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Issued Every Evening, Except Sunday INTER MOUNTAIN PUBLISHING CO. Address kit mall to Inter Mountain Publishing Company. M. A. BERGER. Manager. 26 West Granite street. Butte City, Mont. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Per year, by mall, In advance......$7.50 By carrier, per month............... Bemi-Weekly, oer year. in advance 2.00 Subscriber: who do not receive the paper regularly are requested to notify this office. Official Paper of Silver Bow County. TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1000. GOLD AND PROSPERITY. In the fare of the argument made in 1806 that prosperity would be impossible under a gold standard, the Inter Moun tain regrets to see the Anaconda Stand ard express the following opinion this morning: And now, after years of depression, new and laige deposits of gold are! brought to light, and once more the world moves onward ar.d upward in Us career of industrial development. If the world moves onward and up ward in its career of industrial develop ment, on account of the discovery of more gold—as our contemporary maintains—it Will only need the discovery of still more gold to keei> the world spinning on Us axis in the direction of perpetual pros peint y. In other words, a double stand arc! is wholly unnecessary, provided the single standard is copious enough to meet the business exigencies of the world! 'Such is the argument of the leading! new spaper organ of the silver democracy of Montana. It is a confession that the only argument in favor of a double stand and is a scarcity of metallic money, and that if enough gold can be found to en aihle the world to maintain Us onward and upward career of industrial develop ment, as at present, a return to bimetal lisni will be unnecessary! It was bad enough for the Standard to state one year ago that the ratio of values between sii ver and gold was fixed by the world's ex changes, and that the question of ratio was Irrelevant to the restoration of the white metel; but it Is positively serious for this great silver champion to acknow ledge that 3n op ward' and upward career of industrial development is not only pos sible under a gold standard, but is ac tual'ly being experienced at the present tiime! If this be true, and the average production of gold continues—as now seems more than likely—what is the out look for Montana silver? Only a few weeks ago, the Standard de voted columns of its valuable space to proving that the prescrit prosperity is due wholly to a cycle, 'the velvet edge of which happened to hit America with the inauguration of President McKinley. Now, it has apparently'dropped the cycle hypothesis, to take the advanced gold bug ground that prosperity is possible if there be gold enough to form a basis for the business of the world. It is a death blow to sliver production in Montana for the great champion of the free coinage cause to make such a con cession, and to attribute the present prosperity of the country to the larger amount of gold that is filtering through the arteries of commerce. According to the concession made by the Standard, the only hope for silver mining Is to stop gold mining, and make the use of silver aa money a possibility by diminishing the supply of gold. This is tantamount to an acknowledgement that the gold men made a logiical fight for their side of the question when they brought gold to the fiout by diminishing the supply of sil ver! In effect, it is an argument that a Single standard—either gold or silver—is good enough to ensure an onward and upward career of industrial development, provided the metail Is as plentiful as go.d seems to be a^prescnit. If the Standard had not already lost its Influence upon silver men, its position ■would be very disheartening to them. If un willing to accredit the administration Witli wisdom in the management of na tional affairs, giving to the settlement of the tariff dispute its logical place in the restoration of confidence, and to expan sion its responsibility for the more vig orous circulation of'' our commercial blood—all of which has to do with the prosperity we now enjoy—why did not „ the Standard stick to its cycle theory and fay our advancement to the godls of High. Olymiplious? Why concede that if'was made possible with gold, under a gold Standard? THE INDEPENDENT PUBLIC. In an article on the time-worn Clark question this morning the Anaconda Standard refers to the Inter Mountain as a Clark organ. This sort of an accusation Is consistent with the bulldozing methods of