Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-19
EASTERN NEWS.
Announcement Of the Failure Of
Sidney Dillon.
INTRODUCTION OF AN AMENDED CHINESE
BILL IN THE SENATE.
The Amendments too Strongly Drawn to
60 Smoothly Through Congress.
TROUBLE m THE GIRLS SCHOOL At
FORT wRANGLE, ALASKA.
The President and Party
Going Visiting.
TROUBLE BETWEEN TINE M'EMEaY AND
OGDEN FACTIONS.
The President and Party
Going Visiting.
TROUBLE BETWEEN the M'EMEaY AND
OGDEN FACTIONS.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The Senate COMMITTEE
on Rules and the House Committee met this
morning, and determined to recommend that
two committees be made out Of the old Edu-
cation Committee, and for the new committee
to consider two subjects separately-one to be
called the Committee on Education and the
other the Committee on Labor. They also
decided to recommend . Committee ON Rivers
and Hxrbors, and determined to
the detention Of all the select committees OF
the last House, except such IS related to
personal subjects. The Caucus Committee
was dropped; also the Committe on Congress
eionsl Library. Keifer was instructed to re-
| port resolutions, without recommending their
adoption, for the appointment OF q COMMITTEES
of nine OIL woman Suffrage.
The request of correspondents to be admit
ted to the House lobby was considered. and
unanimously disagreed to.
Van wyck onered a resolution calling upon
| the Secretary of the Interior for copies of the
mortgages given by the Texas Pacific Railroad,
on bonds granted by the Act of March s, 1881.
| Also, to inform the Senate the names of the
railroad corporations claiming lauds not
| earned during the lifetime of the grant, to-
| gether with the number of acres claimed by
each road. Agreed to.
At the conclusion of the morning hour the
Senate proceeded to the election of officers. A
division on choice of Secretary. Strictly party
| lines were drawn, Malone and Riddleberger
voting with the Republicans. Gen. Arson u.
McOook wss chosen over L.. Q. Washington.
The remaining Republican nominees will be
elected in executive session.
A Big Fight Growing Out of q Will
that NO One Understood.
Troy, Dec. 1s.-George NJ. Tibbits of this
| city died in 1878, leaving an estate valued at
So, 900, COO. By his will his property was to be
| divided among his four children, but the
document was so worded that no one could
exactly determine how the estate was to be d.
vided. All that was clear about 1t was that
the widow was to have the family residence
and an annuity OF $1,000. Efforts have been
| made repeatedly TO settle the differences among
the heirs without going to law, but to-day the
Rev. job B. Tibbits caused the decree admit
ting the will to probate to be revoked, and o
contest will begin at once. The litigation will
be costly and complicated. Mrs. Tibbits, the
widow, and Gen. VIM. B. Tibbits and Mrs.
Sarah Griswold, two of the children, having
died since the probate of the will of 1877, each
leaving . will, the probate OF which was not
| contested.
Death Of n Profound Scholar.
BosroN, Dec. S.-Prof Evsngelinus Apos-
tolides Sophocles, the venerable professor of
Greek of Harvard University, died this morn
ing at Cambridge. He was q most profound
scholar and a notable figure in the College
Campus, with q flowing white beard and
1 sllVeTy unAempt LOCKE. ne WAS y naive
Greek. born within a few miles of the classic
Mount Pelion in 1907. His whole life is q
mystery, about which he has always refused
to talk. He spent several years in a convent
Amherst College in 20, and was appointed
Greek tutor in Harvard in AZ. and Was made
Professor in 60.
UnpleasAntness and Excitement.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-The Secretary Of the
Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian
Church says regarding the mission and girls
school at Fort wrangel. Alaska, that there
have been some differences as to the methods
Of work. and some unpleasantness and excite.
ment in the school and town, which they de-
plore; but that the account sent out from San
Allegine that there has been prostitution in
the school, and that one Of the missionaries
claimed to be the second Christ, is wholly un-
true.
Washington Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I6.-The President will
leave Washington next Thursday for a visit to
Broohlyn and Philadelphia. He will attend
the annual banquet Of the New England
other members of the Cabinet will accompany
the President.
Sateldo. the newly appointed Charge
d'Affairs from the venzuela Government, has
presented his credentials to the Secretary of
State.
A Destructive Fire.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. Ia. -The village Of Fort.
VILE, Ind, 81 miles distant. on the Bee Line,
IL on IRE and has sent here for an engine.
LATER.-Two squares of the business portion
Of the town hes been burned. An engine was
sent by . special train from this city, but 20
high . wind prevailed that little hopes are
entertained of saving the town. Fortville has
. population Of SOC.
Schooner Lost.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1s.-A large schooner was lost
yesterday north OF the City Of Evanston, sup.
posed to be the schooner North Cape, lumber
laden from Muskegan for this port, where she
10 owned. She has . crew OF twenty-eight
men.
Trouble Feared.
BATON RoUeE, La, Dec. 1s.-Much bad
blood 10 manifested among the crowds in At.
tendance on the Democratic State Convention.
Trouble Ia feared between the McEnery and
Ogden factions.
Three Ladies' Killed.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba. Dec. ls.-Three ladies
were killed near Cataracque. Ontario, while
crossing the Grand Trunk Railroad track In Z
stage.
PACIFIC COAST AOVDCES.