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Dodge City times., 1888-05-03
SINGULAR EXPLOSION.
Terrific Gas Explosion at Chicago-Sevent
Men Blown Up Hut None Killed.

Terrific Gas ExplosiOn at ChicagO-Seventy
Men Blown Up hut None Killed.
CHICAGO, April 27.-An explosion that
pitched seventy people into the air, throw
ing one man fifty feet, wrecked seventeen
large plate glass windows, ruined SIS, 900
worth Of clothing, damaged a building $l5,-
G.O and caused a stampede of hundreds Of
people from the upper stories of tall build.
ings, occurred in the basement on State
aud jackson streets last evening. Queer
enoagh. no one was killed, although two
or three may be fatally injured. Two
workmen were drilling hole across the
street from the basement to make a con-
duit for electric light wires and accident
ally punctured u gas main. They lit
candle to see what was the matter with
the drill, and the next instant they and
seventy odd clerks and customers, in the
clothing store overhead. the massive plate
glass front and great piles Of ready made
clothing were mixed up in an almost inex-
tricabie mass with broken tlmbers and
falling plaster, while people for blocks
around thought an earthquake had 90
Cured, and rushed to the scene. The fire
was quickly extinguished by the depart
meat The workmen in the basement
were found to be very badly injured and
three or four clerks in the store above
were injured internally. One Of them,
George Dunlop, when tho explosion oc-
CURED, was standing on a hot air register
and was thrown fully tifty feet, landing
on a pile OF goods His back is badly in
iureC
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03
FATAL WRECK.
A Fatal Wreck ON the Burlington Road In
Nebraska.

A Fatal Wreck ON the Burlington Road In
Nebraska.
OMAHA, Neh, April 2S.-Thore was quite
Q serious wreck on the Burlington a. Mis-
souri, River two miles from Alma, Neb.,
about six O'Clock yesterday morning. The
smoker, dav car and Kansas City Pullman
were precip,tated into Rope creek, which
had been swollen by rains that had weak
ened the bridge. The engine, baggage and
express oars passed over safely. The eu-
gine broke loose from the others. The ex-
press car turnod over and caught fire and
burned. The baggage was all burned.
Tho mail was soaked. and the smoker
and day car, telescoped and broken In
pieces, are now lying IN the bed Of the
creek. Twelve persons In the day car and
smoker were badly burned. The dead are:
8 A. Towns and wife. Grand Rapids, Mich;
Mrs. Towns was taken out Of the creek
alive, but died at Alma; c. f. Eaton, Lin
coin, travelling man from Kansas City, is
not expected to live Conductor Odell was
severely cut ON the head and internally
injured; Q brakeman was cut on the
head; Edward Defenbaugh, of Adelphi,
O., was seriously injured; NJ. c. Kirby. OF
Montreal was cut on the head. Tue
wounded are all at Alma, and all doing
well, except Eaton. An inquest will be
held to-day.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03
THE GASOLINE STOVE.

A Building burned and Two PersODs Cre-
mated 1T Topeka by = Gasoline Expio-
sion.
TOPEKA, Kan, April 2s-At 4:3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon Mary Mclaughlin,
aged six, daughter Of James Mclaughlin,
tried to light gasoline stove but had no
sooner applied the match than an explosion
occurred and she and Annie Evans, aged
nineteen, domestic, who was standing
near, we're enveloped in flames. Every
effort was made to save the two but with
out avail The house belonged to A. u.
Campbell and was occupied by his family
and that Of Mclaughlin. The coroner
viewed the charred remains Of the victims
last night but no inquest will be held. The
position In which the bodies lay indi-
Gated that the servant had desperately
tried to save the little girl. Mrs. Nc
Laughlin. the mother Of the little girl, was
badly burned and lies in a critical condi-
tion. She ran out Of the house enveloped
in flames. When the explosion happened
she attempted to return to the house TO
rescue her child, but fell exhausted to the
ground. The house was q new one and uu-
finished. The partitions were paper and
temporary. The whole house seemed to be
on fire at once from the start. 1t was well
furnished. There was no insurance. and
the loss TO the owner, Campbell, will ex-
coed e. COO
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03
ANOTHER CYCLONE.

