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New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
THEY HAD TEN BARRELS or 4BsIyTHE
THE PRISONERS DISCHARGED. But WILL AP-

THE PRISONERS DISCHARGED. But WILL AP-
PEAR AS WITNESSES IN A SMUGGLING CASE.
James sculIy. Of No $50 Conover-st. Brooklyn
and Peter English of No. 40 Van Brunt-st, Brook
-yn' were arraigned -4 the Centre-st police court
yesterday to answer charge OF having in their
possession at o'clock the morning Of July
i ten barrels OF absinthe and being unable tc sat
isractorily explain how they came TO have it. The
men were discharged, but were served with sub
poanas by Deputy United States Marshal Churchill
. appear as witnesses in the case in the United
states District Court, in Brooklyn, in which Frank
GIeoH, second engineer Of the French ship Chateau
Latltre, and Charles DitUmaUs. Of No 264 Conover-
ST. are being prosecuted Oh charge Of smuggling
opium.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
Hotel Metropole,
London.

Ifsitors to London ociU find naaqnAceut Hotel the ~
c0hcehtent an situation. and ,n
IT 4"'e near est1tnsteF 4b6ey Parliament
~" Ae"eS' "est hh0 stores Fashionable Centres ana ali
places Of interest jn the Hest N,,ne,o,o .t,oIo
double Bedrooms. Sitting Suites Tntendi,
Sf0"td Fecelt dtS0pp0t7't1eh
1hs IS the largest Hotel Otrfed by Gordon Hotels Ttd
tch0 are the greatest hotel prOpTietors the Uorrd
4ddreSS:-MerOpoIe. Il IOndon ~
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
r0CKJ4W THE FOURTH's PENALTY

TWO MEN DEAD AND ANOTHER DYING
FROM THE DISEASE
william Finn, torty-three years old, died at his
home Ne SIS West Forty-ifth-st.. yesterday from
ts-z--z which resulted from an injury received IN
re .ec- hand the Fourth. Finn was endeavoring
81 extract cap 1roIl q toy pistol when the cap
zyr-15a5 t-,u-i1E his left hand. The next day
blood poisoning SCI =, which followed by
rer--1z- Finn leaves q widow and two children
Es was IN the See business
Thomas LG2gan. & brlcklayer, thtrty-fve years
Cd q No -5G First-ave., died IN the Presbyterian
s5=-t-z- yesterday afternoon from retanus caused
tv O. bullet wound received in the hand or the
Fourth q July.
Nathan lazarus 1orry-fyR years old o. No. 202
East E-[-e=-rh-sr. went TO Bellevue Hospital yes
t5-5aE suffering from Je-anus that came a
s--- wound received II the neck on the Fourth.
E5.- condition IS serious.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
sALTATLON ARNT OBLECTs 20 TAEEs.

The Salvation Army obtained g writ Of certi-
Orari returuable in October next, for the purpose
Of securing from the Commissioners of Taxes and
Assessments a review Of their assessment on the
property Of the army. No 315 East Fifteenth-st.;
and No 12O 10 I24 West Fourteenth-st, for the
year 1900 which was fixed at $4,000 for the Fif-
teerrh-st and $4,000 for the Fourteeuth-st.
property. L is cOutended that under the act of
Incorporation and under the law the army is
exempt from taxation.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
BR4zLLAy JUDGE At 4 POLICE COURT

Judge a Bezerra da r 4Ioraes OF the Supreme
Coc-- ot Brazil. stationed ar Para, paid visit 10
tHe Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday az
noc- and was introduced 10 Magistrate Mayo. who
explained him the workings of the court
Judge 1E1-aes appeared 10 be deeply interested
s-- asked many Questions. He said he had been
r This cl-rrr-- d month and was going 10 sail
e- me EamYauta today 10 attend the prison con
-----. u u ne-G u ErlEsels-
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
F0Fl,EP WALDORF GUEST SENTENCED.

