Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-08-29
News Of the World.
Happenings Of the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.

Happenings Of the Past Fes
Days from all Quarters.
Chinese Soldiers Killed by Robbers
Yellow Fever Breaks Out Among tn
Troops 1T Havsns-Crocksr Wants 1
he . Senator.
The electric and steam railway lin
between Seoul and Chemulpo, Korea
are In successful operation.
English manufacturers arc beginnin,
to form trade trusts ON large scale.
Market values Of farm produce in tn
east were higher last week than an,
time since 1888.
The railroad between Kingman ant
Chloride, Aris., was completed few
days ago.
Joseph LAvey, formerly of San Fran
cisco Is under arrest in Boston, charged
with the murder Of his housekeeper.
Richard Croker, Of New York is said
to be desirous Of entering the United
States senate.
Owing to the scarcity of steel the
Cramp shipbuildins company of Phila.
delphia has laid on great force Of
men.
During recent interview ex- Secretary
Of War Alger said that he was entirely
out Of politics.
George W. Clayton, one of Denver's
earliest pioneers, died from the effects
Of stroke Of appoplexy sustained
Saturday night.
A robbery involving between 5000
and $4,000 worth Of fur goods, taken
from the vaults Of Gustave Shukert, a
fur dealer Of Omaha, has just come to
light. There is no clew to the identity
OF the robbers or the present location of
the goods.
Edward B. Bearce, manager of the
Western Beef and Provision company
Of Grand Rapids, Mioh., was found with
his throat cut in a stateroom of the
Goodrich steamer Iowa when the boat
arrived in Chicago. A penknife was
found at hts side. The reason for the
suicide is not known. Mr.. Bearce was
SO years old and unmarried.
James Ackerman . Big Consolidated
Street Railway conductor of Cleveland
Is under arrest on . charge Of shooting
q passenger with intent to wound him.
The conductor claims to have been in
suited by passenger named Charles
Linkenberg because he was operating
one Of comPany's cars.
The boiler Of Mogul engine ON the
Mexican Central railroad exploded near
Cardenas . few days ago and killed
seven men and fatally wounded three.
After an enforced idleness of three
weeks all the South Side, Chicago. brick
yards resumed work in accordance with
~ agreement drawn up between repre-
sentatives Of the manufacturers and a
committee from the strikers.
The town Of Placerville, in Boise
county. Idaho. was wiped out by fire.
The business portion Of the place was
destroyed and most of the residences.
The loss 10 estimated at $3.50, 900. The
fire was caused by the overturning of a
lamp.
Reports from Southwest Russia say
that the recent drought in that section
Of the country has caused the utter loss
Of the winter and spring wheat crop.
A dispatch from Canton. China, says:
Five hundred soldiers were surrounded
on the West river by 10000 robbers and
q desperate fight occurred, ending In q
victory for the robbers. who have hoisted
their flags upon all commanding points
and occupied the villages In the vicinity.
Two hundred and dfty soldiers were
killed and 100 wounded.
Serious disturbances occurred last
week in Orange county. Tex. between
whites and negroes, and almost ended
In q race war. One negro was killed
and two wounded. State troops were
called out to restore order.
At q meeting Of the executive CON-
mittee of the Lake Carriers Association.
held at Cleveland, the wages of all the
men employed ON the boats from second
mate down were advanced 10 per cent.
Word was received at the navy depart.
ment from Commodore Cromwell, COM
manding the naval station at Havana,
saying that case yellow fever had ap-
peared among the marines engaged in
guarding government property there.
The marine battalion at Havana consists
Of forty men under the command of
First Lieutenant J. E. Mahoney. Act
ing Secretary Allen decided as pre-
cautionary measure to order the entire
marine battalion away from Havana to
q northerly point in the United States.
Dockmen at Ashtabla were all notified
of q raise in wages. Two thousand men
are affected. The raise was arbitrary
It 10 expected that next year through
trains Will be running between Port Ar
thur aud vladivostock and st Peters
burg. The first railway train to enter
Manchuria rolled over rails from Phila-
delphia. nailed to ties from Oregon and
hauled by an American engine.
Serious disturbances have taken place
at Gradlitz, Bohemia, due to radical diff
ferences between the Czscks and Ger
mans. A detachment of gendarms,
who are guarding the municipal build
ings, were stoned from an adjacent
public house. They were unsuccessful
in thar attempt to clear the house of