Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-02-20

A combination of all the manufac-
lures of whips is said to be on foot.
Government inspectors deny that the
big guns at Fort Flagner, WASH, have
been injured in any way.
Mrs. M. G. Wickersham, widow of
the late millionaire banker |. G. Wicker
sham died suddenly few days ago at
her home in Petaluma.
Monterey is making a change in its
system of street lighting. and is re-
placing its present electric lights on
Alvarado street with gasoline lamps
1t is said the reason for this change is
to secure an all-night light, the electric
lights now being shut down at mid
night.
All the officials and men of the Hall
mines at Nelson, B. c., numbering over
800, received notice Saturday that their
services would no longer be required.
The shutdown is owing to the effect OF
the eight-hour law i'll paralyzing the
mining industry of Kootenai.
The water right war between the
iSDai ouiSb topiiBk Ndlitf Nht'i
companies in San Mateo county, has
ended and the case withdrawn from the
courts.
At San Bernardi.o, Cal, in the Santa
Fe shops are installed air compressors, air
being piped to all parts of the yard.
When dead" engine is to be moved
hose is attached to an air plug
and to a three-way stop cock that opens
into the boilers just above the cylinders.
The boiler is filled with air till dial in
the cab registers IS pounds pressure.
This air is then admitted to the cylin-
ders, and one filling of the boilers il
sufficient to drive the locomotive from
the back shop into the roundhouse.
The division of forestry will continue
the investigation of Pacific coast timbf r
begun last summer, and several parties
will start III June for the redwood belt
of California and the fir forests of Wash
ington. The object is to compare the
reproduction with the present depletion
and 10 investigate the possibility of re-
foresting logged Loft lands. There will
be from 10 TO 25 men i'll each state.
Much attention is being given at pres.
ent to timber lands. Lumber companies
are paying good prices for stumpage AMI
a large amount of capital is looking for
good timber within reasonable haulago
distances Timber claims are being
hunted up III Oregon and Washington
particularly, and many mineral pros
poctors have utilized their time during
the snowy months OF the winter IN "A
search for good timber.
j. G. Molgaard, a grocer of Salinas.
was found on the floor of his apartment
Friday, apparently dead. An over
turned lamp. several pools of blood and
the charred remains of books, papers,
etc, as well as the finding of small coins
on the floor seemed to point TO robbery
and attempted murder. After restora-
tives had been administered Molgaard
revived somewhat, but was delilious.
He incoherently said that he was beaten
and robbed. He was known to have
taken considerable money to his apart
ment from ,is store, and according to
his cash book was short about Sl69. Nc
trace of the robber has been found.
Henry Spellman and A. b. Spellman,
two of trio of thugs who held up John
A. Mills mt Sacramento at the point of a
pistol, pleaded guilty before Superior
Judge Hart and were sentenced to
80 and 30 years respectively in the Fol
som prison. Henry Spellman is % years
of age and A. b. Spellman is 49, r. NJ.
Gordon, the third of the trio, is sup
posed to be an escaped life convict from
Joliet tIll.) penitentiary, and is being
held until the Illinois authorities can be
heard from.
The love of u mother for her little
child cost Mrs. II. L. Greenwood Of
Coronado her life. The little one was
burned to death, and nothing save the
trunk of the body was found in the
ruins of what was once the home of its
parents. Mrs. Greenwood was found III
the yard ut the rear of the house while
the building was in flames. Her clothes
were burned from her body and she was
SO nearly dead at the time that She sur
yived but an hour. The house had
taken fire, and in trying to reach her
babe Mrs. Greenwood's clothing caught
fire.
Matthew Handelin, logger of Elk
creek, near Laytonville, fell between
logs recently and was drowned.
III. NJ. de Young of San Francisco,
has been naised TO be one of the conf
missioners of the United States To the
International Exposition at Paris.
J. G. Molgard the grocer of Salinas
who was supposed TO have been robbed
"A few nights ago and was found un-
conscious, committed suicide Monday
John 5. Reed. widely known Cali
fornian pioneer. living at Ukiah, died
suddenly at Ashland, Or, Il few days
ago, where he was visiting.
Chris Wolf, a hosemen of the Weber
engine company, Stockton, tell through
the opening around the Side post in the
fire engine house while cropping about
in the dark to find the gas jet. He sas-
tanned injuries about the head, from
which he died three hours later with
out regaining consciousness. Wolf was
~ wears old and unmarried He was
formerly foreman of the company and
was the oldest fireman in the depart
ment.
G.. ID. Louclx, saloonkeeper of Santa
Cruz. was shot by Manuel Amaya, sun
e. Al. 4 Ii.