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The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05
WHAT IT MEANS FOR MONTANA.

The beginning of operations at the
Washoe smeter at Anaconda, slow
though the conditions may necessltate,
is one of the most important achieve
ments ever recorded In the history of
mining. In all this round world there
Is no smeter half so big as that. Upon
none have so much money energy and
genius been expended Ii may mean
much for the progress of the science of
smelling, much for the shareholders
whose money has been freely used in
its construction: but 1t means infinitely
more for the people and the future of
Montana for its labor and business in
terests, for Its farmers and laborers, for
its prospectors and custom ore pro-
ducers. Long after pending disputes
shall be justly determined and every in
terest shall be secured in its own right
and when all legitimate interests of the
state shall be wording harnoniously to-;
gether, the Washoe smelter will stand
as a monument to the enterprise and
judgment of its promoters, as AN evil
dence of their early faith in Butte, and.
like others of Its kind and In just propor-.
ton, a blessing to all the people OF the
state in every industry which may en-
gage their energies.
At present 1t must be admitted the
copper situation presents some features
that are not entirely satisfactory. The
effort to maintain the price of copper
has failed through methods from which
the people of Montana are the chief suf
ferers and which they well understand,
yet sooner or later the market must
react. and then. under brighter skies,
not only the Washoe, but all the smelters
of the state, will, 1t Is hoped, be operated
to the limit of their capacity.
The Washoe smelter has cost between
So, 100000 and $7,OO0,O 900, according to re-
port. 1t is the crownng achievement
In the life of the great engineer who
planned and built 1t. AS 1t will work
two thirds of Butte's total ore product
1t will to that extent supply whatever
of prosperity kind Providence has in
store for the 10000 people who have
made their homes here. and may flourish
or may fade. The prospects, when pres
ent difficulties shall end, will take on
brighter hues, and Butte will continue
to be what it always has been, "The
| greatest mining camp on earth"
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05

Among all the reasons given for the
warfare at the city hall and the general
decentralization of the police force, the
correct one seems to have been over
looked Three words characteristic
democratic inefliciency--affo all the
light required on the subject. The
mayor and chief of police no doubt are
honestly desirous of improving the pub
lie service by reasonable and practical
BILE control of the police, and it Is equally
true perhaps that some of the police
officers mean to do right. But what can
be expected under the control of party
which has neither principles nor policies
capable of withstanding practical test,
whose future is as dark as its past has
been malodorous, and whose political
entity Is like the world was at the be-
ginning without form and void.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05

There is no inspiration In democracy,
for it's sole aim lis the gathering In Of
spoils. The result is that promises are
made by its conventions only to be
broken, for where there are no RESPONSE
bility and no public spirit 1t Is idle to
expect useful results in the way Of
good government
Mayor Davey has yet several months
within which to score success for his
administration and triumph over the
personal attacks of his party oppo-
nents He should be given every assist
ance and encouragement. The mayor
and not the council will be held to ac-
countability by the people. For this
reason the people propose to be gener-
Gus in their expressions of confidence In
the mayor The important question Is:
Can the mayor triumph over the ac-
cumulated evils that have developed
under his administration largely as a.
result OF curtailment of his power by
the council? IL he can, the people
will not withhold credit. In city like
Dutit tue oDJC't Vi bVNNh'hN''s 49,
low taxes, good order and moral prog
ress. When the present administration
was elected all parties were somewhat
demoralized, and 1t is possible that
many good citizens, for reasons not
likely to recur, voted their personal,
rather than political preferences. In
the future It Is hoped that strict party
lines may be drawn in order the better
to settle responsibility for possible evils.
In the meantime the mayor and his
friends deserve encouragement, for
with a democratic council often arrayed
against him 1t is plain that he Is up
against difficult problem, inasmuch as
democracy gets wickeder az 1t. grows
older.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05
POPUllST FUSION.

