The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-13
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A BILL has been introduced in the Senate
providing for Territorial form of Govern
ment in Alaska, and establishment of
schools there under the management of the
Interior Department.
IT is ascertained that the skeletons of
twenty-three soldiers recently found in
Dakota, were those of the soldiers killed
in fight with the Indians during Sully's
expedition.
GoRR's building, one of the most imprr-
tant blocks in Burlington, Iowa, occupied
by clothing firm, the American Express
Company and containing large number
offices, burned recently. Loss, $60,000;
insurance, $4,000.
A TRAGIC affair took place in the court
room of Chief JusticesFrench, at Prescott,
Ariz., the other day. The case of Kelsey
VS.. McAtee, regarding water right for
irrigating purposes, was on trial, when At
torney General Churchill and District At
torney Ruch became engaged in quarrel
which led to blows, and while the officers
were attempting to restore order, McAtee,
defendant, drew a knife, rushed upon a
man named Moore, seventy years of age,
and inflicted fatal wound, then turning
upon c. W. Beach, late editor of the Pres
colt Miner and son-in-law of the plaintiff,
Kelsey, stabbed him In the neck. Then
made a rush for the court reporter and was
about to plunge the knife into him, when
Beach drew a revolver and sent ball
through McAtee's spinal column, inficting
a mortal wound.
Rev. ROBINSON, pastor of the Methodist
Church at Pepin, Wis, and c. H. Conans,
principal of the High School, broke through
the ice on Lake Pepin, recently, and were
drowned.
SAMUEL WILSON who was employed in
the City Milling Company's building, in
Kansas City, was recently caught in the
machinery and so frightfully mangled
that he died in a few hours. He was
twenty-six years old and left a wife and
child at Rosedale.
THE eleventh annual session of the Ma
tional Butter, Eggs and Cheese Association
was recently held at Cincinnati. The
President, in his address, stated that the
annual value of the butter product of the
United States was S352, 100000, the cheese
product $36,OOO,OOO. Eggs and poultry
amounted to about the same.
LIZZIE LYNCH, eighteen years old, who
had separated from her husband and was
desperately smitten with another man, re-
Gently committed suicide at Springfield,
No., from jealousy because she imagined
he smiled upon one fairer than she.
In the Circuit Court of the United States,
at Denver, Colo, recently, the United
States filed an amended bill in the Mexican
land grant suit. 1t sets forth that tho
original Mexican grant was $1,000 acres,
and in 1869 or 1870 a survey was made, and
the original boundary fraudulently en-
larged to include 100000 acres of New
Mexico and nearly 100000 in Colorado.
Objection was made, and in 1877 the case
was decided by the Supreme Court, in
which those interested thought it substan-
tiated their claim and title, and was grant
ed them on application. Subsequent in
vestigations pointed strongly to the belief
that the land has been fraudulently OBJ
tanned. and the present suit is brought by
the Government to vacate the title. 1t is
charged that two of Colorado's ex-United
States Senators were implicated in the
fraud.
FRANK BAIRD, an architect, was recently
killed by falling from a building near Syra-
cuse, Mo.
Hon. JOHN c. NEW is working to have
the Republican and Democratic National
Conventions held at Indianapolis.
THE Ohio Divorce Reform League was
formed recently, at Columbus, by a con-
vention called by State conference of the
several Protestant Churches. Quite large
number of ministers were present from
different parts of the State, and the organi
zation effected with officers as follows: Rt.
Rev. G. T. Bedel, Of Cleveland, President,
with Vice-Prcsidents of prominent men of
other cities of the State. In the evening
addresses were delivered by Bishop Bedell
and DIR. Hoyt, of Cleveland, and Rev. S. W.
Dixie, Secretary of the new Divorce Re-
form League.
THE committee on the erection of monu-
ment to the victims of the Newhall House
holocaust, of Milwaukee, on the 10th of
January last, have reached a decision to
build shaft IN the Forest Home Cemetery,
notwithstanding the request of the Catholic
Committee that half the fund be given for
a monument in the Calvary Cemetery. The
reason assigned were that the subscription
lists all stated that the subscriptions were
for q monument in the Forest Home, and
the committee considered the fund trust
in their hands. They offered, however, to
allow any Catholic subscriber to withdraw
the money given in the next twenty days.
In some quarters the feeling was said to be
a little bitter, but the majority of citizens
hold feelings of utmost kindness. The shaft
will cost three thousand dollars and be put
up in the spring.
NEAR Anderson, Ind, recently, John <.
Johnson was shot by Coleman Hawkins
and dangerously wounded. After the shoot
ing Hawkins returned home and shot him.
self, dying instantly. Both were wealthy
farmers. The trouble arose from dispute
about ditch between their farms.
A. c. AYERS, local ticket agen. of the
Cincinnati Northern Railroad, was arrested
the other night at Cincinnati for embezzle.