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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01

1t would be well to remember that the
months of March and April, just before
grass starts, are the worse months or
stock, and sufficient feed should be saved
to carry the weak stock through the chill
ing spring rains.
Minneapolis Messenger: Geo. A.. Elliot
of Logan township, brought 500 pound
hog to market recently, and received
the highest market price for the same
$3.50. The Chester White pigs make
heavy, fat porkers.
Kingman Leader: Our enterprisinp
thoroughbred hog breeders, Messrs. Fill.
ley d Jeliey, last week shipped q male
pig to party in Frankfort, Kansas, price
$50. The same week they also shipped
three pigs to Pratt Center.
Larned Chronoscope: Three wagon loads
Of buffalo and antelope meat on the
street last Thursday rather interfered
with the meat market for a time. The
wild meat was brought in by parties
from near Pawnee Rock.
Independence Tribune: Geo. S. Taylor,
! one of the most successful of our young
farmers, was in ON Monday. He is feed
ing over one hundred head of steers, and
big lot of hops, and says be never saw
stock take on flesh better. He farms for
profit as well as pleasure.
Several head of cattle have died lately
belonging to Mr.. Rodgers of Winfield
who is having them wintered near there.
1t is thought the cause of death is eating
corn stalks that have smut on them. as
the stomanchs of the deceased are as
dry as chips, and the animal is in excel
lent flesh when post-mortum examlna-
ton is made.
Emporia Democrat: Nation & Sons
have shipped in about 1000 head of Colo
RADIO cattle this Fall and Winter, which.
with the exception of about 600, which
they are feeding themselves, they have
sold to feeders in this county. They are
generally good grade of cattle and,
with the exception of those which were
affected with the Texas fever, are max
ing as good feeders as the natives.
News City Ne,cs: Noah Chenowth,
member ofthe Smoky Hill pool, estimates
the number of cattle owned by it's mem
bers to be $4,000. The pool has q drift
fence of 60 miles on the south side of
their range, and about 100 miles of fire.
guards surrounding. The stock are allow
el to find their own shelter and feed.
This system of herding stock is a great
saving to the owners, but will likely be
short-lived on account of settlers taking
the land along the water course.
Kinsley Mercury: The stock interest
OF this county is no small affair. About
every farmer has his bunch of calves. cat
tie, horses or sheep, and in five years
many of the now thrifty farmers will
number their herds by hundreds and
their dollars of wealth: by thousands. 1t
took many years for these frontier set
tiers OF Kansas to learn the value of
few calves, but now that every old SET
tier has learned the lesson we'll and from
experience, it is safe to calculate on the
future wealth in store for this county, to
be derived from its stock interest.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01

present.
Mr.. Randall moved that when the House
adjourned it be to meet on Wednesday, the
oath inst. The Constitution, he said, pro-
hibited an adjournment for more than three
days without the consent of the Senate. BE
asked unanimous consent that on the oath q
| further adjournment be had until the 9th,
then to the 3lst, and then until the 80 OF
January, and that on those days no bust
ness should be transacted. This would &C
complish the judgment of the House on
the question of the holiday recess. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Randall introduced . bill making
temporary provisions for the support OF
the navy for the month of January, 1885.
The bill passed without division.
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins joint reso.
luton was passed declaring Christmas and
New Years days to be holidays for all per
diem Government employees. Adjourned.
Though there is no definite agreement
that no business will be transacted on
Wednesday, there is tacit understanding
to that effect, and it is also understood that
consecutive adjournments shall be taken
tor three business days at the time until
January 5.
In the Senate, December %, Senator
Plumb introduced . bill to abolish the adj
ditional Land District in Dakota.
On motion of Senator Henderson the
bill passed extending to the port of Omaha
the provisions of the act relating to the
immediate transportation of autiable
goods.
Senator Blair called up the bill providing
for Commissioners to examine into the
LIQUOR traffic. He said it was the bill al
ready passed four times by the Senate, but
not acted upon BY the House. The motion
was opposed. but the bill was taken up and
passed, yeas "A, DAYS l6.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01

CHIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Mahlon Kulp dropped at Wakenda,
Mo.
The Catholic Church and parsonage al
Beloit, Wis, were destroyed by fire.
Anexplosion in the oil-wo1ks at Brooklyn
caused q loss of between $500, 900 and $500,
600.
Granny" began, aged ninety years was
burned to death in q shanty at Port Jervis,
NY.
Four men have been arrested for over
hauling the mail at Travers, Oak, a few
nights ago.
Sanford Sisco, Negro, shot and killed
Abram Gurnee, q grocer in his store ut
Parkinridge, n. ].
Danl E. Strickland tells q startling story
in reference to the poisoning of the Horan
family in Wisconsin.
Calvin Dale shot, and probably fatally
wounded, his business partner, Henry Hol-
land, at Piedmont, No.
The Salvation Army were arrested at
New Haven, Conn.,, charged with parading
the streets without license.
The Paintertown coal mine, near Twins,
Pa, caught on fire throwing three hundred
and fifty men out of employment.
Harr1gan & Harris Theatre Comique, on
Broadway, New York, burned. Total loss
soc, O0O, and no insurance.
Claude Kleever, of Audubon county, To-.
was murdered in cold blood while sitting in
his own house, by Peter Ryany.
Robt. B. Mum. one Of the bondsmen for
the Ladner Bros, Philadelphis, the bank
ers, who failed, has disappeared.
J. e. Hodge killed Peter Rowland, col
ored. at Stephens Store in Galway coun-
ty, No. The act was in self-defense.
Six masked men broke open the house of
Henry Werkennour ct Wheeling, w. Va,
beat the inmates, and stole over a 900.
o. ]. Smith shot and MORALLY wounded
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, December 10, the Chair in
troduced Q memorial from the Produce Ex-
change, New York, urging definite action
in regard to the Spanish treaty. Referred
A bill passed making the 4th of March
Presidential Inauguration Day, and legal
holiday, in the District.
The bill to accept and ratify the treaty
made in 1880 with the Shoshone, Banner
and Sheepeater tribes of Indians on the
Fort Hall and Losmo Reserve, for the sale
of Q portion of their lands, was passed.
The interstate Commerce bill was taken
up and discussed.
Senator Hale, from the Conference Com
mittee on the Naval Appropriation bill,
reported that the committee was unable to
agree.
Senator Vest submitted modification to
the resolution heretofore offered by him no
lating to the proposed Nicaragua canal
surveying expedition.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01
STOCK sQUIBs.

Points and Items About KansAs Stock.
Independence Tribune: s. B. Glaze re.
ports the death of his fine thoroughbred
bull, worth probably $500.
Peabody GazeHe: J. D. Canton has
bought Dr. Grinnell's flock of 1O4O sheep,
part of which are fat, and will be shipped
to market.
The Fredonia Citizen says number Of
farmers have lost hogs lately by sufoca-
ton, the animals bedding up" together
in piles or heaps.
Governor Click, it is reported, has Just
added largely to his choice collection of
blooded etock. shannon Hill" is now
known far and wide as the model stock
farm.
DR.. J. n. Venard, of franklin township,
Ness county, has enclosed pasture con-
tanning 400 acres. The doctor thinks
raising cattle Is q valuable adjunct to the
practice of medicine.
Wamego Reporter: A prominent citi-
zen of st. Mary's, told us Monday, that
the losses in that city by fire in the last
II years were greater than the profits OF
all the business represented.
Geo. 8. Dively is laying the foundation
for an extensive stock ranch on the Wal
nut in Baxne township, Ness County,
he having purchased since last Spring
nine quarter sections of decided land.
The late cold snap has frozen the water
in the streams. Stockmen should see to
it that cattle and horses are supplied
with this necessity, a nothing affects
them 30 readily q the want Of water.
Concordia Empire: The butchers say
they never saw 30 many cattle hides be-
ing brought into market as there are
now. Cattle are dying in all parts Of the
country, and no one appears to know the
cause.
Sabetha Herold: Mr.. Perley has been
very unfortunate with his cattle. During
the past two weeks he has lost 81 head
out Of about $50. We understand the
cause is eating too dry or smutty corn
stalks.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01
WASHINGTON TOPICS.

