Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-09-26

to higher price OF iron and steel and al
90 to an increase in wages. The raise
amounts to about 35 cents per box more
than . year ago.
George Northup died at Battle Greek
Mich, from an overdose Of poison. Sun.
day he attempted suicide BY taking NOR.
phine, but was saved by doctor. Thurs
day he WAS married to Miss Dunham.
Sunday morning he drank teaoupful
of poison and then told his bride what
he had done. A doctor was sent for and
worked with him all night, but was un.
able to save him.
The largest wool deal ever consum-
mated in the west by a wool grower waa
closed at Mountain Home, Idaho, when
Robert Noble sold his clip Of over 1000.
600 pounds to Charles r. Keloey b com.
pany for $3.50, 900 cash. The wool was
pupchased for the account Of Theodore
Davis of st. Louis.
The town Of Mountain View, Okla
homa. was recently organized. A rival
town existed about mile and hall
west. and 1t was deemed advisable to
consolidate It with Mountain view. The
rival, Oakdale, was purchasedlentire fos
e34, $50, and Is now being transported
to Mountain View. On the same prin-
ciple the citizens Of Skagway, Alaska.
are about to undertake big enterprise.
Dyea is to be taken up-the whole town
to the enterance to the Chilkoot pass
and moved across Lynn canal ON scowl
to Skagway to augment the growing
town at the head of Lynn canal. E.
Foreman Of California has secured 32C
buildings. large and small, according to
q local report.
As the result Of receiving no satisfac.
tion from contractors aud builders in
New York through circular sent them
by the joint carpenters organizations
demanding wages Of ~ per day and a
Saturday half holiday. 10000 carpen.
ters laid down their tools Saturday and
quit work. Committees were appointed
to wait upon the contractors not heard
from and get their decisions. It is be.
ieved by the leaders that all the men
will be back to work this week.
Daniel Ermentrout. who was elected
in November last to his sixth term in
congress from the Ninth district (Berks
and Lehigh counties), died at his home
at Redding. Pa, September 10. He was
82 years Of age.
The war department has made public
the abstract of report from General
James H. Wilson, commanding the
provinces Of Matanzas and Santa Clara
General Wilson gives u large amount
Of statistical information regarding the
provinces and their products which will
be Of interest to Americans intending te
do business in the island.
Two men were killed and two injured
in collision on the Pittsburg, Virginia
and Charleston railroad near Baird 3
station, Pa. between the pay train and
freight train.
DR.. 8. NJ. Gonzalez Of Pensacola,
Flo., is in receipt Of letter from Gen.
eral Nelson A. Miles, in which the lat
ter states that il he is assigned to the
Philippines, Gonzales will accompany
him as surgeon. DR.. Gonzales was
chief surgeon on the staff of General
Miles during the Porto Rican campaign.
A number Of eastern Indians are h
be enlisted in one of the new regiments
for service in the Philippines.
The natives of the island of Sama,
one Of the Philippine group are anxious
for American protection.
The cable ship Hooker. which went
ashore near Manila sometime ago, may
yet be floated and saved.
Colonel Charles DENLY and Professo,
Dean Worcester, members of the Philip
pine commission, have received instruc.
tions from President Mckinley asking
them to return as soon as possible from
Manila.
A Missouri Pacific freight train was
wrecked recently midway between st.
Paul, Neb.. and Julian station, near Ne.
braska city, Three Of the crew wert
instantly killed and their bodies were
incinerated. The killed were Engineer
Tom Gillian, Fireman T. NJ Ruse and
Brakeman w. H. Foster, all resident,
Of Atchison.
The packing house Of the Frye Bruhr
company at Seattle was destroyed by fiy
with all its contents. The total loss is
estimated at e185, 900, which is covered
by go, 900 insurance. The loss on the
stock was $4,000
A fire in Lincoln, Neb.. last week die
over half q million dollars damage to the
to business property.
The demand for American apples in
Great Britain and other parts Of Europe
has been very large, and exports during
the past year were l,2l7,787 barrels
They exceeded the exports Of the previ
ous year by 461, ,S55 barrels. By far the
greater part went to Great Britain, only
d, 4,5sl barrels having gone to Hamburg
and %, ITO to other European countries
This fall there Ia a good demand foi
eartly varieties Of American apples, o.
pecially in GLASGOW, as Liverfool is be
ing snpplied to geat extentf rom tht
continent.
The tax rate Of the several counties *
far reported are: San Francisco. q. 20;
Placer, e2.90; Riverside, city, el.70.
county, q; Los Angeles el.90 county
San Diego, city, e2.l0; Fresno. city.
q 40, county. el.70; Santa CLARA, ol.60
San joaquin. city. ei.45, county. e1.75;
Amador. o.: Merced. city, el.6o. county.
el.55.
The supervisors Of Placer county have
awarded the contract for building new
hospital. The contract price Is el4, 760
Civil authorities Of San Francisco