Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-04

A Destructive and Fatal
i ~Conhagration.
DAVIS SPEECH ON RETIRING
FROM THE SENATE.
He Referred to His Position as a
l. Man Without a Party.
EDMUNDs ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF THE SENATE.
The New York World Charges Page
with Neglect Of Duly.
No czANaE N The san FRANCISCO
PENSION OFFICE.
The New York World Charges Page
with Neglect Of Duly.
NO cEAEaE N The san FRANCISCO
PENSION OFFICE.
SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

By the time it was extinguished the flames
had broken out fercely on the fourth
floor, aud several men were caught on the
sixth floor. Gary Benson, Waterman, and
Louis J. Miller, Clerk Of the Fire Depart
ment, rushed down the stairs through the
flames and were badly burned. Firemen
Samuel Atkins, John Myers and James
Galligan were forced to come down en- iron
hosting chain on the outside Of the build
ing for a distance of 100 feet, to within
about 40 feet from the ground. and from
there the men slid to the ground on a
chain covered with ice, and moved with
great velocity, and we're more or less
seriously injured. A strong wind was
blowing, and the entire Fire Department
were called out. The fire spread rapidly
through the mill and elevator, and en-
veloped the whole structure. About 4
o'clock the walls fell outward, part falling
| through the bridge and Davis Morrison's
store, burying several persons under the
ruins. Firemen VIM. Carlin, Michael
Sheehan and Michael McEwen were killed.
James Cameron, a bookkeeper, was in
jured internally, probably fatally. James
Kelly had both legs crushed. Fireman
Goldwaithe had his back injured. One
end of the mill and the elevator were de-
stroyed. The property belonged to the
estate of Robert Dunlap. Loss on the
buildings, S75. 900; insured for $50, 500.
The mill and elevator were occupied by
Frank Chamberlain. His loss is about
sl5O, 900; insured for S1l0,500. About
5000 bushels of grain were in the ele-
vator. The loss to parties who had grain
stored is about $40, GOO; insurance not
ascertained.
Proceedings In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Davis thanked
the Senate for the honor conferred upon
him, which he was about TO retire from.
He referred to his position as a MAI with
out a party. His aims had been for the
good Of the country, and he thanked God
it was now a united nation.
Anthony offered a resolution declaring
George F. Edmunds, a Senator from the
State of Vermont, elected President Of the
Senate.
Pendleton moved to amend so as to
make the resolution apply to Thomas F.
Bayard Of Delaware. The amendment
was lost. Edmunds was then elected.
The Secretary having announced the re-
suit, he requested Anthony and Bayard to
conduct him to the chair, and they did SO.
Edmunds, standing by the Clerks desk,
said: Senator's: 81 beg to thank the Sen
ate sincerely for the honor it has con-
ferred upon me. and to say that l shall en-
deavor to discharge the duties imposed
with fidelity. l think that under the law
1 ought TO take the oath Of office. 1 ask
the Senator from Rhode Island, the eldest
Senator present, to administer it,"
Anthony administered the oath and Ed
munds took the chair.
The San FranciscO Pension Office.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-No change will
be made in the Pension Office at San Fran.
cisco for the present. The appeal Of Cox's
friends for a more thorough hearing Of
his case before his successor is appointed,
has prevailed. The Secretary of the In
terror has called upon Senator Miller for
all the information in his possession bear.
ing upon the case. Miller has complied
with the request. The Secretary said to-
day that he would examine the matter at
his earliest convenience. The applications
Of the respective candidates for the Office
are before the Secretary, together with
Miller's recommendation OF Mr.. Edmunds
Of Oakland and Pages Of ex-District At
torney Filar.
POking Fun at Congressman Page.
New YORK, March 3.-The World, in q
good-natured editorial, says Mr.. Page, to
whom the interests OF the Pacific Coast
should be dearer than the rudy drops
that visit his sad heart. has omitted from
his bill that noble sheet Of water in the
n~eighborhood of the San Francisco Pre-
sidio, known as Washerwomsn's Bay,
which is among the hidden bases OF the
sand hills, unfurrowed by the keels OF
commerce for the want Of . few hundred
thousand to unite it with the ocean. This
ia 3 glazing instance Of neglect of duty.
Page Il Company were sent toCongress
because, being wiser than other men, they
were supposed to know what was good for
those who sent them. It is their duty to
reduce the surplus in the Treasury, and
the shortest way to do this is to appropri-
ate a few millions for Washerwoman's Bay,
Wishahiceon Creek, Cold Branch, Sleeps
Run and Jackass Gulch, and they must do
it p. d. q. too.
A Big Haul by Burglars.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 3.-Early this
morning burglars opened the safe Of J. @.
Kaholt, jeweler and matchmaker, and stole
$1s, 900 to SIC, 900 worth Of goods. A large
portion of the goods were diamonds and
jewelry, together with 400 watches, Of
which $50 were left there for repairs. Ka-
hollis personal loss is about SIS, 900. The
burglars first entered R. T.. Ruttis' hard
ware store, and secured q dozen revolvers
| and onr,o fno1a 70 hraak Kahn1fba ,afa
Private Waterman Shut says the robbers
bound and gagged him, and threw q
blanket over him while the burglary was
in progress, and then threw him into the
coal house. He succeeded in freeing him.
self shortly forwards. He SAYS there
were three men. There is no clue to their
identity.
Arrest of Edward A. Condit.
NEW YORK, March a. Edward A. Con.
dit Of Orange, New Jersey, has been ar
rested on q charge Of swindling stock
brokers. His method was to take orders
for stocks, giving q worthless check to cover
the margins. II his speculations were
fortunate he collected the profits md took
| up his checks. II unsuccessful the broker
lost.
RUTLAND, Vt, March 8.-John O'Neil, Q
| liquor dealer Of Whitehall, N. Y. whose
case under the Civil Rights bill. was ad-
versely decided by the United States Dis
trict Court yesterday, was to-day found
guilty on 457 offenses. He was fined
So, 900, with $500 costs and one months
imprisonment, with the alternative OF
eight years' imprisonment. O'Nsil fur.
nishsd $4,000 bail, and appealed.