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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04
THE BUCKET SHOPS

Again we hear that the Minneapolis
Chamber Of Commerce is getting after
the bucketshops and proposes thru le-
gal process to put them out Of business.
Only a few years ago the big shop,
that had become power north
west and maintained some fifty branch
offices connected by wire with the
Minneapolis headquarters, went down,
and with that fall the death hnell ct
buehetshepping was supposed to have
sounded. Something appears to have
been wrong with the death knell, for
today half dozen small, but lively es-
Establishments of the kind are doing
business here, profting by the good
times, the natural disposition of people
to seek quick action and the big profit,
and an increasing proportion easy to
separate from their money.
The chamber is concerned over these
establishments principally because they
use figures as basis for fictitious trad
ing that are said to be continuous quo
tations made by the buying and sell
ing on the chamber floor. It does seem
unfair that man not a member of the
chamber should use the figures Of that
organization for his own profit, and
probably for dishonest practice, and it
is most embarrassing for the associa-
tion, numbering among its members
men of wealth and prominence in the
business world, to be Indirectly a party
to fraud. Indeed, the position Of the
organization is recognized by law, and
there is a supreme court decision that
defines the right Of the chamber in the
quotations that originate on it's floor
These figures are it's property. 1t may
keep them, or lease or sell them as il
pleases, and anyone taking them sur
reptitiously is guilty of larceny. AL
this is according to law, and if thu
bucketshops are posting the Minneap
oils chamber quotations, as is alleged
they are stealing, but like the. Irish
mans feas, when you put your fnge
on them they are not there. The cham
Der believes that at last it has the evi
dence that will do the business, ant
I that the bucketshops will be killed, tn
principals will 60 to Jail and the grail
trade will be freed from these para
sites, all of which remains to be seen
Tho every member wants them elm
mated, the big elevator, milling an
cash grain commission houses are both
cred little by them. It is the firms dc
ing a business principally in grain fl
lures and in stocks and bonds that sui
fer. A thing peculiar to this branc
of business is that almost, any sort Q
fakir. may come along, and if he hay
: money enough to rent an office and pa
Z a sign painter to put 'banker an
broker'' across the door, he can presen
front that to the uninformed is n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04

different from that of a neighboring
firm that may stand for honesty, legit-.
imacy, conservatism and a considerable
investment Of capital. ,.
A firm occupying small quarters near
the trading floor of the chamber will
paw a rental equal to that of some Mic
ollet avenue merchants. It will nee
essarily hold memberships in the Min
neapolis chamber and other exchanges,
and if these include the New York
stock exchange, it's cash investment
thus tied up will approximate $4,000.
It will maintain, at great expense, a
clerical force and private wire sys-
tenn. It will necessarily have other in
vestments amounting to considerable,
and if it pretends to do much business,
will need working capital, or an ar
,rangement for banking accommoda-
ton that may run from 100000 to
5000 900. It's individual members will
often represent large outside interests
and much wealth.
Such a firm will do large business
of the strictly investment sort, with an
accompaniment Of speculative trade,
and whether or not one may believe in
the utility of speculation in the larger
economic view, he will generally find
in the conduct Of the business of such
firm, according to trade ethics fully
understood, "a degree Of honor not ex.
celled the world over. Such firm may
do business in an office 1890 feet
Many a jobbing or manufacturing
house of considerable Importance will
not command capital or resources as
great, but will make a big front, and
no man without means can come along
and counterfeit the establishment. But
the exchange firm must expect to SEE
Offices opened around town from time
to time in which bankers and bro
Ekers'' without means or reputation
who have not as yet gone to Jail art
bucketing' all the business tina
comes their way, the people throwing
the money over in the transom whe1
the office is closed, as it always is
sooner or later.
It is these firms that are most bit
ter in their hatred of the bucketshops
Their feeling is shared by a majorit.
OF. business men generally. The buck
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS

The position Of the common stock
of Minneapolis & St.. Louis in respect
to balance applicable to dividends, as
analysed by the Wall Street Journal,
showed very marked Improvement at
the end of the fiscal year 1906 in com
parison with the fiscal year 1905. The
balance for 1906 after the preferred
dividend amounted to $216,030 equal
to 3.5 per cent upon the common
stock; in 1905 the balance was $57 ,494,
equal to less than 1-per cent upon that.
stock.
Gross earnings in 1906 amounted to
$3,726,665, showing an increase OF
pip per cent. The actual increase was
$649,90o: In the following table are
the balance applicable to dividends
upon the common stock, together with
the increases in each over the previous
year, for the last three fiscal years:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04

