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The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
MERCHANTS FORT
AN ASSOCIATION

Denver, March Papers Of incor-
poration we're filed yesterday with the
secretary Of state for the Retail Mer-
chants Interstate Protective Associa-
ton of Colorado Utah, Wyoming and
New Mexico.
This association was organized last
week in the Charles building by some
Of tn. aSan1inent out-of-town mer-
! chants for mutual benefit and protec-
ton. The principal objects are to unite
the cities and towns of the four states
mentioned into one body and thereby
give protection to the retail element
against dishonest debtors who invari-
ably Jump from one point to another in
this intermountain territory. The in
Huence of the organization Will also be
used 10 secure more advantageous laws
to the retail trade in general in the sew
cral states and to oppose the passage
of laws that may be propounded and
detrimental to their interest.
The officers elected at last weeks
meeting are: Joel w. Rowe, president:
CharIss r. Stahl, first vice president;
John Peeler, second vice president, and
George V. Richards, secretary-treasur-
er. |, G. Law. R. II. White and G. l..
Richards are mentioned as directors.
The association starts off with good
membership and every merchant is ell
gible George V. Richards. its secretary,
was tie promoter and secretary of the
Colorado State Retail Grocers and
Butchers Association. which placed
the sugar card in operation in 12O cities
and towns of the state and secured the
repeal 0f the $50 exemption law in the
last Lrgislature and the cooperation
of the rredit men. Temporary Offices
are at 10 Cooper building. Denver.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
ST. LOUIS RATES
EXTREMELY HIGH

Denver, March General agents OF
all the roads having representatives IN
Denver have received notice OF the
Worlds Fair rates made in Chicago
by the Western Passenger Association.
The circulars tell the rates for season
tickets. sixty-day tickets and fare and
une-fifth excursions. The rates will
be in force from April LIST to Decem-
ber LIST. The circular is as follows:
Season Tickets-Rate, eighty per
cent. of double the one-way standard
fare for the round trip; minimum 50;
on sale Apri 18th to November 18th.
inclusive. Final limit. December 18th.
Sixty-day Tickets-From points from
which the one-way standard rate to st.
Louis is $3,51 or less, the rate will be
eighty per cent. of double the one-way
standard rate the maximum selling
rcund-trip rate to be S. From points
from which the standard oneway rate
to St. Louis is more than $3,75. the
rate will be one and one-thrd stand
ard fare for the round trip. Dates of
sale from April 25th to November
goth, inclusive. This will make the
fare from Denver on sixty-day tickets
$32.
Fare and One-fifth Excursions
From points from which the standard
Uneway rate to ST. Louis is So or more.
The rate will be one and one-tifth stand
ard for the round trip, subject to
minimum round-trip selling rate of $40.
Dates of sale, from April 9th to No
vember 5Dlh inclusive. tickets being
good to leave St Louis within ten
days from date of sale. but not later
than December 5th.
This rate is higher than was genera
ally expected in railroad circles. Many
OF the railroad men of Denver believed
the fare for the round trip would be as
low as SIS.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS CANAL
TREATY WITH PANAMA REPUBLIC

which convention, being in the English
Language, is. word for word AZ fol-
lows"
At this point the text OF the treaty II
quoted. and the proclamation con-
tlnues:
And, whereas. tho said convention
has been duly ratified on both parts,
and the raii!icatiUns of the two govern
ments were exchanged in the city OF
Washington on the 2Gth day Of Febru-
ary, one thousand nine hundred and
four.
Nov, therefore, be IL known that l.
Theodore Roosevelt, President OF thu
United States Of America. have caussS
the said convention to be made publfCs
TO the end that the same and every ar
uCle and clause therefor, may be OBJ
served and fulfilled with good faith by
the United States and the citizens
thereof
"ln testimony whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
Of the United States OF America to bo
affixed. Done at the city of Washing
ton, this 2Gth day OF February, In tho
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and four. and Of the indeDend-
encc of the United States the one hun
dred and wenty-eighth.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
by the President.
JOHN HAY, Secretary of state"
From the State Department Minister
Buneau-Varilla, with the exchange
copy of the treaty, drove to the cable
office and rendered his resignation ns
minister from Panama to the President
of the Republic in tho following dis
patch:
The exchange H Publications OF
treaty has taken place today at l0:45,
thus finishing the accomplishment or
my duty to the republic of Panama
request your excellency, in conformity
with what ! have expressed in my let-
ter of November oath To the Depart
ment Of Foreign Affairs, to accept my
resignation from today and to send me
by next mail my letters Of recall"
M. Buneau-Varilla expects to remain
in this country for fortnight, and will
then go to Paris to look after priXate
business. 1t is possible the Pah4bna
government will wish Buncau-VariIla
to remain in charge until Doctor Rose
mena, his successor, arrives. And It
is possible the minister VIII consent to
extend his mission.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
VIII Observe the War.

