The Globe-republican., 1892-04-18
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Dodge Citv, Kansas
Partridge, the boss wheat gambler of Chi
cago, is said to have come out of the attacl
upon him half million dollars ahead.
man was killed in Cleveland, O., by put
ting his hand on an iron awning frame whicl
had connection with an electric light wire.
Correspondents of the London Times il
South Amenca, and by orders, endeavOr t.
create trouble betwhen those southern coun
tries and the United States. The latest in
stance is in Argentine.
Several forest fires have occurred in Prus
sia. The scene of one is near Berlin. An
other has caused immense dammage neal
Stroyed 1.75O acres of forest.
Scenes around the Sisseton reservation, in
South Dakota are much like those witnessed
In Oklahoma just now.
The Lilly White state republican conven-
tion, of Texas, adopted resolutions favoring
the present tariff and deprecating the force
bill. A full state ticket was nominated.
The exports of specie from the ports OF
New York last week amounted to $818, ,903 of
which $84, ,7O5 was gold and $734. 1873 silver.
The imports amounted to $102. .623, of which
SOL 1856 was gold and 81, ,167 silver.
There are but six survivors left of the men
who for three years suffered the tortures of
cold and starvation in the expedition to Lady
Franklin bay. The best known of them all
is General A. w. Greely, now chief signal
officer.
The Passaic chemical works at Newark, N.
j., was damaged by fire to the extent of $5O.-
49, kh,h hon of fAna 1c
the firemen had difficulty in fighting the fire.
About twenty fiIemen were overcome with
the fumes.
Replies received at Antonio, Texas, from
every portion of the southwest show an aver
age decrease in cotton acreage of q per cent.
The farmers are putting the land in corn and
other crops. The planting is ten days later
than last season.
Twelve specimen sheep from Bushire, the
principal entry port of Persia, on the Persian
gulf, have arrived at London. They are con-
signed to the agricultural department at
Washington by Truxton Beal, the American
consul at Teheran.
Nelson Morris & Co, Chicago packers, have
entered suit to recover $3.50 900 from various
railroad companies for alleged Overcharges
on dressed beef said to have been paid under
protest for fourteen months after the enact
ing of the interstate Law.
A tin cylinder filled with gunpowder ex-
ploded on a window sill of house occupied
by magistrate at Compiegne, France. The
windows was shattered and the house was
otherwise damaged, but nobody was hurt.
The magistrate recently imposed severe SEN
tences on poachers.
A colony of negroes have laid out a town
four miles north of Kingfsher, near the line
ne h. De- r,l kh,1 live
of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservation.
1t is to be called Cimarron City, and Is chosen
as place for the colored people to radiate
from to the new country.
The New York Federation of Labor will
take part in the coming May demonstration
by holding mass meeting on April 30. The
Central Labor union has appointed special
committee to secure the permit for the use OF
Union Square on May 1 for the purpose of
holding an eight hour mass meeting.
While B. Y. Thomas, of Des Moines, was
walking about Ell Reno he met Miss Lettie
Eighmy, of the same place, who was looking
in vain for place to stay. After short
consultation the two sought the Office of JUS
tice of the peace, and IN short time were
ready to go to housekeeping in Thomas tent.
The Southern Pacific company has notified
its conductors not to honor tickets issued by
tnc S8nJa re SOlu III SSu DleSO OF LOS All
geles reading by way of Sacramento and
Ogden to eastern points. The tickets have
been issued for the purpose of diverting
portion of the northward trade over the Col
orado Midland line and Santa Fe line.
The Red river is over the banks and is flood
ing the towns of st. Vincent and Emerson,
North Dakota. The river was forty feet above
low water mark and still rising; as the ice in
the river has not yet gone out, greater
height is feared. A rise of only one foot
more will cover the town of Emerson. The
indications are that the disastrous flood of 80
will be repeated.
A spark from a locomotive set fire to the |
car shops of the Philadelphia d Reading Rail- |
road company at Wayne Junction, on the out |
skirts Of Philadelphia, and the structure;
loss being about $6O,OOO The flying embers |
ignited the residence of Henry Summers,
some distance away, and it was burned, with |
q loss of $4,000.
Secretary Noble has ordered the special |
agents of the government to warn all cattle |
men, settlers and Indians off the Cherokee |
strip. The presidents orders regarding cat |
tie on the strip will be rigidly enforced and |
any cattle found there will be confiscated by |
the government. This order indicates that |
the government contemplates speedy OPEN |
ing of the strip for settlement:
The investiture of the young kedive of |
Egypt was to have occurred few days ago; |
great ceremony having been observed in the |
of the firman of the sultan of |
Turkey by accompanying fleets of all the |
great powers of Europe. Before the investi- |
lure the English ambassador demanded to |
see copy of the firman and was first refused,
but later granted it. 1t was found to con- |
tain matter which was Objectionable to Eng |
and, although it had received the approval |
Of France and Russia. Salisbury perempto- |
rily demanded a change in the firman and |
he sultan obeyed. Meantime the investiture |
IS delayed.
GENERAL Markets.