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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22
RYAN APPOINTED
STATE Mine
INSPECTOR

Ed Stuart, state mine inspector, has
rendered his resignation to Governor
Dickerson, the same has been accepted
and Ed Ryan of Goldfeld has been an.
pointed to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Ryan
has served as deputy state mine in.
~spector since the Office was created AT
the last session of the Legislature and
has done most faithful and efficient
work.
When Mr.. Stuart was in Goldfeld in
his official capacity during the Mining
Congress, he announced to friends that
he intended to shortly give up his Office
and that Ryan IS ability had so impress.
ed itself on him that he intended 10
urge that his deputy be named as hi,
successor.
Stuart is said to be now in Mexico
and engaged in looking after mining
property in that section.
RYAN is now in Goldfield preparing
the $4,000 bond which the statutes re.
quire shall be accepted and filed before
the appointee takes office. He will 60
to Carson within the next few days to
qualify.
The office of state mining inspecto,
pays 5000 a month and travelling ex-
~penses. One deputy at 5000 a month is
allowed. The new inspector has not
vet named his assistant.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22

pany, this virtual assessment of ons
cent per share being for the purpose
OF paying off the Indebtedness Of ths
property and to provide funds ''
future operation.
There is little doubt that the cor
struction of a 50-ton mill on the BLACK
Butte would be a very wise move, ana
that it would provide for such develop
ment OF the property as could hard!
be done in any other manner Near!
half a million dollars worth of oH|
has been shipped from the Black Buzz
10 various milling companies, but ts
shipping grade of ore has not Dee'
dependable in quantity, and II nn
been the rule that with no way o.
handling the low grade ores, extractor
OF shipping ore alone would not pay
for operation of the property. Lafss
bodies of milling ore have been g
posed, however, and these would be S'
asset the moment the mill started +"
drop its stamps. They would also iu'
a good reserve for the mill wniN
development was in progress. "a8.
for the mill ear be easily secured, sn'
the expense of a mill of the size Pisp
ned would be small as compared WIZ
The benefit accruing to the properly y
It's construction. If the present piss'
the Black Butte officials go throas'
of the mill will comneh''
three or four months.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22
Would Have Hanged EN-.

"Curley' Lowell until recently a
detective in the employ of the Con
solidated, has left Goldfeld for New
York where he will complete prepare
lions for making a, trip to Alaska and
developing property in that section in
which he is interested. This will not be
Lovell's first move into the frozen
north he having been one of the pio-
neers Of the Dawson country.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22
WILL BUILD A MILL ON
BLACK BUTTE PROPERTY

L. l.. Patrick and other heavy stock
holders of the Black Butte Consolidat-
ed are considering the construction If
a 5o-ton mill on the property of the
company for the purpose of handling
the low grade ores now on the dumps
and exposed underground, and pay for
the further development of the prop
erty as it is opened mn
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22

Der of shares. Besides high assay val
nes from the ledge at the crest of thu
hill, free gold has been found on thu
ground.
Walter Murray, leasing on book s
of the Nevada-O Omaha estate, is getting
more encouragement every day. The
middle of the week the first vein he
opened in his crosscut (and not the
n he started to cut) gave up streaks
and punches of copper in a heavily
IRON oxidized quartz. Every foot he
drives he gets deeper under round
and the ore improves in value. Occa.
slonaIly he finds small specks of free
gold in the quartz.
Alex. Walker, in his drift off the
nam company tunnel and running for
the ledge on block 5 to the west of the
big shaft is finding fair values in a
quartz seam. He is not more than q
hundred feet below the surface.
Messrs. Sales, Cole, Chapman. Kunza
I'll. l.. Smith and others have estab.
llshed a camp in Copper CANYON.
'hree miles west of town, and are busv
at work developing a total of EIGHT
placer claims. Every shovelful of dirt
is returning coarse eolors. They ara
sinking for bedrock.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22

Inc registration Trust company. as
i0f the Black Butte company,
las' week bought in the property at
onerih sale for $1,000, this beir,
IS y, S'ep IN the reorganization OF
Diaek Butte company. stoekbola
~ the old company are now asked
p..1 their stock in the Black
consolidated, plus one cent Nor
'1'e' Tor stock in the recognized com
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22

