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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

While northern democrats are bowling
about anti-imperialism, and are seeking
by every known method of persuasion to
discourage the prosecution of the war in
the Philippines. a dispatch received to-
day by the Inter Mountain from Knox
vile, Tennessee. says:
The Wilder guards. a crack military or
ganiZation of this city, every mi OF
which was a volunteer in the Spanish
American war. has volunteered to go tic
the Philippines or wherever the president
may see fit to SEN them.
Evidently the Anaconda Standard and
the Helena Independent do not circulate
very extensively in the democratic state
of Tennessee. for loyalty seems tod be very
much alive in that section of the union
The soldier boys down there not only REG
ognize the justice of the war in the Phil
ippines, but, merciful heavens, they are
willing to fight under whatever condi-
tons the president may see tit to name,
though they do say the president believes
that General Otis is a pretty square fell
low after all!
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
IN Ne YADA.al

The Inter Mountains advices today in
dictate an early re-opening Of the once
celebrated COmstock group of mines in
the state Of Nevada, 50 long closed on
account Of inability to work the ore at
a profit. Modern methods in the treat
ment Of ores have greatly changed the
industrial possibilities of mining, and il
is not at all improbable that the neal
future will witness the resumption OF
| work in many of the abandoned. mines OF
the long ago, to say nothing of the un-
developed claims which await the dawr
Of a better day.
It is believed that liquifed air, which
can now be produced at a nominal cos
per gallon, has practically solved thu
problem of deep mining, while new
chemical processes galore have made i
possible to handle low grade PROPOSE
tons at a profit. That a new era in min
ing is dawning upon the world find.
ample proof in the proposition to agair
bring Nevada to the front as an ore pro
ducing state.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
THE SAW DOMINGO REv0LU7iOK.

On general principles we are glad tc
note that the a Domingo revolution is
practically ended. The only hardship
which the close of that 2x4 struggle will
work is on the democratic press, which
have been using it as a sort of safety
valve to escape a discussion of the really
live questions of the day.
Our contemporaries have not been able
to arous much enthusiasm over the set
to between the followers of Heureaux and
Jimines, ever though they took the usual
democratic position feminist the govern
ment. 1t was hard to arouse any active
sense of affinity with the San Domin-
Dan and the world at large felt very
little interest in the outcome of the strug-
gle. A Kentucky feud offers more ex-
element almost any day than the late
departed revolution. 1t meant a change
of rulers and a cessation of hostilities
until some other fellow wants to BOSS the
job, then another revolution win take
place. But peace is preferable to war
when it can be honorably maintained.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02

tons as these. Besides this, silver has
lost ground greatly in the last three
years. Japan, Russia and "a number of
the South American republicans have
it. Great Britain has perma-
nently closed the mints of India to silver,
ana mas thereby put the Indian empire
pfact1cally On a gold basis. With these
.hlnss happening since 1896, it is simply
inconceivable that the neople Of this
country would elect Mr.. Bryan on a free
silver platform. l do not believe, there
ioEe, that there would be the slightest
nope or Mr.. Bryan's election if he should
pc nominated. He simply cannot succeed,
ana 1t VIII be political suicide fcr the
party to nominate him again for the pres
1dency. A great number of the BRYAN
leaders in the south clearly recognize this
Iact' ana candidly admit in private that
MI. Bryan will be defeated in 1900 if he
be nominated.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02

men to condemn the aggressive tendency
of wealth-for millionaire applicants for
political honors to condemn the corrupt
use of money in the attainment of place
for men who are interested in great mon
opolies and trusts and combines to seek
political positions that will enable them
to put a check-rein upon themselves and
curl their unholy appetite for financial
~power-but it is clearly in evidence that
profession is one thing and practice is
another. From force of habits and asso-
Citations Montana democrats nay endorse
tn candidacy of Mclean. and assume to
look upon it as a contribution to the free
coinage cause, but men who understand
the aims and objects of the movement
that placed this aristocratic multi-mil-
~lionaire representative of the money
~loaning classes at the front in Ohio, will
unhesitatinSly condemn h hypocrisy
behind it and look with unadulterated
suspicion upon the pretended loyalty to
silver evinced by the democracy of that
state.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
ANTI-BRYAN DEMOCRATS.

