THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, January 20, 1904
The Sumpter Miner
OFFICIAL 1'APER OF THE CITY OF SUMPTER
MUailSHBtl IV1BY WIDMIIOAf IV
J. W. CONNELLA
T. 0. GWYNNE.
EDITOR
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Judge J)ickuy, of tho Supreme
court of llrooklyn, tbo other day
rulod that a divorce obtained in
South Dakota was invalid and would
not award the custody of the 11-year
old child to the mother who secured
the divorce on tho ground ofs
cruelly.
The business of some of the largo
banking and trust compauiuH of Now
York has grown to suub an exteut
during late years that It has become
necessary t tolwork three ojght hour
shlftH. The night force is culled
"CauuurotH, " because "it works
while you sleep."
The story published in Tho Miner
of yesterday, relative to ati assay
office for Oregon, is doubtlosa a cor
rect veralou of the situation. It
constituted Congressman William
on' velum ou the subject, at any
rata, and be is in a position to size
up tbe proposition intelligently.
It seems probable that Chicago will
take stepH to thwart tho autltuxino
combination. There Is talk of estab
lishing a miiuiulpal laboratory for
the manufacture of antitoxluu in
order to combat tbe exorbitant prices
established by the so-called "death
trust." It is said that a hill to this
end will be Introduced in the city
council.
Judge Wood, of St. Louis, holds
that a tuedlnil college has no juris
diction over Its students' love atralrt.
A ntiideut of Humes Medical college
bad a scrap with lib sweetheart, and
was expel led on complaint of the
ttelllgereut fair one. The student
iipplled for a iiiHiidainus to compel
tbe college to reinstate him and Issue
btm a diploma. It Mas granted.
Press despatches from New York
announce that radium from minerals
found In Colorado ha been exhibited
at a meeting of tbe Teohulology club
before which the latest developments
in the treatment of disease by tho
use of liiiids charged with radio
activity was described by Dr. Win. J.
Morton, of tbe New York Post-graduate
hospital, who said he had
elfected three complete cures of can
cor with rHillum. Itcmarkuhle re
sults also were said to have been
achieved in cases of malaria and
other diseases due to bacteria.
A gentleman with statistical bent
has found that In mining then is a
prollt of MOO per cent with 3!i per
cent falllures, while manufacturing
ranges from ten to twenty live per
cent profit, with failures of ulnetv
live per ut, says tbe Kugiueeriiig
and Mining Review. The statistics
of fifty Colorado mining companies,
with a combined capital of 111'. 000,
000, show the following result:
Dividend!! paid, 820,000,000; orig
inal investments hy stockholders,
17,000,000; returned to stockholders
on par' value, oVer forty-three per
cent ; returned to stockholder)) on
original Investments, 300 per cent.
Malt Lake, Utah, will soon open
the doors of tbe II rat home for aged,
injured and decteplt miners in the
United States, to be known a the
Judgo Home, named attoi tbe late
Mr. Judge. Provisions were made in
hi will, which were later carried out
by Mrs. Judge, who survived him.
Of the hundrods of men who mado
tholr tnauv millions in miuing, none
but Mr. Judge have deemed It neces
sary to provide for the aged Mud in
llrm miuers when tbe pool farm
stared thorn in tbe faco. A sad com
mentary on the usually supposed geu
eioslty of tho rich men who have
made their millions in mining.
Mining World.
Tho most complete, accurate aud
satisfactory resume of the miuing
industry for tho year 1903 is fur
nished by Tli" Miuing World, of
Chicago, in I'" isstio of January 0.
It cnutalus l.'D pages, specially pre
pared reports lv its own correspond
outs from all the important mining
camps in tho United States, east and
wost, and full pago colored maps of
theso states. This last Is something
of a novelty and gives to the number
a permaueut value, for it will surely
be tllod. Tbo Miuing Wrrld has al
ways been ono of the very best trade
journals published, and every once
Id a while, as iu this instance, con
vinces tbe admiring roader that there
was room for improvement, though
ho didn't know it.
Cabling from St. Petersburg, the
correspondent of tho New York Her
ald quotes an unnamed prominent
diplomat as saying: "Let all those
who aro addlug fuol to tbe lire, which
means war, remember that uo possible
power can limit that war to Japan
and Russia. Its extension to other
countries is euro, with results too
terrible to consider."
This seems to be tbe general oplu
ion of the liest informed meu all over
tbe world. There is no reasonable
doubt but that Russia Is maneuver
lug deliberately to extend her sway,
risking war with Japan, which nation
she thinks she can crush. Napoleon
ouco said that tho civilized world
will one day bo either Cossack or
autl-Cossack, aud it looks as if this
is to be one of the decisive events in
tbe fulfillment of that prophecy.
Professor Robert M. Allen, sccre
triy of the Pure Food association,
has just returned from a trip a'oroad,
where he was sent to conduct investi
gations regarding European food aud
drink products. Ills report relative
to French wines is not only somo.vhat
startling, but ttlso disillusionizing.
It says:
"I learu from tbe authorities of
the municipal laboratories of Paris
that 00 per cent of the Freuch wines
aud 80 per cent of their champagnes
are either adulteratoliis or Imita
tions, notwithstanding the French
vleuyards had tho greatest yield the
past two years within a century, aud
pure wine itself bud been very cheap.
