Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-06
ESPECIAL TO THE sEHTrHE u
ca.xressiouai Proceedings.

tsPEcIAL TO THE s~EgTrHE..l
Congregational Pr~oceedin.s.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-H0use The
| Committee OH Military Aff1irs. by q vote
| of 6 to /, passed favorably upon Repro
sentative Laird's hill of the people OF
| Arizona aud New Mexico, which provides
for the raising OF one regiment of volun-
teer cavalry in each Territory for one
wears service, to be composed OF and
of6cered by actual residents Of the Terri
tories named. Two Mexican ponies are to
be furnished each officer and soldier, and
| whenever these are insufficient to make
vigorous pursuit of hostile Indians
regimensal qusrtermasters are authorized
to supply the deficiency from any herds
| accessible without delay Of advisemant or
| inspection, giving vouchers for such AMI
mails al may be taken from private citi-
zans. Pack animals are TO be provided rs
means of transportation OF supplies in ad'
| dillon to Governmental wagon trains.
Representative Bland, voicing the
opiuions of the silver Democrats of the
House, desires to correct the impression.
which he SAYS vas made on Wednesday
last, against Hewitt's motion TO recommlt
| with instructions the resolutions reported
from the Committee on Coinage, Weights
| and Measures, calling for information as
| 20 the silver circulation. He says that OF
| tho 80 votes for the motion, so were Re-
publicans and go Democrats, while OF tho
l64 votes against it, so we're cast by Dem
acrats. showing a majority Of 20 Democrats
against the motion. He further says there
were many Democrats who arc silver men
who yoled for Hewitt's motion because
they doubted the propriety of asking the
Secretary OF the Treasury to define his
future policy ~ TO silver payments.
Senate-Senator Blair, from the Com
mittee on Education and Labor, reported
favorably Frye's bill to provide for the sp-
pointment by the President of a commits
sion of five persons 10 investigate the
alcoholic liquor traffic.
six Persons Nearly Burned 90
Death.
ST., LOUIS, Feb. 5.-A terrible attempt
upon human life was perpetrated last
night shortly after 10 O'Clock in o shanty
near the railroad tracks in East st. Louis.
Railroad men. who happened to be out,
were attracted to the shanty by the glare
Of fire and hear.-rending screams and
cries from six men who were in the shanty.
The door was. broken down and two men
rushed out enyeioped in flames, while the
four others were carried out and rolled III
the snow. The faces of the victims were
blackened, and long strips OF flesh peeled
OIL, presenting y horrible sight. The un-
fortunate men were taken to the depot.
and while there told how the ire origi-
mated. They had strolled into the shanty
one by one to get warm. and were sitting
around the stove talking, when suddenly
tho stove burst open and the flames leaped
all over the room. enveloping the men be-
fore they could turn to the door. The fire
was either the result OF q practical joke or
q deliberate attack on their liyes to settle
an old grudge. TIL strange manner from
which the fire started is only accounted
for on the ground that some wretch poured
oil or powder down the chimney to the
stove. Il IS said the man who perpetrated
the deed Ia known, AZ he had q Grudge
against one of the men, and declared but
recently that he would get oven If it took
years to do it. Near the shanty Was found
an oil eau. The railroad men who ran 10
the rescue saw q man retreating from
the shsnty. If the man had been cap.
turod he would have been lynched. The
ak men are all fearfully burned, but i.
cannot be learned whether any OF them
are fatally injured or not.
A Meeting of she Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The Cabinet
meeting to-day was attended by all the
members except Lamar, who Is not in
good health. Tho principal topic of dis.
cussion was the action Of the House OF
Representatives Yesterday in adopting
BANDS resolution, calling ON the Secre-
tary OF The Treasury for information in
regard to his past and future policy on
the silver question. The propi iety and
expediency Of disclosing the future policy
OF the administration on this question
was considered at length. IL IL under
stood she conclusion reached was that the
Secretary could bus reply to that portion
OF the resolution by reference TO the
views expressed by the President in his
message 10 Congress, and by tho Secretary
Of h Treasury in his annual report on
the subject. with an explanatory state
ment that their sentiments in regard 70
silver remained unchanged.
How They Do nc I'm Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb. 5.-Twenty-hve eau.
o~assian young ladies received calls from
$50 Cinnamon to-day in the rooms OF the
Third Presbyterian Mission on West
Madison street. The reception was held
in honor Of the Chinese New Year, to.day
being tho second day of three days cele.
bration. The young ladies were all
teachers in the Chinese Sunday schools in
tho city. The guests were entertained
from 3 p. NJ. till 10 p. NJ. The yonpp
ladies' served the Cinnamon with cotfse
and sandwiches. sang songs and gsye reel.
tations. During intervals bowls Of SOAP.
snds md long.sismmed pipes wore brought
in, and then sl the Cinnamon and youpp
ladies had a merry time. seeing who
could blow the biggest bubble, and whose
bubble would soar tho highest. moanwhil,
rotnping about together like little chill.
dren.