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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-02-19
The Passing Show.

no use was greatly stirred up over the
affair: declared that the father was an
exquisite who lived beyond his means,
Beau Brummel who cared for moth
ing but himself and the fit of his coat,
the mother an uncomfortable person
but that the child was as true as gold
and that the Lord must have been
crazy when he put her with those
dreadful people.
Her calling Miss MOned ''the child"
made me nervous. One may be very
young at seventeen, or one may be
very old. 1 was prepared to 60 to see
a woman of the world and to see her
by fair means or foul, and she would
work me for all l was worth and 1
would return the compliment, and we
would both be amused and each de.
spise the other and that would be an
end of it. But l had not come out to
pounce upon a child and wheedle out
her secrets. l didn't like the look
things were putting on.
i ARRIVED at the house about $50 and
handed the dragon my card, and
awaited the coming freeze-out. 1t
was dark i'm the vestibule and could
not see well, but knew that someone
little and young with a voice like u
child's ran up to me and caught my
hand and cried 20 if Was Gu uood of
you to come! and the flowers almost
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-02-19

made me cry, they were the first kind
things that have come to ME for SO
long. You care for my mother, don't
yOu?'
Here was a situation, sending pOis-
Oned candies to a child! When we got
into the light / felt guilty of infanti-
eide. Why, she was a child! this giddy
adventures, this runaway actress,
this heroine of triple love affairs, a
little girl whose mother didn't love
her, and Twas an older girl who had
come there to lay traps for her.
Haughtiness, insOlence would have
been easy to this. How did she look?
O, like any other girl who is beautiful
She was slender and carried her head
we'll; her hair was brown with a red.
dish tinge i'm it, her mouth just ManO-
las fine mouth over again, her brOws
highly arched. her eyes big and dark
and deeply set, and much, much too
sad for so young face. Marion Ma
nOla herself must have had much Of
that same girlish charm years ago
when she first left a church choir out
in Cleveland and went to stndy under
Marchesi, before the struggles Of her
life began and their fires burnt out
all that was best i'm her.
1t was no trouble to get her to talk.
Ever since her flight from Savannah
three weeks before she had been prac-
tically prisoner, bes:eged by re
porters. Since she ran away she had
not seen any of her own sex. At sew
enteen a girl must talk. We went up
to her room and she began pouring out
such a torrent of girlish confidence
that seized my one chance for de-
cency and as gently as l could stated
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-02-19

"When, ali WHEN, shall l be hid
From the wrong my father did,
How long, how long, till spade
and heafse
Pot to sleep my mothers eurse?"
e A. Houeman.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-02-19

This is long story. 1 don't write
it because / am proud of it, but
know a few maidens about Lincoln
who have inclinations toward journal
ism, and this may serve to dampen
their ardor. Then it's rather relief
to confess ones despicable conduct
sometimes. OF course you have all
heard how Adelaide Moned, Marion
Manola's daughter, ran away from her
mothers company when it disbanded
in Savannah and came north with the
manager, elOped with him, the papers
had it, landed at New York and came
SO her fathers home i'm PittSburg as
tOOn as he telegraphed her remit
lance. Her father, Henry S. Moned,
was in Chicago at the time of her
arrival here and the girl went to his
home and locked herself up. The
newspaper men of the town were wild.
Here was quarry worth while, good
hunting" as they call it. A runaway
actress who was said to be engaged to
Mr.. Burrows. Speaker Reeds nephew,
and Mark Eustis, David b. Hills pri-
vate secretary, who had eloped with
third man, and who was said to have
caused her mother furious jealousy
because of her fondness for John Ma
son, and who, with all this, was only
seventeen, locked up alone i'm house
out on Presbyterian Marchand street.
All day long the oldest and best
trained reporters of the town went
out, and not one succeeded In even
seeing past the dragon housekeeper at
the door. Our men came back dis
cOuraged. The other papers had given
the thing up and so must we. About
four O'Clock in the afternoon the man.
aging editor came up to my desk. 81
know it is not customary to send the
editorial force out on assignments.
but the men have failed dead on this
Manola business, and 1 somehow can't
give it up. None of the New York
reporters got at her, and an interview
would mean scooping the country.
New York and Philadelphia papers
please copy you know. If you could
try it, it would be a great personal
favor"
l don't like that sort of business.
Since l have been here l have not
written any theatrical interviews.
You can't do it with any shade of
self-respect. 1t means trading i'm per-
But this was an unusual
case, and / felt rather owed trial
at it to the chief Then. of course.
the prospect Of such SCOOP was
The men rather threw out
a challenge and l took it up.
Then l began to prepare for nv
l had met Marion ManOla
several times last year when she was
here i'm vaudeville, and / decided /
would strain that point just about all
it would stand. / hied me to florists
and got a few dozen white narcissus
and put my card in the box, writing
on it that l hoped she would accept
them with best wishes from one who
had met and admired her mother, and
sent them out to her address. had
another point in my favor; had
known slightly family out in East
End with whom Miss MOned and her
father used to board. went out there
and found the reporters had overlooked
them altogether. The lady Of the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07

