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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.

H. H. Dennis, grain commissioner, Chi
cage, failed.
Dr. s. V. Clevenger, of the Cock county
insane asylum, has resigned his position.
Nine. Janish, the Austrian actress, made
her debut before Washington audience.
H. A. Mann, business manage of the
Kansas City Journal was married to Mrs.
Fanny Patterson.
William A. Duncan, who was just re-
elected to Congress from the Nineteenth
District, Penn, is dead.
Sir John A. Mcdonald, of Canada, has re-
ceived from Queen Victoria the honor of
the Grand Cross of Bath.
Bishop O'Farrell, one of the delegates to
the PlenaTy Council of Baltimore, preached
on Christian Marriage
John Mccullough, the actor, returned to
Chicago. He declares he will go to New
York and organize company.
Master Whiteside, fourteen years of age.
made bis debut in a Chicago theatre as
Richard LII. 1t was pronounced remark
able success.
Hiram Bodine, of Ohio, clerk in the
Slxtn AuHltCI once, cOmm1tte0 SUICIDE
by shooting himself through the heart,
while seated at his desk in the Department
at Washington.
At New York Marshall Orne Wilson and
Miss Carrie, daughter of William Aston,
were married, at the residence of the brides
parents. This was the society event of the
season. The presents to the bride are
valued at a quarter of million dollars.
Joel NJ. Vansrsdale, a former member of
the bar who took q conspicuous part in
the Whitaker will conspiracy, died in the
Eastern Penitentiary, Pa, from stroke Of
paralysis. He was sentenced in 1880, with
his law partner, William r. Dickerson, to
ten years Imprisonment for forging the
will OF Robert Whitaker, who left an
estate valued at 100000.
Col. S. Church, Superintendent of Trans
portation on the Panhandle railroad, and
Miss Margaret Joyce, daughter of John
Joyce, were recently married at the resi-
dence of the brides parents in Columbus
Gov. Hoadley and staff, in uniform, of
which the groom is member, were in at
tendance
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27

! Captain Sam. the steamer plying between
Montgomery, Ala, aad Selma, exploded
her boiler at HOdDote bar About twenty
FIVE people were on the boat. Captain Eng
! lish was burnt; also, several of the crew
Five people are missing, including the liz
tie daughter of the captain.
Asthe Niagara express on the PennsyI.
vanis Railway was crossing the ilqua
bridge, near Lesman Place, passenger
named Carr, a resident of Lancaster, lesned
| ont of the window, wss struck by one Of
the bridge supports, dragged bodily through
the window to the track and instantly
killed.
A fire broke out at Patterson, Juuiata
county, Pa, and eight houses, occupied by
eleven families. were destroyed The
burned buildings comprised the postoffice
and the stores OF 6. w. Wilson. W. W.
Copeland Joseph Pencil, j B Todd, SAM
uel Stranger and William Hamlin. The
loss will aggregate $4,000; insurance,
$40, 600.
Two men called at the residence of JOoim
Dinslow two and half miles south of Des-
PLANES, ILL.,, about nine o'clock at night,
and called Dinslow out into the yard
where they attacked him with club and q
corn cutter. His wife ran to his assistance
and was also attacked and killed. A ten
year old boy escaped from the house and
told the neighbors Of the horrible trag-
edy. The purpose ofthe attack was for rob-
berry.
Louis and Edward Guild, Frenohmen,
aged thirty-two and thirty-siX years, ar
rived in New York a few days ago, and
went to an emigrant boarding house on
Greenwich street, where they engaged
rooms. In the afternoon Louis shot his
brother in the head, infictiug q mortal
wound, and then killed himself. The
shooting occurred in q bed room. When
the inmates of the house rushed up, they
found Louis dead and Edward staggering
around The room with trightful wound IN
his head. Edward said, pointing to his
dead brother, He did it" At dlnner, a
few hours previous, both were apparently
on friendly terms. While they were eat
ing, Louis, addressing his brother, said:
cts ell right, if we haven't any money;
these will settle us, exhibiting a revolver
and two cartridges.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27

