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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-11

any means, but almost general
Enough facts have been brought to
light, he declares, to afford a basis
for rehabilitation and numerous prose
~cutions have been made and proJectni
stUnless the customs service can be
released from the payment OF political
debts and exactions,' he says, "and
from meeting the supposed exigencies
Of political organizations, big and lit
tie, it will be impossible to have an
honest service for any length of time.
Then he also blames returning Amer
lean travellers for not only being will
ing to defraud the government, but to
corrupt its employees, and importers to
evade duties through undervaluations
and corrupt combinations.
Secretary Macveagh makes no. rec
o~mmendation on banking and currency
reform except to urge that the change,
when it comes, must be fundamentally
right and freed from political partner
ship, special interest, or pride OF
opinion.
Useless Expenses.
In order to effect full permanent re-.
auctions in appropriations he suggests
that there should be taken into consid.
Grafton: The heavy losses to the gov
eminent on second class mail matter
which require a discrimination to be
made between mail matter demanded
by the interests of the people n that
which merely promotes private gain;
the excessive expenditures for public
buildings which suggest thes simple ar
rangement by which such buildings
will be approved and ordered for the
needs Of the public service only; the
expenditures for public works; and the
expenditures for printing. In other
words, in order to effect a real revision
of the expenditures of the government,
it must be a general revision, both Of
those appropriations which have their
initiative in the executive depart
ments and of those that have their
initiative in the congress.
Deploring the lack of legislative and
executive cooperation heretofore in
making the revenues and expenditures
meet, the secretary of the treasury ex-
presses pleasure at the new order Of
things by which cabinet officers, and
the appropriation committees Of con-
gress, now get together to consider
these fiscal matters. Given if our
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-11

(CpecialJ.
AUSTIN, New, Dec. 6.-Mining in
Austin and in camps nearby and tribu-
tary to the town has reached a stage in
these closing days of 1909 that gives
definite assrrance of operations during
the comjag year, that will eclipse all
activities in this section of Nevada for
the past three decades.
The main company in the immediate
district, the Austin Manhattan, has ore
of the old time Austin variety in sew
eral places and is in a position to make
the coming year n Of notable produc-
ton. The drift on the south section
of the Panamint vein IN the Frost shaft
at the sOO-foot level, is in $14O ore.
The north section from which ore will
be extracted at once Is equally as good.
This shaft will be carried to the 1900
level, and it is known that more high
grade veins will be cut in the sinking.
At the Jack Pot, where a new power
hoist has just been put in commission,
drifts are being run at the 200 level
on a six foot vein of ore that at pres
ent will run between $50 and $40 a
ton. A contract has been let to crosscut
at this level, t o thoroughly open up the
north and south ledge system, which has
rovor haforo been mined here, The
Jack Pot ledge is the principal assure
in this system and differs from the
Lander hill veins in the high percent
age of gold values that it carries.
Under the management of F. L. Judd,
who represents a coterie of Cleveland
capitalists, the Patriot property be-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-11

country is rich," he says, cit can nat
afford to be wholly unscientifc in Il,
appropriations"
Corporation Tax.
A brief reference to the corporation
tax law says that the term "net in.
Gomez has been construed to mean
not only net earnings from the opera
tions of the business, but also net
revenues from investments and all 9th.
err sources. He estimates the revenues
to be derived from this tax at $l5..
100000 for the fiscal year 1910 and
$25, 900, 900 for the next year.
Mr.. MacVeagh asks for a change in
the methods of the payment Of customs
duties $50 that these transactions
may cease to be so very inconvenient
and may conform themselves to the
ordinary practices Of business. The
spectacle should not be possible Of q
detail from the navy carrying $4,000
in cash through the streets Of New
York from the sub-treasury to the Gus
tom house to pay duties on navy i'm
pcrtations and of a return trip from
the custom house by the representa-
tives of the collector back to the nk-
treasury with this same money, all BE-
cause the collector of customs could
not legally accept a check of the navy
department upon the sub-treasury.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-11
MINES RAPIDLY
REACHING FULL STpInr

