Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-07-04
News Of the World.
Hap openings OF the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.
A Texas Town Flooded.-Immense Trust
Formed BY Whiskey Men.-Russia's
Starving Dfil1ions-Antarctic Explorers
Make Statement.

Make Statement.
Officers in pursuit of the men who
robbed the Union Pacific train II Wyo-
ming some time ago have given up the
chase.
houses causing loss of 100000. One
life was lost. -
The Eagle hotel at Oswego, N. Y, was
destroyed by fire. Mrs Rachael King,
an aged women who lived in Mem Ha-
ven, lost her life by suffocation, and
eight other persons were seriously in
jured, -.
The furnished room house kept by
Mrs Mary Caldwell in Seventeenth
street, New York was badly damaged
by fire and three of the inmates were
burned, one fatally, John Cody, aged
3d.
The directors of the American Bell
Telephone company at their meeting in
Boston declared the regular quarterly
dividend of per cent, with | = per cent
extra payable July 15 ON stock of re
cord June 30.
A tremendous consolidation deal in
New York was practically consummated
last week, whereby all the whisky and
alcohol concerns in the country combine
under one supervision by the almalgam-
alton of the American Spirits and Man
ufacturing company, Standard Distilling
and Distributing company, Kentucky
Distributing and Warehouse company
and the eastern trust recently organized.
The capitalization of the big trust is
Sl25, 100000.
The old town of Carrizo, county seat
of Zapata county, on the Texas border,
has been swept away by the Rio Grande
flood. The town had a population of
several hundred Mexicans of the poorer
class. Their houses were abodes, which
quickly melted away when the high
water struck them. The courthouse,
frame structure, was demolished in or
der to save the timbers, as it was threat.
ened with destruction by the rising
water. The Rio Grande is higher than
has been known for forty years, and it
continues to rise rapidly. At points be-
low Oarrizo it threatens to change its
course, transferring thousands of acres
of Mexican territory to the United States
and vice versa.
Famine in seven provinces OF East
European Russia is sinking the wretched
peasantry deeper and deeper into misery.
They need about a penny day to live
ON and there are not nearly enough pen
MES to go around, for in population OF
IL, ,000, 900 more than 10000 900 are hen-
CRY every hour of their lives. Actual
starvation in the afflicted territory is
said to be immeasurably worse than the
famine of 1891. The next three months
1900, 900 roubles month will be requir-
ed to keep the majority of these famish-
ing peasants alive. According to the low
est calculation "a roubles month"; lit !
tie more than 2 cents a day-will be
necessary to support one person, so that
%, 900, 900 roubles will be required.
News received from Idaho is to the eff
feet that the Northern Pacific railway has
beaten the Oregon Railway and Navi- |
CATION company in the fight for the con-
troll of the Clearwater valley and is
now master of the situation there. The
Oregon railway has withdrawn all its
men from Idaho, devoting all its energy
at present to its Wallula extension. The
Northern Pacific has 2000 men working
in Idaho La Camas prairie and its
immense wheat crop have been objec-
tive points Of the fierce fight wagered
between the roads, but the Northern
Pacific alone is now building thither.
By the capslzing of a boat in the
Yellowstone river at Greycliff, Mont,
three men lost their lives. The dead
are: Reno Sherman, Centralia, ILL.,; J.
w. Dickerson, Centralia, Ill.,. w. S.
Thompson, Kansas City, M.
Walton @. Green of Lodi, member
of the Republican state central commit
tee from San Joaquin county, died in
San Francisco, where he had been taken
to undergo an operation.
The Antarctic exploring steamer Bel
gica has sailed for La Plata. Oomman-
der de Gerlache says that his expidition
was success, and says that besides
uncovering the Belgica channel and
discovering Dancoland, the exhibition
found many errors in British charts. /
They also found evidence that conti- |
nent exists in the Antarctic, and found
important flora and fauna.
The French Minister at Pelxin has
asked Tsung-li Yamen for an apology
for an attack upon M. Fliche. an inter
prefer of the legation, by a eoolie
Fliche was severely injured, but the in
cident is not regarded seriously.
The regular crew for the training ship
Hartford, comprising 1876 men, have left
Brooklyn navy yard for Mare island.
Nearly all of the 800 green men intended
for the Hartford have been enlisted,
The grand lodge of Elks held its an
nual session at st. Louis last week and
elected officers for the ensuing year
The next convention will be held at
Atlantic city.
The steamer Apalache, plying be-
tween Columbus and Apachicola, Fla,
was sunk in the Chipola river near We
wahitchka, Fla, and four persons We're
drowned. Mrs. S. f. Clark of Chicago,
a Mrs. Mcknight and daughter of jack
son, Tenn, and deck hand were lost
The steamer carried fully hundred
passengers, mostly tourists.