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

the people. What Eastern capitalist
with an ounce of brains would invest a
dollar in place where he believed that
the people We're so hostile TO one another
. that in case of a fire or any pWollc
calamity every mans arm would De
raised against his neighbor, and that
men working for $50 per day would con-
sent, under orders to gaze idly upon a
great conflagration or turn off the water
or cut the hose? How can Butte expect
to flourish and increase and encourages
new mining companies to come here IL
those which we have are so foully ma
ligned and their relations so samefully
misrepresented, without prompt and en-
phatic denial? In such a case, perhaps,
the mllionaires on either side of any con-
troversy can get along without defense
But the people who are the real sufferers
are in different situation. Their best
interests require that the rights of labor
and capital be alike regarded-that both
be protected from evil report, and that
every libelous statement directed at any
company or it's employees be promptly
exposed and the names OF its author
divulged. In the present instance the
chief sufferers are the employees of the
Butte 4 Boston company, who in perfect
good faith aided to put out the NJ. Q. p.
fire.
The columns of the Inter Mountain
are open to any man in Butte who can
supply scintila of evidence in supper.
of the charge printed in the Boston
News Bureau, either as to the Butte &
Boston fire brigade or it's superintendent.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Stockmen who attended the big stock
show at Chicago have a long list of COM
plants. They say no official recognition
commensurate with the importance Of
the gathering was extended, the visitors
were left to shift for themselves when
seeing the sights, and the hotels stopped
just short of daylight robbery in their
charges. The next meeting will be held
in Kansas City, and better luck is ex-
pected by Western visitors. Chicago is
given black eye by the stockmen who
sojourned within her gates.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Nothing has yet leaked out concernine
the report IN the Schley investigation
Extra precautions are being taken, and
IN view of the treachery of the clerk who
sold the advance copies of the canal
commissions report, extra precautions
are needed. Nothing shors of blowinc
open a safe will deter the newsgatherers
or the East from laying hands upon the
Schley inquiry verdict in advance
There is need for an example to be made
as warning to the perniciously active
correspondent.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Senator Teller Of Colorado Is caucus
ing with the democrats in Washington.
Time was when the senator from the
Centennial state was active in his
states interest and was acting with a
party which had the ability to plan and
the power to execute legislation for the
interest of the West. Now he is with
the melancholy minority which has an
rounced program of negation and will
tear down instead OF building. \ good
share of Teller's influence has been lost
by the change, and his state must bear
the brunt.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Graceful courtesy met suitable appre-
citation yesterday when the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks rendered
the use of it's lodge rooms to the
Woman's club of Butte. The offer was
gratefully acknowledged, and the Wo-
mans club will occupy the Elks' ham,
rent free. for one year. Next to being
prosperous. it is a clubs chief blessing
to have good friends. The Woman's
club has earned and received the warm
est appreciation in every quarter.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12
AROUND The STATE.

Great Falls Typographical Union says
they will soon unionize the Lewistown
Democrat. President Roosevelt advocates
along this line in his message and the
pace should not be too slow for the Dem
ocrat to follow.
The Kalispell Zee says Jack Portell
was thawing some dynamite at Gate-
way, the stuff exploded and Jacks rela-
tives have been invited to the funeral.
Pity that hadn't been Herr Most or
somebody of that stripe. -
-
The Fruit Grower Publishing Co."
(the Muscular will do just as welD, says
Sherman Baker got one year for horse
stealing. 1.-The jury was out "A hours"
How many hours would the jury have
been "out' about 20 years ago? These
are progressive times.
-
N. T. Lease, says the Tribune, con-
tracted to build the Great Falls court
house and suspended work because a
'quantum suff1cit of steel had not arrived
and also that the weather was cold.
WE'LL if the commissioners agreed to the
Lease what can they do about it. Surely
they won't resort to steeling mans
job
-
1.-THE Billings Gazette tells a story Of
a "hobo' approaching the isolation hos
pital there (not knowing the nature OF
the building) and observing a patient
asked him for "handout." The invalid
remarked. THE county maintains this
smallpox hospital and I guess they kin
afford to give poor devil square
meal Walk I'M" The tramp vanished,
according to the Gazette. Tramps must
be squeamish in Yellowstone county
They'll go against bulldogs or something
worse in Butte.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

One of the unfortunate features of the
work incident to securing irrigation FOR
the Vests arid lands is the opposition
which will come from sections of the
country that want big appropriations
and will resist an attempt to expend
money in the Western states The re-
publican party is already committed to
the irrigation project. But how about
the minority party? What opposition is
offered will come from Southern and
Eastern democrats
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

