Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-06-07


men were blown into the water, Eve Of
whom were drowned.
A LARGE meetingof Irish-Americans was
held at Chicago on the night OF the 3ls. to
protest against the Papal rescript The
meeting was addressed by ex-Congressman
Finerty, Mathew P. Brady and others.
TIE Methodist General Conference, which
was in session At New Ysrx for several
weeks, adjourned sine die on the 3lst.
The small steamboat Fulton exploded at
Pass aux rOutre, below New Orleans, re-
Gently. Edward Perkins, the pilot, and
Captain W. b. Biddle were killed. Landry
and W atson, colored deckhands, were badly
and possibly fatally scalded.
A FlRE occurred in the establishment of
Edward and Robert Garrould. linen diapers
and silk MERGERS on Edgeware road, Lon
don, recently. Six shopwomen were burned
to death and many others were injured by
leaping from windows.
MRS. CARRIE HARRINGToN, wife Of q we'll
TODD druggist Of Chicago, committed sui
eide recently by pouring oil on her clothing
and then setting fire to 1t. She had been
in i'll health for some time and frequently
had fits of dementla.
TEE Pope, IN q speech at the close Of the
Vatican exhibition, announced that all
precious objects would remain the property
of.the Holy See with the exception Of the
sacred vases and Ornamental, which would
be divided among the poor churches and
the cathedrals, each cathedral receiving
one.
Tue Pacific Railroad Telegraph bill IA
vorabIy reported to the Senate is the House
(Anderson) bill, amended by striking out
the word construct" 1t -quires the sub
sidized roads to maintain and operate pub
lie telegraph lines, but the effect Of the
amendment is to permit their acquisition
by purchase, or in any other way the COM
panies see fit
The Chicago Appellate Court has re-
versed the order OF Judge Shepard in the
Rawson divorce case, in which he allowed
Mrs. Rawson large sum Of money for tenn
porary alimony and solicitors fees. Mrs.
Rawson thereby loses large amount and
Banker Rawson gains a decided financial
victory.
FIRE the other night in Selma, Fresno
County, Cal, burned one-half of block
opposite the Southern Pacific railway de-
pot. Loss, 500, 600; partly insured.
FIRE recently burned out the top story Of
the medical department Of the University
OF Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. No one
was hurt and the fire was quickly con-
trolled, but irreparable injury was done to
the anatomical collection.
NELSON MoRkIs, the Chicago live stock
magnate, has bought back from the Amer
lean Cattle Trust the Fairbanks canning
property, aud has satisfactorily dissolved
all relations with the trust. The consider
alton paid in these purchases was e, OO0, 900.
INFORMATION has been forwarded from
Winnipeg to the Canadian Customs De-
partment to the effect that persons are in
the habit of crossing from Dakota and
stealing timber from Government lands in
Manitoba.
D. J. SULLIVAN, retail dry goods dealer
Of Indianapolis, assigned recently. Assets,
s75, 1000; liabilities, s5o, OOo.
The public debt statement showed q de-
crease Of &1,6lS 6Q6 96 during the month of
May.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended May 81 numbered for the
United States, 1856; Canada, ~; total, 2O5,
compared with 225 the previous week and
25o tho corresponding week Of last year.
A DISPATCH from Biughamton, N. Y, Of
the 1st says: A number Of Hungarians
were returning from work on the Southern
Central railroad tonight and when near
Bartona train struck the hand car on
which they were. Two men were killed
and q third was horribly mutilated.
FOURTEEN million feet OF lumber were
reported burning at Brainerd. MIMI, ON
the morning of the LIST, the conflagratiou
threatening the town.
THREE lives were lost by the explosion
Of boiler in the Eureka iron works at
Wyandotte. Mich, recently. Quite q num-
Der Of other persons were seriously injured
by escaping steam and flying debris.
A DAUGHTER of Ben Shipley, farmer, is
said to have been devoured recently by
bears IN the vicinity of Charlottesville Va,
a few pieces OF her clothing only being left
THREE boys were drowned while bathing
in q pond at Conway. Iowa. on the LIST. Two
of them belonged to Joel Weeks and one to
w. b. Cooper.
MRS. NJ. L. RAwsoN, wife Of Banker Raw
son, shot her husbands attorney. 81. c.
Whitney, seriously in Judge Jsmieson's
court room at Chicago on the 1st The
woman the day previously had lost her ali
mony case In the Appellate Court, and this,
it was thought had frenzied her. Some time
ago her son by . former divorced husband
shot the banker on the church steps. for
which he is now In the penit entiary. Mrs.
Rawson was Immediately arrested. Whit
ney at one time resided in Lawrence. Kan,
and served term as State Senator