The superintendent Of the Bullion
Beck divulges the Information that
that bonanza Is now at Its best, and
that in prospecting the southeastern
part Of the property encouraging val
use in gold are continually coming to
light. the same. 1t is believed, being
from the gold strata that al one time
shone forth in the hidden depths of that
property.
Mr.. Kirby. who goes out TO the mine
tonight, says that the miner are drifting
ing ON the different levels of the prop
erty and are taking out from seventy to
seventy-ilve tons OF good shipping ore
daily. This ore Is being placed on the
local market as fast as II can be load
ed and is Understood to be a source OF
considerable revenue to the company.
Meanwhile the main shaft is being
pushed on TO the 800 foot level and has
already reached depth of LAO feet
with a splendid ore showing all the
way. Conditions In the mine are In
every way encouraging and II Is not at
all improbable that at the company's
meeting to he held In this city on Mon
day next, the directors will see ht to
hand out dividend. the first in thir-
teen months. To date the Bullion Beck
Is credited with s2,is5000 in dividends.
OF the Tintic district Mr.. Kirby
speaks in the highest terms. All the
big mines are active and doing well.
while developments in the many claims
and prospects throughout the camp are
such as to augur for II n brilliant fu-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07
MININCMAN SOUGHT FOR
DIX. Kirby Has Mysteriousy Disappeared and
Can't be Located.
HAS HE BEEN FouLLy DEALT WITH


The friends of Ed. y. Kirby. the
popular mining man, are In deep
anxiety at present over the gentlcman's
whereabouts. Six months ago he left
his home In this city for the coast, his
objective point being San Francisco.
where he had business with the Risdon
Iron works In whose employ he was.
as western travelling representative.
MIR. Kirby arrived at Frisco all right
and there severed his connection with
the firm named to join In mining
deal In Madeira county. that state.
Shortly afterwards he Aleft for the
property involved, since which time
nothing has been heard of him, either
by his family in this city. OF anyons
else. AS consequence the gentlemans
wife is nearly distracted and Is now
using every endeavor to locate him.
Yesterday his brother John, who IL
now in the city from his post at the
Bullion- Beck, took UP the search for
the missing man. and by means OF the
wires, entered into communication
with Madeira county parties only to
receive the answer that Mr.. Kirby hau
not reported at the mines. n telegram
to Messrs. Keith and Kearns OF the
Silver King. who are now In San Fran
cisco. brought back n similar reply.
they having neither seen nor heard
anything of the missing man.
Inasmuch as Mr.. kirby's disappear
ance covers such wide range OF time,
grave fears are entertained as TO his
safety. His family connections here
We're pleasant and agreeable and there
Hlat laa.
remain silent 50 long. In fact, 1t Is said
that It was not his nature to break
regular correspondence with his family.
That he has gone to klondike. is not
entertained for a moment. hence the
room for suspicion that he has prob.
ably met with foul play His disap-
pearance viii be further Investigated
and Chief Lees of the San Francisco
police department viii be asked to as
sist In unsolvlng the mystery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07

