Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-05-17
NEWS Of THE WORLD.
Taken From The Weeks
Dispatches.
Cholera Added to tho Horrors of the
India Observation-Disclosures Business
In Child Insurance Carried ON In
New York.

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New York.
Charles II. Allen has been inaugu-
rated civil governor of Porto Rico
Among other things in a recent
report from Governor Leary, on the CON-
ditions of Guam. states the population
there is S66l.
Edward o. Leech, former director of
the mint, who underwent an operation
for appendicitis OH April IL. died at
New York
The British steamer Virginia, bound
Tor Baltimore. was stranded on Diamond
shoal near Cape Henry. Va. While
trying to escape five of the crew were
drowned.
Horatio Sprague, young Californian.
was caught in the machinery of sugar
refinery near Baldwin, La, and killed.
He was explaining the workings OF the
machinery to party of young ladies
when the accident happened
United States District Judge Lochren
has decided that the ratification of the
treaty of peace bstween the United
States and Spain made Porto Rico Am,
erican territory and subject to the con-
stitution Of the United States without
any further act of congress
Ex-President Dole of Hawaii has been
appointed governor of the Hawaiian
Islands.
Michael Munkacsy the celebrated
Hungarian painter. died in an asylum
at Bonn u few days ago
Officials in New York state that there
Is an extensive business carried on there
in which children's lives are insured
and then the little ones are either abused
or starved until they die in order that
insurance might be collected.
The report that cholera is strengthen.
ing its deadly hold on famine. stricken
India brings the pitiful condition OF
that country moro than ever 10 public
view About $500, 900 persons, for
this IL the population of the district at
fected, are sweltering their squalid ek-
istence away amid pestilsnee and mis-.
cry that show no signs Of abatement
Hundreds of thousands of pounds in
good British gold, good German marks
and American corn have been thrown
into the country, but Judging from the
latest sdVices, all this charity is merely
a drop in the ocean The famine and
its attendant complications appear to
exceed III yiruienoe any previous vista
tions. The yiceroy Lord Durzon of
kedleston, and the government are
making ceaseless exertions to meet the
terrible emergency, but the stupendous
difficulties confronting them prevent
the present supplying Of relief to more
than 1900. 900. In the meantime the
native states are dotted with heaps OF
dead and dying and the roads are
crowded with gastly bands seeking to
escape from the stricken territory, but
who for lack of food and water mostly
succnmb in the attempt
From the Klowa and Comanche
agencies comes word that the Indians
are starving. Money due them have
not been paid their rations have been
cut Off. and traders have refused them
credit. Aged squaws are begging for
food enough to preserve life.
William +. Miller. manager of the
"Franklin Syndicate. who WAS re.
Gently convicted Of grand larceny, was
sentenced in Brooklyn to serve ten
years impr. sonment. Motions for
new trial and stay OF proceedings
were denied. The indictment ON which
Miller was convicted charged him with
swindling Mrs. Catherine Messer out of
$1,000, and there are 20 other indict.
ments standing against him. The
Franklin Syndicate" promised to pay
ten per cent per week on deposits, its
managers alleging that the money to
do this was made IN the stock market.
The total amount secured by the con.
cern was about 81 100000.
In comparison with the casualties
suffered by the British troops in South
Africa, those sustained by the Ameri.
can forces in the Philippines seem very
small, A statement just compiled by
the war department shows that from
July |, 1898, when American troops
reached Manila. until April 81. 1900,
these deaths have occurred; Killed
aud died of wounds, 4S officers, 625
men; died Of disease. 20 officers, 1885
men; total, SO officers, 2lS1 men; grand
total, 2258. Several thousand men have
been wounded, but only IA small percent
age have died Of wounds. and most OF
them have returned to duty. The wal
department has just issued II complete
table of the casualties in Jhe Fifth
army corps in the operation against
Santiago from June 22 until July II,
1898. The losses are given; Killed,
III officers, 2s2 enlisted men; wounded
lOl officers, 1914 enlisted men; total,
1858 officers and enlisted men
President Mckinley has nominated
Frank L. Campbell of the District OF
Columbia to be assistant secretary OF
the interior, vice Webster Davis, re-
signed.
Kate Cunningham, three-year-oli
child, was burned to death AS she lay
in her carriage asleep At her home IN
Brooklyn. Her mother is an epileptic
aud built a firs in the child's bed in
stead of the stove.