The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-05-18
News Summary

last week.
The appropriation bills are in sucf
good condition in both Houses that II
looks as If Congress will adjourn BY
May %.
]. Dalzell Brown. the convicted
banker, was transferred to San Qoentir
Thursday and was put in stripes and
consigned to the jute mill.
When asked concerning a report that
he intended to buy an automobile
President Roosevelt is quoted as saying
"Not as long as there are horses"
This being q Presidential election year
the number Of votes in the electoral
college will be 4S3. this showing the
votes necessary to a choice to be 242.
Joseph Figel. one of the best known
men in San Francisco and for many
A a tailor in the old Russ House
Block, died Thursday evening at st.
Luke's Hospital.
Oscar Hammerstein has captured the
two greatest sopranos in the world
Mime. Melba and Nine. Tetrazzini-and
both will sing together in the same
operas next season, a managerial leaf
heretofore impossible Of attainment
Henry waterson says that all that
the Democrats of the United states
need to do in order to carry the coming
Presidential election is to quit their
pickering, to close ranks. to move on
ward and look forward, not backward.
Republican leaders in Congress are
working earnestly on a plan to prevent
any break at the Chicago convention
that might disrupt party harmony and
endanger success at the polls in Novem.
Der. They are urging the nomination
of Taft on the first ballot.
In an interview the other day in New
York, George J.. Gould expressed the
opinion that the corner had been Turned
in the financial situation, and that
while he looked for somewhat unfavor-
able railroad earnings, perhaps until
July. he was inclined to take an opti-
mistic view of the outlook.
By a vote Of 139 to IA the House May
IL passed the Mondel bill providing To-
homestead entries of $50 acres instead
of 100 on non-mineral, non-irrigable
unreserves, and non-appropriated pub
lie lands In Colorado. California, Idaho.
Montana, Nevada. Oregon, Utah, New
Mexico, Washington, Wyoming and
Arizona
At Washington Wednesday, began
the convention Of Governors and State
representatives called by President
Roosevelt, to discuss ways and means
Of preventing the waste of our National
resources. The Governors Of Al States
attended and there was a large represen'
tation of prominent men from every
walk Of life.
The story Of wholesale murder at thu
Guinness farm neal La Porte, Indiana
is attracting worldwide attention ane
is one of the most grewsome that ha
been known in the annals Of crime il
America since the breaking up OF tn
Bender gang. The list has reached Il
and the house seems to have been a yer
liable place Of skulls.
Enterprise: The brewers from on
end of the country to the other are NOV
ing in the direction of better manage
ment Of the saloons than has heretofor'
obtained. They are insisting upon tn
observance of the law to begin with
Nc drink is to be given to chronic drunk
by barkeepers; no beer to minors. n
rendezvous for the underworld.
News of one of the greatest disaster
China has aver known, involving tn
loss Of nearly 10000 lives was brough
to Victoria. B. O., May 1S by tn
steamer Milan. A tidal wave 6 fee
high swept without warning down tn
Yang Use Kiang. overwhelming thou
sands of boats. The thousands Of Chi
nese sleeping in small crafts and hut
along the riverside were enveloped b
the wave and drowned in swarms be
fore they were aware of the danger.
The committee on naval affairs in tn
United States Senate has recommends
that a bill be passed which was recent
introduced by Senator Hepburn, pre-
viding that the United States Govern
ment cause to be constructed and I
place in the State capitol of every Stat
any vessel Of war of the United State
Navy bearing the name of the sal
State of the Union. No model to cos
in excess Of $500. If this bill is passe
the United States will place in the car
itol at Carson a model of the monte
Nevada" named after this State.
The four greatest mines in the world
producing geld. silver, copper and lead
were given by Professor F. A. ThomI
son, Of Washington State college. re
Gently in a lecture at Spokane. Wash
ington, as the Treadwell of Alaska, tn
Comstock Lode of Nevada, the Calume
& Hecla Of Michigan and the Bunke
Hill & Sullivan Of the Occur d'Alene
in the order Of the metals as names
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