our Warm Spring's con temporary. Utterly unfair in everything and inde pendent in nothing, it lacks the brains to understand how any other news-paper can take a neutral or impartial position on any proposition i,n which it niay.be con cerned. The fact that the Inter Mountain lias taken sides with neither wing otf the democratic party in the Cl-ark contro versy. but lias treated both slides impar tially, loads the {Mandat'dto class this pa per with the Clark organs. Assuming to be an immaculate jour nalistic Christ, the Standard is of the opinion that any one who is not on its side of a controversy is necessarily on the other side. t It cannot grasp the fact thaï Montana is full of persons who do not care a snap for their finger for the pretensions of either wing of the democracy, and who are as far above the influence of the Standard on tiie one hand, and of the Butte Miner on the other hand, as are the glittering stars of heaven above the tide lands of Silver Bow creek. The average citizen of this state knows that both factions of the democratic party are as corrupt politically as the stink pots of tophet; and that in tile fierce contest tii-a-t has been going on be tween them for years, neither s-ide has hesitated at anything that seemed to promise it success. The -illegal expenditure of money, the coercion of voters, the manipulation of ballots, the training of hoboes to vote the straight ticke-t. the siteering of judges of election, the colonization of wards, the burlesquing of the Australian ballot, and a thousand and one other devices calcu lated to rob the publiic of an honest ver dict at the polis, have been practiced with more or !ess success by both wings of the democratic party in this state, at inter vals for years past. Everybody knows Ulus; and when the Standard puts on an expression of purity, ar.d eeek-s to pose as the purveyor of po litical morals, it -is enough to. make a plaster of Paris cast of the devil cough up his intestines. It reckons beyond its power, however, when it imagines that lit can bring the Montana public into an alignment either for or against the various propositions whic.h it may see fit to spring from time to time. As to the Clark contest, the Inter Moun tain represents the great, fair-minded public of Montana, that -is tied up w-it-h neiiuher wing of the democracy, and , Which is ready to accept the statements ( of the combatants on both sides for just ! what they miay happen to be worth—no more, no less. The contest is recognized as a dirty, scrubby fight, injurious to the state and discreditable to those who have main tained the vendetta at the expense of the good name o-f the co-m-monnvealth. That there is plenty o-f first-class poli tical corruption on both sides, made mnailfest in various ways, the people of ' Montana stand ready to believe. ; They are prepared—not to take sides ■ when democratic politicians fall out—but to see Chat the good name of the state is - * 3 I protected as far as possible from acou- ! sations that reflect upon the common wealth, and injure its standing abroad. The good people of Montana, generous in their judgment 'to a high degree, are willing to look upon a democratic go-as you-please with charity, and give to both sides the benefit of as many doubts as the i circumstances will permit. facts which investigation may make ap' parent to unbiased minds. The Inter Mountain is ! J hey draw tiheir final conclusions—not front the panicky pig-headed posturing of „ , '....... .... , , . , ,, a putrid political press, but from the newspaper representative of an element in this state , , , that is unwilling to champion either side of a democratic factional fight and which refuses to recognize the right af h any one to line up the public as a party to ftudh disgusting controversies T „ ' Insofar as these controversies may from tints to time fasten the badge of crime upon the foreheads of men con nected with either wing of the democracy, the public will recognize the taking of steps in the right direction. But it will recognize the efficiency of this work only when it is performed by the proper tribunals. IT WILL NOT DOWN. The break in the democratic party in Nebraska promises to develop into a feud. The appointment of Allen to fill the sena torial vacancj, by Goveinor Poynter through the influence of Bryan, created great dissatisfaction among the demo-1 crats, who wanted Hitchcock. It seems that Allen threatened to become a popu ^ K Ustic candidate for the pr -sidenicy unless Bryan helped him into the senate thus .u .. .. ruining the proepects ot the late silver champion. It was finally agreed that Al len should ao to the senate inNreuH of tell Should go to me senate, instead of Hitchcock, the choice of the democratic A WONDERFUL HUNDRED YEARS. s 'y.frkl.v: The New Year's Day now at hand has a far deeper meaning and significance than usually attaches to this holiday, since it marks not only tho be tör the world and the race—what marvelous changes it has wrought among nations ?