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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
TRUE GRIT.
Young Lady Refuses to Marry q Rich
Man at Her Parents Cc..mands.

Man at Her Parents CCr.mands.
FORT JERv1s, NY, October "A wealthy
middle-aged widower named Dominick
Mines owns a farm on the border OF
Wayne and LuZerne Counties. Penn. It
is occupied by farmer named Obert, and
Mines boarded there with his family.
0bert's daughter, Lena, is 4 pretty girl os
eighteen years. Both Obert and his wife
are noted for being extremely close-fsted,
and for an almost insane desire to be rich.
a month or 50 ago Mines offered to make a.
deed of a farm near the one on which
he lived, if Obert would give him
his daughter in marriage. Although
the daughter was entirely ignorant OF
the fact that the widower Mines desired to
marry her. her parents eagerly accepted his
otter. They said nothing to the girl about
their intentions towards her, and Mines
never alluded to it in his daily conversations
with her. The Oberts at once began to pre-
pare for the wedding, which was set down
for the evening of October l. Week before
last Mrs. Obert greatly astonished her daugh-
ter by telling her that she intended to give
large party. She gave her no hint how
ever, as to what the occasion of the party
was to be. The people who were invited
were also not informed of the true character
of the gathering. The fact that the Oberts
were to give party created great surprise
in the neighbOrhOOd, as they had never
been known before to extend the slight
est hospitality TO any one. 4 new dress
was ordered for Lena, and it was brought
home from Scranton by her father on the
afternoon of the day of the party. With it
were so many things that suggested bridal
apparel that the girl said to her mother that
il she wore them people would think she
was 10 be a bride. Her mother thereupOn
told her all, and that the neighbOrs had
been invited to witness her marriage to
DOminick oIineS. 4 neighbor's girl who
had been engaged to help in the house on
that day says that upon hearing the truth
about the party Lena stood for some time
staring at her mother, pale and SpeechleSS.
Then she seized the wedding garments and,
tearing them into ShredS, scattered them
about the room. After denouncing both
her father and mother for their unnatural
conduct, she left the house. She walked
all the way to Scranton, where she has
friends, with whom she is still. The true
situation at Obert'S was explained
to the guests as they arrived for the
party, and all Of them left the house
filled with Indignation at the parents of the
girl, and with feelings of sympathy and adj
miration for the daughter, who had so
braveiy refused to barter herself for their
gain.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
OUR INTERNAL COMMERCE.
Facts Cleaned From the Report of the
Bureau of Statistics, Showing the Magni-
tude of Our Internal Commerce.

Bureau of Statistics, Showing the Magni-
tude of Our Internal Commerce.
WASHINGTON, D. c., October IL.
Mr.. Nimmo, Chief of the Bureau of Statis-
tics, yesterday handed in his annual re-
port to the Secretary of the Treasury.
The matter of chief Importance treated
of is the enormous magnitude of our
internal commerce. 1t is shown that
the value of the products of the various
Industries of the United States is seven
times the total value of our foreign CON-
merce; nearly three times the total value
ain and Ireland, and five times the to-
tai value of the foreign commerce of
France, including in each case both i'm
ports and exports.
The total value of the products of in
dustry in the United States is also shown
to be little more than twice the total
value of imports of merchandise from
all the countries of Europe. The United
States is now the largest manufactur-
ing country on the globe. The value OF
products of American manufacture con-
sumed at home is five times the value of
the manufactured products of Great
Britain and Ireland exported to all other
countries, and more than fourteen times
the value of the exports OF manufactured
products from France to all other coun-
tries.
The relative value of the internal as
compared with the foreign commerce of
the country is also illustrated by state
ments showing that 80 per cent OF the
coal mined in this country, 95 per ceut.
of our iron and steel products, 50 per
cent. of the products of our leather in
dustry, more than SO per cent. of our
manufactures of wool, 95 per cent. of the
products of our cotton manufactures,
more than 80 per cent. of our manu-
features of silk, and 81 per cent. of our
manufactures of glass, glassware,
earthenware and stoneware are con-
sumed in the United States.
Referring to periods OF phenomenal
prosperity and of phenomenal depres-
sion, which have from the beginning en-
larged the commercial and industrial
growth of the country, he says: 'Ex-
perience has proved these fluctuations TO
be but the symptoms of an exuberant
and uncomfortable spirit of enterprise
outrunning the possibilities of a healthy
and weil-proportioned development, even
in this land of abounding natural re-
sources"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
THE LATEST.

