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Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-08
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The Butte Miner declared tnat no
prominent republican newspaper defend
ed Governor Taylor of Kentucky, but
that he had been deserted by the reputa-
BILE members of his party. This was in
tended as personal reflection upon the
course pursued by the Inter Mountain in
relation to affairs in the Blue Grass
state. and would have called for no at
tention in these columns had it not been
an inexcusable breach of veracity.
Yesterday we pointed out the fact that
the New York Sun and other prominent
republican newspapers stood loyalty by
the governor, and our telegraphic ad-
vices were aauthority for the fact that
the republican members of the Kentucky
legislature, and other prominent men,
bers of the party in that state, were be-
hind him to man. This morning, with
no attempt whatever to verify its state
ment the Miner says: "The New York
Sun has never undertaken to uphold
Taylor in his course.
why uOeS not our contemporary QuoIC
from the Sun? The following is the lead
ing editorial in the New York Sun of
February 8. and is in line with many
similar expressions which have thereto
fore appeared in it's columns:
Troubled as things are in Kentucky, it
is none the less clear that Taylor is still
the governor. The formalities lndis-
pensable for legislative declaration
that Goebel is governor have not as yet
been complied with, and while they are
lacking Taylor holds on with fawless
title to his Office. 1t is said that none of
the conditions under which the constl-
tuition gives the governor power to direct
the legislature to assemble in any other
place than the state capitol-namely.
war. pestilence or insurrection-exiSted
when Governor Taylor directed the legis-
lature to repair to London. If that is so.
the remedy is in the legislatures hands.
They can impeach the governor for vio-
lation of the constitution. A violation
of the constitution on his part, however,
gives no right to revolution. This we
say in the conviction that the legislature
of Kentucky is guilty Of fraud in it's un-
dertaking to defeat the election of Taylor
and put Goebel in his seat.
Could Mr.. Taylor ask for stronger
newspaper defense than the foregoing?
It will strike the average reader that
when the Miner again wishes to take
issue with the Inter Mountain, as to the
propriety of it's course, or to raise the
question of veracity, it will take the pre-
caution to make sure of it's ground be-
fore putting it's journalistic astuteness
on exhibition before the public.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-08
ARE THE BEST STORIES TRUE.
BY Mary E. wilkins.

1t almost goes without saying that the
best stories must be true in the high
Eest sense. In them the two and two or
human emotion and experience must al
ways make the four o. natural result.
The revelations of character must have
1.-THE lights and shades of their own cir
cumstances and no Others upon them, or
the story will be essentially false. But
when it comes to the question, Are the
best stories true in the ordinary sense
Of the word?" I doubt it. 1t is seldom
if ever that an exact, or exact as possible
rendering of a life gives the most artis-
tic and the best results. 1t is not even
as true as untruth, though that sounds
Eparadoxical. 1t is eye and ear work, but
mot soul work. The truth is that of the
surface only: there are no revelations of
depths. no retrospect and no forecast. 1t
is one dimension of truth and no more. 1t
is not even as reliable as photography.
1t is more like the tracing of the barest
outlines of life as seen against the wall
of it's own environments, and of no more
value than a child's sketch upon the
schoolyard fence.
OF course story which is a story, and
not a mere newspaper report is seldom,
if ever. told with such utter regard for
and stern adherence to the actualities.
They almost never are true; 1t is lmpos-
sible that they should be- There is the
inevitable mark of the authors own in
div duality upon them: the results of his
own experiences on similar lines, which
give him points OF comparisons; he exag-
gerates unconsciously often, simply be-
cause of some inborn short or far sight
edness. Simple statements can be made.
One can write that Betsey Jones and
William Smith were born and brought
up in the same village: that Betsey was
soft and gentle and fair; that William
was proud and reserved and dark; that
early friendship ripened into love; that
they finally married and lived in peace
and happiness ever after But when
| one tries to develop bare and unadorned
/ facts like those into a story the mae
| curacy of a necessity begins.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-08

