Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-08-30
NEWS OF THE COAST
Short Items Of Interest.
A DISASTROUS Storm at Nome In Which
Lives and Prnp-rty Are Lost-chinese
Quarter Of PIacerville Destroyed by
Fire.

eide there some days ago.
Fire at Dinuba destroyed the princi
pal building, few days ago. The loss
will be about 100000.
Charles A. Williams has been awarded
damages amounting to one cent against
the San Francisco Call Williams wa,
to have been married Mt San Francisco
some two years ago and the paper wrote
up his past life causing the engagement
to be broken. Hence the suit.
Mrs. W. d. Vanciel of Milton. tive
sons and Il niece were thrown from q
buggy during a runaway. Mrs. Van
cicl was severely bruised and one of the
boys fatally injured.
There was high gale ON the Gulf OF
Georgia recently, and five overturned
fishing smacks.werc found with the sails
fiat on the water about Is miles from
Vancouver. The occupants were un,
doubtedly drowned Each boat con-
tained from two To five fishermen, but
their names have not yet been ascer,
,ained.
a representative of the United States
government has been in Santa Ana val
lev for several days buying horses for
cavalry purposes in the far east, and
three carloads containing 10 head We're
shipped TO San Francisco The aver
age price paid was about 500
Another of the immense log rafts
constructed by the Robertson company
left West Seattle in tow of the tug ia.
toch and Relief, bound for San Fran
cisco. The raft is one of the largest
ever built and contains about 500, 600
feet of piling.
Martina Correa. an Indian. l12 years
old. died recently at Santa Cruz county
hospital.
City Assessor j. T.. Ward has COM
pleted the work of assessing Nisalia.
The total valua ton this year Is i'll ex.
cess of 1899
The Pioneer Woolen mills of Dallas,
Or, has submitted a proposition for the
removal of the plant to Santa Cruz.
The plant would employ 200 hands and
cost $3.50, 900.
4. Z. Bogue, traveller reached
Bakersfield ast week suffering from
smallpox. He was placed in a pest
house.
Louis Palumbo. native of Italy,
aged 80 years, died recently at Fresno
from cancer of the stomach His was
a notable case by reason of his having
# ao, ral
in the French hospital in San Francisco
to cure him OF the cancer. The case
was considered surgical triumph. For
nearly year after the operation he was
able to labor, and digested his meals
as if the stomach We're whole.
A well-developed movement is on
foot at San Diego to establish AN iron
foundry there.
Mill Valley, Marin county, has voted
60 incorporate.
Rev. S. 7. Whitney. pioneer Pres.
byterian minister of the coast died at
his home in Santa Rosa. He has been
pastor of many churches in the state,
including Olivet church in San Fran
cisco Mr.. Whitney was born in New
York 65 years ago He leaves wife
o. NJ. Judy, prominent sportsman
and business man of Reedley, died as
the result of an operation for appendi-
citis. He had IA national reputation az
a crack wing shot.
j, w. Lorbeer, railroad man of
Honolulu. was murdered there recently
by u drunken relative. He formerly
lived at Pomona.
An early morning fire completely de-
stroyed the Chinese quarter of Placer
vile recently. Thirty-three buildings,
four of which were brick, were burned
to the ground in less than an hour.
The large foundry of Ucre Brothers was
slightly damaged, The loss. will prob.
ably reach SEQ, 900, and the insurance is
light.
Ia San Francisco last week with young
quail In their possession. They We're ar
rested and fined $25.
The steamship Tacoma, from Nome
storm ever known at Nome. The
storm ragged for five days, beginning
August I, aud the beach for miles is
strewn with wreckage, and 20 bodies of
those lost in the storm had been washed
ashore when the steamer sailed. The
storm began August Z with heavy
gale blowing on the beach, and in-
creased in violence until nothing could
stand before it. Large steamers weighed
anchor and nut to sea for safety, while
schooners and sailing craft and small
boats dragged their anchors and went
ashore, only.to be dashed to pieces. More
than 80 craft, besides Il large number of
small boats, are piled ON the beach III
fragments,
Charles Bauncer. merchant and
millman of Milltown, Skagit county,
was murdered by robbers about POO
yards from his store. His Lody, with
his pockets rified, was found with the
skull bpakep and bloody 4 cpdgel
near by was evidently the murderer
weapon.
tornado Mercial. a Mexican peon. died
~ Bahsrsfield recently from knife
wound received Tuesday night at the
hands Of another peon named Reyes
Rsyss escaped and is supposed now &c
b Hsn on his way to Mexico.