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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-05-09
Concerning Prospects.

"For every developed dividend-pay
ing mine there are 100 buyers; for every
buyer Of an undeveloped prospect there
are 100 sellers" This was the observa-
ton of a mine owner, in conversation
with the editor of the Mining Review,
and he described the situation precise
ly. He might have elaborated and
stated that few Eastern capitalists de-
sire to invest in anything except gold
mine equipped with mill and in profit
able operation. And some investors
insist that the ore be free milling, look
ing with disfavor upon any process
more complicated than the stamp bat
terry and copper plates Some also,
will have nothing to do with ore that
carries silver, preferring $40 in gold
alone to $50 in gold and % ounces in sill
yer. While it is not true that there is
no market for undeveloped properties,
the supply greatly exceeds the demand,
and prospects can only be sold at such
low prices as will tempt capital to brave
the risk involved in the developmentof
a mining claim. For capital is inclined
towards the "sure thing" in mining, as
in everything else.
There is a lesson for the prospector
in the present situation. That lesson
is that a prospect will not command
the price of mine. Nothing risked,
nothing gained, and if the claim-own-
ers insist upon capital assuming the
risk, then capital must be given the OPP
portunity for the gain. These remarks
are justified by the fact that the devel-
opment of many districts in Utah and
Idaho is retarded by the attitude of the
claim-owners. The moment possible
purchaser appears upon the field prices
go ballooning. After the disappointed
investor has found that everything is
held beyond his reach and has quit the
the claim owners get back to the
earth, 1t of dependency ensues
and the lethargy of capital is bemoan-
ed. People who have not the means of
develop their holdings should fix such |
prices upon at least portion OF them |
as will induce sales. And after every
encouragement has been offered East |
ern investors, the mining region must
depend largely upon its own resources
for the development of its mines, for
there are not purchasers for one-half |
the claims upon which surface indica- |
tions justify the expenditure of money. |
A hole in the ground is net a NINE
1t behoves prospectors to develop their
claims to the fnll extent of their abil-
tiles. Every dollar thus expended is
likely to return hundred fold Claim
owners who are unable to develop or
unwilling to take chances, shonld place
their properties within the reach of
those who will develop. Inter Noun
tain Mining Review.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-05-09

war with England it would foot up
S240,000,000, annually. Our sea ports
would be mass of ruins, entailing a
loss of many millions of dollars, which
the Government would be called on to
make good, which would mean nothing
less than national bankruptcy. And
all this we are willing to do for for
eign country that is unable to do us a
good turn if it wanted to- Monroe doc
trine you say? So do I, by which 1
mean to prevent England to choke us
to death financially. / liken gold and
silver to wheat and corr, our staple
products. How would it do, then, to
Danish corn entirely? Would it not
cause a fearful disruption in the mark
cts and in every stage of life? | can
understand why the moneyed class is
for gold standard, but how poor
laboring man can advocate their cause
is a greater mystery than all the "mys-
teries" of the secret societies combined.
Sickening and contemplate are to me
so-called statesmen" who harp on the
fifty cent dollar; half loaf is better
than no bread at all These fellows
ought to become one-cent men first, be-
fore they ridicule the fifty cent dollar.
from Kansas Farmer in the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-05-09
Understands the Question.

There are so many points concerning
the money question that we can only
tackle few in the space of one letter.
The main plea of the goldites is that
we cannot have free silver without the
consent of Europe. If anything sets
my blood boiling, it is an assertion like
this. Are we, then, so low down in the
scale of independence that we must
await the pleasure of European powers
to adjust our own affairs? Suppose we
establish free silver, will England make
war on us? No. Those fellows on the
other side of the water know better
than that. They tried it when we were
a small and comparatively weak nation
and got worsted What is to hinder us
then, to act independently now that we
are mighty nation? Well, the oppon-
ents say that such action would be our
financial ruin. How weak we must be,
this so-called richest nation" and
truly rich in our immense resources, if
we are so easily overthrow by the old,
rotten aristocracy of Europe. The fact
is, if there is any ruin caused by this
transaction, it will hit the fellows over
yonder. America can exist without
E urope. Europe, in it's present con-
dition, cannot do without America If
it comes to the scratch, the other fellow
will be the first to holler, "Hold En-
ough I admit, if we had no trade re-
lations with Europe, it would cause us
some inconvenience for a couple of
years, but we would soon settle down
all right. If there was no such place
as Europe would we not have to get
along? / think we would be better off
by far No nation is so happily stu
ated as our own to be independentfrom
all others. The loss we might incur
by free coinage is trifie to what might
happen to US. Less than six months
ago the country was all afame over
Venezuela, and ready TO go to war
with England. Now you, who are so
afraid of financial losses, have you
the cost OF such step? Our
pension bill now is s140,000,000. After
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-05-09

