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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
SENATE BILL NO. 81.

The Inter Mountain, has looked into
the provisions of Senate Bill No 81. pro-
Niding for a change OF venue where bias
exists on the part of the judge before
whom the case is brought. So far as we
are able to learn. such law as that
proposed is MOI at all unusual. in fact it
appears to be the rule in other lccaities
and this being true it is difficult to I'M
derseand why its enactment should be
so strenuouSly opposed. This newspaper
can readily recall instances here in Sill
Ntl' Bow county Wher> such law would
have been a Sroat aid to justice. for
beyond doubt many cases have been
tried where bias of the strongest sort
existed on the part of the COu /. 1T
would seem to the aver9 g mind THAI
where such bias is known to exist and
upon a proper showing. a change of
venue ought. in all fairness to he grant
ed. This prov. sion of law is already in
force in criminal cases. why. therefore.
should it not be applied as weM in civil
cases. since justice is the end desired in
all legal controversies?
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
WHAT THE ANTI XPANsIONISTs
PROMISED.

The Boston Journal of last Friday
shows some of the reasons why the war
in the Philippines has dragged along
1t publishes a letter from Capt w. b.
Elliott. of the Fortieth infantry. now on
the Island of Minandanao, written TO
Col Curtis Gould, jr. who. it VAL be
remembered. visited Butte with Col
Roosevelt last fall.
Capt Elliott says in his letter:
All we good democrats in the Philip
pines rejoced to hear of Mckinley ana
Roosevelts splendid victory. Bryans
work with Aguinaldo and his followers
turned the best of us. Any one doubling
the influence that Mr.. Bryan exercised
over these people. with whom we are
fighting, should see the inclosed trans
lated copy of letter which l received
from Gen. Rufino Deloso, who is now
commanding the insurgent forces in this
vicinity. The letter came after l had
been in communication with the general
for some time relative to a peaceful
surrender of himself and all his forces
with their arms. In fact. in his letter
previous to this he stated that he was
all ready for a surrender, and only de-
tails were to be attended to. l really
believe that the surrender would have
been made if the letters and Bryan lit
erature spoken of had not reached their
headquarters. This is one case of many
similar cases which have come to the
notice of our troops all over the Islands.
This letter of the insurgent general,
Delosa contains the following passage:
I ought also to notify you that in
my possession are many copies Of letters
of eminent gentlemen of different parts
of the North American republic an
nouncing the certain triumph of Mr..
Bryan's candidacy. and adding that II
he should he defeated and should not
be able to reach the presidency, then
each party would desire to be governed
by itself, and civil war would surely
| ensue in the great republic.
| The manner in which the Filipinos
| under arms have been surrenderng of
| late, and the enthusiasm with which
the Taft commission is everywhere re-
ceived in the Philippines. is evidence
| that the people there have learned OF
| McKinley's recollection and are not put
! ting a great deal of faith in the predic-
| ton of civil war; made by the anti
| guerrilla warfare over there is probably
| due in large part to the fact that some
| of the natives still have faith in the
| ante-e election prediction and promises
made by Mr.. Edward Atkinson and his
band.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27

ing in the Rio de Janeiro when the
vessel was wrecked. Many have mafn-
tanned that Captain Ward remained in
full control and that the responsibility
rested with him. Others have asserted
that he was entirely superseded by Pilot
Jordan when he assumed his duties. ON
this interesting point the San Francisco
Chronicle says editorially:
The ship was in charge of Pilot Fred
erick w. Jordan. and there was APP
parently With him on the bridge only
Captain W5ld, who cannot TEN his story.
Pilct Jordan states that in the fog he
in doubt about going on. but that
Captain Ward said Let her go There
is no occasion to inquire into the truth
of this. even if there We're any witnesses.
1t us of no consequence. Pilot Jordan
was in charge of The ship. What Cap
tain Ward may have said should have
had no more influence than remark or
a passenger But enc man can be re-
sponsible fer a ship at one time. and
when ship is entering harbor In
charge of pilot that officer is the man.
1t was unfortunate that Pilot Jordan
should have made that reference to the
dead captain. 1t could in no case relieve
him from responsibility. and the I'M
precision made by the statement is UNI
pleasant even though it may be true.
1t is perhaps useless to fix the RESPONSE
bility. although it will be done at the
proper time and by the proper court
The terrible fact is that by an error III
Judgment the ship was allowed TO De
driven CIR carried on to Ws!l-known
rock and lost in the Very entrance to
the barber.
The press dispatches have given view
decidedly opposite to this. yet the reason
ing of the Chronicle seams sound. FUR
thermore. when question affecting TWO
men, one living ana one dead. arises. the
tendency is TO favor the living on the
n,.ncin,e probably. that nothing will
avail the dead.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27

