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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27
WORDS IN GENERAL USE Otter
MISPRONOUNCED. -

Carnegie (Andrew) Kar-NEG-e (se' in
second syllable as in ebb).
Either and neither are preferred to
i-ther and ni-ther by Webster, Walker
and Smart.
Room, SCOT, roof, broom, and soon have
long sound of 90, as in food; many give
incorrect sound, as in foot.
Decollete, da-kot-TA CO. is in 'old'D.
not da-kOL-ta.
Bap-tis-ter-i, not bap-tis-tri.
Canton-1n China, Kai-TON, in the
United States, kAN-ton.
krupp is pronounced as KrooE 600
same as in ~"ooze').
Nicaragua is pronounced Ne-ka-RA-
gWa.
Observation-Disclosures not il
re-VOk-a-ble.
Patriotism is patriotism, not pat-ri-
ot-iSm.
Figaro is fe-ga-RO, not FIGARO,
Herculaneum is properly her-ku-LA-
ne-um ca i'll accented syllable same is
in "ask").
Vagary is va-GA-ri, not VA-ga-ri.
Wilhelm is pronounced Vil-hel1n,-In-
diarapolis Press.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27
ALL r SORE,

Chicago Inter Ocean: The democrats Of
Nebraska are in a frenzy over the action
of Bryan in demanding the appointment
OF Allen populist, to the vacant sana-
torship as against Hitchcock. democrat.
The inside of the affair is now public
property. Allen urged Bryan to lput
pressure on Governor Poyrtter to have
MIN appointed, since Poynter was about
to appoint Hitchcock, and explained thai
II H~ltchcock was appointed the next leg
stature would have to give the other
senatorship to a populist, and in that
event 1T could not go to Bryan in the
event he was beaten for the presidency.
He further urged Bryan 20 act. threaten
ing that if he did not he (Allen) would be
a presidential candidate before the next
national populist convention. 1t was
then that Bryan wired Poynter that he
must appoint Allen and mot Hitchcock
Inc democrats are crying ingratitude,
and boldly announce that there Will b.
a contest in the state convention
against Bryan which will also be carried
to the national convention.
The plan as now understood was be
tween Allen and Bryan to divide the two
senatorships at the next legislature in
the event that Bryan was not elected to
the presidency. Bryan was to represent
the democratic end and Allen the populist
end OF the concern, and the two control
the situation.
The most extraordinary denunciation
OF Bryan is taking place all over the
state by both populists and democrats.
hut more especially by the democrats, Who
say ii Bryan cares more for populist sup
port than democratic he should make his
position clearer than he has.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27
IS THERE A FEN/AN MOVEMENT

On the principle hat where there is
a great deal of smoke there is some fire,
many are inclined to believe that a
Fenian raid into Canada is contem-
plated. Considerable excitement has
been created by vague and indefinite
runors of this type, and those best ac-
quainted with Irish sympathy for the
Beers in the east predict an organized
movement against the British govern
ment in the form of another Fenian in
cursion into Canada.
1t is quite likely that no such move
ment will be seriously undertaken at
this time. yet it is a matter which the
public cannot afford to ignore and en-
courage by it's silence. While no one will
deny to any citizen the right to place
his s~ympathies wherever it may please
him best, when it comes to an overt act
against the neutrality laws which are
being observed by this government it
become quite another matter. The
right to organize military movements,
and arm men for an invasion into a
foreign country, belongs exclusively to
the government; and any attempt on the
part of private individuals to assume
this ~prerogative ought to be summarilv
checked by the authorities.
Colonel Robert F. Scanned, who NAV
have served the n~ationalists well here
tofore in agitating the wrongs of Ireland.
Is certainly making the mistake of his
life in advocating the INVASION of Canada
by 100, 600 armed men, without the author
Is trying to set in motion q secret move
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27
f, n LAYTON FUND.

