Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-16
On the Track Of Howgate, the Fugitive
singnal Service Officer,
TEN THOUSAND MEN OUT OF WORK
At DETROIT.
More Distress for Laborers
at Pittsburg, Pa.
$4,000 for Scientific Warfare
Against England.
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Senate Notes.

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Senate Notes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-Senate-Sher-
| man, Of the Committee on Library, re-
ported favorably q bill providing for the
erection of q statue to Gen. Lafayette.
Logan presented large number Of pc
titions from the tobacco and cigar manu-
~facturers and labor organizations of Illi-
nois, New York and other States, protest
ing against the ratification OF the Spanish
treaty; also. petitions signed by over 1900
ex-soldiers Of the Union army, praying
Congress to purchase for the capitol at
Washington q portrait Of Gen. George Il.
Thomas, and recommending that it be
executed by Miss Ransom. Referred.
The Wyck resolution. heretofore offered,
relating to the Spanish treaty and requir-
ing the Committee ON Rules to report q
rule providing for the consideration Of
commercial treaties in open session, Miller
of California said this matter was under
consideration in the Committee on For
eign Relations and moved the reference Of
the resolution to that committee.
Hoar raised q point Of order that the
matter should be considered with closed
doors.
Platter called for q reading OF the rule,
authorizing the closing of doors. Rule IS
was read. 1t provides that, on the de-
mand of two Senators, the doors of the
Senate may at any time be closed. The
Chair inquired whether the motion OF the
gentleman from Massachusetts, (Hoar) was
seconded. Hawley seconded the motion,
and the Senate then went into secret ses-
sion. In Is minutes the doors were re-
opened and the Senate took up the Dakota
bill. In secret session, Senator Van Wyck's
resolution for the discussion Of the COM
mercial treaties in open sessian was refer
red to the committee on Foreign relations.
Inauguration Committee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Col. James G..
Herret, of this city, has received the fol-
lowing letter from the National Demo-
cratic COMMITTEES: "Dear Sir:-The DEM
ocratic National Committee has selected Q
number Of gentlemen residing in the Dis
trict OF Columbia as q general committee
to make all the arrangements for the in
auguration ceremonies on the fourth Of
March next. We have selected you to
act as chairman Of the committee and beg
that you will accept the appointment. 1t
is the desire Of the national committee Of
which you are chairman. shall have entire
charge Of all mattere relating to the inaug-
uration ceremonies, and to that end, you
are authorized to appoint such sub-com-
mittees as you may deem necessary"
Appended are the nam s OF so gentlemen
who compose the above mentioned general
committee.
On H0wgate's Track.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Lieut. Greeley
the Arctic voysger, recently received a
letter from Capt. Howgate. the fugitive
Signal Service officer. asking for Q loan Of
money. The letter came to Greeley
through his daughter, Miss Howgate, who
| resides at Cleveland. Howgate did not
give his address. Greeley replied through
Howgate's daughter, saying that he had
| not money to spare. The letter itself he
placed in q private drawer Of his Office in
| the Signal Service Bureau. On Wednes-
| day he received q private communication,
| stating that his private drawer had been
| opened and some OF his private papers
| copied, among the others q letter from
Howgate. On receipt OF this communities
ton he laid the matter before Secretary
| Lincoln. and two detectives and an officer
Of the Signal Service corps were sent to
Nebraska. where ii 10 thought Howgate is,
to arrest him.
More Distress for LabOrers.
PIrrsBuRa. Dec. Is. - A notice was
posted by the Edgar Thompson steel works
to-day, ordering the suspension Of work
tomorrow in all the departments for an
indefinite period. The order, which was q
complete surprise to the workmen, was
caused by q lack Of orders and the great
depression in the nail business. The firm
10 unable to say how long the works will
remain idle. Resumption may be ordered
In . few weeks, and perhaps not for
months. % all depends on the market and
demand. About 1000 employees are di-
rectly affected by the suspension. but In
directly, between 5000 and 1000 will
suffer. The monthly pay roll amounts to
$3.50, 900.
A Smash-Up
DENVER, COL, Dec. 15.-Late last night,
while the freight train Of the Denver 4 Rio
GrAnde railroad was coming down the side
of the mountain near Marshall Pass, the
Air.brakes failed. After Q two miles run
and gaining Of the speed OF not less than
so miles IN hour, IL jumped the track fol-
lowed by 20 cars. The engine and cars
were completely wrecked. The engineer
and fireman jumped and saved their lives.
but were badly bruised. The head brake
man was buried In the wreck. The conduc-
tor and head brakeman succeeded In de-
taching and stopping the way car.
Dynamite Called Into Requisftion.
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. l5.-The officers of
the Coal Exchange in this city report that
they have information of an effort made,
at 2 O'Clock this morning, to blow up the
| house OF q miner named L~ouderbaeh, who
raknrnad N work Tho afaAanank L. Aha4