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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02
ADVOCATES FREE COINAGE.

Prof. John Clark Ridpatb, the great
historian, is an enthusiastic free coinage
man, and says thst if a vote OF the peo-
pie Of the Mississippi valley could be
taken on the silver question free coinsge
would carry by an overwhelming major
ity. Professor Ridpath is now in Den
YER, and to a News reporter dictated the
following as the financial platform that,
in his opinion, will carry the country
through to happier times:
First-The enactment Of a statute for
the restoration Of the coinage OF the
United States to the exact condition
which it occupied before the crime Of
1873.
Second-A statute by which the tress-
ury shall be authorized and directed in
case the expectation Of either Of the metal
moneys begins. to pay out the other only
until the movement cesses-the method
successfully employed by France.
Third-The r~econversion Of the entire
outstanding interest bearing debt of the
United States into a bend, bearing a low
rate Of interest. which bond the national
banks may substitute for their existing
bonds and on which their currency may
be issued, said currency to be redeema-
BILE in all cases in coin-gold and silver.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02

According 10 . Washington dispatch
Of Jan. Is. . new financial plan has been
proposed by Messrs. Springer and Cox
Of the House Banking Committee. 10
contempIstes the cancellation OF the
| Sherman notes when received ct the
Treasury aud the issue of silver certih-
Gates in denominations Of 81, 81 and 50,
or Of silver dollars, il the receivers pre-
fer.
To back these silver certificates ID is
proposed TO coin all the bullion in the
Treasury, which, including s54,0OO.OoO
seigniorage, mounts to $751;. 10000 IL
is calculated that not more than 10000.
600 can be coined 10 a year.
The changes in :the banking features Of
the plan provide that while the banks
shall hold the same reserve o re-
quired, one-half shall lie in the legal
tender greenbacks or Sherman notes.
Representative Cox says that this ar
rangement would relieve the Treasury Of
the raids on the gold made possible by
the large volume Of outstanding notes,
since 1t would dispose Of 5000. 600. 900 OF
the notes by using them to form the
basis Of banking and slO0. 900. 900 for re-
serves IA banks. IL Is conceded that it
nigh. be necessary to empower the Sec
rotary to issue low rate bonds to protect
the Treasury against large Withdrawals
Of gold.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02

President Cleveland made . statement
to . Democratic Congressman last week,
in . talk regarding currency matters, and
1t outlines what he proposes to do If the
Democrats in the present Congress do
not vote for the kind Of financial legisla-
tion that Wall street desires. Following
IL whst he said: 81 do not want to call
an extra session. but. reluctant as / am to
be forced to call on the Republicans to
deal with . question which the Demo-
Gratis should dispose Of with credit to
themselves, I can see no other way out"
Nothing would suit the Republicans bet.
ter than to have an extra session called.
Neither they nor the President would be
held responsible for it; the whole blame
would fall upon the Democrats. Verify,
the Democrats are between the devil
and the deep sea-"
Since the above was placed 10 type we
learn that the President has tent q special
message to Congress, earnestly request
ing it to pass 3 bill Withdrawing all the
greenbacks and Treasury notes and ad-
vising the issuing Of bonds and also ex-
tending the powers Of national banks.
Almost Immediately after the reading Of
the message . bill agreeing with Cleve-
lands recommendation, which had been
already prepared in the Treasury De-
partment. was introduced in the House,
and the probability is the whole power
of the administration, as well as that Of
the national banks. will be brought to
bear to secure its passage.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

A Washington dispatch Of Jan. 26 says:
The Senate bill pledging the faith Of the
United States to do construction work on
the Nicaragua Canal passed the Senate
tonight by q decisive vote Of 81 to 20.
The bill in brief directs the issuance Of
$40. 600. 900 worth Of N~icaraguan bonds,
each of which is to bear the following
guarantee:
''The United States OF America guar
antees to the lawful holder Of this bond
payment by the Maritime Canal Com
pany Of Nicaragua Of the principal OF said
bonds and the interest accruing thereon,
and as il accrues an additional thirty
millions Of bonds is to issued without the
United States guarantee. The total Of
one hundred millions thus issued is to be
used in constructing an inter-oceanic
canal. The Secretary Of the Treasury ID
to have the general supervision Of the
project. A board OF fifteen directors is
to have the immediate charge Of the work.
The board is to designate ten members,
no more than two from any one State.
The United States is to receive seventy
millions Of the canal company stock in re
turn for guaranteeing the bonds and it ia
to hold q mortgage lien on all the property
Of the canal company"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02

