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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

The mining district Of Alaska is divided
into two sections-the coast and river
mines. While almost every kind OF
metal is to be found 10 Alaska, compare.
lively little has been done in the way Of
developing any but the gold mines.
The gold obtained on the coast is sep
srated by crushing. while in the interior
sluicing is the method employed. Pres
pecting in Alaska is fraught with more
discoursgements than in any other coun-
try. On the southern coast dense forest
prevails and heavy underground and
moss further impede the adventurous
miner, who tries to wander away from
the banks OF the streams. In the inte-
rior the whole country is covered with a
thick growth Of moss which must first be
stripped of when mining is on hand. As
the ground below the moss is frozen il
has to lie exposed to the rays Of the
Summer sun quite q while before it can
be washed for gold.
The great Treadwell mine and the
Treadwell mill, the largest Of its kind,
rather revolutionized mining in Alaska.
For the past seven years the 240 stamps
Of the Tread we'll mill have been pound
ing out ore every day and night, except
Christmas and Fourth Of July, and the
output each month has been from $780,
600 to $40, 900 in bullion.
IL is said that this mine is q elbow
out, +" or . mass of ore thrown together
by some volcanic action, and will
again be equalled in this country. 1t is
surrounded on all sides by mines which
pay their owners well.
Up to q short time ago the long Win
ter months at the Alaska gold mines were
spent as they are in any mining country
in idleness. From June to September
is the only time when prospecting can be
done, as the ground is frozen solid dur
ing the rest Of the year. But somebody
conceived the brilliant idea OF spending
the Winter in digging holes in the
ground and piling up the dirt ready for
washing when the warm weather came.
This was done, fires being built on the
ground to thaw it. One man who did
this on washing the dirt the next Spring
found he had unearthed several specimens
of the finest gold nuggets in Alaska.
One nugget which he sold to the San
Francisco mint brought him S49l 40 and
weighed thirty ounces before melting and
% 45-l00 after.
There are about 500 miners Wintering
in the interior Of Alaska this year. and
it is supposed they are all engaged in
hauling dirt to the surface of their mines
to be ready for the warm days Of the
Summer.-Sacramento Bee.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02


LONDON, April 2s.-The Secretary Of
State for the Colonies. Joseph Chamber
lain, announced In the House Of Com
nous to-day that the Eve leaders Of the
Reform Committee Of Johannesburg, ].
H. Hammond. Francis Rhodes, George
Fsrrsr, Lionel Phillips ADD Charles Leon
ard, had been condemned to death.
Chamberlain added that upon hearing
the news, he had oabled the Governor Of
Cape Colony. Sir Hercules Robinson, 10
communists the following to President
Kruger: "The Government has just
learned that sentence Of death has been
passed upon the Eve leaders Of the Re-
form COMMITTEES. They can feel no doubt
but that your Honor will commute the
sentence. and I have assured Parliament
that regarding their conviction this lie
your Honor's intention.
WASHINGTON. April 2s.-Unitsd States
Vice Consul knight ct Capetown cabled
Olney this afternoon that 1t 10 under.
stood that Hammond's sentence will be
committed"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

The trial Of the members of the Jo-
~hannesberg Reform Committee appears
to have been merely . matter of form.
The members pleaded guilty to some
counts Of the indictment, and others
were withdrawn. In consideration of
the qualified plea Of guilty the offenders
will be leniently dealt with. 1t is prob
able that the Transvaal Government
cared more to procure evidence involving
the Chartered South African Company
in the invasion of the Transvsal than to
punish individuals. There would be no
great gain in hanging a few men for trea.
son. but q good deal Of political capital
may be made out of deliberate attempt
on the part of the Chartered Company to
invade the Transvaal. II the British
Colonial Office is proved to have had
knowledge Of what the Chartered Com
pany was doing. Chamberlain will in the
future negotiate with Kruger under GER
tain disadvantages. IS. +. Bulletin.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

supply and Demand.

