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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26
SUICIDE OF B~ALMACRDA.

The latest report from Chill regarding
Balmaceda, late Dictator Of the Repub-
lie, is that he took his own life at the
Argentine Legation at Santiago, where
he had sought refuge. As it had been
reported that he had escaped from Val.
paraiso in the garb Of an American man
of-war's man, on the steamer San Fran
cisco, and subsequently that he had
crossed the mountains into the Argentine
Republic, it is possible that the report of
his suicide, like other reports concerning
his escape. may be untrue. 1t is stated,
however, in confirmation of the report Of
his suicide that the body was viewed and
identified by many acquaintance. A
letter purported to have been written by
Balmaceda, is telegraphed to the New
York Herald, in which he is represented
as saying:
al acted all during the past eight
months with the firm conviction that l
was right. l had no one in the army in
whom l could place any trust. My Gen
| erals were false TO me; they lied all
through the war. Had my orders been
obeyed l believe that the battle Of Con-
con would have resulted in a decisive
victory against the enemy.
my heart all through this trouble
has been with Chill. l sought to rescue
my country from foreign domination. /
strove to make her the first republic in
America. Ny enemies say that / was
cruel. Circumstances compelled me to
sanction certain acts, but many bad deeds
that may have been attributed to my or.
ders were never known to me until after
they had been committed.
until the final battle at Placilla /
had strong hopes of triumphing over my
foes. Victory was assured by my Gene.
erals, Aloereccas Barbosa and We'll. They
all lied. l now know those who only
pretended friendship for me because of
the money that was to be gotten out Of
me. All the money that l have in my
possession is 80, 500. My wife gave it to
me on the night Of August 2Sth."
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26

After all, wherein consists the right Of
the government to make money by buy
ing silver for coinage? What a noise it
would make all over the land if the gov
eminent were to engage in the purchase
Of wheat at a price fixed beforehand by
law, and then sell it back to the people
at a profit; or if any other product Of the
soil or the mine were to be used as silver
is what would be said about it! The
gold bugs do not admit that silver is q
standard of value, or that it has a stan
dard value, but they say that gold has.
II silver has no fixed value, then il is
simply a commodity to be traded in, as
wheat and potatoes are, and it's value
must depend upon the same law which
fxes values in other things, the supply
aud demand. Then it is not worthy to
be considered a worthy metal. 1t is plain
then that there is an inconsistency in the
position taken by the single standard ad.
v~ocates, the gold bugs, and all those who
are opposed to the coinage of silver on
the same basis with gold. What we in.
sist upon is that there shall be n law
for gold and silver coinage, and that the
government shall not profit by the coin
age Of either, further than to the extent
Of the alloy used in coinage.-Industrial
West, Denver.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26

No doubt there will be an increasing
demand for California wines and r~aisins,
but the Californian now in Chicago who
predicts the disappearance Of the vine.
yards Of Europe and the almost entire re.
lance of the Old World upon California
wines, probably overestimates the case.
II has been reported that considerable
has been done in the way OF ~replanting
European vineyards with American re.
sistant stocks. There is also the fact
that Australia expects to become a wine.
making country. Yet with these allow.
ances the prospect for California is en-
couraging.-Bulletin.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26
Consumption Cured.

An old physician. retired from practice.
having had placed In his hands by an
East India missionary the formula Of a
simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure for CONSUMPTION,
Bronchitis, Cstarrb. Asthma and ali
throat and Lung Affections, also a posi-.
tive and radical cure for Nervous De-
bility and all Nervous Complaints, after
having tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands Of cases. has felt II
his duty TO make II known 10 bic suffering
fellows. Actnated By this motive aud 4
desire to relieve human suffering, | will
send free OF charge, 10 al Who desire il.
this recipe, In German. French or En-
siish. With fuil directions for preparing
D nsing. sent By mail By addressing
Vim stanp. naming this paper. W. A.
AoTes, so Powers Block, Rochester. n
Y. :"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26
DAyE BILL.