Some of the mines of Old Mexico are
still operated in a barbarous fashion.
Last Friday the Vieja mine, located
near chihuahua, caved in, burying
eighty-five men. Eighteen escaped
without injuries, thirty we're seriously
injured and the remainder were killed.
The roof of the mine had been sup
ported by pillars of ore, but the owner
was anxious to realize on this ore and
caused portion of it to be removed.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-05-09

The Lewiston Tribune breaks out
with this musical MARBLE 4: 'rhe zeph-
yrs breathe the odors of the honey
sucle bloom and watt them from the
valley to the mountains; the starlight's
gentle glimmer cleaves the shadows
and the gloom and gilds the sparkling
spray of laughing fountains; the echoes
leave the solitude of mystic mountain
caves in whose darkened silence fairy
phantoms hover and catch the songs
that ride upon the dashing waters and
sing them to the quail and the coy
ote; the busy bees are kissing all the
daisies in the dell and from the nectared
dowdrops gathered honey, and the gold
bugs are saying that the country's gone
to hi if silver gets to mint again; but,
it will be observed that neither breath
ing zephyrs, glimmering starlight, sing
ing echoes, busy bees nor shrieking
goldbugs can blind the world to the
one bold, bald fact that there is no
land under the sun like the Clearwater
valley in Idaho.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-05-09
Townsendisins.

Man formerly had four feet, but he
decided to deal the cards with the two
front ones.
The man who has no business of his
own to attend to always goes to bed
tired and Disguised.
Ex-President Harrison is married
again and enjoying the Indian summer
of connubiality. He may be a little
old, but he is plucky.
Any quantity of metal in the form Of
bullion must be exactly Of the same
value as the same quality of metal in
the form of coin.
Why don't Spain put in bill against
the United States for having discovered
America She might reasonably claim
salvage.
No matter how much it may cost to
get an ounce of gold out of the ground,
just that much is added to the circu-
lating medium of the world.
Tom Reed and his friends are pulling
hard for the nomination. We have
had one balloon for president. With
another we would all go up.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-05-09
Special Announcement.

All Tickets for Premium Silver Ware Etc. issued by to
June st 1896 redeemable at store at any time
After 1885, Tickets Premiums will be is
sued, nor Premiums Of any kind given
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1896-05-09
Thousands Of Men

viii buy Clothes this Spring Some will go to the Iaors
pay $50 or $40 Some VIII Duy ready a0 IVA w " Wv,
and some will come to
Evening star., 1896-01-21
CARLIN SPRINGS,

The young people of the village spent q
very pleasant evening at hat trimming
and necktie making party given by Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Simms in honor of their
sister, Miss Margaret Simms. The younr
men trimmed hats for the young ladies.
who. in turn. made neckties for them Mr..
c. E. Uber received the first prize for the
hat trimmed in the latest style, and Mr.
Brooke Young received the ''booby'' prize
for the most grotesque-looking hat Miss
Mary King won the first prize for the most
attractive necktie.
Saturday evening the choir met for re-
hearsal at the residence of Mrs w. p
Jones, organist. Among those present wers
Mrs. w. p. Jones, Mrs. j. G. Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. Uber, Misses Stockbridge, King
and Torreyson, Mrs. Torreyson, and Messrs.
Tillinghast, Cowling, e. E. Uber and Payne
The next rehearsal will be held on Satur.
day evening at 7:30.
Miss Ruth Torreyson has returned hons
after brief visit among friends in Lou
doun county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Stockbridge Of New
York spent Friday evening at the residencl
of their brother, Mr.. w. S. Stockbridgs ol
Walnut avenue.
Mr.. NJ. c. Mitchell has recovered from as
attack Of grip.
There are a few mild cases Of measles u
the village.
Evening star., 1896-01-21
Washington Stock Exchanpe

