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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-07-23
The wildcat.

There is no easier way to condemn
without reason what may be a per-
fectly legitimate mining venture than
to stigmatize it as a wildcat and
yet the mar who will so glibly use the
expression to describe a company of
which he may know nothing, could
probably not give a satisfactory defn-
ition of the word. The mining wild
cat may be said to be a genus of
many species having habits and man
ners as numerous and varied rs the
animal from which it takes its name.
The pure bred wildcat company is
one which is formed solely for the
purpose OF enriching the individuals
who are connected with it either as
promoters or officers. 1t may be
that the mine has a fair fighting
chance, but this is merely an addi-
tionally attractive bait to the unwary
investor, for no proceeds of the sale
Of stock ever go into the mine but
into the pockets of the promoters.
This is wildcatting pure and simple,
glaring instances of which have been
exposed in the San Francisco courts.
There are, however, other forms of
trickery to delude the investor which
partake OF the wildcat nature, and
the most common OF these is to secure
a group Of claims somewhere within
a ten mile radius of the best mines Of
the district and hire an expert to
report that the vein Of every payable
mine in the camp extends into these
claims, which has been done by the
East Goldfeld Mining company, and
yet their property may have sufi-
cient individual merit to justify de-
velopment work. II a body Of men
choose to get together and purchase
300 acres OF sagebrush out at Klon-
dixie well and sink a shaft 1000 feet
and crosscut 1000 feet with their own
money and refuse to sell stock to the
public, that is not wildcatting, it is
folly. In the early days Of every
camp there are always many prop
critics s~tigmatiZed as wildcats which
because the money obtained by the
sale Of stock has been used legiti-
mately for intelligent prospecting
have developed into payable mines,
but these were never wildcats and
never partook Of that nature, for no
misrepresentation were made to
sell the stock, and no individual ben
Gifted until the claim became q mine
when all participated in the profits
Nothing is more detrimental to a
mining camp than validating, but
the reckless indiscriminate use OF the
expression is foolish and should not
be tolerated.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-07-23
Mine Dividends.

The most troublesome stockholder
in a mining company is the one who
is always expecting a dividend, who
wonders why it is not paid and who
posters the secretary with enquiries
on this matter, talks about it on the
street and at the club until he makes
himself and everyone else miserable.
He is usually assisted by the stock
broker who in a desire-praiseworthy
or otherwise-to boom the stock per-
sistently refers to the payment Of a
dividend ''at an early date" Both
are usually totally ignorant of mining
and do not stop to think that the
premature payment of dividends has
frequently ruined a good and legiti-
mate property that bas subsequently
been abandoned because the first net
profits has been divided in full, and
when the time came for additional
plant or a e shaft or pump or it
was necessary to do some dead
work." the stockholders refused to
provide the necessary money and the
mine was closed down. The ordinary
stakeholder in a mine little realizes
the time that it takes in the case OF
a prospect before it is developed into
a mine and established upon a divi-
dend paying basis. Even in the case
of a mine that may be shipping high
grade ore care must be taken that
dividends are not paid in too great
haste. The wisest plan for a com
pany to pursue is to first create a
reserve fund to provide for unforeseen
contingencies, for repairs and for de-
velopments. In the case of a pros
pect it is probable that the first
shaft sunk was Of small dimensions
with a small hoist, now as the mine
opens up, a new main working shaft
must be sunk, a bigger hoisting plant
procured, and probably much sinking
and prosecuting done in country
rock that is called dead work" and
is often very expensive, but not only
perfectly justifable but absolutely
necessary. The stakeholder who will
gladly collect his dividends will seldom
pay an assessment, even II he realize:
that the money is to be expended
for bis own benefit. II s%tockholderi
have confidence in their directors
and the management it is advisable
that they exercise patience in theil
desire for dividends and not embar
rass the directors by frequent de
mands for their payment.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-07-23
TONOPAH BONANZA
THE MINING CAMP PAPER.
Its Importance In Aiding a New
Mining District.