B. OsTERHAUT, a Divinity student of Vic
toria College, is under arrest at Toronto
for stealing $1,000 Canadian Pacific bond
from private bank at Winnepeg.
GENERAL WoLSELEY has been instructe
to have the Government Intelligence Bu-
reau of Egypt strictly supervise all tele-
grams of newspaper correspondents.
WHEN the Government Paymaster ar.
rived at Saltillo, Mexico, a few days ago,
the ragged and hungry soldiers stormed
his room and were beaten back with diff
Guilty.
The report of Mr. Nimmo, Of the Bureau
of Statistics, treats chiefly of the magn:.
tude of our internal commerce. A large
per cent. of American products are con-
sumed at home.
The President has recognized Henry
Davidson Walker as British Consul Agent
for Eureka, Areata and Hooktan, Cal, and
Felipe Labodie as Consul of Mexico at Al.
buquerque, n. N.
BISMARCK has prepared a project which
is to be laid before the ReichstaG at the
coming session, for the purchase by the
Empire of all railways now owned by the
different Federal Governments. The Gov
ernments of Bavaria, Wurtemburg, and
Saxonia oppose the consolidation scheme.
JUDGE FISHER, of the Baltimore City
Circuit Court, recently issued an injunc-
ton against the Philadelphia, Wilmington
& Delaware Road. restraining it from in
terfering with transportation of passen-
gers, baggage ETC., over its line in the cars
of the Baltimore & Ohio road, and re-
quiring it to receive all cars and freight as
before. A 100000 bond was given, with
Robert Garrett and John Gregg as secrri-
ties.
Ex-Governor ST. JoHS, Prohibition
candidate for President, has issued letter
reiterating the reasons why he should not
withdraw from the race. The letter is al
dressed to Prof. Theodore D. Woolsey, Of
New Haven, and a dozen other eminent
scholars.
GEoRGE SMITH and James Pension, of
Argyle, Wis, recently arrested for causing
the death of a sister of the latter, hand
some young lady aged seventeen years,
whom they had criminally assaulted a
week ago, were held to the grand jury
without bail at Galena, Ill. Tie details of
'ho eAahiinStiOn WERE especially revolving
The prisoners were hurried 70 the county
jail 20 escape threatened violence at the
hands of the enraged public
AT recent socialist riot at Bradensburg,
Germany, tie pavements were torn up and
the police were attacked by mobs. After
good deal of trouble the military quelled
the riot, but not until several men were
wounded on both sides. A number of ar
rests were made.
The Temp erance party won complete
victory lately in Toronto.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
THE COUNTRY'S CROPS.
The Average Condilon OF the Harvested
and Unharvested Crops, as Reported by
the Department OF Agriculture.


and Unharvested Crops, as Reported by
the Department OF Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. October II.
The Department of Agriculture returns
of corn average higher Tor condition than
in the past five years, but not so high as
in any of the remarkable corn years from
1875 to 1877 inclusive. The general av-
erage is 80, which is very nearly an av-
erage of any series of ten years, and in.
dicates about 2G bushels per acre on a
breath approximating 70,O00,000 acres.
The wheat crop will exceed that of last
year by about 100, 100000 bushels. The
yield per acre vii, average about Is l-3
bushels.
The indicated yield of rye is about
twelve bushels pr acre. Tue quality is
su aerior.
The yield of oats is little above the
average, yielding about q bushels per
acre, and making crop approximating
five hundred and seventy millions of good
quality.
The barley crop makes a yield of near
ly % bushels per acre, and product eX
ceeding fifty millions bushels of average
quality.
The condition of the buckwheat aver
ages 81, indicating a crop slightly under
an aver ge.
The condition of the potato crop is
.epresented by IS, which is five poIn's
over than in October OF last year.
The October returns of cotton indicate
a reduction of nearly eight points in the
average of condition, from S2.5 to 74.7,
as the result of continued drought in ar.
resting development and destroying the
vitality of the pants. OF ten successive
crops, only two averaged lower in C ndi-
tion in October. These were 1881 and
1888, when the averages were G6 and 6S
respectively. The average was SO in the
great cotton year of 1882. The returns
OF local estimates of yield per acre in
fractions of bales indicates an average
rate of yield of 36-100 of bale pei
acre.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, October 1T was ASslS-
tant Postmaster-General HattOn who gave
utterance to the statement that the two ap-
pointmcnts, Postmaster-General and Secre
tary of the Treasury, would in all proba-
bility be made at the same time, and the
general acceptance of the matter that way
leads tn tie belief that such will be the case
The Presidents secretary. Mr.. Phillips. who
is Eero, does not expect Nr. Arthur in this
city for several days, probably after the
Ohio election, when he anticipates that ac-
ton will oe taken on the Cabinet places.
Judge DrummOnd, whose place Secretary
Gresham will. it is said take upon the bench,
is now in the city, the guest Of the latter.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16

