The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-03-29

Governor Henry L. Gage has sold to
Walter l.. Vail of Los Angeles, for the
sum of sl2, 900. his interest in the War.
ner ranch, in San Diego county.
Certain hotel-keepers of Los Angeles
are charged with practicing methods of
extortion. The various commercial
bodies of the city will investigate the
charges and take action in the matter.
Fire destroyed the big feed warehouse
pf Cheeda g. Co., San Rafael, and. like
the six others Of recent occurrence, was
of incendiary origin. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, covered by $4,000 in-
surance.
The entire Fair estate of Sl7, ,s7l 500. go
now goes absolutely to the three child
rem of the late James G. Fair. The trust
clause in the will having been declared
invalid In a final decision by the SUI
ueme court of California, Charles L.
Fair, Mrs Theresa Fair Oelrichs and
Mrs. Virginia Fair Vanderbilt are to as
sumo absolute possession of the prop
erty, to do with it as they please.
The mewing of a pet cat on the banks
OF a stream disclosed to the searchers
the resting. place of the body of Baby
Fuzyhowia. a two-year-old japanese
child, which disappeared from its faith
er's home near Alviso, Cal. 1t was late
at night when the cries of the cat were
first noticed, and next morning a search
of the bed of Coyote creek, which is
deep at that point. disclosed the body of
the little one.
Judge Harrington made an order dis
missing the indictments against the IL
defendants in Jail on a charge of impli-
cation in the Lookout lynching. and
they are now released from custody.
The reason given by the court for dis
missing the indictments was that the
defendants were not brought TO trial
within 60 days after the filing Of the in
dictments.
Edward +. Fisher. % years old, a line
man employed by the Pasadena Electric
Light company, was literally roasted to
death while working on a line extension
in North Pasadena, Cal. The dead wire
ON which he was resting gave way and
he fell, striking upon the live wire be-
meath, and being caught and held in
this position by the tool-belt which he
wore. Fire famed from his hands and
a curling smoke arose as the wires
burned through the flesh. His COM
panions finally succeeded in releasing
him, but he died soon after he had been
lowered to the street.
Because DIR. j. j. Willingham refused
to marry her in September. 1900, Miss
It.hap1a hao etttt for
breach of promise, and Mrs. S. M.
Tghe, white-haired woman of 60
years or more. is made co-defendant,
says a Los Angeles dispatch. Miss
Richards wants damages in the sum of
$40, 600 The plaintiff alleges that de-
fendant's failure to carry out his prom
ise was because he was infatuated with
his co-defendant, Mrs. M. Tighe, and
through her influence and persuasion he
kept postponing the marriage. Miss
Richards is acting as her own lawyer in
the case.
Water has been turned into the Mel
ones mine at Robnsons Ferry, Calaveras
county, Cal, which means that the
labor Of six years has been com mpleted,
and that one of the most gigantic pieces
of mining work in California, on which
nearly 81, 900, 900 has been expended, is
now an assured success, as 1870 stamps
will soon be dropping and another 100
are in course of construction. 1t is said
that 500 men will be at work in the
mine within the year.
Three boats, which are said to be of
the lightest draft in the world, are now
being constructed to overcome the IN
convenience experienced every summer
on the Yukon river from shallow water,
says Seattle dispatch. The Merchants
Transportation company is building two
Of the boats at Lake La Barge. Their
length will be 100 feet, with 20 feet
beam and capacity of 80 tons. The
Northern Commercial company is build
ing the third at Portland. She will be
ITO feet long by % feet wide. Loaded
with supplies, the regular freight and
crews, these boats will not require more
than 90 inches of water to permit of
easy navigation.
William Il. McAllister, member of
the Salvation Army of San Francisco,
has written to Sheriff /. w. Gilstrap of
Macon, Mo-, informing him that he
committed burglary in Macon county
in 1897, and now desires to go to Macon
and plead guilty and take his peni-
tentiary sentence if the authorities
there want him. eff you refuse to
prosecute me-" he says, twill you
please be SO kind as to send me the
name and address of the party whose
store / burglarized, SO that NAV make
restitution to him?" MoAlister was
converted last December. He served as
volunteer in Company K, Thirtieth