The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-12-24

and. after a short visit, he hurried
back to San Diego. When placed in
Jail the old man became frantic with
rage and tore his long hair and beard.
He told all sorts of airship stories,
but his trip to heaven was the longest
journey mentioned. He was SO filthy
that the examining board lept him in
the cell. asking questions through the
wicket and the Judge stood six or eight
feet back from the ancient aerial mari
ner.
Another American citizen is in
trouble in Mexico, and the State De-
partment Will be called upon to assist
him. So far as can be ascertained, it
is grave case, indicating conspiracy
to do away with Carlos Miller, pros
porous merchant of Cuanipilapam, in
the State of Guerrero. Miller Is an
American citizen, though he has lived
in Mexico for twenty-five years. He
was arrested on December in the
City of Mexico and was held in Belem
prison until release on habeas corpus
proceedings, which it is said were
favorably decided through the inter-
vention of the Mexican Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Hon. Ignacio Mariscal.
Miller is charged with the murder of
Engineer Eduardo Zepeda at Ometepec,
Guerrero. The authorities of Omete-
pee had demanded Miller from the
authorities of the capital city and mean
time application had been made to
Minister Ransom for interference on
the part of the American Government.
This is the most successful olive sea-
son ever known in Southern California
from financial point of view. While
the crop is less than the average,
it is of the best quality yet grown.
and so great is the demand for fruit
that already before the yield is gathered
and cured. it has been nearly all sold.
Several of the most important olive
dealers have contracted to sell their
whole seasons product. Calls for
picked olives and olive oil from New
York and Chicago markets have never
been so large as now, and it is believed
that triple the present yield might
easily be sold at very remunerative
prices. One wholesale grocer in New
York alone calls for 1000 gallons of
picked olives Two years ago he
bought 800 gallons on a trial order.
Growers are getting from $50 to 300
per ton for their olives. At such
prices there is very large profit for
an orchard of olives in a year of aver
age yield.
William A. Setchell of the Uniyer-
sity of California is considering the
starting of biological station at San
Pedro. He stated that from 100 to 500
students would spend the summer
months there, as the field in pursuit of
their studies, and this place offers the
best inducements for such laboratory.
Last summer Pro. Setchell, in company
with several students of the univer-
sity, was there, and the party was so
delighted with the field that the men,
beers are going to do their best to have
a station established. They have
already selected a site at Trimm's
Point, which is the property of julius
Seick. who is willing to assist them in
every way possible, and as it is good
thing for the city, Mr.. Setchell stated
that he would have representative APP
pear before the city trustees, to see if
they would not offer some inducements,
and also asserted that with very little
expense, an aquarium could be main-
aimed, ard alone would attract many
visitors
1t is not generally known that there
is growing on Catalina island specs
Of oak whose duplicate is not to be
found the wide world over, except on
Santa Cruz island. This tree was first
discovered by Harry Policy of Pasa-
dena, and when Prof. Dill was out here
collecting specimens for the United
States he visited Catalina and took
IF ON the tree sample of wood, which
is now on exhibition in the Smith
sonian Institute. Mr.. Policy has also
discovered unique kind of dogwood.
There are on the island twelve distinct
plants and shrubs never found at any
other place, and twenty-four varieties
not to be found anywhere else in the
United States. The entire list of |
plants includes more than 500 varie-
lies. Curiously enough. there are no
'ycamores on the island, the cottonwood
md willow being the most conspicuous
rees of the canyons. The species of
'urrant, incorrectly called banyan tree,
1t Avalon has attracted much atten-
ion. Its arbor-like growth is so SINH
ar to that of the banyan, that it is
known as the banyau tree.