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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-16
THE RANGE QUESTION

The convention of the Nationa,
Livestock Association, now in session
at Kansas City, has before 1t the solu-
ton of a problem of a magnitude and
a far reaching effect as great as many
questions which excite international
interest in our national Legislature,
namely the plan for drafting legisla-
ton which will, to some extent, al
just the differences between the cattle
men and sheep men of the graf Wst
This problem has become, from year
TO year, more and more urgent and
difficult of solution and a complete
regulation of it, which will be salts
factory to both factions. cannot be
loked for for many years to come, but
the subject of range. rights and of the
right to fence or restrict the public use
of government lands or to lease them
in large tracts is one which the con-
vention is more greatly interested in
than any other and from this fact, and
the efforts being made to interest all
stock men in the matter, it is plain
that some measure will be brought be-
fore the Congress at no very distant
time to settle this troublesome ques-
ton.
Any legislation upon this matter
must be expected TO be, at first, un-
satisfactory as range conditions diff
fer so greatly in different sections OF
the country.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-16
ANNUAL STATEMENT.

HIV1VVFtT
Statement of the business OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company In
the State of Nevada during the year
ended December 31st., 1902.
Total disbursements ....$24,9l4 ~
Total receipts .......... $9,iiS Il
A. r. BREWER.
Jan.16-w1. oecre'ary'
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-16

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
WOMEN OF TITLE
WHO WRITE FICTION
Lady Currie Is, Perhaps, Most Famous
Authoress in Aristocratic Circles.

LONDON, May 1s.-Lady Currie is.
perhaps, the most famous of titled
authoresses, as she is equally at home
with poetry and prose. and her work
under the nom de plume of Violet Fame"
excited much interest and admiration.
Lady Currie has not written SO much
since her second marriage, to Lord Cur
RE. Lady Greville, sister of the Duke
of Montrose, is capable lady Journal
list. and Mrs. George CORVALLIS West
has been an editor-a post also held by
Lady Clementine Warrington a chill
dren's paper.
The Duchess of Somerset and Lady
Jersey have also figured in print, while
Lady Jeune has made the criticism Of
the ways of smart society her special
mission in papers and magazines.
Society possesses quite host of poet
esses, notably Lady Margaret Sackville,
Lady Esher and Miss Emily Lawless.
Miss Amy Troubridge. one of the clever
family distinguished for their gifts ana
accomplishments, writes pretty verses,
and Miss Aimee Lowther. not content
with her fame as singer and actress,
has become a poetess, and has carried
off some laurels IN this direction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
MILLIONS WON AFTER
WAIT OF 50 YEARS
Huge Fortune Comes to Colonel and
Mrs. Owen Through Courts Decree.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-In furnished
room on the third floor of 81 West Tween
ty-fourth Street Mrs. Mary Louise 3.
Owen, who has Just become one of the
richest women in the world. spent today
with her husband planning their future
with practically unlimited wealth at
their command
The California courts gave Mrs. Owen
title Friday to 10000 acres of land in
Mexico valued ar more than $50. 900, Goo
The concessions for the land were orig
inally obtained by Mrs. OWENS husband,
Col. A. X. Owen, VINO allowed the titles
to be taken in her name. Colonel and
Mrs. owen came TO New York three
weeks ago.
1T has been a struggle for thirty
years to reach the goal which we have
now won" Colonel owen said today. ?
Colonel and Mrs, Owen said they will
establish a model town at Topolobambo.
on the Gulf of California. They have
alIsady had drawn for them plans of the
town. with the principal avenue 200 feet
wide. The harbor is the best one on
the Pacific Coast for a thousand miles
from San Francisco.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD.
O en-AC Nov by BaonMu

fact that he is an undischarged bank
rupt) are descended in a direct line from
King Charles II OF England, and the
lovely Barbera Villiers, Duchess OF
Cleveland and are in consequence there
OF entitled to use the royal arms of Eng
land, "debruised by a baton sinister.
Lord customs matrimonial affairs have
been the subject of more than one cause
celebre." On one occasion he and his
relatives had with great expense brought
all the way from New Zealand man
who had been discovered there and who
was proved to have married Kate Walsh
several years before she became the
wife OF Lord Euston AS there had been
no divorce, the court was about to annul
her union on the ground that she had d
husband living at the time OF her be-
coming Lady Euston, when suddenly at
the very last moment the defense pro-
duced witnesses to show that the man
had already an undivorced wife living
at the time of his marriage to Kate
Walsh. Consequently his union to her
was null and void and she was at per-
feet liberty to contract legal marriage
with Lord Euston.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
Fortunate for Euston.

