The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-05-17

The gold reserve went up with q
squirt to 500. 900. 600.
The Hannibal, Mo-, Daily Times has
suspended publication.
A class of 10 graduated from the
Nashville, ILL.,, high school.
Ex-Governor Ira j. Chase of Indiana
died ut Lubec, Me. last week.
Count Kalnoky: Imperial Foreign
Minister of Austria. has resigned.
Cuban insurgents have captured two
forts in the Province of Santiago.
The most destructive forest fires in
years are raging in Pennsylvania.
Since December, 1894. 1858 new
postoffices have been established.
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson has ar
rived at San Francisco from Samoa
The Texas Railway Commission has
post action upon the Dallas rate ques-
ton.
Advocates and opponents of the 16 to
idea are drawing the lines very tight
In Texas.
Transcontinental lines have taken
steps toward organizing an independ-
ent association.
The War department has made a
humber of changes of stations of
puartermasters.
The International American Protect
i've Association has issued declara-
ton Of principles.
A petition was filed last week for a
receiver for the Kansas City Police Re-
lief Association.
Governor Holcomb Of Nebraska has
addressed letter of thanks to the
public for aiding the drouth sufferers.
There is prospect that the fight
between the Southern and the Sea-
board AIR Line will be settled AMIGA
bly,.
There is some talk of the Govern
ment calling on several States for
United States moneys deposited in
1897.
The reported rumor in w. c. T. q.
circles that Miss Francis Willard was
10 marry 4 wealthy Englishman has
been contradicted.
The board of directors of the Kan
sas pcuitentiary refused to audit the
accounts of Chase as warden, during
the period of his suspension.
Theodore Roswell, Col Fred Grant
and A. d. Parker of New York, have
been sworn in as police commissioner
TO succeed Messrs Martin, Kerwin and
Murray.
President Hill of the Great North
ern is said to be negotiating Cor s.ea m.
thiIs to run between Oregon and the
Orient in connection with the Great
Northern road.
Governor Culberson of Texas, has
vetoed the bill legalizing the consoli-
dation of number of small roads
with the Houston and Texas Central.
The veto is based upon constitutional
grounds.
Official reports from the vicinity of
Fort Chino, Hudson Bay company's
trading post, on Ungava Bay, show
that owing to the severe winter two
thirds of the entire tribe of Montag-
MAS Indians trading at that post have
persisted of starvation in one season
over l6O in number.
Alderman j. Eugene Gordon of Seat.
tie, has been sued in the supreme
court by his wife, May Gordon. who is
trying to assert her interest in proper
ty to the amount of half a million dol
lars. She alleges that Gordon desert.
ed her ut Caudersport, Pa, ten years
ngo. and since going to Seattle has
accumulated about seventy-6ve pieces
OF valuable property.
Young Mr.. Somerset, son of Lady
Somerset. is a tall slim youth with a
grave and severe face. He is about 20
years of age. and is very popular
among Americans owing to his unaf.
fected and pleasant manner. He end
ed short visit to New York the other
day. when he sailed for the other side.
Two Eastern insurance companies,
the Glen Falls of New York. and the
Traders of Chicago. both represented
by Voss & Co., San Francisco, have de-
cided to close up their business there.
This action is ascribed to the whole.
sale rate cutting pricticed for two
months. resulting in filing tho books
OF the insurance companies with bust.
ness on which there can be but little
profit.
Fifty-eight new converts to the
Mormon faith went West last week,
on their way to Utah. where they will
be provided with homes by the saints.
The party was made up of Germans.
English and Swiss and was about
equally divided as to Sex. They ar.
rived at New York on one of the An
Choir line steamers. Elder RAYMOND
was in charge of the converts who al.
peared to be below the average in in
telligence.
There are % murders to be inyesti.