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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-11

The news from Europe is ominous. 1t
looks as though Skobelef has been max
ing incendiary speeches purposely and
not without authority from the Gar. No
sooner is he recalled from Paris, than he
delivers, on his way home, an address at
Warsaw, in which he fiattered the Poles,
saying that if there were no Russian
garrison at Warsaw there would be no
German garrison there. All OF which
points to the design Of the Russian Gov
eminent to apply a counter irritant as a
remedy for home troubles. The -condi-
ton Of the Russian people is miserable
in the extreme, and the Gar retains his
despotic sway only by the killing and
expatriation Of his subjects. Nihilism is
not less a terror to the Gar than are his
cruel acts Of discipline a terror to his
people. That the outcome OF the strug-
Gle between a few crowned heads on the
one side and the desperate and de-
termined masses on the other will be the
downfall Of the Russian monarchy Is
plain enough, now. to be recognized ever
by those who have ~pretentiously ty-
~rannized "by divine right" for hundreds
Of years. They see al opportunity to
divert the attention of their people to
their hereditary foes abroad. They
ere in no proper condition for a foreign
war, but they take to this desperate
alternative as a means of uniting the
Sclav race against strangers and thereby
saving themselves from the impending
doom of internecine strife. This choice
of evils will bring Germany and Austria
into the field against Russia. Thereupon
France, eager for the opportunity, will
become an ally of Russia. England Will
come in early enough, if the. struggle
should prove unequal on the Continent,
to accomplish results satisfactory to her.
self. The outlook warrants such specu-
lationj The best indicator OF grave
international trouble is the sensitive
stock market of European securities,
which fell in London, day before yester-
day, disastrously. Whether the alarm
is false will probably be determined in a
few DAYS more.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-11
AN VIEW.

The stupidity of the following squib
from a Philadelphia journal will amuse
the average reader on the Pacific Coast:
The mass meeting in San Francisco to-
day will probably prove that the citizens
OF the Pacific Slope are terribly in earnest
In their determination that the Chinese
must Co." The fact that the Governor Of
the State has declared the day a legal holt
day is significant Of the strong drift Of
public opinion. There are always two
sides to every question. but Ii would be q
bold man, indeed, who should proclaim
pro-Chinese sentiments In San Francisco
to-day. Fortunately. however. for the
honor Of the nation, the decision OF such
delicate subjects 10 not left to mob logic
alone. Every section il entitled to its
views; but happily there Is 9 sentiment
above and beyond ~sectionalism In this
country at present.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-11
EASTERN GOLD MINES.

Discoveries Of gold mines in the East
are pretty frequent now. There has
been a good deal of talk in Connecticut
recently over finds Of this sort, and now
from Albany comes the information that
within the last ten days claims have been
filed to no less than 43 gold mines in that
State. Auriferous quartz exists in many
places along the Appalachian chain, but
the problem Of getting gold out with
profit has not yet been solved. About a
year ago there was a gold-mining fever
in Montgomery County. Maryland, and
work was prosecuted for q while with
great energy. Baltimore papers then
teemed with accounts Of rich finds, but
the subject is not mentioned now, and
the gold mines are d~esolate, Further
south the business has been followed
with some small success, but as a rule a
great deal more money is put in the
ground in such attempts than is taken out.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-11
Endurance of California Horses.
Turf. Field and Farm.

d. o. Mills dropped in, and the subject
OF horse breeding in California was gener.
ally discussed. Mr.. Mills expressed the
opinion that the atmosphere of the Pa.
cifc coast was more favorable for the per-
Torrance Of physical feats than that OF
the Atlantic coast. He gave an illustra-
ton. Several years ago his brother, whose
weight at the time was about 1870
pounds. rode Q horse across the
plains. and two divides, q distance OF
100 miles in q little more than twelve
hours. The horse was we'll groomed at
the end Of his journey, and, aside from
being q trife sore the next morning,
was not injured. There is no horse
east Of the Sierra Nevada Noun.
tains which would stand up under
journey OF this kind. The ascent
as well as the descent Of q divide il
usually labored and slow. The horse
was well bred, but without a dry and slim.
ulating atmosphere his blood would no,
have carried him such q distance with such
a weipht.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-11

The idiosyncracies of the English Ian
guags are no better illustrated than in
the following doggerel which is sailing
around the newspapers
Remember. though box In the plural makes
boxes,
The plural OF OF should be oxen, not oxes,
And remember, though fleece in the plural 10
deeces,
The plural Of goose is not gooses nor gsssesi
And remember. though house in the plural 10
houses.
The plural Of mouse should be mice and not
mouees.
Mice, 1t is true in the plural is mice.
But the plural Of house should be houses, not
hice;
And foot. IL Is true. In the plural is feet.
But the plural OF root should be roots. and not
rect.
What we want is a reform in our lam
guage.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-11
PACIFIC COAST ADVICES.

