Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-08-22
Pacific Coast News.
Items of Interest Picked from
the Weeks Dispatches.
Chino Sugar Factory IL to Start Up
Small Catch of Columbia River Fisher
men-Bondsmen Must Pay Up-santa
Ana Bonds Void.

Ana Bonds Void.
Horses are cheap at Visalia--one be-
ing sold recently for. % cents.
Geo. B. McLay, San Francisco
ply ysician, committed suicide recently.
He had made mistakes in treating two
patients who were suffering with small
pox. and then died. The matter
10 worried him that he ended his life.
The transport Para has reached Ma
Mia She carried 30 officers and Oil en-
listed men Of the regular army.
Miss Mamie Scribner aged %, was in
stantly killed, and her sister Mrs Ar
thur Brentner, aged 81. probably fatally
injured, in railroad accident at San
Pedro They were crossing the track
in "A buggy when train struck them.
The board of supervisors of Tulare
county recently allowed claims for 5000
squirrel tails, at 8 cents per tail. The
bounty law has been in force in that
county two years. During that time
5S5, 900 tails have been paid for at cost
10 the county OF @ll ,2OO.
James Purdy, miner, enacted a
shocking tragedy at Forbestown. After
shooting and badly wounding his wife
he set fire to his home and then ended
his own life with his rifle Jealousy is
believed to have been the cause OF the
crime. The immediate cause leading TO
the attempted murder and suicide is not
known.
The Mexican troops are hot after the
Yaqui Indians, now in rebellion. The
affair Is said to be much smaller than
was at first reported.
Judge Ballard of Orange county has
just rendered a decision at Santa Ana in
the long-contested bond case of that city
to test the validity Of 81 500. 900 of bonds
issued TO buy water aud own share in
water works. Judge Ballard holds that
the bonds are void.
Many fishermen on the Columbia
river are under arrest at Astoria for
catching salmon during the close season
which has just commenced.
After long and hard fight in the
courts of this state lasting about five
years, Mrs. Bayley wins her suit against
the Employers Liability Assurance Cor.
poiation On a 100000 accident pelicy
held in said company by her late hus-
band, who was killed in an elevator
accident at 2l0 Davis street, San Fran
cisco.
The yield of tomatoes in Southern
California will be vsfy short this season
owing TO the severe attack on the vines
by an unknown pest.
Thirty thousand young trout were re-
Gently planted in.the Carmel river and
Gabilan creek
A disaster due probably TO broken
car wheel, caused Southern Pacific
train TO leave its tracks near Dos Palos,
in the San joaquin valley. The engine
and several cars were badly wrecked
Engineer G. j. Ford and Fireman Porter
Wood, were caught i'll the wreck of the
locomotive and received injuries which
caused their deaths.
While engaged in threshing barley near
Gastroyille, james Berry, who was en-
gagged as engineer, was fatally injured
by the bursting of a fly wheel of the
engine. Portions of the wheel flew
over 200 feet, destroying pile of sacked
grain Berry had his right thigh and
knee badly crushed.
The issue Of sewer bonds by Red Bluff
in the amount of s35, 900, bearing / per
int, fl.sI f..
the Pacific Construction company. they
paying premium of $572 90 All other
bids were at par Work will commence
within few weeks, and before the
winter rains Red Bluff will be COM
pletely severed.
After trial lasting two weeks at
Martinez, the jury in the case of James
Clancy, charged with murder, returned
verdict of aeqnittal. About two
months ago Clancy aud Henry Welch
got into drunken row at Orinda and
the latter was killed.
Alexander Mcdonald, known as liking
of the Klondiken owing to his rich hold
ings in that region, has filed petition
of insolvency at Dawson City. His liza
bilities are placed 1T &c. coo, 600.
Peace again reigns at the Cape Nome
placer mines in Alaska Colonel Ray OF
the army notified the troublesome
miners that if they melted another riot
it would be very serious for them.
Yuba county has commenced suit
against number of ex-county officials
to recover various sums of money which
it is claimed was Illegally spent.
Stockton capitalists are forming a
company to operate line of freight and
passenger steamers on the Sacramento
and San Joaquin rivers.
The Second Oregon regiment reached
Portland Friday, where it was rendered
n big reception, and after turning over
it's colors to the state disbanded.
G. NJ. Holmes, a prominent business
man of Santa Ana, was found dead in
the bath tub at his home recently, with
the gas turned ON full force. Business
troubles were the cause of his death.
The fishing season on the Colnmbia
river was brought to a legal close few
days ago. The total pack is estimated
Mt 276, 900 cases, not more than two
thirds the usual pack. Old fishermen
and Others familiar with the industry
claim that the runs of salmon are get
ting later and later with each recurring
season, and the demand is general for .
change In the law which will materially