A body of ore carrying five kilos Of
silver and fifteen grams of gold is SAID
to have been uncovered on property o.
the Seguranza Mining and Milling
company in the Zacualpan district q
Mexico.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22
Especial Correspondent

CARSON, Jan. 21.-Jere Burke, So
called legal representative of the
Southern Pacific, gave a dinner to the
assessors of Nevada at Carson just
after the adjournment of these gentle
men as a board of taxation, at the con
~clusion of which repast he was kind
enough to tell them that he cherished
no malice against such of them as had
stood out for a high valuation on the
company s property. The Carson news
papers do not give an explicit account
of the function, but as nearly as | could
learn nobody laughed out loud. The
county assessors of Nevada are surely
a serious body of men,
Generous Jere Burke.
Burke himself must be utterly devoid
of a sense of humor, making up for
that deficiency, however, as is usual in
suca eases. with a plentiful thickness
of skin. He comes over from his home
in California to prevent his company's
taxes being raised to an equitable
figure, ID having, with the assistance
of eleven assessors, held the valuation
down to $4,000 a mile, (whereas the
railroad ridden state of California en-
forces a valuation of 5000 a mile on
the same company s railroad) he mag
unanimously assures the four assessors
who voted for a valuation of $40, 900 a
mile that he forgives them for doing
their duty by their constituents; that
toward them there is no bitterness in
has heart; that the whitewinged dove
of peace hovers aloft in the blue empty
rean; and that everything is lively and
the goose hangs high. OF course, Burke
expects to be in Carson when the board
of assessors meets again next year. and
he rather expects to find the four who
stood by the people there again. Hence
his "magnanimity talk" But hasn't
the man a magnificent nerve to stand
up before the servants of the people
and tell them that he forgives them
for doing the right thing by the state.
An Inspiring Sight.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22

Five feet of ore carrying values of
sl4 to ST in gold and $50 to SIS in
silver is said to have been discovered
IN the Jack Pot mine, Reno district, Ne
vada.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22

II. p. Henderson, formerly assistant
general manager of the Consolidated
property, registered recently at the
knutsford hotel in Salt Lake.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22

Work will be resumed on the prop.
critics of the Bauman Copper company
IN the Aqua Fria district of Arizona.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22

Judge s. l.. Carpenter has been quite
Ill of late in his apartments at the
Goldheld, but is now on the way to
recovery.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22
An Inspiring Sight.

But Burke was not the only one
there; there were his local lieutenant
biakeslee and a host of minor lights.
In their evident belief hat the people
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22
S. P. Dimes ASSESSORS FOR
LENIENCY SHOWN In TAXES

of Nevada are a rank set of Jays"
the lobbyists of the road froze each
onto his appointed prey and no asses
s~or-except such as were known to be
absolutely above such infuence-was
without company during any part of
his stay. One of the more intelligent
of the pro-railroad assessors could not
help but perceive the ugly look of the
whole thing, and begged a friend to
call him away for a game of billiards.
He was too tender-hearted to tell the
lobbyist to 60 10 a hotter climate, so
be adopted a by-way.
Assessors Were Proud.
Some of the assessors actually seem.
Ell to be proud of their corporation
associates, and trutted brazenly along
the main street and about the hotel
Hobbies with a smile of satisfaction at
being so signally honored. To judge
by their actions, one would think thai
election day was ten years, instead of
ten months, off. Either that, or thew
thought their constituents would never
hear of their impudent defiance of com
mon decency.
Would Have Hanged EN-.
A California lawyer who happened to
be in Carson on business viewed the
proceedings with mingled amusement
and disgust. "We Californians are
railroad-ridden,' he said, "but we pre-
serve at least an outward semblance of
deeeney. Subject, as we are, to the
domination of the railroad. a roar that
could be heard From Siskiyou to San
Diego would go up if our state board
of equalization were to make such an
indecent exhibition of themselves. Aud
back in the fifties we would have
hanged 'em.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
FIRTH CONVICTED.

