Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-01-16
News Of the World.
Happenings OF the Past Re"
Days from all Quarters.

were advanced from HVe per ceit W tei
per cent this week.
A complete telephone system is nov
in operation among the mines in th'
vicinity of Wallace, Idaho.
The Washington Red Cedar Shingl'
Manufacturers association will be con
finued during 1900.
The Great Northern Railway com
pany will sell stock to its employees a
par, the amount in each individual cast
to be limited to 5000.
A Pullman sleeping Car is now run
ming through from Kansas City to Mex
leo City, a distance of 2300 miles, viz
the Mexican central.
Ottawa will incorporate the For
Simpson, Teslin & Dawson Railway
company, for railway from point OF
the Pacific coast near Fort Simpson to
Dawson City, via Teslin lake.
Owing to O disagreement between the
electric light company and the city Of
st. Louis, the lights have been turned
off and the city is in darkness.
The monthly statement of the public
debt issued, shows at the close of bust.
ness December 30, 1893, the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to 81,
l34, 10000 decrease for the month
of 80, 1894. This decrease is largely
accounted for by the purchase of bonds
during the month.
1t has been stated that County Treas
qrer Z. H. Hershey, who has been alb
sent from Lancaster, Pa, for some
time, is defaulter and absconder. Mr..
Hershey's son was in charge of the Of
flee last week, endeayoring to straighten
out the books. He called County Audi
tor Marsh to his aid, and they have
found defalcation of $65, ZOO. There
il Oh deposit in the banks s6l, $40, while
the books call for $l26,S $40.
Jim Jeffries and Jim Corbett are TO
fight in New York Oh March Is, instead
Of next September.
An interesting suit has been begun in
New York by a young lady for COM
pensation for plotting family among
the 400 during the past few years. The
plaintiff asks for $24 200.
Major. General zenas r. Bliss, I'm
tied States army, retired. died at the
Providence hospital, Washington, after
an illness of some weeks. He was Il
native of Rhode Island. He had dis
tinguished military record during e
war of the Rebellion.
The Rev. Mr. Brooks of the Church
Missionary society, stationed at Ping
Yin, in the Province Shan-tung, China,
was captured In the vicinity and muir
dered December 3 by members of Sc
ditious society called Boxers" who
have been active lately, destroying'many
villages and killing native Christians
The governor of the province dispatched
force Of cavalry to the scene of the
disturbances, but the soldiers arrived
too late to save Mr.. Brooks.
Lucien Marechal. chief engineer OF
the Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean
railroad Of France, who is in this conn
try on tour of inspection, placed an
order with the Pressed Steel Car com
pany of Pittsburg for 500 steel gondola
cars of special design. This order
marks the introduction of American
steel cars OH the European continent
and may be considered new epoch of
railway equipment in the Old World
James Tottaton and Milo Gregory
under sentence of death for murder
and two cattle thieves escaped from the
Jail at Kennel, Mo-, by tunneling. A
posse is searching for them.
Four children of Michael Merrick, a
farmer living near Little Falls, Mimi.
were burned to death in fire that de-
stroyed the house. The remains cannot
be identified and will be buried in one
grave. The children Were from seven
to 10 years of age,
w, w. Watt was taken from the sta
tion-house by mob at Newport News,
Va, and shot to death for criminally
assaulting Mrs. I. NJ. Simpson, wife OF
an employe of the shipyard.
A preliminary statement of mineral
production in the United States in 1899
shows that the total production was
valued in the place of production al
$4l4, 1888. Ala as compared with 1914, 255,-
$50 in 1898.
William ]. Stephens of Ogden, Utah,
has filed a petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy His liabilities are placed al
$500, S52. No assets.
The fire early Monday morning thai
destroyed the brick factory building
in East Fifty-ninth street, New York
did 100000 damage. The building was
used in part as a storage warehouse by
Blooningdale Brothers, and they are
the chief losesrs.
The statement is made at Buffalo, n
Y, that +. l.. Newton, paying teller OF
the Fidelity Trust and Guarantee COM
pany, has embezzled S4s,000
The French consul has refused to ac-
cept the Santo Domingo government O. .
fer to pay the amount of the Boismare-.
Caccavelli claim of 2S0,0O0 francs in
three installments. every fortnight, and
insists ON an immediate settlement
They are raising funds by public snb-
scriptions and the patriotic feeling il
very strong. The town is quiet and no
disturbances are feared. Three days
have been granted for the payment OF
the claim. In view of the fact that the
French consul considers the manifesto
of the government to the public to be
one refecting unfavorably on France,
he has stopped legal proceedings and
asked the French government for fur
ther Instructions. 1t is believed that