Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-11-28

be Released "A raiher Kills Ills
children.
Naval officers in charge Of the ex.
pertinent Of the Marconi wireless sys-
tenn ave recommended that it be adopt
cd for use on all navy vessels.
According to Surgeon General Stern
berg's annual report the total number
Of deaths in our armies ineluding regu.
lars and volunteers. fronl.sMay /, 1898,
to June 30. lsa9, was d6lg. Of whom
l96 we're killed in battle s2is killed by
accident; pop died of wounds. 2i74 frem
typhoid fever; 4a9 from malaria fever;
359 from pneumonia; 3i2 from diarrhGa
and dysentery. and ls5 from yellow
fever.
Chinese kidnappers in the territory of
Kowleon, China. recently stole mer-
chants seven year-old boy, and when
the father refused to send tie ransome
demanded, they returned the boys body
TO the father in Il jar of brine
While on her way to Southamton the
Atlantic liner received news from shore
by the wireless telegraphy method, and
messages were sent ashore
The Pacific Improvement company il
winding up It's affairs. Its true history
would be interesting
The Mexican government is going in
to competition with private telephone
and telegraph companies.
The United States troops have been
withdrawn from the Cmur d'Alene
mining district, Idaho
So lar in 1899 20 railroads have been
chartered TO operate in Oklahoma terr :
tory. They are said to have s3l2 miles
of track; their capital stock aggregates
over S50,050,0o0
From Tres Piedfas, New Mexico, ten
men monthly ship four carloads of mica
to Cleveland, Ohio The mica. such as
cannot be split in plates, Is ground fine
aud used in axle grease by the Standan.
Oil company and ON wall paper.
There are 23Go central station plants
for generating electricity in the United
States. These plants are owned by com
panies having a combined capital stock
of 1919, 7o4, $40, and employing l,159,
iSs horse power in engines or water
wheels.
The state department has received in
formation from Guatemala accusing
DIR. w. q. Hunter, the American min.
lister there, of disloyalty.
Cornelius Coreoran, resident OF Chi.
cago, recently murdered three of his
children and then committed suicide
He was supposed to have been insane
Clarence p. Greathouse, who was
consul general Of the United States at
KangaNa, Japan, from lrs6 to 1888,
died ut Seoul on October 81 At the
time of his death hir. Greathouse WAS
adviser to the Corean government, IA
position he has held without interruption
during his ten years residence III Corea.
The emperor paid all funeral expenses
aud ordered an escort of POO soldiers to
attend the obsequies. Mr.. Greathouse
was the author of a book of Goroan folk
lore. He was formerly editor of the
San Francisco Examiner.
New York representatives, of the At
Crimson, Topeka and Santa ife railroad
say that present Indications point 60 the
completion OF the Atohinson ; own line
TO San Francisco by January ,. About
so miles of new track will then have
been completed from Stockton. Cal, to
Point Richmond, on san Francisco bay
The submarine boat Holland has been
officially declared an entire snecess by
the naval officers appointed to test it..
The recommendation is made that the
sole right TO build such boats be pur-
chased. exclusively for the government
use.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has contracted for 100, 900 tens of steel
rails to be laid in l9oo, for which it pays
So, 300, 900.
The annual ,>pmt of +. L. Chamber
lain, the commissioner of navigation,
shows that American shipping indus
tries shared in the general prosperity of
the country during the past fiscal year
The returns disclose more satisfactory
conditions than those of any former
year in the bureau 5 history. The total
documented tonnage on June 30, 1899,
D
gross tons, which is our largest since
1860 The tonnage operating under our
coasting laws, y, ,397 vessels Of 1918, ,992
gross tons, is the largest in our history
and greater than the coasting tonnage
of any other nation. Our steam toni
mage, a,476,0ll tons. for the first time
exceeds that of all other craft. In the
rest of the world steam tonnage eleven
years ago exceeded sail tonnage. Our
tonnage registered Tor foreign trade re-
mains small and last wear American
vessels carried fraction less than nine
per cent of our exports and impori8, the
smallest percentage in our history
Governor Steunenberg and Auditor
Sinclair left Boise Sunday for North
Idaho. 1t is probable they will release
all the prisoners still held there. The
men against whom the best eases had
escaped at the time of the outbreak, and
those remaining in custody have been
held ON minor charges. 1t IS probable
that they viii be released npou their
own recognzanees, 60 appear when
wanted.
\ work train and hand eae oolide3
on the Omaha railroad near s1u'N Walls.
s. D., resulting III the aaath OF six
laborers and wonnding OF many meee.
five of them probably fatally. ihe
lahorers were all Italians.