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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10
SEARCHING FOR AN ISSUE.

san Francisco Chronicle: The demo-
Gratis are sadly at sea in respect Of an
issue. though they will know more about
what is safe to view with alarm and
point to with pride when they set the re-
turns from, thu Ohio election. At present
they are certain of nothing, not even OIL
the antitrust issue which, because OF the
fact that an assault on trade combina-
tons might be resented by the tfaue
unions, IS a thing that may prove 10 pc
a political boomerang. Sixteen TO one is
so uncertain that even the san flanctsco
democracy does not dare mention II IN
a platform of party principles. AS tor
expansion. just observe the democratic
enthusiasm to drop the Atkinson nom
sense and nominate Dewey on a platform
declaring for the old flag and a Greater
America. Were Dewey to accept. the
democratic party would move over bodily
to the republican ground, abandoning all
its premature platforms and coming out
as one man for the retention OF the Phll-
ippines. So far Dewey shows no signs
of an ambition to be president. but until
he decides one way or the other the bulk
Of the democracy will no more know
where it stands on expansion than 1t did
on civil war questions when 1t was Trying
to nominate General Grant.
The whole attitude Of the democracy
! toward national questions is one Of ex-
pediency. The question is not what is
right. hut what will win. Between a
party which. like the republican, has
stood for protection year IN and year out.
no matter whether victorious or defeated,
and the party which has no principle, it
is not ready to drop for enough votes,
is all the moral difference that exists be-
! tween a man of integrity and a man who
has his price. Deep as the committal of
/ the democracy has been to the principle
of free trade, it is safe to say. that not a
word Of it will appear in their next ma
tional platform. The thing is too unpop-
ular. Nor will there be a word about
silver if the essay in Ohio proves disas-
trous.
The man who will give the democracy
an issue it can afford to fight on will be
the leader of his party. Mr.. Bryan is
manifestly laundering. His latest bid is
to the "toiling masses who happen to
have a anc to toll now, thanks to q
policy Mr.. Bryan opposed, and are glad
of it-so glad. in fact. that they don
want to risk it in any rash ventures. AS
for the democratic press that is founder
ing. too. One day it tries to make a point
against the president by assailing Otis
the e day it discovers that Mckinley
has "~affronted' Dewey; then it fingers
over the Oberlin Carter case in the hope
of finding something there. In the enc
the issue comes to as little as that ovel
sick soldiers and ~embalmed beef.
Wanted-an issue 1t is a sign tina
ought to be tackled over every democratic
headquarters. The need is acute and vii
be hardly less so if Dewey declines tt
finally disposed of by congress next win
ter. leaving the democracy with nothing
to do but make faces at a thing accom-
plished.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10
BRYAN N C0MPERS.
ture victor.

The enthusiasm with which the demo-
cratic leaders proclaimed against the
trusts is being dampened by the prospect
that no inconsiderable proportion of the
labor vote will be ~antagonized. Colonel
Bryan's proposed constitutional amend
ment, will, it seems. not only destroy the
trusts if carried into effect. but just as
effectively destroy the labor unions. If
there be a constitutional provision pre-
venting wealthy men from associating
their capital to keep up the price of the
commodities they have for ~sale,it wi@l
likewise prevent laboring men from COM
bining to keep up the price of the cop-
modify they av, for sale, namely, their
labor. Not only is this true as to the
constitutional amendment which Colonel
Bryan favors as one of the paramount is
sues Of next year, but it will be hard for
state legislatures to avoid including both
in a law that is intended to apply to
either. y
Taking this view OF the case Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, has come out
sauarely and above board against legis-
lating against the trusts. He seems to
be like Hamlet, willing to suffer the ills
we now endure rather than fly to those
we know not of. The enemies Of organ
lied labor would willingly support any
kind of antitrust legislation, provided
it gave them the assurance that it Won
destroy the labor unions. No man more
fully realizes this than Gompers, and his
Arm stand on that issue is likely to have
a paralyzing effect on the proposed con-
lst.tutional amendment advocated so ear
~'nestly by Colonel Bryan.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10

