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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
THE SKY.

The early evening sky just now pre-
sents a spectacle OF uncommon beauty.
Sweeping with the eye upward from the
western horizon, the lovely crescent of
the new moon meets the view; next, the
brilliant orb Of Venus, cleaning with
golden splendor; higher up is therefulgent
globe of Jupiter, the largest Of the
planets, the fastest in circumferential
motion, attended by four moons, visible
in the telescope. The exterior Of
the earth turns at the rate Of o
thousand miles an hour; that Of Jupiter,
twenty-seven thousand miles an hour.
Continuing upward are the tabled
Pleiades, the seven stars, visible in all
lands-a cluster Of flaming suns, forever
flying onward in space.
The rosy, red Aldebaran next is seen,
burning (if you look in the spectroscopel
with hydrogen, sodium, magnesium,
calcium, iron, tellurium, anthony and
mercury. Looking eastward, that
wondrous constellation Orion is beheld,
with his three starred belt, three equi-
distant suns, one degree apart, and those
more distant stars, four in number, Of
which Regel below the belt and Betel-
guese above are brilliantly conspicuous.
Below Orion. toward the east. shines the
majestic Sirius. brightest Of all the stsrs.
Still eastward is Procyop, above 1t Castor
and Pollux, Cspella and Algol. all promi'
nent in the heavenly dome.
Astronomy is indeed the sublimest oil
the sciences; no study is more interest.
ing, none more elevating to the soul; yet
how few pursue i'll Probably less than
one in ten thousand persons can reoog-
nize or name the pricipal considerations.
The glory Of the heavens pass by un.
noticed and unknown. Scientific Ameri.
nan-
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
THE BLUFF.

And now comes cable news that Aus
tria, and perhaps some other European
nations, will at once throw all of their
silver on to the market, presumably onto
the American market, il this country
undertakes the free coinage Of silver.
This is another phase of the conspiracy
to depress silver and scare the American
Congress- into the do-nothing policy.
The gold conspirators dominate both
hemispheres. There is no European gov.
eminent that the Rothchilds cannot
reach, either directly or indirectly. Free
coinage in this country would break the
gold corner all over the world. Hence
the game is being played at all points for
all that it is worth. In this country the
weaklings will fall down while the true
men Of courage and ability will continue
to stand by the people. II is a battle
that concerns the welfare Of the civil
lied world. II America falters in this
crisis the yoke will be fastened on the
necks Of the toiiing masses for an indef-
mite period. As compared with the sill
yer question all other issues dwindle into
absolute insigni6cance. Party and party
allegiance are nothing; silver and its res
toration are everything. Prosperity or
pauperism are the two horns Of the
dilemma. Which God will the masses
worship;
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
no,rs .Np rHE WEST.

Mr.. Frederick w. Lehmsn's assertion
that Governor Boies could carry Iowa
this Fall has &c firm a foundation IN es-
tsblished fact as can ever be had Tor any
prediction in politics. Iowa has been
carried for the Democrats three times in
succession under the leadership Of Gov
ernor Boies, and he has himself carried
il twice successfully, the last time by an
increased plurality, though the Repu6li-
cans polled the largest vote they ever
polled in the State. The Democrats oil
Iowa are thoroughly united. They rave
no factions, and Governor Boies is IN the
highest favor with them as q man, as a
Governor and as q Democratic leader.
Conditions could not be more favorable
than this.
The West is not indulging IN
"booms." II is trying to keep cool and
put itself in a position to make its full
influence felt for the reforms so impera'
lively needed for the relief OF the people.
II is in favor Of the Democratic Presi-
Dental candidate whose nomination on
his record will do the most to further
these reforms. If New York will furn'
ish such a mar, the Western Democrats
will be for him. They do not recognize
the RICH. Of a few New York wire-pull-
ers to say whom the Democratic party
shall or shall not nominate. They wish
70 do the best that can be done for the
success OF the issues Of reform to which
the Democratic party is committed.
There is in the West no lack of able
leaders who can deserve success and can
command it. II the situation demands
a leader from Iowa. or from any other
Western State, the West can furnish
him and warrant him q winner. But 1t
is not booming anyone. 1t is simply get.
ting ready to do its best for the
Democratic party and to show that the
Democratic party cannot be bossedby any
self-constituted triumvirate in the
United States Senate or out Of it.-Ss.
Louis Republic.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
A suGNIrICANr REPLY.

