Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-13
EASTERN NEWS.
Interesting News from the Capitol
at washington.
THE STORY OF ONE OF A SHIP.
WRECKED GREW.
The Latest News Of the
English Elections.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE LABOR fedora
TON AT WASHINGTON.
An E~pisoopalian Lady Joins the
Jewish Faith.
AN ENTIRE BAND OF SWIM
Oilers s"sQUEAL."
THE STORY OF ONE OF A SHIP.
WRECKED GREW.
The Latest News Of the
English Elections.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE LABOR Fedora.
TON AT WASHINGTON.
An EpiscOpalian Lady Joins tn
Jewish Faith.
AN ENTIRE BAND OF SWIM
Oilers a"sQUEAL."
tsPEcIAL TO THE sEHrINEt.l
Congressional News.

tsPKcIAL TO THE sESTTSEt.l
Congressional News.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Republican
Senators met In caucus to-day. Sherman
resigned the position az chairman of the
caucus and Edmunds was elected to that
place. This action was due to the fact
that no Senator has ever been chairman OF
the caucus and Presiding Officer Of the
Senate at the same time, and Sherman felt
ii incumbent on him not to depart from
the line Of precedent. The action OF the
Caucus Committee On the arrangement OF
the chairmanships Of the Senate Commit
~tees-namely, In deciding to tender to
Senator Sewell that Of the Joint Commit
lee on the Library and to Senator Logan
fed. Nearly all the time was devoted to
the discussion OF Q line OF policy to be
adopted toward Presidential appointments.
No additional action was taken on the
proposition. The Senators who expressed
views were found to be unanimous against
any general policy of opposition, but in
favor of treating each nomination on its
merits. The Senators expressed their
views freely. Opinions were expressed and
generally assented to that the men sp.
pointed to Office because they were Demo
crats should be confirmed, except 10 cases
where the predecessors were removed on
unfounded charges brought for the pur-
pose OF making pretexts for creating
vacancies. In such cases 1t was urged that
the nominations should be held up TO give
the removed officials an opportunity for o
vindication. The Senators who were pres
emit expressed the opinion that this plan
for the present will govern the course OF
the Republicans.
The wrecked OcOnfo.
DETROIT, Mich. Dec. 12.-The steamer
Oconto, which was wrecked off Charity Is
land, left Oscedo on December 4 with %
passengers and Q Grew numbering Is men.
Shortly after she encountered 9 terrible
gale and q binding snowstorm. The sea
was SO heavy that the boat would not an
swer Q helm. The starboard bulwarks
stove in all the upper ratings. Two life
boats and all the light freight on the hur-
ricane deck were washed away. The vessel
labored heavily In the rough sea Till nearly
| midnight, when the boat struck. One Of
the crew. who arrived here yesterday, says:
As soon as the boat struck the crew be-
6oh AOoAAhS Ohb AhO phCpOA "a Cuk We
| soon discovered there was no leak. When
IL became daybreak we set the colors at
half-mast and began blowing the whistles.
About 10 o'clock a signal lighthouse
keeper on shore got our small metallic
life boat over the side, and In Ii FIVE OF ne
went ashore. There we found two fsh
huts. We then brought the passengers
ashore-23 in all. Two ladies and q child
were taken direct to the light-keeper's
house. The men began keeping house In
the fish huts. They have food enough TO
last them two or three weeks, and plenty
OF blankets" Two parties, after Q des.
perate struggle through ice. reached East.
town, but nothing has been heard OF q
party OF seven who started for the main
land on Tuesday.
The Elections I'm England.
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 12.-The following
important cable on the result Of the gen.
eral elections in England and Ireland was
received this evening:
DUBLIN. Dec. ia, 1885.
To Patrick Egan, President Of the Na-
tional League Of America. Lincoln, Neb.:
| Elections concluded. Result 10 beyond
our most ~sanguine calculation. We were
SO at the dissolution. We return sc.
united as one man. OF "a nominal Home
Rulers. not q man survives. OF 81 irish
Wings not q solitary survivor remains.
Leinster, Munster and C~onnought are ours
to a man. In Ulster we have . clear ma
jority OF seats and q majority Of two to
one Of the counties. The Irish vote In
| England has changed the Wing coercion
majority OF 100 10 . minority OF 4. The
Irish party are absolutely masters Of the
situation. (Signed):
TIMOTHY HARRINGTON,
Secretary Of the Irish National League.
Labor Resolutions. ~
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The Labor Fed.
deration to-day adopted the report Of the
Committee on Resolutions that the remedy
Of boycotting has been grossly abused so Is
to endanger the usefulness Of this legiti-
mate and powerful weapon in the hands of
the working people to protect their rights
and interests; that some organizations re-
sort to 1t for trivial causes, and there are
instances when rival factions Of working.
men had placed 10 on Union employers or
firms employing Union labor. The fedora
ton, therefore, discountenances such pro.
ceedings. and deprecate IL on account OF
the odium cast upou the working classes
and the injury TO their interests. Resolu-
tAoAo odoPsCa OoAtAak uRO1 eu0 4 kc5l-
dent to suspend Judge Smell. OF this city, |
because Of his hostility to Trade Unions.
A resolution, ~instructing the Legislative
Commute to induce the President OF the
United States to enforce by proclamation
on or before may / the S.hour Law. was
also adopted.
Rates or Foreign Orders Reduced.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12--Ths Postmaster
Il
General has made an order fixing the fees
on international money orders from Janu-
airy / ~ follows: For sums not exceeding
$40, 10 cents; over $40 and not exceeding
$40. 20 cents; over $40 and not exceeding
$50, so cents; over $50 and not exceeding
$40, 40 cents; over $40 and not exdeeding
$50 80 cents. This 10 Q reduction OF one
third Of the present rate.
Probably q Romance.
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