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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
THE PRELIMINARY BATTLES.

1t is practically a foregone conclusion
that Mr.. Mckinley will be renominated
by the republicans and MI. Bryan by the
democrats.
Both national conventions will be
merely ratification meetings, and as such
win not arouse the interest or attract
the attention which ordinarily attach 10
such bodies.
Aside from the personal rivalries which
naturally spring UP in both parties, for
the honor of attending a national con-
vention, and here and there the POSSIBLE
ity of contesting delegations, there will
be comparatively little excitement
! throughout the country over the work of
these great manifestations of political
life.
When great names stand in rivalry for
the honors to be bestowed by conven-
tons of this kind, and feeling runs riot
throughout the country, the conditions
which finally stand for victory or defeat
on the part of those aspiring to positions
on the national ticket, take rise in the
%caucuses and primaries held in the vari-
Gus precincts of the several states.
But when the public is confronted by
foregone conclusions-when the republi-
cans without dissent clamor for the re-
nomination of the gentleman who row
occupies the white house, and the demo-
Gratis w become reconciled to the re-
nomination of the man whose appetite
for the presidential job has been whetted
by the long-drawn adulation of his
party, caucuses and conventions sink
into comparative insignifcance, and, like
the alderman's gondola, nature is per-
mitted to take its course!
1t is gratifying to the public tina such
a condition of affairs occasionally comes
about, for the e~xcitements of a presiden-
tial campaign represent a sufficient
strain upon the patience of the people,
without months of preliminary wrangle
and work within party lines.
Imagine, for instance. the hubbub in
which this country would be today, were
two or more prominent men in ZACH Of
the two great parties struggling tooth
and nail for the presidential honors Of
the forthcoming conventions, with
chances so evenly balanced as to call
forth the energies of their respective
champions and friends down to the very
roots of political action!
Surcease from feverish conditions of
this type in a presidential year, comes to
the public heart i summer shows to
the parched earth, leaving a sense of
quiet satisfaction in the mind and the
consciousness hat after all civil govern
ment is a beneficence and human nature
is not a total failure.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12

state has been a gamer by the movement
of horses.
"A well known mining man now here
says mat an order has recently been
placed In Chicago for a concentration hav.
ing a capacity of 5000 tons daily to be
erected at Anaconda. Whether this ia
TO replace the old one of the Anaconda
company or is intended to treat the ore
or some other of the allied concerns Is not
stated. 1t may be for Amalgamated or
Boston & Montana ore. r
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
7OWNE As AN EMBARRASSMENT.

While the Sioux Falls convention
of populism, when it nominated him for
president, and made him anything but a
Fpalatable dose for the eastern democ-
tracy to swallow, it seems that the selec-
ton of Mr.. Towne as his running mate
may prove a still greater embarrassment
to the Jeffersonian cohorts. Eve as
warm a friend of Mr.. Towne as the Ana
conda Standard, whose wing of the party
has safeguarded the Duluth gentleman
from the pangs Of poverty, with liberal
rotations of hard cash to the extent of
ST. 900 a month, damns the would-be vice
president with faint praise. After CIV
ing him an editorial certificate of char
acter and ~descanting upon what a mag
nifcent presiding officer of the senate
he would make, the Standard says:
If the Kansas City convention is to
nominate any other than a straight dem
ocrat, we can think of no public man
who has more to commend him than has
Charles A. Towne. Still, judging from
the tone of our eastern exchanges and
the expressions of the democratic lead
ers in general, we do not believe that the
Kansas City convention will deem it
good policy to AXE such action. It
would be regarded as jeopardizing sue
cess in the close states named, with no
probability of carrying others in ex-
change.
1t is indeed strange that eastern dem
ocrats should object to the nomination
of Mr.. Towne. if the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at a ratio of
16 to 1, by the Independent action of this
country, is to be the all-absorbing issue
of the campaign! Mr.. Towne's only
claim upon the nomination is based on
his silver record, and it was thai record
which made him the nominee of the
Sioux Falls convention. If the senti-
ment among eastern democrats is as
strong in favor of silver as the STANDARD
has tried to make it's Montana readers
believe, why should any objection be
the populistic nominee? The Standard
Nouches for his character and ability,
and his prominence is due wholly to his
advocacy of the white metal, hence moth
ing is lacking to induce the free coinage
democrats of the east to fall over each
other in giving to the populist candidate
for vice president their most enthusiastic
support!
But from the foregoing it would seem
that the Standard has had it's index
finger on the democratic pulse of the
east, and moved by the same spirit
which led it to repudiate the Is to
ratio in it's issue of January 9, 1899,
it now sounds a note of warning against
the nomination of Mr.. Towne by the
Kansas City convention. 1t is afraid
that such a course might 'jeopardize
success in the close states named, with
no probability of carrying others in ex-
change" In other words, our contem-
porary is of the opinion tina Mr.. Towne's
name on the ticket would practically
ensure the defeat of the democratic
party-not because it distrusts that gen.
tleman's character or ability, which it
warmly endorses, but because the Duluth
candidate represents the free coinage
issue in his personality. and would.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12

