Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-01-31
A SUMMARY Of
THE DAILY NEWS
Events al Home and Abroad
That are Important.
Condensed From Daiiies for
the Benefit of those too
Busy to Hunt for
Them

John Hoey. a raneher living near San
Ardo, was struck by an engine while
walking along the railroad track. He
got up and walked - miles to Kings
city. where he died soon after arriving
Charles j. Walden. the missing ac-
conntant of San Quentin, is said to be
in Mexico.
An explosion occurred at Sebv Farm,
ten miles north of Vancouver, Wash.
resulting in the death OF three people,
Mrs. Celeste Walker wife of William
l. Walker, aged Gl; Eli Walker. their
son, aged 2s, and laughter. Mrs. Julia
Bailey, aged 22 Father aud son had
been engaged in clearing land and
placed 13 sticks of giant powder in the
oven OF the iron stove to dry. The
powder exploded. killing Mrs. Walker
and her son instantly and fatally injur-
ing the daughter, who died within
few hours.
Sefano Ely, laborer, was killed on
the Hetchy and Yosemite Valley rail.
road at Carriers, while riding Oh a log
ging truck A sudden jerk of the train
threw him headlong between the cars.
The deceased was ii native of Australia
aged 3S years. He leaves wife and
six children in his native land.
Martin Stickel, a triple murderer, was
executed at Kalama, Wash, some days
ago. Stickel confessed that he mur.
dered three people. His victims were
William b. Shanklin, who lived on "A
farm near Kelso, Cowlitz county; and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Knapp, an aged
couple living near Castle Rock. Shank
lin was shot while eating supper some
time IN November, 1899, and his body
cremated in the house, which was
burned to the ground by the murderer.
The crime remained a mystery for more
than year, and not until after the
murder OF Cornelius Knapp and his
vile did the authorities get "A clew To
the murderer. The Knapps were shot
while at the supper table on November
2S, 1899, and the fact that the shots
We're fired through the window in the
same manner that the Shankin murder
was committed led the authorities to
the belief that the same man had COM
mitted all three murders.
St. Helen's Sanitorium at yisalia
was destroyed by fire recently. The
loss is 5000. The building which was
not quite completed, was owned by Drs.
Cross and MeSwain. The former had
just left for San Francisco to purchase
furniture for the place. The fire is sup
posed TO have been iueendiary, although
it is stated that "a defective fiue was the
cause.
The gasoline schooner Barbara Hern-
ster was blown ashore near Point Arena
Il few days rgo. and may become " total
wreck.
\ warrant of removal was granted in
the United States dis rict court at Los
Angeles for the return TO Indian Terri
tory of jeff Davis. DAVIS Is an Indian,
and is wanted for e marder of Henry
Carlisle Dec 10. 1890
Another highbinder war has broken
out among the Chinese of San Francisco.
Che murder was committed last week
Mrs Frank X. Smith of Arcadia sud
denly became insane and shot her five.
yearo old son, Stewart. and then urnee
the weapon upon herself, infiictlng Il
dangerous wound i'll her head. The
little boy died two hours later, but the
surgeons removed the bullet from Mrs
Smiths brain and consider her chances
of recovery good. IL is said that Mrs
Smith has been brooding over the
Cudahy kidnapping affair, and being in
ill-health and i'll nervous state. il
affected her brain. Mrs. Smith and her
husband have been living at Arcadia
for ten or twelve years. Her husband il
quiet man, highly respected. who
makes his living by attending to or
chards.
Admiral Casey has taken command of
the Pacific squadron, relieving Rear
Admiral kaulz. who is retired owing To
having reached the age limit. The
transfer was made at San Diego.
George w. Barger, who lived se-
cluded life among the foothills near
Santa Barbara, committed suicides ome
I
man in the east, and why he settled
where he did has always been n mystery.
! Richard Dale, one of the earliest resi-.
dents of Sacramento, died Saturday,
aged rs years He was an Englishman
and was present at the coronation
of Queen Victoria and delighted to de-
scribe the ceremonies of that event. IL
crossed the plains, arriving III Sacra-
mento in 1919 and engaged in business
opening the first music and variety store
there. He was u very charitable man,
and during the ffties no one in distress
could apply to him for aid aud receive
less than $50. In later years he was
prominent in the work of the Howard
Benevolent Association, and at one time
was president of that body. He died
penniless.