Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-12-05
News Of the World.
Happenings OF the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.
Governor Threatened With Death
Deiyshes Suffer Severely In Battle
With british Forces Kruger Must
Respect Uncle sam.


Respect Uncle sam.
The Pacific Coast Telephone company
has GO, 329 subscribers.
Arizona Is arranging for mineral
display at the Paris exposition.
Japan and South Africa. are importing
coal from the United States.
Daily 1000 tons eff steel plate are used
In the manufacture of steel cars
The business of Colorado railroads is
delayed by scarcity of steam coal.
Libby, Montana, is to have an electrie
light plant and a system of water works.
Choteau, Montana, fears coal short
age because of miners strike at Leth-
bridge.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
railroad will extend its line westward
into Wyoming.
The National Bottle Manufactures
association has advanced the price OF
bottles 10 per cent.
The American Steel & Wire company
employs $4,000 men and averages an
output of 700 tons daily.
Leadville, Colo, is weekly shipping
1900 tons zinc ore and concentrators to
Galveston, Texas, and Belgium.
The Philippine islands report profit
able investment for American capital in
the cultivation Of rubber--the ficus
elastica.
Melbourne, Australia, imported 727
tons of wire fence in August, 1899. Oh
this 400 tons were from the United
States, 800 from Germany, IS from Eng
The gross earnings of the Southern
Pacific company for July, August and
September, 1899, aggregate $40. 254, ,5S4,
an increase of secs, 1859 over the same
period of 1898. Operating expenses
We're 30, 79S, 1928, an increase of 81. .427,.
394.
For several years past, until recently,
the price of iron and steel were lower in
this country than abroad. and the re-
suit was a rapid increase in our exports
of machinery and implements. Now
the situation is reversed, and it is with
difficulty that manufacturers can hold
their trade and make profit.
Vice-President Mariscal of Mexico, in
the course of an article entitled "The
Mexico Of Today" relates that fer 3Oo
years Mexico has produced one-third of
all the silver that was mined The pro.
duetion at present is more than $3.50, ,000,-
900 per annum. Mexico expects to sup
ply the world with $780, 600, 600 silver
per annum
ambassador Clayton telegraphs from
the City of Mexico to Maverick county.
Tex, that the Mexican government re.
fuses extradition of Leonardo Con.
zales, Mexican citizen, accused of the
murder of an American woman at
Sanchez on the Texas side some months
ago, ON the ground of insufficient evi
dence.
Viscount Cromer, the British agent al
Carlo has received the following dis
patch from General Kitchener at ON.
durham: Wingate's forces caught W
with the Khalifa's force seven miles
southeast of Godid and attacked it
After sharp fight he took his position.
The khalifa, who was surrounded by
bodyguard of Emirs, was killed, and all
the principal Emirs We're killed or cap
tured, except Osman Digna, who es-
capped. The Dervishes were utterly de-
feated, their whole camp was taken and
thousands surrendered. A large num-
ber of women, children and cattle also
fell into the hands of the Anglo Egyp-
ton forces"
William o. Bradley, governor of Ken
tuclzy, recently received letter threat
ening him with assassination.
Ellery p Ingham. former United
States district attorney, and his law
partner and former assistant, Harvey
X. hewitt, were sentenced by Judge
Mcpherson at Philadelphia. to imprison-
ment for two years and six months and
to pay fine of 81 and the costs of the
trial. Ingham and hewitt We're con
victed of conspiracy and of bribing a
secret service operative in connection
with the bogus aevenue stamp counter
feiting. of which William Jacobs and
William L. Kendig, Lancaster cigar
dealers, We're the leaders.
Against tide, wind and a heavy head
sea for at least half her course the bat
tle-ship Kentucky made record OF
1851 knots an hour recently on her of
fetal speed trial over the government
course from Cape Ann to Boone island.
Mass, and her work showed that she is
a little faster tlan her sister ship, the
Kearsarge. which recently was sent
over the same course. The trial salts
fled her builders that she can justly be
rated as l7-knot vessel, although her
contract calls for only 10 knots.
Mr.. Marcum, the United States consul
ut Pretoria, has been instructed by cable
to impress upon President krueger that
in the view of this government the
usages of all civilized nations sanction
the ministration of neutral repres enta-
tive in the interest of the citizens and
captiyes of one of the parties to war
and he must further insist upon per-
forming the sacred duties imposed by all
considerations of humanity. This is
practically an announcement OF the i'll
sistence of our government upon the
execution of the trns II assumes 60 looA
after the Interests of British citizens in
the South African republics.