Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-04-03
Brief Dispatches
Condensed News
Of The World.

Non Union Workman Killed Boy
Shoots His Farther China Can.
not Assure Whites OF Protection
The Philadelphia conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church adopted a
paper recently in support OF the expan-
sion policy of the present national ad-
ministration.
DIR. Hunter MoGuire, the eminent
Virginia surgeon who was Stonewail
Jackson's chief medical officer, suffered
= stroke of paralysis at Richmond. His
condition IL critical.
Major General Sir edward r. p.
Woodgate, who commanded on Spion
KOp, January "a, died in Mooi hospital
OF wounds received there.
A mob ct Emporia, Va, took Bob
Cotton, negro murderer, and O'Grady
(white) his associate In the crime from
Jail and lynched them.
A fire in the business center of Red
Lodge, Mont. last week did $500, 900
damage to property.
The coal famine In EAgland contin-
ues aud heavy importations from this
section will undoubtedly result
The United States treasury depart.
ment has refused to take any action to.
ward making Nome port OF entry. as
desired by Canadian merchants.
The examination Of the books Of +.
e. Bundy, the defaulting city chamber
lain Of Elmira, N. T., show deficit of
e33, 900 in one tax roll. II is now be-
lieved that the total shortage will reach
at least 100000.
The Jewett White Lead works of
Port Richmond. S. l., suffered to the
extent of 100000 by fire. The COM
pany's plant consisted Of six buildings.
three of which were destroyed, together
with large quantity of white lead.
Fire which broke ont at Piqua, o..
destroyed the w. p. Orr linssed oil mill
Of the American Linseed Oil company
and Piqua Touring mill. The loss on
the oil mill will reach $4,000, well
covered by insurance. The loss on the
Touring mill is t50, 900. probably COW
cred by insurance.
Great Britain is said to contemplate
the establishment Of the Canadian sys-
tom for the future government of South
Africa.
Michael Fleming Of Chicago. set fire
to the bed clothes Of the bed where his
wife WAS sleeping. intending to burn
her to death. When rescued she was
terribly burned and may die. Domestic
trouble is responsible for the act.
Ground was broken for the $S5 .000,.
900 rapid transit tunnel at New York
Saturday, and that important event in
the city's history was celebrated with
appropriate ceremonies in City Hall
park.
The board Of supervisors Of Monterey
county last week transferred ta359 from
the general county road fund TO the
Monterey road fund. This amount is.
it is stated, to be used for finishing the
improvements now IN progress on the
county road between that place and
Salinas.
Berthe Finch, q l5-year old boy OF
Chicago, shot and killed his father a
few days ago. The man was about to
murder his wife aud the boy shot to
save her.
The North China Daily News publish
es q dispatch from correspondent in
the province Of Shantung, who Says
while the Chinese government has not
taken active measures to suppress the
anti foreign movement, Governor Yuan
has warned the missionaries that the
local authorities cannot be held re-
sponsible for the safety Of those travel.
ing unescorted into the interior The
position OF the native Christians is de.
plorable and if the anti foreign move-
ment continues ignored aud unchecked
serious consequences are inevitable.
Careful investigation shows that there
are really but IL men in the ''million-
aires Club, )" as the senate is frequently
called. who can appropriately be classed
as millionaires. There are many rich
men in the senate. with fortunes rang
ing from tlOO,O to $900,OO but OF
the men who are actually known te
possess 81 100000 or more only IL
can be safely mustered. There are not
more than four men in the senate Nc.
MILAN Of Michigan. Elkins of West
Virginia, Clark OF Montana and Kean
Of New Jersey--who would be classed
as rich men in New York.
Mail advices from Columbia report
that the revolutionists have been press.
ing the government forces, aud that a
large number Of political prisoners,
taken last week from Panama, have
been banished 10 San Andrea
Chicago's $4,000 striking workmen
are growing desperate. Assaults on
non-union workmen have been OF daily
occurrence for weeks, aud few days
ago deeds of violence claimed at least
one life, and score OF men were cruel.
" maimed in various encounters.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal
aud Iron company has announced that
work at their numerous collieries in
Shenandoah vicinity will be increased
to five quarter days. Thirty thou.
sand mine. workers are affected.
Two fishing tugs which left Cleveland
for cruise ran into an ice field about
three miles FROM Cleveland, from which
It Was found impossible to get free.