Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-02-07
NEWS OF THE WORLD
Taken From The Weeks
Dispatches.


bidder for raising the wreck of the
battle-ship Maine from the waters of
Havana harbor. If no hitch occurs in
the process drawing up the contract,
Chamberlain q company, who have Of
fees at 225 Dearborn street will under
take the task. With it is coupled the
job Of raising the Spanish transport
shore near the Maine. The Chamber
lin agreement is to raise both vessels for
the salvage there is in them. II Is ex-
pected that more than 81 200. 900 will be
made by the concern in the undertake
ing.
ut is asserted in this city," says the
Berlin correspondent of London pa
per, "that Russia and the United States
have concluded secret agreement ad-
mlttlng Russian sugar free of differ
ential duties to the United States. Rus.
sia, i'll turn. makes certain concessions
To America.
The Mexican military authorities have
been advised of another engagement
which took place between the troops
and large force of Maya Indians.
The battle took pace about nine miles
from Santa Cruz. the stronghold of the
rebels. and resulted in victory for the
government forces. The casualties on
the rebel SIDE were heavy, IL being esti-
mated that they lost 300 men killed and
wounded Several hundred re- enforce
ments have joined General Bravos'
command. Ii is asserted that there are
several white men among the officers
of the Maya forces They are believed
60 be Englishmen from British Hon
duras, which country borders ON the
Maya territory.
Consul Covert of Lyons. France. sends
to the state department review OF
French wine production in 1900. He
says: According to the reports just is
sued the wine production OF France for
year 1900 is rs 900. 900 hectoliters. Q,72i..
u00. 900 gallons). yield that has only
been exceeded two times during the past
century, and never in and preceding
hundred years. IL Is several mil
/ lion hectoliters short of what was ex-
pected IN the midsummer when the
vines. especially in the southern wine
field. bore richer burdens than We're
ever before seen in France. The heavy
rains of September. however. entirely
washed away the crop, vines and roots
of thousands of acres. Milder but CON
tinuous rains rotted the grapes and i'm.
paired their richness
After searching six months for the
oldest persons III the world the COM
mittee ON vital statistics of the Hum
dred Year club of New York has pre-
pared report which shows that the
oldest man is Izai Rodoftsy of Moscow,
Russia. who is in his l3Gth year, and
the oldest woman, Mrs Nancy Holli-
field of Battle Creek, Mich, who is III.
Rodoftsy's sight is good, but his hear.
ing is poor. He was never i'll, he uses
| liquor, but has never used tobacco. DR.
Wood of the Battle Creek, Mich, sani.
tanitarium reports that Mrs Hollifield
has lived "A temperate, simple life. doing
housework for years.
An explosion in the cigar box. label
md ribbon factory of the A. L. Wieke 5
CO npany, in Thirty first street, New
York, by which over 20 persons were
injured, was followed by one of le
tiercest confiagrations New York has
witnessed in many years. causing an
estimated loss of 81 800, 900 The burned
area in general extent took in about
ole city block. The Wicke com.
pany's building, the building abutting it
from Thirty first street and several tene.
ment-houses were among the destroyed
buildings. Several lumber yards in the
vicinity were considerably damaged
The fire was witnessed by immense
crowds and il is said was the most spec
tacular one New York has ever wit
messed. lighting the whole borough.
A husband and wife living at Chicago
spoke to one another last week for the
first time in i3 years. They had n little
trouble aud although they lived to.
gether aud ate at the same table they
would not speak. Last week they were
converted at n religious revival and
broke their silence at the alter
The Coates opera house at Kansas
city was entirely destroyed by fire last
week. No cue was injured as the
audience had just left the building
when the fire was discovered. The loss
will amount to $l5000O.
An auction sale of the horses from
the Montana farm of the late Marcuse
DAILY took place last week. The ami
mails all brought big prices LORD
cloumel, an Irish peer. brought the
best of the stock.
HENRIETTA, l. IA dispatch SAYS
Peace among warning Greeks has ap-
parently been reached. and all that re-
mains to be done is to give Chitto Har-
10. the chief snake, who has caused all
the trouble. preliminary hearing and
send him to Muskogee for trial Tor
treason. In the meantime. few more
of the minor leaders will be ar
rested aud the troop OF cavalry under
Lieutenant Dixon will probably relna II
here a few days longer, until lhs las