The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-09-30
News Summary

A"o news tnat Senator Bailey is 10 re-
tire after the present term was received
with great satisfaction throuR no ut
Texas.
No fewer than 6242 women have writ.
ten TO Colonel Z. II. r. Green. son of
tpe richest woman in the world. offer
ing to marry him.
Pounded by heavy seas. the 1000. 900
foot Hammond lumber raft that went
ashore on Peacock Spit, near Astoria.
Oregon, went to pieces.
John d. Rockefeller's protest that
the tax assessment on his country estate
near Cleveland was too high. was ig.
nored BY the County Commissioners.
In round numbers. the expenses of
koosevelt's expedition into Africa, un-
der the auspices Of the Smithsonian H.
stitnte. amounted to CSC, 200.
The last meeting Of the Western As.
sociation Of California Pioneers that
will ever take place was held in Chica 20
last week at the home of George w.
Hotchkiss.
j. j Hill. chairman Of the Great
Northern Railway. celebrated his 70
birthday last Saturday. He said he
would like to retire, but he was too
busy.
Sidney Harris, personal counsel for
Robert Winthrop Chanler. has gone
to Europe to try and persuade Lima
Cavalieri to accept $4,000 in settlement
OF all her matrimonial claims.
Thomas p. Zimmerman of Denver OBJ
tanned divorce from his wife because
she was 'politics crazy" and spent all
his money and her time campaigning
for elections.
When the steamer Ramona foundered
aud sank off Spanish Island, Alaska,
last week. she carried down $lS0,000
in gold bullion from the Treadwell
mine consigned to San Francisco.
Former Senator w. A. Clark and his
beautiful young wife have completed
plans to return from Paris to New
York in December and throw open their
s,000. 900 palace on Fifth avenue, New
York. to society.
Because criticism among parishion-
ers, aroused by his defense of Colonel
John Jacob Astor. the Rev. l. Newton
Phelps, rector for the last six years OF
All Saints Episcopal Church of Meri-
den. Conn, resigned.
Ten years ago Miss Alice Mundy. of
Akron. Illinois, took to her bed sayin z
that she would remain there until her
mother ceased to object to her fiancee.
During that time she has kept her vow
and is now hopelessly i'll.
While troupe OF moving picture ac-
tors were representing the sinking OF
pirate ship of Rsdondo Beach, Oal.,
David Thomas. II year-old boy who
swan out to get close view, was
drowned before the actors could render
aid.
Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont's experim entail
farm school at Hampstead, Long Island.
which gave promise of being home
of suffrage conversion aud farm educa-
tion, came to a sudden end when the
"farmerettes" refused to do house work
when SO requested.
An official biography of Edward Har
rimau has been compiled by g. w. Bat
son. who was counted among the rail
road magnate's most intimate friends.
The book will contain many interest
ing details of the "inside" OF Harri.
mans many big deals.
William E Kent. insurgent Congress
man from the second district OF Cali
fornia. returned from his first appear
ance in the National body to California
TO find that he faced Indictment for the
"unlawf full inclosure" Of Government
grazing lands in Nevada. -
1t is rumored in Mexico City that DIR,
Francisco Vasques Gomez has in his
possession papers showing that the
Madero revelation was financed by the
Standard Oil Company. Negotiations.
IL is said, were conducted through
JOAQUIN Casezsb, attorney for the
Waters Pierce Oil Company in Mexico.
A sum asgregating s54.Se5.ai6 was
in dividends during the
first eight months Of this year by l34
mining companies, according to the
Mining aud Engineering World. This
does not include $780, $50 distributed
by securities holding companies, when
brings the total amount Of dividends to
more than s65, 200, 900.
The question Of whether or not ciuos