Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-10-30

fence and some suffering IN the oOutn.
Springs, wells and branches are dried up
aud long drives to the rivers have to be
made to water cattle. The rivers are very
low, and gradually reaching the point
noted in 1896. Cotton was burnt more than
three weeks ago, and very little ut the crop
will be made, and this little only on the
lowlands. Fortunately, this drouth begun
two weeks later than did the drouth OF last
wear. and the cotton had a better chance TO
mature.
At Indianapolis the Supreme Lodge OF
Knights OF Honor elected the following Of
icers: President, Thomas Z. Boyd, No
blesvilie; Vice President, r. S. Williamson,
Cleveland; Secretary, Everest Duden, Indi-
annapolis; Treasurer, Henry 4. Thompson,
Indianapolis; Chaplain, p. 4. CulbcrsOn,
Jersey City; Conductor, H. w. Smith, ST.
Louis; Inside Guard, II. w. Anderson,
Cincinnati; Outside Guard, Z. W. Coils,
Pendleton, ind Medical Director, DIR. d.
Haggart, Indianapolis; Trustees, George W.
Powell, w. H. DOdd, Matthew Roth, lndl-
annapolis, J. A. L. Hce, Iowa City, j. b
Kitchener, Kokomo.
The total exchanges Of the twenty-six
leading clearing houses Of the United
States for the week ending October 10,
were $4,000 600, being a decrease OF 81
CcIt. dS COIu POI GA WIN UhC ScAiOSPSN
ing week of last year. The amount out
side of New York was $248, 1000, decrease
of IA per cent. Tie notable gains were:
Kansas City, Al per cent; Milwaukee,
Der cent; Columbus, 50 per cent. The
losses were: New York, A per cent; Bos-
ton, IL per cent; Philadelphia, % per cent; ;
Chicago, Is per cent s.. Louis, per cent;
Baltimore, IA per cent. Cincinnati, Is per
cent; Pittsburg, per cent.
The rain quenched the Carthage fire.
Assistance is being rendered the afflicted
people as fast as possible. Teams are gath
ering provisions, clothing and bed
ding. Over three thousand dollars
in cash he's been sent. The relief COM
mittee in Carthage is actively at work.
The people not burned out have given up
every room for beds. Barns, offices and
stores are turned into shelter for the peo-
ole at night. 1t is believed that enough
clothing and food will be furnished the
people from the nearby places. The
money will be used in building temporary
residences. The lumbermen of Northern
New York makes generous offers OF assist
ance. Contributions should be sent to
Charles P. Ryther, Treasurer of the Relief
Committee, Carthage.
At the ST. Louis session of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, it was resolv-
ed, that work among the Indians shall here
after constitute rs separate department. The
report of Mrs. Caroline b. Buell., OF Con.
necticut, presented brief history of the AS
ISOLATION for the past ten years. The birth
of the WomaH's Christian Temperance
Union was in a crusade and occurred at
cleveland, November, 1874, under the lead
of Evangelist work 1t was started by saloon
visiting, giving place to Gospel meetings.
Other divisions of the report were as follows.
Work for Children" in which the an
nouncement was made that compulsory
temperance law is prescribed by statute IN
the States of Virginia, Michigan, New
Hampshire, New Jersey and Rhode Island;
Educating the Masses" Legislative
Work" Educating the Social
Glass;" Educating the Laborlng
Glass;" Education CT the Criminal
Classes" "Our Foreign Population" Or
ganization;" Summer Meetings. etc. The
recommendations by the report were: First
That the headquarters be continued IN
New York. Second-fhat the Correspond
ing Secretary be allowed clerk. Third
That the Local Advisory Board be allowed
Headquarters, to which shall be committed
all business pertaining to its local needs,
and that this Board consist of ladies whom
the Correspo aiding Secretary shall nominate
and the Executive Board confirm. Fourth
That meetings under our auspices will be
held at every Summer camp ground, both
East and West, and that our ladies be in
vited to speak and be paid for their services
from the national treasury. Fifth-That
all literature pertaining to the department
organization be placed in charge of the
Corresponding Secretary. The report Of
the Treasurer, Mrs. Esther Pugh, showed
the total receipts for 1884 to be $3.50; ex-
penditures, $6,5sl, the remainder being
consumed by the usual devotional exer-
cises.