out a license under the Downing law
deemiDg it cheaper to pay the nomina
fine of forty or fifty dollars. 1t will now
cost them 5000 each, and denies them
license for two years.
The Columbus committee appointed to
investigate the losses sustained by the strike
in the Hooking Valley since June 81, Tepor,
as follows Loss Of trade to members OF
the board and coal companies, 81 $780, 600
loss to business men outside of the board,
$3.50, 900; loss of freight 20 railroads center
ing here. 81, 100 coo: loss to furnaces in the
valley, 1925 600; aggregate losses. "A OH 600
Of this it is estimated the loss Of Column
bus is s., eco.
The Phi Delta Theta convention, in sos
sion at Nashville, elected the following Of
fcers for two years: President. Hilton
Brown, of the Indianapolis News; Histor-
ian. A. A. Stesrns, Cleveland; Secretary;
C. 2. Bassett, Newark; Treasurer, Charles
A. Goster, Of Madison, Wis. The Treasurer
reported the receipts to be 81 500; cash bal
ance, 800. 1t was decided to hold the next
convention in Cincinnati in 1886. Col,
VIM. n. Villas was chosen orator. and Eu
gene Field, of the Chicago News, both Of
the Alumni Fraternity, was made poet for
the occasion. The convention closed with
banquet.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27
KANSAS FARMING.
Notes and Incidents Among the Farmers of
the State

Notes and Incidents Among tho Farmers OF
the State
Manhattan Mercury: Very little grain
is being brought into the Manhattan
market. Most of our farmers are hold.
ing for higher prices.
Florence Herald: A few farmers are
complaining of some of their corn sprout.
| ing in the field, that is. ears of corn com.
ing in contact with the ground has sprout.
ed.
Clyde Mad: We have a pumpkin in
our Office raised on George Montgom-
ery's place which weighs Il pounds
Weighed by Milt. Bartlett. Who can
beat it?
Paols Republican,: A pumpkin weigh
ing l55 pounds is displayed in front OF
the south eide hardware store. 1t was
raised by William Holman. of Richland
township, and he has more of the same
kind.
Independence Tribune: Talking about
apples, reminds us that D. P. Todd, of
Liberty, left us dozen of the Tulpahock-
Ell variety, which were as fine speci-
iuoAS 90 oNcl grew, cdCn WclxHluk lIOm
Is to 10 ounces. fine and perfect.
Hiawatha World: Mr.. Thurston Chase
has given Us some ofthe biggest and best
apples that anybody ever saw. They
grew on tree Is years old, and forty
eight apples were all that you cor Id
crowd into and on top of a bushel meas.
ure.
Arkansas City 1rareler: Mr.. Geo. VIM.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

The Universalist church at Norwood,
Mass. burned.
A. J. Richards, an English sailor, killed
himself at Houston, Texas.
A fire at Petersburg, Va, destroy ed about
1 zoo, 600 pounds of sumach. Loss. SIS, 600.
The oil mills at Monroe Louisiana. burn.
ed after being in operation but three
days.
The Clarendon Hotel st Aspen. Col,
burned, supposed to be the work of an in
cendiary.
Jim Fish, roustabout, robbed the guests
OF Vsndalia, ILL.,, hotel of considerable
raiment and then fed.
The Continental Hotel at Fargo, d. T.,
was entirely consumed by fire. Loss $75.-
600; insurance $4,000.
At Blossoms Prairie, Texas, Sheriff elect
B. F. Black was called to the door of his
residence, shot and instantly killed.
A fire at Mt. Clements, Mich, destroyed
the Grand Trunk warehouse and freight
sheds with contents. Loss, $4,000.
The Eureka cotton seed mills at Arkan-
sas City, Arkansas, were destroyed by
fire. Loss about $500, 600, insurance $780,
600.
A west. boun nd freight train on the Vicks-
wrecked hear Rsyville. Four tramps were
killed.
Goldsboro, N. c.. was visited by q $780,
GOO fire. Several stores, machine shops
and the Messenger newspaper Office were
burned.
At Livingston, Montana. Jefferson Bryant
and John Bowman, partners, Quarreled re-
Gently. Bowman beat Bryant. The latter
took a shotgun and killed Bowman in
stantly.
E. J. Bennett, formerly lawyer of Al
bany, N. Y, killed himself in q Dallas,
Texas, hotel. Strengthened circumstan ces
the cause.
The Republicans Wymore, Neb., special
says, William MoElkenie was stabbed and
killed. He was q we'll to do stcckman,
James Carey and John Bailey are held for
the crime.
young ladies was struck by train near In
dianapolis, and one was fatally injured, the
others seriously.
King Upton's glue works at Peabody,
Mass, were destroyed by fire. lbs men
thrown out of employment, Loss, $50 600.
Insurance SIS, 900.
John NJ Matteson was arrested at Mount
Vernon, n. Y, on q charge of fraud, perpe-
trated on a customer to his bank, and plac-
ed under s. 600 bonds.
The Coon Hollow distillery and ware
house, containing /, 49l barrels of whisky.
also l, 500 cords of wood belonging to T. J.
Miller, of New Hope, was totally destroyed
BY fire.
Robert McRhun, alias Brice, was arrest
ed in Louisville. Kentucky, charged
with having forged the name of Calcutta
tea company to the amount of fifteen thou
sand dollars.
The safe of the Texas Express company
at Bryan, Tex, was broken into and $10.- |
$50 stolen. One party charged with the |
crime has been arrested, and detectives are |
on the trail of others.
At Nenah, Wis, Fred Kruger. son OF |
Assemblymap Kruger, prominent bust |
ness man. was found in barn with his |
brains blown out. Poor health and love |
affair led to the suicide.
The ship Alert, of Boston. Capt. ]. G. |
Park, from New York for shanghai, with |
loco gallons of case oil, was struck BY |
lightning and burned. Capt. Park and the |
officers and crew were saved.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27
WASHINGTON TOPICS.

