The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-07-25

A son was born to ex-President and
Mrs Grover Cleveland at their Summer
home, Buzzards Bay, Mass. ON July IS.
Sacramento, Cal, produces the latest
musical wonder in Hazel Steiner, a
child of IL, who can run the scale from
low A fiat to high @ without apparent
effort.
Prince Ferdinand, the Bulgarian ruler
trembles in fear of assassins, whom he
is unable to crush SO widespread is the
conspiracy. The date of assassination
is set for some time in September.
The Brown New Orleans pool that is
now cornering cotton stands to make a
profit of over $4,000, ,0O0 and it looks
as if the pool was successfully squeez-
ing everybody III sight in cotton circles.
The storm of July II. played havoc
with the crops in Wisconsin. Grain
was battered down and stones weigh
ing tons were tossed in the Milwaukee
harbor by the strength and violence of
the wind.
Heart failure, due to over emotion, was
the cause assigned by the physician for
the death Of Chief r. NJ. Arthur of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
at Winnipeg, Canada, on July II. The
body was taken to Cleveland, Ohio. for
interment.
The Mercantile Trust Company of
New York, which is the trustee of the
first mortgage of the ship yards belong
ing to the United States Ship Building
Company, has filed at Newark, N. j.,
a petition for the foreclosure of the
IN mortgage of sl6,000.000.
Notice has been served by the County
Clerk at White Plains, on fifty-eight
squatter occupants of land condemned
and purchased for New York's water
shed, that must vacate. Many of the
farmers are preparing to migrate, but
others declare they will fight.
A Fresno, Cal, agricultural works has
shipped a consignment Of gang -plows, OF
ordinary type, to South Africa, via New
York. These shipments, which were
interrupted by the Boer war, are trace
able to the visit eight years ago of re-
preventative commercial and farming
expert from Africa.
Luther Stieringer succumbed to con-
sumption in Pasadena. California, last
Saturday. aged rs years. Stieringer,
next to Edison, his friend and associate,
was responsible for the invention of
more electrical appliances than any
other man. He had charge OF the cleo
trio lighting of the Pan American Ex-
position.
The California Board of Prison Direc-
tors has selected John w. Tompkins of
Oakland as the successor to Warden
Aguirre at the San Quentin peni-
tentiary. The successful candidate is
prominently identified with Republican
politics of Alameda county. and has
filed various local offices. He is said
TO be strong disciplinarian.
An empty car of the Streets Western
Stable Car Line of Chicago has been
sidetracked at Stockton, Cal, by Asses
sor Ortman aud sign put on it offer
ing it for sale at public auction on the
27th instant for taxes due. year ago
seven cars Of the company wereassessed
at Stockton at SO, 700 which has never
been paid by the company. The CON-
pany in question operates cars, but
owns no railroad.
The Chinese Reform Society of San
Francisco has decided to establish
modern school and college in Shanghai,
China, for the benefit Of all relatives OF
local members of the organization who
wish an Occidental education. In order
to be admitted boy must be "blood
relative" After he is accepted the in
stitution takes full charge of him, and
clothes and educates him without any
cost to himself or guardians.
Before the Boer war 5000 men sui
feed to keep the British flag flying in
South Africa. After spending e2Oo. 900,
600 sterling and killing 10000 men, 30
900 children and 5000 women, it is now
discovered that the flag is unsafe unless
South Africa is garrisoned by $4,000
men. 1t is pretended that half OF
this garrison is required as reserve
Tor the Indian army and the cost of i
is to be thrown upon the unfortunat
natives of Indian. who are already taxe'
to the bone and who during the past de
cade have been dy ing by millions o
sheer starvation. -.