An Eastern factory is retailing bicy-
Giles at $35 each. Like all others it is
the very best make. The price is reas-
enable, but perhaps a little too low for
f~irst-class wheels. AS it costs 500 to
$25 to make the best wheels, and the
factory, wholesalers, middlemen and
retailers each have to have a profit,
the eason of their selling at 800 or
$l25 is more easily understood by than
it is agreeable to buyers. If the dear
public would refrain from buying
wheels for a year or two there is little
doubt that a cut of one-half would be
made in their price all around.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

A Washington dispatch of April %
says: As a result of the fray Thursday
between Congressman Hall and Money,
Secretary Herbert will take son action
with regard to the bitter feud between
the line and the staff of the navy, which
was the primary cause of the conflict in
the Naval Affairs Committee room. The
bitterness of the two factions has been
increasing, until it is now at fever heat,
and the most conservative men who take
an interest in the matter believe that the
personnel of the service is being injured
and that vigorous action is necessary on
the part of the Secretary to bring about
better relations between naval officers.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

The members Of the Nevada Press As.
ISOLATION have just returned from q tour
through Southern California, and now
that they have seen the bright and dark
side Of our sister State, are better fitted
for the duties devolving upon them as
sagebrush editors to tell Of the attrac-
tions Nevada offers to idle capital. Ne.
vada is full 10 the brim Of undeveloped
resources, and il should be the constant
aim and ambition of her newspaper men
to tell the world Of them, and keep ham.
mering into our people that "all that
glitters lie not gold" for while Southern
California is very pleasing to the eye of
aNevadan, il has its drawbacks as well
as it's advantages. We all love Nevada's
grand old hills and beautiful valleys
some OF us, perhaps, because we have
nothing better to love. and it is our duty
as newspaper men to place our resources
before the world in such an attractive
manner that other people will also learn
to respect and love us.
w found that the dear old State was
noted for it's hospitality, if for nothing
else, during our visit, and while it is
perhaps true that we are looked upon
now as o State that has done much for
the world, our have not yet
been sufficiently advertised to attract The
attention Of capital, but Nevada is just
as sure to rank with the best State in
the Union some day as the sun is sure to
rise Tomorrow morning. The sooner
people quit crying over milk that is
spilled, and 90 to work to take advan-
tage of what is left us, the better off and
happier they will be, and the one will
prosperity come to US. BY this we do
not mean to let any iron get cold. but
heat more, and show the world that we
have a field for almost unlimited Possi-
bilities in the way of producing juicy
beef, prime mutton. h~igh.grade wool,
borax. sulphur, silver and gold, and a
thousand other things that the great big
world is hungry for if il knew where to
turn to get them; and last, but by no
means least, are our agricultural possibil.
titles. Let us refrain from further un-
pleasant controversies among ourselves,
that beyond engendering hard feelings
and making us hate ourselves. does no
earthly good to us as friends and neigh
bors, and in no way rebounds to the best
interests Of the State. Let all work to-
gether to show the world that Nevada
has undeveloped resources that will event.
ually make her the peer Of any State in
the glorious Union.-Reno Gazette.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

A fire broke out this morning in the
Standard mine before the day shift went
on, says . Bodie, CAL, dispatch Of April
25. and the wires connecting with the
pump in the mine burned of. The FIRE
started on the $50 level. No damage
was done further below. The flames are
still beyond control and the main shaft
is q burning furnace. The new electric
hoist in the mine is destroyed. The
miners were prevented from getting in by
foul gas and caving Of the ground. The
loss is thought to be very great. No one
was in the mine at the time the FIRE
started.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

A plan is on foot to transmit electric
power generated at Niagara Falls to
New York, during an exhibition to be
held there commencing the 7th of this
month under the auspices of the Ma
tional Electric Light Association. The
Western Union lines will be used for the
purpose during a few hours each even.
ing of the exhibition. and the power will
operate a model of the town at the Falls,
with its turbines and dynamos. Elec-
tricity obtained from Niagara, but
brought in storage batteries, may also
be used; and it lie even proposed Co send
a little Of the "%juice" to England as q
hint Of the far.reaching influence Of
American enterprise.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

That was . compromising crowd. those
Democrats in Alabama. when in the
same convention they declared for free
silver and a~pplauded President Cleve-
land. That sounds to an outsider very
much as il would, il, at 9 revival. the
congregation should shout themselves
hoarse in the cause Of salvation, and
then wind up with . vote of confidence
10 the devil because Of his perseverance,.
Salt Lake Tribune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02
Nos a Fair shake.

