Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-10-23
NEWS SUMMARY
MTSCUIJ,ANEOUS
KANSAS

It is stated at Washington that the Amer
lean Government has not been asked to me
date in the Franco-Chine;e difficulty,
Chas. 81. Salmon, business man in Kan
sas City, died from dose of morphine taken
for quinine by mistake of drug clerk.
On farm near Marshall. Mo-, recently
the corpses of John Lowry and wife were
found on the ground esrtheir residence.
Little g. Gains, dealers in general mer-
chandise at Greenwood, Arkansas, have
failed. Liabilities, $4,000; assets about
10000.
SIS. Davis, banker of Cincinnati, has
made an assignment, with liabilities OF $780,,
600, a considered bic portion OF which is due
to benevolent organizations or secret socie-
ties.
The steamer Defiance, of the Clyde line,
burned to the waters edge at Newbern, n.
G.. 500 bales of cotton aboard were burn
ed. Loss on cotton, s25, 900; steamer, s25,
600.
Charles Anderson, the long distance rider
has made a match to ride one hundred
miles against three cowboys for one thou
sand dollors, the horses to be changed every
mile.
At Chicago, n. Morganthsl f Co., dealers
in gents furnishing goods have jalieo
Judgments have been entered for 5000
but the total liabilities OF the firm are not
stated.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Car
rage Builders National Association met IN
Mercantile Library Hail, President Il. c.
Mclean, of Wilmington, Delaware, in the
chair.
At Pittsburg, the Standard Nut Company
closed their works because the employees re-
fused to accept 20 per cent. reduction 10
wages. The works are controlled by OH
yer Bros. & Phillips.
The Canadian minister of customs has
sent an assessor to New York to secure evil
dence relating to false entries made by
watch case manufacturers, by which large
amounts of revenue have been lost.
At Pittsburg the Grand Jury have found
three bills against President Riddle ana
Cashier Reiber, of the defunct Penn Bank,
for conspiracy and the embezzlement of
81, zoe, 600, and against ]. Watson, oil bro
Ser, for conspiracy to defraud the Penn
Bank depositors.
At Albany, n. Y, the recent difficulties
in the State Labor Bureau were satisfactor-
lily adjusted. Commissioner Peck and
Chief Clerk Healey unite in a card stating
that Healy is reinstated, and that the diff
ference between the two, which were due
to misu understanding, have been adjusted
At Oswego. n. Y, in the Supreme Court
in the case of Pardee against the New York
Central Sleeping Car Company, for loss OF
money alleged to have occurred in one OF
their cars, Judge Stann non suited the plain
tiff, on the ground that it was not shown
that the company bad been guilty of any
negligence, and that they were not common
carriers, but merely furnished cOnven-
fences for sleeping, the railroad company
being the carriers.
The total exchanges of twenty-seven
clearing houses of the United States last
week were $40, 757 $50, being decrease of
thirty three per cent. compared with last
year. Amount outside of New York, $24l,-
257 $50; decrease II per cent. The only
gains were: Kansas City, "A per cent; New
Haven 2. The CHIEF losses were: New York,
40 per cent; Boston, H. Philadelphia, IA;
Chicago, II; st. Louis. %; Cincinnati, IL;
st. Joseph. 8.
At Chicago q meeting of the passenger
agents of the lines engaged in the passenger
rate war to Missouri river points, with con-
Meeting lines south, southeast and east to
the number of twenty seven, was held and
the result was to practically extend the cut
on rates over the States of Ohio, and it was
agreed that these connecting lines shall be
allowed to sell tickets on basis of five dol
lars from Chicago to the Missouri river,
that is, the rate from the point of departure
is to be the rate from that point to Chicago
plus five dollars, as the through rate to
points on the Missouri river.
At Indianapolis the Supreme Lodge of
Knights of Honor elected the following Of
ficers: President, Thomas E. Boyd, No.
blesville; Vice President, X. s. Williamson,
Secretary, Everest Duden, Indi-
Indianapolis: Chaplain, p. f. Culberson,
Jersey City; Conductor, H. w. Smith, St.
Louis; Inside Guard, II. w. Anderson,
Outside Guard, Z. w. Coils,
Ind; Medical Director, DR.. ID.
Indianapolis; Trustees, George w.
Powell, w. II. Dodd Matthew Roth, Indi-
]. A. L. Tice, Iowa City, J. B,
Kokomo.
The Window Glass Manufacturing Com.
pany, at Pittsburg, is considering the advis-
ability of closing portion of their works,
a. trade 10 not as satisfactory as it was two
months ago. The building boom which
was expected is not yet at hand and the de-
mand is only fair. The price is maintained,
but manufacturers claim that there is too
much glass being made for the demands of
the trade. No concerted action has vet
been taken by the body in regard to re-
stricting the output, but at the next meet
ing of the Western Glass Association q
will be offered to the effect
that all of the factories close for limited
period.
At New York, Burdette g. Pond, commits
ZION merchants, failed: State liabilities, |
;hirty-seven thousand dollars; nominal |
assets, two hundred and fifty-three thou
and. Carter C. Burdette's individual state
nent shows liabilities of one hundred and |
thousand dollars; assets, one
hundred and ninety-one thousand. The
Individual liabilities of Samuel G. Pond are
Itated at one hundred and fourteen thou
and dollars; nominal assets, ninety-fou
actual assets, twenty three thou
and. The total liabilities are six hun
lred and seventeen thousand dollars;
lominal assets, seven hundred and ninety
our thousand: actual assets, three hundred
md sixty eight thousand.
Peter Wright & Sons, general agents of
he Red Star Line, at Philadelphia, state
hat the American boats have been sold to
he International Navigation company,
sA4ASA AoS tohcu W COullHuc 6Iu Oo- ,
'elop the Philadelphia and Liverpool ser.
ice under its present title of the American
Foreign Flag. The agents consider it q
natter of congratulation that the enter
rise is to be taken up and continued by a
composed almost entirely of
american transportation men, who have
lready successfully established the Red
tar Line between Antwerp and New York,
nd Antwerp and Philadelphia, consisting
{ ten first class steamers now running in
he American line which will be continued
} heretofore.
AT st. Louis, at the third days session of 1
the Public Health Convention, after the
lection of about thirty new members, DR.. +,
7. B. Covery, of st. Louis, resd paper on i
The Sanitary Care of Stock in Transports {