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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31
CONSUL MUELLER.

Ills Report Not an Unusual one-Policy In
gAllowing Consuls to Express Their Free
Opinions.
WASHINGTON, December 26.-The recent
report of Consul General Mueller: which
has caused so much comment, was not seen
by Secretary Bayard until he read it in the
newspapers. He was interested in it as an
item of information and news, but officially
he did not concern himself about 1t. "Mr.
Mueller is very competent and efficient
official" said Governor Porter, Assistant
Secretary of State. "Since his appoint
ment in May last he has answered very
ably aud very satisfactorily all the calls
made upon him. There was nothing un-
usual in the matter of his reports. He
took no unwarrantable liberties and viO-
lated no principle of diplomacy. 1t is not
only his right but his duty 10 discuss and
report everything that may affect the conf
merce CT this country, as far as his OBJ
servations extend, and he is an Observant
man, far.seeing and of keen insight. Be-
You'd question, the Consul's comments will
be reproduced in the newspapers OF Frank
fOrt-On-the-Ma 1t is easy to understand
that some of the people of that city will
not be favorably impressed with them. The
men with whom he comes in contact there
may thus be led to turn the cold shoulder
on him; but beyond little So
cial GOODNESS, the publication can
not operate to his prejudice. 1t is
not understood by Governments to be the
duty of consul to eulogize the Government
of the country in which he is stationed;
neither is it his duty to withhold his free
opinions. A German consul in this country
laay criticise our protective tariff or any of
the principles Of our Government rs Sc
verely as he chooses, and this Government
will not take Offense or seek to suppress
him. We may not agree with his opinions,
and may not like them, but we will
not deny his right to hold and ex-
press them. 1t is not to be expected that all
the consular reports sent to foreign Govern
ments by agents in this country are
cOuched in terms of praise and admiration
and unbounded friendship for our interests
and our ways. have no doubt that some Ger
man consuls in this country indulge in criti-
ciSm as free as that of Mr.. Mueller. The
relations between this country and Germany
were never more friendly than now, and it
is idle to talk of rupture of diplomatic
relations because of anything contained in
Mr.. Mueller's report"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31
A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL.
Terrible Scene at a Christmas Entertain
ment In Chicago.

Terrible Scene at n Christmas Entertain.
ment in Chicago.
CHICAGO, I'LL, December 26.-Yesterday
afternoon about four o'clock all the patients
in the county hospital who were able to be
moved, all the nurses and doctors and q
number of visitors assembled in the clinical
amphitheater of the hospital to witness
Christmas exercises for the children. The
room is very small, about thirty feet long
and filled with seats reaching almost to the
ceiling. In the center was an immense
Christmas tree laden with toys and gaily
illuminated with tapers. About forty chill
dren were grouped about the tree singing a
Christmas carol to open the exercises. As
Santa Claus entered the room the upper
portion of the tree took fire and in a
moment the entire tree was ablaze. When
the fire was at its height, most of the chill
dren were marched out of the room by the
lower door and the remaining people in the
room, nearly three hundred in number, be-
came panic-strcken. The heat and flames
cut off exit by the lower door. There was
rush for the upper door, the only remain
ing exit, and few escaped through it, but
tHc pdSSdGC Was SOOu UiOChcus Va
dense black smoke soon collected in the
upper part of the room, where the mass of
humanity was crOwding and screaming
first from fright and then from agony-fOr
the heat was terrible. A scene of indie
scribable terror ensued. The heat blistered
the faces and hands of the victims. and one
mans beard took fire. Great suffering was
caused by inhaling the heated atmosphere.
The fire burned until the Christmas tree
was stripped. Order was finally restored.
No one in the room escaped injury and
about fifty persons were badly burned,
among them two reporters. At six o'clock
the doctors, themselves badly singed, had
cared for the wounded and the excitement
had subsidized. Cries of fire had gone
through all the wards of the hospital, and
for time there was CONSERVATION among
the patients. A later survey of the situa-
ton shows that at least one hundred per-
sons were injured. the greater part receiv-
ing bruises by being trampled upon by their
panic-stricken neighbOrs. A number OF
children patients had been brought into the
chapel in their cots. Before they could be
removed several suffered from the smoke
and fright, and one or two were slightly
burned. The excitement was intense and
bu. for the GOODNESS of Warden McGarrigle
and some attaches of the hospital lives
would certainly have been lost.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31