Salvador EaruEa twer-y-rine years old. q former
guest II the Wa-6or--AFro-ta Hotel, was sentenced
yesterday year in the FeniIea-iary, IN the
Court u Special Sessions. The charge was larceny.
Tz-1-z PASSED worthless check on H c. RuXbu-y.
-1- cashier OF the hCte for so He was arrested by
Detective lockwood, Of the u est ThlrUe-h-sL. sta
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
TIE INCREASE ~ FIRE RATES.

--- changes just made by the Eew-York Fire
--z-rarce Ezchauge 81 minimum rates certain
aaszes u buidiAg=. and the furniture contained
.- s-eh Buildings are as follows, FOR yearly pol
ces = being provided that three year policies may
b -ale .or TWO and half times the amount OF the
yearly premium:
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
Tie SCENIC LINE.

MIDLAND RAILWAY OF ENGLAND.
interesting and picturesque route from North
70 south through the centre Cf Eng-ard. EXPRESS
TRAINS LIVERPOOL Central 70 LONDON and PRIN-
CIPAL. TOWNS Also LIVERPOOL. Exchange Scot
land THROUGH TICKETS 10 LONDON PARIS and all
parts NEWEST TYPE ot Rolling Stock Express
Trims BAGGAGE CFFCEED through from hotel.
derce or pier N Of London Obtain
guides time the MIDLAND COM
PANY-S AGENCY tMeszrs. Thos Cook & Som, Sj1 and
I 1s5 Broadway. New York
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
\ DWELLING BCILDINGs

one q the chief reasons for the advance in rates
ts said The large number CT losses incurred
s-----E the last year and a half through the burn
g " private dwellings II this city.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
EUROPEAN RAILWAYS.
European Trains de Luxe
FROM LONDON

LuchOn Express-PyreOees. ROyan Express
NOrd Express.-BerIIn a st PetersburEh.-En-
Eadfne ENpress-COire, Zurich a. Lucerne.-
ca rIsbad Express-Eger, Bayreuth x CnrIs-
bud.-PeninsulRr Express-Brindfsi for Egypt
-MediterrRnean EIPress-Nice, Monte Carlo
ct ExpresE-Niennn, Trieste *
FEyDr-COnHtnnEa Express-COnstanza a Con-
EXPress-GienOa, Rome &
INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR CO.,
II Cockspur ST., LOndOn.-3 Place de rOpera,
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
HOTELS IN ENGLAND.
The international Palace aOteIs,

The international Palace Hotels,
The Riviera Palace. $500. Monte Carlo.
The Riviera Palace,
Sheph cards Hotel and
The Ghezireh Palace, Egypt.
CAIRO -. i;rt. tn; i,,v,I PaIace
OsTEAD .--s lie Isium.
Chntenu Royal,
ARDENNEs .Bel gtums
Pavilion de Bellevue,
BELLEVUE, near Paris. . France.
Hotel Stephunte.
The ga Hotel InternatiOnRl
The AVenidu Palace,
LISBON Portugal
The Summer Palace.
THERAPIA Turkey.
The Peru Palace,
CONsTANTINOPLE ....... Turkey.
Terminus Hotel. bordeaux.
For Information tickets 10 all points and
apply International s. c Co.'S Oices, "a
Caesspur-sL. London or Place de ropsra, Paris.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
Guropeau ADVERTISEMENTS

EUROPEANS AND TRAVEL,
LERS will find the London office Of The
Tribune, 149 Fleet Street, a convenient
place to leave their advertisements and
subscriptions for The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
NorfoIk Hotel. Rriahton. EnqIand.