An editorial in the Butte Miner this
morning, bearing on the political rela-
tionship Of the ~Amalgamated company to
the democratic n republican parties re-
the Snake" Assuming that the Miner
means the Amalgamatet when it uses the
term SNAKE" the public is still left in
doubt whether it refers to the democratic
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
NOT TAKING

Nelbhbor's Boy-Pop sent me over to
borrow your lawnmower."
Suburbanite-Hes early. isn't he?" We
haven't used it ourselves yet"
Nelghbor's Boyle said he thought
youse hadn't n now would be a good
time to cut he grass before youse got 1t
out of rder.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12

The republican primaries will be held
tonight. 1t is conceded that the republic
cans favorable to the denomination of
Mckinley have a walkover. The heavy
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
or the republican party with the ..'pole
cat portion of its graphic and pictur-
eSque head line. =
IS e A URTUEs

current history and the usual volume tof
m~oralization will again break over the
dam and food the country. IN ~
The preachers will wax eloquent over
the fight, and make a hit with their con-
g%regations over the way in which the
brutal sport is pulling down the cause al
humanity; the plug-uglies will feast on
the facts and fancies of the contest,
and the glories and the disgrace OF vim
ming or losing a scientific" knock-down
in the ring; the newspapers will grow
reminiscent over the theory and practice
of the evil, and revamp all the jokes that
We're invented when David and Goliath
introduced prize fighting on the battle
field of the long ago.
P~aradoxicalta s it may seem, the prize
fight affords the opportunity to be either
grave or gay. according to the makeup
of the observer.
The concensus Of opinion. among the
we'll balanced people of the world, is that
prize fighting is a brutal, demoralizing,
degrading and thoroughly re~prehensible
sport, worthy of condemnation from all
points of view.
Civilization frowns down the exercise
of brute force as a means to an end, even
if it be by agreement of the parties con-
cerned, especially when the exercise of
physical power means the injury of the
weaker.
Hence. prize fights properly come Under
the BAN.
The contest last night is said to have
been scientific" and pretty" yet what
does the outcome of the fight imply?
Merely, that brue force, represented by
what is said to be the exercise of .'sci-
ence" in the ring. g.. II
The so-called art of self-defense, illus
trated by the boxing a~ttainments of Cor
bett, to little in the face OF the
physical strength and staying qualities
of Jeffries. o. 3 o
If the so-called science Of the prize
ring would occasionally win it's battles,
as oSol1io Io"h III lIluSCle dlu W1HO-
power, there might be some room for the
advocates and defenders of tina sport
to justify it's practice. -, # III
But these contests practically amount
to the same thing as a struggle between
an elephant and a mouse-a contest be-
tween agility and strength, in which
agility gets the worst of it if the fight is
continued long enough.
The science of lodging and boxing
and pounding by rule, of self-defense in
all it's physical forms, goes down under
the momentum of blood and Drawn
whenever escape is hut off.
The greatest moral evil growing of the
attempt to make prize fights popular, is
the fact that it reconciles the public mind
to the idea that might makes right-that
the physical power to accomplish a GER
tain purpose carries with it it's own JUS
tification.
1t gradually %insinuates into the public
mind the idea to "let the best a win,"
the idea of preference being based on
physical attributes rather tina on char
acter and mental ability.
When the public learns to respect the
abstract idea of force in the consurn-
nation of human purposes it will be pre-
pared to acquiesce in all thai may be
done through that medium in the carry
ing out of political or business plans by
those in a position to use it.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
TO ADVERTISERS.

