The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26
ALONG THE COAST.
interesting Occurrences From al
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED.
Briefly and CurtIy Told In This
Column.

Dried fruits have advanced in San
BeTnsrdino until nothing less than G
cents I. o. b. is accepted for apricots.
The newly formed Santa Barbara
naval militia division is in camp with
the Los Angeles Battalion at Santa
Monica.
The real property of the estate OF
Mrs. McGlincy, one Of the Durham 4
victims, will be sold. as the person al
effects will not pay the debts.
Vance's lum Der yard and McKea'
saw mill in Squaw Valley were burned
last week. Loss S25. 900. Believed
to be work Of an incendiary.
Theodore Figel has been held to an.
swer on seven charges of embezzlement
and two Of forgery. His total bill
amounted to $50, 900. The murder
case has been taken up.
Colonel Augustus g. Bennett, COM
missioner of streets, and one of the
most prominent citizens of San Jose,
died at his home of cancer Of the
stomach. He had been i'll about three
weeks.
Charles Vivian La Due, who was
shot by his rejected sweetheart,
Clara Fallmer, August 2, is dead. Both
young people were residents of Ala
media. The Coroner's Jury returned
verdict of murder against Miss FALL
mer.
Joseph Gray, capitalist, who was,
some few years ago. one of the best
known of the Truckee lumber mill
owners, died in Sacramento He built
the first frame house at Truokee. He
was native of England II years of
age.
Work on the Sierra Railway is pro.
crossing rapidly. The rails are now
laid to Don Pedro, four miles from
Chinese Camp. Work on the freight
depot and sidings has begun at Don
Pedro. The traffic on the road is in
creasing every day.
After twenty years of agitation and
three elections. ST. Helena Is to have
a high school. Three districts, st.
Helena, Lodi and vineland, voted
upon it as union high school dis
triot, and the movement carried by a
handsome majority.
The extent Of the defalcation of
Treasurer Madden of Modoo county is
unknown, pending the completion of
the exporting of his books. Besides
county funds, Madden held seven
thousand dollars in trust for sew eral
residents Of Modoo county.
From $1,000, 900 to $40, 900, 900
worth of assesssble property was added
to the tax rolls of Oakland by the de-
,ision of Judge Hall, which directs
City Assessor Snow to include property
In the annexed territory upon this
years assessment rolls.
City Assessor Johnston has turned
'ver this years assessment roll to the
City Council of Santa Rosa. The
report shows the valuation Of all prop
'rty within the boundary lines of the
,ity to be IS, $685. s5, being decrease
IT $4S, S03 from last years assessment.
The east side branch of the Valley
Dad was completed to the north bank
# the st. John river, and to within
mo and half miles of Visalia last
week. The grade is completed to Vi
ALA. and just SO soon as the bridge is
rails will be laid into the
,ity.
The people Of French Gulon, twenty
wo miles from Redding, are excited
yer the alleged discovery of large
'ody of fabulously rich ore in the
dix Maid Mine, near that town. It
said that the gold can be taken out
n great chunks. and that the strike
will prove extensive.
The Table Mountain House. a popu.
ar rendezvous for hunters, situated
bout twelve miles northwest of GAIA.
ero, was burned to the ground. The
verturning Of kerosene lamp started
he fire. The guests lost nearly all of
heir effects, and two persons had
arrow escapes with their lives.
DR.. W. f. Hatch, superintendent of
tate hospitals, says that all the coun.
es are providing quarters for the de.
'ntion of the alleged insane. So far
an Diego has provided the best quar-. I
'rs-a 9-ioom house has been built at
1e county hospital for that purpose
18th Two nurses in attendance.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com.
any has announced reduction ON the
lied fruit and raisin rate to eastern
oints and Europe which is very i'm
'rtant to the San joaquin Valley.
he rate to London. Liverpool and
ntwerp is $l.10 a hundred pound
*. or $3.50 hundred in sacks. to
lasgow, Hamburg and Amsterdam.
The Klondyke gold fields have
'ened new industry in California
Stockton and San Jose evaporatipe
mpanies are rushed to their full
pacity drying potatoes, summer
uashes. onions, carrots and other
getables. The process followed in
wing the vegetables is the same as
lowed in drying fruit.
Hundreds of thousands Of dollars
We been spent in San Francisco of
Q past two weeks as direct result in
klondyke rush, and this general
askan development which has taken
new and vigorous start will be a very
portant element in the prosperity of ]
metropolis Of the Pacific coast from
W on.
There has been no such excitement G
the Pomona Valley for months as {
now stirred up by the course taken T
the Methodist Conference. That s
iy has unanim0us1v odootad .o..1 A