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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

Tim Foley 20 grub stake him. Hank
told me afterwards that he expected TO
60 into tbs hills aud stay as long a. the
provender held out. Well. gentlemen,
Hank Morgan blundered into the
mountains, not knowing where he was
going, sand not caring blank, either.
When over in the Guanison foothills he
stumbled on hole where some one had
been at work before. As that was as
good place 10 stop as any, he cleaned
ont the whole, went down little deep
er, not mors'n foot. and By the jump
ing jingol he struck IL! He came back.
located his claim, and sold out within
month for $500, 600. Will any man have
the bTazen audaclty TO tell me- that was
the result of forethought or brains?
No, gentlemen, it was pure, unadulter-
ated luck, and Hank Morgan himself,
when he got 20 wearing q gold cable Ter
watch chain and driving pair OF the
fastest horses in the mountains, was
man enough to acknowledge IL"
Having had no experience In pros
pecting, asked what the rn0dus opcr-
Gndi was, and this Information was
volunteered:
Every spring hundreds OF prospsctors
along the Rockies and Sierras plunge
into the wilderness TO search for gold or
silver. The well-to-do, that is the men
who can purchase their own outfit, lay
in supplies for few months, aud have
O mule or horse to carry their camp
ing and prospecting onttit, consisting OF
a bag OF flour. some bacon, coffee ard
sugar. A pick, spade and pan are fast
ened to the pack, and the prospector
usually carries a Ratchet at his belt and
4 rifle on his shoulder. A majority OF
the prospectors are "grub-staked. that
Is, some merchant or man with means
furnishes them with supplies, the con-
ditions being that in the event OF sue
cess the angel" TO use theatrical
term, divides with them. These men
keep clear OF the beaten trails, aud
thsy know more in the aggregate about
the geography OF the North American
continent than ell the engineer outfits
combined. All suffer; many OF them
die; more OF them, and often the best
and the brightest, persiStently fail;
and tho few, through dumb luck, strike
1t rich. But it is much like blind
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

One Of the most picturesque men in
appearance, as we'll as in the sugges-
tiyeness of his life, to be found in New
York City, is Gen. Roger Atkinson
Pryor. He will be 66 years Of age on
the 10Th OF next July, and was born
near Petersburg, Va. Educated at the
university Of his native State for the
bar, for which his talents qualified him,
he soon took an active part in politics,
and made reputation as an ardent
secsssionist. With the faith of his con-
vlctions, he fought bravelY, il not bril-
liantly in the Southern army, was cap.
tured near the close OF the war and i'm
prisoned in Fort Lafayette. When
the end came he accepted the
situation and came to. New York.
He soon won position, and to-
day is one OF our most honored judges.
IL hair is long, his figure tall and
suare, and his face is usually as clean
raven as monks. He is delightful
man socially, and his warmest friends
are among his old opponents.
During and since the war few names
have been more popular than that Of
General David Sloane Stanley. He was
born in Ohio June l, 1928, and edu-
Gated at West Point. BE refused high
Office in the Confederate army at the
breaking out OF the war. He was ap-
pointed brigadier general of volunteers
and distinguished himself at Island
Number Ten, and subsequently at Cor
NTH. No man was more beloved by his
men. This was shown in the Nashville
campaign, when they followed him
and he led in person-in one Of the
grandest charges OF the war. When
the army was reorganized, he was made
Colonel Of the Twenty-second Infantry,
and served In the West, much of the
time in Texas, He was made Briga-
der. General in 'S4, and was retired two
years ago. He is frank, hearty man,
and looks every inch the soldier that
he is.
General John NewtonIls Virginian
by birth and is in his seyenty-first year.
Hale, strong, alert, and as clear-brained
as forty years ago. He graduated sec
ond In his class at West Point, with
Van Dorm, LOngstreet and other men
subsequently, famous. For time he
was instructor OF engineering st the
academy. He served with distinction In
Albert Sydney Johnston's Utah
campaign. While never popular
9th his men, he was with his super
Tors by reason Of his marked ability.
He succeeded TO the command OF
the Sixth Corps after the death oil Gen
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

