The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-28
ALONG THE COAST.
interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED.
q Nnnbsr OF nisosllansoas lettings
srlsay and OurtIy Told In This
Column.

John Horgan has been awarded
$4,000 damages by jury in Judge
Hunts court at San Francisco. He
had sued the Market-street Railway
Company apd Harris & Jones' lumber
wagons.
Nevada will keep her gates barred
against cattle that seek admission Il
her ranges from California. This wal
emphatically decided upon at meet
ing Of cattle owners and cattle dealers
held In Carson recently.
General Clunie and Judge Bridge
ford Of San Francisco have leaseC
5000 acres Of tule land just abov'
Knights Landing, on the Suffer sid'
of the river. IL will be used for graz
ing sheep. The water is going of ant
the pasture promises to be fine.
At San Francisco Ella Il. Lamon
has sued the Southern Pacific Com
pany to recover $4,000 damages for per
sonal injuries received in q collision
between two trains. The collision 90
CURED near MaIysville on August II
1897. Plaintiff was a passenger OF
one Of the trains.
Joseph Brendell and Charles Gesse
Of San Luis Obispo, who were in
dicted for moonshining by the Fedora
Grand Jury and gave bail to th'
United States Commissioner to appear
in the Circuit Court at Los Angeles
failed to appear. and their bail was de-
Glazed forfeited. 1t is believed they
have left the country.
The scarcity Of grain and the high
price at which it is held has compelled
the mills Of Stockton TO seek for q
supply elsewhere, and the other day a
deal Of 5000 tons Of Oregon grain was
closed. The grain will be shipped
here by steamer and river boat via San
Francisco, and the amount will keep
the mills busy for many weeks.
The Nevada militia is fully
equipped from the State arsenal and
ready to move ON short notice in case
of emergency. An infantry company
has been organized at Elko and equip
ments shipped. A private cavalry
troop is 10 be organized in Carson City.
Governor Sadler personally volun-
teered to supply the horses for the
troop.
The Oakland Gas Company made
the announcement the other night that
after May it would reduce the price
Of Illuminating gas from $l.75 per
1000 cubic feet to $3.50. Where used
for fuel the cnt will be from sl.60 to
si.es Per 1000 feet. This Is not in
competition Of the proposed Alameda
Gas Company, but is IN accord with
the. policy Of the company rs outlined
before the announcement Of its pro-
posed incorporation.
To aid in carrying out the general
plan for the Improvement Of the ferry
service, between Oakland and San
Francisco double tracks are being ex.
tended toward the terminal of the
local lines. A track has been laid
from Twelfth avenue easterly, giving
a double line on the Seventh-street
local as far as Twenty third avenue,
and ending the use of sidings for pass
ing trains. A similar improvement is
being made in Berkeley.
A surprise was caused at Tacoma
by Mayor Fawcett filing divorce suit
against his wife. They were married
fifteen years ago and have four chill.
dren. He alleges Mrs. Fawoett has
neglected her marital duties by infiict-
ing personal indignities upon him,
rendering his life burdensome. These
personal indignities. he says, include
absenting herself from home and neg
lecting to care for their children, and
in joining personal and political enc.
mics of plaintiff in their efforts to
malignant injure him.
The strong probability of short hay
and grain crops has induced some Of
the farmers and stock dealers of Yolo
county to try the experiment Of ship
ping corn from Nebraska, Kansas and
Maine. Several shipments have
already been received and others will
follow. The freight charges are rather
high, but if a number of purchasers
combine and order train load at one
time a reduction of $50 or $40 car
can probably be obtained. Stock hogs
are selling very cheap, and speoulators
arr buying them with the expectation
of fattening them ON corn.
Late advices from Skagway say that
Major Walsh, the Canadian admins.
traitor Of the Yukon, has issued an
order reducing the amount of supplies
70 be carried into the interior by pros
pectors from 1000 to 600 pounds. The
order is joyfully received by the min.
ers who wish to 60 in light but whu
have been prevented by the regulation
requiring them TO carry half ton of
supplies. 1t ia stated that when the
river opens all supply restrictions will
be removed, and any one can enter
British territory without carrying a
single pound if he desires.
In the United States Circuit Court
1t Los Angeles Judge Ross rendered a
decision granting q clear title to lands
81 the Riverside Land and Water Com.
pany which were embraced in the over
tapping grant to the Southern Pacific
Company. The Court had decided
against the Southern Pacific Company.
rom which the Riverside Company
purchased its land. but the law pre-
'cribed that all bona fide owners of
ands purchased from the compsny
'rior to that decision might apply to
Federal Court for ratification of
title.
From long experience ship captains
ave found that the water of the
Columbia 10 the best that can be Sc
urei to I'LL their fresh-water tanks,
ays the Astoria Budget. Nearly
very deep-water vessel takes ON water
J abe comes down the river. The |
Iycrite place Is below Walkers
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