Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-23

TIE big air receiver Of the iron works a,
hudson, N. Y, was torn to pieces recently
by an explosion, causing 50, 900 loss One
man was fatally hurt
ANDREW CARNEGIE has shipped 100 bar.
rels Of coke from each of the Aarwood and
Standard works to England to be tested. /,
is thought that, owing to the superiority Of
the coke, 1t will Justify shipment to tina,
| country regularly.
| WILLIAM PATTERSON. the condemned ne.
gro murderer Of Jennie Bowman, of Louis
Vile, KY, has been respited for ninety
days longer.
MAST, SPAULDING & Co., sugar refners,
Of Boston, deny that they have sold their
property to q railroad.
TWENTY-FIVE per cent OF the coke ovens
| Of the Connellsville (Pa) region were shut
down recently for the purpose Of restrict
ing production.
A NUMBER Of boomers were recently
elected from the Oklahoma Territory by
colored troops Some wero held at Fort
Reno, the others being discharged.
An explosion which occurred in the
Kruezgerben coal mine near KaisersIan-
tern. Bavaria, killed forty persons. Thirty.
| SIX men were rescued.
| Six loaded cars of freight train broke
through new bridge near Galena, Ill, re-
| Gently and were destroyed A brakeman
was killed.
| LARGE numbers Of persons threaten to
| leave Manitoba unless the Canadian Pacific
| monopoly is removed.
A FREIGHT train came into collision with
| a north bound express train ON the Rome,
Watertown & Ogdensburg railroad at
Canton, N. ", recently. The express car
was thrown from the track and one pas
senger coach was badly damaged. D. 4.
Hitler, of Syracuse, was killed and one
woman was hurt.
Four men recently raided the bank at
Cisco, Tex, and after imprisoning the
| cashier and two others decamped with
5000.
W. j. ROBERTS. dealer in stone at 43
Broadway, New York, has had his assets
placed in the hands of a receiver, judg-
ments for about SIS 600 having been en-
tered against him. He had no rating at
Brads,reet's, although in August last his
statement claimed that he was worth $780,
600.
News has been received in London of the
wreck ng off Of one OF the Azore Islands
of vessel with all on board.
AN earthquake shock was felt in Ohio on
the 18th. Near Akron great assure In the
earth was found.
The police of San Francisco have closed
up the American lottery, run by Chinese,
which did a business Of between SIC, COO and
$50 600 year.
The nail manufacturers Of New England
have formed a close corporation for the
purpose of raising prices.
The murderer OF Millionaire Smell at
Chicago turned out to be William B. Tas-
colt, the scapegrace son of Colonel James
B. Tascott, head Of tho Tascott Manufact-
uring Company. The boy had served a
term in the Kentucky penitentiary. Young
Tascott's whereabouts were unknown On
the 18Th, but the police were confident OF
his speedy capture.
MEssRs. FAzENDE and Seixas, Of New
Orleans, bondholding creditors of the city
Of Houston. Tex, have petitloned Circuit
Judge Hardee, OF the Federal Court, to ap-
point receiver for the city.
AUGUST HETsKE, Of Chicago, has been
found guilty of murder in the first degree
for beating his little stepson to death with
strap.
FIVE men were killed in quarry at Car
narvonshlre. Wales, the other day by the
falling of a bridge.
prison al Fort Smelling, recently attacked
two other Indians with knife, laying open
their Threats. He then stabbed himself
and broke his arm while resisting the
manacles. The injured Indians, it was
thought. would die.
THE Reading railroad miners strike
ended on the 18th in an agreement to arbi-
trate the wages question.
GIDEON BoRDEAU, Queens Printer for
Manitoba and a favorite Of ex-Premier
Norquay, has skipped to the United States,
leaving q shortage Of over S. 600.
MARTIN L. SCoTr was hanged at Deer
Lodge Mont, recently for the murder Of
his wife in fit Of drunken jealousy.
By boiler explosion near Bastrop, La,
recently two white aud two colored men
were killed and four others badly scalded.
BUSINESS failures for the seven days
ended February 16 numbered for the Uni
ted States, 236; for Canada, 81; total, 273;
as compared with 2S9 the previous week
and go the corresponding week Of last
year.
THE steamship City of Pekin which
reached San Francisco from China on the
18th had several cases of smallpox on
board and was quarantined.
DULUTH real estate sharpers have sold
many lots away back in the hills to Buffalo
parties at fancy prices.
FIRE ravaged Westerly, R. l., recently,
destroying s15o, coo worth Of property.