The quality must equal to the standard
bur the flavor may be that if a different
district as long as it is equal in sweetness.
AS an illustration, a Teenkai may be
equal to a Moyune, but a distinctly smo-
ky or rank Wenchow of sour character
must not be considered as equal to the
W first mentioned according to the rules
laid down by the government. b
lr order to test for floating colorins
matter. and also for the quality OF the
lniCsed leaf. a second drawing is made
or double the foregoing weight. Before
distributing the infusion examination is
made for any floating substance. and. at
ter pouring off the water. the infused leaf
is taken out SO as to exhibit the lower
side which rested against the cup. Should
the mass show a larger quantity of ex-
hausted or decayed leaf or foreign sub
stance than the standard. it is considered
inferior in quality. and the tea is rejected.
even II it be superior to the standard in
some of the qualifications. In greens
and Japans particularly the brightness Of
the leaf is considered as an evidence OF
quality. Macao or Canton Congous are
~conipared with the standard for the South
emma Congou, and brick tea compared
with the standard for the district whence
1t comes. MustinesS or damaged flavor.
which is exhibited in certain Canton teas
imported for Chinese consumption. IS
considered as sufficient cause for %rejec-
ticn. Until the establishment of a new
standard for Annoy Oolongs they will be
tested by the Foochow standard.
| The dust and fannings must be restrict
ed to 10 per cent when sifted trough a
sieve of No. 16 mesh made of brass wire.
In order that the needle leaf" and tips
MAJ not be COMPOUNDED with dust, they
are returned with the dust for a second
and third sitting until separated through
a smaller sieve. This course is followe'
in all Formosa, Foochow, Annoy, Oolongs
Canton teas, Congous, Indies and Cey-
Ions. Dust n fannings in Japanese
; teas must not exceed 4 per cent when
tested by a No. 80 sieve of No. 81 brass
Wire. Before condemning any tea or
dust examiners must sift at least two
packages.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10
Mckinley AL LABOR.

No feature of the splendid reception
rendered the president of the United
states in Chicago yesterday is of more
significance than the fact that he lay the
corner stone of that city's great federal
building as a member of the I~nternation-
al Bricklayers and Stone Masons' union.
Had he been p~rejudiced against union
labor. as the democratic press wouid have
the public believe, he would not have ac-
copied a membership in one of the most
representative bodies Of that type. 1t
would have been easy to have adjusted
the ceremonials so as to AVE accredited
the president with laying the corner
stone in place, without personally touch
ing the trowel to mortar or laying his
hand upon the stone had he SO desired.
But he chose rather to identify himself
with the principles advocated by such a
body as the International union of brick
layers and stonem asons. 1t was a broad,
manly spirit which the president eShib-
tied. and will do much to aid union men
in the dissemination of their principles.
They know they have a friend at court
in the president, and that they have at
tanned a position of prominence before
the country Of infinite Importance to their
cause in the future.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10
TEA

