The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Important Information from All
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED.
Budget OF Miscellaneous lettings
Briefly and curty Told in this
Column.

are talking of leaving their farms.
The Epworth League Of Sonoma
county had good rally at Occidental.
A large number of students have
applied for admission to Stanford Uni
versity.
Judge Dorm has decided that the
Salinas Common Council is entitled to
hold Office.
Sacramento's Grand Jury is to in
vestigate the recent bridge deal made
by the supervisors of that city.
An unusually large proportion OF the
new class at the State university are
taking the mining college course.
Tacoma's financial affairs are such
that there is strong possibility of
their goine into the hands Of receiver.
Salinas will probably secure the
largest beet sugar refinery in the
world, as the necessary 1900 acres have
been pledged.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald OF
San Francisco recommends that the
Board of Health order general clean
up of the grading camps.
Two men held an egg-eating con-
test in San Francisco. Brownley ate
go and quit. Miller took in SO and
won the IS in 80 minutes.
Mrs. Knox Hill, of Fresno, distin-
guished herself at Santa Cruz by saw
ing II. w. Pastelwhatie of Los Gatos,
who was drowning IN the surf.
The San Francisco Floating G. E.
society has formed branch on the
war ship Oregon, and will have an
other ON the gunboat Bennington.
In many vineyards in Fresno the
Chinese laborers have been supple
mented by Japanese. The latter are
quicker workers and demand less pay.
Charles Lake, rider in the Exami-
ner-Journal relay race, fell from his
wheel between Verdi and Reno and
was unconscious about eight minutes.
The First Infantry. U. S. A.. had
seven squads out at Santa Cruz on
various county roads in order to as
certain approaches to Santa Cruz and
make camps of same.
The representatives of the Santa
Ynez Valley Union High School have
elected Professor W. s. Edwards of
Lompoc principal. The school will be
located at Santa Ynez
The State school census Of Oregon
which has just been completed by
Superintendent Irwin at Salem, shows
that there are in Oregon at present
9,823 children of school age.
San Jose dairymen in replacing the
slaughtered tuberculosis by COWS, use
the utmost caution, causing the ami
mails to be tested for tuberculosis by
their own agents before buying and
again tested by the inspector after ar
rival upon their ranches.
There is typhoid fever epidemic at
the County Jail in Los Angeles, five
persons being stricken down by the
dread disease. Jailer Kennedy 3
daughter, the matron and three prison
ers are the victims. Defective plumb
ing is said to have induced the illness.
The Rev. Father Altmicks died last
week at the age of 81 years, at the Los
Angeles house of the Franciscan faith
ers. After the tragical murder of
Father Ferdinand by Bergmeyer of the
Santa Barbara Mission last February,
Father Servatiuus received the tenn.
porary appointment Of Father Bernar.
din.
Fulton Sheppard, 17-year-old lad
of Oakland, who goes on crutches, is
the fret one to receive medal for
valor from the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Children. He not
only jumped in and rescued 12-year.
old boy from drowning but worked an
hour in resuscitating him.
Hepburn & Terry Of the Hotel Capt.
tola, at Capitola, have filed petition
of insolvency with the largest list OF
liabilities ever filed in the county.
Their liabilities are $20,675, with no
assets. Creditors are located in Santa
Cruz, Capitola, San Francisco, San
Jose. Los Angeles and other places.
The prospect for a big strike of petro.
leum near Livermore, has stirred up
extraordinary excitement, and many
enthusiastic townspeople are heading
for the oil fields. The district now
engaging the attention of the towns.
people is in direct line between the
coal fields Of Mt. Diablo and Corral
Hollow.
The farmers Of Fraser Valley, B. c.,
in convention have decided to urge OF
both the Provincial and Dominion Gov.
ernments the necessity of permanent
dykes and navigation improvement.
A delegation will interview the off.
cials. II nothing is done by the Gov.
ernments all the farmers on low.lyinp
ranches will abandon them for taxes.
The State Board Of Health chemist
has analysed the cheap pineapple and
lemon jellies in the San Francisco
market. He finds not trace Of pine
apple or lemon in them. Jellies made
from decayed fruits are also in market
and he thinks marmalades and Jam,
are adulterated. The city is urged t.
establish laboratory where all good
may be analysed.
Mayor William 81. Carlson of Sar
Diego. and Chief of Police J. w
Brenning, are at outs. The Mayor
filed charges against the Chief, alleg
ing in an affidavit that the Chief has
teen guilty Of INSTRUMENTATION, neglect
of duty, incompetenoy and general in.
efficiency. Brenning asserts that it is
personal fight Of the Mayor to GUST
him from Office.
To refute the statements Of Eastern
nanara that lands In the Gontharn