The Executive Committee of the
Hendricks Monument Association at
Indianapolis has been discussing sug-
gestion in the newspapers that Con-
gress appropriate ten thousand dollars
in aid of the construction of the me-
mortal. The result of the discussion
was the unanimous adoption of a reso-
luton that no Il appropriation
e..hould be expecvl r asked, but that
the association should depend alone
upon voluntary donations by the people
for the money necessary.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31
A RECENT dispatch from Washington

A RECENT dispatch from Washington
says: Randall, Hewitt, Crisp, His
cock, Phelps and Reed, composing the
Ordnance Commission appointed dur
ing the last session of Congress, will
report to the House of Representatives
soon after the holidays that all the
steel needed for armor plates, either
for ships or land Notifications, and all
the steel ingots needed for the manu-
facture of guns for the army or for
coast defenses, can be manufactured in
this country. They will also recon-
mend that the necessary appropriations
for the work be made at once.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31

DIR. CURDY, the new United States
Minister to Spain, presented his ere
dentials to Queen Christina at Madrid
on the 22d. He expressed to her the
wish that the commercial relations be-
tween the two countries would speedily
be placed on mutually satisfactory
basis. The Queen Regent expressed
her wish for closer business friend
ship between Spain and the United
States. The general impression in
Madrid was that the commercial
treaty, which had been SO long de-
layed, could be negotiated with little
difficulty
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31
A Sad Story.

CLEVELAND, December 26.-Thursdsy
night Just as the church bells were ringing
In Christmas Max Schultz, an insurance
agent, who had travelled all the countries OF
the globe and had learned many of their
languages, swallowed dose Of poison and
forced his little seyen-year.old daughter>to
follow his example. The father and child
boarded on Erie street and their landlady
hearing the commotion went to their room.
The father died, but the child will recover.
Schultz has wealthy parents in Germany.
His wife, whom he met in India died sew
eral years ago in Australia. The man was
. stranger here and was without money OF
friends
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31
The Situation at NanticOke.

/, WILKEsBARRE, PA, December :5.-The
situation at Nanticoke remains Exchanged.
As far as can be learned the black damp
has been cleared from the slope near where
it is supposed the men are imprisoned.
The rescuing party did no work on No.
/ slope to-day, and Superintendent
Morgan will not again ask them to
face danger there. The only efforts now
being made are in the clearing Of the main
slope, which is solidly packed with sand
and rock. The debris can not be removed
very quickly. As soon as the mining en-
gireers meet and devise some new plan, the
company will begin to prosecute the search.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31
A GOVERNMENT dispatch from NADIA.

A GOVERNMENT dispatch from NADIA
gascar says that peace between France
and Madagascar has been concluded.
1t is reported that the treaty gives
France protectolate over the whole
of Madagascar, and that there will be
French resident at Tananarivo, the
capital, who will be charged with the
duty of conducting the foreign affairs
of Madagascar, and who will be at
tended by a permanent guard. French
troops will occupy Tamatave until the
war indemnity of ten million francs is
paid
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31

The Penney mine, near McKeespcrt,
Pa, was entered the other night by UNI
known parties and the tools of the
working miners destroyed. The props
holding up the slate roof were also
knocked down and traps set to catch
the men and crush them to death.
Fortunately no one was injured, as the
work of the miscreants was discovered
before the miners went into the pit.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31

The Matin, of Paris, prints, though
without giving full credit to the report,
a telegram from Lisbon announcing
that foreign man-of-war had been
dispatched from the island of ST.
Thomas in the Gulf of Guinea for
Betenegro lie consequence of a conflict
between party of French sailors and
the crew of the German corvette Cy-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31

