Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-19
EASIEnN NEW I
Interesting Congressional News From
The Nations Capital.
JOAQUIN MILLER'S DAUGHTER
LOOKING FOB WOHK.
Fatal Explosion On a Steam Tug Near
Pittsburgh.
A BAD STATE or AFFAIRS Amose
COAL MINERS.
A Pardon Granted a Declining
EmbeZzler.
A FATAL SNoWSLiDE IN COLO
RADIO.
A FATAL sNoWsLiDE IN COLO.
RADIO.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

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Congregational Proceedings.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1~S.-House--In the
absence OF the Speaker the House. was
called TO order by the Clerk, and a note
from Mr.. Carlisle was read. designating
Mr.. Springer rs Speaker pro tenn for the
day.
Under the call OF the States the follow
ing bills and resolutions were introduced
and referred: By McKonna, authorizing
resurvey OF the San Francisco Bay and
other bays and waters in California. BY
Cannon, to extend the benefit OF the PEN
sion laws to worthy applicants for pen
sions who served in the late war and their
widows or minor children who are unable,
under the existing law, TO furnish the evil
dence required to connect their disability
with the service. By Weaver, of Iowa, q
resolution. calling on the Secretary OF the
Treasury for information as to the total
amount applied TO the sinking fund be-
tween June 80, 1884 and June 80, 1885,
and under what date and in what amount
the same had been applied. By Struble.
by request, to provide for q uniform ballot
box.
Senate-Mr. Sherman resumed the chair
to-day.
Among the petitions presented and re-
ferrsd was one by Coke, from the mer-
chants OF FL Paso. Texas, complaining OF
smuggling on the Mexican border, and
| urging Congress 10 take measures TO put q
stop 70 IL. Also. by Dolph and Mitchell,
memorials OF the State Legislature OF
Oregon. praying for Congress to make ap-
preparations for an Improvement OF the
navigation OF the Columbia river and the
establishment OF q public park in Oregon.
Among the reports submitted from COM
mittees was one by Cullom. from the COM
mittee appointed TO investigate the subject
Of the regulation of freight and passage
rates on railroads and water routes. With
the report Cullom presented q bill regulst-
ing Interstate N which he asked
might be referred back TO the committee.
and that the committee be continued.
| The. reauest was granted and a resolution
was passed. ordering TO be printed 5000
| copies OF the committees report and the
testimony taken before it.
Joaqutn MiIior's Daughter I'm Mood.
CHICAGO. Jan. 18.-Last Thursday. q
young woman. apparently about al years
OF age. called at the Office OF tho Elder
Publishing Company. and asked for the
editor OF the Literary Life. Mr.. Elder.
The publisher. answered In the absence OF the
| editor, and to him she presented a manu-
script which she wished to sell. She told
a touching story Of how she had left New
York with a dramatic company. hoping to
secure q place in the profession and earn
her own support; how the company went
10 pieces, aud how she at last found ber-
| self alone aud penniiess In Chicago. The
girl bore evidence OF education and
| culture. She concluded her story by say
ing her name was Maud Miller. and that
| she was the daughter Of the poet. JOAQUIN
Miller. Mr.. Elder supplied Miss Miller
| with money, and introduced her TO several
kind hearted ladies, by whom she was
cared for until last night, when she was
put aboard y New York train and COM
fortsbly equipped for the journey.
Coal Miners Troubles.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, Jan. 1S.-The
Morswood and Standard mines were
heavily guarded last night. The events Of
last week. however. have had an intimi-
dating effect upon the men willing to work
and very few presented themselves at the
ovens. No disturbance occurred last
night. The company guards and deputies
are holding undisputed possession this
morning. Sheriff Steward with rs depu-
ties went 10 Morewood to arrest q Hun.
garisn who had threatened to shoot any
man who wanted work. The Hungarians
saw them coming from a house in which
the offender WAN surrounded by . mob OF
his countrymen. They were armed with
clubs. and the women with knives. II
they swore they would all die before they
would allow a striker TO be arrested. The
Sheriff held q council of war aud decided
not to p~recipitate o c~opflict. His small
band retreated. II IL impossible TO make
any arrests without bloodshed now by the
ordinary process OF law.
A steam Tug Explosion.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 18.-The steam ting
Modoc exploded her boiler in the ALLIE
ebony river near the Sixteenth Street
bridge shortly before 8 O'Clock this morn
ing. instantly killing the pilot. Joe Davis.
aud seriously and perhaps fatally injuring
the fireman, Mathew Higgins, and Capt.
jeff Evans. The remainder Of the crew
escaped unhurt. The fireman had just
fred mp when the explosion occurred. The
conclusion was terrific, and the boat was
rent asunder. fragments being scattered
fully 500 yards. The pilot was blown into
the river and his body has not yet been re-
covered. The fireman was blown on Q
raft. His injuries are thought to be fatal.
The Captain il badly hurt, but will prob
ably recover. Others were blown into the
river. but were rescued uninjured. Tho
cause OF the explosion is not known.
a E'ard0 Granted an Embezzler.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. Jan. 18.-The Gov
ernor this morning. signed q pardon In the
case OF d. E. Swan. Swan was o local
treasurer of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company al 81. Paul. and, being convicted
Of embezzlement. was sentenced 30 l3k
years imprisonment. from January 7.
1885. Since his Incarceration ais health
has been failing. and on that account his
! friends have been making unusually