1t is fortunate for the Earl of Euston,
son and heir of the aged and ailing Duke
of Grafton. that such customs as these
have become obsolete. For he has just
been denied by the bankruptcy court of
London a discharge OF his extensive liza
bilities, the discharge being suspended
by the judge for a minimum period Of
two years, by way of punishment of the
earrs conduct in mourning debts which
he had no prospect of paying.
During the course of the proceedings
the fact was brought to light that the
estates and fortune of the present duke
are in no sense of the word entailed, that
Lord Euston las no claim thereto. and
that his succession will depend entirely
upon his fathers good will and caprice.
In fact, 1t may safely be taken for grant
ed that in view o. Lord Customs enor-
nous liabilities, which would terribly
embarrass the estate If he were to sue
coed thereto. it will be bequeathed by
his father to his younger brother, Lord
Alfred Fitz-Roy, who is well married,
and has a son and two daughters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
Returned to the Fold.

It is true that in the campaign of 1895
he bolted the Bryan ticket, but he lid
so in such an honorable and straight
forward way as TO indicate the sincerity
of his belief and not to give serious
offense 10 the radical wing of the party.
Four years later by way of the anti
Imperialism route he returned to the
Democratic fold, swallowed the entire
Kansas City platform. free silver with
the rest, and for the sake of the para
mount ISSUE worked for the success
of the ticket.
He presided at a Bryan meeting in
Cincinnati, spoke for the candidate and
signed an appeal to his fellow gold Dem
ocrats urging them to rally to the stand
ard and save the country from imperial
ism. That should be sufficient evidence
of his repentance to entitle him 20
favorable consideration with the Demo-
cratic organization-that Is. the Bryan
organization.
A somewhat similar course pursued by
Mr.. Olney has given him the right to be
considered candidate for the nomi
nation.
In fact ii is said that Ohio may present
Judge Harmon's name to the Democratic
convention His friends are reported to
be quietly at work ascerta aiming the senti
ment of the Democrats in the State in
this respect, and the statement is made
that they find his name regarded with
favor Whether or not Ohio will offer the
name of the former Attorney General
he of nd NJ ha
Hon. Tom L. Johnson, mayor of Cleve-
land, who absolutely controls the Demo-
cratic organization in the Buckeye State.
II Johnson says Harmon, Harmon will be
Ohio's candidate; If not, then the Gin
c.pnati jurist may be considered out OF
the race.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
Lorimer Disappointed.

The Hon. Billy" Lorimer probably
now regrets that he fought so vigor-
ousIy against a recount of the ballots
in the Congressional election contest
between himself and the Hon. Allen C.
Durborow On the face of the returns
last November, Mr.. Lorimer was de-
clared elected by a majority of 1905
The result was OF course unsatisfac-
tory TO Mr.. DurboroW. who declared that
fraud had been committed, and demanded
that the votes be re-canvassed by she
commissioners Of election. He brought
an action in the courts which Mr. Lori
mer opposed bitterly. 1t is even charged
that Mr.. Lorimer went so far as to
cause his opponent to lose MS $4,000
position as the Chicago representative
OF a large Eastern insurance company
which had an important case pending
before the insurance commissioner. The
company feared that Lorimer's influence
would cause it to lose the case if Dur
burow kept up the fight.
A partisan judge Issued an injunction
restraining the election commissioners
from interfering with the ballots, but
brother jurist vacated the injunction
and ordered recount of the votes. The
recount has been progressing for sew
eral weeks. and thus far Mr.. Lorimer
instead of losing has actually gained
twenty-one votes.
The canvass has not been completed,
but il is evident that there will not be
sufficient change in the remaining pre-
cincts TO overturn Mr. Lorimer's lead of
1,027 The wonder now is WHY Mr..
Lorimer sought to prevent a recount OF
the ballots.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18

he had fully five hides of his own land, -
and the merchant who throve so that
he Jared thrice over the wide sea by his
own means" should be then worthy
that is, should enter the ranks of the
aristocracy.
Nor did this feeling die out in sub
sequent reigns. For it is only neces-
sary to glance through the pages of the
British peerage in order to see how
many of the houses of the British aris-
tocracy are descended from successful
merchants OF the City of London. In
olden times. indeed. the connection be-
tween wealth and rank, what may be
described as the association between the
plutocracy and the nobility, was carried
so far that in the fifteenth century a
Duke of Bedford was by act of Parlia-
ment 'dispeered, that is, deprived Of
his peerage, solely on the score of his
poverty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
Certainly Not Mclean.

