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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
SUNDAY CLOSING.
roe Movement Ahesa 81 oar Hersi
status

Il wozld seem from present usns .
ero2pinSs. says the EatsrPnse, that the
Sunday closing movement On the Con-
..oek was dsstiasd to slunbSr yet
awhile. Tht movement vAs Prenaturs-
Il was rot esnvAssei properly. Very
lev a-rnsass in is flvor have been
sdvaneed. and the rsszlt 10 that the
movement has wisherei Ike q tropical
aOwer IN the teeth Of bell
The best Augment yet advanced II
iavor Of the SandAy closing movement
soues from one Of ear stGrdy young
miners, whose name - are unable %
give. ne are sorry 70 say, because ve
ave il from L 2. J. Wrinkle. Who
merely overheard the e~onversaaon, and
lid no. know the nsu engaged in it, IL
-uns sboz; Ike this-
81 ubderssaud that there are eve mar
nases % the tspiE = Virginia
"Yes. and not . miner in The lot. We
rave to work Sundays and eAnt even
ind time 10 spark the girls. You a
get . girl % consent to become your
xife Unless you spark her good Juss
.bout the time yoz get q worked up
I'll the blood flows lively through her
veins. and her heart banps and thunps.
you have TO leave her there 10 cool %
ike . clam while yea rush home 10
change -FOUR clothes TO 20 On shift
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
Hartman Harassed.

Mr.. Harrison refuses to attend church
because he became diszusted with the
throns Of sightsesrs which obstrucsed
the entrance On the Sunday that he
attended. The crowd WAS 50 great that
it bad to be KEEP. back by policemen.
Mr.. Harrison Is altogether too self-con-
sSioas aud easily annoyed. He should
reflect tina. the people want to see their
President and not lawyer Harrison.
Cleveland encountered the same curious
sunday eroWd., and be didn't make =
fuss about il, nor did it prevent bis reg
glAr attendance az church. Nr. Harri-
son did not appear to have been very
badly "disgasted with the motley
crowd that daily overran his residence
and wore the carpet threadbare during
the canvass, bat received them ioyfully
With extended hand and made e nice
little speech 10 each batch. IL. how
ever, the President is determined TO
keep away from church on accoun. Of
the sunday rAbbles which beset and dis
COST him, he fortunately need not de-
orive himself Of all sanctuary privi-
leges." He csald doubtless prevail
upon Brother Wanamaker 10 hold re-
ligious services a. the White House, and
give the needed sacred instruction, which
his sanity life and experience render
him 80 competent to impart.-Virginis
Chronicle.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

a Radical Change Of Bssisess im-
pernaIveIy Demanaed-

The Virginia E~ntsrpu@ says; The
extensive system Ct credit and sharp
business comp<sisiOn which has pre-
vailed On the Const0ek for years Is
showing zp its evil results.
81 have carried = nan for eight
months, said = grocer yesterday, "snd
be owes ne S2O0 He vn . man Of
fair appearance, and I ws puzzled to
know Why he didst get work. / finally
interested myself in bis behalf to &c;
aim work 10 the mines, and be Is q
miner. ! soon learned that for some
oHenss or other i, va impossible for
him 10 get work in q certain series Of
mines. / sent str.ight~ay 70 ny debtor
this very dsy-And told him tha. b,
had better leave town; that ! eoald no;
carry him any logger, and / blamed him
for no. Informing ne how be stood with
The parties / refer 20. Well. what dc
yoa suppos be said in answer! he
sAid: Il don't care. / viii pack my
Satchel and leave my SIX children here
for the eOaniy to support, II they xAoi
EN-"
This tells . tale which none be-. blind
men fail 10 profit from.
The miner Vas not benefited By being
carried. He EAs injured eight months
q his life and the grocer ~As out 500.
and Of course that is far from the total
loss in the town from that case.
There is Al absolute Surplus OF work
ing population on the Constoek, and
there is no immediate hope Of employ
ment being furnished 10 = greater num-
Der CT workingmsn than st present. Oi
course it is harsh 10 say TO men that
they must leave. That is something
that no man has a right to say to an
other. BEt the conditions which exist
mere should be t~ruthfully set forth. and
reasonable men should act upon fair ap-
pearances. The Coas. is large and can
absorb the entire population OF this
State. to say nothing of the surplus busi-
cess and working population Of Virginia,
and feel better after the meal.
Why, then, IL men find themselves
out Of employment. should they no,
seek other fields, where they may stand
some chance TO improve their condition
Why should they fasten themselves
upon the charity OF the community
Why should they be encouraged 10 do 30
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
TraIups.

