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Dodge City times., 1888-01-12
GREER COUNTY, TEXAS.

The President Warns All Persons Against
Purchasing Land in the Disputed Torri--
tory.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The President has
issued the following proclamation:
WHEREAS. The title to all that territory
lying between the north and south forks of the
Red river and the 10th degree of longitude and
jurisdiction over the same are vested in the
United States. it being a part of the Indiac
Territory, as shown by surveys and investiga-
ton made on behalf Of the United States,
which Territory the State of Texas also claims
title to and jurisdiction over, and
WHEREAS. Said conflicting claim grows out Z,
of q controversy existing between the United
States and the State of Texas as to where the
Tooth degree Of longitude crossed the Red
river, as described in the treaty OF February
-, 1919, between the United States and Spain,
fixing the boundary line between these cOuIl-
tries and
WHEREAS, The Commissioners appointed on
the part of the United States under the act OF
January 81, 1885, authorizing the appointment
of a commission by the President to and
mark the boundary lines between portion Of
the Indian Territory and the State OF Texas, in
connection with similar commission to be APP
pointed on the part Of said State refusing to-
concur in said report:
Now, therefore. I, Grover Cleveland. Presi-
dent Of the United States. do hereby admonlsh
all persons. whether claim ng to act as officers.
of the county of Greer in the State Of Texas or
otherwise against selling or disposing OF or at.
tempting to sell or dispose of any Of said lands,-
or from exercising or attempting to exercise
any authority over said lands.
And l also warn and atlmonish all persons
against purchasing any part of said territory
from any person or persons whomsoever.
In witness whereof have hercunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the United States q,
to be affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington this 30th day
of December, in the year Of our Lord 1885,, and
OF the independence Of the United States the
112th. GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President:
#. F. BAYARD. Secretary of State.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12
SPLIT THE RAIL.

Accident at Carrollton, Mo-, Causing tho
Loss of Two Lives.
CARRoLLToS, Mo-, Jan. 9.-The worst
accident that has ever occurred on a rail-
road in Carroll County took place yester-
day morning at 3:l5, at the switch connect
ing the Santa Fe with the C., B. Il K. c.,
near the eastern end of the Santa Fe
grounds, in Carrollton. Santa Fe engIno
No. 533, with two carloads OF timber for
the Libby bridge and u caboose, was COM
ing from the east under full head
way. The switch was locked correct
ly, but it is supposed that the frost
had sprung the rail and the wheel Of
the engine struck the end OF the rail with
sufficient force to split tho rail, throw the
engine aud two cars into the ditch, and
turn the engine completely end for end,
a perfect wreck Tho fireman, Charles
Coleman, was instantly killed, and the en-
gineer, Mr.. Thompson. formerly foreman
at the roundhouse at Topeka died in tho
afternoon at lao Conductor Mckee and
Brakemen Fletcher and Sniier and Road
master Hidcely escaped uninjured. The
track was repaired SO that the train went
east at the usual hour.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12
Flint Glass strikers.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. Al. Sellers Nc
Kee a prominent manufacturer, states
that the number Of firms which would shut
down their glass factories on account OF
trouble with employees was over forty
three, and the number OF skilled workmen
employed over eight thousand, to which
should be added two or three thousand
other workmen, whom the shut down
would throw out Of employment. A COM
miitee from the Flint Glass Worksis s. As
srciation is to solve the difficulty, and their
decision is to be final
The strike among the flint glass workers
has extended TO Eastern factories. Alto
gether, Is COO men arc now out, AMI tine
STRIKE bids fair to be long and bitter one
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

PRoTEAU, the first white resident in
Dakota, was found frozen to death near
Fort Bennett recently. He was ninety
three years old, and since he was eight
wears old had resided with the Indians
He was well known along the Missouri
slope. and many of the early pioneers
of Dakota and Montana owe their lives
TO old Proteau's kindness. He acted
as scout, interpreter and guide for Gem
erals Custer. Harvey, Sibley and Sully,
and carried over twenty arrow points
in his body. Il is supposed Proteau
was endeavoring to make his way to
ahe post when he was caught in the
blizzard and perished. The remains
were taken in charge by the Indians
and buried with Indian ceremonies
Chief Hump made a few remarks and
ihe squaws gave chant
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

The interesting fact is stated that so
indestructible by wear or decay is the
African teakwood that vessels built of
1t have lasted one hundred years, to be
then only broken up because of their
poor sailing qualities from faulty mod
els The wood, in fact, is one of the
most remarkable known, on account
of its very great weight, hardness and
durability, its weight varying from
forty-two to fifty-two pounds per cubic
foot; it works easily. but ON account
of the large quantity of slick contained
in it the tools employed are quickly
worn away. 1t also contains an oil
which prevents spikes and other iron
work with which,it is contact from rust
inp
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12
THREATENED COAL FAMINE.

