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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02


The western terminus OF the valley
railroad. the building Of which is now
assured, will. Of course. be San Fran
cisco. But the Bay must be crossed, and
a question Of much importance is. where
shall the road meet the water on the
eastern shorei To traverse the entire
San joaquin Valley the road must 60 into
the northeastern part OF Contra Costa
county. Once there, the main body OF
that county lies directly in the course Of
the road to San Francisco, and the
chances are that the road will strike the
waters Of the bay somewhere on the line
OF the water front Of that county. From
and including Martinez are . number Of
places where the deep water line runs
along or near the shore, but the nearest
place to San Francisco where il does this
is at Point Richmond, near the south end
Of the Potrero, a peninsula five and o
half miles long, and part OF Contra
Costa county. A part Of the route most
frequently proposed for the road runs
along the San Pablo creek, and Point
Richmond lies in q direct line between
San Francisco and that creek. Point
Richmond is the same distance from San
Francisco that the foot Of Broadway,
Oakland, is, and in full view Of the city.
At this point nature has provided every.
thing necessary to the making Of q place
| Of tranfer from the rail to the boat and
ship. There is deep water where ebb
and flow leave no deposit-a beautiful
and secure harbor, and o solid shore oil
earth and stone, Of which everlasting
foundations have been made for wharves,
tracks and buildings. And there, too, ia
unlimited room for the city that will
grow up around such a terminal point,
and adjacent to the eastward a large val
ley, unsurpassed for beauty, productive
ness and climate and for opportunities to
make elegant country homes. The depth
Of water at the point is six and . hall
1911 fsthoms $50 feet). Nature has done
her part well to make Point Richmond Q
terminal points. F. Bulletin.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

Fred Douglass, one Of the most noted
colored men in the world, dropped
dead 10 Auacostia. District Of Columbia,
on Feb. 20. He was born . slave in
Maryland. in 1877. his father being .
white man and his mother . negress; he
was . fugitive in 1888. then purchased
his freedom. then married . white
woman, became IN orator and writer
and finally Minister to Hayti. He wa
one Of the most talented and remarka.
BILE men Of his time. and for years he
wal . personal friend Of Abraham Lin
coin. and . conspicuous figure in Amer
lean politics. He died worth about
500, 900. and during his lifetime fire.
~quently did not know what ii was to eat
. square meal for days.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02
A BRITISH

The London S~tatist. Of recent date,
says: 1.-THE high rate Of interest asked
for the United States loan is due to the
belief that further loans will soon be
needed, and If the President refuses to
borrow and Congress does not act
promptly, gold will go to a premium and
disappear from circulation. This will be
followed by q panic in Wall street, and
the money.market business will be par.
alyzed until the elections next year are
over. The true remedy for the currency
crisis is . loan to call in and cancel the
gr~eenbacks."
After reading the above, the prophetic
words written by Abraham Lincoln to-
wards the close Of the great war oil the
rebellion are flashed before the mind.
At that time he wrote: "As . result
Of the Wal corporations have been en-
throned and an era Of corruption in high
places will follow; and the money power
of the country will endeavor to prolong
its reign by working upon the predju-
dices Of the people until all weslth is ag-
gregated in . few hands and the Repub-
lie is destroyed"
What is il but working upon the preiu.
dices Of the people" to tell them that If
the President refuses to borrow and Con.
gress refuses to act, gold will 20 to q pre-.
MUM and disappear from circulation,
and then will follow a panic in Wall
street, and business will be paralyzed ?
The money power, both in this country
and Europe, is fully aware Of the fact
that no enterprises Of any consequence
will be undertaken in the United States
while the financial affairs Of this coun-
try are in such an unsettled state as they
are at the present time. And if the ques.
tion is adjusted to the satisfaction of the
plutocrats, goodbye Republic.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02
. number of REPRESENTATIVE of /

