Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-05
COAST.
san FRANCISCO.
Crown Point Election.
~DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE RIVAL
FACTIONS.
THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF THE
GEORGE s. WRIGHT.
HUBBARD Il co. RESUME
BUSINESS.
SUICIDE OF A YOUNG ISRAELITE.
SUICIDE OF A YOUNG IsRAELITE.

SUICIDE OF A YOUNG ISRAELITE.
SAN FRANCISCO, June A..
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Crown Point Gold and
Silver Mining Co.. was held at the Office
this afternoon. There having been
considerable dissatisfaction and oppo-
sition inspired among certain share.
holders during the past few months,
and a hot fight for control being in
progress, the rooms were densely
packed with those interested and 9TH
ers who expected interesting proceed
ings. After a few points were raised
meeting was called to order Dy Presi-
utes of the previous annual meeting
were dispensed with. The regular
business was then proceeded with.
The Presidents report WAS read. 1t
touched upon the many allegations
planned that great misrepresentation
aud injustice had been done the present
management, through prejudice. 1t
lbf1O VI ~ lOu
during the disastrous decline in the
market value of stocks aud other
causes which had disturbed the equan-
unity Of affairs. Better tines were
confidently predicted. The report was
accepted aud the Superiniend.nt's re-
port was then read and that OF the Sec.
rotary placed on file. Then the election
of officers for the ensuing year was
proceeded with. The opposition nom.
mated the following ticket: +. l..
Wilke, Charles Wayne, DIR. NJ. A..
Cachott, X. II. Minister and r. A.
Hussey. The regular ticket of the
present management vas John +.
Jackson, A. X. p. Harmon, j. Fl. Dot
inson, j. ID. Fry and &. l.. Weller.
Balloling commenced at 3 o'clock.
The very first name called started a
wrangle, the management holding a
proxy while the opposition produced
the stock and questioned the right OF
the regulars to vote the proxy. The
President overruled the objection. With
almost every name called objections
were raised and the prospects are that
the election will not lie decided before
midnight. Proxies are being bought
and sold without pretense of conceal
ment, some holders even openly de-
claring that they are holding for the
higher bids. Disgraceful is a mild
term to apply To the proceedings.
Hubbard a. Co., STOCK brokers Of the
San Francisco Stock Exchange. who
suspended business May 4th, have re-
sumed, having made satisfactory ar
rangeinents with their creditors.
A survivor OF the wreck OF the lost
steamship George 5. Wright has at last
been discovered. He is an Indian,
named Coma, and was a coal HEAVIER
on board. He was recognized on the
street at Nauaimo on Friday, and ar
rested and brought To Victoria yester-
day. The CJtontst of to day says /:
Since the disaster, Coma has constant
ly evaded the police, and until quite
recently it was not known that there
existed a single survivor Of the wreck.
Coma confessed TO the superintendent
of the police, after being duly ques-
toned, that AT night the boiler OF the
steamship exploded, and she began to
sink ut once. Captain Ainsley, with
four United States officers aud a pas
senger, got into n boat and told Coma,
who was on deck, to get in too. The
rest OF the people were in bed, and
tried to escape by means OF another
boat. The Captains PARTY, seven il
all, pulled ashore nea Cape Caution.
The party was nearly naked. The In.
dams gave them blankets to keep
them warm. A day or two afterwards
three loads of Indians came 10
tho spot, and Captain Ainsley offered
the leader $500 to convey the ship
wrecked men to Fort Rupert. Four of
the Indians were armed with muskets.
with which they killed all the whites,
tied stones to their bodies and sunk
them in deep water. They robbed the
bodies of all valuables, including the
Captains gold watch and chain.
They spared Coma, but told him
II he eve dared to narrate the cir
cumstances, they would kill his father.
Coma thinks all the people on board
who were In bed at the time OF the ex
plosion were drowned. as the boat
went down rapidly. The prisoner to-
day was confronted by four prisoners
who were brought by the Rocket. and
have since been In Jail here, and ident-
flied two as belonging to the murder.
ers.
The Nevada Stock Exchange at:the
executive session Saturday, concluded,
in consequence OF the extreme dull
ness OF the stock market, to suspend
operations for the present. Forty. five
members were on the active list, and
should the market improve and war.
rant the board iesuming active opera.
tons again at some future day, the
temporary adjournment will not effect
the condition of the board.
Marcus Salinger was found dead In
his room In u Second street lodging
house near Mission street. A paper
which had contained strychnine was
by his side. There was also found q
piece OF cake from which y bite had
been taken, and which bore some OF
the strychnine crystals. Deceased re-
tired to bed late on Saturday night.
In the room was found a note signed
by deceased. reading as follows: "I'm
tired Of living; Ills too long IN live.
I'm a Jew, and wish to be buried in
the Jewish cemetery" There was also
\ paper containing Hebrew cha racters
found. He WAS tWaDtV wears of aye.