Washin gton. March 1.-The Russian
army has formally granted tho request
of the United States that certain off,
GERS Of the American army be permit
ted to accompany the Russian troons
and witness their operations In the
war with Japan. The officers cannot
join the Russian army before April 15
of the Russian calendar.
The officers who have been desig-
mated for this service are: Col. J. b.
Kerr of the general stan: Capt. Carl
Reichmann, Seventeenth infantry;
Capt. George Galley and Capt. William
d. Judson of the engineer corps. All
of the above are in Manila except Cap
tain Judson, who is in this city and
who will leave at once for St Peters
burg.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
PROPOSED BUREAU
TO AID SETTLERS

Washington, d. C.-Feb 29-COm-
mander Booth Tucker Of tho Salvation
Army is at the capital in the Interest
OF a proposed government colonization
bureau which is to be operated In con
junction with the reclamation act OF
June II, 1902. Commander Tucker
states that he had worked up ths1RO-
posed legislation under the dirtxt1On
and with the corporation of the late
Senator Hanna, who would have intro
duced the bill to carry it into effect
had he lived. Commander Tucker now
is seeking aid from Senator Fairbanks
Of Indiana, who, doubtless, will take
charge Of The measure
The bill has been carefully prepared.
and has been submitted to eminent le-
gal authorities and pronounced prac-
ticable, and the plan feasible. The
proposition, briefly. Is this:
]. The formation OF colonization
bureau under the directions OF a com
missioner of colonization, in connection
with the Department Of tho Interior.
g The collection by the burean Of
reliable information for the would-bo
settlers.
3. The advancing to the bona fide
settlers OF from $500 to $1,5GO in cash
or materials for the purpose OF en-
abling worthy, but poor families, to
make homes for themselves upon the
lands.
4. The issue OF three per cent, sixty
year gold bonds to the amount Of $780,
0OO,0O0, not more than $5.0O0,OO0 to be
issued per year for such colonization
purposes.
5. The establishment OF worthy
families on farms which are not to on
coed forty acres of irrigated, Or eighty
acres Of non-irrigated land, to be paid
for in easy installmcnts.
The main objects Of the bill are,
briefly:
l. In the words Of President RoOse-
welt, ito give every man who wants IL
a chance to get home on the land"
2. Again quoting the Presidents
words, ito check the trend of the pOpu
lation to the cities, and. turn 1t back
to the land
3. To place the landlcss man on the
ranless land.
a. To place unemployed labor or un-
tIiDloytu IlIld Wy lIitdiS VI
capital. and thereby convert this trinity
OF waste into a unity OF production.
5. To mitigate the friction between
capital and labor.
6. To assist the worthy poor With
out pauperizing them.
7. To find a way out for the middle
| aged Workingman who is, at present
not wanted by the employer. and who.
il. case OF losing his position, finds 1t
exceedingly difficult to get another.
Commander Tucker states that there
is no doubt that the proposed plan can
be put on wording and paying basis
He instances the example OF Now Xea-
land, where, in 1894, THE Advance to
Settlers Act" was passed. and where
SlS,000,000 have been advanced on
lands, the same as outlined in the pro
posed legislation for this country.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
GREAT FIRE
AT ROCHESTER