Stories Of the doings Of the wanderers
are found published in all the journals
of the Eastern States which vie with
the tales Of the Gypsies Of older coun-
tries. A couple Of these sons Of rest,
as they term themselves, found an in
viting house in one OF the Connecticut
counties . short time since, and when
the owner was made aware Of their
presence he entered . side door and
placing a loaded revolver at their heads
ordered them to prison. Previous to
his arrival they had RECALLED themselves
at his table with cold meats, preserves,
etc., washed down with cider. They
submitted TO their arrest with the ut
most n~onehaisnee. having previously
dressed themselves in clothes belonging
to the owner of the house. They made
no excuse, but on the contrary said had
they not been disturbed il was their In.
tention to have spent the night there.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

Are spent every year by the people Of
this State for worthless medicines for
the cure of throat and lung diseases,
when we know that il they would only
invest 81 in Santa Able. the new Cali
fornia discovery for consumption and
kindred complaints. they would in this
pleasant remedy find relief. 1t is e
commended by ministers. physicians and
public speakers Of the Golden State.
Sold and guaranteed by John s. Caprop.
Main street, Eureka. Nevada. st 81 .
bottle. Three for % so. , The most
stubborn case Of catarrh will speedily
suecumb to California Cst-r-Cure. Six
months treatment for 81. By mail,
81 10.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

Sn8fA sNaA &t
News was received here from James
7. Moore Of the death Of Pleasant
Moore al his mothers home at Holt,
Clay county, Missouri.
Pleasant left Virginia about four
years ago. owing to Ml-health, and
settled in san Diego. where he worked
in a newspaper office. He had been
quite in the last nine weeks. and feel
ing that he could live but . short
time, left for the maternal home, ar
irving there on the 10th.
Il have come home TO pay you a
short visit, mother" were his words
OF greeting. He died o the l4th.
He arranged his worldly affairs in all
consciousness Of having done his
work on earth to the best OF his
ability. and gave a list OF names Of
who should be communicated with
after his death, remembering many
friends on the Comstock, who will
shed a silent tear for his memory.
Pleasant was q printer and news
paper writer, but his sickness lung
Affection made him seek other fields
o. employment in the last few years.
Another brother, not known here,
was also lying at the point Of death at
the time the letter was written.
James T. Moore will shortly return
to the Pacific Coast, TO settle in the
southern country. Virginia Enter
prise.
Deceased was at one time a COM
positor on the SENTINEL, and was
highly respected by all who knew
him.-ED. SENTINEL.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
The Mine. Looking Wen.

NJ. j. 0'Brien informs the Belmont
Courier that Superintendent Cohen ar.
rived at Morey from New York on the
10th inst. Mr.. Cohen viii soon start up
the company's mill at that place on ores
from the mines Of Morey District. All
the mining properties in that section Of
Nye county are looking well. Mr..
O'Brien is confident that Morey will be
a lively camp this Summer. He also in.
forms Us that a number Of miners are
chloriding in Reveille District. and that
some OF them are e~ncountering good ore.
He reports Tybo rather quiet. but the
people of that town hope that things
will boom there in the near future.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

The Red Bluff News says: big
Mouth Charley. the gay and festive
Indian, who playfully sent d. Pete to
the happy hunting ground. for which
commendable action he will enjoy the
hospitality Of the State Prison for seven
years and four months, on Wednesday
last distributed his personal effects as
follows: To Jim Turner, his brother, be
gave his oldest wife, Lizzie, also his real
estate and horses; the land is l60 acre
timber claim. To Coyote Pete, a friend,
he gave his youngest wife, Susie. To
Deer Tom, another brother, he gave
Mollie Turner, his dead brother Ike's
wife. His thirty head Of dogs. five
Winchester rifles, 800 rounds Of cart.
ridges, two revolvers and four knives he
gives to Jim Turner; consideration, love
and respect for Lizzie. He had q deep
set grudge against Coyote Pete, which is
the reason given for placing Susie under
his protection. She is a tolerable tough
piece Of femininity.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

