The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-24
DAN BURNS
AS AN ALADDIN.
The History of His Control of
the CandeIaria Mine.
How the Original Owner Was Frozen Out.
False Reports Made and Mexican
Officials Bribed

The arrest and Imprisonment OF Police Commits.
sioner d. M. Bui ms in the City Of Mexico, as an
nOunced In THE CALLS telegraphic dispatches,
has given rise TO much speculation IN this city.
The story of the Of his pr, sent trouble Jas
1t is TOLD by the parties who are opposed TO him
In interest In the Candelaria mines, reads more
like a romance than the everyday account OF
business transactions.
at first both mining and political circles were
thundeTStruck al his incarceration in a Mexican
prison, as most people were totally unprepared
for such an occurrence. Now 1t trdnspires that
the fix into which Burns has fallen In Mexico
was the result OF deep-laid plans Of parties who
desire 10 regain control Of the Candelaiia
mines, and mat his arrest marks the begin
ming of extensive litigation which will be bitterly
fought on both sides.
The account oil Burns rise from ruined poll
tclan IN 1888 TO the chief propiietorshlp OF
mine which is supposed to contain ole enough to
enrich several Monte CrisIOs, reads almost like
fable. While Burns was Secretary of State he
was connected with several mining ventures
with Columbus WaJerhOuSe and g. +. Wafer
house, a nephew OF the former. After his trouble
with embeZZler Reynolds, ana the scandal In the
Office OF The Secretary If State Burns went TO
Mexico, and by some means became interested
In the Candelaria mines.
WAREHOUSE AssIs TED HIM.
He had been materially assisted in his trial by
Columbus Warehouse, aud, 80 the story goes,
frequently wrote him OF eternal gratitude. Wa
ieiuOusc Udu puFCUaStu inc OduubldlId HluCS
from a syndicate at a low figure and had spent
considerable money In de clipping them, bat APP
parenty without much results. Warehouses;
superintendent Of The mines at this time was
man named Fred Jones, and the story IS that
Burns wrote WaterhOuse that Jones was not
handling the mine properly and so induced him
TO be appointed IN place OF Jones'
After This Burns pushed on tunnel which
had already been opened, and Iich body OF ore
was discovered. For this discovery Burns secured
a one twelfth Interest IN The mine. Some time
passed and more ore was discovered. It Is
claimed that Burns next represented TO Water
house that this vein was not IN the "deuOuuce-
mcnt" or claim OF tile Candelarla niue. He
therefore denounced" the extension which
was chrstened The Sacramento mme
ACQUIRED ANOTHER INTEREST
BY this action Buns acquired an additional
twO-lweIfths interest In lne mu-. Alter this
the C0ndeaiia Consolidated Mexican Mining
Company was organized, ana the stock held In
this way: Burns tn ee-twelflhs, Z. +. Warehouse
two-twelflhs, Jones aud Ovens twotwelit1s,
Columbus Warehouse five twelfths BY
this arrangement Tie original sole proprietor OF
the mine had no longer a majority OF the stock
and no longer IN control. The story goes
on that The tactics OF the cOnsplratOrs dld not
stop here, but that the schemlng mind Of Burns
conceived plan TO I eeZe out Columbus Water
house entirely aud secure his interests.
Although the mine was paying largely, large
quantities Of ore being extracted the control
lers OF the mine stopped AL dividends, and gave
out that the niue was not paying and thaJ assess
ments were forthcoming. Those gloomy pros
poets based on false reports, induced Columbus
WstcrhOuse 10 sell his hye-twelllhS interest 1t
very low figure.
He quit loser, not receiving for his stock as
much as lie had sunk IN lis development lie
was frozen OUT. The claim l. made that the
stock was 0ylued up among the cOnspIratOrs,
Burns securing the largest amount, and rising 10
The place Of CHEF stakeholder aud controller
BECAME CHIEF OWNER.
Thus without a dollar OF capital lie became
chief owner OF one OF tie richest mines in
Mexico, the value OF the ore now in sight being
said 10 be fabulous.
But il was on account OF Burns "denounce-
meut' Of the mine that he came into trouble
WIKI the Mexican Government, u being claimed
that there was no extension, but that The Sacra-
mentO mine Is really pant OF The CaudeidTia de
uounCemenf." The charge is also made that
Buns failed 10 account for large sums while lie
was Superintendent, and that he used mUn9y
with which 10 bride Mexican officials 10 Du-
range.
Tie person who has placed Dan Burns IN his
present rredicamen' M ntiOned IN the dispatches
as MARX Birmingham" is none other than
Mark Brumagn who was well known IN Call.
fouid IN early days.
THE END is NOT YET.
lie has a brother 10 this city named }. W.
BtuWaglD, who Is an attorney. BTumBgin and
two men named Greeu came ia possession OF an
old clam 10 Tie CaudelaIia property, and when
they saw how prosperous &c had become under
Burns they resolved to push The claim, II Is
SAID that they communicated with Columbus
Water house who had discovered that lie had
been grossly deceived and tie whole party re-
solved 10 make big Bghj to regain possession
and control Of The great mine.
They have b. en- WOrkiug on the case for long
while, aud the arrest OF Burns is the first step Id
the lligaiO which VIII follow. Both sides have
engaged able counsel, the BTumagin Green
Water house side having retained eX-Sena, or
Francisco AliarO. The hRbt promises TO be long
and interesting