The mayor has declared that he is not.
and does not intend to be, a candidate
himself, but thus far he has not intimat-
ed whom Ohio's favorite son will be. IL
is only certain that his name is not John
R. Mclean No special effort has been
made TO ascertain what the feeling is
toward Judge Harmon outside of Ohio.
but there is good reason to believe that
he would be highly acceptable to the fol-
lowers of ex-President Cleveland.
Because he supported Mr. Bryan three
years ago he is none the less sound
money man. and no doubt would be able
to command the votes OF the gold Demo-
Gratis, while the fact that he did indorse
the Nebraskan should entitle him to a
certificate of regularity from the Bryan
men. Henceforth Judge Harmon may be
regarded as one OF the many Democratic
possibilities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
LONDON A FINE FIELD
FOR FINANCIAL BUBBLES
Investors in British Capital Easily
Fascinated by Bogus Promoters.

NEW YORK, May 1s.-"Judging by tbs
large number OF American brokers,
company promoters and the like of the
fleeing class that have within the last
two years opened up Offices In the finan-
cial district of London. I am strongly
inclined TO think now that they must
rake in a richer harvest In the English
metropolis out of their American pros
perity schemes than the same class Of
'fnanciers' are reaping here" said Ed
ward Z. Locke, member of the London
stock exchange and OF large brokerage
firm, who has just arrived here from
London Mr.. Locke has come here on
a visit to his brother-in-la law, Vincent
Bradford, OF Pittsburg
Continuing, he said; Honest and re-
sponsible American fnanciers are always
warmly welcomed in London. There are
hundreds of them doing business there
today. The crooks OF the profession.
however, that have lately focked In
large numbers from this country to
London TO ply their alluring schemes
are legion. OF course. these deadbeats
in the business are not all Americans
They are certainly clever in putting Up
glowing money making schemes, and
that they catch fish by the bait they
put out is made evident by the luxurious
style in which some of them live. They
occupy swell houses in residential dis
tricts, and their offices, too, In nearly
every case are Ravens of luxury.
Most of them go TO London with gilt
edge references which they will tell you
they secured from the heads OF we'll
known financial houses in Wall Street
know one man, for instance. promoter
he called himself, wbo had elegantly fit-
ted up Offices IN Chsncery Lane. On the
walls of his private office hung in con-
spicuous places two glowing references,
framed, purporting to be from we'll
known Wall Street concerns. The newt
able crash came. The references were, OF
course, manufactured. Dozens of others
OF his class are doing business in Lon
don on the strength OF Wall Street
references
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
Who They Are.

The remaining two hundred consist OF
men who have been created peers ny
Queen Victoria and by King Edward for
services of one kind and another rem
dered to the crown; of lords spiritual
that is to say, archbishops and bishops
who likewise owe their dignity to the
crown. which has conferred 1t upon
them in recognition OF their personal
worth; of lords of appeal and ex-lords
of appeal, who, like the bishops, owe
their elevation to the dignity which they
enjoy to their merit as judges, and
finally of the representative peers of
Scotland and Ireland, who are elected
by the Scotch and Irish peers, respect
lively, to represent their two orders in
the house of lords.
From this it will be seen that 1t is
wrong to describe the house OF lords
as a chamber the members of which
owe their position as legislators. not
to personal worth, or to the election of
their fellow citizens. but solely and ex-
clusively to the circumstance that they
are the sons of their fathers, and the
| descendants of illustrious personages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
A Clever Diplomat.