The Rip Van Wrinkle Mining COM
pany have Just received letter from
the Cyanide Leachins Trough company
at Washington. ID c., forwarding a re-
port on some ore which they have been
testing for the Rip Van Wrinkle COM
pnny. The report Is very encourage
Ing as 1t shows a good profit in work
ing the immense body of ore recently
encountered in the Rip Van Wrinkle
tunnel. II WINS some of the poorest ore
that the company had from the tunnel
that was sent to Washington, as they
wanted to know IL. under the poorest
circumstances the ore would nay
to work The result showed that
there would be profit of sixty cents
per ton In the sample of ore sent, and
taking the average assays made from
the ore there would be o profit of SO
per ton. a plant to work fifty tons
per day can be put In on this property
for $1,000 As soon us the weather
gets settled this Immense vein will be
further ospected.-LaraInie Boomer
ang.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07

ole. The mines generally proved fail
ures' For ilve or six years 1t had beer,
.hought' excepting by few men, they
never would pay.
ABOUT two years ago Horace Lewis.
oWher OF the Croesus. started deeper
WORKING and he discovered that the
ores could he made to pay by a better
system OF concentration.
FURTHER out on the line OF the
Cainas veins they propose To apply
modern methods. First, thcy are de-
tefmining the extent Of their ore bod
les especially by sinking into the I'M
altered sulphldes. The results have
been most gratifying. The ore bodies
are not only more extensive than on the
surface but their values are higher.
The Golden Star has a very large
body OF ore of very high grade. The
concentrates VIII be worth not less
than 500 a ton. They have upwards
Of IA feet of ore that win concentrate
about D or into l. In this mine they
are now drifting on the 200 level The
extent of the ore body has not vet been
determined. Mr.. Plughoff told me that
the lowest assay they have had was
w and that the ore body is 10 feet
thick.
In the Tip Top they are opening
the 900 level. 1t is Understood the
character OF the ore has changed but
~ Naiu's itiHuln NJ E0ud rs unONts
The value of the property is assured.
l was informed by Captain Lusk, the
superintendent that he had enough
ore In sight to realize $1,000 n day
profit for year II Mr.. Packard would
give him the min needed.
Mills will be erected on both the
TIP. Top and Golden Star this year.
Both properties are In the hands of
men who are able TO put in any ma
chlnery needed.
Other mines have lately come into
the hands of responsible parties, and
work there this summer will be very
extensive.
within few days the Hope com
pany has made n consolidation with
Mr. Lewis. owner OF the Croesus. ard
the two mines will be worked here
after as one property.
Further to the west the Doniphan
brothers are working the Burning
Moscow. They have lately developed
a fine large vein Of excellent ore. and
the mine seems to be fully as good as
any on the belt"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07
ANNUAL MEETING oE z. C. M. /. c.
Presidents Report Shows Increased Bushes
for the Past Year-Electon Of Officers.

The twenty-nlnth annual meeting of
the stockholders of z, c. M. l. was held
ON the 9th Inst. About 5000 out of the
The business OF the meeting consisted
principally of the submission and read
ing of the presidents annual report
and the election of officers to serve for
the ensuing year.
The president in submitting his re-
port said he was Gratlned at being able
to state that the operations of the In
stitution during the last year had been
successful Notwithstanding the fact
that there had been u decided curtail-
ment of trade with the mining districts
of Park City, Tntlc and Mercur on
account OF the general stagnation Of
business in those camps occasioned by
the closing down of the mines. Never
theless there had been an Increase in
the genral business through reaching
into other fields The increase inside
amounted to sl92, 5i5.G over that of the
year previous.
Attention was CT lied to the fact also
that during the p. year the price Of
cotton goods was h lower than ever
before This wa. also t. OF some
other lines, but in iron 4 steel the
advance in prices hr 'r Al marked and
rapid. All the products of the State
EXCEPT silver, are reported to have
brought better prices than for some
years past, fact which had materially
assisted the people TO pay their debts
and 10 place the business OF the stale
generally on better basis than 1t had
occ,lnied for some time. All these
conditions had contributed to the In
stItutIon having successful year. The
prosnects for the coming year were re-
ferred to as being most promising.
In the manufacturing departments
large profits had been Impossible on
account Of the very close competition
hoth from the East and West. However.
74.SI4 pairs of boots and shoes had been
turnsj mi and " 493 dozen duck and
flannel garments made. Although "
Indicated, the profits had been small
from this class Of work, Satisfaction
was expressed In the iact thht u nay
furnished employment to hundreds OF
men woman and girls. who otherwise
would have been without employment
or who would have been compelled 10
seek It in other sections - H..
There was paid during the Se9, t %
freight and express charges, -lV r. 49,,
The cash receipts amounted to s2,s2f,-
9I5 40 The net profits Of the year were
si2a' liza. 90. The reserve amounts to s2SI,-
The election of officers and directors
for the ensuing year resulted as tol-
lows;
President. wnforj Woodruff; vice
president, George Q. cannon; secretary
and general superintendent, T. u Wep-
Der; treasurer, a. W; CsIls ,o w..
Grant, Geo. Romncy, John II. Winder'
Henry Dinwoodey, Philo T. Fans
worth. John II. Barnes John Henry
Smith. Francis NJ. Lyman, Anthem II.
Lund. William II, Mcintyre.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07

