The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-05-17

estimated at 1900. 900. The whole town
appeared to be in danger OF destruction,
but the determination of the citizens and
an abundant water supply averted such
q calamity.
The Bastian hotel at Sallee, Shasta
county, CAL, was blown up with dyna-
mite and burned to the ground. George
Rogers, an old man, was killed, five
seriously injured and several others re-
ceived slight injuries. Lynching is
threatened if the perpetrators OF the
crime are discovered.
A boating party, consisting OF Will
liam Kattleman, George f. Wonder.
hyde, and the Misses Lola and Ada
vonderhyde, were swept over Gardner's
dam, about five miles from Carson,
New, and the two girls, aged respect
lively 81 and Is years. were drowned.
The craft was swept around broadside
and capsized. throwing the occupants
into the rapids below.
Pedro Morales, wanted in Los Angeles
for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Will
son in 1897, was captured near the
Mexican line by Under Sheriff A. p.
Behan, Tailor WilliamN eahr and julio
Martinez of Yuma, A. T. Morales
started on a cattle stealing raid into
Arizona and stopped at a ranch, where
he was given several drinks of drugged
whisky. When he awoke in the morn
ing he found himself handcuffed and
bound with a RATA. For years he has
been the terror of Mexico and southern
California. He is said to have killed
five or six men and to have broken jail
three times.
At the Corona quicksilver mine, near
Dat Hill, Napa county, CAL, Charles
Englehardt, a German, was stabbed to
death with a miners c~andlestick. The
murder was the result of a quarrel be.
tween Englehardt and three Italian
miners. At the inquest the coroner.
jury brought in a verdict charging An
tonic p. Tavano, Amadio Franchinetti
and Emilio Pifferini with murder.
Tevano fed, but was captured at Pine
Flat, Sonoma county.
The San Francisco police raided the
Pacific photographic company's place at
537 Washington street and captured
100, 900 lottery tickets, six Autograph
stones and all the records and papers OF
the firm. Charles Baker, proprietor of
the place, and his two assistants,
Charles Holbrook and B. b. Omega,
were arrested and charged with aiding
and abetting a lottery. They were re-
leased in a cash bail of 500 each. The
captured Autograph stones bear the i'm
print of tickets of four local lottery con-
Germs.
The Stockton and Mokelumne Canal
company has made arrangements to
dispose of $110.0 600 worth of bonds to
improve and increase the big irrigation
system till it will cover the greater por.
ton of the northern half of San Joaquin
county. While the company has about
80 miles of bitches at present, it wishes
to construct numerous laterals. so that
fully 10000 acres a be watered from
the Mokelumne river. After the nu.
merous laterals north of the Calaveras
river have been completed, it is the
intention of the company to extend the
main ditch south of that stream and
east of Stockton, so that an additional
$1,000 acres can be watered. Other dis
tricts tributary to the main canal may
be brought under irrigation, as there
will be an abundance of water to irri-
gate from 60, 900 to rs, 900 acres.
The actors and actresses engaged at
the various theaters in San Francisco
gave a performance at the Columbia
theater for the benefit of the Actors
Home at West New Brighton, Staten
island, and the sum of 81. 900 was raised.
The home wa dedicated the same day
that the entertainment took place, and
Seth Low, mayor of New York, sent the
following telegram: Congratulations to
the followers of the stage in America.
Your beautiful home, complete in every
detail, has been fittingly dedicated. 1t
is an honor to the profession that has
done so much to make the world hap
pier and better. 1t is an example to be
emulated by kindred arts"
Arunaway accident occurred at Red.
lands, CAL, in which nine ladies were
more or less seriously injured. The
party came from Los Angeles ON an ex-
cursion train and secured a tallyho from
q local livery stable to drive about the
city. When coming down a hill the
brake gave and the horses started to
run. and the heavy vehicle overturned,
throwing the occupants violently to the
ground. Mrs. Koppern of Galveston
was so seriously injured that her re-
covery is doubtful
A substantial public highway is about
to be built from the Shingletown lum-
Der mills to the Terry railroad at Fort
Reading. Shasta county. CAL The dis
lance is 80 miles. On this road will be
placed a great system of traction en-
gines and specially constructed wagons
for marketing the products of the num-
erous mills in the woods Of the Single
town district. The haulage will be
made by three trains consisting of an