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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-22
DIVIDENDS
PAID DURING AUGUST
Splendid Results of Metaiferous Mnes---During Eight m0ntns
of This Year They Have Paid l5,4lz,6A to Stockholders
-..Nevada Mines Not Included In Estimate

the rate of 7s per cent per annum on
$3.50. Doc capital: for the eight months
this year the amount of $4,000. max
ing a total since Incorporation of ST.
200,0 900. The Hecla mine in Idaho,
which is now distributing an average OF
5 per cent or $4,000 monthly, has paid
during the eight months ending with
August $3.50, 600, and since organization
$780, 900, on a capital of only $250.0o0.
Three zinc properties declared divi-
dends of sSO4,100 in August. $4,000
for the eight months this year and 49,
4s2. 900 since Incorporation, OF the is
sued capital stock of $1o.215,OOO. Fore
most stands the New Jersey Zinc com
pany, which pays ~quartely dividends of
ssO0. 900 at the rate of IL per cent per
annum, and has declared since organiza-
ton $500, 900 on a capital of 100000
600. Many private and close corpora
tons engaged in the mining and metal
lurgica Industries are paying large divi-
dends to comparatively few shareholders.
Were IL possibly to compute these prof.
it's and allow for the enormous sums
that are paid in wages and for working
the properties the result would be
amazing.
Interesting as. the epitome foregoing
Is, it would be far more gratifying to
Colorado readers If the summary In
cluded the long list of dividends paid
by the metaiiferous mines of this state,
not one of which is mentioned. Ranging
alongside the Homestake of the Black
Hills is the great Portland mine of
Victor. which pays $4,000 quarterly
with unvarying regularity and has dis
tributed since Incorporation nearly &c.
900. 600. The Gold King. near Silverton,
and several other big mines in The San
Juan: the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy
and others in the San Miguel; several
great properties in Leadville, Clear
Creek, Gilpin and Gunnison are large
distributors of dividends monthly or
quarterly. In addition to these are the
splendid profits earned by leasers in all
the sections named of which no record
appears. Colorado's mines and shelters
paid dividends amounting to $15,930,521
in 1905 or 2S per cent of the value of the
product. The results of this years work
will be materially larger.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-22
FROM A PROVIDENCE ATTORNEY
Law Office
WILLIAM NJ. 2. BOWEN,

WILLIAM NJ. Il.
Providence, r. l., Aug. 23, 1906.
Editor Goldheld News, Goldield, New;
Dear Sir-In the early part of 1905
I purchased stock in the Tokop Console
dated Gold Mining company, the Tokop
Gold Mining company. the Kawich Gold
Mining company. the Hearst-Jaggers
Gold Mining company and the Cyclops
Bullfrog Mining company. through the
Mims-Sutro company. Some friends
also purchased stock in some of these
companies. The Mims-Sutro company
had a branch at Goldheld. in charge of
Messrs. w. H. Lang and Lea Bleakmore,
and / understand that civil and criminal
proceedings were brought by the COM
pany against Messrs. Lang and Bleak
more, but that criminal proceedings
were dismissed. The matter has been
called to the attention of the attorney
general of the state of Nevada, as well
as to some of the alleged directors of
these companies and the Mims-Sutro
company. but I have yet TO learn that
anything has been done for the protec-
tion of the stockholders of these com-
/ believe that the Tokop Con-
solidated Gold Mining company brought
proceedings against Mr.. Lang
and secured restitution, and apparently
that company is trying to get itself in
proper condition. but I have not heard
that the other companies which / mem
toned above AVE done anything as
yet. In act 1t seems impossible to find
out who the stockholders are, or who
has charge of the records. or is
being done. Several prominent gentle
men whose names were put out in the
prospectuses Of the companies as Of
fcers deny that their names were so
used with their consent.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-22

