The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-11-12

FIVE persons were killed or fatally
in ixred By the destructive fire at OWENS
boro, Ky., which started in the Rudd
House. The loss was $50. 9ae.
ANalarming rumor prevailed in West
ern CT es on the 7th that John VANS
maker had Jailed for millions and that
a panic existed on the New York Stock
Exchange. The ridiculous origin OF
the whole affair was that Wanamaker
had suspended clerk. which was tele-
graphed that he had suspended hlmself.
WINSTON, Ind, was recently swept
out of existence by fire. Four hundred
persons were homeless.
Two Japanese students of the Michi-
gan University at Ann Arbor have
eloped with two American girls.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended November num-
bered els, compared with 2fs the previ-
Gus week and 267 the corresponding
week of last year. Business generally
was reported good.
A DISPATCH from Shanghai says that
800 men were killed m the Government
powder mills at Tai Ping Flu by an ex-
plosion.
The September statement of the A.
T. s. S F. railway, shows: Gross earn
ings, s., 9Os. 161: increase. S523, 2l1; net
earnings. 81, 332. 97S; increase. SCI. 201.
The business section of Hartman.
Ark, has been destroyed by fire. caus-
ing ST.. 900 total loss, with no insurance.
THE Choctaw Council passed bill,
approved by the Governor, to charge all
licensed traders the sum of $500 per an
mum hereafter, in lieu Of * per cent
on the invoice as formerly. It raised a
storm of indignation among business
men.
GTTERvILLE, Mo-. on the 7th was the
scene of a wreck On the Missouri Pacific
near the Infamous Robbers cut Six
passengers were injured. just before
leaving the rails the train had been
stopped to adjust some machinery of
the engine and this fortunately pre-
vented fearful loss of life. Examlna-
ton showed that the track had been
tempered with by miscreants, either
for purposes of robbery or to crafty a
spirit of revenge.
THE duel between Maurice Bernhardt.
son of Sarah Bernhardt, and NJ. Bour-
rev. the dramatic critic. who was chal-
lenged by the former in consequence Of
his comments upon Nine. Bernhardt's
performances in her new play Cleo
patra," resulted in NJ. Bourrey being
slight Y wounded in the arm.
COLONEL JAMES d. SMITH, a promi.
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Wash, committed suicide by shooting
himself. No cause was known.
THE eharred remains of Mary Doyle,
the servant girl who persisted in the
Leland Hotel fire at Syracuse, n. Y,
were found in the ruins.
THE executive committee of the ad-
ministratlve counc of the Grand Army
met in Detroit. Mich. and fixed the
time for the next reunion between July
25 and August 90.
THOMAS and William Harper. manu-
facturers OF decorated lamps and shades,
New York City and Van Vert N. ",
have disappeared, with $50, 900 debts and
no assets left behind.
The most disastrous fire ever had in
Shreveport La. occurred the other
morning. The fire started in the third
story of Sour & Co. IS hardware store and
the entire block was consumed. Losses
on buildings and stock, $3.50, 900; insur-
ance, S247, 600
A TERRIBLE wreck occurred at $3.50
o'clock the other morning at the cross
ing of the Cincinnati Southern railway
and the louisville e. Nashville at Junc.
ton City, in almost the central part of
Kentucky. No one was killed outright,
but many passengers were injured.
Passenger train No. collided with
heavy freight and it was miraculous
that SO many escaped.