Pratt, Kan., Has Another Visitation From
the storm King.
PRATT, Kan, April T.-The severest
hail, ram and thunder storm, accompanied
by lightning, ever known in this section.
VISITED this unfortunate little city yester-
day afternoon Bolts of lightning re-
sembling pillars of fire swept from sky to
earth, emitting deafeniug roars Of thunder.
One flash struck the blacksmith shop OF P.
Edigo, tearing of the roof and completely
demolishing the building. At i've o'clock
q cyclone came from the south, and was
viewed by the terrified people as it swayed
and tossed its black columns. Women be-
came panic stricken, and ran through the
streets with children in their arms wild
with fright and shrieking for help. The
cyclone spared the eastern edge OF tho
town, portion thinly populated, and
passed in a northerly direction, demoish-
ing several houses and barns. William
Fishers residence was torn to splinters
and scattered for half mile. His wife
was picked out Of the ruins and fatally in.
jured. number Of others, including
William Breer, Dave Small, Mrs. Howell
and others were injured by flying timbers
and debris. This is the second cyclone
that has visited this unfortunate town this
sDrln0
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03
THE eLALocK GANG.
Comnencement OF the Trials Mt Columbus,
KAn.-Jonathan lslAloek'a Nvidence.

Comnencement of the Trials ut Columbus,
Kan.-Jonathan Blaloell's Evidence.
COLUMBUS, Kan, April 27.-Dan Fry and
Grant Alley, members Of the Fry. .Blalock-
Alley gang, were placed on trial yester-
day, when their counsel entered y plea Of
burglary in the second degree and they
were remanded for sentence.
Fred Fry and Alexander Fry, upon being
brought before the court entered plea Of
not guilty, and o jury was impaneled for
the trial of Fred Fry, the case Of Alex
ander Fry being continued to another day
OF the term.
The cases of Jonathan aud William Bla-
lock, for the murder of David Gordon, will
be the last reached, as their testimony will
be necessary to establish the guilt of Fred
and Alexander Fry and their father and
mother, and Andy and Helen Fry.
When Jonathan Blalock was introduced
on the part OF the State In the case of Fro.i
Fry the most eager interest was manifest
by the crowd anxious to see the famous
leader OF the gang also TO hear if ne would
confirm his confession made at the coroner's
inquest. He stated on the night of tho
robbery at Crestline the gang, including
Fred Fry, met on the railroad without any
fixed purpose OF where they were going:
that their purpose was to so to Smithfield
and rob the post office and store, but, for
some cause concluded to stop at Crestline.
They broke a hand car loose at the Colum-
bus section house aud rode over to Crest
line on it. attempted to break into
the store, but were fred upon, then
broke into the depot and got . box
Of garden seeds and some apples. He said
their intention before starting was TO make
a haul Of some kind. That Fred Fry did
not often 60 with the gang. He thinks
this was the only time he ever went with
them. Fred did not break into the depot,
but stood on guard. The seeds were loaded
on the hand car and takcn to Columb bus,
and given to the Fry boys, who took them
home
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03
GRANTS BIRTHDAY.


General sherman snd Others Celebrate II
BY BasQaet at Delmeaico'a.
NEW YORK, April A-In commemoration
Of the anniversary Of the birthday Of Gen.
erai Grant an elaborate banquet was gwen
At Delmonico's last night The arrange
ments had boon made by General w. r.
Sherman and about 150 persons were
present, all parties and all ranks being
represented.
General ". T. Sherman presided over
the first table. On his right sat Chauncey
NJ. Depew, the orator of the evening, and
on his left Mayor Abram s. Hewitt. The
others at the table were General William
Malone, General VI. H. Seward, son Of
Lincoln's Secretary Of State; Hon. George
W. Childs, Cyrus W. Field. Rev. John K
Paxton.o Edwards Pierrepont, General
c. B. Comstock, W. c. Andrews,
Samuel Sloan, Captain w. W. Pax
ton and Albert Bierstadt Among
John Porter, Colonel A. Louden Snowden
Stewart l. Wocdford, General Wager
Swayne. Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, Elliot
F. Shepard, Hon Elihu Root and Herman
c. Armour.
Letters Of regret were read from General
General james Longstreet and General
Fitxhugh Lea
General Sherman, after an appropriate
address, introduced Mr.. Depew, who de-
hvered . brilliant Grafton. He compared
and contrasted President Lincoln and Gen.
eral Grant and said that each was neces-
sary TO the success Of the other and both
70 the restoration Of the Union. No other
soldier was 50 fitted for the work to be
done in the field and no other man than
President Lincoln would have had the
masterful stamina to withstand the de-
mands Of the country for Grants with
drawal The speaker touched upon the
generous recognition Of General Sher-
mans great abilities evinced by Gen.
eral Grant and Of Grants interposi.
ton when President johnson wanted to
punish those who had been in rebellion. In
view Of the association Of his name with
the Republican Presidential nomination,
the following sentence frem his speech
seemed significant: ut is q notable fact
that though we are the only purely indus
trial nation in the world, wo have never
selected our rulers from among the great
business men Of the country. And the
conditions and prejudice Of success present
iHsuperable obstacles to such choice"
Other speeches were made by General
Malone, Colonel R G. Ingersoll, Judge
Pierrepont General Noble, of Missouri,
aud others.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

