The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-16
GENERAL.

VARIOUS scandals are afoat in the Brit
ish Navy, caused by the embezzIement Of
enormous quantities of ship stores.
RICHARD CLARK, of Caledonia, Can, an
employe of Forepaugh's circus, while
opening the ventilator in a cage a few
days since, had his hand seized by tiger,
and while trying to release himself was
seized by two other tigers and dragged in
side the cage. The animals were finally
beaten off with iron bars after Clark's
arms and legs had been crushed and mutt
lated.
THE National Prohibition party issued
an order not long ago for the observance
of Wednesday, October 29th, as day of
fasting, humiliation and confession. 1t
was decreed that the day be consecrated
to prayer for the triumph of the prohibi-
tion cause.
AT late meeting of Liberals in Brussels,
Jarison, the Radical leader, stated that it
was the intention of the Radical party to
support the workingmen's candidates in the
coming communal elections. This declara-
ton, it is expected, will cause a division
i'll the ranks of the Moderates.
An unsuccessful attempt was lately made
to wreck Methodist excursion train with
800 people on board, near Toronto, Canada.
There was great excitement over the mat
ter when it was found that an attempt had
been made to wreck the train, but no one
was injured.
TWENTY persons were lately killed and
fifty injured by a cyclone which swept
through Cantania, Sicily, a few days ago.
AT late meeting of the Congregational
Union of England, in London, addresses
were made by many American clergymen.
ENGLAND is threatened with serious com
plications in South Africa on account OF
alleged encroachments by the Beers in the
countries adjoining the Transvaal, and the
restiveness of the native tribes.
AN official dispatch lately received at
Paris from Hanoi reports that Colonel Den.
nier, at the head of two battalions of the
French Foreign Legion, inflicted severe
less on the Chinese at the Loo Chuan River.
Four gunboats assisted the French.
COLONEL VINCENT, financial adviser Of
the Khedive, recently made known that he
wants suspension of payment of the S3,-
600,0 annual tribute to Turkey. England
will veto it.
THE steamship Miramar, from Yoko
homa to Hong Kong, lately foundered at
sea, all on board being lost.
OWING to agricultural depression, Prince
John, of Lichtenstein, Austria, lately re.
duced his tenants rent by 100000 forins.
AT the annual meeting of the Western
Union Telegraph Company a few days
ago the report of business for the year
ending June 80, 1884, was presented. From
that report it appeared that the capital
stock of the company is So, 900, and
the bonded debt s., PA, 900.
THE steamship Assyrian Monarch, which
arrived from London recently, by way OF
Havre, brought seventy Norman horses.
They will be sent to Western farms, where
they will be used for breeding purposes.
AN Alexandria, Egypt, paper has been
suppressed for advocating the restoration
of Ismail Pasha.
A FOREIGN syndicate has taken what
ever may be left of 5000, 900 in bonds and
the same amount in stock issued by the
Louisville & Nashville Road.
Two Brussels editors fought a duel re-
Gently. Neither was hurt.
HU-KI, the new Chinese Ambassador to
Washington, has reached his post.
BY an explosion of fire-damp in mine
in Moravia, Austria. recently, twenty per.
sons were killed.
ENGLISH vessels plying Sbetween the Is.
land of Formosa, off the Chinese coast,
and Annoy, were lately searched by French
cruisers.
THE soldiers Of the Cuban army have not
been paid for six months, and they are al
most starving. In the interior towns OF
the island they obtain food by force.
The Orangemen at Harbor Grace, New.
foundland, were lately on the war-path.
They tore down a convent gate and beat a
man almost to death.