The Senate confirmed the following ap
pointments: B. Plat Carpenter, N. Y.
Governor of Montana: Ferdinand Shut
Nf, Collector of Customs for Oregon.
Confrmations-W. B. Thompson, o.
Michigan, Assistant Postmaster General
Wm A. Stone, United States Attorney FOL
the Western District of Pennsylvania.
The subcommittee of the House Com,
mittee on Judiciary has agreed to recon-
mend to the full committee that Ex-Ser.
geant-st-Arms Thompson be allowed rea.
sonable amount for expenses incurred by
him in the Hallett- Kilbourne suits.
A decision has been reached by Secretary
Frelinghuysen that the charge OF creating
fraudulent pedigrees of Clydesdale horses,
brought against Joseph Rseside, of Chicago,
does not come within the provisions of the
extradition treaty with Great Britain.
The case of the Choctsw Nation against
the United States was taken up in the Court
OF Gains ON demurrer made to the evil
dence by counsel for the Government. This
IL claim for Sc, 900 900 and was referred
to the Court by Congress. 1t has been
pending several wears.
The Committee on Rivers and Harbors
and expect to complete the bill by Jan.
18th. 1t is expected the appropriation will
amount to about $40, 600. 900, no considera-
zion has yet been given the proposed ap-
preparation bill for the Mississippi river.
At the investigation now in progress at
Washington as TO the conduct of Marshal
Wright ct the Ohio election, Thomas Cava-
naugh testified that he was employed by
I'll ~ n,>l a. 10 -h
he received several thousand dollars from
the Lincoln club, to be used to prevent
fraud on election day.
Sergeant Otto Holtnorth, of the Signal
Service, recently sent West by the Secretary
of War, in search of Howgste, has re-
turned and been relieved from duty. 1t is
alleged that Holtnorth obtained the infor-
nation which induced the Secretary of
War to send him as Q detective by rifiing
Lieutenant Greely's private papers. He is
to be court-martialed.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kcnaaa (1fz nooox,aho. o.

| A6usoS Clty, december q, 1884
The Daily Indicator REPORTS
| FLOUk-The market was slow aud easv fl
high grades, but low grades were scarce and IL
Saotsaons; Xxx, SOC: Xxx. $780, family, F, G,
e. 10 c oo De- 22Si TO- fancy 1901 49, patent
62M DECEMBER. 52c bid; January. 52sc bid: Jan
ssfsd Nay ~: s Sis S aS0i asked Big
soft, cash, 60c bid, GIG asked.
CORN-Market steady. No. mixed, cash, az
bid, 27h asked; January. 26s1@2e11c February
No w5ise mixed % essi 81 SS SO s ssi ssd
| OAIsmNo. 2, cash, 24c asked.
| BUTTER-Slow.
| Quotations: Creamery. fancy, 2sc; good, 24c
dne dairy, In single package lots, le@2Oc roll
good, ID D14c medium, 8@l0c; store packed e
for table use, l2@16c sour and poor, 4g6c.
EGGS-Dull at go . dozen.
GAME-Markei firm.
| Quotations; Prairie chickens, 3 1894 co pc,
doz tea ducks. ID mallard, / SO; plovers, Soc
DRESSED PoUI'TkY~Receipts are large, and
Of chickens in excess of demand Shippers had
better hold until after Christmas.
| Quotations. Chickens. dressed. 495c: turkeys
| COIN MkAL-Green, 70c; kiln dned, W.
DRY SALT MEATs-shouioers. Is. o.ear ode
sAs; lSn E1 1e9E @ss sho; olssr RIB ides exc
ddes. 7Ac: RIB sides, nc: clear sdes 50.
| BREAKFAeT BACON-1234c.
DRIED BHEF-l2o.
| BARREL MEATs-Pork, homeless, a % e3ea.
| pork, IA 90; mess pork, u on.
! LARD-T1eroe. so; half barrel Z 60
| BRAN-Bulk 25c: sacked 40 p 100 ma
| HAY-FancV small bsled, 10 on; large taisc
$50.
FLAX sREDll15,
TALLOW-No. l, SIC; No. q 6e.
SORGHUM-20c per gallon.
CHEkSd-Fun cream, 1lc; fats, 10c, Youoa
| America, lac.
Broom OORN-Hml. 2kA41<c; self vorkiue
S@4Hc: sho.: and crooked, N@p<c.
WOOL-Mdse0ur1, unwasned-heavy nne. 15M
TIC; light ane l7@20c; medium. lS0Oc: me
dunn combing, 10000; coarse Combia0 l7@NN
| low and carpet, l2@15c. Kansas and NebyaSksc
| heavy fine. 11@l5c; Light fine, 16@l7c; medium
i7@lec; medium combins.1- coarse combine
l1@14c; low and carpet, 9@12c. Tub Washed-
choice. 2S@Soc; medium. 2602sc; dinsy and low
HIDES AND PELTS-Hides, dry flint. No. I
| b, ice; No. p 13c; dry saited, p b l2c. Greer
salsed, No. I 2 &c; green sailed No. q b &c
Green, No. p &c; No. 2 p b SIC: cali, d b Tic
-heep pelts, dry, p b 1Oc.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
The following table shows the pr1ces Of wheaG
corn, oats and rye q the close OF Change to-day
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01

Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, December q, 1884.
The Live Stock indicator reports:-
CATTLk-Receipss, e07, The Market TO-DAY
was frmer, with light of-rinhs. Expores
1895 70; good to choice shipping steers. 81
"a 80: common to medium S5@A 20; feederR
60@4 %: COVE 0On3 Is
HO0S-Recetpts, 7476. Tho market TO-DAY
opened hrmer. and &c higher. closing steady. Lou
averaging 19I to $40 b sold ct GOA IS: 6ulk n
4 1904 Is.
sHEEP-Receipts ne The market was steady
Fair to good mutt0ns, Goes Is.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01
FOREIGN.

A French torpedo boat was sunk in q
squall at Toulon.
Bismarck intends to take voyage to Ma
deria for his health.
Fifteen insurgents recently captured will
be shot at Havana.
English crown officials are guarded by
police on account ofdynamiters.
Gen. Wolseley expects soon to complete
the concentration of his army at Karti.
Navigation of the Nile is becoming more
difficult, owing to the shifting of sands.
Chas. Bradlaugh has been granted a new
trial by the English Court of Appeals.
The press censor at Havana has con.
demned Ell Integrista to suspend for forty
weeks.
The Pope denounces the divorce law
about to be submitted to the French
Chamber of Deputies.
A committee has been selected at Berlin
to raise fund for Bismarck, az National
expression of confidence.
James e. French, connected with the
Cornwall scandal at Dublin, was sentenced
to two years imprisonment.
The French Cabinet approve the new
plan of the Chinese campaign. ALI rein
forcements will be sent to Tonquin.
England, Germany, Holland and Italy
are now in accord upon the proposition to
neutralize the territory of the African In
ternational association.
A deficit of 100000 marks is reported in
the Government Treasury at Cologne, and
Count Won Baumann, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, has been arrested.
Francis Sidney, q notorious character
who told a friend that he had started q
number of incendiary fires in Georgetown
Canada and vicinity, has been arrested.
Financial circles in Vienna were started
by the suicide of Jean Lucas, manager of
securities in leading bank, whose brother
in-law is under arrest for embezzlement.
The Germania (Ultramontane), in q pes
simist article, compares the German EN-.
pire to dance upon a volcano, and thinks
that recent events indicate a beginning of
decay.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01

POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
The nomination of John. B. Sikking tc
be postmaster at East st. Louis was con
firmed.
A resolution was passed by the Demo.
cracy of Nashville welcoming Samuel j
Randall to Tennessee.
William N. Evarts has written q letter
asking to be numbered among the candi.
dates tor Senator from New York.
Chief Engineer Richard Milne Bartle.
man, United States Navy. died at the guard
house early few days ago, of congestion
of the liver.
Hon. David r. Paige, Democratic Con.
gresham from the Eighteenth Ohio dis.
trict, was married to Miss Eva B. Leek OF
Cleveland.
Mrs. Wilbur F. Story submitted for pro-
bate the will of her late husband, dawn in
August, 1879, the court having refused to
admit to probate the will drawn in 1881, on
the ground that Mr.. Story was at that time
of unsound mind.
In the Chicago election fraud, Arthur
Gleason has definitely decided to take the
witness-stand for the Government and give
the names of persons who approached him
to secure the envelope containing the pre-
cinct returns desired.
New and startling developments were
made in the Lemon Brand case at Chicago.
An employe in the County Clerks Office
makes affidavit that fellow-employe alb
stracted an envelope, into which traudu-
lent ballots were placed. The politicians
are stirred up.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01
''''' ELEVATOR j REeoRrs.