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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12

While the democratic state conventions
of Iowa and Michigan endorsed Bryan
both refused to place 16 to 1 in their plat
forms. Comment is unnecessary.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12

Mrs. Won Blumer-What is the latest
news?
Mrs. Witherby-I don't know. I have
not seen a fashion paper for two days.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
IN THE

The Observation-Disclosures life would
not be so bad if it We're not for the long
jumps.
The kangaroo-Oh, I don't mind them.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
EXPLANATION OF HER PENcHAN1

i notice that she has her portrait
painted, but never has her photograph
taken.
Yes. You see, the camera is so ex-
act y
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10
Y. M. c. A. Contest Ends Successfully.

The contest Of the young men who
have been Interested in forwarding the
work Of the Young Mems Christian
Association. closed, last evening. when
through the results uf the work of the
young men who have been selling
tickets, 500 people sat down t. the sup
per served at the Baptist church
The sides We're made up uf repre-
scntativrs Of the Methodist ana Hap-
tist churches the forces Of the former
being cIptained by \. NJ. Stewart and
those Of the latter by Albert Stevens.
They had as their aids clayton Weeks.
Fred Kennispn, Arthur Robinson Bert
Glazier. -Ir Bartlett. John Lindsay ana
Shepard Butler.
The supper was one of the best that
was ever served in the vestry ana it Is
to Mrs. f. +. Drake. Mrs. VIM. Dag
Sett. Mrs. Barton. Mrs. w. NJ. True.
Mrs. y. q. Libby and Mrs. J. II.
Wclch that its success was due. these
being the ladies who are especially in
terested in the work Of the y. NJ Il. ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10
The Rain and the ice.

Once more when all the ice concerns
We're ready to start harvesting. rain
! storm set in. This did not hinder the
work Of starting ana all We're running,
FRIDAY morning. The fields had been
marked off, grooved and cut. If there
should be cold wave these fields
would not be able to be worked until
me grooves had frozen up. For This
reason. the fields that were groovvd
viii all be run in. NJ firms were
making any additions To their fields.
yesterday. as far as cutting was con
cefned. But a few Of them h31 all
their fields cleaned off ana owing tr
me rain these crews were knocked at.
Tor a time. What effect the rain Will
HdVe "n the icr cannot be determine I
~ present. 1t may take off the sn NV
ana lc" on the top ana 50 save the
work of planning tn" three inches. If
',''' IS 50. it Will be q great saving for
LII 'Hhlhanics. There will probably
"riay VI 4 day before any more
0iN l. accomplished on the fields.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Mires from the North. East,
South and West.

Frank Erue. the lightweight champion.
". : .,il.I th,. decision over "Chica%0
jack nalr 1T The. ,nd "f thr sixth round.
Friday night. lt the Fort Dearborn Nth
Irlic club, Chicago.
]. Walter Kennedy. the Wrll-kn"WA
actor and teacher of dramatic art.
world d-far0us athlete and oarsman,
dird ut his residence, 112 East IN
street. South Boston. Thursday, Of
pneumonia.
Mrs. Fannie Adams. a clerk in the
south End Bakery Of Mrs. G. +. Patch.
Boston. was held up by man who
entered the shop. about 2.i0 T. NJ, Fri
day. ana at the point of revolver.
compelled her to give him the contents
.of ,hr money drawer. about 50, with
which liz made his escape.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10
THE WNDICATION
Ut Capt. Dreyfus Is Slowly but
Surely Coming.
tsterhazy to Be Tried on "Cette Ca
naiIIe de D." Papers.
Admits Writing Bordereau by Instructions
from Late Col. Sandherr.