™i. nl i Cn '. l,uv tango ot vision is too narrow, tho capacity of the human mind is too limited, to grasp it all. Only a perspective to be gained after the lapse of many years men will lie able to have an adoquuto achievements of the nineteenth century. No one, except the few committed by ' conception of lapse of many the stupendous .... , -, . - tew committed by fanatical beliefe or false philosophy to the doctiines of pessimism and despair, will undertake to deny that the world is a vastly belter and happier place today than it was one hundred years ago: that virtue, charity, love, and brotherliness are far more prevalent now than when the century began, and that there has been in these hundred years a vast and most wonderful enlargement ot (he bonds of human knowledge, and of the agents and instrumen taiities conducive to the comfort, prosperity, and general well-being of mankind. progress lias been made along the lines indicated during this single century . J . 1 ' 1 . 1 i! , ri , nK ., a ''j 1 ' a -ges preceding since the history of civilization begun. We have IÏ . I lht ' r a o . , ' K t * le way in wisdom, power, and glorious achievement during tno hundred years just past than we had udvanced during all the three or four thousand years which went before. ^ |la !,! la ' enumeration of the great things accomplished during the eeutt y will be sufficient. Among these we may name the abolition of serfdom in î •!!?.' and of slavery in America; the successful struggle for the preservation of our a °n - States: the creation of the German Empire; the letting in of light upon ^ China to international intercourse; the rise of cables; the opening Africa, and the Yu- ------ -«■ ---- .........j,,,, the general adoption of arbitration in tin* settlement of disputes; the growth of a more tolerant spirit if , .T io "' ana , t 1 lle , development and extension of democratic Ideas of government. . , e ' V VA U|<1 , the ', eS3 material but nb less positive and glorious advancement of world-wide philanthropic endeavor, of popular education, and thé spirit of fraternity îîrti. SOO< l w l urno, ig men. we shall begin lo realize how incomparable is the sum oi them to v. hat ha<l been achieved in all tho a^es bc'fore. A simple enumeration of the great inventions of tho centurv and the dis eo\dies made in the science of nicdicirie, surgery, chemistry, astronomy, biology, and archaeology would be sufficient to show that in these hundred years the hori zon of human thought and knowledge hats widened out so far that the circle which bounded them before scents almost insignificant in the comparison. Take, for ex ample tho marvelous changes made in Methods of travel on land and water by the use of steam and electric motors. Up to the present century all the wit and ingen puri>- >f ,ne1 ' —— thr *? ush al ! ,lle ages tatst had evolved nothing better for the pow< of the space, and wrought changes of inconceivable magnitude in society, industry com merce, and national life. . Perhaps the most gratifying feature o'f tt all is," that the adva'jt ce" is everv de partment ot science and knowledge has Inured so largely to the benefit and Vom tort ot the people at large. Take lor one simple instance the invention of the com mon match, now in such universal use. and what an immense stride it was from tho old steel, flint, and tinder-box,, the failure of which often necessitated an early morning call on our neighbor to borrow a live coal, to be taken home in ashes oix the hand, to start atresh the family fire. Which had during the night burned entire ly out. It was but a little thing, but what a world of comfort and convenience was wrapped up in it. \Ye could not do without it now. and wonder how our fathers managed to live under such privation. So in a thousand other things the comfort of the world has been greatly advanced, and today there is to be found in the hoiries ot the great mass o! the people comforts and conveniences, and even luxuries the thought of which never entered the minds of our forefathers. And who will not peoy\e infini tel v * bet tared? ° r ^ haS bee!1 vastrv in Woved, and