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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23

CAT CAUSED
MISFORTUNE
CREW OF BRITISH BARK BLAMES
SERIES OF MISHAPS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec 81
In the log of the British ship Dyno-
meme, which arrived here nearly
year out from Newcastle, England, the
misfortunes of that vessel are ascrib-
ed to a certain hurricane that con-
verted the ship into helpless derelict
OF Cape Horn. In the private log of
a member of the crew, however, the
carpenters black cat, which fell over
board a few weeks previously and was
drowned, receives all the credit for the
DynOmene's troubles. In the shape OF
a black cape hen the cat came back in
the vicinity of Cape Horn. For two
days the bird remained on me Dyno
mene's decks. 1t tried, as well as a
bird can, to do the things the cat had
done. The crew did not then realize
that the bird might be a reincarnatlon
Of the late lamented pet The cook
drove the feathered intruder from the
galley, and when the bird tried to
smooth its feathers by rubbing them
against the second mates leg that
ruthless mariner kicked the cape hen
overheard
Next day came the hurricane. At
frequent intervals during the stC-zn,
when sails were being ripped into rags
and spars, blocks and chains and 9TH
er top gear were wrenched from their
hold aloft and showered on deck, the
cape hen circled around the ship and
made a noise like a chuckle of glee.
During the dark days that followed
the bird kept company with the sL>N>
but made no further attempt to come
aboard. Not until the DynOmene was
out of danger did the bird disappear
Such terror did the bird inspire that
a few days after it's disappearance AT
hands refused to be taken off the dis
mantled derelict because the ship thai
offered rescue was going around che
Horn. They preferred to take chan
ces with the derelict rather than face
the reincarnated cat.
This, from the private log of Stew
ard Whitlamb and subscribed to by al
hands. No supernatural phenomenon
however, was needed to enhance thu
terrors of the Dynomene's experiences
The ship left Newcastle on Tyne TO
this port February 2, in command o
r Captain Proctor.
The Dynomene encountered heav
weather when the vicinity OF Cap
t Horn was reached, and by May man
= members of the crew were partly OILS
2 abled by the constant wearing of OF
skins over salt water soaked clothes
1t was on May 10 that the Dynomen
was struck by sea, which snappe
off the bowsprit and started the trou
bic alOft The fore topgallant var
fell through the deck and nearly kill
ed a man who was sleeping in tn
!. forecastle. BY May 20 the Dynomen
was a dereict The decks were lit
tered with wreckage that the heav
: sea made it impossible to clear. Fo
five days all hands lived in the cabi
u aft.
Iausr,nnt of Top,ia NVildar ,,ror,i,ao :
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23

III suffering with grip advises a
Chicago paper, don't ride on the in
side Of street cars" Also in the grasp Of
that Illness don't ride on the outside
Of street cars, either. Better not
ride at all-and it is safe to predict
that you won't walk,-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.

Congress will be expected to settle
the currency trouble before taking up
the profound question of anthony in
bullets-St Louis Globe-DemOcrat.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23

When a lot of girls get together
and organize a socalied old maids club,
it is a challenge that should not be dis
regarded by manageable men,-Toledo
Blade
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23

That concrete work in Panama is
rather encouraging after all we have
had of Panama in the abstract.-India-
napolis News.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23
AND A LOT OF IT.

Knox for our next President
Well, that's what this one has been
getting.-Boston Globe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23

It might be well for President Roose-
Welt to call an internal peace confer
ence at Washington-Galyeston News
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23

agement of Jamie Wilder, promises to
be the best ever seen in Honolulu and
already the performers are getting their
glad rags in shape.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23
SPORT NOTES

Alexander McClaren the golf profess
sionaI of the Country Club talked quite
at length yesterday on the subject OF
golf here in the islands. His talk con-
sisted chiefly of statements regarding
the links here on the island and the
class Of players. He remarked that
there was not one golf player in the
is ands who could be rated as a first
class player.
The fun on WashingtOns birthday
night at the Seaside is under the man
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23

THIS ILLUSTRATION WILL GIVE THE READER GOOD
IDEA OF THE APPEARANCE OF THE NEW ORNAMENTAL PAR
CLOCK, BUT CHE ACTUAL SIZE OF THE CLOCK
LARGER; STANDS ABOUT INCHES HIGH AND is
MASSIVE APPEARANCE. II is MADE OF EBoNIzED BAR
METAL. VERY ORNAMENTAL DESIGN, AND IS
FITTED WITH AN EXTRA LOUD BELL ENTIRELY HIDDEN
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23

- % q - a = a . q . d . u ~ y
dealers, Benson, Smith ga Co., agents
for Hawai-.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23
IT IS A WANT
AND A
NECESSITY.