Bill Mckinley Of Ohio fame has a
brother Dave living in San Francisco.
The editor Of the SENTINEL enjoys a very
pleasant acquaintance with both Bill and
Dave. They are both very good boys,
barring the important fact that they are
both on the wrong side of all public ques.
tions. Dave recently went back to visit
Bill in Ohio, and on his return to San
Francisco allowed himself to be inter
viewed on the outlook in Ohio. Natural
enough he thinks Bill has . walk over.
He would not be the right kind Of q bro.
Their if he did not think so. Blood is
always thicker than water. Old man
Mckinley, the father Of the boys, how
ever, is not quite so sanguine. He thinks
il may be as well to wait until the votes
are counted. But Dave says Bill is in
great spirits and hints that there are Wis.
ions Of the Presidential chair just ahead
Of him. He might have a chance II he
carries Ohio, and he ought to do this,
because Ohio is Republican State by
more than 20, 1000. There can be no
doubt that both parties in Ohio ere push.
ing their Gubernatorial candidates IS
possible winners of the Presidential
Derby in the great sweepstake next year.
This phase of the canvass is against Camp
bell, because he is. numerically speaking,
on the weak side.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26

The Garcia ilibusters are 10 a fair way
to be trapped between the Mexican and
American government forces. As a rev.
~olution the movement is q fiasco. Presi.
dent Diaz has put the Mexican govern
ment and the army on too solid a basis
to be moved by any such adventure as
this. The 0 1000 miles Of railroads built
10 Mexico during DiAz' administration
make revolution difficult within the ter
ritory traversed by them. Already q
strong force has been brought against the
raiders. Railroads also make business.
and business does not agree with revo-
luton and flibustering.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26

A great many Of the readers Of the
SENTINEL will remember P. G. Hyman,
who was the first Mayor Of Hamilton,
and later served q term as Warden OF
the State Prison. We lately met MIR.
Hyman returning from q visit to his old
home in Georgia. He also visited other
portions Of the South and met many OF
the leading men of that section from
Governors and Senators down. He says
that all over the South the feeling for
the free coinage Of silver is a great deal
more pronounced than ID is even in the
mining States of the West. The South
wants more money. and is q great believer
in the none of the Constitution, which
is gold and silver. Mr.. Hyman says be
did not meet a single Southern man who
is for Cleveland for President. because of
his known hostility to the white metal.
They say they like him well enough as
regards the tariff, but they cannot touch
n man who is not in full accord with
the great majority Of his party on the
vital issue Of silver coinage. After max.
ing this trip through the South, Mr.. by.
man is thoroughly convinced that Mr..
Cleveland has no possible show for the
nomination. unless the silver question
shall be put out Of the way by Congress
at the coming session this Winter. And
even in that case il would be better TO
have a friend than an enemy to admins
ter the laws.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26
rnrx.aE AT oun MINIS.

Senator Vest, Of Missouri, in q speech
last week, e~fectually disposed Of the ar
eument most persistently urged against
free coinage, namely, that all the silver
Of foreign countries, pots, pans, spoons
and all will be dumped into u MINIS.
He said: 1.-THE stock Of silver held by
European countries is not bullion, but
primary coin, which does not huctuate
with the prices ef silver. The Bank oil
France uses silver as legal tender pri'
mary money for the redemption oil IT'S
paper circulation, Just as il holds its gold
u has 1884, S3s, 600 Of silver and $780,
s55, 600 Of gold, and it needs both. The
same thing is true Of Germany, with
sI07, 900. 900 worth of legal tender silver
thalers, Of which the Imperial bank holds
s4S, 900, 900, this, with $50, 900, 900 in
gold constitutes its cash reserves. Thus
legal tender silver coin is ahoat in Eu-
rope Of the valuation at which it is is
sued, viz: 1876 to one in gold, and II we
take our gold dollars as the unit OF COM
that silver money would yield
d grains Of pure silver as against
our Mint requirement of 37l,25 grains.
Any one bringing this European silver
money to exchange at our MINIS, if we
adopt free coinage, must add ll.34 grains
to every 100. Therefore, at 81 for 3Sl.-
% grains in the United States and 81 for
800. 81 grains in Europe, or Sl.29 per
ounce Of $50 grains here, against 81 80
per ounce of $50 grains abroad, there
would be a loss to the Spectator bring
.ng European silver to this country of 3
per cent, together with the cost Of trans.
oortation."
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26

