Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-12-20
NEWS OF THE COAST
ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED FROM
THE WEEKS DISPATCHES.
Government Orders the Eviction Of thu
California Salt Works--An Abused
Wife Kills Her Husband-yicious Do
ings of SaE jose BOys.

Henry Sevening, president of the bank
Of Alameda. died suddenly Il few days
ago at his home In Alameda Of Bright's
disease.
Three small boys of San Jose took
tho tom year-old son Of A. Kern into Il
vacant lot and applied lighted matches
10 his face. He was badly burned and
viii be disfgured for life While he
was being tortured the boys laughed
and shouted with gles.
The government has ordered the evic-
tion of the California Salt works, oper-
ating in Salton basin. The company is
charged with illegally occupying gov
ernment land Special agent +. c.
Ryan, connected with the United States
land office, has been making investiga-
tions and finds that the Salton Salt
works have illegal possession of mill
tary land that belongs to the govern
ment. Upon his report to headquarters
he has been ordered to notify George ".
Durbrow aud his associates of the sal
company to yacate the basin imme-
diately
Albert Hoff, who brutally murdered
Mrs. Mary A. Clute at San Francisco
three years ago, was at his second trial
found suilty OF murder in the first de-
gree and sentenced to life imprisonment.
At his other trial he was condemned to
death.
Liquor dealers of Los Angeles have
declared war on the so-callad "clubs ;,
scattered over the city. They claim
liquor is sold in the clubs, yet no license
is paid.
b. b. Roberts, a commission mer-
chant of San Frcncisco, went to the
morgue few days ago and blew out his
brains. He WAS despondent over sick
ness.
The winter tourist season at Los An
geles is the largest in the history of
southern California.
Captain Martin r. Roberts, pioneer
of iS49, died at San Francisco one dav
recently. He was well known all over
the coast as a coal merchant.
Anton NJ. Bohrer died at Placerville
from injuries received last Tuesday
night by driving over high bridg.
abutment on the public road leading
ever Weaver creek. The old bridge
had been removed preparatory to the
construction of a new steel bridge over
the creek, and the contractors had failed
to provide . guard for the protection O
travellers. The horse driven by Rohrer
was instantly killed in the descent.
On Novemb Der "a while the British ship
Crown OF Scotland was on the way TO
San Francisco, John Warrington, a
seaman, fatally stabbed p. A. Haglund,
Al he lay asleep in his bunk. Iminedi-
ately after the crime, Warrington leaped
into the sea and was lost. Some petty
spite caused the crime.
Paul J. Antoine, vice council of France
residing at San Francisco shot himself
one day last week in an attempt to COM
nit suicide. Domestic troubles caused
him to attempt to take his life. He
will probably die.
David Smith. n ranch hand, was acci-
dentally shot ON Sonoma mountain by II
hey who was fooling with "A loaded shot
grn Smith and the boy were but a
few feet apart when the boy in some
unaccountable manner discharged the
gun. One OF Smiths feet was badly
man gled and he will likely loose the foot
The first train will be run through
the Great Northern lunnel in the Cas-
cads mountains next Sunday. This
will be the finish Of one Of the most
stupendeus railroad engineering f-ats
ever attem, led in this country. The
tunnel 10 lS. 200 feet long and the thick
ness Of the roof at the thickest place is
$500 fest.
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