A salt famine has been threatened as
result of the congestion on lines of
railroad caused by shortage of freight
cars. The car shops have turned out
the largest number of freight cars in
their history, but such is the activity
in railway traffic that the necessities of
life are sometimes sold out in the mar
kets long before a fresh supply can be
secured. The salt famine is the latest
instance and appears to prevail over the
entire West.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

The Hungarian diet has engaged in a
discussion of the propriety of allowing
horses purchased in that country by
England to be taken to South Africa.
1t has been decided that the horses
bought for English cavalry service are
not war material in the sense in which
the term is used in treaties guarantee
ing neutrality Montana has an interest
in this question. The hardy range horses
of this state have been eagerly bought
up for use in the South African service
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

The unusual spectacle is seen in the
F1fty-seventh congress OF representa-
tives from Southern states clamoring for
tariff. In the debate on the Philippine
tariff bill, which comes to a vote next
Wednesday, representatives from Louis
lana will be heard in defense of protec-
ton for sugar 1t really seems that ex-
pansion and protection have captured
the South completely.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Inc presidents message has been re-
ceived with general favor abroad. When
1t was written there was nothing but the
interests on this side of the water in
view, however. The nations across the
sea like it because they have to admit
it meant just what it said. The Monroe
doctrine is more popular every day since
the United States became known as q
world power
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

The Philippine tariff bill will be fought
by the same foes which have all along
stood in the way of progress in these
Islands. The result of the policv ~ <,h
structton Will probably be just as disas-
:rous to the minority as the sad ending
of the attempt to prove Aguinaldo a
patriot and his treacherous followers
martyrs to the cause of liberty.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Estimates of an expert i'm Duns Re-
view make out the cost of food supplies
for the average man as $1O1.O7 per year
which is said to be 20 per cent above
the price of four years ago. The best of
1t is the producer gets the extra 20 per
cent, and the consumer has the money
to pay IT,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

"A democratic caucus was held yester-
day in Washington without the presence
of Senator McLaurin of South Carolina.
AS result of this gap in the ranks of
the minority's fighting force, Senator
Tillman bottled up his wrath and re-
Trained from promiscuous jabbing with
his ptchfork during the proceedings.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Inc coronation ceremonies of Edward
VII will lack many of the frins which
We're part of former exercises of this
kind. One by one the meaningless por-
tions of the coronation rites have been
dropped until there is a prospect of the
elaborate ceremonies of next June being
modernized completely.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

joaquin Miller has written an elaborate
defense OF the Chinese. Joaquin onoe
wrote history of Montana and made
about as acceptable job of 1t as he
has of his latest attempt at setting down
facts with which he has apparently not
even a speaking acquaintance.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Another crime has been laid at the
door of Fitzpatrick, the man under arrest
in st. Louis for robbing the Great North
ern express train at Wagner, Mont, July
). This time he is accused of bank rob-
berry. This versatile criminal has had
crimes enough laid at his door to satisfy
him that the Pinkerton detective agency
is unexcelled for prompt delivery.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Probably as an act of courtesy to the
visiting delegates to the big stock show
in Chicago, the bulls We're given free
swing in the stock and produce markets
While the meeting was in progress.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

1t is of vast Importance to the people
Of the West that it's representatives in
Washington be in touch with the leaders
of the party that has announced a pro-
gram which means more for the West
development than any act of govern
ment since the Louisiana purchase.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Yung Su, the budding military genius
of the Chinese empire, has been given a
peacock feather as a mark of royal APP
prevail. Chinese in high life have been
called down so often Of late that the
change to feathers is a significant evil
dence OF mature judgment.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Adjournment for the winter holidays
will be one of the items the Fifty-seventh
congress will attend to promptly. Very
little that is important is done before
the holidays, as rule, and the gait at
which the present congress is going
ahead is unusually fast.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Butte's school board will confer a real
favor upon the younger generation of
the city if immediate steps are taken to
compel parents to send their children to
school One thousand children of school
age in the city outside of the school
rooms is Il showing that is discredit to
the city
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

A few years ago the tlocks on Montana
sheep ranches were shipped East to be
sold over the butchers block. Today
Wool-growers are buying sheep in Oregon
and stocking up the ranches with the
best wool-bearing breeds. The outlook
i'll the wool-growing business has UNDER
gone "a decided change in recent years.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

The alleged death OF Major Van Tets
is subject upon which Berlin CORE
spondents cannot agree. He is reporte, u,
dead, and the report is denied with the
same ease and rapidity with which
stories of Miss Stones demise are reeled
OFF. Van Tets may not be dead, but en-
gagged in giving a serene imitation of
Van Wrinkle.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Reports from the Eastern wool mar
ket are to the effect that the tone of the
market is strong, with good indications
of a brisk opening in the spring. Mon
tana wool growers will rejoice at these
cheerful tidings which mean SO much for
the states prosperity.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

Montana Is settling easily into winter
habits. The first zero weather of the
season came without especial discomfort
to anyone. There will be no suffering
or privation in any section Of the state.
Well fed and comfortably clothed, the
residents OF the state can meet the
severest winter weather with compla-
cency,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12
Fire In Cincinnati.

