Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-10-24
News Of the World.
Happenings OF the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.
Congress May Accept . Battle-ship-
Coiored soidfers 60 ON . Rampage In
Arizona-A Once Famous Onlcsr En-
lists a. . Private.


There is general advance In price Of
coal-bituminous and anthracite.
Colorado and California report . con-
tinued scarcity Of all kinds Of required
labor.
Raw rubber is now worth ii per pound
ut Para, and the demand exceeds the
supply.
Everything that enters into construO-
ton work of any kind has advanced
from % per cent to 80 per cent in the
past year.
In the nine months ending September
80 total of 270O miles of new railroad
were laid in the United States.
The Canadian government has grant.
ed a bounty Of e2 per ton ON iron smelt
ed in Canada and $5 per ton on steel.
Denver, COL. is to issue bonds to the
extent Of "a, 700, 900 for the purchase OF
the Denver Union Water company 4
plant.
The Sultan of Turkey Ia reported to
have recently drowned several women
Of his harem whom he suspected Of
treason.
The establishment Of an immense
American warehouse and salesroorn at
Shanghai for the sale and exhibition OF
American projects is practically assured.
The project is in the hands Of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers,
and membership Is limited to 100 firms.
Already 81 firms have been accepted.
and the other three will be chosen FROM
among the large number anxious to sub,
scribe. Each firm has been required to
pay 5000, and that money will be used
for the preliminary expenses.
Colored soldiers of the Twenty-ffth
infantry stationed at San Carlos reser-
walton, Arizona, disguised themselves
az Indians and attacked band of
Apaches. They used clubs and bayonets
and seriously wounded many Indians,
besides killing four, The outbreak was
caused over Indian women. Serious
trouble with the Apaches may result
Over 80 persons were injured. some Of
them seriously, in a collision between .
trolley car and railroad train at Dallas,
Tex, some days ago.
News comes from Apia, Sonoma, that
the natives have proclaimed Tamasese
as king despite the recent agreement Of
the United States, Germany and Great
britain tn abolish that offica
Iu his December message President
Mckinley will urge government cable
across the Pacific to the Philippines via
Honolulu and Guam.
The Japanese government will intro.
duce at the next meeting Of the Diet a
law freeing foreigners from all restric-
tions in locating mining claims. The
existing law prohibits them from becom-
ing shareholders or partners in any min.
ing company.
Much anxiety is felt at Butte. Mont,
by the discovery that the city is sliding
down hill. The cause cannot be found
Rebuilding Victor, Colo., has been
checked by hod carriers strike; they
demand an advance of 30 cents per day
of eight hours over the present -. 90
rate.
Masked robbers held up and robbed a
fast express train 80 miles from Chicago
Saturday night. They blew open the
safe Of the express car and secured $685.
600 in cash, besides quantity Of jew
elry.
A single order of S50,OO0 pounds of
dressed poultry, making IA carloads, has
Just been received at st. Louis, Mo-, by
a packing house from London, England.
More than 100000 chickens will be
slaughtered this week in filling the or
der. Some of this consignment will be
used by the British army and navy.
Similar large orders from the same
source are expected.
During the first six months Of 1899,
1876 vessels, aggregating 2S4.877 tons,
were launched on the Clyde. beating all
records.
Ex-Oity Treasurer O. L. Funk was
shot and killed by q highwayman at
Pueblo, Cal, when going to the depot
to take train. His pocket book was ta-
ken, but it contained only small
amount Of money. Mr.. Funk was only
S8 years old, and was one of the leading
mining men of Pueblo.
The French champagne vintage, com
pleted in ideal sunny weather, promises
to be favorable in quality, but below the
average in quantity. Experts say that
1899 champagnes will be remarkably fdi
delicacy of flavor, but lacking in body
Burgundies are not SO good as in 1898
but clarets are excellent. Official re-
ports indicate that the total vintage OF
France, including Algeria and Tunis
will produce 1900, 100000 gallons. the
estimated value of which is $190. 900, 900
Rankin o. Good. the high school ca.
det of Cincinnati, who is promoting a
scheme to name one Of the flrst-clas,
battle-ships the American Boy. giving
the schoolboys of the United States the
privilege of contributing to the cost OF
its construction, recently called upon
Congressman Berry In Newport, KY, to
seek aid in the undertaking. Colonel
Berry states that he promised to intro.
duce bill in congress providing that
the ship shall be named the American
Boy, that he Is corresponding with
Chairman Boutelle of Maine Of the
Committee ON Naval Affairs and tia; it
was probable that the resolution would
be favorably reported upon.