The story that SsnssOn Jones and
Stewart are al osts sisa tie AdminissrA
ton 10 not 10 be credited. We have
positive proof 70 the sOntrary. The
SESrrSKL 10 jass in receipt Of bag Of
seed beans from Uncle Jerry Rssks rat
tabaza department. At washinstoo, uhish
bears the Senatorial frank. While they
are not the kind Of beans ws want they
nevertheless show the power Of Our del
ezation with the men at The head OF
aHairs At the Na.ionis Capitol We re
turn thanks for this token Of thoughtful
regard.
Bat the leans are Of no earthly use 70
Us. They are Of the variety which
requires poles in order to properly train
the vines. There are no poles with Cur
beans, and, - all the world knows. Ne
vsdA Is a polelsss state. Il is gross IN
efficiency in Uncle Jerry 10 send thu
character Of bean to Nevada without At
the same time shipping the neesssag
poles along with them. Bat We take j;
for granted that our delegation Is in nc
way to blame for the omission. The
faul, IS with the Department. itself. i;
is always well that the constitutions
dis.iDctness between the greA. eo-or1i-
nate branches o. our Government b
held inviolsble. Our failore to &c. poles
is properly ~ehArgeable to the eEec0tiVs
and not to the legislative department. d
the Government. Let justice be dcns
though the heavens fall.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
EIoeasion and Penman.hip.

Miss Gertrude Edmund will give pri.
vate or class lessons in elocution and
~penmanship on Saturdays, and st such
times as may be convenient to herself
and pupils. Terms: Private lessons in
elocution. fifty cents; class lessons made
known on application. Ten lessons in
penmanship, two dollars. Previous to
her coming to Eureka Miss Edmund
was instructor in elocution in the De.
corah, Iowa. High School. and teacher
Of penmsnship in the Business College
Of that city. The DEBORAH Repub-
lican says: "There is probably no one
in Iowa who can excel Miss Edmund
as q reader or teacher Of elocution."
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
No Political Influence.

ANDERSON, Ind, April ga letter
has been received here from Colonel
Dudley by = prominent citizen, who is
an applicant for a position as Indian
Agent. in which Dudley says: 81 will
be unable to render you any assistance
whatever with the President. He has
lost his backbone, and is too cowardly
to be seen consulting with me, for the
simple reaso that the eopperhesds and
rebels Of Indiana have trumped up = lot
VI charges against me. He seems en-
tirely obliyious to the fact that il was
through my efforts that Indiana was
saved to him."
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

Gus Gross Acquitted OF Violating
Its Provisions

The trial Of Gus Gross, proprietor Of
the International cigar store, arrested
for an alleged violation Of the mid.
night closing law passed at the last
legislative session, took place in JUS
tica Kehoe's Court. The trial was by
jury and resulted in a unanimous ver-
dict of acquittal.
Police officer Henderson testified that
q game Of poker was being played in
the back room OF the cigar store ct 2
o'clock on the morning Of the arrest, and
that when be entered the apartment
Gross was removing some coin from the
table. Several veteran four time losers
testified that they had frequently played
poker in Gross place of business after
midnight.
Mr.. Huffaker appeared as counsel for
Gross aud narrowly escaped being
fined for contempt for referring to the
court as "bushwhscker's court"
Justice Kehoe inquired if counsel re-
ferred to his court in his remark. Ma
jor Hufaker replied that his remark re.
ferred exclusively to the Deputy District
Attorney.-Virginia Chronicle.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
High License I'm Boston.

BosroS, April 2s.-Ths new high
license law went into effect Friday. It
limits license to 800 places, and there
were over $500 applicants. Those re.
fused include all the prominent sporting
resorts and q number Of hotels. There
is great dismsy in consequences. and the
estimated loss on income to the victims
is 81. 500. 600 a year, and an equal sum
in stock and fixtures. No less than
1900 persons are thrown out Of employ
ment. whose earnings equsled 81. 900. 900
annually. Among the rejected 10 the
famous Bell-in-hand resort which has
been in existence in the same place for
l40 years. There is general dissatisfac-
ton.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