The Strike Causes Apprehension Of Coal
FAmine-SeAgnation In the Trade.
PHILApELPHIA, Jan. A-Tho strike Of the,
miners in the employ Of the Philadelphia.
& Reading Coal and Iron Company and in-
divldual operators in the Schuylkill region
has barely begun, but the cry OF a scarcity
Of coal in already heard here. The pro-
jectel strike Of the Lehigh operators aad
the cutting Of the supply from that region
had u tendency to check the output from.
the rest of the anthracite region so that.
the supplies in this part Of the State have.
been in many instances far below the re-
quirements Of the dealers. 1t has been
known FOR some time past the Rea.iing has.
been unable to meet the demands of it's
line and city trade and the suspicion has
been freely expressed that coal for Gus
toners on its route has been diverted by
the company to it's own use Inquiries ina
all quarters Of the city show the retail
yards are either comparatively bare Of coal
or their supply is below that usually car
ried at this season. Many dealers announce
that they will nos sell more than one ton OF
coal on each order and the price has been.
advanced fifty to seventy-tive cents per
ton. Should the strike be prolonged, it.
will not be long before thousands of iron
workers will be thrown out of employment
for want of coal.
STAGNATION.
READING, Pa, Jan. 4.-The fact that there
is coal miners strike in the Schuy;kilt
region is also perceptible all along the
main line and branches Of the Reading
railroad, there being fearful stagnation in
the coal traffic. During the twenty-four-
hours ending with noon to-day but 1,0OA
cars OF coal were sent through this city in
place Of the accustomed 5000 and $3.50.
The discharge of 400 men employed in the !,
coal traffic on the Reading railroad Lass.
night, it is believed, will be followed by
many others in a few days. The company
emp.oyed !, 500 men, Made up into 40 crews.
III hauling coal to tidewater and interior
points, but not one-fourth of the Sc will be-
required if the individual operators.
alone continue working. 1t is learned at 1,
The Office of the company in this city
Lat it will furnish individual colieres for
tho present all the empty cars they need.
The company is mining hardly enough coal
for its own purposes, and all that is now
sent down comes from colieries operated
by private parties, but their output will
not nearly supply the cities and towns and
numerous establishments in the Schuy kill
valley alone
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

NATHAN B. SUTTON was hanged at
Oakland, CAL. recently for the murder
of Alexander Martin, a ranchman. On
the scaffold he made statement which
was certainly curious under the cir
cumstances. Referring to the Gov
ernor's refusal to commute death sem
fences, he said: II admire the firm
stand Governor Waterman has taken
in the matter of granting commuta-
tions and pardons. If he holds his
grip the community will have but lit
tile to complain of as regards the show
ing of executive clemency."
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12
FROZEN TO DEATH.

A Notable Character of the Old Days in tlio>
Upper Missouri Valley Succumbs to Ex-
pOsure.
PIERRE. D. T.. Jan. 4.-Proteau, the first
white resident in Dakota, was found frozen
to death near Fort Benton. He was
ninety-three years old, and since he was
eight years old had resided with the In
dians. His home was the reservation,
where he was engaged in trapping and
fishing. He was well known along the =
Missouri slope, and many OF the early"
pioneers of Dakota and Montana owe their
lives to Old Proteau's kindness. He acted
as scout, interpreter and guide for Generals
Custer, Harvey, Sibley and Suly, and car
ried over twenty arrow points in his body.
He made several trips into the Black His
with Indians over nifty years ago, and ON
one expedition returned with over Sl5. 900
worth OF gold nuggets, which he traded for
several Barrels OF pork and sugar TO Chou
teau Brothers. He has been wealthy sew
eral times, but his money went Ike the
wind 1t Is supposed Proteau was cndeav- -
orIng to make his way to the post when he
was caugh. in tie blizztrd and perished.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

MEXICO, Mo-, Jan. 4-Peyton Corbin,
who lives eight miles north OF town, met
with an accident this morning that may
cost him his life. While riding along the
road hls horse became friga tened at the
report Of gun which was fired by q man
hunting, and ran away. Mr.. Corbin
was thrown OF the saddle but his
foot caught and he was dragged for one
hundred yards. The stirrup strap finally
broke and Mr.. Corb;n was released, but
not until he was almost dead. Three ribs
were broken, his collar bone dlsloc.sted
and q portion Of the Left ear torn away.
He is also frightfuily bruised abort tie
head and body a1d cannot recover.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12
Dividing tile Funds.