longing to the Austin Manh..
making a wonderful shov;,.
lease development. Prospectus 1'aer
drift in the second level in tss
mine has disclosed a rich ore boas ''
der the supposed footwar. Ts.sa'
samples from this new ore deDo,;, -.aa
a representative average value :, s s"e
per ton. AS this property =
equipped with the best mip;,.
that car be bought, it is certa;, r'''
a big producer within a few -
The mine machinery will ar,;v.
few days.
BY purchase, Mr.. Judd has tb;.
acquired the group adjoining the ,.
triot on the west. Compressor
and full equipment has been owl
for this new estate.
Two sets of l~easers went to vo,. ~.
week on the property of the No.
Equity Mines company, a corDo,,,;s'
controlled by Geo. D. Kilborn Of D..
These have pay ore from the start. IA.
acreage is within the town limit. !.
Austin.
H.. G. Richardson has started dev.,o,
ment on the estate Of the Austin n.
vada Consolidated, which consist.
IT'S acres Immediately adjoining II,
Austin Manhattan on the south east
The Austin Central property Of Inn
acres will be among the active du,;,.
the coming year. This ground carrie,
the rake of some of the most produet;v.
ore shoots in the camp and has a NJ.
work of veins that yielded many thou,.
ands from the shallow workings ~
~leasers in former years.
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service in New York, he says that the
frauds of the American Sugar Refining
company showed "a long-continuing
system of corruption While they
were perhaps the most important in
stances they were "symptoms of a
diseased condition, not universal by
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-11
CONFRONTED
WITH BOND ISSUE
Government Bonds Must Bear Higher Rates Of Interest as
Country Is Not on q Two Per Cent Borrowing Basis
Panama Canal a Heavy Drain on Treasury

WASHINGTON, Dec -seaetay Mvagh of the treasury department sent his message
to congress today, and the straightforward way in which he handled various subjects Great
ed more than a mild sensation
in the banks or in its vaults materially more thana working balance the secretary de-
daes that it will become necessary in order to meet deficits, to sell either bonds or ceif-
Gates of indebtedness
he ordinary receipts for the current fiscal year of 1910 he estimates at$ $4,000 and
the disbursements 1852 O7562O which leaves defct in ordinary receipts of $34O756NO
Ado to this the Panama canals and public debt disbursements and the dect is $73O756N
For the fiscal year 1911 the ordinary appropriation saee estimated at $636O686725L, in
GLIDING the secretary Of the navys inns of $28412 for new wars ships or surplus in
ordinary receipts of $3593132 749 but when the Panama Canal estimates for 1911 are added
the surplus will be turned into a dfct Of $12139l972l
The amount already expended upon the anal $97O69649 has been taken out of the
general fund of the treasury and there isl continual Train upon the general revenues for this
work 1T is desirable" says the secretary, that the settlement ofths accounts should be
att least begun; and that the expressed polio of the government to pay the coto of the canal
from the proceeds of bonds in order that the next generation or two shall share witt this
in the cost of the gat enterprise shold be secured and established
have been forced heretofore because it was necessary for nahonalb banks to havet them in order
to take out circulation upon hem, Secretary McVagh sysb unty:
1T is in my Judgment high line rtego vmm to realize that 1t does not have q
two per- NJ borrowing power and has lever had N government however, has two
per- cent borrowing power
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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
SHIPS COLLIDE AND HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE DROWN.
North German Lloyd Steamer Crash
ed Into an Excursion Steamer
Loaded With Women and Children

