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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
GROVER CLEvELAND's LETTER.

There never was a time in our nations
history when the celebration of Independ-
ence Day should so impressively remind
us of the meaning and significance of its
commemoration.
The day is celebrated. not because on
the 4th day of July certain English colo
MES in America declared their freedom
and independence, but because on that
day the first step was taken on this con-
tinent toward trusting human govern
ment to the control and management Of
the people to be governed. This ref1ec-
tion leads to the further thought that
such a project could never have been en-
teItained except in the faith and expec-
tation that those intrusted with self-gov-
eminent would guard and cultivate that
unselfish and self-sacriticing devotion to
their scheme of government which is alb
solutely essential to its purity and safety.
Inasmuch as thiss sentiment is the life OIL
our institutions, and because they are
threatened with the sitting atmosphere
Of selfishness and cupidity. we should SO
commemorate Independence Day as NtO
stimulate and intensity a patriotic love
Of our government for it's own sake, while
our rejoicing should be measured by the
extent to which we and all our country
men are imbued with this feeling.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
New Jersey.
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WOMEN ARE TOO GENEROUS.

"Women are curious creatures" said
the man, med.tatively. A least my wife
is, and ! suppose she is a fair sample of
the sex. Every now and then, you know,
have "A Windfall of money, and,
This is for YOURSELF I say impress
sively; now buy something you've been
wanting for a long time
after a while FL say: oh! by the by,
YOU haven't shown me what you bought
with the $40 / gave you yesterday. You've
spent it, haven't you? 'eYs, indeedy,
she REPLIES, and forthwith produces a cut
equally absurd. Then when l object that
thing for herself, she responds that this
is for herself. and has a double VaIue IN
that | can enjoy it, too.
why l rave given that young woman
the money for a pair of slippers at least
20 times over, but on her way down town
to get them each time she has seen some
thing she wanted for the house and has
bought it instead. Finally l grew tired
of seeing her with boots on in the even
ing. and, despite her circumstances,
dragged her an unwilling victim to a
shoe store and bought them for her my
self.
Now. a man isn't like that. When he
buys something for himself it is for him.
self YOU must wager. No one else has
part or parcel in it.. And it's not for the
house, either. He may, in Il moment of
deep generosity, purchase an article for
his OWN den. The laborer is certainly
worthy OF his hire, and a fellow likes ia
have a few things Of his very own"
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LETTER FROM DETECTIVE BYRNES

l have something to say about the way
the Fourth of July should be celebrated.
Noise seems to be a necessary acompani-
ment of exhibited patriotism. I hope this
year that it will be less dangerous noise
than usual. I hope that fewer buildings
will be burned because of it, II fewer
fingers and toes blown off by the eXplo-
sions which go with it. am also opposed
to the too free use of firearms on hide
pendence Day. Firearms cultivate a de-
sire to shoot, and not always to shoot
without bullets.
The Fourth being a holiday also offers
a good opportunity for merry-making
among that class to whom liquor is a
necessary ingredient of a good time. The
combination of fireworks and firewater
always gives us an unusually large num-
Der of crimes to look after on the Fourth
of July. About the best way that | can
think Of to celebrate the Fourth Of July
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A BILL.

eve have to deal with some queer
characters said Clerk to the Superin-
tendent o Police Sam Rupp. but the
oueerest specimen we have had for some
time wandered in last Tuesday. He was
in his eyes. and we spotted him at once
as being a trifle off in his mental machin-
cry.
lis this the superintendent's Office"
he asked; 4 mean the superintendent of
police"
Il told him that it was, and he forth
with pulled from his side pocket a care
fully folded piece of paper.
Here's a bill | have against the city,
the fellow explained, and II like to have
the money right away, for I've got to go
back to my beat.
Il took the piece of paper. and found
that. sure enough, it was a bill against
the city. And what do you think it was
for? Couldn't guess in a week, of course.
Well, it was for "a days services as a po-
liceman. The bill was itemiZed. and it
set forth that the wild-eyed man had
worked "a days. for which he demanded
the modest sum of $217. Pretty fair pay
for a policeman. don't you think?
"'H-u-m-m.' exclaimed, reflective
ly. as l finished sizing up the bill. Where
is your beat"
Market and Arch Streets the fellow
replied.
How is it that you have managed tc
put in SO much timer
"Had to do it. You see, 1t was i'm.
portant work I was assigned to, and, as
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WILLIAM j. BRYAN'S IDEA.