The Carson News says: The matter
of making drummers pay a license Of
$50 per quarter is an important one
and that should receive the at
tention of every business man in Car
son. The idea of a drummer, who
doesn't leave a cent in town above his
actual expenses, pays his taxes in an
other State, coming here and being
placed on an equality with the resi-
dent business houses is absurd and an
injustice TO the home man.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02
The San Francisco Evening Post saws

The San Francisco Evening Post says:
There is to be . penny paper in town. 1t
will be an afternoon journal, and Q cor
poration Of printers will publish il. 1t
is to be called the Daily News. II moth
ing interferes TO cause delay the first
number Of the paper will be issued about
the middle Of this month. In politics
it will be independent, but will be Q
strong advocate Of silver.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02
General weyler is shooting all pris

General Weyler is shooting all pris-
oners without a hearing and issuing new
~proclamstions Of amnesty. The combi-
nation lie said to be eficacious. The
promise Of pardon entices a few insur-
gents into his hands, and the guns Of
his soldiers do the rest. The paoifca-
tion Of Cuba under this system 10 only Q
question Of the length of time il will
take all the Cubans to surrender.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
reports that $50 persons who paid their
income tax before the law was declared
unconstitutional have failed to ask re-
payment. and the department. cannot
settle until asked to do so. There are
some people who can afford to be very
easy in money matters.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

George Munroe. originator Of the prob.
lem Of cheap and good literature, died
suddenly Of heart failure on the 2lst ult.
at Pine Hill, in the C~atskills. N. Y. Mr..
Munroe was born in Nova Scotia in 1926,
and by dint of his own efforts became a
rich man.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

Second Primary Depsrtment-Lizzie
Anderson, Mary Curto, Rose Ooyle, Sophie
Fulton, May Price, George Broy. Fannie
Coyle, James Ford, Charlie Hancock,
Clori Succetti, Edward Whitmore, Ru-
dolph Zsdow, Harold Bstchelder. Ferinds
Curto, Christy Fulton. Dora Hildebrandt.
Gertrude Rives, Jennie Zadow, Jessie An
derson, Weedy Cardanall, May Coyle,
Alfred Huebner, Grace Jones.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

Senator Allen has introduced q bill in
Congress providing for the restoration Of
the m of widows of soldiers to the
pension rolls after the death Of the sec
oud husband. who, by reason Of q second
marriage. have been dropped from the
pension rolls.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

The beginning of African slavery in
this country was 1919. when twenty no
groes we're brought from Africa to Vir.
ginia by a Dutch ship and sold to the
colonists as slaves.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

Senator Chandler made a supplemental
report for the Committee on Elections
and Privileges Monday on the Alabama
election. declaring that fraudulent voting
had made Senator Morgan's election in
val,1
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

Ont in Wyoming q woman wants to be
Governor. In case she fails to realize
her ambition she can still be q govern
ess without arousiDg any opposition.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02
BLANCHE A. ATHERToN, Teacher,

First Primary Department = Willie
Huebner, Olinto Succetti, Dan Robinson,
frankie Straus, Rose Curto, Julia Rob
inson, Katie Zeruty. Hazel Smith, Lena
Ratio. John Pepper. Frances Nulty, John
Mullins, Maud Crestetto, Lulu Shingler,
Violet Straus, Astells Reid, Virginia
Biggio.
MRS. J. N. HILL, Teacher.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02
A. L. poRNpEReER. Principal.