panv, he can have enough TO found a
VILLAGE Or
Nobody knows the frequency Of these
REQUESTS OF the Dersistency with which
they are pressed. ErastuS Wiman used
10 say he was offered the presidency OF
n new company on an average OF once q
week. jay Gould was bOrsd constantly
IN this line, until he absolutely shut
down on il. j.. Pisrp0nt Morgan IS
flooded with earnest appeals 20 act IA
az official capacity, with a big bonus Of
bonds or stocks or lands for his services.
Leading lawyers, like Joseph II.
Choate, Elihu Root, John II. Parsons
and Robert Ct. Ingersoll, could sit on q
hundred boards OF directors apiece, IL
they needed these applications. They
usually sit on the applicants There
is scarcely . banker OF note on
wall street who Is not startled
and surprised now and then
mon the receipt OF handsome pre-
psred prospectus, in which he is men
tioped as one OF the directors of new
corporation. With the prospectus comes
letter. stating that the projectors
have taken great pleasure In electi0g
him and hoping, in view OF the merits
~ the enterprise and the fact that thou
sands Of copies Of the prospectus have
been printed, that he will accept. Most
Of these fattering missiyes come from
distant points and the shreWd author
takes care 10 give the circulars
wide publicity before the usually
indignant declinatiOn is received. The
clergy OF the metropolis are not exempt
from this sort Of business. The more
prominent the preacher, the greater he
q hi demand. T. De Witt Talmsgs,
Charles r. PsrkhurSt, John Hall, David
Greer. Robert Armitsge and Robert
Colver are understood to be favored
wish aspiring promoters DR.. John r.
portop was frequently sought after
during his pastorate, and while he was
cbaplsln OF the Seventh Regiment.
Nesrly al these solieItanonssare
promptly turned down. But therghss
feasnre. which Is almost hnancie I'd,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

giving them credit, but as rule they
don't deserve II. Take Helena, it's :
second case OF Alder Gu,ch. The Last
Chance Gulch was discovered By chance,
and the capital of Montana was
founded. Let me see yes, that
was in Ca. -Four miners, Cowan,
Crab, Miller and Stanley stampeded
from Alder Guleh and pushed
north. They met Jim Coleman coming
from the Kootemal country with bad
news. The four prospectorS struck OF
in another direction, without any dcstl-
nation In view, and after weeks wan.
dering they decided TO try their FOR.
tunes on stream which they called
Last Chance Creek They found gold
In encouraging quantities; the country
was full OF game; thoy stuck 10 II, and
the result vas one OF the richest finds
In the world, and the founding OF the
capital Of great state. Luck? Well,
] should say IL was luck"
"Do you know" said yet another,
"that the famous Comstock Lode that
made so many mea in Nevada asd out
of II immensely wealthy, was originally
gold mine?" Some knew this and
others did not. WELL" 40 continued.
at is fact. There was gold on the
surface, but as they went down the gold
petered out, and ComstOck and his
partners. Peter O'RIley aud Pat Me-
Laughlin. were about 10 abandon II,
when IL struck them TO have an analysis
made OF the strange deposit they had
come on. This was done, and the silver
vas discovered-by chance, but all tho
same, s365, 600, 600 was taken from thai
mine"
Talking about luck" said . man
from Los Vegas, reminds me OF the
case OF Adams. ] believe he was re-
lated to the great New England familyi
at any rate. his front name was John
Quincy. Ono day while prospecting,
his magnifying glass was so hung that IL
focused the suns rays on his haversack
and set II on fire. AS the haversack held
about dozen pounds Of powder. Adams
dropped IL mighty spry, and liz ont
In hurry. 1t fell into creyico-that
was down IN the Sandia Mountains
and after the explosion he went back
from curiosity 20 see tho effect, and he
found large masses Of rock scattered In
every direction. He found, 10 his de-
light, a vein OF white quartz with fecks
OF gold Ia IL. He sold tenth interest
within q month for $4,000. but 10 was
worth hundred times that. That,
gentlemen, was the way in which was
discovered what Adams, who was dead
broke, called THE Nick OF Time Mi me-
THAT reminds me OF tho Christmas
Gift mine in California" said the frst
speaker. "Sam Snow was out deer
hunting in tho Serras with n party
from Frisco. and on their way back 10
camp on Christmas Eve the others
missed Snow. They fonnd that he and
his horse had tumbled into a canyon.
While they were getting tina
man and horse out. Snow,
who had been a prospector, hlled
bis pockets with some OF the detached
stones. They proved TO be rich In gold,
and the fortunes OF the hunter and bis
friends were made by mIsaap which
they depIored ~ the time"
Many other cases equally Interesting
wers cited 10 show that the element OF
luck was the principal factor In the dis
covery OF rich mines, but all were
agreed that 10 was energy and brains
that subsequently gave them tbeir chief
value. NELSON ASHLEY
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