AS your paper has very properly
taken a position in opposition to fraud
ulent schemes, / beg to ask the cour-
tesy of your columns to call the atten-
ton of the stockholders of these COM
panies to the necessity of protecting
their properties and compelling restitu-
ton of any moneys belonging to the cor
porations. 1t has further been claimed
HI some at least of the stock of these
companies which was offered through
the Mims-Sutro company, Messrs. Lang
and Bleakmore issuing the prospectuses,
as treasury stock was not treasury
stock at all, but was individual stock,
although there has been a difference of
opinion upon this point.
Outside, therefore, of any individual
suits against Messrs. Lang and Bleak
more, or other officers of the Minis
Sutro company, of fragrant memory"
l would suggest that the stockholders in
these (mostly) South Dakota corpora
tions, resident in Goldfeld and vicinity,
who are in a position to get at the facts
and act more unitedly, call a meeting of
the stockholders of these various com
panies and find out the condition of the
properties and the condition of the cor
porations, and take steps to prosecute
those who are guilty, and protect their
properties. I am constrained to offer
this suggestion also for the benefit of
the genuine mining industries of the
state, and to express the hope that the
governor and attorney general of the
state will take steps to prosecute the o.
tenders effectually and vigorously be-
fore they shall secure any immunity by
reason of any statute of limitations.
Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM NJ. p. BOWEN.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-22
CMRs.) AMY LAWS.

If the stock holders of the various
companies could get into communication
with one another and among them APP
point one agent or attorney in Goldisld
to represent them. and find out just
what is the situation and where they
are at" perhaps something tangible
might be arrived at.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-22
FROM A WOMAN VICTIM

$40 S. Sawyer Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Editor Goldfeld News:
Dear Sir--I am unfortunately a stock
holder to the extent of 20. 900 shares in
the Kawich Gold Mining company OF
Nevada, purchased through the strong
recommendation of the -- bank
officials. and l note your answer to j.
L. L., Detroit. and others in our issue
of July %. Now, is it possible for me
to get into communication with this
party through you, by giving them my
address, or getting their permission for
you to give ms their address? l am de-
termined to see what can be done and
am willing to pay for an "ad." of some
description. asking for the names, ETC..
of stockholders of the various COM
panies foated by the Mims-Sutro COM
pany. Very truly,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-22

No time is being lost to place this lease on a producing basis. Two
shifts of men are now at work under the supervision of a superintend-
emit that is famous for knowing how to find ore. 1t was under this SUI
perintendent'su direction that ore was discovered on the Red Top Mine
of Goldfeld.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

his definite purpose to serve his coun-
try well. The old Tillman, the imag-
mary Tillman, is gone forever, and
the real Tillman has taken his place.
For years the newspaper correspond
ents had been vainly trying to ham,
mer home the real Bailey, Bailey the
statesman, and had found 1t next to
impossible to overcome the popular
preconception of the freak Bailey who
wouldn't wear swallow-tail coat. An
other minconception is gone forever.
So tremendously has the personality
of Aldrich doomed up in this contro-
veIsy that 1t Is difficult now to realize
that short time ago he was only
name to the average newspaper read
er. Six months ago 1t Is safe to say
that his face, now SO we'll known
through portraits and cartoons, was
hardly known to such readers. A year
ago, in steering visitors through the
senate galleries Washingtonians were
exasperated to have their explanations
met with, What is his name, did you
say? Aldrich? Where is he from?
Oh, is Senator Depew here?"
Aldrich may be regarded as an ex-
ception to the statement that only
Bailey and Tillman have come
through the ordeal with increased
reputation, but the kind of reputation
Aldrich won is wind that man
pays dearly for. Whether it is just
or unjust, Aldrich is now fixed in
delibly in the minds of majority OF
his countrymen as the representative
of certain interests that that majority
would like to see curbed. That is
one picture which this debate has ad-
ded to the portrait gallery of the ma
ton, and it is questionable whether
Aldrich regards the universal admira-
iion for his genius as a politician, a
snatches Of victory out of defeat, as
balancing the account
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31
REVIEW FEATURE RUIN or BILL

