Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-10-04
Taken From The Weeks
Dispatches.

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Hundreds, and perhaps thousands OF
Beers will emigrate from South Africa
to the United States and settle in the
northwest. Theodore Van Grecht OF
Holland, who has OF late years made
his home in South Africa, is in St. Pau
to arrange satisfactory railroad rates
/ over the western lines. He will bring
large contingent of Beers to this
country in the spring if conditions are
favorable. There are thousands OF
Beers, he says, who are anxionsly await.
ing an opportunity to leave their pres
ent environments and embark for an
other land.
Colonel Pavon of the Cuban army
was killed in the Cafe Comercio at SAM
tiago de Cuba by Octavio Mena. form.
erly clerk in the Office of the captain
of the port. Mena and one of his com.
| pALions were intoxicated and had been
breaking the furniture. Colonel Pavon
intervened and aquarrel ensued. Mena
snatching the revolver of one of his
party, shot Pavon III the back of the
neck. The officer turned TO face his
assailants and received two bullets in
head, being instantly killed. Pavon
wss tobacco merchant at Holguin.
A naphtha tank exploded in the Cen.
trail Gaslight company's works at New
York. The explosion was heard feI
miles around and broke all the windows
in the vicinity. The burning nyphtha
flowed down the street and into the EN-.
gineroom of the gas company, setting
il afire Two alarms Of fire We're turned
in, and the fireboat was summoned.
The flames at times shot 20 feet up in
the air The fire burned very
fiercely, but the fireman, after desper-
ate fight, prevented the flames from
spreading to the gas-holders, which art
near the scene of the explosion. There
has been no loss of life.
A disastrous wreck occurred on the
Southern Pacific near Gartney l25 miles
west of Ogden. Two tourist sleepers,
one Pullman and two coaches left the
track and rolled into the ditch. One
woman, Mrs Ii. NJ Lowell of Stockton
Cal, was killed, and 10 other passengers
were more or less injured There Were
b5 passengers on the train, most OF
them members of q Burlington excur
sion party Oh route east from the coast
When the accident occurred the train
was running full speed. The engine,
express and mail cars did not leave the
track.
The route and plans of construction
for the rapid transit tunnel to Brooklyn
FROM New York have been adopted by
the Rapid Transit company. The cost
Of the scheme Is estimated at S6.0O0,.
600.
American troops are being Withdrawn
from China.
General j. NJ. Palmer deid suddenly
at Springfield. ILL.,, one day last week.
At the last presidential campaign ht
was candidate for president on the
Gold Democratic ticket.
George f. Drew, the first Democratic
governor of Florida after the war, died
at his home in jacksonville, aged IS
years. Two hours before his death his
wife died from the effects of stroke
of apoplexy.
David Brooks was killed at Chilli
cothe, O., by his brother, Amos. The
men had gone hunting near the city
and quarreled over dog. Amos seized
the gun IN David's hand and fired,
killing him instantly. Amos ran to the
woods and attempted to kill himself,
but was arrested.
A deadly tornado struck the village
of Morristown, Mimi, killing eight
people and iniuring six others.
The general triennial conclaye of the
General Grand Council of Free and
Accepted Masons of the United States
met at Scottish Rite cathedral, Cincin.
natl. and the following officers were
elected: General grand chaplain. John
w. Chamberlain, Tiffin, o.; grand
master, w. II. Mayo st. Louis; deputy
grand master, Andrew p. Swanson, St.
Paul. general grand principal conduc.
tor, Henry G. Larrabee; general grand
treasurer, Charles Heaton, Montpelier,
Vt; general grand recorder, Henry w.
Modhurst, Fort Wayne, Ind; general
grand marshal, Edward w. Welling,
ton, Ellsworth, Kas.; general grand
steward, George A. Newell, Medina,
N. Y.
The new torpedo boat O'Brien was
launched at Elizabethport, n il re-
Gently. The O'Brien is an advanced
type of fighting machine. 1t Is LA
feet long on the water line, II feet
beam, l4Ls foot draught.