The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-02

nut the typographical features of the
State as though in relief.
Six pupils were graduated on the |
9th from the State Institute for the
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind at
Berkeley. President Jordan Of STAN
ford University made the address to
the graduates, which was translated
in sign language by Principal Wilkin-
son.
The Corral Hollow Railroad is prac-
tically complete. The company has
kept the matter very quiet, as some
ballasting remains to be done. There
will be big celebration at the mines,
in which the people of Stockton and
those of the Livermore valley will par
ticipate.
The organization of the Poultry AS
ISOLATION in Eureka is reported in
flourishing condition, and a number OF
its members have become regular
poultry fanciers, devoting much atten-
ton to the propagation of fancy and
ordinary breeds of fowls, both for
profit and pleasure.
The graduating class OF the college
of dentistry of the University OF Cali
fornia assembled on the stage OF Odd
Fellows Hall, in San Francisco, and
the graduates, fifty-two in number, re.
ceiyed the degrees of Doctor of Dental
Surgery and the diplomas from Martin
Kellogg. President of the University.
At Globe the strikers at the Old
Dominion works forced Superintendent
Parnell to restore their wages from
81. 25 to So, to discharge all Mexican
workmen, to consent to employ no one
without the unions approval, and to
discharge no union man. Otherwise
the $3.50 union men would have at once
escorted him out of town under threats
not to return.
The Highland Park water company
is tunneling in the wset side OF the
Arroyo Seco on some of its water bear
ing lands and preparing to make a
large reservoir for the development OF
an increased supply of water. This
does not suit the Pasadena Land and
Water company, which thinks this Is
an infringement of its rights and SO
notifies the company.
Gee Harlin of the Southern Pacific
office, has in captivity genuine speci'
men of the Arizona land turtle which
he picked up recently near the depot al
Santa Ana. The turtle is about si1
inches across, and its back is covered
with regularly shaped square spots re
sembling very much the spots on mat
ting. 1t is quite a curiosity in THU
section.
The largest school of whales eve
seen in the section of Pacific Grove i
now swimming in the waters of Mon
terey Bay. Captain Pedro of the Mon
terey whaling station killed four il
three days, and one he thinks is tn
largest whale ever seen off this Coast
One of the four, forty-five-foot hump
back, was towed into Monterey and !
now being cut up to be tried out by tn
whalers.
The attention of the fire commission
of Los Angeles has been called to tn
fact that at fire on Spring street
was necessary for the department wit
its ladders to rescue the people fror
the second and third floors of built
: ing, which had not been provided wit
fire escapes. The chief has been IL
) structed to proceed against all parti'
having failed to comply with the ord
( nance in the matter of fire escapes /
July 1st
The new building of the Los Angel
' Athletic club is completed and beiI
n rapidly fitted up in manner whio
{ will make it equal to any building
/, its kind in the State. No date h
been set for its formal opening. B
a sides the gymnasium, it contains
q double tennis court, bath room
A where steam. salt water, Turks
O Hammam and alcohol baths may
had billiard halls, bowling allie
smoking and lounging rooms, barbe
!, shop and every modern convenience.
!. F. M. Smith, the man of borax Al
4 railroads, has left England and is
his way to- his home in Oakland, aft
!. having completed deal in borax tn
= involves 81, 5000 Mr.. Smith W
= arrive about July 4. He has be
y abroad for over year, during viii
70 time he has been making negotiatio
for the deal that he has finally consul
A. mated. He failed once, when he h
,r the arrangements all but made, becar
10 of the Venezuelan war scare. He h
~ secured Englishmen who were ankle
to invest in California borax, and
= foreign company to handle the Calif'
10 mia products of Mr.. Smiths Dor
r. mines had been arranged for. I
n. when the Cleveland war message Cal
that spoiled all hope of Englishm
investing in American securities. I
oi exact details of Mr.. Smiths deal ca
III not be had until he arrives from Ell
III land. 1t is known that the Engl
y company will build a refinery in Liv
81 pool. To this refinery Mr.. Smith "
ship his California borax.