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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

Every miner in Butte is interested in
every mine in Butte. Every business
man is interested in every mining COM
pany as much as every miner is. and as
much in one sense as the mine owner
himself. Every injustice to any legiti-
mate enterprise in this district is an in
justice to every resident. The working
mems maxim that IAN injury to one is
the concern of all applies to business
men and mine owners as we'll as the men
who work for wages. Only by harmony
of personal relations and by common
defense of every home interest can this
community hope to enjoy that prosperity
which its wonderful resources justify it's
people in expecting. We can not hope
to attract capital from the East if the
capital already here, in the estimation
of Eastern people. is not safe from
unjust attack. The people of Butte
realize this. and every day they are get
ting closer together for the protection
and defense of local interests in which
all are alike concerned. The Business
Mems association is doing good work in
combating the evils which threaten the
vital interests of the city. 1t should
take action against the blackmailers and
liars who in the East are publishing
lbels about the Butte mines and mining
companies, ana who are injuring copper
shares and copper interests generally by
their shameless mendacity and abuse.
The mines of Butte never looked so we'll
a s now. Its labor and business interests
are but temporarily depressed, but the
reason is plain to the people, being due
partly to trade conditions in Europe,
partly to the selfishness of outside cop
per companies, and partly to the black
mailing attacks of certain Eastern prints
upon the great mining interests of Butte
the shares which represent those inter-
ests and men who are in charge Of them
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10
THE M'LAURiN.TillMAN TILT.

The first installment of democratic
discord was opened yesterday in the
senate when Senators McLaurin and
Tillman engaged in a wordy battle on
the floor of that body. Respecting the
merits of this controversy, the public
knows about all it wants to know, That
the two democrats have long been at
loggerheads is a widely advertised fact.
Each has exhausted the resources of
language in securing forcible epithets
with which to characterize the Others
conduct. On the stump and in private
life they have kept up the battle until
the country has come to believe that If
settlement. amicable or otherwise, was
p" s.ole, they would have buried the
hatchet long ago. When the doughty
South Carolina senators opened the Walls
OF their wrath yesterday in the senate
the exhibition was entirely uncalled for
ana served no useful purpose. Senator
McLauriE complained because he had
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

1t is a matter for world wide regret
that the contest between the Beers AMI
British in South Africa cannot be
brought to an end. A short time ago
the outlook was so dismal that the Boer
leaders We're anxious to make terms.
Then England demanded unconditional
surrender. Now. when England is offer
ing terms, the Beers are insisting upon
entire independence. and say the struggle
can be prolonged for five years. Five
years more of such war means the most
appalling spectacle the world has looked
upon in a century. This is a time when
both sides should come half way ana
end the slaughter. The men who are
deluding the Beers with the statement
that England will not furnish another
war budget are in part RESPONSE
BILE. Even a superficial knowledge of
England's history shows the error OF
their statements.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

been excluded from the democratic
caucus. This may appear like a hard
ship to some, but the public will hardly
regard il as a suitable excuse for kick
ing up such a dust as was raised yes
terday. Senator McI.aurin refused to
accept Tillman's challenge to resign and
leave South Carolina without represen-
taton in the upper house. That he was
sensible in declining to desert his post
of duty will be generally admitted.
Evidently Senator McLaurn is trying to
suitably represent his state and preserves
his reputation and self-respect. Till-
mans efforts along this line are not a
shining success. He has continually
brought discord and confusion into the
body of which he is member, and his
state has suffered from his lack of in
tluence The present session promises
to be busy one. and if Tillman, Nc
Laurin and all others who have dirty
political linen to run through the con-
gressional laundry will retire to the exaI
IRENE rear and be seated while the pre-
vious question is moved ON important
matters concerning which the public has 81
an interest, they will earn golden
opinions.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

