Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-06-14

address he congratulated the people on the
progress Of their industries.
FIRE swept over Lainysburg, Mich, on
the eth, inf1icting damage amounting to
100000
COMPTON J. HARRIS, prominent New
Orleans cotton merchant, owner of the
Hurstbourne stock farm near Louisville,
KY, died suddenly recently.
TEE President has signed the bill appro-
priating &, OO0, 900 for pension DEFICIENCIES.
DESTRUCTIVE forest fires are raging on the
south shore Of Conception bay, Newfound-
land. At Cotbers, nine houses; at Harbor
Grace Junction, seven, and at Seal Cove
seven houses have been burned. At Little
Bay North twenty-six families were burned
out, aud one woman and two children were
burned to death.
TEN passengers were crossing the river
in row boat at Bay City, Mich, the other
day under the tow line Of q tug, when
Frank Skieske and another Pole, name I'M
known, being afraid of being caught by the
tow line, jumped overheard and were
drowned.
The destructir n caused by the recent
storm in Canada was widespread. Enor-
nous damage was done to crops just peep
ing from the ground and young apple
orchards in nearly every locality were de-
stroyed. Hundreds Of barns were demol-
ished and outbu1ldings in scores Of cases
were blown away. The loss can not fall
short of S3O0,OOO. Three persons were re-
ported killed and o large number seriously
injured.
A CARRYING pipe Of the Standard Oil
Company sprsng leak at Greenpoint av-
enue and Oakland streets, Long Island
City, the other morning and spark from
blacksmith shop ignited the oil; the pipe
broke, and the burning fluid spread rapidly
over the ground, threatening destruction
Of property. The flames were extinguished
after hard fight.
SILVER has turned up in South Africa to
a degree to produce new mining fever.
THE law providing for quinquennial ses-
sions Of the Prussian Diec has been offici-
ally published.
The whole line Of the Nicaragua canal
will be located in few days including
complete through surveys of the two pos
sibe locations on the east end known as
the lower route, surveyed by Commander
Lull 1928, and the upper route, surveyed
by Mr.. Monveal in 1855.
THE Doncaster (England) spring handl
cap, q straight mile, was a dead heat be-
tween Lord EllesmeRe's Felix and Lord
Arlington's King Fisher. The stakes were
divided.
CAPTAIN ANsoN and his Chicago Base
Ball Club went to Danbury, Conn.,, the
other day, and during his absence q report
gained some prevalence that he had dropped
dead. There was no cause for the rumor.
KoLAsINsKI, the deposed Polish priest,
has returned to Detroit, Mich, where his
followers threaten trouble il he Is not re.
tnstated by the new Bishop.
In Bloomington. Charles Mix County. Oak,
the other night, two young farmers, Bailey
and Wilson, Quarreied over an old grudge,
own father. Wilson In turn shot young
Bailey dead.
ALICE WooDHALL, extradlted for forgery
and taken to New York for trial was &C
quilted of the charge but detained in
custody on another complaint. Her coun-
sci complained bitterly Of her rearrest,
asserting that she was under the protection
of the British Government, the charge for
which she was extradited having fallen
through.
The commissioners of Allegheny County
Pa. have been notified by County Comp
trolIer Speer that there was deficit Of
sl5, $50 in the accounts Of ex-Sheriff Joseph
Gray.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended June numbered for the
United States, 207; Canada, %; total, 235;
compared with 2G5 the previous week and
173 the corresponding week last year.
WILLIAM LITTLE, lumber merchant Of
Montreal. has failed with 81, 80, 900 liabili-
ties and s125, 600 assets.
By cyclone and thunder storm at Mant-
sell, Nicaragua, the other night eighteen
houses were wrecked and five persons
killed.
L. HARRISON GARRETT, brother Of Robert
Garrett, was drowned from yacht at
Baltimore, Nd, recently. The steamer
Joppa had collided with the yacht and Gar
rett attempted to climb on to the steamer,
when the bow chains gave way and ne was
drowned.
THE general freight agents of lines inter
ested in the Iowa traffic met at Chicago on
the Sth to consider the new distance tariffs.
The conference resulted in the framing Of
a vigorous protest against the PRONUNCIATION
of the proposed rates.
MIscREASrs attempted to rob the express
on the Cincinnati, Indianapolis Il Chicago
at Delhi. twelve miles west of Cincinnati,
on the night of the Sih. The baggsgemas.
ter was fatally shot, but the robbers were
beaten of by the fireman and engineer.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.