Major StenhOuse's Funeral The
Northern Pacific Railroad Conn
pany Pay Their Taxes-Omcer
John Maroney Admitted to Bail
Mayor Blake vetOes the Water Or
dinance-Two Indian Murderers
Hanged.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-11
to Subscribers!

Turing MY ABSENCE LOUIS BOOK
IL will collect for subscriptions to the
DAILY sxsTrNRL. ED. A. sKILLMAN.
Eureka. Feb. 7. 1851. f6tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-11
HIS LAST

1t appears that the presence Of the
condemned assassin is not necessary in
Court when the argument is had before
the Court in Bano. There is. oonse-
quently, a hopeful prospect that he has
made his last appearance but one in
public. Unlike some other "last appear.
ances," Guiteau's will be absolutely final.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-11

OMAHA tNeb.). March l0.-The Strikers
and Laborers' Union are flushed with the
victory of their raid on the "scab'' laborers
on grading yesterday afternoon, and in
secret meetings to-day seriously contem-
plated sacking the Burlington, Missouri
Railroad depots and Office and the Daily
Herald ONCE, and ct one time they decided
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-11
Wanted Immediately

A F~IRsT.CLAss TAnoREss. NO OTHERS
"A need apply. j. b. LANGsTROFF.
mhiu North Main Street. Rarska.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-17
Murderous Deeds.

An attempt was made to murder Gov. Orion,
of the Chickasaw Nation, by shooting into his
house. One of the would-be assassins, named
Stevens, was followed by the Indian police into
the Wachita River region and killed
Dick Rogers, cowboy and Jim Cation. the
Pagas Springs stage robber, attempted 10 ter
rorize the community at Fort Garland, COL,
but were vigorously squelched by the soldiers
Rogers was shot dead and Cation was fatally
wounded.
An unknown assassin killed W. T. McGathlin
near Linn Creek, Mo-, on the night OF the 18th
inst. The murdered mans body riddIed with
buckshot, was found by his 7-year-old son.
A farmer living near Oskaloosa, a., was
fatally assaulted with Ratchet by a tramp. on
the 18th inst.
The brothers Malone and Swartz engaged in
deadly combat ct Liberty, place near Quin-
cy, ILL.,, on tho 10th inst. Guns were freely
used, but with the exception of John Malone,
who received q charge of shot through the
heart, the combatants escaped unframed The
trouble grew out of bastardy suit brought by
Miss Malone against one of the Swartz boys.
Stephen Dawson, a onlooker at low dance
near Mount Carmel, H., was shot dead by
Geo. Babb, who intended to kill VIM. Garrett.
but missed his aim. Babb escaped.
Marie KONG, German woman, residing at
Boston, Mass, murdered her boy August, aged
5 years, by cutting his throat. She then iu-
fiicted a CHASTITY cut in her 13-year old daugh
ter's neck and badly slashed Alfred and Emil,
two other sons. The demented creature then
attempted to make way with herself, but failed.
The injured Will recover.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-17

The business portion of Mania, Ecuador, is
in ruins. Loss $120, 000
fire in Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 18th.
destroyed block of seven frame stores, occu-
pied by dry-goods and liquor houses, the loss
being $4,000.
Fire destroyed the building of the Hygienic
Exhibition, near the Moonlit district Potsdam,
Germany, the 18th inst, causing q loss of
everal hundred Thousand pounds.
The custom house at New Orleans was dam
aged to the extent to 100000 by fire on the
18th inst.
The Keystone Rubber Works, Wiliamsport.
Pa, burned on the 18th inst Loss $50, OO0 in
surance 1886, 900.
a large portion of the business center of
Hastings, Ont, burned on the 18th inst, caus-
ing loss of $50, 600.
Twenty business places, including the ex-
press and post-ofice, were wiped out by fire at
Ridgetown, Ont, on the 10th inst. Loss $780,
600.
Vincents block, at Cairo, ILL.,, occupied by
about twenty families, furnished food for
flames on the 10th inst, Three adjoining
buildings were also burned and the Southern
Hotel badly damaged.
Gull River, Mimi, suffered the loss of Pills
bury, Chase & Co.'s large saw MILL on the 10th
inst. Loss $65.000.
FIRE ragged at Lincoln Centre Me-, ON the
9th inst, sweeping away thirteen buildings,
including stores and dwellings,
Fulton and WAITS saw mill at Avonmore,
Ont, was reduced to ruins by fire on the 9th
inst. Loss 1884, 900.
A saw mill ut st. Johns, Fla, was wiped out
by fire on the 9Th inst, causing a loss of $780,
0U0
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-17
LOSSES OF BRITISH FARMERS.

