Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-08-22

Wallace, Idaho, will put in . $500
sewer system.
The Utah & Pacific railroad is com
pleted to Stateline, Nevada.
The Union Pacific railroad has secure,
control of the new Wyoming Southern
railway.
The Union Light g. Power company
Salt Lake, Utah, will issue $1,000. .00'
per cent bonds.
The Santa Fe railroad pays japanese
laborers 81. 10 per day. and is increasing
the number of such employees.
Denver reports scarcity OF labor and
consequent delay in filing contracts.
Fully 100000 acres of grain were
\ totally destroyed by severe hailstorn
in Sonth Dakota and Minnesota one
day last week.
The brielsnakers' strike at Chicago
has reached the critical stage, and from
assertions by the manufacturers in an
swer to the demands of the strikers it Il
believed that general tie-up of building
operations in Chicago and a strike oi
$4,000 men is imminent.
Spain has signed contract with
Italian shipbuilders for the construction
of powerful fleet.
The eastern ice trust is said to be
reaching out to control California trade
The August report of the statistician
Of the department of agriculture shows
the following average corp condition on
August corn, 800; spring wheat, 83 g.
oats, 90.5; barley, 93.6; spring rye, s9
buckwheat, 93.2; potatoes, 93; timothy
hay, 66.7.
Mormon elders in Wise county, KY,
We're requested by citizens to leave, but
disregarded the request. Recently after
( preaching a number of citizens took
( them out of town and severely horse
whipped them.
The trouble in the Samoan islands
/ did not end with the departure of the
representatives of the powers from Apia,
/ although they confidently thought that
they had restored peace and brought the
rival factions together. #. s. Meade,
who arrived at Victoria on the Miowa
after trip through the islands of the
/ South seas, says the two factions were
at war very shortly after the commits
sioners left, and that they engaged in q
pitched battle. The rival kings took nc
( part, but the leaders of the parties were
engaged. Several were killed on both
sides and large number wounded.
Ex-Gov. w. Y. Atkinson of Georgia,
died at his home in Newman, one day
/ last week.
Mint reports show that so far this sea.
son over S5,000,000 have been received
from the Klondike district.
Near FollSstone, England, the British
torpedo-boat Leda recently found q
French fishing boat, the Etoille de Mer
belonging to Boulogne-sur- Mer, fishing
within the three-mile limit. The fisher
men attempted to escape, and did not
4 stop when blank shot was fired. The
I Leda then fired shot, which disabled
the Etoille dc Mer and killed her helms
man.
A British cargo boat on the Canton
river, China, was boarded by pirates
who carried away cargo worth $1,000
/ The commander of the Sandpiper, an
admiralty launch built at Hongkong fol
protection of trade on the river, steamed
after the pirates, who succeeded, how
ever in landing their goods near a vii
lage called Kamchut The commander
I of the Sandpiper asked that the pirates
be delivered to him and the goods re
stored. No satisfaction was given t
him and he shelled the place, which wa,
entirely destroyed
Seven people were recently killed by
I the wrecking of the fast running OF
tawa express. near Coteau junction, Ont
Four firemen lost their lives in 0
blaze ON an upper floor of the Mercer
Chemical company's building at Omaha
The fire in itself was insignificant, tn,
fatalities resulting from contact with .
1 live wire.
sensational saber duel was fought
near Vienna recently between Herr
Wolf, the notorious German radlca
member of the reichstag, and Herr
Krzelxep, German liberal deputy. L
was a furious encounter. Herr Vol
received wound in the head, severins
an artery. The doctors declared hin
incapable of continuing the duel, but HI
persisted, though his face was bathed il
blood Ultimately he sustained secone
wound in the head and was carried
home in dangerous condition. The
duel arose from Herf Krzekep accusing
Herr Wolf of always answering politica
attacks by fighting duels against in
capable antagonists.
The Burlington railway company viii
build the road to Keystone, Soutl
Dakota, from Hill City, the work t
commence Immediately.
The Boston & Maine railroad. in ordel
to successfully compete with electri,
roads, it is said, will adopt coke as fue
and spinkle the roadbed with crud,
petroleum., thus doing away to a grea
extent with the smoke and dust inciden
to steam and road travel.
Advices from the Arctic feet state tha
the whaling season is a failure.
The peach crop of New Jersey is bu
one-half it's usual size. Prices are abou
double what they are during full yielt
years.