IT was reported in London that the
Government intended to prosecute one
of the recently elected Irish members
of Parliament for speech made at
National League meeting, on the
ground that the language used on that
occasion tended to incite his hearers to
commit murder.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31

The German Foreign Office has
notified Mr.. Pendleton, the American
Minister, that it is intended to expel
the Communications residing in
Schleswig, who emigrated to the
United States just before becoming
liable to military service, and returned
after being naturalized. The recent
order of expulsion of other German
Americans remains suspended.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31

The ancestor of all the locomotives
now in use On American railroads was
placed on exhibition in the historical
hall at the National Museum, Washing
ton, recently. 1t was made in England
in 1885 by George Stephenson and sent
to this country.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31

THEoPHILUs +. MILLS, son of the
late Clark Mills, the sculptor, has pre-
sented petition to Congress asking
for seventeen thousand five hundred
dollars for bronze equestrian statue
of the late General Rawlins, ordered
by General Meigs.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31
CURRENT COMMENT.

REUBEN HILL, the agent at the Black
feet Indian Agency in Montana, has
raSirpp1
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-12-31

provides for bona fide residence of six
months by the settler on the land before
the same can be offered for sale. Such
law, it is suggested, would effectually pre-
vent the school lands of Kansas from being
brought into market in large tracts and
sold for the benefit of non-resideats and
spectators.
THE Governor has returned from the East.
JAMES BAILEss, one of the oldest settlers
of Bourbon County, died at his residence
in that county recently, aged eighty five
years.
THE Probate Judge of Atchison recently
revoked a druggists license because the
druggist would not pay five cents on each
application returned by him.
THE Concordia, Ness City & Pueblo Rail-
road filed its charter recently. The capital
stock is s1O,OOO,OOO, and the length of road
for Kansas, and one each from Minnesota,
Massachusetts,, New York, Dakota, Iowa,
Nebraska and Colorado.
AToBIsoN people desire to make that city
a port of entry.
GOVERNOR MARTIN on the ed issued his
proclamation that in accordance with the
recommendation Of the Live Stock Sani-
tary Commission he proclaims and de-
clares the quarantine established against
the introduction of cattle into the State Of
Kansas from the States Of Missouri and
Illinois is from and after that date raised.
The ST. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita
Road has informed State Superintendent
Lawhead that it will give one and one
third rates to teachers desiring to attend
the annual meeting of the State Teachers
Association.
TOPEKA is reported to be infested with q
lot of tramps who are too proud to beg, but
not too honest to steal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
rESsrLS DAmA0ED AND LIVES LOST

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1j.-Ihc schooner be-
fore reported SUNK Oh Hngsport on the night OF De-
cember 2 Is the John H. Hcsenan bound to che apcaEc
Bay she was struck port bow forward Of fore rig
cling by tho steamer Ccntpeic from Nevburyport and
SINK In five minutes All hama, saved aud brou sht
back TO the city. The schooner VIII probably bo raised
to-day.
when the steamer DessOuc, from Savannah was on
Fort Delaware this morning the cylinder head blew of
the steering engine The De--oug reports that on
saturday last OFF st. Helena sound : C.. passed. two
mast schooner with forcmast below the OF the
rlegiug uuu afcUtly working INTO Port Royal :. G.
The bark James j. BAN EU, II ON Duukirk, mot heavy
northwest gales; also tW hurricanes On her but
the vessel sustained no dIma-e On December -, NJ H.
Hartman seaiuan fell from the upper toP-a yard TO
the deck Instantly killed. His body buried
LIVES. Del, Dec. lj.-Petcr Bright. second mlto OF
the bark Harvester fell overheard this morning while
the vessel of Bon Dav' Buoy, and was i1st
B.iTIMoRE Dec Ij.-Tnc schooner William q. steel
man. from Charleston ). Co FOR Baltimore with cargo
Of phosphate rock, won't ashore Sunday, December
49, AT Smiths Point. Chesapeake Bay. She drlws IS
cct lying Ia II feet She reported TO be hump
ittsh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
THOMAS WILLIAM CLERKE.