The Inter Mountain has been author
azed by Adjutant-General H. c. Corbin,
of the Lawton committee, to solicit and
receive subscription in Butte and vi
cinity for the fund that is being raised
for the family of the late Major-General
Henry w. Lawton. 1t will be remem-
bered that this great American soldier,
and noted fighter, was shot dow by a
Tilipino sharpshooter at San Mateo on
the 10th instant, while at the head Of his
troops.
He was unquestionably one of the
greatest of our military leaders, and his
ciated his splendid abilities and his mar
Evelous courage. To such men as General
1awton the American public owe a debt
of gratitude which can find no better
form Of expression than through the
kindly remembrance of the loved ones
1eft ehind
General Lawton died poor. He left a
family that had been dependent upon his
salary as a soldier, and the movement
that has been i%naugurated in their be-
half cannot fail to irresistibly appeal to
the ~sympathies of the American public.
The patriotic feeling that found SO much
to admire in the heroic achievements OF
Admiral Dewey, will find expression in
contributions to the comfort INC welfare
80 @1,o g., - - ry.-z. -- = -
telegram to the Inter Mountain, General
Corbin says:
The committee having in charge the
raising, of funds for the benefit of the
widow and four young children Of the late
Major-Genefal Henry w. LaWton, who
was killed in action at San Mateo, LuZon,
P. L., December 18th, request you to So
lioit and receive subscriptions, and act
for and represent the cornmittee in your
city and vicinity. 1t is proposed to keep
1.-THE subscription lists open until the even
kdng of the 9Th of January.
All who wish to contribute to this fund
can do so by calling at the business office
of the Inter Mountain and signing the
roll, where due credit will be given. In
view of the early date upon which it is
proposed to close the subscription, let no
time be lost by those who wish to testify
to their appreciation of the splendid SER
vices rendered by the dead soldier, by re-
membering his little ones. Call early and
add your name to the roster of apprecia-
tive patriots. The future of his wife and
babies gave General LaWton much con-
Germ, when the possibility of his death in
battle was mentioned. Let it not be said
that the american people are ungrateful.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27

setting shawl and veil yet more closely,
1osl ner balance and fell to the street, the
baby falling some distance from her.
Inc cal sped on to the corner. but the
excited passengers rose and shrieked.
Inc sprang out, men jumped
OH, a crowd gathered. The baby wall
ed. The woman lay limp and white on
the hard asphalt.
Tender, eager hands reached out to
help her. Softened, anxious voices
murmured, rs she hurt?"tA man tele-
phoned for the ambulance. Policemen
came.
presently the woman sat up slowly. A
murmur of relief went through the crowd.
She. put her hand to her head, settled her
nat, repinned her veil, and then. in a
crushed sorroWful tone, she said, rs my
hat on straight?'
Then she rose stiffly and picked up the
baby.-Buffalo News.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27
years presidential election a su%perfluous

S~~ StA u SupCl llAOuS
formality.
In the first place the resolutions are
not sincere. They are obviously drawn,
not as an attempt in good faith to solve
the Philippine problem, but as a bid
for votes. But votes are not gained on a
large scale in that way. On the broad
field of national affairs what is not
sincere is not good politics.
All the bargaining in the first resolu-
ton is a manifest confession that the
whole position is a sham. If we have no
rights in the Philippines. what business
have We to make the rilipinos pay us
s2O. Gee, 900, cede us coaling stations, and
guarantee US the free entry to their
ports? Why do not we owe them some
thing for the men we have killed, the
arms we have captured and the crops
we have destroyed? If we do have rights
there, why should we give them up?
There is such a thing as being too
sharp in politics. The authors of these
resolutions thought they would concili-
ate the American people by promising
them pecuniary advantages in connec-
ton With the scuttling policy. They mis-
understood the variety of human nature
with which they have to deal. The
american people are "magnanimous. If
they thought the Philippines ought to
be independent at this time they would
give them independence freely, with no
thought of taking advantage of their
necessities to extort blackmail from
them. But they believe that it is best
for Filipinos and Americans alike that a
free government should be established
on the islands under American auspices.
Holding that belief. they are not likely
to be bought off by dollars and coaling
stations.
AS to polygamy and slavery in the
Sulus, the mention of those things, which
all Americans detest, is obviously meant
Tor campaign consumption. There are
Just TWO course open to us in that mat
ter. we can either keep out of the
Islands,. in which case we have nothine
to do with their affairs. or we can take
charge of them. in which case we shall
nave to do as England does in India. and
go very slowly in uprooting the ancient
institutions of the people. We can
doubtless eXtinguish slavery very soon.
with a little judicious/ financial assist
ance but to e~xtinguish polygamy in a
Moslem community that has never
Known any other domestic system from
the remotest generations is a different
matter. The MOrOs are not a perverted
offshoot of civilization, like the Morinons
they are still in the barbarous stage of
evolution. and we can no more ciyilize
them all at once than we can turn the
Apaches into R~ostonians in q year.
Ifle democratic party will gain no adj
vantage by attempting to make the pres
dental campaign on fantastic issues in
the Philippines.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27
PERYERTINC THE RECORDS.

