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The excellent preparation shown by former
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commendng the Potomac Academy, of Alexan-
dria. SCHELE DE WE'RE,
Professor Of Modern Languages.
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AIDES AND MISSES BLACK HOSE, full
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from the '.cclor OF ST. Paul's Church, Alcxandr
Nirpinia
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18

Republican Gains Reported Over 1882. The
Frohibitory Amendment Carried by 6S,-
900 Majority.
On Monday, the Sth inst, the Maine
election occurred. The officers to be elect
ed were: Governor, four members of Con-
gress, thirty -one State Senators, Isl Repre-
sentatives and full boards of county officers.
The vote of 1880 stood Plaisted, gubernato-
rial fusion, 73, 3,713; Davis, Republican, 49,
544; scattering 545; total 147, ,8O2 The
Presidential vote stood-Garfeld 74,OO2 /;
Hancock 5,211; Weaver 4,OO9; Neal Dow
2; scattering 139, total 143 903, showing a
Republican plurality of S,S41. The Presi-
Dental vote generally gains on the guber-
material vote OF the same year owing to the
slackened exertions of the defeated party.
THE RESULT.
The returns from all over the State show
Republican gains. A Republican gain OF
$50 is reported in the city of Portland. A
from Belfast. Augusta, Blsine's home,
gave Robie, Republican, 1,276; Redman,
Democrat, 624 scattering, AZ. In 1880,
Davis, Republican, had 1, Jos; Plaisted,
Fusion, S99.
Two hundred and sixty-seven towns
give Robie 81, ,31S, Redmond Al, ,064, scatter
ing 2,4l4; plurality 1924.
Same towns in 1882 gave Robie Sc, 1876
Plaisted AZ 80, scattering 1,467; plurality
$685., showing Republican gain of 800.
All four of the Republican congressman
are reelected. The House and Senate
are both overwhelmingly Republican.
Reeds, Republican, majority for Congress
in the First District is about 500.
Dingley, Milliken and Boutell reelected
in the Second, Third and Fourth Districts,
respectively, and Boutell by an increased
majority.
The vote on the amendment stood as far
as returned: Yes-74, 500, MOO, ,595.
The majority for prohibition will reach
nearly 70.O 600,
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18
CYCLONE CAPERS.
A Disastrous Cyclone Visits the States of
Minnesota and Wisconsin.

WISCONSIN.
On the 10th inst. a cyclone visited the
town of Clear Lake. leveling everything in
its path and laying the city in ruins. Three
persons were killed and many injured.
Clear Lake is small town off the line. of
the railroad and the particulars are slow
coming in. The path of the storm was half a
mile wide. The first place it struck was a
mile and halt north of Minneapolis, NOV
ing east through the town of Marine Mills,
on the st. CrOix river, thence to Clear Lake,
Wisconsin. The scene after the storm
passed over was terrible in the extreme.
Men, women and children were running
about in frenzy of excitement and fear.
Here and there people could be seen
coming out of their cellars almost para
lyzed with fear, strong men were as little
children for no human power could have
resisted the terrible force. One house, brick
veneer, was taken from its foundations and
turned completely around, while the bricks
were felled from the wood as if sliced off
A large barn was blown away leaving the
floor and managers with the horses peace
FULLY eating their supper. A little child
wss taken in the arms of the tempest and
landed in a branch Of a tree but slightly in
jured One large frame house was blown
completely out of sight and not one particle
of the house or furniture could be found,
though search for miles was made in the
track of the storm. The family had for
tunately taken refuge in the cellar. Many
families are left destitute, not a vestige of
worldly possessions remaining.
The town OF Clayton was also visited and
half of the lighter structures in the village
were blown down by the storm. Nearly
all the damage was done in fifteen minutes.
Among the Minnesota towns visited was
Saltwater, Rock Rapids and White Bean
Lake. At the latter place it swept track
less than mile and q half wide. There
was the usual funnel-shaped conformation
of clouds, slightly green in color. The
sheds OF the Duluth railway were demol-
ished and hundreds of trees blown across
the track between White Bean station and
Dellwood. There were some people who
asserted that there had been two storms,
one from the southwest and one from the
northwest. They met at White Bean and
clashed, after which came the trouble.
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18

Police Officer Weller was shot and killed
at Washington while in the performance
of duty by Negro desperate named John
Langster.
John Waessner. a prominent banker and
merchant, of Corpus Christi, Texas, com
mitted suicide on account of financial diff
culties.
o. w. Wilson, travelling salesman OF
Milwaukee, a passenger on the steamer
Sheboygan, deliberately leaped into the
lake, and was drowned.
In street fight in Vicksburg, Miss,
Capt Joshua A. Bourne, st. Louis man,
and Jas. Motzler were both killed. They
had been bitter enemies.
The Mazzeppa Mill Co., of Red Wing,
Minn., made an assignment. Liabilities,
STA 600; assets, $175,OO0 The failure grew
put of complications with the Minnesota
Elevator Co.
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18
COL. JETMORE DECLINES.