The following shows the amount Of grain r..
ceived. withdrewn and In store at regular eleva,
tors - reported to the Board of Trade today
Received Vifhdravn IN sfov>
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-01

Senator Hale, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported with amendments
the House bill making temporary provision
for the naval service.
After an Executive session the Senate
adjourned.
In the Senate December %, Senator Jones
presented memorial from the Join. Com
mercial Association, of New Orleans, pro-
testing against the ratification of the Span
ish Treaty.
Senator Vest submitted concurrent res
olution providing that Congressional
speeches shall be printed as delivered, with
the exception of verbal amendments and
when the speeches are withheld for revis-
ion for more than one week the speech shall
be printed as delivered. Referred.
Senator Hale called up the Naval Appro-
priation bill, as reported yesterday by him
from the Committee on Appropriations.
Passed.
Senator Morgan, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported favOrably on the
substitute for the bill to forfeit The lands
of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge q Vlcks-
burg Railroad Company. Calendared.
Senator Van Wyck moved to make spe-
els! order for January y, next, OF the bill
heretofore reported from the Judiciary
committee, declaring subject to State taxa
ton the lands granted to aid in the con-
structiOn CT the railroads and telegraph
lines from the Missouri river to the Pacific
ocean, to which lands the companies were
to become entitled upon the payment of
the costs of surveying. The motion was
agreed to, and after an Executive session
the Senate adjourned
On Dec. oath, the Senate met and after
receiving the announcement that the Chair
had signed the resolution providing for a
holiday adjournment, took recess until
Jan. 9th.
In the House on Dec. Oath the adjourn
ment resolution Ito Jan. 5th) was agreed 70.
Some committee arrangements were an
nounced and the House adjourned.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-30
The Character of Gen. Grant.

Chaplain G.. w. Pepper, of the 18th
Corps, Army of the Tennessee, recent
ly published an interesting interview
with Gen. Lee in the New York SIN.
In speaking of his surrender Gen. Lee
ascribed to Gen. Grant the grandeSt at
tributes of American manhood, and
said: Il wish to do simple Justice to
Gen. Grant, when l say that his action
toward my army is without a parallel
in the annals of nations. When my
poor soldiers, with famished faces, hav-
ing neither food nor raiment, hungry
and footSore, came before him i'll the
hour of surrender, 1t was then that Gen.
Grant Immediately issued the humane
order that 40, 900 TatiOnS should be Civ
Ell to them. And that was not all. |
was giving orders to one of my subOrdi-
nate officers, who was making out the
list of things to be surrendered. l told
him to include the horses. At that very
moment Gen. Grant, who seemed to be
paying no attention to what was going
on, quickly rose from the camp stool
and said: No, no, Gen. Lee. no Surren-
der of the horses. Not one, not one.
Keep them all Your poor people will
need them for the spring crops 1t
was a scene never to be forgotten
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-30
From Hutchinson.

ED. REFLECTOR-Plea find space
in your paper for few lines from
Hutchinson.
We reached this place on the night of
the 18th, after three days drive. Hutch
insOn is business town and the coun-
try surrounding it is fine. Corn looks
fair for good crop, oats are good and,
judging from the stack yards we saw
while driving through the country, there
was much better wheat in Reno county
than in Dickinson county; and they
are still harvesting down here.
Some Of our boys had a narrow escape
from lightning Friday night. We were
in camp six miles south of Mcpherson
and it hooking like rain, after supper,
four of our bOys-D. p. Gump, j. LOSes.
Geo. Greenwich and James Howard
went to barn near by to shelter where
they found four others who had gone
there for the same purpose, and while
sitting in a wheat bin cracking Jokes
lightning struck the roof and killed one
horse III a stall below. and badly shock
ed the boys. One of the young men
was struck in the back and burned Sc
verely. A. j. Gump and myself, by
staying in the wagon and keeping the
cover from blowing off, escaped the
shock. The boys are getting ready to
start and will close
Yours truly, JAS. i. BAwLBY.
July Goth. 1855.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-30

M. 63. G. A. r., be suitably draped in
mourning for the period of thirty days.
That the several members of this Post
wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty
DAVIS. mingled with red, white and blue, as
the emblem for which he fought and con-
quered.
That a committee of three be appointed by
the Post Commander to confer with the
Mayor. City Council and citizens of Abilene,
looiirr To = union of all persons for proper
o.. .t,.. 81. D.. VI memorial services of the day
sci AL. Fl lor the burial of General Grant.
4 cordial invitation is extended TO the
clergy of all the towns throughout the county
TO announce from their pulpits that
the burial service OF General Grant will
he observed on Saturday, August 9Th, in this
place. All ministers, with their congrega-
tons. and all other organizations, with the
entire populace, are most cordially invited TO
ioin with Abilene Post, No. 63, G. A. r., in
the proper observance of the ceremonies, the
particulars of which will appear in the near
future.
Bv order of Committee.
W. 7. DAVIDSON,
NV. BRILLIANT,
C.. J. MCDIvIrT.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-30
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