The celebration of the Fourth of July
will be of little use unles it leads us to
consider what legislation, is any. is neces-
sary to continue and increase the prosper
ity of our people.
1T is we'll on each Fourth Of July to have
read and considered the Declaration of
Independence. especially that part declar-
ing as one Of the ~self-evidcnt truths that
ALI men are created equal" In these
times. when special interests and more in
tiuential classes are demanding. and too
often obtaining, beneficial legislation, we
cannot keep too constantly in mind the
fact that the humblest citizen is entitled
to the same consideration from the gov
eminent as the greatest.
WILLIAM j. BRYAN, Nebraska.
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bility. not be here: and instead of being
surrounded by the comforts, the prosper
ity, which distinguish our land, you
would still be amid the miseries and the
poverty that are the fruit Of ages Of des-
potism.
And you, my fellow citizens who boast
of a long line of American ancestry, We're
it not for the events of 1875, you would not
be American citizens, but would still
British subjects, and instead Of govern
ing yourselves and making and unmak-
ing governors, congressman and presi-
dents, instead Of retiring to private life
officials, high and low, when they do not
carry out your wishes, You would be
humble supplicants at the throne of Great
Britain; you would be humbly p%etitioning
at the bar of the British parliament.
JOHN p. AI4TGELD, Illinois.
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DOCTOR SHRADY'S FOURTH.

The fact thai crops are bad or that leg
islation is slow is not a good reason for
forgetting to be proud Of our biggest
achievement as a nation. 1t is true, how
ever, that we are losing our enthusiasm
on the two occasions, when we ought
most to display 1.-THE Fourth of July
and Decoration Day. Each of these, in
my opinion, deserves about as much
celebration as the other. Although ] do
not believe in mere noises on the Fourth,
we ought at least to lave a big parade
and a soul-stirring fete. When / was ~
boy these things were a delight and an
inspiration to me. On Decoration Day
every veteran who can march should
march,, and every other who is able to be
out at all should haV d place in a ca
riage in the line. To me the grandest eX-
preston of patriotism is a llmping vet
eran with a Grand Army button in his
lapel. No; hard times or not, we should
celebrate the Fourth of July. Perhaps
we won't all Of us be able to buy as many
skyrockets.~ pinwheels and Roman candles
this year as usual, but patriotic enthu-
siasm costs nothing, and is absolutely
the most nourishing food that can be fed
to Il nation.
GEORGE f. SHRADY. NJ. D.,
The Doctor who Attended Grant and
Garfield.
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WRITTEN BY LEADER GOMPERS

If there is any day in the calendar that
workingmen ought to celebrate, said Mi.
Gompers, it is the Fourth of July. Tho
Workingmen are the Drawn of the nation.
No great battle was ever won without
them. No great battle ever can be won
without them. Without the men who
work with their hands we would never
nave had independence and we would
never have had Independence Day. With
out the men who work with their hands
we never can keep independence. Tht
workingmen of America should celebrate
the Fourth of July this year and every
other year, because i. is an anniversary
of the birth of the means by which they
can maintain their liberty, defend their
rights and work out their own enamel pa
ton. They have in the past demonstrate
ed their ability to defend themselves
against those who doubt the wisdom of
government "of the people, for the peo-
pie and by the people, and because Of
the Fourth of July and what it stands
for they will be in a position to do it
again. if occasion ever demands, as long
as the world lasts.
SAMUEL GOMPERS,
Chief American Federation of Labor.
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STERLING MOTIONS PATRIOTISM

NV most glorious Fourths are the ones
I spend With my grandchildren on the
western farm. But the trouble with the
day is tina its patriotism and mine col
liGe. am trying to preserve the western
trees and TO make forests where plains
now are. And how can | do so with q
company of mischievous youngsters
around? My most glorious Fourth of
July was one year when | took them all
in a c~arryall off to a desert spot where no
vegetation could be injured, and Their let
them set off a little fortune of fireworks.
They fired off crackers from morning un-
til night, and on the way home little JOY
delighted my ears by saying: "Grandpa,
this is the first time in all our lives that
you did not switch us all on the Fourth
for blowing up a pet tree"
j. STERLING MORTON,
Secretary of Agriculture, L.. 5. A..
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FROM THE PRESIDENT,

