Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-25
EASTERN Intelligence.
CONGRESSMAN PAGE MikES CHARGES
AGAINST SUPT. DODGE.
s22, 900 Loss on Low Grade and
Refractory Buliion-
A SYSTEM or CORRUPT fAvoRiTIsM AND
FRAUD UPON THE GOVERNMENT.
TroabIe Between Revenue Omeers
aud Illicit Distiiiers-
a Serious Accident that was
Not In the Play.
a SENSATIONAL STORY FROM
PARIS.
now MESSY HELFNANS WAS
TORTURED.
Especial to the SENTINEL


against Superintendent Dodge. Of the San
Francisco Mint, and making additional
accusations. These supplementary charges
have not yet been made public. 1t is
learned that the principal one is that
Superintendent Dodge has Illegally and
~corruptly charged against the Governments
about s22, 900 loss on low grade and re-
f~ractory bullion, received by him from
certain favored parties, especially from
the AngIo-C alifornia Bank, which loss,
under the law, should have been paid by
the parties for vhom the bullion was
parted or refined. This loss to the Gov-
eminent, which arose from Dodge's fall
ure to make the necessary deduction, on
account Of impurities and the baseness Of
the bullion, was explicitly mentioned and
u~nfavorably commented upon by Director
Burchard in bis last annual report, but it
ia understood that Page enlarges upon the
extraordinary nature Of the loss, and
submits additional evidence to show that
it was premeditated, and only 3 part Of .
general system Of corrupt fovoritism. and
OF deliberate frauds upon the Government.
1t is intimated that Secretary Window will
to-day appoint q committee Of three or
Il LGOit tAUCIL ~ I4ahG .
CATION Of these charges, and Of the entire
mint management at San Francisco. One
or two members OF the commission will
be sent out from Washington and others
will be selected from citizens Of California.
The Hanging Of Hessy HeIfmann.
NEW YORK, May 24.-The Telegram
prints the following sensational story from
Paris under date Of Yesterday: On the
strength OF q letter from st. Petersburg
this morning, the Intransigeante o
ces that at z o'clock on the morning Of the
18th inst, just four days after the birth Of
her child, Hessy Heifmann, whom every
body supposed to be alive and awaiting the
pleasure Of Alexander, was hanged in the
prison. 1t is said hat she had been tor
tured daily in the most fiendish manner to
wiring confessions from her. Night after
night she was awakened and warned that
her hour was near. For several days in
succession she was literally strung up, and
cut down only just in time to prevent her
expiring. On the morning Of the 18th
the hanging process ia said to have lasted
q little too long. and when Hessy was cut
down it was discovered that she was stran-
gled to death. The Int~ransigeante adds
that the indignation and excitement in st.
Petersburg is immense. The troops are
forbidden TO leave the barracks on any pre-
tense and revolutionary movements may be
anticipated.
A Remarkable story.
NEW YORK, May PA woman who
) gave her name as Mrs. Maude Ancie, and
! who claimed to be the daughter Of an Ans
TRAN General, visited the Brooklyn police
1 haaTrnaka~. 4A1mv anA k1lA HIf~A n.--
bell a remarkable story. She said she
!, married q young officer in the army, the
son OF q German Count that soon after
he resigned his commission and relied on
her to support him. They came to this
|, country and took up their abode in San
Francisco. As her husband did not do
anything. she was obliged to support him
by teaching French. Her friends advised
her to leave him, which she did and came
to New York. On the way she met Louis
Gustesfelt. and he persuaded her to marry
him.. Then she gave him her money and
he started q bakers shop In New York, but
falling in business, he wanted her to sup
port him by improper means. Chief
Campbell referred her to Chief Of Police
Walling. Of New York.
Destroying . Still and Liquors.
CHARLESTON Is. C.), May 24.-U. s.
Marshal Blythe received yesterday,
through Deputy Collector Jellson. the
particulars Of . shooting ARRAY in Pickers
} county last Thursday. between Revenue
Officers Gary and Looper and two Illicit
son Joab. The son ran out Of the house,
both doors Of which were guarded by the
revenue officers, and fred q pistol at
| Looper, who returned the fire with q shot
, gun, INJECTING serious and perhaps fatal
wounds. The officers destroyed . 1856
gallon still and about 1.700 gallons Of
} mash and beer.
An Alcslde Forced to Discharge
Prisoners.
SAN ANTONIO, May 25.-Six citizens Of
Eagle Pass crossed the Rio Grande on SUM-
day to attend . circus. As they entered
the town they were surrounded by Cap
tain yillareal. commanding the Mexican
garrison OF Piedras Negras, with . force Of
- soldiers. and marched to the Jail, where
they lay all night. A party Of their friends
crossed over the river Monday morning
caused the Alcalde to discharge the
prisoners, against whom nc charge was
made.
A Significant Article.
AApA@1 Aay 6os-4 ne 4xpreA1 ulbucftO
q Conkling organ, comes out this morning
with a doubls-lsadsd article announcing the
candidacy Of Conkling and Plat, and read
Ing them a lecture. It likes Conkling and
asks nothing from his enemies, but says he
Il beiittling himself by this step and might
keep out OF the contest. He can afford to
be defeated but not to be Inundated.
NEW YoRK, May 23.-Confdential adj
vices from Albany say the Express article
IL regarded as Of great Significance as show
ing either that the irresponsible editor has
made . great mistake or that Cornelrs
promises are like pie-crust, made only to be
broken. The Express is the organ Of Gov.
Cornell, and that alone gives any prom
inence to what it says.
The Posts correspondent says: This an
nouncement by the. Express Is Interpreted
TO mean that Gov. Cornell sees that Conk-
ling and Platt are gone to the wall and that
he is . candidate himself.
Won't Go Into Caucus.
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Ths news that
Conkling desires a reelection revives the
tagging interest here. High authority here
states positively that the Administrative
Republicans at Albany will not 20 into
caucus as Conkling has declared his pur-
pose to fight the Administration If re-
elected. The friends Of the President do
not feel called upon to enter the caucus
fixed to renominate Conkling and Platt I'M
less they have better confidence here Of de-
feating Conkling than they had last week,
as it Is known that the Democrats will help
| him rather than any okhar RernhIican III