The first gathering in New York in
opposition to Senator Hill for President
was held last week ct the Murray Hill
Hotel. The Murray Hill Hotel is the
aristocratic hostelry of the great metrop-
oils. II is also located in the aristo-
cratic portion of the city. The meeting
itself was made oil millionaires, bankers
and Mugwumps. There was not q man
of moderate means in the a~ssemblage.
Senator Hill, who was in New York at
the time, was interviewed the following
day for his opinion about the meeting.
When the reporter began to interrogate
him on the subject he said il was a
matter that he had thought but little
about and seemed not to understand the
drift of the reporters visit. al desire"
said the reporter, "to get your opinion
Of the Democratic meeting at the Muir
ray Hill Hotel last evening" "Oh, l
see," said the Senator, "but Democrats
do not meet at the Murray Hill Hotel"
That is about the best thing the Sena-
tor could have said. His pertinent an
swer will furnish q slogan for his follow
ers all through the campaign. The mill.
i~onsires and Mugwumps Of the Demo-
cratic party have nc use for Hill, and he
has about as little use for them. Honors
are easy between them. We like Hill
for the enemies he has made.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
LET TILE PEOPLE GOVERN.

The Reno Gazette thinks it has the
most gullible readers in the world when
it expects them to believe that the Re-
publican party favors the free coinage Of
silver. Harrison has proclaimed against
it; every State convention Of the party
held last year, with the single exception
of Colorado, declared against it, and Nc
Kinley, who wrote letters and made
speeches in favor of it, swallowed his
own words in consideration Of the sup
port of the Administration and Wall
Street campaign funds, and ZANE out
squsrely against it. No Senator. whether
it be Jones, Stewart, Teller or Wolcett,
can be an Administration Republican and
favor free coinage, and everybody with
the brains Of a titmouse, knows it.
Senator Stewart when in Reno, publicly
declared that as a free coinage man he
could not support Harrison, and Sena.
tors Jones, Teller and Wolcott cut loose
from the Administration long ago. No
candid, intelligent person believes that
the Republican party is in favor of free
coinage, and what many sincere friends
| Of silver now fear is that Wall Street
may control enough Democrats in Con-
gress to prevent the passage Of a silver
bill.
II the people of Nevada are true I
themselves this year, and every thing in
dicates that they are, duplicity will not
succeed. Silver is an issue, and it con-
Germs this State much more than the
tariff, and if neither Of the old parties
declare for silver, an independent free
coinage State ticket should be elected.
Let the people make the politicians
take a back seat this year, and run the
election themselves. The expenditures
of the State government in 1891, were
about 800, 900 in excess Of the revenue, q
fact which the Controllers report shows,
and the Gazette conceals. This condi-
ton of affairs will not be improved this
year unless the price Of silver advances
and our deserted mining camps and the
small farms which depend on them for q
market are repopulsted.
The people of Nevada have been
duped too long by politicians and they
should now run the elections themselves.
Let US have no more Legislatures that at
command of the bosses will ignore the
will Of the majority. and no more cleo
tors or Representatives, who, while pre-.
tending to be silver men, vote for gold
bugs.-Reno Journal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
raE rrsHr Against HILL.

