and do something for him, at the same time they are using the mother and her supposed history for purposes of revenue. — Great Falls Leader. j ! The Fair Question. The question whether or not a county, fair shal be held in this city in the m future has been agitated more or 1 during the last month or two. Grer.^, Falls has just enjoyed a street fair which was a success in every way, and now Butte is holding one which prom ises to excel even the Great Falls fall. However, in both Great Falls and Butte, the idea has been principally to adver» j tise the city and the goods, wares and merchandise of the merchants of those cities. In Bozeman, while merchants' advertisements would form no small part of the fair, yet it is the whole valley which needs made public its many ad vantages, richness and beauties. If a. fair is held in Bozeman, whether a county fair or street fair, it should be a Gallatin county fair, at which may be seen displays of everything grown within its borders, where every merchant In the valley has his booth,' every farmer a cor ner, and every man, woman and child a hand in the affair. Above all,- however, there should not be too many members on the working committee, as it is an unfailing rule that too many cooks spoil the broth. On another page in this paper will be found a notice of a meeting for the pur pose of organizing a gentleman's driving club. The promoters of the scheme wish it strictly understood that any person in the county who is a lover of horses an! wishes to see some trotting and running races, is asked to become a member. In order for this club to be a success every horse owner in the valley should do ail he can to aid it by becoming a member and offering suggestions. If this club gets a good start in lift it is probable it will be the nucleus to the county fair," and the county fair will, if it is well managed, be an advertisement of Galla tin county. It is true this valley is well known throughout the length and breadth of the state as a grain producing section, but in order that its bther ad vantages may be better known some method must be adopted to demonstrate in a practical way that they exist In truth and in fact. In these progressive times it does not do to hide the light under a bushel, because the light is very apt to be extinguished. In other words, in order to create a demand for our lands and their products we must show them to the public like a merchant does his stock of goods, and this can be done by means of a fair or in some sifnilar manner.—Gallatin Valley Republican. THE CONDI TIONS IN ALASKA Plenty of Food For Those Who Are in That Far Off Country. George W. Trimble traveling for 'an eastern drug company is at the Finlen, after a long tour of British Columbia and Alaska. He has an interesting story of conditions all through the north, the land of promise to all who go, the land of desolation to so large a pro portion of those who follow its glittering gold slag to its home within the Actic circle. "Thei'e is no more danger of starva tion in the north at least for several years to come," said Mr. Trimple. "There are enough provisions stacked up on the beaoh ht Skagway, Nome and one or two other coast towns to feed 200,000 people for at least five years. The ships that have gone into the Alaskan trade have oaded to the guards with every thing that could possibly sell, and the merchants are overstocked to an alarm ing degree. There is not a cent in trade at any of the towns easy of access from the coast. Prices. are as low, or even lower in many cases, than they are at home. It is a case of sell as much as they can rather than have it all rot. "Unless some great new finds are made, it looks as if the whole country is going to fall flat. At present, the tail ings from the first rich operations that startled the world are being worked over, and yield great returns. But they will not last, and it seems as if the sup ply of virgin gold is very small. The finding of new fields is an imperative ne cessity to the country's continued pros perity. "Dawson, the great, straggling village that has been the Mecca of the gold hunter for three years past, is stagnant as a prairie duck pond, though of course there is muck gold being produced there and at the other camps. Prices at Daw con are still very high. -The -White Horse railway, a little over a hundred miles in length, has simplified the trana ^nce, without eveo» getting enough to II.«._ m. . ___l____ portatton of passengers and supplies, but freights are still 45 cents a pound from Skagway to Dawson. Hotel rates are HO a day, for accommodations in little frame shacks more like negro quar ters than like hotels. •There are thousands of people in Alaska who will never be able to get back to the United States without gov ernment or prL-ate aid. They spent their all in getting There, in the hope of piek lhg up a fortune without having capital invest. Of course they failed, and qw they live a hand-to-mouth exist tnke the mhorne. j /'The finest scenic trip in the United States, probably in the whole world, is .tjhat by steamer from Vancouver to Skagway. All through Alaska there is sublime mountain scenery. If one could ljve on that alone, all would be million tjires. It is the finest trip one could \)ish, for a traveler who has money. ! "Coming down through the Northwest tjeniiories and British Columbia there i^'great mining activity. The Canadians ejeern to have been slow in developing litei nnagnifleent country. Slocan, Ross- j land,.Crow's Nest and many other camps are on the boom." BOZEMAN I S BUILD ING FAST. Gallatin Vall«y Town is Exhibiting a Prosperous Appearance—Good Crops—Good Schools. "Bozeman is building up at a great rate this year," said R. Wells, of the Commercial National bank of Bozeman, one of the bowlers who came over yes terday to show Butte a few points about the game. "A number of fine store build ings have been