Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-10-16
NEWS SUMMARY.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Luc CucL Sdudl
The largest business block of MilIican
Texas, was destroyed by fire.
The citizens National Bank, Indianapo
lis, will 60 into voluntary liquidation.
The Exchange National bank of Gin
cinnati has gone into voluntary iquida
ton.
joseph Mulhattcn has written letter o
accepispc &c as the 6rummers' candidate to-
President
The Ninth Episcopal Congress Of the
United States met at Detroit. Bishop Har
ris presided and delivered the address Of
welcome.
The Western Union reports breaks in
both the American or Gould cables 70(
miles from Canso, Nova Scotia. This leaves
the pool six cables.
Customs examiners in New York, seized
forty-one large diamonds, found in the
mail brought by one steamer. The gems
are valued at $4,000.
Andrew J. Cooper and other Chicagoans
have incorporated at Springfield company
with a capital of 81 100000 to operate 8
gold mine in Michigan.
A pleasure tug carrying about twenty
persons left Grand Haven, Michigan, toI
New Orleans, on a fishing excursion, and
expect to take six weeks on the downward
trip.
A reduction of ten per cent. has been
made in the wages of the men employed
in the quarries belonging to the State Elk
change of Lehigh ana Northampton coun-
ties.
Capitalists will meet in Pttsburg Oct
18th to arrange for the construction OF an
air line 1,2O00 miles long to connect New
York with Chicago, Council Bluffs and st.
Louis.
A tragedy in Negro brothel on Polk ST.,
Chicago, ended in the death Of Minnie
Brooks, who once reformed and for time
expended all her means in keepinga refuge
for fallen women.
All the effects of the st. Louis Malleable
Iron Company have been turned over to its
officers by order of the Court. Work has
been resumed on the large contracts, which
will require run until 1856.
An exploaion of gas caused the burning
of the Windsor hotel at Kingston Canada.
One guest leaped from q third-story
window. and others barely escaped with
their lives. Tho loss is estimated at $40,-
600.
H. K. Tyler and Z. NJ. Wilson have been
appointed Receivers of the Malleable Iron
Works. Bad management is the cause
The owners of the concern are leaOlng cap
italists. The assets are largely in excess OF
the liabilities.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, who has
Just returned from trip to California, eX-
presses the opinion that steel ships and
cruisers can be b1ilt on the Pacific coast al
10 per cent. less cost than on the Atlantic
seaboard, on account of the rich iron de-
posts.
Reuben Springer and David Stinton have
offered S25, 600 each to the Cincinnati MI.
scum TO pay for the removal and erection
of the present postoffiCe building on the
grounds of the Association in Eden Park,
as q sample OF the pure Grecian architec-
ture.
The Chicago, Burlington IL Quincy and
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe have inaug-
urated new line, to be known as the Pa
cific Coast Fast Freight line, from Chicago
to all points in California, New Mexico and
Arizona. The scheduled time from Chicago
to San Francisco is nine days.
1t is announced that the Woman's Ma
tional Christian Temperance Union will
meet at St. Louis on October %, %, "a and
Is. Prominent lady speakers will occupy
some of the church pulpjts the preceding
Sunday. October will be made a day of
prayer by thousands of local unions
throughout thu country.
The general assignment of J. w. Rosen-
thai & Co., one of the largest clothing man
ufacturers of Rochester, was filed in the
County Clerks Office Oct. 6, and the assign
ee is Louis Greisheimer, of Chicago, and
the claims of the preferred creditors
amount to nearly 100000. The real extent
of the failure cannot be learned until the
'assignee's schedule is filed.
The officers of the Hampden Mutual Fire
Association, of Springfield, Mass, have de-
cided to close up business. The general
agent, s. G. Warner, has issued q circular
calling in the policies, which now number
seven or eight hundred. The losses incurred
by the burning of the Newton paper mill
at Holyoke are the immediate cause of this
step. The policy holders will all receive
their return premiums.
Judge Dealy, of the United States District
Court, has delivered an important decision
in the case affecting the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation Company. Willard, representing
the Northern Pacific, took ninety-three
years lease on the Oregon Railroad Com
psny's road, at $4,000 year. Wizards
successors endeavored to repudiate the
lease, but the Judge decided that the lease
holds good.
The Federation of Trades and Labor
Unions adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That owing to the painful cir
cumstances in connection with the existing
trouble between the International and Pro.
a: IY,,,o -
the Legislative Committee at the close of
this congress to open communication with
the principal officers of the above unions
and offer their services as mediators, with
the view of bringing about harmony be-
tween those bodies.
The earnings of the Union Pacific Rail-
road, entire system, for August is s., $780,
600; decrease from August year ago, $47,-
co.,. The expenses were 81, 1Ol, 600; de-
crease, $275, 900. Surplus earnings, 81, $685.
600; increase $22S,0O0. For the eight
months ending August 3lst, the earnings
were SIS ,S7l ,OOO decrease from same period
last year. $2,O66, 600. Expenses, So, 372, 600;
decrease, $14S,O 900. Surplus earnings for
eight months, 81, 49S, 0O0 decrease, So u.s..
600.
John L. Sullivan. in an interview with
Bulletin reporter, said he intends to train
down to 200 pounds or less for q set to with
Latin. After the Latin fight he desires
matches with ALT. Greenfield, the Eglish
athlete, and with Mitchell, If the latter is so
inclined. He declares solemnly that he has
stopped drinking for all time, and is deter
mined to take care of himself. After CON-
plotting his engagements in this country he
will give some farewell performances and
then make q tour to England, Ireland,
Scotland and Australia.
The lockout at Oliver Bros. & Phillips
Rolling Mills at Pittsburg has begun, and
three thousand more men have been added