The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-04-19

Two eeLpouad TURTLES wsrs nFnnred
In San Francisco bay, spposte Fart
Mason, By Steve vecini. an Olympic
club oarsman, and q companion, who
had much difaculty in gstdng the rep
ti1es inse their boak.
Andrew B. McCreeEy, . wealthy resi-
dent of San Francisco, has notified
Mayor Schmitz Of that city that e25,o %
has been deposited with Q trnst company
to be used fer the establishin- Of Q
branch of the Free Public Library. the
location to be selected BY the mayor.
supervisors and trustees Of the library.
In the federal court at Spokane,
Wash, Captain ]. de vries Of the tramp
steamer Wilhelmina entered o plea Of
nolle ~contendere to the charge of having
Struggled three Chinese into this coun-
try at Port Townsend. Judge Hanford
fined him the highest amount allowed
by law, $500 for each Of the three Chi-
nese. but did not add . prison sentence.
The police raided the rooms of ths
Royal Social club. in the rear Of the
Cafe Royal at Fourth and Market
streets, San Francisco, and sent lis
prisoners in patrol wagons to the Hall
of Justice. The proprietors and tia
others were charged with violating the
anti gambling ordinance. and were 70
leased on bail.
Miss Selma Kingsbury, who up TIL
recently had been employed rs night
operator in a San Francisco telephone
office, Nas committed to the stste IN
sane asylum at ~Steilaooom, Wash. She
is not more than 2S years Of aeA and
in her delusion came to Seattle b
escape friends who were trying to muir
der her. 1t was stated that the con.
dition of the girls mind was entirely
due to u brought on by night
work, in which she had been engaged
for the last three years, and that it was
likely that in a few months. with care
full treatment, she would recover.
A social sensation has been created in
Los Angeles by the sequel to an April
fool" joke that has just come to light
Invitations were sent out on the iH OF
April to- the friends Of Mrs. Agnes
Phelps and George E. Karstens. to
attend their wedding. Mrs. Phelps is q
widow, aged 80, and Karstens, who is
26 years OF age, is employed as q proof
reader. The guests repaired to the
home of Mrs. Phelps at the hour ap.
pointed for the marriage ceremony,
which was performed by q man named
r. r. Amos, who was CARRIED as an
Episcopal clergyman. 1t has now been
learned that the ceremony was only an
"April fool" joke, but the friends OF
the principals say they must be married
in earnest or return their presents.
F. P. Mclean attempted to cut the
throat of Mrs. M. A. DingwalI @dDess-
maker living at the residence Of AsA. j.
Neal, at 518 East Nrst street, hos
Angeles, because she would NOT masxy
him. Later he stood OF four pdakDsmsn
for a time with a carving knife, but was
finally overpowered, handoufed and
taken to the station, where he was
locked up on a charge Of assault to
commit murder. The officers found In
McLean's pockets a bottle of laudaaum
and a note, which indicated that he
meant to take his own life after killing
the woman. The note read: Tired OF
this life, will try the next. A Nobody"
Mrs Dingwell was slightly cut and
bruised in the struggle, but not seri.
ously injured.
Thomas f. Garrett, publisher of the
San Francisco Evening Post, while on
his way to his Office about half past 8 in
the morning, was met by a well-dressed
man, who stepped up to him and dealt
him a heavy blow in the face. saying at
the same time, ''I'n teach You to insult
my sister, you dirty dog" He on
tinued to rain blows on CARROTS face
until the latter sank to the sidewalk,
and then attempted to kick the pros
trate man. The assailant of Mr.. Gar.
rett escaped. Fred Hansted, better
known as Young Dutchy," was ar.
rested. as it is thought he knows who
CARROTS assailant is, but was released
ON a cash bail of $500.
After making a 7,OO0-mile journey
from Southampton, England, unat-
tended. little 7-year-old May Tippin ar.
rived safely in Portland. She is the
niece of Mrs. John Wendt, who, having
no children of her own. had made an
offer to her parents to give the child a
home, and she accordingly made ready
for her trip from Coleford, Gloucester
shire. where her parents live. Her
father put her on board the steamer at
Southampton, with through tickets to
Portland. She did not lack for atten.
ton from her fellow travellers, both on
the steamer and on the trains. as soon
as they found she was alone, and she re-
ceived many souvenirs and presents.
The secretary of the interior has rem
dered a decision in the cases Of the Kern
Oil company VS. Clarke and Gray Eagle
Oil company VS.. Clarke involving lands
in Visalia land district, California, sus-
tanning the decision rendered by Land
Commissioner Hermann nearly a year