On general principles we would like TO
see any public mar showed under who
spells his middle name in full. A man
so spelling his name betrays . degree OF
vanity, or something worse, that puts
him outside Of the great mass OF the peo'
pie who are possessed of what is COM
monty called "horse sense" We have
never had any particular admiration for
this sort Of eccentricity, not to say idiocy.
There is q feeling all over this western
country that the man is weak in the
upper story" who does il. -. Sloss
Fassett" is the Republican candidate for
Governor Of New York. Wedo not know
what he thinks about the tariff or silver,
or any other live issue. We doubt II he
thinks at all about anything, and per-
hsps the thing that stirs his soul to the
greatest depth in this world is to see -.
Sloat" in print. We would not vote for
81. Sloat" if we lived in New York and
he belonged to our party. We do not
banker after men or things outside oil the
plain every day run Of things. BY the
way the Republican for Governor OF New
York has relatives, by marriage or other
wise. living in Nevada. His wife, we
hear, is related to the Blenders OF the
western part of the State, and Charlie
Fassett who used to live on Ruby Hill in
this county and is now a resident OF
Reno, is his uncle. We are certain that
these level-headed Nevada relatives do
not indorse the 81. Sloat" idiosyncrasy,
matter how much they may desire the
success Of their kinsman. 81. Sloat"
has been q State Senator in New York
and has exhibited push and a glib tongue.
He has been the author of several legis-
Investigations, intended to annoy
Hill and the Tammany Democ.
racy. These people will probably take
great delight in warming his jacket in
he coming election as q means Of getting
sven. For our own part we would not
nave the slightest feeling against him il
ne did not part his name in the middle.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26
SCHOOL

The San Francisco Call directed mum.
Der Of reporters to interview citizens in
ali walks Of life with instructions to re-
port impartially, not to make out a case
for or against the schools. II was con-
sidered no less desirable to know what
vaee.workers think than what their en-
~ployers might say. In fact, The wage
workers are the class most vitality inter
ested in our schools. Parents of large
means can send their children to private
schools, but to parents who can only earn
from twelve to fifteen dollars a week it
is the public schools or o Among the
gentlemen interviewed wero many warm
friends Of the public school system, but
the impression seems quite general that
the schools are being turned from their
intended purpose. One man declares that
the public school system Of instruction is
all that it should not be. Another wants
the schools to teach dread and butter
studies" meaning not that trades should
be taught in the public schools, but that
such branches Of study as reading, writ
ing and spelling should be taught thor
oughly. That this gentleman is not op.
posed to higher education may be inferred
from his remark that he believed the
State should give every child a college
education il he wanted it. The keynote
of the general complaint was struck in
the remark that "any boy of ten years
can stump a person in ten minutes with
his questions in the unnecessary depart
ments Of life" This shows that the
child's mind has been led away from the
useful studies. As years roll by most
men drop useless lumber and pick up
useful knowledge in its place. No child
ever finds a thorough knowledge OF its
own language superiuous. All boys and
girls write letters. and every letter writ.
ten is an advertisement Of his or her
qualifications. Incorrect spelling. poor
penmanship, misuse of words and mis-
takes in the simple rules Of grammar are
obstacles to success which have to be
overcome. A gentleman who has daugh.
tiers in the upper grammar grades re-
marked, in speaking of the schools, that
not one girl in ten who graduates from
the grammer school can write an ordin-
airy letter that would not show errors of
spelling and grammar. These branches,
be said, are hurried over and less import.
ant ones introduced. 1t ia evident that
widely entertained views Of this charac-
ter should not be disregarded. These
criticisms are not made by enemies OIL
the public school system, but by citizen;
who desire to see the schools popular and
useful.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26
THE NOMINATIONS OF FLOWER.