The fusion question in Idaho, as far
as the populists are concerned, presents
some interesting features. The popu-
lists, in conjunction with the democrats,
elected both Heitfeld and Dubois to the
senate, yet at present both are avowed
democrats, and the followers of the ini-
tiative and referendum feel that they
have been buncoed. There are other
states in which the populists have fur
nished the votes while the democrats got
the benefit. At present in our sister
state the populists are discussing fusion
with the republicans, but the Caldwell
Tribune warmly opposes the suggestion,
insinuating that neither republicans nor
democrats are to be trusted. That
paper says:
A number of populists intimated the
other day that they would be disposed
to favor fusion with republicans If all
republicans manifested the same fair
and cordial spirit toward populism that
the Tribune does. Let not our populist
| friends be deceived. They would fare
| no better by fusion with the republicans
| than by fusion with the democrats. The
l
| Tribune Is not influential in directing
the practical politics of the republican
| party in Idaho, which is so much worse
for the party, and, therefore, it's atti-
! tude, while eminently right, is not a re-
| liable index at all times to party dis
| position in practical affairs. We suspec,
that if the populists were to fuse with
| the republicans it would have to be or
the understanding that the populists fur,
nished the votes, while the republicans
| held the offices. Democrats are always
| willing to fuse an those terms. The time
has arrived-it ought to have arrivei
| years ago--when populists must eithel
have distinct and independent party
organization or throw up the job. The,
have fused eo-operated and united unit
there is very little left of them, ant
unless they quit it pretty soon there vii
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05
WnlTNfv'S RETIREMENT.

William c. Whitney. one of the clean
, and patriotic men of the aggregation
Formerly known as the democratic
party, has announced his retirement
from business and political life at the
age Of three score years. He is rich
and honored and lonesome In the demo-
cratic ranks and would hereafter enjoy
the sweets Of domesticity and the peace
that comes to every man who asks no
fators of the political machfnfsts. He
explains his object in this way:
/ have decided to give up work and
settle down to enjoy the rest to which
think I am entitled. II always has
been my intention to withdraw from
active business when / reached the age
of CO. Now have passed the limit. I
am out for good.
To the credit of Mr.. Whitney it should
be said that he took up the work of re-
organizing the American navy where
William E. Chandler, then secretary of
the navy, left off. In that labor he was
wonderfully successful and at the end
of his term the United States had be-
come respectable naval power. In his
private affairs he has amassed vast
fortune i'm addition to the one which
his first marriage brought him. OF late
years he has made heavy investments
in the breeding and training of race
horses. He won the English derby last
year with Volodyovski, and Is likely to
repeat the achievement this year with
Nasturtium.
Mr.. Whitney will take into private life
his own respect and that of the Amerl
can people. He has been at all times an
American gentleman.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05

Political prophets profess to see in the
proposed coinage and banking legisla-
tion for the Philippine islands fruitful
cause of debate. Certain of the repub-
lican leaders in both houses are reported
to be opposed to the adoption of dis
tinctive system of currency devised for
the use of the islanders, while the Taft
commission will recommend and sup
port the system suggested by the special
commissioners appointed for that pur-
pose.
Those opposed to the commissions s
plan are willing to concede the addition
of coin which shall represent a half
cent, in order that the peculiar require
ments of the natives may be met, but
aside from this addition they are in
favor of extending the money system Of
the United States to the Islands.
The principles of the plan offered by
Charles A. Conant, the special commits
sioner referred to as having made an
Investigation for the purpose of report
ing upon the monetary situation and the
needs of the islands, are simple and
easily understood, so far as his report
relates to the proposed coinage system.
He proposes to coin a silver piece to
be known as the peso, to contain 20
grams Of silver, or 1858 grains, of fine
ness of 0.S35, which shall be legal
tender of so cents in the gold money of
the United States. This coin Is to con-
! tain 100 units of equal parts, and the
coins representing those units are to be
| known as centayos
| Both of these coins are to be issued by
the government Of the islands In guam
| titles sufficient to supply the needs OF
| trade, and shall he kept at par with
| gold by the limitation of the amount
coined and by gold reserve. This re-
| serve is to he created from the seignior-
age derived from the coinage of silver
| bullion.
The Mexican dollars now in circula-
| ton in the islands are to be deprived
Of their legal-tender quality after GER
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05
MONEY FOR FILIPINOS
milwaukee Sentinel.]

