Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-29
A CATTLE COMBINE.
A Big Syndicate Wants to Purchase
All the Cattle in Texas.
A WONAy'S RICH DISCOVERY OF ORE,
A Vein Nearly IA Mile Long Found In Alas
ka-Wants Hls Pension Reduced
Tho Charges Against Com
missioner Evans.

missioner Evans
Austin, Tex, June EEL. NJ. Gro
gan, member of the state legislature
from Nolan county, who Is here, is
authority for the statement that an
English syndicate with capital OF
500, 600, 900 has started in to purchase
all of the cattle in Texas with view OF
cornering the cattle market of this
country. He says that the syndicate
is operating in this state through
George b. Loving, of Fort Worth, and
that in the Panhandle and West Texas,
from which sections he has just ar
rived, options have been secured on
hundreds of thousands of head of cat
tie. These options are all for 90 days
and include cattle Of all classes as well
as ranch properties when attainable.
Mr.. Grogan is cattleman in the Pam
handle and claims TO have positive
knowledge of the movement that is be-
ing made by the English syndicate to
buy up all the cattle in Texas.
George b. Loving, who is at the head
of the great deal having as its object
the formation of n gigantic cattle and
ranch company in Texas, in an inter-
view last night at Fort Worth, Tex,
said that the company will be an
American organization composed OF
New York capitalists, and not English
men, as reported The intention is to
form II company with $40, 100000 capt.
tai, $25, 900, 900 or $50 600, 900 of which
is to be used in the purchase of cattle
and ranch property in Texas, the bal
ance Of the capital stock to be used
in operating the big concern. 1t
is believed the business can be
more successfully conducted and at
less expense under n single manage
ment. For the past two months parties
representing Mr.. Loving have taken
options on cattle and ranches to the
amount of $40, 100000 Mr. Loving
says there is no intention to form
cattle trust, merely an effort to con-
duct an extensive cattle business, the
largest in the world. There are 5000,
600 cattle in Texas valued at $3.50, OOO,-
900.
A woMAN's RICH DISCOVERY OF ORE.
Chicago, June 20. "A special to the
Chronicle from Tacoma, Wash, says:
Miss frankie Flormen, Of the Black
hills, South Dakota, has discovered
what Atlin mining men believe will be-
come the greatest quartz mines in
Alaska and British Columbia. 1t con-
sists of an ore vein from 200 to 600 feet
in width and nearly mile long. In
it's course this immense vein is inter-
sected by Atlin City, The ledge is a
true fssure of free milling ore, with a
hanging wall of serpeutine and foot
wall of quartzite. The largest surface
assay is S41, and many assays average
49, making it much richer than the
famous Treadwall mine, If these values
continue with the depth. Miss Flor
men, her father and friends have To-
Gated claims covering the entire ledge.
1t was discovered by her two months
ago, while she was hunting for min
eral.
WANTS HIS PENSION REDUCED.
Wooster, o.. June ga case much
out of the ordinary is that of John j.
Hullinger, an old soldier, who lives at
1914 East Henry street, this city, who
wants the pension department to re-
duce his pension of S72 month to $50.
Hullinger is totally disabled having
been confined to his home with rheu-
matism for 10 years, He was soldier
of the war of the rebellion, serving in
the Sixteenth Ohio regiment, and his
condition now can be traced directly
to exposure suffered while engaged in
his country's defense. He has suffered
from rheumatism since the war, but
was able to support himself until IS
years ago. Since then he has been
confined to his home continually.
THE CHARGES AGAINST EVANS.
Chattanooga, Tenn. June 26.-At
the suggestion of Col. II. b. Case, of
this city, the members of the pension
committee of the national encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic
will meet in Washington on July II.
Col. Case, who is a strong supporter of
Mr.. Evans, said yesterday; THE scan
dals and SANDERS against Mr.. Evans
have been a disgrace to the G. A. r.,
and it is time the matter was settled.
The committee will visit the pension
office, examine the records, etc, and
ascertain the merits of all these charges
against Evans, Our report will be d
strong document, and, l hope, will for
ever put stop to the SANDER anc
charges against Mr.. Evans"