Washington. Representative Jen-
kins, of Wisconsin, chairman of the
house judiciary committee, in discus
sing the rate bill in the house, de-
clared that instead of making the
measure constitutional by making pro-
vision for the courts to pass upon the
reasonableness. of rate the amend
ment would make the measure prac-
tically valueless. "The people are not
going to be quieted or abate their in
terest in this matter" he said They
are thoroughly aroused and in earn
est. The servant Of the people who
fails to do his duty and come to their
relief will be lost in the current of
disapproval and will never be found
again.
Instead of meeting with opposi-
ton this bill should have not only the
approval of the carrier, but it should
have been warmly welcomed. No pro-
vision should have been made for
reasonable and remunerative rates,
but it should have simply provided
for the fixing of the rate, for congress
is under no obligation to fix reason
able or remunerative rate
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31
REVIEWING THE SENATE DEBATE
washington Letter to Philadelphia

\ W doulu5lOu IcIlCl W IuIlduClDlld
Public Ledger)
In focusing the eyes of the country
on the intellectual greatness of the
senate and putting an end, at least
for the time, to the senile talk about
that body's decay" since the days of
Sumner, the rate bill, in the opinion
of observers here, has accomplished
something not set down on the cards;
something possibly of permanent value
to the country Yet now that the
smoke is gone the general verdict is
that nearly everybody in the front of
the fight has paid a heavy price for
it in the decrease of his own repu-
tation; that only two men have come
out of it with increased reputation
Bailey and Tillman
The debate, it Is generally agreed,
has revealed the real personalities of
some men who have not hitherto been
correctly understood. Before the rate
bill came up Tillman, to the country,
was a swash-buckling demagogue. He
was not that to Washington; here his
great ability, his courage, manliness
and honesty, were as we'll known as
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31
Hoods

Sarsaparilld enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the great
est curative and preventive
medicine the world has ever
known. IL is an dll-round
medicine, producing its un-
equ0Iled effects by purify
ing, vitolizing and enriching
the blood on which the
health and strength Of every
organ, bone and tissue de-
pend. Accept no substi-
tute for Hoods, but in-
sist on having Hoods
AND ONLY HOODS.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-31

amendment lnlS Idll anu IHtu at least
the people can elect their own COM
missioners. But we must not stop
there. II we do absolutely nothing
will be accomplished. Give me
friendly legislature and we will give
this board such ample and complete
powers which will be so plain and
just that no future legislature dare
repeal the law That we may make
sure of this let the people see to it
that no man is nominated this fall
for the legislative Office unless he will
pledge himself to vote to confer such
powers upon this commission. II any
refuse to make such pledge, or IL
their records are such that pledge
would be worthless, they should not
be nominated. This is the only way
we can make reality out of this con-
stitutional amendment.
Then the revenue law needs amend
ment. That law was saddled upon the
people of the state by the railroads.
The purpose of the law was to take
from the people their own assessors
and then double up on their taxes.
That revenue law has robbed the pee.
pie of the right to tax their own prop
erty and has given this power to the
state board of equalization and assess
ment which is usually under The con,
troll of the railroads. | am in favor
of giving back to the people their own
assessors and making the railroads
as well as the people pay their own
share of taxes. There are many other
laws that should be passed but these
are of pressing Importance. When
we shall have passed these and en-
forced them we will have gone long
way towards putting the railroads out
of politics in this state and Gstting
the government back to the people
The people of this state are demand
ing these measures. Two years ago
| waged vigorous fight along these
lines and the people from all parties
gave me loyal support. Had it not
been presidential year | should have
won easily. | now want to finish
the work / then began. Since the
campaign of 1904, have been in al
most constant receipt of letters from
men of the highest intelligence and
character in all parts of the state
and members Of all political parties
urging upon me the duty of again
leading the fight against railroad dom
ination in this state, and assuring
me that my position was SO well IN
/ derstood by the voters generally tina.
my candidacy again would mean q
/ call to arms Of the men of all parties
who are opposed to railroad donina
ton and result in signal victory fol
the ticket.
would be less than human were
unmoved by such appeal or insensi
Bile to the duty il imposes, and I Ger
tainly would forfeit my own self re
spect and be unworthy of the conf
dence Of my fellows, if, under The CIR
cumstances, | hesitated to respond tt
accomplish the end in view.
GEORGE w. BERGE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-27

