Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25
Pacific Coast News.
ltems OF Interest Picked from
tine Weeks Dispatches.
soldiers In Riot at San Francisco
A Trusted Empioye Dissppears-Kiil.
cd by = Horses Kiol-Big Lum ber
Business of Mendocino County.

Lon Edwards mas been acquitted o.
Ashland, Or, of the charge Of murder
Ing his mining partner. 9. l. Evans 81
Wagner, Gap.
There Is great activity in mining
over In the northwest corner Of sar
Bernardino county. Gold, silver, lea.
md copper mines are numerous and the
Salt Lake railroad will afford quick and
cheap transportation.
One Of the future big industries Of
Santa Clara county will be the produc
tion Of oil. Eastern capitalists are look
ing into the possibilities Of the oil sec
ton near Alma. where wells have beer
operated for 30 years or more.
The valley road is making arrange
ments to run horseless carriage be
tween Merced and Merced Falls for tn,
benefit Of sightseers en- route to Yosem
ite valley. The remainder Of the trif
will be made in stage coaches.
According to the estimate Of . well
known physicisn. there were few days
ago not less than 500 cases Of measles
existing In Santa Rosa at that time.
Mrs. Catherine Roller has obtained n
judgement for $4,000 in the United
States court at Los Angeles as damage
in recent wreck on the Denver d Ri
Grande railroad.
At the Norwegian mine near Tuttle-
ton Tuesday, Walter Smith was killetl
by being struck on the back by . timbe {
falling from the surface.
A quicksilver mine has been dis.
covered near santa Ana.
The saloon licenses at Santa Monic
will be raised to $50 per month.
The Santa Fe has ordered 1000 freight
cars in anticipation Of big wheat
crop in the San joaquin valley.
Ventura county has shipped 100 car
loads Of beans to eastern seedsmen to be
used this spring for planting
Over ten millions feet Of lumber was
shipped from Mendocino county to San
Francisco during March. There was
0,004, ,020 feet and 1909 railroad ties.
These figures break the record. Hum
boldt county only shipped 4,3S5, ,42s feet
Of lumber; 9,s7i 800 shingles were sent
down.
The subscription for the 8% first
mortgage gold bonds Of the Southern
California Power company Of Los An.
geles, Cal, was closed in Boston last
week. The bonds we're largely over
subscribed.
At San Francisco the business at the
custom house has increased to such an
extent that the collector Of the port has
petitioned the treasury department foa
90 additional inspectors.
1t is reported that the Union Sugar
company, located at Santa Maria. has
been forced to employ Chinese in its
beet fields. owing to the absence Of white
labor.
Revenue officers have seized the dis.
tillerv of Henry Bolle on the Sonoma
road. near Santa Rosa.
The government has brought q suit
In the United States court at Los An.
geles to recover the purchase price Of
about 10000 acres of land sold by the
Southern Pacific company, to settlers,
and, according TO a recent decision, be-
longing to the public domain and not to
the railroad company at the time of sale.
Fire did $4,000 worth Of damage
Thursday to the Boston Museum. the
oldest theatre in Boston.
Lieutenant Commander Hughes. U.
8. N. has been ordered to proceed to
Somoa ON the steamer Mariposa, which
sails from San Francisco Thursday, and
will report to Admiral Kautz on the
Philadelphia.
One thousand five hundred and fifty
three men are employed at Mare Island
navy yard.
A large force Of men is employed at
the old Hartford at Mare Island getting
her ready for sea. She may be sent to
tho Worlds Fair in Paris.
G. W. Bishop, trusted bookeeper Of
John Mormon, San Mateo contractor,
has absconded with $500 Of his EN-.
ployer's money.
n Tlot ottuiTcu nj thc chuh hiOo w ehe
Presidio, San Francisco, Sunday even.
ing In which 200 soldiers took part, be.
sides several policemen and troops. A
man kept a particularly disorderly sa-
loon where the trouble took place and
was continually in difficulty with the
soldiers. Sunday the men determined
to destroy his place Of business and zoe
attacked it. They stoned the building
finally setting it on fire. Several polics
men proved useless and not until two
companies of regulars were called out
was order restored.
Will curtz. son OF Peer Cnrtz: he
we'll known mining man of Markleville,
in writing from the Preside to the RE.
CORD, states that comrade was almost
besten to death, end the proplietar OF the
place refuse in bis behalf
The executive committee Of ths
Alumni association Of Stanford univers
ity has decided to start an alumni paper
10 be known as the Stanford Alumnus
Charles Z. Schwarts, &c. now president
Of the Associated Students and form
erly editor of the Daily Palo Alto, wal
appointed editor. The paper will b
issued monthly during the college yea'
and will discuss Stanford matters from
the alumni stanpoint.