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Evening star., 1899-04-04
Advance News Of His Daughters
Marriage Revives Memories.
EARLY STRUGGLES IN MINING CAMPS
Fascinating Story Of Millions Found
in the Comstock Lode.
FIRM FORMED IN SALOON
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, March o. 1899.
Nothing has so stirred the people of the
United States and especially the memories
of the veteran gold miners of the Pacific
coast, in years as the news of the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Virginia Fair
to William X. Vanderbilt, jr.. in New York
city. The several hundred grayhaired men
who have followed the fitful beckonings of
the tickle goddess fortune all over the gold
and silver mining regions of the coast for
forty more years have clear memories
of the days when young jim Fair-a tat
tered, horny-handed, foot-sore and un-
kempt soldier of fortune like themselves
we'd in redwood shanty or greasy tent
as did they: washed his flannel shirt and
overalls cooked his meals of fried pork
and boiled beans over a smoky camp fire,
and worked over the gravelly benches of
the California creeks for stray particles of
gold.
Since the information came that the
younger daughter of jim Fair will soon
by marriage become one of the Vanderbilt
aristocracy, and a Sister-in-law of the
Duchess of Marlborough, the old-time min
ers are relSrting their personal reminis-
cenceS of the hard bitter. early struggle of
jim Fair for a livelihood.
The exact history Of the achievement of
the bonanza millions in the Comstock lode
is as fascinating as anything in the most
eXtravagant romances of Alexandra Du-
mas, or in oriental lore. The account of
the rise of James G. Fair, John w. Mackay
James Flood and William S. OBrien to the
possession of tens of millions of dollars in
a few years is as marvellous as one may
find in any literature. From a bit of sun
baked, barren, blasted rock and earth,
three miles long, with an average width of
one-third of a mile, away up on the east
ern side of Mount Davidson, in Nevada
over $321,O0GO0 in silver and gold was
taken out by miners between 1860 and 1879.
1t was the ComstOck lode-a series of lodges
of gold and silver sulphurets-the richest
ever known. From several of these lodges
the four bonanza miners took out precious
ore that in six years made them worth over
2I,cU,e9. James G. Fair made $4,000. 900
there in eight years. John w. Mackay
went to Virginia City with $500. When he
sod out his interests in the Comstock
mines and went to New York he had near
ly $H.0O0,0D to his credit. The tabled
King Solomon's mines were not so wonder
full as these of the sage brush plains of
Nevada.
Evening star., 1899-04-04

Carter, 100000. and Altgeld perhaps 20. 900.
although estimates of his strength run ali
the way from 10000 up to 125 600, the latter
hgure beng the claim of his campaign man.
ager.
Evening star., 1899-04-04

If you want work read the want columns
Of The Star.
Evening star., 1899-04-04
James G. Fairs Career,

James G. Fair reached San Francisco in
the winter of 1S49-JO He was eighteen
years old and had come by the Isthmus of
Panama with thousands of other young
men to dig gold in California.
For fourteen years Jim Fair fought ad-
versity in every form and guse in Pa
citic coast mining camps. Very few young
men would have stayed with so unlucky
and unpromising a pursuit. His ten-by-
twelve redwood shanty of one room, with
a little window and a hole in the roof for
projecting stovepipe, still stands where he
occupied it for three years, on the Feather
river to central California.
AT last, when Fair turned his attention to
quartz mining, he met with some SUCCESS.
From 1860 to 1853 he lived in the quartz
mining camps near Grass valley in Nevada
county. While he lived in a shanty and
was his own housekeeper and cook, he
searched thu mountain sides and canyons
over and over. He finally found an out
cropping of pay rock. He located the Hope
well mine, and when he had blasted and
picked away the outside rock he opened
the claim. But he had no capital to de-
velOp it. In the summer of 1868 the prop
erty was bought for $1,000 cash. Thus the
Fair fortune of millions was begun.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
COLONEL BURPEE AND STAFF.

