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

The Pacific cable that is being laid
between Australia and Canada has
reached the Fiji islands.
The Iron Age is authority for the
statement that plans have been COM
pleted for a giant hardware trust to be
known as the National Hardware and
Metal company. The capital stock is
Sl2o, 900, 900, $40, 600, 900 preferred and
$50. 900, 900 common stock. The Pacific
Hardware and Steel company of San
Francisco and the Harper & Reynolds
company of Los Angeles will be abb
sorbed by the new trust.
John Sullivan, foreman of the South
Park railroad at Leadvihe, Colo, com.
mitted suicide by drinking carbolic acid.
Some weeks ago Sullivan accidentally
swallowed $50 gold piece, and, al
though assured by surgeons that it had
passed into his stomach, Sullivan in
sisted that the coin had lodged in his
throat, and he had been very despond-
ent over this belief.
Representatives of so leading manu-
featuring and other industrial concerns
of the United States met at Chicago and
organized the National Reciprocity
league. w. +. Stanley. governor of the
state of Kansas, was elected president.
The object of the organization. which Is
non- partisan, is to begin campaign OF
education concerning the urgent need CT
reciprocal trade relations with foreign
nations. These Representatives say they
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establish trade relations with other
countries that viii throw open the mar.
kets of the world for the disposal OF
thir goods.
In the residence occupied by a man
known as George r. Howard at Ridge
wood, N. j., the police found large
quantity of property, which had been
stolen from people in the neighborhood.
For two years Howard, his wife and 10.
year-old son have lived at Ridgewood,
where the man was highly respected,
and was understood to be a tea and
coffee merchant. doing business in New
York. Horses and carriages were
missed, freighs depots were looted, and
farmhouses and barns robbed. On
Howard's premises were found a nearly
now road-wagon and a new double
sleigh. The house has IA rooms. and
each room was filed with goods. Three
wagon-loads of property were taken to
the village lookup.
President Roosevelt, since he became
chief executive Of the nation, has be-
come one of the most heavily insured
men in the United States. The presi-
dent has taken out a policy for $50, ,00O
in one of the big New York life insur.
ance companies, besides continuing pol.
icies for smaller amounts which he had
taken out long before he was elected
governor of New York. Roosevelt's
policies, il is understood, exceed by
$4,000 or $4,000 those held by Nc.
Kinley at the time of the latter's asassi.
nation. Mrs. Mckinley was paid about
$50, 600 on policies on her husbands life.
Alberto Santos Dumont, builder and
navigator of air ships, who is at present
in this country, during an interview at
New York, said: II hope to see New
York the principal airport of the world
before l pass away. / have no doubt
that in my time, perhaps ten years, il /
get the proper encouragement and help,
aerial navigation will be an accom-
plished fact. have no doubt that / will
live to see passengers transported by
airships across the Atlantic from New
York to Paris"
In the Harlem police court at New
York Francisco Gorgia, an aged Italian
organ grinder, was fined So for begging.
He pulled out grimy old bag, and
from it, in small change, took the
amount of his fine. Then he paid 30,
'also in small change, to his lawyer.
To the astonishment of the court at
taches and others he produced pack
age containing $3.50 in bills and bank
book ON the Bank of Rome, Italy, show.
ing that he had $l2, 900 on deposit there.
Gorgia, who is 60 years Of age, says he
will retire from business. He thinks
man should retire at go. The beggar
also volunteered the information that
he recently gave his daughter $4,000 as
wedding present.
A cable to the New York World from
Vantage, England, says that Richard
Croker has become lord of the manor of
Vantage by purchase for $3.50 Nom
inally, though not actually, he enjoys
certain feudal privileges and rights for
merly coming direct from the crown.
However, the possession of this position
makes him quite parsonage, coming
next after Lord Vantage i'll local i'm
portance. "Bertie" Croker. accompa-
MED by his fathers secretary. Mr..
Usher, has gone to Ireland to study
Irish creameries, with view to work.
ing one at Letcombe. Irish creameries
are modelled ON the Danish which ara