The Cleveland men are making q stong
6ght against Hill in New York for the
delegation to the National Convention at
Chicago. They assert that the State
Central Committee, which is supposed to
be favorable to Hill, has called the State
Convention at too early 3 date to suit
them. February the 22d has been desig.
mated as the date on which the delega-
tions from the several counties shall come
together and select the delegates 10 the
National Convention. w think this
question Of date is made merely the pre-
text for the Cleveland contingent to get
up a cry Of snap Judgment in order TO
defeat the nomination Of Hill at Chicago.
There can hardly be much point in .
simple date, especially when more than
a months notice Of the holding OF the
State Convention had been given by the
State Committee. II Hills friends are
strong enough to carry the convention
on the 22nd they are strong enough to
carry il on any other day. II the Cleve.
land men are not sufficiently numerous
to control the situation on the 22nd they
cannot do it q month later. OF course
we can see q policy in an early date IN
New York. 1t is to put the rest OF the
country on notice as to who the Empire
State is for as the standard. bearer OF the
party. The Hill men want to show that
New York is not for Cleveland and does
not want him. Cleveland himself knowsthis
and came heal writing a letter afew weeks
ago declaring that he should no longer be
regarded as a candidate. But he was in.
huenced by his friends to remain passive
a while longer, and the opportunity is
being improved to get up q fsctional war
on Hill, who is the real choice Of the
State. The outcome Of it all cannot well
be foretold. The other States may take
on a scare and refuse to consider any
man as 9 candidate from New York.
That would drive the convention West
for its candidate. In that case Governor
Boies would most likely be the a
Boies will give satisfaction, and no doubt
could carry New York with as much ease
as any man who can be named. The
whole boils down 10 about this state of
facts: The Democratic candidate will
be David B. Hill Of New York or a
Western man. Mr.. Cleveland cannot
get the nomination no matter what hap
pens in New York or outside of it.
Happily the two third rule still holds
good in Democratic National Conven-
tions. The candidate must have the
of two.thirds of all the dele.
gates to become the nominee Of the party.
This time-honored precedent of the
Democratic party will prevent the ION.
vention losing its head and going off for
IN Objectionable candidate. We have
hitherto been in favor Of the majority
rule, but in the present instance we are
Inclined to think that it may be a good
hing to have the greater check on the
convention. 1t insures more deliberate
action in the selection Of a candidate,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
THE FREE COINAGE REPORT.

The report of Chairman Bland from
the Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures in favor Of the free coinage Of
silver has been made public. 1t Is an
able and exhaustive document, fully dis.
cussing every phase of the silver ques-
tion. There has never been made by
anybody anything like an argument in
support Of the single gold standard. The
gold advocate is content with empty
declaration. His strong point has been
that TO restore silver to it's old place
would result in driving all Of the gold
out Of the country. Chairman Bland
pays his respects to this view of the case
in a mastery manner. He shows con-
olusively that it is impossible for Euro
pean nations to dump their surplus sill
yer into the Minis Of the United States
without sustaining . loss Of from 3 to 5
per cent in the transaction, which money
changing people never do. The differ
snoe in ratio here and in the old world,
coupled with the cost Of transportation
and exchange, provides complete bar
to the dumping ground theory urged
by the gold bugs. Mr.. Bland argues it all
out in . way that the dullest intellect
cannot fail TO understand the force Of his
reasoning. His splendid statement of
the silver issue should be read by every
n feeling any sort Of interest in the
subject.
There is another point that should not
be overlooked in this connection. With
q Democratic House we have Q majority
of the committee on coinage composed Of
men of the Bland way Of thinking and
acting. With . Republican House we
always have an adverse committee. And
yet the mining States have for years been
doing ell in their power to make and to
keep the House Republican. Will the
people Of these States continue to vote
against themselves,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
DECLINED AT THE wRONG TIME.

-
The report is telegraphed from Wash.
ington that the President is sorely dis.
appointed by the tone as we'll as the
untimely appearance of the Blaine letter.
A gentleman who was present when q
conversation took place between At
torney General Miller, the old law part
ner of Mr.. Harrison. and Private Secre-
tary Halford, says that General Miller
remarked that he could not see what use
Blaine's letter is to the President now.
Had it been written a month ago, when
the President wanted to declare war
against Chile, it would have been of
great benefit to him, or had he withheld
il until the State conventions for the
election Of delegates to the National con.
vention were being held. il would be USE
full, but at this time it does no good.
The tone Of the letter, too, is not what
Mr.. Harrison had reason to expect from
q member Of his Cabinet. It does not
even allude to the Administration. when
it should have complimented it.
Such remarks from the Presidents
most intimate friends, indicate the feel
ings existing in the White House toward
Mr.. Blaine, and what Mr.. Blaine's feel
ings are toward the President, is not a
difficult matter to surmise.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
NEW TO DAY.
NO. pol.
Application for a Patent.
U. S. LAND OFFICE. EUREKA, NEv,