tain date in order that they may cease
to circulate as money. AS the proposed
peso will contain 30.2 grains less silver
and greater proportion of base metal,
it is probable that the commission has
counted on the well-known fact that the
cheaper coin always drives the dearer
out Of the channels of trade, in planning
to dispose of the Mexican dollar.
Conceding all that the commission
claim for their plan, 1T Is difficult to see
why the extension of the American
system of currency and coinage to the
islands will not serve the purpose, par
ticularly as it Is proposed to establish
there American banks and banks organ
iZed under laws enacted by the insular
government.
1t is true that the Mexican dollar cir
culates freely in China and some other
Oriental countries, but that coin would
not hold its place In opposition to the
American half dollar were the latter
once placed in circulation. The coinage
of half-cent piece to supply the needs
of the peculiar trade of the natives, 1t
would appear, will be all that is re-
quired to satisfy the demand for "a
centavo.
The gold standard could be as easily
established and maintained with the
American system as with the other, and
uniformity of currency in this country
and in Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Phil
ippines has much to recommend Vt.
At all events the members OF the
national legislature will he justified IN
withholding their consent to the estab-
lishment of the proposed system until
suoh time as the advocates of it's adop-
tion present a case that will leave no
doubt of the strength of their posi-
tion.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05

AS a novel means of advertising an
actors personal eccentricities, refusal
to engage in the customary initiatory
work of fraternal order Is hard to
beat 1t has been tried before but no
ambitious Thespian has ever secured so
much free advertising from the scheme
as the individual who worked the dodge
on the Spokane lodge of Elks. 1t is
customary for seekers after notoriety
to endure the ordeal and then sue for
damages. This latest ruse has the merit
of entire newness.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05

y 1t Is generally believed that all pre-
dictions regarding Mr.. Doles successor
as governor of the Hawaiian islands
are without foundation. President Roose-
welt has kept the public guessing about
the matter and there is not one chance
in thousand that It has been guessed
correctly.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05


Helena, Feb. 5.--George A. Baker, one
of the pioneers of Montana, is dead at
st. Louis, Mo-, word having been re-
ceived here yesterday. Mr. Baker was
for number of years the junior MEM
ber of the firm of l. G. Baker & Brother
Of Fort Benton.
Billings.-Roland Stebbins, an old and
highly respected resident Of this city.
Is dead from pneumonia.
Bilings.-The first rural mail route to
be established In Montana, was put in
operation out of here yesterday. S. J.
Hopple is the carrier.
Bilings.-This city is soon to have a
bowling club that will meet all COM
ers. Some fine scores are being made
at the alleys of the Billings Bowiing
club.
Great Fals.--The auxiliary steam
plant OF the Boston 4 Montana smeiter
Is completed. 1t enables the smelter to
run at times when the water In the
river is low.
wrestler has issued challenge for an
other match with George Mclaughlin.
who defeated him last month. Tho
strange hold will be barred.
-
Great Falls.-Frank J. Nevills aud
Henry Wiegand had q heated contro-
versy over a fence near Cascade last
week. The latter accused the former OF
a m 20, inn,
his wife.
Great Falls.-A telegram received yes
terday by his family contained the an
nouncement that Peter Won Bank owner
and proprietor of the st. Paul hotel of
this city, died at lie Mars, Iowa, where
he had gone for medical treatment.
-
Neihart.-Martin Mulvahil of Corbin.
Mont, has leased on bond ~ claims on
Mackey creek. The Joseph Henger claim,
nearest the city. is bonded for $50. 900,
and that of Watt Watanen for SIS, 900.
Mr.. Mulvahil will push tine work on
these properties
Havre.-Gray w. Richardson, for
merly with the Record and Herald of
Inter Mountain In Helena, with Former
State Representative r. X. Lewis has
purchased the Havre Eagle and taken
possession. The name of the paper Is
changed to that of the Plaindealer.
-
Kalispell.-Developmen of the oil
fields is progressing rapidly. The North
Montana Oil company has located 40
claims on Quartz creek, go on Anaconda
(near the mountains) and three sections
on Camas creek. The same company is
making arrangements to drill well near
Uncle Jeffs, between Anaconda and Log
ging. 1t Will also put up a line of road
houses from the Meadows to kintla lake
and telephone line from this city to the
fields. The Butte Oil company Is making
great progress.
Kalispell.-The lumbermen of this
section have combined for mutual pro-
lection in an organization known as the
Flathead's Lumbermen's Board of Trade.
They have also passed a resolution de-
claring that they will not recognize any
labor union and will not be governed by
any resolutions passed by union. In
opposition to this, the Federal Labor
union has passed resolution calling for
$3.50 day of nine hours with so cents
an hour overtime, to take effect April /.
With these opposing positions taken, it
looks as though there might be trouble
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05