silver. 50M: lead. $3.50.
Judge w A. Sherman went out to
Mercur today to make an inspection
OF the overland.
The Rialto mine In Beaver county is
said to be showing some very interest
ing Developments.
The Dexter made shipment OF
bullion yesterday amounting to $500,
and cyanides valued at $500.
The Austin mine, located at Austin,
New, was In with car Of ore today,
This is the property which recorded
the rich strike mentioned in last even
ing's News"
The lower and upper tunnels of the
Golden star on Gold Mountain have
been connected by an upraise reference
to which was made in these columns
a few days ago.
The Highland Boy ore contract hav-
ing expired. shipments have been tenn
porarily suspended. and no STOPPING is
being done in the mine. Meanwhile
the output Is being placed in the bins
Piute Pioneer: Robert O'Neill, of
Leadvillr, Colo, arrived in town last
week. He is negotiating for some val
liable mining property here and II
looks favorable for the deal to be made.
p. a. II. Franklin, the well known
mining man, is expected in from
morrow, where he has number of
men at work on promising mining
properties.
This was the day set for the starting
up of the Geyser mill at Mercur, ana
as improvements have been progressing
nicely since starting, the plans OF the
company were undoubtedly carried out
as anticipated.
l.. C. Trent & Bro. have been award
- f..,. ~ 60.
used In the erection OF the Daisy mill
at Mercur. while the lumber contract
has been let to Mccartney and Co, of
Mercur.
The Century Mining company has
elected the following directors to serve
during the ensuing year: DIR. John II.
White, II. Il. Bushy, Del Wilson, VIII
liam Kemple, George Williams and +.
w Madsen. The company owns the
Century mine In Boxelder county.
j. X. Firth. representing the Joshua
Hendy machine works, San Francisco,
Cal. went out to Bingham yesterday
TO look into the company's contract
with the West Mountain Placer COM
pany. The firm mentioned has the
work of putting in two Cornish pumps
which Will arrive here very shortly.
Pluto Pioneer: Otto E. Amsden, n
mining expert OF Colorado Springs and
representing a large mining syndicate
of Colorado arrived here last week
He went out and examined and SAM
pied property near this vicinity Sun
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07
MERCUR ALL RIGHT.
Verdict OF Colonel Dorsey, Who Visits the
Camp Overland Showing.

Colonel George W. Il. Dorsey, who
spent two days Of this week in Mercur
in an examination, Of the Overland and
Hercules mines, returns from the dis
trict feeling that things are all right
there. the outlook being even better
than ever before.
The colonel found the mines mentioned
In splendid shape. both looking as we'll
as he expected to find them. The
Overland is working Il big force OF men
in the sinking OF the doube-compart-
ment working shaft and this work is
being pushed forward with all possible
haste. three shifts keeping things more
than ordinarily warm. a force OF
men is also drifting on the vein and
taking out good ore, and already the
dump has began to assume prodigious
proportions so fast does the mineral
accumulate. When the shaft Is com
pleted the company will not be long
until 1t has mill incourse of erection
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07
CHILDREN 5 CLOTHING

The chMdrens department
revealing In the enthuhasn'
genuine spring rush Nns '0s' y.
the little ones are a leading nv nv,
est at all times. but the va ~, This his
have been avalanchlns ~ 40
week shows what we 81
ing: what with suvers
sounding their praises aha week
tellin. their friends, nea ..r Tor
ought to be a banner w"
children's clothing. an 10
We have suits from blue
$50. The $3.50 ones Az hraid
color, large sailor cellar, witty
trimmed. at $50 some s, hn3rsson,e
brown plalds. Some yer! ,s aA Rrown
oxford mixtures at w Al u5O.
plalds and gray mixiuFss = farcy
fancy mixtures at s. ~. have
worsteds at $50, All nj ixs,mely
large sailor coils- hA-r,sd 10
trimmed. and vestees wears.
match collars. Agss' 10
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07
Boys CLOTHING.