Ante-Election Hesitation Marked
November Disbursements
$75,s6, 491. 4
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Nov. 3.-An attempt has
been made the last week to extract
bear argument from the impending cleo
tions, but while this uncertainty was
8 factor, little long. stock was thrown
over in the expectation that the radical
candidate will be elected. There was
rather a tendency to defer new COM
mitments until after Nov. 6, commits
sion house literature quite generally
counselling this course. Tho Wall
street asserted that it was not in doubt
regarding the success of the republican
ticket, it observed, however, the sort
Of caution which always is factor in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04

son, with the average cost Of hogs at
1894. The decline Of the week was
later somewhat recovered and with hogs
selling at $5.95@6.15 and the bulk Of
the hogs at $6@6.O5 the most of the
weeks decline was regained and prices
were very close to steady with last
weeks closing quotations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04
Importance and West the Traders Take from the Ticker
Gossip Of the Men Who Make the Markets Move.

bishops are bad thing and should be
closed, but from their elusiveness it is
by no means certain that this will
come quite SO quickly as predicted,
since they have some rights in law and
are quick to resort to them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04
Financial Truth

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04

According, to- the latest official esti-
mate the area Of the United States
proper is 8, 026,789 square miles, in adj
5dition to which Alaska has 500, 1874
square miles, the Philippines 1l5,026,
Hawaii Ga, Porto Rico 3,435, Guam
2lO, Samoa ", and the Panama canal
strip 474.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04

A. O.. Brown of New York says: "No
more election scares are expected now,
and it is generally believed that the
result of the contest will be entirely
satisfactory to the Wall street inter
ests'' ..->
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04

Dick of New York says: awe look
for further Improvement in anticipa-
tion Of the defeat Of the Hearst move
ment next Tuesday,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04

Decrease. FfIn 1901 DIVIDEND OF ~ PEI
cent was paid on the common stock. making
deficit for the year $51,922. No dividends nave
been Maid on the common since that time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04

Total sales. 397, 300. 49,
Money loaned today at 4@5 per cent for all
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10

Japanese situation will be inserted after
Secretary Metcalf returns from the
Pacific coast.
A fairly accurate forecast of the mes
sage is given as follows:
The menace of inherited wealth will
probably occupy more space than any
other subject. The inheritance tax
necessity will be discussed at length.
The supervision distinction will be
clear made from the ownership by the
Government Of Ill lines of transporta-
tion aud communication and all cor
porations controlling al necessities of
life. This will be strongly urged.
Thepresident in making appointments
is more concerned as to how a man
thinks OH great National questions than
whether he is member of auy partic-
ular political party. The question 'Is
he Nationalist or States rights man
must be answered first. The message
will urge legislation to reinforce the
Rate bill pass ID by the last Congress.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
GOldfield Is Booming

Goldfield. Nevada, Nov. 3-The fact
that Goidfield is booming cannot be de.
nied or ignored. It's present prod uction
Of million dollar load of ore from the
Hayes Monnette lease is attracting
world wide attention, aud the recent
scheme launched in Goldfeld TO place
the shipment i'll a special car and send
it all over the United States is likely to
be realized. The plan is to place the ore
in car with glass sliding doors, get
Governor Sparks and other well known
and prominent men of unquestioned in-
tegrity in this S ate to certify to the
value OF the car aud its contents in pla-
cards placed on the car Then loaded
with gold ana verification send the car
all over the United States with mining
men. newspaper publicity agent aud
representatives Of the mining Interests
of the State with the car.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
State News

Blair, the new town in Silver
Peak district, Esmeralda County,
is now credited with 1000 popu-
lation.
Reno Century Club women now
insist that the redlight district be
moved two miles away from the
suburbs.
The Dangberg Land and Cattle
Company is to bore wells and in
stall centrifugal pumps on its
Douglas County property.
The Government has plans un-
der way to reclaim Peaceful Val
ley, Lincoln County. The area
of agricultural Ind to be put un-
der cultivation is 81, 200 acres.
According to reports coming
from San Francisco, the deal that
was ON for the sale of the Reno
Power, Light and Water Com
pany, with all its extensive hold
ings, to a wealthy Eastern syn
dictate, has fallen through.
While playing soldier at Man
haitian on Oct. 10 Jack Nc
Elvaney, 12-year-old boy, was
shot in the abdomen by a COM
panion named William Gorkey
and died about II hours later.
A 22-caliber rifle was the weapon
used.
Judge Erskine NJ. Ross of the
Federal Court at San Francisco
has issued an injunction against
both the Goldfeld-Mohawk Min
ing Company and the Combina-
tion Mines Company of Goldfeld
preventing either of the corpora
tions from working the ground in
dispute.
Last week President Stubs oi
the State University lectured the
students on their lack of spirit
in college work this year. He
stated that they were not taking
the interest in their studies they
should, and that the scholarship
this year would be much harder
than it was last year.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
JURORS CHARGED WITH BRIBERY
Sensational Developments in Mining
Suit Follow Verdict

