Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-17
COAST ADWCES.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTIsEL.I
COnclave Matters.

COnclave Matters.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 16.-The Triennial
Committee states that to-dsy's trains are
bringing a large influx of Knights who
have timed their arrival for the grand ball
to be given this evening in the Pavilion.
preparations for which have been made on
a handsome scale. The ball will be the
opening of the Conclave festivities, and
from this to the end Of next week the
order of events for each day as laid down
on the official programme will be adhered
to. 1t ia the opinion of many that the
| Conclave people have made a mistake In
making the ball the opening event, and
| that it would have been a much greater
| success had it not been held until next
week, when all the Knights coming to the
| Conclave would have arrived.
The General Grand Chapter OF the
United States of the Order of the Eastern
Star will convene in triennial session to-
morrow, The Order is a side branch OF
Masonry, the female relatives Of Masons
being eligible to membership. Triennial
sessions of the Order are usually held at
the same time and place as the Triennial
Conclaves Of the Knights T%emplar.
Lashoa By Tho Grand Jury.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 16.-The Grand
Jury of the City and County of San Fran
cisco, which has been in session for the
last six months, presented its final report
to the Superior Court yesterday. The
document is q lengthy one. Its criticisms
favored some Of the departments, but in
most cases the criticism is extremely IN
favorable. 1t denounced the politics in
the Fire Department and the levying Of
assessments for political purposes. The
Harbor Commissioners are accused oil
criminal neglect. The School Directors
are characterized as no better than the ex.
~convicts they employ, and the Street De
partment is swept clean with the excep'
ton of the superintendent, who is compli
mented on his earnest efforts to suppress
such matters as are brought to his notice
The report on the whole goes to show tha'
the government Of the city and county ii
badly and f~raudulently administered.
Two Murderers Escape Lynchfag
MODESTO, Aug. 16.-Sheriff Fulkert ar
rived this morning with John Mum and
Balkert, his accomplice, the supposed muir
derers of Alfred Case. The are now safel!
lodged in Jail. Had they been brought il
last night, as was expected, they would
surely have been lynched. as there were 10'
ready and willing hands at the depot wait
ing with a rope ready to hang them. Their
was strong talk of lynching, and our off
GERS will be on the lookout tonight.
[NoTE.-In yesterdays dispatches it wa
stated that Mum had killed a Chin
boy. 1t was a young white man whom h
killed.-ED.
Lying About b Apaches.
Tucson, Aug. 16.-Major Strauss Q
Tucson, who has returned from Hermc
sillo, Sonora, states that he made careful
inquiry Of both civil and military official
concerning the reported Apache depreda
tons in Sonora since Crooks return
They state they have not received an
information, official or private, Of q singl
person being killed, or Of any depreds
lions since Crook left Sonora. They be
lieve the reports are without foundatio
and simply started for q sensational pul
pose.
Three Fast Heats.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 16.-In the SCI
ond day Of the Pacific Coast Blood Hors
Associations races the $500 purse, fo
mile heats, three in five to harness, wa
won by Bay Frank, called the Sacrament
phenomenon, in straight heats, Allen Ro
a good second, Barber B a poor third an
Big Lie distanced. The same relative pt
sitions were held throughout. Time, 2:21
900, 2:2O,