The squib lie going the rouds that the
late Senator Fair told . friend once that,
"wben / went to Virginia City. all 1
wanted was to get . little bit Of . stake
TO keep nv family from starving. / never
expected to make q fortune" That may
be true. Senator Fair was 3 queer man,
and he often made strange remarks, bot
il the friend had questioned him closely
TO find out what he estimated . little
stake to be, be would have found that il
would have kept several families from
starving. When Senator Fair went to
Virginia City be had a lot in San Fran
cisco worth $50, 900; be had q large farm
in Petalums, and he was : hard man to
stsrve 10 any country. About his never
expecting to make a fortune, we do not
know that be thought he had a fortune
when he died. The truth about him is
that he was a natural worker; that be
was a keen, shrewd business man from
| the frat; that had be started with .
| million dollars, he would have gone right
to work to double that million. Then
when be came to Virginia City work had
become both By nature and BY practice .
necessity for him. Had be not gone to
Virginia, be would all the same have
been a grea. farmer and q great miner,
and possibly would have wrested as big
a fortune from the Mother lode as he did
from the Comstock. From the first Mr..
Fair locked upon business IS . game in
which the shrewdest and the best work
ers were sure to win. He nursed that
idea all bis life. aud he proved it's truth
amply. He had large ideas when be went
to Virginia, and when be spoke OF q little
stake be meant il in the same sense that
he meant when be said of the Con. Vir-
einia bonanza: ave have 9 little body
Of ore, and the little body Of ore had
sIls. 900. 900 in it. On the other hand.
Mr.. Macksy, when he went to Virginia
City, really had in thought the gather
ing Of e few thousand dollars to make
for himself a home. He never dreamed it
was to come to him in millions until be
bad worked .here . long time, but when
the opportunity came be was equal to il.
He 90. to handling thousands Of dollars
Just az he handled fves and tens, and
later be got to handling millions just as
be handled thousands, always alert, al
ways self. reliant, q big-brained and big.
hearted man from the first. willing to ac-
cept millions but able to get along with
thousands, and depending on nothing on
earth except his own brain and his own
strong arms.-Salt Lake Tribune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02
PROHIBIT BLACKLIsTING.

The Legislature now in session should
pass an Act to prohibit "blacklisting" by
corporations and others, says the Reno
Journal. 1t is reported on reliable au-
thority that many citizens Of Reno and
other parts Of Nevada are blacklisted for
expressing their opinions during the
strike last Summer. A system Of espion-
age has been established and q paid spy
sent among business men and citizens to
get their opinions and report them at
headquarters. Letters written by ex.
employees to headquarters in San Fran
cisco were sent here to the spy to be
used in the campaign last Fall against
the writers. Men who participated in
the strike were informed that If they
wanted to work on q railroad they would
have to go east Of the Missouri river to
get employment. Those who for any
cause sympathizsd with the strikers are
said to be on the blacklist and debsrred
from earning an honest living on any rail.
road west Of the Missouri river.
Treatment Of this character is not cal
culated to make men better citizens. II
employees are ostracised and outlawed by
powerful corporations, for which they
have worked for years. because they DIFF
fer with the management, they are de-
prived oil the means Of obtaining a liveli-
hood. as many OF them do not understand
any other business. This can be pre-
vented by legislation. and il is . duty
the lawmakers owe the people to pass an
Act making il q misdemeancr to black
list a citizen or employee. Men who are
now members Of the Legislature are now
credited with saying that they saw 9
blacklist and that it contains the names Of
many reputable citizens Of Reno.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02
The great De Lesseps Panama ditch