Much of tbe wines included lu this
GO per cent never bin- a vineyard,
and grapes form uo part of their com
position." He cliariu'terli'rt the (iermuus us
endeavoring to enforce pure food
tbe
This man Pincbot, forest reserve
commissioner, made a talk before tbe
wool growers, In session at Portland
tbls week, presumably as a repre
sentative of tbe national administra
tion. He dealt out a few meaning
less platitudes about saving tbe for
ests from devastation, but carefully
avoided making any mention of tbe
real issue involved; that those on tbe
outside who are moat familiar with
the transactions declare that it Is a
gigantic graft. It is generally be
lieved that these forest reserves are
created for two selfish purposes; first
that tbo scrip dealers can make a
clean up by exchanging worthless
lauds bought from tbe state for lieu
laud scrip, aud second, that tbe ex
teuelro lumber companies can ex
change their logged off land for ver-
gin forests. In known instances
roserves have beon thrown open when
be big doalers aro ready to lay tbelr
scrip, shutting nut tbe individual
locator, and it is believe) that this
will be tbe case In eastern Oregon.
It requires powerful political in
fluence to woik a deal of this kind,
but a combination of senators aud
congressman cau turn the trick.
Speaking of the former discredit
of mining securities in tbo east, and
tbe present tendency toward favor,
the Now lork Commercial says:
"Some tbiugs transpiring some time
R just what and just when it is
not necessary to recount here dis
credited mining properties an a
form of investment with the public
east of tbe Mississippi river. In
New York city especially there has
been noticeable a quite general de
position to laugb down any mining
"proposition" that might chance to
get presented here. That has, of
course, refloated unjustly on
numerous legitimate and profitable
mining enterprises, and ono of its
effects has naturally beon to restrict
active dealings in mining shares
largely to tbe mining areas and the
cities contiguous to them . One
effort aftor auothor to establish a
mining exchange iu New York has
failed, lioston, to be sure, has never
stood wholly aloof from tbo business,
but tbe general custom public bus es
chewed miuing investments.
"There is no substantial reason
for it, and a most hopeful sigu at the
opening of tbe new year in tho in
creasing number of solid, reputable
tlrnis that are uow making a special
ty of dealing lu mining properties
and mining shares The public Is
fast getting educated up to tho fact
that there are just as good mining
properties as there are railroad or in
dustrial properties. There are "black
sheep" In every field of euterprUo.
The tiling is to find out which they
are. A publlo that bus bittou raven
ouslly at everything' and anythiug
blteable iu tho way of stocks, and
from uow ou is going to exercise
somo intelligent discrimination as to
what it buys, will no lougcr give
mining properties tbe go-by.
"There ure scores of trustworthy
firms iu New York too, that cau help
It to pick tbe good from the bad."
According to tbo auuual statemeut
of tbe approximate distribution of
gold, aud silver production iu tbe
United States for tbe year 1003,
made by the director of tbe mint,
Oregon shows a gold decrease of
1.VJ,000 since tbo last itutemeut.
Tbe figures ho gives out are: Gold,
91,3(14,314; silver, f 07,500.
It is uot believed that theso figures
me iu the remote vicinity of correct-
laws, but England, be says, is
dumping ground for bad foods.
neaa. And there is reason to believe,
moreover, that if it were possible to
obtain reliable statistics In tbls di
rection, tbe gold production of Ore
gon for tbe year 1003 would show a
substantial increase. The Miner has
ropeatedly called attention to tbe fact
that any attempt to obtain exact
data in this regard is the merest
guesswork, and there is no evidence
to tbe contrary, as far as tbe efforts
of tbe treasury department is con
cerned. Indeed there is reason to
believe that tbe figures do not eveu
remotely approximate tbe real pro
duction. A few days before the close
of 1003, The Mirier had a telegram
from a treasury official, asking fig
ures relative to tho gold output of
tbe district. The information could
not be obtained', and so the reply
stated. Then where did be get it?
Guessed at it, probably, as there is
certainly no source through which
exact figures could have been gained.
It goes to show that at the late date
of the wire, if tbls district's produc
tion hud not been correctly esti
mated, it certainly was uot before
the close of tbe year.
Mr. liryau's visit abroad has fur
nished a certain class of republican
newspapers an excuse for inflicting
an. an ay of weak jest and alleged
witticism regarding bis trip. A
newspaper so blindly paitisan that it
cannot discern merit outside of its
own parly rauks, nur countenance an
honest difference of opinion, is hard
ly worth noticiug, but Collier's
Weekly makes tbe following com
ment, which Is worthy of reprod ac ac
teon: Mr. Bryan's demeanor abroad ia
treated with forced and persistent
laughter by those organs of tbe press
which happen to be his political op
ponents. Is this application of the
partisan spirit altogether necessary?
Mr. Bryan's conduct on tbe other
side has been admirable, and has
been properly appreciated by bis
hosts. He has behaved not as a po
litician, with certain principles to
exploit, but as a serious American,
interested in all he could learu about
other governments and glad to dis
cuss bis own country with as little
bias as might be. His reports have
shown that his ability as a corre
spondent is not remarkable, but they
have been wellmeannig and fair. He
gives tbe same emphasis to tbe argu
ments and talents of Mr. Chamber
lain, to whom h is presumably op
posed, that he gives to the liberal
argumouta against protection.
"Aro you going to take it lylug
down?" say Mr. Chamberlain and
tbe believers in retaliation. "Aro
you going to bldo behind a wall?"
reply Lord Uoscben aud the descend
ants' of Cobden. Mr. Bryan listened
to both sides, with au ear opened to
tbo picturesque and this detached
attitude must do him a world of
good. He has probably comeback
with less of tbo feeling that it is his
duty, or bis necessity, to see only
one side of many-elded questions.
Foreigners huvo enjoyed him becauso
be was repn sentative of fresh west
ern Americanism, and, at least iu
casual relatious, they are more likely
to enjoy that type tbau the cultivated
eastern type, which is more like
themselves. They breathe freshness
from a mau like Mr. Bryan, and ho
learns Intellectual ripeness aud tol
erance from tbem.
Confectionery.
Fresh Candies and Fruit, Choice
Hue of Cigars aud Tobaccos, at'
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