The great majority. of Filpinos want
intermittent hostihties. are predatory
bands of insurrectionists without au-
thority of any considerable element of
the natives to fight the United States
government.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05

be nothing left but a memory and bad
taste in the mouth.
There Is much sense In the Tribunes
warning. Each party tub must stand
on It's own bottom, for in fusion the
stronger element will ever carve for
itself most of the pie. Events in Mon
tana prove that.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05

Governor Taft OF the Philippine islands
has confidence in the people over whom
he has been given authority, and in
his undertaking in behalf Of good govern
ment, he seems to have won half the
hattie
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05

According to the views entertained by
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, Minister WI Ting
Fang has the habit of talking too much
in an aggravated and radical form.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05
In Memorium.

Baltimore American.
Coincident with the anti-long haired
Indian order comes the announcement
that Buffalo Bill will shear his waving
locks. Goodbye, glorious past!
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05
Say Bank Cashiers.

[Chicago News.
1t has been said that short accounts
made long friends-but there are notable
exceptions to the rule.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-05
Not an Exception.
IKansas CITY Lournal. I

Billy Mason is probably sincere i'm his
statement that he favors rural free. de-
livery. He favors free delivery of cam
paign speeches to rural constituents
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-04
THE CANON CITY RECORD THURSDAY DECEMBER T. 1902
Exceptionally Pleasant
Birthday Anniversary

A memorably pleasant affair for
Mr.. J. +. Mcclure was the celebra-
tion of his sixt;eth birthday anniver-
sary, which occurred at the family
home 1925 Main street. on the 25tb
ult. During the day large number
of his friends and neighbors dropped
in at his home to extend their felici-
tations, but the most pleasing Incl
dent of the event was the advent of
Rev. b. E. Harl and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Tanner, Mrs. and Mrs
Jos. II. Maupin, Mrs. and Mr.. w. II.
Mcclure and Mrs. W. A. Watson.
who called in body to pay their re-
spects aud to present him with q
handsome electric lamp as souvenir
Of the occasion.
The presentation speech was made
by r ~. Harl, in the course Of which
he pointed out the great advantages
we enjoy in the advantages of arti
fetal illuminats over that possessed
by our forefathers. Primitive man
used a bunch of faggots. or a piece of
hickory bark. to light his pathway in
the darkness and to illuminate his
hut. After that by slow evolution
ary process came the greese pot. the
torch, the tallow candle, the kero-
sene lamp. gas. and last of all,
electricity.
The greatest light, however. &C.
cording to Rev. Harl, ever given to
man is this Star of Bethlehem, and
the ON of Righteousness, which will
never desert us and which "sticketh
closer than a brother"
Although greatly surprised and n
little Disconnected. by the visit of so
many friends and the remarks of their
leader. Mr.. Mcclure soon recovered
his equaninity and feelinely replied
to the address of Rev. Harl.
On behalf Of himself and wife. he
thanksed the guests for their visit.
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and expressed appreciation for the
beautiful lamp they had brought
with them to commmorate the oc-
casion, which he said would be
cherished as one of the pleasant incl
dents of his residence in Colorado.
Mr.. Mcclure contrasted the COM
forts and conveniences which sur
round as today with the conditions
Of half century ago. When he was
boy things were vastly different
from what they are now, the advan-
tages all being on the side of the
later generation.
He spoke Of the perils and dangers
which he encountered in crossing the
plains many years ago, during which
several of his companions were killed
and scalped by the Indians. Since
that time warfare upon the plains
has ceased and fourishing cities,
villages and commonwealths have
sprung up where forty years ago the
war whoop of the savage was heard.
In conclusion Mr.. Mcclure stated
that he had lived to q greater age
than that attained by his father or
his mother, as we'll as several of his
brothers and sisters, and he expressed
a thankfulness that his years had
been extended beyond theirs, and that
he lived in an environment as pleas
ant as that which surrounded him in
Canon City.
II was a matter of rerget to Mr..
and Mrs Mcclure that Mr.. Watson
was unable TO be present with his
wife on the occasion we have at
tempted to describe, as they were
witnesses of the latter wedding. more
than thirty six years ago.
After refreshments had bees. served
the guests departed for their homes,
carrying with them agreeable recol-
lections of their visit and leaving
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclure TO cogitate
upon the goodness of their friends.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-04

