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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
a RADICAL DEPARTURE.

Mr.. William r. Hearst, editor and pro-
prietor of the New York Journal, has
written and published, over his own
name, five planks of a platform for An
American Internal Policy Here they
are:
First-Public ownership Of public fran
chises. The values created by a cOnlmu-
nifty should belong to the community.
Second-Destruction Of criminal trusts
| No monopolization of the national re-
! sources bv lawlesg5 private combination
more powerful han the peoples govern
ment.
Third-A graduated income tax
Every citizen to contribute to the sup
port of the government according to his
| means, and not according to his neceS-
sites.
Fourth-Election Of senator's by the
| people, now becoming the private prop
| erty Of corporations and bosses, to DC
| made truly representative, and the state
! legislature to be redeemed from recurring
scandals.
Fifth-National, state and municipal
Improvement of the public school system,
AS the duties of citizenship are both gem
| eral and local, every government, genefal
ana local, SIlDulu uO It's ila toN"l'
fitting every Individual to perform them.
This platform is certainly a most re-
markable departure from the conserva-
| tive habits, practices and teachings OF
; the vast majority Of daily publications,
| especially for a newspaper of the stand
ing circulation and influence of the New
York Journal, to advocate a platform
into which such startling propositions
are incorporated. The radicalism is
nothing new, but it is something start
lingly new for the New York paper
Hearst must nave supplied himself with
a job lot of wheels, which have run him
in the domain of idiocy. The fourth
resolution is not so bad. 1t may in time
become a law Of the land, but the most
liberal use of salt will not save two or
three of the others from the waste basket
OF inpracticals.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
AN OBJECT LESSON.

Massachusetts and Pennsylvania are
the two leading protection states in the
union. In connection with that fact it
may be stated tina just now most of the
advances in wages are being reported in
Massachusetts, or Pennsylvania. 1t is in
those two states that the American sys-
TEN has been most ably, most persistent
ly and forcefully advocated during the
past IS or so years, and in each it has
been most Loyalty adhered to.
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania have
been the protective center as South Caro-
lima and Mississippi have been the hotbed
of free trade ideas. In the historic con-
the people of the two northern states
have consistently practiced what they 50
earnestly preached. They ave devel-
oped the most prosperous and most pow
erful manufacturing communities in the
country, and having lone this they are
reaching out aggressively for trade in
every portion of the world.
There is another fact, full of signifi-
canoe, which cannot be overlooked. Mas
s%achusetts and Pennsylvania are now,
and have been for some time, registering
so many advances in wages, so many
striking evidences of improved conditions
among the working people that they are
attracting attention and are becoming
object lessons illustrating the benign eff
fects of protection. Both these states
placed themselves in the way of the pres.
ent advantages years ago. Their labor.
ing men of today are enjoying the advan.
tages which the fathers of protection
builded for them.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
WHAT THE PRESIDENT COSTS,

st. Louis Post-Dispatch: 1t costs the
United States STA, S65 a year for a chief
executive His salary is $50, 900 and
found The presidents finding is rather
comprehensive, covering about every pos
sible requirement of a family. His private
secretary, the clerks, doorkeepers, mes
sengers and steward and three other ser
wants cost 1856 a year, which the presi-
dent may use according to his discretion.
In furniture and repairs to the White
house the sum of SIG, 900 more. to be used
by the direction of the president, is pro-
vided by the nation. and is always ex-
pended. For fuel alone $1,000 is allowed,
and for necessary repairs to the green
house there is $4,000.
Altogether the presidential finding
annually amounts to he snug sum of
$64, S65, nearly SIS, 900 a year more tina his
salary. The two aggregate $114, S65. This
is an imposing aggregate, but it is small
compared with other presidents. The
president of the French republic receives
as salary 100000 a year, $32,4 SO for con-
tingent purposes, and a handsome house,
rent free. So we get our president rather
cheaply after all.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
ENHANCED HIS PROPERTY.