Here's a chance to get a New
Ornamental Parlor Alarm Clock
absolutely free. This is a STAR
premium and 1t beats anything
ever put out. Indeed, we've
spread ourselves to secure an
unusually attractive, durable
and Ornamental Parlor Alarm
Clock. They sell everywhere for
FIVE DOLLARS but to readers
of THE STAR can secure one
absolutely free.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-23

Guaranteed by Manufactures
to be a perfect timepiece. The
clock can be seen at THE
STAR Office. 1t is an attractive
piece of furniture and when you
see it you will want one to re-
place that cheap nickel AFFAIR
which is usually called an
Alarm Clock. This clock is
made of Gun Metal and the
movement is guaranteed to keep
absolutely correct time.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04

helms controlling the American Smelling and Refining company known as uw
"s menert trust :" have beeno operating In Ely. fr three or iow years
practically conaned the entire mineral bearing area Of tn district va " 49,
tests hav found enormous bodies Il copper at depths OF a "ouSanu
or more. The tests have been so satisfactory, that tn smeftr eN . yen
more ago began the construction Of the largest copper smelling plant In 's ,na.
world, which will take another year perhaps to complete N me'ei wa
be 10 lar along a to be able to handle $4,000 tons per day to start wnn' A0
upon final completion, $4,000 tons.
Coppn ores need slcious ores for fuxng The shcious gold ores Oh u"-
fold are just the thing to mis- with the Ely ores;a and 1t is for the purpose n s..
ting inoth hist field for or fuxing ores, that tn ouggenhehms are aoout !" A'".
the Nevada and Northern from Ely to Godfed- By this road, the sma'er um'
viii get the freight o. all this ore 20 their W shelter and thus make a 'ou''
profit
It is a matter of speculation, with their " smeher and copper mines am
with their own railroad to transport GOldheid pres whether the augsennelms
will lot attempt ito also corral SON Of Goldheld's best gold mines, and hs "
a MONOPOLY IN the entireb business Indeed, for a year past 1t las been he gossip
of the knowing ones,t that the Guggnheims were getting heavily int Consor
idated with the view If finally gaining control. Several of the eastern hnanciai
papers have been bold enough to assert lately that the Baruch crowd represent
ing the Guggenheims ave already obtained control; but this is sTenuousry
dariedJ and not credited in Godfed. But this is neither here Tor there ne I'M
.c-tance and interesting fact is that the great transcontinnental ines inc TN
ere,test smelling companies are 10 focusing their energies upon Goldhead, Win
the prospect Of making here in the heart OF III Nevada DESERT N OF me cmei
railroad enters of the west, that each may get a chance 1T tn normou tonnage
which Goldfeld is shortly destined to send ut to the various smefers pemg
erected for the purposes of our ores. When the railroads and shelters settle
upon a mining camp as waTanting large investment then the iu'"e Oh '"a'
camp is a certainty for they take no chances
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04

Mining is one of the principal sources
OF wealth of the province of Santiago
de Cuba, owing to the abundance and
most abundant. but copper and manga
nese are found in sufficient quantities
for profitable exploitation. Gold, lead
zinc and asphalt are also said to exist
but so far there has been no develop
ment of any of the mines said to contain
these minerals.
Four principal companies are engaged
in mining n exploiting minerals. From
the mines at Daiquiri 3,536,121 tons Of
ore were produced to December 81, 1906.
The production for the year 1906 was
$40. 500 tons. The ore has all been
hipped to the United States except
about $4,000 tons. which went to Eng
land, Germany. Belgium and Cape Bre-
ton. Nova Scotia.
The quantity Of iron. copper inc man
ganese ores shipped from the Santiago
mines and the value Of the same were in
1906: Iron ore $50, $50 tons. valued at
$2.210,331. as compared with 554, 200
tons. valued at s1.474.632 in 1905: man
ganese, $500 tons, valued at $4,000; as
compared with SIN tons. valued at
ss3.S56 in 1905; copper, $24.55S OF
valued at s33o.236. as compared with
1888 tons, valued at s5ss,13s in 1905.
According 70 late statistics American
capftn1 - sne>nt Of ss.5oo.o 600 is
mvesee8A5h CO. &<ng enterprises
Bureau Of ADe D1ppblics.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
TAXES WELL PAID UP
DESPITE MONEY SHORTAGE