The Montana Bowling league may take
heart and put new life in it's efforts tn
proselyte among devotees of other forms
that bowling has been adopted in church
circles to attract the unregenerate within
range of the pulpit. After Thoroughly
securing the highways and byways, the
Hoosiers have decided that the course
best calculated to bring in the sportively
inclined is to construct alleys. While
the missionary features have been lack
ing in Montana, new converts to the
sport have been made regularly. =
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

1t is no fault of Manager Sutton that
the interior arrangement of the new
theater is faulty and inconventent, AMI
its acoustics bad. The mistake was
that of the architect. The place should
be remodeled at once, so that the people
Of Butte may find comfort and enjoy
ment when they patronize the house.
At present the best companies on the
road can not give satisfaction to the
people unless the latter carry ear trum
pets Or sit in the orchestra, for it is
fact that in the middle and rear of the
hall not one-half the lines of the average
actor can be heard by the audience Mr.,
sutton is a man of enterprise, DESTROYS
OF pleasing his patrons, and it is there
fore suggested TO him that he call a
meeting of his directors if necessary and
take action looking toward the complete
encouragement of the interior of the
house.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10
AROUND THE STATE.

The Pony Sentinel tells it that the bust
ness houses closed doors last Wednesday
While large pole was being erected.
That would be a good town for a prize
fight or football game
So
Great Falls Leader: 'The number of
children enrolled in the Great Falls
schools up to date are 2Os5 of which 1913
are boys and 1892 girls
Cascade county ought to be a good
place for bachelors.
-
Great Falls, according to the Leader,
made it hot for an itinerant piano player
named Mcclellan. who delighted in maxi
Ing female acquaintance sick by placing
various potions in their drinks. He was
charged with being vagrant and given
till Sunday morning to move his freight.
-
The Belt Valley Times says: Thanks
giving day was generally observed in
tlme-honored style in Belt. All the bust
ness houses were closed most of the day.
and tom and jerry was served at most
OF the public places in honor of the day."
What will the business houses close for
next?"
Tuesday last at 10 o'clock a. m, Daniel
Plumb was arraigned in Judge N. d.
Johnson's court, charged with the murder
OF his child and the shooting of his wife
and Mrs. Jane Parks, his mother-in-law.
Alder Gulch Times.
If that fellow is proven guilty of the
first two offenses charged, he should be
sent Plumb to Jerico.
**
1t will not be long before we will have
pleasant RutV ia
is going to happen in Kalispell, and it
WIN afford us especial pleasure to tell
ABOUT it. '-Eerald-Journa
Great Scott! Colonel, what makes Won
Keep the community in suspense that
way?-kalispell Inter Lake.
Why suspense? The colonel is to referee
prize fight. What else do you suppose
is going to happen" nowadays?
All who know Joe Kip. and that in
Guides all who have lived in Montana
any length of time, will he sorry to hear
that he has filed a petition in bankruptcy.
His liabilities are given as S46 49,, 95 and
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10
COPPER TALK.

A private dispatch from New York
yesterday stated that in all probability
copper shares have reached their lowest
ebb, unless legal complications close
down more copper mines or the enemies
of Butte succeed in visiting new embar-
easements and humiliations upon local
mining companies.
Since that dispatch was received
Amagamated shares have advanced sic.
which is certainly most hopeful sign
News from Germany within the past
few days tells of a noticeable improve
ment in business in the Fatherland.
That being true. the demand for copper
may be expected to increase to an extent
that will have a melting effect on the
copper surplus. AS soon after that as
possible every copper mine in Butte that
is under the control of it's owners Will
be opened up if the courts are willing.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

a big fleet Of British transports will
sail in a few days for South Africa with
cargoes Of mules and horses, leaving the
port of New Orleans forathe long voyage.
Fully 100000 head of stock have been
purchased by England since the war
began, and the British money left on
this side of the water is estimated at
$40, 100000. In view of the excellent
market this has made for Montana
horses, there will not be many in this
state who will join with Bourke Cochran
in insisting that we sell nothing to
England which may be used in the South
African war.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