Thomas William ClerEe, for many years n
Justice OF the Supreme Court of this city, died at his
home No. 13l East Thrtyiouth-st yesterday, at the
age eighty five. He born IN Cas;letownsend, q
seaport In the County OF Cork Ireland February 90
1900. He received classical education at the Band0n
Academy, then under the patronage Of the Duke or
DcvOnshirc. AZ the OF eighteen he went 10 London
to enter tue army In winch his father had secured for
him Government commission when he was only six
years old lie left the army after to pursue law
studies In the Inner Temple lie was admitted as
member and licensed 10 PRACTISE In November ISL lie
America I'm 1898 and entered the lfy office Of
the late William Sampson in this city. For over sixty
years he actively plrsued his profession here.
IN 1915 he appointed Master IN Chancpry by Gov
Wright in the place OF Thomas Adds Emnnet He
elected justice OF the supreme Court IN 1902 ana
hold this position through terms of eight years each.
once being the nominee OF all the political parties Ia
1870 no again candidate for the same ONCE aud
though elected counted olt by the Tweed Ring. In
1889 tho degree OK Doctor OF Laws conferred upon
him By the University OF the city OF New York he av
ing for two years previously heid the position OF FRO
fessOr OF Law IN that Institution. tie owned Il GOOD
sized landed In tie South OF Ireland from which
he dery ed yearly rental during his lifetime. By his
death property has reverted 10 the Earl Of Pirdpn
Ills death due entirely to Oh He left only one
child daughter, aud several grandchildren Ills WIG
died three years ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
rosers IN vARIoIs PLACES.

WuMINGTOV, Del, Dec. ia fire this
morning the iLree.story brick mule spune! building
of the Arlington Cotton Mills destroyed tho building and
IFS valuable machinery Ghe pfopetOrs estimate the loss
al from 80 900 to 100000, insured IN NcwEnglaud
companies Some Of the employees had difficulty III es
Gaping from the burning but ding dud three or four were
nrt 10 accomplishing hi- hut not seriously The IRE
D. suppose have been caused 10y the friction OF loose
pulley Oh ~ the mule heal-.i
ST. JonNsBuRY. VI, Dec. ia disastrous FIRE oc-
Cured ia south Dauvc This morning. wooden factory
containing ak u machinery, new factory
pleod and its contents dwelling house and two
barns LclonGux TO Benjamin GIcehb,na and covered
highway bridge burned Loss, 100000 insurance
about $4,000
MiNNLAroII- Mimi. Dec. The d. NJ q. Elmorc
Furniture Company this city damaged $4,000 by
fire last evening. Insurance as follows: Western
Manufacturers Mutual, Chicago. 5000 Mnlers and
Manufacturers, Mihnr apOnS, H|1OO; Lumbcrmcn and
Manufacturers, Eau Claire. WIS, $500.
SEWARD. Ecb.. bee. l5.-Tue Grand Central Hotel
oy ed and conducted by 8. curling. destroyed by
fire yesterday Nearly all of tho furniture saved
Loss ~ OJO WITH tho following Insurance. Springfield.
Mas Company, ~ 900 Home, Of California, $1,000;
Mechanics, Of Milwaukee, 500
BI,uARcK. OAK. Dec. ia fire early yesterday
morning destroyed l.. ID. ShOcnbcrg's boot and shoe
store, G. II. Edic's cigar factory and restaurant.
Loss %2o,OOO.
LOUISVILLE KY. Dec lj.--The distillory OF j. T..
Wathen Il Co.,, in the western suburbs partly de-
-royrd by fire this morning. Two other
oathOusea we're not damaged Loss, f2U,OCO insured
LEBANON, Penn. Dee l5.-lhe large stone hotel at
Palmyra. OCCUPIED by Charles +. Boyer, destroyed
by nrc THIS morning. Only few articles saved
and the heavy. several bOaTders narrowly
capped with their lives.
WmKEsBAR,E. Zee. IS An explosion Of chemicals
took place this afternoon In the labratOry connected
with Nat Wolfe 4 co.'s dug The flames spread
RAPIDLY, tut we've inru. shed. Mr. Wolio was
| badly burned he hdnl- Whine throwing hand gre
upon tue hrc fnc damage to sockby water Is CON
I siderable.
CuiCAGO Dee. lj.-Firc at No 1879 Lakest. this
ing eau loss to A. q. AnsDdcheg Il CO.. painting
materials. OF $4,000 fully Insured to Silbcrgcr Co.,
leaf tobacco, Of $1,000 insured for $1,000; TO build
gs 81 900 insured The % the building adOincd
the sherman II Iusu and ctIaed alarm a.pLg the
tenants that hotel Tor short time owing to the prOx
l lui of ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

