Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-08-15
News Of t!be World.
Happenings OF the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.

| Trouble Brewing In the LssAe hepun
lie of nayti = Important raads Of
sciestific Enpedition In wyoming :
Terrible Cyclones In Florida.
The cabient ministery Of Belgian re
signed last week. The act was prompted
by the rejection Of all the government
electoral bills.
The wages Of thousands Of coal miners
in Alabama have been advanced again
making total advance Of l5 cents since
March l.
John Thompson and his wife, an aged
couple residing between Gable and Bear
Gap, Pa, were found dead In their
home with bullet wound in tho head
of each. Thompson hed murdered his
wife and then Committed suicide.
The oonsummation Of the window
glass combination at Philadelphia IA
practically assured, Il hAs been de-
cided TO taEe up the options on five
plants in the West and the money prob
ably will be paid over this week. The
trust is capitalized at es7, ,0O0,0 900.
The Canadian government has signi-
fled its intention Of selling to the high
est bidder the reserved placer claims of
the Klondike.
The political situation IN Hayti is
causing anxiety. Numerous arrests
have been made at Port Au Prince
Among those taken into custody are NJ.
Dubillon, a former minister Of the in
terror, and NJ. Duviver, newspaper
man. Duvivor- made strong resistance
and succeeded In entering the United
States legation, dragging with him the
officers detailed to take him into custody.
The officers however. were able 10 take
their prisoner outside the legation doors.
The United States minister, William
f. Powell, has entered q protest against
the action of the officers and demanded
the release Of the prisoner. Eventually
the Haytien government gave way to
the protest of Mr.. Powell. NJ Duviver
was set at liberty and re-entered the
United States legation.
Thursday was the most successful day
in the history of the Wyoming scientific
expedition. In all, parts of not fewer
than 20 animals have been uncovered.
The discoveries have been varied, some
representing the greatest land animals
that have ever lived and others creatures
that were no larger than horses.
DIR. Williston Of Kansas University
made perhaps the most important dis
ooyarx- ~ tha 1au The a,fv~,.1 1;a,o.x
cred by him is one Of the largest known
and his party already has found lhe
most important bones of the great beast,
which wat not less than 80 feet long and
20 feet high.
The reports from the Yaqui Indian
country in Mexico, indicate that many
American miners have been murdered
during the last few days and that the
uprising is general, with at least
thousand well-armed warriors concen.
trating in the mountains overlooking
the Yaqui river valley. During the
skirmishes that have already occurred,
the troops have suffered severely. while
the Indians retired to cover with but
slight loss. The warriors fight from
ambush and are rarely ever taken In
the open.
There is possibility of a rate war
among the rival railroads running be-
tween New England and Chicago
Eastern literary people are devisine
means of having congress pass a per.
petual copyright law.
Fifty square miles of crops were de.
stroyed In Polk county, MINI, by a
hailstorm. The storm followed the Red
Lake river from Mallory to Crookston.
At Gary, s. D., a strip Of grain land le
miles long and four miles wide waa
devastated. At Stephen, MINI, the
storm destroyed 1000 acres of grain.
Mormon elders are meeting with op-
position all over the south, according to
advices received by Benjamin E. Rich,
president of the Southern PROPAGANDA
of the Mormon church. with headquar-
ters at Chattanooga, Tenn. President
Rich was notified Of the destruction Of
three of their churches near Middle
Creek, KY Two were fred during ser.
vices and elders and worshippers were
driven from the burning buildings.
An attack was made by masked mob
on third church, which was destroyed
with axes and heavy pieces of timber,
after being riddled with bullets. In
stead Of burning the building the mob
cut it to pieces to prevent the collection
of insurance Religious books in the
churches were torn to pieces in the pres-
enoe of the elders. who were ordered to
leave at once or be killed.
General Rufus r. Dawes, father of
the controller of currency, is dead, at
Marietta, o.
The most disastrous cyclone that ever
visited Southern Florida completely an
initiated Carrabelie, McIntyre and
Lanark Inn, Friday. At Carrabslle,
only nine houses remain Of once beau
tiful and prosperous town. Communi.
cation from the mayor states that 200
families are without homes or shelter
and many are completely destitute. OF
Mcintyre only two mill boilers mark
the place Of the town. LAnark Inn, the
famous summer resort, was blown into
bhe gulf. The Oaxrabeile, Tallahassee
and Georgia railroad is washed away for
distance Of 80 miles. A passenger
train was blown from the track more
than 100 yards. Many passengers were
injured. Mary Williams tcolored)
was killed at Carrabelle. Numerous
others had arms and legs broken.