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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

stance Il Is only fair to state that the
finding Of this mine was no accident,
Young Jones had found the float ana
Il was rich, too and 40 with patience
/ and determination be proceeded 90 hunt
where IL cdme from, When he located
/ the ledge. he secured lease ON
| the claim called the January for one
| year The lease expires on jan b,
/ 1906. He took in with him as his part
/ no Zcb Kendall. another one Of the
lucky boys at Tonopah Jones re-
| talned ono-thlrd interest IN the prop
Crty. ANA before The end Of the ilrsI
month they made their FIRST shipmen,
Of ore From that time on he was
called January Jones and the name
viii stick to him as long as he lives
AN EVEN MILLION DOLLARS.
BY the date that the lease expires, on
Jan next, this property alone WIZ
have produced a round million Of dollars
worth OF ore-or more than the whole
district of Cripple creek produced dur
Ing the first two years of us existence
This IL not all 10 10 estimated that
there Is now more milling ore piled up
on the dump of the January lease thun
utOn all the other leases In the dis
trict put together
FIRST CONFIDENT MAN,
II Ii pretty generally admitted that
"January" Jones was the first man
who canc here who had perfect conf
dence IN the GOldheld district The
fcal excitement did not begin until atter
the first ore was shipped from the jan
uary, and IL IL really this property-or
rather, these young men VINO are re-
sponsible for this wonderful town OF
Godneld and the impetus which has
been given to mining throughout ms
whole section,
IN THE NEW BULFROG.
Mr.. Jones has acquired interests In
the new Bulfrog district, 6S miles
south Of Goldneld and In the Cowitch
range east of here. lie has also q new
group OF claims south Of the Tonopah
club. which have just been organized
into the "Fawn Gold Mining Co..
which he intends to develop Immediate.
ly II may be added that no pima
chance was taken here, but mat the
same persistent search for iioat ana
the finding Of IT, has led to the as
covery Of the ledge. The same character
of ore was found as that on the Janu'
airy. and may result In another bonanza
HAS TRAVELLED MUCH.
Mr. Jones is wel-trayeled man.
having spent some time In Europe, be-
sides knowing this country from one
end to the other one thing may be
said OF Mr. Jones-and II applies equal.
~ to his partners zeb, Kendall and
Alva ID. Myers, they are unassumlng
genial. generous good fellows, VINO
have no symptoms Of the swelled head
disease very common among men
who ACQUIRE sudden fortunes. Mr. Jones
is easily approachable, and VIII cheer-
fully give the benefit Of his experience
and counsel to those who care to Apply
TO him for any information.
With A. d. Myers, he Is about 10
enter the brokerage business in Gold
field. Il is their intention to deal In
nothing but merltorious securities They
viii also promote the sale of mines,iur.
nish reports on the same and do Whal
rs I'm their power TO advance the inter-
osts of legitimate mining with thelr
experience and well known integrity
thew should have no difficulty IN get
ting the support Of the investing pubic
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Noted Expert
% Cold6eld,

During a recent visit by Thomas T.,
Walsh Of Colorado, former owner OF the
famous Camp Bird at Ouray ana J,
W. Benson the well known engineer,
and former manager OF mine they
made o close inspection OF the district,
and Xpressedthemselye about II In the
following manner Mr.. Walsh, whose
experience as q mining man dates back
to carly Leadvllle days and whose
judgment IL worth something said
~ am absolutely astoundcd al what
! have seem Naturally | came here
with some prejudice rs my mining has
been largely In the Colorado field, and
there mining Is Of an entirely different
character requiring expensive equip
tnent and heavy outlay. Here / find
that the poor man has nearly equal
advantages with the capitalist From
the grass roots down nearly all Of the
mines pay handsomely, while the gem
eral formation and s0ftness Of rock re-
QuireB only conscientious labor as
against expensive machinery with u.s.
| consider both Tonopah, and partlcu.
larly GOldfeld, good gnmbe and be-
lleYe that the era OF their prosperity
has only begun As to whether shall
Invest personally In these camps | do
not care to place myself ON record, as
my investments are all Of o very con.
selvQtlyo nature However, you mny
say that like the camp, and II cer-
tain conditions work themselves out
IT'S possible may take a chance with
the rest. In all probability | may re-
turn here again shortly and make a
more extended examination"
~ H., a.. kaa
known mining men of the west, ana
particularly VI Colorado, has this TO
say In my career as mining man
| have visited and examined proper
ties I'm all sections Of the country and
IN Mexico but until visited the Cold
field and Diamondyille camps l have
neyer seen anything which were equal
to them They can show you things
there which set you Wild, | have eX-
nmlned the outcrops. the lodges and
many OF the mines, have taken indl-
yidual samples ana have made innu-
mernble paintings and the results al
most drove Inc Wild. AS to the perma-
nency Of the field, there Ia no question
In my mind, and believe that only the
surface has been scratched. There viii
be minera'in paying quantities In those
hills after the present generation Is
gone, and in my own mind II is the
great future gold camp Of the world.
shall probably return here shortly ana
make further examinations. but as To
investment am not at liberaty at the
present time to make any statement.
J, however. think we'll OF all the camps.
both Tonopah and Goldheld and Dla-
mondfleld, but the Goldneld camp just
now strikes me the most favorable.
What all of these camps need Just now.
ana what they must have, is better
railroad facilities for handling the ore,
but that will no doubt come in time"
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Do not invest

