The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-18

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mence at the earliest date convenient.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed in the Office of the secretary of
State by the East San Pasqual Water
and Improvement Company, to acquire
and sell water in San Pasqual valley,
San Diego county. Capital stock,
$4,000, subscribed stock $773S, The
directors are John b. Judson, A. Mar
chus, Fred. Z. Judson, A. d. Frussell
and Ray Frussel.
The annual encampment of the
Southern California G.. A. r. associa-
ton at Ventura in July promises to be
of unusual interest. The Secretary of
the Navy has signified a willingness to
send battleship to that port during
the encampment and it is now proba-
BILE that the 4th of July Grafton will be
delivered by William s. Barnes, one of
the leading orators of the country.
The original locators on what is
known as the San Carlos coal fields
have bonded their claims to the South
ern Pacific Company for four months
at $4,000. As soon as the bill for the
segregation of the coal fields can be
got through Congress the company
will undoubtedly put force of men
at work there doing development work
ON an extensive scale.
H. Lindsey of Philadelphia, a min
ing expert, and who heads the company
that has acquired the concession to the
stone of Coronado Islands of Mexico,
eighteen miles below San Diego, pro-
pose to erect .sidence at San Diego
of this stone. The company will ship
it, after being dressed at the islands,
to all parts of the world. The stone is
superior for building purpose to the
famous Cincinnati or Medina stone.
z. ID. Johns, plumber at Visalia,
has received patent on new kind of
water-heater, which saves fuel and
heats quicker than anything known.
1t is composed of coil of iron pipe
made to fit the inside of a large stove
pipe In the center is cylinder de-
signed to reduce the heating surface,
causing the heat to be evenly distrib-
uted around the coil of pipe. He
has received good offer to manufac-
ture them.
The Orphans Home tract of 100
acres in the city park reservation at
San Diego is the site desired to be
offered for State Pythian home if the
legislature will agree to it. The tract
was planted to trees by Bryant How
ard, Judge Witherbee, E. w. Morse
and others to carry out the terms made
for an orphans home, and a three
story building was erected. But tinan-
oial reverses overlook the trio and the
plan was abandoned.
A genuine thunder storm, accom-
panied by vivid lightning, visited at
o'clock, at San Francisco, on the
morning of May go. Timid persons,
awakened out of their sleep by the
sullen thunder had visions of the st.
Louis disaster, and wondered what was
coming. The storm was electrical
and fortunately had no such immense
| force behind it as to render its visit
tragical. The storm passed through
Carson, Reno, Ukiah, Santa Rosa,
Santa Barbara and other interior points.
Jacob Rich, President of the First
street Railway, and for many years
regarded as one of San Jose's most
substantial citizens, has filed petition
in insolvency. His liabilities, in round
numbers, are 100000 and are COW
cred by electric and horse lines in San
Jose and the suburbs and by large
amount of real estate owned by Mr..
Rich. He places the value of this
property at 800, 900, but no one but
himself has any faith that it would
bring this sum at the present time
and under the conditions of forced
sale. 1t is quite certain that all of
Rich's interests will be absorbed in
the attempt to pay his debts, and that
he will be left with only his homestead
to show for the great fortune he once
possessed.
Governor Budd is shaking things up
in Yosemite Valley. He has discov-
cred that the Southern Pacific Company
has been plundering tourists by charg-
ing $40 for the round trip from San
Francisco, when it was worth exactly
$27.40. He proposes to take some
measures to change this. At the
meeting of the Yosemite Commissions
ers the Governor stated that the con-
cessionaries in the valley were an
Improbable lot. The repairs to the
buildings made by the State were
more than the rents. The Governor
said he intended to make graded
hotel rate, lower saddle rates and a
proper fare rate for coming into the
valley. Secretary Sheean reported
that the receipts from the valley were
$3l56.71. He was reelected secretary.
George b. Sperry was chosen vice.
president and Galen Clark guardian.
Soft Hearted Statesman.
The late Charles Floquet, who hat
been at the head of the government o.
the French republic in more than on,
ministry, was a redoubtable fighter il
| politics. His extreme benevolence wa,
sometimes taken advantage of by hi
subordinates.
Once, when prime minister, Floquet
had signed an order for the dismissal o.
a functionary who did not properly per
form his duties and could not be made
to do SO. A friend of this functionary
who had access to the minister and who
knew his characteristic in this respect
said to NJ. Floquet about the man:
You could not do otherwise, Mr..
Minister, for the man is incorrigible.
But it's too bad he has eight children. y
Eight children!' exclaimed Flouuet,