New York Evening Post: Two-thirds
of the total tea importations of the Unit
ed States come in through this port. or
nearly GO, 600, 600 pounds a year. Although
Americans are not especially known as a
tea-loving or tea-drinking people, they
consume 30, 600, GOO pounds of tea annu-
ally. According to native growers in the
Orient, the finest teas come to America.
This statement is, in a measure, borne
out by the fact that England is striving
to have a system established similar to
that now operative in the United States
prohibiting the importation of teas that
fall below certain standard of quality,
Canada, too, is trying to follow the Unit
ed States in legislating against the too
free importation of impure and unwhole-
some teas.
For so years prior to 1897 America IVES
foe ded with the poorest and most I'M
wholesome teas grown. For % years
there was no duty whatever on tea, and
ITO. 900, 900 pounds annually made their
way into this country. Owing tC a sys-
TEN of auctions, which induced the inn
portation of a low grade of teas, the quail
ity deteriorated so that the price of 10
cents a pound for the average total im-
portation was reached. One year after
the passage, in 1897. of the bill regulating
the quality of tea imported the importa-
til MS had fallen off 20, 900, 900 pounds, that
amount having been rejected.
The method pursued in determining a
standard of tea as interesting as it is
simple. The essential is a fine, discrim-
mating, educated palate on the part of
the inspector. and, in addition to this. the
EXPERT must nave an acute sense of smell
and an eye quick to recognize foreign
matter. When a consignment arrives
the importer furnishes. samples from
packages of the several varieties includ-
ed in the invoice designated by the col
i%lector. Examiners must test all the teas
for any foreign matter on the surface of
the infusion, and for quality of leaf after
infusion. The quality is ascertained by
drawing according to the custom OF tn?
taa trade, with the weight of a five-cent
piece to the cup. Country green teas
Imperials, Hyson. coarse leaf. g%unpowder
and extra young Hysons are to be COM
pared with Hyson standards. and all
other young Hysons and small-leaf gun
powders with the young Hyson standard.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10
PROSPERITY AND SH YER.

The present prosperity Of the country
affairs. The why's and the wherefores
may be discussed with strict attention to
details, but the logic Of three square
meals a day cannot be overcome.
Whether it is laid to cycles, Providence,
accident, disasters abroad and discov-
cries at home, 1t matters not. Prosperity
is here. The argument that prosperity is
a mistake, and does not belong here
under a republican administration, may
serve to entertain democratic audiences,
but will have little weight with those
who waded through the Slough of
Despond in the days of Cleveland, only
to reach solid ground after Mckinley was
seated in the White House.
1t may have been a cycle, or Provi-
dence, or disasters at home and pros
perity abroad, that made the wolf howl
at almost every mans backdoor when
the democratic party was in control of
national affairs, but it was hard work
- oiN me- q iiul'Sis VIA tia q Han
agement had nothing to do with the de-
plorable condition into which a previously
prosperous country had been plunged.
1t will be equally hare to prove to the
American public that circumstances over
which the national administration had
no control are wholly responsible fol-
the good times that now prevail. 1t will
require an infinite amount OF logical
reasoning to convince the sheep men OF
Montana that 7-ccnt wool under Cleve.
land and 22-cent wool under Mckinley
were due to Providence, while the VIII.
son bill and the Dirgley bill are still
fresh in their minds. And the same may
be said of the producers OF lead ores.
Unwilling to admit that the protectiv,
policy of the republican party has con
tributed its due proportion to the growth
of business and the Advancement O
prices all along the line. the democratic
press attribute prosperity in large par
10 the phenomenal production of golc
which has accidentally" increased tn
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10
ON THE ROAD TO BANKRUPTCY,

Griggs-Your friend appears to be pros
pering finely. His new residence is sim
ply palatial, III the horscllesh he rides
behind must have cost Kim a mint of
money.
Briggs-Yes. Stentor is doing splendid
~. But I'm sorry 10 say na has Just
taken out a patent for a very ingenious
invention.
GriSgs-Is that 500 BY George, when
the bankruptcy sale comes off Tn going
to be on hand to make a bid for one OF
them horses.-Boston Transcript.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10


