The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-08

| plant Of misuse of the mails. This, OF
course will come on. in the hearing of
the principals of the firm, which, it Is
said, will take place at an early mo-
ment.
There is current n broad rumor that
an interior motive lies behind the ac-
tion OF the postal authorities; and that
when the clouds clear away men in high
stations will be taking to the tall tim
bers. and that the name of Sheftels q
Co. will be stronger than ever on the
curb. 1t is remembered that a vicious
attack was made ON the firm snd the
Ely Central property last November by
the Engineer and Mining Journal %
this city, as a result of which suits
were brought against the paper aggre-
eating $S50,000 on behalf of both the
firm and the Ely Centray. 1t is known
that the Journal people have been very
busy since in the endeavor to secure
evidence for thoir defense, and it is
suspected that they, ard the interests
which were behind the attack, have
ceen foremost in the present movement
against the firm.
The people behind the attack, it has
always been believed, were actuated by
a motive to secure the property of the
Ely Central Copper Company and the
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nothing, and have not hesitated at any
means to further their selfish interests.
Several raids have been made on these
stocks since this attack, and the same
people have always been connected
with the raids, the purpose being 70
hammer down the stock and wrest the
control from the present owners. Up
to date the raids and attacks have
failed of their purpose.
The real person against whom the s
saults nave been leveled is George Ora
ham Rice, who is credited with being
the moving spirit in the firm and TIE
Ely Central, and it is known that at
least one man high in the seats at
Washington has oeen trailing him with
postal inspectors for the past three
years, using the machinery of the gov.
eminent for his own personal spite and
vindictiNeness.
All the books, securities and funds
of r. II. Sheftels are in the hards Of
the government officials, and the gen
eral impression at first was shat toe
holders of the firm s securities would
pounce upon the lrm. demanding the
repayment of loans, failure OF when
would result in tie sacrificing Of the
securities. This would mean throw
ing upon the marset the stocks Of LILY
Central, Jumbo Extension ami Raw
hide Coalition.
1t is learned now that the family Of
Rice, which is a very wealthy one, has
thrown Itself INFO the breach, and viii
protect the firm = loans. Further thar
this the entire wealth of the family las
been placed at the disposal OF htcc,
should he need it, and in addition II
this a %coterie of strong interests Sfo
have been back of the Sleftcls hrni ale
ready to afford ample protection.
Rice is in receipt of kilograms from
all over the country, sympathizing with
him, and branding the action Of the
government as a ~high-handed outrage.
News comes from Ely, the home of Ely
Central, that orders for not less than
loo, 900 shares of the stock have been
placed with local brokers, and that the
people there are staunch in their sup
port of the stock, the company, and
She people who have been handling the
stock.