Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-04-18
CLIMATE AND CROP SUMMARY.
0eaeral Review ef Oonditions as Re-
ported By the weather Bureau.

osssrsi Review ee ooaditioss as Re-
ported BY the weather Bureau.
Sen Francisco, April 10, 1890.
The temperature has been consider
ably above normal in nearly all parts of
the state, caudng . rapid development
II grain and fruit. No rain has fallen
except light showers in Humboldt
county. In portions Of Southern Cali
fornia grain and pasturage are begin
ping 10 show lack of moisture, but
elsewhere conditions are unusually ia
vorable. Aprioots will yield larger
deciduous fruits and grain promise a
heavier Yield than has been known for
several years. Orange trees are in bloom
in Butte county, and citrus fruit pros
peots are good. Strawberries are COM
Ing into market plsntifully In some SEC
lions.
Hay was selling at go per ton in the
PAjora valley before the rains. now 1t is
- per ton.
The government tariff bill has been
passed over the objection of the people
Of Kingston, Jamaica.
Robert Murphy and Herman Westfall
who held up the Angels stage on March
IL, have been sentenced to four years
each in the psnitentiary.
E. N Cspps was elected mayor of San
Diego Tuesday, with 221 majority. He
IL the first Democratic mayor in II years
r. v. Dodge 3D. city treasurer was also
elected. The council is Republican.
Efforts are being made at Los Angeles
70 rsorsaniss the Seventh regiment.
Japan ID now after slice of China.
The steamer Chilkat was wrecked one
day last week while crossing the Hum
boldt bar and ten Of the 20 persons on
board were drowned.
E. T. Ecktrom and o. H. Patterson are
under arrest at Stockton charged with
ballot -stuHing.
Adjutant- General Peeler will in few
days issue IN order mastering the Wood
land military company into the National
Guard.
The board Of supervisors of Santa Clara
has increased the allowance for feeding
prisoners to 0s,f cents day for ordin-
ary prisoners and s7H cents for prison
ers working on the pumps.
Euerka, CAL, Ii shipping redwood lum-
Der direct to Honolulu and Melbourne,
Australia.
The Big Greek company Of Santa
Cruz, has ordered an additional electric
plant, sufficient to furnish 275 more
horsepower than at present, making a
total horsepow1 Of e75.
The Southern Pacific company has re-
duoed the wAges Of section men in
northern California. They now get 10
cents an hour. eight hours day and
i've days week.
The February earnings and expenses
Of the Santa Fe railway company show
the proportion Of operating expenses
was x; proportion for the eight
months Of tho fiscal year is still high.
An auxiliary pipe - inches in diam
eter will be included in the plans and
specifications for the Cedar river, Seattle
Wssh., water supply system, increasing
the total cost Of construction $125, 1000.
Hereafter the San Francisco g. San
joaquin valley railroad and the Santa
Fe Pacific railroad will be known as tn
Santa Fe Pacific company, including The
mileage west Of Albuquerque, n. NJ
1850 miles.
Arthur Miller. one Of the best-known
saloon.keepers and sporting men in Cal
ifornia. committed suicide at Sacramen-
TO BY firing bullet into his head. ii
health 10 the supposed cause.
Brakeman Robert Dunlap on freight
train No. % was accidentally killed
while riding the cars into Conaught's
Spur, Placer county.
The celebrated Murdoch note case is
on trial 81 Willows.
John w. Dawson was drowned last
Friday while endeavoring to make his
horse swim across small lagoon near
San Carpojo. He was engaged In the
dairy buMness. 95 years old, and un.
married He had boasted he would make
his horse swim the lagoon or die in the
attempt.
At meeting Of the Columbia River
Fishsrmen's protective union, held re-
Gently st Astoria. Or, the price of sal
nom for the ensuing season was set at
8 cents pound.
The shingle mill of Houdo Brothers,
situated near Trinidad, Humboldt coun.
ty. was totally; destroyed by fire. The
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burning sawdust pile, and when dis
covered, had gained such headway that
the watchman was unable to extinguish
the flames and the mill was completely
destroyed.
At Mondays election citizens of Po.
mona voted to prohibit saloons in that
town.
Over 5000 miners have gone on strike
in Southern Illinois because refused an
increase In wages.
A riot in which three men were seri.
ously injured and dozen others bruised
by flying stones and pieces Of iron oc.
CURED Sunday between about 80 struct-
ural workers at Chicago. Revolvers,
knives and clubs were freely used.
Colonel w. @. johnson, senior vice.
commander in. chief aud acting COM
msnder.in- chief Of the Grand Army of
the Republic. 10 candidate for election
~ the successor Of the late Gen. J. A.
Sexton Of Chicago before the executive
committee Of the national board Of ad
ministSation. which meets in Philadel-
phia next Wednesday.