The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-10-28
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Advices from China state that the Yellow
river burst its banks and that no less than
twelve towns were washed away. but Is the
| water advanced slowly, the people had time
to move, so that not many lives we're lost.
During the reception at Chicago. n. Hoyt
Sherman, of Des MONIES, Iowa, brother of
Senator Sherman, suffered slight attack of
apoplexy while seated in the gallery and al
most fell from his chair. He recovered in
half an hour ana returned to the ballroom.
Four hundred switchmen employed by the
roads entering Cleveland are following the
lead of their comrades at Columbus. Higher
| wages and shorter hours are demanded. The
railroad officials declare thas they will not
entertain the propositions of the yardmen
! and general tie-up Is looked for.
France has killed L. 500 natives in her war
on Dahomey.
The international monetary conference will
begin at Brussels November - -, and will be
con Quoted in French.
Palacio. the exiled Venezuelan president.
who pleaded poverty when he went to Lon
don, Is living In that city in regal splendor.
Joseph Kudrna. who took q course at Eli
otis Business College, Burlington, Ia, is
now bookkeeper for the First National Bank,
Geneva. Neb.
During a fireworks display following tho
a piece of 6inch gas pipe. filled with powder
by local manufacturer. exploded prema-
turely, causing the immediate death of two
little boys and girl. while at leas; nine 9TH
ers received fatal injuries and five died later.
Notices have been received at western gen
eral freight offices that until further notice no
shipments of any kind would be received by
the c., c., {. Il st. L., better known a. the
Big Four. This shut of is on account of q
strike tho Swifchfnen nf tho p0AA
which Is likely to spread over the entire
system.
When Ira \. Terrell, speaker of the last
Oklahoma legislature, was sentenced to tho
penitentiary for lite at Saltwater for the
murder of George Embre he swore he would
never 60 there. The Jail at Saltwater ID
heavily guarded and the officers are pre-
pared for the attack, which they expect al
most any night now.
OF the fair grounds 1,O37 acres are occu-
pied, 5000, 900 square feet are under roof and
the total Gust of the buildings will be $lS,-
10000. Thus the Chicago worlds fair will
have cost three times as mn,h as any previ-
Gus exposition. will occupy about four times
As many acres and will have nearly twice a.
much space under roof.
The west bound passenger train on the ST.
Louis 4 san Francisco railroad was wrecked
mile east of Phillipsburg, Mo-, October p,
and the baggage car, smoker and two chair
cars were turned over. The baggageman
and news agent were killed and fourteen
passengers more or less injured. A broken
rail was the cause of the accident.
The Liverpool Corn Trade News says:
There is no longer any fear n peoples
minds that Western Europe stands in dan
ger of being deluSed with wheat. America
may have produced another good crop, but
with India and Russia partially crippled
there can be no permanent over-supply that
would Justify the present range of prices for
any length of time.
Stocks of grain in Chicago regular eleva-
tors at the close of business, last week were
$685.. 600 bushels of wheat, 5,445, OOO corn, g.
564. COO oats : 81, go bushels rye ana 2l9, OOC
bushels barley. These figures show an in
crease during the last week OF 63l 900 bush
els of wheat and 545 600 bushels of corn, 61,-
COO bushels of oats, ~, OOO bushels rye, and
81, eco bushels barley.
An Albuquerque dispatch says that the At
lantIc Il Pacific operators who offered to 60
to work after the short strike were refused
by Superintendent Camel who says he can
run a month without operators. All trainA
are runnin. bv time card. Camel is SUPP
posed to be in communication with head
quarters at Chicago and refuses to discuss
the matter in any phase.
The greatest interest at the stock yards
just now is centering in hogs. They con-
tiaue to climb each day, and sell now at $1.4G
As per cwt. higher than this time last
year. This. on 3O0-hundred pound hog is
equivalent to $I.D(64.35, and the senti-
ment is growing that this improvement has
come to stay. Ii is conceded by nearly ev-
cry one that the crop of winter hogs in the
West will be short.