Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-09
EASTERN NEWS.
THE EXODUS INytsTIGArIox.
A Comasittee to Investigate h Al
legged Whitaker OutraEe-The
Burlingnme Treaty
Mr.. willis After Sec
rotary Evarts-


BY Telegraph TO the seniinel.l
w-s=Sc-s~ s-ril s.-Before the Exo-
dus Investigating Committee. yesterday.
Andrew Carrier. Mayor Of Shreveport, La.
testified that the relations between the
races are. with f.r exceptions, most
friendly, and the exodus frem tia. section
not over one per cent Voting is unre-
stricted to the blacks, who have all their
political rights. Once in 1865 the whites
tried to get the colored men to vote, be
calse the blacks had agreed to remain
svay from the polls and let suspicion OF
intimidation be aroused. He declared that
the pool school facilities we're due to the
Republican authorities having stolen the
school funds while in power in the State.
Things were better now. and are growing
better. Adjourned.
The Adjutant General has the following
dispatch from General Schoteld All the
cadets disclaim any knowledge whatever
Of the attack on Cadet Whitaker. A
thorough examination has shown that he
received no injuries except slight cuts,
from which he hled somewhat freely. A
court OF inquiry viii be appointed TO ascer-
tain the whole truth.
The House Military Committee to-day
appointed Sparks, johnson and Brown 3
committee to investigate the alleged West
Point outrage.
Representative Willis fDem.1. of Ken
lucky, on last Friday wrote to Secretary
Evarts that be intended to offer a resolu-
ton in the House calling attention TO the
fact that Mr.. Hayes had made no response
to the resolution of February 18th, by
which he was requested to furnish informa-
ton, if not incompatible with the public
interests, as to what progress had been
made in the matter of negotiation with
China for q modification Of the Burlingame
treaty. Secretary Evarts. instead of reply
ing to this letter in the usual manner,
called upon Mr.. Willis personally. and re-
quested him to withhold his resolution for
a few days, and stated that the matter
would be attended 10. Willis accordingly
waited till yesterday, and then again wrote
to Secretary Evarts, stating that he would
be obliged. by his sense Of public duty, to
offer the resolution without further delay,
unless positively assured that the House
inquiry of February 18th would be replied
to very This last communication
to-day ELECTED from Mr.. Evarts an I'M
official letter TO Mr.. Willis, saying that an
answer Is being prepared, INT will be sen.
to he House of Representatives without
delay. Mr.. Willis being still dissatisfied
with the vagueness of the phrase without
delay" then inquired what limit of time
it was intended to indicate, and Mr.. Evarts
finally promised that the answer, which
will be In the form of = message from Mr..
Hayes. shall be sent in during the present
week.
The steamer s. ris in n Disabled
Condftton-Agnes Robinsonss hi.
vorce Ease.
New YORK.. April s.-The steamer Gil
bert, Captain Kuhleveim, from Hamburg,
reports speaking the steamer SYRIA, Capt.
Johnson. from New Orleans for Liverpool,
with rudder gone. stsrn-post aud main dis
charge pipe broken. and the ship ungov-
ernable. He took her in tow. but she
rolled and parted both Steel and eleven
inch havsers. A portion Of the crew then
came aboard the Gilbert. and were followed
by Capt. johnson, who asked them to re-
scrn and try to save the ship. They re-
| fused, md when the Captain asked for part
Of the GiiSert's crew. they said if any men
were given ties would not work the Gil
bert Capt KuhleveiE then sent his first
officer and engineer on boa-d the Syria to
make an examination. and they reported
| that the vessel could notfoat much longer.
The men still refused to return, and the
| Syria was abandoned. The cargo consisted
OF 5000 bales Of cotton and 1900 tons Of
| oil cake.
BoucicaIlt's answer to Agnes Robinson's
| divorce bill declares that no marriage GER
emony vas ever performed that be sew
eral times offered to marry her, to lcgiti-
Matte their children that he has given
her $4,000 at various times ; that her as
SOCRATES have been SO bad that the police of
New York ciassed his residence as q suspi-
cious resort; that his daughter was pre-
materely married at the demand Of her
fiance, Mr.. Clayton. that she leave her
mother or marry him Immediately, and
finally, that Agnes Robinson is about to
make a theatrical tour, and uses the Courts
for advertising purposes.
Hart and Dobler resumed their e~xtraor-
binary tramp about 2 O'Clock this morning.
At s A n. the score stood: Dobler, 81
miles Hart, 1856 : Pegrams 325; Howard.
81; Allen, 305; Merritt. 294; Krohne, POI
Williams, 2S2; Hanamaker, 236; Joybee,
$50. At noon to-day the score stood as
follows (: Dobler, $50; Hart, $50; Pegram,
$50; Howard, 326; Allen, 322; Merritt,
294; Williams, 299; Krohne, 30s: Hama
maker, 275; Joybee. 1873. The latter has
retired. Pegram is being backed for the
first place.
Mania for Throat-Cutting.
CLEVELAND, o., April s.-The body OF
Albert Scheu, city editor of the Anzeiger,
was found in the lake last night, four
miles from the city. He had waded in
Gated lGan. but was dissolute, and had
been discharged.
George Savage, . well known shoe dealer,
who was crazy with reverses, nearly sew
cred his head from his body with . shoe
knife las. night. He was found dead in
bed.
Cadet Whitaker Indignant.
P-oueHKEEPsrE, April s--Cadet Whit.a.r
ker is very indignant At the suspicion that
he mutilatedh himself. and asks for = court
Of inquiry, which will convene on Friday.
TIL affair grows more p~erplexing.
Substitute Ter the New Mining Bill.
WAsHrSGrox April s.-The Houss Min
ing Committee to-day reported a substi-
tute for that portion Of the Public Land
Commissions bill which relates to mineral
lands. The principal changes made BIZ the
Committee are as follows: The new bill al
lows l~ocators to hold their claims for one
year before discovering mineral deposits,
and gives them three years to apply for
patents. No person wiz be allowed TO take
up asecond claim until he shall either have
struck minerals in his first location, or else
has abandoned it. The effect Of this
proviso is to prevent the wholesale absorp-
ton Of mineral lands. The bill provides
that contests a. to priority Of location.
etc.. shall be settled by the Courts, as
AZ prasanf- The Housa Nop,r,;ttaa 81
the price Of mineral land at 50 so per acre.
instead Of S. now charged, and they fill
blanks concerning the area locatabie by