The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-10-07
LATEST NEWS.
Condensed for Convenience of
Hurried Readers.

Condensed for Convenience of
Hurried Readers.
The American Sugar Refining company
has reduced the price of refined sugar SIG
cents.
In the trial of Rev. DR.. Briggs for heresy,
and upon his motion, the public will be adj
mitted and the trial will be reported fully.
The three leading opera houses of Kansas
| city are boycotted by union scene Shutters,
who demand the discharge of some of the
| employees about the opera houses to make
room for union men.
A whaling steamer has arrived in San
Francisco after thirty months voyage in
Arctic regions. Her catch for the cruise mas
| been thirty-eight whales. whose bones and
| oil represent value of 500. 900.
There is a dispute between the railroads
| and the grain men of Kansas City, as to
which shall pay the salaries of the weigh
masters.
The tenth annual convention of chief fire
engineers held a four days session at Louis
vile. ky.. during the week. Nancy Hanks
| trotted for their benefit.
East bound shipments keep up to over co.
| 600 tons a week. This is by rail and q. 900
tons of it is flour. BY lake shipments about
125, 600 tons 60 east weekly.
D. NJ. Boyd one of our young men who at
tended Elliott's Business College, Burlington.
Ia, Is now assistant cashier of q large Trust
Company, Kansas City, Mo.
Germany has offered to Ulises Heureaux.
president of San Domingo, an annual bride
| of 900 for life if he would declare the
| reciprocity treaty with the United States alb
rogated.
DR.. Douglass the famous throat specialist
who abandoned his practice and devoted his
| whole time to General Grant for six months,
died in Washington, October 2, from the
same disease as the ex-prcsident.
The Southern Pacific has given notice that
it will accept no more corn via Eagle Pass
or any grain billed via that port. The La
redo situation remains unchanged and from
all reports there is only one route yet open
to Mexico.
Nancy Hanks was driven to beat her regu-
lation track record of 2:01. in the presence
of 1.COO people at Terre Haute, Ind, which
she did, without a break or show of uneasi-
ness, in 2:C4, breaking all KITE and regula-
ton track records.
Secretary Noble has approved the Seneca
allotments and within two months patents
will be issued. The Indians will press their
claim before congress for 16O acres, but In the
meantime patents will be issued for the
eighty acre allotnentS.
James Comes and ]. A. Loomis, both ex-
perienced aeronaus, fell from their balloon
at Peoria, ILL.,, and received fatal injuries.
In making the descent the balloon encoun-
tered a tree. and prcipltated the men dis
lance of forty feet to the ground.
The president has accepted the resignation
of Judge Lawrence Crounse. assistant secre-
tary of the treasury. 1t is said that Secre-
tary Foster favors the appointment of
Charles Cook, Of New York. Crounse Is re-
publican candidate for governor of Nebraska.
The heavy Mexican trade that sprung into
life with the suspension of the Mexican duty
on corn has been great thing for Kansas
City grain men as well as for western farm
ers. 1t is said that several Kansas City grain
firms have made SEC, 600 each out OF the busi-
ness.
cave in occurred at No. 8 mine at Iron
wood, Mich. September %, and it Is feared
ten lives were lost The mine was soon sur
rounded by the weeping relations of the I'M
prisoned men, and the miners went to work
quietly and put forth their utmost efforts to
rescue their companions.
John G. Farr, of Paris, Tex, was awarded
81, 500 damages against the st. Louis 4 San
Francisco Railway company in the United
States court for the Indian Territory. The
loss to Farr is of his left leg, which was cut
off by the defendants train while Farr was
in the discharge of his duty.
A terrible wind and snow storm prevailed
on Mount Washington the night of Sep en-
Der %, the wind reaching a velocity of 100
miles per hour. Wire communication with
the Glenn house and the Summit was cut oil,
and trains could not get down the mountain
on account of snow and ice.
Toby Sporetti, railroad boss in charge of
gang of Italian laborers near Bradford,
Pa, was blown into eternity by can of dy-
Mantle being exploded under his buak. The
laborer5 were paid a few days ago, and
charged that Sporetti held out part of their
wages for board, which was not due.
great sensation was created at Home
stead, Pa, by the arrest for treason of a
number of the members of the advisory
committee of the Homestead strikers. The
arrests came like thunderbolt TO the strik-
ers The penalty, which formerly was death,
is now twelve years in the penitentiary.
President Harrison said that he would be
unable to attend the reunion of his regiment
at Indianapolis on the 10Th of next month
owing to the critical condition of Mrs. Har-
rison. The same reason would prevent him
from taking his western trip, which included
being present at tie opening of the worlds
fair.
The annual report of the Utah commission |
states that polygamy still exists and arrests ]
for that practice have of late become numer- |
Gus. During the past year there were l56
cases that came to the judicial knowledge of
the United States, in eighty-three OF which |
indictments were found, sixty-nine cOnvic- |
tiOns resulted and lis acluitals.