Paris, Feb. 9.-The Temps saws if
understands that Major Count Ester
haZy intends to surrender himself fo,
trlal on the charge of having in his pos
session The famous document known as
"Cette Canaille de D." which flo
ured 50 prominently in the recent trial
at Rennes of capt. Alfred Dreyfus ana
that he asks for Il safe conduct regard
ing the other proceedings taken
against him.
1t Is further asserted that he now
admits he wrote the bordereau at the
late COL. Sandherr's instructions in or
der to deceive Col. Won SchwarZkop-
pen. the former German military at
tache at Paris. to whom he cummuni-
Gated the bogus documents.
The resemblance of his and Dreyfus'
handwriting. it is also claimed. led to
the accusation Of the latter when tn.
borderelu was returned to the French
war office.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton has scheduled the Maine tennis;
championship games for sorrento. the
date to be fixed at the executive com
mittee meeting in March.
Before United States Commissioner
bradley at Portland, late Thursday after
noon. WAS completed the hearing in tn"
case Of the five sailors Of the Mary lrnnl'.
ch,rg.I bv British Vice Consul Heating
with being icSerterS from the vessel nv
10 T. NJ Thursday. Commissioner brad
ley ordered their commitment to jail on
the charge ana they Will now aWH', tn"
sailinl; uf the Troop for l;uenoS Ayrcs.
In the Cumberland superior court.
Eonney J presiding. Friday. Albert
y Small vs. Arlington < Curtis Man
ufacturing Co.: suit to recover dam
ages laid at $500 Tor personal injuries
received while in the temporary en-
pIov of the defendant. Verdict for
plaintiff for $500.
The annual meeting of the Stockh2idcrS
of thr Frontier Steamboat Co. was re
rrntlv held in the office Of the company
At Calais. ana the following Gehtlem, l
wrr,. elected directors i'r lhc rmNulh \
,...ur. I,,nns Murchlc. Gtur9r y. Hoard
man. charles l.. DcrntnE, John y. Chll,-
nan ZION George +. Hill. George II.
i",tl,n and ". L. Murchic, vt a meeting
uf the directors, held !itrr, Janlrn Nui
.hi. v;ls elected president; charles 4.
ln,nir.. treasurer, ana James l.. Thomp-
SON. manager.
one of the most important real es-
tate deals of the year IN Hancock
cnuntv. was completed il Ellsworth.
Thursday. when j. J. Concy and ID. II.
II.rIihv bought the Brewer place in
Ear Harbor The property consists "l
tba large building at Main and West
,,.a+e IN which is located the Brewer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION
Two Men Taken at Frankfort for Completely
in Goebel Murder.

Frankfort. Nv. Feb. two men sus-
pcctc,I Of completely in the murder of
Ciuv. Ciuchrl. wer- arrested in a boarding
house today. The mems names are Siids
Jones uf Whitley county. ANA GOjtSchal X
of Nelson county. The men are said t.
have slept in the executive building Tor
4 time ana they will be Kept il Continr-
mrnt until something more definite is
known Ls tn their wherrabouts at n"
time of the assassination. Both strongly
deny any knowledge of the murder.
Latcr-Johu GottschI!k. who was ar
rested with Sila~ Jones. suspected OF com
picity in the asSl ssination VI Coy. G"r-
hrl was released. tonight. The autnorl-
ties expect "a obtain important evidence
regarding the assassin from Silas Jones.
Jones has already made partial con
fcSsion. lie declares that he personally
knows nothing of the crime, but says
that Harlan Whittak,r. VINO was arrest
cd Immediately after tn" shooting wine
running from the executive building from
which the shots We're tired, knows a
great deal about the crime.
II is believed that Jones gave more IN
fnrmatinn than regarding Whitaker and
that what H. toid the police may !ead \"
further arrests near Richmond. Madison
county. Ky.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10
THE HUMANE SOCIETY
Takes New Lease Of life-AnnuaI Meeting
Last Evening Officers elect.

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a., -, N,iI'ioh = 'ru'l'y I" an
- AZ 'hr annual meeting heId'
.'i''s' !" 'he once "l Harvey D.
M, T.. I,;a,, '''i i'''' :, ne ""'N
H. . a,t '',.'" '"u'" u S''lil'd
.Io,'.t,. .,1,,,,.,"' y" wars III" 'he
.,..'.,'.' - ~ "'"'' Simply i"f IN"
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''""'i .ha' Fii'p mas pecH
,.''a,' ,,, ''b ''' I'M ""rk oI the or
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10
TAYLOR WILL SIGN.
Will Approve Louisville Agree
ment Within "a Hours.
Decision the Result Of Conference,
Friday, at Frankfort.
London Excited Over Reports OF Warrants for
Members Of Legislature.

