The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-02-01

The coldest weather of the winter Is
reported from Los Angeles. the tempera-
ture being as low as 80 degrees.
Edna Darch, the little Los Angeles
singer whom Mime. Calve took east in
December. has returned to her home in
Los Angeles, as the eastern climate was
too severe for her.
News was received at San Bernar-
dino. CAL, of a very rich strike of cop
per and gold south OF Klinefelter, l2
miles from Needles. The ore runs 30
per cent pure copper and sl2 gold to
the ton.
James A. Kidward, who has been
chief of police of San Jose for eight
years, has sent in his resignation, CIV
ing as his reason that his "private in
terests will require the greater portion
tion of his time"
Two young women, Miss Mamie
Ungerman and Mrs. Ollie Gaunt. died
At the home of Mrs. Gaunt in McMinn-
yille. Or, as the result Of poisoning by
arsenic, administered by their own
hands. Miss Ungerman telephoned to
doctor that Mrs. Gaunt was SICK.
When the doctor came they admitted
having taken poison. Restoratives were
administered, but it was too late, and
the women died within three hours OF
each other. Disappointments III hte
and dependency are said to be the
cause of the women's taking their lives.
Mrs. Gaunt had been separated from
her husband for several months.
Eleven convicts who escaped from
McNeil's Island penitentiary, says
Tacoma dispatch, have all been captured
without bloodshed and are now confined
in two small dungeons, six by eight
feet. five men in each. One man, Car
roll, is too sick to be placed in dun
eeon. Two of the convicts, Moriarty
and Williams, will lose credit of 20
months and two years and two months
respectively.
The body of Giacomo Basso, in prison
for the murder of Joe Paggio, was found
suspended from a rope made OF his
clothing in the county Jail at Modesto.
Cal Basso, who, like Poggio, was an
Italian, was 6S years old, and had con-
siderable property in Monterey county,
where he lived most of the time.
Miss Kate o. Cleghorn, 81 years OF
age, employed at the East Los Angeles
telephone station, was drowned In the
lake at East Side park. Near the place
where Miss Cleghorn entered the water
her bicycle was found by the park po-
lice, who had been attracted to the spot
by her screams. Half an hour later the
BODY was discovered in six feet of water
and not more than 80 feet from the
shore. The coroner's jnry returned a
verdict of suicide. On her face. how
ever, were two bruises, which bore
every appearance of having been caused
by blows.
Mrs. Katherine X Davis of Oakland,
GAL, filed petition to be permitted to
draw $25 monthly from the estate OF
Fanny Melville, who died at Grand
Rapids, Mich, for the support OF her
minor children, Ruth X. and Carroll
Davis, who are residuary heirs of the
estate. In her will Mrs. Melville made
the following provision: "If my favor
ite, true and affectionate dogs, Bud and
Jennie, survive me, / give the same, or
the survivor of them, to my sister, Mary
Louise Griffith, and charge my estate
with the payment to her of So a week
for their care and custody as long as
they, or either of them, shall live"
While the six children of Robert
Shield were gathered around a stove,
says New Whatcom Wash. dispatch,
water tank that had frozen as the re-
suit of blizzard, which began during
the night. exploded. injuring all six.
Frank, 13 years DID, was SO seriously in
jured that he may die. Pearl, aged q.
was badly cut by flying pieces of iron.
The room was completely wrecked.
Governor Mcbride of Washington
has issued a proclamation opposing the
railroad merger under the name of the
Northern Securities company. He de-
clares the community of interest in the
operation of railroads is dangerous be-
cause of the insecurity of individuals.
Such community of interest, he says,
STILES competition, which Is the only
protection against railroads in the state
of Washington. The governor recon-
mends a bipartisan commission of three
members who will protect the people.
The Alaska. Copper River and Yukon
Railway company has been incorpo-
rated under the laws of Washington to
build a railroad from Prince William s
sound in Alaska through the Copper
and Tanana river country to point on
the Yukon river near Eagle. The COM
pany proposes in addition to operate a
steamship line from Seattle to Prince
Williams sound; to build and maintain
Nsmelter and refineries in Alaska and
to carry on general mining transactions.
The corporation is capitalized at $780,
100000 all of which las been subscribed
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