no mistakes tina have reacted upon the
progress and the welfare of the country.
There is nothing in the course he pursued
throughout the Spanish-American war.
and the later troubles in the Philippines.
| that seem to portend disaster in any wax
to the interests of the American people.
| On the contrary, he has followed a line
of action that has given to this republic
a standing among the great powers of the
standing of infinite value to the COM
me~cial and industrial life Of the nation.
1t can be truly said. Upon the plain tes-
tinony of events up to date. that Mckin
ley has made no mistakes of a far-reach-
ing character during his occupancy OF the
presidential chair. but that he has eS-
Ierc,sed marvellous discretion. good judg-
mont and tact. in the handling of the
great responsibilities entrusted to his
care.
In instituting comparisons at this time
between Mckinley and Bryan, the DEM
ocratic newspaper are doing their own
candidate a very grave injustice. The
two men are in essentially different
spheres of activity. The one is respons-
!hle for his actions to the great Ameri-
can Dublic-the other is responsible to
nobody but himself. That which Nc
Kinley does as a public servant is her
aided as a mistake by the democratic
press. while that which Bryan does not
do is advertised as that gentleman's free
dom from errors. AS the two men func-
! ton on different planes of action COM
PARSONS between them are inappropriate,
unless confined to their personalities.
No one is disposed to discreGit Dryan's
splendid oratorical powers. and his pur-
poses in life may be of the highest tyne
insofar as his vieWs are rational and
sound; but while his advocacy of such
issues as an~ti-eXpansion may BE- at pres
ent a mistake only within the scope Of
his personal interests as a candidate
for the presidency, it might broaden in
to a mistake of national Importance We're
he elected to the chief magistracy. 1t
! moy be a small mistake for Bryan to
champion the cause Of Aguina1do, result
ing only in the defeat of his own political
aspirations: but should he be elected that
small mistake would assume gigantic
proportions. when injected into the policy
of the nation over which he ruled. 1t
would then imply the reversal Of a policy
that now seems most compatible with the
welfare and progress of our nation, and
doubtless have as bad an effect upon the
country as did the reversal introduced
by Cleveland.
1T will be seen therefore that mistakes
are relative in character and that the
PERSONAL views of a candidate for the
presidency on great national questions
are worthy the fullest and freest discus
sion. Prior to the election of Cleveland
the democrats We're just as positive that
their candidate made no mistake in the
advocacy or free trade as they now are
that Bryan is free from error in preach
ing against the policy of expansion.
Events proved their mistake, and the
ton against the commercial growth OF
the nation would prove another.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS CON
SOLIDATED TIGER & POORMAN
MINING COMPANY.

All stockholders desiring to join in the
suit to set aside sale made by the Con-
solIdated Tiger & POOrman Mining COM
pany must report amount of holdings and
pay the assessment levied to Alex J.
Johnston. treasurer. at the bank Of w. A.
Clark & Brother on or before October 20,
1899.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10

$40 sets of teeth $40. DR.. Nix.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-24
Well Fed Troops.

None of the returning volunteers APP
pear to have complained of the lack Of
food sent to the Philippines nor of it's
quality, and the chances are hat if
General Miles himself be sent there the
subject will still remain undiscussed.
subject the government has only to pub
fish a list of the supplies bought by the
commissary to show the world that new
er was an army so we'll provisioned as
that which the United States has sent
over the seas. In the purchase of sup
plies it is stipulated that everything
shall be of the best quality. Among
those recently bought for shipment to
the troops are 1000, 900 pounds of flour,
40O, 900 pounds of hard bread, 10000
pounds of ginger snaps, 5000 pounds Of
American cheese, 1000 pounds of Edam
cheese, 100000 pounds of coffee, and 5000
bottles of ginger ale. Refrigerated beef
from this country and fresh beef from
Australia are furnished the American
army, but to help out, 1870 tons of dry
salt bacon is supplied every month. On
that list is 115, 900 pounds Of Goldfish and
5000 cases Of corned beef. There are
canned tomatoes, green corn, salmon
and soup; there are mushrooms, and
chocolate, and condensed cream; there
are evaporated fruit and canned fruit,
and baked beans, and oatmeal.
The soldier who cannot make a square
meal out of the above menu a Of
course, help out by a raid on banana
trees and native poultry. And then he
has tobacco from the supplies sent from
home and draws on the commissary for
a pipe, as 1000 have been sent over for
the troops.
A French military critic who has been
in the Philippine country says the
American troops are too we'll fed and
spend too much time eating. But
American people are used to living that
way, and when they go to war, being
hungry might make them more savage
but not more enduring. American sol
diers are good men, and deserve to feed
| well, I'VE on the battlefield. No half
fed men have ever whipped them.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-24
IDENTICAL WITH COLORADO.