Fallon, Nevada, Nov. sational
charges of jury bribery have been made
in connection with the recent trial OF
the grubsiake mining suit of Costello
ct al in which the plaintiffs, who live
in Manhattan, are trying to obtain a
one-twelfth grubstake interest in the
Nevada Wonder mine, the Wonder
townsite and other mining properties,
worth in all over 81 100000.
Yesterday afternoon b. r. McCabe. a
mining man from Fairview. made an
affidavit to the effect that Charles Smith.
who acted as juror. told him after The
trial. while intoxicated, thai he had re-
ceived a town lot iu Wonder and other
valuable considerations for rendering a
finding in favor of the defendants. The
attorneys for the plaintiffs say that an
other man will testify that second
juror was paid 5000 for worthless
horse by one of the defendants the day
after the trial ended.
Judge Curler, of the Second District
Court, sitting in chambers at Reno, has
ordered that special hearing be held
Saturday afternoon to hear evidence mp
on the bribery charges which were filed
to sustain a motion to set aside the
jury's findings.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
The Junufrau's Cry.

I. virgin of the SHOWS, have lived
Uncounted years apart.
Mated with sunlight, stars and heaven.
But 1 am cold at heart
High mates. ye teach me purity
And lonely thought and truth.
But have never lived. and yet
/ have eternal youth.
Blow. tropic winds. and warm rains fall
And melt my snowy crest;
Let soft woods clothe my shoulders fair
Deep grass lie on my breast.
And let me feed q thousand herds
And hear the tinkling bells
Till the brown chalets cluster close
In all my stream fed dells.
So may l hear the sweep of scythes
And beating OF the fails,
My maidens singing as they spin
And the voice of nightingales.
And little children in their joy
And where my violets hide.
Soft interchange of lovers vows:
Sweet hymns at eventide.
Alas, cold sunlight, stars and heaven.
My high companions call!
The ice clad life Is pure and stern;
am weary of Il all.
-Stopford A Bro
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
Relief For Overworked officials

A Carson, Nevada. dispatch says:
From various parts Of the State. accord
ing to report, will come relief bills
next year which the Legislature will be
asked to pass in favor of various county
officers. particularly Recorders. Audi
tors and Clerks. who have been over
whelmed with work as q result of min
ing excitement. In a number Of
counties where these officers were em-
ployed upon fiat salaries, aud not large
at that, a rush due to mining excite
ments has required them to spend
several times the amount of their
salaries to handle the office work. Many
of these officials say they have paid out
all of their salaries and received moth
ing for their own work.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
Shooting Scrape at Goldfield

Sherman Parker, Goldfield assayer.
and James Smith. employed in the
assay office, engaged in a street duel at
Goldfield last Saturday which result ed
in Parker receiving a load of buckshot.
The wound is not serious. The two men
had trouble, disputing over financial
affairs aud during the argument Parker
accused Smith of stealing $500 worth of
high grade ore. Revolvers were then
drawn and both men began shooti &.
They finally went to the street. engag-
lug in a running fusilla1e for several
minutes, and then Smith ran to the
office aud securing a shot gun followed
Parker and poured the contents of one
barrel into his employer. Smith is un.
der arrest. Both men came from Colo
RADIO two years ago.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
Gave Widow $1,000

The directors Of the Mohawk Leasing
and Developing Company Of Goldfield,
by a unanimous vote, gave $500 to
Mrs. Annie Leahy, mother of J. Leahy,
the Virginia City man who was killed
in the Truett lease on the Mohawk on
September Is. Leahy was killed by the
falling of a cross-head. which had been
caught and held in the shaft. aud at the
same time several other men were
seriously injured. The coroner investi-
gated the cause Of the accident. and the
jury returned a report completely exon
Grating the company from all blame.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
Will Use Oil as a Fuel

The Salt Lake Route intends using
petroleum burning locomotives on its
lines west of Caliente. in place of the
usual coal burners. Oil will be used in
operation between Caliente and Los
Angeles, aud on the Las Vegas & Tono-
pah road. The road has been testing
oil engines ON its lines west of Calisnte
aud these tests have been highly sue
cessful. There are two oil burners in
use at the present time aud more will
be put into commission soon. BY
adopting oil as fuel the Salt Lake
Roate will not be subject to the diff.
culties of coal shortage during the
Winter seasons.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10