Elite Family Hotel Overooks sea-waH promenade and
lawns. Fine public rooms. Perfect sanitation Shaded
electric lights Lift. Delicate cuisine. Choice wines.
Jules A. Creighton. Mgr
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
kenilworth, England. The Abbey Hotel
The Howard oteI,

Norfolk Street Eu1banKrnent, London Every modern
comfort OverIOoks Eulbankuent River Elegant
public Electric light throughout American sys-
elevators Fixed tariff.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
Upper Norwood. Queens Hote

Near Crystal Palace London HeaIthSest situation q
Engant Lovely gardens Boarding from 81 50 pc
day Special arKe parties Convenient trai
service for City and West London
New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
-orTHsEA- PORTSMOUTH,.
Queens Hotel. Iot

Isle ot Wight Lovely oil gardens. Tennis. etc A
ktoya4 Hacht Club. Frequent boats 20 COwes. Ryd
Southampton ROYAL. PIER HOTEL under san
rectlon, Opposite Queens residenCe-Osborne.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
Kansas ,ity's New u.i,.

Kansas City. April IA S5O.OQO
bond was to-dny given by the Gillett-
IierZog Manufacturing Company Of
Minneapolis 10 insure the erection of
the new convention hall In time for oc-
cupancy by the Democratic convention
IN july. The company agrees 10 have
the ten immense steel irussos that viii
support the roof in place by June 18th,
under n penalty of 500 day for each
day il might he delayed beyond the
time limit.
If 1t should appear to the architect
and the hall directors that all the truss
cs Will moi bc up by June 18th. they
VIII have the privilege of ordering the
work stopped and of calling upon the
men and machinery of the steel com
pnny to aid in putting the building in
temporary shape for the convention.
formal contract for the work was
signed this afternoon.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
ANOTHER HARD BLOW
BOERS REPORTED AS vICTORI-
GUS AGAIN,
Statements From Both Sides to the Eject
That 600 British Were Killed
Wounded and 900 Captured

London. April ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Bradfort, dated Sun
day, says:
yesterday General Dewet inflicted
the third defeat on the British with
in week at Werkatsfontein, killing
and wOunding 600. He captured 900.
with twelve wagons, losing five killed
and nine wounded
The Daily News has the following
from Pretoria, dated Monday. by way
of Delagoa bay:
ut is officially announced that bat
tie has been fought south of Brandfort.
in which 600 British troops were killed
and wounded and 500 taken prisoners.
Lord Roberts is declared TO be find
ing great difficulty owing to the scarci-
ty of water"
The Daily Mail published the follow
ing. dated April 10th, from Lourenzo
Marques:
THE Netherland Railway Company
processes to have received II telegram
reporting n Boer victory near Kroon-
stad. the Beers capturing 900 British"
Commenting upon this. the Daily
Mail remarks:
There is Il Merkatsfontein about five
miles southeast of kroonstad. but if
the report be true. this can hardly be
the place."
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
NOT SO BAD.
Ruling Regarding Work on Several Claims
Is Modified.

y recent decision of the general land
office has occasioned quite stir in
mining circles the ruling being appaI-
emily to the effect that in applying for
patent to n group of claims the appli
cant must show that $500 worth of
work has been done on each claim in
the group.
For several years the practice of the
land office has been that where shaft
costing $1,000 was sunk on Il group of
five claims it was regarded rs suf-
ficient for Il patent for the entire group.
The decision referred to seemed to re-
verse this ruling by requiring each
claim to be developed to the extent of
$500. Later information shows that
the change in practice is not so sweep
ing as at first supposed. In the case
involved the applicant cndeavored to
apply the work done on ground for
which IL patent was issued in 1875 as
the 5000 assessment work on a claim
of more recent date. and the appli-
cation was denied Under some rulings
the land office accepted work done on
Il patented claim as II sufficient compl-
ance with the law requiring 500 worth
of work to be done when applied to
contiguous claims subsequently To-
Gated. The land office now holds that
this practice is not in accordance with
the law. The register of the Salt Lake
land office announces officially that
where the work is done and the I'M
proNementS made upon II single claim
of the group. the claims of the group
consolidated and the whole group en-
braced in one entry and application
for patent there is no change in the
practice and this work and improve
ments will he sufficient for the whole
group.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
Steel Palace for n Prince.

