Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-01-09

Robbers attempted to hold up an elec.
fric car near Seattle q few days ago.
Passengers opened fire on the robbers
ind killed one and wounded the other.
Colonel Charles w. Smith, prom.
inent citizen of Napa, was found dead
in his house there few davs ago
Alfred A. Borlini, cashier of bank
in San Francisco, was recently found
to be heavy defaulter, having syste-
matically robbed the institution for
years. Friends made good the shortage
and he will not be prosecuted. Borlini
was married a few weeks ago and it
was while on his wedding trip the short
age was discovered.
A row over cards at Ophir, Placer
county, resulted in Charles MoLaugh-
lin being shot to death by Thos Chimes.
Both are miners and single.
W. E. L. Eddy, white man, WAS
stabbed to death at Redding by William
Johnston, colored. The men had been
playing cards and Eddy abused the ne
gro until he was so enraged that he
drew a long knife and killed him.
Warringtongsof highbindersat Marys-
vile had pitched battle one day last
week. with the result of one Chinaman
being killed.
While engaged in digging a cut for
n miners ditch on Butte creek, near
Chico, Frank Cable and man named
Conner were buried under several tons
of rock and earth. After several hours
work the terribly multilated body of
Conner was recovered.
Seven Indians including two women
We're drowned short distance west of
Ashcroft, b. c., by the upsetting of a
canoe in which they Were attempting to
cross the Thompson river.
Mrs Johanna Fitzgerald died at Gill
roy Friday night. She was the last
surviving member of the Murphy party,
which came to California in 1914, being
-. !, ears before the Donner party. 1t
is claimed that this was the first party
of immigrants to cross the plains and
mountains to California. Mrs. Fitz-
gerald was IS years old, a native of
Ireland.
Il. L. Wood, an attorney of Angels
camp. become enraged at articles APP
pearing in the Calaveras Citizen, pub
lished at SAN Andreas. aud entered the
office while no one was in and pied four
news forms ready to print, and several
galleys of type. The damage amounts
to $500. Wood is under arrest.
Death has claimed its fifth victim as a
result of the Southern Pacific wreck at
Pomona last week. Peter Tarride Of
Los Alamitos, who was so seriously in
jured, died. He had never been con
scious since the accident TarIide was
a native of Bordeaux, France, 33 years
old, and well to do.
The pension department has furnished
a statement that the number of appli-
cants for pensions of soldiers of the
Spanish war for the state of Washing
ton is 1873, California POS, Idaho l05 and
Oregon los.
The cream of tartar works at East
Napa We're burned early Friday morn
ing. The loss is estimated at $4,000,
partially covered by insurance. The
buildings destroyed included the store
room, the almond oil factory and the
living apartments of Harvey Kinscy and
family. The engine in the almond oil
building, a large quantity of pomace,
cream OF tartar, etc, the entire output
of the season were consumed.
Elijah True, a native of New York,
aged SO years, died at Napa "Wednesday
of paralysis. He crossed the plains
with an OK team i'll 1858, and has re-
sided in Napa county ever since,
Fred Crockwill, a farmer OF Marin
county, had dispute over money mat
ters with his wife and knocked her
down with an iron bar. She is serious
ly injured. Crockwell afterward took
dose of poison and died.
Q. Il. Thomas, a reporter on the Week
ly Star of Merced. was shot and NOR
tally wounded at his office door by Miss
Margaret Silvey, whom he had be.
trayed. Thomas took the Silvey girl
to Fresno several weeks ago and on their
return they claimed to have been mar.
ried and lived together until week
ago, but the girls parents did not be-
lieve the marriage story and finally in
duced her, week ago, to return to
their home. Then she confessed that
no ceremony had been performed La
ter it developed that Thomas had wife
back east.
A train wreck occurred on the Santa
Fe near San Bernardino in which nine
cars were ditched. The wreck took
fire and destroyed the cars together with
their contents of valuable merchandise
The body of an unknown was re-
Gently found under bridge near Whit.
tier, Los Angeles county. From lndi.
cations the man had been murdered.
Florence Blythe Hinckly, the San
Francisco heiress, was married recently
to A. A. Moore Jr., an attorney of San
Francisco.
Governor Gage has announced that he
will not call an extra session of the
legislature.
Wilson A. Henry, for some years a
justice of the peace ut Sacramento, died
a few days ago.
New potatoes from the Kings river
bottom are coming into market, and
selling readily at $l.25 per sack.