Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-03-03
The Panama Canal to be Finished
by 1855.
Especial to the SENTINEL

LONDON, March Ain the House Of
Commons yesterday the Home Secretary
introduced the Arms bill. 1t prohibits
the possession or carrying of arms except
by officers Of the law; permits the search
of houses from sunrise to sunset, and en-
| powers the authorities to prohibit and
regulate the importation and sale of arms,
dynamite, nitro-glycerine and other ex-
| plosives. The maximum penalty on con-
| viction is three months imprisonment
| without labor. The bill remains in force
five years. Urgency was voted for the
Arms bill by 395 to 81. No Conservatives
voted in the minority. Harcourt, in in
Producing the Arms bill, referred to a
speech of Dillon in August, in which the
| speaker advised the peasants to march to
meetings in military order, and avowed
that by obstruction in Parliament they
could set the people free to drill, and de-
clared that every Irishman had q right to
have q rifle if he liked. Harcourt then
referred to domiciliary visits by armed
bands, and the shooting of Hearne. The
bill, he said, would touch nobody who
sought lawful ends by lawful means.
O'Donnell moved that permission be not
granted for the introduction OF the bill,
and made q speech.
The Secretary explained that search war
rants under the bill would run 81 days.
After further debate, Sexton Home Ruler)
moved an adjournment. The motion was
rejected by a vote Of 292 to 81.
Healy Home Ruler wished to address
the House. The Speaker refused to per-
NIT him.
Harrington moved that the question be
put, and the motion was adopted by 200 to
%. Leave to introduce the bill was given
by 1876 to 26, and the bill passed.
In the House of Commons, Harcourt
Home Ruler said he had received a
threatening telegram, signed by Dewey,
but did not intend to make represen-
tations as regards the circumstance to the
American Government, as such represen-
tations might give rise to an international
controversy. Dewey, from a British con-
vict, became an American citizen. As long
as he and his confederates, the leaders Of
the Land League, are content to remain
beyond the sea, and on the other side Of
the Atlantic, we will not interfere with
them. If they come over we might have to
pay them some attention.
DUBLIN, March 2.--The police are very
active in making arrangements for arrests,
and lists Of persons lave been prepared for
presentation to the Viceroy. The Land
League will not be interfered with so long
as its keeps within reasonable bounds. Ow-
ing to the near approach Of the enforce
ment Of the Coercion act, several persons
from the other side Of the Atlantic have
disappeared from Dublin. The Fenian
element is considered contemplate, and
thea authorities know everything connected
with it.
LONDON, March 2.-Men engaged in the
fight at Spitzkop state that they killed
General Colley, and fred at four PAGES
from him.
A dispatch from Gloemfotein reports
that the Beers have te~legraphed President
Brend, Of the Orange Free State. that they
have taken Q company Of soldiers and seven
officers as prisoners.
The correspondent at Prospect Hill, who
was taken prisoner and released by the
Beers, reports that he had an interview
with Joubert, the Boer commander, who
complained Of General Colley for bringing
on q battle when peace negotiations were
proceeding, and said the Beers were pre-
pared to treat for peace on a basis of liber-
ty. An offensive Irish renegade was with
Jaubert, and appeared to be his chief ad-
wiser. The Beers have carried the body
Of General Colley into their camp, and
have sent word that they will surrender it
as soon as desired. A party has accord
ingly been dispatched to bring the remains
to camp. The Beers have taken firm pos
session Of Hpitzkop. The troops under
service for Natal will increase the force
by 5000. General Roberts will leave Lon
don tomorrow, and expects to reach Dur
ban on the 28th. He will be accompanied
by several officers who were with him in
the Afghan campaign. Major-G General
Newdigate, prominent in the Zulu war,
will command q brigade. Two cavalry
regiments are preparing to start for Cape
Town.
PARIS, March 2.-De Lesseps says the
Panama Canal will certainly be finished
by 1883, at an estimated cost of 512, 00O,-
600 francs. The work will not require
more than 10000 workmen in the most
busy portion of the work, who will be re-
cruited from the colored population Of
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