JEFFERsoN CITY, Mo-, April IA tie
rafter, named Sommers, died at Usage
City, eight miles below here, this morning,
under peculiar circumstances. He was on
a tie raft with two other parties, and, &C
cording to the story of his companion, .
sparring match was arranged Sunday, aud
Sommers received blow on the side Of the
head from which he did not recover. He
was left at Usage City last night, and his
proceeded on down without
any further explanation. Captain e. S.
Robey, an old river man. found Sommers
in q dying condition, and telegraphed to
this city for DR.. N. De WyI who went
down on the night train, but Sommers was
fast diving. He never recovered.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03
MANY of the leading importers, man

MANY of the leading importers. man
ufacturers and merchants in the wooden
goods trade met at New York on the
oath and organized an association.
The scope of the association is to reg
ulate terms and discount in the sale of
goods. and it is probable that prices to
jobbers and the retail trade will be
greatly advanced. The new organiza-
tion. it is said. will take the form of q
trust, efforts being made to compel al
dealers to enter the combination.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

UFALLoS, Mo-, April 2S.-Ernest Klees-
chulte yesterday morning murdered bis
wife, shot his two children. one Of them
fatally, and then committed suicide at his
wlfe's homo, six miles north OF here. Klees-
chulte, now Of st. Louis, some seven OF
eight years ago was married to Miss Mary
Shuttle, Of St Charles County, Mo. They
had two sons in their union, now aged SIX
and eight years. Two years ago they sep
aratod for some reason unknown. Mrs.
Kleeschulte has lived for about three
meaths in small house on what Is known
a. the Henry Beck farm, an isolated place
about one mile from the Missouri river,
with her two boys. One Of her brothers
lived near BY.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03
FREDERICK MUCH BETTER.
Favorable Signs Present Themselves His
Compliment to Dr. Mackenzie.

Favorable Signs Present Themselves-uisA
Compliment to Dr. Mackenzie.
BERLIN, April 27.-A bulletin issued yes
terdayl morning says: 1.-THE Emperor slept
we'll last night. His fever is very slight
and his general condition begins to in-
prove" At noon his appetite was improv-
ing and his general condition was salts
factory. During the day the Emperor was
out Of bed four hours and his temperature
was almost normal His sense of taste,
which he lost during the critical period, has
returned, and this is regarded as an eX-
ceptionally favorable sign. He seems bet
ter IN every respect. The physicians are
of the opinion that the crisis has passed.
The Emperor discussed affairs OF State
with Generals Won Schelleudorff and Won
Albedyll. Profs. Bergman and Leydcn
signed the bulletins. Prof. Leyden, on
talking of DR.. Mackenzie to friend, said
that no doctor could have treated the EN-
peror in a more humane or skillful manner.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mall
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate on the 23d the House bill to
prohibit the making of books or pools on trot-
ting or running races, foot racing or base
ball in the District of Columbia was
passed: also the House bill for the sale OF
certain New York Indian lands in Kansas the
International Copyright bill was then discussed
until adjournment. The House passed
the bill giving pension OF e75 per month TO the
widow Of General Ricketts,. Under the call OF
States bills and resolutions were introduced.
The balance OF tie day was given to the coz
sideration OF the River and Harbor bill in Com
mittee OF the Whole.
AFTER clearing away some unimportant
business on the oath the Senate resumed con-
sideration Of the International Copyright bill,
which, after debate, was laid over. After the
passage Of several bills OF q private and local
nature and an executive session the Senate ao-
journed. -. In the House the Committee on
Elections reported on the Frank-Glover contest
from ST. Louis in favor Of Mr.. Glover. The
House then. in Committee Of the Whole, re-
sumed consideration OF the Tarin bill. Mr..
McMillin, OF Tennessee. spoke in favor ana Mr.
Burrows, OF Michigan against the bill. When
the committee rose the House adjourned.
In tho Senate on the 25th a resolution
was adopted calling for copies Of the reports OF
Special Agents BSecher and Tingle as to the
alleged smuggling OF opium from br1tlsn tlOluW.
bia. The motion to refer the Presidents
message was then taken up and Mr.. Voor'
hees addressed the Senate at length. At
the close OF his address the conference
report on tho Joint resolution for o conference
of the American nations was non-concurred IN
and . new conference ordered. :. AS soon as tho
House met 1t went into Committee OF the
Whole on tho Tariff bill, and was addressed by
Messrs. Bynum. Of Indiana. and Dockery, OF
Missouri. in support OF the measure. A night
tinued.
AT tho conclusion of the morning hour in
the Senate on the Goth Mr.. ingalls, took the floor
and gave notice that on Tuesdry he would reply
to some remarks OF Senator Voorhees, in his
speech OF the day before. The conference re-
port on the joint resolution to take part in tho
international exposition at Paris in 1889 was
agreed to- The Senate then resumed consider
alton OF the Railroad Land Forfeiture bill
which was finally laid aside, and
bills passed granting the right OF way to
the Kansas City & Pacific railroad through the
Indian Territory; approprinting 500, 900 addi-
tional to the public building at Wicnita, Kan,
and granting the Kansas Valley railroad the
right of way through the Fort Riley reservation.
Adjourned until Monday :. In the House the
Senate bill passed for the relief of the Omaha
tribe OF Indians in Nebraska and to extend the
time Of payment to purchasers OF lands from
the Indians. The remainder OF the day was
given to debate on the Tariff bill.
THE Senate was not in session on the 9th
Soon after the House met debate on the
Tariff bill was resumed and continued into
the evening session at which seventeen pension
bills passed.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03
Murdered by Vigilantes.

