Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-14
CONTEST FOR SEATS IN THE
NEXT CONGRESS.
A New Plan Suggested for Set
thing Contested Seats.
SCHOFIELD DECLARES THE WHITAKER
CASE A FRAUD.
The Fire on Frier Hill Still Burning.
OGDEN CITY TO BE LIGHTED WITH
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Judge Davis Decision I'm the Philip
Case.
lBy Telegraph to the Sentinel

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WASHINGTON, November 13.-The follow
ing contests are reported for seats in the
next Congress: Alabama, First district,
Gillette (Rep.) will contest the seat with
Herndon (Dem.); in the Second district,
Harbach will contest the seat of Herbert
(Dem.), and Lowe will contest the election
of Wheeler. In Louisiana, First district,
Lanier will contest the seat of Randall
Gibson (Dem.) J, and in the Second district
Ex-Governor Hahn will contest with Ellis
(Dem.). In Missouri, Essinghams (Rep.)
will contest the seat of Frost (Dem.); in
the Ninth district there will be a contest
between Ford (Greenbacker) and Craig
(Dem.), although it is not certain which
gets the certificate, or if either, as at the
last report the election is a tie. In South
Carolina, in the First, Second, Third and
Fifth districts, Lee, Mackey, Stalbrane and
Small (Repubs.), will respectively contest
the seats of Richardson, O'Connor, Aiken
and Titman DEM; in the Fifth district
Stovall (Readjuster), will contest the seat
OF Abel (Funder), and in the Sixth dis
AAN eoSA kAtOtsys Wal L y nan
dolph Hucker (Dem.). In Mississippi,
Second district, Buchanan will contest the
seat of Manning, and in the Sixth district
Lynch will contest the seat of Chalmers.
1t is proposed by the Republican Congress-
men who have been here since the election,
to urge q different plan than that hereto
fore followed in settling contests. In case
one man be unseated on account of a
fraudulent count, his opponent may be
seated; but in case the contestant makes
out q case Of ~bulldosing and intimidation,
it is thought the plan will be to unseat the
sitting member found to have acquired the
seat by such means, but not TO seat his
opponent, but to send the matter back 10
the electors.
General SchOfield's Opinion ON the
Negro Situation.
WASHINGTON, November 49, General
Schofield, in his West Point report, dis
cusses the Whitaker case, declaring that it
was a fraud, and holding that the colored
man, after a century Of slavery, cannot ex-
pect to be the equal in intelligence and
ability of a man whose education is one of
many years. He regards the negroes as
unproftably suspicious. The blacks have
not yet reached the point in civilization
when it is first ap~prehended that human
nature may be governed by motives other
than love, hatred and fear. In their real
and sincere desire to carry out the policy
Of the Government, the authorities have
heretofore gone too far in enforcing per-
sonal associations between white and black
cadets without regard to prejudice, espe-
cially at the mess table. The military
academy cannot, without destroying its
usefulness, be made a nursery for delicate
dollhouse plants. Its use is to develop the
fiber OF those OF a more sturdy growth,
and to reject all that do not possess the
requisite stamina. Unless the African race
is naturally superior to the Caucasian,
and slavery q better school for race devel-
opment than freedom, it cannot be hoped
that many colored boys will succeed where
two-thirds of the white boys now selected
habitually fail. General Schofeld does not
recommend the retirement Of colored men
from the army in all its grades, but advises
more care in their appointment, for most of
the colored men appointed cannot nearly
pass the examination. General Schofeld
reports that "hazing" is nearly extinct.
He thinks the negro cadets can have the
utmost justice, but cites the fact that out
Of eleven appointees but one graduated
with credit.
SIX Men Frustrated by Explosions.
LEADvrLLE, November 13.-Owing to
the fact that the fire in the underground
workings Of the mines on Frier Hill, which
started in the Chrysolite two months ago.
are still burning, the Little Chief and
other mines were ordered by the Court
to suspend operations on Thursday night.
The Little Chief resumed operations, dis
regarding the injunction to close its levels
against the approach Of fire. Eight thou
sand pounds Of giant powder was ex-
ploded yesterday afternoon on the line
between the Little Chief and Chrysolite,
to break down the slopes. Another charge
Of 1000 pounds was fred last night. Six
men were Frustrated by the smoke in the
Ami mine.
The Electric Light to be Used In
Ogden City.
SALT LAKE. November 13.-The Ogden
City Council yesterday Observation-Disclosures
ed the proposition for lighting the city by