In a driving rainstorm about six
o'clock Wednesday morning the
Argentine excursion steamer Colon
bia and the North German Lloyd
steamer Schlesien collided at the
entrance of Montevideo harbor, Ura-
quay. The Colombia was entering
port, and the Schlesien was outward
bound for Bremen. The Colomb bias
bow crushed in and she sank almost
Immediately. Between $50 and 200
persons were killed or drowned.
The Colombia carried about 200
passengers and a crew of 4S men.
Most Of the passengers were asleep
and panic followed the crash. AL
most Immediately small boats put
out to the sinking steamer, but the
work of rescue was rendered very
difficult by the high sea. About 70
persons were brought ashore. Most
of the dead are women and children.
A majority of the survivors are men.
The Colombia was carrying eXcur-
sionists from Buenos Ayres to fes-
tival at Montevideo, and the disaster
has caused the fleenest emotion.
The Uruguayan government, in cou-
sequence, has postponed the fetes
arranged for the celebration of the
inauguration of tho port.
The Schlesien, which was only
slightly damaged, has been detained
by the port authorities. Her COM
mander attributes the collision to the
wind and the high seas which made
both steamers almost unmanageable.
The channel Is now partially OBJ
structed by the wreck Of the Colon
bia.
Most Of the survivors OF that ves-
sci were taken from the masts, and
many of them were injured. While
great numbers Of women and chill
dren were drowned, almost every one
of the ships complement were saved.
Scores of bodies have been recover
ed and are now lying at the Gus
tom house, but many OF them have
not been identified.
The storm still continues, crippling
telegraphic and telephone comInuni-
cation between Buenos Ayres and
Montevideo. The Colombia was an
old steamer of 1900 tons engaged
in the regular passenger service be-
tween this port and Buenos Ayres.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
PLENTY OF BOOZE IN AUGUSTA.
Cases Of Drunkenness Are Rapidly
Increasing.

The Augusta Chronicle says the
records at the police barracks in
that city show that for the first
seven months Of 1909 the number
of arrests for violations of the four
hundred and sixtieth section, the
majority Of which are for drunken
ness and disorderly conduct, have
been almost as many as for the first
seven months of 1907, which was the
year before prohibition started.
The total number Of arrests for
the first seven months Of 1909 were
1874 while the total number for
the same period in 1907 were 1882.
The total number of arrests for
the first seven months Of 1908, which
was the first year of prohibition,
were 1854. The number of arrests
shows an increase of each month
from the first of January, 1908. un-
til the end Of the year.
The record for July, 1908, until
the end of the year was 329 ar
rests while for the same month last
season it was 273, which shows a
large increase.
The figures in regard to the CON-
parative amounts Of cases caused by
drunkenness before and since pro.
hibition were compiled by Orderly
Sergeant G. D. Buchanan, who is al
ways alert and anxious to see the
effect of the prohibition law.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
MEMORY OF SEMMES
HIS ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY
TO BE HONORED.
Gen. Mickle Urges Observance of
Great Confederate Naval Com
mander's Centennial Birthday.

BY command of Gen. Clement A..
Evans, commander-in-chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, and in
accordance with resolutions adopted
at the last annaul Reunion, Adjt.
Gen. and Chief of Staff William E..
Mickle Monday night issued a gen.
eral order calling for the observ-
ance on September 27 next of the
one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Rear Admiral Raphael
Semmes, of the Confederate States
navy. The order follows:
Undoubtedly no soldier in the ar
my of the Confederacy nor sailor in
its navy contributed as much to fa-
miliarize the inhabitants of the globe
with the Stars and Bars the flag
of the Confederate States, as did the
commander of the Sumter and the
Alabama. Brief was the life of each
of these vessels, but the life of each
was full Of glorious action, and the
skillful way in which our great ma
val leader managed all matters
whether as expert in admiralty, able
seaman or daring commander-re-
flected the highest credit on his abil-
tiles and added lustre to the cause he
represented.
TOO much honor cannot be CIV
en- such a man; and the general COM
manding most earnestly urges the
various camps of the Federation, the
United Sons of Confederate Veterans,
the United Dauthters of the Con-
federacy and the Confederated
Southern Memorial Association, and
all kindred organizations, to take
such actions as they deem best, SO
that this day, the 9th of Septem-
Der, 1909, may ever be memorable
in our annals"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26