A barrel of whisky exploded in saloon
without any apparent cause.
CAPTAIN WADDELL, of the Confederate
cruiser Shenandoah, has been given COM
mand of new steamer in the oyster navy
OF Maryland. patterned after the Federal
revenue cutters.
A PARTY of seventeen persons, most OF
whom are missionaries, left Atlanta, Ga,
lately, for China. Some of the ladies will
organize, in Shanghai, high school for
girls.
A HORRIBLE accident lately occurred at
Nashville, Tenn, by which three men lost
their lives in foundry, by hot iron flying
over them.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
A WEEKS NEWS.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Mr.. JOHN r. MCLEAN, of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, was lately married to Miss
Emily T. Beale, daughter of General
Beale, at Washington.
DAVID HEADY, Chief Clerk of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, was lately removed
from office by Commissioner Peck, who
charged him with fraud and malfeasance
in office.
BY a late report of the Commissioners of
the General Land Office, the sale of lands
for the fiscal year just ended embraced
nearly twenty-seven Ii .llion acres. By the
same report the wheat crop this year will
exceed that of last year by 100,000,0O0
bushels.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
THE WEST.

TIE unusually warm weather of the last
Of September and the first of October is
something unaccountable even to weather
prophets and meteorologists. Early in
October the Thermometer at Jackson,
Tenn, indicated 105 degrees above zero.
All over the United States there was
warm weather.
AT Sioux Falls, Oak, Michael McLaugh-
lin was lately arrested for raising check
from 50 TO $500. He stood well before.
AxAN was found on the sidewalk in the
lewer part of Cairo, Ill, latey, in a dy-
ing condition, suffering apparently from
typkoid malaria. He was sent to the hos.
t'tsl, dying there at once. An examine
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16

A curious Indian of Belleyille, On
tario. recently placed two ties and q
bowIder across the track of the Grand
Trunk Railway so that he could see
them fy when the express train CAME
along. The ties failed to fly. however,
and the train came near being wrecked
Subsequently, he was arrested and con-
yicted for attempting to wreck train,
and re eived a light sentence in the
comfy iail.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16

oh, elopements are very funny
when it's somebody else's daughter
who is concerned. What are parents
going to do for the safety of their srs-
ceptible daughters? Pl tell you. En-
ploY women as coachmen. That solves
the problem, doesn't it? There would
be a gain in comeliness right away and
an advance IN the cause Of woman >
rights besides Clara Belle.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
4 c.blo 70 Harvard College Obs

"A cable to Harvard College Obser-
yatory announces the discovery OF
another asteroid by the Austrian as
tronomer PaIisa. Position, the 22d OF
September. j::79 Greenwich mean time;
right ascension, 2 hours 10 minutes )
secouds. declination north. IA degrees
AZ minutes 33 seconds; daily notion
In right ascension, minus Il seconds;
in declimation. minus > minutes. Il IS
of the Thirteenth magnitude.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Uncle Sans Purse-More About ''The
Heathen Ch!nee."

Heathen Ch!nee."
WASHINGTON, October 1O-The Director
of the Mint estimates the amount of gold
and silver coin in the United States, OctO-
Der 1, at SS15, 100000. of this, rS55S, OOO,-
GOO was gold; S1S2,OGO,OOO standard sill
yer dollars, and S75, 1000, 900 subsidiary sill
yer. The gain from the 1st of October,
1885. is $50, ,O0O 900; $13, 900, 900 being gold'
coin and So. 100000 silver. In addition to
the coin in circulation the 1st of October,
the mint and assay offices held bullion for
coinage amounting 10, gold S53, ,000,000 sill
Yer S5,000,0 600, making the total amount of
United States coin, aud bullion available for
coinage, in the country the Ist Of October,
1878, 600, 900, of which S610,000, 600 is gold
and S263, ,OO0 900 is silver The amount of
gold coin outside the Treasury was about
S75.000,00 less than on the 1st of October,
1888, while the amount in the
Treasury was S20,000,00O more.
The amount of silver in banks and general
circulation is about IS, 100000 less than in
1853, and the amount in the Treasury about
S31, 900, 900 more. Amount of outstanding
gold and silver certificates is $4,000, 900
more than OH the 1St of October. 1888. The
L ItdSuIN DtpdItHlcuJ ptilCIldScU Oc).UOO
ounces of silver for delivery at the New
Orleans, San Francisco and Philadelphia
mnts.
TIE CHINESE, AGAIN.
WASHINGTON. October 10. - Another
phase of the Chinese question has been
presented to the Treasury Department. 4
few days ago party of eighty-six China
men arrived at San Francisco Some OF
them, who had formerly resided in the
United States. We're provided with the certi-
ficates prescribed BY the act cf 1882, butnOne
of them had the certificates required by the
supplementary act of 1884 They were not
permitted to land, as the United States
courts in California recently decided that
Chinese can be allowed to land only on the
production of the evidence required by law,
and that secondary evidence cannot be ac-
cepted in such cases. The Treasury De
partment was appealed to for relief. The
Secretary has. however. decided not to in
terfere in the matter, en- the ground that ii
is a question to be settled by the courts.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
Across the Water,

