Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-05-09
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for the convenience
Of Hurried Readers.

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Mrs. Josie Gurley was sentenced by Judge
| Shepard of Chicago TO five years in the reni-
Tertiary for Kidnapping Annie Redmond.
All Sunday trains have been taken of 800
miles of the Chicago s. Northwestern rail-
road, including the entire Dakota division.
| Senator ingalls, predicts an extra session
| of congress, probably about the middle of
| October.
| On a recent day at Arkansas City there
were counted LOO wagons going toward
Oklahoma, and 800 on the back trail.
When the sun sets N Alaska it is an hour
| high in Maine.
DIR. CarroltOn, OF Columbus, o.. editor of
Masonic, Odd Fellows and Knights of
Pythias publications, died suddenly of heart
disease, May /.
| Since the opening of Manitoba more than
| 1900, 600 acres of land have been granted
| to the Canadian Pacific and Manatoba rail-
| ways.
Five thousand men, composing all the
building trades of Pittsburg, Pa, arc on
strike, demanding an advance OF % cents
day by union workmen.
Canada has raised its export duty on logs
from 81 to So per 1000 feet first to pleas.
Canadian lumbermen, and second, to "balt
III, Yankee"
A crank made sensation at Paris by fir-
ing blank cartridge at President Carnot.
A fire at Indianapolis destroyed sixteen
ice houses and twenty freight cars. Loss
S33, 600.
Fires are raging in the pine woods OF
northern Wisconsin and northern Minne-
sofa.
Samoa's king. Mataafa. still complains
that the German consul is continually schem-
ing to get control of the governmet of ma
tives there.
Frank Mudd, telegraph operator at JAS
per, Ala, while sitting at his desk during a
thunder storm, was struck and instantly
killed by lightning.
Secretary Window has been quito sick
with cholera morbus.
The Kirwin, Kan, postoffice has been
robbed of cash and registered letters.
LIE. Weber, st. Joseph, Mo. merchant,
was killed, May 2, by runaway team.
The Fort Madison. Iowa, Daily Gem City
announces the death of James {. Pusey,
late of Kansas. He died May 3, at the resi-
dence of his brother-in-law, John Z. Phillips.
Terrible foundations have occurred in all
directions up the Sauguenay river. Between
Chicoutimi and st, Alphonse most all the
bridges have been swept away.
Minister Fred Grant and wife left London
for Vienna just after receiving an invitation
to a drawing room held by the queen, not
being able to conveniently change their
plans.
Secretary Blaine has recovered from an
attack of lumbago and received Sir Julian
Pauncefote, aud went with him to the White
house where the British minister was form
ally presented to the president.
Ex-Governor Tom Moonlight, of Wyoming
has been declared ineligible to the office OF
city treasurer of LeavenwOrth, by reason OF
not having regained his citizenship in Kan
saS.
The fire department of Manistee, Mich,
guelled Polish riot at that place by turn
ing their hose on the crowd. The militia
were on hand, but water was equal to the
need.
What is known as the Australian election
law, with some notifications to SUIT the
locality, has been adopted by both houses OF
the Missouri legislature, and now awaits the
governors signature.
Nearly 4,5O0 immigrants wero landed at
Castle Garden April 81 $3.50 from Liverpool;
918 from Glasgow; 727 from Copenhagen,
10 from Antwerp; 665 from Havre, and 81
from Hamburg.
Reports from all of western, southern and
eastern Oregon and from Washington show
most encouraging condition OF crops.
Warm rams have prevailed for fortnight
and all crops promise to be unusually large.
A collision occurred on the Northern Pa
cific May 5. thirty-six miles west of James
town, Dakota. Several persons were killed
and injured. Three cars of Washington ter
ritory horses were killed.
The Bangor house, at Bangor, Me-, was
partially destroyed by fire May ;, many
guests escaping in their night clothes and
losing their baggage and effects. Loss about
$4,000, partially insured.
2The Shields saw mill in the woods ten miles
from Wausaw, Wis, was completely destroyed
by fire, also about ]. 5OO, 600 feet of Eastwood
lumber. The total loss exceeds $500 No
insurance.
Counterfeit $40 creenbacks have appeared
in alarming numbers at st. Louis. The
portrait of Daniel Webster is poor scroll
work. There is bad spacing in the words
''this note is legal tender" On the back
''this" is spelled stems"
Ex-Sheriff Harry Coblentz, of Arkansas,
who has been active in assisting IN the pros
ecution of the fraudulent election cases,
nearly paid for his zeal with his lite. Oby
Bently attacked him with double shooting
gun.
There are five banks and six newspapers
in operation in Guthrie. Land Commas
siOner Stockslager has received report
from Inspector Hobbs, at Guthrie, which
shows that during the first week 25 entries
were made and forty-two notices OF contests
were made.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner has
ruled that county clerks in Kansas are not
empowered to administer Oaths to pension
ers. The United States statutes require
that this may be done by officers OF any
court of record having the custody of its
seal. Tanner says that county clerks IN
Kansas are not officers of courts OF record.
The president and secretary of the interior
have called upon United States officials IN
Oklahoma, charged in the report OF the IN
spectors of the interior department with cor
rupt practices in connection with pubic |
lands in that territory. for any explanation |
or statement they desire to make thereto. |
The report of the inspectors Will not be made
public at present.
A number of prominent citizens of Boston |
are agitating plan to help the evicted ten |
ants in Ireland, by establishing in one Of
the poorer districts of that country factory |
where the evicted persons can find employ |
ment, in making boots, shoes. clothing and |
underwear. The money to start the enter |
prise Is being raised by. popular subscrip- |
tons among friends OF the lrlsh cause IN the |
United States.
Better Than Oklahoma.
100 acres of the choicest land in the San |
Luis Valley, in Southern Colorado, all under |
fence, water-rights secured and bitches |
ready for use. 1t will be sold as q whole or |
in quantities to suit the purchaser. 1t is the |
finest land in the valley, and is adapted to |
either farming or stock-raising, For price, |