AFTER talking a while the woman
offered me some whiskey, but de-
clined it. Then there was knock
AT the door and the woman jumped
I'D and ran TO the door eXcitedly
and told the man outside cher hus-
band) that he could not come in.
He demanded loudly to be admitted,
and then I, seeing that something
was wrong, said to her:
"'What kind of game is this!
Let him in
"she then let Mitchell in and he
entered cursing and waving a pistol.
He exclaimed that ! had broken up
his home, and that he would leave
the woman for me to support. He
cursed her and threatened to shoot
both the woman and me. He also
said he would call the police and
have Us both arrested. He said he
would bring suit for divorce and
bring my name In.
The woman then appeared TO
cry and said that Mitchell and l
ought to pay her $4,000. Finally
It was agreed that should pay $500
to her and that Mitchell would go
of and leave her, also giving her
$500. I had only IS in money, but
they brought out some blank checks
on a Spartanburg bank. then drew
two checks, one for 1926 and one for
$500 and gave them to the woman.
These l dated ahead. as told them
I would have to make arrangement
at the bank for the money before
they would be good.
"I came on to Spartanburg Sun
day night, and Monday morning I
stopped payment on the checks at the
bank. l employed Mr.. Carson and
went to Hendersonville, where / had
reason to believe this pair were,
swore out warrants against them and
had them both arrested. When TAX
en- before the magistrate they Of
fered to surrender the checks and
MY lawyer advised me not to attempt
to prosecute them, to which I agreed
although l wanted to go ahead with
the prosecution.
"As for Mitchell's statement that
1 got into a card game with him,
that is absolutely false. / do no!
even know how to play poker, which
he says we played, as anybody in
Snartanburg who knows me knews.
I never saw a game Of stud poker
played III my life. This was just
an attempt to blackmail me out o.
some money. I had to submit for
the time being while this man had a
pistol drawn on me, being unarmec
and defenseless. But recovered my
checks and stopped the game.
o. P. MORGAN
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
Pound Poison in Well.

Rebecca Taylor, colored was lodg-
ed in Richland Jail Monday after
noon charged with placing poison In
well. Rathney Summers, also col
ored, claims that Rebecca came into
her yard out in Kenneltown, near
Columbia, few nights ago and that
the next day can OF poison was
found in the well. There was a
similar case to this at the last term
OF court when a negro was given 10
years on charge Of attempting to
poison a well.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
YOUNG MAN SHOT
BY NEGRO BURGLAR WHEN
CAUGHT IN STORE.
A Robber at Van Wyck tn Lancas-
ter County Seriously Wounds Tay-
lor Nisbet.

About two o'clock Monday morn
ing as a party of young men were
passing the Hyatt-Massey Company's
store at Van Wyck in Lancaster
county, they heard noise in the
building and started to investigate.
AS they were about to enter the
rear door, man came out, fred at
them with a shotgun and then ran
off. The load struck Taylor P.
Nisbet, one Of the young men, the
shot lodging in his shoulder, throat
and face, inflicting serious wounds.
He was taken to Charlotte for treat
ment by his uncle, Dr. Olin Nisbet.
Immediately after the shooting a
couple OF Van Wyck citizens went
to Lancaster after the sheriff, the
officer returning with them to the
scene, leaving there about daylight.
The sheriff, who is famous for his
shrewd detective work, was not long
in laying his hands On the right man,
who proved to be young negro in
the community, Sam Stinson, who
is now in Jail, having been taken
to Lancaster by the sheriff.
The clue that led to Stinson's iden-
tification and arrest was an old hat
left in the store by the burglar, who
carried off a new one with him.
When first apprehended he denied
knowing anything about the affair
and started to run when the sheriff,
with drawn revolver, stopped and
handcuffed him. He claimed that
he had bought the new hat from
Dave Foster, another negro, but lat
er, when confronted with Foster,
confessed that he got it in the store,
and that he alone was implicated In
the robbery. He says he shot at
the young men to scare them so that
he could make his escape, and that
he got the gun and cartridges while
in the store.
The feeling in Van Wyck against
stinson is intense, as the young man
shot is one of the most popular in
the community.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
POLICEMAN CAUGHT ROBBING.
Great Sensation Created in Spartan
burg as Result.

