Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-04
tASItkn IN ~ElLlGtNCt.
BEN. BUTLER ON THE PANAMA
CANAL,
He Wants This Government to Sit
Down On It.
ANOTHER "GRANK" APPEARS LAYING
CLAIM TO the Wcs.PREsIDENCY.
cuITEAU'S COUNSEL AGAIN IN
COURT.
A Texas Road Agent Gets Ninety
A Texas Road Agent Gets Ninety
Nine Years.
ARRIVAL OF JOHN MACKAY IN
NEW YORK.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

New YORK, Nov. 3.-General Ben. But
Ter said to a Herald reporter yesterday ::
I am opposed by every dictate Of juds-
ment and every sentiment of patriotism
to the Panama Canal scheme, either in
time of peace or of war. l do not put my
opposition upon the silly ground that the
building of it is an infringement of the
Monroe doctrine. England has seized
upon the whole Of the eastern
shore of the American continent. We still
control some OF the commerce on the
western shore. Open the canal and she
seizas upon that. If anybody INDUCES
the not too wise idea that when British
vessels carrying British goods get through
the canal they will take their freight up to
San Francisco to be distributed up and
down the State from thence, such person
simply indulgeS in a dream. British ships
will distribute it themselves in their own
way to the exclusion of American mer-
chants. England can lay down goods at
the end of the Panama Canal from Liver
pool as cheaply as she can in New York.
As the matter stands now, England could
not control the trade of San Francisco, be-
cause no blockade would be sufficient
which was not by steam vessels, and she
has no war vessels which can carry more
than enough coal to make the run from
the Sandwich Islands to San Francisco
and return: but open the Panama Canal,
and you might as well anchor Gibraltar
off the Golden Gate, because then she
could put her heavy iron-clads around our
Pacific port and maintain them there, GER
tainly until we could build a navy which
could cope with them. The whole West
ern Coast of our continent would be open
to the ravages Of her navy until we had a
navy on that coast that could meet hers;
but it is said that the Powers promise a
guarantee Of neutrality in the canal. His
tory teaches what that means. The Powers
guaranteed the neutrality Of Denmark,
but that guarantee did not count for
much when the feet of Nelson was at Co.
penhagen. Whatever the paper guarantees
might be, the strongest naval nation in
case of war would take possession Of the
Panama Canal. hope the Administration,
sustained unanimously by Congress, as it
will be no party question, will simply give
notice to everybody that, in its Judgment,
it is neither for the necessity, convenience
nor interest Of the United States to have a
canal at Panama, and that whoever builds
1t, after such notice, must do so with the
full and distinct understanding that when
ever it becomes in our Judgment for the
interest OF the United States to take pos
session Of such canal. we shall do so.
wholly irrespective Of any rights of pri-
vate property which may be claimed for
the money put into it after having served
them with this notice. II anybody builds
the canal upon these conditions, SO be it.
Still Another Crank"
New YORK, Nov. 3.-The Worlds Wash
ington special says: A crank called at the
Capitol to-day, claiming to have been elect
ed Vice President, and that Davis was a
usurper. He said he had been unable
to come earlier because of sickness. He
was surprised to learn that the Senate had
adjourned, but said he should wait until
December before pressing his claim fur
Their. Then he would assume the chair
and expose Davis pretensions. The visi-
tor was middle aged and benevolent look
ing. He said his name was Thomas jeff
that he was a grandson of the Trainer
of the Declaration of Independence and a
minister by profession. On this last account
AS AuteI4utu W mdhe IL ODe OF his urSL uu-
ties after taking Office to dissuade Senators
from the indulgence in whisky and other
habits. Politically he said
he was a Wing with, Knownothing tenden-
cies.
More About the Assassin's Case.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Sin the Criminal
Court this morning Scoville made a mo-
ton for delivery to the Property Clerk Of
the Court of papers belonging to the
prisoner. He also asked for a further
postponement of the case. The Court
reserved its decision.
Ninety . nine Years O. q Road
Agent.
SAN ANTONIO TEX Nov. 3.-Yester-
day the jury convicted William Petty Of
robbery and fixed the penalty at 80
years in the pe%nitentiary.
Mackay Arrives in New York.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-John W. Mackay
of Nevada arrived to-day on the steamer
Algeria.