Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-11
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KANSAS CRY, Mo-, May lot is
difficult to oft lin reliable information
in regard TO the disturbance in Dodge
City. Privsts dispatches received here
last night say that the lawless element
had become so obnoxious in the town
that the authorities determined to drive
them out. Thirty two policemen were
sworn in ten days ago, and have since
been working to rid the town of gam
blers and prostitutes. A number of
t lem were put on the train and eau
toned against coming back. Those
| who yet remain have become less riot
Gus under this salutary treatment
There has been no bloodshed, and the
only co, rcion that has been practiced
was in placing the toughs on the train.
The above stat ement is believed to be
| pref accurat !; still there seems t.
have been some f4ctional troubles, grow
ing out If the recent election, which
| has some connection with the "rlsia Of
the difficulty. While 1t is stat ID that
| there have been no threats made against
newspaper correspondents, yet they
| seem have some fear of Consequences,
| for thus lar 10 news specials have been
sent cut.
TIE dispatch quot d above says there
| il no danger t, lite and property, ard
| that the whole aft ,ir amount. to moth
ing more than a determination on the
part OF decent citizens t, establish or
der The guards It ,tioned at the depot
| were there only for the purpose Of pre-
! venting the r.tlrn of the gamblers.
Tne cowboys are not mixed up In the
IF air.
Dodge CITY has population of some
200, abput three-quarters OF which -
made up of the floating element. L. ls
STU t 4. on the border of the catt e
equity, nearly in southern X ansas.
Collision.
New YORK, May lO.-There was a
bad collision vest rdAy on the Third
Avenue elevated railroad, between an
! extra and a regular train. at Smith
| S alton, between 695h and 10Th streets.
The tcains came together with great
force, and the crash brought the occu-
| pants of neighboring houses to the
doors and windows. Fireman James
r. Harring was sitting on the right
hand side Of his Gao wien the C, lhsion
forced the ndsr OF the engine INTO the
cab and through 1t almost up to the
boiler. Harring was caught aod forced
against the boiler. One of his legs was
broken and the .taer badly bruised.
aud he was seriously burned and
scalded about the lower part OF
the body and legs. The water
| tank of the engine burst and
the scalding water poured down in
| e ,od upon the horses of one OF the sur
face cars b.iow. the forward platform
Of the first car Of the switching train
was badly broken, and the c,liuder-
head ef the engine blown ont. The
passengers were badly shaken up and
the engine almost knocked into the
street blow. A large fierce of men,
with levers and ropes, pulled the en-
eines apart. The engine OF the regular
train was almost complete wreck, and
the tender aud cab smashed into kind.
ling wood. 1t was a long time before
the injured firemen could be removed /,
20 close was the tender jammed against
the butler.
Big Canal Scheme.
WAsHINGros, May l0.-The Florida
Ship Canal Company effected an organ
ization at the stockholders meeting III
this city, by the elect on Of Ex-Governor
John Brown Of Tennessee as President
Hon. VIM. Window, Vice President
Geo. C. Gorham, Secretary; S. T. Myer,
Treasurer and General Charles +.
Stone, Chief Engineer. Following is q
list of the Directors John Z. Brown,
WIN. Window, Governor BEN amin +.
Butler, Senator VIM. Mahoue, Towns
end OK, Governor VIM. E. G. Cameron,
8. r. Myer, A. w. Jones, A. S. Mann.
NJ. Jaco E, V. D. Grover, and Senator
John P. Jones. 1t was announced that
$26 600, 600 had been subscribed to the
Capital stock Of the company. General
St me will place corps Of engineers In
the field without delay, and the work
is expect ID to be under contract by the
1t of September. It is estimated that
the canal will cost $50. 600, 600, and
will be COMP lsted in three years. The
proposed route will leave the St. John {
river about 20 miles above jackson vile;
thence in a direct line, As nearly as pos
sibIe, t, the Suwanee river near the
Gulf Of Mexico, making tide vat
canal less than 100 miles in l.pgth aud
deep enough to float the largest ocean
It amer from the ocean t. the Gulf.