When to this course he added . con-
temptuous silence respecting free COIN
the country, he was able to leave the
land of the rising sun with the impress
sion that he stood for silver-only in the
sense of maintaining his consistency
and with a view to holding his western
friends in line, rather than with any idea
of pushing bimetallism to the front
should he win the presidency at the
polls. If Bryan treated the east honor
less for free coinage. If he deceived the
east, he is trickster and would make a
farce of his presidential functions when
installed in the White House.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-08
MARY f. WILKINS, STORY WRITER


Who is going to be sure that one knows
Betsey's and Williams nnermost motives
for their matrimonial union-whether it
was because Betsey could not succeed in
winning the affections of John Smith and
William had been Tilted by Mary Jones,
or because Betsey was afraid of being an
old maid and William wanted somebody
to keep his house for nothing, or because
they really loved each other With all that
idyllic affection of simple and artless viii
lage lovers sung by the poets? Who is
to know about the resulting peace or hap
piness, though the neighbors have never
overheard harsh word pass between
Ithem, even with sharp ears for listening?
The chances are that the story as an ac-
tual chronicle of facts will not be true
in any case and all the better for that,
provided it have the truth of reason and
iprobablity.
| How many historical novels, which one
might naturally conclude would stand
the test of actual truth in detail if any
thing can, are true in that sense? Even
the greatest histories owe much of their
value to the light or glamor cast upon
them by the individuality of the histor-
ian, and by the atmosphere which his
imagination has projected around the
bare records of facts.
| OF course this may not apply to
sketches of real characters picturesque
enough in themselves, even If as liter
ally presented as may be, or a record Of
a life written in the first person. Still,
in the latter case may it not be- it's un-
truth under the semblance of the utmost
candor which adds to it's interest? Take.
for instance, the Journal of Cotton
iMather, which seems to present with no
reserve whatever, a self-revelation SO
pstiless as to be almost repulsive. Who
knows Of what fallacies. due to his own
defects & intrOspective vision, the old
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-08
PHEASANT A LA CALvE.

Such pheasant with force-meat az
follows: Peel half a pound fresh truffles,
chop them and pound them in mortar
with three ounces Of bacon fat. Rub
the pounded mixture into a sauce pan
and stir over the fire until hot through
then turn " into basin and let it get
cold, and season to taste. Stuff the bird
with this and, If possible, leave 1t for a
day to absorb the flavor of the truffles.
Wrap the bird in slices of bacon. with
sheet Of buttered paper round, and
roast. keeping well basted. When cooked
place on hot dish, pour round it a good
Drown gravy made from the gizzzards,
neck. ETC., and serve, garnished with
trufaes and potato croquettes.
lngredlents-A pheasant. half pound of
truffles, three ounces bacon fat. slices Of
bacon, good brown gravy. potato Gro
quettes.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-08
BRYAN AND THE POPULISTS.

The late silver leader is evidently get
ting into deep water, and before the ma
tional conventions are held even his chin
may disappear in the whirlpool of too
much talk. AS shown in these columns
yesterday, he absolutely ignored the sill
Yer question in his Boston address, which
was bad enough, when looked at through
silver spectacles. But he went stM furu
ther. He assailed the republican gold
standard bill as calculated to give the
country paper rather than a metallic
currency. He placed himself thereby in
antagonism to the principle of paper
money! principle that is dear to the
heart of every true populist in the land!
Did Che populists have their way. with
out check or 1aindrance. all METALLIC
money would be relegatsd to the rear,
and the business of the country would
be transacted on a purely paper basis
Yet Bryan, who is cultivating his paper
minded friends, and who looks forward
with hope to another fusion with that
party, places himself on record in Boston
against the use Of other than metallic
money! In the west he will oppose tn
gold bill, because it does an injustice tt
| silver. but in the east he objects to /,
because it will flood the country with
paper money! How is the redoubtabls
colonel to square himself with the popu
lists?
While he made no distinction In hi,
Boston speech as between redeemabl,
and irredeemable paper money. 1t IL as
sumed that his friends will make It plaiI
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-08
WHAT WILL THORI7E DO?

