Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-13
A NEW PHASE.
The San Francisco Creditors Make
Another Proposition.

ING AIDlOm Muu0Ie Gett1nS no
Better Fast-I he Coal Supposed
to Conceal h Niger In the
Fence-rhe Miners Still Between
Two Fires and no Money.
G.. E. Ames represents the interests Of
Selby & Co. and Prescott, Scott & Co. To
the latter firm the Albion Company is in
debted $40, 900 for smelling machinery; to
the former, 1920, 900 for bullion to be pro-
duced Mr.. Ames has been in Eureka
continuously since the recent muddle in
Albion affairs began, the history of which
has been given pretty thoroughly from
day to day. On Saturday. following Fri
day nights meeting Of the creditors, Mr..
Ames telegraphed below as follows:
To H. T. SCOTT: Your proposal, the
same as made heretofore ito pro rate with
Albion creditors), likewise rejected. I
would advise purchase OF preferred claims.
II these terms do not meet your views I
can be Of no further use to you here.
G.. E. AMEs.
Sunday night he received in reply the
following dispatch:
To G.. E.. AMEs: Your dispatch re-
ceived. What do you think of the follow
ing proposition We will advance money
to pay miners on condition that we are
first to be reimbursed for this advance.
the attaching creditors to be paid before
ourselves. SELBY & SCoTr.
Yesterday (Monday) morning Mr.. Ames
telegraphed this in response:
TO H. T. SCOTT: All mines closed.
Union in session. Miners desperate. Was
present. Urged your last proposition.
Committee now awaiting your answer. Be
prompt. G.. E. AMEs.
In the afternoon the answer called for
came, and is as follows:
To G.. E. AMEs: We will advance money
to take up, at par, the miners, laborers'
and mechanics' liens. which are to be
assigned to us, provided the amount so
advanced by US is first to be repaid with
interest at 10 per CEN per annum, and
that the attaching creditors shall be paid
prior to San Francisco creditors. All at
taching creditors to consent to this agree
ment; to release their attachments and
assign their claims to q committee, which
claims are to be held subject to this agree
ment. If this is agreed to by the attach
ing creditors, n they sign papers to that
effect satisfactory to Baker & Wines, we
will leave Immediately, prepared to carry
out this proposition. SCOTT L. SELBY.
This dispatch was followed shortly by
another:
To G. E. AMEs: If our proposition is
not accepted advise us Immediately and
return homo. II. T.. SCOTT.
These dispatches show in about as clear
a light as possible the attitude of the San
Francisco creditors in the Albion middle.
At the miners meeting held at the hall OF
Ruby Hill yesterday morning Mr.. Ames
was invited to state the position of the
firms he represented and read the dis
patches reproduced above. The miners were
pleased with his statement, as it seemed
to present an immediate and unobjection-
able means Of their getting their wages at
once. Mr.. Ames then went and inter-
viewed the attaching creditors, Messrs.
Sadler, Hansen, Tore, Ahern and the
rest. They were unwilling to accede to
the proposition to release their attach
last night he stated that the reason of
their u~nwillingness to Il representative of
the SENTINEL. He says that the attaching
now hold the fort; that although
there will be delay, owing to the removal
OF their cases to the United States Court,
they are sure of their pay in the end.
He says they would be foolish to give way
now and run the risk OF losing their entire
claims; that the kilograms from the San
Francisco creditors do not offer such a
guarantee as would justify them in relin-
gushing their attachments; that if they
should take off their attachments they
might a moment after ward be shut out
from the rights they now have as credit
ors; that, for example, a deed transferring
the Albion property might be given and
recorded to their exclusion as preferred
creditors.
This ID what the attaching creditors, or
some of them, say. Mr.. Ames, on the
other hand, says that nothing could be
fairer than the proposition which he SUBJ
mits OF behalf Of the creditors in San
He says the effect Of it would
turbed in the advantages they now enjoy;
that the proposition made by him is bona
flde in every sense, and cannot be con-
strued otherwise, except by those who are
interested to misrspresent him and his
people below. 1t occurs to him that the
objection to taking off their attachments
is on account Of a portion Of the personal
property in which there is q chance for
speculation. The coal on hand il worth
$50, 900, or upwards. If forced to sale I'M
der the Sherif's hammer it would bring
only a few thousand dollars, a mere song,
the difference between which and $50, 900
would be q nice little pile for somebody to
get away with.
Our reporter interviewed Mr.. Hansen
this point. He says there is nothing
in it. The only one Of them that could
anything by such a job is Mr..
Sadler and all the other attaching credit.
ors would lose If the coal were sold at q
sacrifice. He says moreover that the coal
IL not salable at the word OF Mr.. Sadler,
but that first execution must be issued;
that he is interested with Mr.. Sadler and
that execution cannot be had without his
consent, and that az he would be q loser
thereby he will not consent to the issu-
ance Of execution for sale Of coal; that
although Mr.. Sadler is "boss" OF the coal
business and would doubtless like to get
hold OF the supply at the Albion, he ia
not in position now, nor will he be, to get
hold OF Il.
We do not pretend to understand this
case. We believe. in fact. that only
those who are Immediately interested
and have studied all the points involved
in close consultation with legal advisers
can tell just where they have doated to
within the last week. This much We do
know, however, that with every move that
has been made the hopes Of miners get
ting paid for their labors have grown
DINNER and DINNER. There are many OF
them already in a sad plight; no work to
do and not a dollar in their pocket. The
responsibility Of keeping this large and
worthy portion Of our community in this
distressed condition 10 = most serious one.
II there oan be any adjustment Of sffAirs
whereby tho miners may get their earn
ines nobody should block It. II 10 . mat.
ter OF bread and butter to many families.
with hunger now actually staring them in
the face. n there osn he u compromise
let it be made for them. and for the saliva