of authentic Information as TO the merits
thereof.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
JANUARY" JONES.

"Grandpa" -now famous the world over
as Goldneld His first venture here
was IN being associated with l., l.. Pat
rick IN the Combination deal
AN EYE FOR THE GOOD.
The surface indications In the district
looked good TO him, and he began a
thorough system of prospecting for
"noat'-and he found IT, IL is an old
and a very trite saying that young
man win never make good newspa-
per reporter unless he has nose for
news" 1t Is equally true that no pro-
spector will ever find a mine unless he
has not only a nose for ore but an eye
as we'll The names Of the owners Of
the January mine. together with a de-
scrlptlon OF the property, are given
elsewhere, They had some locations
but they had 10 mine, and In this In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

I Mr. l.. L. Patrick, one of the lucky
ones In the district, has, with COM
mcudablp zeal installed an automobile
line consisting Of three machines to
which more VIII be added, Instead of
AN uncomfortable stage ride Of six
hours one may now traverse the dis
lance iu one of these machines ln two
hours and q quarter which time VIII
be stIll further reduced when the road
row being specially constructed Is
completed. The ride Is exhlirating
and decidedly pleasant and MIR. Patrick
desew As much credit for his enterprise.
1t marks an cru In locomotion In min-
Ing camps II Is said Il number OF
machines win be put ON to Bulfrog
as soon as conditions warrant II,
THANKSGIVING BILL or FARE.
The following bin Of fare given on
Thanksgiving day at one Of the best
restaurants In GOldnpld Will give an
idea Of what can De had here ana the
prices The dinner was eXcellcutly
cooked ana well served;
MENU.
soups
Cream of Asparagus, ljG.
Consommce 100 Cups, l5c
Entrees
Chicken TriCassc. with Green Peas, 60c,
Lamb Saute q IN Palisionnc, 4jc.
crab q IN Poulo te. SOC,
Kidney Saute au Madere, 4jc,
Chicken LiYers an Chi mpignons, 4jc.
Roasts
Roast Prime Beef ,,u Jus, Coo.
Roast Turkey Cranberry Sauce, soc.
Vegetables.
String Beans, ljc, Stcwed Carrots, l0c.
Peas, l5C.
Dessert.
English Plum Pudding, Hard or Brandy
Sauce,
Fruit and Assorted Pies, l5c,
Some curious names are given to
edibes I'm restaurants by the walters.
For instance: Fried eggs are called
eggs with their eyes open, pOached
eggs on toast, Adam aud Eve on raft,
eggs turned over two in the air, and
scrambled eggs, eggs shlpwrecked,
Wages for walters Is SIS per week and
board bar-keepers So to 81 for eight
hours work, and everything else in
proportion.
COLORADO COLONY
Colorado is even more strongly rep
resented than Utah There are here
Dick Dillon, Frank NJ, Ish, Marion Ish
Milton Ish, George Robertson, NJ. r. Il,
Wadlelgh, Joe Donahue, w. S. Alex
ander j. S. Purdy Tom Darby, capt
jim Flood, W. l.. Wilson, Henry Weber
H. /. Patrick, w T. Patrick, Milton Nj.
Ditch, James y. O'Brlen, Martin Muir
ply NJ w. Jelmck, Richard Wllles,
Chas. S. Wise, II. N. Cannon, Dr. Bur-
dick DR., Galloway, Geo. Pfundcr, l.. w.
Davis, II. A. Byler, j, l.. Frankenbur-
ger Elmer Chute, r. l.. Johns, G.. w,
Hayes w. w Kirby, NJ. NJ. Van Fleet,
w, H. Price, Tom Hoslip, George Jor-
dan, Dr. W. \. Liggett Casey Nc
Donnell, John Hobbs, w, II. Blackburn,
VIM. Campbell, C. NJ. Hobbs, Alex
Troxell, Ed, Stuart, John Shaefer, Capt.
W. II. Treyanthan, W. h. S. Rule, John
Louis Linderman, Joe Can
non, Clarence Edsall, Philip Flynn, Il.
T. Richardson, Dan Kearns, Eugene
Amann l.. r. Hill Jas p, Mcclure,
James Lambert Frank Redd, Hank
Summers. Pat TOnhey, Chas. Maher,
Michael Maher, Ardie Lamontanie, Al
Lear, Melon Gates. Dick Wiggers, +.
II. Horton, w. II Trip, Volney Leon
ard, James Faulkner Laban Smith and
500 others
Goldned might very appropriately
have been called New Leadyllle
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Yer and lead ores. He has also estab-
llshed brokerage business In Goldneld
IN conjunction with Mr. Charles r..
Hudson OF Salt Lake, under the name
OF the Nevada Brokerage company.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
MIN NREAT RENn.