The prospector, the mining camp
paper and the promoter are the lead
ing factors in the upbuilding OF a
mining district. The prospector
makes the discovery, the mining
paper, not the technical one, adver-
tises the find to the world, and the
promoter interests capital to develop
the property. They are all essential
in their various spheres, and without
them the country would remain IN
productive. or the three, the pro-
moter comes in for the most abuse,
and as q general thing it is unde-
served. The promoter, like the
prospector, is an enthusiast, and it
is we'll that he is, for no man can talk
up an enterprise in which he lacks
faith. The mining sections of the
west W much to the promoters. II
a property turns out well he makes
but little out Of it. II it is a failure
he is held responsible for it. His life
is full Of cares and he is often more
deserving OF sympathy than censure.
The mining camp paper does most,
however, to show to the investing
public just what is going on in de-
velopment in all mining sections, Civ
ing due credit to all, interested in
none, and proving that mining is
profitable; that mining as a form OF
investment is growing more and more
popular every day, and is steadily
gaining the esteem and confidence OF
the public. No question is more fire.
%quently asked than this: Where can
| find a safe investment which will
yield a fair rate OF INTEREST,"" The
answer is, in mining. Don't invest,
however, until you investigate,
Don't buy stock in a company
which sells treasury stock TO pay
dividends.
Don't knock your own company
and offer to sell your stock below
treasury price.
Don't roast the manager for failing
to report every day. 1t costs money
to hire a strenographer.
Don't expect dividends the frs
day a vein is opened. Wait until the
property has been developed with
reasonable ore reserve blocked out
ahead OF the regular shipments.
Don't write to the editor and ash
him to investigate companies or mines
for you, and not even inclose a post
age stamp and expect him to ride
miles over mountain roads, climl
hills, 90 down shafts and into tunnel,
and grub in old records for you fol
nothing.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-07-23


Frank Everett has returned from
Goldteld where he vas called in con
nection with the bonding Of the
Cuprite group to L. l.. Patrick.
Roy Crowell, a nephew of I. b.
Hickey, president of the State Bank
Il Trust Co, has arrived from Carson
and accepted a position at the bank.
Just received a fall and winter line
Of suitings. Have a suit made at
home to fit. 4. MARKS & Co. 2
H. G. Parrett, the Boston broker,
returned to Tonopah Monday and
proceeded to Goldfeld.
The Combination mine at Goldield
has paid into the Esmeralda county
treasury $3.50,
j. G. Booker is surveying the
Cuprite group of claims, thirty miles
south Of Goldfield.
Henry Cutting is in town from the
Bay City and visited Goldfeld this
week.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-07-23
Death of Mrs. Branson.

The death is announced by telegram
from Seattle Of Mrs. Mary r. Bran
son, where she had been removed
from Ballard, Wash, to be operated
upon. Mrs. Branson who was II
years of age was mother of L. G.
Branson, editor Of the Tonopah Sun,
and also leaves two other sons and
two daughters to mourn her loss.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-07-23

We will buy or sell for you Tonopah Stocks at
prevailing market prices at regular rate Of com.
mission las fixed by the Exchanged at actual
cash value OF stock.
We want your business and will carefully
guard your interest.
II you will send us your order, for any stock
you wish to purchase, we will secure it for you
at the lowest price possible.
All certificates ordered will be transferred In
your name for any other name you may d~esirel
on books Of respective Company and New Certi.
fcste so issued. Send for prospectus or reliable
information which win be furnished on any
Company offering stocks for sale in this vicinity;
we will investigate: land report on any stocks,
mines or prospects in this district.
We report on all kinds OF mining ventures.
Address
n. CO.
Box IIS TOnopah. Nve Co.. New
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-08
BROKE FAITH.
Boy Employed by Detective Agency Went Back on
 His Trust.

Chicago, Dec S.William Begley, 21 years old, appropriated s2.7Oo belong. ing to his employers, 3 well known de tectiye agency, In doing so Begley committed no crime.
 These are the admissions and the defense outlined by the young mans attorney ip Judge AIcHwen's court:
 The attorney argued that the officials at the head of the agency had shown by their own actions that they consid- cred the motley a loan and that they had accepted $100 and a diamond ring as part payment. He also said the jury could not convict the defendant because Begley al. the time of the al- leged embezzlement was in the eyes of the law an infant. because he was only 20 years old, and therefore incapable. under the law, of making 2 contract. 5 The defendant's father was killed by q detective in the stock yard strike or 1886. The victim was a livestock deal CT. an innocent spectator. His soll then was 14 years old, and he was given a position as messenger boy with the detective agency. which is now seeking to send him to the penitenh, ary. The youth was promoted the lawyer said. until he became the as- sistant to the head of the agency in Chicago. and in his position of trust collected thousands of dollars and was never asked to keep any accounts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-08
STRIKE SETTLED.
4 Bitter Fight That Has Been on for a Year at
 Chicago.

Chicago, Dec s.-A bitter fight of a year and sa half between the E. A. Rysdon Co. sheet metal contractors, and Sheet Metal Workers miion NJ 73: has been settled. In the struggle one killing and many assaults were committed, public school building re pairs were tied up by sympathetic Strikes, and the Rysden Go WIS fined Il total of $50, GOO by the Sheet MetaA Contractors association and the union. The union began work in the shop of the concern to-day. This was the most notable labor war in the city'a history. in which only one small uuion and q. single employer were involved. Courts have been res0rued to seyerai times and iniulctions were obtained by and against both factions.
 The fight was the result of charges by the union in May, 1903, shortly after an agreement had been signed, that too many appr entices were being employed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-08
MR. NE W
 HOUSE. E PER
Heres q Pointer for Your
 Earnest Considera tiOn

