Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-21

practically represented by the recipe
for preparing this patent medicine. He
objected to the phrase, but accepted
proprietary medicine" as an amend
ment. Anyhow, we're not asking
million dollars for It," he said. "We're
selling this stock on the basis Of
quarter Of million, and II its worth
anything it's worth that, isn't it," he
asked, with the air Of man who had
trlumphantly overcome an objection.
He admitted that they were not yet
manufacturing the stuff for the market;
they were supplying samples free to
physicians In order to introduce it. Mr..
Dunn talked eloquently about enormous
fortunes that had been made out or
patent medicine, and named several
mel who had became millionaires. l
ventured to remark that the men In
question had got rich by making and
selling their preparations, not by sell
ing stock to poor investors, but he
| ignored the distinction.
STARTED WITH TWO THOUSAND, NOW A
MILLION.
A run out to the Office OF the Secre-
tary of State at Trenton and a glance
! at the Standard Chemical Company's
certificate of incorporation showed that
it was filed year ago, and that while
/ its authorized capital was S4,0OO,OOO, IL
was to commence business with $4,000
OF this issued. The holders OF these
twenty shares, whose names are signed
to the document are Samuel w. Miller,
| of FanwoOd, Union county, n. j., ana
] nj Of
Staten Island, who each hold six shares,
and Eugene Harvey, OF Philadelphia,
who held eight shares. just when the
remaining S99S, 900 Of stock was issued
does not appear. A law Of the State OF
New Jersey, which went into effect on
| the 9th of April last, provides that no
company can issue new stock without
first filing o full statement with the
Secretary of State. If Mr.. Dunn's con-
Germ issued its stock since that date the
proceeding was illegal, for there is no
record of the increase in the depart
ment. However, in view OF the pecu-
| liar features of this company, that Is
| ba0atelle not worth talking about.
Naturally these three incorporators
| figure prominently in the advertise
ments now appearing. 1t does not APP
near whether there are any directors,
but the names Of respectable people
are lugged In without their knowledge
and consent land, in fact, despite their
Drotests) in such way that the I'M
Sophisticated reader might fancy they
had some connection with the enter
prise. Here is paragraph from the
advertisement:
Among the large stockholders are
George w. Dunn, ESQ, president OF the
company: Eugene Harvey, Esq, OF
Theo. w. Myers & Co., bankers, New
York, and Drexel building, Philadei-
phia: Samuel w. Filler, Esq, New York
Produce Exchange; Jos. d. Lynch,
ESQ, New York; George Hilyard, Esq,
New York; Clarence Delafeld, esq,
civil engineer, Wall street, New York;
William II. Scott, Esq, care OF James
D. Smith & Co., bankers, AZ Broad
street, New York, and several proml-
nent Now York gentlemen who Will
have seats in the board Of directors
later on.
THEY'RE NOT IN 1T.
Theodore w. Myers & Co. disclaim
all knowledge of the STANDARD Chemi-
cal Company" Mr.. Harvey is merely
the manager of their Philadelphia
branch office, and they have notified
him that their name must not again APP
pear I'm the advertisement. Harvey IS
a personal friend Of Dunn, who halls
originally FROM Philadelphia. Mr..
James D. Smith has made
protest more vigorous than elegant
against the use of his firms name in
connection with Mr.. Dunn's scheme.
William II. Scott has no connection
whatever with Commodore Smiths hrm
He is an old gentleman who retired
from some mercantile business thirty
wears ago, but occasionally visits Mr..
Smiths office, Samuel w. Miller,
ESQ, New York Produce Exchange" is
not very we'll known down there, for l
had difficulty yesterday in finding any
one that knew him. l finally learned
that he is with the firm of Ferris 81
Kimball, No. 6S Broadway. The others,
including 1.-The prominent New York
gentlemen who will have seats in the
Board of Directors later on" are I'M
known 10 fame
Perhaps it is by accident that this
phrase is so placed after the names OF
reputable gentlemen as to produce the
impression that they are now members
of the Board"
The bankers named are not the only
people who are indignant at the man
ner in which Mr.. Dunn has used their
names. A highly reputable physician
of this city was astonished to find that
his name had been advertised in con-
nection with the scheme after he had
positively forbidden Dunn to make any
such use of it.
PRESIDENT DUNN's CHECKERED CAREER.
George w. Dunn was known in min
ing circles Git was the boom period, and
there were thinning circles" in those
days. about Wall street some ten years
ago In connection with deal In 1.-The
Old Dominion Copper Mining Com
pany."
A lot OF the shares were sold and the
manipulators made money, and when
the end came there was nothing in evil
dence except big lot of judgments
against the concern. 1t was through
the shooting OF a young woman In his
room at the Windsor Hotel in Decem-
Der, 1888, that his name first came be-
fore the general public.
Mr.. Dunn was known as hdbitlte OF
the Blossom Club, where his skill at
cards was we'll known. He was living
at the hotel in Questisn with his mother,
and through the latter became acquaint-
ed with Mrs. Lillian Z. Alexandra,
young widow who had resided there
for years.
About ten days before the shooting
Dunn and Mrs. Alexandra surprised
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