OF W. E. Ashley and Eugene Grove, Of this
place, in the Indian Territory has been con-
tirmed. They hired a team to go to the
tour. Near Englewood, 1. T.,
they were met by vigilantes, who
took Grove, and without warning, hanged
him to q sapliny. Ashley drew his Win
chester and opened FIRE. They murdered
him at once, fifteen balls piercing his body
They had two women companions. and
what has become OF them and the bodies
can not be conjectured. Sheriff Olesen
SAYS he can not find q trace of them.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

ALL the papers IN connection with
the consolidation of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Gulf and the Kansas CITY,
Springfield & Memphis have been filed
in the different States. The Gulf road
is now a thing of the past; hereafter 1t
will be known as the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis. A new board will
be elected about Nav 1S.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

The security holders of the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas road have issued re-
ply to Jay Gould's letter. They de-
clare that Mr.. Gould's statement that
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas owes the
Missouri Pacific over 81. 600, 900 is pc
culiar one and does not agree with the
facts. shown by the relative earnings
of the road. They do not outline what
action they will take.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

The entire Texas Congressional
delegation. headed by Senator Coke,
called upon President Cleveland re-
Gently and presented an invitation to
attend. with Mrs. Cleveland, the OPEN
ing and dedication of the new State
Capitol ut Austin. The President said
he could not give definite answer,
but might possibly be able to go to
AuSfin
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

PHIADBlPHIA. April N.-Ernest Eich.
field, tailor, aged sixty years, and his wife,
aged hfty-dve, childless couple, lived in
Q small house in the rear Of 1881 North
Second street-three stories high, but 20
small that there was only one room on each
floor. They were neat quiet, inohensive
and apparently aRectionste couple. To-day
their bodies were found hanging BY pieces
of clothes line, one from the trsnsom Of
the door on tho second floor and the other
from that on the third floor. They had ev.
IDENTITY committed suicide. The only theory
advanced in the case 10 that the couple had
become tired Of life and mutually agreed
70 end their existenca
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03
VExED BY VOORHEES,.
An Alleged Scheme to Defeat the Springer
OklahOmA Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The House Pub
lie Lands Committee at their meeting yes
terday morning ameded Senate bill lOSo by
attaching the Public Land Strip known as
No-Man's-Land to New Mexico, instead Of
Kansas and for q land Office to be esta5-
lished in the strip and the appointment OF
a register and receiver. This is the VOor-
hees town site scheme and the parties back
Of it think they are throwing the public of
the track by this amendment. Their pur-
pose is to pass it through the House as
amended and thus get it before an ACCOM-
modating conference committee, where 1t
will be juggled into its original form as it
passed the Senate, which attaches the
Public Land Strip to Kansas. or course
the Interior object Of this conspiracy is to
defeat the passage Of the Oklahoma bill,
but Mr.. Springer and the other friends of
this latter measure are fully advised Of the
facts and prepared to thwart this scheme,
which is being engineered by Senator
Voorhees, and other Senators.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

