Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-27
THE BONANZA KINGS.
Gossip About Them. with Some Hints
CONCERNING the Nevada Bank Mys-
terry.

Correspondence oftbe ST Louis Globe Democrat.
The reporters for several DAYS have been try
ing Ia gFf AT the real causes which have led IN
the retirement 81 senator Fair rom the Nevada
bank. This took place last November, but 20
reticcnt j. every one connected with this tnstt-
tuition that Il only leaked out few days ago.
The bank il one OF the largest financial
institutions the coast and was In
corporstci in May. 1875, about the time when
the bonanza excitement first began IN
show signs az waning. It's capital stock
s1.opooud aud the incorporates were the bos
nuiza kings Flood D'BT!yH harkaN and
Far-and Louis Mel anr, The head oi Wells,
Fargo n "a. great express company. McLane
rcl'tca in about Two wears. and since tlten the
enlahHa men have ruled the bank 10y means II
dummy stockholders, about a. effectively as
,hnn-li II were mine on The trmsiock Tho
bank ha- hvCn a iittlr MINT an revenue To the
mining millionaire. as they haN" used II a a
tender 10 all their Specuiat iuu>. and its
accounts have given them "A !nr knawIe,ire
81 tie money ID strength az the chief operators
on ilnc sheet. Last tall Il seems that Mackav
anu Falr had a serious failing ont. and Nackay
iectatta lac would esther sell oUt to Fair ur
buN the senators >hur" tair replied that ne
w"uidn sell unless tiura woud sell also ar he
would buy oui both lie thought az the time
that MackaF w;iN crippled 10y las telegraph and
Gable schemes, ana could not arc,it his offer.
MarhaH .hpwcN eI,pr"npilH agreed IA has terms.
and, II j. said, bought the >iIan.> 81 Hood aud
Fair, making him the sol" Owner uT THIS great
bank. Flood, aS dummy stakeholder, rcmainod
IN the presidency. aud Viii Contin t. dis
charge thc dates 81 that office until next
NoHcmbeT
FAIR i credited with being the shari,cS, and
most Interruptions q. aii ilr 10 nanza Million
aires. Old luclc BillN - Biicn never had any
capacity except for drinking whl>kN. aud las
Chl"i service in his last NUtT> Wa Ia uruainpnL
the irput al TIE bank. lcaung against onc at the
big pillars and glNiisZ out ial~c pointers in
~t"V"> t. th' cr"dutaUS crowd Who believed
tl't II" ilal ln>ld" Information - uCh strikes
al ot" I'll" died, and hi. sole memorial l. hure
granite a1d marble tomb In ia" tathu!ir rcIne-
biA, l"f lhe erection al whIch hc had the
shrcwdhc~> 10 leave in hi~ Mi - hand soule
SUM Food l. as square '!,ai.ng a. a
man who manipulatc> mining .tuci can
b" aud his w,,rd is >,iI tn a., M
good a. his bond IA amy business transaction.
Mack y i more popular hcrr tIan Flood. and
tbc'e - eN"n lunre coaTidoHvc ina his INTEGRITY.
ldl" hood ie D. very retircnt and has a .n.lt
ui>ihr!inauph &" amy n"t"iiciy, MEYER appear
lug AN Tie newspaper, when he can aNpld t.
Personally nc G'c>n sPchd s2,5up yea. upon
himself, a. IL" d'">SuS Nc,N plainly ia a s',,it,h
hat and an ordinary business >uit. lUl "a must
iaIc tlc revenue 81 a infilirnaifp - meet the
bills OF his Vii. in Paris. ti,rtd is also Very
simple in his own tastes aud Il dom >,eu 1t
itlH lld't 90 anu cement. bat he haS an cNpci-
>lNS family, aud l. building brow ,i>Ions
palace "i Mob ilIl!. whi'h VIII cost IL 100000
before ii IL completed and mlni She'd.
The Nevada silver Scnatn. Keeps no establish
mcnt since his wife secured a divon,. and
>l,ooo,ooo oi the common prop, rtN Puddle
opinion WAS against isiiu al th, time Of the d.
vorce suit oi hi~ wife, and nothing has since
changed IL. She ni,S lived quietly with her
children IA hes handsome residence ga rhs
street, a few blocks beyond the r;.i!p,ad ini;-
h"naire palace. >h' g",> into thr ta..i stp-i-
~ fthd -iNHN very handsome entt ttalpln.i =.
1ie secret al her Success u mot Ii..t eftp has
cducalo or culture. bat that size l., NliI:nut
any prctcil>e and l. "a wornan al ilurh >pc!I
tact and common sense. Her chant IT, ,is. many
ana transformations. About Ncar ago it4,.rs
were fuitt"tS OF her approaching marriage "a q
journalist of this c,y, who w:,~ al.y.tN~ q N,.i-
come Eht>t NJ i"r receptions. bat. ~ ,fr r,la-
tions haven changed an tia, time this j. -. T.
hapS the best rciu'atirn al The truth at tue
rulnor>. The senator, meanwhile. na> prc,,ar,.d
n line lot on the crest al NIB nill ready for
building, but no one can learn anything OF his
plans.