While there are democrats in Montana
who are committed to the idea that the
ratio of values between gold and silver
should be regulated by the worlds ex-
changes, which would make free coinage
impossible, but who will nevertheless
support Mr.. Bryan, there are, on the
other hand, many prominent democrats
in other states, who are loyal to silver
but who will not second the views of that
gentleman, on the grounds of political
expediency. Among these is the Hon.
Joseph J. Willett, president of the bar
association of Alabama, who recently ex-
ton:
1 supported Mr.. Bryan loyalty and
ardently in 1896, and l have no ex-
cuse or apology to make for my
attitude of three years ago. With
millions of other democrats l believed
that Mr.. Bryan and free silver would
sweep the country, and l was willing to
try the experiment. The conditions then
seemed favorable to a free silver cam
paign. Money was tight. Industrial and
commercial depression was widespread.
Inc wage lever was lower IMAM Tor many
years. Hundreds of thousands of able
bodied honest men were out of employ
ment. A general feeling of unrest per-
meated the country. People everywhere,
of all classes, We're demanding a change.
1t seemed to us that free silver would
make a popular issue and furnish the
necessary relief. Currency agitation
had been successful in the south and west
and we had reason to believe that our
platform and candidate would be sus-
tanned by a large majority Of American
voters. With every political condition in
our favor we tried the free silver expert
ment in 1896, tried it honestly and earn
estly, and every one now knows how dis
~astrously we We're beaten. If we failed
then, when everything was in our favor,
how can we succeed now. when SO many
things are against us? The situation to-
day Is everywhere unfavorable to silver.
Times are good. Every man in the Unit
ed States who wan work can get it.
Wages have gone up 10, 20 and 30 per cent.
It would be unutterable folly to raise the
Bryan calamity howl under c condi-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
7HE FACTS COMING OUT,

III tWEt BIZ
AS time rolls on the idle tales about the
unhealthfulness of the Philippine islands
are being disposed of. 1t has been pretty
thoroughly demonstrated that there are
few healthier places in the world when
ordinary sanitation is observed. Aside
from soldiers, who are exposed to condi-
tons that would undermine the health
of a man in any climate to which he vas
unaccustomed, Americans have little
cause to complain of i'll health.
With the cheerful intelligence that
those islands are healthful comes a con-
firlnation of their great value from a
commercial standpoint. A great deal of
the merchandise now furnished us by
China will hereafter come from the Phil
ipines, thus escaping the permanent loss
to our country of the money expended
therefor. American enterprise will con-
troll the industrial and commercial ener-
gies Of our new possessions to the infinite
advantage of our people as a whole. De-
spite the. of the war active
Americans are already locating in Ma
Mia to take advantage Of the great field
of opportunity that will be shortly pre-
scented to the wise investor.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
LABOR oar.
state.

