Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-09-06
TELEGRAPHIC
Jay Gould Before the Senate
Labor Committee.
HE GIVES A BRIEF ACCOUNT
OF HIS LIFE.
A Store-Boy, Surveyor and
Railroad Manager.
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
IN CHICAGO.
| Two Oolored Grave Robbers Visited
by Judge Lynch.
THE -sLADE-MITCHELL FIGHT
REDIvIVUS.
Two Oolored Grave Robbers Visited
by Judge Lynch.
THE SLADE-MITCHELL FIGHT
REDIvIvUS.
ESPECIAL TO THE sEsr1sEL.l

.estify a. to the relations between capital
md labor. A large audience is in attend
snce. As Gould delayed his appearance
the committee heard statements from
George Weston, . lawyer Of this city, who
appeared in opposition to the theories OF
Henry George and Moody. just as the
was beginning his testimony
Gould entered. Weston merely stated
that the tendency to monopolize land was
not 80 great now az it was 100 years ago in
this country.
Gould then took the stand. On being
sworn. Senator Blair requested him to
give . history Of his early life and first
business ventures, and then go on to give
the story of his progress to his present
condition. Gould seemed to be somewhat
staggered at the request, but turning with
q smile towards the reporters table began
in q low voice: Il was born at Roxbury,
Delaware County, this State, May ~. 1886.
NY parents had . small farm and kept 20
which / assisted in tending. l at
tended school about 10 miles distant, n
when I was about IA years old obtained a
situation in q store in my neigh boring vii
lage. was much interested in mathe-
matics and used to get up at 8 o'clock in
the morning and study to q, when the
store was opened. l remained in the store
for two years, when I made the
acquaintance OF . surveyor, who was
making q survey Of Ulster County. He
TOOK me into his service at a salary Of $40
q month. I learned that my employers
~-1lsk .rnn -Ak uaru mod and Uaa IN oh.
tain no money for my work until the map
was complete, so I made sun dials for the
farmers at 81 apiece to pay my running
expenses. / made surveys afterwards Of
Delaware and Albany Counties, and made
in these contracts about $4,000. I then
went into the tanning business. The first
railr DAD with which I had any connection
was what is now q portion Of the Rens-
selaer 4 Saratoga, Of which l was Superin-
tendent. During the panic Of $50 the
stock vent down very low, and l was able
to buy in q large amount OF stock, which
afterward became valuable and I made q
handsome profit"
The next road in which Gould said he
interested himself was the Cleveland Il
Pittsburg, which he afterwards leased to
the Pennsylvania road. Gould then re-
hearsed over his connection with the
Union Pacific. As he had interested him.
self in 1t and the stock was falling, he
made up his mind to carry it through at
any cost. although it was on the point OF
being placed in the hands Of . Receiver.
Afterwards, when the road became q pay
ing one and dividends were declared regu-
larly, there was Q great cry from the pub
lie that II was Gould's road, % II that was
. dangerous thing. He said, however, he
was engaged in selling out his stock.
which was soon In the hands Of more than
1000 investors, representing many widows
and orphans. This ended his connection
with the Union Pacific, and the stock ie
now higher than when he sold 1t. His
next venture was the building Of Gould'l
railroad system south and west.
Colered 0houls Lynched.
EpwAaps, Miss. Sept. b.-To-day Jas,
King and Geo. Gsddis. negroes. were Ar.
rested on . charge Of robbing the grave Of
Mrs. Hattie Howell. They confessed their
guilt. informing the officers they stole the
body fot the purpose Of securing the bones
Of the arms, which they used in their pro.
the robbery and arrest became known. Z
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manded Of the Sheriff to turn over hia
prisoners. he refused. In the confusion
daddis attempted to escape and was rid.
died with bullets by the crowd. The
Sheriff was then o~verpowered and the
other prisoner was taken from the Jail and
hanged.
Courts an Invsstigation.
CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Col. Alfred Aylward.
commander Of the English troops In the
T~ransvaal In ~ in the war with the Beers.
furnished tho Associated Press with an
open letter to John Dewey, editor Of the
Irish Nation, calling on him TO appoint
within ten days i've or six arbitrators from
the Irish National Benevolent Association
Of Illinois to try and decide the truth OF
falsity Of the charge against Aylward's
character made in the editorial columns
Of the Nation in connection with Aylward's
review Of his services In the Transvaal.
The alade-Mi tchell Fight Again.
DENVER, Sept. 5.-There IL q prospect
that the Slads- Mitchell battle will yet be
fought. The committee from Ell Paso to-
day, sent to arrange for the mill to occur
there. autographed to the FL Paso Times as
follows: "Mitchell and Madden have &C.
cepted the proposition Of the committee.
SlAde and Rice are now In Minneapolis.
Will come on for conference. No doubt
will also accept" A telegram from Ell
Paso says the news IL received there with
Subscription lists have been
opened In every bank, hotel and saloon in
town. No expense will be spared to make
the affair . great success.
Our Poor Navy.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-A special from WASH
says the plans Of the Naval Ad-
visory Board for the new cruisers are
severely criticised by gentlemen conversant
naval matters, because too little sail
power 10 given. The law under which
vessels are built requires that they
hall have full sail power according to the
usual rules Of naval construction. The
Naval Committee Of the House and the
Naval Board have been working in an OPP
,osits direction. The object Of the Com
nittee was TO provide for ships that would
ill their ordinary cruising under sail,
use steam only when speed was neces- |
Ary.
The Credit Mobilier Again.
Bosrox, Sept. 6.-In the Supreme
curt to-day q decision was rendered in
10 suit Of the Union Pacific Railroad
ompany W. the Credit Mobilier Of
arising out Of the building Of the
nd by the Credit Mobilier from prose-
ting : suit 1t Law to recover 50, sec, 900
claiming fraud in the fulflment Of
10 contract. A full bench decide there
y NO construction Of fraud and enter
against the railroad.
Tho Ohio Democracy.
Columns. o.. Sept. 5.-The Democratic
Central Committee has been in SEES
IN all night. Nothing is known