Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-05-24
NEWS OF THE COAST
Short Items OF Interest.
An Aged Colfax Miner Draw medium
boni- For the Naval Resrese-A ship
sunk nj ssa--Kiiied Trying To Save
Her Husband.

4 business mems association has been
formed ut Lodi with the view of pro.
gress.
John Frey Of Vallejo is dead. He
was the founder of the city's watei
works and one Of its leading citizens.
Holdups continue TO occur in Los An
geles. Some of the victims received
brutal treatment.
\ combination has been effected il
New York which will control the dis.
tribution of all the milk that the New
Workers drink.
Five mild cases Of smallpox were re.
Gently reported from Marysville.
An underground river was struck IN
one of the coal mines at Black Dia.
mond, Wash, last week and the mine
was flooded.
While watching men rescue women
from drowning in the ocean at La Jolla.
near San Diego, "a huge wave washed
Miss Lille Mckenzie from a rock she
was standing on and she was drowned.
Mrs. Mary Ann Du Planty-Stuari
died at san Francisco recently at the
advanced age of 10I years.
At his preliminary examination in
Suisun for the murder of Daniel Wilson.
John Owens was held to answer be.
fore the superior court.
.Iosesph BRIGHTER, Chicago postoffice
clerk. was arrested at Coyington, KY
last week charged with stealing govern.
ment money.
In a fight at Chicago between Tom
Sharkey and Joe Choynsln the lattei
was knocked out III the second round.
A bad wreck was caused on the Union
Pacific railroad near Rawluys. Wyo.
last week by train running through
an open switch. -Four people were
killed.
Forest fires IN Pennsylvania caused
loss Of three lives and the destruction
Of much property Three children
were burned 10 death at Rannfon. BY q
fire which swept the town like whirl.
wind. ono child was the eighi-year.
old daughter Of Samuel Brawn. and
the two others .syere named Kirkland.
Several admits were segerally burned II
attempting tho rhildren's rescue.
Miss Lizzie Wozenernft Of Los An.
geles. Cal, was killed BY an electric
shock few days ago. She and bel
husband We're walking along street
when he grabbed Il trolley support
which Ind been charged by crossed
wire. The wife ried too pull hin
away but received shock that killed
her. lie was seriously injured.
John D. Heggerty. a teamsier. ageo
80 years. was killed NJ Pine Ridge,
Fresno county, by being run over by .
wagon The horses ran away and Heg
gertv was throYn under the wheels.
Frederick Eslulson. employed to su
perinfend the construction work Of
Hearst hall. Berkeley. has been arrested,
accused Of forgery and larceny He Is
accused of sluiiing the pay rolls
The British ship Argus, Captain Hun
ter, in ballast from Port Los Angeles to
portland arrived at the quarantine sta
tion at Astoria. Or. recently, having On
board - Of the crew aud fonr passen-
gers ot fhe Hawaiian ship loani. bound
from Hilo a. san Francisco, which was
sunlx of the coast near san Francisco
ON the night of May : Ia II collision
with the Argus. The lolani was a tota
loss. bnt the crew and passengers Were
saved.
Adjntat- General Seamens has fe.
ceived communication from the secre-
tary of the navy rendering the tempor
airy use of the United States gunboats
Concord and Bennington for the use OF
California naval reserve. Each gunboat
can aceomodate 10 men. The offer oi
the secretary of the navy probably vii
be accepted.
Mrs. E. y. Cetti of san Francisco
committed snicide at Stockton lew
days ago She was despondent over the
loss of her money, which her hns
band had gambled away. After he
lost the money he committed suicide.
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Thomas Starr, an aged miner was
drowned in the American river recent
nc point between ColfaN and Iowa
Hill. His son was engaged i'll rowing
him aeress the river when the boat filled
with water. The son jumped from the
hoat. but was swept down the rapids
about $50 feet. He narrowly escaped
death. being badly bruised against the
rocks. The elder Starr clpng to the
boat and was carried down the river.
The body has not been recovered. Stan
was "A natiye Of Pennsylvania, aged y
years,
Edwin, the l9-year.old son of Mrs.
w. Ford Spencer of Balls ferry, Shasta
county. was killed Friday by heih2
thrown from horse. With com.
pauion the yo,~ig man attended thf
races AT Cottonwood during the day.
While returning home ut late honl
they were racing saddle ponies down
lane when young Spencer was thrown
off ana instantly killed.
The quarantine at Honolulu has
been officially declared of
RUSSIAN soldiers and engineers work
ing OH the Russian railway in Manohuris
were attacked by Chinese soldiers re-
Gently and several killed,