10 Witness Grays Minstrel Show at
 Hyperion Next Wednesday, April ,.
 Next Wednesday, April 5, will be a gala one for the New Haven Grays, when their minstrel performance will take place at the Hyperion.
 The rehearsals are progressing smoothly and everything tends to the giving of an excellent amateur minstrel show.
 Among those who will occupy boxes are J. D. Dewell and party Major T. Attwater Barnes and party and Colonel Burpee, Lieutenant Colonel Callahan, Major Dickinson, Major Sucher, Major Townsend, surgeon; Captain Welles, Lieutenant Reynolds, quartermaster; Lieutenant Allen, paymaster, and Lieu tenant Bowers.
 The above officers will appear in full dress uniform.
 There will be a special stage setting that will be very attractive
 An augmented orchestra under the di- rection of George Atwater will furnish the music. Much credit is due MT. At water for his untiring efforts towards making the affair success and he will without doubt receive many congratu- lations for his share in the work.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Committee Hearings Yesterdny-H Hous
 and Senate Sessions.

Several important hearings were held by legislative committees yesterday af- ternoon. Before the temperance com mittee hearing was given on the bill $1 800 and several bills concerning the limitation of the ratio of saloons to the population. The high-license bill was favored by Judge Warner of Putnam, Rev. Father w. $. Shanley, president of the c. T. A. U., and Rev J. H. James, secretary of the Connecticut Temperance union. In opposition ex- Speaker Joseph l.. Barbour appeared on behalf of the State Liquor Dealers association.
 The committee on claims heard the petition of the State Law and Order league to be reimbursed for the eX- penses of the Cheshire liquor raids. Attorney General Phelps represented the state and Secretary Thrasher ap- peared for the league
 In the senate yesterday resolution was passed appropriating $500 to Cap tain William H. Sears of this city for injuries received while attending rifle practice in the service of the state.
 A batch of unimportant bills and res olutions were passed ill concurrence with the house.
 A bill was passed prohibiting the placing of children under five years of age in school.
 In the house at 11:3O o'clock the spe- cial order of the day, the Pennington election contest, was taken up on mo- tion of MT. King of Windham. The committee reported in favor of seating R. c. Porter, the contestant. It was charged by Mr. Merriman of Avon that the ballot boxes of the town of Farm ington had not been securely kept since the election. MT Wadsworth of Farm ington thought that under the circum- stances MT. Slater should not be un- seated. Mr. King spoke in favor of seating Mr. Porter, and after an hours discussion of the matter the commit tees report was accepted and on motion of MT. King it was voted to direct that the salary of representative be paid to MT. Slater
 The amended bill providing that chil- dren between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years who cannot read and write English must attend school was indefinitely postponed,
 The bill was passed which provides that an insurance broker shall not be required to take out brokers license if he has already secured an agents license.
 The house and senate will adjourn to- day until next Tuesday
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
HENRY D. SMITH.

Henry D. Smith head of the carriage hardware manufacturing firm of H. D. Smith &, Go. in Southington, died there Tuesday night. He was born at Hart ford in 1920. After his graduation with the Yale class of 1S44 he taught school in Southington and a little later found- ed the Meriden Institute. Tn 1850 he ap- piled for the first time dies, tools and special machinery in the manufacture, at Southington, of carriage hardware, which had been made by hand previ- ously. Tn the anti-slavery movement throughout Connecticut MT. Smith took an active part, and was prominent in the small but aggressive band of aboli- tionists of the state during the early stages of the movement. After the civil war he became a prohibition leader in the state, being nominated several times for governor. For number of years he had been president of the board of trustees of the Connecticut Industrial School for Girls at Middle town.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
Eimameial.
The Stock Market.