the condition of its And what a stride, too, from the dim and shadowy daguerreotype of but half a century ago, to the photograph of today, with its clear, clean-cut and sharp out lines. that not only preserves to us the features of our loved ones, but reproduces in fae-simile the most delicate plants and objects, sets upon a plate the stars of heaven, for more convenient and perfect study, and that even reveals the inward and most hidden parts of the human frame, exposing its diseases to the eve of the physician and surgeon, that his diagnosis may be absolutely correct 'and his treatment immeasurably increased. ' There are only a few of the marvelous privileges, opportunities and benefits which the world owes to this dying century. We might speak of the spectrum analysis, by which men are able to measure the movements and determine the can stttuent elements of the most distant stars; of the establishment of the theory of evolution, a theory which has thrown a flood of light upon a hundred problems of lila and nature hitherto inscrutable, and the discovery and use of anaesthetics so great a boon to suffering humanity that this alone would have been sufficient to make the century memorable forever. But now that this wonderful, this history-making century, this hundred years that have changed the face of the world, is nearly past, can we believe that the upward and onward impetus they have given to the thoughts and energies of our race will cease, or even slacken—that to all the glories achieved and all the won ders wrought the century to come.may not add that which is more glorious and more wonderful still'.' May we not rather turn our faces toward these coming vears with the hope and the confident belief that with tho light and the power which the century past has brought us we shall move forward with accelerated speed to the solution of the great problems that sflfi lie before the minds of men and achieve larger and more marvelous things than the world has yet known or even held in its wildest dreams? party, with the understanding that the fusion bettween the populists a ml étnvo orats should be maintained, and .thit .if Bryan is defeated in the presidential contest lie shall have the support of the two parties for the senate. In "throwing off" on Me old-time friend and associate, Hitchcock, the colonel has probed a hor net's nest, arid the end Is not yet. Refer ring to the matter, Leslie's Weekly says: That species of unkiindnesa whose sting is sharper than a serpent's tooth has exhibited itself in such a way during the struggle over the appointment of a sena tor from Nebraska to succeed the late M. L. Hayward, that it may have a serious effect upon the political fortunes of no less a personage than Mr. W. J. Bryan himself. For it is the leader of the ellver Hes againts't whom the charge of ingrati tude is brought. It appears that the fu sion forces in Nebraska were almost un animous in their demand that Governor Poynter should name Mr. Gilbert M. Hitchcock, the able an'd popular editor of the Omaha World-Herald, as 'the succès words to that effect. Mr. Hitchcock had been Mr. Bryan s bosont friend for ye«,rs, oif Mr. Hay ward. And this in all pro bability would have been done had not the governor, almost at bhe last moment, received a telegram from Mr. Bryan, who was then in Texas, requesting that form er Senator W. V. Allen have the appoint ment. This settled the case against Mr. Hitchcock. Hlno illoe lae.hrymaç^ or iis associate for two years on thie World - Herald, and had labored hard and sacrl ficed much in his behalf. He had every reason to expect «hat Mr. Bryan would stand by him in this senatorial struggle lf he took parlt ln lt at aUi an , d hence the request to Governor Poynter for Allen's nomination has naturally aroused very deep feeling on the part of Mr. Hitch cock and his friends. Mr. Hitchcock is a son of p - w - Hitchcock, a former Unit ed States senator, and is a man vte.il qualified by education and natural aibilt hies to represent his native stale in Jihe United States senate. He has been a successful newspaper man, and success in that profession is one of the sjurest ln dlicatdon of executive and administrative aibimties of a high order. It is to be-re gretted that Nebraska will not have the honor of being represented at Washing ton by a man of Mr. Hitchcock's strength and independence of character. A CASE OF CONSCIENCE. - In Uheise days at depravity, when the political representatives of a great,trust are buying up newspapers all ovér the state, in the hope of carrying the next