= In another part If this i@ue o. The News will be found the dein- :
= quent tax list fol- Esmeralda county for the veal 1907. =
. Esmeralda county was hit hard by the panic this fall and the closing =
= of two banks made it especially difficult for taxpayers to get hold Of tai =
= money; but Notwithstanding all this, the proportion of taxes paid this :
= year vas about the sam as last year, and he county treasurer is con Z
= graduating himself IN the splendid showing made under the prevailing =
= conditions. 1t was largely due to the good Judgment of the county treas I
= urer that the delinquent roll vas not much larger. Realizing the difficulty Z
= # getting money for taxes by reason of the Chased banks, Treasurer =
= Hardy kept the Office open for the payment Of taxes almost If not quite Z
= three weeks We the time specified by law, thus enabling scores and hun Z
= dreds to pay their tax who would otherwise have gone on the delinquent Z
= list. This made it very difficult to get the delinquent list in shape at the =
= last minute allowed by law for its publication, but the treasurer's Office :
= undertook he additional work imposed without a mumur, taking pleas =
= ue in the thought that they were saving many a hardhit fellow from :
4 ruin. Z
= The valuation of property in Esmaada county the past year has in Z
= creased enormously. For 1905, the valuation was 100000. For 1907, :
= oertw twice as much, or 100000. The total amount Of taxes to be COL Z
= lected vas $s32OOO payable Elm two equal instanments,s or $4,000 for Z
= the first period. OF this amount s1s20oO was collected, which is a mag =
. nidcent showing, considering conditions. =
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
Fromburs. Mont. Dec.

Fromburg. Mont, Dec. 20, 1907.
Editor GoldhelG New News:
Dear sir-In the battle between the
miners and the officers of the companies
in Goldfeld the stockholders are inno-
Gently suffering. We invested our money
with the intention of getting fair re-
turns without tyranny. Now, as a
stakeholder. I would like to know who
Is to blame. Judging from the news
paper reports I believe it is the officers
Of the companies. The miners worked
for wages and they had q right to be
paid In the currency of the country. Tine
officers of the companies offered them
scrip and the miners refused unless they
would get security for the scrip and the
officers refused to give security and the
miners struck. Now the officers want
to reduce wages. drive the union men
and merchants out of Goldfeld, and run
the place with scabs and "~pluck-me"
stores and called upon Governor Sparks
and the president to help them. Is this
tyranny? Who gave them authority
to set like that? II certainly was not the
The officers claim that
union men are o~verbearing and heart
less. Let us see. / nave a letter from
the President of h st. Ives Leasing
company. Mr.. Codd. stating that his
men accepted stock for their wages at
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
WILLIAM SEYMOUR explains
THE DEAL FOE QUEEN GROUP

William Seymour, the veteran pros
pector, we'll known in the early days of
Goldfeld and later. one of the founders
of Wonder, writes to The News that an
injustice was done him in a recent is
sue of this paper, in narrating the set
Element in court of the litigation over
the Queen group. Wonder district. 1t
was said at that time that Mr.. Seymour
was in contempt of court for disobeying
the courts instructions. This has since
proved to be untrue. Mr.. Seymour says
that the following are substantially the
facts:
Mr.. Seymour and partners located the
Queen group and ave an option on the
ground to w. w. Kirby, representing
the Gibraltar Investment company of
Denver, of which Judge Colburn is
president. A priceswas agreed upon and
the first payment made. Later a dis
pute arose over a commission. Mr.. Sey-
mour claimed no commission was to be
paid by the sellers and that it was dis
tinctly understood that the price named
in the option was a net price. The
agent luSlSttu, anu the HTSt payment
was returned to the purchasers and the
deed destroyed. Suit was then institut-
ed to compel Seymour and partners to
come through with the deed. At this
juncture, Henry Weber, of Goldield, en-
tered the transaction, by offering to put
up the money for Seymour to fight the
suit, provided that in case of winning,
Seymour would give him an option to
buy the property at a stipulated price.
1t is understood that Mr.. Weber fur
nished between $4,000 and $4,000 to
defend the suit, which was finally de-
cided in favor of Mr.. Seymour, and
Weber now has the option. In the mean
time Judge Colburn bought all the Won
der district interests of Mr.. Seymour,
comprising many claims, and a one
sixth interest in the Queen group for
$50. 000. This gives Judge Colburn an
interest in the group, whether the case,
which has been appealed to the supreme
court of Nevada. goes in favor of Kirby
or not.
Mr.. Seymour represented the l~ocators
of the property in the negotiations. and
protected their interests. Mr.. Seymour.
in writing The News, says: Il
Il am not in contempt of court, and
am in Nevada every two weeks. If /
were in contempt. I certainly would
have known it by this time"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
GOODW1N'S VIEWS ON
THE NEVADA SITUATION