Rochester N. Y, Feb. 27.-At sunset
last night ten engines were pouring
streams of water on the ruins of most
of the retail dry goods quarter of Ro-
chester.
Three OF the five department stores
in Rochester were consumed In yes
tcrday's fire, which caused a loss of
more than $4,000 zoo. The Sibley,
Lindsay &. Curr Company, the largest
retail store in Rochester. was de
stroyed.
OF the loss, S725,000 represents
buildings and the remainder stocks
and furnishings. 1t is said that $500
persons were thrown out of work by
the fire.
The burned region lies on the north
side of Main street between St Paul
street and Clinton avenue, north, run
ming from st. Paul street almost the
entire length of the block.
The fire started in the store Of the
Rochester Dry Goods Company and
worked west, burning only one store
east of this establishment, that of the
Walkover Shoe Company, before its
ur0gress was checked in that direc-
ton.
Next was the store of the Beadle-
Sherburne Company, which was de
stroyed.
Then the Marble block, occupied by
the Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company,
was destroyed and finally the thirteen
story Granite building, the lower part
of which was also occupied by the Sib-
lev, Lindsay a. Curr Company, and the
upper part occupied by Offices, was at
tackled.
The Siblcy, Lindsay & Curr Compa-
nys six-story wholesale building was
destroyed, with all its valuable con
tents, this loss being placed at 81 ,45O,-
900.
There we're some frame dwellings
and a livery stable on Division street,
a narrow thoroughfare running in the
rear of the burned stores, and these
we're damaged by water and falling
walls.
No one was injured except Assistant
Chief Frank A. Jaynes, who was struck
by a flying nozzle.
The power on the trolley line run
ming along along Main street was cut
off to avoid danger from electricity,
and no cars have run through the
block where the fire occurred all day
All other traffic has been stopped and
probably will not be resumed unit!
Monday.
Following are the largest losses:
Granite building, 100000; Marble
building, $4,000; Cornwell building
$50 900. kirley building, $4,000; Sib'
ley. Lindsay & Curr Company. $3.50
GOO
The loss on stock was as follows;
Sibley. Lindsay & Curr Company
retail, $3.50, 900; wholesale, sl,25O,OOO:
tenants in Granite building, 100000;
Bcadle e. SherDurne Company, $3.50.
600: Rochester Dry Goods Company
sl5O,O0O.
The smaller losses foot up $4,000.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04

Washington, Feb. 27-President
Roosevelt to-day signed the proclama-
tion putting into effect the treaty with
Panama regarding the isthmian canal.
As soon as the proclamation was signed
II was returned to the State Depart
ment. where the exchange of rattica-
tons had taken place between Secre-
tary OF State Hay and Minister Blu
neaG-NaIi!la of Panama.
The Cabinet was in session when the
proclamation reached the White House
from the State Department. Secretary
Loeb took the document to the Pres-
dent, and he signed it Immediately. The
President may not send 20 ,.c Senate
his appointments on the isthmian canal
commission before the first of next
week. He has been informed by tele-
graph that Jenjamin NJ. Harrod Of New
Orleans has mailed to him statement
regarding the charges preferred against
Mr.. Harrod. Until he has received the
statement and given it consideration,
the probability is that the official an
nouncement of the personnel of the
commission will be withheld.
The exchange marks the close OF dip
lomatic negotiations looking to the ac-
Cuirement by the United States Of canal
rights on the isthmus. running back to
the first quarter of the last century.
What remains to be done now is moth
ing more than the adjustment of GER
tain legal questions by the law officers
CT this government, the State Depart
ment having filled its functions.
The legal questions remaining to be
settled are the pending litigation in
France concerning the canal, and the
question whether under the terms OF
the Spooner act the $l0,00O,0 600 which
was to be paid to Colombia can now be
paid to Panama.
1t will be some time before these
questions can be settled. and mean
while no money is likely to pass. The
proclamation is as follows:
BY the President of the United States
A Proclamation:
Whereas, convention between the
United States of America and the re-
public of Panama to insure the con-
struction of ship canal across the
IS'hmus of Panama to connect the At
lantic and Pacific oceans, was conclud-
ed and signed by their respective pleni-
pOtentiaries at Washington on the 18th
day of November, one thousand nine
hundred and three, the original of
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-04
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON AND
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS-
President consratuiates Payne.

The President sent the following
letter to Postmaster General Payne:
White House. Feb. q. 1904.
MY Dear Postmaster General
While all the work Of the Postoff1ce
Department and the Department of
Justice in connection with the postal
frauds is not yet over. there Is al.
ready to the credit of the depart
ments, and therefore primarily to your
credit, such an amount Of substantial
achievement, that take this oppor
tunity to congratulate you personally
upon 1t. 1t is impossible to expect
that corruption will not occasionally
occur in any government. the vital
point Is the energy, the sarnestness
and the efficiency with which such
corruption is cut out and the corrup
tion is thus punished. The success OF
the prosecution in this case az com.
pared with previous experiences in
prosecuting government officials who
have been guilty of malfeasance or
misfeasance Is as noteworthy as 1t is
gratifying, and must be source Of
encouragement to all men who believe
in decency and honesty in public life.
What has been accomplished by you.
by those who have worked under you
in your department., and by the De-
partment OF Justice, rebounds to the
credit Of our whole people and is a
signal of triumph for the cause of pop
ular government II corruption goes
unpunished in popular government.
then government by the people will
ultimately fail. and they are the best
friends of the people who make it evil
dent and whoever in public office. or in
connection with public office. sins
against the fundamental laws OF civic
and social well.being. will be pun
ished with unsparing vigor.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon. H. C. Payne. Postmaster Gen
eral."
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-09-10
Lucky Baldwin.