US. A OFFICE. EuREKA, NEy,
February 10, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that In pursuance Of
chapter Six of title thirty-two Of the Revised
Statutes Of the United States, that Thomas
Wren, whose Postofic e ADDRESSES Eureks, Ne
vads, has this day filed his application for
I,5O0 linear feet Of the Mon tor Reindeer lode,
mine or deposit bearing silver, gold and othor
minerals, with surface ground 200 feet in
width, lying and being situated within the
White Pine Mining District, county Of White
Pine and State Of Nevada, is about 10 make APP
| plication 10 the United States for . patent TO
the said mining claim, which Is more fully
| descrI bed az TO metes and bounds by the OF
fetal plat herewith posted and nled. and by
| the field notes Ct survey thereof Low hled In
| the Office Of the Register Of the Land Office,
. subject to sale at Eureka, Nevada, which notes
of survey descr ibes tie boundaries and er-
tent of said claim on the surface, with
magnetic variations Of i6 deg 45min 4. as fol-
lows. to wit:
Beeinninga at q staked marked No. l, U. 8. s..
No. 127. whence the original monument bears
N. IS deg. L. 100 feet, and the southwest cor
ner OF Glsser No. 76. bears N. 50 deg. 30 min.
W., 496 feet; thence running 5. s deg Il. 200
feet to q post married No. 2, U. \. 3 NO. l2I,
whence the original monument bears N. IS d. x
4. 100 feet; hence running 5. IS deg. W..
1900 feet, to Q post marked NO. 5, y. 4. 8. No.
l21, the original monument, thence running
N. 8 deg. W. 100 feet, TO center post on west
end Of claim. standing ten feet north OF cen
| tcf OI tunnel WHENCE thN soutuehst cOfuef ot
Charter Oak No. 50 bears 5. IS deg. W. 2T0 feet,
and the southwest corner Of Sec. 80, 7. 10 N.
X. So E., bears S. 70 deg. W. 800 feet, 20O feet
to post NO. 4, U. s, 8. No. IN, whence the
southeast corner OF lot No. ia, Congress lode
bears n, 40 deg. Is min. u. s45 feet. and Peak
| No, 2. bears N. 40 deg is min. e. 6.675 feet
thence running N. IS deg. L. 1900 feet to the
place Of beginning, containing 6-s9 acres.
Courses expressed from the true meridian
with a magnetic variation Of 10 deg. As min
Z. NJ. d. 81.
The nearest kno wn ioostions are the Charter
Oak No. Sc, on the west end and the CHASER
claim No. rs on the north side.
Any and sill persons claiming adversely any
portion Of said Monitor Reindeerlode or surface
ground are required to file their adverse claim
with the Register Of the United States Land
Once at Eureka In the state Of Nevada, durins
the sixty days period Of publication hereof, oil
thsy will be barred BY virtue Of the provisions
Of the statute.
Up. DUNKLE. Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing no
tice Of application for a patent be published fn
the period Of sixty days, ten consecutiv,
weeksl, In the EUREKA SENTINEL, c weekly news
paper published at Eureka, Eureka county
Nevada. J. P. DUNKLE. Register.
FOLLOW
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
DEATH OF JAMES a. FAIR, JR,

The eldest son Of ex-senator Fair died
suddenly at the Lick House in San Fran
cisco last week. He was q Nevada born
boy and in his youth gave promise OF a
brilliant and useful career. Had he
been poor and compelled to struggle with
the world for q livelihood, we have no
doubt that the bright promise OF his
early life would have been more than
realized. But wealth and luxury do not
always furnish the best atmosphere in
which to bring out and develop the
great results which might otherwise be
achieved. After all, we doubt il it is
not q misfortune to be born rich. AT all
events it is not always the sons OF the
rich men who make the broadcast impress
on the worlds history. Young Fair was
in a large degree an exception to the
general rule. He was possessed Of
strong good sense and generous impulses.
His inclination to genislity and good fell
lowship were the chief obstacles standing
in his way to a high order Of success.
Then his father WIGS too rich to
require OF him that practical business
training in responsible positions to fully
develop the complete man. But as it
was, young Jimmy Fair made friends OF
all who knew him well, and he had a
wide knowledge Of current events and
the world Of varying natures that go to
make up the world as il is. He was
withal a fine specimen of physical man
hood. There was no better nor more
striking looking young man on the Pacific
Coast. He was the pet and idol of his
father. The old gentleman had conferred
all of his highest hopes in him and is
naturally profoundly grieved at his n
timely death. II would be q hard heart
indeed that cannot sympathize with the
ex-senator in his sad and irreparable
loss. The rest Of the family have
drifted to the other side Of the continent
and the old gentleman is as good as left
alone in his declining years.
Millions do not always bring happi-
ness. Devoted, faithful friends to
smooth ones pillow at the supreme mo-
ment is worth more than the combined
wealth Of the universe. The rich do
not always so deport themselves in life
as to have or to deserve friends in death.
Fond hearts to shed tears when we are
gone Is the highest achievement attain
able in this life. To know that somebody
will be sorry when we die is TO be con.
soious that we have dealt justly with our
fellow men. If many are sorry it is
evidence that we have not lived in vain
or for our selfish desires alone. The
| rich have the means to endear them
selves to the many by simply doing good.
We would rather die a beggar in full
consciousness Of every duty well per-
formed than to leave millions to be fought
over by those who might think more Of
the dollars than the departed.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
THERE MUST BE No HALrINs.


