The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-10-21
News Summary

Capt. J.. o. Faria Of the steamship
Santa Rosa, wrecked at Point Arguello,
California. ON July Z, and Third Mate
E. J. Thomas of the same vessel have
been suspended for 10 months by United
States inspectors on charges of negli.
gence and unskillfullness.
John r. Walsh, the former Chicago
banker, has been paroled after spending
one year, eight months and 26 days OF
his five-year sentence in the Federal
prison at Leaven worth, Kansas, for
misapplying the funds Of the Chicago
National Bank. He will resume bust
ness as soon as possible.
A dispatch to the London Chronicle
from Constantinople says: Italians are
reported to have suffered a serious re-
verse outside Tripoli. Accommodating,
they advanced too far from their base
and came in contact with Turks, who
gave battle aud forced the Italians to
to retreat hurriedly, leaving 100 dead on
the field"
Following an attack of illness Sunday
night. William F. Herrin, vice presi-
dent and chief counsel Of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company. was oper-
ated upon in San Francisco for a%ppendi-
citis al the company's general hospital
in hat city. DIR. +. K. Ainsworth.
chief surgeon at the hospital, said that
the patient had come through the or
deal satisfactorily, and that his condi-
ton was such that prompt recovery was
expected.
One Of the important amendments
adopted in last weeks election by a
vote of more than two to one is desig-
mated to free the criminal procedure of
California from technicalities. Here.
after no Judgment shall be set aside or
new trial granted in a criminal case on
account Of improper direction of the
jury or the admission or rejection of
evidence unless upon review of the
whole case, including the evidence. the
court shall be convinced that the error
complained of has resulted i'll a mis-
carriage of justice.
E Z, Calvin, Vice President aud
General Manager of the Southern Pa
ciic, has wired Sheriff Stewart that he
has offered $4,000 reward for informa.
ton leading to the arrest of the alleged
dynamiter who placed dynamite under
the bridge on which President Taft's
special train was to pass. The bridge
is % miles north of Santa Barbara. Cali
fornia. About midnight a Mexican
Waterman was passing over the bridge
on his regular rounds. Taft's special
was to cross the bridge a few hours
later. When about half way across he
noticed the dim outline OF a man in the
gully beneath the bridge. He called to
the fellow. who Immediately started to
run. The Mexican drew his pistol and
fired several shots, but all went wild.
With a view to mitigating conditions
resulting from the extraordinary rise in
food prices the city of Berlin, Germany,
has gone into business as a wholesale
food merchant. 1t embarked formally
on the experiment the other day. when
at ten of the big pubic market places
large quantities Of sea fish purchased by
the municipality were placed on sale.
According to the plan adopted by the
City Council, the agents were sent to
Geestemuende, the great fishing center
on the North Sea, to contract for the
purchase of carloads Of sea FISH at the
best obtainable wholesale prices. On
it's arrival in Berlin the fish is sold at a
low cost to the retailers by whom it is
distributed among the consumers. The
retailers, however. bind themselves to
sell at prices fixed by the city.