Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-12-27
NEWS Of THE WORLD
Taken From The Weeks
Dispatches.
But Small ividends for Chosen FrieRdn
-B Z Coal Mine y re To BE Extingu-
ished-A Government onicial Killed
at Washington.

At Warrington.
DIR. Charles Sabin Taft, one of the
burg who attended President I'm.
Folnn when he was shot by Booth, died
IN New York few DAYS ago.
Eirly Saturday morning fire broke
out in the home of Conrad !. .aff, dairy
man living just outside ~ San Jose.
When discovered the fire had gained
sucb headway that it was impossible tc
save anything. Four children were
burned TO death before they could be
removed from the building and two
others SO badly burned that they
may die.
Ed. V. Higgins, a young man of un-
balanced brain, who lived near Sher-
man, Los Angeles county, gave himself
ap to u sheriff recently and stated thai
ne had killed two men, and buried their
bodies near his home. Examination
proved that he had murdered his mother
and William Sheehaii, a ranch hand
employed by his mother The bodies
were buried where he stated. He will
be sent to an asylum.
Between $4,000 and $1,000 was secured
by gang who exploded dynamite i'll
the vault of the Dalton City bank at
Dalton City, Ill. Although possee
was quickly formed no trace of the rob
bers has yet been found.
Former Governor Roger Wolcott of
Massachusetts is dead at Boston.
Bob Fitzsimmons has come ont with
the statement that he has quit the prize
ring.
+. IL. Morris of Ohio, auditor of the
war department at Washington, was
shot and instantly killed by Samuel
Macdonald, also of Ohio, Gently
clerk of the treasury, in
the former Office at the Winder build
ing on nth street. Auditor Morris
was closeted alone with Macdonald
when the shooting occurred. In trying
trying to make his escape Macdonald
also assaulted the watchman, Thomas
Cusick, with the butt of his revolver.
He was arrested while leaving the bui d.
ing. Before being taken int custody,
however, he shot himself in the breast
and also made an ugly cash in l.is
throat with a small penknife.
Receiver Clark of the Chosen Friends
says creditors have little prospect of
realizing much if anything from their
CLAIMS. The utmost that the creditors
ean hope for is the realization of ten
cants on the dollar. With liabilities
If $500, 600. the order will be able Only
with the greatest difficulty to raise $780,
300 to adjust the claims of the credi-
tors.
The sailing ship Iverra was wrecked
last Friday near Goeteb lrg, Southwest
srn Sweden. Seven of the crew were
drowned. Three managed to reach an
island, where two died, the
third being rescued.
A dispatch from Aberdeen, Scotland,
says five Shetland fishing boats have
been missing since the storm that ragged
last week, and it is feared that q fish
armen have been drowned.
A British army officer is in Kansas
oity purchasing $4,000 cavalry horses
md mules for the British army in South
Africa.
The officials of the Lehigh Coal and
company are jubilant over
the fact that the fire in the celebrated
burning mine at Summit Hill, Pa,
which started AZ years ago, is now un-
Ter control. and it is said the next two
years will see it extinguished. The
fire, which has consumed about 80 acres
# the finest coal land in the anthracite
ioal regions, has moved westward to-
ward Lansford. Two immanse drilling
which have been constantly
probing for the fire, have now honey
aombed the earth to the west of the
burning portion. Culm is being poured
into these holes and solid mass will
shus confront the fire.
The largest coll deal ever made in
Harrison county, w. ", will be made
Ia few days The territory comprises
l2 900 acres or 10 square miles, lying
around Salem. The purchasers are
James f. Brown of Uniontown and
Alfred J. Cochran of Dawson, who will
pay $SI2, 600 for the entire tract.
After several weeks of investigation
die accounts of Charles ID. Slapp former
cashier of the firm of Caldwell & Smith
mortgage and loan brokers' of Memphis,
Tenn, shows shortage of about $2l,-
300
Henry W. IIowgate, who was can.
before the public some years
ago owing To nj, heavy embczz'empnt
Of government while funds diburs ng
officer of the weather bnreau, will be
releasel from prison January /, having
served his sentence.
Upon representations from interested
iIties the state department has re-
Luested the wy department TO have
l.a American vessel rem lin for time
II Venezuelan waters to give support
any representations that Uailed
states 10 nj g may have tp IA Ike the
Tenezueian government IN respect to
the co, Il citing asphalt concessions and
what is known as the Farrlbau con
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