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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08
SOUNDS LIKE FAIRY TALE
But c. H. Elliott and Others Know
That 1t Is Not.

The following is taken from the last
market letter of G. H. Elliott, the Tono-
pah broker:
"With every turn of the dial Goldfield
becomes greater, some hard working
leaser strikes it and reaps the reward of
his toll. We know that the telling of
the fabulous values sounds to the reader
like a fairy tale; we know that the reader
must draw on his imagination to believe
it; we know he is skeptical, but it is the
truth. improbable as it may seem, and
believed or not, We are here to tell it.
There never was quartz mining anywhere
that we can use as a comparison in de.
scribing Goldfield; rather would the rich
placer diggings of the Klondike be a
more fitting comparison. those of our
readers who lave never experienced the
excitement attendant upon the extraction
from Mother Earth of virgin gold, we
would ask to c%onjure up in their minds
eye a scene like this: A group of men
taken from the various walks of life, the
college-bred man and the laborer work
ing side by side, upon a couple of hun
bred feet of ground leased for a few
short months, working as they never
worked before, in a perfect fever of ex-
element, realizing that each day of the
allotted life of their lease counts as the
days never counted before; that some of
the ore which these men are SO feverishly
gOuging out shows an assay value of
over 500, 900 per ton. and that when they
have taken it out and placed it in recep-
%tacles, other men stand guard over it
night and day, armed with the ever
ready six shooter and shOrt-barrelled
shotgun. prepared to resist the forcible
taking of it.
such a scene we would have our
readers know is not of our making, but
is one that is being enacted every day
these summer months upon the Jumbo
claim at Goldfield.
GAS we go to press the startling news
has just been %telephoned in from Gold
field that on lease No. IL of the Jumbo
assays taken this morning ran $25l ,0OO.-
As. Excitement intense.
G.. H. ELLIOTT"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08
Wanted.

Placer proposition suitable for dredg
ing. Must embrace at least 1000 acres
Address BOsToN, care this office. x
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08

The first paper printed On the desert
in colors was very favorably received and
The NEWS has been cOmplimented by
scores on its enterprise. There is moth
ing too good for Goldfield and The NEWS
will continue to be as good as the ability
oil its editor and the patronage iustities.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08

The Eastern stockholders have ordered
Capt. Buckley Wells, of Telluride. Colo,
to close down the Smuggler Union mine,
and the latter says that it is becaus- they
were unable to secure a force of compe-
tent nOn-uuion miners. The mine has
been losing money steadily each month
since the experiment was tried.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08

According to the Eureka Sentinel the
marriage of Miss Quick and Richard
Jury was solemnized at Ruby Hill on
June 18th. 1t is not expected that the
new Jury will render its verdict Quick,
but will take the regulation time.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08

Joseph Il. Ryan, superintendent OF the
bic Comstock mines for years and one OF
the best known and best loved men on
the coast, died in ST. Louis last week
from pneumonia.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08

Walk up hear Mr.. Patrick's new resi-
dence and inspect our twenty fve-dollar
lots. Van Dorm Il Son, owners. Always
on the ground. Ramsey Addition. =
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08

Kansas City cornfed meats, turkey
chicken, and all the delicacies of the sea
son at the Merchants Hotel, Columbia
Casey Il Arden, proprietors.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08

Location Notices and Certificates of
Location flor recording for sale at The
News Office.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08

H. Wood. an experienced timer, has
opened a shop on Main street, opposite
The News office. Air pipes, ore hoppers
and stencils a specially. X
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08

Drop in at the Merchants, Columbia,
for a good meal. You know us.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-07-08

