The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-10
TWO FORTUNES
MADE AND LOST.
BY FORMER SENATOR WIN. NJ
sTEWART, SILVER KING
or NEVADA.
MAKING THIRD FOR UNE


Carson city. New Asg. 9--To start
out at the age Of nearly four score
to make d third lcriane, and ~ have
the attomnt crowned with success
IL rather 4 strenuous undertaking 4 q
any che, And yet, that is what form
or United states Senator Alilam M
Stewart, once known as thu silver
King Il Nevada, has dana.
Busy with plans for developing MS
mining and othor properties, Senator
stewart allowed hts eightieth birth
day tcday to pass almost nnnotlcei'
| Ic Was reminded Of the anniversary,
however, by the receipt Of seVefaN
MESSAGES CT Generalization from
some ef his former as8ociates ia pah
lie life men whom he has met but
seldom in recent years but who stifl
remember the lavish hospitality
which the Nevada senator was wont
to dispense during his many years 81
residence Ia the national capital.
rev men, even among the money
kings Of bonanza days, have had Z
mere varied and wonderful expert
snee than William NJ Stewart The
accumulation and less Of two tn
mcnss fortunes and the winning of q
third at IA age when the great ma
| icrity cf men are reiega1er to the re-
tired list seem but minor Incidents
| in his wonderful career Among the
| roles he has filled In his time and
1.-The most of them with marked sue
| coss have ben those Of senator law
| yer, editor, orator, Yale college maa'
indian fighter, prospector, specu atof
aud scientific farmer.
He was bora Ia the state Of New
York lived while in Ohio, then
went to Yale To study law. When the
| cfy 0f cold iii California was raised
| in 40 he canle west anil between thP
law ana ore mining grew 80 npnlent
that he became known as the Silver
King. But when he was elected sen
ator from Nevada he plunged t9o
deeply into the extravagances Of car
/ ital life, and at the end OF twelve
| years found himself poor But he did
not despair Again he came back to
| the west for d fortune, dug 1t out 81
the earth III the form Of precious ore
and soon found himself again mil
| lionairc Power returned with for
tune, aud IN 1887 he was again elect
ed to the United States senate.
For q time he was a greater power
in politics than before, He was At
the head of that group OF Repuhli-
can delegates who withdrew from the
ST. Louis convention in 1896 becauae
the majority refused to agree to a
bimetallism plank and declared fol
the gold standard. Stewart was an
ardent silver man and the success OF
the gold standard cause dealt him
hard blow Unwise speculation anc
other unremuneratiye enterprises il
a few years reduced him once mor'
to the lower financial level
So. two years ago last March. hi
term ended, he babe good bye to hi
+ friends in the senate and returne'
once more to the scenes of his form
. re triumphs to again wrest fortune
f from the rocks.
When he returned to Nevada tn
\ last time it was known among hi
n friends that he was almost dow
Q and out" financially. But he wen
r to work with his oldtime courag
/ and with his knowledge of mine
and mining things ore long began
t come his way again. He made SIEVE
l. al lucky strikes aad investments an
@ almost before a year had elapsed !
@ had made a good start toword =
s trieying his fortune 1t is believe
that he is now worth at least qua
If ter OF q million and possibly muf
A. more. He has shelyed his social A.
o political ambitions aud declares tn
'e this foItune-his third-will not :
G. like the others.