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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1899
Page
4
An old time cash only store advertises low prices for numerous goods including 12 lb pall Apple Butter, 1 lb Baking Powder, 100 5 lb M and J Coffee, 16 10¢ Imported Chow Chow, glass quarts, 25e, 44 gallons, Catsup, French Mustard, Cooking Figs, Pure Whole Cod Fish, and Honey at $1.00 per gallon. The noisy listing implies bulk package deals and men's shop sales.
London dispatch reports the German emperor’s Potsdam visit signaling deepening Anglo German accord with secret understandings affecting colonies and borders. The piece notes Britain and Germany appear united while the United States may remain aloof, and warns Berlin’s true pacts are not fully revealed.
British forces redeploy reinforcements from Durban to Estcourt and Ladysmith, with 3500 troops and artillery assembling for an advance on Colenso. Reports indicate Boer movements retreating from Colenso toward the Tugela river as naval and land forces bolster the front, while the siege of Kimberley and Cecil Rhodes loom as a focal point.
An Als Opinion article argues about the advisability of cutting the military presence in the island of Porto Rico. It notes that U S military officers favor a reduction and expect some units to be withdrawn and stationed in the mainland United States.
New York dispatch reports that President McKinley and Secretary Root are weighing recall of U S troops from Cuba and Porto Rico. The army in Cuba includes 5 670 officers and men with 179 officers and 9 men listed as detached. Brigadier General Lee warns Havana province troops should stay. General Ludlow to report on the exit plan for the department.
Telegraphic briefs report Paraguay and Argentina signing a general arbitration treaty. Also noted are Manila reports of Wheaton's expedition near Luzon with two Americans wounded, and New York election returns showing a republican plurality of 11,854 across 140 districts. Other items include Samoa open door talks, Mare Island labor strike, whaling voyage成果, and Guatemala arbitration on the May claim.
Vallejo California November reports that the third battalion under Gallo of United States marines totaling 740 officers and 420 men arrived at Mare Island en route to the Philippines for shore duty at Cavite.
A jolly Swede visits Draper’s drugstore in Superior Wisconsin asking for a ticket to The Black Sheep at the Grand Opera House. The clerk corrects the title to The Black Fox and notes the Swede’s preference for a good show despite his confusion with the many Kecke-up pictures.
J D McGregor a veterinary surgeon and honorary graduate of Ontario Veterinary College Toronto offers treatments for domesticated animals using scientific principles. Office at Barlow's Stables 104 South Main Street telephone 293 all camels promptly attended to.
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