Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-04-14

shou. 40 lsborers told the contractor that
thew desired TO return to work. but we're
.hYe.tened with being stoned il they did.
So The contractor promised they should be
nrotecied. and they went to work. Those
who still hold out we're persuaded 10 retire
without Offering any violence. The strikers
are OF different nationslities, and with
leaders.
The transportation of Foreign
Mails.
WASHINGTON, April IL. Frye to-day re-
ported fsvorably from the Committee on
Commerce an amendment intended to be
proposed to the Postofice appropriation
for The transportation of foreign mail from
s375. o 10 81, 900, 900, and provides that
this amount shall include the cost OF rail-
wsy transit across the Istbmus Of Panama.
The amendment further changes the bill
so "a 70 direct the Postmaster General to
enter into contracts with American built
and registered steamships whenever posi-
BILE for the transportation of any part Of
said foreign mails, after legal advertise
meut, with the lowest responsible bidder
at a rate not to exceed so cents a nautical
mile on the trip each way actually travelled
between terminal points, provided, how
ever, that the aggregate of such contracts
shall not exceed 5000, 900 of the sum
hereby appropriated.
Congressional Democratic Conn
mittee.
wAsHrSGrqS. April 13.-The following
have been announced as members OF the
Congressional Democratic Committee:
Connecticut. Mitchell; New Jersey. No
Adoo; Delaware. Moore; Pennsylvania;
Ermentrout; New York. Sprisgs; Ohio,
Wilkens; Texas, C~roines; Iowa, Murphy;
Tennessee, Mcmillan; Missouri, Barnes;
Georgia. Gambler; Virginia, Daniel; Ar
kansas, Dunn: Florida, Davidson; South
Carolina. Dibble; Kentucky, Robertson;
California. Henley; Michigan. Msyhurry;
Maryland, Compton; Wisconsin, Brsggs;
Indiana, Ford; Illinois, Worthington;
Louisiana. Blanchard; Mississippi. Chstch.
ings; Alabama. Martin; North Carolina,
Green; West Virginia. Snyder.
Even School Boys Strike.
GREEN POINT, L. l., April 13.-About
100 public school boys Of all ages made a
| demand upon the Principal that recesses
be extended from Is TO 80 minutes. Their
demands not being acceded to, the boys re-
fused to return to school after the morn
ing recess. and pIcketed The entrance to
prevent others from entering. The tronble
assumed sneh threatening proportions
that the Principal sent for the police, and
q Sergeant and several officers were soon
on the spot. Finally, the mother of the
ringleader arrived and forced her son into
school, after which the rest of the boys
quietly marched in.
Jay GOuld's Alleged Lies.
ST.. Louis, April 13.-In a conversation
with a reporter this afternoon Genera
Committeeman Hayes says the statements
attributed to Jay Gould in an interview
telegraphed from New York last night, in
which Mr.. Gould says that Mr.. Powderly
at one OF the New York conferences re-
ferred to members of District 101 as out
laws, and said that they had disobeyed the
laws of the order, was false in every par
t%icular. He characterized il a. one of Jay
Gould's lies for the purpose of misrepre
sensing the Knights of Labor. and destroy
ing public faith in the order.
secretary Mannins's Condition.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Dr. Hamilton
said to-day that Secretary Manning ia stil
ihPiOftb6p obo 80 " oO'O w ~ Up
short time every day.
LATEsT-The nearest friends of Secro
tary Manning say that ii il q settled fac
that he will not attempt to resume hi
duties at the Treasury Department. II
as now seems probable, he will PARTIAL
recover his health. One OF his near friend
is Of the opinion that when he shall be g
far restored that his physicians will per
NIT him TO travel. he will take q sea voy
age. and that he will then be ~appointe'
Minister to Austria.
i. Drowned During n Gale.
}, WELLINGTON. N. T.. April l3.-The NeN
Zealand coasting steamer. Taoroa, hs
been wrecked between Wellington an
Christchurch. A heavy gale prevailed a
the time. Three boats were launched. bu
each was speedily capsized. Twenty-nin
persons were drowned. Only two OF th
passengers were saved.
A FatalgS teamer Z Explosion.
PANAMA. via Galveston. April f3-An e1
II plosion occurred on the goth ultimo o
board of the small river steamer Colombi
at an island off Tnmaco. Fifteen person
were killed and 20 injured. The stesme
was completely destroyed.
II The Louisiana Lottery.
,, New ORLEANS, April 13.-No. 1924
won the capital prize, sold in New o.
\ leans and Boston; No. IL ,545 the seron
3 prize. sold in Detroit. Mich, Toledo
Ohio. Calesbury, KY, Davenport, lows
and Guatemals.
JOurneymen TailOrs' Strike.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. April 13.-The jour
neymen tsilors of this city. over 2 1000. wi
strike tomorrow. Their demands is TO
an increase Of nearly so per CEN in wages
the same having been refused by their en-
ployers.
Il A StOckbrOker Suicides. -
II New YORK, April ia we'll know
broker of this city. Dennis c. Wilcox. com
mitted suicide by shooting himself to-day
His mind is said to have been diseased