Star scholars. Those who
have been neither absent nor tardy during
the month, and whose department has
been satisfactory.
High School-Nellie Reid, Mabel Spin
ner, Edith Swick. Kate Huebner, Joe Toe-
mini, John Mechanics, Mollie Brown,
Felix Rsphel, Tessa Mau. Herman
Karsky, Lizzie Bonnetti. Gustina Bremen
kampf, Alfred Sadler, Flora Wittenberg,
Alma Spinner, Tessa Morris, Ray Broy.
A. e. KAYE, Teacher.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

It is . fact that no married subject in
Austria can procure . passport to go be-
yond the frontier. unless he can produce
q written consent from his wife.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

Grammar Depsrtment-Delbert Broy,
Rosa Hills, Nellie Robinson, George
Young, Edward Gallery, Elvira Tognini,
Jeanette Farlinger, Clarence Kind. Jud
Mcconnell, Grace Trsvers, Lucy McElroy.
Jules Karsky, Otillio Tognini.
ANNIE DoSAHoE, Teacher.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

The population Of the world averages
100 women to every 100 men. Eight.
ninths of the sudden deaths are those Of
males.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02
A woman Mining superintendent.

Mrs. John +. st. John, wife Of the
famous Prohibition Ex-Governor, is at
present and has been for some time
experimenting the engineering and
other work OF constructing a tunnel in
a gold mine at Cripple Creek, in which
her husband has a controlling interest.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

Third Primary Department. - Fannie
Anderson, Minnie Bremenkampf. Peter
Peterson. Robert Reid, Christina Hide
brandt. Willie Swick, Katie Brown, Liz
zie Pepper, Euphemis Holmes, Mini
Whitmore, Frances Robinson, Sadie
Ksrsky, Lila Nulty.
JOSIE RoBEBTsoy. Teacher,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02
PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Report OF Eureka Public school
Tor the Month Ending April ~.
1896.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

Use Silver Medal Flour, and keep
your money in the country; Its better
than any other -four.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-02

JOSH ROBERTSON, Teacher.
The Yale expositor., 1896-05-08
Holocaust In Cincinnati.

A terrific explosion shook the city of
Cincinnati in the vicinity OF Fifth and
Walnut streets. A moment later the
walls of the five-story brick building at
430 and 432 Walnut street were seen to
waver and then tumble inward with "a
terrific crash, carrying with them amid
a binding cloud of dust and debris, the
forms of the human beings who had
inhabited the upper floors, and those
in the saloons below. Five bodies were
recovered within four hours and ~
seriously injured persons have been
dragged from the ruins. Seven are
missing.
The explosion was caused by the
bursting of "a gasoline engine, with
which the electricity used for lighting
the building was generated. The shock
was so terrific that it was felt all over
the city, and not one brick upon an
other is left in the front and rear walls
of the building, while the adjacent
buildings are badly damaged, and the
glass in the windows in the Gibson
house and the large johnson build
ing across the street were all
broken, as was the glass in the street
cars that were passing at the time, and
one of the cars was badly wrecked, but
none of the passengers were seriously
hurt. The horses in the immediate
neighborhood broke from their fasten-
ings and ran away. Intense excite
ment and the greatest confusion pre-
vailed. The explosion took place four
doors from the intersection of Fifth
and Walnut streets, where the post
office is located on one side and Foun-
tain square on the other.
The Yale expositor., 1896-05-08
Another Big Fire at Cripple Creek.

The magic mining city of Cripple
Creek, Colo, was visited by second
confiagration within week. This
time four men were killed and II badly
injured. The fire was undoubtedly
started by fire bug, at the Portland
hotel, and strong wind famed the
flames into such devouring blaze that
the fire department could not cope with
them. There is not building left
standing in the business section of the
city Only a few residences remain.
A special policeman shot and
killed an unknown man found CARRYING
away valuables from a burning build
ing. Two men were caught building
fire under a saloon in Poverty gulch..
An officer shot at them four times, and
they were captured. In their posses
sion was Il bunch of skeleton keys.
The total loss is 81 800 600.
The Yale expositor., 1896-05-08
milwaukee, street Cars Tied II,

A strike of the 900 employees of the
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light
company has been inaugurated, and as
each car was run into the barns motor
man and conductor left it, not to return
until the demands of the union for in
creased pay, recognition f the en-
ployes' organization and several minor
concessions are granted. The company
is importing Italians and negroes and
trouble is feared. The second day of
the strike the barns were surrounded
by crowds of from 1900 to 5000 sym
pathizers of the strikers who prevented
cars being moved The 800 electricians
in the city joined the strike. leaving
the city in darkness, and the 100 union
men in the car repair shops also walked
AtI
The Yale expositor., 1896-05-08

National Electrical Exposition.