that does attract and capture . great
many prominent men. Companies OF
good standing often get big men on
their boards Of management In many
eases three or four leading men ACT to
gether in q sort Of advisory capacity
They are paid we'll for their work and
time. The recompense comes In the
shape of a fixed sum given them
at every meeting they attend. 1t
is considered only right that they
should be we'll rewarded. They have 20
meet in the busy time OF day and usu-
ally have a number Of reports TO read
and a number OF accounts to examine
and audit. The prices vary with the
importance OF the work, the frequency
Of the meetings and the size OF the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

ened and hangry, they we're working
their way back to Bannock City. the
nearest settlement. when they went into
camp on Alder Creek. While the otherf
were cooking about their last grub,
Fairweather, from force OF habit. began
panning ont the dirt In the creek. The
very first dishfnl showed about three
dollars. That was the simple beginning
OF 1t. A camp was started; town
sprang up; and, as we all know, ahont
$50. 000. 0o0 In gold have been taken from
the mines OF Alder Creek.
Talk about brains and foresight;
they are all very we'll, and believe In
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01
LUCK OF THE
GOLD-SEEEERS.
CHANCE PLAYS A LARGE PART IN WESTERN
MINING LIFE
Hank Morgan and His Rich Friend Starts
Group OF Veteran Miners TO Story Telling.
III. Alder Gulch, Last Chaucs Nick Of Time
and 0hsr Famous Hines-Early Days Of the
Comstock L0ds
ICnn,irrnhtsd.1

DENVER, COL, March 2s.-Mr. n. c.
Creole, who has just been visiting his
partner, Banker Moffat, In this city, is
one Of our famous men. He is some
thing over fifty, and quite as modest as
In the days when he was willing to pros
pect on . grub stake, and had not yet
given his name TO town nor suddenly
leaped into the possession Of millions.
Creede's appearance here always starts
stories OF the days when be was hard
hit, and how, after twenty years OF per-
sistent effort, he seemed further from
success than when he started.
Creede's success was being discussed
in q club room where / was present on
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

Byn calculation made rear or two
ago by an American siatistician, 10
seems that seventy citizens OF the
United States possess among them "a
aggregate wealth Of $50, 600. 900. Thai
gives an average OF about g7.500.0Oo
apiece. To come TO particulars: There
was one estate--ws refrain here from
mentioning names returned as WORTH
no less than 100000. 000 There were
five individuals valued ~ 100000 000j
one valued at 100000, two valued
At Rf2, 900, 600; six valued az 100000
600: six valued a. $4,000. 600; foor
valued AZ 81. 900. 600; thirteen valued 81
&c 900, 900. ten valued a. c5,o00. 900;
four valued az et, 500. 600, and hiteea
AZ $1,000. 900.
The brain reels before snch figures.
They express measures Of wealth which
the ordinary mortal is powerlesS 70
grasp.
Besides these seventy colossal for
tunes. there are fifty other persons Ia
the Northern States alone valued .,
over &c. OOO, 600 each. thirty OF them
being valued in all At G90. 900. 600. Tiers
were some little time ago published iiss
OF siIty-ihrso milllonaires In PepnsJI-
vanla possessing 10 the sggrsgats ESQ.,
COO. 600, and % sixty persons 10 three
villages near New York whose wealth
aggregated e100, 600. 900. In Boston,
dltv families Psy taxes on anpoai a.
comes Of about G2oQ. 600 each.
We hsye nothing 70 compare win ins
individual eases OF wealth In Gresi
Britain. Baron Rothsehlld and LORD
Oyerstone each left abou; E3,s0O.Oo5;
the late Lord Dudley left G4,0oo' 900;
the late Duke % Buccisnch, estimated
TO be the richest Scotcbmsn, left estates
valued a. g6,oO0.Ooo, Ose living Baz.
li.b Duke Is valued a. el0.O00.0oo, ana
another AZ $4,000. 900; but not many
names could b added 70 these, % plaes
against the above list q American for~
tnues. In 1884 there we're osly lot per-
sons Ia tee United Kingdom whose IN
comes from business profits we're re-
turned a. over $4,000. 10 1856 there
were only seven teen estates which paid
probats dnty on about Eg50,00J each
Chambers Journal
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