The condition of public affairs not only
justifies President Mckinley in cal ling
a special session of congress. but makes
it his duty to do so. unless some
change in the situation should occur.
The Cuban constitution has been
completed. and it's terms provide
that the election of the president
and other officials shall take place
within ninety days after its promulga-
tion, which would bring it early in June.
The constitution must, however, receive
the approval of the congress of the
United States. This shows the necessity
OF an extra session. The last step in
securing freedom to the young sister re-
pubic must be taken by congress and
authority given for the withdrawal OF
all American troops in Cuba.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
REMOVE THE CIRCLE.

Great Falls Tribune: The house steer
ing committee will probably bring up
the bill to do away with the circle on
the ballot either tomorrow or next day.
according to The Tribune's Helena bu-
reau and there should be no doubt of it's
passage at once. The promise to re-
move that circle was made in the last
democratic platform. and while the
question does not measure in Importance
with some of the other planks in that
platform, it none the less should be
faithfully kept.
The proposed law was introduced by
Representative Kilgallan of Silver Bow
some time ago. 1t proposes to leave the
names of all candidates of one party for
the various offices in the same column.
an deach party in separate column,
as at present but there will be no circle
a. the top of the columns to make rapid
voting and corporation detective work
easy.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
DURATION OF AMERICAN PROSPERITY

but Pittsburg exhibits greater gan-s1.
san Francisco is credited with a 81 per
cent increase. Philadelphia s.. Indianapo-
lis $50, Topeka ISL and so on through
out the hist. This is all the more remark
able as the best index numbers those of
Bradstreet's show that prices as compar-
ed with a year ago are down, the figures
for February 1. 1900, being 9S.lO7 ana
those of February l. 1901. S421S, which in
dicate~ a decline of "a per cent during
the year.
A few years ago American trade crit
les surveying similar situation would
nave been filled with apprehension, and
would not have hesitated to sound
warning note. But now there is no sign
of uneasiness. On the contrary. there is
quiet feeling of security which displays
itself in market reports and other in
dices of the state of trade. The ques-
ton is whether this confidence is war
ranted. There are many things which
indicate that 1t is. Chief among these
is the fact that the causes which seem
to bring disaster to the producers of k,u-
roope are the very ones which promote
our prosperity. When Great Britain and
Germany are paying higher prices for
raw cotton OnU IOOuStuIIS the american
agrculturist is the gamer, and when the
latter prospers the American manufac-
turer cannot help prospecting.
The undetermined questions are. How
long will the American farmer be able
to receive fair remuneration for his
toll? And. What has produced the result
by which he so signaly profits? If the
latter is wholly due to short crops the
stimulus to production which high prices
furnish will soon bring about the alleged
overproduction which has for years kept
American farmers on short commons, but
if there was no real Ovecproduction, and
the low prices We're due to American UNI
derconsumption or to the Standard de
liver position in which we We're paced
by reason of being a debtor country we
may hope for a long continuance of the
present condition. American factories
have enormously enlarged their demands
for raw materials produced in the Unit
ed States. and the capacity of the Amer
lean people to consume the products OF
our farms is charging year by year.
What we now part with to foreigners is
surrendered because the price tempts us
to let them have what We might other
wise consume ourselves: we are no long
er forced to give up our products to salts
fy creditors 1t makes a great deal of
difference to people whether they are
in the debtor or creditor class, as the
future economic history of this country
will probably show.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
OUR PIONEER SNOWMAN.