PARIS, October 9.-An official dispatch
from Hanoi, states that Colonel Dennier
with two battaIiOns of the foreign legion
two companies of Infantry and section OF
mountain artillery have had an engagement
with the Chinese troops in the valley Of the
Loo Chuan river which lasted six hours.
The Chinese made stubborn resistance, but
were finally completely routed. Four gun
boats assisted the French forces. -Four of
the French, including a captain, were killed,
and thirty wounded. The forces under
Colonel Dennier are continuing to advance.
CONTINUED BOMBARDMENT.
SHANGHAI. October 9-The bombaTdment
of Tamsui by the French Fleet is still in pro-
gress. On the 9th inst. the fleet had destroyed
the Chinese forts. The houses of Europeans
i'm the city were riddled with shells. but the
inhabitants have not suffered any fatal cas-
ualties. The Chinese are strongly en-
trenched.
WANTS To FIGHT.
PARIS, October 9.-Captain FOurnier, who
negotiated the Teen Tsin treaty with China,
scornfully repudiates the copies of the treaty
distributed BY the Chinese Government with
important clauses erased. He offers to fight
whoever questions his great faith in the
matter.
REIYFORCE1IENTS TO PEKIN.
TEN SING, October China has sent
10000 reinforcements from Kierin, in the
province Of ManchOOyia to Pekin.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
WANTS To FIGHT.

REINFOKC E1IENIs TO PEkIN.
TEN SING, October China has sent
10000 reinforcements from Kierin, in the
province Of ManchOOyia to Pekin.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-06
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

In New York yesterday Government bonds
were quoted at 129 for As Of 1907, 1925 for as;
sterling 81 sa1%94 Sl15; 100 for 5s; silver bars,
I1O9s.
silver in London. 5O7Sd; censols. 100 19-l6d
per cent. United States bones, extended, l00 ;
4s, 1895; 454s, 1157s.
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted
at $4,000 cents.
There WIS quite decline in the values OF
mining stocks at the Board in San Francisco
Yesterday morning The boom started about
thirty days ago may be said to have collapsed
The cholera scourge seems to be extending its
area. cases being reported from Italy and Swift
erland
The cornerstone of TIE Bartholdi statue, il
New York harbor, was laid yesterday.
More troops have left France for Tonquin.
The Pope will hold Consistory in September,
when several Cardinals will be created
The English Chancellor of the Exchequer has
gone 10 Egypt on n special mission.
The negotiations between France and China
have again been definitely broken off.
The Alabama State election was held Monday
The Texas cattle fever has appeared in Kan
sas.
August 18th jay -Eye-see will endeayor to beat
2:09}z in Providence, X. l.
cloudburst did considerable damage near
San Bernardino Sunday.
The body of the second mate OF British ship,
drowned at Saucelito recently, has been found
Gottleib Heller after quarreling with his two
sons near NarrowsbuTg, y. Y, shot and killed
himself
frightflil storm of thunder and lightning oc-
CURED in New Jersey yesterday.
General Grant is to write eighteen war articles
for the On ury, for which he will receive
$4,000.
The brieklayers' strike in New York is nearly
ended.
serious conhagration occurred yesterday at
Laporte, Plumas county.
Two fatal shooting ARRAYS took place at Brad
fordville. KY, Monday.
The Greedy relief fleet left Portsmouth, n H.,
yesterday, for New York
Near Charlotte, y. c., Monday n railroad acc
dent occurred, in which the conductor was
killed.
The investigation into the Soldiers Home
matter continues at Dayton. o.
In the elections for county officers in Utah
Monday the Mormons were successful in every
county.
band OF hOrsethievcs are surrounded by
cowboys III Montana, and blOOdshed viii doubt
less follow.
\ large area of sheep land was burned over
in MERGED county yesterday.
Robert Mcfarland, who killed Antoine Enos at
MERGED recently, came into town yesterday and
surrendered to the Sheriff.
Adolfo silva was sentenced at Los Angeles
yesterday to be hanged.
BY the sinking of the steamer Dione in the
Thames Saturday night, twenty-three persons
were drowned.
The French have taken possession of the har-
Dor and mines at Kec Lung, FormOSa.
Fire in East Portland, Or; loss, SIS 600.
The Independents OF Brooklyn, " V, held q
mass meeting last night, Carl schurz being the
principal speaker.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-06