Another prcrerty Which Il Ia conf.
iently exnct-i will soon enter the
'anks OF ~ r.sducers Is that OF the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-24

ST. LOUIS, June PA man sup
posed to be Nelson +. Benson of Kan
sas City fatally wounded Miss Mary
Dove and then shot himself, dying
shortly afterward Miss Dove is dy-
ing. The shooting occurred in the Hill
nois hotel, where the couple had regis
tered as Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Cum
mings. In Benson's pocket was found
a bottle containing Il powerful acid.
Cards giving the address of Miss Dove
in various cities were also found in
Benson's pocket. Benson had evidently
followed Miss Dove from place to
place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-24

Paul Morton May BE Naval Secretary.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Paul Nor
ton of Chicago, who was offered the
position of secretary of the navy by
President Roosevelt to succeed Secre-
tary Moody, was in conference with
the president for a long time on the
subject at the White House last night,
He remained until nearly II o'clock,
when he left the White House for the
railroad station, saying That he was
going to New York. Mr.. Morton de
clined to say whether or not he would
accept the Office.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-24
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS.
President Received the News of Nom
nations Quietly Mt White House.

President Received the News of Nom
nations Quietly Mt White House.
WASHINGTON, June 24-President
Roosevelt, after receiving the news Of
lis nomination at the White House.
accepted the afTeCtonate cOngratula-
dons of those about him, He was the
most unconcerncd seemingly Of all He
shatted animatedly few minutes with
Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Carew and Mr..
Loeb and then accompanied his seTe-
tary to the executive Office.
Outward indications that Theodore
Roosevelt was about TO be chosen
unanimously as the standard bearer OF
his party absolutely were lacking at
the White House in the morning. The
president appeared at his desk at the
usual hour and began Immediately the
transaction of routine executive bust
ness with Secretary Loeb. The presi-
dent was kept in close touch with the
situation al Chicago through the press
bulletins and private messages from
the convention hall, which were re-
seived over a special wire at the White
House.
On his return to the executive offices,
after he had been informed of his NOM
nation President Roosevelt greeted
cordially a number of newspaper men.
He expressed his pleasure at receiving
the warm congratulations of those who
In the performance of their duties are
tu MI q, tatfah with tha
dent and his work.
Sitting tlted back in a big armchair
at his desk the president chatted freely
and frankly with those about him All
were his personal friends, and the pres
ident realized perfectly that the little
tonhdences Of the executive session."
rs he himself termed it, would be held
as involublc He talked and acted not
as president of the United States, not
as the standard bearer Of a great polit-
zeal party. but ms Theodore Roosevelt,
the man and friend.
| AS soon as the president received
! news of the nomination of Senator
/ Fairbanks he sent to him the following
/ telegram;
Permit me to extend to you and the
country NY hearty congratulations on
| your nomination. l need hardly add
how much pleased | am personally"
In a short time this reply was re-
/ ceivcd from Senator Fairbanks:
81 thank you for Your congratula.
tious. To he named 10y the convention
! ny ,-ofI,. ASSN, ia, ina thp srrput .ufupuipu
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-24
Archhi.hon to Nisit AmerIcn.