Were the Inter Mountain to waste its
time correcting the errors that appear in
the political department Of the lesser
lights of the democratic press through
out the state, it's columns would be full
fools rush in where angels fear to
tread,' L number of democratic weeklies
al up and fearlessly digest in their
own way political propositions which
the leading dailies discreetly let alone.
The Big Timber Express-a member Of
the now famous Anaconda group of syn
dictated weeklies-is an illustration In
point. 1t says:
The Butte Inter Mountain perverts the
record when it states that the democrats
raised objection to the introduction of a
free coinage substitute for the financial
bill recently passed by the house of rep
resentatiVes.
If the Inter Mountain was guilty Of
perverting the official records, it is pass
ing strange that it escaped the eagle
eye of the Anaconda Standard, the sensi-
tive nose of the Butte Miner, or the
acute ear drum of the Helena %Independ-
ent, only to be terrified out by the Big
Timber Express. But, the fact is, our
country contemporary is up to it's neck
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27
IN unmitigated error. and is sloshing

in unmitigated error, and is sloshing
around at random.
The official records show that no re-
publican in the house of representatives
raised objection to the Introduction of a
free coinage bill. On the contrary, the
republicans challenged the democratic
side of the house to introduce such a
measure, having unanimously given
their consent to the proposition. The
records show that not only did each and
every objection to the introduction of
such a bill, as a substitute for the repub-
lean currency bill, come from demo-
Gratis. but that eleven democrats Mbted
for the republican measure.
The speeches made show that many of
the democrats who voted against the
currency bill Gid so through no OBJ
lection to its gold standard feature, but
because other provisions in the text did
not meet their approval. The records
show further that those democrats who
chirruped about introducing a free coin
age bill did not do SO until after demo-
cratic objections had made the introduce
ton of such a measure impossible under
the rules. In no case do the records
show that any free coinage bill had been
prepared for the OCCASION, but they do
show that alleged free silver congress-
men of the A. J. Campbell type skipped
out before the vote was taken instead of
remaining at their post of duty. In the
light of these facts, the reader can draw
his own conclusion from the grand finale
of the editorial in the Big Timber Ex-
press, which reads as follows:
The record shows that the democrats
were practically unanimous for a free
coinage substitute while the republicans
We're just as unanimous for their gold
standard bill. On the face of the record
the Inter Mountains statement is mis-
leading, and to all intents and purposes,
false.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27
BAN KS
CHALLENGE SALE.
1875 North Main Street. Butte

Ladies' lax Solid Gold Watches, fine
nickel movements, warranted SIT so
Ladies' lax Gold Filled Watches. nickel
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Gents lax Gold Watches, full jeweled.
American movements ........., s35 90
Gents AK Gold Filled Watches, Ameri-
can movements .......... ,.......$7 so
Boys or Girls Solid Silver Watches,
good movements ........ ..........$ SO so
Solid Gold Baby Rings soc
lax Gold Filled Brooches ........... soc
viii put away any article for you and
hold it till you call for it.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27
THE ETERNAL FEMININE.

The car bowled along rapidly. A wo-
man in the corner o softly to her
asleep in her arms. Now and then
she tucked the corner of the little ones
shawl closer about the sleeper and anxi-
ously smoothed the thick veil over the
little face. The passengers watched this
natural and unconscious display of the
mother heart with interested smiles, and
ALL eyes followed the little mother and her
sleeping charge rs she rose to leave the
car.
The conductor rang the bell. The
mother, thinking only of the baby in her
ms advanced to the steps, and, still
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27

An article from the New York Journal,
to which attention was editorially called
yesterday, was crowded out by pressure
of other matter. 1t appears today, and
will be read with interest by those who
wish to note the attitude of a leading
democratic organ on the Philippine sdues-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27
EAR7MAN AND HOiR.