What a mighty nation has been erect
ed upon the immortal principles of the
great declaration, the signing of which
we celebrate today! We ave increased
from 13 to 45 states; from 1900, 900 to co.
600, 900 people. We have arisen from slav-
cry to freedom.
Liberty, labor and love have accom-
plished to all. Liable has been dignified
and has indicated the truth that the
best citizen of every community is it's
best citizen. All men have equal rights
granted by our constitution and laws.
and that equality must ever be pre-
served and strengthened and everywhere
recognized.
We are all Americans, we are all SoVer-
eigns, equal in the ballot, and that citi-
zen is the best who does his best; who
follows the light as God gives him to see
the light; who comedies to all the races of
mankind what he claims for himself: who
rigidly respects the rights of others; who
is ever ready and willing to assist others;
who has the best heart, the best charac-
ter, the greatest charity and sympathy
and who withholds from none of his fell
loWmen the respect, privileges and pro-
lection he claims for himself. This is tho
citizenship that is he need Of every age,
and to which we must educate ourselves
and those who are to come after us. This
is the citizenship and hope of the re-
public, it's security and permanency;
which is the hope of mankind, our own
best hope; a citizenship that is faithful
to home and family, deVotedly loyal to
country, that encourages the truest and
broadest national spirit, the most thor
ough and genuine Americanism, that is
ever moving onward and upward toward
the highest ideals of modern civilization;
a citizenship hat respects law and con-
stituted authority, that loyalty upholdst
guards and supports the government of
which it is a part, in whose administra-
ton it has a voice, and that rests upon
the free choice and content Of the major
ity Of the people.
These are the characteristics which pos
sessed the souls Of the men who landed
in the MaytloWer, who resisted British
oppression, who promulgated the immor-
tai Declaration of Independence.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
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WRITTEN BY BENJAMI NHARRISON

I feel that l must celebrate this glorious
Independence Day.
1t is time for Europe to understand that
the American navy is the match for any
navy in the world. The sneers over tllera
are forced, and now we are glad to know
that the land arm of our forces, who d.
not fight at 5000 yards, but look into the
very eye of the adversary, has shown
around the hills of Manila that it keeps
pace with the gallant navy.
In the west an impression prevailed that
our New York and eastern m~illionaifes
were a dilly-dally, washy kind of set, but
we have seen the cowboy and the million.
aire dash up the slope side by side. We
nave discovered that wealth does not nee
essarily enfeeble or sap the patriotism of
the American heart. Then, again, we
have witnessed the boys who wore the
gray in 81 fighting with the boys who
wore the blue.
And now we have another band Of hero
dead. These fallen soldiers ennOble a ma
ton more than the achievements Of COM
merce. Believe me, out Of this war will
come increased prosperity aud q more
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I never need IN sleep. they picked me
as the best man to do it,
Il turned the man over to an officer.
and l understand he is doing police duty
out at Blockley now. AS a result of some
inquiries made since. I found out that he
had really been walking up and down
Market and Arch streets for a month
past, at all hours of the day and night,
under the impression that he was a po-
liceman. Fortunately for him, and per-
haps for the public, he didn't attempt to
make any arrests, and so was not dis
covered until he presented his little bill
philadelphia Inquirer.
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PATRIOTIC WORDS FROM ALTGELD

1t is sometimes said that Fourth Of
July celebrations have lost their interest.
This car never be until civil and religious
liberty cease to be cherished by
But for the events which we today COM
memorate, those of you who We're born
under a foreign flag would. in all proba-
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is to refrain from burning buildings, mu-
tilatins yourself with the pistol that isn't
loaded. mutiiating other folks with the
pistol that is loaded and getting drunk.
THOMAS f. BYRNES.
The Verdi Famous Detective and For
mer Chief of Police of New York City.
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The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27