1 heard this story on the Rialto today,
and it is, at least, worth repeating. An
artist of more than national fame chose
the most beautiful girl in Gotham for a
mate. Before they were married he said:
MY dear, you are almost perfect. You
lack but two things: Your mouth is a
little too small and you are a little too
thin. l wish that before we are married
you would correct those two and become
absolute perfection.'' For six months the
poor girl wore a brass fixture in her
mouth to stretch her jaw and ate fatten-
ing food. Then she was married. To an
friend she has confessed that
the agony of that six months Jaw
stretching was not worth all she since
has enjoyed as the wife of a distinguish
ed artist.-New York Cor. Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
CLEVER PHOTOGRAPHER.

A New York photographer discovered a
"Klondike' and is working it for all it's
worth. In his studio he has a stuffed
horse, posed in the gallop attitude. The
animal is affixed to a PLATFORM, the sur
face of which is well concerted. A park
scene is in the background. Young and
old women, but particularly the former,
who are anxious to give their distant
friends theimpression that they are well
up in euuestrianism come to the studio
in hattalions and have themselves photo
graphed in the act of taking their morn
ing or afternoon canter through the park.
The artist has all sizes of habits on hand
to accommodate his patrons.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
THE END NOT DISTANT.

AguinaIdo can't last much longer. Otis
is receiving the reinforcements he wants
and will soon he in q position to permit
him to make the advance which will drive
the insurgents into the sea, or into eter-
of the islands in which an armed resist
ance to the United States may be expect
ed. The taking of their s~trongholds is
only a question of days at most and While
they don't amount to much their loss will
show the Filipinos that the Americans can
take what they please.
Where Aguinaido is there are the in
~surgents. Where he is not none are to be
found. Luzon has the only Filipinos who
champion Aguinaldo's cause, and only
one part of that island is in rebellion or
evidences any disposition to rebel. The
insursent chief will be driven from the
towns in the neighborhood of his present
location, and his career as an opposing
force against the authority of this coun-
try will come to an end.
With these prospects before him it is
hardly within the pounds of reason that
the president will use the option given
him by the army bill to increase the
force of volunteers provided for in that
measure. 1t is said that he thinks the
regulars which the law furnishes will be
adequate to meet all demands made upon
turn to their homes before long.
There is no question that the outlook at
the Philippines is much brighter thar
it was a few weeks ago. This fact will
probably have some influence in deter
mining the number of troops to be enlist
ed under the new law. With the rebellion
crushed the situation at the Philippines
would be much improved. The United
States then can give it's attention to the
purely administrative part of the work of
establishing a civil authority upon the
islands. INC that doesn't seem to be far
removed in the future.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
STANDS BY HIS PLEDGES,
OF impracticals

Party platforms are often broken and,
not ~infrequently, candidates ignore their
pledges, but Governor McMillin of Ten
nessee is not one of the latter sort. He
believes in sticking closely to the prom
Uses he made when he was a candidate
for the office he holds. In harmony with
them he vetoed a bill passed by the legis-
lature of his state authorizing the city
of Memphis to issue gold bonds for city
improvements Governor McMillin OBJ
jected.
McMillin is a silver man. He believes
that as gold and silver are both lawful
money there should be no discrimination
between them. OF course, the action of
the governor does not meet the approval
of goldbug newspapers, and some of them
advise capitalists not to negotiate a loan
| with Memphis. 1t is said the governor is
not losing any sleep oyer the turn affairs
have taken, as he holds he has simply
lone his duty and kept his pledges made
| as a silver man.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
PRESIDENT McKINLEY'S PLAN.

According to what is thought to be a
we'll grounded report, President McKin-
ley has outlined a plan for carrying out
the declarations of congress in regard to
Cuba. They are these:
First-The exact amount necessary to
liquidate all outstanding obligations of
the Cuban provisional government, in
elusive of pay due to troops and civil
omoors. TO be determined later on. 1t is
thought that not more than SO 900. 900
will be required.
Second-To raise this amount it is pro-
posed to issue Cuban bonds with an
American guarantee, the Cubans first
binding themselves to contract no other
Indebtedness without American consent.
T~hird-Until these bonds be paid the
United States will administer the affairs
of the custom houses, have general
supervision of all taxation, and manage
all consular affairs, but otherwise the
island to be free and Independent.
Fourth-By payment of this debt the
Cuban government will be ridden entirely
of American interference.
Such a proposition should commend
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
Democracy and Silver.

