New-York tribune., 1899-07-25
THE PASSING THRONG.

At the Hotel Imperial is who has become
rich in mining speculations in Washington within
the last three years His name IA
HOW HE James Clark. To a Tribune re-
MADE porter yesterday he told the story
FORTUNE IN OF how he did IT, "A little more
THREE than three years ago." said Mr.
YEARS. Clark. II the manager Of the
War Eagle mine, Rolln, Brit.
ish Columbia had always had the idea that thers
was plenty OF gold in the Comavill Reservation In
Washington State and one day decided TO make
an investigation. I gave two Of my workmen $50
each and started them out prospecting. A hundred
dollars was large sum with me then, but it made
me a rich man, and IT made the prospectors rich
men. too. They discovered gold in large quanti-
ties. and 1 Immediately organized the Republic
Gold Mine Milling Company. There were million
shares OF stock. The two prospectors and had
fourth interest each. Tho remainder OF the shares
we disposed Of at 10 cents q share. although we
had n hard time doing 1t. When operations wers
finally begun had splendid success. Three
months ago we sold 6O0,0OO shares of the stock to
Montreal syndicate for $3,500.000. We now have
a cyanide plant and all the modern improvements
and the stock is worth s4 50 share. In addition to
the Republic. that 800 Investment gave me a
Peril mines in the same district all OF which pay
very well and have glorious futures.
or ever expect to make. Mining is fine thing
when you have luck i Is literally literal hndng money.
You fnd II at all There are mighty few businesses
nowsdayS T ,s which Will enable sIea m man Gan to make
ton State is fabulously rich In mineral deposits
Mining has become the mainsiay OF tne state and
seat"
"The people OF Northern Louisiana not
barbarous people. They cordial. hospable and
forgiving the last degree They
LOUISIANA have no antipathy toward any
MAN TALKS particular nationality but extend
OF THE the hand OF welcome to honest and
LYECHINGS law abiding people Of every race.
They are as friendly to decent
Italian as they are to each Other. There Is no
vindictiveness in their hearts. but like the men
OF any other community, they will not allow a
dangerous character to live among them-and they
So Said David Newhaussr an Gsqrance FISs man
and special writer for The New.O1ieans .',ss ~
yWadorf astoria last evening to give his Views
about the Italian lynchings which occurred re-
'eTT 4 wish is It to be distinctly understood. con
tnued Mr. Newhauser that was not IN L9p,Si
that is based upon what have fsad & oI 1he
ercumstsnces and What Know Sectoe toe p pbe
State where the ynchngs occurred have had an
n to ber Learn se They
abiding citizens I know those Italians-or two
them Committed murder before and was acquitted.
In their desperation the people OF the :1hntnuIhH
,St du nave Happened anywhere 1t has happened
freauentIy in the North. The taiers ! dare say,
Aid their utmost 10 thwart the purpose ol the
crowd but they were outnumbered -
civwu' Nv 'Nawhauser @ was asked II he in favor
Of furnishing the perpetrators Of the lynGnings In
"a az they could be apprehended. His reply was;
II decline to answer that question SIT am
Louisianian
r. Hockmeyer a coffee planter In Guatemala,
who was at the Hotel Imperial yesterday does not
believe that the rumors OF mpend-
CONDITIONS ing revolution in Guatemala are
IN being circulated for the purpose OF
GUATEMALA preventing the sale Of the Govern
r1ent railroad, OF which Martin
pobar+s ,s the lessee 10 an American syndicate
.r beliove that the men who promulgated these
stories honestly believed that what they said was
true. AS to my own personal opinion OF the "ua,e-
malan Government and the degree OF staoiiity
which II enjoys I prefer TO keep my own counsel
for all my interests are in Guatemala ! can say
one thing however. I do not bcieVe ,that, ri
Huntington will buy the Government ~ nonsy
UHch he is anxious to collect It is ridiculous 20
saw that the Conservative party Is attempuns - 20
thwart Mr.. Robertss plan by spreading ruiho's VI
q revolution.