Dodge City times., 1889-07-11
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A small green iiy is injecting the winter
wheat of northwestern Canada.
A $4,000 fire occurred at Haley, Idaho.
9TH half that amount insured.
Ross Venton, of Oswego, Kan lost his
right hand by the premature explosion OF
cannon.
A keg of powder exploded in blacksmith
shop at kennewa. Neb., killing Schultz, the
blacksmith.
Simon Cameron was 80 years old on March
. last, having been born in 1873.
Eight hour demonstrations at Chicago
and st. Paul brought out very large process
siens in both cities.
Two children were killed and three in
jured, in Boston, by the explosion of naval
signal bomb in their midst.
A 81, 900 fire in Geneva, Ohio, was caused
by bad f1ue.
A giant fire cracker exploded in the pocket
of Robert Carmichael, a messenger boy OF
Wichita, mutilating him. He Is, probably,
now dead.
Johnstown. Pa, had freshet on July 8.
It was feared that the Conemaugh would
sweep over its banks and flood the town.
The rain came down in torrents.
The law governing naval flags requires that
a new star shall be added to the flag on the
4th of July next after the admission OF q
new state.
Sullivan is said to have knocked out Kil-
rain in the seventy-second round. Ihe
fight took place at saw mill near Rlch-
burg, Miss.
The Chicago police have arrested still an
other man who drove the wagon which car
ried CrOnin to his death. 1t looks like
bran new trail.
Susanville, Lassen county California, has
had n series of seventy eight shocks of earth
quake. preceded by a rumbling noise, and
creating panic.
Governor Nichols, of Louisiana, has tired
fthe inertness of the sheritfs and has or
dered out the soldiers to prevent John and
Jake from maullng each other.
The survivors of the battle of Monocacy
met at Frederick City, July 9, the twenty
fifth anniversary OF the battle and formed a
national association.
Bakersfield, Cal, has had a 81 ,25O, 900 fire,
with 500, 1000 insurance.
Bliss Campbell. son of General A. B.
Campbell, was instantly killed by an electric
car in Topeka, Kan, Sunday, July &. He
atteE. pted to get off the car before it stopped.
Both Michigan houses have agreed to a
bill creating state board of arbitration to
adjust labor troubles. The board Is to con-
sist of three members appointed by the gov
ernOr.
cyclone cleaned up belt two miles
wide and thirty miles long in Winona,
Houston, lucatan, Norway and Flimore
counties, Minnesota, before daylight of June
q.
Seventy five people at Adair, Ia, were
seriously poisoned by eating ice cream
which was made IN vessels that had not been
properly cleaned. Several will die and all
are suffering badly.
The police of Leavenworth emptied a
quantity of beer, wine and whisky that had
'.joints." 1t is estimated that at least one
carload of liquor was destroyed.
The veterans of the Second Connecticut
light artillery battery decorated their mon.
ument at Gettysburg, Pa. The stone Of
granite is ten feet high. The majority OF
the veterans are from Bridgeport.
Two or three columns day Is the meas
ure of matter that most readers OF daily
papers have to skip these days. 1t Is all
about Sullivan and kllrain the two expo
rents of the tough and criminal classes.
DR.. A. n. Fretz and David Kline, of Fleet
wood, Pa, who are charged with taking an
illegal pension fee, were brought before
United States commissioner and placed
under $4,000 bonds for further lea ing.
Charles Ide and Miss Landor were
drowned at Lake Harriet, Minn., Sunday
D. M. by their boat capsizing few rode
from the shore, and in sight of thousands OF
spectators. They we're to have been married
soon.
A party of 125 teachers of the North Caro-
lima Teachers association, have chartered
the steamer State of Nevada for a trip 70
Europe. The party will visit Glasgow, Bel
fast, Edinburgh and Paris and return on
August 20.
The German gunboat Wolf has been dis
patched from Apia to the Marshall islands to
bring back King Malietoa, VIII IN the Ger
mans ca ried of from there prisoner. This ls
the first visible result of the Berlin Samoan
conference.
G. Pimple, of Gretna, Manitoba, short
time ago bought two threshing machines OF
the Minnesota Machine company, OF Still
water, MINI. The Canadian government
seized the machines because they were prison
made. Pimple now sues the Canadian gov
ernment Cor 8, coo damages.
The first car of wheat, crop of 1889, from
Dickinson county, Kansas, was sent out Dy
the citizens of Abilene billed directly to
Johnstown, where it will be distributed. The
car was handsomely decorated. Ata nenen!
concert several hundred dollars addltionai
was raised for the sufferers.
Burlington & Missouri engineer named
Phillips made n:urderOus assault on wal
lace Roach, at Nebraska City, stabbing him
with pocket knife IN the lett side ana arm ann.
Roach Is Brotherhood man and Philips
took his place during the great strike ihil-
lips is in Jail. Roach's wounds are serious.
The strike at Dulu is still on. The men
gathered and attempted to crowd of work
ers at a stone crusher. The ponce tnter
fered when the strikers made a rush, out
soon fell back and are now dispersed. They
will hold meeting to consider future ac-
ton. A few contractors are paying Sl.I5
per day.
The Duluth strike eliminated in battle
between strikers and police OF July 3, when
lasted more than an hour. Hundreds OF
shots were exchanged and fifteen or more
men wounded, some badly and two men
killed, both of the killed being non-parnci,
nants' A company of national guards had
control of the situation at nigatfall.
It is currently reported that the Adams
express company will bring a SUIT TO recover
from the city marshal, of Leavenworth, his
bondsmen and the Metropolitan police COM
missloners for the seizure of forty-two kegs
of beer that the company had expressed
from East Leavenworth, Mo-. to number
of private citizens here. The bond OF the
city marshal Is $1,000, with Messrs. John
and E. p. Wilson as sureties.
Better Than Oklahoma.