Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-07-19
NEWS Of THE COAST
Short Items Of Interest.
Fatal Boiler Explosion Mt Astoria. Or,
-Ex-Warden Hale Dies at His Over
land Home 81. Helena Votes to
Issue Bonds for schools.
Fire destroyed $1,000 worth OF bust
hess property in Merced Saturday.


hess property in Merced Saturday.
Chinese residents Of San Francisco
are preparing heavy claim against the
city for losses caused by the quaran-
timing OF Chinatown during the recent
plague scare.
United States Senator John Henry
Gear OF Burlington, Ia, died suddenly
Os heart failure ut hotel in Washing
ton u few days ago.
The Union Iron works ut San Fran
kish government for the construction
OF war ship. The works will prob
ably receive contract
The spreading of the rail at point
near Delta. in Shasta county, caused u
car To roll over an embankment. Ten
passengers were injured. some severely
but none killed.
While commanding the revenue cut
ter McCulloch, in northern waters,
Captain Healey was taken violently in-
sane. lie has been placed in an asylnm.
Portland exporters who have made
shipments to the Philippine islands have
decided to institute proceedings against
the United States government FOR the
recovery Of duties paid at Manila. As
soon ms the papers are prepared the ease
will be filed ia the court of claims at
Washington, and IL the decision Is ad-
verse TO the claimants an appeal will be
taken To the supreme court of the Unit
ed States. The claim amounts to about
$4,000.
William Elmer Hale, ex-sheriff Of
Quentin prison, died in Oakland We'd
nesday, ut his home. His illness dates
some time back and led to his resigna.
tion from his position at San Quentin.
The immediate cause of death was an
intestinal tronble which attacked him a
few days ago.
Morris NJ. Estee sailed from San
Fraucisco last week for Honolulu, where
he goes 10 assume the Office of United
States district judge
Two Indian homicide cases are under
official investigation at Fresno. John
Smith, bad Indian. went 10 the cabin
Of Doc" Majors, near the North Fork
of the San joaquin, and offered vlo-
lence 70 the sisters of Majors, who was
living in the cabin with Majors wife.
smith knocked the sister down and Ma
jors demonstrated. In the night that
epsued Majors drew his revolver and
fired three times at Smith, one shot
proving fatal Ave days later. The cor
oner's jnry exonoratsd Majors. but the
latter will probably be b. ought 10 trial.
ms there is another version of the af-
fair. Deputy Coroner Cate Is at Dun
lap investigating II whiskey fight, re-
shifting in fhe killing Of another Indian.
William Weatherhead who has re-
sided al Napa for the past 10 years, was
struck by a special train as il drew into
town few days ago, and received in
jriries from which he died about two
hours later. He was AZ years of age.
The explosion of boiler at the De
Force oil works, near Astoria, Or. re-
suited Ia the death Of Jack Shaw and
the fatal injury of Engineer Morris w
Moore, who later dted in the hospital,
Chris Rents, another employe. who Was
In n boat nIoored to the factory dock, is
missing aud is believed to have been
blown from his beat by the conclusion
and drowned The accident IL said to
have been due 70 defective boiler. The
factory was totally destroyed. Almost
st the saiue hour of the explosion AT the
factory, Mr.. Deforce's handsome resi-
dence, over three miles distant, on the
shore, caught fire and burned to the
ground.
Richard Briggs. an Indian, 40 years
old. robbed the house of l.. ID. Mon
tague, .Jr., Saturday night at Covelo,
carrying away several hundred dollars
worth OF yalusbles. His shoes We're
full OF hob nails, which betrayed him.
The Indian WAS arrested.
In a nre ut Sacramento which de-
stroyed the house occupied by the fam.
jly of John Alvinez, the year-old
daughter was burned to death. The
fire WAS caused by an explosion of gas
oline.
\. +. Phinney. well-known fruit
pa, ke and merchant of San Diego,
member Of the firm of X. II. Young &
company. dropped dead in his store
while talking to his men.
Iemuel Metts, jeweler and gem
raj rspairer of Lemoore. was shot by
Isaac Daily and died from the effects of
his wounds. Daily had been drinking
and quarreled with Metts about hi.
eycle which Metls had repaired about
two weeks ago and which he claimed
was not properly done.
News OF hunger. hardship destitu-
ton, lawlessness, etc, is arriving by
every steamer from the Nome goldfields.
There is deficit OF $4,000 in the ac.
counts of the Associated students of the
University of California.
At n bond election held at st. Helena
for the purpose of raising funds for a
new schoolhouse there the proposition
carried by y vote of 1850 to 83 Three
times before an election failed. The
amount ia be raised is ga, 900. divided
into 30 bonds Of $1,000 each, with in
terest at 5 per cent, payable semi-ann-
ually. The building wsll probably bs Of
sso0e.