Secretary McCulloch says he does moi
deem it e1pedient to call in any more bonds
at present.
The Commissioner Of Patents. Benz amin
ButterwoIth, has submitted his annual re-
port.
Lieut.. Greedy called at the war depart
ment. He is gradually regaining his
strength and will soon commence writing
his report.
! In bis forthcoming report to Congress,
Secretary Of the Treasury McCuiloch, it is
| intimsted, will make some important rec
concentrations in regard to revision of the
| tariff.
A number of physicians petitioned the
secretary of the treasury TO see that old
| rags coming from foreign countries are
! thoroughly disinfected before being receiv-
ed at the ports.
The annual report of Rear Admiral Mich
OILS, Chief of the Bureau Yards and Docks,
has been submitted. The estimates for the
Mare Island yard for the fiscal year of 1885
is 1927 1913.
The report Of the Comptroller of the
Treasury to the Secretary, shows the num-
Der Of vouchers examined and certified TO
0uTlDR Inc year was huO 1HNDlNou
the sum of 81, 245, 053, 1872.
The President has appointed Otis Z. G
Clark, Commissioner of Pensions, Vice
Dudley, resigned, and Calvin b. Walker of
Indiana, at present Second Deputy Commits.
soner, to be First Deputy Commissioner
Vice Clark, promoted. He also appointed
Dewitt Clinton Wheeler, New York, r. B.
Langdren, Minneapolis, and Alex. Nc
Norly p,,,iS IN
inc and report upon thirty seven miles of
Northern Pacific railroad in Washington
Territory.
Chief Brooks, of the Secret Service divis-
ion of the Treasury Department, in his an
pual report says: THE events OF the past
year give evidence of the manufacture of
counterfeit paper money, which was prac-
tically suspended during 1882 and 1883"
He says also, that although he reports for
the past year the smallest percentage of
circulation of counterfeit paper money
since the first issue of such money, he is of
the opinion that there is to-day in the
hands of Counterfeiters, nearly $500 COO.
The rule governing the disposition Of un-
delivered letters sent from hotels was here
tofore to send them to the dead-letter Office,
regardless of the printed request to return
them to the hotel. This rule was amended
by Postmaster General Hatton, as follows;
Undelivered letters enclosed in envelopes
upon which hotel cards are printed, should
not be returned to the mailing Office, unless
such envelopes have written or printed
thereon the words return to- in addition
to the hotel card. Proprietors of hotels
should omit the usual return request from
envelopes supplied their guests, and guests
using such envelopes should be careful to
designate what disposition should be made
of the letters sent by them, in case they
cannot be delivered.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27
A Dead.Give Away,


Atlanta Cracker.
Moses-"Vell, vat you think? l hafe
gift ourselfs dedt away dis morninr"
Isaacs-"How vos dot?"
Moses Wy, dere vas mans eoome
by der shtore in, und knows dot mans,
/ says NIT mineself-dot he vos dot en-.
sborance agint, und ven he makes ques-
chin bout dem shtock vot we got, used
dell him dot We chust doobled dot shtock
und ed vos now sex-tousand tollar-ven
We only got enshored vor tree tousand !"
Yah-de shtock is wort bout
toueand"
Moses-"But. tammit, who you tink dot
weller vos?"
Isaacs Der agint ?"
Moses-"Agint, like bale, He vos de
tax assezzor."
And that evening the firm of Moses
and Isaacs made regular cyclone as
signment.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27