The editor Of the Wabuska Mnagler,
discourses as follows: Some weeks
ago this scribe bet quite an amount
on the Jackson-C Cardiff prize fight with
the leading citizens Of Mason Valley.
We backed the moke 10 the extent oil
nine dollars, with nine different peo-
Pile, and since the news OF the fight
reached here they don't come round
any more, but water their hoses at the
old slough up the road instead Of COM
ing to our well as before. These men
had better pony up right sharp or we
will show them up hard at the next
church meeting.-Carson Appeal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

sishsr PARTY mech less proposed. Sos .
he uioes q shese eonpsDies are ever to
- Tro<rect@d heiow The uAisr lie - y
important 20 both eoupsnies that tbsy
sbOaId eo-operAie IN [" pumPing b1t 60
opersfion wili never BE scared throueh
The eolanbs % the nsvspaPsrs A fair
ssssible- busins<s proposition fron ht
aps company 20 the ottsr % tbe right vsg
20 arrive Il il and rot tsrcegh nisrtpre
ssutaton. ]. ~ ors Ct tie Trustees & TIE
Richmond CouPsny. have Esry esanits
IDEAS in regard 10 TIE bsst P~rDAssni
method q freeing The nires Ct tbs tse
eo1p4nies Of water and have nerer "hid
NJ light nader . b1shsl
Tzcxas wKEs.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
Notice.

take this means Of notifying the PEG
pie Of Eureka, Taylor, Hamilton and
Cortez, and the surrounding country, that
I have recently shipped all my negatives
to this place for further use. Any par
ties for whom / took pictures, and hold
their negatives, wishing to have duplicate
copies struck of, can get them At San
Francisco reduced prices, by addressing
me ct 1928 Market street, (near j. j.
0'Brien's) San Francisco. California.
L. Monaco.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

A Washington dispatch. dated April
30. says: Secretary Blaine is . very
sick man. He did not accompany the
Presidential party to New York. and it
is doubtful IL he will be able to resume
his duties in the State Department for
some time to come. There are people,
however. who entertain an opinion
that his illness is more serious. There
is no doubt but the vexation and worry
Of the ofice-seekers has unnerved him
considerably. He keenly feels his dis
appointment at not being able to con-
troll the policy Of the Administration.
and it is intimated in well.informed
circles that the action Of the President
in the matter Of the recent diplomatic
appointments was not calculated to
please Mr.. Blaine.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

A party is in Reno studying the
feasibility OF putting on a line Of steam
wagons to Virginia City, in COMPETE
ton with the v. & I. K. X. They
propose to 90 up the Lousetown grade
with their line and expects to do a
big wood and lumber business in adj
dition TO general freighting. The
steam wagon is gaining on the steam
rail train right along.-Reno Gazette.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

A friend Of the family Of the Presi.
dent says that Mrs. Harrison is greatly
worried over the condition Of her hus.
band. It 10 asserted that the constant
demands of the office-seekers and the
worry which follows the daily hearings
Of the complaints OF his visitors have
worn upon the President to such an ex.
tent that they have produced insomnia.
and his family are urging him to take
. vacation Of . week at least. 1t is
probable that this course will be
adopted soon after the return Of the
Presidential party from the centennial
in New York.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
A Hint TO stoekmeu.

San Francisco and Eastern hide
buyers will no longer take hides that
are branded on the ribs unless they
90 in as "cull." When a stock
grower brands his cattle on the ribs it
~depreciates the value OF his herd at
least 81 per head, and that is an item
worth looking after. 1t is just as easy
to put the brand on the hip or shoul-
der, and why stockmen insist on put
ting the iron on in a place where it
takes so much from the value of
the animal is a mystery. = Reno
Gazette.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

And In accordance with Law. and an order Of
the Board Of Directors. made on the 18th day
Of March. 1889. 90 many shares Of each parcel
OF such stock as may be necessary, will be
sold at public suction. ct the once Of the
company. Rooms o and 10. 800 Pine street. San
Francisco. California, on
Monday. the 2oth day OF May, sss
ct the hour Of II o clock n. Of said dsy. 10
pay said delinquent assessment thereon, to-
sether vita costs Of Advertising and expenses
Of the sale.
II p. BUSH, Secretary.
~omee-Rooms . and 10. 500 Pine street. San
Francisco, California. ml.Ld
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
A Warm Climate.