The following was given to the press
yesterday:
Messrs. G. F. Kimball, T. B. Carter and
Jno. C. Rogers, Committee.
Gentlemen:
Yours of 4th inst. formally notifying
me of my unanimous nomination to the
Office of Governor of the State of Kansas,
by the Prohibition party, at its conven-
ton held at Lawrence on the End of this
month, and asking my acceptance of the
same, has been received; and after ma
ture and careful consideration of the
matter, l beg leave to state: That for
such an unmerited endorsement by nv
Prohibition friends, especially when it
has been given without my solicitation
or desire, is very gratifying to me, and
has induced me to give the subject more
careful and exhaustive consideration in
order, If possible, to comply with your
request, and the desire of the party.
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18
SEVERAL SUICIDES.
And All Caused by the Failure of the New
Jersey National Bank Through the Seri-
Gus Results of a Speculating Cashier.

And All Caused by the Failure of the New
Jersey National Bank Through the Seri-
Gus Results of Specializing Cashier.
The New Jersey National Bank, of Bruins
wick, n j., failed through the detalcation
of its cashier, Hill. 1t was at first supposed
that it would reach only to about $3.50, 900,
but on investigation it was ascertained that
the bank had been fleeced of cool million.
As soon as the defalcation was discovered
the cashier committed suicide. The direct
ors Immediately began an overhauling of
the books whereupon it was learned that
the President, Mahlon RunyGn, was i'm
plcated. The morning following
this discovery he went to the
bank and securing a copy of the
morning papers, he went into the room oc-
cupied by the organizing directors, and be-
gan to read. A deathly pallor Overspread
bis face, and he exclaimed, "My God, what
will my children do?" Passing handker.
chief over his brow, he threw the paper in
to the lap of director, and eycusing him.
self. went into the toilet room of the bank.
4 minute later the sound of tall was
heard. The directors rushed to the closet
and discovered the body of RunyOn on the
floor, the blood gushing from the CHASTITY
wound in his throat. Determined on sui
squirting against the ceiling.
The dead bank president had $50, 600 in
Government bonds. Hill had negotiated
for some of these and cOnsummated the
same three days before his death. Eunyon
knew nothing of Hills doines, trusting him
implicitly. The crush in Wall street in
May last took the bulk of HilPs sterling.
Runyon, although quite popular, was ig-
norant of financial matters, and was will
ing tool in the hands of the cashier.
Upon the announcement of the death OF
Runyon to the clamorous mob on the out
side of the bank demanding their money,
| the eXitement was intense. Shall we raid
the bank? was the question which agitateo
the agonized depositors. Farmers from the
country joined the throng and shouted
| for their money. The police flanked the
street and with difficulty quieted the rising
disturbance.
The scene at the bank beggared descrip.
ton. Blood had flo we'd from the room out
upon the marble floor, staining it at dis.
tance of four feet.
MY God" exclaimed one of the direct.
ors 1.-The whole city will go under. The
city debt is now nearly two millions and
the bank holds it paper. The Savings
banks have gone under and we have thei1
capital"
President Runyen, who committed sui.
eide, was farmer 60 years old, and leaves
wife and four children. He has been
president of the bank five years. Runyon
was not regarded as of much consequence
| in Wall street and not much can be cleaned
concerning the dead president He appears
to have been known by few operators in
Wall street.
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18
A HORRIBLE CONFESSION.