The drifts from the sixty foot level
OF this mine at Gold Mountain are
opening up better grade ore than has
previously been taken from the mine.
K, I Brodek, the manager, is en-
deavoring to arrange for trial
crushing at the mill OF the Tonopah
Mining, Milling and Development
company.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-09-10
Death OF Il. McFadden.

The BONANZA deeply regrets to
announce the death Of Edwin Nc Fad
den which occurred ON Wednesday
night from heart failure accelerated
by dysentery. The deceased who
was a native Of California, forty.
nine years of age, came to Tonopah
two years ago and worked for some
time on the staff of this paper and
proved himself to be an efficient and
reliable news gatherer. As an ex-
pert bookkeeper he was employed by
w. j, Sinclair and at the time of his
death was acting in that capacity for
Harry Hudson. A thoroughly sound
reliable business man, he possessed
many sterling qualities which knit
him closely TO those who enjoyed his
friendship and who now deeply re
gret his death, The funeral, which
took place from the Roman Catholic
church yesterday afternoon was very
largely attended the pail bearers be-
ing Hon. Tom McCabe, Charles Cole.
W. W. Booth, Harry Hudson, ]. B.
Lindsey and Scott Hickey. Mr.. Nc
Fadden left several relatives in Cali
fornia to mourn his loss.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-09-10
LOCAL CONCENTRATES.

Okeefe ran "a special extra stage
to Goldtield today.
Tom Ramsey returned to Tonopah
on Thursday and left for Godfield.
}. l.. Makeever and w. B. Sollen.
der left this week for the Bullfrog
strike.
Moderate prices with perfect sat
lstaction to all guaranteed at the
Palace Cafe. n
The Mizpah Grill, a metropolitan
restaurant on the desert, and prices
reasonable too. o
My store and lot for sale or rent;
best location on Main street.
t. b. EDWARDS. o
w }. Douglas returned from Gold.
held and is most enthusiastic over
the bonanza camp.
W. NJ Pearson, until recently
manager Of the Stokes mines at Ber-
lin, arrived yesterday.
j. L. Carter, superin tendent of the
Lecompton mine at Grass Valley,
Cal, Is visiting Tonopah.
Emil Sutro, Of the brokerage firm
OF f. L. Minis & Co, will return
from San Francisco tomorrow
The article in last weeks Bo-
MANIA, "Goldfeld and Cripple Creek"
has been copied in other papers far
and wide.
J. I. Sweeney, one Of the success
ful leasers on the Florence at Gold
field, returned this morning from a
trip to St. Louis and Ohio.
George Kernick of the great Jun.
DO mine, accompanied by Mrs. Ker.
nick, returnnd from Oakland TODAY
where he is bnilding home.
Mrs. Mitchell, widow of John Mitch.
ell who was killed in the Montana To.
nopah mine left for Butte Montana
with her family on Thursday.
Alex J. McCone, of Heron. Rick
ard " McCone Of San Francisco, the
for the Combination mill
arrived in Tonopah yesterday.
Alex Coleman who was well known
IN the boom days in Virginia City aud
who is well known in Touopah was
stricken by paralysis and is now in
San Francisco under medical treat
ment.
Arthur Winslow, manager of the
Combination mine, ]. W. Hubbard, a
large stakeholder in the company.
and DR. Francis L. Bosqui, the an.
thority on the cyanide process, ar
rived yesterday on their way to Gold
field.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-09-10
THE TONOPAH
RAILROAD
Heavy Damages by Recent
ClOudburStS Repaired.
The Company is Now Able to Haul
Two Hundred Tons Of Ore Per
Day or More.