DOVER, n. H., JAM 5.-The local assembly
Of Knights of Labor has 81, 155 in it's treas
ury and Monday evening meeting was
held TO consi Ter the question OF dividing
the money among the 6S members, the as
sembly having dwindled 10 that number
from so. Most OF them favored division,
but Master Workman Mellen, who opposed
it, would not entertain "a motion to that end,
md secured an adjournment without action
A special meeting was called Tor last night
but before business began Meilen was ar
rested By two other officers on a charge OF
criminal libel in securing the publication OF
an article charging them with conspiracy
TO defraud the assembly. Then the as
sembly was called to order amid great ex-
element and motion TO divide the funds
was passed. Mellen was subsequently re-
leased on bail and he and his friends are
now in secret caucus considering what.
steps 70 take next.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12
ADDITIONAL DIsPArCuEs.

The Chicago Times office has become a
unlon u1:ce, after being filled with non
union 1ien for twenty four years.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
January showed an average decrease of
1871 compared with the corresponding week
of last year. In New York the decrease
was 36S
BUSINESS was good on the European
bourses during the week ended January z.
The prospects of peace were reassuring,
which gave tirmness to the tone OF money
markets.
EX-GOVERNOR RUSSELL A. ALGER, of
Michigan, denies that there is any political
understanding between himself and Blaine
or that he had ever opposed Mr.. Blaine's
candidacy.
By a collision between freight trains
near Thomasville, Ga, receatly both en-
gines and several freight cars were ruiaed
and number Of horses killed. No person
was injured.
Hon. L. Q. c. LAMAR rendered his
resignation as Secretary of the Interior to
the President on the 7th.
THE strike on the Reading road was re-
ported as working detrimentally to all in
tercsts along the line of the road. But few
were In operation on the 9Th, consequent
upon the scarcity OF coal
The correspondent Of the London Daily
Nescs at Constantinople says: "The Porte
learns that Lord Salisbury has informed
the German Government that if war shall
be occasioned by an attempt Of Russia to
occupy Bulgaria Englau1 will send two
sQuadrons to the Black Sea, but if the oc-
cupatiOn OF Bulgaria be abstained from
ENGLAND Vxyi11 o;v
TWENTY horses and large livery stable
in Pittsburgh, Pa, were destroyed by fire
recently.
MONTANA mining men and the Helena
Board OF Trade allege that nearly all the
land in that territory, mineral and forest,
is being classed as agricultural, thus al
lowing the Northern Pacific railroad to
claim rich deposits.
DURING the year 1857 37I,619 immigrants
landed at Castle Garden, New York
THE Cross pulp mill at Franklin Falls,
n. H.. was destroyed by fire recently. Loss
100000
A SWINE plague prevails in the south OF
France and 30,O00 animals have died in the
Marseilles district within a month. Prof.
Cornith has gone to study the pestilence.
The spinners Of Fall River, Mass, have
demanded the restoration of the scale Of
wages in force year ago when the prices
OF cotton goods were worry low.
ECNIcE CorTRELI, an Indian woman aged
one hundred and fifteen years, died re-
Gently In Connecticut She was tho great
grsndcAild Of King Philip famous in col
oniai history.
TEE forthcoming report to the New York
Legislature Of the State Board of Media
ton and Arbitration will. it is understood,
suggest the exercise OF legislative power
over persons employed to operate railroads
- well as over the properties themselves
and their owuerA
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

IT was rumored recently that ap-
proaches made to Holland to join the
triple alliance had been we'll received
by the Dutch Government. A leading
Hague newspaper, the Dagblad. having
semi-ofiicial relations with the Govern
ment. advocates Hollands joining the
alliance
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12
MISCELLANEOUS.