A number Of representatives Of the
American Bimetallic League met in
Washington on Feb. % for q conference
ct the League headquarters. Among those
present were Gen. A. j. Warner, Presi-
dent Of the League. and Representative
Newlands Of Nevada and Sibley Of Penn.
s~ylvanis. The greatest secrecy was
maintained as to the conference. Gen.
eral Warner, however. said hal they
had come together TO talk over the situa.
tion and nothing more. For the last
several days. however. . rumor has been
in circulation here to the effect that GER
tain silver men were formulating
. plan which, il carried out, would re-
suit in placing . national silver ticket in
the field for the next national campaign.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

After a struggle Of thirty.three days
in the Oregon Legislature that body sue
ceeded in electing George W. Mcbride
United States Senator, defeating ]. N.
Dolph, the present incumbent. The new
Senator, in answer to q question, said;
ut is evident there is need OF . reform
in the financial system Of the country,
and it is my belief that such reform
should proceed upon the lines Of the last
National Republican platform" The
Senator-elect is o native Of Oregon, Al
years Of age, and is q lawyer by PROBES.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

Field Marshal Halstead has written an
argument showing that the Democratic
party is dead and beyond resurrection.
The logic employed by Mr.. Halstead 10
very similar 10 that which be utilized in
1872. when he was engaged in writing
obituary notices for tbs Republican
party. As 9 decorator Of political tomb
stones Halstead is more picturesque than
reliable. Warrington Post.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02
noLp CouNrERrEIrERs

A New York dispatch Of Feb. 20 says:
For the last twelve weeks seven coun-
terfeiters have made their headquarters
within twelve miles Of this city.
During that time they have turned out
nearly 81, 1000. 900 in American silver
dollars, halves and quarters and 10. cent
pieces. All we're made Of pure silver,
and full weight was given to each coin.
With silver at its present price, and
sfte- deducting the cost Of manufacture,
this gang has divided between its men,
bers profits aggregating $500. 000.
Six months ago W. P. Hszen, chief Of
the Secret Service Bureau at Washing.
ton, received word from reliable sources
that this gang had been formed. He put
fifteen Of his best men on the case and
patrolled the country.
The counterfeiters, it is said, have oc-
cupied a frame shanty in the wilds Of
Westchester county which was formerly
Occupleu W III Oiu uiocf utTult huOWu
as Herman Mueller.
Four mouths ago Mueller received noe
turnal visits at regular intervals from Q
man Of middle age who, it is learned.
was none other than the notorious Henry
Adams. alias Hank" Adams, alias
Frank Mosher," alias "Oily Billy"
Belts.
Adams was acting as the agent for the
gang. He hired the place, got rid Of
Mueller, and work began. Work was
continued until to-day, when the gang
got out, deserving the house. One OF the
members Of the gang is Red" Hslpin,
one Of the most expert engravers and
counterfeiters in the country.
He was for q number Of years in the
Philadelphia Mint. They had at least
fifty agents scattered in different parts Of
the country, Canada and Europe, who
have acted as showers"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

The Illinois Legislature has passed q
law making il . misdemeanor for q
woman to wear q high hat at the theater.
II il will now pass . measure making it
~felonious for . man to 60 out and take
two or three drinks between acts. no one
can say that IN injustice has been done
either sex. A man has no more right to
60 forth and acquire a bad breath and
bring ii back with him than q woman has
to obscure the view Of others by wear
ing = church steeple on her shspely head.
Nebraska State Journal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

When Mayor Strong Of New York
found himself invested with the power to
make removals at will, he said his first
act would be to make afew appointments
and his second act to buy . tickes for
California. He thought q few thousand
miles between disappointed applicants
and himself would cOnduOe to his peace Of
mind
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

The horses and carriage Of Princess
Colonns have been seized to pay . fine,
imposed because the Princess has failed
to return her children to their father in
obedience to the order Of the French
court. Now the Princess has sued to re.
cover 20. 700 francs from NJ. Hazard, on
account Of the seizure.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

The train Of provisions sent by the
Georgisns to Nebraska was so placarded
with advertisements Of plantations and
town lots that the average Nsbraskan
does not know whether the project was
intended to keep people alive in Nebraska
or induce them to 60 to Georgia.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02
Will. YIN Il Rntl.r an