The repairs to the Tonopah rail
road are now completed and the
track is now in good running order
The damage was far more extensive
than was generally thought, and it is
matter of surprise and congratu-
lation that the road has been put in
order so quickly Since the line was
opened on Tuesday 286 passengers
have been brought into Tonopah and
"a have gone out. The incoming
freight is very heavy and there have
been hauled in 81 cars carrying ice.
perishable goods, horse feed lumber,
etc, and still they come. The out
going freight amounted to A car
loads of ore, the Tonopah Mining
company shipping 15O tons in bulk
and ITO tons sacked, the Montana
Tonopah sent out 55 tons sacked ore
and about 200 tons of Goldfeld ore
from the Combination, January and
Fuller Mcdonald, Bowes Kernick ano
Iinn leases on the Jumbo. From now
on the company will be in position to
haul out 200 tons of ore per day.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-09-10
LOCAL LACONICS.

Over l3O people arrived in Tono.
pah on yesterday mornings train.
Ice cold lager beer on draught at
The Mizpah Grill, only place in this
town. ~
The increasing patronage of the
Merchants Cafe is its best recon.
mendation. m
The excellence of the Mizpah Grill
Is admitted by all; if you have not
tried it, do so. o
The Palace Cafe will give YOU
better satisfaction than any other
place in town. n
When you want messenger boy
ring up the Union drug store. First
class service guaranteed. u
The whole of my stock of station
cry, notions, delicacies, is now being
sold at cost. T. E. EDWARDS. O
Barton Pittman has gone to Salt
Lake to attend the annual meeting
OF the Montana Tonopah mining COM
pany.
We still carry in stock that VELVET
molasses candy and full line of Low
neys candy, The Miners drug store,
Inc, Golden building d
H. NJ Holloway, representing the
J. q. Leyner Engineering works of
Denver Colorado is visiting Tonopah
and Goldfeld on business trip.
Donald Gillies and Robert Bagga-
ley, mining engineers, who have been
inspecting Tonopah, Goldfeld and
Reveille left for Pittsburg this morn
ing.
Mrs. Ahern, accompanied by her
son Clarence and her two daughters
lett for California where the Misses
Ahern will reenter the San Jose High
school.
Charles E. Knox, r. p. Dunlap
and George Badgett left for Salt
Lake this morning to attend the an
nual meeting of the Montana Tono.
pah mining company.
w. w. Booth, proprietor of the
BONANZA, accompanied bv Mrs.
Booth, left for California this morn
ing. During his absence w. ]. Stone
ham will be in charge Of the paper.
Owing to pressure of mining engi-
neering business which will necessi.
tate his frequent absence from Tono.
pah to Liberty and Goldfield. Charles
Maunder regrets he is compelled to
withdraw his name as candidate
for assemblyman.
The greatest variety of Indian
beaded work ever brought to this
section is now upon display at the
Miners drug store, Inc, window,
Golden building. Many pieces show
rare and artistic conception. No
two pieces alike in design. d
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-09-10

sayed 1926 and the lowest values
from the remainder were $28 per
ton. They are now continuing the
crosscut and also drifting and pre-
pairing shipment.
On the Daisy fraction Davis has
made a big strike but extent and
values are not yet known. This has
drawn attention to the Vernal Min
ing companys ground on which a
strike was reported last night. but
is not yet confirmed.
The Sandstorm strike is opening
up well and surface ore is now being
sacked which will average 500 per
ton. This rich ore extends into the
Kendall claim adjoining. J. r. Duff
field this week bought Louds third
interest in the lease for $4,000 cash.
AT the foot of this hill many "dry
blowing" machines are at work test.
ing for placer gold, as heavy nuggets
were found on the surface dirt on the
Kendall, and probably some gold has
been carried down to the gulch be-
low.
Work on the Gold Reef Mining
company's claims is being actively
pushed. A shaft is being sunk and
some good quartz has been en-
countered.
Ore is again being hauled out of
the camp to Tonopah for shipment,
several sixteen animal teams being
on the road and next week we shall be
able to record some heavy shipments.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-09-10
MOntana-TOnOpah.

Reliable information is to hand
that on the 500 foot level Of the Mac
donald ledge in the west drift 400 feet
from the shaft, shoot of the richest
ore ever found in this great mine has
been opened up. Omitting all divi-
dend questions, this must affect the
stock Of the company and also that of
the Midway through which property
II must pass.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-09-10
Vaudeville.

The usual excellent vaudeville per.
formance was witnessed at the opera
house on Tuesday last by large aud
ience who loudly applauded the musi
cal sketches. The Illustrated songs
and moving pictures were also a
great success and the next perform.
ance OF Starin's company on the goth
inst. will be awaited with impatience.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-09-10
Church Services.

Usual services in the Presbyterian
church every Sunday at IL a. m. and
7:45 p m. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Junior Endeavor at 3 p m. All are
welcome to all these meetings.