Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-10
The Mammoth Railroad Strike il
Missouri and Illinois.
THE BDMUNDS RESOLUTIONS
BEFORE THE SENATE.
Alleged Bribery and Corrup-
ton in New York City.
ANOTHER FATAL FIRE DAME
EXPLOSION.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENrINEL.I
A Horrible Crime.

KANSAS CITY, mo-, marcH ia
| Usage Mission, Kansas, special says: One
Of the most horrible murders ever known
in this county was perpetrated this morn
ing near this place. Mr.. Mendel, living
IS miles northwest Of town, was awakened
about 8 o'clock this morning by a scream.
He went to the door, and was met by
| Willie, the son Of a neighbor, j. W. Selb.
The boy cried out: "Mr. Mendel, q mar
ia at our house with a Ratchet, n has
hurt father and mother. / don't know
how badly" Mr.. Mendel went with the
boy, srousing J. 1. Rice, another %neighbor,
on his way. Upon reaching the Selb
house a most horrible sight met their eyes.
In a bed in the north room lay Walter,
Willie's eldest brother and bed-fellow, aged
10. His throat was cut, and the entire
top of his head chopped oil, exposing the
brain, and his left eye hanging upon his
cheek. Passing into the south room,
where a light was burning, they stumbled
over the PROSTATE form Of Mr.. Selb. His
head was crushed and almost severed from
his body. Near by lay Mrs. Selb, q lady
of 43 years. Her head was mashed, and q
fearful cash in her throat. In the south
east corner OF the room lay Ina, Willle's
sister, aged IA, who had been killed IN the
same name as the other three. Lying
near Mr.. Selb's head was q bloody butcher
knife, and on the chair a Ratchet matted
| with hair and blood. The boy said that
he had been awakened by something, and
looking, saw q low heavy man with dark
hair, cut close, standing in the door.
This man stepped in, and reaching over
Willie struck "Waty," who lay in the back
of the bed. Willie jumped out, and
dressed while the man was still in the
room. The man rushed out of one door
| while Willie went out the other, and
star ted up the road on q run, and Willie
after him. A short distance off stood
a man on horseback, holding another
horse, upon which the man vaulted and
both made off. Willie then went on to
| Mendel's. After the bodies had been dis
covered Rice took Willie home with him.
where he slept soundly till morning. A
Ooroner's jury was ~impanelled, and a sub
| sequent investigation brought forth much
from the boy. Suspicion rested upon him
and he was put on the stand. He swore
that he had not washed his hands since the
murder, but inspection showed that while
| his hands and wrists were clean there was
a water mark above, while his forearms
were deeply incrusted with blood, which
appeared to have spurted up his sleeves
Around his finger nails, too, was blood.
Upon removing his pants his drawers were
seen to be saturated with spattered blood,
and his bare feet we're covered with the
same sanguinary fluid. His feet fitted all
the bloody foot marks found. The boy
stoutly denied being the murderer, and
maintained q bold front throughout. The
conclusion of the inquest was postponed
until tomorrow. The boy was smuggled
into buggy by the police by Judge Cam
born and Deputy Sheriff Locke. and driven
to Jail In Erie for fear of lynching, which
appeared imminent. On the way to Erie
he said to Mr.. Camborn: "Those fellows
tried to get me to say l did it. but
thought it would be best not to admit it,"
There is hardly o doubt but that the boy
committed the dreadful crime. though no
motive is known. Mr.. Selb had in his
pocketbook 500 in gold and Sl70 in bills,
which was not disturbed.
The Southern Railroad Strike.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 9.-All the
freight traffic over the bridge is entirely
suspended this morning. and none except
passenger trains have been allowed to pass
over since last night.
At the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mount
ain yard everything is quiet. and no dis.
turbance has occurred. Squads of guards
appointed by the Knights continually
patrol the yards, protecting the company's
property aud dispensing groups of men,
who become excited in discussing the stu
alton, and in this way perfect order pre-.
walls.
The managers OF the Missouri Pacific
railroad in. this city to-day notified their
clerks that they had decided to relieve them
from duty indefinitely. This action is
taken by the company in order to ourtail
as much as possible their expenses during
the continuance of the Knights of Labor
strike upon their road. The order affects
go telegraph operators and 200 Office clerks.
CAIRO, H., March 9.-On the Iron
Mountain Railroad no freight ia being
hauled here or at Birds Point. Only one
switchman remained at work in the yards
at Birds Point. Passenger trains carry.
ing the mails will be run from here as
usual. About so men. including the
bridge carpenters struck last night.
The Edmunds Resolutions.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Under the
head Of unfinished business the Senate
took up the resolutions reported by Ed.
munds from the Judiciary Committee.
These resolutions, among other things, con.
denim the Attorney General for refusing
to transmit to the Senate papers called for
by the Senate, and declare the refusal 10
be a violation by the Attorney General OF
his official duty and subversive OF the
fundamental principles of the Govern.
ment and gnod administration. The reso.
%lutioDs also condemn the discharge from
the Government service of ex-Union sol.
diers. AS the resolutions were read by the
Chief Clerk the most absolute silence pre-.
vailed on the floor and in the galleries.
The galleries were crowded to apparen,
discomfort. many persons being compelled
TO stand. This was notably true OF the