Oliver Bateman, an Eighteen Year Old
Lad of Savannah, Missouri, Confesses to
the Murder of Two Little Girls-Lust the
Cause of the Crime.
Several days ago the two young daugh-
tiers of a man named Mclaughlin, residing
near Savannah, Mo-, were found dead in u
thicket near that city. The body of the
eldest was horribly mutilated and outraged.
Certain circumstances threw suspicion
upon one Oliver Bsteman, and he was
accordingly arrested and charged with the
murder of the girls.
For some time he was in constant danger
of being lynched, and this so intimidated
him that he made the following confession:
He was at home when the girls wentthere.
He saw them go to the woods to pick hazel
nuts and followed them within fifteen min
utes afterwards. They were near the edge
of a cornfeld when he came up with them.
While talking with them he saw Henry
Knappenberger passing. He then induced
the children to go further into the corn
field, and while the eldest was walking in
front fhim he shot her with q 22-caliber
ball, and when she turned around shot her
with 52-calibre ball, killing her instantly.
| The smallest girl started to run, when he
followed and caught her. She begged so
hard for him to let her go that he says he
came very near allowing her to do so. He
did let her 60, but knowing she would tell
he followed and caught her again, threw her
down and cut her throat. 1t was fifteen or
twenty minutes after Knappenberger passed
before he shot the eldest girl. After kill
| ing the youngest girl he went back to his
| first victim, outraged her person and
then mutilated her body, to crerte the i'm
preston that it was the deed of q
Grassy man. He relates that the eldest girl
said nothing after he shot her, and that he
held his hand over the mouth of the young
est to prevent her cries being heard. He
says that after all these terrible occurrences
he went to the creek washed his hands,
threw his knife in the stream and went
home. When the father of the girls came
to his house inquiring for them, he wanted
to 60 and help search for them, but his
friends would not allow him. They thought
he was ill. The fiend declares that he was
induced to confess owing to the circumstan-
tial manner in which Henry Knapenberger
had accused him of the crime.
The prisoner was taken to st. Joseph,
and is now confined in the Jail there, where
he is safe from all lyuching.
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18
HOGS-SALES,
Kansas CITY frOouce Market.
Kansas City September Is. 1884.


Kansas City September Is. 1884.
The Daily Indicator reports:-
WHEAT-The market was 1@2c lower No.
req winter, cash, 55c; September, 555zc bid, Sc
asked October, 574@5754c; November, 58A@59c
December, 6UMc bid, 6yAc asked; May, CSC: No
asked. No. 4, 4Oc bid Rejected, 4Oc asked
CORN-The market was lower. NO. mixed
casa, 4013c September. 49,. @asssc; October, 35A
May, 2s@2Snc. No. whlte mixed 4O1ac bid
i1c asked High mixed, 4o1Sc bid, 41c asked. Re
jected, 4OLc.
tember, Ply bid. 2i5sc asked; October, 2lHc bid
kYE-NUminal.
BUTTER-Receipts light and good demand.
Quotations: Creamery, choice, 25c; fair TO good
store packed, 12@l4c; sour and poor, 6@9c
Realistically: l4c p dozen candled.
PRAIRIE CHICKENS-Dull; 2 so per dozen.
POULTRY-Steady.
5O@3 90 per doz; spring chickens, 5O@2 Is pc
dozen.
FLOUR-Dull.
Quotations; Family. 3Oa1 s5 choice. 450
50 ,aucy 75g1 so: patent, 2 2Og2 25; Rye, l so
CORN MEAL-90c91 0).
DRY SALT TMEATS-Shoulders, 7Zc; clear side
l1c; long clear sides, loAc; clear nib sides 1910.
SMOKED DMEAIS-Shoulders, SIC; long cioA
HAMS-sugar cured, l4Zc.
BREAKFAST BACON-i3hc.
DRIED BEEF-17c.
BARREL MEATS-Pork. boneless, q 90; clea
pork, % 90; mess pork, 18 SO.
LARD-Herce, so; half barrel, Is.
TALLOW-No. l, 6Iac; No. 2, &c.
SORGHUM-25c per gallon.
CHEEoE-Fuu cream, lUc; fats, partly skim
Ged, 5@Sc: Young America. 10c.
BRAN-Bulk S5c; sacked 45c p loo ns.
FLAX SEED-l l6al IL. on basls of pure.
BROOM CORN-2G6c p b.
HAY-Fancy small bsled, %; large haIed
80: new, 90.
WOOL-Missouri, unwashed-heavy fine, 15@
l7c; light fine, 17@2Oc; medium, 2Oa22c: me
dunn combing, 21@22c; choice combing, r@2Oc
low and carpet 12@15c. Kansas and Nebrasks-
heavy fine. 12@l6c; light fine, 16@ Isc: medium
le@ -Oc; medium combing,- =; coarse combing
II @15c; low and carpet, 10@13c. Tub washed
choice, 8S32c; medium, 2o@3Oc; dingy and low
25@2Sc
HIDES AND PELTS-Hides, dry flint, No. Z
b, 16c; No. p ID 13c; dry salted p ib 12c Greei
| salted, No. l p ID &C; green sailed No. 2 b &c
Green, No. p b &c; No. . b SIC; calf, p ID Tic
| sheep pelts, dry, p ID lOc.
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18

