Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-03-29
COAST ITEMS.

10 cents dozen.
The Northern Pacific is to build a $780,
900 hotel at Tacoma.
The spring races opened at Fresno Tues
day with good attendance.
The Puget Lumber Mills are endeavoring
to form apool to keep prices up.
White labor is used almost entirely in San
Bernardino county for picking oranges.
Portland expects union depot and a
bridge across the Columbia at Vancouver.
Burglars made an Intellectual effort to blow
open the safe at the railroad depot at Sonoma
Saturday night.
There is good prospect of a large de-
mand for railroad laborers at Portland, Or,
in short time.
A hotelkeeper Of Woodland has been ar
rested for selling liquor to small-sized girl
who went to his bar.
The Palouse river has flooded part Of Pa
louise City, WASH, and continued rise is
greatly alarming the people.
A robber fired shot at Isaac Horton, in
his home at Los Angeles Tuesday night, but
missed him and then escaped.
Constable Johnson has sued the Fresno
Republican for $4,000 damages. Johnson
alleges defamation Of character.
Henry Baer, who killed "Big Mac" a
gambler OF Spokane Falls, has been indicted
for murder in the second degree.
John H. Powell, a Mormon at Provo, Utah,
was found living in one room house with
two wives and fourteen children.
A stock company has been formed at Han
ford to put up a $4,000 hotel. The first
days subscription amounted to $4,000.
At McMinnville, Or, yesterday William
Scott was indicted by the Grand Jury on a
charge Of numbering his wife last February
The Grand Jury at Tucson has found four
indictments for embezzlement agrainst Fred
w. Smith, late Receiver of Public Moneys.
The Stockton, Fresno and Southern Rail-
road project is being revived, and it is thought
at Stockton that work will begin on the road
in ninety days.
A starch factory at Tacoma is making
ton day of starch from wheat and expects
by Summer to double the output, making
glucose as we'll.
Vardemor Scott, son of William Scott, in
dicted for the murder Of his wife, committed
suicide at Wheatland, Or, yesterday, by
shooting himself.
George Rose and Jack Edwards of South
Bend, WASH, have been arrested for the
murder of Sens F. Frederiksen and his wife,
in order to obtain their property.
A crowd at Great Falls, Mont, attempted
to drive away two Chinese laundrymen at
the Park Hotel, few days ago, but the
Sheriff and other authorities dispersed the
crowd.
David Hale, one of jury to try murder
case, at Suisun, and which had Just been Sc
cured, during his sleep Tuesday night walk
ed out of second story window and was
severely injured.
Frank Brook, horse thief, made dash
for liberty through the County Jail door at
Visalia yesterday while other prisoners were
passing through. He was eventually cap
tured after hard chase.
On Saturday night the elegant conservato-
ny Of Mr.. Tobn Of Napa was broken into
and every plant destroyed. The loss is close
TO 81 900 to the owner. Three boys have
been arrested on suspicion.
w. H. Marshall, the reporter on paper
at Fresno, published bit of gossip concern
ing Percy Williams, his father and brother,
anu Inc lOIUicI gave Tue reporter tcIIlDlc
beating last Tuesday evening.
Hancock, tried for murder at Provo, Utah,
in one of the old cases generally called
church murders, was last Saturday found
guilty of murder in the second degree for
killing Mrs. Jones and her son thirty years
ago.
Two freight trains on the Northern Pacific
collided near Tacoma yesterday. Both loco
motives were reduced to scrap iron. Engi-
neer John Bailey and William Pettin were
seriously injured and two 6remen were hurt
slightly.
Thirteen thousand young orange trees
planted twelve months ago on 1870 acres of
ground Colmena, in the open valley six
miles south of Marysyille, have not, in a
solitory instance, been In the slightest de-
gree Affected by frost or cold.
c. B. Girdner of the Challenge Mills, had
a narrow escape from drowning while cross
ing the tule basin on his way to his fathers
home in Suffer City. His little boat capsized
and he was in the water some hours before
he was enabled to right his craft.
The Crow Indian chiefs in Montana re-
Gently held meeting and decided to lease
the grazing privileges of the reservation only
to certain stock Owners, selecting about a
third of those heretofore granted privileges.
Bitter feeling, consequently, has followed
this action of the Indians.
Captain Mclean Of the sealing schooner
Mary Ellen, with the charge of assault with
attempt to drown sailor hanging over him,
attempted to leave the harbor at Victoria, B..
c., and the officers had lively time in Sc
curing the Captain, who had the anchor of
his vessel up and ready to sail.
The Inyo INDEPENDENT of the 2Ist inst,
says. Last Monday young man came to
Independence and got a marriage license.
He staid in town over night and had jolly
time. Next day he offered his license to
several parties at discount of half dol
lar, but could not find a buyer. The old
bachelors Of Independence are hardened
lot when such an offer as this failed to make
any Of them invest in license.