Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-10-24
Pacific Coast News.
Items OF Interest Picked from
the Weeks Dispatches.
Condition of California Banking In
terests-A Los Angeles Attorney Ac-
ctdently Killed - General Shaftsr to
Continue In Command.


Ikunk's bite.
The sugar beets in the Chino fields
have all been harvested. The factory
will not close until November as it is
handling the Oxnard crop.
A contract for the construction Of an
electric railroad between Tacoma and
Seattle, distance of 2S miles, has been
let to Nelson Bennett
Sugar beet raising has been so success
ful around Salinas treat many farmers
are going into the business.
+. W. Thornton, at one time assistant
postmaster at Pasadena, has been taken
to San Quentin to serve sentence of
three years for embezzlement
Farmers of Salinas Valley are holding
their wheat for an advance in price.
While trying to board a transport in
San Francisco bay last week Will A.
Snow, a reporter of the Chronicle fell
overheard and was drowned
General Shafter will continue in COM
mand of the Preside as volunteer Off
Ger. His connection with the regular
army expired by law Monday, when he
reached the age limit, but the war de-
partment does not deem il expedient to
relieve him at present.
Grave charges have been preferred
against Colonel j. w. Guthrie, n. G..
O., Of Sacramento. Guthrie is charged
with drawing S35 month for the past
two years belonging to the regimental
band and failing to turn the money oyer
to the band. He acknowledges receiv-
ing the coin, but says be used it for
other military purposes.
John ). Crosby, the single tax adyo.
cate of New York has been offered a
5000 farm in the state of Washington
in consideration Of years lecturing in
the state on single tax.
Captain James J. Meyler of the corps
of engineers, who is government repre-
sentative in charge of the construction
Of San Pedro breakwater, received word
recently that his recommendation that
the contract for construction of the San
Pedro jetties be awarded to Healy, Tib.
bits & company of San Francisco has
been approved by the authorities at
Washington. This company was the
lowest bidder. The work will cost, ap.
proximately, $4,000.
S. &. Gillespie, aged 20 who was ar
rested at Junction City, Or, two weeks
ago on the charge of having robbed and
murdered Mrs. Edison, who was nearly
so years old, at Gold Beach and burned
the house September 10, has made
confession to the sheriff and prosecuting
attorney. He entered the house at night
and compelled the old lady to hand over
Gil rs in money and her pension check.
Because she stated she had no more
money he strangled her, poured coal oil
over her body and then set fire to the
house. Gillespie is now III Jail ut Co
guile City, Cook county.
Ward Haynes. a well-known attorney
Of Los Angeles, died from the effects OF
railway accident at Monroyia, Fri.
day. While attempting to get off the
train, which was IN motion. Mr. Haynes
slipped and fell under the cars. His
legs were so badly crushed that ampu-
tation was necessary, but he did not sur
vive the shock. He was 32 years OF
age and unmarried.
Andrew Boss, an aged blacksmith,
shot and fatally wounded II young man,
Ed Purcell, during the course of quarrel
ut Oakdale. Purcell was shot through
the bowels and cannot live. Both belong
fo>old families of Oakdale.
Constable Sitton and his deputy ar
rested a man on a freight train at Mo-
desto. who answers the description OF
George w. little, who is accused of
stealing cash and wearing apparel and IA
watch from workingmen ut the Oceanic
mines, near Cambria. When arrested
over $48 in cash, some clothing and a
watch were found on him.
The abstract of the condition Of the
national banks Of California, exclusive
of San Francisco, at the close of bust
ness ON September Z, as reported to the
controller of the currency, shows the
average reserve to have been 32.62 per
cent, against 1896 per cent ON June 80.
Loans and discounts increased from
$l1, ,444, ,583 to $il $40, 235; stock and Sc
curities from $l,5l8,07I to 81 $780, ,S54:
gold coin decreased from 81, 1881 ,9S5 to
81, 1854 1855; total specie from S2,702, 9'S
to ~, l5I, 1894; lawful money reserve from
e., $3.50, ,4sl 10 $s,232. 800; individual de-
posits increased from Sl5, 1879 to
6,023, 800.
Ex-Sheriff Mckenzie OF Napa has
been acquitted at Suisun of the murder
Of Alfred Cook. The jury went ont and
returned in seven minutes, acqnitting
Mckenzie on the first ballot.
Light snow fell throughout Oregon
and Washing one day last week, the
Arst of the season.
Charles Bennett of Livermore, was in
stantly killed recently by coming in con-
tact with live electric wire.
During heavy northwest gale on
San Francisco bay last week, fishing
boat containing four fishermen was up
set and two of the occupants were
drowned.
The California State association Tor
the storage Of food waters will have a
convention in San Francisco ON Noyem-
har1A