The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-03-22

Stems have been taken by the leading
modistes of Chicago toward organizing
n dressmakers' union, comprising 300,-
600 modistes of the United States, for
the purpose of protecting its members
from dead beats" and incompetent as
sistants, raising standards and, to some
extent, controlling prices.
North Dakota and the Canadian
northwest experienced the worst storm
In many years, and railroad traffic was
paralyzed. Winnipeg was entirely cut
off from railroad communication, and
the Canadian Pacific transcontinental
trains were snowbound somewhere
west of Winnipeg. Great loss to live
stock is expected as q result OF the
storm.
John p. Altgeld, former governor OF
Illinois, died at the Hotel Monroe, IN
Joliet. from cerebral hemorrhages, there
having been apopleptic seizure of the
brain. He was born in Prussia in lS47.
but came to America when he was three
months old, his parents settling near
Mansfield, o.
Andrew Carnegie, speaking at the an
nual dinner of the New York Library
club, said he had carefully considered
the case of fiction, and believed that If
man gave his fortune to endow librar-
les, he might do well to bar fiction less
than three years old.
The strike in Boston of freight hand
lers and kindred trades. involving fully
20, 900 men, who were idle four days.
has been settled. The settlement was
brought about by the united efforts OF
the great mercantile bodies Of the city,
seconded by Governor Crane. in confer
euce with the recognized leaders OF or.
ganized labor.
The North German Lloyd and Ham,
burg American Steamship companies
have come TO an agreement with the
Prussian railway officers that Russian
emigrants must have pass, a steamer
ticket TO an American port and 800 IN
money. Austrian emigrants must be
similarly provided, except for the pass.
They must present certificate from
the examining agents Of the companies.
About 80 arrests have been made in
connection with the condemnation to
death by court martial at Warsaw OF
q Russian colonel named Grimm for
the systematic revelation of military
secrets to Germany, says Vienna dis
patch. Among the persons appre-
hended are number of Russian officers
of high rank. The discovery was due
to Grimm's wife, who denounced her
husband in revenge Tor his having paid
court TO another woman.
Franklin Marcellus Olds and Miss
Agnes Aprile stood in front of flower
deck,'d altar under bower OF palms In
Lyric hall, New York. As the minister
was pronouncing the words to join them
in wedlock he asked: 'Does any man
know why these two should not be
united?" ~ do" saiG a lawyers clerk
as he stepped forward to serve a sum-
mons for $50, 600 damages for breach OF
promise brought by Miss Olga Lands
dorff. The ceremony was proceeded
with, however, as there was no valid
objection. Olds, who is about 80 years
old. is a Newark lawyer, and the bride
Is the daughter Of a wealthy Italian.
ANONYMOUS letters containing threats
to kidnap and murder his children
unless $50, ,000is left at place carefully
described, have caused Alexander Il.
Peacock, formerly first vice-president
of the Carnegie Steel company, to send
his family from Pittsburg to New York.
He is now, with his wife, two sons
Grant, IA years old; and Alexander, 10
and his infant daughter Margaret, at
IlDll IL
mated to be worth from S7,00O,0OO to
$9,000,000.
The movement in England to make
room for women in the polical and pro-
fessional fields is apparently making
headway. At the annual meeting of
the Birmingham Society for Promoting
the Election of Women Guardians one
of the women speakers said: "The only
complaint we have to make against
men is that they are little too retir-
ing" Lieutenant-G General Phelps, who
was present, somewhat gallantly re-
piled: "Where women are so capable of
doing the work it would be superfiuous
for us to intervene.
Upon the complaint of his alleged
eighth wife, formerly Mrs. Mary A.
Parker of Plattsburg, Mo-, Christian O.
Nelson, alias Captain A. N. Freeland,
alias John Anderson, alias Nelson Por-
ter, was arrested at hotel in San An
tonic, Tex, i'll company with his alleged
ninth wife. formerly Mrs. A. E. Mil
burn. whom he recently married at Fort
SCOTT, Kan. 1t is charged that he has
undivorced wives in Los Angeles, Port
land (Or.), Plattsburg (Mo.), Salt Lake,
st. Paul and other points. He is about
45 years of age. good looking, and speaks