Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-10-10

81 seconds in the lead-the distance
allowed her by the rules of measure
ment. The Columbia soon caught up
the distance and passed the visitor. In
making a tack the Columbia was not
handled az she should have been and the
Shamrock caught up lost space and was
slightly ahead when the time limit was
mp.
Light winds made it impossible to
make the trip over the course i'll the
given time.
Norman Wines, mail contractor of
Banta Barbara, dropped dead at his
home Sunday while talking.
The rough exterior of the Stanford
Memorial arch at the Stanford univers-
ity is completed
Carl Schillinger, a young German who
robbed about 40 houses in Los Angeles
before he was captured. was sentenced
to five years in San Quentin penitentiary.
Urgent recommendations are to be
made to congress at its next session to
make an appropriation for complete
system of lighthouses and fog stations
along the southern Alaskan coast The
cost of the system will be about $3.50, 900.
The board of state dental examiners
held special meeting at the office of
the secretary, DIR. w. A. Moore, at BEN
icia, a few days ago. A resolution was
passed that each member of the board
transmit to Governor Gage any evidence
III his possession relating to the charges
preferred against DIR. Tebbets.
Willie Van Horn, aged 10, son of
William Van Horn of Coyelo, was in-
stantly killed by vicious horse. The
boy was leading the horse to water
The animal took fright, kicking the boy
in the temple.
b. II. Day, ex-state representative and
a prominent citizen residing at Sumner
Wash, was struck by locomotive
while walking ON the railroad tracks
and instantly killed.
Northwestern counties are refunding
their bonded indebtedness at per cent
and per cent.
The Southern Pacific is going to build
cutoff from Wells, Nevada, to Salt
Lake City. Utah, ls0 miles in length.
1t is now expected that the Valley
road. giving San Francisco a second
transcontinental line. will be finished
and in operation by February |, 1900.
The Philippine troubles have created
All immense emergency business at San
Francisco. resulting in an increase in
prices of all manner of supplies through
out California.
The Southern Pacific company has
again abrogated class tariffs and put
into effect its former freight schedule,
which is raise of 30 per cent. The
new rule begins October 10.
Herbert Glover, tramp was shot in
the abdomen by Officer Murry ut Orange.
Cal, and died from the wound Glover
and companion tried TO shoot the Off
GERS and in the fuss that followed Clio
yer was killed.
w. B. Bradbury. millionaire, spent
"a hours in the county Jail at San Fran
cisco last week for expectorating on the
floor Of a street car. The otfense was
committed two years ago and Bradbury
fought the case as long as possible.
Mrs. w. Il. Gyton drowned herself
and her two children boy and a
girl | Is years-in the Des Ohutes river,
Cherman county, Or. A quarrel with
her husband is said to have caused the
tragedy.
An early morning fire in Amador
city, Amador county. totally destroyed
nine buildings and a lumber yard.
The directors of the California Raisin
Growers association held a meeting re-
Gently, and at the close notified the
packers that they had fixed the follow
ing as the minimum for standard grades
during the coming season: Seedless,
6O-pound boxes, 8 cents. two crown
loose Muscatels, 5ls cents; three crown.
cents four crown. 6lp cents; London
layers, two crown. 81. so per box; three
crown 81 80; -four crown, 80; five crown,
81. 80; six crown, So. All prices are f.
o. b. at common shipping points in Cali
fornia. These figures are away above
those of previous years, and since they
have been given out packers have been
speculating gravely as to whether it
will be possible TO move the crop at the
prices demanded.
The big pile raft which was being
towed from Puget sound to San Fran
cisco by the steamer Czarina and was
lost. was found last week off Port Har-
ford and towed into port. Two power
full tugs will pull it to San Francisco.
The raft shows no evidence of having
lost any Of its contents. 1t is the larg-
est one ever built on the coast and is
625 feet long, 80 feet at its greatest
breadth, draws 20 feet of water and
shows above the surface four feet, con-
tains over 5000, 900 feet of lumber in
more than 10000 logs averaging 81 feet
long. Its value is about $780, 1000, aud
it is insured for $4,000. Ten thousand
dollars worth of iron and steel bind to-
rether the logs in the cigar-shaped raft.
By an explosion of gasoline in the
drug store of w. J. Pugh at Hemet,
Cal, the Whittier block and the con-
tents of the building were destroyed.
Three people were burned, one quite
seriously.
In recent letter General Shafter
wrote: - expect to go on the retired list
next month unless the president sees fit
to retain me in the volunteer rank, of
which / understand there has been some
talk. | have not asked it, however, and
am not going to; but simply take il as