Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-06-20
News Of the World.
Happenings of the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.
Big Floods In TeHas-An OA1ser KILL
cd by ~ lOutlaw-The Canaaiam Gov.
ernment VIII Grant No Moro Yuken
Franchises.

Franchises. ~.
A dispatch from Londen says the
house Of commons has voted General
Lord Kitchener q grant o( 600, 1851 fos
his victorious campaign In the Soudan.
Information from the nood.stsicken
district along the ooaoraAo Nver to thu
northwest of Austin. Tex, fully con.
Arms former reports Of loss Of Hfe a2d
property. All telegraph and telephone
wires are prostrated, while gEaat TRACTS
Of wheat and corn have 61ee dfYastetsd
BY the raging waters. Several ps6pls
are known to have perished, and many
more are unacoounted for ct present.
Reports say that the river rose 20 rapidly
at San Saba that farmers and p3ople
living In the iowlands Ware dnsble to
make their escape.
The Canadian government has an
nounced that 1t has decided not to grant
any further charters to railways going
into the Yukon. Sir Charles Tupper
protested against this decision, holding
that II was unjust to refuse charters to
those who had already gone to large ex-
pense to improve transportation faoili.
ties into the Yukon. The prime min
lister, In reply, stated that there would
be no objection to any scheme 10 con-
struct railway from waters in un-
doubtedly Canadian territory to the Yu-
kon district, but 1t was otherwise il
from points in disputed territory. Can
ada, he said, claimed the ownership of
the Pyramid harbor. bat the Amerioens
have practical possession of 1t. ~ also
of Lynn canal. In ohartering . railway
from Pyramid harbor 1t weald have 10
be supplemented by American legisla-
ton and Canada would therefore be
providing for railway communicating
from that point to Dawson, thus aiding
In building an American city at Pyra.
mid harbor, making II all the more DIM
Quilt 70 reclaim territory which belong 10
Canada and to establish the boundary
where it ought 70 be. which Il ct the
entrance to the Lynn canal.
1t is reported that Germany intends
to purchase the island of Fernando,
Po., now belonging to Spain.
The steamer Mariposa called from
Sydney, for San Francisco with e7uD, 900
In gold.
On account of the unprecedented
drought In New Mexico and the recent
order of the interior department In e.
Guiding ranchmen from forest reserva-
tions, sheep men are in . bad plight and
sheep are dying by the Thousands. Pc
titions to allow the sheep to Craze on
forest reserves for the next three months
have been extensively circulated and VIII
be telegraped 10 the land Commissioners
at Washington, as urgent action u ne
cessary to save what remains Of the
flocks of sheep in the territory.
Many Of the street car lines of Cleve-
land are tied up owing 10 strike among
the employees.
]. @. Murphee walked into the post
office at Mansfield; Tex., Saturday and
without warning shot and killed Sher-
man Goulden assistant postmaster and
wounded r. s. 0oulden the postmaster.
His mind 10 unbalanced.
A second fight with the dynamiters Of
the Union Phcifc train In Wyoming took
place near Casper. Sheriff Joe Hasen
was shot in the stomach and killed.
The robbers are still at large.
Augustin DALI the theatrical man.
ager, died suddenly in Paris one day
last week.
Rev. ]. NJ. Frances, rector Of st Paul'a,
Evansville, Ind, was elected bishop Of
the diocese.
At Washington, D. O., John J.
LAwlor fell from the second door Of
the treasury building and probably
received fatal injuries.
About 400 employees Of Norton's tin
can factory, near Chicago, struck be-
cause eS men had been discharged
Manager Norton refused 10 see the repre-
sentatives Of the Canmakers' assoc
iation.
At the state encsmpment Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic at Wflkesbarre,
Commissioner Of Pensions II. Clay
Evans was severely criticised for his
recent action In regard to pensions.
Tom Baker and his brothers were ar
raigned at Manchester, KY, On the
charge Of the murder Of Wilson How
and and Burch Storer. They pleaded
not guilty. Soldiers have been sent for
witnesses who fear. to attend court.
DIR. 1. N. Johnson, . member Of the
legislature FROM Eastoa. Pa, was ar
tested charged with paejuxy before the
recent Legislative bribery committee. He
was admitted to ball. s testified be-
fore the committee that ex-senator
Coyle and Representative Spaatn offered
him @ consideration TO sign pledge to
support George jerks for United States
senator.
The trouble in South Africa between
England and Beers Inns about reached
q crisis, and an outbreak may occur at
any time.
A cablegram was received ct the navy
department. from Captain Barker, the
naval officer in command at Manila. an
pouncing the sudden death Of Captain
Henry E. Nichols fpom sunstroks. Cap
tain Nichols was the commander Of the
monitor Monadnock.
Thomas w. 0lahohn Of A. r. John
ston g. Co., wholesale merchants and
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