Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-02-21
NEWS OF THE COAST
Taken From The Weeks
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Dispatches.
Plans Perfected For Big Furniture
Factory at West MISUNDERSTANDING
Accident In the Klondike-A Mans
Heirs Get . Live Mans Money.

A shooting scrape took place in a
Third street saloon at San francisco
one night recently in which Edward
Barry, plumber, received what is
thought to be fatal wound. L. Ed.
wards fired the shot and claims he did
1t in self.defense.
Daniel G. Shine has been found guilty
Of manslaughter at Martinez. Some
time ago he shot and killed George w
Mason, a porter who was putting him
out of hotel because he refused to pay
for meal
The strike of the millmen which has
been on at San Francisco for several
months has been settled by arbitration.
James Martin, car inspector of the
Southern Pacific company, was run
over and killed by train while at work
in San Francisco.
About $4,000 is being spent by the
Los Angeles City Water company in
extending pipe lines. At a recent meet
ing of the board of directors 1t was de-
cided to make extensive additions to
the system to prevent water famine
during the summer months. The di-
rectors resolved to advertise for bids for
81, ,230 feet of pipe line and the placing
of the same. The pipe will weigh l776
tons and cost $37 ton delivered Ten
and 20 inch mains will be laid in some
places.
The steamer Zealander with 575
/ Porto Ricans aboard sailed from Santa
Monica for Honolulu some days ago.
The Porto Ricans are to be employed
on sugar plantations ON the islands.
Some months ago man named
Charles Solari died at San Francisco
and ii was discovered that there was
sl726 30 to the credit of a man by that
name at the Hibernia bank. The money
was secured and distributed among the
heirs. The riehtful owner of the coin
now appears and demands his money.
Whether or not he can get it seems to
be question that Is perplexing all con-
q rned.
Plans have been perfected for the
erection of great Furniture factory
i which bids fair to inaugurate new
era in the industry ON the Pacific coast,
and incidentally be the source of inn
portant growth to the town where To-
Gated. 1t will be built and owned by
the Pacific Coast Lumber and Furni-
ture manufacturing company, and be
situated in West Berkeley, on the line
of the Southern Pacific railroad and
ON the water front, as to advantage by
both car and vessel transportation from
the source of lumber supply and to the
market of the finished product.
One of the most shocking accidents
In the history of the Klondyke occurred
on Bonzana No. on February q.
Holes were being sunk on the claim and
Superintendent Lister. while attempting x
to examine the condition of the fire,
fell headlong down the shaft into the
flames. His agonizing cries at once
brought assistance, but before he could
be rescued he was nearly roasted to
death. At last accounts he was still
alive, though suffering terribly and
with no chance of recovery.
The work Of laying guncotton mines
at the entrance of the harbor of Port
Orchard has commenced. The mines
will afford protection to the dry dock.
A cal has been consummated where.
by Edwin T. Earl has disposed of hi,
interests in the Continental fruit ex.
press TO the Armour ear line, which
thus succeeds to a monopoly of the re.
frigerator car business in California.
Negotiations for the transfer of Earl'-
fruit interests to the Porter Brothers
company are in progress.
Charles F. Olds, better known u.
"Sandy" Olds, a gambler, died at Port.
land a few days ago. About IL years
he came in for great notoriety by killing
Emil Weber, another gambler
b. +. Murphy, an old resident of So
noma county, Cal, died at Prescott, A
T., aged S3 years. The deceased was
the father of N. Q. Murphy, governor
of Arizona, and President +. M. Muir
ply of the Santa Fe. Prescott and
Phoenix railway.
The discharge of workmen at the
Mare Island navy yard from lack OF
work has commenced, 30 employees be.
ing laid off few days ago. Hongkonl
is receiving most of Uncle Sans navy
gold for repairs to ships of the United
States Pacific squadron.
Joseph Rouard, 81 years old. u black.
smith by trade, was instantly killed III
u runaway near Santa Barbara. Rou-
ard was hauling wood i'll sled and
was driving down steep incline, when
his horses became frightened and ran
away, throwing him under the sled.
Nathan M. Hedges died recently al
the age of 80 years. This spri marked
the 50th anniversary of his arrival il
California, but in the early sos lit
passed up the coast from the port o
New Bedford to the Arctic on whaler
The deceased came to California in Q
200.ton schooner. which he and five
other purchased at New Bedford and
sailed round the Horn. After the ar
rival ut San Francisco tue party made
three trips to China in their little craft
San Diego is filled with eastern people
who have taken advantage OF the low
fares offered home-ssekers.