William J. Firth, OF Chester, the
young ticket agent, who eloped with
fteen-year-old Ethel May Pierce, who
shot and killed herself at the Hotel
Rammel in this city on September IL,
was convicted on three counts in Media
Pa. yesterday. He acted as his own
attorney. Not only did he closely
question the witnesses, but addressed
the Jury in his own behalf. Firth as
serted that the elopement was with the
consent Of the mother of Miss Pierce,
and he compels the mother to corrobo'
rate his assertion.
In his version of the elopement, Firth
said that at 2;45 O'Clock on the morn
ing of September 13 last, when he and
the girl went away from Chester, she
had called him on the telephone at his
desk at the station at Chester, where he
was night clerk. He said that she had
begged him to take her away, and re-
ferred to some words she had with her
mother.
Firth described the triple Baltimore,
then to Washington, and finally to
Alexandria. He told of the arrival OF
the police, aud that his youthful COM
panion had shot herself while ne was
in the hotel corridor talking with these
men. He said that she must have
taken his revolver from the pocket OF
his coat. which he had left in the room.
The jury deliberated about three
quarters OF an hour before rendering
its verdict, and recommended Firth to
the mercy OF the court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
THE HORSES PURCHASED.

Some weeks ago the City Council re-
ferred to the joint committee on finance
and public property communication
from the fire wardens asking an ap-
preparation OF 5000 to purchase pair
OF horses for the Columbia Fire Com
pany. Some days ago tue auditor was
told that the chairman Of the commit
tee on finance and the chairman OF the
committee on public property had
authorized Mr.. Mark l.. Price, IT,, to
purchase a pair ofhorses. The auditors
comment was that it might be we'll for
the committee to at least wait until
Council made the appropriation, and
he would not feel justified in making a
payment unless council had its CON-
nittes TO act. Yesterday afternoon a
bill was presented for $3.50 for pair
OF horses, approved by and signed by
each member OF the committee. The
auditor was surprised and so expressed
himself, and dissented, but not to what
was asked for the horses. But he was
in turn told that sight draft bad been
made and would DO presented for pay
ment today. This draft, Of course,
will be honorod. but such customs can,
of course, as the auditor says, be used
to serve as a precedent and return al
any date TO confuse one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
=77FV7NnRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
WEDDING.

A pretty home wedding took place
at noon today at the residence OF the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Marshall, on Wolfe street, when their
daughter. Miss Inez +. Marshall, be-
came the wife OF Mr.. Frederick D.
Cook, a prominent business man OF
New York. The maid of honor was
the brides sister, Miss Daisy Marshall,
whilo the groom 3 best man was Mr.. Roy
Ball. of New York. The marriage
ceremony was performed by Rev. H.
M. Canter. OF the III. E. Church South.
The handsome residence was profuseiy
decorated with palms and poinsettia,'
the color scheme being green and reo'
After the ceremony refreshments were
served and later Mr.. and Mrs. COOK
left for wedding trip, taking with
them the best wishes OF their many
friends. They will make their home
in New York. Among the out-of-town
guests at the wedding were: Mr. and
Mrs. Cornelius Haggarty, OF Philadel-
phia; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Cook, father
and mother OF the groom; Miss Jennie
Cook, OF New York Mr.. Jos. Macaleer,
OF New York; DR.. and Mrs. 1. N.
Pease OF Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Clark and daughter, OF Wash
ington; Mr.. Joseph Childress, OF Wash.
ington, and Mr.. s. B. Rice and son, OF
Richmond and others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
CHARITY BALL.

The Elks' dance last night at the
Eiks' Home was success in every
particular. A large number OF young
men and women we're present, Alex
andrias pretty girls being well
represented. Dancing started promptly
at $50 and kept up until the wee sma'
hours this morning. The hall was
tssteiully decorated with plants Of all
kinds and tho ladies in their handsome
gowns presented beautiful scene.
Prof. Cohen was at his best with bis
orchestra and oil danced to their
hearts content. Supper was served at
the New Hotel Rammell and the ever
popular Elk, Mr.. William Rammell
served a meal fit for 8 king. The
committee In charge OF this affair
deserves much credit for tho manner
Ia which the dance was conducted,
A handsome sum will be realized
from this affair which Is " 60 towards
paving for the Christmas baskets for
the Alexandria poor. The committee
Of arrangements we're Messrs. jerome
Kauimapn, Harry Dschslager, George
Bonsz, IT,, Harry Quinn. The Elks
will give a masquerade ball on Dec
ember 2sth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
SMOKERS LAST NIGHT.