New York, March 29.-The bull move it's first material check shortly before
 noon today The dealings were con-
 siderably above the million share mark,
 with nearly quarter of a million of
 the transactions in Brooklyn Rapid
 Transit. The sensational advances in
 the forenoon brought about realizing
 sales on an enormous scale in the late l session. sr
 1 Foreign exchange was strong and
 higher, especially on short bills. There 1 was no satisfactory supply of commer- i cial bills and the April settlements were l considered the reason for the increased remitting demand which was said to be disconnected with any anticipation of 1 the settlement of the Philippine indem- nifty money. There was furry in call
 money, which went as high as and closed at 31s These circumstances, to- gether with the early strength in wheat accelerated the afternoon decline, which embraced even more stocks than were prominent on the rise. Brooklyn Tran sit made an extreme advance of 9 points, dropped over and closed 5 up. The de- cline in this stock from the top, which to-day was selling over 100 points above figures prevailing last April, was on large blocks of stocks thrown over by the traders, but on the decline support ing purchases by the parties identified with the property resulted in a rally. As in the manipulation of this stock many brokers are used, it is difficult to say whether the decline was on gen. uine realizing or to shake off an un- yielding following.
 Although Northwest closed with a gain of less than 2 points, it at one time had risen an extreme of ', and New York Central, which at one time was up 5ss, realized less than 3 points of the rise. These stocks were unusually ac- tive for them on revived talk of the possibility of a consolidation. It was said that there had been enormous real izing by interests active in manipulat- ing the rise in several stocks which were readily taken because of the pur- chasing demand aroused by their recent strength. This, however, is a matter of pure conjecture. Reports of hitch in the delivery of certain properties to the Continental Tobacco company and talk of the possibility of trade fight kept the Tobacco stocks weak most of the day, American Tobacco being off three points and Continental 25s. Federal Steel and similar properties suffered on realizations.
 Weakness was developed in General Electric, Rubber, Atchison preferred and the coalers The granger stocks showed good gains in the early period of strength and receded with the rest of the market in the early afternoon. The | market closed weak and active with | many sharp losses.
 Railroad bonds participated fully in | the vagaries of the stock market to- day, but the range was well within the | point of the most active issues. Total sales $4,345, ,O00.
 United States government bonds were in bid quotations.
 NEU iORK ~Ft'''N AIRCRAFT
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
: THEIR SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY.

Charter Oak Lodge Celebrates the
 Event in Royal Style.
 Charter Oak lodge, No. 1S8, N. F. O. F., celebrated their seventh anniversary in royal style in their quarters on Tues day evening. There was present as in- vited guests of the lodge Deputies Jones of Beacon lodge, Lumsden of Centen- nial, Wooster of Queen of Films lodge, and Sargent of Fort Hale lodge.
 Besides these the wardens, vice war dens and junior past wardens of the principal lodges of the city were also present. The following programme was rendered.
 Piano Solo-Miss Cohane. Introductory Address-Past Warden w.
 c. Mcintosh
 Humorous Stories--C. F. Rogers. Song-Miss Island Address-Grand Warden J. w. Chapin. Flute Solo-Past Warden H. c. Dock
 unl Recita tion-Miss Zahn Monologue-C. F. Rogers.
 After the entertainment banquet was given by the Ladies auxiliary, which was done ample justice by all
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
gn the Philippines.

To the Editor of the Journal and Courier: The interest in the Philippine cam paign is keeping time with the increased activity of the troops. The hordes of Aguinaldo are offering unlocked for op- position. Meanwhile let not the faith in us as to our ultimate success sag. What England has done in Africa and India we are capable of doing in the Philippines. We all must see to it that our best efforts shall be put forth to guarantee the success of our recent Ven- ture. Let all the world look on while Uncle Sam gives an exhibition of invin- cibility. If the overtures of peace are insufficient let gunpowder and blood be the convincing messengers of our inten- tions. And whether it takes one hum dred thousand or a million, we will let the world see that when we set out to do a thing We will not stop until we have attained it's successful accomplishment. We must remember that the dearest thing to a nations heart besides liberty is its honor. This away we are but gilded loam or painted clay"
 The same spirit that has withstood the frozen climate of the north at the be- ginning of the century will not be over come by the torrd heat of the Philip pines at it's close. With freedom comes dignity, and we have as much of one as the other. And though our liberty may not be assailed, our honor must be main tained, even though 1t takes all our treasure and our last effort to do so.
 THOS. ROCHE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
OPERA PRINCE RAMON.