While WIN. E. Butler, an indspend-
emit candidate for Congress was making
q stump speech from the top Of q table.
during the recent campaign in . town in
Ohio. the table was tipped over and the
orator had his leg broken. He now sues
eight men for $40. 900 damages, alleging
that they were the table tippers. The
parties upsetting the table most likely
had no intention Of breaking his leg. but
they no doubt had evil designs on his
law
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

The South Dakota Legislature has re-
pealed the divorce law, requiring six
months residence in the State before an
action can be commenced, and restored
the law, which requires only three
months residence. This was brought
about by petitions from all classes of
people. many Of the churches joining
in the appeal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

Since the diamond discoveries in South
Africa the Brazilian diamond industry
has been nearly killed. The output lie
now only $780, 600 q year, whereas 80
years ago it was upward Of 81, 500. 900.
Brazilian diamonds are so much smaller
than the African that it does not pay to
search for them.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

The growing tendency to celebrate
Lincoln's birthday is = very p~raiseworthy
one. But IL should not be celebrated
merely in a partisan spirit. Lincoln was
too large to be appropriated by any
party. He belongs to the whole country.
Boston Globe.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

The ex.QEeen Of the Hawaiian Isl.
ands has been sentenced to Eve years in
prison. with the alternative Of serving
the time in exile.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

All persons indebted &c the SENTINEL
are requested to make immediate pay
ment. as the business Of the late firm OF
Cassidy & Skillman must be settled up.
Persons having bills against the late hrm
will please present them.
A. SKILLMAS, Trustee.
Eureka, Nevada, May 10, 1898.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

The Idaho House Of Representatives
has memorialized Congress in favor OF
e~lectipg United States Senators by the
direct vote OF the people.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

The Supreme Court Of Illinois has de.
cidsd that the recorded testimony Of .
dead witness cannot be impeachsd at q
rehearing Of the case.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02
Assessment Notice.
Eureka Consolidated Mining Com.
pany.

eureka consolidated Mining Com.
pany.
r ocATIoN OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF
- business. San francisco. Californis.
Location Of works, Eureka. Eureka county,
Nevada.
Notice 10 hereby given, thst at . meeting Of
the Board Of Directors. held on the 10th day Of
February. 1895, an assessment mo. 1877 Of rs
cents per share was levied upon the capital
stock of the corporation, payable Immediately
In United States gold coin. 10 the Secretary. ct
the Office Of the company. 1s4 Market street,
San Francisco, Californis.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remsin unpaid on the 2bth day Of March. 1895,
win be delinquent. and advertised for sale Of
public suction; and unless payment 10 made
before. will be sold on
Thursday, the IIth Day OF April.
1895.
To pay the Delinquent. assessment together
with The costs Of advertising and expenses of
sale.
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
H. p. BUSH. Secretary.
ofhce-ls4 Market street. San Francisco.
California. f23
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-02

From all accounts the inaugural ball
was very largely attended and . grand
affair.
The Offering Of she amendment by New
man Of Lyon, striking out the CLAUSE
where Lyon came in for . slice Of the
Wsshoe county division. WAS evidently q
surprise TO those ON both sides OF the
question. What line Of action will now
be taken IL is not easy TO guess.
Allen Of Eureka made . statement In the
Assembly tina. he would oppose any meas
ure disturbing county lines.
There was q good attendance Of the
meeting In the Assembly chamber last
Tuesday evening 70 consider irrigation
matters.
Beck created somewhat OF Q sensation In
the Assembly in offering q resolution con-
solidating Storey and Washoe counties. but
the resolution was lost without roll-call
or division.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
! Getting Up a Dead Sea Boom. )

