The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-29

pamphlets relating 10 the history Of
California. The GTannis collection Of
Spanish documents is included. In
the coll sction made by Mr.. Hunting
ton there are 600 bound books aud
8, 800 pamphlets, besides many special
editions Of newspapers and about 49,
Goo pages Of manuscript Of an early
date.
Claus Spreckels % San Francisco
has fled another suit for libel against
the Examiner +" In conjunction
with w. r. Hearst, A. NJ. Law hence.
managing editor, and Charles s.
Aiken, exchange editor, are named as
defendants. Like Mr.. Spreckels' two
previous suits. the amount for dam
ages is 81 900, 600. The action is
based upon an article clipped from
Petaluma paper as follows: CLAUS
Spreckels has $4,000 bath tub and
a reputation which has needed its con-
slant and uninterrupted use for sew
eral years.
Reports from those in charge OF
river and haIbor Improvements in
Arizona and California, TO the War
Department show that work was con
tinued during the year on the San
Luis Obispo harbor. the breakwater
being extended 1870 feet, forty feet to
high water and 80 feet to mean low
water. There is an available balance
of $52, 1866 to continue the work The
work on the old dyke across the river
at San Diego was completed in Feb
ruary. The jetty was brought up to
high tide level for distance of 4,43O
feet. Since last year the jetty has
settled in places six to eight inches,
but on the whole the work stands well.
The total expenditures to June 30,
were $289,715; balance available,
$2,7S4.
The Supreme Court at Los Angeles
has reversed the decision of the Supe-
rior Court of San Diego in the case OF
Miss Edith Mitchell against the Board
of Education. The Board refused to
Issue to Miss Mitchell certificate en-
titling her to teach in the grammar
grades, although she produced a diplo-
ma from the State Normal School.
The Board set mp as the ground for the
refusal, that it required two years ex'
perience to secure any certificate over
that of the primary grade, except
where diplomas were held from Nor.
NAL schools or universities, in which
case one years service would be re.
quired. The Court holds that the
adoption by the Board of the one OF
two years experience rule was the
exercise of legislative power nowhere
given to them by the Constitution, and
orders peremptory writ of mandate,
as asked y Miss Mitchell.
The $50 shlngle mills in the State
of Washington are working at theil
fullest capacity to supply the eastern
demand for shingles, which is the
greatest ever known. In May the
State shipped over 1900 cars of rec
cedar shingles. June shipments ex
ceeded 1000 cars, amounting to 800,
900, 900 shingles. Prices have ad
vanoed 10 to ~ cents per thousand il
three months. Star a. Stars, which
then sold for as low as 80 cents, ar,
bringing $l.05, and Cedars, for which
manufacturers then received $1,05
are now fetching $1.15 to $l.20. The
daily output in Tacoma amounts tt
nearly a million shingles, and of thu
State ten millions. AT present price,
manufacturers are realizing small
profit. Single men take this grea
demand as sure indications that time
are improving throughout the Eas
and that people have commenced max
ing improvements that have been de
ferred for several years.