People having occasion to visit the vicinity of G. A. R. hall wonder why they hear the sound of merry music, both vocal and instrumental, whether it be morning, afternoon or evening. There is no cause for alarm, however, for the Prince Ramon rehearsals are being held in the hall and hundreds congregate there daily to receive in struction. Elaborate arrangements have been made to have the opera cast on a scale of great magnificence, and for the rest of the week C.. A. R. hall will be gay with groupings, marches, na- tional and emblematic dances, rousing choruses and all the other interesting features that go to make up a first class spectacle. The G. A. R. is to be con- graduated upon attempting so man. moth an affair, and bringing it to a complete organization in so short a time, for it must be remembered that nearly three hundred people will par ticipate in the opera.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
List of Patents

Issued from the United States Patent Office, Tuesday March 2S, 1899, for the state of Connecticut, furnished us from the office of Seymour & Earle, solicitors of patents, S6S Chapel street, New Ha- ven, Conn.,:
 R. A. Breul Bridgeport, wire tack machine
 E. Burns, assignor to Stanley works, New Britain, door bolt.
 R. P. Curtis, Southport, assignor to Curtis & Curtis, Bridgeport, pipe threading machine.
 J. Kirschbaum. assignor to Novelty Manufacturing company, Waterbury, spring carrier for lamps.
 T. H. Macdonald, Bridgeport, assignor to American Graphophone company, coin controlled graphophone.
 W. P. Norton Torrington, friction driving device for shaping or other ma- chimes.
 E. F. Peck, New Haven, acetylens gas lamp
 l. H. Spencer, assignor to the L. F. Rhodes company, Hartford, fluid pres sure regulator.
 H. G. Voight, assignor to Russell & Erwin Manufacturing company, New Britain, stop for latches.
 Same, pin lock.
 DESIGNS.
 R. w. F. Christesen, New Britain, gong for bells; two patents.
 S. Stohr, assignor to Wilcox & Evert-, sen, Meriden, handle for spoons, forks. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
THINK THIS OVER.
Rational Remedy for National
 Trouble.

lEOuDit.
 To say that hemorrhoids or the disease | commonly known as piles is a national disease may be slightly overdrawn, but it is quite certain that at least one in every four persons is so afflicted. Because it is common and not ilnme- diately fatal, many suffer for years without giving the trouble any medical attention.
 Moreover, the rather general impress sion that a surgical operation is the only cure, has much to do with delaying attention until the disease becomes deep seated and chronic.
 Sufferers from piles should know that the Pyramid Pile Cure is better than a surgical operation, it cures without pain, it causes no detention from busi- ness and the cost Is triiling, all drug gists selling it at 50 cents per package.
 The astringent effects of the acids in the Pyramid Pile Cure speedily con- tracts and restore to their natural con- dition the blood vessels of the affected parts, and as it quickly dissolves in the rectum, the remedy soothes and heals the irritated surfaces, and these two things are the only necessary re- quirements for cure.
 The principal danger from piles is the liabilities to chronic alteration of the rectal tissue and nervous exhaus- tion from loss of sleep and attendant pain and irritation. All these symp- toms the Pyramid quickly relieves and the fact that it is the most popular and widely sold of any nile cTre is ouite conclusive evidence of thorough merit. If you suffer from bleeding itching or protrudng piles try fifty cent pack age tonight. Ask your druggist for Pyramid Pile Cure. mr30ap2
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
ACCIDENTS.
A Boy Badly Injured at Long Wharf
 Another Boy Hurt in Tyler City.

Another Boy Hurt in Tyler City.
 James Kenney, jr., the twelve-year- old son of James Kenney of 262 James street, was yesterday noon carrying his fathers dinner to the freight house at Long wharf. His father is hostler and is employed by Mooney, the truckman. As the boy was passing the spur track which goes up to Sperry & Barnes meat warehouse, at the corner of Long wharf and Brewery street, the guard for the railroad tracks was blown open by the wind. It struck the boy on the side of the head, knocking him over on 10 the ground, where he lay motionless He was picked up by Joseph Porter of 215 Whitney avenue, who is of the Sperry x Barnes company, and carried into Relche s saloon on the corner. He was bleeding from the mouth and ears. MT Porter telephoned for the police ambu- lance and the boy was taken home. It was feared that his skull had been fractured.
 A boy about twelve years of age, son of Frederick w. Knollmeyer, letter carrier residing at 61 Asylum street, while out for stroll yesterday with his brother near Tyler City was badly hurt While walking near an old wall some of the stones, dislodged by the wind, which was blowing a gale. fell upon the boy, knocking him down. His brother as- sisted him to the Tyler City dkpot, where the boys took the train home. Mir Knollmeyer, who had been notified, met his sons at the station here and took the injured boy home in a carriage. The lad is badly bruised about the head, but the injuries are not considered danger ous.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
N. B. o. P. CONVENTION.
o Be Held in Hartford Tuesday, April