Philadelphia, April ia complete
house built of steel has just been ship
ped to Japan. The structure il in see
lions and when erected will he two
stories in height. 1t is consigned TO
Prince ioshibito of Toxic, who he
lieves a steel residence will better with
stand the earthquakes which are char
ncteristic of the district in which he
lives than one of native construction
Ihe steel house was built at Pittsburg
at "A cost of sd, ,iS1.
ON the same ship are bridge mate
rails, nails, spikes and steel rails.
which will he used in the construction
OF the Toxic city railway. 200 miles in
length.
The ship will also 20 to NladivostocE.
Russia. with II cargo Of thirty-one To-
coinotives and tenders, valued at Si3O.-
200. making one of the most valuable
cargocs to leave this port for many
years.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
WHAT is DOING IN
THE MINING WORLD.

data given concerning that region, Us
Is the province of Il mining journal.
That wonderful gold finds have been
made is undoubted fact, and great
riches have already been won. The
trouble or mistake is that the thou
sands rushing up there do not realize
that the whole thing is already over
done; that everything procurable is III
ready gobb1ed up: that there is now no
chance in such IL place for new -comers
OF any one but men with capital or
phenomenal skill: that luck plays little
part. and that such a country Com
pared with which even the I[londike is
Il paridiSel is fatal to any one not
thoroughly acclimated.
The matter is referred to merely as
n noticeable mining feature-the he
Sira of 1SU-another manifestation of
the great daring, the indomitable cour-
age, the admirable spirit of undaunted
energy that forever animates the
American miner, pushing him on and
on. farther to the frontier. One must
admire the spirit. even though some
manifestations of ii are occasionally
noticed with regret, as in this in
stance, where it is so clearly manifest
that mistaken energy is hurrying many
Il deserving man to disappointment
and death on that slender strip of
shining sea coast as he follows the
lure of Fortunes hope to the ends of
the earth
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
nr,,I,b nuylng pnnd. of uor.,,.

New York. April 1.-THE Journal
and Advertiser tomorrow will say:
A contract TO buy 10000 to 10000
horses for the British government was
about completed IN this city yesterday.
The horses are for cavalry regiments
and the artillery service In South Ar
ricn. and they will cost several million
dollars. This X the largest single order
Of the kind ever placed IN this coun.
try.
Buffalo viii he the point of lnspec-
tion and when accepted NJ Buffalo the
horses win be- shipped to this city and
loaded on transport vessels In lots OF
nbOut 1000 cnch. -..----
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
Bright Future for wyoming Mines.

Professor w. G. Knight. gcologist of
the State University, says Wyoming
will in time have It's l.cadville. Butte
City or Dcadwood. and ascribcs the
slow mineral development of the state
in the past To lack of deep. scientific
mining. There Is not II shaft in the
state rs deep as 300 feet, and only one
or two near ii. yet there are mines
now in shallow work that have pro
duced from S2OOOuD To SbOO,0OO.
Wyoming Is wonderfully rich in its
mineral resources, and furnishes the
best prospecting ground IN the coun-
try. bur very little of It's 100000 square
miles having been seen or trod by the
practical miner or prospcctor. Vast
areas In the Big Horn range. the Wind
River mountains. the rctonS. Powder
river and Laramie group are today
unknown and unproSpcctcd in min
cral way.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
CAN TREAT So ORE AT A PROFIT

Great Number of cyanide Mills Going Up
Carl WetZel of Deadwood is in the
city investigating the.cyanide process.
He says that in several of the plants
now in operation in the Black Hills
experiments have been in progress all
winter with view to reducing the
cost of ore treatment to the point
which will permit the profitable min
ing of the immense bodies of low
grade ore in the district and it has
been so far successful that it is now
said that 81 ore can now be treated at
Il profit. This will bring into market
thousands of tons of ore heretofore
considered as worthless, and will ena-
bic the operation of large number of
claims which have large bodies of min
eral running from So to Sc Il ton
The result of this reduction in the
cost of treatment is not fewer than tif-
teen new cyanide plants are now pro-
jected, several of which have already
commenced construction work These
plants will have Il capacity of 1,5OO
tons day. and there is plenty of ore
to keep them in constant operation.
Five new stamp mills will be erected
this season in Lawrence and Penning-
ton counties, and Il company has been
organized which will erect Il tifty-ton
smelter in Portland. Mr.. WetZel says
that there has never been so much ac-
tivity in the Black Hills. and that the
gold output of South Dakota will he
heavily increased this year.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
The Paris Board Issues Circular Regard
ing the Display of Minerals.
COLORADO'S EXHIBIT.