One of the largest receptions OF the season
was given Yesterday by Mrs. Frederick Gaatn, OF No.
go Fiji have TO Introduce into society her daughter,
Hiss Amy Gallatn. The house, which is one OF the
hands upper Fifth-ave., was profusely deco
rated with flowers and plants. In the hallway was
eat lourfold of smilaX and palm leaves, gar
landed with ropes Of pink and yellow and clusters
OF ponsetta leaves and lilies. Vases flied with cut
flowers, palms and ferns were placed III the drawing
rooms Miss Gaatin received the guests with her
mother assisted by Miss May Carnochan Miss steward
Miss Kate Wmthrope. Miss Florence SchieGeln, Miss
Burlin and Miss Satterihwaitc. all debutanes Lam
der's orchestra furnished music and there
were refreshments by Pinard Miss Gaatiu received
several handsome bouquets OF roses Among the six
hundred guests Miss Elliot. Miss Van Rcussrlaer.
Miss Jeanne and Miss Ellie BprrOwe, Mrs. Schicncn,
Townsend. H. lie Grand Cannon. r. Moore and MIS-.
Abraham Van Rensselaer, The Young ladies assisting 10
received the guests aterward entertained AT rose
bud dinner Mrs Gdllatin Will give a ball Tor her
daughter on January IL
The Kemblc Amateur Dramatic Society OF Brook
The Academy OF Music when The Merry Wives o.
Windsor" was played. About two thousand invited
guests present .
The Columbia Club OF Brooklyn, gave staS party
at ITS clubhouse. Clinton and R-insrn SIS.
Mrs /. Won Stdde. OF No SIG tlfth-aVe, gave large
reception in the afternoon.
Mrs Iohn r. Puliz held large reception at her home,
No 2S tIst ThlrtyeChthS to Introduce her daugh'eT
Miss Annie lu t. Between and : o'clock over Two
hundred guests had called.
Mrs. John H. Gardner received guests at No. 50 West
Fiiiy-iourtn-st. from unit O'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-16
SAVED BY A-rhN.YEAR.OLD GTRL.

POTTsyILLE, Penn, Dec. - (NpcciGN.-
Gle Brchony age ten living AZ Natesyc, through her
rr.sencc of mind to-day was able to save aud
coal train on the Lrhigh valley road from plungng into
a deep hole which had caved IN In the night Tho work
gs Of Fowlers cocry had from the robbins Of pillars
caused the earth TO In area OF two hundred
yards found later Ia the day that tho hplo was
several hundred deep and that 1t would be practi
cay impo ,sble to MI It up, and preparations were
made 10 build road around after hundred Of
coal dirt hal been cmptIod into 1t without appreciahe
effect. The B!chony family were awakened IN the night
hy the rumbg made by the cayng IN Of tho suI-
face and fled from their house They found refuge Tor
tine night At tno house OF cChbOr where they were
safe from danger At dai break they returned 10 thcr
home AMI found IL standing all rElt. Maggie sent
out for water and heard u train coming she Wildly
To the railroad and bee koncd the engineer 10 stop. lie
raw her aud STOPPED The tram Trty seconds Later he
and the engine would have du-ntd into the hole. The
facts been reported to headquarters and the tto
gIrl Will be suitably rewarded.