Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-01-17
NEWS Of THE WORLD
Taken From The Weeks
Dispatches.
The Panama Revolution Grows Very
Ssrious-Plsn to colonixe Tennessee
with FInns--A Naval station for Subig
bay Big OIL Flow.

Secretary Long has received q cable
dispatch from Admiral Remey announc-
Ing that the board of officers convened
10 select the most suitable site n the
Philippines for a permanent naval sta
tion has fixed upon Olagapo. on Subig
bay. As result of this recommended
ton Secretary Long has sent to con-
,ress recommendation that III ,OOON)OO
be appropriated for beginning work on
the proposed new naval station.
The French steamer Russie from
Oran, Algeria, ran on reef at Lara
man. France. during violent storm
For four days efforts to rescue the crew
and passengers proved frutless, but
eventually line was established and
all hands taken ashore.
Samuel Lewis. London's greatest
lnoney-lender, il dead.
A. +. Dreutzer a. Chicago and Olaf
Bergstrom of Nebraska, have made ar
rangements for colonizing about loO.OOO
acres Of land in Fentress and Morgan
counties, Tenn, with Firms. For sew
eral years past M bergsirom has been
eolonizing Finn. in Nebraska. Firms
are leaving Finland by thousands year
ly ON account Of the oppression by the
Russian government.
The British steamer Texan. Captain
Lund. which arrived ut kington. ia
maca. recently. from Colon. Colombia.
reports that when she left Colon terror
reigned among the inhabitants around
Panama in consequence OF another
rebel descent upon the city. Heavy
fiehtipg began outside Of Panama on
January 10, aud continued fiercely
throughout January II, when the rebels
were making desperate attempt to get
within the city. The government
troops were strongly contesting the ad-
vance of the insurgents when the Tex
AN left. Captain Lund says the losses
ON both sides had been considerable.
though without advantage either way.
The rebels had been largely re-enforced
and were we'll stocked with supplies.
Two British war ships have arrived at
Panama and an American cruiser was
momentarily expected.
While sinking we'll near Beaumont
Tx, flow of crude petroleum was
struck The we'll is spouting fully 500
barrels Of o,i an hour and small artificial
lake has been made to hold it.
The growing shortage of good pas
ture lands IN Montana 10 causing cattle.
men of that stats 10 look about for other
fields Of enterprise. Some OF them will
take portions OF n toek to Alaska
Ia the spring. The cattle will be al
lowed to farten OH the luxurious grasses
which grow in many places In the north
and latter they will be killed for the
markets of Nome, the Copper river
country aud Dawson.
The American commission under the
has been making examinations at Que
mados, Cuba. "a to the propagation OF
yellow fever germs by the mosquito,
has obtained extremely satisfactory re.
suits. DIR Reed says the experiment
show beyond doubt that there is no
confagion from an infected person or
from infected clothing. but that the
mosquitos alone are responsible for the
spread of the disease.
The nitrate building Of the Eastman
Kodak work at Rochester. n. Y. was
destroyed by fire. Two fremen Were
killed by the fumes OF the burn.
ing chemicals and one other was SC
seriously injured that he probably Will
die. The dead are Lieutenant Edward
Murphy and George +. Long. The fire
started by the contact OF escaping
nitric acid with the wooden floor
The Cowen,house tunnel near Aspen,
Colo, is now on fire. and several miles
of workings are in flames. Ii is i'm
possible TO estimate the damage to the
property. but it will approximate near.
~ s500.000
The new naval bill calls for the con.
struction of two battleships and two
cruisers
Four men are under arrest at Union
Hill. N. j.. charged with defrauding a
life insurance company They wer'
representatives Of tho company and
would insure the lives of dying men
and divide the money.
Governor Nash of Ohio has been in.
,itsd 10 attend the launching of tn.
battleship Ohio at San Francisco.
senator William II. Chandler of New
Unmpshire has been defeated for offic,
after 40 years service.
As result of the recent bond re
funding election and sale of $l3S,0M
worth of new four per cents at u pre-
mium of $2s7a aud accrued interest the
county treasurer Of Monterey was or
der.d TO issue call for outstanding
bridge and courthouse bonds to that
amount now drawing high rate OF In
terest.
Alfred Parker. n prisoner serving
tO.year sentence IN the Colorado peni
tentary was released n few days ago on
parole. Parker was convicted of killing
five companions while prospecting some
wears ago. After killing the msn
Parker ate their flesh.
The total sum the allied powers VIII
demand from China for the Boxer re-
uresiug will amount to $500. .o0o.O 900. oi
this amount the United States VIII gel
al.o,,t Ak 0f)0 600