Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-12-24
NEWS.
Brooklyn Merchants Lose Thousands
by The Street Car Strike.
WILLIAM WEAVER KILLS HIS MISTRESS
AND THEs SHu1TS HIMSELF.
Death OF Captain John Alcock, an Old
Turf Man.
TWO MEN STEAL EIGHT THOUSAND
DOLLARS WORTH OF DIAMONDS.
Meeting Of the Washington Monu-
ment Joint Commission.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
The 6roG3xlyu Car STRIKERS.

AN1' Aop
sand Brooklynites, who are accustomed
to the use of the horse cars of the
Brooklyn City Railway Company, are
compelled to-day to walk. The COM
pany controls eleven lines OF street
cars, all of which are tied up to-day.
The men claim that the company has
failed to carry out its agreement made
in regard to the hours OF work.
One of the causes OF the trouble was
the fact that the company would not
recognize the Knights of Labor, nor
the Empire Protective Association in
the negotiations with its men. AT
8 O'Clock about q dozen cars were
started under the protection OF the
police. In East New York one OF the
cars was attacked by five strikers, and
the police promptly arrested them,
and thus prevented further trouble.
The Brooklyn merchants say they
will lose thousands of dollars by the
strike coming in the holiday week. 1t
was evident about noon that there vas
likely to be serious trouble on the
lines of the Brooklyn City railroad,
and the police mere called upon to
protect a car which the company de-
sired to start out from the depot at
Greenwood, and Captain Doe and
several officers went to the scene,
and mounting the platform the car
was started. 1t got only a block on
its journey when the mob took the
horses from the car, and ran the car
back into the depot. The police
were unable to resist the men. The
car at Hersey street and Tompkins
Avenue was overturned, and the
driver and conductor assaulted by the
mob. The police attempted to inter-
fere, but were oyerpowered, and re-
serves were called upon to aid them.
The car was hoisted from the track
at Fulton and New York Avenue,
and the police called upon. Here
also the driver and conductor, who
were non-Union men, were assaulted.
DISTINCTIONS have been placed upon
the tracks, and it looks as though there
would be even more serious trouble
IL IllC company DClGAobo III bAIlAiS w
attempt to run their cars.
Meeting OF the Washington MOnu-
memt Commission.
WASHINGTON, Dec. pa meeting
Of the joint commission charged with
the construction of the Washington
monument, was held at the White
House this P. NJ. Among those pres
ent was President Cleveland, who is
ex-oficio President Of the Commission.
The annual report OF Colonel Casey,
the engineer in charge of the monu-
ment, was submitted and approved.
1t recites that the work of construct
ing the monument is practically fin
ished. Plans were adopted for i'm
proving the terrace and base of the
monument, which contemplates a
gradual slope to the ground, so as to
make it appear that the monument
stands on a natural hill. The commits
sion will recommend that the monu-
ment be transferred to the charge Of
the Secretary OF War. Congress will
also be asked to provide means for ex-
tending the terraces, for operating the
elevator, and for the construction OF a
lodge house.
A Married woman Killed by Her
Lover.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn, Dec. 23.-Will-
lam Warner, ayoung man well known
in this city, has of late been quite in
innate with Mrs. Mary Lynch, a
young married woman, who formerly
resided here with her husband. A few
weeks ago Mrs. Lynch left her home
and went to her mothers, near New,
ton. Last evening Warner called to
see her, and as near as can be learned,
they quarreled. During the quarrel
Warner drew a pistol and shot Mrs.
through the heart. The unfor-
tunate woman fell face downward to
the floor dead. Warner asked her
mother ii she thought Mary was dead,
and at the same instant sent another
bullet into her back between the
shoulders. The murderer her left the
The officers began securing
the country for him. Warner re-
turned to the house about 8 O'Clock
this morning and shot himself. His
body was found lying across that OF
victim. He left a note, in which
he gave the cause of the murder as
jealousy.
A Daring Robbery.
MrNNEAPons, Dec. 23.-Two men
IN a cutter drove in front OF Elliott's
store, on Nicollet n at
4 80 last night, broke in a window
md carried off a tray of diamonds, OF
he value of $4,000, and escaped be-
ore the police or any one in the store
.ould give chase. Before break
ng in the window the robbers
placed a heavy oak bar on the handles
If the door, thereby preventing it
rom being opened from within. The
window was mashed with a small IKE.
Brakemen on ~ Strike.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. %. - Sixty-nine
brakemen, on the main line Of
he L. & N. road struck tonight, and