The gold ring owe in mysterious
ways. They strive by all manner OF
means to defeat silver legislation. Delay
is . f~avorite method with them. To
this end they begin to talk Of Interna-
tionsl monetary agreements and confer
snces whenever q Congress has assembled
that is likely 10 do anything. Failing in
this scheme they begin to scare weak
people on political lines. They try to
make it appear that If the Democrats do
anything for silver they will be sure to
destroy their chances in the Presidential
election. This is g powerful string to
pull In the face Of q national election;
but only the weak yield to il. Lately
the price Of silver has greatly declined.
This we regard as q part Of the gold bug
conspiracy TO defeat action; only another
means Of soaring timid people into vot-
ing against silver on the ground that it
Is an unreliable and unstable measure OF
values. We do not believe that any or
all Of these devices are going to succeed
ct this session 80 far as the Democrats in
Congress are concerned. That party
must stand by it's old doctrines and poll
cies. Last year the Democrats in all the
States of the American Union, except
two, resolved for the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver. They swept the
try on that Issue. They lost the u
try wher they lodged the silver question
at st. Louis to please Mr.. Cleveland.
There must be no more lodging to please
any man or set Of men under the sun.
II is . time for the display OF heroism
and o little common honesty. The Demo.
Gratis have only to be honest to carry the
country. Silver, and not the tariff is
the leading issue before the American
people. Daniel Webster said more than
fifty years ago that the currency and Fl.
nances were more intimately connected
with the welfare Of the people than any
other subject claiming the attention OF
the law.making power of the govern
ment. What was true then is doubly
true now. Thomas H. Benton, during
all of his thirty years in the Senate, was
the answering advocate of metallic
money or Q currancy based on metallic
money. His views found deep Judgment
in the minds OF the people OF Mis-
souri, and that State has ever since been
sound on the question Of finance. No
man in Congress from Missouri ever
thinks Of voting against silver. Mis-
souri, has usually been the most reliable
State in the Union for the white metal.
We were therefore surprised to see Sena.
tor Vest, in his recent letter to the Grey.
stone Club Of Denver, counseling mac.
tion on the silver question at the present
session Of Congress. Senator Vest has
simply been seized with fright produced
by the gold bug ring. This sort Of thing |
will not do at all. Any backing down on
silver by the Democrats means dry rot
for the party in all Of the States Of the
West and Northwest. There is victory |
for the Democratic party by merely
standing by the people. There is GER
tain and deserved defeat for it if it
should ignore the greatest issue before
the country.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20
WHAT A SAYS,

The kilograms make Mr.. Bland say
that he has no doubs about the passage
Of . free coinage bill by the House. He
claims 200 votes for the measure, Of
which aboutl90 will be Democratic and 10
Republican. 1t is not so certain that the
bill will get through the Senate, and If
itdoes. II is sure tobe vetoed by the Prssi.
dent. The eight is thus foreshadowed.
The Republicans are going to stand by
the bullion purchase commodity Act, and
the Democrats will represent free coin
age. This is the case as ID will go to the
people. There should be no doubt about
the mining States under this state Of af-
fairs. They should vote solidly for the
Democratic ticket.