The friends ot the Stewart bill to
pension the widow of the late Chief
Justice Waite. have about given up all
hope of passing the measure. 1t is as
serted there is no precedent for such a
pension act. and for this reason par
ticularly the sentiment in both the
House and Senate seems to be decided
ly against it. The bill is in the Senate
Committee but it is not likely that it
will be even reported.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

The Postmaster-General has COM
lleted arrangements with the Post
master-General of Canada establishing
a uniform rate of postage of one cent
per ounce on all merchandise, includ-
ing grains. seeds. cuttings, bulbs. scions
and all gratis. and one cent per two
ounces of printed matter in the mails
exchanged between the two countries
and now known as third class matter
in the domestic mails of this country.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

A CABLE message has been received
at the Department of State from Min
lister McLane, at Paris, announcing
the release of Fruchicr and Arbios,
two naturalized American citizens
who were held by the French Govern
ment for military services
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

The Gatling Gun Company, with a
capital of fs00.0O0 subscribed in Lon
don, has been formed with the object
of transacting the business of the gun
trust in the Eastern hemisphere. Earl
De Grey has been elected chairman Of
the company.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

A LARGELY attended and very bril-
liant reception was rendered the other
evening at the Union League Club, by
the Red Cross Society of Philadelphis,
to Clara Barton, president of the Ma
tional Red Gross organization. The
army. navy. judiciary and the medical
fraternity were we'll represented.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

GENERAL BOULANGER gave his po-
litical banquet in Paris on the 9th.
General Boulanger and Count Dillon
arrived at seven o'clock. The crowd
soon swellcd to an enormous size. en-
tircly stopping traffic. and there were
frequent shouts of "Vive Boulanger"
and "A bas Ferry"
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

ADMIRAL KRANTZ, Minister of Marine,
will introduce bill in the French
Chamber of Deputies asking for a
credit of 62.OOO,O 900 francs to be ex-
pended upon defense works at Brest,
Cherbourg and Toulon. The Minister
proposes that the money be provided
by series of credits covering a period
of eight years.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

IT has been discovered that the Bur-
ling & Quincy road has violated the
terms of the recent passenger and
freight agreement in making circus
contract at less rate than that fixed.
This nullifies the agreement and leaves
the various roads free to make such
rates on circus transportation rs they
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

DEADwooD, Oak, April 21-Central City
was destroyed by fire early this morning,
not store or shop being left standing and
l3O buildings burned and fifty families left
homeless Deadwood il sending them
food. The loss il s25o,0OO. insurance SIS
OO0 Lead City and Deadwood 6remen as
sisted, but lack OF water prevented saving
the town. Both sides Of Main street from
Saw Pit to Gold street are in ashes. The
Fairview quartz mills were destroyed.
Merchandise and household goods are
piled up all over the side of the mount ain.
No one was injured Central City 10 .
mining town two and . half miles west Of
Deadwood with Q population Of LOCO. Il
ships e1O0, ,00O worth Of bullion monthly.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

A PITCHED battle between Mexican
troops and Yaqui Indians took place in
Sonora a few days ago. resulting in the
defeat of the Indians with seventeen
killed and large number wounded.
The MeXicans had one man killed and
several wounded.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

The Winnipeg correspondent of the
St. Paul Pioneer Press reports renewed
apprehension in the Saskatchewan re-
gion of an Indian uprising north of
the Saskatchewan. 1t is feared that
the Indians in the Saskatchewan VAL
ley would join any outbreak that might
he made
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

A PHYSICIAN recommends that all
the wood used in the interior construc-
ton of houses and all the plain SUI
faces of plaster should be thoroughly
oiled or vanished SO that the power of
absorption of foul air and gases should
be DESTROYED.
Dodge City times., 1888-05-03

THE Senate bill authorizing the Chi
cago, Oquawka e. Kansas City Short
Line Railway Company TO build n
bridge across the Mississippi at or near
the city of Oquawka, Henderson Coun-
ty, H., has been favorably reported by
the House Committee on Commerce.