Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-07-16
THE EAST.


A ROCKET struck into the loading depart
nent Of the Remington Armory at Utica,
N. Y, the other night and destroyed that
structure. The fire extended to the main
aouse, damaging it to the extent of $775, 600.
Insured.
GEORGE II. CHASE, a heavy New York
broker, was arrested recently fol. alleged
fraud in regard to stock and other trans
actions, on the affidavit of M. Shaunessy.
The amount involved was 100000
A BOILER in Pratt & Bentley's single
mill, three miles from Titusville, Pa, ex-
ploded the other afternoon, instantly kill
ing the fireman, Elliott Alcorn, and seri-
ously cutting and scalding Jacob Miller,
William Langworthy and A. w. Massicer.
The mill was totally wrecked.
The societies represented in the National
Saengerfest lately in session in Williams
burg, N. Y, paraded through the principal
streets of Brooklyn on the Sth and were re-
viewed by Mayor Lowe, the Board of Alder
men and other officials.
A MYSTERIOUS looking package was left
at the house of George Kremetz, a prom
inent jeweler of Newark, n. j., recently.
On opening it pistol concealed in it was
discharged, and q Mr.. Multhrop was struck
by bullet, but was not seriously injured.
MRS. BAYARD, wife of the Secretary OF
State, was pronounced in q very critical
condition at Wilmington, Del, on the 9th,
and her recovery was almost hopeless.
THE Opera House at Pittsburgh, Pa,
was closed the other night by the Humane
Society because the Rhinehart Juvenile
Opera Company, which had been playing
there, was composed of children under
fourteen years of age, which was in viola
ton of the State laws.
AN internal machine, 50 rugged that the
passage of a train would explode it. was
found on the bridge over the Salmon River,
south of Plattsburg, N. Y, the other morn
ing. It was found only a few minutes be-
fore a passenger train was due.
AT Burlington VT, buildings were un-
coofed, trees blown down and much dam
age was done by a storm on the 9th.
Lightning struck in many places and sew
sral horses were killed. Telegraph and tel
ephone poles were generally blown down.
It was reported that some lives were lost
On the lake.
A GREAT landslide occurred ON Cherry
Mount tain, near the Jefferson Depot, N. H.,
she other morning, the point known as
Owls Head being stripped of a dense forest
two miles long and fifteen rods wide. The
slide was caused by heavy rains.
OH has been struck at the Galway oil
ield in Saratoga County, N. Y, at depth
of 100 feet. In boring the drill passed
through stratum of salt and afterward
struck vein of gas. The oil spouted to a
considerable height.
THE WEST.
E. ERRIcKsoN, aged thirteen, A. Lud-
kins, aged thirteen, and NJ. Rhodes, aged
ten years, went in bathing above the mill
dam at Owatonna, Mimi, recently, and all
three were drowned.
ANARCHY was threatened in the City of
Mexico, consequent upon the recent finan-
CHI measures. The Government had ar.
rested several editors and sent them to
Yucatan, and had taken precautions
against IN outbreak.
LOUIS ZIMMERMAN, . teamster for the
Laks Shore Railroad, fell through IN ele-
water hatchway - the Prkins.Povers
hiock, Cleveland, O., reosutly, and was
kfiIed.,, s.
THKsait feeders OF the Ohio Valley in
convention at Bellaire made formal ap-
mated Association. The feeders number
about 1900.
The other night two watchmen employed
by the Cleveland CO., Rolling Mn Com.
Amy were attacked BY strikers aRd badly