Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-06-08
A Severe Attack in Congress on
Union Pacific Officials.
INTERESTING BILLS INTRO
DUOBD AND REFERRED.
The Horrible Fate Of Eight Persons
in Chicago Yesterday.
HEAVY LOSS IN ST. LOUIS
BY FIRE.
A Foreign Minister Resigns
T. His Office.
TIE PRESIDENT STILL AT DEER
PARK.
ESPECIAL TO THE sEsrrNEr.l


Congressional Proceedings
WASHINGTON, June 7.-House-Weaver
of Iowa offered q resolution, which was re-
ferred, reciting that it is currently re-
ported and generally believed that certain
Directors of the Union Pacific and Kansas
Pacific Railroad Companies have been I'M
faithful to their trusts in various ways
and particularly by buying stock OF the
Kansas Pacific at a nominal or
small sum and transferring it to the Gen.
trail Pacific, and then selling the same
at a great profit, !by..which and other SINH
lar transactions the Directors made great
personal gains and neglected to account
for the same to the Union Pacific, and d.
recting the Judiciary Committee to inquire
into the transactions of the Directors OF
both companies since their incorporation.
II the committee finds that the Directors
have made gains which they should have
accounted for to either corporations 1t is
directed to bring in a bill, authorizing the
Department of Justice to commence pro-
ceedings to compel the Directors to render
q true account.
The following bills were introduced n
referred: By Morrow OF Californis-To
protect the rights of homestead and pre-
emption settlers. By Symes of Colorado
TO establish q military post near Den
yer. By Harris of Georgis--To impose a
graduated income tax. By Mahoney OF
New York-A resolution expressing the
sympathy of the House of. Representatives
with the efforts of Gladstone and his as
s~ooiates to create a free Parliament for
Ireland. Mshoney moved to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Lands,
but the House rejected the motion by a
vote of 289 to 1903, and the resolution was
sent to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr.. Butterworth of Ohio-Granting a
pension of S100 a month to the widow OF
General Durbin Ward.
A Horrible Deafh.
CHICAGO, June 7.-Eigh. persons were
smothered to death in the three-story
frame building at Nos. 731 and 733 South
, Canal street this morning. The names OF
} the dead are as follows: Michael Murphy,
aged AZ years; Mrs. Michael Murphy,
aged So; Anna Murphy, aged 8; Nellie
Murphy, aged IL; Mrs. Mary Durkin,
i aged 80; Patsy Laurie. 4; John Durkin,
three weeks old, and William Hand, 6o
years. A fire broke out in No. 1888 Canal
and reached through the wooden walls Of
the basement, and No. 731 was soon
wrapped in flames, which developed the
adjoining number. The sleepers were
smothered in their beds. The flames fol
lowed rapidly after they burned the bodies
TO q crisp. John Raleigh, wife and sew
eral children occupied the first floor o.
e No. 1888. Raleigh was awakened by hi
e wife, whom he rescued by throwing hei
from a window, and being unable to az
the same with the children he went to thu
e second floor and jumped from the window
y with them in his arms. Several other
had narrow escapes from jumping through
. windows. The fire is thought to be an IN
cendiary, as this is the third time tn
building has been found on fire in q month
Big Loss by Fire.
8 LOUISVILLE, June 7.-At 10 minutes II
A O'Clock this morning a fire was discov
cred in the New Grand Theater behind tn
stage. The fire burned iercely. and II
five minutes after the discovery the entir
c stage was blazing furiously. An alarm
was sent in, but the engines that Responded
were unable to do anything toward extin
gushing the confagration, which by thi
a time covered all the middle Of the bloc
n between Third and Fourth streets AM
n Ferguson and Queen streets. A secon,
alarm was turned in, but the entire thea
ter was on fire, and resisted the creates
~efforts of the firemen. The theater wa
one of the finest in the West or South
The block was valued at 500, 900, and is
completely loss.
q A Military Man Drowned.
10 n-y-rp G1I Trna Nra.I Tn0n
a tion special says: In crossing soldieI
d Ontfl, near Moab, on the Grand river, to
n day, Captain Murdoch. of the Sixth In
fantry, was drowned. The soldiers werl
d going to Blue Mountain country to estab
% lish q post, and while endeavoring to eros
on a ferry the cable broke, and Captain
Murdoch. expecting the boat to go across
on the rocks in the canyon, chung to q wir,
y cable and was drowned. The soldiers il
o the boat succeeded in landing her safel,
on the opposite side without further loss
g A Restoration OF wnges Asked.
: P~ITTsBUReH. June THE thirty-fourtl
/. annual session of the international Typo
graphical Union was held this morning
118 delegates being present. A resolution
r was unanimously adopted, asking Congress
10 restore the wages in the Government
Printing Office to the rates paid prior Il
the reduction in February, 1884. as pro
y vided fors in House bill No. 7,476. AID
8 ~journed till tomorrow.
Q A Minister Resigns.
WASHINGTON. June IF. II. Winston
> Minister to Persia. soon after reachinl
= Teheran, forwarded his resignation t.
= Washington, and the Secretary OF State to
q day autographed him notice Of its accept
ance. .
The President Goes Fishing.
DEER PARK. June 1.-THE President, &C