Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-03-03
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

The California State mining law hav-
ing been repealed, locators may 60 ahead
now under the broad national law with
out any dispute whatever.
Representative Lentz of Ohio has in
troduced in the House bill TO provide
for the public distribution OF q United
States map to all schools in the United
States.
Dan Rice, the noted clown and circus
proprietor. died at Long Branch, N. j.,
February %, aged II. He had made
three independent fortunes, bat died
comparatively poor.
The British steamship City OF Bath
struck the north end of Lundy Isle in
the British channel Saturday. She
backed off and immediately sank in deep
water. ALI on board escaped.
John +. Moody, former well-knowp
resident OF Truckee, where he kept the
fruekee Hotel and owned the stage line
TO Lake Tahoe. died suddenly on Feb
ruary 23rd of heart disease.
The Plymouth Rock mine. three miles
from Milton, formerly owned and oper-
ated by Tom I. Lane has been again
started after q two years period Of mac
tivity, under q new management.
An article written by Mayor Phelan
on "How to Make Corporations Pay
their Taxes. received prize OF $50, Of
fered by the Curtis Publishing Company
Of Philadelphia for the best contribution
on that subject.
Discussing the pending Nicaragua canal
treaty, L. G. Cooley, the well-known
engineer, said in Chicago last week that
perhaps the easiest way out of the con-
fusion would be for the United States to
annex Nicaragus.
Mr.. Aldrich has presented the confer.
ence report on the financial bill to the
Senate. The bimetallic and the refund
ing propositions. which were the two
points remaining open, we're retained in
the final bill, but the language was mod
Tied to meet the desires OF the House
couferees.
The largest sum received in the San
Francisco Tax Office under the present
regime from any individual or corpora
tion has been paid by the Hibernis
Bank, when sacks Of gold. containing q
total of Sl74,2 and representing the
amount due the city from mortgage
taxes, were handed in to Collector Scott.
That from six to ten OF every 100 ply.
siciaus in America are opium eaters is
the conclusion arrived at by committee
OF doctors who have been investigating
the matter for nine years. The an
nouncement was made ct . meeting Of
the New York StaSe Medical Associa-
tion, and details OF the investigation
were given.
"a dispatch has been received stating
that Earnest Kingdom Of Stafford. who
enlisted in the Fortieth Volunteer In
fsntry, had been found sleeping at his
post. tried by Court'martial and SEN
fenced to be shot. II is said that num-
Der Of Filipino rebels entered the camp
while Kingdom was asleep and killed
two or three American soldiers"
The railways have 3 rate Of SIS car
load for sheep from all points in Arizona
to points in Ventura. Los Angeles and
Kern counties in California. It is ex-
pected that thousands Of sheep will be
transported from Arizona to the grazing
grounds in those counties, as feed in the
Territory is exhausted and sheep will die
unless taken to better pasturage.
Tacoma Ledger A heavy deal in Ore
gon mining property is reported, in
which w. II. Remington. Sidney Drake,
Arvid Rydstrom. B. X. Worley and Ben
Moyses are the purchasers and Buffalo
men the sellers. The transaction calls
for bond of $50. 900. and $1,000 cash
was paid as . frst installment Of the