Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-03-25

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A BAND of robbers recently created q
stampede of oxen at Aulnay. in the Char
ante Inferieure, France, an out-of-the-way
town. Three persons were trampled to
death and more than one hundred injured
some fatally. The robbers got away with
about 5000 of booty.
A BERLIN paper says: France confesses
that she is waiting to attack Germany,
This is serious. The Germans who desired
to conciliate France will now recognize the
uselessness of Cancellation and will wish
that the Frenchmen will find the opportu
nifty they desire.
GEORGE q. CANNON did not respond when
his case was called in the Salt Lake City
court and bis bond of $4,000 was declared
forfeited.
ALL the cloakmakers in New York City,
numbering 1900, were reported out on a
strike. They did not ask for increased
wages, but demanded that the contract
system be abolished, SO that they deal di
rectly with the firms themselves.
THE Knights of Honor, of Louisville, KY,
were recently suing Mrs.. Rebecca Morgan
for s., 600 paid her when her husband, Rob
ert Morgan, died A Mrs Louisa Morgan
has appeared in Philadelphia, Pa, and she
proves to be the deceased's first wife, from
whom he was never divorced.
THE English naval estimates have been
adopted by the House of Commons. They
are the largest since the Crimean war.
JUDGE BAXTER, of the United States Dis
trict Court, sitting at Knoxville, Tenn,
has ordered the sale of the East Tennessee,
Virginia & Georgia railway on or before
May 25, no bid to be taken for less than
100000.
ANOTHER bridge was burned on the Texas
Pacific thirteen miles from Marshall on the
18th. A reward was offered for the con-
viction of the incendiaries.
J. T. ORR's store at Wilkesbarre, Pa,
burned recently. Loss, $4,000.
A DISPATCH fro::. Italy, of the 18th, says:
Two fatal cases of cholera are reported
from Candea, two from Pelia and seven
from Padua.
THE city hall at Fall River, Mass, caught
fire the other night, destroying the building
with all the records. The money loss
amounted to $25O,0OO.
A FIRE at Nuevo Laredo, Tex, recently,
consumed the large wholesale house Of A.
N. Bruni & Bros. Loss, sec, 600; insurance,
100000.
BY an explosion of natural gas at Muir
raysvllle, Westmoreland County, Pa, re-
Gently, seven persons were injured, three
of them fatally. The explosion was fol-
lowed by a fire, which destroyed seven
dwelling houses.
THE Polish Church trial at Detroit, Mich,
was decided in favor of Bishop Borgess.,
who sued for writ of ejectment against
the deposed Father Kolasinski. Father
Kolasinski's attorneys have determined to
carry the case to a higher court.
UNEMPLOYED workingmen at Liege, Bel
GUM, recently attacked shops and cafes.
The gensdarmes finally succeeded in restor-
ing order, making many arrests.
THE National Zeitung and other German
papers contain similar articles to that of
the Post, attacking France. In German
military and political circles it is feared
that De Freycinet will be powerless to op-
pose the desire of partisans for revenge.
BUSINESS failures for the seven days
euueu MdfCu II NUMBERED. Tor Tue OnlCeQ
States, 100; Canada, 35; total, 225 COM
pared with total of 239 the previous
week.
II. NJ. HoxIE, Vice President of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, refused the interview re-
quested by Grand Master Powderly, of the
Knights of Labor Hoxie claimed that the
Knights had first broken the agreement
and the company would have nothing more
to do with them as an organization. 1t
was stated that the railroads forming the
Central Traffic Association were in concert
in fighting the Knights of Labor.
LAST spring Pingree & Smith, Of Detroit,
Mich, manufacturers of shoes, had trouble
with their employees which resulted in the
employment of non-union workmen and a
boycott against them. Finding their bust
ness running down they have agreed to the
terms of the Knights, arbitration to settle
the disputes for the future.
THE street railway company of Colum-
bus, O., whose drivers were on strike, ran
one car over the line, under the require
ment of the charter, on the 18th. The po-
lice assisted, and on the return trip the
men endeavored to take possession of the
car, but were dubbed off by the police.
The mayor, however, was not incl ned to
allow further police interference.