Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-05-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
Fair Prospect Of a New
Overland Railroad,
TO COMPETE WITH THE G. P.
AND q. P. ROADS.
Extension Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul 70 San Francisco.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE DUNN
ELLIOTT TRIAL.
The Testimony Taken Very
Damaging to Dunn.
CAUSE OF THE DODGE CITY,
KANSAS, TROUBLES.
The Testimony Taken Very
Damaging to Dunn.
CAUSE OF THE DODGE CITY,
KANSAS, TROUBLES.
ispro1An TO THE arsr1SEI.l

pect for q new competing overland rail-
road, to contend with the U. P. and G. P.
roads. About six weeks ago s. 8. Merrill,
general manager of the Chicago. Milwau-
kee & St. Paul Railway Company. with
members Of his family and several friends,
among them well-posted Eastern capital
lists, started in q special car for San Fran
cisco. They travelled through the West
over the U. p, G. p, Mexican Central,
Denver 4 Rio Grande, in addition to the
Topeka & Santa Fe, Atlantic and Pacific.
and other roads, and only returned last
week. 1t is now learned that there is but
little doubt that the purpose Of Merrill's
visit to the West. and particularly to CAL
ifornia. was to investigate as to the FEAST
bility Of building, or rather extending,
the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul to San
Francisco, and engaging in active compe-
tition with the Union Pacific, the Bur-
lington, Santa Fe and Southern Pacific,
! and the Northern Pacific California routes.
1t il known that this road is now engaged
in extending its line to Deadwood, and the
track il laid to Chamberlain, d. T. 1t
would take but little more to build it on
to the Pacific Coast. 1t is further under
| stood that Merrill, while in the West, ex-
amined the country to see where the best
| paying route from Deadwood could be
located, and that he canvassed the nance
| for such an extension among Western rail-
| way engineers. He is said to have con-
suited, while in San Francisco, with prom
inent Pacific Coast capitalists as to the
| prospects of their taking the bonds of the
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heavy Eastern capitalists at present hold
ers Of st. Paul stocks and bonds in the
| scheme. The matter will excite much
| comment and discussion on all sides.
The Dunn-EIliOft Trial.
CHICAGO, May lin the Dunn Elliott
trial yesterday Fred Plaisted, the oarsman.
who was at the shooting, testified that .
shot was fred over his shoulder by some
n behind him. Elliott jumped up with
an exclamation, and raised a chair as if
to strike, when another shot was fired.
Dunn and Elliot then came together in
the death struggle. Ten seconds later
Plaisted saw q pistol in Elliott's hand.
DR.. 7. j. Bluthard, county physician, de-
tailed the result of the post mortem exam
ination. This closed the days proceed
ings. The defendant preserved the utmost
GOODNESS throughout. This morning the
testimony taken was very damaging to
Dunn. A waiter In the restaurant and .
man Who was dining there both testified
that they saw Dunn come quickly through
the front room, his hands were In his coat
pockets. and he was walking fast. He
walked up to the entrance Of the rear room
and ct once drew his revolver and fred.
Immediately he fred . second shot and
retired into the passage-way with uplifted
arms, ~ II to guard Against . blow. Wit
mesa then saw Elliott coming toward Dunn
with an uplifted chair In his hands, and
Dunn then fred . third shot, and Elliott
struck the chandelier with the chair, which
he dropped and grasped hold Of Dunn. Al
that time there was nothing In Elliotts
hsuds. The two men said they then went
out OF sight behind the partition, and the
next they saw was Dunn standing over
Elliott's dead body. The defense pro-
these witnesses' testimony. The trial will
probably conclude by Thursday next.
A War on the Gamblers.
KANSAS Crry. Nay 1t.-No reliable Ok.
PLANTATION Of the troubles at Dodge City,
Kansas, has been received. A dispatch from
Topeka says that nothing definite Il known
there. but II IL believed the disturbance
has been O. great ~ stated. Luke Short,
the most prominent OF the six men OK.
PEELED from Dodge City, came 10 this city
and left tonight for Topeka, whore he in-
tends TO lay his case before Goa. Gleck.
A prominent cattle who resides In
Dodge City, said he believed the whole
trouble WAS simply . war on the gamblers;
that the citizens had determined to pre-
serve . more orderly state Of society. and
therefore compel certain parties TO leave.
He said they had . similar experience
three years ago, and there 10 nothing
especially remarkable In the present move
ment.
The Pilgrimage to San Francfseo.
GALrssuaa. ILL.,, May i1.-Msmbers Of
Commandsry No. 9. Knights Tsmplar.
having determined to make the pilgrim
age to San Francisco on the occasion Of
the Triennial Conclave in . manner be-
coming Knights Templar, have organized
. grand transcontinentsl pilgrimage and
have made the most complete arrange
ments possible for the grandest excursion
ever attempted in the United States. They
have secured q special train Of 10 Atchi-
son, Topeka 4 Santa Fe sleeping cars and
. baggage car. The excursion will 60 west
from GAlesburg to Atchison on the Bur-
lington road, and by the AtchisOn, To-
peka d Santa Fe and Southern Pacific to
San Francisco, and will leave Galesburg
on Wednesday, Aug. 8.
A Duel with Broad.nWoFds.
CHICAGO. Nay 1.-Two Germans, O.
n. 8. Muller, ~ undertaken. and VIM.
Baschorn. . laborsr. both married men,
had . duel with broad-swords st Bowmen-
vile, in the suburbs Of the city. yester-
day afternoon. The trouble, 1t il alleged,
was about the affections Of Q maiden.
Six carriages, containing the principals,
seconds, surgeons and friends, proceeded
to the rendezvous. The undertaken. who
was the challenging party, was cut rather
severely about the head, and cried "Oh,
quit" No arrests.
Hangman's Nay.
GENEsEE. ILL.,. May 11.-sylvsster K.
Mackinson, for the murder Of Mrs. Maggie
Copeland, near Kewanee, Aug. 26, 1882,
was hanged It Cambridge this afternoon.
He protested his innocence, and Ascribed
the crime to Joseph Coleman.
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, Nay H. This
morning Angelo Cornetti. an italian, the
murderer Of Daniel Cash, . fellow convict
in Sing Sing. Dec. 81. 1881, was hanged in
the prison yard.
JACKSON, O.. May 11.-John w. jackson
was hanged to-day for the murder Of
Samuel L. Hull.
Empl0yes Refused Work.
RooHEsrER. N. Y, May ia great
lockout occurred at W. 8. Kimball 4
Co.'S cigarette factory to-day. 700 female