Before the next issue of the Inter
will be we'll under Roadway. and due
honor will be paid the sacred cause of
| toll. One cannot approach a modern cell
ebration of this type, realizing what the
| growth of civilization has done for man,
! without feeling the full measure of ap-
| probation OF the trend of events that
nave broadened the opportunities of the
humble and the poor.
While labor has much to contend with,
in many forms of its expression. the
gulf between the present and the past is
immeasurably wide. In the olden time.
the lines of demarkation between capital
and la Dor We're infinitely deeper and more
We'll defined than now. Education and
political advancement were then the ex-
slavisn obedience to the dictates of those
in authority was the inherited fate Of
the poor. As the world has advanced in
thought and culture, in enterprise and
invention. the rights of the rich under the
law have been modified and the %restric-
tons upon the poor removed, until to-
day the avenues Of ambition and sue
cess are open to all.
While wealth may give its advantages
in points Of luxury and ease, as in times
gone by. it has ceased to be the true
,.,oo u,, ~ AZ AM - ~ y, xrLa ;,-
telligently compares the past with the
present has a right to look upon the
present condition Of affairs through pes
simistic eyes. While the human heart
contains a selfish impulse, and success
in life means in many the
downfall or injury Of others, no one can
feel that perfection has been reached in
the adjustment of human affairs. But
the wonderful progress that has been
made through the feeting centuries in
narrowing the space between the rich
and the poor, in bringing mankind to a
plane OF development that appreciates
the Municipalities of the human race
and that has ennobled and dignifec
every branch of toll, is entitled to tbs
thankful appreciation of all. Like prog.
ress will in time wipe out the lines o
social distinction between the rich ant
the poor, and accredit each man with
the merits that are distinctively his
own.
Labor day can be celebrated in Mon.
tana not only in that broad humanitarian
spirit characteristic Of our people, blu
with due appreciation Of the condition:
that locally environ the resident toiler:
of this great state. While industrial
conditions throughout the nation are bet.
ter than they have been for years past
and wage troubles have been reduced te
the minimum, Montana has been free
from vexatious entanglements n un.
happy disputes between labor and cap.
ital, and the industrial conditions Of GU,
state give promise of a splendid future
Truly, no Labor day in the history OF
u commonwealth is ripper in happy ex.
periences for our local toilers and more
cheerful hopes for the future, than tina,
which will be celebrated next Monday.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Mon
tana Loan and Realty company will be
held at the Office of the Thompson In
vestment company, As East Broadway,
Butte, Montana, at 4 o'clock p. M, on the
9th day of September, 1899, for the pur-
pose of electing trustees. and for the
transaction Of such other business as
may properly come before the meeting.
A full representation, either in person or
by proxy, is desired,
j. r. THOMPSON, Secretary.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
NOTICE TO

All members of the Carpenters union
are requested to attend the meeting on
September I, as business of importance
is before the union.
Q. b. CHURCH.
Financial Secretary.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02

The Anaconda Standard saws. eve
nave been following the expressions of
the so-called silver republican PRESS
But usually at a safe distance in the
rear.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
VIEW PARK.

$1.00 for the round trip, Butte to Noun
tain View park and return, on Labor day
via B., A. P. railway. Tickets good on all
regular trains that day.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
AT THE HOTELS.

The B~utte-James III. McNeely, Evans.
VILE; George Penny Tracey, City: ]. p.
ftoWe. Elkhart; DR.. and Mrs. Butler,
Montreal; Kate A. Zaner, Nettie Decker;
bancroft; S. A. Goldsmith, New York:
=. Hamburger, Chicago; p. w. Zaner,
cold Creek; A. j. Glass, James Glass.
Basin; A. B. Cook, Helena: r. H. Rowan
South NorWalk. Conn.,; J. N. Penley. Hell.
ena; NJ. B. Brownlee. Spokane; r. e
Lewis. Anaconda; c. B. Nolan, Helena
George NJ. Hays, Billings; Simon Vile
cincinnati; Z. D.. Robertson, st. Louis
3. l.. Smith and wife, Helena; w. A
Keller, city: w. w. Beeman, Whitehall;
Charles c. Vance. city: Robert McGonni.
gle, Pittsburg: N. B. Rairden, Omaha;
NJ. +. Reynolds, Cleveland; 3. Sadtler
Denver.
The McDermott-Miss Nellie B. Poland
San Francisco; c. s. Roning, Townsend
George A. Lowe, Miss Catherine A. Lowe
Salt Lake City; George Marks. San Fran.
cisco: j. H. Johnston, Livingstone: A. A
Young, Spokane; John Tonkin, Granite;
G. j. Jones. San Francisco; w. A. Tur.
ner. Helena: ]. NJ. Goodwin and wife
Salt Lake: Fred Whiteside. kalispell; C
5 HARE, Helena: George F. Walsh, Sac
ramento; Henry Fftchman, a Fran.
cisco: Mrs. A. G.. Anderson. man and two
children, Mrs. Thomas Evans, Denver.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02

Sons of st. George excursion to Deer
Lodge. Labor day. September 4. Fare for
round trip, 81; children, so cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-31
COM MUNiCATION.