St. Patrick's evening, and one OF the
humber, man who had made and lost
a half dozen fortunes, and who, though
now down on his luck, expects to make
another and hang on TO IL, said: in
most businesses energy, pluck and
brains count for everything. but in min
ing il was all dumb luck" dumb"
was not the word he used, bat IL sound
ed like il. The others FASTENED 10 agree
with this. ana cases innumeraole were
mentioned OF men who, with no more
brains than the law allows, had actually
blundered into wealth.
There was Hank Morgan; why, ten
years ago be was deal broke over IN
LeadviIle. he had just como from Cali
fornia, most OF the way on foot and the
rest OF the distance IN freight cars. and
he knew no more about the new country
In which be found himself than hog
does about the topography Of the other
side OF the moon. But HanK had cheek
aud an oily tongue. that's hoR he got
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01
PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTORS.
TOW SoKB CORPORATIONS SECURn FBHR
DIRECTING BOARDS

} EoVd and Lucrative Industy-Nos 50 In
por.aas Here as in England, But Sill Many
an Honest Penny is turned By It-Finaa-
Gers WhOss Names ara Eagerly soagh. By
Shrswa Promoters
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

Mrs. Norris <-''Slnes I have been
married have had only one wish IN
gratifed." Mr.. Norrls-"And What Is
that. my dsar?'' Mrs Norris-'Tha,
were single again. Life.
.sIIcks aad AzbeI Ehnt skating last
&eek. and bsdfx terrible fan over an
tmbarkmcnt.f ''Dsar me! Auythirz
sYss. their ep9szemsnt"--
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01
ON
TBEIR LAURELS.
HEROES OF TEE VAR NOW RESIDENTS OF
NEW YORK CIT.

4 Long Lis! and Briliau! One = SOms Of the
Host Famous Soldiers Of the War Now Re-
side in Gotham - Generals Howard, SlOcum,
sigSl, Porter, Pryor, Stanley and Newton
Among Them.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01

NOS sALE-BLANE LEASES Al REGIS
a TER orlos; two for I've cszts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21
In the ..GBiack Maria. :"
The Second Johnstown Flood,

JoHNsTowN. Pa, May 21.-The
damage by the flood at Johnstown is
estimated Mt 1925, 900. The damage
along the line of the Pennsylvania
railroad. between Johnstown and
Altoona, is placed at a quarter of a
million dollars. The tracks east of
Bennington. for distance of IS
miles, are more or less submerged,
owing to the many washouts along
the railroad. 1t is not thought
through traffic will be resumed for
As hours. Two tramps were drowned
in the flood in the Conemaugh river.
At noon the water was rccedinr.
and all danger is probably past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
II. Z. Dun 4 Co., Say Obstacles to I'm
prOvement DO Not Lessen.

Il. G. Dun 4 Co., Say Obstacles to I'm
Provement DO Not Lessen.
NEW YORK. May ar. G. Dun G. Co. 8
weekly Review of Trade says: The obsta-
cies to Improvement do not lessen. The
strikes OF coal miners and coke workers
have not ceased, but have caused the stop-
page OF numerous works this week sand
embarrassment to some railroads. The
conference at Cleveland exhibited much
angry feeling and wider differences than
had been expected, and seems to render
an agreement more distant. Proceedings
IN the senate do not indicate that the lat
est form OF tariff revision has made speedy
final action more probable.
Yet the recuperative force of the CONN.,
try Is so great that observers are constant
ly amazed at the volume of business being
transacted, the tonnage being transnortnd
the number of works resuminc operations
and the general soundness of trade. NOT.
withstanding influences which in anv
other land would produce dire disaster
Wheat has sold at So cents for Nav and
5'% cents for July, Though western re-
ceipts have been only Liza, 5i3 bushels for
the week, against 6,Sl3,C GAG last year. and
the TACT that gold goes instead of wheat at.
% cents, or cotton at 40 cents, has more
weight than the rapidly Frightening pros
poets of the yield next fall.
The soundness of the commercial world
Is shown in the diminished importance of
failures, the liabilities reported for the
second week of May amounting to only
sl,93i ,53S, of which 81 ,491. .932 were of trad.
ing and Si32,GO6 of manufacturing con-
Germs. The failures this week have been
20 in the United States, against "a, last
year, and twenty-eour in Canada, against
fourteen last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21
RELICS OF COLUMBUS.
Handsome Gift of the Duke of Verarua ts
Lenox Library.

Handsome Gift of the Duke of veracua to
Lcnox Library.
NEW YORK, May 21.-The Duke of
Neragua has made a gift to the I.enox
library OF the forty-six original documents
of the Columbus family which was exhib-
tied at the Chicago Worlds fair The doc
uments are royal letters patent, orders,
letters and warrants, from liSS TO 1887, ad-
dressed to Christopher Columbus and his
son by sovereigns of Portugal and Spain.
Among them are letter of the King Of
Portugal to Christopher Columbus, writ
ten in AsS, conveying to the latter the as
surance of the formers consideration. a
book of Alexander consecrating the dis
coverer's sovereignty of the Indias in
1893, and several charters of the King and
Queen of Spain. The entire collection is
ut present in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21
Force Out West Virginia Miners.