Belle Haven Council. No. 81, and
James w. Jackson Council, No. so,
Junior Order OF United American ME
chanics, last night entertained a num-
Der OF prominent members OF the order
at smoker following the initiation OF
class OF candidates. Among their
guests wero DR.. William Evans, OF Nor
folk Thomas B. Ivy, OF Petersburg;
J. W. Camper, OF Roanoke; DR.. w. A.
Gordon, OF Elkton; F. n. Weber, OF
Washington; Lewis F. Page, OF New
York, and William Miers, OF New
Jersey, all members Of the executive
boards OF their jurisdictions.
There was q well-attended meeting
OF the Friendship Veteran Fire Asso-
citation last night, when the following
officers were elected: President. P. NJ.
Bradshaw; vice president, NJ. r. Nor
ris; recording secretary, j. II. Mans
fell; financial secretary, ]. w. Chaun-
eey; treasurer, w. I. Emerson; trus-
tees. A. D. Brockett, j. Y. Williams
aud ]. II. Trimyer; committee on en-
gino, P. F. German, j. w. Chauncey,
Dallas Peyton and VIM. HUMPHREYS;
COMMITTEES on applications, B. Wheatly,
VIM. Humphries and Frank Haywood.
The members participated in smoker
at the close OF the meeting at which
speeches we're made by Messrs. A. d.
Brockett, ]. Y. Williams, VIM. L.
Emerson and others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
READY TO DEEPEN CHANNEL.

The hydraulic dredge Dewey, which
has been employed 10 dredging in the
Eastern branch in the vicinity OF the
navy yard, has been brought to Alex
andria and will shortly start the harbor
improvements under en- appropriation
for the work made at the last session Of
Congress. It is intended to give q
depth OF twenty-four feet OF water at
the Alexandria docks 10 accommodate
any vessel that can come up the Poto-
mac. For several months past the
army engineers ia charge OF the Poto'
mac river improvements have been
throwing up an embankment from,
Jones Point to the ship yard, across the
cove at Battery Rodgers, and the ma
terial excavated from the harbor is u
be pumped into this cove. The work
will require, it is said, about q year Il
complete.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
WEDDING.

The marriage Of Miss Katharine
D.. agerfeld daughter OF the late Henry
Daiagerfield, OF this city, to Mr.. Car
rol. Wilson Rasin, OF Baltimore. which
TOOK place yesterday at noon, was O
pretty ceremony, though strictly PIT
vate. No one but the immediate fami-
lies was present and no breakfast or
reception followed. Trinity church, In
Georgetown, was simply decorated,
with palms and the candles on the
altar. Mr.. Raleigh G. Thomas, OF Bal
timore, was best man and the only at
tendant. Rev. John A. Conway, OF
st. Ignatius' church. Baltimore, an old
personal friend OF both bi.de and BRIDE
groom and their families, performed
the ceremony and celebrated the mass
which followed. The bride entered the
church with her brother, Mr.. Barbour
Daingerfield. Of Washington city, who
gave her 10 marriage. She wore a
travelling suit Of gray cloth, with gray
hat and feathers and carried a prayer
book. Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. Rasin aud his bride left for we'd
ding trip. After fortnight they will
be at home at 1913 north Calvert street,
BALTIMORE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
FRATERNAL AMERICANS.

Alexandria Council No. s, Order
Fraternal Americans, will hold its reg
ular weekly meeting this evening.
There will be matters considered which
will be Of interest to every member Oh
the order. The executive board OF
the Grand Council has ordered the
holding of state class imitation, and
premium has been offered to the
council comforting the degrees in the
best ritualistic manner, and in addition
has offered premium to the council
showing the largest percentage in gain
in membership. The Order of Frater-
nal Americans is making rapid pro-
gress throughout the state. -Four
councils have been instituted since the
last Grand Councils meeting, with
six councils in prospect which will be
shortly instituted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
CHARGE DISMISSED.

