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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1899
Page
2
Daily Inter Mountain issues detail subscription rates and a notice for subscribers to report missing deliveries. Dateline shows January 3, 1899. The page lists annual and monthly rates, plus weekly options, and calls for readers to notify the office if the paper does not arrive regularly.
The Inter Mountain prints a large excerpt of Governor Robert B. Smith's biennial message to Montana's Sixth legislature. The piece critiques fiscal history and proposes reforms, including corporate stock limits, direct senatorial elections, and railroad mileage reform, while lampooning printing controls and alleged demagoguery. The column jabs at the governor's stance on economy, liberty of the press, and cries foul over supposed populist shifts and state policy. The piece notes cynically that a cyanide misuse story and local editorial rivalries color the tone, ending with a barbed nod to the Anaconda Standard.
A long editorial clash features the Inter Mountain challenging the Anaconda Standard to prove Washington correspondence claims, while the Standard accuses the rival of bluffing and scheduling biased investigations. Mentions Butte crime perception, political probes, and remarks on Japanese relations and local governance.
Excerpt reflects a Chicago Record quip about Boston residents, with a repetitive line of disbelief and a jab at witch burning. The dialogue references Briggs and Griggs in a taunting exchange about repeating a habit from prior years.
A Witwana dispatch reports L. Ruiz & Co bankers have secured controlling interests in the Cai Darien railway and large holdings in the Sagua and Cienfuegos companies. With United railway lines, they could dictate terms to Juraco and potentially parallel to form a trunk line from Pinar del Rio to Santa Clara. English buyers pushed Cai Darien stock from 65 to 88 amid high capital and debt figures across related lines.
New York Herald reports a likely poisoning motive in Henry Barnet's death at Knickerbocker Athletic Club, with cyanide of mercury suspected and exhumation revealing traces. Wife Mrs Adams and Barnet’s death linked. Tarner’s death allegedly planned. details note a “headache” powder and delayed diagnosis. A Paris Temps dispatch rues U S future, predicting loss of peaceable era and rise of imperial sentiment under McKinley.
An anecdote recounts Dr Temple's challenge to gain entry at a Roxane suet church where Archbishop Canterbury 44 the strong man faced a guarded pew. A crucial moment develops as an intimate friend helps him secure a seat, leading to one of his finest sermons.
Fragmentary user message parodies a birth notice and greetings customs. It mentions sending ecards and naming, then trails into unclear phrases. No verifiable names, places, or dates are present to confirm a real event.
The Rio Grande Western Railway offers a round trip to Denver from Mutte at $39, with tickets on sale January 28. For reservations and illustrated route information contact W. Mobile, General Agent, 47 East Broadway, Kutie, Montana.
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