Sanders IL Inman, contractors and
builders, are prepared to give bids on
concrete houses and all Kinds of concrete
work. X
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
NO EXCUSE FOR 1T.
Gov. Chamberlain Points Out
Remedy to Stock Growers.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 12-The members
of the National Live Stock and the Ma
tional Wool Growers associations met
in joint session in the Baker theater
this morning. Nearly q thousand mem
bers of the two organizations, including
some Of the prominent sheep and cattle
raiSerS of the United States, were in at
tendance. Governor George E. Cham
berlain, Mayor George H. Williams and
other prominent men of Oregon and
Portland, extended a welcome to the
delegates and visitors. Responses were
made to the greeting extended by repre-
sentative members of the two great or
CARNATIONS.
Addresses were the order of the morn
ing. In these Oregon extended her best
wishes to the sheep and cattle men and
in response the speakers expressed the
appreciation of the delegates for the
heartiness Of the reception given the
delegates to the two conventions. The
Lewis and Clark exposition project re-
ceived no little friendly mention and
was given hearty endorsement by the
speakers who predicted its success and
Unreasonable benefit to the northwest.
The convention was called to order
little after 10 o'clock and the address of
welcome on behalf of the state of Ore
gon was delivered by Governor Cham
berlain.
Governor Chamberlain said in part:
There is no excuse for conditions
which exist today injuriously affecting
the live stock industry of the country.
In one short year and during an era
of unprecedented prosperity, there has
been a falling off in the price of live
stock of nearly so per cent aggregat-
ing a loss to the industry of 1855, 900, O00
of which SOS, 600 falls upon the raiser
of cattle, $120. 900, 900 upon the raiser Of
sheep and SOS. 100000 upon the raiser of
hogs. This immense sum represents
nearly one-fourth of the total value of
| the live stock of the United States.
IF with this decline in prices of
stock on foot, there was a corresponding
decline in manufactured products there
might be some compensation for this,
but the fact is, the output of the pack
ing houses has not perceptibly declin-
ed, and prices have uniformly remain
about the same, if they have not in
some instances gone to a higher level
1T is needless for me to suggest to
you the source of these conditions.
| They are brought about by the mani
pulations of the leading packing houses
of the country.
! 1.-The organization by you of an indie
pendent packers association having in
view the erection of packing house es-
Establishments on the Atlantic and Pa
cific seaboardS for the export trade,
and others in territory more centrally
| located for local trade, is a curative
step and one that commends itself to
the intelligence of the country.
IF carried into execution it will
prove the proper remedy for present
| conditions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
MARKETS TODAY
War Tension Sends the Grain
Price Up.
May Pork Also Takes Upward
Movement.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady, Natives Sell
ing So. 40 to $4.55.
Bulk Of Sale Of Hogs S4.55 to
$40.

Chicago. Jan. 12.-WHEAT-War ten
sion today caused q cent advance in the
price of wheat-higher cable quotations
and lower consols were the factors There
swell, the market reacting about Nc from
the top. The decline however, was
the leading bull interest May opened
ssQh to 7sq1c higher,at 67QS712c, and az
ter holding steady for time around SI1zc'
the price settled back to S71sc. Mlnneap-
oils, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
of 4OS cars, against SS7 cars year ago.
May closed &c higher, at S77s@S7Ac.
CORN-Corn was firm on a good COM
swayed by the same conditions that
dition there was talk of poor quality of
the cash article. Offerings were not large
opened 5s@ssc higher, at 471A@4712c, and
the price had tendency to 7I bold ID, to the
higher figures, with sale a7s at 47ssa4'HAc ana
May closed sc higher, at 4112c.
OATS-Oats were influenced by the
vance was not as pronounced The mar
ket was comparatively steady. with May
Mas e to a59 3salc at $3.50 to s55zassssc
PROVISIoNs@A renewal of the war
scare caused an advance Of 2I1zc IN the
ducts showed fair gains. Selling by pack
ers resulted in some losses, but the mar
for investment account. May. pork was
up 171xQ221kc at the start, opening at $3.50
after s SCI d5 up s to S ard t Rss pTic e
higher, % opening at Sc. s71Sasso; but later
held steady at s611k May ribs We're up
was not maintained and the price settled
WHEAT~Gash: No. red. 9Oa9l1zc;
No 3 red. s8G911@c; No. hard, 89691c; No.
hard, n079c; No. 1 northern, S5qS7c;
No. 2 northern. sS@S7c; No. 3 spring, 7seS
CoRN-No. 2, 44c; No 3. 4s1k044c.
OATS-No. 2. 36c: No 3. 36c
RY&Jan., 535ac; May, 57Q571ac-
FIAx-Cash: NV, $1.031a; S.-W., SIC;
TIMOTHY-Jan., sos; March, 1915.
CLOVER-Jan., S11-35.
BARLEY-Cash: 36Q5Sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
BUY IN OPEN MARKET.
County Printing Won't Be Let
by Contract.