Editor Record Permit me 20 call the
attention Of the taxpayers of Grafton
county (my old camping grouud) 10 The
effort now being made 90 establish "a
state printing Office i'm Lansing. thus
creating n mOnsUouS political machine
and increasing the burdens of the peO-
pie. Since the foundation OF the state
Michigan has had her printing and
binding done by contract. rs provided
by the constitution. This opens the
work 10 competition every two years
But because the present contractors re,
fused 10 permit the union printers TO
run their business and receive 10 hours
pay for hours work they went out on
a strike las, July and failing 20 carry
their point cajoled the legislature into
submitting an amendment 10 the con
stitution providing for the establish
ment of a state printing office. with all
its expensive details Only TWO states
have ever tried this scheme, viz: Cal.
ifornia and Nevada. and both are
heartily sick of ii now Such a system
would cost the state about three times
as much a the present method of doing
the work Why, then. increase taxation
topleaSe a few designing men, who want
How do you like the picture. farmers of
Gratiot county-you, who have to work
II to Is hours daily during a good share
of the year? II behooves you, then, TO
crush out as far as possible. all efforts
10 increase taxation and multiply po
litical machines.
Ii would cost TO start a state printing
Office. about $500, 600, to be- fol
lowed by superlntendents and officials
galore at big salaries and few hours
labor per day.
Michigan has logged along FOR 80
years under her present constitutional
system OF doing her printing Why not.
then, let well enough alone?
Rebuke, therefore. at the polls all ef
forts to change the constitutional
moOrings of the ship Of state, and be
sure to vote NO on the printing office
octopus There is danger lurking under
the scheme. ROBERT SMITH.
Lansing, March 81
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-31
School District No. s. Areada

Is. +. Cline has a new horse.
William Steward has moved 20 Walla
Walla, Washington. 70 live.
Mrs. Mary Townsend Of Battle Greek
is visiting at the home Of b F. Cline.
Roy Woodward will work for J NJ
and Ray Wheaton this summer, while
Clyde Waldo will work for Fred Brad
ford
Two Jolly sleighloads Of children went
over TO St Louis Thursday night and
enjoyed warm sugar with their teacher.
Miss Woodward.
Allen Hazelton has traded horses
again. He has only got six on five acres
Of land. If any of the readers of the
RECORD have anything with four legs
that they wish 20 sell or trade, and can
call il horse. call on Al and he Will
accommodate them.
The pupils of District No ., under
the guiding hand of Miss Woodward.
their teacher, gave an entertainment
last week. at the school house. which
was pronounced by outsiders 60 have
been fine. Much credit Is due Mis-
Woodward for her untiring work in
making II success. School closed the
24th for one week vacation when thu
spring term will begin again with Miss
Woodward at the helm
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-31
W. D. CLARK.