The national electrical exposition,
under the auspices of the National
Electric Light association, opened at
the Grand Central palace, New York
City. and was operated by electricity
generated at Niagara Falls. Gov. Nor
ton. with a gold key, sent out an cleo
trical current which simultaneously
discharged cannon in San Francisco,
New Orleans, st. Paul, Augusta, Me-,
London. Eng, and from the roof of the
exposition building. An immense
crowd attended the opening. The lat
est and grandest inventions of electric
ity were displayed. from the telegraph
and telephone to the y ray apparatus
and Edison's microscope so arranged
that one could examine their own
anatomy.
The Yale expositor., 1896-05-08

Mrs. Booth Tucker, of the Salvation
Army, was taken very i'll at San Fran
cisco.
William Scarborough, Joseph Heidel-
branch, Mrs. Lucinda Williamson and
Charles Cranberry were killed by a
cloudburst at Waldo, O. Damages are
reported in other quarters.
A Constantinople dispatch says that
the murder of the shah of Persia has
thrown the sultan into a state of ex-
treme horror. Foreign kilograms are
excluded and the local papers are for
biddcn to refer to the subject.
T. Estrada Palma has received let
ter from Antonia Maceo declaring that
the insurgents will win, If by no other
means, by exhausting Spain. Maceo
says for an early termination of the
war the surest way of bringing it
about is to send to Cuba some 10000
rifles and 1000, 900 cartridges. He will
do the rest.
The Yale expositor., 1896-05-08
Serious Trouble i'm Brazil.

Rio Janeiro The monarchial move
ment in Brazil is beginning to take a
very serious turn. Profting by the
general disorder which obtains among
the Republicans by reason of foreign
and domestic troubles, the monarchists
are picking up courage and openly de-
clare their intention to restore the
monarchy. What adds to the gravity
of the situation is that numerous Off
GERS of high rank in the army and navy,
who have hitherto maintained their
neutrality have declared openly for the
monarchy.
The dispute over the Amapa territory
is not as well solved as it is sought to
make it seem. Popular demonstrations
have taken place at Para and Rio
against the project of mixed
commission to report on the question
which the government has agreed to-.
The dispute over Trinidad island with
England the troubles in Rio Grande do
Sui and the turbulent tendencies of the
monarchial conspirators in their
campaign against the government.
They have cmissaries all over
Brazil and several new monarch
list newspapers have recently
been started and number of the es-
tablished journals do not hide their
sympathy for the old imperial regime.
The actual situation in Brazil is con-
sidered serious.
The Yale expositor., 1896-05-08
Alpha Doita Phi Convention.

The annual convention of the ma
tional college fraternity of Alpha Delta
Phi was held at Detroit, with delegates
present from each of the 90 college
chapters. There were several import
ant subjects treated by prominent
members in interesting addresses.
Clarence l.. Seward, of New York was
chosen president, and A. l.. Mennierre
general secretary. The social features
of the gathering included banquet
and an excursion on Detroit river.
The Yale expositor., 1896-05-08
Rows In a HOat Lost In a Fog.

Two young sons of Edward Spens, of
Spensville, Presque Isle county, went
adrift on Lake Huron, and it is feared
they are drowned. They started out
to lift gill net and were overtal<en
by fog. They could not find the
dock, and when the fog lifted no sign
of them could be seen. Later-The
drifted ashore 30 miles north of Rogers
City, after being out in the lake nearly
five days. They were nearly famished.