Inc county contracts for printing,
blank books and stationery expired to-
day and the county commissioners let
no new contracts.
In the future the county supplies of
printing, stationery and blank books
will all be bought in the open market
by county Clerk Newman who is act
ing as county purchasing agent for the
board of commissioners The commits
sioners called for no bids for county
supplies for the coming year.
Some weeks ago County Auditor
that shawnee county was paying ex-
orbitant prices for county printing. Mr..
WEIGH made a thorough investigation
ana made a statement to the board
showing that under the contracts
Shawnee county paid from twice to six
times as much for printing and other
supplies as the same articles could be
bought for on the open market by in
dividuals.
The prices paid by other counties for
the same supplies showed that the
shawnee county prices were exorbitant.
Under the system of contracts Shawnee
county has paid annually for ten years
of more than $1,000 a year. The commits
printing and supplies than would have
been paid were the same articles
bought without a contract One man
offered to pay the county $500 a year
for the contract to supply the county
under the same prices as had been
paid, under the printing contracts, for
ten years. The man who made the Of
fer stated that he could have all the
county printing done at the usual
rates, pay the county a bonus of $500
for the contract and then make a profit
of more than $1,00 a year. The commits
sioners decided that Shawnee county
might as we'll save that large profit.
Mr.. Newman will buy all the sup
plies on the open market in large guam
titles and the acquisitions for station
cry, printing and blank books will be
filled by him during the coming year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
KNOCKED OUT A FOOTPAD.
CoHeyville Lumberman's Lively Ex-
perience in Kansas City.

Kansas City, Jan. IA. M. Mccoy, a
lumberman of Coffeyville. Kan, was
held up by footbad in Baltimore av-
enue, in front of the new Home Tele-
phone building, at half past o'clock
last evening.
While walking along toward Ninth
street from the Baltimore hotel, Mr..
Mccoy felt something touch his Shout
der and some one say stop" Turning
quickly he found himself face to face
with a stranger who had something in
his hand and his arm extended. Real
izing his position Mccoy delivered a
straight right from the shoulder and
the footbad measured his length on the
sidewalk He reboun6ed in an instant
but received a hard punch on the top
of the head A second time he was in
the act of arising, when Mccoy deliv-
cred an uppercut, landing on the point
of the chin. This last blow put the
footpad out, and 1t also glanced and
splintered McCoy's third finger on the
right hand, the bone breaking diagon-
ally between the second joint and the
knuckle.
Believing that he had his assailant in
a condition that would make escape for
g. few minutes impossible, Mr.. Mccoy
started in quest of a policeman, but of
course found none.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12

Wall Street, New York,Jan. 12.-STOCKS
"A few of the specialties were the only
exceptions to the general downward ten
dency of prices IN response to the more
unfavorable far eastern outlook IN the
stock market today. Missouri Pacific.
Canadian Pacific and Mexican Central
declined a point Sales of 300 shares of
Amalgamated Copper were made at 1884
and So compared with 1874 last night
chicago and Alton preferred and Chi
cago Terminal preferred advanced q
point There was some recovery after the
opening.
The demand for stocks ceased when the
market had rallied slight fraction and
the reaction carried some stocks below
their first prices. Business then became
very quiet and the market hardened
again gradually. Pennsylvania and
Amalgamated Copper were notably firm.
Chicago and Alton preferred made a
rapid advance of 80 points and irnmedi-
ately lost l point. The common rose /
point, Kansas City Southern preferred
Hooking Valley, Ice preferred and Metro
politan Street Railway fell and Colo
RADIO Fuel and Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis Ia points
The demand for stocks was Hst1ess and
prices depressed slowly. Declines reach
ed IL points in Brooklyn Transit and
Atchison and a point in Baltimore and
Ohio. There were also losses OF l to ~
points in Northwestern, Pacific Cost Sec
6nd preferred, Peoples Gas, American
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
BUSHNELL'S COLLAPSE.
Retiring Ohio Governor Suffers Stroke
of ApoplexY.

Columbus, O., Jan. 12.-Ex-Governor
Asa S. Bushnell, who was stricken
with apoplexy yesterday, is reported to
be slightly better today. He is con-
scious, better able to talk and has more
control of himself His condition, how
ever, is still critical.
Just as he arrived at the Union sta
ton to take a train for Springfield,
Governor Bushnell was stricken with
apoplexy. The attending physicians
held out little hope Of recovery.
Gov. Bushnell had been here dur
ing the day and was about to take a
train for his home in Springfield. His
carriage had arrived at the station and
the driver upon opening the door found
him in an almost unconscious condition.
He was taken to a hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
LELAND CORRECTs 1T.
Shows How He Was Misrepresented
by Morning Paper.