Sales-regular call-12 o'clock m.-Capital Trac-
ton, m 10 at 76A; at 76h. Metropolitan Railroad,
Government Bonds.-U. s. Is. registered los bid.
ss2s s sSsPSn 3D. iGss isSs asked S.a ilG =
8. 5s: 1904 i123s bid, 1lsa asked.
,deM pstfsf hd Of Columbia 9 fund s.
;sSes s Is lso currency lIz bid Water stock Is
Miseellaneous Bonds..Metropolitan Railroad COW.
ss, III liz bid bid. Ii2N asked Metropolitan Railroad
lexington Railroad es. 95 bid. ioi asked Columbia
Railroad e. l12s4 bid. ia asked. Washington Gus
Gas Company O. serie. B. Ieo iio bid. mal iia
asked ~ Washington Gas Company conv 6s i2O
s. aDd SnS
,d and 9. A. ioi bid l96 asked ash American Am security
a Hst Ss s Wash
ington Market Company imp. g. 100 bid. Wash
5 I ext BID g. 1Ss S ss
Infantry Is. es, 80 bid.
Metropolitan, 2so bid 500 asked Central 20 bid bid
s and md assa lse bid 1876 asked
I%smb9, limb 12s soI bid, lss asked. Capital: III bid
los asked; Lincoln, 9s bid, 100 asked. Ohio, s5
Safe DEPOSIT and Trust Companies. Safe
eaFity and Trust, las bid, I4i asked. washington
pid, 7Sl1 asked Metropolitan. 95 bid, 100 asked
Columbia, 80 bid Belt, bid, 20 asked Eckinc-
ton, 10 bid 2s asked Georgetown and TennalIy-
town, 13 bid, 80 asked.
AS bid Al asked. Geoi getown Gas, 55 asked u
.. Electric Light 120 bid, 123 asked
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's, 80 bid, 40 asked
Franklin, 3s bid Metropolitan, 6S bid. Corcoran
30 bid Potomac, 65 bid. Arlington, 142 bid 15S
10 bid l3 asked Columbia, 11h bid, 1915 asked
Riggs. bid, 81 asked. Peoples, 51k bid, 5g
AZ bid 5A asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, 106
bid, l16 asked Columbia Title 6l5 bid, ~ asked
Washington Title. ~ asked. District Title. bid.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania 81 bid 50 asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac, s51La bid, 5S asked
American Graphophone, sh bid. asked. Pneu-
Miscellaneous Stocn.-Washinston Market 13
Evening star., 1896-01-21
CampOs Departs,

Gen. Campos sailed for Spain yesterday
afternoon on the steamship Alfonso XII.
His departure was attended by strictly mill
itary formalities.
A special from the New York Worlds
Havana correspondent says that the al
legged program of Gen. Weyler. the new
governor general Of Cuba, has been cablsd
from Spain.
The main points Of It are that he will not
follow Gen. Campos' policy; that politically
he Will be an opportunist: that war will be
answered With war; that he will be inex-
orable toward spies and rebel sympathizers,
but lenient toward those surrenderinf
arms: that he will endeavor to establish an
eff1cit mt blockade to prevent the landing Of
arms and ammunition from the United
States. and that he will not be sanguinary,
but will deal justly.
He sayr that two months ago Il would
have been easy to suffocate the rebelliont
now will not be SO easy en- account of fts
spread.
Evening star., 1896-01-21
Canadian seaIers' Claims.

An Ottawa, Ont. dispatch sent last night
says: An important step has been taken to-
ward the settlement Of the claims of Cana,
dian sealers for seizures in the years 1888
80. 1t was originally agreed that the Berinl
sea troubles should be submitted to a joint
commission, and negotiations to that end
are now on.
A cablegram was received from Colonial
Secretary Joseph Chamberlain stating that
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the English ambas-
sador to the United States was authorized
to sign a convention for the appoin TIM ent
of the commission.
Secretary Chamberlain intimates that the
president Of the Swiss republic may be ask
ed, IL necessary, to appoint an Umpire to de-
eide any points on which the commission
may disagree.
This government has replied that the ap-
pointment of an umpire will be satisfactory
to the Canadian government.
Evening star., 1896-01-21
bid. Great Falls Ice, 40 bid, $50 asked Lincoln
Hall, 20 bid, 0asked. Mergenthaler Hnotype,
zlz bid, 80 asked LAnston Monotype. bid


BALTIMORE. January 21.-Flour dull, unchaneeA
RECEIPTS Is 27S barrels: shipments, $50 barrels:
salee 1,950 barrels Wheat hrm-spot and month,
stock. s. .se7 bushels seles So 600 bushels-sauth.
ern wheat By sample, 7oa7i; DO; on grade. e7a7o.
3SAa33%: March, sslasSS: May, s5kas5h;
steamer mixed, 32a32h- receipts, l6o,167 bushels;
shipments, 6S.51 bushels; stock 1,260 ITS bushels.
sales 71.OO0 bushels-southern white corn. 82Isa
ssh: do. yellow, a2ha34. Oats steady--No, 2
receipss 5ss7 sasSss 10 stock Rhfs fsrs bushels
Rye hrm-No. e. 20 nearby; lla42 western-re-
espts. 20 bushels; stock. ioI al bushels Bay
f-eights steady. unchanged. Sugar firm, unchanged.
Butter lower and iull-fancy creamery, 22a2S; DO.
i5 Eggs stendy-fresh. 18. Cheese hrm, IN
changed. Whisky unchanged.
Evening star., 1896-01-21
IN THE JUDGES HANDS.
Arguments I'm Street Extension Cases
Finished Today.