The great De Lesseps Panama ditch is
a melancholy wreck. The wharves are
falling into the water and acres Of ma.
chinery are rusting to dissolution. On
the isthmus are nearly 1000 miles Of
steel track with locomotives and thou.
sands Of dump-carts, now half hidden in
the tropical growth. S~eventy-six great
steam shoyels stand side by side in the
excavation buried in luxuriAnt vegeta-
tion. so that only the gaunt arms stand
up above the green. While 200 locomo-
tives have been housed. il is estimated
that nins-tenths Of the millions squsn.
dered on this prodigious enterprise is go
ing to waste. Much Of the excavated
land has been washed back into it's orig
inal place, and the great scar on the face
Of the Panama isthmus is rapidly fading
from view.-Mining and Scientific Press.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02

Il is a well known fact that location
notices written in lead pencil last longer
than those written in ink. 1t is q notice.
able fact, too, that where corner stakes
are marked On wood in lead pencil they
last nearly as long as the post itself and
are disesrnible ten years after their loca-
ton. This fact was recently discovered
at Basin, where a location was made in
1850 and the corner posts marks were
plain enough to read the notice Of its
original locator and the date of its loca.
ton.
A notice written in ink and posted at
a mining location on paper will last about
one yerr, while a pencil notice will last
as long and be as plain as the paper upon
which it is written will stand the ele-
ments OF the weather. A notice written
| on a board or the smooth side OF q stake
in pencil has been known to last for 6f.
teen years. For some reason or other q
notice written in ink soon becomes oblit.
Grated by the SHOWS and stormy weather
and is soon unintelligible, while pencil
writing is not defaceable by anything
| other than intentional destruction.
In posting patent notices it is wise for
miners to see that their trscings are writ.
ten in pencil, as the ink description Of
nottoa for pakank has tho sama ousrenti-
bility as q notice Of location.
This is a very important matter, and
prospectors who are liable to locate
claims and place corner posts should
bear in mind that the rusty old stub Of q
lead pencil is Of more Importance to
them than a cslluloid secretary with the
best copying ink and a gold-headed pen.
Idaho State Tribune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02

Buggy OF San Francisco, in an angry
speech in the California Legislature a few
days ago, said: "San Francisco politi.
clans have become SO corrupt under the
control Of those unconvicted felons-that
blind, lying devil. Chris Buckley. and
that rascal. Sam Rainey. whom no later
than to-day | saw lobbying on the floor
Of this Senate chamber-and | repeat the
charge. they are convicted felons-that a
decent man can have nothing to do with
politics"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02

Al the opening Of the seventeenth
session Of the Nevada Legislature. which
convened at Carson on Jan. 2lst, Lieu
tentant Governor Ssdler. in calling the
Senate to order, made a very sensible and
appropriate address, which came too late
for publication in last weeks SENTrSEL.
He spoke as follows;
Senators Of Nevada: In accordance
with and pursuant to the Constitution oi
Nevada, the hour has now arrived fol-
the commencement Of the seventeenth
session Of the Legislature Of our State.
The Senators will therefore come TO or
der.
The people OF this enterprising State
have kindly called me to preside over
your deliberations at this time. / trust
that | am duly conscious Of the gravity
Of the responsibilities thus imposed. and
Of the delicscy Of the duties to be per-
formed. II is not improper to admonish
you that you will soon observe that
bring no experience to aid me in the dis
charge Of my duty here; yet l observe
among you many mature heads who have
long been schooled in this chamber, and
from my personal knowledge Of each OF
you. l not only expect but feel assured
that l shall constantly receive that aid
and assistance which my knowledge OF
your kindly natures confirms that shall
always have.
/ desire to assure each Of you that not.
withstandiDg my inexperieDce, l bring to
my aid q fearless and honest determina-
ton to discharge the functions OF my
Office. promptly. fairly. impartislly and
solely for the best interests Of the State.
/ am g~ravely impressed with the con-
seriousness Of the condition Of affairs
within our borders, our principal indus
try utterly crushed, and all others Ian
gushing in sympathy Herewith. and the
people clamoring for immediate relief
from local troubles and from those i'm
posed by national legislation. and in this
connection we must all rs,lizs that the
eyes Of the people Of this State are now
cast upon rs with the most intense anx-
iety.
So far as local remedies are concerned,
/ feel confident that you will c~onjure
them up. and speedily apply the same.
10 respect to relief from the National
Government. we can only follow in the
footsteps of our forefathers, and K
press our grievances and send forth our
petitions to the National Legislature.
This 10 the drst occasion that Nevada
can congratulate itself upon having Sc
cured complete control OF the executive
and legislative departments Of the State
through its overwhelming Silver party
majority, and the people expect and they
have the right to expect that relief for
which they so long plead.
While / disclaim any particular de-
sires or intentions respecting the dis
charge Of my duties. and only wish that
cordial cooperation Of all elements, l
cannot but express the belief that the
people will hold the Silver party in the
Legislature responsible for the results OF
this session.
Relying upon the cordial sympathy and
assistance OF each Of you, and reassur-
ing You Of my reciprocations. I now an
unc that the Senate is prepared for
its usual business.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02

