Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-26
EASTERN NEWS.
The New York SIeet-Car Strike
Assuming Large Proportions.
CARS ATTACKED BY EXCITED
MoBs OF STRIKERS.
A Mother Undertakes to Oremate
Her Murdered Child.
CUTTING ISSUES AN ADDRESS TO
AMERICANS.
A Pittsburgher Wantsto Swim
the Niagara Whirlpool.
ASSISTANCE ASKED FOR THE
TEXAS SUFFERERS.
ASSISTANCE ASKED FOR THE
TEXAS SUFFERERS.
ESPECIAL TO rHE sESrINEt.l

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police marched 10 the Broadway street car
stables early this morning and drove the
crowd away. No attempt was made up to
IL o'clock to run any cars.
LATER-Shortly after II O'Clock a car
was rolled out OF the depot and started on
it's trip down town. A yell arose from
loungers on Seventh Avenue and men be-
gan to pour inside of the streets and
%neighboring saloons until In 8 few min
utes q mob OF excited men filled the wide
avenue. The car went along for about ak
blocks easily with an occasional stone
thrown at IL, until the Broadway switch
was reached. Here an effort was made to
dersil the car by placing q piece OF wood In
the switch. This proved unsuccessful, but
a few moments later 9 collision occurred
at Forty.second stree. and the Boulevard
| line. Two cars came together with great
force, but there was no injury beyond the
| shaking up OF the occupants. The mob
booted and jeered, and several stones were
/ thrown against the car. The police
charged the crowd, and dispersed them
for q moment. In the attempt TO get
away from the police q glass door OF 8
large wine store was smashed. Further
on the mob again appeared. and over.
turned q large dry goods truck on the
track. This the police lifted by their
main strength from the track, and the car
| passed on it's way amid derisiVe hootings
OF the crowd. Stones and bricks were
| again thrown against the car, smashing
8 ventilator at the junction OF Sixth Az
enue and Broadway, and at Thirty-third
| street another delay was caused by q Sixth
Avenue car crossing in front OF O Broad
way car. filled with men and women.
| Stones were again thrown. striking the
Sixth Avenue car. A women screamed
and tried to get out Of the car. At this
| moment Captain Williams. with police,
| appeared and dubbed the crowd right and
left. They we're driven into side streets.
| They did not again collect, and the car
| proceeded on its way unmolested. 1t
reached Bowling Green at 11:26 A. M. and
| then started on its return trip to the
stabI6s. In the meantime other cars
started and made regular trips. At noon
| six cars we're running. More trouble Ia
feared this afternoon and evening, as large
numbers of new drivers are expected 10
arrive from Philadelphia this afternoon.
An Unnatural Mothers Crime.
New YoRK. Aug. 25.-Police Captain
Conklig. OF the East Eightyeeighth street
station, sent the following dispatch to
| Acting Police Superintendent Steers this
morning: Kate Stab, q German nurse, set
fire IN her room In the basement Of No.
218 East Eightieth street. The owner
smelled the smoke and traced il TO her
door. When he entered her room TO put
| ont the fire be discovered the body OF a
nearly newborn child and a chsrred and
burning bed. 1t was half consumed by
the fire. and the sex OF the child could 40
longer be distinguished. An examination
showed deep cuts on the child's head that
had killed it. The police put the woman
under arrest, and summoned q Coroner.
Appearances indicate that Catherine Stab
killed the child and attempted to chop IL
up for cremating it in the kitchen stove.
but found it. even after mutilating it. too
large. and so built a funeral pyre of pill
lows on her bed and lighted il. She per-
sists in q declaration Of innocence and Ut
ter ignorance of the crime. and says that
she awoke to find the bed on fire. A sur
gical examination proved, however. that
she had recently become q mother. and
that the child had been born alive. From
appearances ii had been killed with the
blow of q sharp instrument that nearly
severed its head from the body. The
prisoner lived for several months at No.
239 East Eightieth street, where she passed
for the wife OF Otto Williams, q young
butcher who visited her.
Ohio Republican Convention.
COLUMBUS. o.. Aug. 25.-The Repub-
lican State Convention Assem- bled ct 1920
A. NJ. Some delay was occasioned by q
contost in the Hamilton county delegs- |
ton. which prevented these delegates from
reaching the hall in time. The Chairman
of the State Committee delivered a lengthy |
address, reviewing the work Of the party
during the past year. and concluded by |
introducing General r. F. Noyes as Tenn.
porary Chairman, who was received with
enthusiastic applause through quite o long
speech. The standing committees were
announced, and the convention took q
recess to 1880 O'Clock this afternoon. TO
give the Committee on Resolutions time
for its work. The Committee or Perma-
nent Organization selected Governor
Foraker for Chairman. The committee at
l p. NJ. did no expect to complete its work
until late in the afternoon.
Cnttfng Seeking More NOtOriefy.
Ell PAso. Aug. 25.-Cutting last evening
published an address to the people OF the
United States, in which he thanked them,
also the FL Paso press and also the press
OF Texas, and particularly Consul Brig
ham. for the interest taken and assistance
rendered him during his imprison
He says the main issue. hat OF Mexico's
right to extra territorial Jurisdiction over
foreign countries. is not at all settled by
his release. He winds up with 9 violent
abuse of Mexico and her institutions. aud
Ty.fA.l OkukAo rwsll .No~ 1919
and conquer the whole country.
Another niagara whirlpool Crank.
PrrrsBoRGH. Aug. 25.-Ex-Oouncilman
George Chambers. OF this city. has de-
cided 10 swim the whirlpool at Niagara.
He says he will start next week II nobody
interferes with him. He will 60 through