MARTINS FERRY. o., May 2l-An effort
is being made to organize the strike min
ers of Ohio into body and march to the
West Virginia fields and force the miners
to come out. Two thousand miners are
expected at the open air mass-meeting to
be held next Wednesday. The Laughlin
mill miners who contemplated returning
to work, joined the union. The strikers
hereabouts are firm. Large meetings are
held daily. There IS some uneasiness and
railroad bridges are being guarded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21
big l,oo,n rr,.y,,.

PHILADELPHIA, Nav 2l.-The big
boom at williamsport containing
n million feet of lumber broke be-
tween / and o'clock this morning
The river has overnowed its banks,
and the lower floors of the houses
and business places near the river
are flooded. The Western Union Of
flee near there has been washed out,
and telegraphic communication now
is entirely cut off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21
TAKEN TO JAIL.
Coxey, Browne and Jones Re-
ceive Sentence.
Driven in the BLACK Maria"
With Other Prisoners.
The General in Chief Pre-
fers a Carriage.
The Second Johnstown Flood
and Results.
A Big Boom Breaks Near
Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON. May 2l.- Coxey,
Browne and Jones were sentenced bv
Judge Miller in the police court this
afternoon to 90 days in Jail for viola
tion OF the statute Of the United States
prohibiting display of partisan
banners in the capitol grounds, and
CoNey and Browne were fined S5 each
additional for trespassing on the
grass. the alternative being another
10 days in Jail. Jones was acquitted
on this last charge.
In the ..Biack Maria"
At 2 o'clock Coxey. Browne and
Jones, with handouts on their wrists.
were placed in the ..black maria
with dozen white and negro work
house prisoners. (siN of whom were
not haudcuffed) as companions, and
the van Immediately conveyed them
to Jail. Coxey asked to be allowed
to go to prison in carriage, but the
request was refused.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21

GALEsBURG, Ills, May 2l.-The Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad COM
pany had posted on its bulletin boaId, a
notice requesting all those of its en-
ployes not recently vaccinated to get vac
ciuated The order gives rs IA reason for
this step the general prevalence of small
pox throughout the country. The men
will obey the order
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21

to steep up herbs, and so she tried
pills and cathartics till she was sal
low and bilious and an opium eater.
Then she took n friends ad, ice and
began using Parks Tea. Now she is
fresh o1d blooming las daisy"
Sold by Hartz e. Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21
Hapis, Given Thirty Years.

ST. PAUL, May 2l.-A Fergus Falls spe-
cial to The Dispatch says: Rapist Battle
son. who was captured after an exciting
chase with guns, was indicted and pleaded
guilty and sentenced to thirty years in
the penitentiary. Sheriff Billings and Mr..
Ward, husband Of Battleson's victim, at
once started for saltwater with the pris-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21
Let Them Rid. to Save Trouble.

DENVER May 1l.-The advance guard
of the western division of the Coxey army,
mum bering 100 men. has arrived here and
go more are expected later. The men
boarded a Denver and Gulf stock train at
Pueblo and the company allowed them to
ride rather than delay the train in eadeav-
orinp TO put them off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21
THEY HAVE BOUNCED PoWDERLY.
The Late X. of L. Master Workman and
His Friends EXpclied.

The Late X. of L. Master Workman and
His Friends Expelled.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2l.-Terrence V.
Powderly, ex-general master workman OF
the Knights of Labor: a W. Wright, of
Toronto, Canada, ex-member of the gen.
eral. executive board O: the knights, and
+. II. Quinn, master workman of district
assembly %. an ardent supporter of Pow
deriy, have been unceremoniously ex-
pelled from the Knights of Labor. This
action on the part of the new general exc
cutive board of the knights has been ex'
pected for some time. The charges against
Powderiy and his friends were that they
had conspired to disrupt the order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-21
Three Dams Break Bounds.

RoYALToN, Mimi, May 2l.-The recent
heavy rains have swollen all the creeks
and rivers in the neighborhood The dam
on Skunk brook, known as Pine Knoll,
has gone out; the Easily dam on Hlllman
brook and the dam at Rice's mills. 1t is
feared that the dam at Rice lake will go