At Ottawa in the public library there
are 1880 volumes at the service of l35
members who read $50 volumes every
month. They have no daily papers but
lay under the table twelve weeklies, five
monthly periodicals. The reading room
is well pstronized by ladies upon the
days and evening it i opened.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27
KANSAS OFFICIAI RETURNS,

KANSAS OEFLC1AL RETURNS.
The following is the vote on Goyernoz
in 1882, and also this year, official except
from Cloud and Wilson, which the Of:
fetal returns may change q very little
but not much. Col. Martins majority
over Click is $3.50.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27

Gladstone made a speech in the British
House of Commons on the Franchise bill.
1t is reported on good authority that the
French beheaded 500 Chinese prisoners at
Ken
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.

The following table shows the prices of wheat,
corn, oats and rye al the close OF Change to-day
in comparison with the previous day and previous
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27
Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, November %, 1884,
The Live Stock Indicator reports
CAITLE-kseelpu, 15s The market today
was weak and slow and shade lower except for
feeders. Exports. so96 80: good to choice ship
ping steers, 60@b 10: common to medium, sN0
@5 80: feeders, 3 1904 IS. COWS, 6O@3 25; srss
Texas steers, 8 Dogs 30; Colorado half breed
steers, 8 SECT 40.
HOGs-keceipts, 443l. The market to-day
was weak and ioc lower. Lots averaging 1Ss to
2e4 lbs sold at 90@i o, bulk at 4 Is.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1883. The market was steady.
Fair to good muttons, 9C@3 50.
%
Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-11-27

IT is feared that the cause of tens
perance has practically wrought its
own destruction by the part it has
taken in the political fight during
the campaign just closed. Adviccs
from California and the east indi>
cate terrible dissatisfaction among
Good Templars and other temper>
anec organizations and the almost
entire destruction of the "lodgc"
system by the rapid withdrawal OF
members. The Rescue, the temper
ance organ of the Pacific coast, has
been obliged to suspend publication
on account of withdrawal of patron
age. 1t is fact that the organizs-
ton was largely made up of Repub-
licans, but the large body of the
membership, it seems from the
events now transporting, were not
favorable to pushing their ideas in
the polite i field. The result of the
campaign, the overthrow of the Re-
publicans by the very institution to
which they were in measure friends
ly, and the delivery of the govern
ment into the hands Of open and
declared enemies of the temperance
movement has thoroughly Disguised
the great body of honest adherents
of the cause, has in fact stultiffed
the cause and goes far toward provs
ing that so far as Temperance
party" politically speaking, was
concerned it was the creation of a
few ambitious leaders who sought
to hoist themselves into power by
means of that particular cry. The
very apostle of temperance st. John
of Kansas, has been burned in effigy
in his Stronghold by men who at
one time were largely his followers
Why all this reaction? Why this
decline eff what is regarded a highly
moral cause? Why this failure to
hold within the organization that
large body of practically temper
ance people who arc stepping down
and out with curses against the in
stituiion upon their lips. There has
been bad mistake made somewhere !
in the conduct of the business and |
it looks as though it were the result
of cTowding into politics that which
should and would work powerfully !
by quieter means such as social aud |
moral influences afford.
Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-11-27

THE impression is rapidly going
abroad among tho people that the
administration of Mr.. Cleveland
will be decidedly conservative, and
it is well grounded. He has him :
self said that his acts should be con-
sentative; he is a most ardent adj
herent of civil service reform and
the circumstances will tend 10
conservatism. On this point the
New York Times says:
at is evident that persons who
desire TO enter the civil service Of
tho United States do not take stock
to any great extent In the campaign
threat that a Democratic admlnis>
tratiOn meant q clean sweep of the
Offices and al upsetting of the conn
petitive system of admission. They
are sending in their applications for
examinations in unusual mum bers
in perfect confidence apparently
that appointments are not to go by
favor, but by merit. There is no
mole thorough believer in nor more
faithful exponent of the merit sys-
TEN among our public men than the
Presideni>rlect, and his election
aud of more thorough application
Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-11-27