The SENTINEL predicted q month ago
that the Democrats Of New York would
nominate Hon. r. P. Flower for Cover
nor. He was selected almost without
opposition. He is very generally re-
garded as one Of the strongest men in
New York. He is also a man Of q good
deal of brains, while possessing q big.
generous heart. We shall be greatly
mistaken il he lie not triumphsntly elect
ed. Indeed we shall be much disap-
pointed il he does not sweep the Empire
State by more than 10000 majority.
There is q probability at least Of Flower
becoming a very strong competitor.
against all corners, for the Presidential
nomination. The Democracy might do .
more foolish thing than to nominate him.
He started in life q poor boy without ad.
vantages, afterwards became a mechanic,
and later has proven himself n Of the
most sagacious business men in the Uni.
ted States. There is good Presidential
timber in him if he can only make a big
scoop in the Gubernatorial race.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26
CAmPBELLs OPENING SPEECH.

Governor Campbell, of Ohio, opened
his campaign one night last week. To
gay that he made q mastery speech is
putting il sufficiently mild. On the sill
yer question especially, he simply rid
died both Sherman and Mckinley. II
Governor Campbell had lived in Colorado
or Montana or Nevads he could not have
made q stronger speech for silver. We
have never read after my Eastern man
who has gone so far on the line that the
far West has been contending for through
all the years since characterization in
1873. He fairly roasted Mckinley for
calling the standard dollar "a shoddy
dollar" and "a short dollar" and an
"eighty-cent dollar" He drew Nc
Kinley's record and showed from it that
he had once voted in Congress for the
coinage Of these same dollars that he is
now denouncing. That puts Mckinley
in the light of . demsgogue, just as the
Republican stumpers, from Senator Stew.
art down, placed themselves last year,
when they said that the present bullion
purchase law was better than free coin
age. Governor Campbell is in bad health,
but he is undertaking to ill a long list OF
appointments. His campaign will surely
have q marked effect on the result OF the
election in Ohio, for he is msnifestly q
mar of great ability. He is to meet Nc
Kinley in joint debate at several points
before the canvass is concluded. There
is no danger Of the Democratic cause be-
ing injured by the discussion. Governor
Campbell seems to be more than a match
for either Sherman or Mckinley. But
ii is q great battle that is going on in
Ohio. We most sincerely wish that Gov
ernor Campbell may win ID, because the
West needs just such q man for Presi-
dent. Without success in this local elec-
tion be cannot be even q possibility in
the Democratic National Convention.
Hence all of the mining States and poo
pie should be down ON their marrow
bones praying fervently for the trium-
plant election of Governor Campbell.
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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26
ORREsPONDRNCE.
Depressing Effects Of Mining Liti.
CATION.

1t Is now nearly two years since Mr..
Watson discovered rich gold ore In the
Joanna" mins 10 Robinson Mining Dis
trict, White Pine county. The body OF ore
was immense, and some Of 10 assayed up
into the thousands Of dollars q ton. The
fame Of the mine spread abroad immedi-
stely. Experts and persons desiring to
purchase came from east and west OF the
Rocky Mountains from half q dozen States
to examine the mine. After inspection
all we're convinced that II was g great
mine, and numerous offers at big figures
we're made for the property, providing, q
lawsuit. then pending, involving the title
to one half Of the mine could be gotten out
Of the way in some n The suit re-
ferred TO was one commenced by 9 Mrs.
wolcott Of San Francisco. soon after MT.
Watson had proved the value OF the mine
In the District Court Of White Pine
county. The case. after many delays. was
called up 10 that court and judgment rem
dered In favor OF Mr.. Watson aud against
Mrs. wolcott over a year ago. But the
attorneys for Mrs. Wolcott contended that
the case had been removed TO the United
States Circuit Court, and Judge Hswley,
the United States District Judge, 80 deci-
ded q short time since. But many attor-
neys regard the decision Of Judge Hawley
as clearly and msnifestly wrong, and be-
lieve that the judgment in favor Of Mr..
Watson is fatal to Mrs. Wolcott's claim.
The decision OF the Federal Judge. how
ever, keeps the litigation alive, and pre-
vents the sale of the Joanna" to capital
its, able and willing TO buy aud work the
claim, as capital Is always timid and will
prevent il for an indefinite time, until
the litigation is disposed Of in some way.
As a result, one OF the best mines, In sli
probability, on the Coast, has lain idle for
nearly two years, and will probably lie
idle for an indefinite time longer. The
Robinson Mining District is unquestion-
ably one OF the best mining districts In
the State. There are many other valuable
asiHisg claims in the district-s notable
one, the Chairman. The sale and devel-
opment OF the Joanna" would be surely
followed by the sale and development oil
other mines in the district, and MIXING
camp now dull and spiritless would Of
once be full Of life and activity.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26

