Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-08-23
NEWS OF THE COAST
Short Items OF Interest.
Chinese Tr,in To Get Corner on
kspuds-Dan slinkey Commits Suicide
Members of u Family Under Ar
rest for Murder.

had retired fire broke out in their home.
Mrs. Bosse was burned to death and
her husband was badly injured in try
ing to save her.
An unknown stranger recently en-
ployed two men to do some digging
near Stockton. He indicated the spot
for them to work taking his bearings
from map. After working short
time the men uncovered box. 1t con-
tanned about $500 which the stranger
gathered mp. paid the men for their
work and departed.
Columbia. mining town of British
Columbia. was entirely destroyed by
fire few days ago,
While trying 10 save some valuable
jewelry from q burning house Mrs,
Nellie 5. Armitage was overcome by
smoke and died. She was % years Of
age.
Susanville, LasseS county. has voted
to incorporate as city of the sixth
class
Victor ID. Duboee of San Francisco,
died few days ago. Deceased was
colonel of the First California regi-
ment during its stay in the Philippines
and 1t was hen that he contracted the
disease that caused his death. Duboce
was one of the supervisors of San Fran
cisco.
The Chinese along the San Joaquin
river are endeayoring to get a corner
on the potato market. They have sue
ceeded in raising the price ten cents a
sack and further advance Is looked for.
While threshing machine crew was
at work on the Potter ranch, near
Schellville, Sonoma county, the engine
exploded, nearly killing George Knox,
the owner of the outfit. Charles Potter,
owner of the ranch. was badly cut by
flying fragments of the engine.
Charles N Bowen of Santa Cruz was
arrested in San Francisco last week
charged with swindling. He was col
lecting subscriptions FOL mythical
printers graveyard. He had secured
over 5000 in the week he worked his
game.
The fine new ferry boat San Pablo OF
the Santa Fe company was launched at
San Francisco few days ago. The
vessel is a double-ended side-wheeler
and measurers 225 feet in length.
Private Chester A. Boakes of the
Fourth infantry has reached Alcatra2
island from the Philippines where he is
to serve a sentence of 40 years impris
onment for deserting to the enemy and
advising other soldiers to desert.
Louis Mesmer, for more than 40 years
a resident of Los Angeles and large
property owner there. died there "a few
days ago after long illness. He had
been prominent in politics.
John Carroll, violinist and music
teacher, aged about IS years. disappeared
from his lodging house at Sacramento
last Wednesday and has not since been
seen. His landlady says that shortly
before that he had intimated that he
might commit suicide, but she did not
think him i'll earnest. II is now thought
he may have done SO.
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Herbert Davenport near Dawson short
time ago, has been found guilty of mur.
der and is to be executed October 2.
Mrs. Rose London, a former San Fran
cisco girl, committed suicide in New
York few days ago. The heat is sup.
posed to have driven her insane.
Daniel Slinkey, a well-known charac-
ter, committed suicide at Sausalito some
days ago by taking morphine. He had
tried many ways of killing himself be.
fore but always failed He was cratic
The transport Warren sailed from
San Francisco last week carrying the
Ninth cavalry, colored, which is bound
for China.
A young named Zimmer about 20
years old was recently found dead in his
home near Corning. Suicide was doubt
lessly the cause Of his death.
A man was killed by being runover
on the Southern Pacific railroad at Han
ford who was supposed to be stealing a
ride. A card found in the pocket of the
dead man bore the name of Thomas
Curran, San Francisco.
While assisting to unload lumber
from vessel at Usal. Mendoeino coun.
ty, Mervin Mayors was killed by falling
of lumber.
Two Mexican smugglers were captur.
ed near San Diego few days ago
They are old hands at the business and
when caught had seven animals loaded
with smnggled goods.
The superintendent of the Vallejo
cannery complains of a shortness of
help. The cannery is running night
and day trying to do with l35 hands
when they have work for 500.
The total wheat crop of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho for 1900 is now
estimated at from 32,0C0,0 600 to 35, ,000,-
600 bushels. This is reduction of
about 5000, 900 bushels from the earlier
estimates. The wheat is said to be of n
very fine quality.
Some zoo members of the militia COM
panies at Vancouver, r g., refused to
turn out when called upon recently TO
SUPPRESS the fishermen strike. As pun
ishment each man was fined $50 aud
compelled to march through the streets
In the "rogues squad"