Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-05-16
out denied all knowledge of the missin g

otit uefiltu all hnoWleuSe OF the f11Ssln z
jewels.
+ Derland and Illingsworth. prisoners
who escaped from the Shasta county
i jail April .. were located near Adm by
sheriff Behrens and County Constable
IL. ). Walker Of Alturas. 4 hand.to.
hand combat ensued, in which Dorland
war killed, accidentally, it is supposed.
~ bullet from his companions rife,
is he was between the sheriff and
tllingsworrh. Constable Walker was
shot through the left hip. probably
fatally.
he Port Townsend quarantine officer
1ffleially declared quarantine against all
Alaska ports, and all vessels arriving
from the north must call al Port Towns
md for Inspection. Official reports
j from various sections of Alaska to the
effect that smallpox exists and is rapidly
spreading made such a step necessary.
/ L. $, McClindey, ina At of insanity.
shof and killed Howard Baker, then
killed himself. at Boones Ferry, l2 miles
south of Oregon City, Or.
The San Francisco savings banks
show an incfease of $500, 900 within she
past four months.
\ Redding fcal.) dispatch says that
engineers are running lines for large
paper mill that is to be established OH
the McGloud river. There il abundance
of raw material for pulp.making aud
I nlaufy of xva FOR anI ,ou+ar
Major Joseph Knowlton, who is
charged by his brother-in.law, James
Doolittle of the St. Nicholas hotel in
San Francisco. with being short over
s23 900 in his accounts with the hotel,
was arrested at Watsonyllle. Cal. while
on visit to his sister. He asserted his
innocence, and said he would be able
to prove it when the time came.
Richard Angus of Vancouver, b. c.,
and friend We're upset in canoe in
the narrows, just at the entrance of the
harbor, where the cliff at Prospect point
rises 200 feet out of the water Angus's
companion managed to get toward shore
out of danger, while Angus was oorried
into tho current. When cries for help
We're heard a Newfoundland dog sprang
from the top OF the cliff into the water
aud swan for Angus. who was aided by
the dog to reach boat that had been
launched. 1t was found, however, that
the brave dogs back was broken, and a
revolver shot put an end to his sufferings.
The will of the late President George
q. Cannon, who died in Monterey. Cal.
last month, was filed for probate at Salt
Lake, The will disposes of an estate
approximating in value 81 900, 900. All
of the 81 children of President Cannon
receive share of the estate, aud to his
four wives are willed their homes. pro-
vision also being made for their main
tenance. The remainder of the estate,
valued at 100000, aud consisting Of
farm land and other property. passes
into the possession OF the George q
Cannon association, of which President
Cannon children's and his nephew,
John NJ Cannon. are stockholders. This
property is to be held in trust until the
youngest child is 40 years of age. This
will not be for 3 years.
Fire broke out in the Walker building
in First avenue, Seattle and caused
loss of about s50, 900, The flames spread
to the Globe hotel adjoining aud to the
Leland block, occupied as a saloon aud
lodging house The loss is nearly GOV.
cred by insurance,
his bicycle from Los Gatos to his home
in Union, Cal, was dragged from his
wheel by highwayman and the muz.
zle OF revolver thrust against his
cheek. lie went through the young
mans pockets, but finding no money.
the robber became exasperated aud tore
Broughton ; necktie. The highwayman,
who rode chainless bicycle. then
mounted his wheel and departed.
r. n. Pollock. the absconding presi-
dent of the Cuyahoga Savings and
Banking company of Cleveland. ended
his life at Seattle by sending bullet
through his brain. A razor. two
ounce box of rough onrats and a phial
containing 100 tablets of aconite We're
found at hand, All papers belonging to
the man had been burned before he
committed the deed. The name of II.
n Pollock was found sewed ON the in
side OF his COAT, placed there by a
Cleveland tailor.
The bones of the Dawson brothers.
who outfitted at San Bernardino in 1899
for n prospecting trip, We're found on
the desert, % miles from Volcano, Cal,
by Walter d, Brown of Los Angeles.
There was third man with the outfit
cook. His body was found two years
ago, but the fate of the Dawson boys
remained in doubt. Near the skeletons
of the prospectors We're some of their
belongings, by which the bones We're
identified.
Major Edwin Lewis, charged with
forging deeds to valuable property, was
acquitted by IA jury in Judge Lawlor's
court at San Francisco on April IL be-
cause the testimony satisfied them that
Lewis was insane when he committed
the criminal acts. The insanity COM
missioners examined Lewis on May 3
and reported that he was sane. Their
action necessitated a jury being sum-
moned To pass upon the sanity of Lewis,
and after hearing testimony verdict
was found declaring Lewis insane. Ii
has been the practice heretofore in such
cases to discharge the prisoner. but
Judge Lawlor committed Lewis to
Napa insane asylum, and will send II
letter to the superintendent giving II
history of the case.