Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-10-03


to pool their second crop of grapes.
The big fire at Los Angeles last week
ransed the death of two men: George
II. Knowlton. assistant engineer and
Ward Fl. Cunningham, mill foreman
Of the Perry Lumber company.
The Twenty seventh regiment, num-
bering 1874 officers and men, embarked
on transports at San Francisco last week
and sailed for the Philippines.
Disastrous forest fires are raging IN
Riverside and Los Angeles counties, and
threaten to destroy the water sheds OF
SIN Gabriel valley.
4 man named Noriel is reported to be
dying in hospital at Santa Rosa as a
result of being poisoned In the hands
while picking hops.
The stage between Westfall and On
tario. Or, was held up recently and the
registered mail taken.
Scarlet fever has broken out ut New.
man. Cal. and the public schools are
closed
Conductor Charles A. Holzheiser was
killed near Halvern, Alameda county
one day last week by the derailing oi
freight cars he was riding on.
Two transports bearing the Montana
reg: ment have reached San Francisco
from Manila.
The First California volunteer regi'
ment was mustered out of service last
Friday. The regiment returns as body
to the national guard.
BY vote of 1868 against l52 the town
Of Santa Clara resolved 10 expend $780,
900 in the purchase OF gas plant. The
town already owns its water works.
After two days trial at Bakersfield
a jury found Murderer Ochoa guilty in
the first degree and fixed the penalty
at death. Ocfioa killed q woman las;
spring with whom he had lived for sew
eral years. She tired of supporting
him aud left him. He shot her twice,
killing her Instantly The jury stood
for murder in the first degree on the first
ballot.
Joseph Burton, foreman of bridge
crew for the Mountain Copper company
at the Keswick smelters, was repairing
a roof when the galvanized iron roofing
gave way and he fell on his head. His
skull was fractured in several places.
Two physicians performed an operation.
but Burton is probably fatally injured.
Burton is Is years Of age and unmarried.
Telephone advices from Blocksburg,
Mendocino county, report the destruo.
ton by fire of the Methodist church and
f. Helmke s. Co. s warehouse and out
buildings with an aggregate loss of $1,000,
partially insured. The fire was OF In
oendiary origin.
At meeting held at Fresno Of Com
pnny q, Sixth regiment, National Guard
of California. half the company signi.
flied their intention to enlist for the
Philippine war under Captain Duncan,
recently commissioned.
The body OF Mrs. Louisa Knudsen.
who disappeared from her home at Red
ding some days ago, was found floating
IN the Sacramento river recently. She
is supposed to have drowned herself
while temporarily insane.
The Rev. L. j. II. Bennett, Prssby
terian missionary at Ainsworth, B. c.,
accidentally shot himself Thursday and
died He was hunting high up on a
mountain and slipped off cliff The
gun was discharged. blowing OF his
arm.
Juan Puebla. the murderer Of another
Mexican named Garcia in Santa Monica
CANYON. August l3, 1893. has been
located. Sheriff Hammel of Los All,
geles has received information that he
is in Jail at Ensenada, Lower California.
Requistien papers are now on the way
to Sacramento for tho governors sigma,
tsre, and as soon as they return the
sheriff will leave to secure the criminal,
who has successfully baffled every at.
tempt at capture for many months.
Battery ID. California heavy artillery.
recently from the Philippines and mus
tered out Mt San Francisco Thursday,
reached Los Angeles its home. Satur.
day and was gwen a royal welcome.
AT salem, Or, the mill and warehouse
of the Salem FIGURING Mills company
were burned recently. 1t is estimated
that the loss will reach 100000. with
insurance of 500, 200. The warehouse
contained 10000 bushels of wheat be-
longing to farmers, only small proper
ton of which was insured. The fire
was caused by an explosion in the dust
room.
The steamship Mariposa arrived ut
San Francisco few days ago from
Australia and part of her cargo con-
sisted of 1910, 900 in English soyereigns.
Boilermakers working ON transports
at San Francisco are ON strike for
shorter hours. The men claim they
should not work more than eight hours
n day, as the work is for the govern.
tnent and the contractors claim they are
doing the work for the owners OF the
vessels, and not the government winch
has but hired the vessels.
Warren B. Main, q bar-keeper shot
and killed William Kennedy, an ex.
prize fighter called "Spider" Kennedy,
In san Francisco saloon. where Main
was employed. The tragedy was the
result of drunken quarrel, as both
men were under the influence OF Liquor