Doubtless when you spend your money for the furnishing of your new home you want to get the best raspIt possible. It's easy enough for any pen son to buy furniture, but as an actual fact q person must have furnituls education to be able to tell the diEer. ence when it is all new to select From Even old housekeepers will tell yon that they have to rely on their deaiez and in the course of tIlefr years of perience they have learned what st0re is the one to place confidence in Ask anyone, the first person you meet. and you will be told that the Hamp son Set lew Furniture Go IS the best store thaf they know of; that what you buy thera is of the most reliable Kind; that they enjoy the pleasure Of selling more fur niture and display more than any. other store in Connecticut
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-08
CITY NEWS

Richard MulcaEy of North square is in New York attending the funeral of his brother William, who died there Tuesday.
 Mrs George Dunn of 45 Center street had a social gathering at her home Tuesday evening The evening was merri1y spent in singing and dancing. There was a bountiful spread at mids night.
 The fifth annual conference of the boys department of the various agso- citations of the state will open at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the rooms of the r. M. c. A. with dele gates present from Winsted, Torring ton, New Britain, Hartford, WilIiman- tic, Middletown, Meriden, Norwich, New London, Bridgeport NorWalk, Stamford Derby, Ansonia, DanPrrv, Naugatuck Hotchkissville and New Milford This evenings session wal be held at the First CongregatiO church. The meeting will reopen at the association rooms Saturday morn ing at 9 o'clock
 Some of the stock of the Lake &s Strobel Go, assembled this year for the inspection of Christmas buyers, is worth the closest inspection. Their stock of clocks was never larger or more varied. The prices are certain to suit all classes, the medium goods leading. There are besides ten sets of auadruple silver, of five pieces, all standard makes, and marked from $7 to $35; cake baskets ranging from $2.5O to $5; bread trays, fine collec- tion, run from $1.5O to $4, and fruit dishes. always popular, from 8 to $7. Then there are knives and forks. all of tie best productions, and at S4 set of six knives and six forks; and crack CT jars at from S2 to $5, and crnmb trays from $2 to S4 The novelties of every kind and quality are the finest line ever shown here in medium val ues and at corresponding prices.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-08
CASSIE CHADWICK IN COURT.
She Spent Restless Night But Appeared Brighter To-Day Held Under Bonds of 1000 Will nake State
 ment SoOn-- -Carnege's Reply to Prosecutor

New York. Dec With tue arraign- ment of Mrs Cassie L, Chadwick be. fore United States commissioner to- day on technical charge of aiding and abetting q bank official m misapplyIne the funds of national bank, the sec, ond stage in this remarkable case was begun It seems almost certain that these proceedings ultimately win re- suit in clearing away the mystery in which the case has been shrouded.
 Mrs Chadwick. who had been per lnitted to remain at the Hotel BresIin during the night arose carly to-day and told the United States marshal she was ready 'to accompany him. She said that although she had been rest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-08
BANDIT ESCA CAPED.
Man He Tried tO Hold up Tackled Him and a Fierce
 Fight Followed.

Salt Lake, Utah, Dec Shocked in a life and death struggle, Christopher Tripp and a masked bandit have fought in q burning building at the little town of Murray, six miles south. of here. Neither man relaxed his grip until their clothing was afire. Then both crawled though the dense smoke to the outer air. The highwayman, armed with q revolver, tried to hold up Christopher and Samuel Tripp in their brothers store He fired at Chrlsto- pher when the latter resisted him. In the struggle that followed the stove was overturned The tirse consumed the store, ahneat market and 8 vacant building The damage amounted to $10,000. The bandit escaped.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-08
Customers Of the Harl ons-
 SelIew Store.

are never allowed to be dissastished. The furniture is delivered free from scratches, mars and bruises There is room enough in the immense ware rooms to show the tremendous stock without pilIng tables and chairs on top of each other. practice that s h. dulged in by almost every other frrni- ture store on account of lack Of room. but which invariably scratches oa marks the yarnish more or less. or course you want your furniture fo look as nice as it did when 1t first eame from the finishing rooms, and that's the way you will get 1t from the Hampson-SelleW store.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-08

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 less she felt somewhat better than last night when the shock of her arrest had almost prostrated her. and she saw no reason to. delay the detectives further, 4 carriage was called and the party started shortly before o'clock for the federal building, where the arraign, ment was to take place.
 To-day practically all interest in the case. was centered in conjecture as to what the future will reveal Men who profess to have an intimate knowledge of the affairs of the woman have hint. cd that only q suggestion of the reas. case has yet become public. One man. is credited with the statement that time will show this to be the most stupendous and far-reaching case of it's kind in many years. Already the country has been star lea by tIle dis closures which have followed one after another in quick succession since Mrs Chadwlck's affairs were brought be- fore the public view less than two weeks ago Since that time Mrs Chan, wick's known indebtedness has grown from less than S200.0O0 to more than a million and her counsel has said that claims against her may amount to
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-08
Rec0rd Of F0rmer Years.

