Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-04-19
Pacific Coast News
Items Of Interest Cleaned
From Al Sources.
Mail for Asaska Two Ladies Kill
ed by Train at Martiez "A Boy
Held at San Francisco for Murder.

ed by Train at Martiez "A Boy
Held at San Francisco for Murder.
Thomas Shine. prominent resident
OF San Mateo county, is dead.
For using unbecoming language in
court Attorney Ernest Graves of San
Luis Obispo, was sentenced to pay a
fine Of 5000 and five days in the county
Jail.
Frank J. Iaveaga. timbsrman, fell
u distance of 300 feet in the incline shaft
at the App mine. Tuolumne county, aud
struck the up-coming skip and fractur-
ed his skull, dying one hour later. He
was born in Winnsmucca, New, 26
years ago. He leaves widow and one
child.
Ben Carlton, 16 years old. dove into
Coyote creek near San Jose. while bath
ing and broke his neck. The water was
too shallow where he dove and he hit
the ground.
immigration Commissioner North of
San Francisco furnished a report show
ing the arrival at that port during
March of 603 males and 81 females
The races were as follows: Japanese All
English 80, German 20, Spanish. Ameri-
can %, returning to the United States,
a. The immigrants brought with them
in money 1866 The occupations
are: Farm laborers 1894 tall Japanesel.
merchants ~, miners II, laborers ~.
sailors 30, miscellaneous ST. farmers l6,
clerks IL, no occupation TO-
Captain J. J. Meyler. corps of engi-
neer, United States army, who has in
charge the construction of the govern
ment breakwater at San Pedro, has re-
ceived notification from Washington
that the specifications prepared and for
warded to the head of the department
last month have been approved with
slight notifications. Captain Meyler
is given authority to advertise, accord
ing to the plan proposed and he will do
so when the amended copy arrives from
Washington.
Thi survey of the Central Arizona
railroad has been completed from Flag.
staff to Globe, l41 miles.
Albert Miehaud was hanged at Ia
coma Friday for numbering his wife.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Southern Pacific Railroad
company took place last week in the Of
flee of G. p. Huntington in the Union
trust building at San Francisco. Either
by its holders or by proxy % per cent of
the 100000 shares of the company's
stock was represented and the follow
ing directors were elected: G. p Hunt
ington, II. E. Huntington, ID. o. Mills,
Charles H. Tweed, John w. Mackey,
Thomas II. Hubbard, John Z. Searles,
John b. Haggin, John d. Probst, Au-
gust Belmont and Edwin Hawley.
P. A. Buell., well-known lumber
man, who lived at Stockton, died very
suddenly at San Francisco few days
ago.
Thomas Hawkins, employed as
hostler ON a place near San Mateo. was
shot and kill.N by George Williams, a
fellow employee. Drink caused the
tragedy.
X J. Mooney was convicted by jury
in the superior court at Merced of ar
son in the second degree. Mooney is a
prominent merchant and was accused
of having set fire to his store ON March
4, 1899.
+. ID. Ryan of the public works COM
mission. says that the present contract
for dredging Alviso channel is to be re-
scinded and new contract let. The
present contractor has SO far failed to
get his newly patented dredger to work.
The planning mill of J. +. Hoerl at
Stockton, was entirely destroyed by fire
one morning last week. The loss will
reach $4,000, with no insurance.
James Starr, under arrest in Cal
averas county, charged with stage rob-
berry, has confessed his guilt.
J. W. Shanklin, ex-city clerk of Fres-
no, has been placed under arrest at
Hillsboro, Or, and will be returned to
Fresno to answer charge of embez-
cling $4,000 belonging to the city.
The Santa Fe railroad has been COM
pleted to Point Richmond.
Two enterprising farmhands of the
San Joaquin valley gathered up dozens
of jack-rabbits from that section and
taking them to various towns sold them
as genuine Belgain hares at fancy
prices.
A Southern Pacific express ran into
carriage at Martinez, in which were
three women. Two of the women were
killed outright while the third received
injuries which may prove fatal. Mrs,
N. Hill, one of the victims resided on q
farm near Cornwall. The other, Mrs.
Ruth Ellsworth, was a widow who,
with her seven childreH, has for some
time resided near Brentwood. The
third occupant of the carriage was Miss
Ruth Ellsworth, the eighteen year-old
daughter of one of the women who was
killed. She is so seriously injured
that the physician who is attending her
has but little hope of saying her life,
Alfred Gross has been expelled from
the Society of California Pioneers 1t
San Francisco. He is said to have
made misstatements III his application
for membership.
1t is said that 70 per cent of the prune
crop of the northwest will be secured
at~tt