The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-03-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL


HON. GALUsHA A. GROW was elected
congressman-at-larg from Pennsyl
vania, to succeed the late Mr.. Lilly.
The republicans claim his plurality
will be from 16O, 900 to 175, 600.
1T was recently reported that Henry
S. Ives, once known as the young Ma
poleon of finance" was dying in Sc
c,usion in Florida
ADyICEs received at London from
Guatemala announced that the Central
American repu Lie has suspended pay.
ment, owing to the decline in silver, on
its external debt The news caused
great excitement in London and a de-
cline in Guatemalan bonds from IS to 81.
The Association of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution began its
third continental congress at the
Church of Our Father in Washington
on the 22d.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE In.
TERROR REYNOLDS holds that the gov.
eminent may reimburse itself for
money fraudulently obtained and err
roneously paid for pensions under the
old law, from the pension granted
under the act of June 81. 1890
Two representatives of the Cherokee
nation argued before the committee on
Indian affairs against the admission of
the Indian territory to statehood, either
as a separate state or with Oklahomi.
The representatives declared the In
dams are not ready for statehood, AMI
that the representations of the evils in.
cident to the present system of land
holding are untrue.
COMMANDER E. 7. WOODWARD, prom
inent naval officer of the war, died il
Saratoga, n Y, on the ed.
ALTHOUGH Rev. James A. Surgeons
term in the ministry of the Metropoli
tan tabernacle at London has only hall
expired, friends of Rev. DIR. Pierson, the
American preacher, are actively can
wasting for votes 1t is understood
that DIR. Pierson has been baptized,
which, it is said, has removed the diff.
ficulty previously initiating against
his election.
The Iowa senate suppression of in
temperance committee has decided tc
recommend the Carpenter bill This
provides for permit system in coun-
ties where majority of voters favor
the sale, fixes license of $500 and pro.
vides regulations for carrying on the
business. the permits to be issued by
the courts No permits will be issued
outside of towns and cities.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has started on
a pleasure trip down the Potomac
river.
MAJ. H. b. STRAIT, who for twelve
years represented Minnesota in con-
gress. died on Mexican Central rail-
way train near Ell Paso, Tex.
J. F. MCDILL, chairman of the inter-
state commerce commission, was re-
ported gradually growing weaker on
the 25th. He has been i'll with typhoid
malaria for the past two weeks, and
owing to his advanced years he proba-
bly, cannot survive.
In the elections in Paris on the 25th,
five socialists and one moderate repub-
lican were successful
MATTHEW JOHNSON was electrocuted
at Sing Sing, n. ", on the Goth for the
murder of Emil Kuckelhorn.
ERAsTUs WIMAN's counsel have is
sued statement in which they declare
that Wiman was for years the response
BILE head of r. G. Dun & Co., and signed
80 per cent. of all the checks and made
most of the important contracts. The
circumstances of the arrest are COM
mented on as showing malice.