Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-03-02
COAST ITEMS.

Evangelist Moody opened At Stockton last
night.
A new Sunday paper At Sacramento is
called the 7Aemis.
A determined war is being made upon the
scale bug at vina.
The Cuyamaca railroad track Is laid With.
in six miles Of San Diego.
The wine cellar Of John Lounibus, near
Sonoma, was destroyed by FIRE Wednesday
night.
The Board Of Trade Of Pasadena wants
more light on the financial condition Of the
city.
Victoria. B. c., has extended its city lin
its and takes in many little rural municipal
tiles.
San Diego's water ratea since the compile.
ton OF the 4o-mile Aume are aS to IS per
cent. lower.
Monterey and Pacific Grove are likely to
early reach a settlement Of the disputed
boundary line.
During the year 1898 Washington Terri.
tory raised 6,544. 1913 pounds Of hops on less
than 1900 acres.
The published report that H o. Bristowe,
young Englishman, had deserted his wife
and child at Los Gatos, is untrue.
A mattress factory to cost $40, 900 and en-
ploy 80 men, is to be started At Tacoma. A
halibut factory is also contemplated.
George Jenkins, of Glendora, Los Angeles
county, aged twelve years, had his hand
blown off while he was cunning Wednesday.
The building Of watch factory at Otay,
San Diego county, was begun yesterday
Watch makers are on the way from the East.
The Lumber Trust will commence work
in the Puget Sound mills next Monday. but
will shut them down for another week in
March.
King county, w. T., has fifteen saw mills,
sevon being in Seattle. The total estimated
capital invested is nearly $1,000, 900. About
500 men are employed.
Henry Lewis, whose real name is Isaac
Leekosky, a convict at San Quentin, was
STABBED to death last evening when leaving
the jute mill. The convict who did the
stabbing is not known.
The bodies of Archie Colwell and hun
ter, who were on the schooner o. S. Fowler,
and who were lost in brakes Bay, were
foand yesterday about mile and = half
from where they were lost.
A petition has been presented by Police
Captain Frank Cavanaugh in the Probate
Court at Tacoma, w. T., asking that Michael
Murphy, wealthy resident, be declared q
habitual drunkard and guardian appointed.
The property known as the tenth street
hotel, at Los Angeles, has been purchased
by G. M. Pullman for about $3.50. and
it is said he will continue the contemplated
improvements and build hotel to cost st..
500, 900.
1t is reported that the home demand for
lumber in the Puget Sound district is greater
than the mills can supply. A correspondent
at Seattle says the mills At that place and
Tacoma. as at present operated, cannot sup.
ply the local consumption.
Gus Levin was found dead in his room At
Modesto Wednesday night. He was addic.
ted to the use of morphine for insomnia,
caused from the excessive use Of cigarettes,
and his death is supposed to have been caus-
ed from accidentally taking an overdose Of
the drug.
A bill has been introduced in the New
Mexico Legislature establishing and locating
the following institutions: The Agricultural
College and Experimental Station, Las Cru.
ces; the Schools Of Mines, at Socorro; the
University, at Albuquerque; the Normal
School, at Bernalilbo and the Insane Asylum
at Los Vegas.