Captain G. B. Dahlgren writes from
Needles, California, near which place
he is engaged in mining, that he had
to change his base to the river and 90
to it by steamboat. He says: 1.-THE
thermometer now, 4:30 P. NJ, April
26th, registers 102 degrees in my
open "dobe" room. | am in rny skin,
but when it gets to $50 degrees | may
have to sit in my bones. l can well
believe the story Of the soldier send
ing from sheol for his blankets"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
Two and "A Half Per Cent.

The city Of New York has succeeded
in floating two and a half per cent
bonds at par. The amount advertised
for was Sc. OOO. 600, and bids were re-
ceived for s7,457. 900. The New York
papers are quite jubilant over the trans
action. One journal says: "No similar
corporation has ever borrowed money on
such favorable terms, nor has any State
or nation, with the exception Of Great
Britain, for which, in 1884. Mr.. Glad
stone negotiated, under exceptional cir
c~umstances, Q loan at the same rate"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
Parssn James Again.

Rev. G. w. James, who was de-
posed from the ministry at Long
Branch, Los Angeles county, Cal,
upon learning that criminal charges
had been preferred against him, pur-
chased a Smith & Wesson revolver
and went toward the house where his
wife and children were stopping. He
was closely watched, as he had
threatened the life OF his wife, and
was finally arrested and locked up.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04

Nevada ought to be proud Of the race
horses owned by Theodore Winters,
says the Carson Appeal. His Gar at
the Bay District track at San Fran
cisco on Saturday last, made a mile
and a half in 2:36, being the fastest
time ever made in America, and beat
ing Ben Ali's time at st. Louis by
half q second.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
Delinquent Sale Notice.

EURRKA CONSOLIDATED MINING CON-
Ia pany. Location Of principal place Of
business. San Francisco, California. Loeation
OF works. EurekA. Nevada.
N~otice-There are delinquent upon the fol-
lowing described stock. on account of Asses
ment mo. III levied on the 18th day Of March
1859. the several amounts set opposite the
names Of the respective shareholders, a. fol-
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
Death OF AN Ola Pioneer.

Philip A. Roach, an old pioneer
journalist and politician, died in San
Francisco last Saturday. He was q
central figure in California politics for
40 years and when he died, held the
Office OF Public Administrator. He
was q man beloved and respected by .
large circle of friends.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
Death OF w. ~. Barnam.

New HAVEN, Conn, April 3O.-The
Hon. w. Fl. Barnum, Chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee, died
at Lime Rock at 8 As this morning.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-05-04
NEW TO-DAY
Miners Wanted

EIFTREN EXPERIENCED MINERS ARE
Il wanted by the g.. Peters Consolidated
Mining Company. Antelope District. Eureks
county, NeV.. near Alpha station, or Pine, on
the T. & P. n. R. Only good miners need
spply. m+-3ms
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-11-11
State News stems.

There are pow 60 soldiers in the home
at Bennington.
p G. Cowles of st. Johnsbury has been
appointed to a position in the custom
house at Richford in place of r. A. Con-
ger, removed.
Stannard Post, G. A. r., boasts of the
oldest vetran in the state, if not In the
country. His name is John Kennedy, and
he is 81 years of age aud fairly well pre-
served.
The largest number of cards operated
by any one mill in Vermont is %, viz: by
the Burlington Wooden Co., the number
put down for the Bennington wooden
mills being 81.
Charles Hammond of West Windsor
claims to have seen a panther and shot
at it, in Ira Savage's woods at the base
of the mountain, last Saturday. 1t was
about two-thirds grown.
James and William Blewitt, of st.
Johnsbury, aged IA and 10 respectively,
were sent to the reform school last week
by Justice Sarge They had become
quite adept in petty theiving.
A council of Congregational churches
held at Barre last week recommended
that the Congregational pastor, Rev. p.
Mcmillan, be dismissed according to his
request. Mr.. McMillan has accepted, or
is to accept, a call from Woodstock.
Jeremiah Bishop, late of Co. ID, 3rd
VT, died on Saturday Nov. End, at the
Vermont Soldiers Home, aged y years.
He enlisted in April, 1861, and was Sc
verely wounded in the charge across the
creek at Lees Mills, Va, April 1G, 1862.
He returned to his regiment and served
until July 1864. He was a member of
Erastus Buck Post, G. A. r., of Island
Pond, where he will be buried. This is
the eighth death at the home. Capt.
Dinneck and E. G. Turner of the Bird are
still critically i'll in the hospital.