LONDON, June 24.-The archbishop
Of Canterbury, the Most Rev. DR.. Ran
dan Thomas Davidson, has accepted an
invitation to attend the general CON
venton of the Protestant Episcopal
church of the United States and Cana
da, which will be held in Boston next
October The archbishop will leave in
August and will visit number Of
cities in the United States and Canada
before the holding Of the convention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-24
Notice Of Public Hearing on license
Application.

Notice OF Public Hearing on license
Application.
Notice is hereby given that on the
first day of June A. D. 1904, Patrick
Shea of North Pownal in the county
of Bennington made application to
the board of license commissioners for
the town of Pownal for first class Ii
cense to sell Intoxicating liquors at
the premises known as the North Pow
nal hotel, owned by Caroline +. Bar
Der at North Pownal, Vt, and that q
public hearing on said application
will be held at North Pownal hotel or
the 2Sth day of June, 1904, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon at which time all per
sons interested may attend and maxi
objection, if any they have, why said
license should not be granted
Walter G. Towsley,
Fred c. Brown,
l. Silas Paddock,
License Commissioners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-24

'A~NN''' AE'H'''f''a 49, 'AN' -'I"''N''S'
NEW YORK, June 24--At the re-
sumed inquest into the General Slo-
cum disaster here Paul. Liebenow, a
passenger, said he could not pull the
life preseryers down because of the
wires which held them. When he tried
TO pull them past the wires they crum-
bled in his hands like soda crackers.
1t is said on good authority that Mon
day will probably be the last day Of the
proceedings, and a verdict may be ex-
pected that night The steamer has
been raised and lowed into Flushing
bay
The number of bodies recovered up
to the present time is 412i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-24
LICENSED DOG OWNERS.
List of Residents Of Bennington Who Have
Paid Taxes on DOGS

The follbwing is list of owners of
dogs in the town of Bennington who
have taken out licenses:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-24
E. S. HARRIS,
Agt. Philadelphia Casualty
Co., Bennington, VT.

Dear Please accept
thanks for check in payment
for injuries received while
cutting meat. l also wish to
state that the company was
very prompt in the settlement
D. of the claim and that their al
lowance for partial disability
was in excess OF what | ex-
pected They are Al in every
respect.
A. c.. SW EFT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-24
TERMS :
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

Vermont according to 7, j. Deavitt
of Montpelier IN the Boston Transcript
challenges any state in the American
Union to show a longer list OF suryiy-
ing eX-Goyernors than her own roll,
of thirteen that follows:
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-13
Repulscd az Dawn.

Toxic. Dec. ia dispatch from
the headquarters of the Japanese ar
my in Manchuria says:
AT 2 o'clock In the morning OF
Dec. II a body OF the enemy's in
fantry attacked Peilaltozn. but at
dawn was completely repulsed north
ward.
In the afternoon of Dec. II the
enemy's artillery holding a position
west of Manpao Mountain opened n
oannonade against Yaotun and Tang
chiapaotzu and the enemy's artillery
posted west OF Da Mountain shelled
Potsaowa. Neither caused damage.
Mamacheih. on the right bank of the
Hun river. was attacked by the enc
my's cavalry. The Russians were
driven westward, losing a number OF
men. The Japanese sustained no
casualties"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-13
Is ON TRIAL.
Mrs. Marcum's Big Suit Begun In
Winchester.

Winchester, Ky, Dec. 13.-The
trial OF the suit OF Mrs. Abrelia Mar
cum for 100000 damages against
Senator Alex A. Hargis. Judge James
Hargis. Sheriff Ed Callahan and b.
=. French has begun here.
A. Floyd Byrd, who prosecuted
Curt Jett and Tom White for the
murder of the husband OF Mrs. Mar
cum. opened the case for the plain
tin. reviewing the circumstances that
led TO the killing Of Marcum and the
relation that Judge Hargis and sher-
IN Callahan bore to those events.
Buck Cottongame. one OF the wit
nesses who Mrs. Marcum in affidavit
declared had been bribed and entic-
ed away by the defendants, was ar
rested in Richmond, KY. by Sheriff
McCord and is now In the custody Of
the sheriff. He says he left because he
feared for his life. He says Moses
.'eltner and Sam Fields are in Hamil-
ton. Ohio Mrs. Marcum thinks they
will return and testify in her behalf.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-13
Former Paducahan is Supposed
O.Have a Wife in Cairo, Ill.
Is In Jail at Louisville, But Is Want
ed For Alleged Theft i'm
Chicago.
HE DECLINES TO TALK ANY.