The friends of former Associate Jus
tice Hunt in Montana are delighted over
his reappointment to the goyernorship
of Porto Rico. In whatever place he
may render public service he will meet
every requirement. AS a judge on the
bench, he was prompt, fearless, indie
fatigable, compelling respect by virtue
of his own dignity, and challenging ad-
miration by conscientious performance
of duty. AS governor of Porto Rico, he
will be equally effective. He will admin
lister the affairs of the island solely in
the interests Of it's people and the gov
eminent he represents. He is an ideal
public officer and the people of Montana
will ever be proud of him.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

Feople who assert that the men who
own the great mines of Butte find profit
III reducing the number of their en-
ployes, or that they purposely brought
about the decline in copper shares-such
people ought to surrender themselves to
the state asylum for the insane without
delay. Every man of sense knows that
. stock depreciation of $4,000, 900 is not
. source of profit to the owners of the
stock Every man knows that capital
asts who have invested millions in copper
mines can make no money by closing
them down or reducing their output, and
that these things are never done EXCEPT
from actual necessity or through court
DEGREES. The men who own the Butt,
mines would operate every one of them
If they could. BY no other policy can
they make money, and any statement to
the contrary should be taken with much
salt.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

Dill drawn to prevent anarchists
taking up their residence in this country
makes exception in the case of political
refugees from other nations. There is
no intention of refusing an asylum to-
those who have honestly commended for
the rights of men and are obliged to fee
from the country in which they made
losing fight. 1t is to stamp out the reck-
less element which is arrayed against
all organized government that the hill
is designed. The stronger it is made
With this end in view the better.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10
Trouble Over a Gun.

RMS is the story of a shotgun, and the
story at present concerns Annie Beret.
guest of the Southern hotel, l. w Baird
of Portland and Chiefs of Police Reynolds
and Mclaughlin of Butte and Portland.
respectively.
The shotgun in question is now in the
possession of Chief Reynolds, to whom it
was turned over by Mr.. Beret.
According to letter received from
Chief Mclaughlin, the gun should not
be in the possession of Beret The chief
alleges that it is the lawful property of
Baird, and that it was taken from him
without due warrant by Beret
Beret claims he has right to the gun,
He says it did belong to Baird but is
now his by virtue of a judgment OBJ
tanned against Baird in the Lewiston,
Idaho courts.
Beret says that after obtaining the
judgment he was unable to levy on any
thing owned by Baird until a short while
ago, when he grasped chance opportun-
ity.
According to the statement of Beret, he
and Baird We're passengers on a railroad
train out of Portland recently.
Baird, he says, had the gun with him,
and got off the train, leaving the fowling
piece behind. Beret says he confiscated
the gun. thinking he had right to it.
Beret gave up the gun to Chief Rey-
nolds at the request of the latter, and
asked that the chief write to Lewiston
for copy of the Judgment against Baird.
He said it would be forthcoming at
once, and that the gun could then be sold
and the judgment satisfied.
Chief Reynolds has written Chief Nc.
Laughlin, explaining the matter and ask.
ing what sction he desires.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10
BUTTE CURRENT NOTES