Most all clothes look well yhen
new, but how about them after
they've been worn for come tImo,
then Is the time to Judge of thai.
merit. We. claim there Is NOR
good hard wear in one of our bow
knee pants suits than in any other
and when this greatest cIothinr
store makes claim. you can put ii
down as so. Money back if we'r,.
not right that's plain talk, ISM
1t?
We've good Knee Pants Suits nj
$3.50, and fine all-wool suits NJ
81 50-stand whole lot of knocI<-
aDout-at 81 and $3.50. Can sell
you some handsome things Mt 81
$3.50 and s.. some of the besf
values We over had in brown ana
gray plaids-thcse all come doubia-
seat and double knee. Reefer
style, TO years, and regulnr
double-breasted, Q to IL years ON
finest goods come at SO, $3.50 and
$500. so
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07

selling freely at 1886. while at the close
me stock was slumpy and had its best
bid at $3.50 as against offerings at
$40. Northern Light advanced several
notches and sold at 2sh cents, the clos
ing bid for the stock while Sacrament
10 was about stationary and made a
sale at &c cents.
chloride Point did the only business
Tor the unlisted stocks by being dealt
IN AT 66ts cents. The Swanseas were
nrm In the bidding but made no trans
fers, while Grand Central and Dexter
We're favorably looked upon in the re-
c.eipt of bids of s1.2o and 20 respec-
lively.
The closing figures were ns foliovs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07

The Mitchell smoke consumer has
verify gone up In smoke. MIR. Mitchell's
apparatus has been carefully weighed
in the balance on several different oc-
caslons and has been found badly
wanting. Now comes a Professor Over
aux, hailing from Salt Lake City who
claims that for $4,000 he can relieve
both Butte and the valley OF the Silver
Row from the sulphurous fumes enla-
mating from the smelter stacks. his
scheme is TO precipitate the sulphur
exuding with the smoke by water
process into receiving chambers To-
Gated at the foot Of the stack. model
the gentleman has with him certainly
works well. II Is likely, despite the
fact that they have OF lnie been ba1iy
and expenslvely besleged by smoke
consuming artists that Prof. overaux's
idea will be given a chance to explain
itself by both the Parrot and CLARK
smelling plants here.-Butte Miner
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07

Speaking OF mines along the Haney
Takers are interested, Hon. Lytueton
Price is quoted by the Boise States
man as saying;
For many years the people on the
gold belt working the lodges, trying ia
rct Sufficient out Of the oxidizod sur
face ores to make the operations pay.
They worked by amalgamauon ana
nartial concentration, using what Is
called the Gilpln county blNnping la
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07

Joe Young. superintendent of the
Utah division Of the Short Line. DR..
Carnahan Of Ogden and Mr.. Rutledge
of this city. have just returned from
Willow Creek. Ida, whore they made
an inspection Of the Checkmate mine in
which they are Interested. That they
are well pleased with the showing,
is evident from the fact that they have
concluded to commence sinking on the
property and will probably push the
shaft to a depth of 500 feet. This will
permit OF the mines development on
an extensive scale, and demonstrate
more thoroughly what there Is In It,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07
FIGURES ADVANCED TODAY.
Merour, However, Creates surprise by Sell
ing Freely at ss.35.

Speaking generally. stocks took
trading INDUCED In was not up TO the
standard established yesterday. Ajax
strengthened materially and was In
good demand but none could be had
unler 40 cents. -Four Aces, though not
SO strong as on the previous call, was
eagerly sought for at ~ cents WIN o.
Initiative Ia the trading by registering
an advance and making sales at sl.p2la
and si.0s. while Galena was also trim,
in the ascendant, Mammoth maintained
lis figures of the day before and was
freely bid for at sl.alis. but despite IL
well-estublished position, ss'o5is was the
bought. AIercur surprised the talent by
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07

San Francisco. April 6.-The steamer
Alameda arrived today from Sydney,
n. S. w, and brought with her A bars
Of gold. valued at S327,375 from Auck-
land ana S2.00O.000 In sovereigns from
sydney, Her passenger list was very
large, there being l01 cabin passengers.
The Klondike craze Is undated in the
colonies, and 20 Australian miners, who
intend to leave as soon as possible for
Alaska came up today.