Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-11-07
News Of the World.
Happenings OF the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.
for Illegal Pract'ce--To Buy Home
for Admiral schiey-Dewey Gets HIS
Home

Home
Michael Iatal, magician, was shot
and killed while performing at New
York theatre recently. He had loaded
a musket, as he supposed. with dummy
bullets, and invited some one from the
audience to shot him, saying he would
catch the bullets in his teeth. BY acci-
dent he put III real bullet and it was
sent throught his heart.
A terrible typhoon passed along the
coast of Japan during the early part of
the month, and did an immense amount
OF damage to property besides causing
heavy loss of,life. AT Oiso and Kolso over
800 people We're killed. At other points
the death list is heavy.
England is buying great quantities of
stores in the United States for use by
her troops in the Transvaal.
President Mckinley has declared
Thursday, November 30, to be Thanks
giving day.
The California fast freight train,
drawn by two monster engines, jumped
the track near Langtry, Tex, a few days
ago aud wrecked the entire train. Three
unknown tramps were killed and several
of the train bands Injured.
DR.. Bell Howard was found guilty at
Peoria. ILL.,, of performing criminal
operation on Hughetta Binkley of Dub
lin, Ind, and was sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary. The young
woman died as a result of the operation.
DIR. Howard was captured on the Pacific
coast after IA long chase Fred Patee,
president of the company employing
Miss Binkley, was sentenced to five
years on the charge of being an acces-
sorry before the fact.
Grant Allen, the author. died in Lon
don last week
An American engineer is Ell route to
China on behalf of Chicago men, on
whose behalf he expects share in the
expected contract to be given ont by
the Chinese government for the demoli-
ton of the famous Chinese wall 1t is
stated that one French, two British and
three German firms are also bidding for
the work, payment for which is to be
ample in the shape of rich concessions
The triangular block bounded by
Canal and Second streets and German
town avenue, Philadelphia, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire Sunday. ell.
failing loss of more than $780, 900, OIL
which there is partial insurance.
Sioux City, Ia, saloons We're closed
tight Sunday night. Leading saloon
men petitioned the mayor for n " dry I"
Sunday.
Christopher @. Chew, aged 40 years,
proprietor of one of the largest depart
ment stores in New Jersey, committed
suicide by shooting Sunday.
A coal famine is threatened in parts
of South Dakota. There is already a
shortage of 200, 900 tons. One reason for
the shortage lies i'll the scarcity of cars.
The general elections to the National
Rath, or National Council of Swiizer-
land, were held Sunday, but resulted in
no change in the political color of the
cii''ip'"'
The racing yacht Shamrock has sailed
from New York for London.
IL Is s'a'e', on soou '''iioii's ~ we"
io'h ,n"' 'n1 -, 49, 'o"' ."p ',
circuit races in both the Mediterranean
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Pai' Vi Deosno' "'
hiaiioeo os oap'e'n on''i'es i'"ii' "no
piio'eo nei " 'io'o,s :" '''e 'o'i'e''e
aRa'''s' 'ho 'i"i'''"
Brigadier-General Guy V. Henry, late
military governor OF Porto Rico, died
at his home in New York last week,
Pneumonia was the cause, and the end
came after period of Inconsistencies
that had lasted during the night. He
contracted cold about week ago, and
pneumonia set III soon after. Medical
aid was summoned Immediately, but
the doctors We're unable to check the
ailment General Henry was to have
A. 1oaar,,,a, ; Of M;ssonr; at omah.
w.. -, ~. h;s ;,lnass ,revanted him
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The late Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr.'
virtually dlsinherited MS eldest son,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., Tor Ms un'
sanctioned marriage to Grace wilson
Under his will, the young man is mere
ly given a lie interest IN Sl''o'ooo ana