For Delivery sleighs, Cutters and Bob
oleos. go to j. H. Carroll Lumber Co.
Arizona and Platinum streets.
marriage license was issued yester-
day to Farris steele and Sarah Axtell OF
Butte.
Beebe Grain company have bargains
In cutters and sleighs $40 Arizona
Mr.. and Mrs. James McGarry, sos Jas
per street, are the proud parents of an
infant son.
Orton Bros.--Pianos ana organs.
Rev. James F. McNamee of Helena
VIII lecture in the First Baptist church
this evening.
P. o. s. of A. ball Christmas. Renshaw
hail.
The new pipe organ of st. Patrick's
church will be blessed and put In usa
December %.
Finest line of smokers novelties at
Christie & Legs.
Michael Gleason has been appointed
a constable to attend Justice O'Conner's
court in Walkerville.
The call everywhere is for the Harvard
cigar. Quality always wins.
Capt. D'Gay Stivers and T. Is. Stephens
have returned to Butte, after successful
hunting trip along Wise river.
DR.. Hanson, surgeon and specialist, Sill
yer Bow block. N-ray examinations.
Members of Ivanhoe lodge attended the
funeral of the late Edward Reese today
in a body.
J. G. Bates, tuner, Montana Music Co..
119 N. Main st. Tel, 504
Charles, a 14-months- old son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Malloy, 400 East Mer-
curry street, is dead.
Butte Above and Below Ground" ST
a copy. at the P. Q. News Stand.
We are the agents Of the Hall safe
Co.; large safes made to order. smaller
sizes carried in stock Montana Liquor
company.
Ladies' days, Tuesday and Wednes-
day at Helbronner's for finest display
Of suitable gifts to men. Free flow
erS.
No matter how little boy may know
OF general geography he is accurate in
his knowledge that the Harvard cigar
is the savior Of Cuba
A suit for divorce has been brought
against Ole Kittleson in the district
court by his wife, Eliza beth Kittleson.
Mrs. kittleson alleges that she and the
defendant were married In this city in
1899. and that kittleson has failed to sup
port her.
j. T. Carroll Lumber Co., Arizona and
Platinum streets, offer bargains on all
Bob Sleds, Cutters and Delivery Sleighs,
Phone, 456.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

The new state house at Helena is a
credit to Montana. 1t has been con-
structed without unnecessary delay, AMI
will be ready by the state officers as soon
as the furnishing can be pushed to COM
pletion. When the men elected to tran s.
departments are located in the new
building they will be as well provided
with quarters as the officers of any
sta tie in the Union. The new state house
Is something of which every Montana
citizen will be proud.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

Congress will do well to heed tho da-
mand for added power for the inter-
state commerce commission. Since the
Cullom bill was passed, a dozen wears
ago, the railroads have fought this COM
mission step by step, until now the best
provisions of the act have been prac-
tically knocked out. A new law or a
thorough revision of the old one is a ne
cesslty. The suggestions made by the
presidents message along this line point
out the crying need.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10
Bright Ideas of
Montana Editors

The Wallace Press says Idaho prunes
are the best in the world. That worthy
organ Of Idaho's interests must be try
ing to start boarding house BOOM
Missoulian.
If the city expects to have it's new
house ready for the state firemen's tourn-
ament next fall, more of move will have
to be made than has been since the bonds
were voted.-Billings Times.
There are 100000 more males than
females in the United States. This oueht
to be encouraging to the old maids and
cause them to get up at midnight and
look under the bcd.-Red Lodge Picket.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10
Installation OIL New Pastor.

New York Dec. 1O-At the meeting of
the New York Presbyteries arrange
ments have been made for the installa-
ton of DR.. Robert Mckenzie, who has
just come here from San Francisco to
be pastor of the Putgers Presbyterian
church, Broadway and Seventy-third
street. The ceremony will be held on
the evening of December co. tn emod-
orator, the Rev.. DR.. Wilton Merle
Smith, presiding. The Rev. DR.. George
D. Alexander. will preach the sermon.
The Rev. Robert Russell Booth will
make the installation prayer. Rev. RI.
Charles A. Stoddard will deliver the
charge to the new pastor and Rev. DIR.
A. F. Schaufter will deliver the charge
to the people,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

If that blatant but thrifty denagogue,
Bourke Cochran, is half as anxious to
involve this country in a war with
England as his Chicago speech would
indicate, he should first prove his own
willingness to make a sacrifice by en-
listing in the Boer cause, or at least
sending a generous sum of money to aid
the struggling and valiant Beers. As
usual however, Cochran contributes
nothing but his mouth.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

"A feeble specimen of campaign lie is
being trotted out by Eastern politicians
who assert that American coal is being
sold IN Germany for less than it can be
purchased in the United States. Since
the days of old Ramesis there have been
men who would sooner tear down than
build Those who cry down trade OK.
pahslon and refuse to rejoice at the evil
dence OF American pluck and enterprise
are IN the melancholy minority just now.
however. 4
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