Cincinnati. Dec. IA fire Of mysteri-
Gus origin occurred today in the large.
carpet house OF Lowrey & 0oebei. 4lS-4l7
Eliza street The. less is estimated at
SIS. 900 to 100000. well insured. =.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

The first bill to which President Roose-
Welt attached his signature as president
of the United States has been signed.
1t was a bill for abrogating the tariff
schedules on exhibits intended for dis
plays at expositions
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

1t will be "GeneraP Roosevelt before
many days. The army board, in making
up its list of officers to whom brevet
honors are due, has put the president
down for the rank of brigadier general,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

There seems to be strong sentiment
among the subjects of Queen Wilhelmina
in favor of making her a widow. This
role she could grace far more becomingly
than that of the abused wife of royal
clnWn
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

The bill designed to stamp out an
archy provides the death penalty for any
one who attempts to take the life of the
president. This will meet the approva!
of everybody but the anarchists.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

The finding of coal beds in Alaska is
fortunate discovery. Nothing retards
the development of new region so
greatly as a lack of fuel
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-12

On the face of the returns so far it
looks as if the present congress would
not NEEDLE with the army canteen ques-
ton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-06

How THE Beers OPERATE.-De Wet
has plenty of able lieutenants in South
Africa at the head of commanders of a
few hundred, but active and resource
full. An English correspondent at Cape
Town describes Commandant Kritzin-
ger as one Of these, a German descend
ed Free Slater of about 2S, dashing and
ready for all emergencies. The British
tried him and his 800 men with a force
of 10000, but failed. The British cor
respondent writes:
Our military methods scarcely give
us 20 experienced leaders Of commands
in 10000 men. and so Kritzinger seems
to have been giving battle when and
where he chose, killing or wounding a
few of his enemy now and again, then
drawing off to more distant kopjes
when he found opposed to him a force
larger than he could tackle. Then a
dispatch goes down country and to Eu-
rope: THE Beers fled at our ap-
proach." Next morning the Beers are
back again in their old position. They
commander food, forage and occasion
ally horses from the neighboring Dutch
colonists, and naturally enough, learn
everything about their enemy's move
ments, while that enemy learns little
or nothing OF theirs. And so the
weary round goes on."-Pittsburg
Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-06

"EAT ALL You CAN, MoTHER!-An
old man, whose hair and beard were
cut in chaste, rural design, appeared
in one of the table d'hote restaurants
the other day, says the New York Sun
He had his wife with him. That was
more than the old lady could say OF
her hearing. She was almost stone
deaf, which gave everybody chance
to find out what splendid lungs hel
husband had.
The meal was luncheon. The price
which the old man was asked after he
had ordered two meals. was rs cents.
"Seventy-five cents!" he exclaimed
you don't mean apiece?
Yes, SIR
"Gracious!"
He thought it over a minute or two
Then he looked at his wife as If con-
sidering whether he should try to gel
the dreadful news past the old lady's
tympanum. Evidently he gave it up
But he did what he could. When the
first course came on, he leaned over
and shouted in her ear:
Eat all you can, mother! I'll tel
you why after awhile!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-06

PLEASANT FOR THE PARENTs.-A gen
tleman invited certain lecturer to his
house to take tea.
Immediately on being seated at the
table little daughter Of the house
said to the guest abruptly:
Where is your wife?
The lecturer, who had recently sepa-
rated from his better half, was sur
prised and annoyed at the question
and stammered out the truth:
II don't know"
Don't know?" repeated the child
why don't you know?"
Finding that the child persisted In
her interrogations, despite the mild re-
proof of the parents, he decided tc
make a clean breast of the matter and
have it over at once, so he said with
calmness:
well, we don't live together. We
think, as we can't agree, we'd better
not"
He stified a groan as the child be-
gan again, and darted an exasperated
look at her parents.
But the little torment would not be
quieted until she exclaimed:
Cant agree? Then why don't you
fight it out, the same as father and
mother do?"-Tit-Bit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-06
THE END NOT YET.
Critics Think the War Is Over But DeWet
Will Come Aaain.

