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

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soth and told the story of the strike
He criticised Gen. Miles for calling
on the General Managers association
and said Miles had no more right to dc
that than the general had to consult
with the men of the A. R. U. Debs
claimed that five days after the strike
was declared the union had the rail-
roads beaten, but the injunctions and
arrests for contempt of court were
what beat the A. X. U.
LIGHTNING struck the house of James
Houston at Clayton, Ala, recently
while the family were eating break
fast. William, John and Mary, three
children, were instantly killed and
their mother fatally injured. James
Slack, who was in the yard near the
house was severely hurt.
THE industrial building at the asy-
lum for the insane at Toledo. o., caught
Ere just as about fifty female inmates
had begun the weekly washing. There
was a scene of confusion for few mo-
ments, but the women were all re-
moved safely. The principal loss was
the clothing. sheets, etc, of the insti-
tuition, inmate ties and attendants, which
were all destroyed.
A SPECIAL just received by the steam.
ship China said that a battle was
fought at LOnghwan, where the Chi
nese have very strong Notifications.
The Japanese killed about 1000 Chi
uese. Only seventy Japs were killed.
The Chinese were unprepared and
were bowling and firing crackers off to
big wooden war joss set up on can.
non ball.
Four powder houses miles from
Fort Smith, Ark, exploded on the night
of the 18th, wrecking property for miles
and causing the loss of two lives. The
shock was felt 90 miles away.
Gov. ALTGELD made a personal in.
eestigation of several cases of destitu.
ton at Pullman, ILL.,, on the Goth and
found that the story of practical starv
alton had not been greatly overdrawn.
He said it was the first time he ha0
ever been asked for help to aid starv
ing men and he wanted to think il
over. He was to receive the relief
committee of the Pullman strikers, and
means for relieving the starving people
were to be devised. In all probability
a proclamation calling upon the people
of the state for help will result.
GEN. WAYNE's victory at the battle
of Fallen Timbers 100 years ago was
celebrated on the Goth near Toledo, O.
JUDGE COFFEY, of the probate court
at San Francisco, has ordered that the
daughters of the late Mrs. Theresa
Fair be awarded their portions of their
mothers estate. The daughters are
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs and Miss Vir-
ginia Fair. of New York. They will
receive 81, 5OO,OOO each. The distribu-
ton of the estate was opposed by their
brother Charles, because under the
terms of his mothers will he cannot
receive his share of 100000 until he is
80 years of age. He is now about 23.
A NEW design for a stamp to be used
in rewarehousing spirits in general
bonded warehouses is ready for issue
by the internal revenue bureau undes
the new act and also the new stamp
taxing leaf tobacco sold by dealers di-
rect to consumers as manufactured to-
bacco. Circulars of instructions in all
cases have been prepared and every
thing was in complete readiness for
the change.
FARMERS of Steuben county, n. Y,
were reported much alarmed over the
of grasshoppers in large
Owing to the extremely dry
weather their numbers were increaS-
ing rapidly and in many places they
were attacking all kinds of vegetation,
doing great damage.
An attempt was made near George.
town. Col, to wreck the excursion train
on the Colorado Central railroad re-
turning from around the loop. Four
large sticks of dynamite had been
placed on the rails, and although they
were crushed by the wheels passing
over them they did not explode. There
was no clew to the perpetrators.
JUDGE ALDRICH, of Columbia, S. c.,
has decided that the dispensary act in
its main features is unconstitutional.
THE Missouri republican state con
vention a. Excelsior Springs nominated
Judge William Robinson, of the
judicial district, for the
supreme court; John R. Kirk, of Jack
son county, for superintendent of
and Joseph Flory, of st. Louis,
Tor railroad commissioner. The plat
form declares for a system of protec-
tive duties and the enactment of laws
TO prohibit the immigration of anarch-
SITS: favors free and impartial ballot;
sympathy to Hawaii in at.
to establish a republic; favors
The largest possible coinage of silver
md against recommendation, either of |
gold or silver, and condemns the PEN
sion policy of the present national ad.
AT the Texas democratic state con.
7ention held in Dallas on the 10th the |
men won over the silverites |
oy vote of 451 to AS. Congressman
Culberson was nominated for governor.
FIRE in the Busch & Epps Mailing
%. plant on the Bloomingdale road,
lear Chicago. destroyed the company's
malt house and 4O, 900 bushels of malt.
The loss was $780, 900; insured.