The man who robbed the Maccabees
OF $4,000 walks the streets free man.
The thief who stole a pair of shoes on
the same day in which the greater crime
was discovered is in the workhousa
The lnseniously constructed dragnet of
justice which catches the little criminals
While allowing the big ones to get away
is not receiving much praise. The ex-
ample of the defaulter who made away
with S57, 900 will work incalculable harm
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

The trouble at the Carlisle mine ought
to be fixed up without moments delay.
Miners and engineers who are willing to
walk three miles to work every morning
or evening and then put in eight hours
with hammer and drill, are certainly en-
titled TO their wages at the end Of each
month. No company should undertake
to work a mine unless it has in its treas
ury beforehand the funds needed to meet
its payroll promptly on payday.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

The miners in the Occur d'Alenes nhavs
at last secured an agreement for selling
lead ores at $3.50 per hundred pounds.
This goes into effect the first or tho
year replacing the present rate OF $500
per hundred. 1t is a matter of regret
that this price will affect seriously the
profits on each ton of concentrates.
The tumble in the price of silver and
lead may not be of long duration, as an
attempt is being made to influence the
market by keeping down production.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

The plan of Senator Hoar to send all
anarchists out of the country to prey
upon each other in some island in thu.
ocean seems to meet with general ap-
prevail. No more exquisite pain coulo
be inflicted upon an offender than to be
sentenced for life to listen daily to the
rantings OF Emma Goldman and her
disciples. The threat OF such a penalty
should be sufficient to give every an
arehst in the country an attack of heart
failure.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

The business men of Butte are not
going to have time to indulge in appre-
hensions about a dull holiday season.
There will not be one. Within 60 days
there will be a hole in the copper sur
plus that can be seen across the CONT
nent.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

It has been many a long day since
the United States could send $1,000 900
IN gold abroad in one shipment and not
feel the effects Of the expenditure But
these are days when, thanks to sound
economic policy, there is not a cloud in
the financial sky.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

The guess work INDUCED in by news
papers that assume to know tust what
the report of the Schley inquiry board
Will be is not worth reading Nobody
knows what the report will be excep,
the naval officers sitting in Judgment
and they are not saying anything.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

After months of wandering, the con.
gressional junketing trip to the Philip
pines has ended. Last Wednesday the
II embers of the expedition landed at
San francisco. and all are now at WASH
ington. The i'll luck that attended them
on the trip has led to the belief that
some one among the party was a
hoodoo. but who the unlueky congress-
man is has Not been ascertained.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10
DeWet After Kitchener.

London, Dec. 10.-DeWet is reported to
be close to Heilbron with 1000 men and
to have come very near surrounding
Kitchener's fighting scouts under Colonel
Wilson. Colonel Remington, by making
a night march of 30 miles, relieved WILL
son and both columns retired to He'll
bron with a few casualties.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

The fact that a man pardoned from
the penitentiary only a few weeks ago
embraced the first opportunity to COM
NIT crime for which he is again under
arrest, should impress upon the state
board of pardons the utter absurdity of
trying to reform convicts by letting them
out of the penitentiary before the eN-
piration of their sentences.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

In these days when every man IN Butte
is personally Interested in the copper
quotations and congressional proceed
ings and news of the world generally,
the Inter Mountain reaches the homes
of the people just in time to satisfy the
public demand.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

Happily, Colonel Bryan agrees with
President Roosevelt that horses tails
should not be docked. In extreme cases
the colonel can manage to agree with
sound views, but ordinarily he is un-
which to most people are very plain
and simple.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-10

In dealing with the F'ilipinos, the presi-
dent believes in cutting the coat accord
ing to the cloth. The natives who are
blinking in the sunlight of liberty will be
given time to get used to their sur
roundings before they are allowed to
wander on alone.