Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-10
Possible Government Tele-
graphy Under Contract
A PEOPLES SYSTEM, PURE
AND SIMPLE, IMPROBABLE.
Constitutional Amendment to
the Currency Law.
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY.
a Lawyer is Indicted and
Paints
IMPORTANT WORK FOR THE CINCINNATI
GRAND JURY.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL


Postal TeIegraphing by Contract.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-In the Senate,
Hill, from the Committee on Postoffices
and Postroads, reported favorably the
original bill to establish a Postal Tele-
graph system. Hill remarked that the
committee were unanimous as to he first
10 sections of the bill, which relate to do
ing the work by contract with the existing
companies, but that the minority CON-
mittee were opposed to the section relating
to the construction or purchase OF lines by
the Government. Provision relating to
the liability of the contracting company,
for the failure to correctly and promptly
transmit messages, has been amended by
limiting such liability to 500 times
the amount paid for the transmission.
Two new features have been added to the
bill. The first authorizes the contracting
company to employ a Postmaster, as its
agent and operator at any postal telegraph
office where the telegraphic receipts
are insufficient to pay the salary of
the operator, and to pay him a
commission, not exceeding 30 per
cent of the charges on messages
transmitted from the office. The second
requires the Postmaster General TO secure
the provisions Of q contract which shall
protect postal kilograms against dlscrlm-
ination in the order of transmission, in
favor Of kilograms received at such OF the
companies offices as are not operated
under the provisions Of the bill. The con-
tract system remains the most prominent
feature of the bill, and is not widely diff
ferent from the scheme of the Postal Tele-
graph Company, except that it empowers
the Postmaster General to receive bids
from any telegraph company for a con-
tract. The provisions relating to the
establishment OF a Government system,
satisfactory contract with an established
company is secured, are the combination
features of the Hill and Edmunds bill.
Young MaplesOn. Rake.
CHICAGO, April 9.-Arthur Mapleson.
son Of Col. ]. FL. Mapleson, was arrested
here to-day at the instance of Samuel
Pearson, travelling man. The allegations
are that Pearson went to Texas a short
time ago., leaving a wife and two children;
that Mrs. Pearson was in the habit Of
Willing away the weary hours of her hus-
bands absence by frequenting the beer
gardens, where she met young Mapleson,
and an intimacy sprung up between them;
that when Pearson returned q few days
ago he found his wife occupying rooms in
not very reputable quarters; and that his
children had been taught to call Young
Mapleson father. Mapleson gave bonds
for his appearance April Is.
Important Cincinnati Grand Jury.
CINCINNATI, April "a special Grand
Jury will be ~impaneled this morning with
less time than is usually required. The
list of names Of the men summoned was
composed entirely of the leading business
men of the city. Nearly all responded,
and very few asked to be excused. Three
said they had military certificates in their
pockets. which entitled them to exemption,
but would not present them. Instructions
will be given this jury on next Monday.
In the meantime, the Judges are in consul
tation or the subject. 1t is understood
that the jury will be charged with the most
important duty of investigation of the
facts concerning the late riot and the
burning of the Courthouse, including the
charges of bribery Of the jury that con-
VlcteQ Doru6I.
Political.
SEDALIA, Mo-, April GA mass meeting
of both Filley and anti-Filley delegates
met at Germania Hall this morning, in
the interest of harmony and united action.
Mr.. Filley called the meeting to order. and
in a few remarks urged the delegates to
lay aside old issues and act as though
there were no differences or factions in the
party. and present g ticket and platform
which every Republican would indorse,
and not question the source whence they
came. Ex-Congressman Mclean was
elected Chairman. He spoke 10 the same
strain. Several delegates of both factions
spoke in the same interest, and the meet
ing adjourned with apparent good feeling.
Republican Missouri Convention.
SEDALIA, Mo-, April 9.-The Republic
can State Convention met this morning,
and was called to order by R. I. Van
Horn, Chairman of the State Committee.
who introduced Hon. Chester A. Krum Of