ruand the consideration of the whole
people, l think it unwise to attempt to
make it national issue by an indepen-
dent political party.
l have confidence in the Republican
party to believe that it will do all for
prohibition that the labor and influence
OF its friends in the party show it to be
Justly entitled.
But if experience should prove that
In this we are mistaken, then it will be
time enoug b to raise up new party that
will be friend of prohibition.
For as already stated, believe that
alliance with prohibition by the Repub-
lican party, essential to its preservation
and perpetuity.
And especially is this true when we
consider the means by which the old
Democratic party expects to be placed in
power. 1t has no hope to elect its Ma
tional ticket without the aid of the rum
power and the "Solid South" made
solid by the love of the "Lost Cause" ("
which is treason-a menace to Republi-
can Government.
No friend of his country can afford to
permit any collateral question to divert
his attention from the great issues which
now divide the two great political par
ties, when we are confronted with the
old Democratic party, the mother of
slavery, of treason, of the "Solid South" I"
an enemy to liberty, to the inalienable
rights OF citizenship and good govern
ment.
So l am compelled to give my support
to the Republican ticket, both National
and State, believing that by so doing l
shall best promote the cause of temper
ance and prohibition.
I must therefore respectfully decline
the nomination so generously rendered
me by your honorable body.
Thanking you again for the distin-
guished consideration, am
Your obedient servant,
A. B. JETMORE.
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.

Connecticut GreenbaCIers nominated
State officers and indorsed Butler ior Pres
ident.
VIM. Keener will run for Congress in the
Fifth Arkansas district ON the Republican
ticket.
The Tammany General Committee met
and lndorsed the nomination of Cleveland
and Hendricks.
Congressional nominations: Fifth Mich
igan, z. G. Comstock (Fusion); First Lou
islana, Carleton Hunt Dem
Sergt julius Fredericks of the Greely
party is not satisfied, and declares be is 60
ing to the Arctic regions again.
Democrats of the Fifth Louisiana District
had split in the Convention. One faction
renominated J. Floyd King, the other Chas.
]. Boatner.
The defence in the Blaine libel suit at In
dianapolis notified the attorneys for the
plaintiff that they would commence taking
dispositions in Kentucky on the 22d inst.
The Anti. Monopoly and Greenback Stae
Conventions of Nebraska were held at Lin
coin. 1t was decided to fuse with the
Democrats, Gen. Butter, who was present,
advising such course.
Congressional nominations: First Michi-
gan, VIM. G. May ybury, (Dem.); Fourth
Massachusetts,, Chas. L. Gallagher, rep. j;
First Arkansas, p. Dunn, (Dem.) renomi-
mated; Fifth Texas, Jas..W. Throckmorton,
(Dem. renominated.
Congressional nominations: Tenth Texas,
J. B. Rector, Republican,; s. s. Fallas, Fus-
ion, at Ludington, Michigan; First New
Hampshire, L. f. Mckinney, Democrat;
Sixth Louisiana, A. b. Irion Democrat;
Tenth Tennessee, Zach. Taylor, Republican.
The Missouri Republican State Conven-
ton met at Jefferson City and indorsed the
Hon. Nicholas Ford for Governor. The bal
ance of the ticket nominated is as follows ::
H. NJ. Starklof, Lieutenant Governor; J. c.
Thompson, Treasurer; Judge Jacob Sands,
Auditor; Col. David Murphy, Attorney
General; Judge David Wagner, Judge of
the Supreme Court. Adjourned. 1t is under
stood that three offices not provided for
will be filled with Greenback nominees
1t is also currently reported that half the
Electoral ticket is to be given the Green
hackers. This, however, is probably untrue,
for the reason that the tull Electoral ticket
was made by the Spring convention at Sc
dalla, and no power was given by either
convention to the State Committee to with
draw any OF the nominees or make any
substitution. Since the Electoral ticket was
made, however, two vacancies in it have
occurred, one by death and one by removal
These two places the committee must fill,
end It is not improbable that Greenbackers
will be named. Of the nominees all are
straight Republicans except Dave Murphy,
who was recently Democrat.
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18

