Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-03-28
News Of the World.
Happenings OF the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.

Happenings OF the Past Few
Days from all Quarters.
The plow manufactures of the United
State are forming combination.
Rudyard Kipling has SO far recovered
from his recent illness as to be up.
The Bolivian revolution is assuming a
serious aspect. The peace negotiations
are off and President Alonzo seems
poweriess. Peru is having serious floods
and part of the Jombomora railway has
been washed away.
Charles L. Backman, an engraver OF
Chicago, shot and mortally wounded
his wife. He then sent bullet into his
own breast, dying almost instantly.
Buckman and his wife had been sepa-
rated for some time. A quarrel result.
ing from Mrs. Backmans decision not
to live with her husband eliminated in
the shooting.
General Miller Is gaining the conf.
dence of the people obout Iloilo, but the
Tagalo representatives and the military
sections continue to make trouble.
The battleship Oregon arrived at Ma.
Mia few days ago, in first class con.
dition after her long voyage from the
Atlantic. Dewey reported her ready
for immediate service.
Mary A. Clark, aged so, was killed
and her sister, Annie Clark, aged 45
was fatally beaten at Bowie, Md, by
John Berry, 15-year-old negro boy,
The defenseless women were surprised
by the boy and literally beaten to jelly
with club. Miss Annie Clark saved
herself from instant death by promising
to give the boy 500 and pledging her
self not to betray him if he spared hel
life. Berry was arrested and confessed
his guilt For fear that he would be
| lynched he was taken to Baltimore foi
safekeeping.
A west-bound extra freight train, trav.
| cling on time order from Colfax to meet
east-bound overland passenger No. 3 at
Bowman, struck small horse opposite
Clipper lake, Placer county, shortly after
midnight Sunday morning. Fred Wit
ham, the engineer, lost his life and Fire
man Ed Gray was so badly scalded that
he died before reaching the hospital al
Sacramento.
While travelling in Alaska five Fin.
landers claim to have discovered evi
dences of the actual Russian boundary
line from hieroglyphics on old mounds
which, if established, will make Klon
| dixie within the American border.
Charles A. Beeler, the absconding
Wells-Fargo express messenger, who
disappeared from San Antonio, Tex,
with about $50, 900 December 2S last and
escaped to Mexico, was brought back to
Texas few days ago. He was arrested
| at Bastamente, Mexico, on March Sth,
and, after an experience of eight days
in Mexican Jail, was induced by the
! officers Of the express company to re-
turn to Texas without extradition papers.
AUGUSTA (Ga.), March 19.- Patrick
Walsh, ex-United States senator and
mayor of Augusta, Ga, died at his resi-
1 dence Sunday after three months ill
ness of nervous prostration. There had
been little hope of his recovery, but his
death was not thought 30 be so near at
hand Mayor Walsh was one of the
most prominent men in Georgia and had
received national recognition as the
earnest champion of southern develop
ment.
ROANOKE (Va), March 20.-A fatal
wreck occurred on the Norfolk and
Western railroad at Ada, Va, killing
Fireman Vanlandingham, and brake,
man named K. Graham. A tramp was
also killed. Several trainmen were
more or less injured. Three freight
trains were coming east. The first train
had stopped. The second broke in two
and the section in their fight down the
mountain side crashed into the first
train They were soon followed by the
third, which had not been tagged.
Lieutenant Commander Cowper OF
the British cruiser Plover failed to eff
feet compromise with the rebels at II
oilo on Sunday last. He crossed the
line and visited Molo and MandurriaC
and held lengthy conference with the
leaders. The rebels declared that they
would do nothing until they heard from
Aguinaldo, but offered as last resort tc
allow Great Britain to arbitrate theiI
dispute with the Americans. Cowpel
found that the natives have been misin
formed about the Americans, whom
they charged with cruelty and lack Of
fair play.
Reports from Iloilo are of very ell
couraging nature, and it is probable til,
rebels will soon lay down their arms.
On Friday the Queen Regent of Spair
signed the treaty of peace between tn,
United States and her country.
The passengers ON the train of tht
Cheyenne and Northern, which wiu
showed in for a month near Iron Noun
tain, Wyo., and which came near prov
ing the death trap of "a number of pas
sengers, have finally been released from
their prison in the snow. A Union Pa
cific rotary snowplow, pushed by thre'
locomotives, opened the road.
Bocolod, Philippine islands, has beer
made military sub-sub station No. o
the San Francisco Postoffice,
Not In u Combine.
New YORK, March 2O.-When shown