Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-27

suits, killed himself this evening by taking
morphine. He leaves a wife n two chill
dren. now living at Greeley, Col. He has
been separated from his family for two
wears. The supposed cause is business and
family troubles.
Ex.President Arthur Improving.
NEW YORK, May ga Stars editorial
SAYS: We are glad to be able to
that ex-President Arthur is out of danger.
He had a long and serious illness. and at
one time. not many weeks ago, his life
was despaired of. Fortunately. his illness
took a favorable turn, and his physicians
now saw he is not a victim OF a serious dis
ease. Whatever complaint it was that he
suffered under, it baffled medical science
and set at nsught the predictions Of physi-
clans.
A rifle for Land i'm Alaska Wanted.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Swineford Of
Alaska, Turner of the Signal Service Bu-
reau, and Dahl of the Coast Survey, ad
| dressed the House Committee on Terri
tories to day in advocacy of the right Of
Alaska to a full Territorial form Of gov
| eminent, with q right of ownership of
land. Elliot, representing the Alaska
Commercial Company, opposed the prop
osition of taking the ground; hat the
majority Of the inhabitants were Indians
and uneducated. He too, however, desired
the privilege of owning land there.
The Arrested Bicyeiist IA Bsttisher.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-At the request
of numerous interested persons, the Secre-
tary of State recently telegraphed the
United States Ministers at St. Petersburg
and Teheran for information in regard to
Thomas Stevens. who was arrested IN
Afghanistan on his journey around the
world on a bicycle. An answer was re-
ceived from the Minister at Teheran, say.
ing that Stevens il a British subject, and
is not allowed to go through Afghanistan'
and he is now on his way to Constants
nople.
A Burglar Shoots Another In the
Dark
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 26.-Two bur
glars entered Christopher Kohlmeyer's
house. a saloon, on Grand Avenue and
Fourth street early this morning. Kohl
meyer was aroused and had a struggle with
the men in a dark hall, during which one
burglar shot the other. Both escaped,
and this morning the wounded man was
found lying under a tree near the house
He will die.
a Triple Murder.
BROWNSVILLE. Texas, May 26.-Four
miles north of this city a triple murder oc.
Cured yesterday. Lewis Williams, the
owner of q dairy. became jealous OF one OF
his three assistants and shot him dead.
The two other employees, Saxton and Bow
ers, then fred at Williams, inficting a
wound from which he died in a short time,
but not until he returned fire and fatally
wounded Bowers.
P0IyGamtsts COnsisned to Detroit.
B~LAoKFooT, IT, May 26. - Marshal
Dubois. and Deputies Green, Grierson,
Bassett and Jones leave here on the morn
ing of May 26 with a carload Of Idaho
polygamists, sentenced TO the House OF
Correction at Detroit Michigan. They
will run through on a special car via the
Union Pacific and the Northwestern and
Michigan Central
A X. OF l.. Secret Session.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 26.-The Gen
eral Assembly of the X. of L., which be-
gan its session to-day, is indeed a very
close corporation. Everything is done in
secret, and all proceedings come to the
newspaper press through a committee OF
the Knights appointed for that purpose.
Heath of Mrs. EIel.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 26.-Mrs
Riel, widow of the dead rebel. died at hei
home in st. Vital yesterday, after an i'll
ness of two months. Her remains will bt
inferred tomorrow beside those Of hel
husband in the Cathedral Cemetery OF st
Boniface.
A Beautiful Structure Burned.
CHICAGO, May 26.-The Adams block
a fine six-story brick and stone structure,
on the corner of Congress street snd
Wabash Avenue, was burned this morn
ing. Tho total loss is fully 81 900, 900.
Death of ~ Noted lady.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Mrs. Mary F
Kimball, the wife OF the Director Of The
United States MINIS. died to-day after
painful illness of several weeks.