Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-02
EASTERN NEWS.
Next Tuesday Set Apart
for the Tariff.
A FIELD DAY WHEN EVERY
BODY WILL TALK.
The Pedestrians Beating the Record
in New York.
POLITICS AND OTHER HORRORS TILL
you CAN'T REST.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
A Day for Tariff Discussion,

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
A Day for Tariff Discussion.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-House-Morriso
moved that the House go into Commute
Of the Whole on the Tariff bill, and, pend
ing that, moved that all general debate oil
| the bill be closed until A o'clock Tuesda.
next. Randall said he had no objection I
| closing the debate. but hoped he would b
| afforded an hour Tuesday. Mckinley CAV
notice that at the conclusion of the genera
| debate he would move to strike out tn
~enacting clause. Morrison, in reply to
question by Duester, as Speaker, statet
that up to the present time 40 gentlemen
had addressed the Committee. II wa
agreed that private business be suspended
tomorrow and the day devoted to tn
tariff debate. Morrison's Limitation mo
ton was agreed to without division.
James G.. whitney Acquitted.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, May 1.-Jamei
G.. Whitney, who was charged with the
murder Of Manuel Otero, a wealthy stock
man and County Clerk of Moro county,
during the trouble which arose over the
disputed ownership of the EstaDcia gram
last Summer, was tried at Springer, N.
M, yesterday. The courtroom was crowded
with Americans and Mexicans. The latter
were anxious to see the prisoner convicted
The Jury, after . half hours deliberation,
returned q verdict of not guilty. Whitney
is q brother Of George Whitney of San
Francisco. During the fight last Summer
Whitney was literally shot full OF holes
No less than Is bullets being in his body
The physicians pronounce it almost a
miracle that he lived. The bullets were
extracted in Albuquerque about q month
ago, and Whitney is now in comparatively
good health.
Something New i'm Horrors
Dies MONIES, May Ia special to The
State Register from Storey county gives
the details of a horrible crime near Ro
land, in that county. Edward Thompson
q young Norwegian, went home intoxi
Gated and tried to shoot his wife, but wa
prevented by his wife's sister, who succeed
ed in getting his revolver from him. The
wife got out of doors and started for
neighbours, when he pursued her with an
AK. 0vertaking her he felled her to thu
ground and repeated his blows four times
each blow ~indenting and fracturing thu
skull. Surprising her dead, he ran away
1t is thought that she has q chance of re
covery. On search being made for Thomp
son it was found that he had plunged
headforemost into a deep well, thus end
ing his miserable existence.
Pedestrian score.
New York, May 1.-The pedestrians
score last night was: Rowell, 346 miles
Fitzgerald, 1856; Noremac, 312; vint, $40
Herby, BOG; EIson. 2s6; Nitaw, 1876; Pan
chot, 302.
At 10 A. M. Rowell was 376; Fitzgerald
318; Noremac, 352; Vint, 345; Herby
344; Edison, 322; Nitaw, 1856; Panchot, 332
There was great excitement in Madison
Square this morning when Fitzgerald
took the lead of the pedestrians. At 1885
o'clock Fitzgerald had broken all records
completing a87 miles, the highest score
ever made.
At l P. M. the score Of Rowell was 800
Fitzgerald, 1876; Noremac, 1868; Vint, 376
Herby. 356; Edison, 1913; Nitaw, 1876; Pan
chot, 344.
Lynch.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 1.-The mol
at st. Adams took Scott Hill and Brown.
low Hill, two of the robbers who shot and
killed Albert Woods and MORALLY wounded
A. J.. Woods, near St. Adams, Monday
night last, and hanged them to q tree just
west of town. The officers escaped with
Charles Spurlock, the other member Of
the gang who had been doing so much
robbing and shooting lately. They all
confessed the crime Of Monday night.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, May THESE bills were
reported favorably and placed on the CAL
endar: By Dolph Of Committee on Com.
merce, to provide for, and aid in the con-
struction, and to regulate the operation
of the ship canal between Lakes Union and
Washington and Puget Sound, Washing
ton Territory; by Miller, to amend the act
of 1888 relating to the importation OF
opium and adulterated tea.
western Rates Reduced East.
New York, May 1.-The Western Union
Telegraph Company to-day ordered a re-
duction Of from 20 TO 80 per cent on its
rates to prominent points South and West.
All night messages to points as far west as
Kansas City will be forwarded at Is cents
for 10 words, and / per cent for each addi-
tional word. There will be no change In
the tariff on Eastern messages.
The Thetis or for the Arctics.
NEW YORK, May 1.-The Greeley flag
ship, Thetis. sailed to-day. Secretaries
Chandler and Lincoln, Gen. Hancock and
other celebrities accompanied the vessel
to Sandy Hook on the gunboat Tallaposa.
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