ing the Display of Minerals.
Colorado's board of Paris commits
sioners is devoting its attention to
mineral display. and on the strength
of this proposition has collected about
$4,000 from the counties and towns
and from individuals. What the board
is doing can best be understood from
IL circular issued by Governor Thomas
for subscribers and prospective sub
scribers to the fund. 1t reads:
AT n meeting of the board of COM
missioners on Monday. April .. 1900. it
was decided to proceed Immediately
with the preparations for making Il
st5te exhibit of the mineral resources
m the state at the Paris exposition.
(which opens on May 18th.
I'VE have. with much difficulty, been
able to secure space for the exclusive
use of the state. something which has
not been done. so far as we are ad
vised, by any other state in the Union,
in consequence of which Colorado's
.nineral exhibit will be specially prom
Dent.
''rhe statute creating the board
places at its disposal the mineral col
lections of the various state institu-
tions, selections from which for pur
poses of the exhibit will be made with
great care and fairly representing ev-
cry mineral section of the state.
For the purpose of securing the i'm
mediate selection and shipment of the
exhibit, and for the publication of ar
ticles relating to mining, milling. mode
of occurrence of ore bodies, cost of
operation and other available data re-
garding the mining industry of the
state, as provided by section of the
statute, it is necessary to proceed at
once with the collection of subscrip-
tions heretofore made. This money will
be expended under the immediate SUI
pervision of the board. and will be
devoted to the purposes mentioned.
I'm the event the means collected
should for any reason fall short of the
estimated expense of making the eX-
hibit, the same will be returned to
subscribers. This assurance is not
made through any apprehension that
the amount will prove short. but as Il
guarantee TO subscribers that their
money will be used for the purpose
indicated. or not used at all.
Drafts will be made by the treas
urer upon subscribers pursuant To the
terms of their contracts, alid all mon
eys collected will be deposHed with the
American National Bank at Leadville.
Colorado. subject only to check of the
freasurer upon order of the board"
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
STOCKHOLDERS PROFITS.
Cripple Creek Companies VIII Pay SO .OOO-
900 in Dividends This Year.

While. unfortunately. there are many
stockholders who have waited in vain
for dividends from fake companies
and whose waiting seems destined to
be unlimited, even though their cour-
age is buoyed up with an elaborate
prospectus of immense ore reserves"
or neat monthly paper sent them
showing why dividends are again de-
layed, but never sign of shipment or
II dividend.
These conditions however. only ey-
list where the operators are engaged in
the lucrative practice of mining suck
ers." Where mines are being operated
in legitimate manner good dividends
are being paid and the future is filed
with promise. Stockholders in Cripple
Greek mines have received in dividends
during the first quarter of 1900. ST.
:'9l.4l The amounts paid by the
various companies are as follows:
Stratton's Independence. S4SS. 900:
Portland. S210.OoO: Cripple Creek
Consolidated. S1GO,0O0: Strong. S15.-
0uO: Nindicator. Sl3. 100: Raven. S3O,-
600: Mary Mckinney. S3O.0O0: Modoc.
$1,000: Last Dollar. 10000: Lille,
S33 3,S67.1S: isabella. SCI, 800: Independ-
ence I. IL NJ. S12,5OO; Gold King. S3O.-
600; Golden Cycle. $4,000: Gold Coin.
SG0.000; Elkton. So. 100: Consolidated
Gold Mines. 100000: Amazon, $40. 600
The dividends paid by the Amazon
and Cripple Creek Consolidated have
been from the sales of ground. Lessees
working bonanza leases on the Doctor.
Mary Mckinney, Jack Pot. Vindicator
and other territory cleared ut least
S3H0oO more. II is predicted that
the incorporated mining companies of
the Cripple Greek district will pay ut
least $4,000. 900 this year
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
STOCkMEN ADJOURN,
Permanent Organization Formed to Look
Out for Their interests

