Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-03-07
Pacific Coast News.
Items OF Interest Picked from
the Weeks Dispa tchcs.

inc week DiSpdtcncS.
The pumping plant OF reclamation dis
trict No.64s was burned near Stockton
Tuesday.
John Dougherty, ex.treasurer of the
Marine Firemen's Union Of San Fran
cisco was arrested at his home in that
city on warrant charging him with
felony embezzlement Dougherty was
locked up in the city prison in default of
500, 900 bail. He is accused of embezz-
ling SIT 900 of the unions funds.
The transport Zealandia, from Manila,
January 25th, with sick and dis
charged soldiers, reached San Francisco
Friday night. She reports Il very rough
passage, including a typhoonof 48 hours
duration, which damaged the ship to a
considerable extent, injured several of
the men and nearly foundered the YES
sci. Three men died ON the voyage,
two of them soldiers aud one the ships
cook. One soldier of the First Cali
fornia, Private James O'Leary Jr. of
Company d, was among the returning
sick.
Ex-State Senator Linder of Tulare has
9led a petition in bankruptcy in the I'm.
tied States district court at Los Angeles.
James Treadwell is under arrest at
San Jose charged with battery. He is
accused of having beaten women until
she was nearly dead. Treadwell is one
ef the heirs Of the celebrated Treadwell
estate
One new case of smallpox was found
IN Los Angeles Sunday and in a district
not known or thought to be infected
The victim is woman residing at 1920
Easton street. There are several sus.
pected cases being closely watched.
Little Pete" an Indian, was killed
at Calder's Grove. near Sabastopol, Sun
day by Jim Stevens, half breed negro
Indian. The trouble was caused by an
over indulgence in liquor.
John b. Wilcox pleaded guilty at Sui
sum to charge of robbing the express
office ia Cordelia and a residence in Sui
sum valley, and was sentenced to five
years i'll San Quentin. Wilcox is want
sd for bnrglaries in several other parts
of the state
Boring operations will commence on
the Page tract, near Cordelia, Contra
Costra county, this week for petroleum,
which exerts say exists in inxhaustible
quantities In the locality. An infiu-
ential company has erected powerful
machinery On fhe location and at least
5000 win be expended in the expert
mental test.
The United States survey steamer
Gedney, Captain Westhall, which has
lust completed the work Of surveying
San Diego harhor, has gone to San Pedro
where there is survey work To be done.
Professor w. H Harmon. forecast
official at San Francisco, has rendered
his resignation to the chief of the wea-
ther bureau at Washington. Professor
Harmon is 10 engage in other pursuits
Rival Chinese highbinder organisz-
tions at San Francisco are at war.
Several murders have been committed
If late and more boodshed is sure to
follow.
II is said that cattle are now suffering
for want of feed on the TETON ranch,
Kern county. The herd there is esti-
mated at 10000 head.
Tnlare county has been sending eggs
to Chicago TO supply shortage. Eight
car loads We're sent last week
Mining around Yreka gives promise
of an unusual activity the coming season
as several large deep drift propositions
are being inaugurated.
Bob Burdette, the humorist, has ac-
cepted call TO the pastorate Of the First
Presbyterian church of Pasadena
The city trustees of Hanford have cut
the city marshal's salary from SO to
sl5 per month. The of marshal is now
vacant, and the cut is probably for the
purpose of cutting OFF numerous aspir
ants for the office.
The Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany is said to be about TO establish a
line of steamers between Puget Sound
aud Honolulu.
Daniel Scaneta shot and killed S.
Brancoh at San Francisco a few days
ago. The men were partners in n small
fruit store and quarreled over a trifiing
matter.
Rolind b. Molineux, son of general
Leslie Molineux Of Brooklyn, has been
arrested and is charged with numbering
Mrs. Katherine J. Adams i'll New York
city ON December 2S, 1898. He was
locked up i'll the tombs prison. The ar
rest followed the verdict of the coron-
er's jury accusing him of the crime,
The murder was committed by sending
poison in bottle supposed to contain
smelling salts.
Representatives Ayerett and Hess of
Fremont county. Idaho, engaged in
quarrel on the floor of the legislature
during recent session. Hess knocked
Averett down, and Averett stabbed his
fellow lawmaker in the side with a
penknife.
Young Hunter Killed.