To Be Held in Hartford Tuesday, April
 The grand lodges of the N. E. o. P. of Connecticut will hold their annual session in Hartford Tuesday, April il. Supreme lodge officers from all over the state will attend and Grand Warden Chapin of this city will act as presiding officer.
 Reports from all the grand officers will be read and officers for the new year will be elected. It is held by all N. E. o. F. members in New Haven that Grand Warden Chapin and Grand Sec retary Grinnell, both of this city, will be reelected as will Grand Treasurer F. M. Drew of Ansonia.
 From this city at least forty mem- hers will attend the convention, as each lodge will send representatives and it is predicted it will be the largest attended session of any thus far held
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
OBITUARY NOTES.
The Late B. Booth, the Auetioneer.

The late Benjamin Booth, the auo' tloneer mention of whose death was made in these columns yesterday, had been for 55 years an auctioneer and commission dealer and also dealer in Furniture at 390 State street, now occu- pied by the New Haven Public Market He was born in Southbury, Conn.,, and was the son of Noah Booth. He came tc this city when young man, and soon after engaged in business.
 He leaves a wife and five sons, name ly, Benjamin A. Booth, of the Booth Meat company of this city, William L., a merchant of Liberty Hill, Tex, Cliff ford H., manager of the New England Peanut Taffy company of Bridgeport, Frank l., of The Booth Auction and Commission company, at No. 75 Orange street, and Harry c. Booth, the man. ager of the New Haven Public Market. He leaves also a brother, Ranson P. Booth, who resides at No. 240 Whalley avenue.
 He was an energetic business man, and had many friends. Booths auctions were for great many years feature ill New Hayens business life and in the period just before the days when New Haven began to branch out and have regular theaterS and other places for amusement evenings, Booths auctions we@2- resorted to nightly by throngs of people. He possessed a suave, agreed ble manner and an easy flow of speech and being a man of integrity his repre- sentations of goods knocked down under h ar IJo tinued actively in business until Janu- ary two years ago, when he had a paralytic stroke on the left side, which made him partially helpless. It also af- fected his memory and mental faculties somewhat. One of his old friends, Whiting s. Sanford, who lives at No 2S Lynwood street, said yesterday morn ing that he saw him only few days ago walking with Mrs. Booth, his wife, along Chapel street. While his health was feeble yet he was ambitious to be about Mr. Booth and MT. Sanford were about the same age, and the former was also in the same line of business as the deceased, and they were intimate friends.
 On November 8, 1898, the golden we'd ding of MT. and Mrs. Booth was cele-  brated at the house of their son, Benja- min A. Booth, at No. 660 George street. The ceremony which united Benjamin Booth to Miss Charlotte A. Andrew was performed at the brides residence in Naugatuck, by the Rev. Albert Teal, the pastor of the Congregational church of that town, There was no ceremony on the latter occasion, but Rev. pr. Me Lane of Plymouth church was present and gave the bride and groom his heart felt congratulations for their long life together and his good wishes for it's continuance. There were present at the golden wedding the following persons, who saw the nuptial knot tied just half a century previous: Hon. Stephen w. Kellogg of Waterbury, Pierpont Lang don of Newburgh, N. Y., and Mrs. Booths youngest brother, Frank s. An drew of this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
MRS. OLIVER HALL.

Mrs. Almira M. Hall, widow of Oliver Hall died yesterday at the home of her daughter on Lloyd street, Fair Haven. aged sixty-one years. She formerly re- sided near Short Beach. She leaves two daughters, one of whom resides on Lloyd street. The other is Mrs H. w. Coe of East Haven, whose husband is q milk dealer. The funeral services will take place at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Coe this afternoon at four o'clock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-30
FREIGHT WRECK.
On the Northampton Railroad.

Plainville, March 29.-A freight train on the Northampton division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, bound from Westfield for New Haven, was badly wrecked about mile north of the station here at l2:15 this morning. The forward truck on a flat car broke, derailing fifteen cars loaded with merchandise. No one was injured, but the track was not cleared until 9:30 this morning. The cars were badly de- molished