Frankfort. Ky, Feb 9.-I.ate tonight,
the political situation was somewhat
changed. Adiutant General Collier was
called into Gov. TayIor's office. about
o'clock. and was in consultation with
him until late hour, but would say
nothing rs 70 what transpired. From
authoritative sources, however. il was
learned that a decision had finally
been reached, and that the peace
agreement probably would receive the
signature "f Gov. Taylor inside Of "a
hours.
Nh" Democratic mcmhcrs of the Leg
i5latur" appeared here, This cVrnin:f
the first that have been seen here in
nearly a week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

The Rev. Geo. d. Lindsay will preach,
Sunday morning. on "A Well Argued
but Unsuccessful Plea" Sabbath
School with pastors Bible class at
close; Juior League, p. NJ. Epworth
League. $50. topic, Seeking First the
Kingdom of God" leader, Miss Grace
Warren MS. Grove viii be present
and give short address. Mrs. Grove
has had extensive mission experience
and will be very interesting; union
Sunday School service in the audi
torium at 7.30; music by chorus choir,
Judge Philbrook, leader.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10
An Old Railroad Man Dead.

New York. Feb. 9.-AndrcW Reason
er for - years superintendent of the
Lackawanna Railroad. died at his home
ut East Orange, y. J., today. lie was
born in Massachusetts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

pY a. .Iull- ana George +. Davies have
returned from Massachusetts. where they
wcrt thr delegates to the national conven-
tion IF the American Benefit Society.
They rcpor; that With the change Of otti-
GERS which hlS been effected there viii he
no further trouble with the society and
that the Same firm financial standing will
he muiDt.ifnpI
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

\ large number Of the members of
the city government from this city.
the selectmen Of FarmingdaIe and
Randolph and other invited guests.
went to Augusta. last evening. ON a
special Electric and visited the new
electric light plant If the Krnnrbcc
Light & Heat 90, az their guests.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

Rev Q. J. Hoffman of St. Adams. the
Friends preacher, was in this village,
yesterday, on his way to Rhode Island,
where ~ viii hold q series of meetings
Throughout the state in the interest Of tn.
Friends church
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

Samuel Furbush Of Castle Harmony.
was in this village On business, yester-
day. Mr. Furbush deems himself very
fortunate in getting the seasons ice
cut for the Castle before the recent
thaW and Storm
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

Tho prnprietors Of the Linn Wooden
Mills state that there is no danger of a
drought Of water, which would mean a
shutdown at the mill. 4 large amount
ol water il running over thc dam.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

f. o. Wentworth. who recently
opened jeWcry shop in this village,
will soon move into the store formerly
occupied by the late g. W. Furber.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

Charles +, Lessor. the Watervile
weather prophet, gives the proprietor
Of the skating rink but slight hope of
q prosperous season. The managers
Of the rink have had the hardest kind
Of luck with the weather ana now Mr
Lessor makes the prediction that the
following will be stormy days: Feb.
II. T., 16, IS, %. %, %, y. The state
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

About a dozen If the members Of
st. omrr Cnmmandrry, *. r.. went 10
Augusta. last evening. to 4" present
AT tn, cummanIvry meeting ut that
place.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

s NJ. Davis was in North IIartland,
yesterday. where he was surveying 2
large amount Of lumber on the Upper
Pond.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

II is an assured fact that a new tele-
phone connection Will BE- made, in the.
early spring, between this village and
PIttsheld. by the New England TeIe-
graph X Telephone Go. There has also
been some talk Of extending the line
through to ST. Adams, also To run a
branch line from this village to Castle
HARMONY.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

F. a. Noble Of Pittsfield, was in this
village. yesterday, on business connect
cd with the SebasticoOk & Moosehrad
Railroad.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10
Daily kcnncbcc 3ournaI.
GARDINER.

Hall Blynn. the infant son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Ryan q. Blenn, was reported
as more comfortable, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

Mrs. Lancaster If West Hartlani. is
reported as being very sick. She il at
tenuded by Or. Blanchard Of this vii
laSe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

only a small number were present
at tho "Srcets Of New York" last even
'ng. given at the Opera house hy the
J. q. Rockwell Dramatic 90, owing
to the weather. This company is giv-
ing Il good show. They have some
Very smart specialists ana they have
always received warm reception.
This afternoon. they will present
"rinderilla." assisted hy l. young
ladies' of this city. and. this evening.
The Lawyer Detective" Will br given.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

Mrs Barnes of Clanan. has been N
this village for several days. called
here BY the illness of her son, Fred
Barnes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-02-10

The SaIamagundi Whist club was
entertained at the home of Mrs. c. j.
rlul,cy Yesterday afternoon. There
were eight tables in play from ESQ 70
d The prizes were won by MIS-. Cor
della Ford who won the first prize.
and Mrs. Il. II. GctchclI. who won tho
second prize.