Cyrus Leland takes decided excep-
tions to an editorial in the Capital this
morning in which it is intimated that
he was instructed one way and voted
another when he was a delegate in the
Republican national convention in 1884.
The Capital quotes from Morton AL
baugh's paper as follows:
1T will be remembered that in 1884
Kansas delegates, instructed for
Blaine, voted for Arthur. A repetition
of what happened then must not occur
this year, and the way to prevent it
Is to send known Roosevelt men to the
national convention and to emphasize
this by positive Instructions for him.
The Capital then comments on this
statement of Mr.. Albaugh's as follows:
1T is a fact. as Mort recalls. that
the delegation was instructed for
Arthur in 1884 and voted for Blaine.
And it is also of interest that one of
the delegates was Cy Leland
Was it intentional, or merely from
force Of habit, that the Capital turns
Mr.. Albaugh's statement around ex-
actly the opposite from what he said
1t quotes him directly as saying: I'm
1884 Kansas delegates, instructed for
Blaine, voted for Arthur" And then It
says in substance, Yes, that's so, they
were instructed for Arthur and voted
for Blaine"
But this is not what Mr.. Leland OBJ
jects to. He does not like the intirna-
ton that he was one of those who did
not stand by his instructions. In
speaking. of the matter today he said
81 was a delegate from the First dis
trict to the national convention of 1884.
was instructed for Blaine and voted
for him on every ballot. The files of
newspapers at the time will show that.
Why doesn't the Capital try to get the
facts instead of publishing things that
are not so?
&c. c. CUP of Salina was instructed
for Blaine and voted for Arthur, and
got a federal job Immediately after
wards. Others who voted for Arthur
were Judge Wood of Sumner county,
Jake Admire and Senator Plumb.
when the delegation voted the cor
rectness of the vote was challenged be-
cause it was not according to instruc-
tions, and the delegation was polled.
That showed who voted for Blaine and
who voted for Arthur 1t was finally
agreed to count certain votes for
Blaine each time, and on the last ballot
the entire delegation voted for him. -
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Jan. 12-CATTL2Receip to-
day, 5000 head. Market slow. Good to
s.. SOFAS so; stockers and feeders, $3.50
400; COWS, $1.5OG425: heifers, 81. 00Q500;
Gamers, $1.50Q2. 80; bulls, $20Od4.3 80: calves.
s.. 50Q70 90.
HOGSReceipts today, $1,000 head; esti-
mated Wednesday, 1900 head. Market
opened steady. Mixed and butchers, 81: SO
Q490; good to choice heavy, $4.s5Q4. s.;
rough heavy, 81. 5OQ4 80; light, s4.30Q4 10,
bulk of sales, 81 65Q4-s0.
Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
wethers, $4.1O@4.75; fair to choice mixed,
s.. 25G400 western sheep. S275QA6o; ma
tive lambs, $400d6.30; western lambs, $45e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
HINT TO COLOMBIA.
Secretary Root Issues State
ment on Panama Situation.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Shortly after
the cabinet meeting today Secretary
Root issued the following statement re-
garding the isthmian policy of the ad-
miniStration:
The publication in various quarters
of news Indicating that the govern
ment is preparing to send troops to the
isthmus to carry on military operations
against Colombia has been the source
of considerable annoyance to the ex
ecutive and the war department. No
state of war exists between the two
countries; no Inauguration of hOStili-
ties is contemplated by this govern
ment; no preparation for war is being
made. 1t is not believed by the presi-
dent nor by the secretary of state that
any occasion for the employment OF
troops on the isthmus is likely to arise.
They have used their utmost efforts to
convince General Reyes and the Bogota
authorities of the friendly intentions OF
this government toward Colombia and
of their readiness to use their good Of
fees in the settlement of any questions
in dispute between Colombia and Pan
anna.
1T is difficult for them to believe that
the authorities can be so blinded by
passion and prejudice as to declare war
against US and even if this ruinouS step
should be taken by Colombia, this gov
eminent would be in no haste to re-
spond to her challenge. The president
makes all possible allowance for the
natural excitement in Bogota over a
state of things for which the Colombian
government is alone responsible and of
which it is fully fOreWarned, but they
must sooner or later recognize the ire
sistible force of accomplished facts and
the sooner this is done, the better for all
parties. We have done them no wrong;
we would like to be of service to them,
if they are wise, they will not put it out
Of our power to help them by any act
of rashness and violence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
CAR TRUST CUTS SALARIES
Foundry Company Pay of officers
Reduced 10 to go Per Cent.

