The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-08-24

| searching for the Chinese squadron
| came in sight of the enemy and bOrt
down upon them. The Chinese admiral
however. declined battle and steamed
into harbOr northwest of Che Foo
The Japanese have made no attempt
to attack Che Foo, but the vessels OF
the fleet are cruising off that port. The
Japanese troops in Corea have beer
ordered to occupy all the passes on
the China -Corean frontier and prevent
It all hazards the entry into Corea OF
chinese reinforcements.
The cases against the alleged perse-
tutors of Adjt.-Gen. Tarsney, of Colo.
rado, have all been dismissed.
GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN's daughter is
engaged to an Austrian prince.
Sons OF VETERANS were in thirteenth
annual session at Davenport, Ia, on
the Goth.
ELEVEN thousand textile workers
nave gone out on strike at New Bed.
ford, Mass.
STEPS have been taken in California
to form wine syndicate to control
and regulate the price of vineyard
products.
THE Commerce hotel at Holmes isl.
and. Pine lake, near La Porte, Ind.
was destroyed by fire with all its con-
tents on the 10Th. Loss heavy.
A DISPATCH from Toxic says that an
imperial decree has been issued au-
thorizing the raising of a japanese loan
of $50, OOO.O
MANY tin plate works in South Wales
which have been closed for some time
are preparing to resume work, in view
of the passage of the tariff bill in Wash
ington.
A PROTOCOL has been signed uniting
Guatemala, Nicaragua. San Salvador
and Honduras into one republic, to be
known as the Central American Repub-
lie. Costa Rica was also represented
at the conference. but the government
declined to sign the protocol.
RELIABLE information has been re-
ceived at MuscO gee. l. r.. that the rem
uants of the Dalton and Cook gangs of
outlaws have consolidated and num-
Der twelve persons.
IL
on the 18th proved to be the biggest
yachting event ever held at that place,
the list of entries comprising over forty
boats. The racing was over a 16-mile
course on Lake Michigan, starting from
Lincoln park.
EX-GOv. CHARLES ROBINSON died at
his home near Lawrence. Kan. on the
nth from paralysis of the bladder. He
was the first governor of Kansas.
A DISPATCH from Shanghai says: The
governor of Formosa has published a
schedule of rewards for Chinese who
capture or destroy Japanese ships or
kill or capture Japanese soldiers or
sailors. The soldiers Or sailors may be
taken dead or alive The governor
offers 5000 taeis for the destruction of
big Japanese warship. For the de-
structiOn or capture of I; small war
ship he promises 1903 taels. or about
e1,2O0 Two hundred taels will be paid
for the head of a japanese officer and
100 taels for the head of 4 japanese
private.
\ LONG distance contest between J.
Fisher, on a bicycle. and Cody, an
American cowboy. on horseback, at
Munich. ended in victory for the
bicyclist. The conditions provided that
the contestants should ride seven hours
day for three days. Fisher covered
lG0 miles and Cody 100 miles.
\ wHALEBOAT belonging to the
United States steamer Macarthur cap
sized at 10 creek. IL miles north of
Gray's harbor. WASH. and five men
were missed.
FAILURES for the week ended August
1? Dun's report) were 226 in the United
States, against 455 last year; in Canada
*, against 81 last year.