legislature, with all that Implies, it Is refreshing to note a case of editorial con science on the democratic press. Mr. Fred L. Gibson, the democratic editor of the Alder Gulch Times, lias turned the edl torlal chair of that paper over to his partner with bhe following statement: new year beinB vhe cognized *nd fitting time for the making of new r eso!uti T 8 "V* tho turnlruBr ® ve J v «* ne ï v leave®, the writer announces ito the read era of the Alder,Gulch Times that from this time he ' vIH act vvWh the republican Party. This means that his pnILt leal Ideas and beliefs have undergone « change. This Change in political affiliation Is maûe after comttn * to the belief that re publica« administration of government bilngs about better business conditions and more general prosperity than exists when the democratic party iras control of the governmental machine. This ohan-e is made in the belief that the policy of ex pansion is the true American policy and that it means the upbuilding of the en tire Pacific coast and Rocky mountain re gion as well as the advancement of the commercial interests of the whole nation. It is made in the belief that the republi can party is wiser in enactment 'and firm er in the execution of law than is the deiuo'cratic party. It is made in the belief that it is better to belong to a party of optimists than of pessimists, and in*the dasme to get out of a party that is "anti" on every question of public interest. The demociat'io party never changes It and * The Big Timber Express, which, in proportion to its size, is one of the most albly edited newspapers in the Anaconda syndicate—not even barring the Butte Times—declares thait inasmuch as David miip,. « n1 ., nifh _ , t ^ ' _ propose to re treat before the Inter Mountain. Evl dently, it intends to defend its statement that no democrat in the house of repre sentaitives objected to the introduction of a free coinage bill as a substitute for the republican currency bill, with slings and stone-throwing, rather than by references !, y 1 v™ enoes to the congressional record. It states that the Inter Mountain said that the democrats "as a body" made objection to the 'introduction of such a bill. The In ter Mountain said nothing of the kind. It said that all the objections made came from the democratic side, which is the truth. The republican side gave unani mous consent. How could the democrats Object "'in a body" when Montana's free coinage champion was hurrying away from the scene as fast as an express train could carry him? Our delerious contemporary over the range—the Helena Independent—hae had another cataleptic fit, in avhteh It froths vigorously at the mouth and yells "sil ver apostate" at the Inter Mountain. In default of any argument to maintain its case, the poor thing is doubtless justified ln gritting its teeth and swearing through Its nose. It has repeatedly ac cused the Inter Mountain of lying, but In no instance has it seen fit to show 'Where in this newspaper has distorted a fact or drawn an illogical conclusion. LIGHTS AND SIDELIGHTS. "Have you anything to say before sen tence is passed upon you?" asked the judge. • ■"I have," replied the priàoner . "Well, what is it?" demanded the Judge. "On second tiiought," returned the pris oner, "I believe I'll not say. I don't care to have a fine for contempt of court piled On to my other sentence."—Chicago Post. "We are here to-day and gone to-mor row," quoted Mr. Linger, at 10 o'clock p. *n.. or thereabouts. Thereupon Miss Gazzam was aghast. * nten <l to stay that long, j surely l she asked.—Detroit Free Press. Mrs. Stub'b—John, I expect to attend the sewing circle to-night. Mr. Stubb—Well, Marla, what is the program ? Mrs. Stuibb—We're going to discuss this 1 man Aguinaldo. j •Mr. Stubb—'Absurd! What has lie to do with sewing? | Mrs. Stubb—A good deal. Don't the papers say he is hemmed in and his tem per is ruffled?—Chicago News. ^ Landlady—Well, Mr. McGinnis, I hope' you had something you liked for break- j fast this morning. Boarder—Yes, indeed, Mrs. Irons, I had a magnificent appetite.—Chicago Tribune. Have you subscribed to the Lawton fund? SIMON BANK'S CHALCNGE SALE. 125 North Main Street, Butte Ladies' 14K Solid Gold Watches, fine nickel movements, warranted ..$17 60 Ladies' 14K Gold Filled Watches, nickel movements, warranted ..........$7 50 Gents 14K Gold Watches, full Jeweled, American movements ............$35 00 Gents' 14K Gold Filled Watches, Ameri can movements ..................$7 50 Boys' or Girls' Solid Silver Watches, good movements ..................