st. Louis. September Is, 1884
FLOUR-Unchanged family, 2 1902 80; choice
8 2:@3 40: fancy, 1904 25.
WHEAT-Active but lower, and closed 1sss0lAt
No: ? red, .741@74Nc cash; 74Nc September
76G77Ac, closing at 76Ic October; 7SI@79Lc
closing at 7sz4c November; S068ic. closing at SOt
December: $4,000, closing at S9Lc May.
CORN-LOwer and inactive.
No. mixed, 47@47hc cash. 47c September: 46h
@4sssc October: 37s1c Novmber: 3311@3lc TIC
year; $3.50 &c May.
OATs.Higher. No. 2, 2sA@2shc cash; 2s1<t
October; 26aac November; 294 4@29Xc May.
RYE-Dull; 5G56c.
BARLEY-Nothing doing.
LEAD-Dull; 8 IS.
BUTTER-Unchanged; creamery, IS S2o; dairy
14017c.
EGGSLQuiet; 12c = dosen.
FLAX SEED-Scsrce and wanted; o.
HAY-Unchanged; prairle. Z OS9 90; timothy
s O0a12 90.
BRAN-Unchanged; "a at mill,
CORN MEAL-Quiet; 25.
WHISKY-Steady: IL
PORK-Jobblng, 16 50 asked.
BULK MEATS-Long clear. 9 50; short ribs
60: short clear, 10 GO.
BACON-Long clear. 10 so; short ribs 10 90
short clear. IL ~
LARD-N0minal; 25,
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18
CRIMES AND CASUALTlts.


Ten prisoners escaped from Jail at South
Bend, Indiana.
Severe storms are reported at Sioux City,
Iowa, and st. Paul, Neb.
In bar-room brawl at Cleveland, Jonas
Hunkens had his throat cut, and died in a
few minutes.
James Williams, a colored farmer living
at Missouri Point, was assassinated by an
unknown party.
Near Southport, Connecticut, Rev. James
Wesley Horne was killed while walking on
the New Haven railway track.
Union moulders at Cincinnati tried again
to beat non-union men who went to work.
The latter have police protection.
James Nelson shot and killed Peter Seip
near Wheeling. They were out hunting,
and Nelson mistook Seip's head for squir-
rel.
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18

Kansas City Live STOCK Market.
Kansas City, September Is, 1854
The Live Stock Indicator reports
CATTLE-Receipts. 24S. The offerings were
not sufficient to test the strength of the market
Quotations are nominally unchanged. Exports
O0@6 80 good to choice shipping steers, COO
So; coumon to medium, C0s5 80; feeders, %
64 65 cows, 8 OOu3 so; Iowas, 0)@4 so; grass
Texas steers, 3 1904 25.
HOGS-Receipts, 2l3O. Market steady Lots
averaging 227 to PA lbs sold 6O@5 80; bulk a,
65t05 75.
sHEEP--Receipts1 17O2 Market steady and nom
inally unchanpad
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18

The cotton mills at Campotiguere, Italy,
valued at $120, 900. were recently DESTROYED
by fire.
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18
ELEVATOR REPORTS.

The following shows the amount ~ grain re
ceivea, w1thdrawn and In store at regular eievs
tors, as reported to the Board Of Trade to-day:
Rocaiv0d Withdrawn In 9toyo
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.

The following table shows the prices Of wnea,
Corn, Oats and Rye 1T the close Of Change to-ds,
IN comparison with the previous day and previous
Dodge City times., 1884-09-18

t. occupy the position of Executive of
the great State of Kansas and to be Gov
ernor OF her intelligent, progressive peo-
pie, is an ambition laudable, ana to be
desired by any citizen. But l would
rather be right than to be Governor of
Kansas.
My action in this matter is controlled
simply for the best interest of the whole
people. and to preserve and promote
prohibition as means to that end.
Many Prohibitionists were disappoint-
ed and chagrined at the action of the
Republican party at its las: State Con-
vention with reference to prohibition, as
manifested in the platform and some of
its nominees, claiming that the standard
of prohibition had been lowered.
must confess that have shared in
this feeling to some extent. But our
criticism in this matter, as it seems to
me, should be of the action of those Pro-
hibitiOn members of the Convention,
who are primarily responsible for this
condition of things.
The fault lies with the Prohibitionists
themselves, who in the face of the
numerical strength to have dictated the
policy of the convention on the subject
of prohibition, suffered it to be placed in
its present condition. In fact, from the
unanimous acquiescence in the action of
the convention, by the prohibition mem
bers thereof, we are led to conclude that
the party did all for prohibition, that
was desired by it's friends. It was not
required to do more. If our representa-
tives made mistake in this matter, and
injury shall result to prohibition, the
fault lies with the Prohibitionists in
sending incompetent representatives to
the convention.
1 think it would be unwise in us to at
tempt to break up the Republican party,
at least, until there is positive proof that
it has become hostile to prohibition.
All will admit that all that has been
done for prohibition in this State has