inspiration. and they even doubt. in
the presence of the present financial
howing of that city, the ~omnipotence OF
New York fnanciers.
So much as preliminary only. A band
of men. the leaders of whom were assas-
sins. converted northern Idaho into
chaos for six years, winding up with in
cendiarism and murder. 1t was neces-
sary to invoke federal help to finally
drive them out. They went to Colorado
and the history was repeated in exag-
serased form. There were more murders
and utter terrorism until they were
driven out.
region of Southern Nevada For a year,
because of their exactions and threats.
the region has been on the verge of an
archy and rapine. At last the governor.
seeing how helpless was the usual ways
of commanding peace, called for federal
help. 1t was sent. but the president al
most Immediately repented. The sneers
of two or three New York newspapers
were more than he could bear, and he or
dered the return of the soldires to their
barracks. He took occasion, too. to
lash the governor of Nevada as to his
sins of omission. Now, John Sparks is
| quite as brave a man as is Theodore
Roosevelt. He has faced every danger
of the rontier from childhood: he is not
| given to fits of either hysteria or i'm
| pulse: he did what he believed was right
to remove a grave danger of wholesale
! assassination, and what he esteemed an
official duty. While perhaps the presi-
dent, with the lights before him and the
narrow influences which surround him,
feels justified in withdrawing the federal
forces. II i'll becomes him to telegraph a
public lecture to Governor Sparks. and
there are people so perverse as to be-
ljeve that while 1t is roper to spend
81. 500, 900 for coal alone in order to prop
erly exercise the nations battleships. 1t
would not be straining the proprieties
ont of all reason to give a squad of the
army a little exercise in guarding the
property and lives of American citizens
in peril.
AS It is, If the legal proceedings that
have been started fail, We believe the
mine owners of Goldheld. If possible.
should close down their mines until
there is a change of administration.
Either this, or the mine owners should
hire fighters and go back to the old bar
barous appeal to the law of might to
compel justice and insure peace. Good
wins Weekly.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
srArE BANK AND rHusr co.

Santa Rosa, Cal, Dec. 20 iso''
Editor Goldfeld News:
Dear sir-It appears to me mat the
opening of the State Bank ana Trust
company is OF the utmost importance 10
the state OF Nevada and especiaiiy u
GoId6eld. and in fact, all who ave any
interest In Nevada camps are TO some
extent interested. Now. / think the
proposition of President Hickey Is fair
and reasonable, and IT is so evidently 10
the interest of all depositors to sign up
and have the bank open. that II Is haru
to realize why any should delay nave
wondered why The News in the interest,"
of all does not come out strongly III
favor of Mr.. Rickey's plan. IL appears
to be the idea that even the last small
depositor has to sign up. l do not see
whv that should be so. but IL 1t is a
legal necessity there is certainly some
way around 1t. There may be a NUMBER
of small depositors who cannot anoro 10
wait as their necessities demand the
money at once. Now. in such cases. L
think some of the larger ~depositors
could arrange among themselves to have
these small depositors' accounts trans
ferred to themselves, paying cash Tor
the same, and that would place the bank
in a position to open at once. Something
of this kind is so manifestly in the In
terest of all that l am sure 1t can ana
will be arranged.
And will The News come out ana IN
dorse the plan of signing the agreement
and thus help Goldfeld, Nevada ana all
concerned?
1 fully indorse the position of The
News in regard to the strike and mat
tiers in connection Herewith.
Truly yours,
J. r.,
Santa Rosa, Cal.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04