If humanity's dream of universal peace
is ever realized, and new Utopia comes
to man, it will be through scientific de-
velopments which will make war an i'm
possibility. While that era is not come,
it's twilight seems to kiss the skies of
hope and give promise of a better day.
The wonderful advancements that are
being made in the art of war can reach
their climax only in an age of peace
Wars are less frequent and of shorter
duration than in the olden time, be-
cause they are more destructive; and as
the unbridled energies of death gather
new strength the temptation to settle
disputes by the arbitrament of the sword
will lose it's charms.
Today our columns contain a reference
to the new explosive which bids fair to
almost revolutionize the warfare of mod
ern times. Thorite is newly compound
ed explosive OF greater power than nitro
glycerin, yet it's chemical construction
is of such a peculiar and novel type that
red-hot poker can be thrust into it
without effect, and it can with safety be
pounded to powder. Under the opera
tions of fuse, however, it detonates
with ease. Experts in the art of war
have conceived the idea that inasmuch
as it does not readily explode by impact,
! the new explosive can be fired with
| safety through the armor plate of a ship,
with a specially constructed shell, and
then yield to its fuse attachment and
| tear into shreds the interior of the vessel.
Dynamite guns We're a great advance
in the art of destruction, but the thorite
shell bids fair to out-rival 1t in all re-
spects. Its possibilities are almost in
finite, If it stands the tests to which II
is to be subjected, for ships at sea and
Notifications on land must yield to its
energies in times of war; Dynamite
lyddite, thorite-what next will sprins
up in the fertile garden of death pro-
ducers? Will science yet produce ths
magic wand Of a Bulwer Lytton and
make every man god? Will the abil.
ity to protect life keep pace with the
power to produce death. till the nations
learn war no more1
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-08
STATE OF MONTANA. COUNTY OF
Silver Row--SS.

Silver BOw-SS:
We. the undersigned. do hereby certify
that we are partners, transacting busi-
ness In this state: that the principal
place of BUSINESS is in Butte city. Silver
Bow county; that we arc conducting said
business under the firm name and style
of "Orton Bros; that the names In full
of all IL e members Of such partnership
are william c. Orton, Walter s. Orton
and James M. Orton, and that the places
Of our respective residences are set op-
poste~our respective names hereto sub
scribed.
In witness whereof. we have hereunto
set our hands this seventeenth day Of
January, A. D. 1900.
WILLIAM c. ORION.
Corner Alabama and Copper streets.
WALTER s. ORION,
Corner Alabama and Caledonia streets.
JAMES NJ. ORION,
219 North Main street,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
seventeenth day OF January. A. d. 1900.
G. M. PARR,
Notary Public in and for Silver Bow
County. State OF Montana.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-08
sAAxkspkAsx AND THE sExA1oRsx,p.

An anonymous correspondent. who
signs himself IA Reformed Democrat"
but whose letter is barred from publica-
ton under the universal rule pertaining
to unfathered lore of that type, makes
some very happy Shakespearean refer
ences to the senatorial controversy.
This reformed democrat" thinks that
if Mr. Daily and Mr.. Clark We're asked
as to the effect of the senatorial investi-
cation upon the future of their party in
this state. they would assume Shake
spearean pose and exclaim: "Our cakes
dough-"
And he further believes that the oppor-
tunity will become ripe for the intimate
men to approach them with the remark
of the great playwright: why. what's
the matter. that you have such Feb
ruary face?"
In turn, the respective commandants
of the rival factions will reply: well,
every one can master a grief but he that
has it," ssS
The reformed democrat touches upon
Senator Clark's soliloquy over Geiger,
with the following Shakespearean -four
ish: II had rather have a fool to make
me merry. than experience to make me
sad"
Then is pictured witness for the pros
ecution approaching Mr.. DAILY for min
ing lease, after the battle is over and
the victory won., and that distinguished
individual making the following reply:
Nov am in a holiday hunor and like
enough to consent
The investigating committee is also ac-
credited with a Shakespearean taste by
our reformed democrat
In summing up the evidence to date
on both sides the committee exclaims:
"A very ancient and fish-like smell;
kind not Of the newest"
The correspondent concludes with the
joyful exclamation of the republican
party: "Now is the winter of our dis
content made glorious summer!"
There is practically no limit to the
crat' might have gone in drawing on
the bard of Avon for sentiments to fit the
situation, had he seen fit to do so.
BY little ciphering it might be fig
ured out that the present senatorial
troubles in Montana were accurately
foretold in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
When Hamlet for instance, informed
Horatio that there were more mysteries
in the heavens and the earth than his
philosophy ever dreamed of, he undoubt-
edly referred to the present controversy
at Washington.
Who dare assert that the mysteries vf
that celebrated case were ever dreamed
of by our philosophy, or by anything
else?
Clearly, then, they belong to those
which Hamlet said had not been dreamed
| of.
| Mark the language.
He did not say there "are'' mysteries
which philosophy had not dreamed of,
| because that was self-evident to man
| like Horatio, who believed that rooster
knew when to announce the approach OF
a ghost.
| But Hamlet said there are "more" mys-
teries, namely, another batch coming.
| The senatorial contest is one of them.
| Can Shakespeare's foresight be doubt
! ed'
| If Senator Clark loses his seat, who
can doubt the prophetic vision of the
great poet when he said:
Imperial Caesar, dead and turned te
| clay,
May stop a hole to keep the wine
j away.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-08