Oscar Hymes. news of whose ar
rest at Louisville was published in
the Sun several days ago, is not
wanted In Paducah for bigamy. al
though the Louisville papers Of yes
terday state that he was ARRESTED
on information at Paducah that he
was wanted for bigamy.' Hymes is
supposed to have married a Paducah
girl named Owsley at Metropolis, ILL.,,
and she is said to now live at Cairo,
from which place Hymes is alleged
to have been sent to the Chester pen
itentiary for robbery.
Hymes at Louisville, is charged
with false swearing, but is now said
to be wanted for theft in Chicago.
October 10. Mrs. Rebecca Captain.
Of Louisville. swore out the warrant
charging false swearing.
This action followed two hasty
marriages. the brides in both cases
being daughters of Mrs. Captain by
former marriage. They were Sarah
Myer, aged eighteen, and Rachel My
err, aged twenty.
Mrs. Captain in taking o0t the
warrant stated that her daughter.
Sarah, had disappeared from home
one day, and the next her attention
had been called to the publication
that a marriage license had been is
sued Sarah Hymes and Harry O'Neal.
Recognizing O'Neal as a young man
Who had courted her daughter for a
long time she became suspicious.
Oscar Hymes was at this time. board
ing at her home, and paying his ad-
dresses to the elder daughter. Rach-
ell.
On investigation, Mrs. Captain
says she found that, in order that Sa-
rah Myer might marry O'Neal.
Hymes represented the girl as his
sister and of age. and that on his
signature, Deputy County Clerk
Walter Radcliffe issued the license.
The Louisville Post says Of the
charge that Chief o. Police Neal. of
Chicago. telegraph there; Hold
Hymes; wanted for stealing diamond
stud and $500 in money. Oficer will
start for Louisville"
The case was passed until Decem-
Der IA. and Hymes declined to talk
10 reporters. He said to them: I'm
On to you fellows. and amt got moth
ing to say. See?"
Hymes has a number Of relatives
in Paducah. p.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-13
HUNGARIAN MOB
PREVENTS SITTING
1t Flung Out the Famous Guard
OfForty Today.
A Sitting of the Legislature Is Now
III pssible-Troops are Call
- ed Out.
KAFFIRs AND CHINESE FIGHT

Vienna, Dec. 13.-sensational
scenes occurred at the opening of the
Hungarian Legislature. today. The OPP
position determined to prevent a sit
ting and entered the house in over
whelming numbers, seized the pre-
mier's famous guard of forty, flung
them out and attacked athe presi-
dents tribune. The tribune was
smashed and the ministers seats
heaped together. A sitting at present
is impossible. The mob gathered
about the chamber and troops were
called out.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-13
PAID IT ALL
DOWIE MADE GOOD HIS PROMIS-
Es TO CREDITORS.
Has Paid Last Of 100000 Inside of
the Period Of Year.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-Zion City has
paid the final ins:allment OIL the big
debt which year ago involved it in
sensational bankruptcy proceedings
and threatened to wreck the gigantic
enterprise established by John Alex
ander Dowie.
Checks were sent out today in pay
ment of the final 40 per cent, ap-
proximately $4,000, of the original
indebtedness of more than s40O. 900.
At the time of the trouble, when
the receivers were appointed Dowie
promised to pay the debt in a year
If the receivers we're discharged. The
creditors agreed to this, and Dowie
has kept his promise. paying 100
cents on the dollar of every claim in
volved
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-13
At Last Tells How Mrs. Chad
wick Imposed on His Credulity.
The Prisoner II Ready 20 Give Up
and Return 20 Cleveland TO
Face the Music.
DIR. CHADWICK STICKS TO HER

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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-13
BOOST TO SALARIES
IN STEWART BILL
1t is Proposed to Pay the Pres:-
dent 100000 a Year.
Senators and Representatives TO Get
$4,000 a Year IL the Bill
PASSES.
MORTON STAYS IN CABINET

Washington. Dec. 13.-Senator
Stewart has introduced a bill to fix
presidential and congressional sala-
ries. II proposes to raise the salaries
of president to 100000 a year, vice
president and speaker OF the house
to 100000 each, and each senator,
representative and delegate to $lO,-
900. 1t is provided that the bill shall
take effect March 4, 1906.