Rocky Mountain Husbandman: John
Mcguire, the most popular man that
ever trod the boards of Montana thea
tiers, is again before the public. He in
PRODUCES old time specialties of over
the Hill to the Poor House." 'Shamus
C'Brien.' The Charge of the Light
Brigade" and Roger and l." Time
has frosted the locks of the genial John
but his step is as quick and his foot falls
as light and his voice is as clear and
CHEEKY as in the long ago, when he trav-
eled up and down Montana himself the
whole show. A quarter of century has
not the slightest impaired his useful
ness as an actor and manager, and no
man in Montana today has the conf
dence of the Montana public more COM
pletely than he. and we know of none
more deserving.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27

Recent dispatches indicate that trade
matters are in deplorable condition in
Germany. and reports from England
show that the situation is rapidly grow
ing bad in Great Britain. In the lat
ter country there is already serious de-
preston in the iron and steel industry.
In a speech made by the Duke of Devon
shire on the 10Th inst. ne attributed the
troubles of the British ironmasters to
American competition. which he predict
ed would soon become come acute espec<
tally in rails The collapse in Germany
is said to be due to overproduction. 1t
is asserted that manufacturing of all
kinds was unduy stimulated and chat
the markets have not been able to absofb
the products. But back of these ex-
plantations there is another which the
Duke of Devonshire limited at when he
said: with coal at its present enormous
price it was hopeless for the British to
meet competition with foreign steel"
Germany has the same trouble to con-
tend With: she, too. is obliged to use high
priced coal to carry on manufacturing
and the result as in Great Britain is to
disaStrouSly impede production. The
Duke of Devonshire only spoke of high
PTlteu todi, Dut ne might nave lHCiuueu
in the catalogue of British industrial diff
ficulties highpriced raw materials of all
kinds. The London Economist in a re-
sumo of British commerce in 1909 pointed
out that the higher prices of that year
accounted to $174. $50. 900 of the increased
volume of imports into the United King
DIN. and that while on the face of the
board of trade returns Great Britain's
oversee trade last year increased s31S.-
600. 600. the whole of the gain was due to
increased prices 1t added: If all the
1900 exports had been sent out at the
average values of a year before there
would have been shrinkage of no less
than $50 900. coo as compared with a gain
of s42 600 600 on the same basis of reckon
ing during 1899"
1t is not surprising that the industries
of Great Britain and Germany are suf-
fering under the acknowledgements above
derstand why the conditions which are
SO marked in the two countries mention
ed are not present in the United States.
The weekly statement of bank clearings
of the principal cities of the United
States published yesterday morning
shows a phenomenal business activity.
They aggreg gated 1924. ST. 210 an Increase
of 60 per cent over the corresponding
week of 1900. This enormous expansion
cannot be set down to speculation be-
cause the gains seem to be we'll distri-
buted over the whole country. New
York shows an increase of 72.6 per cent.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
MISS ANTHONY ON MRS. NATION.

Susan =. Anthony. the pioneer woman
sGffrgaist, has dealt Mrs. Nation a hard
blow. and incidentally has thrown some
light on the situation in Kansas We
are all aware that the real cause of the
trouble there is the failure of the aU-
thorities to enforce the prohibition law.
There is, even in Kansas. wide differ
.ellce of opinion as to the efficacy Of that
law, yet so long as it remains upon the
Statute book. there is no excuse for a
failure to enforce it. But Miss Anthony
calls attention to a fact that has been
generally overlooked. 1t is that in Kan
sas women have the franchise SO far
as municipal elections are concerned
and have thus had it in their power to
elect officials who would enforce the law
and thus make the present crusade I'M
necessary.
Miss Anthony says:
The Ratchet is the weapon of barbar-
ism: the ballot is the one weapon OF
civilization. In Kansas since 1887, Mrs
Nation, with all the women in the 2Sd
cities of the state, has had the right of
vote for mayor, for the members of
the common council and for every other
officer of the municipality. Women,
,ually with men, have the RESPONSE
biity. Therefore the duty of Mrs. Ma
ton and all the women of Kansas is to
Tt gister and vote for only such men or
V omen who will publicly pledge them
selves to do their duty, and to carefully
retire to private life every officer who
has failed to show his hand.
There is much logic in what Miss An
thony states. The theory that an illegal
act or practice justifies violence is radi-
cally wrong. If it We're otherwise, oul
whole judicial system would be over
thrown.
This latest contribution, however, only
shows that the womSn of Kansas must
share equally with the men the respon
sihility for the disgraceful condition O.
affairs that exists there.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
THE DESERTED FORT.