4o-5o.s. 49iAc for 5o-eo's. sIsc for so-7Os. SIC
Tor 'O-SOs. &c for s0-s0's and 2I.c for 90-iO0s 5.
Apricots. llal3c for Royals. l2i.dlec for Moor
parks and l2dl4c for Blenheims: Peaches. 5d
91.c for Standards. 6al6Isc for choice and &c for
fancy; peeled Peaches. l2isGl5c: Evaporated
Apples. 1N7Ac; Sun-dried. 56f5Ikc per III: Nee
tarines. Si4G9c per 10 for red: Pears. 6i4GSc for
quarters and SqlOc for halves: Black Figs. 3Gr
Sac; White Figs. 4a6c; Beached Pums. Sa9c:
Lnoleached PluIns. 7g7lec for pltted and He
for unpitted
RAISINS-Bleached Thompson's-Fancy per
10. lOc; choice. &c: standard. Sc; prime. &C. un-
6.eached Thompson's. per 10. &C. Sultanns-
Fancy. per Id. si1c: choice. TIC: standard SIC;
prime; sc; unbleached sultanas. &c; seedless
.9-lb boxes. Sc: 2-crown loose Afuscatels SIC:
S-erown. &C: 4-crown. &c; London Layers
2-crown, 81 30 per box. 3-cruwn. 81 co. Fancy
clusters, 81: Dehesa- 50 so. Imperial S. All
prices are I. o. b. at common shipping points
in California
NUTS Chestnuts, s9loc: walnuts. sasc
Tor standards and sdlcc for softshell: Al
monds; hlsql2c for paper-shell 9a1Oc for soft
anc 4n5c ior hard shell: Peanuts 51.46[c for
Eastern and &c for California: Brazil Nuts
1,sgSc; Ffiberts. 12gl21kc; Pecans. udl3c;
Cocoanuts. 81 50d5
HoNEYIComb. 1lha12c for bright and 1oiha
lie Tor light amber; water white extracted ~
gSc; light amber extracted. G4G7c; dark. SIC
per ID. ~
BEESWAX-24a26c per ID.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
TUESDAY. Dec. 70. m.
Peanut Butter.

Peanut butter is not fad but is ran
Idly becoming an important commercial
product" said Charles B. Fancher of
Philadelphia ut the National recently
Peanut butter is made by grinding pea
nuts very fine and reducing the mass TO A
pasty substance. "A portion, at least OF
the large amount OF oil contained being
removed. Some salt Is added for flavor
Ing, and the result is a cheap and nourfsh-
ing spread for crackers or bread the
nutritive value OF which Is now recognized
by many physicians. Nuts have always
been known TO contain fat and strength
giving elements. but the general reputa- =
tion that they enjoy for being indigestiblc
and not adapted as Il food results from
the way I'm which they are usually taken
into the stomach.
11alf-chewed nuts OF any kind are MOI
readily attacked by the digestive fluids
but when reduced TO n paste they are
somewhat dry. and when taken into the
mouth almost demand an effort in raising
sufficient saliva before swallowing III Is
right here that physicians hold the value
or this kind OF food lies. Foods that are
easily swallowed are seldom properly
masticated. and as prcventives OF indiges-
ton those that require a large supply OF
saliva are by far the best. Another value
added TO peanut butter is it's absolute pur-
ity. there being no likelihood OF germs. as
In the case of butter made from cream. :.
and. moreover, the product is an excellent
one for the poor. In that II can be made AT
fraction OF the expense Of cream butter
The industry is growing rapidly. and pea
nut butter is extensively used in the large
cities to-day.-Washington Post.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and Bullion.
Wheat and Other Grains.

