Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-02
EASTERN NEWS.
Provisions Of the New PItOflCG
Appropriation Bill.
AN IMMENSE EXCESS or EXPENDITURES
OVER RECEIPTS.
A Serious Street-Car Strike
in Chicago.
SWEDEAND DANISH CONVERTS
TO MoRMoNISM.
General Grants Condition Growing Still
More Critical.
AN IMMENSE RAILROAD POOL
FORMED.
SWEDEAND DANISH CONVERTS
TO ~MoRMoNISM.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.I

WASHINGTON, July with the new
fiscal year beginning to-day the new legis-
lation contained in the Postofice Appro-
p~riation bill will go into effect. In the
Office of the First Assistant Postmaster
General twelve additional clerks are pro-
vided for, most of them being specially
designated for service in the salary and
allowance division in connection with the
ters. Under the terms of the Act Of
March 5, 1884, for the settlement of their
claims ar appropriation Of S17,S0 will be
available now. The Appropriation bill
contains a clause authorizing the leasing
of third-class offices. AS there are 1887
Of such offices, and as the appropriation
is only $50, 060, it is not probable that the
provision can be carried out. By a rough
estimate of the places the sum required is
S., $40, 900 per annum. A provision was
also made for the establishment of q sys-
tenn of special delivery of letters immedi-
ately upon their receipt at Postotices, but
the Postmaster General has not yet given
the matter his personal consideration 1t
is possible that the system will be tested
in one or more of the largest cities next
Autumn, and this extension will depend
| upon the result of the experiment. In the
| Office of the Second Assistant Postmaster
| General the appropriation for the Star
| Route Service has been increased $780, 600,
for railroad service $40 .0C0 and for rail-
| way postal clerks $685., 800, thus allowing
l for xhn ruhn1n nnnn nvnanoInn Of tho
transportation service. The revenues OF
| the P~ostoffice Department will be seriously
| affected by the new legislation. The
| deficit for the year just expiring is roughly
| estimated at $400, 900, and the estimates
for the new fiscal year contemplates q
deficit of 81, 1876, 1000. This estimate, how
| ever, was prepared without the knowledge
of the reduction on the newspaper rates to
be made by Congress during the last
weeks session. In the opinion of the
financial officers of the Department, this
legislation will cost the Government at
least 81 ZOO, 900 during the next fiscal
year. and will swell the excess of expendi-
lures over receipts to $4,000, 900.
A Ri0sous strike In Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 1.-The street-car strike.
which began in the West Division of the
city yesterday. developed into rather a
serious phase to-day. The company at
tempted to send out some early cars this
morning, but the strikers and their sym
pathizers compelled the cars to return to
the barn. At 400 three cars we're sent
out on Madison street, carrying q large
force of police ON the trip down town. No
4 ~ karfaann n n ruao otxaroDkn1 nr &hn ~okrar
however, the cars were met by a mob OF
four or five thousand at Jefferson street.
They followed the cars with boots and
yells to Union street, and from there to
Halsted street. The scene was of the most
riotous description. The crowd hurled
beer barrels, bricks, stones and all sorts
of missiles at the cars, smashing windows
and nearly wrecking them. Several arrests
we're made, but the police were almost
powerless to dispense the mob. At Union
street all sorts of distractions were placed
on the track there. Several ring
leaders of the mob were arrested and a
shot was fired at one of the supposed
leaders. Missiles were thrown from build
ings at the cars. The cars proceeded
slowly with the great and demonstrative
crowd following uttering threats. Pro-
ceeding further west an m crowd
Of threatening men assembled near Ann
street, and the air was filled with stones.
AS the cars tried to make their way
through policemen were hit and injured.
and the cars badly wrecked, resulting in
their finally being thrown off the track
n overturned near the sidewalk. The
authorities are now massing the entire re-
serve OF the police force along Madison
street, and are making q number OF ar
rests. The police have been patient, and
with the exception of one shot fred near
the corner OF Union street, revolvers have
| not been used.
More MOrmOns Coming.