The arguments on the question Of the
constftutionality of the street extension act
were resumed before Judge Cox in the Dis
trict Court this morning. Mr.. A. s. Worth
ington, Of special counsel for the District,
concluded his argument in support Of the
validity of the act yesterday afternoon.
This morning. after he and his associate
Mr.. Samuel Maddox, had called the courts
attention to several authorities which, they
argued. sustained their contentious, counsel
for the land owners replied to the argu-
ments of the other side.
Replying to the arguments of counsel fol-
the District. Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson said
that IL he correctly understood those ar.
guInents, nothing Is left of the street ex-
tension scheme but the map. He also un-
derstood counsel on the other side to vir-
tually admit that it is practically impos.
sible to enforce the assessment of the &c
per cent Of the total cost as benefits.
Referring to the matter of special bene.
fits to remaining parts of parcels, Mr. Will.
son said no sane person could say how
land could be benefited by future improve.
ments whose making Is merely indicated
as possible. but not by any means certain
The assessment Of benefits Is not only
imaginary and problematical, continued
Mr.. Wilson, but is also a hardship which
ought not to be inflicted upon any one, and
ne cited several cases in which it appeared
that landowners will be compelled, If the
law is sustained. to part with their lands
for nothing more than supposed future
benefits.
Mr.. Wilson then enlarged upon his ar
gument Of yesterday, and was followed by
Mr.. w. G. Johrson, who challenged coun-
sci for the District to show single case
In which the courts had in an adjudicated
ctse sustained the validity of any act pro-
vtding for compensation for land taken.
less chfmerica1 benefits.
Mr.. johnson was followed by Mr.. W, L..
Cole and Mr.. Chaplin Brown.
Mr. Worthington briefly replied to the ar
guments on the other side
Upon the conclusion Of the arguments
Judge Cox took the papers, reserving his
decision He stated that he would render
his decision at the earliest day practicable
Evening star., 1896-01-21

nous sum of 1922, $50 for the expenses
Of United States courts. which showed
an abnormal growth of this branch of the
public service of more than 100 per cent.
There was, he declared, urgent necessity
for a reform. The fee system ought to be
abolished, he said, and fixed salaries pro-
vided for United States district attorneys
and United States marShals. In response
to an inquiry he said he had no intorma-
ton as to the particular officers whose ex-
penses had grown so rapidly, but that a
report was being prepared on the subject
by the Attorney General
Mr.. Sayers CTexas) agreed with Mr.. Can
ron as to the pressing necessity for re-
form. Unless the present system was
States marshals and United States commits
sioners would increase year by year to an
enormous extent
Mr.. Henderson Qowa) said that the SUBJ
Ject had been considered in the last Con-
gress by the judiciary committee. A bill
had been prepared, the Stone BILL but 1t
had fallen, he lad been informed, CT its
OWE weight, 1t having been found, on ex-
animation, that the salaries provided in
Ii would exceed the expenses under the
present system
Mr.. Hainer CNeb.) challenged Mr. Hender-
sons statement as to the Stone bill. That
bill. he said, would produce a considerable
reduction Of expenditures. 1t had been re-
Introduced and would be pressed at this
session.
Mr.. Swanson CVa). whose district is
the internal revenue laws are enforced,
produced some statistics to show that over
40 per cent of the civil and criminal suits
brought in the United States courts had
been dismissed. The present system, he
oontended, was extremely oppressive.
The Toxic Legation Site.
A proposition in the bill to buy the pres
ent site of the United States legation at
Toxic. Japan, for $4,000, was criticised
by Mr.. Mercer (Neb) az exOrbitant He
thought the property could be secured
from the Japanese government for a
smaller sum. Mr.. Hit, chairman of the
foreign affairs committee. inveighed against
haggling with a government for site
The Japanese government has repeatedly
offered to give us the property, but we
could not accept 1t with self-respect. If
We did, he said, we would be compelled in
reciprocal courtesy to present the japanese
government with legation property in
Washington.
The $4,000 proposition was not amended.
Evening star., 1896-01-21
NO CONFERENCE TODAY.
The Brewers Say the Situation Rcn
dered One Unnecessary.

