Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-12-13
COAST ITEMS.

cradle alarm at Greenville, Plumas
county.
It is currently reported at Wash
ineton, that Port Orchard, Wash, is
selected for navy yard and dry
dock.
C. L., known as "Puck" Hamil
ton, has left Portland, Or, tits said,
a defaulter to the extent of over
$4,000.
The artesian wells near Boise
City have now a daily flow of pure
water sufficient to supply q city of
10000 people.
Mrs. c. A. Moss, who kept small
store near Port Angeles, Wash, was
killed Tuesday by an unknown per-
son with an axe.
Boise City, Idaho, is holding its
first State Commercial Convention.
1t is, beside, holding session Of its
first Legislature.
Smith & Fiddler's sawmill was
burned Wednesday at Kelso, Wash.
The mill and lumber in the yard
are a total loes. Damages $4,000.
Mrs. Fred Marigold of Quaker
Hill, Nevada county, was frying
doughnuts Thursday when the hot
lard became ignited and set fire to
the house, which was destroyed.
The Lost Confidence mine of
Iron Mountain, Shasta, has Just
shipped to Denver, thirty-seven bars
of silver bullion, weighing one and
three-quarter tons, the proceeds Of
one months run.
The murderer of Mrs. Moss, near
Port Angeles, Wash, has been cap
tured and he has confessed. He is
James Woods, alias "Stubby jim, !"
and is aged twenty years. He was
captured by three Indians.
The extortion and embezzlement
cases against Quincy A, Brooks, ex-
Collector of Customs at Port Town
send, and his Chief Deputy John
Harmed, have been dismissed by the
United States District Court.
Deblet Schonwandt and Mena
Zumkeller, the former a youth of
nineteen and the latter a widow Of
twenty-five, were married by con-
tract at Fresno this week. This is
the fourth contract marriage at
Fresno within sixty days.
In coal and timber land entry
case at Seattle, where three men
were charged with perjury in prov
ing up their cases before a Notary
Public, the Court held that Notary
Public is not a competent officer to
administer oaths, and that the laws
of the United States do not recog-
pize Notary.
Governor Shoup of Idaho, in his
message, says: "The leaders of the
Mormon body have publicly pro-
nounced against the continuance OF
the polygamous system, and while
rejoicing in the declaration of a law
abiding spirit l cannot advise at
present any modification of the ex-
listing statutes"
The Pomona Progress says: AT
the Chino ranch nurseries 10000
Italian chestnut trees are to be
started this season. Mr.. Hanson,
the proprietor, believes there will be
large demand for Italian chestnuts
in a few years more. Several fruit
growers near Anaheim have bearing
trees of the nuts, and they make a
good thing on the sale of the crops.
While Mr.. Eckerson, a farmer
near Portland, Or, was clearing
land and burning logs, his wife
stepped ON a log which was nearly
burned in two. Her weight caused
the log to part and the woman fell
on her back, and one of the pieces,
which was still blazing, rolled upon
and held her fast underneath. Be
fore she could be extricated she was
burned to death.
The inquiry into the shooting OF
Mrs. Ritohie by Whitecaps came up
in the Superior Court at Lakeport
on Monday, and nine persons were
held for trial. On the night of Oc-
tober 10th party of masked men
forced an entrance into the house OF
J. w. Richie, near the Bradford
quicksilver mine, and in the shoot
ing that followed, Mrs. Richie and
D. w. MCGUIRE, the latter one OF
the gang of Whitecaps, were killed,
and Mr., Richie wounded.
A singular accident occurred to
Richard Uren at the Crescent mine,
last week, says the Greenville Bul-
letin. While splitting" some blasts
in the mine, he accidentally ignited