Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-05-16
Pacific Coast News.
Items OF Interest Picked from
the Weeks Dispatches.
o. NJ. WoIburn Captured - California
Boys Turn Bandits = Tragedy at
stoekton-shingie Makers Combins-
Drowned In San FRANCISCO Bay.

Visalia has 1887 school children; 1875
less than last year.
The mayor of Los Angeles has vetoed
an ordinance passed by the council
licensing nickel-in-the- e-slot machines.
Charles H. Morris, receiver of the
United States land office at Visalia, died
suddenly Sunday morning.
John Bonner, well-known news
paper man of San Francisco, died there
few days ago.
Samuel N. Bally, pioneer Of iS47,
died at Santa Rosa. He was II years OF
age and native Of Kentucky.
The California Raisin Growers assoc.
iation has secured control of over 30 per
cent of the raisin crop Of the central
counties.
Mrs Theodore W. Heinemann, wife
Of prominent capitalist, was killed by
0 street car in Los Angeles few days
ago
William A. Brandes Of Berkeley.
convicted of killing his daughter Lii
liam, has been sentenced TO life imprison-
ment at San Quentin.
f. NJ. Farso was instantly killed at
the Dutch mine, near Jamestown, by
falling down the shaft and being caught
between the skip and brace.
Thd outlook far good grain crop in
Washington is poorer than it was at any
time during the past 30 years. Bad
weather is responsible.
ont of the S5o, 900 allotted by the navy
department for the assistance of the ma
val reserve California will receive s4S84
md Oregon Sllsl.
The law department of the Stanford
university is 90 be enlarged and placed
IN a par with Columbia and Harvard
universities.
Fire at Santa Cruz Saturday destroyed
the Odd Fellows building and several
occupants lost their stocks. The loss
will reach $4,000.
Frank A. Grimm and Herbert q
Edwards, members Of San Francisco
rowing club. were drowned in the bay
Sunday by the capsizing of their boat.
titiFdittl inc Ntinnu Obuii VI Ioi
esters will meet annually, according TO
a rule adopted at San Jose last week.
Joseph w Hughes of Sacramento was
elected grand chief
The proposition TO issue s2s. 900 worth
of 4O-year six per cent bonds to raise
funds with which 70 construct modern
sewerage system in Nevada City, carried
by vote of 525 to 1888.
After years of efforts the shingle
manufacturers Of Western Washington
have effected combination, and will
raise the price ON the 10000 carloads Of
shingles annually shipped out Of the
state.
The jury Ia the case of Fred De-
sirello, on trial at Redwood city for Kill
ling James johnson at Colma, could not
come to an agreement after four hours
on Saturday and were dis
charged. The jury stood six for ac-
auittal aud six for manslaughter.
The Santa Fe will be prepared to haul
freight in and out of San Francisco on
its own track by July /. Shippers have
been formally notified that consign-
mente for through delivery upon all
Valley Road stations as far as San Fran
cisco will be received ON and after the
date mentioned
d. NJ. Welburn, at one time collector
OF internal revenue at San Francisco
was arrested there few days ago. being
wanted for the embezzlement of 81 900.
Two years ago Welbnrn was arrested
for embezzlement but was acquitted
and disappeared before another indict-
meut could be made out for his arrest
ON another charge All trace of him
was lost until few days ago when he
was seen among some troops going to
Manila.
Photographs recently received in Oak.
land prove that the two highwaymen
who gave battle to sheriff's posse in
Utah short time ago are Archie and
Abe Majors. young men who carried on
wholesale housebreaking there some
two years ago. The Majors held up a
traveller recently near Ogden and robbed
him. 4 posse headed by Captain Brown
of the police force went in search of the
men. Upon discovery a fight took
place and Captain Brown was killed.
Brown killed Archie before Abe shot him.
Abe was captured aud is in Jail to be
tried for murder.
Workman engaged in excavating for
the Valley railroad near Pinole un.
earthed several skeletons Thursday and
found some old coins. one of which it Is
said bears the date Of 1890. The bones
are supposed to be those OF Indians
The skulls were still in fair state OF
preservation. 1t is believed that the
site of the excavation was an old Indian
burying ground, but it is regarded as
strange that coin of the fifteenth CEN
tury should have been found there.
Judge Gottschalk Of Calaveras county,
has decided that the county govern
ment act as re.enacted in 1897, repealed
section 1856 Of the political code by i'm
plioation, and the board Of supervisors
is not required to advertise for bids Tor
printing she delinquent tax list.
The Central California Veterans as
sociation will hold its third annual con-
vention at Arroyo Canyon, beginning
July 10 and continuing 10 days.