The Brewers Say the Situation Rem
dered One Unnecessary.
The usual daily conference Of the brewers
was omitted today, and the reason stated
was that the situation from the brewers
standpoint was 50 favorable that a confer
erce was not deemed necessary. More OF
the locked-out men today returned to work
1t was announced.
The counsel for the brewers today re-
oeiyed a communication from Secretary
Bechtold of the National Brewery Workers
Union, asking for a conference with the
brewers and this afternoon a reply thereto
was sent
The contents of this letter are not as vet
known, as the senders decline to say any
thing regarding the matter, and Mr..
Becf told was not at the headquarters Of
called
1t is claimed that three outside brewer
les have indicated their willingness to shin
all the beer for which there may be de-
mand to Washington, regardless of any,
thing the National Brewing Association
may have to say on the subject.
The Status of Grambrinus Assembly.
There is much talk in the District. both
among the members of the societies of or
ganized labor and persons outside. In refer
ence to the legal standing in the order of
knights Of Labor of Gambrinus Assembly
composed of tourneymen brewers. Cen
eral Worthy Foreman Bishop, when asked
by Star reporter for information on the
subject, said that it Is true that in the
copies Of the constitution of the K of L.
In the possession Of the public 1t is
prescribed that: "At the option of each
local any person over the age of sixteen
years Is eligible to become a member of
the order, except a person who either sells
or makes living or any part Of Il by the
sale OF intoxicating drinks. either as a
manufacturer, dealer or agent, or who
tends bar permanently or temporarily, and
no lawyer, banker, professional gambler or
stock broker can be admitted" But In the
revised constitution this has been omitted.
the clause having been stricken out by or
der of the General Assembly at its session
In Philadelphia In 1893. Persons who main
tain that Gambrinus Assembly has no legal
existence do not, Mr.. Bishop said, know
what they are talking abotS
Evening star., 1896-01-21
DEATH OF MORRIS MURPHY.
A Well-KnOwn Citizen Passed Away
Last Night.

Last Night.
Mr.. Morris Murphy, one Of the best known
citizens of this city, died last night at 1O:4O
O'Clock at his residence, corner Of New Jer-
sey avenue and streets northwest, where
he had resided for many years. The de-
ceased was a native Of Ireland, but had
come to this country when only four years
old. When he first came to this country
he went to Bradford county, Pa, where he
lived until the war broke out. and then he
was among the first to volunteer to fight for
the Union. j.
He figured in Al number of conflicts and
was made captains of the one hundred and
seventh Pennsylvania volunteers At the
close Of the war he came to this city and
soon became q member of the firm of Kirby
& Murphy, contractors his partner, Thos.
Kirby, being his sonin-law. During the
days Of the old board of public works this
firm improved many of the streets of the
city, and for a number Of years the de-
ceased has been engaged in business alone.
The deceased was widely known, and had
a large circle OF friends. Having served
in the army throughout the war, he con-
nected himself with the Grand Army soon
est members Of the John B. Rawlins Post
He was also q member Of the Oldest In
habitants' Association
His funeral will take place Thursday
morning from st. Aloysius Church. His
remains will be inferred at Arlington,
where the members OF the G. A. R. will
have charge Of the services. Members of
the Oldest Inhabitants Association win
also attend the funeral.
Evening star., 1896-01-21
GEN. wEYLER LEAVES MADRID.
The Queen Regent Sends Her Thank.
to CampOs.

The Queen Regent Sends Her Thank.
to Campos.
MADRID. January 2.-Gen, Valeriano
Weyler. the newly appointed captain gen.
eral OF Cuba. left this city last evening. on
his way to assume bis new duties at Ha-
vana A large crowd Of people greeted
him at the depot In a brief speech. in re-
sponse to the enthusiastic greeting of the
populace, Gen. Weyler said that he strongly
hoped to be able soon to announce the
complete re-establishment of the soyer-
ereignty Of Spain over Cuba.
The queen regent has cabled her thanks
to Marshal Campos for his services rem
dered to Spain as captain general of the
island Of Cuba.
An official dispatch received here from
Havana says that the bulk of the insur-
gent forces. actively pursued by the Span
ish troops. have been compelled to aban-
don the provinces Of Pinar del Rio and
Havana.
A dispatch from Havana last night to
the Associated Press exclusively an
nounced that Gen. Maximo Gomez and his
column Of insurgents were yesterday ar
ternoon at San Jose de Las Lajas. about
the center Of the province Of Havana. it
being evident that he had again counter
marched when reaching the vicinity of the
borders Of the province Of Matanxas. San
Jose de Las Lajas is only about thirty kiI-
ometers from Havana.