Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-08-02

eeles and charged with criminal malprac-
tice.
The big dredger was landed in Petaluma
creek Thursday. 1t will soon be ready for
work.
Purchases Of large landed properties in
Shasta and Butte counties for fruit purposes
are noticed.
ALos Angeles pickle factory bought eighty
tons Of ,cucumbers at Anaheim recently for
cent pound.
A FIRE in D. C. RiddelPs fruit orchard. on
the Twas road near;;G ilroy, burned over eighty
acres Monday.
The Cinnamon who worsted party Of
whites near Costumes Saturday have not
been captured.
The State Of Washington's population is
estimated at 1900 with the chances favor.
ing an increase.
A plague Of squirrels has completely de-
slroyed the grain crop in parts Of Lincoln
and Douglas counties, Wash.
J. D. Fiske, who was murdered at Fresno,
had his life insured for $4,000, he also car
ried an accident policy for $4,000.
The bondsmen of ex-Treasurer Austin cs
Marin county have made good the shortage
in his accounts, which amounted to $1,000.
Sonoma is alarmed at evidences Of incend.
iarism being found at fire which originated
in an old round, house and car-shop in that
town.
An extra force has been placed at the Jail
at Fresno, to guard against the possible
lynchipg Of Stillman, who murdered John
D. Fiske.
Pay Director Williams at Mare Island has
applied for an investigation into the open
charges Of fraud which have been made
against him.
wv. Cress. who conducted low dance
house near Fort Grant, A. T., was killed by
Mr.. Roberts Of Bonita, Thursday. They
quarreled over land.
The American schooner Matte J. Dyer
has been seized by Deputy Emens in the
harbor Of Oonalaska for illegal sealing, with
seventy eight skins aboard.
The Rush boarded the Victoria sealing
schooner Ariel and was ordered out Of Beh-
ring Sea. The Captain was presented with
a copy of the Presidents proclamation.
A colcred x-soldier named Frank Nelson
cruelty murdered Sarah McHarris and her
3-yesr-old child, presumably through jeal.
.ousy, near Fort Grant, A. T.. Thursday.
A mountain FIRE is raging between Napa
and the Berryessa Valley on the east. There
is much danger that it may get down into
the Berryessa Valley, in which case the loss
would fall heavily on the farmers.
Chinese have been struggled across from
British Columbia, where they temporarily
took up quarters in the Colville Reservation
As squawmen. They remained there until
such time as they could leave without mo-
lestation.
Michael Jennings. aged sixty .one. while
carrying mail from Washington to Omega,
Nevada county, fell with his horse from the
narrow trail down into Missouri Canyon, a
distance of 800 feet. Both he and his horse
were killed.
Eight men charged with murder now occu.
,py cells at Fresno, and secret meetings Of
certain parties have caused the Jail to be for.
tilted with armed men against the possible
attack Of vigilantes, who declare they will
hang all the murderers.
Willie Clark. aged fifteen, living on Pleas
ant Creek, in Jackson county, Or, while
hunting, slipped from rock. and IN the fall
received bullet wound in the abdomen.
He fired eight shots to attract attention, but
when relief reached him he was dead.
Parties at Oroville who held interests in
the Cape Union and Cape Greek mining
claim, comprising mile and half Of the
Feather. river channel at Oroville, have been |
paid Of in gold coin. This is the result Of |
the floating in London Of the Golden Feather.
The Supreme Court Of Montana decides
that the Australian Ballot Jaw is mandatory
and not directory. and that contestant, who
received a majority Of the votes cast could
not hold Office because he had failed to notify |
the Court Clerk Of his candidacy within the |
time fixed by lsw.
William Miller. who was removed from
the County Jail At Seattle under the belief
that he had developed case of smallpox,
is now missing. and it is believed that with |
the aid Of medicine struggled into the prison
he was enabled to deceive the attending
physician. He was under sentence Of Ave
years for burglary.
The steam-schooner Mischief arrived At
B. c.. Sunday night from Shuuigan
Islands with upward Of thirteen thousand