Congress last session authorized the re.
coinage OF the unourrent fractional silver
coin now in the Treasury abraided below
the limit of tolerance, and made an APP
preparation Of $50, 600 to cover the loss
to the coin by abrasion. etc. This sum.
it is estimated, will cover the loss on
about "a, OOO. 900 Of coin. and this amount
is now being coined into quarter dollars
and dimes. for which there is a very great
demand. The recoinage into standard
silver dollars of the 5000. 900 trade dol
lars bullion which the last Congress au-
thorized is also In progress.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26

The Sacramento Bee says: We are tired
of hearing politicians denounce any coin
stamped by this Government as q "dis-
honest dollar" The only dishonesty in
the matter comes from the shameless ras.
cality Of the locks and their literary
Hessians, who depreciate the value of
the money of the. Government to which
they owe allegiance, and make Of it a
means to squeeze more and more from
the poor. The dollar is honest enough.
The men who make it their foe are the
scouudrels,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26
IGNORED,

1t is significant, we think, that the
New York Democratic State Convention
failed to mention the name OF ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland. The administration OF
Governor Hill was cordially Endorsed, but
the ex-President failed to come in for a
word Of any kind. Whether this was
intended as a slap at Cleveland, or
whether the convention determined to
deal only with State politics is q matter
that can only be guessed at at this dis
lance. But on the face of things it looks
badly for the candidature of the ex.Pres-
ident. There can be no question that it
was q Hill convention. A poll OF the
delegates by the New York World as to
their Presidential preferences showed
more than a two-thirds majority for Hill.
But in the meantime ii must be remem-
bered that these delegates were not cho-
sen with any idea of o national contest.
A convention to select delegates to 9 Ma.
tional Convention will be composed Of a
very different set Of men. In the latter
case the ablest men in the State are usu-
ally selected. 1t is therefore impossible
to conjecture whether the ignoring Of
Mr.. Cleveland at Saratoga is to be con-
strued as meaning much or nothing. Blu
all the same it strikes the country awk-
-srdly, and at least raises the presump-
ton that the ex-President is without
great following of enthusiastic support
ers in his own State. II this be true, h
is not to be thought Of as a Presidential
candidate next year.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26

Trials made at the Indian Head prov
ing grounds demonstrate that the Navy
is in possession Of a smokeless powder of
at least as good quality as any hus far
used abroad. Some results were even
better than those obtained abroad. II is
almost entirely smokeless, giving forth
only a slight haze. which is promptly
dissipsted. Sufficient data has been OBJ
tanned to give assurance that the prob.
lem Of smokeless powder for rapid firing
guns up to and including the ive-inch
caliber has been solved.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26
.. II MONEY!

And now comes the Massachusetts, Re.
publicans believing against dishonest
money" They declare that the Demo.
cratic party is for "the heresy Of free
coinage" and that the Republican party
alone stands between the people and a
"debased currency" II is too bad about
that. Greenbacks and sh~inplasters with
nothing behind them were good enough
a few years ago at forty cents on the dol
lar, but a standard silver dollar worth
intrinsioally as much as a gold dollar,
but for the thieving legislation Of a Re
publican Congress, can have no place in
our monetary system. The whole band
Of silver opponents are the worst pos
sible enemies of the welfare of the coun-
try. Not q single Republican conven-
tion anywhere has said a word in favor
Of enlarged silver coinage. Possibly all
Democrats are not silver men, but we are
doing about all of the resolving and vot-
ing in favor Of silver. The man WHIT
votes the Republican ticket in any State
in the Union votes against silver ant
himself,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-26

The experiments OF the Naval Odnance
Bureau have resulted in the conclusion
that the best armor plate thus far devel-
oped 10 made OF nickel-steel treated by
the Harvey process of surface carbonizs-
ton. The first order for these plates
was given for the Monterey, whose thir-
teen.inch side plates will be Of nickel
steel. The turret armor, ordered some
time ago. will be Of plain steel treated
by the carbonization process.