Denver. April 1.-THE stockmen's
convention has finished its delibera-
tionS and adjourned. Some of the dele
gates left for their homes last night,
and the others will go to-day. unless
detained by SNOW blockades. The con
vention accomplished the two objects
which it had in view. the entering of
Il vigorous protest against the proposed
turning of the public ranges over to
large cattle syndicates and the forma-
ton of a state association to watch the
interests of the stOckmen.
BY the action of the convention
through this committee. the Western
Range Stock Growers Association
formed at Glenwood Springs on Feb
ruary 18th ceased to exist. and was
succeeded by another association of
larger scope. bearing the same name.
During its brief existence it did much
to cement the stockmen of Colorado in
Il strong bond of union. 1t was under
its auspices and in response to its call
that the convention was held i'm Den
YER.
Mr.. Grubb was pesidernt and Mr.
Williamson secretary of the old West
ern Range Stock Growers Association
and they We're elected to the same of
fees in the new association because of
their qualifications.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
Quite roppings In "a New Place.

T. y. Weaver of Denver gives infor-
nation of an important find of tellu-
ride ores on the trend of II long dixie
which has been traced from about three
quarters of II mile east of the Forks of
Clear Creek south across Bear Creek
to the Platte between Buffalo Park
and Bniley's. Mr.. Weaver says that he
has known of the existence of this ore
body for more than two years, and
with II. Hanson and f. ID. Hines has
been quietly making Investigations and
tests of the ore until he has become
thoroughly satisfied of its great value
Little work has been done on the vein,
but the groupings have been tested at
various places between the TWO eX-
treme points mentioned. and in every
case good results have followed. Ii is
NOT claimed that the vein extends along
the entire distance named. hut the vein
matter has been found ut several
places and there Is every reason to be-
lieve that several good mines will be
opened along the course of the dixie.
Gilpin observer., 1900-04-12
ELECTRIC POWER FOR MINES.
Company Organized at Leadvilic to Utilize
the E,g River Current.

One of the most important steps To-
ward reducing the cost of mining op-
erations. which will help 10 work the
properties and furnish II cheaper sys
TEN for properties in active operation.
was taken Tuesday when articles Of
Incorporation were filed of the Lead
vile ~ Red Cliff Power. Light and
Water Company. Leadvllle capitalists.
some of whom reside in Denver. are ut
the head of the big project. The prin-
cipal officers and directors are John f.
Campion. Charles Bocttcher. +. W.
Mudd. w. Il. Page and Charles Caven-
der.
The source of power will he the
Eagle river and It's tributaries below
l.eadvillc. and the central power sta
tion will he located between Red Cliff
and Miniurn. The distance from Lead
Vile 10 the main power station will he
thirty miles and the electricity will be
carried nj II loss not exceeding ten per
cent. The minimum horse power gen
Grated viii be 5000. which will he more
than sufficient To supply all the camps
In the Lcadvllc district. The plans for
carrying out the new enterprise have
been carefully mnturcd. The water
will be conveyed 10y n humr for dis
innce of seven miles down the river
and delivered 10 the prlton wheel ut
the power station ~ n pressure of 100
feet. In addition 10 furnishing power
for the mines aud smeltrrs it Will also
furnish light for The city. domestic and
commercial. The substitution of clec.
tric hoisting power Will be rcvolu-
ton in the mining methods Of iendvillc
which has been looked forward to for
many years. The capital stock of the
company is placed at SGJO.OOO. the
shares being worth 500 each.