to the populists that Bryan would not
have urged the paper money objection
against the gold bill did 1t flood the
country with fiat paper money instead of
bank notes, payable in gold on demand.
1t is a cold day when the colonel does
not leave loop hole through which to
escape when the pressure is applied.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-11-02

order has had the effect of stimulating
the companies which had not already
posted notices agreeing to oadvanee wages
10 percent to do 50, and today the Penn
sylvania Coal company sent out its
official notice to its miners at Dl1nmore,
Averea and Pittston. Like action was
also taken by the Moosc Mountain Coal
company, and this evening will find tie
notice up at every mine in the valley
from Forest City to Pittston. Fifty
three thousand men and boys between
these points will therefore resume work
on Monday. Today the mining com
panies have forces engaged in getting
the mines in shape for resumption on
Monday. At the mines all the sdings
are filled with cars. anu the shipments
OF coal are certain to be large before
another week ends
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THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL
Hon. W. A. CLARK, the Montana Boodler,
Draws Like a Veritable
Mustard Plaster.
HE HAD A BIG AUDIENCE
He Roasted the Anaconda Company and
Independent Democrats Called
Them Party Wreckers,
HE HAD A BIG AUDIENCE

The opera house in this city last Mon
day night was the political shrine
where was gathered magnificent audi
ence, the occasion being the appearance
of Hon. W. \. Clark. the multi million
aire of Butte and deposed United States
senator. The gentleman arrived in the
city late that afternoon overland from
Bridger on what he fondly believes is a
triumphal tour of Montana. Whatever
may be thought Of NJ. Clark and his
peculiar political methods, there isno
Disgusting the fact that he is a wonder
ful drawing card. People turn out to
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has been arriving at l:25 a. m. in Bill
lings, and tho train for Chicago depart
ing at il:OO +. IN. These hours will con
tinuc in effect from now on The North
Coast Limited, the Northern Pacific ia
NOUS passenger train, is discontinued
and another train takes its place for the
service west of Billings The finest
through train to the coast from now on
will be the Rnrlington's solid vcstibulcd
train, which IS practically i Chicago
train. 1t starts from st Louis, nomially
bu. at that point it picks up the regular
through cars from Chicago From Bill
lings il goes west over the Northern Pa
cific. Double train service between Bill
Iings and Fargo has been discontinued.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-11-02

NorE.-There are many alleged cream Of
tartar baking powders upon the market
sold at lower prices, which prove, upon
analysis, to be alum powders in dis
guise. Alum is corrosive poison,
which must not be taken in the food.
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Vote for Dr.. B. B. Kelley for county coroner
DEATH On THE RAIL
Eleven Precious Lives W ere Lost as a Re-
suit of an accident on the Northern
Pacific,
WILL RElFENRATH DEAD
"A Brother Of ATTORNEY Hathhorn IF Bit
lings Among the Killed An Ap-
palling Catastrophe,
WILL RElFENRATH DEAD