One of the most amusing incidents in
conda Standard to show that Senator
Hoar gets his inspiration from ex-Con-
gresham Hartman. In referring to the
anti-expansion proelivities of the sena-
tor yesterday, the Standard said:
Mr.. Hoar, in his resolution, makes the
identical argument employed by Mr..
Hartman in his Fourth of July address
at Hamilton, and with a striking SINH
la1ity of expression.
This is intended to indicate the strik-
ing influence of Mr.. Hartman's Fourth
of July speech upon Senator Hoar! But
there is another side to the question. Mr..
Hartman's natal day Grafton was d
~parrot-like imitation of the speeches
made by Senator Hoar last winter, inter-
spersed With plagiarisms from the ad-
dresses of Senator Mason, Not a well
defined thought in the iong-drawn drib-
BILE was original With Hartman himself.
The same ma be said of his Grafton in
Butte on a similar occasion, respecting
the annexation of Hawaii. It was
merely q repetition of the thoughts and
ideas put forth by Pettigrew, and was
original only in the appropriateness of
it's expression in a Fourth of July ad-
dress.
The Standard has undertaken a diff
cult task in trying to prove that Hart
man is setting the pace for the more in
tellectual cranks of the country He is
a cheap imitator of misguided men-the
purveyor of political pranks that origi-
nate in the brains of the more far
sighted. That is why he takes the part
of a jack-o'-iantern with an Anaconda
candle in his head. Senator Hoar has
reached the Anticipated phase of "the
lean and %slippered pantaloon," but he is
not far enough advanced in paresis to
harvest his senatorial thunder from the
Fourth of July speeches of the statesman
from ~Sourdough creek.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-17

nage OF trains by increasing the power
ot locomotives that It Is declared there
is no reason to doubt that but train
OF 1000 tons may soon become u stand
ard. 1t Is calculated, owing 10 this
process of nice adjustment OF means
II economy, that therNte of one mill
for hauling a ton Of freight one mile
viii result In satisfactory profit IL
a railroad II Is this low basis tc
which railroad freight will be brought
that leads to the exper, opinion that
the point Is In sight and actually real
lied In he case Of certain roads, when
land rates have no longer to fear the
composition VI lrland water rates hy
lake, river or canal.
III is the Judgment as many c,mpe-
tent engineers tha, Il Is very doubtful
II projected canals have any futur, he
fore them. This Is lascd on a study of
railroad economics, resulting In a
steady decrease In freight rates which
every Indication says viii come as soon
as the present rush is over and the
various lines all over the country be-
come equipped with the rolling stock
necessary to carry out the ideas that
are now beng worSed upon
"At least Il is apparent that the time
is not far distant when railroads will
be In better position to compete with
water rates waen the difference in time
Is considered"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-17
a RACE FOR LIFE.
ship Sinks After Making the Har.
Dor az Chicago.

ship Sinks After Making the Har
Dor AT Chicago
CHICAGO. Nov. l6.-The seame
Conemaugh. Of the Anchor Line. Sanl
at the mouth or the harbor early thlt
morning after having race for life.
The steamboat, bound into Chicag,
from Buffalo, in the dense fog that huns
over Lake Washington ran into the hali
way crib. a mile and a half out from
the harbor entrance. and a great hol,
was stove In the bow.
Panic seized the crew. The boat COM
menced to fll fast and there was q
disposition 10 rush FOR the boats. Bur
the captain gave orders to turn on all
steam and make u run for The harbor
and commanded the man to stand AZ
their posts The engineer had Ia
steam on at full mead and the timbers
Of the vessel groaned under the un-
wontd strain. Hut Captain Crnuk.
hite felt that the lives on the vessel
N'FEilh hHAl Ailf 'lhll hslttFS WIN NIlltl
he could reach the harbor entrance.
The Conemaugh was settling fast ana
her speed was diminished greatly he
fore half the distance to the piers az n.
mouth Of the harbor had been tray
erssd. A few hundred yards from the
harbor entrance Il looked as II the |
boats would have 10 b. resortrd To- AsI
the mouth Of the harbor was gained
floods OF water poured into the fire hold,
irove the stokers up the ladders to the
leck and extlnguished the fires. The
steamer was then dragging on the bot
ON.
Fears OF going down in deep water
we're then abandoned. only TO be ne
'laced by apprenensions that the boil
rs might explode but soon the water
'ooled the boilers and the Cunemaugh
anne to a stop as her keel rubbed In
he mud at the bottom Of the harbor
The steamer was loaded at Buffalo
nd carried freight from Eastern points.
I is thought that the loss on the cargo
lone win be 100000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-17
INCREASING MOTIVE POWER.
Sound Roads Ordered Bigger Engines
70 Accommodate Their Enormous
Future Traffic.
Post Intelligencer.

