Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-03-07

bottom up, near Trays harDOf. lnere
IS no doubt that Captain Hansen and
rev were drowned.
The schooner Ellen arrived at San
Diego. bringing Captain William An
ierson and the crew of the Acme. The
Acme, on a guano hunt, was wrecked
Oh an island in Lower California.
The coroner's jury, after hearing tes.
iimony in the inquiry as to the loss of
he Rio de Janeiro in the Golden Gate,
stated IN their verdict that there was
criminal negligence on the part of
both Captain Ward and Pilot Jordan,
and we most strenuously ceDsure the
Pacific Mail company for employing
Incompetent Chinese crews for saving
human lives"
Presiding Superior Judge Dunno of
San Francisco has refused further to
assign cases in which the public admin
istrator's office is involved to Probate
Judges James V. Coffey and James NJ.
rroutt. In selecting Judge Sloss and
Judge Murasky to handle the business
If the public administrator office, he
avs he has selected men above re-
proach. Judge Dunne gives as his rea-
son for making the change the frequent
protests of members of the bar aud
citizens whose rights are or have been
involved in the probate department OF
the superior court
G. +. Hinksley, manager of the Bos-
atal
Francisco on his way to the Orient to
arrange for consignments of rats.
Yes, | want rats" he said; II want
big ones. am going TO the Orient to
get them now, because women insist on
wearing them--on hats and belts, OF
course. Rats are all the craze in the
east. good rat is worth 20 cents, a
poor one possibly cents. The under
hide is valned for suede gloves, worth
$3.50 pair in New York. Mr..
Hinksley says there are not enough rats
in the country to supply the demands
OF tho manufacturers.
The federal government will take Il
hand in the effort TO rid san Francisco
Of the Chinese slave traffic. Attorney
General Griggs, calling attention to the
fact that five slave girls had been sold
in San Francisco during the month oil
January, has issued instructions td
adopt vigorous measures to put an end
TO these degrading offenses.
One Of the most complete trains thai
ever crossed the continent, with the first
- ,ha Gnllau Gata axeursinna af the
Pennsylvania railroad from New forf
aud Pennsylvania, is now in California
The train is made up of sleepers, com
partment cars, an observation ear, par
lor, smoker, diner and baggage cars. II
is lighted by electricity and. when out oi
California, heated by steam. Servants,
porters and baggagemen are III attend
ance.
The eigh..months old boy of Mr.. and
Mrs. w +. Owens of 1914 Edith street
Berkeley, died as the result of being
burned The accident was caused by
the child's three-year.old sister. who
while playing with matches, set fire te
the room in which the infant lay.
u. j. Thomas, who was one of tn,
best known pioneer printers of Califor
mia, died at his residence in San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Thomas was born in th,
county of Galway, Ireland, III 1850.
The grand jury at San Francisco re
turned an Indictment charging lie,
Seung, known also as "San Jose Char
ley" the Chinese gambler, with willfu
perjury in connection with the reeen
investigation into the alleged corruption
in Chinatown.
Professor G.. Il. Wetherby. editor o
The Independent, paper published a
Issaquah, Wash, became violently in
sane and was brought to Seattle To bs
examined as to his mental condition
His eyes became infiamed from constan
study, and he called on a druggist foi
rome rose-water. The druggist made {
mistake and gave him some poisonon
fluid, which he applied to his eyes. In
fammation made its appearance in on'
his eyes, and DIR. Kibbe of Seattle, il
order to save him from total blindness
extracted the bad eye. He suffered
greatly, and at times would become oh
ragged and threaten TO kill the druggist
Wetherby is 80 years old. and has ,
wife and two small children.
By the explosion in the Diamondvill'
/ (Wyo.) No. / coal mine last week b
/ lives were lost, and not so, AS at frs
reported. The majority of the victims
were Austrians.
The army transport Indiana arrived
Mt San Francisco from Manila, bringing
1863 sick and disabled soldiers, 29 first
class and 9S second-clas passengers; 2,
members of the hospital corps, 81 mem
hers of the guard and seven insane sol
ders The bodies OF eight soldiers VIII,
died en- route. and the body Of Mrs
Wygnnt, wife of Lieutenant IL. ). Wy
CANT of the Third Inf, n'ry were als'
brought by the transport.
Seventy-four members of the Santa
Cruz lodge of Rebekahs went to Boulde
Creek to institute Il new lodge, bu
owing TO washout and consequent do
lay of the train, the lodge was not called
to order till 1880 o'clock in the morning
and did not close until o'clock.