many. He wiz visit relatives in Sacramento
for a couple of .~eeks and then will depart for
his home in Mexico. -a
So many saeramentans are visiting Santa Cruz
that the entefprisRg2 papers of that 1deiightful
city by the sea have found it necessary 10 run a
column devoted TO Sacramento news.
During the past two weeks the following Sac
ramentans were registered ut Bartlett Springs
s. ID. HOLSTER, G. w. Clark and family. Mrs NJ.
Porter, Joseph Bories and wife, John Roth F. H.
Lambert. s. Zeimer $. B.. Cooley, A r. Klein.
Vim. Beckman and wife, c. W. Pierce, J. T.
Glover and wife, Newton Booth Mrs. j. T. Ca
rey. Mrs. J. W. Armstrong, John :. Mitchell and
F. T. George.
Arrivals at the State House yesterday: VIM
Dixon and wife Costumes: ]. b. Bradford and
wife, Mrs. W. b. Bradford, Franklin; Mrs Bri
son, REUTERS; A. B. Weber, Courtland; II
Flumar. L. lngerson, Dixon; Thomas Kerr, ANA
dor City; Al Johnson, Walnut Grove; ]. +. Har
yey Gait; e. W. kirkpatrick, Pleasant Grove
R. Howell, Florin; J. f. Hasperd, Mrs. c. Clark
city; H. Gross, San Luis Obispo; George W
Dixon, George Bell. A. d. Oakley, San Fran
cisco.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday
r. Hamilton. Z. Steinway; NJ Peyser John l.
Trnslow. William Remire, A. ]. Gambill F. 4
Hubbard San Francisco; II. s. Byam, Michigan
Bar: C. L. Wlcoxson, Yuba City: Fred. Oar
pc: L. c. Morehouse, San Leandro; s. d. Carr Sa
fnas: Mrs. Charles, Oakland; John Boggs, Co
lusa; Frank Hagan, Maxwell; Mrs. William
Johnston, Miss Belle Johnston, Miss Matte
Johnston, Richland; W. l.. Fenton New York;
g. (. Millar, Chicago: W. A. Clinton and wife
Los Angeles W. ". Faber Latrobe; L |. Ship
pee, Stockton.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-06
CHICAGO ALARMED,

The sensational sandlotter, DR.. O'Don-
nell has awakened Chicago as it has not
been awakened in a long time. lie lee
tured on the Chinese and leprosy in that
city on the 9th of July, and in the
course of the evening told his hearers that
he had the day before found among the
Chinese of Chicago a case Of genuine lep-
rosy, and that the man was at work dong
up clothing In this State we regard
I;O'Dennen as so sensational as 10 largely
discount all he relates as fact. The Inter
Ocean deems the matter of muck i'm
oortance, however, and says 0'Don-
nell is unquestionably well posted
on the subject Of leprosy, and that there
fore his statement is alarming" 1t calls
OH the lecturer, if he really has the public
| good at heart, to point out the leper TO the
Chicago health officials. We do not un-
derstand why it needed O'Donnell to
awaken Chicago. That people must have
known that leprosy is disease prevalent
among Chinese, that much of it has been
made the Chinese colonies ofCal-
ifornia, and that it must be expected sooner
or later wherever any considerable number
of that people congregate. Not only this
but the Chicagoans also know that as
much danger, if not more, is to be appre
hended of the Introduction of leprosy by
Kanakas, their islands being at this time
sorely afflicted by the loathsome and in
durable disease. Less than quarter of {
| century ago leprosy was practically un
known in the Sandwich Islands; to-day il
is the curse of the kingdom