Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-02-07
A legal fight for the rich Rawhide
mine has begun In the courts at Sonora.
Gal.

Ill.,
Tho power Of Cedar river is to be har-
messed to furnish electric light and
power for Seattle, Wash.
Southern California railroads are re-
ported to be abandoning the efforts TO
burn oil in their engines.
The Nevada legislature has again
elected William NJ. Steuart United
States senator.
Prof. Cummings Cherry, famous in
America as gsologist, died at Chicago
. few days ago. Cherry began his re-
searches in California many years ago.
Present coast passenger rates to Skag-
nay and Dyea are $i5 and S25 respectively
freight rates, tS, 90 and $40 per ton; live
stock. per head: horses, $3.50; dogs %.
The Twentieth United States infantry
arrived ut San Francisco last week and
Immediately boarded the transports and
ssilsd for Manila
Hhs New York Central railroad or the
Vsndberbildt lines are said to be pre-
paaing 10 construct road between Og
Qcn tsxlQ OuH Il fouCfbcO, LII oioCi W An W V
. transcontinental Line.
Captain John Duurds, pioneer Of the
early '40s, died at Monterey recently.
Duurds help raise the Stars and Stripes
over Monterey during the war with
Mexico.
The transport Zealandia left Manila
Thursday for San Francisco with l64
officers and enlisted men. The soldiers
ca the ZsalAndia are said at the war
department. to be conyalescents.
A. d. Holmes, arrested in San Fran
cisco for passing forged check for S25
on a saloon keeper Of Fresno, pleaded
guilty to obtaining money under false
pretenses and was sentenced to the
county Jail for six months.
The Gamers of British Columbia are
alarmed at the proposed action OF the
Ottawa government respecting the can
ming industry. They say that II the
proposed suggestion is carried into effect
their s3 900, 900 industries will be driven
bodily into the United States.
The latest report from Washington
concerning the First California regiment
is that 1t will return on the transport
Scandia as soon as the vessels reaches
Manila and the troops disembark. The
Scandia sailed from San Francisco last
week.
Romoldo Lepez, the Mexican who
pleaded guilty to the charge OF cattle
stealing and attempted to implicate
Harry Flourney. a butcher of Pasadena,
received sentence of seven years in
San Quentin penitentiary. The case
against the others named by Lopez as
accomplioes fell fat.
The residence of Mayor Bergman Of
Astoria was robbed recently, and his
wife lost a thousand dollars worth Of
diamonds. A front window was found
open and female footprints found in
trout Of the house. The servant girl is
under arrest, and Chief Hallock promises
that he will discover the diamonds.
The completion In every detail Of the
longest power transmission system in
the world. that which supplies the city
Of Los Angeles with electricity from
power developed at the head Of the
Santa Ana river SO miles away. The
System has occupied several years in
bui ding and has caused the expenditure
Of large sums Of money.
Private E. A. Doty of Battery O,
Heavy Artillery, California Volunteers,
was drowned in the ocean at Fort Candy,
Wash, Doty, with two companions,
started to climb around bluff when he
was washed off by the surf. He was
carried out to sea by the heavy breakers,
and his companions were unable to as
sist him. Doty leaves a widow at
Chico, Cal
Lafayette Ditty. q colored man, who
has been acting as cook for E. j. Bald
win at his celebrated Santa Anita ranch,
drowned himself and his twelye-year-
old son ON Sunday last in a reservoir ou
ON the ranch, five miles east of Pasadena
Ditty had a bad attack Of grip, which
appeared to effect his mind and his
wife had noticed that he had been act
ing strangely for the last few days.
Two masked men entered house on
a vegetable ranch east of Sacramento
in which ten Japanese We're asleep, and,
presenting pistols, made them all get up
and hand over their money and valu-
ab3es. They got at least $50 in money
and several watches. One Of the Japan
ese, named Tatsumama, made some re-
iseanoe and the robbers shot and killed
him.
The trustees Of San Luis Obispo at a
meeting recently formally agreed with
LIE Franc and Ryland, representatives
Of the San Luis Water company, for the
sale of all the property Of the water
company to the city for $4,000 This
10 the result Of negotiations pending for
many months. The company at one
time asked $685. for the works, but
the citizens showed determination to
put in O system Of their own.
Mrs. ]. P. Christensen, aged 20, wife
Of q contractor Of San Diego, started to
drive to Old Town with her son. The
horse ran away at Old Town. being
frightened by passing bicycle, and the
old lady grabbed at the lines, but only
caught one of them, which caused the
horse being turned short over the hillside,
The woman then jumped from the
buggy, fracturing her skull and dying q
few minutes later.
The committee ON permanent organic
alton of the Pacific Ocean Exposition
has plan Of organization for the ex
position proposed to be held in San
Francisco in 1901. A Encouragement
m ~ ,~.da ,,apagar with ASST stants