Sometimes we think our country Is
too large. IL has been the habit for
wears Of the ruling influences In the East
.o ,ook with a kind of disdain upon the
far west. Mr.. Cleveland gave express
sion To the feeling when he referred 10
certain states which protested agains'
being brutally robbed to satisiy ihe
ayarice of certain eastern b~ondhoioers'
as "unwelcome states" The east Is
very rich and in its arrogance IL reahy
believes that its genius has made IL 50
great. but the west keeps certain rac's
in mind. Among these, one Is that 'ne
east was never very prosperous un'n
its common commodities were vitalizeo
and given value by the gold OF can
fornia. bringing more wealth to the eas'
In ten years than II had ccumulateo IN
sixtv Again. the west keeps in mlno
that when the war was sore 1t was Ne
vada's gold and silver and CALIFORNIA;
gold that enabled the government TO
meet the interest on its bonds and mus
keen its credit from going out or sight.
The west remembers, too. that Wheh
the b~ondholders struck down halr ,ne
basic money of the land-the silver hair
though il was hard and cruel on the
west every man in the east who was a
,,,tle in debt and who hoped by his prop
artv and his labor to make an indepeno-
ence. was carried into bankruptcy uhti
every business of the east was smitteh
by a paralysis which entailed as much
more loss upon the east, as the business
,,tarasts of the east exceeded In value
those of the west. The west keeps mote
of the fact that 1t is the steady stream
of precious metals that has been howins
from the west to the east for sixty years
that has vitalized the business or the
east and held it IN its upward STEADY
way. :.
And the west does not believe that /
has been an unwelcome factor in the up
building of this nation. and that tn
reason why the east is no longer fllet
with a simple pastoral people. 1vlns
mostly through barter, is because o
what the sparsely settled west has beel
able to produce. And western people be
,ieye they have as clear ideas of what l
hest for native land as have the LOO,
900 immigrants who poured in upon Ne'
York City in the last year, with the pur
pose of trying to make simple wages II
a free land. And their admiration 10
eastern great men is not increased whel
they see how those great men look u
Wall street and the New YORK )ourhai
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
cou1pn,r DO w1rHouT IT

Editor Goldfeld News, Goldfeld, New:
Dear sir Enclosed please find money
order amount $3.50 which kindly credit
to my subscription and continue my
News. Have missed the last three is
sues, which kindly sen me.
You may have discontinued my paper
under the impression that I was a dead
head. 1t has simply been neglect on my
part and any time in the future I get too
far behind make sight draft on me and
1t will be all o. X, Bonneville National
bank. I could not do without The News,
the best and most reliable PAPER pub
lished in Goldfield. Am interested to the
extent Of several thousand dollars in
the Nevada camps.
Hoping this will be satisfactory, ]
am, Very truly,
n r n
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
UNIONS TEND ro TYRANNY

TOpekd, KANSAS, Leu. Il, A'o''
Editor News, Goldfeld. Nevada:
NV dear sir-Enclosed please hnd
Chicago draft for $3.50 for subscription
to The News from october IA, 1907. to
April IA, 1908.
1 am pleased to notice he firm stand
YOU nave taken in resistance to the ar
rogant and tyrannical demands of union
labor organizations.
While my sympathies are all with
faithful labor, and / think the question
of the better distribution of the rewards
of labor is one of the most important
problems for man to deal with, yet
MO labor organizations appear to me
to tend to absolute tyranny. Every man
should have the individual right to work
for WHOM he pleases and for what COM
pensation he can get, and any man, or
combination of men who will use viol-
ence in any form to interfere with his
individual right. should be held guilty
of a penal offense.
Very truly yours,
J. G. C.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04

the rate of Is cents per share when the
stock was selling on the Goldfeld ex-
change for 5 cents per share. Mr.. Mac
kenzie tells me that his men accepted
stock in lieu Of money. Both OF these
officers claim they have good men.
Why should these men be driven OUT
because they belong to a union? They
have as good right to belong to a union
as the companies have to consolidate.
The miners who discovered and devel-
oped Goldfield and the merchants are to
he driven out and give their place to
strangers If the officers OF the COM
panies win. Then they can truly say
with M. Theirs. hat God fights on the
side of the strongest battalion"
r. G..