albuquerque Mining Record.)
The chain of mineral deposits run
ming through Colorado are practically
the same as found throughout the en-
tire extent of New Mexico, superficial
conditions and geological formations in
this territory being almost Identical
with those found in Cripple Creek and
other rich Colorado camps. Following
the mountain range from the northern
boundary through Colfax and Taos
counties, to the southeast through San
ia Fe to Lincoln, and to the southwest
through Bernalillo, Socorro, Sierra and
Grant counties, the same general indi-
cations are met, the outcroppings being
conspicuous and almost continuous.
Many mines in this range have been
good producers for years, and new and
valuable finds are of almost daily &C.
currence. At the present time develop
ment is being carried or more vigorous
ly than in the history Of the territory.
When the prospector and investor con-
tends through New Mexico a distance
of over 400 miles and strikes almost ev-
cry county in the territory, he can read
lily see that it is the most attractive
field in the west. Climatic conditions
which make it possible to work the year
round are also an advantage not to be
overlooked,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-24
May Stop England's Gold.

England's greatest source for a sup
ply of gold has been South Africa, for
several years nearly 500, 900, 900, one
third of the output of the world, COM
ing from that land annually. When
war begins the operations of the mines
will cease if President Kruger Is able
to carry out his threat to dynamite the
machinery and destroy the shafts. And
what will England do then for gold. In
the long u England must win and
take control of the country whose min
eral wealth British citizens own, but
this may not be quickly done. In the
meantime, reduction of the output of
gold will be a serious matter for En-
gland, and perhaps for the whole world,
and may result in such a scramble tC
gold money that a premium will
result. Financiers have not generally
taken action indicating an opinion thai
a premium is likely to result. Banks
everywhere would be quick to gather in
golden sheckels instead Of trying to pay
them out in exchange for more conven-
lent currency did they expect a pre-
MUM on gold, They did this in the
United States when the free silver car
babe fair to send the yellow metal to q
premium, and would do so again.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-24
As Many Indians as Ever.

Ex-senator Dawes, Of Massachusetts,
of the Dawes Indian commission, dis
pels an aged illusion about the Indian
race of the United States having de-
creased. He says that the original pop
ulation was greatly overestimated by
early French explorers, owing to the
many names borne by the same tribes,
one tribe often having twenty names.
There We're, he believes, never more
than $500 Q Indians between the two
oceans. There are that many at pres
ent, and the race is increasing of late
years. With all the wrongs done the In
dams, this government and people have
saved them from determination, per-
haps, by stopping the tribal wars, says
this student of Indian history.
When the Tagals of the Philippines
are whipped this government will stop
the tribal wars in the islands, and can
at once begin with the Indians of that
country at the point but recently reach
ed in this land, Of educating them and
teaching them useful modes Of indus
trial life, encouraging them to acquire
homes and protect them in possession.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-24
Up TO You, Mr.. Bryan.

Senator Morgan, who has been ac-
cused of desiring to see Colonel Bryan
shelved, says that if the Republican
party passes a law to make gold the
money standard of the country Bryan
will be the logical candidate and the
money question the issue of the coming
campaign. The senator add that any
party that opposes the United States in
its earnest policy for suppressing the
instruction in the Philippines will fail
to receive the support of the people of
this country. Senator Morgan also ex-
presses the opinion that Colonel Bryan
believes with President Mckinley that
the war must be prosecuted to a sue
cessful issue. The subject is up to you,
Mr.. Bryan. Does the southern senator
speak correctly? Or do the Iowa and
Nebraska platforms represent your
views?