Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-08-08
Pacific Coast News.
Items OF Interest Picked from
the Weeks Dispatches.
Sad Ending of Mr.. and Mrs. H. j.
Thompson at PortIsnd-Nebraska and
Utah Volunteers Reach San Francisco
From Manila.

Utah Volunteers Reach San Francisco
From Manila.
The eruption of the volcano of Mauno
Loa, on the island OF Hawaii, continues
and serious damage is threatened to the
town of Hilo.
l.. d. Russell, a conductor on the
Southern Pacific railway, was killed in
Kern county, recently while coupling
cars.
Dan Hale, an S-year-old lad of Lodi,
fell off sidewalk there and rolled under
horses feet and was trampled to death
John d. Gall has been appointed
chief of police and James Carroll chief
of the fire department of Stockton.
Captain II. J. Thompson, a Califor-
mia pioneer aud formerly superintend-
ent of the Risdon Iron works of San
Francisco, died at his home in Portland,
Or, Friday, and at the news of his death
his wife expired. The couple had been
married 80 years, and were very much
attached to each other. Mrs. Thomp-
son had suffered slightly with heart
trouble, but was in comparatively good
health, and her death was surprise
and shock to those who attended her
husbands deathbed. The two deaths
occurred within five minutes of each
pther
Protest has been made to the navy de-
partment by people In California against
the action of the secretary in naming
one of the new armored cruisers In hon
or of that state. Ii is oontended by
those making the protest that the state
Is entitled to the honor Of having a first
class battle-ship named for 1t.
Joseph Brooks of Hillsboro, Or, Is be-
ing sued by his wife's parents for $50,
which amount they claim is due them
by Brooks for giving their consent to
his marriage to their daughter.
Frank p. Sweeney. a newspaper
reporter of Redding. Cal, was recently
drowned in the Sacramento river by the
upsetting of boat.
Prof lie Conte, head of the geologi-
fornia thinks that there is no connec-
tion between the recent volcanic erup-
tion in Hawaii and the Southern Cali
fornia earthquakes.
Labor on railway work and in har-
vesting crops. etc, is still reported very
scarce in California. The Southern Pa
cific company say that their construc-
ton work is delayed because Of inability
to get laborers.
The California state fair at Sacra-
mento, Cal, will be from Sept to
Sept. 16. inclusive. Secretary Shields
and those connected with II are sparing
no efforts TO make it q success. The
various departments will be of interest
to all visitors. In the two weeks racing
Si0,o 900 viii be competed for. the me-
chanical display will be Of unusual merit
and the daily celebrations by various or
CARNATIONS will be feature that can
not fail to be of interest to all.
An accident owing to land slide on
the Erie railroad near Port Jervis, N.
Y, resulting in the death of Stephen
Outwater, engineer, and Fred Sells,
fireman, of the train.
Fire broke out in a fruit warehouse
nj San jose Sunday, and destroyed $40,-
900 worth of property-mostly prunes
which were stored there.
Jacob Rosenberg, wealthy business
man of San Francisco, fell dead there
Sunday. He was pioneer Of California
and in early days was connected with
the Marysville Appeal.
The chief of police of Seattle issued
an order last Saturday that all saloons
should be closed on Sundays.
The body of George Brannigan, a
steamboat cook, was found floating in
the bay at Seattle, Sunday. He was
last seen intoxicated and is supposed to
have fallen overheard.
The Southern Pucific company has in
creased its capital stock from $3.50. 000,-
600 to 5000, ,0O0, 900, pending the reorgan-
ization of the Central Pacific company
and its consolidation with the Southern
Pacific company.
The Hayes -Chynoweth mansion, near
San Jose, was totally destroyed by fire
Sunday afternoon. The loss will reach
$l75, 900.
A Southern Pacific passenger train
and an extra collided near Los Angeles
Sunday and both trains were wrecked.
No body was killed although some of
the train crew were injured by jumping
Three eight-inch rifles have been
shipped from Fort Monroe. Va, to San
Francisco where they will be mounted
for defense.
The First Nebraska infantry and the
Utah battery, volunteers, reached San
Francisco Saturday from the Philippines
ON the transport Hancock The soldiers
went into camp at the Presidio where
they will be mustered out.
The Occidental Smelling company has
bought the Kirkland, Wash, townsite
near Seattle, and is credited with inn
| mediate intention to build and operate a
large smelling plant.
James j. Hill. president of the Great
| Northern railway, says that he sent 10.
600 track laborers out In the last l2
months, and yet has had not more than
$500 men at work at any one time, the
conclusion being that the most of them
find work that suit them better in other
lines. West of the Dakotas he employs
more Japs than men of any other ma
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