DIR. Dickson and family have re-
TUNED from very pleasant visit in
the east
X. S. Livingstone arrived hers
from Texas few days ago and expects
to sI.end the winter in Canon City.
There will be a meeting of the
Canon City Republican Club on Tues
day evening, December Q. 1909, Mt 80
y. m. =, at the court house.
Lcdford Truman and Clyde V. Hardy
of the high school faculty, accom-
panied the members of the geology
class ON an excursion TO the Marble
cave, some fifteen or sixteen miles up
the Cripple Greek road Thanksgiving
day. They Were in the cavern sew
eral hours and made pretty thor
ough exploration of its gallaries and
Iamificstions.
The Epworth League held its semi
annual election of officers at the NJ.
Z. parsonage Tuesday evening, De-
ceber ., 1904. The following officers
were elected: Herr ert Baird. presi-
dent; Ernest welton, first vice presi-
dent, department of spiritual work
Miss Virginia Harrison, second vice
president, department of mercy and
help; Leonard Trowbridge. third vice
president. department literary work
Miss Maude II. Flint, fourth vice
president, department social work |
Earl Miller. treasurer; Mr.. whipple. |
secretary; Miss Loave Dobeon, or
ganist.
without any disparagement to any
Of its predecessors It may safely be
stated that the most elaborate and de.
lightful theatrical entertainment that
has been given in this city this sea.
son was the opera 'Thc Princess
Ohic," which was presented last
night. There WAS n large
audience present. and the play. from
the time the curtain went up until it
Was rung down at the close Of the
last act. WAS ono Of the utmost en-
joyment The music was of light
,stohy order. the costumes brilliant
and the acting good, combinations
that produce pleasing evenings en-.
Local theatre goers are
to Manager Rridwell for
bringing such high class entertain.
mont to our city.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-04
Wanted 500 Head Of Cattle
wANTED-5oo head of cattle in
exchange Of improved city property.
/. r. Dawson, Canon City, Colo.

Harry l.. Craig, of Craig Brothers
clothing store, returned home ycster-
day from Los Vegas. New Mexico,
where he has been connected with the
surveying corps Of the Santa Fe Rail-
road Company for the last month or
six weeks. Mr.. Craig has been over
the greater part of New Mexico since
his departure from here and enjoyed
his experiences greatly He will
probably remain at home until after
the holidays. when he will rejoin the
surveyors.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-04
postoffice to Move

Though il is being kept very quiet
still it's a fresh fact. and will be To-
Gated in the Masonic block. A good
thing push il along. Everything is
going that way. but by CristmAs you
will be coming my way. therefore
takebeed and come early and avoid
tho rush. Miller's Fresh Every Hour.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-04
DEATHS
SCHUYLER +. FISHER.

Scuyler r. Fisher died at his place
of residence. on Rudd avenue. Novem-
brner 2s. Of pulmonary Tuberculosis,
after a prolonged illness. aged, 2s
years. 5 months and 9 days. De-
ceased was born in New York. and
was mechanical engineer by pro-
fession. The remains were shipped
to Cincinnati. Ohio. for burial.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-12-04

Miss Merriam Ruth Bibler died at
the family home on New York
avenue. South Canon. on the a5th ult.
and was buried Thanksgiving morn
ing. Deceased was aged Ii years. 2
months and ld days, and WAS the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. +.
Bibler. The sorrowing parents have
the sympaty of wide circle of
friends in their bereavement that has
befslleu them.