Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-02-21
News Of the World.
Happenings OF the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.

Days from all Quarters.
The bag factory Of Waller & Bell wa
burned at New York recently. Loss
$780, 900.
Henry Rhodes, ex-United States dis
trict attorney, committed suicide al
Denver Thursday.
1t is possible that the steam corvette
Hartford will be ordered to Samoa al
soon as she can be fited for sea.
1t is reported that France is seeking
an alliance with Spain.
Reports from Bolivia are to the effect
that the insurgents are now in almost
complete control of the situation.
The Spanish government has decided
not to sell the Caroline islands.
One day last week nine men were
frozen to death in various parts of Hi
nois.
A fire broke out at Belmonde, Ia, and
13 business blocks and a number of resi-
dences were destroyed. The losses will
foot up over 9150,000.
Thirty-six thousand men in the EN-
ploy of the American Steel and Wire
company of Chicago have received notice
that on March their wages will be ad
vanced. The raise varies from 5 to II
per cent.
James H. Remington, vetern lawyer
committed suicide at New York while
temporarily insane from illness.
President Mckinley has nominated
Lieutenant F. M. Fox to be assistant
paymaster general, with the rank OF
colonel
The price Of zinc ore has advanced to
s45 ton, the highest price ever known.
The national military convention has
been organized at Tampa Fla; with
Daniel G. Butterfield of New York as
president.
An asylum cottage for the insane was
burned at Yankton, 8. D., Sunday, and
II of the women inmates perished in
the flames.
The Mexican government has surrend-
cred james Temple TO the American
authorities. Temple is wanted for MUIR
dering man in Arizona.
Sixteen skaters living in the suburbs
of Chicago were carried out into Lake
Michigan on the ice foes Sunday. Ten
of them were rescued, but searching
parties could find no trace of the other
six
Constructor Bowles. in charge at the
New York navy yard. has reported to
the navy department that the cost of re-
pairing the damages inflicted by the
guns of the Spanish ships at Santiago
was $l30S in the case Of the Brooklyn and
$4933 for the Iowa.
President Mckinley has expressed his
determination of calling an extra session
of congress to pass the new army bill,
should it fail 30 pass before the present
session ends.
President Mckinley has appointed a
court of inquiry to examine into the
charges touching the meat furnished
during the war with Spain and other
General Miles against the administra-
ton of war affairs.
A factory is to be established by the
government at the Rock Island armory
where 1000 stands of small arms for the
army can be turned out daily.
At Colon several of the strikers have
returned to work as a result of the rail
roads notification of an increase of %
cents silver in the rate of wages. The
strikers at Panama still refuse to go to
work and the deadlock there continues.
Chinese rebels recently raided Kueifu
Several hundred children under the care
of Roman Catholics were seized and
drowned.
Ill feeling between Colonel David G..
Oolson and Lieutenant Z. d. Scott of
the Fourth Kentucky regiment culmin-
ated in a pitched battle at Admission,
Ala, Sunday evening, in which Col
direct caused of the fight was Colson S
unprovoked act of pulling Scott's ear
and calling him vile name.
Two mighty avalanches combining
into one swept down Cherokee gulch,
Silver Plume, Col, carrying away a
dozen or more mine buildings, cabins
and machinery, causing great loss of
life and damage to mine property. How
many bodies lie i'll the great mass of
debris will not be known before spring.
Eight bodies have been recovered, two
more are known to be lost, and three
have been taken out alive.
The secretary of war has sent to con-
gress statement ON the militia, show
ing a total organized force of l0l, ,530;
total unorganized and available, 5000,
S25. CALIFORNIA; militia force is placed
at 1864 organized, armed and fully equip
ped men, and 2l1, 1891 men available for
military duty.
The president has promulgated the
sentence in the case Of General Charles
Eagan. The court-martial sentence was
dismissal from the army, and the presi.
dent has commuted this to six years
suspension from duty which covers the
remainder Of the time prior to General
Eagan's retirement on January l. 1905
It was stated by the Acknowledgement
that General Eagan's suspension carried
him to within few days of his retire.
ment and to the age limit. He will be
reinstated in time to retire with the reg.
ular rank and pay provided in such
cases. The sentence of suspension, ac-
cording to legal officers of the depart
ment, does not deprive General Eagan
of any part Of his pay, but as the sen.
tence reads /" without rink and duty. y