Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-03-04

vote OI -UJ 10 % agreed 10 gram Oh X IN
for medals for the Canadian volunteer
who suppressed the Riel rebellion. Tn,
vote was opposed by Irish Nationalist.
At the conference of labor leaders, helt
at Pittsburgh, Pa, 1t was decided to send Z
representative committee of working meI
to Washington to advocate the interests o.
the tariff before Congress.
THE Virginia Legislature has adopted
the local option law.
In a recent interview with Genera
Crook, Geronimo the Apache chief, re
fused to surrender Internationally and de
parted for the mountains. 1t was reported
that Geronimo had ninety bucks with him
THE Wyoming Legislature recently dis
covered that it had passed bill relating
to school superintendent which legislated
out of office the only three ladies holding
official positions in the Territory. The bill
went through under an innocent guise
without being examined into.
DEBATE on the Educational bill closed in
the Senate on the 25th. The Indian Sever.
atty bill was passed. The Pension Appro-
priatior bill was considered in the House
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, making an attack
on the actions of Commissioner Black.
JOSEPH 7. MCKEE, merchant at Wood
bridge, d. T., and associate judge of the
county in which he resides, is under arrest
in Chicago on the charge Of obtaining goods
by false pretenses. His accusers are Decker
& Co., dry goods merchants
THE Interstate Agricultural convention
assembled recently at Jackson, Tenn.
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ID. Pratt, of Wisconsin, was chairman.
THE coke drawers at the Morgan foundry,
White and Summit works. near Pittsburgh,
Pa, who struck for an advance of five
cents per ton for drawing small ovens,
have returned to work, the operators con-
ceding the increase. The coke operators
have decided to release all Hungarians I'M
der arrest for riot except the ring leaders.
THE New York grand jury was discharged
on the 18th. No indictment was returned
against any of the aldermen who granted
the Broadway railway franchise.
THE total value of merchandise and gold
and silver exported from the United States
during January last amounted to S57, $50.
562, against $50, So, 5S4 in January, 1885.
The total value of imports for January last
was s47, 39S, 400, against 81, 221 i'll in Janu-
airy, 1855.
The Senate Committee on Indian AT
fairs reported favorably Mr.. Dawes bill to
amend the act for the sale of the Sac and
Fox and Kiowa Indian reservations in Kan
sas and Nebraska.
THE House Committee on Railways and
Canals has reported favorably Mr.. Perkins
joint resolution for the relief of the Kansas
City, Fort Scott & Gulf railroad
A DISPATCH form Easton, Pa, says: The
wages of the 400 employees Of the Warren
Foundry and Machine Company, Phillips
burg. N. j., will be advanced Is per cent.
March Is. Orders have been issued to pre-
pare the Glendin Iron Company's No. 4 in
South Easton for blast. The stack has been
COmpany's No. 6 furnace will be put in
blast in few days.
THE House Committee on Indian Affairs
has instructed Chairman Wellborn to re-
port favorably bills granting right of way
through the Indian Territory to the Fort
Scott & Kansas, Fort Worth & Denver,
Kansas & Arkansas Valley, and Kansas
City, Fort Scott & Gulf railroads
c. NJ. FRED, general merchant of Darda-
nellie, Ark, failed recently. Liabilities,
$50 00; assets not given.
R. G. DUNN & Co. report business failures
for week ended February 26 as follows:
United States, GA; Canada, "a; total, 24S;
against 2S6 last week and 275 the week pre-
vious. More than half of the failures oc-
Cured in the West and South.
THE New York Senate has passed the bill
ceding to the United States Jurisdiction
over the Drexel cottage at Mt. McGregor
in which General Grant died.
THE strike at the Mccormick reaper
works at Chicago ended by the mai ority of
the hands repudiating the Knights of La
Dor and seeking a conference with the
managers of the firm.
TIE Valambrosia skating rink at Troy,
n. Y, was destroyed by fire on the 26th
Loss, S15O,0OO. Loss to other buildings
to $4,000
A FATHER POINT, Quebec, dispatch of the
18th says: The worst snow storm in
,welve years is now raging. twenty-five
inches of snow has fallen in twenty-four
hours, and the snow is ten feet deep in
places.
THE Houston. (Tex.) savings bank sus-
pended on the Goth. Deposits amounted to
about s40O, 600; capital stock, 100000. It
vas not known what shape the assets
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