A statement has recently been COM
piled from the agricultural reports of
England. showing the falling off in live
stock in the last ID years. The figures
of this statement says the New York
Times, have an interest for stock breed
ers and shippers in this country quite
as direct as reports of the condition and
prospects of English wheat growing have
for the farmers of the northwest. The
disheartening and even startling fact
shown is that with 10 per cent. more
land now devoted to fodder crops than
in 1868, the amount Of stock kept is
per cent. less. The tables show that in
England the falling off in sheep is equal
to 5,549, 900 head, or 26 per cent IN the
Ii years from 1868 to 1881; in Ireland,
1854, 600 head, or 80 per cent; in Scot
land, 381 900 head, OF per cent, OF in
the United Kingdom, 7,712, 900 head, or
over q per cent. This is an extraor-
binary decrease, but there has been a
slight compromising increase in the
number of cattle, amounting to 100000
head, or 10 per cent. for England, and
800, 900 head, or per cent, for the
United Kingdom. But to make fair
comparison, both kinds of stock are re-
duced to one term, each head is reck-
oned as equal to six sheep. The COM
bined decrease in the ID years is thus
found to be from 0,10S,00 head to
S7,326, 900 head, or per cent. in the
whole kingdom. The loss in England
alone is over per cent. indeed, in all
these comparisons it is England alone
which makes the worst showing. The
money value of this live stock which has
disappeared, being equal to 2,780,00O
head of sheep, estimated at 92 los. per
head-not high price for mutton sheep
which sell for Is. pound in their wool
lis 96, $50, 900. For England alone the
loss was much greater, being 3,26S, 900
head, a money loss of 98, 40, 900, which
represents so much " farmers capital in
cattle and sheep alone which has been
obliterated in the period of ID years..
If, meanwhile, there had been de-
crease in the cultivated acreage, this
falling off could be easily accounted for.
But In these Is years there was an actual
increase in the breadth of land under
permanent pasture, clover, grass, green
crops and roots in the United Kingdom
from 81, 1876, 900 acres to 81, 512, 900, or
10 per cent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-17
VICTIMS OF BAsELEss HOPES.

An article printed by the Philadelphia
Times will quash the hopes of a great
many persons who have imagined them
selves entitled to fortunes as the heirs of
people who died many years ago in Eng
land, Holland, or other foreign coun-
tries. There are several associations
formed for the purpose Of recovering
such estates. 1t appears, however, that
these associations are misled by foreign
adventures, whose purpose in holding
out glittering hopes is easily apparent.
The subject was brought to the attention
of the authorities of Pennsylvania by a
letter from Secretary Blaine to Governor
Hoyt, dated Washington, June 10, 1881.
IN which Mr.. Blaine says, after speak
ing of the generally baseless nature of
most of these claims, and asserting that
they are gotten up by designing persons
for purposes of their own gains, these
persons generally living in foreign coun-
tries: ST have, however, come into pos
session of the inclosed original letter,
addressed to worthy resident of Gales
burg, Mich, by one FL. B. Sinks, styling
himself secretary of the Van Horn and
Van SAINT Association, and purporting to
be written from its Office, at No. 81
Walnut Street, second floor, back Tbe
Internal evidence of this letter, coupled
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-17
UruQuaYan Brutality.
IMontevideo Corr. N. Y. Herald