The Standard is one of the
newspapers that have felt that
an exact statement Of the ratio
is not a vita! factor in SilVer's
restoration. The ratio is a mat
ter of law; 1t has varied slightly
in our own currency; our ratio
has also varied slightly from the
one that has ruled in some other
countries. The worlds ex-
changes practically fix the ra-
tio-Anaconda Standard, Janu-
airy 9, 1899.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

That Cuban assembly is coaXing a scab
on it's nose. Tt seems to be working on
lines not at all in the interests of the
islands. AT the rate it is d%iverging from
-
peaceful endeavors it will soon be found
in a position within hail Of that occupied
by such enemies to peace and good order
as Aguinaldo, and then it will be entitled
to the scab.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

That Cuban assembly seems to be out
for the stuff and that alone. One of it's
the $2O,0 900, 900 of paper money issued by
the Spanish bank of Cuba during Wey-
ler's regime and use it for the payment of
troops. This paper has a speculative val
lie of five or six cents on the dollar.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

California pays nothing to those men,
bers Of the legislature who are still at
Sacramento squabbling over the election
of a United States senator. They are
fighting outside of their time limit, their
services not being eXacted by the state.
The time for the legislative session ex-
PRED several days ago..
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

Aguinaldo demands Of the Spanish gov
ernment such al enormous sum for The
that the government cannot pay it. And
Otis objects to the payment Of the ran
som in the interest of his campaign
against the insurgents. Otis may release
the prisoners himself some morning.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

The American military authorities, in
alone. This will be done in obedience to
the wishes of this government, and no at
tention will be paid to the Cuban assem-
bly, and no concern is felt o, CT it's acts.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

It IS war the Filipinos are engaged in,
graphic phrase of General Sherman-is
hell. Applying. the torch, as the Filipinos
do, is incidental to war, and a burning
reminder of the other thing.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
BOOKSELLERS CABS IN NEW YORK.

One year ago a company put thirteen
horseless electric cabs for hire N the
streets of New York: today the same
company operates 100 cabs, and they are
so popular that they have to be taken
from the public cab stands and kept in
the Clubhouse to fill telephone and messen-
ger orders for regular customers.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

The Cristobal Colon, sank the Bird of
July. by Schley's ocean ~terrOrs, will for
ever rest in her Watery grave. 1t is said
an attempt to raise the vessel will be
hopeless.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
LIEUTENANT RICHARDS.

that Second Lieutenant Homer C. Rick
ards, of Company E, Montana volunteers,
has been transferred from the volunteer
service to the regular army with the rank
of second lieutenant. The many Montana
friends of the young man extend con-
gratulations to the son of c.-GoVernOr
Rickards, and predict 4or him still fur
ther advancement in the service of his
country.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

That beef commission will be in the
beef center as long as it emains in the
vicinity of the mammoth plants of
Armour and Swift, and the other big
beef shipping and canning establish
ments. If deleterious substances be en-
ployed to preserve beef in carcass or in
cans it is hoped they may be discovered,
to the end tina consumers may learn
what manner of stuff they must wrestle
with.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

United States senator until a more favor
iourned without an election.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
The Talk OF the Day.

The Daily Chronicle" comments on
Mr.. Astor's use in this country of the pre-
fix 1.-The Hon" because" as it says, "he
is in America a member of congress-" Is
not this very much as though an Ameri,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

One by one the Filipino's roses fall.
Pasfg IS taken. Only a half dozen
Americans were wounded. Those Flip
mos are poor marksmen or very poor
fighters.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

DR.. Wallace, the w~ell-knoWn scientist
once breakfasted on monkey meat, and
afterward declared that it tasted some
thing like rabbit, adding: 1T was not
half bad." "'@a:
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

