Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-09-05

The Porto Rico Disaster.
SAN JUAN DE PORTO Rico, August %
An official report has been issued b.
the president Of the superior board o
health showing that there have beel
2312 burials of victims of the recen
hurricane. One thousand families ar,
missing, together with their houses
The report states that the number O
destitute persons is 250,0O0.
Northwestern railroads have com
menced a move to capture the trade O.
east-bound soldiers returning from tn,
Philippines. They intend to offer better
inducements than the Southern Pacifi,
company.
More trouble is feared among the ma
tives of the Samoan islands. Some O
the factions are very warlike.
Fire at Porterville totally destroyed
the Barrett block, which is occupied by
the Porterville Enterprise and severa
merchandise firms. Loss $25, 900; in.
surance about one third.
Isaac J. Harvey, a prominent citizen
Of Salinas, died suddenly of apoplexy
aged SO. He was native Of Indiana.
He came to California in 1851. He
leaves three married daughters.
Mrs. A. Trust died suddenly of heart
failure at Santa Cruz, aged II. She
had resided there since 1852.
Forty thousad young trout have been
placed in the streams about Grass Valley.
The largest log raft ever constructed
left Seattle few days ago and is being
towed to San Francisco, by the steamer
Czarina. The raft contains II 900 piles
each averaging 75 feet. 1t would take
IL ships to bring the load down the
coast
An election was held at Los Angeles
for the purpose of voting on the pro-
position of issuing bonds to the amount
of 100000 for building new school
houses. The election resulted in favor
of the issuance of bonds to the amount
of 5000, 900 for the common school pur-
poses, but the proposition Of issuing
bonds in the same Amount for building
high schools was defeated.
The city council of San LUIS u~'spo
has ordered an election for September
70 to vote on the proposition to bond the
city for $50. 900 for water system and
for $4,000 for sewers
President Mckinley has signed proc
lamation which is to be promulgated in
Cuba soon. The proclamation is to the
effect that the census ordered for Cuba
is to be the beginning of movement
looking toward the establishment of an
independent government for that island.
When the census proclamation has been
completed, arrangements will be made
by the United States government for
the holding of local elections in various
provinces throughout the island, with a
view of establishing civil governments,
thus giving an opportunity to the Gu
bans 10 demonstrate their ability to con-
duct in their own way the affairs Of the
island.
William Jennings Bryan and his fam.
ily are on their way to California, where
they intend to visit in the Yosemite Val
lev for month.
The present run of sockeye salmon on
lower Puget sound is phenomenal as to
make it almost certain that the Puget
sound salmon pack will be large enough
to compensate for the shortage in packs
ON the Fraser and Columbia rivers. The
run of sockeyes has been remarkable in
that it began ten days earlier than usual
and have far exceeded all expectations
of the Gamers. The largest canneries
were ready for an early run and thus
profited to the utmost. If the fall run
Of humpbacks and silversides, which
should commence soon, equals the sock
eve run now closing all records Of
salmon packing will be surpassed
The Montana volunteers have sailet
from Manila for home.
The California bank commissioner
have received the last statement of 1
bank in San Diego, which completes thu
list of all the banks in the state, saw
ings. commercial, national and private
banks, giving their standing at the clos
of business on July 81, 1899, whicl
shows an increase in assets and liabili
ties for the whole state of $27, ,554, 436 a
for eleven months from August 81, 1898
and an increase for the period from
August 81, 1897, period of two year
of SOC. .O3l ,512 "a. Taking into consid
Grafton that during the last eleven mon
this six banks went out of business, rep
resenting paid up capital of $4,o6S,
e39 80. which must be added to the i'll
crease. the total gain for that perio'
would be 800, l00,4 ,451 90. The amour
due depositors has grown in two year
NV S5O. .Ss2, ,795 OF, which shows that tn
money and the increase of wealth il
the hands of the people. This is tn
best showing in the history OF Califoi
MIA.
The beet-sugar factory at Beeteravi
will only run six months this season
Tn ths Santa Maria valley there is onl
half n crop and two-thirds Of a crop i
the Arroyo Grande valley. In man
places in the Santa Maria valley tn
beet crop will not be harvested as it wi
not pay for the work.
Wallace Beck, second son of Thoma
Reclx. formerly secretary of the stat'
died suddenly at his home in Watson
vile recently. He was native OF Cal
fornia, aged 43 years.