High on headanu of the bay.
Above the straits where white ships
pass.
There stands a fortress grim and gray,
Where guns lie rusting in the grass:
And poppies deck the gravel floor.
Where once an hundred heroes bled;
And silenced in the lannon's roar,
And hushed at last the sentry's tread
And all is still from day to day.
Save but the voices of the deep,
For meath the clover and the clay
The gunners all lie fast asleep.
Here on the bosom of tn hill;
While through the golden sunlt hours
The sea birds circle and are Still
Above the battlements and towers
And down upon the Jagged rock
Where west winds whisper of the
main,
The pillows thunder shock on shock
And rush and fall and break again.
Here rest the sunners of the past,
Through summers heat and winters
storm,
flushed in their quiet graves at last,
The kindly earth is soft and warm.
| Heroes of bygone days are they;
The strife of battle long forgot.
| Hid meath the clover and the clay,
Come sun rain it matters not.
| Yet ever as the ships go by,
| Beneath that headland frowning steep;
| Full many a thoughtful strangers eye
| Is turned to where the gunners sleep
| -Wal1ron w. Anderson.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. r
THE CoMANCHE CASE.

The MisSoulian: Throwing hundreds
of men out of employment. taking the
bread out of the mouths of women and
children. in order to provide pie for one
man, doesn't look right and isn't right.
We believe Judge Clancy can and will
modify his injunction. and that the
miners will be allowed to return to work
in the Comanche mine. In mentioning
this case all that can be said, probably
ali that should be said. is, for obvious
reasons. best left unsaid.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27

him over and then wrote out a prescrip-
ton.
How much will that cost. Doc" asks
Hogan.
About dollar and a half" says the
doctor.
Have you got mat much to loan me,
doc?" says Hogan.
The doctor took the prescription back
and crossed off all of the items except
aqua pura.
You can get that for ten cents" he
says. handing it back TO Hogan: land
here's a dime"
Don't l have to take those things you
scratched OFF," asks Hogan.
No. says the doctor. Those are
nerve tOnics. You don't need EN-"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
PER okaL.

The Kennebec (Me.) Journal says:
1.-The death of Alexander Wadsworth
Longfellow in Portland last week re-
moves the last but one of the great
poets immediate family. Mrs. Green
leaf of Cambridge, a sister, being the
only survivor. Alexander was the
younger brother of the family. and had
always lived in The City by the Sea-
where most of his time was devoted to
the work of the United States Coast
survey For the last few years he hal
lived retired life, enjoying the regard
ard Inspect of all his wide acquaint-
ances.
The earl of westmeath, the newly
elected representative Irish peer, is just
thirty years of age, and has taken
keen interest in politics ever since he
left Christ church. He was an attache
at Washington before he became one of
Mr.. Chamberlain's private secretaries,
and his experiences include a visit to
Newfoundland as secretary to the royal
commissioners there in 1898. The Ba-
rony of Devlin, which is his. has been
held by the Nugents from the time of
Henry II.
The King, of London, gives this pen
and ink sketch of the Rev. John McNeill
| the famous preacher of London: Many
would like him to remember that he was
educaed at a university and forget that
he, once worked on the railway. But
John does not forget it. He is still. now
that he is famous throughout the world.
| the same homely, hearty, charmngly
blunt and perilOusIy frank John NC
| Neill who sold railway tickets behind
| the little window in Greenock railway
| station nearly thirty years ago. He be-
| gan life as a gateboy at railway
| crossing, and the story is told that one
| day, after he had applied for a better
| place, an official put his head out of tn.
train and shouted: Are you the young
man who considers himself too good for
his situation?' John said he was, and
| he was promoted to the booking office
at Greenock. He has preached on every
| continent. He has held an audience OF
ten thousand nightly for weeks at the
| Agricultural hall, in London, and he has
| preached to shivering little group OF
forty on the top of the observatory on
Ben Nevis. He preached then as near tC
heaven as any man can get in Britain
but there are good people in the world
be his home. One of them was travel
ing in Glasgow train with him tht
| ether day, and, after asking him if hi
| was John McNeill, said: DO you thinl
! you are going to heaven? 4 do sale
| John, but 1 would rather go to Green
| ock first"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
LOVE-.