In some parts Of rural England stewed
squirrel is regarded as quite a. delicacy.
but those who indulge in this dish would
view with horror the eating of nightin-
sales, which is commo in Florence,
Italy. or a stew of robins, jays and blue
birds, which is common enough in
Florida.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

Snakes ready for cooking are sold in
the south of France, where they are
kEown as hedge cells. Frank auckland,
the World-famOuS naturalist, says tina
fried or stewed rattlesnake is much like
eel. He dined once off a boa CONSTRUCTOR,
the flesh of which he found exceedingly
white and firm, tasting not unlike veal.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

Bear meat, common enough in this
country, is also a great favorite in Ger
many. though much more expensive there
ON account OF it's rarity. Sausage made
OF bear liver IS also a delicacy in many
cities Of tho fa%therland, as are also
smoked tongues and hams of bruin.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
FOODS OUT OF THE COMMON RUN.

The flesh of a donkey under G months
old is good eating, resembling turkey,
though with considerable finer flavor.
After the age named it is not edible.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

car newspaper should cavil at the Lord
Chief Justice continuing to call himself
Lord Russell during a visit to the states,
because he was in England a member of
the house of peers?" Would The Chroni-
Gle quarrel with our English works of
reference for describing Sir Horace To-
Ger as"The Hon" because he is in, Brisbane
Home Secretary of the Queensland AS
sembly ?-London Star.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

Travellers who have experimental are
unanimous i'll the declaration that the
flesh of either an alligator or a crocodile
is extremely tender and has a delightful
favOr, but owing to its exceedingly dark
almost b~lack-color, it is not an at
tractive looking dish. - r
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

When nothing else is obtaina bic.
rhlnoceros meat is not to be desp.sed.
It's taste is best described as a comprO-
mise between pork and beef, but rather
more high -fav ored than either.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

Poems have been written about the
Arab and his steed. The fact of the mat
ter is that when he can afford it the
Arab eats his steed and regards it as a
great delicacy. He also regards the flesh
Of a camel as very nutritious, the hump
being the tit-bit.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

Gle" quarrel with u English works of
reference for describing Sir Horace To-
Ger as"The Hon" because he is in, Brisbane
Home Secretary of the Queensland As
sembly London Star.
THE Kansas City Journal says: cat
Fort Scott the other day the ~Presbyter-
ians and the Methodists had an old fash
toned spelling match, with t~hirty-two on
each side. One by one the contestants
were spelled down until only two Presby-
~terians and one Methodist remained.
Then the master gave out the word
-ptisan,' and all three missed it, leaving a
vistory for neither side. Ptisan is defined
in the dictionary as a mu~cilaginous de-
~coetion used as a drink, and it is not to
benXpected that Presbyterians and Meth
odists would know much about drinks"
Aunt Sophia-And is Tommy a good
little boy at school? 4"9-
T~Omrny-Yes. auntie. -.
Aunt ~Sophia-And why is Tommy a
gebd little boy?
Tommy-'Cause it's better fun to see
the other boy get a licking than to get
one yourself.-Boston Transcript.
The triple-screw system. first adopted
in the United States navy in the cruiser
Columbia, has given such satisfactory re-
| Slllo LID toiliiIitdOlS < liz SlIlCI VI
the Bureau of Naval Engineering has con-
Guided to use it in the three battleships of
the Maine class! The advantages of the
triple screws are certainly well proven,
or Germany, France and Russia SOuld
not have adopted the system in their new
b~attleships. England has not yet built
any vessels with triple screws, but it is
believed she Will soon follow the example
of the United States navy. France be-
gan with the Depuy de Lone, and now
has tWenty-one vessels actually in hand
or completed with the triple screw; Rus
STA has eighteen thus fitted, and Ger
many has thirteen. 1t is claimed by the
advocates Of the triple-screw system that
the risk of disablement of the machinery
is much reduced: the power to be applied
to each shaft is diminished: the vital
parts of the engines, the cylinders, can be
brought much lower. and greater eco
nomy in coal-burning can be practiced by
using only one screw, the center one, in
ordinary cruising.
Apropos of the recent appointment of
Earl Reauchamp pronounced Beecham,
as doubtless all are aWare-to the gov
crnorship of NeW-South Wales, a story
is told in THE London Chronicle of an
American tourist who was once making
the rounds of some of the "~stately homes
of England and was being shown over
Madres1ield Court by the EarTs and
steward. Lost in admiration at every
thing he saw-the woods, the lawns, the
deer and the noble mansion-our ingen-
u0us Yankee at last exclaimed: well, /
declare, this is really lGvely. And this, I
suppose, has all been made out of those
blessed pills of his?"
do you think that Russia and Great
EBritain will disarm?" asked the Anglo
Saxon caller.
Really" answered l. Hung Chang,
who of course does not understand ele-
giant distinctions in English, Il don't
know that it makes much difference to
me what they do with their arms so long
as their legs remain in pulling distance"
washington Star.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