put up on Main street, and a stranger coming in would hardly recognize the place. The town is build ing in all directions, too, many residences being in process of construction. The people come for 100 miles to secure the advantages of our schools and college, and build good homes, intending to stay and enjoy themselves. "Crops are looking finely all through the Gallatin vallep, though on the up lands some of the spring wheat is short. The ranches are having plenty of water for irrigation from the various streams— the Gallatin, East Gallatin, Middle Creek, and the other smaller streams. Montana crops will be all that could be desired this year, if heavy freezes do not come too early "Bozeman is proud of the fact that she has the first militia company under the new state organization. All the old companies went to the Philippine or Cub an wars, and left the state without a sin gle blue coat. Bozeman has organized a company, officered entirely by the boys who saw service in the Philippines, and enough others have joined to fill out the number required. Company A is the pride of the whole country, even more than the ill-fated troop B that was turn ed down when the boys wanted to go to Cuba." The question of still further reducing j the time of the journey between London ' and Paris is occupying much attention I on both sides of the channel- The North ern of France company, which owns the 1 mail steamers Nord and Pas de Calais, Ï employed on the Dover-Calais service, j are considering the introduction of a vessel on the turbine principle. This ! would revolutionize the cross-channel ! passage. A Clyde shipbuilding firm is atjdo? Whirl of the World. present building a passenger steamer on the turbine principle, which will be ready for launching shortly. If this ! vessel proves a success it will have a j spee dof about 30 knots, enabling the ! time of the passage to be reduced to 1 about 35 minutes. j It is rarely that a paper nautilus has been seen in confinement, or, indeed, ! alive, but during the past winter so- j journers at the island of Santa Canta- ] lina. Cal., have had this unique experl-! ence. The island is the only locality in ! the United States where the paper nauti-j lus is found. The shells were all found | on the lee side of the island, in protected j bays, and it is evident that scores come afehore on the south side and are dashed to pieces on the rocks. The nautilus is one of the most inter esting of animals. It constitutes one of i the highest forms of moilusks, and is closely allied to the octops or devil fish, j The body is covered >by a manti'.e, ! which has an opening in the anterior portion, and from this projects the head, connected by what, especially in the squids, appears to he a neck. I The shell is literaly as light as a feather, and resembles crumbled paper. very delicate and beautiful In shape. The habits of the animal are similar to those o fthe octopus, creeping along the bottom in search of preysmall crabs, etc. They are essentially deep-water animals, coming to the surface to spawn. At Santa Catalina the shells of the nautilus are now in active demand as curiosities. The pen of the large squids —a really attractive object—is also •sought for by tourists, also the eyes, which have a beautiful, pearly luster and resemble pearls. • • * Living marionettes are now among the most p opular stage performers in some 1 of the provincial towns in Germany and France, as well as in Paris and Berlin The performance begins with an over ture, played on a phonograph, and after that a tiny actor appears and either, sings or recites In the most approved fashion. Other actresses and actors fol- ; low, and occasionally an acrobat gives an exhibition of his skill. Finally a j farce or light comedy. Interspersed with ; dances and songs, is given, and nothing ' could be more natural than the manner Jn which the way little Thespians per form their several parts. The transportation of the living actors Into little creatures not larger than dolls 1« simply the result of their reflection In the mirror. According to the laws rtf optics the reduction of size is propor tional to the square of the distance be tween the living actors and the mirror, and. if, spectators would be able to see marionettes even smaller than those now exhibited. • • • A miniature kangaroo has been discov ered in the far west. It is an exceed ingly interesting creature, and strides around like a kangaroo, making great jumps on Its bind legs, which are long and powerful. It a]So has a surpris ingly long tall, which adds to its re semblance to the marsupial after which it is named. •* - ' - •' This curious creature has been found in that wierd place called Death's Vai Beautiful Woman's Head Ploatlng in Air See Our Booth in Street Fair The ««1 l Herpicide ## Lung Tester BUY ONE FROM THE BOY 10c Is la everybody's mouth, /lore fun tor less money than ever seen |Frec Ice Cream Soda A ticket good for a glass of I soda FREE with every 50c I purchase of cigars or candy. I Newbro Drug Co. 109 North naln Street. ley. Its color varies from 1 ight gray to d ark brown, according to its h abi tation, nature making its hue similar to that of its surroundings as a protec tion against its enemies. Although called a kangaroo rat it is not a rat at all in the true sense of the word as nt be longs to quite another family. Chicago Tribune: Visitor (from beyond the suburbs)—What's one of them auto mobiles wuth? Salesman—I can sell you this one at a bargain. It's only $975. Visitor (the fire in his eye dying out) — Show me some of your wheelbarrahs. STORIES TOLD OF STATESMEN Lewis Felt as Though Was His. the Bank in James Hamilton Lewts, be of the "sun kissed whiskers," ex-representative from the state of Washington, may be a statesman, philosopher and poet, but he is not much of a financier. At least he wasn't a few years ago, before he en -tered congress. He tells the