The people Of Newfoundland have had
. sad experience Of late in want and mis-.
cry consequent on the general depression
through Europe aud America. The
ire now in con-
it'll the Govern
nd Canada, and
ill seek for ad-
IL OF Canada. In
the event of such an application being
successful Newfoundland will be COM
paratively safe from the effect of disas-
trous periods, as the Dominion will not
see her people want.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02

Lord Randolph Churchill, son of the
Earl Of Marlborough, died Friday in
London. Some years ago he married an
American girl. the daughter Of Leonard
Jerome Of New York. He was at one
time an acknowledged leader Of the Con.
sentative or Tory party in the House Of
Commons. and crossed swords in debate
with Gladstone.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02
NOTICE.

All persons indebted &c the SENTINEL
are requested to make immediate pay
ment, as The business Of the late firm o.
Cassidy L skiIIman must be settled up
Persons having bills against the late hrn
will please present them.
A. SKnLLMAS, Trustee.
Eureks. Nevsds, May 10. 1893.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02

Mileage Allowed Assembiymen.
Allen, Churchill, 200 miles, $50.
Allen, Eureka, 616 miles, S122 40.
Besls, Storey, "A miles, Sc 60.
Beck, washoe. 81 miles, 80 80.
Brockliss, Douglas, 48 miles, 81 20.
Conboie, Storey, A miles. Sc 60.
Constant, Storey, A miles. Sc go.
Coryell. Elko. 6i4 miles, 1922 10.
Court, Nye, 800 miles. s134 40.
Denton, Lincoln. 2.116 miles, $3i7 40.
Flanagan, Wsshoe. 81 miles, 50 80.
Francis, Humboldt. 544 miles. S81 90.
German, Eureka, SIG miles. $122 40.
Greenwood. Storey, A miles. Sc 60.
Hall, Storey, A miles, Sc 90.
Human. Lander. 524 miles. S78 60.
Hogan, washoe. Ga miles, 50 80.
Leidy, Esmerslda. 446 miles, $66 90.
Murphy. Ormsby, 8 miles. 81 20.
Mcdonald, White Pine. 1.002 miles,
$3.50 80.
McNsughton, Esmeralds. $50 miles,
$50 40.
Newman, Lyon. 81 miles. s. 10.
Noel, Storey, Al miles. Sc 90.
Pitt, Humboldt. 260 miles, $50 90.
Russell, Elko. 600 miles. sos so.
Stanley, Washoe, So miles, 50 30.
weilsnd. Elko. TAG miles, Sill 90.
Wilson, Lyon. 1872 miles. $40 so.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02

President Stubs OF the State Univers.
ity delivered an able and eloquent adj
dress before the members of both Houses
Of the Legislature in the Assembly cham.
Der on January 25. which was received
with every token of appreciation and
good effect. In the course Of his re-
marks he said an appropriation Of some
SCI, 900 would be necessary to run the
University and perfect contemplated
improvements at the institution-that is,
$50. 900 contingent and library and $751;.
900 for the erection Of new buildings re-
quired-dormitory, drill, and meetings.
He thought o tax Of o mill on the
dollar levied ON the taxable property Of
the State would meet the amount asked
for. The Legislature was asked to give
the matter its earnest consideration.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02

