Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-12-19

George @. Fade, well-known pioneer
niner, committed suicide by jumping
Ia the bay at San Francisco some days
sgo. He was depressed by illness.
The boarding house of the Mountain
Copper company at Keswick was de-
itroyed by fire few days ago, causing
losss of 5000.
Clarence Berry and Charles Lamb,
who cleaned up fortunes in the early
days of the Klondike. have purchased
the Wakefield tract of 1870 acres on
Roberts island, San joaquin county. and
will farm it.
ID. @. Probasco, under sentence to 81
years imprisonment in San Quentin for
murder i'll the second degree, is to be
pardoned. Probasco prevented a guard
being murdered by convict and free
dom is to he his reward.
The Post-Intelligencer, the leading
paper of Seattle, has changed hands.
1t is understood that 1850, 900 was paid
for the paper.
Ex-Governor William p. Lord of Ore
gon, minister to the Argentine republic,
has left for his post OF duty.
The government work of dredging
the Alviso canal is to begin December
IA.
James J. Maloney, better known as
''Seonchin, died at a hospital in San
Francisco some days ago.
While running in dense fog near
Tnlare. an engine ran into hand car
carrying a section crew. james Cow
anlock was instantly killed Ho leaves
wife aud seven children in destitute
circumstances.
Apprehension is felt in Seattle for the
safety of the party of military explorers
headed by Lieutenant J. $. Heron of
the ghth United States cavalry,
which ascended the Shushitna river last
June en- route for the Yukon At the
divide between the Shushitna and Ia
mana Herron's guides deserted him, and
no word has been received from him
since.
Gold Commissioner Graham of the
Atlin mining district, British Columbia.
has made his annual report to the pro
vineial government, showing that royalty
has been paid this season ON 10000
onnces of gold. Eight thousand placer,
ten hydraulic leases and 600 mineral
claims have been recorded
Oakland has been infested with gang
of murderons robbers of late. Several
citizens have been held mp and robbed
and il they offered any resistance were
shot. The latest victim is Robert Vim
cent, butcher, who was shot in the
neck when he refused TO be robbed.
The California and Oregon Steam.
ship company has completed arrange
nents for line of steamers between
Portland and Cape Nome. Alaska. The
steamers George w Elder, Dispatch
and Hueneme win be put on the run
and leave Portland every l2 days.
NJ b. Cusiek, highly respected citi-
zen Of Merced. died recently from pnen
monia after an illness of five days. He
was aged % years.
Harry Winters, who participated III
the attempt to rob hotel at Baden,
san Mateo county, ON the night of the
18th of November, 1897. which resulted
in the murder of "a boarder named G. A.
Andrews, was hanged in the Folsom
state prison ut ten O'Clock Friday morn
ing.
The Vanadana group of mines on
Olive creek, Or, was sold recently to
British Columbia capitalists represented
by Colonel Topping. The purchase
price il said to have been 81 800 900.
The new company will Immediately
erect IA large mill.
The project for Il 40-foot channel at
the mouth of the Columbia river was
submitted TO congress Thursday. IL
calls for an appropriation of ss,53l l40,
and has the Endorsement of the chief Of
engineers and the secretary of war. Ii
proposes to extend the present jetty a
distance of three miles, producing Il
scour, which win give channel 10 feet
deep and of ample width.
The san Francisco local savings banks
have made returns to the bank commits
sioners, in compliance with the call sent
out, showing their standing and condi-
ton AT the close of business on Novem-
Der 80 10 be as follows: Assets-Bank
premises. 81 ,392, ,92S.5 So; other real estate
a, 23s, 423 81; bonds and stocks. SIG, ,9s7,-
400. .O6; loans ON real estate, S64. 74l,-
863. n: loans on stocks and bonds, ST.
675. 93G. .sS; money on hand. S3,06s,-
251 81; due from banks and bankers.
S., ,27S. .0G2 "a; other assets, Sls3, .96.
Liahilties--Capital paid in coin, ST.
0l0. 900; reserve, profit and loss, s1,5li,.
OH. .8S; due depositors, 81 ,6ss, 3o6. o6.
These figures show an increase over
those in the last statement, rendered
July 81, 1899, in the following items;
Gain in assets, *3.9l5, ,S32. iG; gain in
deposits, g., 2,39l, 1917; increase in in
ye,tmonts in bonds, 81, i2S. 4s2.2S. The
amount lent ON mortgages has been di-
minished in the same period by Sl,323,
62G. SO.
Professor A. Z. Hayne, of the state
university, who has been inspecting the
olive industry of Southern California,
saws he has reason to believe that the
industry can be made profitable
George II. Walker, II constable OF
san Bernardino, has been found not
guilty of murder for killing CLINTON
1 Hawley whom he was trying to arrest
and shot while running away.