Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-07-25
General Otis has reported from Ma.

General OTIS has reported from Ma
Mia that the First California regiment
is being taken aboard the transport
Sherman at Negroes Island. He ex
plains the long delay in starting the
Californians home by saying that the
typhoons have prevented any landing al
Negros for several weeks. The Sherman
is big steamer, having formerly be.
longed to the Atlantic Transport line
and should make a swift passage across
the Pacific. She is one of the largest
ships in the transport seyice. and she
will take back to Manila recruits fol
General Otis.
Endrian N. Bennett, l6-year old boy
of San Jose, killed himself by the acci
dental discharge of a revolver.
General Joseph Wheeler has arrived
in San Francisco on the way to the
PHILIPPINES.
The transports carrying troops from
San Francisco to Manila are to be armed
with six-ponnder rifles, for use in case
of sea attack by Filipinos.
The war ship Iowa has been taken out
of the Port Orchard dry dock on Puget
Sound, after having been thoroughly
cleaned and getting bilge keels put on
Thieves entered the Pioneer Ore Re
duction works at Nevada city and
cleaning up the settling tank which
stood within 80 feet of where three fur.
mace men were working, got $1,000 worth
of gold.
Governor Gage has issued commits
sion to Mrs. Phebe r. Hearst as regent
of the state university. Mrs. Hearst
was appointed regent by Governor Budd
for the short term, and Governor Gage
withdrew her appointment from the
state senate. together with others. Subse
quently he appointed her for the long
term, vice J. West Martin, term ex-
pired, but withheld the commission, as
Mrs. Hearst was absent from the state
ut the time. Mrs. Heartt has returned
to California.
Matt Scott was held up, robbed and
fatally shot at Spokane, Washington
by two masked highwaymen near the
Northern Pacific roundhouse. He died
half hour later.
George Burch, Frank Pxiett and S
man known as Zion Charlie" were
fishing over the bar at Newport, when 9
heavy sea capsized their boat. Burcl
was drowned, but the other men were
rescued by the life-saving crew.
Ferdinand Geisler, Swiss laborer
shot and wounded Maggie Breitbach, al
Nicholaus, Sutter county, and ther
committed suicide. The girls wounds
are quite serious.
A company has been incorporated al
Monterey whose purpose is to make the
city an attractive summer resort.
], H. Brown. formerly teacher in
the Downey schools, shot himself in the
head in lodging-house at Los Angeles
and will probably die of the injury. He
is a widower and has been unemployed
and Respondent for some time.
Plumbers of Los Angeles have organ
lied 4 union ana are threatening v
strike for higher wages.
The steamer Alliance of the Empire
Line arrived at Seattle few days age
from st. Michael with 100 miners and
the first authentic news from the Cape
Nome district. An army of prospector'
have been at work there since las
September. There are now five creeks
of acknowledged richness. They are
Dry, Anvil, Glacier, Dexter and Snow
gulch. Gold is found on every one
from the grass roots down. II the yel
low stuff was not found in plenty the
miners could not work, as there is ut
fuel for thawing purposes All the gold
vet taken out has come from within two
]. faaf ef the surfaca.