MARICoPA county will come to
the fir mt at Prescott this winter
with several important wants; the
most important of which and one
that will interest the entire Terrific.
~ and be of benefit to it will be the
passage of some kind of railroad
bill which will favor the building
of one or more north and south rail-
roads in whole or in part at IN early
day. Cochise, Pima, Yavapai, Pinal
and ella counties will be equally
interested with Maricopa in this
move. These roads, when built,
will be matter of mutual commcr>
cisl convenience and protection
among the cOuaties mentioned when
once butt. This is matter. how
ever, which our legislature should
approach with careful consideration
The roads arc needed badly and The
legislation in their favor should DC
such as will secure their building
at the least possible cost 10 the
counties concerned, and will subjecI
these enterprises TO no interfering
speculation and jobbery, such as
seems to stand in the way at present
of the Tucson and Globe road.
Railroad legislation of that kind is
to be avoided, as it merely
leads to the destruc tion of any and
al prospects of a road in any direc-
ton no matter how much it may lie
needed. These roads once built, the
of the Territory at large is
assured, and until they are built
Arizona Is very likely TO remain
about where she is. Straightfor-
ward, earnest, public spirited legis>
lation is therefore needed to accom-
olish the much desired object, and
o this end 1t is hoped Our legislators
Will address themselves,
Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-11-27

TIE Courier, speaking Of the suit
against the bondsmen of cx-United
States Marshal, Col. Dake, says:
"rhe Courier has conveTsed with q
few of the bondsmen, who stated
that ex-Marshal Dake owes Govern
ment little, or nothing, rs will be set
forth when his accounts shall have
been compared with those kept at
Washington. He, (Dake), expended
large sums during the so-callcd cow
boy troubles in Cochise county.
This, too, by order of the DEPART
ment of Justice, which has not, up
TO date, credited him with expenses
incurred. Several of his bondsmen
have left Arizona, but those who
r,main will insist upon seeing the
books" and are confident that &C
counts VIII square
Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-11-27

WHILE true Republicans every
where heartily wish 10 again see
Blaine in the United States senate,
there is, and should be obiec-
tions to having him go there
senator from Pennsylvania. Such
O step would be more toward the
English system of representation,
which cannot be truly Republican,
while the representative does not
come from the people he represents.
Pennsylvania has her own statesmen
IS amply able to represent her as
Blaine.
Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-11-27
The Hon. Morgan R. Wise takes

THE Hon. Morgan r. Wise takes
things on the turn of the tide, viz:
his late candidacy for congressional
honers, in which he did his cleo
til neering before he got the nomi-
nation, in order TO be sure and get in
his lick. He has again taken time
by the foremost bang and sped him
away to Now York TO consul: Grover
Cleveland concerning the future des-
titles of Arizona. Is it possible
that Arizona is TO become the illus
trious counterpart of Virginia, and
have q Gov. Wise? Yes, and thon
right uway will come those post
offices and custom houses and capi-
tails and peniteniiaries and railroads
-ia the moon. Get upon The fence.
and sji in the sunshiRe of Arizona;
Wise has gone after the good times
and your glorious future is made.
Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-11-27

REPORTS from Texas are to the
effect that portion of the Mescal>
lero Apsches from Mexico have
crossed the Rio Grande ana muir
dered family in tho Chico district,
southwestern Texas. These are the
same Indians, or o portion of the
same, which General Crook pursued
into the Sierra Madre mountains in
the spring Of last year. 1t looks as
though the tribe had not yet all come
In but merely changed the base of
operations further to the eastward.
Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-11-27

teach bullies, aud cowai's of the
pistol, tina, the press will not be in
Inundated al their hands. Spreckels'
shot was a shot at every editor in
the land who has grit and nd. pend
anee enough to dare to protect the
public from those who would pilfer
il, from those who would trum pie
its rights under foot TO put few
dollars in their own pockets.
Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-11-27

Of rs principles than We have yet
had. Competent and and faithful
clerks and suboI dInates in the pub
lie officss ought to feel safer and
easier for his election. Blaine's
CANVASS was sustained by so many
pledges and promises to his work.
ers that far more changes would
have been made if he had been
elected than are likely to occur un-
der Cleveland, whose pledges were
made only TO the people and bound
him only TO give them an efficient
and honest administration of their
affairs"
The question is, will Cleveland be
able TO maintain his position against
the pressure which Will be brought
to bear in the case? IF he is man
of character and firmness there will
be q rupture in the Democratic par
ty such as occurred between Arthur
and the Sialwarts; between Garfield
and Cenkling; or if he wants firm
mes, he will give away to the old
ncathenish practice of TO the victors
belong the spoils. We have better
opinion of Cleveland than this, how
ever, and feel assured that The radi-
cal howlcrs of lis party will be
Obliged TO spend their yells for
plumber on the unfruiiful winds
that bear the ship of state through
seas.