system OF distribution will be avoided
General Greely stated ne had dlvested
himself as far as possible of all depart
mental duties, which would continue In
the hands of General Funston, and would
devote hamsclf TO the sanitation of thS
city. the unusual relation OF the army
with the city and TO other special affa!rs.
Colonel George Torney who is in i'm
mediate command of sanitation, an
nounced that the situation was encourag-
ing. The control OF the city parks had
been transferred 10 the city board Of
health and Colonel Torney said that the
daily reports OF Or. James w. Ward.
health officer, were favorable.
III suggestion made by Col. Torney
is adopted. a camp for Chinese will be
established on the golf links OF the Pre-
sidlo. controlled by the army.
The question OF a special session OF the
state legislature caused some debate.
Gov Pardee said that II was his present
intention TO have a special session, but
that he did not purpose 10 take any hasty
action.
SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE.
Mayor Sohpitz closed the discussion by
making formal call on the governor for
a special session Of the Legislature.
The relief work has made rapid prog
ress II is now in the hands OF the mill
tary authorities and has been perfected
and systematized until the feeding and
sheltering OF the thousa nds Of hungry and
homeless people Is going on expeditously
Five hundred teams are hauling supplies
10 the sixty-odd relief depots today
There Is still a scarcity of sugar and
conee, ana an urgent and pressing need
for more blankets cots and tents owing
10 the unusually cold nights for this sea-
son OF the year.
With the relaxation OF the military law
and the abolishing OF passes permitting
people TO return TO the city, thousands
OF curiosity seekers were attracted from
across tho bay yesterday, and today hun
dreds gazed sadly upon the ruins OF their
homes and hunted through the ashes for
some treasured memento.
The marines destroyed a considerable
quantity OF liquors In that section OF the
city IN which they hold sway
This branch Of the navy controls and
polices the lower portion OF the residence
district, and although they have ruled
with an iron hand, their authority has
been exercised with such good judgment
and discretion that not a single complaint
has been made.
LIQUORS DESTROYED.
IT wac understood by storekeepers
whose places escaped that they could open
their places for business, but they over
looked the fact that only such places that
had no bars attached would be permitted
70 Go so. AS a result a detail OF marines
destroyed hundreds OF dollars worth OF
liquor I'm places which had been opened
restoration OF the telephone system Is
making good progress. Forty telephones
were In operation yesterday. but the
dynamitng OF walls temporarily put some
OF them out OF commission. The Dairy
mems association has announced that n
Will furnish milk free to the relief COM
mittee until May I.
Every effort Is being made TO ascertain
the correct number OF victims OF the
earthquake and their identity, not only IN
this city, but In other places where ia
talities occurred.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-27
MUTUAL LIFE
COMPANY MUST
BE RECOGNIZED

London. April N.--In accordance with
the solution adopted April 20 by the com
mittee OF British pohcyholders of the Mu-
tual Life Insurance company OF New York
a circular has been Issued 20 all the
policyholders IN the United Kingdom. This
circular. which Is signed by Lords st. os-
wald, Armstrong and Northcliffe and by
the following memoers OF the House OF
Commons: Harmood- Banner. Seaverns,
Benn. Howarth, Booth. Barclay j. Baron
and Sir Wilfrid Lawson, ches the de-
mands caDled recently 20 tho trustees Of
the Mutual company and contepds shat
while the suggestions made 10y the trus-
tees that an actuary be appointed 20
verify the reserve and liabilities might
reassure the policyholders az TO the solv-
ency OF the company. IL would not remove
the serious causes OF Dissatisfaction with
the present management nor aid the
policyholders IN securing the proper con-
troll Of the company's affairs In the future.
While not accepting az true all the
charges made IN the United States against
the management, the committee fears that
without a radical change In the manage
ment no provision for the auditing Of the
company's Affairs from time to time will
suffice TO satisfy the public of the United
Kingdom. The circular says:
II seems 10 the committee tnat III ~
impossible that the company can, with
any prospect OF success. continue doing
business in this country so long as the
present New York management is In au-
thor9ty. The present expenses are out OF
all proportion 20 the results"
After reciting the resolution passed on
April DO the circular proceeds to say that
the chief desire IN Great Britain and the
United states is that the movement for
a thorough reorganization as policy
holders company will meet with success.
The circular ends with the following state
ment:
should unforeseen circumstances frus-
trate the accomplishment OF these OBJ
1ects. II would become an accessory de-
mand that the British interests be sep
arated from the American, and that the
British policyholders be formed into a
separate organization"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-27
RUSSIAN POLICE
CAPTURE LEADERS
Of THE RADICALS