There was a tremendous sesation
in Spartanburg Tuesday morning
when it became known that Private
Rice Nolan of the police department,
who was secreted in Warren Dupre's
book store to catch a burglar who
had been Systematically robbing the
store, caught F. r. Mulligan, a
brother police officer in an attempt
to get at the cash drawer.
Mulligan entered the front door
with a key and as he started to the
cash drawers Officer Nolan arose
from his hiding place. He made a
noise and Mulligan beat hasty re-
treat. The officer gave pursuit and
opened fire, shooting three times.
Mulllgan was chased in dark alley
way, where he was captured. He
broke down completely. He was
carried back to the store and Mayor
Floyd and Dupre were sent for.
Some sort Of compromise was
reached, for it Is understood that
Mulligan has left the city. This Is
the first time in the history Of Spar
tanburg that such case has devel-
oped In the history of the city and
police department.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
Negro Ffend Killed After Brutal
Attack on Lady.

At Bronson, Fla, attracted by
the screams of white woman of the
place, who was fighting a desperate
battle with Steve Brown, a negro,
who had attacked and was chok-
ing her in an effort at criminal as
sault, Bart Faircloth, a white man,
shot and instantly killed the negro.
The attack Of the negro and his
death occurred at the woman's home.
Brown who was married and had sew
eral children, lived near town and
was regarded as a hard working ne
gro. His intended victim has a
large garden in which she grows
vegetables and the negro was accus-
toned to buy from her.
The garden is quite distance
from the house and when he was
there alone with her, Brown caught
the woman by the arms. She
screamed, crying out Help, MUIR
DER! and the negro's hand closed
on her throat. His other hand was
pressed over her mouth. She strug-
gled desperately but was no match
for the negro.
Bart Faircloth, who heard her
screams. ran to her aid. The negro
saw him and started to run. Fair
cloth called to him to halt and when
the negro kept running shot at him
three times with pistol, killing
him instantly.
The Woman's arms and throat are
swollen and blue and show the marks
of the negro's hands. For time
following the killing excitement was
intense but now all is quiet.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
Girl Seriously Hurt.

Miss Mersa Ellison, of Raleigh, n.
c., was caught under wrecked au-
tonsobile Saturday morning, four
ribs being broken, head and limbs
bruised, collar bone dislocated, face
Scared. In the automobile, 5000
pound White steamer, were also
three young men, who escaped with
slight bruises.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
Youth Drowned.

Gerhard Lauterbach, aged 16
years, son Of Reinhardt Lauterbach,
of Norfolk, was drowned while bath
ing at Virginia Beach Monday. but
a short distance from shore. Anoth-
er youth far out, feigning danger
attracted all attention from young
Lautherbach. who otherwise might
have been rescued.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
MADE BIG CATCH.
Fishermen Rum Into Large Schools
Of MuIlets,

A Beaufort, N. c., dispatch says
a catch Of mullets aggregatlng hall
million pound, said to be the larg'
est ever known along the Atlantic
coast, was made off this port by
deep sea fishermen a few days ago.
The fishermen went to sea early
in the morning in search of men
haden, but their boats ran into
schools of mullets miles long, and
each vessel was loaded to the gum
wales with them. The catch was
brought to market at Beaufort, and
the entire working force available
at that place was engaged all night
in preparing the fish for shipment.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
Cholera Epidemic.

Fifty deaths out of a total of
seyenty-six cases of cholera occurred
in the Philippine Islands for the
week ending June rs, according to
information just received by Cur
geon General Wyman, Of the public
health and marine hospital service.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
Bridge Builder Drowned.

Grover L. Cuthill, aged "a, son Of
Police Capt. George l.. C.thrill, Of
Norfolk, was drowned at Rocky
Mount, N. c., while engaged in
bridge constructing Sunday.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-26
SHOT THE MAYOR.
Quarrel Brought on by His Decision
in q Case.

J. C. Godfrey, mayor of Dayisboro,
Ca, lies at his home dangerously
wounded as the result OF a quarrel
which followed a decision made BY
Godfrey in the Mayors Court Mon
cay in a case against Gordon COL
lins, a white man. III. ID. ColIns.
brother OF the defendant In the cade.
approached the mayor after co1rt
adjourned and began talking ab,at
the case. hot words followe1, snd
before anyone could interfere Col
Inns shot the mayor with pistol.
the ball entering the right side.
Mayor Godfrey fell to the floor aad
his condition is regarded as serious.
his wound probably being fatal.
Collins escaped and it is said has not
yet been located.