Post-Intelligencer.
The recent placing Of orders FOL
heavy locomotives by the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific for use on the
Pacific coast division Of their roads
ard which will, it is expected be- doing
service shortly after the new yeer
gives a splendid illustration Of the
growth Of Western railroad business
and equipment. A few years ago the
assertion that an engine capable Of
hauling 1000 tons could be constructed
would have been laughed at. Yet the
capacity of the twenty engines lnclud-
ed In that ord er exceed that power. In
fact smaller engines in these days Of
fifty and sixty loaded cars in train
would be inadequate and smaller
trains cannot run, for already the lines
are crowded with trains going in both
directions.
But let q comparison be made be-
tween the now engines and the locomo-
tiyes NJ few years ago. No longer
than fifteen Years back the largest en-
sines in service on Western roads. and
which We're then considered giants.
were capable Of doing less than half
the work. The 1000 ton engine is
therefore but one more. and the great
est. step toward reducing the cost OIL
hauling to a minimum. Yet this line
of economy in Western railroad opera
ton, although it has and is yielding
much, has not, 1t is said, been pressed
to the limit and The future will see
larger and greater iron giants than the
present.
The great question now" said
prominent railroad mechanical engineer
yesterday, in speaking Of the matter,
rs a solution Of now to adapt road
beds, size Of cars, length Of trains and
locomotives so as to haul freight at the
least cost. This must be determined
largely for the survival and prosperity
of railroads in the pressure Of incress-
ng competition.
Inis process has been carried 50 FAR
n the direction Of increasing the ton
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-17

necessary TO secure the common ohjec,
the common point rate with Tacoma
for exports.
The Astorial is aware that there
may be reasons OF a business nature
why Mr., Hammond and his associates
are keeping the true status SO pro-
foandH secret. The appointment of
one select and trustworthy COMMITTEES
man to receive the information needed
% quiet existing public appNhen-
sion is intended to reconcile Mr.. Ham.
morGs business needs with the other
imperative nSsd of Astorla's knowing
whether the purposes OF the a. y {.
owners are friendly, and how soon
they may, in such event. be expected
to produce results favorable to AS
toria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-17

South Africa. the wreck of the United
States cruiser Charleston and other I'm.
portant events.
This intelligence was published In the
transatlantic Times. printed ON boari
ship, the paper selling at a dollar a copy
and the proceeds being devoted TO the
seRmen's fund. W. W Broadneld was
the editor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-17

AT QueenStoWh last luesudy making th'
trip in l35 days.
The State of California came II
about six yesterday morning and went
up the river after unloading her Astoria
freight.
While the Columbine's 'inwards" are
being repaired her crew are at work
scraping and scrubbing and improving
her outward appearance.
Two square riggers have been cighted
Il miles off the bar but they were too
far away to be Identified.
High tides and a very rough bar are
the rule now.
A derelict was sighted $50 miles
from Cape FIattery by the German
ship Coriolamus which arrived in Vie
toria last week. II was night when the
derelict was seen and all that Captain
Getting could determine OF It's character
was that 1t seemed to be the bottom OF
a very large wooden vessel His ship
escaped colliding with the
wreck. 1t was in latitude A:1O north
and longitude 13O:lO west.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-17
NEW o. r. & N. STEAMERS
1t Is Pretended They are tn be- Built ia
Relieve the Rail Line, But They
are not

PORTLAND, Nov. 16.-The o. II. &
N. Company has lst a contract for two
fast stern wheen freight and passenger
steamers to be run between this city
and The Dalles The steamers are to
BE- put on in order to rellve the rail line
which is now taxed to It's utmost capac.
ItV