New York, Dec S--That the long, hard grind in the six days bicycle race was beginning to tell on the con- testants was apparent to-day when iT was announced that the CaIdwell4 Hooper team was out for good and that Keegan, the Lowell, Mass, man, was in such distress that he might be obliged to quit at any time. Indis- erect indulgence in ice cream and oth- CT good things during the night is said to have contributed to the troubles of Caldwell and Keegan. During the early morning both riders became i'll and for hours their partners stuck to the track, maintaining their old posi- tion while the other riders made con- stant changes. Keegan was more for tunate than Caldwell, however, as he was able to relieve Logan after the latter had been plugging away for four hours The physicians said he was in poor condition, however. and that he might be obliged to abandon the race at any time.
 When it became apparent that Cald- well would not be able to take his turn during the forenoon his mate af. ter four hours of steady riding report SSA fgQY SAAC 4l1flldSCAuCllI ludJV nG lllNl lOL feel equal to defending his place alone. any longer. He wanted to formally withdraw, but at the suggestion of the management consented to take advantage of the four hour rule. Un- der this, rule, in event of any of the other riders being obliged to give up within four hours Hooper may pair with the surviving partner and con. tinue In the race. The highs saw nothing in the way of exciting brush es. It was a ceaseless grind at pace which put the riders miles behind the. best previous record with every hour.
 At 8 a. m. the Vanderstayf Stol, Root Dorlon teams had raced 1894 miles, the Gougoltz- Breton, Dussot- Mazan, Palmer Agraz, Samuelson- Williams, KeeganLogan and TurviIle- Mettling teams had covered 1895 miles 9 laps; Krebs-F Fogler and Down ing Limberg. 1898 miles s laps; the Sulkins Rockowitz team 1888 miles 5 laps.
 Record, sOth hour. 1567 miles and 5 laps, made in 1899 by Miller and Wal Ter
 At 10 a. m. the two leading teams had covered 1421 miles laps; the six pairs in second position, 1421 miles 5 laps: the Krebs- Fogler and Downing Limberg teams, 1421 miles 4 laps; ana the Sulkins- Rockowitz pair 1416 miles , laps. The record for the S2nd hour is 1899 miles laps.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-08
THE LATHROP CASE.
Will Be Tried Before Attorney John
 KsIlogg AS a Committee.

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 The Lathrop case will be tried by a committee after all, and the commit tee counsel in the case have agreed upon is the man who was objected to last week by MT Lathrop, Attorney John F. Kellogg. The attorneys con cluded that in view of the crowded state of the superior court docket the case would have to remain in court indefinitely, perhaps year or so, un- less it was tried to a committee. MT Lathrop had personal reasons for ob- jecting to Attorney Kellogg, Colonel Burpee persuaded him MT Kellogg was as good as could be selected.
 The first hearing may take place the week after Christmas, for the courts will be out then and the law yers will be lazy after their Christmas turkey, and a committee hearing is precisely what would suit them then. As there is mountain of dispositions to be read and quite a number of wit nesses, there will be many hearings before MT Kellogg will be ready to hand the case over to the superior court to be decided.
 Mrs Lathrop is suing for mainten- ance. She has named no stipulated sum, but sets forth in her complaint the manner in which she was accus- toned to live with Mir Lathrop when her relations. with him were happ> His defense is that she was at that time most extravagant, and she re- plies to this, saying, that every penny she spent was with his consent
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-08
MANY ApfE R ANS THERE.
How The Close of the Jubilee Was
 Celebrassd in Rome.

Rome, Dec 8.--A pontificaI mass was celebrated o-day in St Peters in honor Of the fftieth anniversary of the pro- mitigation of the dogIia of the I'm, nlaculate Conception. As the corfege entered St Peter's the choir sang s'Tu est Petrus'' The procession passed on to the papal altar, where was de, posted the triple crown. The pops at the mass After the ceie. bration of mass at the high altar the procession went to the chapel choir,
 where his holiness presided over the, unveillpg of the statue of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception bearing its magnificent new diamond crown After the ceremony the procession re- turned to the vatican, the pope. who was fatigued. going immediately to his private apartments, The pontin looked somewhat white and worn.
 The Americans present including the ecclesiastics and those admitted by ticket numbered S73, among them being the Right Rev Charles E. Nc Donneil, bishop of Brooklyn, N. Y., who followed the pope as an assistant at the pontifical throne. Other Anleri- cans present were the Right Rev J. B. Delaney, bishop of Manchester. N. H., and the Right Rev William H. O'Con, nell, bishop of Portland, Me.