following story at his own expense: "When I opened my first bank account not so very many years ago I didn't .have much idea of how banks conduct - cd business. I made a deposit of a few hundred dollars, was given a bank book, .which showed the amount of money I had to my credit, and a check book, Upon returning to my office I carefully placed the bank book in my desk and forgot all about it. I carried the check book in my pocket for convenience sake. It was a new sensation for me to draw checks. I was like a child with a new toy. When I needed money, or anybody else wanted some, all I had to do was to j KO down after the check book. I was ' the proudest man in all the state of I Washington. I imagined that my bank account was as long as that of J. Pier 1 pont Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, or Ï the moral law Itself, for that matter, j Finally, however, I found that I had overdrawn to the extent of $37.50. I ! didn't really know what it meant or ! what to do. What do you suppose I did atjdo? Well, I'll tell you. I walked Into the bank with the notice _of overdraft. drew a check for the amount, handed ! both to the paying teller and started out j of the bank. I was called back and mat ! ters were explained to me, much to my 1 humiliation. Since then I have kept a j little closer tab on the stub end of my check book." -- ----— ! Gen. John M. Wilson, who recently re j tired as chief of engineers, as a very ] courteous gentleman, and in office hours especially expected to be treated with ! that deference by visitors that he ac corded them. One day Attorney Hig | gins, then a United States senator from j Delaware, who is not exactly a Chester field, dropped in to see the general on official business. He entered with his high hat stuck carelessly on the back ot his head, and, without troubling himself i to remove it, fell into a chair and opened up the conversation. General Wilson j was much perturbed by this familiarity, ! and made no pains to conceal the fact, Finally he pressed his finger hard on the electric button, and his messenger ap [peared. I "William," he ordered, sharply, "bring me my hat." When William reappeared, the general put the hat on, cocked it savagely over his left eye, planked both feet on his desk and continued to talk. Senator Higgins appeared totally un aware of the significance of these pro ceedings, but General Wilson was not yet through with him. As the senator rose to go the army officer touched the button again, handed his hat to the mes senger, saying: "William, you may hang it up again. I don't suppose rii have any further use for it today until I go home." It is only fair to Senator Higgins to state that even this pointed remark 1 seemed to fall to make any impression on him "Pap" Pender has been a doorkeeper at the white house for upward of forty years, and he is writing a book on his experiences there. He is the man who ; assisted President Lincoln to his car riage on the night of the assassination j at Ford's theater, Washington, 36 years ; ago . Pender also assisted President Gar ' (j e j^ to j,is carriage on the morning the i atter was shot at the Baltimore & Ohio railroad station, by Charles J. Guiteau. The other day a Hebrew was a visitor j a j ^ house, and "Pap" Pender j was entering the Arlington last week, when was showing him through the building. "Pap" is very fond of telling people how long he has been employed at the execu tive mansion. When he informed his Hebrew friend that he had been there nearly forty years the latter, looking at him in great astonishment, exclaimed: "And you don't own it yet?" A husky-looking, one-armed gentle man. wearing the slouch hat that de notes Hie southerner to the manor born. he came into a head-on. col lision with a dapper, bewhiskered gen tleman who was making his exit at a 2:40 gaiu As each recoiled from the im pact, profound excuses were made, and nothing would content the southerner, who insisted that he alone was at fault. but that the other should accompany him to the chamber of conviviality. "My name is Oates, suh—William C. Oates—ex-member of congress from Ala bama," said the one-armed man, as he released his hand from his new ac quaintance's. "And mine," said the bewfilskered one, "is Hay—John Hay—Secretary of state." "Ha, ha, ha," laughed the bluff Ala bamian, slapping the premier on the back, "a good team, surely, suh—Hay and Oates. I think I can see the horses in the carriage out front there sniffing the air hungrily. But this time we'll re verse the rule and consume one of their kin. Walter, bring me a pony whisky." —Philadelphia North American. 'Points For Painters Be Patient Vje Care "Do ft ot Spilt y oar Paint ^ ^ ^ People do not like to pay as much for scrubbing after a Job is done as It cost to do the Job. They don't have to when our men do the painting. SCHATZLEIN PAIMT COMPANY No. 14 West Broadway For 75c We hatte a ring chain Which passes around a baby's wrist and fastens to the finger ring to prevent It being lost. Same things In solid gold for $2.00 and $2.50. Also a safety attachment for scarf pins. Gold plated 25 cents and all gold for $1.50. Night & Fairfield Jewelers What Will It Cost To Have Your House PaintedRight? You can ascertain from us just what it wlH cost and we can show you the different effects of different colors for body of house, cornice, porch or sash, just as they will ap pear. You can't afford to place a con tract for painting without seeing us. Ellis Faint Co 17 £. Qurrtje Successors to Carder Bros. |VWUVW\W| I Clocks Monday, July 15th we inaugur* ate u clock sale which will con tinue for one week,during which time a Discount of 20 Per Cent Will be given through our en tire line of L Kill 1 DAY CLOCKS. All clocks marked la plain fig* urea. Our stock consists of the newest and best on the market and our aim Is to satisfy and to please. Jeweler... aud 0pii;iai.. CWSI EY BL » 1 x 0