A ] Payne. a constable OF Fairfax
county. was before the Police Court
this morning to answer the charge Oh
discharging a pistol three times az
William Ferguson, colored, on south
Roval street. near Wilkes, last Satur-
day night. Payne was represented by
Mr r. ID Brumback and Ferguson by
NJ Robinson Moncure. Ferguson's
statement was substantially as pub
Iiisbed in yesterdays Gazette. Payne
showed a warrant ho had for Fergu-
son's arrest for misdemeanor in
Fairfax county, and said that as the
electric tram on which he and Fergu-
son were riding was nearing Wilkes
street last Saturday night he told the
negro he wanted him and attempted TO
take him in charge. Ferguson broke
away from him and he discharged his
pistol in order to make him halt. Mr..
Moncure said that the misdemeanor
for which the warrant had been issued
was dated 1908, in which case the
statute of Limitation would bar us
execution, and furthermore that Payne
had not read the warrant TO Ferguson.
Mr.. Brumback dwelt upon the fact that
Ferguson was resisting arrest aud that
the constable committed no offense IN
endeayoring TO stop him by discharg-
ina his pistol. Justice Cation in sum-
moning up the case said there was no
law compelling an officer to read
warrant. as were such procedure
necessary few arrests could be made. IL
was. he said, Ferguson's duty to sub
NIT to arrest and bring up the limlta-
ton OF misdemeanor and otherpolnts
at the trial. The officer was not liable
for the consequences when person re-
sisted arrest, and il the former killed
man under such circumstances he
would be guiltless. He therefore dis
missed the charge against Payne. Mr.
Moncure then said to Justice Cation:
with all due Difference TO your honor's
decision, | shall take steps to have
Constable Payne indicted by the grand
Jury. +" Justice Cation replied, You can
do Just as you please about the matter.
Ferguson was held for Justice
Wright's court.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
PASTORS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED

A meeting OF the congregation OF the
Second Presbyterian Church was held
last night Rev. ]. II. Taylor, psstor
OF the Central Presbyterian Church,
Washington, acted as moderator. The
resignation OF ]. II. Sewer as pastor
was accepted, and 1t was determined TO
unite with him in his application for a
severance of relations with the Presby-
terry of the Chesapeake. Elder George
B. Kennedy was selected commissioner
to represent the Second Church at the
Presbytery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
DEATH OF COMMODORE eILLIs.

Commodore James II. ellis, retired,
died yesterday at Melbourne Beach,
Fla. Commodore ellis was born IN
Ridgway, Pa, and was retired May IA,
1893, at the age Of 62, after % years OF
sea service. On two occasions Com
modore ellis was thanked by foreign
governments for assistance to their
citizens in dire need OF help. Com
modore ellis took an active part in the
naval engagements Of the civil war. The
deceased was brother OF Mr.. B. ellis,
who at one time was one OF the pub
fishers OF the Virginia State Journal in
Alexandria, and OF Mrs. j. E. Alexan-
der. He at one time resided in this
city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08

XTIRGINIA.-In tho. Clerks Office Of
" the Corporation Court OF the City OF
Alexandria, on the 18th day OF Hovem-
Der, ieio.
Frances Z. dutridge VS.. James II. Gut
ridge. In ehAncery.
Memo. The object Of this suit is to OBJ
tain for tho complainant an absolute di:
yorce from the defendant on the ground
Of wilfiii deserticp and abandonment fol-
period Of more than threo years before
the bringing Of this suit, and for genc'
raj relisL
It appearing by an affidavit fled In this
cause that the defendant, James II. Gut
ridge, is nonresident Of this State
Its Ordered, That said defendant ap'
pear here within fifteen days after due
publication Of this order, and DO what Il
necessary 70 protect his Interest 1p this
suit, and that copy Of this order. be
forthwith inserted Ia the Alexandria
Gazette, a newspaper published In the
City OF Alexandria, one eek for foui
successive weeks, and p, the trent
door Of the Court Heuset y city
A copy--TEETB.
NEWELL 8. GREENAWAf, Gerk.
fEsa'kl Fl RHssslll pIgl RpFAEsHr!l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-08
A PRETTY DOLL HOUSE.

A handsome doll house has been
placed on exhibition in q window Of
Mr.. Edgar Warheld's drug store, cor
ner Pitt and King streets, II is TO
be raffied Tor the benefit Of the Chill
drcns Home at ten cents voice. The
tickets can be bought at Mr.. Warfeld's
or at the home, 400 Duke street. II Is
needless 10 say that funds 1T this season
OF the year are much needed and it is
q worthy charity. The doll house is
completely furnished aud will surely
delight ths heart si ne lueky wines