New York, Jan. 12.-The American
Car and Foundry company, the so
called "car trust" which cut it's COM
mon stock quarterly dividend 'FRONT.' to
u per cent on Wednesday, on account
of decreased earnings, has taken fur
Their drastic action toward economy by
reducing the salaries of officers from
10 to 60 per cent in all its plants.
The company controls about fourteen
car manufacturing plants, and several
hundred employees will be affected by
the reduction, which averages about 80
per cent.
No estimate was made of the saving
effected by this wholesale reduction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. Jan. 12.-Close.awHEAT-
Receipts today, 254 cars. Quotations:
May, 721Ac; July, 691kc Cash: No. hard
72a74c; No. 3 hard, 6S@72c: No. 4 hard. s.
G6Sc; rejected hard, 60Q6215c; No. red,
SIC: No. 3 red, 85@S7c.
CORN-May. 40ssc; July. 4Gssc. Cash:
No 2 mixed, S91zc; No. white. 401zQ111ci
oATs-No. white, ss5zc@4o1s;; No. {
mixed, 3S11c.
HAY-choice timothy, ssooas.75; choice
= BUTTERw 1s@21c: dairy, fan
cy, 49,
ECzGS-Fresh. pc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
Kansas CITY Livestock Market.

Kansas city. Mo, Jan. 12.-CATTL-E5mo,
Receipts today 10000 head, including 3OC
head of southerns. Market steady. Ma
tive steers, s.. 40a4.55; southern steers.
$2.4OG40o; southern COWS. 9. 5oQ2 Is; ma
and feeders, $S.00Q3 65; bulls, s2.25g3 40;
calves, $25Oa5.75; western steers, $S.15a
HOGSNReceipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket strong. Bulk Of sales, 81. 55Q4 7o;heavy:
81. 65Q4 50; packers, $4-60Q4-7o; pigs and
lights, 81 ESQ. 60
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
Market strong. Muttons. 50 50d4.50; lambs,
s4.60Q5.75; range wethers, SS.25Q4.40; ewes,
81 3Od9 so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12

Gable, General Electric and Mailing pre-
ferred. Wisconsin Central preferred rose
a point. A rally to S3A in Chicago and
Alton preferred steadied the market be-
fore noon. Bonds were irregular at
noon.
The rally in prices made but little head
way, the market displaying the same hes
itation and dullness at the higher level as
during the morning. Chicago and Alton
preferred reached the highest again, as
did United States Steel preferred, while
Amalgamated Copper sold about a point
below its best.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
New york Money Market.

New nork' IAN EamMoney on
bid at ~ per cent and offered at per
cent. Time loans easy; 60 days, 4G4A per
cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 51k@6
per cent; sterling exchange strong with
actual bills in bankers bills at $4S5A@
1855 for demand and at $4.8210Q4 S2A for
60 day bills; posted rates, "a. 621zG4. SO and
81 SO; commercial bills, $4S1A al 81A
SILVER-Bar silver, 5Sssc; Mexican dol
lars, 45c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
Milwaukee, Cleaning Up.

Milwaukee, Jan 1.-THE grand jury
has returned indictments against ex-
Aldermen Charles J. Cook and Will
lam O'Kerschauser, Alderman William
Murphy and Arthur A Mccormick, Pc
ter J. Mead, ex-Supervisor Charles Bot
tenburg, Supervisor White Fishbay and
Henry Stoffel. The aldermen and ex-
aldermen are charged with soliciting
brides and the supervisor and ex-su-
pervisors with taking brides. Stoffel
is charged with bribery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
st. Louis Livestock Market.

st. Louis, Mo, Jan. 12-CATTLARe-
ceipts today, $500 head. Market steady.
Beef steers, So. 70G5.25; stoclxers and feed
ers, $2.15G3 IS; COWS and heifers, $2.25Q
AIS; Texas steers, 81 35Q4. 20; Texas cows
and heifers, 81. 00Q3.2 5.
ket about steady Pigs and lights, s4.25G
455: packers, $4.35G47 10; butchers and
best heavy, $45Od4. 80
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head
Market steady. Natives, $300q4.00; lambs,
81 5O6T5 40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
An Error Oorrected.

Guthrie, Ok, Jan. 12-In dispatch sent
from Guthrie last Saturday night it was
enormously stated that the First Ma
tional bank of Alva had been closed. The
bank at AIva, which was closed on jan
uary 9, was the Alva National bank The
First National bank of Alva is a sub
stantial institution and is in way in
volved in the Alva National failure