Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-04-18
News Of the World.
Happenings OF the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.

happenings OF the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.
Cecil Rhodes has obtained = guarantee
from the German government upon the
capital Of the German portion OF the
Cape to Cairo railroad.
The Ricksdag has voted 1885, 900
| crowns for the purchase Of rifles and
2, 200, 900 crowns for the improvement Of
Swedish Notifications.
Recently published official figures
show that in 1898 the Canadian gold
output was s1S, 700. 900, placing Canada
in fifth place as a gold-producing
country OF the total product $4,000
900 was taken out Of the Klondike.
Emperor Menelek has refused the re-
quest of tee French government that he
should order all exports from Abyssinia
TO pass through the French port, Ras
Jibutil. The Negus also refuses to assist
Russia from acquiring Raheita from
Italy and declines to allow Russia to
reorganize the Abyssinian army with
Russian officers.
The receipts of the United States gov
ernment for March exceeded the expend-
itures $1S, 7sl ,2s4.
At Buffalo, N. Y, last Saturday, every
employe of the Buffalo Smelling works.
the local branch Of the Calumet q Hecla
M. company, received an senvelope con-
tanning bonus of 1915 of the wages
earned during the last year.
The cruiser Detroit has been ordered
to Bluefelds to protect American in
terests.
The twin Buttes Copper mines near
Tucson, A. T. have been sold to q Bos-
ton and New York syndicate for $780,
0O0
A French mission at Chun Ohong,
Corea, has been wrecked by natives and
the priest carried into bondage.
The street-car employees Of Bay City,
Mich. have gone on strike.
Over 10000 cans of army beef have
been condemned at Havana as unfit for
| food.
Rear Admiral Howlson has been
/ placed in command of the South At
lantic squadron
In the United States court at Charles
ton S. O., indictments have been found
against l3 of the men accused of
4 lynching Postmaster F. B. Baker, me-
gro, at Lake City, S. O., February 22,
1898.
I Two hundred and fifty Japanese
laborers attacked a party of $50 Chinese
/ on sugar plantation near Honolulu,
and beat them until four were dead, 10
wounded and 80 hurt in various ways
A quarrel over work caused the riot.
General Maximo Gomez has been re-
/ instated as commander in chief of the
Cuban army.
The residence of Wallace @. Andrews
in New York city was destroyed by fire
Friday, and Is people were burned to
death.
In au overflow caused by an ice jam in
the Yellowstone river, below Glendive,
Mont, l2 persons lost their lives
Among the victims was an entire fam
lily of James Sullivan-his wife and six
children.
Frank Fisher, an elephant trainer,
was killed by an elephant at Kansas city
recently. He was intoxicated and tried
to make the elephant do tricks. The
animal became enraged and knocked
Fisher down and knelt upon him, crush
ing him to death.
A contract for thirty -four year fran
chise for the Indianapolis, Ind, Street
Railway company was signed Tuesday.
The company is to pay the city 81, l60,-
900 in cash The cash fare is to be
cents, six tickets for quarter, and 20
tickets for. 81. all with transfer priv.
ileges.
Over 1900 carpenters are on strike at
Cleveland.
1t is announced at the navy depart
ment that Admiral Dewey is now in
excellent health.
Bids will shortly be asked for the con.
struction of an $3.50 drydockk at
Mare Island.
The Keystone Slate company of Beth
lehem, Pa, has increased the wages of
its employees 10 per cent.
One hundred and fifty machinists have
gone ON strike at the Rock Island ar
senal for higher wages.
1t has been decided not to remove the
bodies of the soldiers who died of yel-
low fever in Cuba until next winter.
The volunteer regiments returning
from Cuba have been ordered to Sa.
vannah, preparatory to to being mustered
out.
A bill has been introduced in the
Illinois legislature providing for the
erection of a Lincoln monument at
Springfield to cost 81 100000.
The trustees of the Norwich uni
versity at Northfield Vt, have decided
to begin the foundation of Dewey's hall
on May lst the anniversary of the battle
OF Manila bay.
The casualties in the Philippines from
February 4th to April 4th, 1899, inclusive
as reported to the adjutant-ge general,
are: Killed, 1874; wounded, 978; total
ll60.
The United States transport Crook
has sailed for Santiago from New York
to bring back the remaining bodies of
soldiers and sailors who were killed in
Cuba.
The Carnagie Steel company of Pitts.
burg has increased the wages of 10000
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