Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-03-13

Congressman Sydney p. Epes of Vir-
ginia, who was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis few days ago. died at Gar
field hospital Washington.
A railroad is to be built from lone to
Jackson, Cal.
Extensive coal beds have been uncoy-
cred near Dawson, N. w. I.
Sheriff f. Il. johnson and Sheriff
Milton Basse of Santa Cruz arrested
Cornelius f. Blackburn, who is wanted
in that county on charge of grand
larceny for stealing horse and buggy
last June. Blackburn is wanted in San
Francisco and Fresno counties for SIM
lar oifenses In 1891 he was sent to San
Quentin from Lake county for 25 years
for murder in the second degree, but
his sentence was later commuied to ten
years. and he was released in September,
1897
Twenty five of the officers of the
Second infantry, National Guard of
California, assembled in Sacramento to
elect IA colonel, lieutenant-colonel and
major see election was conducted by
Colonel r. L. Peeler and resulted as
follows: Colonel H. l. Seymour of Sacra-
mento, vice colonel, j. w. Guthrie; lieu
tenant-colonel, f. A. Forbes of Marys-
vile, reelected; major, Marion Pirkey
of Colusa. reelected.
An estimate just completed by the
chamber of commerce of Los Angeles,
in conjunction with the hotel men and
railroads, shows there are now 10000
tourists i'll southern Californa. The
total number for the season is placed at
10000 This is the largest tourist sea-
son southern California has ever known.
The stage running between Calistoga
and Clear Lake was held up few days
ago by a lone highwayman. The ex-
press box was taken and one of the
passengers relieved of 81. % in change.
The whaleback Inverness, which
took on big lot of -four from Tacoma
for shipment to Port Arthur, is the first
ship of regular line that is to operate
between the sound and Siberian ports.
ship every - days. When the railroad
across Siberia is completed it is proposed
To have ship on the sound every 30
days
In the superior court at san Jose the
county ordinance which prohibits any
one from buying on selling quail in
Santa Clara county was declared void
as far as il relates 10 the open season.
The decision was rendered by Judge
Lorigan in the ease against John Ma
loney, who keeps game market. The
prosecution was by the County Game
Protective association. In Justice Wal
laces court Maloney was fined $40 for
selling two quail Through habeas
corpus proceedings he was released by
an order of the superior court, it being
held in an extended decision that there
can be no restriction upon quail being
bought or sold i'll the open season. The
Game Protective association will now
make strong fight to secure general
game law through the Legislature, as
county ordinances are almost invariably
declared invalid by the courts.
A shooting atfray occurred near Lat
! IfDDt, I'll tiuhNHt W iitAtth VI -
Estey killed Il man by the name of Hotf.
man. The two met i'll the woods neal
the mining claim of Estey, each carry.
ing double barreled shotgun. Hoff-
man, who wasa stranger TO Estey, asked
the latter if he was the man who owned
the claim. Upon receiving AN affirm
ative answer Hoffman said: " You are
/ the one, then. who llbeled my mother
in nm article written to the pap.rs II
i kill YOU aud the editor who Published
/ it," He then drew his gun IN II threat
enng manner bat Estey fired iirsl
with deadly effect IN the face OF Hotf.
man fsIey then surrendered himself
There were no witnesses to the occur
renee