THE famous Haddock murder case at
Sioux City, Iowa, ended on the 4th by the
cases being dismissed
THE Birmingham (England) canal burst
the other day at point near Dudley. Hun
dreds of families were rendered homeless
by the inundation.
DISASTROUS floods are reported in Seville
Spain. Six lives have been lost and many
persons have been injured. The damage
by the floods in Malaga is estimated at
SOC, 600.
A SECRET tribunal has condemned to
death the Nihilist, Tschernoff, and seven
other prisoners, charged with an attempt
on the Cars life during his journey to the
Don Cossack country.
ANeighteen hundred ton bark, believed to
be an American vessel. has been wrecked
at the entrance of the Waterford Ureland)
harbor. Her crew. consisting of twenty
five persons, were all drowned.
NOTICES were received at the Offices of
the Central railroad of New Jersey that
the road had passed out of the hands OF
Receiver Little and would hereafter be
ruled by the officers Of the company.
CoLoRED and white soldiers from the
Jefferson barracks, St Louis, were in
A6As OAA VIC hASue Va OuO Ous uS VIOuUl0
commenced by drunken colored soldier
running after white. girl, and before it
was ended many were seriously wounded,
the men being desperate and full of liquor.
JUDGE CHILDs has appointed Charles E.
Dana temporary receiver Of the Johnston
Harvester Company, of Batavia, n Y. The
indebtedness OF the concern is 100000.
TIE State of Alabama has about all its
sAku k.v~w =
the mines near Birmingham. They num-
Der co.,
the total loss by fires during the year
1857 reached the enormous sum of S129 1884,
600, an amount which has not been exceed
ed since the great Boston fire, and was
about $la a0O, 600 greater than the losses of
1856.
THE creditors Of George L. Meade & Co.,
the big wholesale fruit firm at San Fran
cisco, at meeting recently received de-
tailed statement Of assets and liabilities. as
follows: Assets, S615 419; liabilities, S22S.-
lag; excess OF assets over liabilities, $751;
2O. Arrangements were made to resume
business.
THE Pennsylvania railroad miners, train.
carrying 500 men returning from work
was wrecked at Shamokin the other night,
sill being wedged in the road bed. The
miners were very angry and threatened
vengeance. No person was seriously in
jured.
The vessel wrecked at the entrance to
the harbor Of Waterford, Ireland, the other
night, was the American ship Alfred d.
Snow. Ten Of the bodies of the crew were
recovered.
THE Brooklyn navy yard was reported
on fire on the morning Of the 9th. Loss.
$4,000.
TwQspans Of the new central viaduct at
Cleveland, O., fell on the night Of the 5th,
Two Of the workmen were killed and sew.
eral injured.
A FIRE in Los Angeles, Cal, on the night
Of the 5th caused loss OF SaON,OoQ In
sured. sst
ABBE CHATBBRT, charged with assaultiug
fourteen-yearold girl in Montreal was,
upon the advice Of two physicians, sent 70
an asylum BY the police magistrate.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

MEMBERSHIPS on the New York
Produce Exchange are only worth one
third now of what they were three
years ago. The cause is attributed to
the fact that the class of spectators
known as 'lambs" is almost extinct.
A movement is on foot to buy out five
hundred of the jobbers operating on
the exchange and thus enhance the
value of membership.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

THE British Government, it was re-
ported. is about to offer Els, 900, 600 of
new three per cent. stock guaranteed
from repayment at par for at least
twenty years. Mr.. Goschen, Chancel-
Tor of the Exchequer, desired to cut the
National debt into small pieces so as to
be able in the future to take one block
after another and compel holders to
accept reduced interest on pain of
being paid off.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

IT is reported that the Italian Gov
ernment is endeavoring to have its
Minister to this country make arrange
ments with American manufacturers
of steel to furnish high armor plates
for Italian war vessels, the intention
being to secure source of steel sup
ply outside of Europe in the event of
xvay.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

MARSHAL MCMAHON, ex-President of
France. has aged rapidly. His old
wounds, often inclined to be trouble
some. have lately been much more SO.
and his friends have been receiving
amy thing but reassuring news as to
his condition. His intellectual powers
are as strong as ever.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

BIG LAKE, near Osceola, Ark, usu-
ally forty miles long and eleven wide,
has shrunk, in consequence of the pro-
tracted drought. to dimensions of less
than two miles, and the water is SO
shallow that men wade in and kill the
fish, which are very numerous, by means
nf cluhS
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

The president of the Board of Poor
Directors at Lancaster. Pa, recently
asked the tramps confined in the county
workhouse, one hundred and forty in
all, who were willing to go to Reading
to take the strikers places to sign a
paper, but only twenty-five complied.
the rest fearing violence. The action
of the president created much hard
feeling among the local labor organiza-
SinnS
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

DR. JACOB L. WORKMAN, compare
tive anatomist of the United States
Medical Museum at Washington, and
Major H. B. Mcdowell, of the San
Francisco Examiner, who went a few
days ago to investigate the reported
archaeological finds in a cave in the
Diabolo mountains, two hundred miles
east of Ell Paso, Tex, have returned.
They found nothing of the sort re-
a,ortad
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESSIONAL

TIE Senate met on the 4ih, after the
holiday recess, when many petitions were pre-
sented Senator Brown offered resolution
relating to the repeal Of certain revenue laws,
end gave notice that he would address the Sem
ate on Monday in its support Senator Sher-
man then addressed the Senate on the Presi-
dents message and was replied to by Senator
voorhees,. After q brief executive session the
were introduced, among them one by
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois. to provide for the Or
ganization Of the Territory OF Oklahoma; by
Mr.. Ryan, Of Kansas, to amend the Interstate
Commerce law; by Mr.. Anderson Of Kansas,
for postal telegraph; to reduce postage, and
a number of other bills; by Mr.. Morrill,, OF Kan
sas, several pension bills; by Mr.. Perkins. OF
Kansas, several pension and other bills. Messrs.
Stone Warner and Heard, Of Missouri. intro
duced number of bills Before the conclusion
OF the call of States the House adjourned, over
nine hundred bills having been introduced.
IN the Senate on the 9Th message was
received from the President concerning rights
of way for railroad purposes through various
reservations and relating to trespasses on In
dian lands and timber trespasses. Petitions
were presented, and after some routine business
the Blair Educational bill came up in regular
order and was debated at some length, when
the Senate, after brief executive session, ad-
journed until Monday. LIN the House the
Speaker announced the committees. Mr.. Stone,
OF Missouri, offered a resolution directing the
Committee on judiciary TO investigate the facts
touching the Imprisonment OF Judges Of the
county court OF Saint Clair County, Mo-, and the
House adjourned till Monday.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

REV. Mr.. EAKIN, the missionary who
came to this country to obtain funds
for the erection of a Christian high
school in Bangkok, has returned to his
field of labor. He secured $15, 900 in
this country, to which the King of
Siam will add $1,000. The erection of
the school is thus made possible.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12
"A reporter happ.ned t, NEE. Chief En-

"A reporter happened I'd meet Chief En-
giucer George H. Reynolds, OF the Pneu-
matte Torpedo Gun Company when he was
dlating upon ihe recent successful expert
ments, and it was evident that ha had ioss
nothing Of his we known enthusiasm, as
he exclaimed: ''Yes. the newspapers and
everybody else, On Doth sides of the water,
have found olt that tie gun is . thing that
has come to stay now! There is one thing
about our gun, though, that the papers
haven't got 10 understand ye.. and that is
what we can do with an ironciad. Now
don't care how many feet thick the plates
are on the sides of a vessel, that
isn't where we are g1ing to shoot. The
snot that did the business for that
schooner we knoc xed into spllniers the
other day exploded right under he-, didn't
iti just where Lieutenant ZAlinski meant
that it should, and it lifted her bodily out
of the water. II he had wanted to hit her
deck he could have done it by slightly ele-
vating the range. Now the heavier the
arnor upon the sides Of the ironclad tue
less she will be able to carry on deck and
on her bottom. Takc one Of those bIg
foreign war vessels, 400 feet long aud
seventy feet wides what u target it would
make for our gun. We wouldn't shoot at
her siies. Her dock aud her bottom, where
her plating is necessarily thin, would be
where ws would explode our shells: and
whether the shell exploded on top or .un-
derneath, the result could oaiy be des:ruc-
tion. tell you, boys, that ship would 60
to hunt the fish in shurry."-G 7. Iri1sn<
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Jan. 5-Ernest Hoempct
an employe a: the ice palace, fell from the
top OF the turret, distance Of is feet. Dur
ing his descent inside Of the turIet hs-.
struck first one side and then tho other and
landed ut the bottom in a bed OF chopped
ice. He was taken to the city hospital,
where he will probably die from internal
injuries.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12
IlyOOcritCN.

NASHUA. n. a., Jan. Sin the Supreme-
Court today David Moody, Of the Salvation
Army at Manchester, was convicted Of i'm
moral conduct, several girls appearing
as witnesses against him, and WAS SEN
fenced To three years in the State prison.
The trial Of Stokes, indicted for the same
ofcnse, was begun this afternoon.
Dodge City times., 1888-01-12

OTTAWA, Out, Jan. 5-The GoYernor--
General, in the case OF tue two Chinamen,
All Fat and Sam Lee, under sen ence Of
death for the murder Of Chinese woman
in British Columbia, has cummuted the
sentence OF the latter to Imprisonment for
life. The former will hang on the 31st inst.