The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-02-04
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for Convenience Of
Hurried Readers.

General Henry A. Barnum. who died the
other day. carried an open wound which bad
required dressing every day for the thirty
years since he was shot through the body At
Malvern Hill.
An electric car on the Rice Street West
St. Paul railway nan over two children named
Fred and Rosa keSan- Both were killed m
stantiy. being crushed IN q terrible manner.
The children tried to run across the street IN
front of the car.
The house committee on territories indicate
that Oklahoma must wait for statehood until
such time a. there is some land to TAI there.
Claims are held under the homestead law md
until titles are acquired there Is nothing to tax
in the way of reality.
James Beck. a newsdealer Of Pittsburg.
Pa, Vas fined SIS and costs for selling news
papers ON Sunday. Eight others, charged
with the same offense. are held for later
hearing. The informations were fled by the
Law and Order league. -
Tim Mccarthy says there will be 5000 old
soldiers at the Atchi>on encampment.
rate of one fare for the round trp has been
granted by all railroads, and an excursion
will be run during the encampment to the
Soldiers home at Leavenworth.
Reports received at Guthrie, O. T., say that
owing to the recent cold weather and the
prevalence of Ia grippe. Indians OF the diner.
ent tribes adjacent TO Oklahoma are dying on
very fast. Two weeks ago the Otoes num-
bered 80. Last week sixteen Of them died
OF Ia grippe.
The Kansas City Times company held an
election of directors which resulted IN letting
on. DR.. Morrison Mumford. He has con-
trolled the Times for many years. and now
charges unfair dealing upon those Who have
so Summarily dispensed with his services
The IVES. 4 Trice company. importers and
dealers in 1ueeusware. IN Clnclnnafi, are
burned out with loss 70 them of $lO.uO or
more: and loss of $4,000 to owner OF the
building Adjoining their store hnost bros
notions warerooms was damaged, on stock,
to the amount of 5000.
Judge Hubbard. of Springfield. NO., has
decided that women may hold office in that
stafs. . Mrs. Raytsr YaS- elected county
clerk cies: of Jasttf county and her election sas
contested. the case taken on change of venue
10 Springfield. where she won. The only
ground of contest was that the clerheiect Is
a woman.
The state department has reports from
Minister Smith. at st. Petersburg. which say
that an official estimate of the number OF
those without food or means of support who
require aid. Is given at 14.Uo.UOo persons,
and this Is probably below the true number.
The loss TO Russia by the famine Is estimated
az $5O0,Op.CUn
1t transpires the executive officer of the
Baltimore acted as paid reporter for New
York newspapers during the CHILEAN reyolu
ton. and that his dispatches were colored for
Balmaceda's side of the contest; and further
that Captain Schley. on learning this, sus-
pended the officer from duty and connned
him in his quarters.
Now that congress has provided for COM
pletion of the allotment of the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe lands. the president and Secretary
Noble are in favor of opening the lands As
quickly as possible. and the proclamation
will probably be issued not later than Aprll l.
There will be more than 3,Uo.UO acres left
after the allotment.
The supreme court of Colorado has granted
a stay of Judgment in the DR.. Graves case
This means practically a new trIal for the
defendant II will take at least nine months
for the counsel on both sides to prepare pa
pers, while over two years may elapse before
the case will reach its course with the SUI
prerue court. Graves will be released on
bail.
From ST. Petersburg comes this incredible
story: The czarowich. presid, n of the fam
ine relief committee. after listening 10 the
report of a member of the COMMITTEE. who
had made personal inspection OF one OF the
districts. and told of the terrible suffering,
calmly informed the member that he was ex-
ag-erating and would not listen to the re-
port.
In the death of John Mitchell. LATE clerk of
St. Georges chapel. Windsor. there passed
away probably the oldest chorlster n Eng
land. He was nearly So years of age. lie
Z 81 l..Izn rr1l ~
and sang at most of the royal chrlstenings,
marriages and funerals that have since taken
place in England, beginning with the burial
of George Ill.
W.B. Mcconnell. ex-UnIted States senator.
believes that the present Neutrality-suspicious.
boundary line Is about Thirty miles too far
east. The ex-senator. who Is now at the ma
tional capital. feels confident that he can Sc
cure from the secretary of the interior an or
der for re-survey. Should this idea prove
correct. Spokane would be in Idaho instead
of Washington.
Ferdinand Ward. the ex-Napoleon of T.
nance. who wrecked the firm of Grant Il
Ward will be free man IN a short time. his
term in Sing Sing will soon expire. Ward
has learned the printers trade IN prison.
From the prison printing Office Ward issued
on New Years beautiful and artistic souve-
mir calendar, designed and executed by him
self He has been quiet prisoner and short
ened his term by good behavior.
The single item of correspondence by tele-
graph in regard to Gillian matter1 has en-
tailed a very large outlay, amounting prooa-
bIy to $4,000 At least $l5,OO has been
spent for cable9rams received and sent by
the Office of the secretary of the navy alone,
and this does nosinclude the dispatches to
and from the bureau Of navigation. The
state department cablegraln tolls also amount
to a very large figure, a. the correspondence
with Minister Eyan has been very voluminoos.