Cattlemen are receiving an advanced
price for Their stock at this time and
considerable beef is being moved which
will have good feet upoa the coun-
try in general, says the Burns. o egon.
Herald. The prices have not been the
best for some time and slockmen well
come the raise. The prevailing prices
are SIG for yeallings. although some
have sold for more. $2O.50 for dry cows.
s23 to s25 for two year old steers and
from $50 to $3.50 for ihrees. This is
an advance over last years prices with
indications of going higher. Sheep
prices have gone out of sight. lamb,
selling for as high as So per head.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10

The Southern Pacific has sent
several special trains to Wells,
Elko, Lovelock and other points
in the State to relieve the con-
gested freight conditions. Thou
sands of head of cattle and sheep
have been held at these points
waiting for cars for shipment.
Thomas Phillips of New York
is looking for a site for the erec-
tion of 100000 theatre in To-
nopah, says the Bonanza.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
Reservation Locations will Stand

A dispatch from Washington rect ived
in Reno on Nov. says: Further re-
ports from agents Of the Interior De-
partment, who superintended the open
ing Monday of the Walker Lake Indian
Reservation in Nevada, have convinced
Secretary Hitchcock that the infractions
of the opening of the Walker Lake
Indian Reservation were not serious
enough to warrant a communication
in favor of invalilating it.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
New Cyanide Process

Cripple Greek ore. which runs as low
as So a ton. can be treated at profit,
says the Colorado Springs Telegram.
A cyanide process which will. it is
claimed. accomplish this result. is now
being patented in Washington. and
Colorado Springs mining men are re-
ported to be in on the deal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
Libel Suit Against Phoebe Record

Criminal libel proceedings have been
entered by DIR. w. P. Murray of Cali
ente against the Pioche Record. The
doctor took an active part in recent
political convention. and the Record
said that he was ian irrational Sore
head" and part of the most depraved
element in the community"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
Elko Indians to Hang

At Exc last week Judge Brown re-
sentenced the Indian thugs, Johnny
and Ibapah. to be hanged December Z.
They have been returned to the peni-
tentiary at Carson heavily ironed and a
death watch set at the prison. They
maintain a stolid indifference to their
impending fate.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
Silver Still Advancing

Washington, Nov. 2.-The Director
of the Mint to-day purchased 100000
ounces of silver for delivery at the
Denver mint at 7l.25 per fiue ounce and
sc, 900 ounces for delivery at the Phil
adelphia mint at II 20 per fine ounce.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10

against the assaults of lovesick women.
Iu the face Of the overwhelming evi.
dence submitted. NJ. Cruppi declared,
his opponent could not expect the trib.
unal to ask for the summoniug of wit
nesses. Counsel added:
Forgiveness Impossible
Does he imagine by dragging out
the case to obtain forgiveness? No, no,
Count Boni's plan to reconquer his
wife's affections is too transparent"
The fiual rupture came the day after
the famous entertainment of King
Charles of Portugal. Dec. 1. 1905 The
Count at that time insisted that the
Countess go with him to a shooting
party given by a nobleman of whom the
Countess had cause to complain, and
when the Count became enraged at the
Countess refusal, she abrup ly an-
nounced her intention to separats from
nin nad b~eah leg i proceedings.
oou>,l "A $S.00a,010 he TT
Of ne Counts rxp-ndifures precedit 2
the app Intmrnt If a trustee. At one
time there was a seizure # their pr lp-
erIy III "A SUR for recovery # debt
mounting 10 S229, goo
Nj. Cruppl had not hnishod his pre-
sentation OF the case when the hearing
was adj urned until next week.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
Another Railroad to Ely

A company was incorporated at Salt
Lake last week to build railroad from
Salt Lake City to Ely. Nevada. via
Deep Greek, distance of 800 miles.
Utah bankers and capitalists have sub
scribed for 500, 900 of the stock.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
Voters For Revenue

Twenty voters in Rye Patch precint
last week notified the Nye County Gen.
tral Committees that unless the candi-
dates materialize there will be no votes
polled for county officials.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10

After recess. NJ. Cruppi read from a
note book kept by the cook OF one OF
these apartments. giving brutally plain
details of what counsel characterized
as "an unpardonable offense against
the Countess" He also recounted the
liason with Madame c." whose maid
mounted guard and signaled from a
window when the coast vas clear.
But, counsel continued. the Counts
love affairs were not confined to ladies
Of society. They included numerous
other women. the reading of whose
letters created merriment in court.
Cruppi said that the Counts defense
would probably be that. being young
and rich. he could not protect himself
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-11-10
Buying Washoe County Ranches

The Gibson, DeRemer and Litch
ranches lying south of Reno on the
Virginia road. have been sold to a
sy Indicate of wealthy Reno aud Cali
fornia men who have paid 100000 for
the property. There are APO acres in
the three tracts which will be snbdi-
vided in part aud the remainder held
for higher prices.