VIM. ID. Clark was born IN Elenore
county, New York, Oct. 10, 1928, ana
died at the family residence IN Sumner,
Gratiot county, Mich. at seven o'clock,
Sunday evening, March %, 1899.
He came 10 Michigan when child of
seven, and grew TO manhood IN Hlgh-
land township, Oakland county. No
vember 10, 1851 he was married 10
Lydia Il. Durham, and in the spring of
1862 they removed Ia Clinton county,
where they remained. however, but "a
short time, returning 60 Oakland county.
In the fall of 1857 they came TO Gratiot
county, settling on the farm where he
died. Here aud at Alma he had resided
continuously for over thirty years, iden-
titled with the growth of the county
from its very beginning.
To William and Lydia Clark have
been born five children, three of whom
are still living. One daughter, Emma
NJ died when she was about eight years
old, and a son, Albert X. died IN Ne
braska in the fall of 1877. Those still
living are Harry CLARK, who resides at
Alma, Miss Eva Nj Clark. who lives at
home with her parents, and Frank w.
CLARK Of Wheeler These with the aged
mother remain 10 mourn the loss Of the
beloved husband and father
Mr.. Clark was the tenth of family of
twelve children seven boys and tive
girls, and he Is the last of the family 20
fall before the sickle Of the busy reaper
He has always been a man of rugged
health, scarcely ever employing ply
stefan for himself Seven or eight
weeks ago he was attacked with what
seemed 10 be a severe cold, but which
developed into the dread lagripTe. Age
with the years of labor, had so exhausted
the vital force. that all the skill of ply
siciaus, and the care OF atfectionate
friends and kind neighbOrS was of no
avail From the first he had an i'm
preston that he could not recover He
talked bravely, even cheerfully. of the
crisis a week before he
died he called his son Harry 10 his bed
side and desired him o. tell him plainly
what the physician said about his case
When told that the doctor was doubtful
about his recovery he said It was just a
he expected. and expressed his perfect
with the inevitable decree
Calling the family about him, he ar.
ranged all matters for his departure.
and waited in anticipation Of the end
Mr.. CLARK was formerly member OF
the Baptist church, hut ~ the time OF
his death was not connected with any
church organization. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev NJ ID Gar |
rel of the Methodist church, Alma |
Tuesday afternoon, at the home, aud |
were largely attended The remains
were laid at rest in the cemetery one
mile south Of Elwell.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-31
Township Caucus.
An Excellent Ticket Nominated for Election on
Monday

An Excellent Ticket Nominated for Election on
Monday.
The Republican caucus called for last
week Friday was very largely attended
by the representative voters OF the town
ship and the utmost harmony and good
feeling prevailed The caucus was
called TO order by VIM. Kuhlman and
4 A Ely was appointed as chairman
while John d. Spinney was chosen as
clerk. The following is the ticket as
nominated:
Supervisor-ChasL l.. Delavan.
Olerk-Robert ID. Lemen.
Treasurer-Levi keefer.
Highway Commissioner-Chr Christopher
+. Renner,
Justice Of the Peace full term)-John
w. Durham
Member Board of Review-William
kaufman.
school Inspector-Fred Fullerton.
Constables-George Willard, Guy
Horton, George Mcclellan and John
Greig.
Every candidate on the ticket sho uld
certainly be elected by large majority
aud they undoubtedly will be.
The following township committee
was appointed: John D. Spinney, Mel.
vim sharyas and Rollin Wood.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-31
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

The election of General Williams q
lie Due. former Commissioner of Agrl-
culture, for the Chief of the Agrlcul'
tural Division, of the Twelfth Census,
would commend the cordial endorse
ment of the agricultural interests OF the
country. His practical knowledge of
agricultural process and results mani,
tested in the discharge of the duties OF
Commissioner of Agriculture and the
high character which he has ever main
tanned. eninemtly fit him for the posi-
ton The magnitude of the sugar beet
industry in the state of Michigan must
be known 10 bee appreciated and lndl-
Gated by the number and size of the
buildings now in course of erection, for
the manufacture of the product The
Alma Sugar Company will have.
when completed, nearly quarter of a
mile of solid brick buildings, with ca
pacity Of one thousand tons per day
The development Of this and other ag'
rcultural experiments, including the
cultivation of chicory, will be conscien-
uously observed and tabulated by Gen
era! lie Due
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-31

one of the constitutional amendments
10 be voted for by the people, at the
coming spring election, is that 10 estab-
lsh state printing office at the Capitol
That means another establishment 70
be run by political pulls, and when this
plant is in operation there should be
pulp and paper mills 20 furnish the
material on which 70 do the state print
ing. The bill will provide for super
intendent. a deputy, a private secretary
aud the other officials necessary to con-
duct state plant IN the regular way
OF course. each of the plants will be
provided with full quota of salaried
officials. If the people want good fat
thing, for a lot of eXpectant statesmen.
they viii vote for a state printing Of
tice. We can't just now recall any
thing that will reduce the surplus more
surely, or more expeditiously. The Of
flee won't affect the RECORD IN the least
80 there is no prejudice, but it will affect
the people if they permit the proposed
amendment 70 prevail. 1t should re-
ceive strong negative vote.