Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-12-16
EASTERN NEWS.
A CAPTAIN and Mate Charged With
Cruelty to Sailors.
RAILROAD BRAKEMEN JOIN THE CON-
pUsToRS IN A STRIKE.
Policemen Make a Raid on a Negro Gam
bling Den.
CONFERENCE or DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS TO
CONSIDER THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Resignation Of Z. G. Rogers as Deputy
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue.
Charged with Extreme Cruelty.

Charged with Extreme Cruelty.
BosToN, Dec. 15.-In the United
States Circuit Court to-day Hugh Nc
Givern, Lawrence O'Neal, John
Burns and William McNally, sailors
on the bark M. and E. Cam, which
arrived from Buenos Ayres on Friday,
complained of extremely cruel treat
ment by Capt. j. r. Durkee, his
second mate and boatswain. The
Captain was in court, but the two
latter have disappeared. One sailor
named Edward Sparrow, WAS treated
so cruelty hat he jumped overheard
and was drowned. The sailors say
they were forced or the bark at
Buenos Ayres, being threatened with
death if they resisted, and were locked
in the forcastle until the vessel sailed.
Resignation of III. G. Rogers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-H. c. Rog-
ers, Deputy Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue, has resigned, his resignation
to take effect on the appointment and
| qualification of his successor. This
action was taken at the instance of the
President. Rogers is a Republican
and has been in office for many years.
There are no charges against him. 1t
is generally understood that Hsnder-
son, Chairman of the Indiana State
Democratic Committee, will be APP
| nointed To succeed him.
Elections In Massachusetts.
LYNN. Mass, Dec. 15.-Georgs d.
Hart, the Workingmen's candidate,
was yesterday elected Mayor over
Kimball, the Citizens candidate, by a
vote OF 1917 to 1928. The vote on
license was: Yes, 1902; no, 2,279.
BosToN, Dec. 15.-Complete returns
give the following vote for Mayor:
O'Brien, (Dem.) 1887; Hart, (Rep.)
18, 719; Mcneil, (labor,) 1854. The
license vote was: Yes, 20,223; no,
10, 1885,, d majority for license OF 3,437,
against 9,969 last year.
A Raid On Negro Gamblers.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 10. = A
Sherif's deputy and four policemen
made a raid on a negro gambling den
near this city last night, when a
fusilade occurred between the occu-
pants of the house and the officers.
The result was that five of the gam
blers were captured and two killed.
Mono of the officers were hnrt.
A Blind Mnn SkIps TO Canada.
New York, Dec. 15.-William
Storer, engaged in the commission
and drygoods business on Church
street for many years, has suddenly
departed, leaving his creditors mourn
ing to the extent Of $50 900. Storer is
over 20 years OF age and blind, but it
is thought that he reached Canada all
right.
A Observation-Disclosures Match.
New York, Dec. 15.-Tommy Dam
forth and Mike Gushing, amateur
champions of light weights, fought for
AZ minutes at an early hour this morn
ing at an uptown sporting house. AS
they entered the ring Danforth weighed
l22 and Gushing 100 pounds. The
fight was finally declared a draw.
|. Join in the Strike.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. Is. - The
brakemen on the Louisville, New AL
bany and Chicago railway to-day
joined the freight conductors in their
strike, claiming that if the conductors
are entitled to extra pay, they are en-
titled to the same.
Death OF one Of Yale's Pets.
New HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 15.-
George Walkinson, Yale's famous
half-back and goal kicker, died this
morning. His sickness resulted from
a cold he caught during Yale's Prince
ton Thanksgiving game, and which
developed into a fever.
A Conference.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-About q
dozen Democratic members of Con-
gress had a conference tonight at the
rooms of Representative McAdee for
the purpose of considering the tariff
question.
COndemnatOry.
New YORK, Dec. 15.-At a meeting
tonight Of District Assembly Knights
Of Labor No. "a, composed of printers,
adopted a resolution condemning the
unfairness of the trial of the Anar-
chists in Chicago.
A Big Blaze.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.-J. N. McCul-
Tough & Sons Seed and Agricultural
Implement Co., on Walnut street,
burned this morning. The loss is
500, 1000; insurance, 6 $4,000.