Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-12-03
the same time our relations with every

rOuDit being upon Tue MO OTduue,
at a point unacce,>ibseto a navy. Nav
al officers are the o convinced tina
Robe>on's extensive preparations must
be in view of something likely 10
happen in regard to our attitude to
wards Spain and. they verv naturally
look towards Cuba for an exp anation;
bat there mas been no ieeent occur-
RI nee i'm Cuha to call for a naval de
m~onstraiiou on the island. Americans
may have been i'll treated there, but
no very aggravated case of this kinl
has recently occurred. so that in
the present state ofaffairs On that islar d
considered in connection with the iat-
orable progress of u negotial ions at
Madrid, seems against the Iroisa bill
ties IF a war wiki Spain.
One theory alone remains, and that is
thai the President intends either tn re
cognize the bellieerency of The Cuban
insurgents or to recommend Congress
to take special action in the matter.
and this i the theory held by many
naval officers. If this We're the pur-
pose of the President, they say, the
present extraordinary naval prepare
lions might be easily Explained. sup
posing the treaty with Spain To remain
unmoditied, such a recognition would
give Iuisers the right unoer the
twelfth article of the treaty TO wis
and examine al vessels barring the
American flag. 1t is not believed in
naval circles that Spain would con
slider the recognition of Cuba by the
L tied States easus beiti, but it
is believed that the officers of her
naval vessels would seek to exercise
the right above noticed and that they
,nf,pt 80 ta.,.NfaI ~ do -. in on nf
fsn>ive manner or in cases not ON
templated by the terms of the treaty.
In order % prevent this and assure
himself that Ame lean commerce.
shall not suffer from the action of
The Government, naval officers
think is the cause of the present pre-
p4ration. This may or may not be
we'll founded, but it is a fact that
others besides naval officers are be
ginning to- suspect hat something of
This kim is in the mind of the Presi
dent.
Public Debt statement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.
The following public debt statement
is just issued:
National debt, 81, 430, $50; legal
tenders. S372,54l,479; certificates OF de-
RPNi CI--VA bsRtV SoAAttftfs
BIZ. 356. los; coin certificates, SIG, 1885,
500; total, without interest, SAT- .30i,
0S4: total debt, s2,207 ,9S6, 25I; total in
crest, s34. $50, Ii; cash in treasury,
(coin.) so, 04.676; cash in treasury.
currency, sl2, 0l4,962; decrease oil
debt during NoyeInber, Sis0,O1S: de-
crease since June Both, 1878, Sl0,77l,-
1913; bonds issued to Pacific railroad
companies. interest payable in lawful
money, and principal outstanding. S6i,-
623. 5l2; interest accrued and not yet
paid Sl.6i55S1; interest paid ty
the United SlafeS, So, 202.S07;
interest repaid by transportation OF
mails. etc, IS 575.S54; balance of inter
est paid by United States, 81 ,626, 95S.
Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ..
The Secretary of the Treasury To day
| appointed A. T.. Wilson, of Louisville.
10 be Chief Clerk OF tie Treasury De-
partment, to fill the vacancy caused by
The resignation of Avery.
Earthquake.
kEENE, n. H.. Dec. 2.
Two slight shocks of earthquake
were felt here this morning.
Damage Recovered.
New York. Dec. 9.
Freeman D.. Msrck walk, a passenger
on the White Sia Co.'S steamer Allan
tic, wrecked on Morse Island, Nova
Scotia, two years ago, On the voyage
from Liverpool and New York, has
-ued for s., 900 forths loss of his trunk,
ielen' ion. etc. and obtained This even
ing in the supreme Court, a verdict for
81, 100.
Railroad Accident.
BUFFALO. Dec. /.
The Atlantic Express train for the
east, which left here at 80 p. NJ, col
lided at the Baiavia street crossing, four
miles from the city, with an eastern
bound freight train. throwing the
smoking car and first and second
coaches. well filled with passengers,
from the rack and capSizing them.
The passenger engines tender and two
baggage ears were smashed through
the rear of the freight train. lifting Il
from the track and precipitating it on
he fiaginan's shanty, crushing him
underneath. The scene at the wreck
was inde~cribable. III. ;. Wood, Lima,
New York. va almost instantly killed;
!. Doty Collins lost "A leg. which Vas
taken off. and injured internally. lie
cannot live. Catherine Wilson, Fon
Du Lac, was very dangerously in
jured.
War Vessels Moving.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. /.
The iron-clad~ at League bland are
ready for sea. They will leave tO-nior
row, in tow of the vessels which are to
accompany them to Norfolk. Tie fleet
will consist of nine or ten vessels.
among them the Pawhattan, ITALIA
poOsa, Alliance, Alert, Huron. Dis
patch, Passiac, Nantucket and Wyan-
dotte.
The Vice Presidents VIII.
BOSTON, Dee. |.
MI. Wilson has left a will which is
in his own hand writing. and dated
April q, 1874. BY 1t ne bequea' he'd
his entire estate real and personal to
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