Critics Think the War Is Over But DeWei
viii Come Again.
The war in South Africa has again
reached a stage which the British
newspaper critics are pleased to call
the eve of the termination, says Lon
don dispatch Of Sunday. The rumor of
the surrender Of General Botha and the
collapse Of all Boer resistance flourish,
to the great benefit Of South African
stock. Those most responsible for car
rying on the war do not share this op-
timism.
The new concentration Of troops at
the front is only one Of the many steps
for which General Kitchener has 80
long been preparing. That it will lead
to the complete disintegration Of the
more important Boer units and possi-
bly, to the personal surrender Of Gems.
DeWet and Botha, the British war Of
flee earnestly hopes. But it does not
go so far as to expect it. Gen. Kitche-
ner is almost as reticent towards his
chiefs in Pal Mall as to the general
public.
The meeting of General Kitchener
and Sir Alfred Miner at Pretoria,
probably occurring Sunday, is taken
generally as likely to result in the es-
Establishment of a more permanent form
of civil government, in which the Sc
verities of martial law will be some
what tempered in several sections Of
the country. But neither in London
nor in South Africa are the British Of
ficials shutting their eyes to the tact
that they have long task ahead OF
them which can only be lightened and
by no means solved through the victo-
ries over the Boer units.
The glory which the British press
sometime ago showered on General De-
Wet, has departed from him. In dis.
patches and editorials he is now belit-
tied as a disappointed raider deserted
by his own men and venting fruitless
anger by sjamboking his reluctant
handful of followers. Calmer ohserv-
ers are inclined to fear the elusive Boer
leader is merely under q temporary
cloud, from which he may be expected
to emerge at any moment accompanied
| by n force which, though not formid-
able in numbers, will be particularly
formidable in execution.
The false announcement Of General
Botha's surrender Thursday will be a
matter for discussion in the house Of
commons, especially the fact which ac-
companied the observation, that it was
official.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-06

NOT So FERTILE AS THAT.-When the
house river and harbor committee
was sitting up nights with its appro'
priation bill, hearing was given of ar
evening to Col. Pete" Hepburn and
others of adjoining states, to plead in
behalf of the Missouri river. Col. Hep.
burn held the floor and. with his usual
eloquence and persuasive power, was
discoursing on the great commerce OF
that waterway and the wonderful fer
tility of the adjoining lands.
"Why, gentlemen he declared, "the
soil is deep and mellow; corn grows 2(
feet high there"
"And has seven ears on a stalk,
broke in Representative Charlie Curtis
of Kansas, mischievously.
And there is shelled corn where the
pith Of the ear ought to be-" asserted
Representative Dave Mercer, Of Ne.
braSka.
Col. Hepburn was not abashed at this
interruption of his eloquence. THAT is
Kansas and Nebraska lie," he retort.
ed, following a brief pause. Il do not
endorse t."-Washington Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-06

Hope is on the programme for an ad-
dress. and Mrs. M. S. Lewis will read a
paper on "Our Cuban Mission"
LANCASTER.
Ledger, March 2: Pursuant to a re-
cent ordinance Of the council, the
wooden awning frames, store signs and
trees have all about been removed from
Main street, and in our judgment the
looks of the street are very much i'm
proved. The work Of laying the ce-
ment sidewalks along Main street will
be begun now very soon. H. w. Fin
layson, a prominent merchant of Che
raw, has filed petition in bankruptcy.
His nominal assets are about $4,000.
Liabilities about $4,000. ......Our old
friend, Mr.. w. B. Twitty. Is seriously
sick at his daughters, Mrs. S. A. Nell
vain, at this place. Died, at her
home near Tradesville, on Tuesday
morning last, Mrs. Barbery Robinson,
widow Of the late Samuel Robinson,
aged about SO years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-06
To BE Shipped as n Calf.

Greenville News: The true purpose of
the mob that shot and severely wound
ed James w. Tolbert, at Mccormick,
one week ago, is explained by a meln-
ber Of the masked part!. The crowd
was determined, he says, to make Toll
bert leave town; but had no intention
of killing him. The mob had decided
to capture him, tie him in a crate like
a calf and ship him to some Of his rela-
tives at Anderson. The railroad peo-
pie, he said. had agreed to receive the
freight and transmit it. The crate
was got in readiness and party of
eight or ten men set out to catch Toll
bert. He was found and told that he
must either leave town forthwith or be
shipped off. Tolbert ran and the
crowd gave chase The whole crowd
was convulsed with laughter. Martin
was not one Of the party; but knew
what was to be done when he saw Toll
bert running up the street with pur-
suers at his heels. He started to head
off the man wanted. Those Of the pur-
suers who had pistols began firing at
Tolbert. Martin was wounded twice,
but not seriously. Tolbert was wound
ed twice, once in the arm and once in
the lung. He was taken to Green
wood the day after the shooting and
has since been getting along nicely.
Tolbert has declared that as soon as
he is able to be out he will have war
rants issued for four citizens of Nc
Cormick, who were in the assaulting
party. The people Of Mccormick are
still determined that Tolbert shall not
again become a citizen Of that town.
They have no special desire to do him
bodily harm, but that If he comes back
they will try to induce him to leave,
and If he gets hurt he will cause 1t
himself.