Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-03-06

The will af Jose Maxcarel, the wealthy
Px.mayor of Los Angeles, is again be-
lag contested by his children.
Ballard. Wash, shingle mills cut in
1899, All 800, 900 pieces.
At San Francisco last week from the
Orient by the steamer Coptic was
brought %, ,S21 pounds of opium; value
with duty paid, 100000; duty, Sl42,926
The Northern Pacific railway will in
March do away with gas as an illumin-
ant and introduce new system of cleo
tric lighting, each car being independ-
emily supplied with lighting power from
motors OF the ear axles.
james Detrict of California is arrang
ing for the purchase of some ten-ton
steel wagons and traction engines to
draw them, with view to establishing
Il freight line across the desert in the
northern part of China. to enter active
competition for the carrying trade, which
is now done wholly by camel caravans.
The third installment of $25, 600 due
on the 800, 900 bonus to be loaned the
Truekee, Cal. general electric company
for the construction of the plant ut
/ Floriston. Cal, has been paid by the
Comstock mining companies. The last
payment of s25, 900 will not be due un-
iii after the plant is in operation and
the power delivered on the Comstock
lode.
While riding "a bicycle at San Fran
cisco, II. o. Herning upset in front Of a
/ trolley car and WAS run over. He died
J from his injuries.
At direction of the president the new
military post at Magnolia Bluff, near
seattle, Wash, will hereafter be known
and designated as Fort Lawton, in
honor Of the late Major Law
ton
A windstorm in the neighborhool of
/ Santa Barbara last week did consider
able damage to property in that section.
The eitras exhibition given at Clover.
dale last week was the most successful
/ yet held. both in exhibits and attendance.
The railways have made u rate of SIS
! n carload for sheep from all points in
I Arizona To points in Ventura. Los An
I geles and Kern conaties. California. 1t
I is expected that thousands of sheep viii
/ be transp rled from Arizona to the
I grazing grounds in these eaanties, as
the feed in this territory IS exhausted.
Ex-Secretary Of War Algsr aud Cap.
/ tain Bliss are planning 70 opefpte their
extensive laundering interests 6h Puget
/ sound. and viii erect large slwni.ll at
/ Fairhaven, \. II. Shook of Michigan
/ is to be ths general snperinien lent in
/ the northwest Of earporate interests.
IN aceiaant occurred recently. result
/ ing IN the death of Il. J. Hamilton. pro
prietor Of auisnu Electric Light works.
/ Hamilton was liking il globe behind the
/ switchboard, when his hand came in
contact with a live wirs. resulting in
/ immediate death. Hamilton WIS about
/ p years Of age and was native Haalds-
/ burg.
/ Morris l1 Ike. a blacksmith reached
/ san jose resenly from CALDWELL Tex,
was struck by Il runaway horse and in
stantlv killed. The force Of the col
lision staggered the horse and animal
fell over the man crushing dis skull
The horse took fright a a passing. b-
cycle. Essa leayesa willow in San Jose
and several children in Texas.
The city trustees OF Sonoma have
called-a special election to bond the
town for $4,000 for the construction OF
municipal water works. The election
viii be held on sa.lnrdy, April Z This
/ is the third attempt 20 bond the town
within the past two years
Mrs. II. lloferoamp, probably the last
/ surviving witness of the marriage of
/ Abraham Lincoln, died at Quesnelle,
/ b. c., IA fow days ago of paralysis aged
+ GO wears. She witnessed Lincoln ) mar
riage to Miss Todd whom only two years
| OF age. She came 10 the eoast early in
/ the aftios. In 1860 President LINCOLN
nppointed ller father first American con-
sui at Victoria, B. G., which position he
retained for % years
Richard NJ. Gordon, "a criminal who
/ recently arrived ut Sacramento, from
/ Illinois, where had he served term for
robbery, Friday pleaded guilty in the
/ superior court to q charge of robbery.
/ In company with two companions about
two weeks ago he robbed John A. Mills.
| Because Mills had only small sum OF
money Gordon knocked him down.
Judge Hart sentenced him to IS years
mnuisonment at Folsom. Gordon's
companions are already the peniten-
tiary.
Jacob Baker, n rancher of SSanta Ana,
met n horrible death in a Runaway with
a moving machine. Stopping the team
70 fix something about the harness, the
horses became frightened and ran away.
Baker fell In front of the, sickle and
was dragged several hundred yards
His left leS was almost severed below
the knee, his faes and neck were ent al
most to pieces aud several fingta's wore
missing on both hands. He died IN two
hours. HH
yernea Shears, who shot and killed
George Warner ar ValEt Vista, River
side county, December 10 last, will have
to be tried a second time for the crime,
MS the jury in the first trial disagreed
after being out several hours. The de-
fense pleaded temporary insanity. The
Jury stood seven for acquittal and five
sar conviction.