Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
Engineer Melville's Letter Of In
structions.
THE SOUTHERN FLOOD NEWS
MORE FAVORABLE.
An Interview with Huntington on Bail
road Matters.
President Angels Lecture on the
Chinese.


Jan. 8, a copy Of his letter of Instructions
to Ispravnik, Local Governor of Verkero-
wansk, as follows: ct is my desire and
wish of the Government of the United
States, and of the protector of the Ameri-
can expedition, that diligent and constant
search be made for our missing comrades.
Lieutenant De Long and his party, con-
sisting of twelve persons, will be found
near the west branch Of the Lena River.
They are south of a small hunting station,
which is west of the house known by the
Yakoutsas as Quivina. They could not
possibly have marched as far south as Bull
com. / have already travelled over this
ground, but l followed the river back.
Therefore it is necessary that a more care
full search be made on the high ground
back from the river for a short distance.
as we'll as along the river banks. l exam
med many huts and small houses but
could not possibly examine all OF them,
therefore it is necessary that every house,
large or small, should be examined for
books and papers, or persons of the party.
Men without food and with but little
clothing would naturally seek shelter in
the huts along their line of march, n if
anv we're exhausted they might be left in
the huts. They might have left their books
and papers in the huts, if unable to carry
them further. If they carried their books
and papers south of that section
Of country between Motovai and
Bulcom, they will be found piled
up in a heap, and some prominent object
raised near them to attract the attention
of the searching parties; a mast OF wood
or pile of wood would be erected near
them if not on top Of them. In case the
books or papers are found they are to be
sent to the American Minister at st.
Petersburg. If they are found in time
they can be forwarded to me before | leave
Russia. The persons OF the dead / wish
to have carried to a central point, the
most convenient OF access to Belun, u
all placed inside a small house, arranged
side by side, for future recognition. The
hut should then be securely closed,
banked up with snow or earth, and SO re-
main until the proper person arrives from
America to make final disposition of the
bodies. In banking up the hut have it
done in such a manner that animals eau
not get in and destroy the bodies. The
search for a small boat containing eight
persons should be made from the west
mouth of the Lena, to and beyond the east
mouth of the Yana River. After the sepa-
ration of the three boats no information
has been received concerning the small
boat, but as all three boats were destined
for Barken, and then to go to the mouth of
the Lena, it is natural to suppose that
Lieutenant Chip directed his boat to Bar
ken, if he managed to weather the gale,
but if from any cause he could not find
Lena's southern mouth, he would continue
along the coast from Barker west
for the mouth of the Lena or south
for the eastern entrance to the mouth OF
the Lena River. If still unsuccessful in
getting into the Lena River, he might,
from stress of weather, or other causes,
be forced along the coast toward the Yama
River. Diligent and constant search is to
commence at once, and to continue until
the people, books and papers are found,
care being taken that q diligent and care
full examination of that section Of the
country where Lieutenant De Long and
party are known to be is made early in the
Spring, when the snow begins to leave the
ground, and before the Spring floods COM
mence to overflow the river banks. One
or more American officers will in all prob
ability be in Belun to assist in the search;
but the search mentioned in these in
structions is to be carried on in an indie
pendent way. The other party will be
entirely under the control of the Russian
authorities.
(Signed) GEO. W. MELVILLE.
st. LOuis and San Francisco Rail-
road Matters.
ST. Louis, March 25.-C. P. Hunting
ton, in an interview regarding railroad
affairs, said there will be no change in
the policy of the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco Railroad; that it will be extended as
originally designed. He said that he in
tends building a railroad from Eagle Pass.
Texas, to the City of Mexico, and believes
that it will be the first one completed, as
the route selected offers fewer engineering
difficulties, and passes through a more
productive country, with q population
greater than any other. The Galveston,
Harrisburg & San Antonio road will be
placed in first-class condition, thoroughly
ballasted, and the present iron rails re-
| placed by steel rails. He will also have
a line completed from San Francisco to
New Orleans and Galveston about Sep
TENDER. Mr.. Huntington expressed the
opinion that ownership in railroads means
control, and that attempts to regulate
freights by legislative action will lead to
disaster. He favors laws to prevent
freight discrimination, and said that it
always was his policy to make uniform
rates, properly classified.
A Prussian Immigrant Badly Swim
died.
New YORK, March 25.-Anton scholich,
a native OF Alistadt. Prussia, arrived with
his wife and four children on the steam
ship Indian yesterday, from Hamburg.
Scholich, after purchasing his passage
tickets to San Francisco, where his brother
keeps the Helyetia House, stopped at Ber-
lin. A man whom he met there urged
him to have his Prussian none exchanged
for American. Scholich readily consented
and gave him 400 marks in German gold,
receiving in return q 500 Confederate
note. Upon landing at Castle Garden, he
learned that he had been swindled. After
tearing his hair and swinging his arms
dangerously about him for some time,
he concluded to appeal to the Commits
sioners for relief.
Lecture ON the Chinese.
DETROIT, March 25.-President Angel
Of the University, and ex-Commissioner
to China, delivered a lecture on the Chi
nese people, their customs, habits and
prospects, to al audience of 5000 in Mu-
sic Hall last evening. The lecture was
full Of interest, as giving the views Of an
intelligent. sympatheti, observer. His
belief is that the progress Of the Chinese
in modern enterprises will be slow their
~preiudices are almost inFincibIe, and their
real dislike Of Lac mass Of the people,
apart from q few intelligent, widely-read
men among them, would close every port
and shut out every foreigner from the en-
pire, if this were possible. Modern ideas
and methods will make Roadway, but we
must not look for great or speedy changes
among this interesting people.
ASK TO Have the Indictments
Quashed.