The little siding midway between
Springdale and Big Timber, known as
Pc Hart siding, was last Sunday night
the scene Of the most terrible disaster
that has ever occurred on the Northern
Pacific railway. No. 4, eastbound pas
senger, was about two hours behind her
schedule time and the engineer was try
ing to make up the loss, whom at 1875 D.
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Vote for Edward Olcott and Matt Pello for
for Red Lodge.

see him pretty much the same as they
would gather to gaze upon Il freak.
That he was able to gather an audience
by fat the largest in Tie history Of the
capital Of Carbon county is doubtless
due to his fame rather than to the cause
which he represents. An hour before
the time set for the speaking, The opera
house was crowded and hundreds were
unable to gain admittance. The appear
ance of Mr.. Clark on the stage was
greeted with applause, and peculiarly
enough, a number Of boys in the audi
ence mingled their voices with the ova-
ton and shouted in chorus, ''Hurrah for
w. A. Clark the Montana boodler :"
On the stage were seated number Of
the candidates on the democratic ticket
and other representative citizens. Hon.
G. G. Bowlen presided as chairman and
introduced us the first speaker William
Mckinley Finn OF Butte. who, In his own
inimitable, rich Irish brogue introduced
himself by asserting that he was an or
Vote for Edward Olcott and Matt Pello for
cOnstables for Red Lodge.
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Vote for David Smethurst for public admin
istrator.

m. a broken switch was struck at De
Hart siding. The engine, mail express
and baggage cars passed over safely, but
the first four day coaches We're dcraicd
three Of them being turned over com
p]ctely and terribly demolished.
Seven persons We're instantly killed
but few of the other passengers were
seriously injured. George w, Hubbard
sheriff of Yellowstone county and d
former resident of Red Lodge was the
most seriously injured among the
wounded. He sustained broken arm
and leg.
Among the dead is Miss Marguerite +.
Tracey, manager of the Bozeman Tele=
phone company, She was cnroute to
Billings, accompanied by her sister The
two were sitting together when the acci.
Vote fOr David Smef hnre ef fnv M hl;r al min
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It S all in the baking powder
DR.. PRICES CREAM BAKING POWDER

can be depended upon always make the food light,
sweet delicious and wholesome. This is because it
is scientifically and accurately combined and con-
tains the purest grape cream of TARTAR the most
heathfu of all fruit acids, used for hundred years
in the finest eavening preparations
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-11-02

WASHINGTON. Oct. 30 The official an
nouncemcnt of the total population of
the United States for 1900 is 1G.295 80
Of which 1927 9O7 arc contained in the
forty five states, representing approx
matcly the population to be used for np.
portionmcnt purpose. There isa total of
l34l5S Indians not enumerated. The
total population in 1890 with which the
aggregate population of the present cen
sus should be compared was 63,O59, ,75G.
Taking the 1890 population as a basis,
there has been gain in population Of
1926, AGA during the last ten years, rep
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-11-02
Vote for William H. Close and Keyser
Brown for justices Of the peace for Red Lodge.

pure name and fame. Referring to them
he said, II despise them as I do the
crawling cowardiy worm.'' He declared
that they are character assassins and
that he held the independent democrats
in supreme contempt, characterizing
them as political outcasts and party
wreckers.'
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Lucy Carpenter, Goo'ell, Ia, head,
side and chin bruised
Mrs. Jacob Hugh, Marlett, Mich. left
foot and side bruised
Miss Marcia Tracy, Bozeman, wrist
and arm bruised: slight cut on head.
She was sister Of the Miss Tracey who
was killed.
Harry Pendleton, Fenimore, Wis,
head cut.
Mrs. Paul Clark and two children of
Meeteetse, Wyo., we're among the passen-
gers who escaped without injury.
Mr.. Daniels, the cigar man, arrived in
town yesterday. He was in the wreck,
but escaped without scratch.