Love is a charmed spell,
Tolled on a golden bell.
Love is q further scent,
From lilied gardens lent.
Love is fairest sight,
Wrought of rare delight.
Know you a clear note.
Linnet and ruby throat?
A perfume half so fine,
Mignonete. eglantine?
A sweeter. straighter grace.
., young birch tree in place?
Post Wheeler in New York Press.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27

Constant to the latest breath.
With a faith defying death.
Deeper than unsounded seas
Abelard and Helose.
Abelard and Heloise.
Drained Loves chalice to the lees,
Joyed and sorrowed. laughed and wept
Tempest torn and passion-swept
Now they dream away the days.
In the peaceful Pere La Chaise.
Abelard and Heloise
Robert LoVeman.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
AND FEW IN A HILL.

Teton Chronicle: Speaker COrbett
has named his steering committee. and,
strange to relate the name of popuist
or a laborite member does not appear
on the list. Labor party men and popu-
lists are valuable to the democratic
organization only election day when
they are voting for democratic nomi-
nees. After that they are d small po-
tatoes and few in hill
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
The Spice ct Life.
THE GENTLEMAN FARMER.

'That there farm" said the driver on
the off side belongs to a Teller in town
that runs it for his health"
How does he get along?" asked the
drummer.
'.Oh, bout as wells the rest of us, only
he don't have to buy no gold bricks to
come out loser, like We do."-Indian-
apolis Press.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS.

''The Bible says that the wicked stand
in slippery places" remarked Mr.. Pitt.
Just at present" added Mr.. Penn.
both the wicked and the righteous And
1t difficult to stand in such places"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
NOT NEEDED.

81 hear Hogan is sick" said the bar
beg.
Yes, but he is better now" said the
bailiff. "He went to q doctor who looked
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
ABELARD AND HELU1SE.

Abelard and Heloise.
Ne'er were lovers like to these
Flying in the face of fate,
Ground beneath the heel of hate.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
TO TRAIN HIS TIGER,

London, Feb. 27.--Richard Croker says
he will return to America in good time
to take part in the coming campign.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
ENDORSE MRS. NATION.

Denver. Feb. 21.--At the state con-
ference of the prohibition party, resO-
buttons endorsing the work of Mrs. Ma.
ton We're passed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE?

Much has been said of late as to the
authority of the pilot who was bring
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-09-01
BRIEF AND BRAINY.

l would rather stand at a sacrifice with
the minority for the right than go with the
majority to do wrong for a reward.--Ed-
win Higgins, Baltimore.
1t is practically no trouble to get a
crowd to cheer for right principle, but it
is quite another matter to get a man to
plod. on after it, alone, when the meeting is
oyer.-John G. Woolley.
Brethren, If we stay back In the bomb
proof ourselves let us in mercy, in pity.
spare that pitifully thin fighting line up
there at the front.-Rev. C. f. Wishart at
the Winona (Ind.) United Presbyterian as
sembly
The liquor traffic has got to die. There is
still time to settle it peacefully. 1t can be
done with the ballot now. but the time is
coming when 1t cannot be SO disposed of.
Let us profit by the dearly bought expert
ence Of our fathers ere 1t is too late.-C. r.
Hopkins in New Herald