Among the few seaside places that
are not much advertised in these days
are the shores of the Dead Sea. They
are not marine "resorts," because no.
body ever goes to them. 1t Is, now
stated, however, that the Sultan, who
is the proprietor of the locality in
question, and an American speculator
have laid their heads together and de-
yised a plan for its exploitation. Its
waters possess plenty Of salt, bitumen
and sulphur, which will be useful for
commercial purposes, and the associa-
tions Of the neighborhood, it is hoped,
will prove attractive to tourists. Two
vessels, one large and heavy for local
products, and lighter one for passen-
ger traffic, have accordingly been con-
viewed to Jerusalem, and thence to the
Dead Sea. A pickle mandatory Is
also to be erected on its shores. IT IS
thought that every visitor would like
to carry away at least one bottle as Q
souvenir. 1t is curious, however, that
not word is said about preserving the
Dead Sea fruit, which has q world
wide reputation. London Illustrated
News
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
The Pariahs.

The Rev. T. B. Pandian, q Hindu
gentleman Of degree who has en-
braced Christianity, is endeavoring to
rouse English sympathy for the Par
iahs, or outcasts of Southern India.
There are $4,000, 900 or 9,000,-
600 of them, and, though en-
tirely free by law, they are sub
ject to some disabilities by caste
opinion, one of which is SO terrible
that we have no hesitation in saying
it ought to be remedied by force, even
at the hazard OF instruction. They
are forbidden to drink pure water.
There are generally two public wells
in every village, but the caste men will
not suffer the Pariah families to OPP
proach them, even If they only touch
the water with buckets. The women,
therefore, have often to go miles to
get water from stream, and in prac-
tice the majority Of Pariahs drink only
dirty water left in burrows and pools
in the fields or jungle. The conse-
auence is that they are constant vic
Tins of dysentery, and that when any
typhoidal disease strikes the village
thew die like flies. 1t seems to us that
this oppression is too bad, even though
it be based ON religious prejudice,
and the caste men. should either be
compelled to give up one Of the wells,
or better still, to sink new well for
the Pariaha, thus spending something
to protect their own ceremonial pu-
rity. We have no doubt whatever OF
the exact truth of this statement as
regards the water, and strongly rec
ommend the grievance to any philan-
thropist in the House in want OF work.
It may be asked why the Pariahs bear
such an outrageous oppression. FIRST
because 1000 years Of slavery have
made them towards; and secondly,
because they believe, or half believe
the dogma Of their caste neighbors,
namely, that their suffering is just re-
tribution for the sins of their previous
lives. They are losing that faith, and
some day they will fght for five min,
utes with torches instead OF rifles, and
then civilization in South India will
temporarily end. London Spectator.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
IMPROVING the Eyes.

II is satisfactory to be told by Mr..
Ellis that blindness in England =
ssslowly declining" though Great
Britain still stands in this respect be-
hind two other European countries,
and three more come before Ireland
Short-sightedness, however, appears
to be increasing everywhere, Germany
having signal and sinister pre-
eminence in this respect.
A French doctor has noted the re-
markable fact that wild beasts caught
quite young or born in captivity be-
come short-sighted, the conclusion
being that the eye adapts itself 70 lts
habitual sphere Of vision, and unless
educated, " to use Mr.. Ellis's term,
to see objects at distance, loses the
capacity Of SO doing. Even in after
life the eye may be, to some extent
SO educated, though probably only
when the myopia is not considerable.
II is thus within the experience OF
the present writer that his sight
greatly improved in days gone BY,
when he became volunteer py
practice at the butts, so that,
while at first he could not see the
target to shoot at without spectaclea
az the 3OO-yard range, after twelve
month or SO he only needed to put on
spectacles at 400 yards. But beyond
thatrange he was never able 70 aus
1 rarua with them.
Country excursion are, therefore,
extremely valuable as means Q,
strengthening the sight of town-bree
children; and the conductors OF such
excursions should take pain to direct
the eyes Of the children to d. distant OBJ
iects.-to the furthest hill, church
tower, or other landmark, noting, j
possible, any incapacity to discern tn
selected object, and then seiectln!
some nearer one for the weaker sighted
The Spectator.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
An Ingenious celestial Clock"

Wynn Wordsworth has invented and
constructed very ingenious celestial
clock, which was exhibited at the first
winter meeting of the Royal Astro.
nomical Society. The entire face OF
the clock rotates under wire bar
representing the equatorial horizon
and is regulated to perform one revo'
luton in twenty-three hours tifty-sis
minutes four seconds, this being the
time in which the earth turns once
upon it's axis. The apparent annual
motion of sun, moon and planets 10
the opposite direction is effected by
movable pins, while the north and
south polar stars, that do not rise OF
set for us, revolve simultaneously with
the rest by separate movement. Thu.
NAV be seen the entire heavens, with
sun, moon, planets and constellation
in their actual places, ever rising and
setting as they rise and set in the
heavens.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
Interesting Facts About Snow.

A foot of newly fallen snow makes
but one inch of water when melted.
Snow seldom falls as far south as
Pensacola, Fla, but has been known
to border the Gulf from that point to
Brownsville, Texas
One hundred miles north Of Key
West is the farthest point south in
Florida that it has ever been known to
fall, at Punta Rosa, on December /,
1876.
The only time snow was ever known
to fall at San Diego, CAL, was during
the great storm period of January 15-
II, 1862.
The average annual fall in Maine is
seven feet, New York four feet, and
Iowa p feet.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
The Secret of a Good Complexion.

''The secret of bad complexion,
said well-known physician to me re-
Gently, sis bad digestion, and we
generally trace that to q bad liver.
One of the best remedies for sluggish
liver" he added, lis cheap and
pleasant. lido not believe much in
pills and powders nor drugs of any
kind. Dieting is the secret OF the
cure. The best liver regulator for
persons of sedentary habits, and these
are the ones whose compilations are
muddy, is to be found in apples
plain, ordinary. everyday apples
eaten baked if they are not well di-
gested when eaten raw. | attended
the pupils at well-known board
ing school," said the doctor, "and
among them was country girl whose
complexion was the envy Of all her as
sociates. found that she was very
light eater at her meals, but she had
peculiar custom Of taking a plate of
apples to her room at night and eating
them slowly as she studied her lessons.
This was her regular practice. Some
of the other girls in the institution
took it up, and know as result OF
my personal investigation that the APP
ple-eating girls hsd, with one excep-
ton, the best compilations of any one
in school That one exception was
due to causes which required medica
skill to remove. New York Mail and
Express.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
s.yictoria ~ to the President.

The treaties which are stored in the
State Department library at Washing
ton are not the only valuable or his
toric documents there. There are
some very valuable Washington, Def
ferson, Madison and Monroe papers,
and the original Declaration OF lnde.
pendence. Then there are letters OF
the rulers of other countries, telling
of births and deaths and marriages IN
royal families. These letters, says the
Philadelphia Times, are bound IN vol
umes devoted to the different coun-
tries from which they came. There are
many autographs Of Queen Victoria IN
the court letters OF Great Britain
which fill on entire book. The most
interesting was written February IA,
1910. It announced her marriage to
Prince Albert. 1t is a good specimen
of the form Of royal communication
with the ruling magistrate OF the United
States. threads:
Victoria. by the Grace of God, queen Of Lne
United Kingdom OF Great britain anu re 20
land Defender of the Faith, ETC., eIc,, 70
the President OF the United Sta'es u
America, sendeth greeting ,rr
Our Good Frlend-The celebration - o ,,s
marriage with His Royal hlgnneGSSS .- .ne
Prince Albert FrancI. Augustus , Chaes
En- rsionin9 Duke Of saxe-Coburg- Gotha,,
t h,,,ry taken place at London on the lotn o.
.ho r,rsssnt month, we lose no time IN notl
y yng to You ths event The sen1l Manifested
friendships which you ,si naso afYord as the
tSwnTa s that IN viii interest in
mighty Will ce sssaIs oar e e oWn w Do
rare e. .. S Son And SO with our corda,
m ;ssss for your welfare and prosperity We
vwacomm , you to the protection OF the Al
mighty. - Windsor Castle, the
Given ,t i, dav Of February, In the year OF
n"r Lori 1ss0 in the third year o. our lefn