In 1871, when Paris was besieged and
starving, the inhabitants ate all the ami
mails in the zoo. Lion and elephant
steaks, treated by inimitable Partisan
cooks, were found to be very palatable,
and even to this day gourmets in the
French capital delight in such dishes
on special occasions only, as they are, Of
course, enormously expensive.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14

The flesh of a donkey under G. months
old is good eating, resembling turkey,
though with considerable finer flavor.
After the age named it is not edible.
DR.. Wallace, the w~ell-known scientist,
once breakfasted on monkey meat, and
afterward declared that it tasted some
thing like rabbit, adding: 1T was not
half bad $3.50:
When nothing else is obtaina BILE,
rhlnocerCs meat is not to be desr.sed.
It's taste is best described as a compro-
mise between pork and beef, but rather
more hi2h-favored than either.
Travellers who have experimental are
unanimous i'll the declaration that the
flesh of either an alligator or a crocodile
is extremely tender and has a delightful
tiavor, but owing to its exceedingly dark
almost b~lack-color, it is not an at
tractive looking dish. - r
Poems have been written about the
Arab and his steed. The fact Of the mat
ter is hat when he can afford it the
Arab eats his steed and regards it as a
great daliCacy. He also regards the flesh
of a camel as very nutritious, the hump
being the tit-bit.
Bear meat, common enough in this
country, is also a great favorite in Ger
many, though much more expensive there
ON account Of it's rarity. Sausage mada
OF bear liver IS also a delicacy in many
cities Of tho fa%therland, as are also
smoked tongues and hams of bruin.
In some parts of rural England stewed
squirrel is regarded as quite a delicacy.
but those who indulge in this dish would
view with horror the eating of nightin-
sales, which is common in Florence,
italy, or a stew of robins, jays and blue
birds, which is Common enough in
Florida.
Snakes ready for cooking are sold in
the south of France, where they are
kEown as hedge cells. nix auckland,
the World-famous naturalist, says that
fried or steWed ra~ttlesnake is much like
eel. He dined nee off q boa constructor,
the flesh of which he found exceedingly
white and firm, tasting not unlike veal.
In 1871, when Paris was besieged and
starving, thje inhabitants ate all the ami
mails in the zoo. Lion and elephant
steaks. treated by inimitable Partisan
cooks, were found to be very palatable,
and even to this day gourmets in the
French capital delight in such dishes
on special occasions only, as they are, of
course, expensive.
Rev. ]. G. Wood, the naturalist, was
extravagantly fond of rat pie. In re-
Spouse to criticism Of his unusual taste,
he used to say: well, why not? L have
seen the daintiest Of women eating roast
pork, which feeds on almost anything,
though she would scream at the idea of
eating a roast rat. Yet the rat is a vege-
tartan and most clearly in his habits.
You can't say as much for the pig"
There is a greater diversity of opinion
regarding elephants flesh than in the
case OF any other meat, though all trav-
elers agree that baked elephants foot is
a dish fit for kings. No delicacy of civil
izatlon is so tempting to a Kaffir as this,
One African traveller declares that the
flesh of the huge animal sis more like
soft leather" than anything he knows,
while another of equal prominence says
he cannot imagine how an animal so
coarse rs heavy can produce such deli
cate and n flesh"