Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-06-12
EASTERN NEWS.
Turkeys Saltan Offers a Wedding
Present to President Cleveland.
THE SAME Is RESPECTFULLY
DECLINED.
A Synopsis of the Proceedings in
the National Congress Yesterday.
A COMMUNITY OF PEMNsYL-
WANNA TERRIFIED.
Another Missionary Official
g Goes Wrong.
a SAN FRANCISCAN SUES NEW
yogK CITY.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

kntcEe>sbbS Notes from H"A
WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE Senate in
secret session has rejected the nomination
of posey s. Wilson, to be Asssyer Of the
Mat at Denver, Col.
Land Commissioner Sparks has ap.
pointed Capt. Jack Crawford, of New Mex.
leo, custodian Of the abandoned Fort
| Craig military reservation in New Mexico,
vice r. Amijo, resigned. 1t is understood
that Captain Crawford gill soon join Cen
erai Miles as chief Of the scouts in his cam.
paign against the Apaches.
Acting Second Comptroller McMahon
has rendered a decision to the effect that
every volunteer soldier who was mustered
out and discharged with his regiment or
other organization, the members of which
were kept together and under discipline.
and did not receive their discharge until
| they we're paid off, should be regarded as
| continuing in service until the day of pay
ment. and are accordingly entitled to
| credit for that period of service in comput-
ing their rights to bounty.
The Presidents Secretary recently re-
| ceived q cable message from Minister Cox,
at Constantinople, saying that the Sultan
| Of Turkey desired to send a wedding pres
| ent to Mr.. Cleveland, and asking If 1t
wonld be received. The President, while
apprecisting the motive of the Sultan, felt
its acceptance TO be in violation OF the
| spirit il not the letter Of the Constitu-
ton, and accordingly telegraphed his de.
clination of the proposed compliment.
The President nominated Margaret L.
Shirley 20 be Postmistress at Logan. Utah.
Mrs. Hoyt, the Presidents sister, left
the White House this morning for Buffalo.
She was accompanied to her destination
by Mrs. Cleveland.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON. June lion motion oil
O'Neill Of Missouri, the Senate bill similar
to the one introduced in the House by
O'Neill, was passed to legalize the incorpo'
ration OF national trades unions.
The private business having been dis
pensed with, a session was the order for to-
night for the consideration of the Legisla
tive Appropriation bill, and a session fol
tomorrow night for the consideration o.
pension bills.
Cobb OF Indiana, from the Committee or
Public Lands. reported back the Atlantic
and Pacific Land Forfeiture bill with thu
Senate amendments, and moved a concur
renee in the amendments. No action wa!
taken, and the motion was laid over unti
Monday. The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole, with Belmont o
Georgia in the chair, on the Legislative
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
Senate-Dolph took up the Northern Pa
ciic Railroad Forfeiture bill. George cd
dressed the Senate on the bill, comment
ing generally on the enormous quantity o
land of 179, 900 900 acres given by Con
gress 10 the various railroad corporation
from 1860 to 1875. George said it was
larger area of land than constituted tn
Republic of Franco or the Empire Of Ger
many. The present value of the railroad
land grants at the average price alresd.
realized by the companies was S773, 1856,
1893.
Cullom, from the Committee on Terri
tories. reported adversely the bill which
passed the house several weeks ago to in
crease the jurisdiction of the Probate
Courts OF Arizona Territory.
An "Unscttled" Community.
WILKEsBAnRE, Pa, June 11.-At Par
sons. at q late hour last night. the people
we're terrified by what was supposed &c
have been an explosion Of gas in the Min
eral Spring mine, of the Lehigh Goa
Company. Many persons living within
q short distance of the mine were hurled
about in their homes, and it was thought
an earthquake had occurred. A number
Of houses in the vicinity were badly
shaken, and many windows were shattered.
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depot has fallen fully two feet, and is still
settling. Three houses belonging to one
man, about 800 feet from the mine, we're
moved a surprising distance from their
original positions. No lives were lost.
Some think there was no explosion, and
that q conclusion was caused by a rush OF
air, due to az extensive cavern.
Am Interesting Glove Fight.
JERSEY CRY. N. j., June 1.-THE long
talked.of glove fight between Joe Filings
worth, OF New York, and Jack Fogarty, Of
Philadelphia, took place tonight at the
Oakland Avenue skating rink, this city.
The terms Of the fight we're 10 rounds,
| Marquis OF Queensberry rules, the man
who, in the opinion of the referee. having
won the most points, to be declared the
winner. 1t ended in a draw. AT the close
| of the 10th round both sides wished to
continue longer, but the police refused to
allow them. II was witnessed by about
2.000 men and one woman.
Tragedy Oye ~ Notorious Woman.
DENVER. Col. June ll.-At Aspen this
| afternoon W. O.. E. Kosch broke into the
house Of w. J. Miller. a real estate dealer,
and was shot four times-twico in the head
aud twice through the body. He IL still
| alive. but will die. Miller was arrested.
| The trouble was over q notorious woman,
and the tragedy was not unexpected by the
friends Of the parties. as both had several
| times made threats to kill each other on
| sight. Miller is from Chicago. where he
has wealthy parents. Kosch is from To-
ledo, Ohio, where his father is Q wholesale
wine merchant.