Imperial press., 1901-10-05
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS A CoNDENSED REPORT OF THE
 WEEKS HAPPENINGS Robbers CApturSd by Pose oI Otisn' Unknown Soldisf SJioido-OlINs PieklnS Plant Flour Nill Burned


 struck ly the company in which he put his money.
 While mixing lime io mark out the diamond on a ball field az Martinez. stephen Mc-isch. one ot the players through an accident will prc hable lose his eycsight- The lime exploded in slaking and few into his eyes.
 A san Jose company Is to operate A line c. automobiles between that citv and suburban towns. Ten pas senrc- husSes one large towing ma chine six dos-ados and six rural de- livery wagons Will be in operation shortly
 The Orange County Farmers lnsnT- an-c Company was organized over three years ago. Up t1 June Spih o' this year there have been written tn all 675 policies The amount O. in- surance in t1rcs 2t that date was SsS6 800.
 The Olive G-oNe-s' Association AI San Fernando Is rushing work on t5s nex buildings which ar nearing roranleiion and which SiN oe ready for the commencement ot picking al1 oil rs~essinE in about ten days TA.s buglding is the largest one O Us Aind in California. being i@9 by 5o ief'.
 C F. Todins. a San Jose barber. was forcioly prevented from leaNsns town on the train by his wife. who as serted that he had disposed of all the household furniture and was intending 10 desert her. The police came 10 her assistance by locking Todius up on charge of disturbing the peace. tn spite O, his indignant assertions of his right 10 leave his wife # he chose
 ' N Williams a pioneer e.ideai of Grass Valley. Cal Is at the point o' death and the doctors declare ms condition has been bTouZ1t by two ru58erllke patent ear drums VIII Hams purchased the articles. beliey- ing they would help hls falling hear ing. He had missed them and U no% appears they dTopp- into the inner ear
 On he do~n trip o' the river steamer. T. C Walker. a1 unknoEn man ia the uniform a private sol dier. jumped oyer5CaTd Sl-u-1ay. The boat wag near Antioch when the man plunged into the riTeT- T1s steamer Columbia. which was near at hand. threw him ca line. but le Tetusef to accept aid and soon sank. Ills ldeu- ,i,v has not yc, been established.
 The War Department Is iuyFs.iga'- ing stories which have reached Wash ingtou 10 The effect that there ls dan ger of much suffering at Cape Nome The department has issued !1siruc- tions that the transport Egbert ee plt in readiness f-r imm ediae service. but sailing orders are withheld until the officials can tafisfy themselves that the government is not being imposed on in the matter.
 Tom Griffith. claiming 10 be San Frs- eitcO bCllcE-maker on strike. was arrested at San J se on a charge Of assault to murse- Capt Thomas Der by superlntenaeut of the Ne% Alma den Quicksilver Mining Company. Griffith was given employment Oy Derbv. but proved uusatlsiactory. and on saturday was discharged. when he strurk Capt. Derby in the face and Afterwards is alleged 70 have assault ed hin, with ca iron bar
 Fire destroyed the mill tullding cf the Sperry Flour Company at Narys- vile l.st Saturday Insurance oi SZ3.- O00 on the buil1iag and Sl0.0Jp cn manufactured ur~ '"cts within same. wln about cover the loss ware houss,s adiacent GO the mill building. containing wheat and -four iO the Yalue of SI25090. were unharmed- The min had a capacity of 900 bar