Baron Mum Won Schwarzenstein after
having been loaded with honors of one
kind and another by the Kaiser. and by
the sovereigns of the various German
states. is now returning via the Trans
Siberian Railroad to resume his post as
German plenipotentiary to Pekin; ac-
companied by two new secretaries, one
a son of the German Ambassador
Radowitz at Madrid. and the other the
son OF Baron Rotenhan, who is the Ger
man minister at the Vatican.
Baron Mum is g. very shrewd and
clever diplomat. who will doubtless re-
ceive one of the first full fiedged en-
bassies in Europe that becomes vacant.
In nothing has he shown his cIeverness
more than in his tour of visits TO the
capitals of the non-Prussian states of
Germany in order to pay their rulers
the compliment of waiting on them.
thus showing to them, with the sanction
of the chancellor, that he regarded him
self not only as the Kaiser's minister at
Pekin, but also as their representative.
He has consequently secured their good
will and their support, the more so as
he is, believe, the first of the German
ENJOYS abroad to take this trouble.
His return to China would seem to
indicate that he has no further aspira-
lions to become Ambassador at Wash
ington. and that he looks now toward
receiving the German embassy at Con-
stantinopIe or at Madrid, both Of which
are likely 10 become vacant ere long
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
BOSTON RAISES MONEY
FOR HEBREW RELIEF

BOSTON. Mass. May 1s.-At meet
ing held last night in Faneuil Hall. I'M
der the auspices of the Boston joint re-
lief committee TO raise funds for the
suffering Jews in Kishineff and to pro-
test against the massacre of innocent
men, women. and little children in Rus
sia, addresses were made by Rabbi H.
Maslianski, of New York; the Rev.
Charles G. Ames, the Hon. George E.
Mcneil, Representatives James f. Ca
rey, and others. and $3.50 was collected.
making nearly $500 procured by the
committee since it's organization.
Resolutions were adopted protesting
against the atrocities of Russia, per
petrated on a helpless people" and de-
claring il to be the sacred and inn
perative duty OF the United States Gov
eminent to raise its voice in protest
against Russia, and to intercede in be-
half OF our suffering Russian brothers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
The Field of Politics.
Harmon in Favor.


The fact that the Hon. Grover CleVe-
land and the Hon. Judson Harmon have
been seen angling for bass from the
same boat has inspired the belief in the
mind Of some imaginative person that
the ex-Attorney General is the choice
of the ex-President for the Democratic
nomination next year While the wish
may be father to the thought, there is,
nevertheless, in the rumor that Mr..
Cleveland would look with favor upon
the nomination of Mr.. Harmon, a good
suggestion for the Democracy.
There is no apparent sound reason why
the rival factions of the party, the re-
constructors, the Bryanites, the gold
bugs, the anti-imperialists, the trust
'busters' and the what-nots who con-
pose the motley mob which asserts allie
glance to the Democratic banner, should
not get together and harmonic upon
the nomination of Judge Harmon for
President
represents all that these various ele-
ments of democracy stand for. and his
record is such that no man could justly
assaiI 1t. His service on the bench
proved him to be an able jurist; he held
the Office of Attorney General for only
a short time, but he filled the position
with credit
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
Some Self Made Men.

Another thing to be taken into con-
sideration Is the fact that the English
peerage is constantly being recruited by
men who may be described as self-made.
An impression prevails that this dates
only back to the times of Pitt on &C
count of his remarks that every man
of good character with $4,000 a year
in land had a right to a peerage.
This is mistake. The practice dates
back TO nearly a thousand years be,
fore, the laws of King Athelstan declar-
ing that the churl who throve so that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-18
BISHOP STARKEY DIES
AGED ElGHTY-F0UR
Was Formerly Rector of Epiphany
Church, Washington.

Bishop Thomas Alfred Starkey. of the
Episcopal Diocese of Newark, formerly
rector of the Church of the Epiphany,
Washington, died yesterday at his home
in East Orange, n. J. He was eighty
four years old, and succumbed to a COM
plication of diseases due to old age. He
is survived by widow.
Bishop Starkey was born in Philadel-
phia. and attended the public schools of
that city. He later started business as
a civil engineer in Pottsville. Pa. but
soon after went to New York to study
for the ministry He was ordained dea-
con in 1916.
Soon after his ordination he was
called to Christ Church, Troy, n. Y.
from there going, in 1854, to st. Paul's,
in Albany. and four years later taking
the rectorship of Trinity Church. Cleve-
land, Ohio. There he remained until
1859, wher he became rector of the
Church of the Epiphany. He was elect
ed bishop in Newark in 1874.