Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-06-14
NEWS OF THE COAST
Short Items OF interest,"
Fatal a rciient ON the Cloyerdaie Stage
Line--smalI Boys and IA Kite Cause
Trouble. Piute Indian Runs Aumc<
Among the Tribe.

Laborers are very scarce throughout
California.
The fruit packers of the state met at
San Jose few days ago and perfected
hn organization.
1t is expected that there are to be
several changes among the faculty of
the University of California at Berke-
ley.
Dr. Robert Locke. newspaper corre-
spondent recently from Manila, commit
ted suicide at San Francisco few days
ago.
James l.. Rounds of indianapolis,
Ind, committed suicide at Portland,
Or, by shooting himself. 49,
Farmers in the vicinity Of the mud
volcanoes are organizing to drive off
numerous deer that have appeared there
lately aud are destroying crops.
The many hold-ups of Los Angeles
have prompted the citizens to take steps
towards organizing yigilant commit
tee.
Small boys allowed kite to fall
under a horses feet at Pasadena. The
horse ran through the business section
knocking down j. Seudder and seriously
iniuring his back He ran n little far
ther and knocked Mrs. l., Crosby out of
her rig upon the pavement. Her skull
was fractured and there is doubt of her
recovery.
The trial of Jim Hansen and other
Indians for the murder of Bert Horton
and wife Of Eugene, Or. is in progress
before Judge Brown, at Skagway. Han
sen admits killing Horton, but denies
killing the woman.
Charles Phillips. 22-year-ol young
man of Sacramento, and Miss Jennie
Vanderpool of Plymouth. Amador
county, were drowned in the Cosumnes
river. near Plymouth, last week. They
sSere part of party of pleasure-seekers
and were wading in the water when
they fell in q hole and being unable to
swim sank.
ssre started at Susansille, Cal, a few
%eo and consumed 10 houses in the
days center of town. The loss is
business
heavy. .,o,da,,t oocn,,.aa 10 tho
A disastrous 'ae stage at Yorkyille,
Cloverdale-Christ. he killing of L. S.
which resulted in peace in Ukiah.
Sullivan. justice of tn, ',ile the driver
The horses took fright W. aud while
was delivering mail pouch, thrown
a curve Sullivan wa vas
out striking on his head. He a
killed insta tly. Sullivan was ON
visit to his son, Robert. of Yorbville.
Judge Edwin Parker, for long time
prominent in legal circles of San Diego.
and at one time superior judge of that
county, died at San Bernardino aged s.
years.
Captain p. II. Cooper, United States
navy has arrived in Port Orchard, where
he goes to take command of the Puget
sound naval station. Captain Cooper
goes to relieve Captain J. =. Conghlan.
who is absent from the station on sick
leave
BY an explosion of gas at the San
Diego Brewing company's brewery at
San Diego, Engineer 5. +. Murphy was
so badly burned that he may not re-
cover The force of the explosion blew
"A hole nine feet high through the 16
inch wall. 1t was caused by gas gener
ated from oil used in the fireroom.
Suicide is epidemic in Chicago. June
has seen n score of men and women de-
stroy themselves, and Friday five
weary and unfortunate ones.ended life's I
Congressman John A. Barl,am aud /
daughter reached Santa Rosa from
Washington few days ago. IL an in- !
terview he declared he was not II candi. +
date for reelection, that he does not
want the office and'would not accept |
another term.
A man named Waters has been, taken
10 the hospital at Sacramento suffering /.
with smallpox. He had had the disease I
for a week and had roamed about the
city unconscious of the seriousness of +
his case.
One of the heaviest runs of salmon |
ever known in Monterey bay Is now ON
and fishermen are catching large num-
bers of them. Last weeks shipments
amounted to over four tons.
Stephen Moyle. drayman of Liver /
more, was badly crushed under some 1
falling pipe last week. His recovery is /
doubtful.
The jury in the Wilcox murder trial !
at Santa Rosa could not agree and We're
discharged. Wilcox was on trial for /
the murder,of his wife.
A Pluto Indian know as Jack lIig /
gins" ran amuck among the local tribe !
at Virginia, New. He first slashed his.
wife with knife, cutting her throat
and infiictilg other injuries. Afterward
he went to a campoodie i'll Gold Hill and
opened n fusillade with breech-load
ing shotgun on wicldup, seriously
woundiiyg three squaws and buck
From there he went to Dayton and IA.
tally shot another squaw. All OF tho
victims are fatally wounded.
Steamers are beginning to,reach tho
sound ports from Alaska and are bring
ing immense quantities of gold--the
result of the winter cleanup.
Vido Opersich, fruit rnckev, shot
and fatally wounded John, PiaoNich, II
waiter, ut san Francisco. 81 lnda,F. They
had trouble over woman.s