Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-30
FALSE ALLEGATION or 4 SILVER
MINE COMBINE.
MISREPRESENTATION OF FACTS.
Ys,areeratiou of the wealth of
Those who 10 Nine Siivcr-BuIi-
doing In West NIrpinia-OId Do
minton Politics.

individuals and the amounts represented
while there arc said 10 be forty Other
mine-ovuers m Colorado, Utah, and Mon
tana involved. their names not boine
eivcn. The aggregate amount Of wealth.
Of the persons named as belonging TO the
eo-called trust is alleged 10 be S6i6e""p
including S2O.OOOOoo credited to the forty
other mine-owncrs whose names are mol
mentioned.
In RECITATION Of this grossly misleading
publication. "a statement has been pre-
pared AT Democratic congressional head
quarters. which shows it 10 bee one Of the
most reckless fabrications resorted to IN
The campaign by the Mckinley gold or
Gsns.
~ GOLD MINES.
or the names given in the published
statement the following represent Wedi'h
an pold-minlng, the names being taken
from the article referred TO: j. b. hae-
err g.s moon. David MOnatt, >Z1D'Wv'
John Mackay. 100000, Hearst estate
~ Ol,UO: Fair estate. Sz3,0NVV' ;. y i3i.ei'
estate, $4,000. Flood estate, S-''Ovo'Vv''
LLOYD Tovis S25O00OJo; Joseph H. ue j"
Warr. Sl00JOO00. Adolph sutfO. $-7VO''V'V'
s
y-eiton a G0OJ. Henry HoicOtt. SW0OW,
A. j. Davis. 100000. Charles j.. Lane IN ne.
sl.o0a0-this aggregate being $}o9.WOVO
lu cold mines. Add TO ms lhe "l'seN
gs1Guo01 from the forty other NINE
o,rers. not named. and the following, un-
known here as 10 their gold or silver
boldings-vlz.: Denver Smelling WORKS
81 100. French syndicate. NVVOVNi
faa5viIo Silver Smelling Works. S.SVO'wj'
pro4dwater estate 10000; \. {. greece
10000. Thomas Cruise. S,O0oeVD-an as
sregate of S62O0O)O and tine alleged
wealth Of the silver trust, so-called, Is
raduced 10 t1l7000O0) according 10 the
uusorv figures given i'm the article re-
ferred 20. -.e.-.,--
Tbis Is a specimen Of the falsihcation
of facts in which the New York Wora
INDUCES. Besides. the fact that the
larger portion OF the wealth OF
fto parsons herein classed as Sill
,,~ miners is in the property,
She estimates given iu the article named
.ro thrco-fourths too high. The com
lined wealth of all the men named so
Gar as il is Invested iu silver mines. VIII
mot amount 10 COO Nine-tenths OF
the Hearst estate. the whole estimated ih
tbo article al SN.OoJ.000 is not invested IA
silver mines.
STANDARD OIL BULL-DOZlNG.
Ad,ices from West Virginia indicate
lhat the Standard oil Company nave pe-
,un TO bulldoze their men in the OH re-
eiors The charge Is distinctly made that
Daniel ODay. one of the StandaIu va
compauv officials has Instructed inc
.,,,orsn,'s employees that they must
either talk and vote for Mckinney, OF else
fcep quiet and stay away from the poha.
Tie be- said 10 have called "a conference Oh
the foremen and instructed them 10 as
certain the real preferences OF the men
,Irger them. with view 10 spottlhS those
who arc supposed TO be for Bryan. anu
,.., keeo ofiict and talk for Mckinley.
1t is said that Mr.. O'Day made use ol
,re following language: "lf ro0oer was
to enter this Office and attempt 10 s'eal
,re company's property from the SAFE
,..e would EXPECT YOU to use all your pow
or 10 stop ne theft and arrest the io"
Tor We consider Bryan "A roober ana
,,e expect YOU to help TO stop him from
robbng us"
REPUBLICAN VOTE-MAKlNG.
ensakinr Of the methods employed TO
ss.rro votes IN Chicago. Judge Thomas
.e th,t CITY. who was at Democratic
Headquarters to-day. said II had peeh
stated and not denied that the kepuDu-
.. cor,r,fttee had secured tho natural
cation of 200 Italians In Chicago IN one
d,v by three judges. Many Of these men
c,1ld not speak English. one OF them'
whom asked his name, replied. 'Mchlh-
ley" ,-,.., -
Asked 70 he could speak English ne
replied. mckinley
tsls5 ~ no understood the Constitution
30 tba limited states. and would obey the
law made in pursuance thereof, he re-
Dlied. Mckinney
Tfnauy. the judge addressed him
through am Interpreter and. notwith-
standing the only word he know Ia Eng
ush was MCKINLEY" he was duly ma
turalized.
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
Mr. Harry Flood who viii succeed
Harry ST. g. Tucker in the next Congress,
Was in the city last night. on his way
TO attend the Cartcr-Fau.kner wedding,
at Mnrtinsburg. vs.. Va. to-day. lie said
there would be 10 trouble In his district
mis- election. 1t was close district. 10
Dee sure. but 81 would givo the largest
Democratic majority in its history In
November for Bryan and Sewal. and
himself
state Senator Maynard. OF Portsmouth
Va. who SIS i'm town to-day. says that the
Second District will give it's usual Demo
cratic majority. which ranges from 5000
to AO00 As 10 boilers, he said. there
were eold-standard Democrats IN the dis
tict but they would not be led off by any
such ticket as that OF Palmer and Buck
uor. Thoy felt convinced Of the absolute
necessity Of maintaining white supremacy
and the unity Of the Democratic party
iu Virginia and In the South, and they
would cast their votes for the regular
Frraaa Haa
f0r William A. Young for Congress. The
god-standard detection in the Second
District would be very small.
PERSONAL NOTES
Messrs James Riddle. Superintendent
OF the Norfolk Wator-Works. and ". y.
S TAYLOR. Water Commissioner OF that
city. who have been 20 Boston investi-
eating the water system there. were at
the Metropolitan yesterday.
O.. ". slayachor, OF Norfolk, is at the
Metropolitan.
j. Il. Drake. % Richmond. j. r. Ro-
hcrtsou and Miss Julia Robertson. OF
North Carolina, are al the Raleigh.
Roy. job Turner OF stanton !. Yates.
Lynchburg and Il. l.. Wray and wife OF
North Carolina. are at tho 81. James.
JULIAN WRIGHT no MORE.
Julian l.. Wright. proof-rcader in the
Government Prluung-Onice and former
we.l-knOwn Richmond printer. died last
night of heart-disease. He was an ox-
president OF the Richmond Typographical
Union and was popular with and beloved
by an the older printers OF that city.
Collector William Ryan. OF Richmond.
paid n nying visit 20 the Capital to-day.
returning By the evening train.
Congressman y. T.. Meredith OF the
Eighth Virginia District. and Hon. John