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

robbers In Seattle.
Henry Steffens. an aged resident Of
Oakland, CAL. was struck and killed by
q train few days ago.
The nitro glycerine house Of the Cali
fornia Powder works at Pinole was
blown to fragments Saturday by an
explosion. -Four workmen were killed.
In . fre at Casade, b. O., Alex Ar
veil was killed while heroically trying
to save others. The property loss is about
es8, 600 The burned district covers a
solid block In the heart of the town.
Six hotels and one cigar store were
burned in an hour.
The residence of E. g. Peart at Co.
lusa was completely destroyed by fire.
Many articles of furniture were saved,
but mostly in q damaged condition.
The loss is t20. 600 partly covered by in-
suranoe. The building was the finest
in the town.
An engine struck q cart containing
Lorenzo Chardella, his wife and two
children at a crossing Of San Fran
cisco street, and killed Chardella and
one OF the children. The others were
hurt but not seriously. The dead man
did not see the engine coming, and was
crossing the track before he was aware
OF his danger.
At Paradise in Butte county. John
Bardan, aged 40, while hitching up
young team, was kicked squarely in the
face by horse. His face was mashed
TO pulp and death was instantaneous.
Deceased leaves a widow and three
children.
Oliver Davis, a miner working at Iron
Mountain at Keswick, stepped backward
into chute. He fell 1870 feet and met
instant death. He was man Of family
The last chapter Of the Hill murder
trial closed at Ventura Saturday, Judge
Day sentencing the prisoner to IA years
in San Quentin. Twenty days stay of
execution was granted the defendants
attorneys to again carry the case to the
supreme court ON appeal.
To obviate the difficulties of the new
anti.tick decision Of the treasury de-
partment regarding imported cattle a
new and novel industry has sprung up
on the Mexican border. Just this side
Of the Mexican line J. II. Kincaid and
A. L. Yost Of San Diego have begun
erecting large slaughter house. where
cattle from Mexico will be killed and
shipped to Los Angeles and San Diego
BY this means u saving OF about " u
head in customs duties results.
DR.. Ira Coe. a prominet physician of
San Pedro, died under peculiar circum-
stances. About 7 O'Clock DIR. Coe was
visiting and, feeling much fatigued,
thought to strengthen himself with u
auaff of brandy. From his medicine
chest he took vilal containing about
four ounces of carbolic acid, which he
drank by mistake for liquor. Several
doctors were at once summoned and
made every effort to save his life,
but he passed away an hour later. He
was man of considerable property. and
leaves a widow and children.
Walter Clyatt. a plumber. aged 81,
living In Albina, Or. shot and killed
himself. Before taking his life he shot
his wife in the back of the head. Jeal-
ousy is supposed to have been the cause
Of the deed. They had been to the ex-
position and returned apparently in
good spirits.
Two 50.foot lots have been purchased
In the east part Of visalia by corpora
tion and a creamery will be built at
once. it's capacity to be from 5000 to l0,-
600 pounds Of milk day.
The Los Angeles land Office has been
officially advised that the Santa Ynez
forest reserve, comprising 2889. 70 acres
of land In Santa Barbara county. has
been withdrawn from settlement.
John G. Curry, pioneer of Cali.
fornia, was burned to death in his cabin
near Juneau some days ago by fire
caused by an overturned lamp. He was
n veteran of the Mexican war.
Forest fires have been raging in the
Cuyamaca mountains, 80 miles west of
San Diego, for over week and have
done immense damage to the timber
and watersheds.
In a letter to w. H. Chapin. secretary
Of the Portland Philippine Trading as
sociation, H. II. Lewis, now in Manila,
announces new steamship line be-
tween Portland. Honolulu and Manila.
Mr.. Lewis does not say that the line is
t.xt tyaa 4 hot in,
dications for such an enterprise are
good.
Orders were received at Vancouver
Barracks (Wash.), Saturday. for the
Thirty fifth infantry to embark on board
the transports Rio Janeiro and Sikh for
the Philippines.
In prize-fght at Grass Valley last
week Charles Hoskin was knocked down
by his opponent and struck the floor so
hard as to cause an injury which re-
suited in his death.
Passengers from Port Valdez, Alaska,
report that Captain Abercrombie mail
trail has been completed for 80 miles
from Valdez in the direction of Copper
Center. The most difficult part has
been covered the remaining distance to
Eagle City being comparatively easy.
The transport City Of Para reached
San Francisco a few days ago with the
California volunteers who enlisted in the
regular army.