WHEAT FREIGHTS-There is some charter
ing on the spot at SIS for wheat and s6s Sd for
barley. and the feeling IS steady. The char
tered wheat feet in port hassa registered ton
mage OF % 235. against a. $40 tons on the same
date last year. disengaged 2lls tons, against
1850: on the way 10 this port. 2o5.9oO tons.
against 1929
WHEAT-The markets were slack everywhere
Yesterday. II was holiday In England and
the. Eastern markets were dull. The visible
supply increased l.7S5. 900 bushels.
Local futures were off. but spot prices were
unchanged.
spot wheat-shipping. s7h9ssac; milling. 81
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal session-s:i5 o'clock-May. 1000 ctls.
81 O5lS: 1900. 81 05is.
Second session-No sales.
Regular morning session-May-l4ooo ctls.
81 04%.
Afternoon sessIon-May-sooO ctls. 81 o4s.. De-
cember 100000. 81 Oe2s
BARLEY-Stagnation still prevails. and quo
taiions are largely nominal Futures continue
Feed. 7OG72i4c for No. l and soGs7isc for off
grades; Brewing and shipping grades. sOdS1lec;
Chevalier, nominal.
CALL BOARD SALES
Informal session-915 o'clock-May-2ooo ctls.
Second session-May-2COO ctIs. 71isc: 1000. ~.
Regular morning session-December-i0O ctls,
sc. May-20O0. Tic
Afternoon session-December-4C0 ctls, 6S5ac.
May-40o0. Ilsc.
oATS-Receipts from the north are increas-
Ing. Yesterday lI5O ctls came in from oregon
and 9l20 ctls from Washington. Most OF these
arrivals were sold prior to arrival. however.
The market rules dull at the old quotations.
White 81 l0al 80: Red. 81 07laGl 20; Gray.
81 07i2Gl l7i3; Black. 97izcQSl O7iz.
CORN-Is coming In freely from the East and
the market Is easy and quiet. Eastern White
Yellow. at 81 10.
RYE-SlGl 05 per ctl.
observation-disclosures at 81 9Od2 Is per ctl.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
Dried Frlnt in Ne7U York.

The New York Commercial says: The mar
ket Tor dried frslts is featureless. excepting
in respect tn rrlnes. which appear % be at
tractirg more attention than usual az present
The holiday trade appears O. De satisfied. and
comparatively little business is moving except
o. lu broken assortme-ts or 20 make Up a rush
order. BUYERS show 300 intention 81 taking
Ou large stocks AZ present prices. ana sellers
insist ulcr present prices or no sale. IN the
heller that there wil he uo difficulty later. and
thar stocks are mot large enough 10 make 80
necessary Co force sales 40 any price.
There lr an awakened interest In prunes.
caused hy heavy buying on the part o, one or
rWn frurs 30 The coast. hut % has eNcrtei no
iu0ueroe here as yet. Holders are not even
rfw'r ln their views. previous prices prevail
trs presumably because - the belief that a
Ie4ucu0n instead ~ AN increase Is likely when
fie extent ~ tle OUTPUT a. known.
lu fhr absence ~ important demand peaches
are reported slightly easier. Movement into
consumption is slow. aul R'il hardly be In
creased Immediately. However most stocks
are .n trm hands, and prices viii hardly change
al once
ArfIcots are unchanged. but trade IS so small
thar % really cuts little figure In the market al
present.
Dates are the most active fruit In the list
Buyers seem satisfied. ana thousands n boxes
more than usual are being sold. Prices rule
high ana UrcElse % remain sO
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
Chicago Gram Market.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2s.-The absence OF snow
from the frozen wheat fields was an influence
in the strength with which the wheat market
opened to-day. the decrease on passage and
the smaller worlds shipments being con-
tributary factors. May wheat showed an in
itial gain OF h9Lc over Saturday at 69a.c
Shorts were buyers. but the trade was very
fat. There was practically outside demand
At the advance scalpers took profits. causing
n b!t Of easiness which endured for a time
trade being with hardly a spark OF life. An
nouncemcnt ~ the heavy increase in the visi-
ble coming later In the session. Influenced SELL
ing by those who had bought early. the mar
ket turning weak. May closed hd%c under
Saturday at 6s'4c.
Corn was firm. but inactive the holiday dull
ness clinging TO the market IL did TO others
May closed firm at 35c. gain OF &c over
Saturday.
Oats were quiet hut firm. but weakened with
other markets. May closed sc under Satur-
day.
Provisions were firm in spite OF liberal SELL
ing. some OF which was credited TO packers
Commission houses were the best buyers NAV
pork closed 2Ld5c over Saturday. May lard
equal TO Saturday and May ribs unchanged
The leading futures ranged as follows: