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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

A bill is before Congress providing that
when q contest arises in regard to the
character Of land claimed to be mineral,
it shall be heard in the County Court in
stead Of before the Register and Re-
c~eiver, and also that when land is proven
to be within q we'll defined mineral belt,
ii shall be presumed to be mineral land.
1t is also provided that the annual period
within which work on claims commences
shall begin at IL o'clock (noon) January
l, instead of December 81 at midnight.
This is to prevent, in a measure. the
Jumping Of claims. which is frequently
accomplished under cover of darkness
Inter- Mountain Review.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

The following interesting information
is from the Congressional Record Of
March 2, 1896: The bill Is. 81 referring
to the Treasury Department the claims
OF sundry persons for examination. i'd.
justment and report to Congress was IS
in Committee Of the Whole. II proposes
that the claims Of persons whose property
was taken or who rendered services, fur
nishsd money or supplies to the volun-
teer forces under the command Of Colo
mel John &. Hays or under the command
OF Major VIM. Ormsby during the in.
surrection Of the Piuts Indians 10 1860.
within the Territorial limits Of the pres
emit State Of Nevada, shall be referred to
the Treasury Department for examine
hon, adjustment and report.
The bill was reported to the Senate
without amendment, ordered TO be en-
crossed for q third reading, read the third
time and passed.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25
HON. r. @. NEwLANDs' SPEECH.

Representative Newlands Of Nevada
made a speech before the House Ways
and Means Committee Monday on the
competition Of the silver standard coun.
tries with the industries OF the United
States. He said it was not the desire OF
the silver men to bring the labor oil the
United States down to the standard Of
the silver-using countries, but by in
creasing the use and price OF silver, to
bring their labor up to our standard and
deprive it of its advantage.
He said we have now a tariff system
which measurably protects us against the
cheap labor of Europe. But what tariff
can protect us against Oriental labor,
only one-third or o~ne-fourth as high
priced as European labor! Agents of
Japanese manufacturing institutions were
established on the Pacific Coast, selling
rugs, mating. watches, clocks and other
goods far below the American goods Of
the same class. There was excitement
On the coast over this, equal almost to
the excitement over the old invasion Of
Chinese labofers. II the price Of silver
was advanced to 81 20 the Japanese
composition would be checked. II silver
remained as lie present price. their man
ufsoturing establishments would be en-
larged and the competition increased.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

New ORLEANS. April 2l.-The Citi-
zsns' League. composed Of Populists and
Republicans on one side and Democrats
on the other. to-day elected their candi-
date for Mayor by upward Of 10000 ma.
jority over Congressman Charles F.
Buck. They also elected their entire
city and Councilmanic ticket. The ne
gro vote went almost solidly for the Citi.
zsns' League. The vote for Governor is
close. but Foster d. will probably have
about 1000 majority. DR.. A. II. Goss,
Populist-R Republican candidate for Coro-
ner. was shot and instantly killed. and
8. G. Hyde. Democrat, was MORALLY
wounded here this evening in election
difficulties. One negro was killed.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25
WHAT CATHODE RAYS ARE.


A great deal is being said in the news
papers nowadays about y rays. and that
people may have a better understanding
OF what is meant by them and what they
are, we copy from Scribner's Magazine .
description by Prof. John Trowbridge, as
follows: "Let us first see what we mean
nv the term cathode. II we should break
the tiny flament Of an Edison incaudes-
cent lamp at the middle OF the glowing
loop, the light would go out. II. now,
we connect the two ends Of the broken
6lsment to the poles Of a battery oil .
great many thousand voltaic cells. such
as are commonly used to ring house bells,
we should be able to light the lamp
again, not by incandescence, but by
a feeble glow which pervades the whole
bulb. The ends OF the broken flsment
would be different in appearance from
that of the other. The broken flsment,
by means of which the electrical energy
enters the bulb, lie called the snode, and
the flament, by means Of which. in ordi
nary language, leave the bulb. is called
the cathode. Now the great peculiarly
Of the cathode rays lie this-they seem t.
be independent Of the position OF thu
anode, and they stream out from the ca
thode like the beam of a search-l light
striking the walls Of the inclosing vessel
Salt Lake Tribune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25
A Washington, D. c., dispatch Of Il

A Washington. D. c., dispatch Of the
Goth inst. says: Justice Brown delivered
the opinion Of the Supreme Court to-day
in the case Of the Central Pacific Rail-
way Company vs.. the State of Nevada,
involving the right Of the State to tax
the lands Of the Railroad Company.
The case came to the Supreme Court from
the Nevada Supreme Court on q writ oil
error sued out by the Railroad Company.
The State Court held that the State was
entitled to levy taxes upon patented
lands and also on lands not patented, but
surveyed and on which the cost of sur
veying has not been paid. Justice
Browns opinion afirms this decision.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25
A SINGLE.HANDED FIGHT.

Mayor Sutro on Sunday last informed
me that he expects the funding bill to
pass. He complained that he could not
get the help he had a right to expect and
is left to make nearly a single-handed
fight. The Octopus, he said, was at
lacking him on the business side and
keeping him busy c~heckmating it's de-
signs on his resources. This. combined
with his large expenditures at the Cliff
and in building his electric railroad,
leaves him short on the sinews Of war.
The Mayor has the very highest opinion
Of the efficacy Of money in legislation.
"'You have no idea what money can do
10 Washington. l have been there and
l know. Nobody is better acquainted
with Congress than l am. Ten thousand
dollars is a great temptation toa poor
man, and so is ever $500. Most men,
bers of Congress are poor. II is terrible
this corruption. but there is no use try
ing to close our eyes to it. l expect to
be beaten, but l shall keep on fighting
until l am whipped. The indifference Of
the people Of California is awful. The
alarm bells ought to be ringing. but they
sit still and do nothing Arthur Nc
Even in Salt Lake Tribune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

Somebody connected with the Wash
ington Post, overheard Senators Lindsay
and Gray talking in the Senate lobby the
other day on the Cuban resolution: and
Gray said: 'Mr. Cleveland may be re-
lied upon to do what he thinks is right"
to which the Kentucky Senator replied:
"He may be relied upon to do what be
d. pleases."
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25
NOTICE.
Silver MEN CONFIDENT.

A dispatch from Washington dated
April Is says:
The card Of the free silver men was
shown this afternoon. A United States
Senator disclosed the complete plan that
his confreres have devised for their guild
ance at Chicago.
Every convention is master OF itself
and can make it's own rules. While it
has been Democratic tradition that in
National Conventions the majority shall
frame the platform, while q two-thirds
majority is required to name the csndi-
date, the free silver men zee no reason
why, with the power in their hands,
they should not change all traditions
and adopt the precedent set by the Re
publican nominating convention OF the
majority rule. This they propose to do.
The platform once assured to them, q
cyclone Of free silver independence will
sweep through the convention hall, and
they will suspend tie rules or make new
rules enabling them to exercise the rights
Of the majority. The keystone Of the
republic is the domination of the ma.
jority, but such a scheme, based though
ii is upon this fundamental idea, they
expect to develop opposition within their
W ranks, because some Of the older
delegates will be unprepared for such
radical changes. However, the silver
party is young, the men who will lead
it are experienced, and the possibilities
of the fnkura are stunandnus.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

Mr.. Booth. Tucker may learn later that
this country is not seriously impressed by
names that are hitched with q link and
pin, like freight cars.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

Recent reports of the improved con-
dition Of business in England would ex-
cite more hearty feelings of satisfaction
in this country were il not for the I'M
comfortable impression that Great Brit
aims gain has been our loss.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

Lo, the poor Indian, is to have a chance
at the advantages Of civil service reform.
President Cleveland has signed an order
allowing Indians to compete under civil
service rules for nearly all positions at
Indian schools and agencies.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

The Germans have got ahead OF US in
n particular. They have introduced on
Government railroads swinging tables 30
arranged that u can write on trains
without being in the least Inconvenience
BY the motion.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

Ex-President Harrison is married
again and enjoying the Indian Summer
OF c%onnubiality. He may be a little old,
but he is spunky.-Jim Townsend.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

Baron Maurice de Hirsch, the great
insncier and philauthropist. died in
Vienna, Austria. last Tuesday, on his
estate at P~resburg. Hungary, from .
stroke Of spoplexy.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

There has never In the history OF the
country been . Congress 80 utterly use
less as the present one seems TO be. The
only object seems to be to draw salaries
and accomplish nothing. There is abso-
lutely nothing Of interest in the proceed
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

Bodie Index: Tom Reed and his
friends are pulling hard for the nomina-
ton. We have had one balloon for Pres.
ident. With another we would all 90 up.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

Poet Laureate Austin is said 10 be so
much annoyed at the criticisms passed
upon his official verse that he contem-
plates ~resigning.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-25

The greater New York bill was passed
by the New York Senate Monday over
the vetoes Of the Mayors Of New York
and BROOKLYN.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30
MONEY AND DRINKABLES
MATTERS WHICH DISTURB THE
PROHIBITION CONTENTION.
silver El~ssent Opposed to th~ Ex-
elusive Use of Red LiI"Or
and yellow Money.

Pitisburg. May 2l-Uproarious and
saustie ia the extreme WAS the FIRST
days session of the seventh national
prohibition convention. At least one-haf
the time the Delegates were in a bedlam
Of confusion and on several oecs slons the
presiding officer had to call upon the
band TO play in order to quiet the d.s-
order. II was a night between the broad
gauge or free silver faction and the sim
gle issue or gold standard delegates from
The east The light was precipits ted al
both the morning and afternoon Sessions
ana things IN general ran riot. The free
silver faction carried the day. however.
and AT o'clock this evening elected &.
w. Stewart of Illinois permanent chair
man over A. A. Stevens Of Pennsylvania
who Was backed by the gold sianda I'd
delegates. Tonight the free silver faction
are IN ecsiscy Of delight over the VIC
tory
The fight tomorrow VIII be 10 begin
with over the platform. Eated with
victory the free silver crowd is deter
mined TO carry through the broad-gausc
platform while the opposition Is quit. AZ
determined IL shall DE d single issue plat
form. declaring for prohibition alone
Each faction claims ma jorf.y, but from
Aodsys hight IL would seem the factions
sre pretty evenly divided
ifttsburg. May g.-The national prohi-
h4tion convention was called TO order in
The new music hall u the Exposition s.
clsty by Samuel D!ckie, chairman OF the
national committee. Among the leading
'ancidaiss for the presidential noinina-
ton are Joshua lowering OF Baltimore
who represents the Narrow Gauge"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30
SPLIT on THE MONEY QUESTION
Prohibition People See Big Break
ers Ahead.

fittsburg. May ze.-Inat there will h
4 sp'i; in the prohibition party as a result
4 ;omorrow's convention the leaders ~
10Th factions freely admit tonight. TIL,
pit viii come, they say. over the mons.
!ank In the platform. As yet scarcel,
word has been sad regarding the pro.
'ihiiion plank. The money question has
Heen the all-absorhing topic of discuss
on II has become a bitter and acci.
nonious discussion. The bitterness OF
ceiling increases hourly and when the
onrention meets 1t promises a battle Of
determination II gold plank should
ne adopted in the platform by the eastern
delegates then those favoring the free
olnage OF silver a, Is TO will seceje
H. on the other hand. the solid free sill
vcr delegates adopt silver plank. Their
the gold standard crowd will leave, AMI
should the convention fail TO declare 70,
Woman suffrage the feminine portion 81
he convention will sever its connection
with the party. 1t promises to be 3
memorable convention for the prohioi
'ionists and bids fair to wreck the parry
The free silver faction claims to hav'
an Overwhelming majority OF the votes
Ex-Governor ST. John is of the belief
iha; broad-gauge candidate will b,
nominated on the first ballot. Sam
piCkie Is equally sanguine that free sill
,er will be defeated.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30

rrasm~nsar, News Of a Most Horri-
fytnH Nature.

Chicago. NAY p one o! III" gre ttcsi
disasters OF reccut years oEerw heimed
he ei:y Of 81. Louis tonight in the shape
of a cyclone. which began shortly after
O'Clock and for - minutes tore its aw-
ia! NAY through the city with a velocity
II over ~ miles an hour. Although the
reports from there are very ag-r on
ing 10 The almost total destruction of the
t-lt graph wires. 4; seems certain the
number of dead ani wounded vii.
amount 70 fuzzy IVS and the damage
done TO millions Of dollars The city hos
pi,Al which. fortunately. survived she
storm. Is filled 10 Overlooking with man
ai~i men and children. and the morsur
Within two hours after ihe end OF ia,
storm !ull OF corpses that Il WAS
necessary to provide other quarters .o-
She reception o. the dead. IT. addition %
chose Who We're KILLED In their houses
and on the streets hundreds are benea "a
the waters OF the Mississippi river. OF
all the steamers Oh the ieN~e when :At
storm broke bat on" il now anost. AL
she others have gone down. ami in many
Instances ever. soul board was los:
and In others not over TWO or three were
able TO reach a place Of safety. Among
the boats destroyed is the excursion
steamer Great Republic, one OF the iArs-
-, steamers Oh the lower river. Not a
man escaped from her and IL IL said she
Mas crouds With "xcuTslonis,s when the
storm came
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30
Louisville Notta~d,
special service Celrbrating the Cor.
oaatton OF the Csar.

San Francisco. May 2f,--All the ma.
lions of the earth were represented Al
tho special services held by the Russian
colony yesterday In celebration OF the
coronation of the car and czarina at the
little Greek church here. The Auditor
jum was crowded with residents from the
'sar's realms. while in portion set apart
and divided by broad silk ribbon stood
representatives from nearly every coun-
try on the globe in their disnihed con
suiar uniforms.
General Forsyth. surrounded by a stan
Of officers respondent In gold lace, was
there to represent the United States dur
ing the ceremonies. Ali the guests were
received at the entrance Of the church by
the Russian consul. Vladimir Ar,simo
witch.
In the parlors OF the bishops palace a
luncheon had been spread and after the
services the guests were entertained. The
bishop proposed toast to the csar and
csarina, the response being the singing
OF the Russian national anthem. The
president OF the United States was honor
ed In like manner and the bishop In
proposing the toast pointed toward a pic
ture OF the president draped with the
Russian and American flags hanging In
a conspicuous place In the room.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30

ADOPTED n oGld Platform and En-
dOrned Cleveland.

Montpelier. VT, May s1.-The demo
cratic state convention for the election OF
delegates at large at Chicago assembled
here today. The names OF Cleveland,
Whitney and Russell were cheerei loud
ly. r. NJ. Mcire,ty was permanent chair
man. The platform adopted declares;
We demand the maintenance of the
gold standard OF value as being for thu
true interest Of all our people. AMI esp.',-
tally those who are Obliged TO labor foT
what they receive. and We are opposed
10 the free coinage OF silver. except under
international agreement
The other plsnks commend the able.
patriotic and statcsmanliks administra-
ton of Grover Cleveland; thank Secre-
,ary Carlisle for the conscientious. efilc
lent management, OF the treasury depart
ment; express sympathy with the Gu
bans: aenounce the republican protec-
ton theory: denounce the republican
party for fostering the un-American.
cowarily and despicsble A. L. A. organlx-
alton"
Nominations for state onlcers were
also made: Governor. J. =. FryJackson;
. lieutenant governor. Ralph Sherwood
treasurer. James II. Williams: secretary
Of state. William II. Rider: auditor. 4
, Z. eeavsr.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30
At THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
Matter Of Constitution May Re Laid
Over Again.

cleveland, May @.-Bishop Fowler pre-
sided at the Methodist Episcopal confer
ence today. Surprise was created when
Rev. Boucher, chairman OF the commit
tee on constitution, made 4 suggestion
that the whole matter Of constitution,
which has engaged the conference In de-
bate over two days, be referred to a COM
mission OF Is. to cousls, OF six ministers.
SIX iaymen aud three bishops. TO report
four years hence.
Lay delegate Swar;hout offered as
substitute that the question Of constitl-
ton be referred 10 the people for vote
IN order that ii might represent the peo-
pie. The substitute WAS tabled. DR..
Soucher's motion was adopted.
Lieutenant Governor Mansur OF Yer
mont secured the privilege to make a re-
port TO the committee on arbitration.
which authorized the secretary to COM
municate with the president and ask the
government OF the United States TO enter
into negotiations with the powers of Eu-
rope with view of forever preventing
repetition OF the Armenian outrages.
II carried without dissenting voice.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30

s~ov~s at Ga~aretou noas.. t,apd~d
Ntsh People. ~ r--k-d.

A. 60 ioss OF llfc on tho river. II il
foissf'~i ;ha, the nasnsaccn: steamer
.rani HcpubliS Nas sunk With al "h
'rosfd The sirsulcE u ~ rlsc with -
'sssr rR~Fs Ua lizard. bound o. ;hu r. 80
'ot Peoria. Hss blown Bottom. std up.
The steamer Tonsrr sas blown ueari,
'cr's-s ihr fiNtT AMI sAuk =; a point sp.
-ss'i~ cssoniole, 10 miles brioS TIC
'i0~tn"f fiaushiE. a pleasure boa; cos
aln3ag y Women passengers ami q crt
4 sh 'n~H on board. MAS blown against
DC middle pi"T Of ;hr Esis bridge and
gukrr ~ tao in soms miraculous m ~.
arT 1hr women and tao Of the Or
nanaF~i 20 cling Go the stone work 50!
ne gioF AUd wrre sficrwari rcsru 4
~" steamer I.lbh,s ConErr Of th~ p4-
noisi jos iino, atth Captain Sc1mau. he
AHc ani crUs oI sss men pas sunk 60
nc mililo Of Tho slNcr
Agar; from the number Of lives lost
acre Aiti on tlc east N'ie u the NV.
a no number drusnrJ in The Mississippi
NilI aggregate hundrcsia IA curninn
',"am"ra ipins a, The ieycr ana ;ho-
pnninE up and down IN" river ~
'uuk almost Immediately. ,hore on board
'atius absolutely n1 opportunity - "a.
Hafsr
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30
GOV. M'GRAW IS WILLING
~ KING COUNTY INSISTS. HE WILL.
run FOR SENATOR.
PrOnisest Republicans Of seattle
Held Meetisg "a Advance His
Candidacy.

Seattle, May IA meeting Of the most
prominent republicans IN Seattle was
held last evening for the purpose OF :id-
van-ing the candidacy OF John II. Me-
Grag. now governor OF the state. for The
seat In the senate at present held by
watson {. Squire. The governor WIS
sent for. and on his arrival spoke briefly,
faying that while not a candidate for the
position he believed IL should go 10 tbs
county as the largest. richest and m3st
popuious IN the state. and il the repub-
icahs OF the county thought him the
strongest candidate he would make the
hght The club roll was headed by An
drew +. Burieigh. receiver of the North
ern Pacific
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30

he cardinal principles OF the prohibition
party. National Chairman Dlckie Of Al
oion. Mich. was one OF the first to put in
an appearance. With him were ex Gov
amor John r. St. John and John q.
Woolley. the noted prohibition orator.
Then in rapid succession came State
Chairman J. N. Dunlap Of Indiana: Pro-
lessor A. Hopkins Of Rochester. n. ":
State Chairman l.. b. Logan OF Ohio. DR.
II. A. Gibbs Of Massachusetts: Joshua
lowering Of Baltimore. the leading can
iidate for the presidential nomination; ID.
clay Bascom Of New York: J. II. Met
rah. Rhode Island: l.. J. Smith. Nebras-
IA: J. b. Hobbs. Chicago: Samuel d.
Hastings. Wisconsin: W. Frank Turner
81 Baltimore. who has charge Of Lever
ng's campaign and barrel: George w.
Eain Of Kentucky, the ". c. T. u. can
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-30
lsr 1T. ,n,,s mn NOT ESCAPE
las Town Il n wreck for BiorL"
Araaud.

"A " uHrks-, Of tho Arm of J. 7, lie X
= a 90. of East ~ Louis. was am ing
- nra, persons TO croas tho Eais hrilE"
5fter tho storm shatei. His family ~r
81 I,nuis. ana In his oasstness to Hst
= them he climbed over tho aebrIs of the
<fidse on his hands and knees. over
8frcksd cars. dead horses and mass Of
Saher debris lie Informed a reporter
IA, tho condition Of the east side lie al
Nost beyond description.
*The town IL a wrcck for blocks around.
ma ;h. ,,.== o. life in the business reg on
IDpnr IL estimated at from ?o to 20.
Tho Nandala freight house near the
Ret end Of tn. Eads bridge was com
Rtely demolished. n number OF persons
wins gone down In the ruins. When
n becker loft tho scene men were en-
krpj digging out the dead and dying.
NJ several bodies had already been 10
owed.
kAnothnr building was that Of the Fart
Louis Journal the whole middle por-
On OF u being blown out. The city hall
3as completely wrecked. Another build
~ demolished was that OF Philip S,rick'
Ii. on the corner OF ~, Louis and Col
nnavIlle avenues Mr.. S,ricklcr. his wife
md several children persisted In the fai,'
bg walls Among other structures de
Noilshri were the National hotel AT the
nook yards. the KlippeI restaurant. the
"a relay depot. and the Dublin house. en-
Nd brick building near II. None OF thes"
ntailed loss OF life. The storm appears
have extended far to the south and
Westward The city of Bowling Green,
No, Ia reported wrecked.
Every Wire Down.
Eone thing that hinders the work Of taxi
Ag out the dead and reacuing the m
nred Ia the fac, that every electric light
yite and trlaphonc wire In down. The