tMontevideo Corr. N. Y. Herald.l
The most serious question pending is
that with the Empire of Brazil. A large
portion of the population of the frontier
OF this country are composed of Bra
lillian citizens-a laborious and peace
able people-engaged in the care of
numerous herds of cattle and focks of
sheep, pertaining to the rich Brazilian
farmers who are the principal large land
owners at the north of the republic.
In the early pert of last year portion
of the second battalion of infantry. 1n-
der the command of Joaquin Santos, a
brother of the then minister of war and
now president of the republic. General
Maxine Santos, was ordered to the de-
partment of Tacuarambo, which is prin-
cipally peopled by Brazilian subjects.
Numerous recruiting parties were sent
out in various directions and the game
proved large-principally Brazilians
were brought compulsorily to the camp.
Nothing was then known publicly of the
terrible method adopted to compel them
to serve in the army of this so-called re-
public. Murder will out |" The last
memorial of the Brazilian Minister of
Foreign Affairs to the Legislative body
presents the authorities of this country
in very unenviable light. The testi-
mony is there published intact relative
to the martyrdom suffered by those poor
Brazilians. The captives protested their
nationality and objected to the forcible
service. It was requisite that an exam
pie be made by their brutal captors in
order to terrify them. Five of the most
obstinate were condemned by the voice
alone of the commandante to be beaten
to death. The battalion was formed in
square IN the open camp and the COM
mander distributed with his own hands
the requisite instruments of torture. con-
sisting of branches of the ounce tree,
accompanied with the remark "oh0ro Le
cog o. n1OStrar Ell n1odo de n1nt0r"-and
[ am going to show you the method to
kill-calling for matt and cooliy suck
ing 1t while he gave his orders to pro-
coed with the execution. The poor
Brazillans soon succumbed to the terri
bic blows, failing to the ground with
their heads pounded to a jelly, their eyes
forced out OF their sockets, and were
finally exterminated by an order to cut
their Threats. All this is conclusively
proven by testimony taken before the
Brazilian consul general in this city, by
order of the then minister plenipoten-
tiary, Consejero Lopez Neto, now resi-
dent minister of Brazil at Washington.
The Opponents were some of the re-
cruited countrymen of the sufferers who
were brought to Montevideo with the re-
turn of the troops. They also had suf-
fered from bad treatment, but, cowed by
the sad fate of the others, expressed
their willingness to serve as soldiers
rather than suffer death. Owing to their
debilitated state they were sent to the
military ward of the Charity Hospital in
this city, and from thence, avoiding the
usual vigilance, managed to communi-
cate with the Brazilian Consul General,
who Immediately took measures to have
them protected and appear before him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-17
Old Damascus.

1.-THE Empire of the Caliphs. Won Kremerl
Damascus was the residence of a rich
and extravaganza court, with it's train of
high officials. Hither came crowds of
strangers, merchants and caravans from
all parts of the east Her bazaars were
filled with the artificial and natural pro-
ducts of three hemispheres, and fire.
quented by a picturesque and busy
crowd. Here groups of Syrians in their
purple cloaks, ornamented with ara
besque patterns, with baggy trousers
and red sandals, in their full turbans of
white Or blue, drove their asses and
mules laden with the produce of their
country. Bedouins in their wooden man.
ties of brown and white stripes, their
heads bound with "kufies - of red and
yellow, stood gaping and puzzled in the
crowded streets; here on aprancing steed
passed naughty chief, shaking his long
lance. Descendants of the prophet,
with sharply cut features, slowly paced
toward the mosque counting their rosar-
les. Trains of women, their figures
completely concealed ia their long white
cloaks, bargained and haggIed in the
shops; black slaves and beggars pushed
and wrangled in the mob; water carriers,
selling iced lemonade and sherbet,
cl1nked their metal cups; on eli sides
were heard the cries of the vendors.
"Raghyf ia shiboh.' ' Bread, good
youths" cried the bread seller. Goods
from Halbun," called out the peasant
with his splendid figs. grapes and pome-
granates; "Eddaim Allah" God is the
imperishable, - was the cry of the salad
seller, wishing to win the custom of the
devout by praising the eternity of God
in drawing attention to the perishable
quality of his goods. And all this hustle
and turmoil took place within the mar
row streets shaded from the sun by
straw mattings or under the stone ar
cades.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-17
tuaFVs

