The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-07-18
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

new until BrlStOW makes MS report.
Captain Bowman H. McCalla has
assumed command Of the Navy Yard at
Vallejo, Gal, vice Rear Admiral Miller.
The Department of Agriculture at
Washington has decided to locate at
Nacodoches, Texas, the largest tobacco
experiment station in the world.
A company has located fifty-one
claims on White Island, Mono lake, to
bore for petroleum. The project is said
to have ample capital behind it.
California will have structure 60x8O
feet at the st. Louis Fair to cost 500,
900. The bulk of California's exhibit
will be placed in the main fair buildings.
Henry Wadsworth, who has been
cashier of Wells, Fargo & Co.'S San
Francisco bank for thirty years, has
retired from that position. He is enti-
tied to life pension of $3.50 month
from the company.
The work of constructing the vast
system of sewerage, water and drain.
age, which is to place New Orleans
abreast of the best sanitated cities of
the world, and which is to cost $751;
600, 900, has been commenced.
Independence Day Mr.and Mrs. Corne-
lius Vanderbilt entertained at lunch
con aboard their yacht North Star EN-
peror William and Prince Henry. The
North Star lay at Travemund, which is
at the mouth of the Trave river.
Mrs King of Corpus Christi, Texas.
owns 100000 acres, located in four
Texan counties. Her late husband,
Captain King, was one Of the old-time
cattle barons. Mrs. King has about
So, 900 cattls grazing on her broad
acres.
Stephen NJ. Smith of Boise, Idaho,
general manager of the Greyhound
Mining g. Milling Company, has pat
ented process for saving all the shines
from concentrating ores, for eradicating
basic minerals. and saving all of the
values.
Amos H. Fowler, for thirty years
one Of the best-known mining opera
tors of the West, is dead. Mr.. Fowler
operated the first smelter in Leadville,
and at the time of his death was oper-
ating the Viola mine in Idaho. He
leaves a large fortune, all made In
mining.
The San Francisco Post says that
Jesse d. Carr has succeeded in buying
out the last independent settler on Tule
Lake, in klamath county. Oregon, and
is now preparing to consummate the
biggest land deal ON this Coast ever
made, by selling nearly 10000 acres to
a Scotch English syndicate.
The Supreme Court of Minnesota has
sustained the verdict of the lower court
declaring Former Superintendent of
Police, Colonel Fred Ames of Mime
apolis, guilty of receiving money for
protection" Ames has been taken to
the Saltwater penitentiary to serve his
sentence of six years imprisonment.
At Bisley, England, on July II,
America captured the Palma trophy.
Her team scored an aggregate OF 1910
out of possible 1900 and beat all of
the best shots of Europe. South Africa,
Australia and Canada congregated for
the first time ON English soil to COM
pete for the worlds premier shooting
trophy. Great Britain was second with
1866.
The all-absorbing topic in Paris is the
visit of President Loubet to the Court
of st. James. For centuries the French
nation have considered their neighbors
across the channel as their arch.
enemies, and were greatly worried
lest the head of the French republic
should be treated even the smallest tri.
He less respectfully than the crowned
head of any nation. King Edwards
great tact and fine feeling, however,
smoothed away all difficulties.
The recent meeting at Detroit, Mich
igan, of the Central Conference OF
American Rabbis. was much wrought
up over the proposition to change the
Sabbath day, but it was finally determ-
ined to maintain the old Sabbath as an
institution. Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger OF
San Francisco. in passionate terms adj
vocated change. The matter was dis
cussed freely, but the mind of the Con
ference was made up, and DR.. Voor'
sanger's eloquence was wasted SO lar al
the present is concerned.
The Herald.