st. Petersburg. April 27.--Apparentiy
convinced that the new organization OF
the unemployed is a cover for the long
predicted renewal Of armad revolt stimuli
taneously with the convocation of the
National parliament, and being deter
mined not TO be caught mapping as they
were in the zenith OF the movement led By
FIR. Gapon, the police yesterday again de-
scended upon the 5ocialist-Labor leaders.
and captured the entire executive commit
tees OF the st. Petersburg Social Demo-
Gratis and Social Revolutionists. and Sow
eral prominent labor leaders. who were
holding a secret congress in the capital.
Several meetings had been held and the
speeches rivalled in virulence the famous
meetings OF the workmen's council during
the October strike. The police had held
off, hoping to capture the entire congress,
but a warning was given and majority
OF the men escaped
These members are so enraged at the
arrest OF their leaders that they threaten
giant demonstrations by the unemployed
which will be certain To result In blood
shed
A remarkable feature OF the second de-
gree elections in the Baltic provinces was
the complete defeat OF the Germans, who
compose the noble or landowners class.
A great scandal has been caused by the
new Fundamental law" or Constitution"
OF Russia The emperor has ordered an
investigation to determine how the news
leaked out.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-27
WARREN.

Advertisements for The News may be
left with r. A. Bliss, Goss block.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-27

per day OF nine hours. shall have their
wages advanced 10 per cent.
ID. That all persons employed In the
collieries, washerfes strippings and break
ers, who now receive-minus the sliding
scale-above s1.5o, but not 10 exceed s1.75
per day OF nine hours, shall have their
wages advanced ~ per cent.
"a. That all other persons employed IN
the colheries. wusheries, strppings and
breakers. including contract men. shall
have their wages, allowances and rates OF
vanced per cent.
SECOND PROPOSITION.
THAT an advance equal to 10 cents per
ton upon the total production OF anthra-
cite coal be added TO the wages and earn
ings OF all persons employed In the coll
lleries, washeries, strippings and breakers.
such advance 10 be added TO the wages
and rates fixed In the award OF the An.
thracite coal strike commission, the ap-
portionment to be on a percentage basis
IN such manner as may be determined
mutually between our respective commit
tees.
"In formulating these two propositions
we have eliminated every feature OF our
former proposals 90 which you have OBJ
jected except that OF wages and I'm tho
your oft-repeated statement that 90 grant
our original demands would result in ad-
vancing the cost to the consumer OF do
nestle coal $40 per ton.
while we have not been able. even by
the most careful analysis. 10 ascertain by
what process OF reasoning you have
reached your conclusions as 10 the al
legged necessity OF an advance In cost
amounting To S1.2O per ton, we beg 10 as
sure you that we have no desire, neither
would we consent To become parties TO
any compact that would increase the cost
OF domestic fuel sl.20 per ton.
INCREASE ONLY i6 CENTS PER TON
"As indicated I'm the two proposition sub
mitted herein, we propose a resumption
OF work upon basis that would increase
the labor cost OF all coal produced by an
amount not In excess OF 10 cents per ton
and as between 90 and 70 per cent. OF all
coal produced is sold as prepared sizes.
the Increase in the labor cost OF domestic
fuel would not exceed I6 cents per ton.
"Our committee viii await al Wilkes
barre your reply 20 the propositions here
insubmbtted. Or. II agreeable TO you. we
shall he pleased 20 meet your committee
at any time and place you may suggest" Z"
The call for the convention OF miners
will be issued tonight.