Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-05-23
Train plunges over a preoipioe.

the track and plunged over a perpen-
dieular bank e5 feet high. The engine
turned over twice and carload of flour
piled ON top of it. The tank was bot
tomside up, with Fireman Merriment
beneath.
When conductor Everton rushed
through the smoke and steam he found
Engineer MeCauley standing erect with
one hand on the lever and the other
over his mouth. When carried out he
looked at his scalded hands and ex-
claimed: MY God, this is awfulr' He
lived only a few minutes. Fireman
Norman was unconscious when re-
leased, and ON Tegaining consciousness
said the engineer told him not to jump.
Ela was badly cut about the head and
body. but Is not considered in any dan
ger. The names of the tramps are not
known. The cause of the wreck is not
known.
Trustees are considering the appli-
cafian Of the Los Angeles Electric COM
pany FOR 25-nonth permit to operate a
lighting plant in Pasadena.
L. A. Scest, who killed Charles Rich
ards, ut Randsburg in August, 1895,
was acquitted Friday. 1t was his sec
ond trial. the first trial resulting in a
conviction Of manslaughter.
J, H. Hamilton. a painter working for
the Union Sugar company near Santa
Maria, recently murdered his wife, by
cutting her throat and then committed
suicide He was insane.
Lawyer Patrick Reddy of San Fran
Cisco has been employed to defend the
striking miners of the Occur d Alene
district, who are under arrest for de.
siroying property at Wardner.
Sunday evening John A. Hunter, one
Of the most prominent men of Wallowa
county, Or, was shot and instantly killed
by Mrs O. R. Elliott, a near neighbor,
who then committed suicide by taking
poison. There has been a feud of long
sanding over family affairs between the
Hunters aud Eliiotts whose families are
ntamH1ied, a son Of the murdered
man having married a daughter of Mrs.
Elliott
Rear Admiral Kempkff has assumed
charge of Mare Island Navy yard, sue
eeeding Rear Admiral Watson, who
sailed Tuesday for Manila to assume
charge of Dewey's fleet.
". Il. Whistler, an employee of the
Newport Wharf and Lumber company,
lost his balance aud fell from boat
while Attempting to go through the
breakers at Newport beach, There We're
venal other men with him, but he
could not be rescued, and was drowned
within a few feet Of the boat.
II. Joost. is missing from his home at
soDoula. Joost was located on the W.
j. Button place, third miles north of
town. Saturday morning he went out
in search of missing horses and has fail
ed To return He was subject TO fits of
epilepsy. and It Is feared something SER
ious has happened 10 him A searching
party has been ont for two days, but re-
pol4 their quest fruitless.
Tom Jones foreman for Contractor
Cugkandall Of Santa Rosa. fell 30 feet
froiu L h0usetop at Mount Olivet. His
chin was driven through his broastbone
Jaues also sustained severe internal in
iuTies and is not expected to recover.
The school returns of Solano county
gives the number of children from 8 to
I7 years rs 1881; under years, 1855:
total. 8786 This Is gain of 205 com
pared with last years returns.
Burglars entered the sheriff's office at
40 San Francisco a few days ago and
carrie OF considerable plunder.
The California Christian Endeavor
convention opened at Oakland Thurs.
6ay
joe West, a resident of San Bernar-
dino county, was shot and killed by
bis ll.year.old son. The boy was exam
ming "a rife when il went off. the bullet
striking West in the breast.
John Showers, convict in the state
prison at Folsom, was stabbed to death
bv a fellow convict few davs ago
The ssabbing was the result of feud
which grew out OF Showers having turn
ed states evidence in the Lloyd Majors
murder case years 20 ago. The con-
vict who did the stabbing is George
Putnam, lifelong friend of the Ma
iors boys
Miss Myrtle MoCullom was burned
To death az Riverside a few days ago.
She was filing gasoline tank and the
Oh iNnited. setting her clothes on fire.
Company L, Twenty-fourth infantry,
sailed from Seattle last week for Alaska,
where it will garrison army posts.
a paper published in the Chinese Ian,
fuage and edited by Chinese has made
Its appearance in Los Angeles.
Tho Standard Oil company's work 10.
Gated near Fresno were destroyed by
fire Saturday.
A construction train ON the Pittsbure
aud Western railroad near Waumpau,
Pm, went through a trestlo into Span
olor's run, so feet below, few days
ago. Two men were killed and six in
jurea
.Senor Patero has de
biinea to accept the preferred presidency
eff The Filipino cabinet until the native
congress. which Is now in special session
az Saa isidro. authorized him to treat
with the Americans.
The habit of reading at the dining
table is strongly condemned by Lily
/ ehm bf0derne, though it thinks looking
over ,he paper at breakfast is compare
J tivdy harmless.