Congressman Newlands says an earnest
endeavor will be made to get the Nevada
war claims early before the 64sh Congress,
when favorable action may be reasonably
hoped for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

The merchant class Of China is COM
posed Of polite. patient, extremely
shrewd. well dressed pattern shopkeep.
err. The leisure class is graceful, pol
ished aud amiable, but the peasantry
remind one Of the country folk Of Eu.
rope, excepting Russia.
As compared with Japan, one feature
Of every view is strikingly in favor Of
China. The dress and behavior Of the
Chinese will not offend Europeans. The
women are modest and dress in bagsy
garment which completely covers them.
In spite Of their modesty Chinese
girls do flirt and in proper European
fashion. At church they make eyes ut
the young men and ON the way to school.
The most beautiful women Of China
are Of Soo-Chow. They are. as rule,
prettier than the women OF Japan.
The Chinese thrash rice by taking Q
handful and beating a log with it to
scatter the kernels ON the ground The
farmers break up the soil and punch
holes in IL for seeds with a stick.
Women who are married wear their
back hair in coil held in place by q
narrow bar Of gilt metal or imitation
jade stone. Tho young girls wear the
coil ut one side Of the head and stick a
white flower in.-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29
Use Of Gi.ss.e In chi,s,

In China ginseng is often sent to
friends a. . valuable present, and in
such cases there is usually presented
along with the drug q small finely fin
ished double kettle for its preparation.
The inner kettle is made of silver, and
between it and the outside copper vessel
is . email space for holding water. Tho
silver kettle fits in ring near the top
Of the outer covering and 10 furnished
with o cuplike cover, in which rice is
put, with little water. The ginseng is
placed in the inner vessel, the cover put
ON and the whole apparatus set on the
fire. When the rice in the cover is cook
ed, the medicine is ready and is eaten
by the patient, who drinks the ginseng
tea at the same time.
The dose Of the root il from 90 to 90
grains. During the use Of the drug tea
drinking is prohibited for at least a
month, without any other change Of
diet. It is taken in the morning before
breakfast and sometimes in the evening
before going to bed.-Chambers' Jour
nal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-29

PHYSICIANS ARE ASTOUNDED BY
A PECULIAR CASE
4 rssng Man serieksn with LandsyS
Paralysis esd yss 1sesvsrs.

tf,vpa me T7a.,s, fn.iase,,,,.sa, RAJ
str;cL., ~;,L I.nd,x,. p.r.Ir.;. mi xs.
cured. That mra a. but little 10 The average
Iayman hut IL mean. = miracle to . physi.
clan. such is the experience II -. l.. DsIli.
more now u resides IL Madison, y. j., and .
rare experience il l..
"Y-., lie tru, that I hal Lsndry's Parsl.
ysi., said Mr.. I,slIimore to . reporter, .or
else the most celebrated physicians Of Lon.
dyn were mistaken.
at va. on III. 18th Of March. this YEAR,
he continued, F." when ! was in New York
CITY, tina. I first felt the .ympto,is Of INV
trouble. I experienced difficulty in Going
M stairs. NV leg. falling 10 SUPPORT me-.
con ,ultri a physician who informed me
that . had every symptom II Lcr.n.tcr
Ataxia, bn. n. IN. ease devrIe,,~l he uro.
n,unrr,l IL A rm,r Of Landry, P.r.Iys;. suJ
knowing til, nature IL the disease advised
m- q, starr for INV bo,u, and tr;,u.,.
gave up nv work and ON A,Ivil IL, started
for London, Ont. 4 weil.known rhysician
vas Consulted bat ! grew rapidly w.f,e sld
m SATURDAY.. April :. several eminent ply.
s,ciaus he'd n consultation ON nv ,..~ .nI
informed me that I was ut death. J,or.
having but thrrr 70 six dsys I" live. sill /
fingered %, by this time completely psrxI.
yscd, my hands and feet being dead i
could hardly whisper NV wants and could
only swallow liquids. oh, the misery Of
those moments sre beyond oil d-scrip,i.n
AL Heath would really have been Q wslcom,