}3 60 Solid Gold Baby Rings ................60c 14K Gold Filled Brooches ............60c Will put away any article for you and hold it till you call for It. ' ONNELL'S To-Day. ■ f »T'i SPECIAL CUT PRICES MEN'S SMOKING JACKETS SMOKING JACKETS Men's Fancy Flannel Smoking Jack tits....................... Special _ $4.00 SMOKING JACKETS Men's Blue Tricot Cloth Smok ing Jackets................... Special _ $6.oo SMOKING JACKETS Men's Wine Color iSmo Icing Jackets, Satin Lined...... ..... Special _ $8.00 FANCY VESTS Men's Fancy Vests in Silk and Wool novelty effects........... Special _ $ 4.00 DRESSING GOWNS Men's Dressing Gowns and Lounging robe»................ Special $6.00 THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE G. O. McFarland, Mgr. 'Phone 647. 4 Nighits commencing Sunday, Jan. 7. Matinee Wednesday. The New York Empire Theater success, Sydney Grundy's masterpiece, SOWING THE WIND The great sex against sex drama, pre sented wi«h the same care that character ized the performances during its run of 200 nighits in New York. Sugperb cast. All the original effects. Prices $1.00, 75c, 50c, 25c. SUTTON'S NEW THEATER Dick P. Sutton, Hgr. Week commencing Sunday, December 31st with Matinee and Saturday Matinee. Jeffreys and Sharkey Fight Grand Reproduction of the Great Coney Island Battle and High Class Vaudeville. Extra Holiday Matinee, Monday Jan. 1. Prices, 25-35-50c. f £ $ i * # $ Some window glass Is hard to see through. It Is also 'liard to "ft see through the reasons for such big prices. J - -4» $ 1 & Is easy seen through, there are no bubbles and waves to obstruct & the vision. So with our prices $ —its easy to see why we can sell sjj cheap. We bought before the raise in prices. _ I SCHATZLEIN PAINT COJ $ & 14 W. Broadway # 'fe'r'fer'Br'Br'fertfr fed Window Glass Our Glass mim if Under State Supervision. | 1(? Pays 5 per cent, on savings depos- & (Tc its, interest compounded quarterly, dl I»; Pays 7 per cent, on time certifl- k '• cates of deposit, not subject to is, check. J Issues savings certificates on build- 0 ing and loan plan with definite time 0 fa of maturity and definite payments. ]k fl?: Loans on real estate to be repaid 'k V in monthly installments running i \ from One to Ten Years, to suit bor- 0 ife rower. M Ç Trustees—Lee Mantle, president; 0 If: Chas. Schatzlein, vice president; 0 |ic Fayette Harrington, treasurer; J Charles R. Leonard, attorney; A. B. i Clements,secretary; F. Aug. Heinze, T Henry Mueller, Frank W. Haskins, 0 A- James H. Monteith. 0 STATE SAVINGS BANK» __ 0 : John A. Creighton.........President sjf ; G. W. Stapleton......Vice President 0 : T. M. Hodgens...............Cashier 0 ——- ^ ; Paid in Capital ..............$100,000 Ù : Surplus and Undivided profits 50,000 k Under state supervision and Juris- 1 ! diction. Interests Dai'd on deposits. 1 ! Sells exchange available in all the 1 ; principal cities of the United States : : and Europe. Collections promptly • : attended to . : Transact General Banking Business ! Directors—J. A. Creighton, Oma- I : ha: G. W. Stapleton, A. H. Barret, ! : E. D. Leavitt, S. V. Kemper, T. M. : \ Hodgens. ; Cor. Main and Park Sts., Butte : If; p I W. A. Clark. J. Ross Clark | IW. A. CLARK & BRO. \ X (Successors to Clark & Larabie.) BANKERS I Transact General Banking Business ^ Buy gold dust, gold bars, silver ^ bullion and local securities. Boxes for rent in the only safety 0 deposit vault in the city. > Sell exchange available In all of 0 the principal cities of the United 0 States and Europe. jjf Special attention given to collec- 0 tions. !v ALEX J. JOHNSON, Cashier. J I FIRST NATIONAL BANK !» OF BUTTE. ^ 0 0 Andrew J. Davis..........President k James A. Talbot......Vice President Ï y. E. B. Weirlck................Cashier T If George Stevenson....Assist. Cashier 0 t- - 0 jfc Transact General Banking Business ^ Foreign Exchange—We draw di- 0 rect on all the principal cities of Eu- 0 rope and issue our own letters of 0 credit, available in all parts of the k Special atetntion given to " world, collections. 0 0 If; 27 North Main Street, Butte ^1 '1 È-''fer'iBr'kr''fe-'kr'kr'k.-''kr 1 fe-''kr''fe-'ër''fe-'fe-''ë f M. Daly. M. Donahoe. W.L.Moyer 0 IK • - 0 I Daly, Donahoe & Moyer | ff (Successors to Marcus Daly & Co.) 0 BUTTE, MONT. ? ftr Transact General Banking Business 0 - 0 - Accounts of firms and individuals 0 solicited. Drafts drawn on all prin- "k X cipal cities of the United States and X f- Europe. Special facilities for hand- T ÎS ling collections on all points. 0 i V. L. MOYER, R. A. KUNKEL. 0 ÿ Manager. Ass't Cashier, ÿ