Hon. Duncan Ferguson. ex-mayor of Rock
ford, Ill, highly esteemed and respected citi-
zen, died on the 14th inst
Gen. Joseph G. Barnard, for many years at
the head of the department of engineers, U. S.
A, died at the Russell House, Detroit, on the
18th inst.
Sir John Rose, the celebrated surgeon and
physician to the Hartford Hospital, Paris. is
dead.
E. W. Hillyer, United States district Judge of
Nevada, died at Carson, on the 18th inst, of
softening of the brain.
James @. Smith, contestant for the seat of
Representative Charles NJ. Seeley, of the Fourth
Alabama District. died at Washington, D. c.,
on the night of the 18th inst, of pneumonia,
after an illness of less than forty eight hours.
John S. Newhouse, an old citizen of Chicago,
died on the 9Th inst. He was formerly police
commissioner, was one of the incorporators of
Rosehill Cemetery, and built the first board of
trade building, on South Water Street.
Hon. Theodore Ell. Sweetzer, an eminent law
yer of Boston, and once nominated by the
democrats for governor of Massachusetts. is
dead
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-17
AduIterated Tobacco.
From the Providence journal. I


A pamphlet has been published, show
ing that in Germany thousands of tons
of beet leaves are transformed into to-
bacco. In some places chiccory and
cabbage leaves make the fragrant weed.
An English chemist found stuff sold
for tobacco was the leaves of adiaphoret-
ic plant. It has been impossible to sell
the plant as drug, and it had been
turned into tobacco to save loss.
Another writer informs everybody, or
wants to, that chemists have an impor-
tant place in tobacco factories. Fifteen
Histories in New York employ chemists
to "havor" cigars. They can not do
much with the wrapper, but they can
"heighten and develop" the filings. It
is relief to know on the authority of
the writer quoted that opium is not
used, although it used to be formerly,
in England, but stringent laws broke the
practice. The substances used to flavor
tobacco are numerous. Every manu-
facturer has his own formula. Vanilla
is the most common. This is employed
in the form of an alcoholic tinctrlre to
flavor filings. It is said that few cigars
are free from vanilla. It's effects are not
harmful If not used to excess. The
tonka bean and balsam fir are used in
the same way for the same purpose.
Cedar oil is also introduced. The best
imitator of the tobacco flavor is valerian.
Valerian and vanilla are the most valu-
able chemicals now in use by tobaccon-
lists. By their use the poorest stems
may be converted into fair tobacco. Into
cigarettes enter not only valerian and
vanilla, but cascarilla bark. To make
cigars burn, ammonia is used, and they
are soaked In saltpetre. The latter is
injurious and makes young men old with
dispatch. The object of its use is to
cause the cigar to burn freely. 1t has
been noticed by some smokers that an
intoxicating effect has been produced by
some cigars. This is produced by dip
ping the filings in solution of sulphuric
ether and bromide of potassium. When
it is known that New England rum is
used with vanilla and valerian, it is
nothing to wonder at that the cigars so
treated produce intoxication. We do
not name the brand that is treated with
New England rum. IF we did. the de-
mand would exceed the supply. To
make tobacco, or aid in its adulteration,
such other things as potato leaves, sugar,
potash, tamaIinds, auiseed, gum and
various oils not heretofore mentioned are
used to a greater or less extent, In New
York alone. S26, 666, 900 cigars are made
annually, besides 229, 800. 900 cigarettes,
and twenty-five thousand persons are
employed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-05-17

with the known fact that the so-called
sWolfert Weber estate (of some hun
dreds of millions of dollars) is absolute
~ non-existent, creates in my mind
grave doubts as to the good faith of the
writer. I commend this letter to your
perusal." For some reason the state
authorities seem to have taken no action
on this letter, for Times reporter, who
hunted FL. B. Sinks, found him in new
quarters, but still ostensibly pushing the
claims of the evan Horn and Van SAINT
Association. He said the Van Horns
were heirs to the Wolfert Weber estate
in Holland. and also TO property in Ber-
gen, n. j., and that the association now
had more than two hundred members in
twenty-five different states. "We have
not" he said, "had sufficient money to
prosecute our claims either in New Jer-
sey or Holland. 1t costs 500 to be-
come member of the Van Horn and
Van SAINT Association. and the monthly
dues are 25 cents. We have also formed
a stock company for the prosecution of
other claims. The shares are So each.
He could not be got to talk of details,
but gave the visitor a number of little
printed pamphlets, which be said would
tell him all about what had been accom-
plished by the society thus far. A
perusal of the pamphlets, which pur-
ported to be annual reports of the, pro-
ceedings of meetings of the association,
etc., did not throw ray of light on the
validity of the claims. The burden of
the pamphlets consisted of appeals for
more money and cautions to the mem
bers of the association not to give any
information to anyone not a member.
The Times concludes that there is no
room to doubt the fraudulent character
of the enterprise.