The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24
GENERAL.

GENERAL.
JAMES WALKER, a suspected dynamiter,
was arrested at Glasgow, Scotland, recent
". He made a desperate resistance, at
tempting to shoot and stab his captors. He
had a revolver and a cartridge belt of
American manufacture, and also papers
giving names of supposed dynamiters.
A FRENCHMAN was shot the other day by
guards in the Spanish Pyrenees, while try
ing to evade quarantine.
The police of Vienna have been ordered
to arrest all Mormon missionaries detected
endeavoring to secure converts. A warrant
has been issued for the arrest of Missionary
Paul Hommer, of Nevada.
TEN of the crew of the fishing schooner
Able F. Morris have arrived at st. Pierre,
Miquelon, in dories. The sch oooner was
run down. Four men were missing. AL
bion Johnson and Edward Olson, Swedes,
of the crew of the fishing boat Annie and
Mary, were drowned at that place recently
while tending travis.
THERE were two cases of cholera at
Poltava recently, one of which resulted
fatally. The Siberian plague was raging
at Pakov. Twenty deaths had occurred.
The precautionary measures seemed in
adequate to prevent the spread of the
disease.
AN express train on the Manchester &
Sheffield Railroad, England, was wrecked
recently. twenty-five persons were killed
and forty seriously injured.
ADVICES from Abyssinia stated that
since the favorable termination of Ad-
miral Hewitt's mission, King John rely
ing upon the friendship Of Protestant pow
ers, persecutes French Catholic missions,
which he dislikes. A number of mission
houses were sacked and missionaries ex-
PEELED.
THE anarchists in prison at Vienna, make
a confession admitting that they were i'm
plicated in many murders and robberies in
the past few months. They say that they
were first induced to commit crime by read
ing in 1888, sheet called "The Rebel" in
which a secret anarchist committee ap-
pealed for funds.
JOHN c. Emo was still being Swallowed
by detectives in Quebec.
A DISPATCH from Pondicherry, the capt.
tai of the French possessions in India,
states that a rocket exploded during the
celebration of the fall OF the Bastile. The
building contained large quantity of fire
works and fearful explosion resulted.
Fifteen persons were killed and many in
jured.
LONDON newspapers heartily rejoice over
the Greedy rescue.
THE President of the Board of Health re-
Gently telegraphed Surgeon General Ham
ilton of the Marine hospital Service, re-
questing that revenue cutter be detailed
to cruise off the mouth of the Mississippi
River to warn off all vessels from Toulon
and Marseilles, directing them to go into
quarantine at Ship Island.
AN attempt was made recently to blow
up the monument to Lord Herbertlat Sails
bury, England, with box of gunpowder.
The pedestal was injured.
THE failures for the week ended July IS
were: United States, 1872; Canada, %; total,
215, against 1872 last week. The increase
was in the Western and Middle States.
THE Russian plague has made its appear
ance at Kars and other stations in the eau
casus. 1t was brought from Persia. The
sanitary Gordon at Katu has proved en-
tirely useless, eight hundred persons hav-
ing died at Bsdra during May. The Gov
eminent has interdicted most of the eau
casians from making pilgrimages to holy
places.
The customs authorities at Montreal
recently seized ten printing presses manu-
featured by the Campbell Company of New
York for differentiation about thirty per
cent.
THE steamer st. Dunstan, from Mar
settles, arrived in the Mersey on the 18th.
She reported two deaths from cholera dur
ing her voyage. The steamer was ordered
placed in an isolated position and all COM
munication with the shore forbidden.
HENRY BLOOM, a Baltimore & Ohio ex-
press messenger, was arrested recently,
charged with stealing package containing
$4,000.