The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-11
MISCELLANEOUS

ing mill, AID had been in difficulties with
his workmen.
THE Texas State rangers recently had a
battle with a band of marauding Next
cans in Dimmitt County. The rangers
came upon the band and demanded
their surrender, when the band suddenly
opened fire, killing Lieutenant Seider and
mortally wounding two privates. The
marauders then fed. The rangers, num-
bering only few men, pursued but were
forced to retire, the marauders being large
ly reinforced by their Mexican friends.
A YOUNG man named Champlin, at Gin
cinnati recently, attempted to kill his
mother while under the influence of liquor.
DR.. E. E. Lay, a well-known physician,
living in the same house, defended her.
Shortly after Champlin procured a butcher
knife and attempted to murder the doctor.
The latter procured a pistol and shot
Champlin dead.
THE English Government has resumed
negotiations with Italy for the occupation
of Suakim by that power, owing to the de-
mand of the Porte as a condition of Turk
ish occupation, that date by fixed for the
withdrawal of the English troops from
Egypt, and that the expense of the Turkish
occupation be drawn from the Egyptian
loan of f9,000,000.
OVER one hundred railroad laborers,
Hungarians ard Italians, employed on the
Reading & Pottsville Railroad north of
Harrisburg, Pa, struck for an increase of
twenty-five cents per day in their wages
recently.
SAM LANG, an aged Chinaman, threw
poison into the face of a boy named Love,
at Grand Rapids, Mich, recently. He had
previously had an alteration with the
boys father. The boys life was barely
saved.
THE English Derby race was won by
Lord Hastings bay colt Melton.
THE killing of Lieutenant Seider and two
other Texas rangers turned out to be due to
deplorable mistake. The killing was done
by Gonzales and his son, well-known trail
ers and scouts, who mistook the rangers
for marauders.
DR.. E. E. LAY, who killed Henry Champ
lin, his brother-in-law, at Cincinnati, was
discharged in the police court, the Judge
saying the testimony made out clearly a
case of self-defense.
THE paying teller of the Manhattan
Bank, at New York, was recently reported
missing together with a defalcation of
about 100000.
FIRE in the Philadelphia coIliery, near
Durham, Eng, recently imprisoned $50
miners. They were all rescued except thir-
teen.
THE window glass manufacturers have
decided to commence the annual summer
shut down two weeks earlier this year on
account of the dizziness of trade.
THE British residents at Serinager tele-
graphed that no Europeans were killed by
the earthquake.
THE Beaver Park reservoir, near Long
mont, Col, burst recently, carrying away
houses, barns and everything it came in
contact with. The reservoir contained an
immense body of water.
A DISPATCH from La Libertad, San Sal
vador, says: The natives are flying to the
mountains to avoid being taken for SOL
diers.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has designated
Admiral j. w. A. Nicholson, relieved, as
the naval member of the prize court to be
appointed by the United States District
Judge at New York, to examine the Off
GERS of the Ambrose Light, recently cap
tured by the Alliance, for alleged violation
of the neutrality laws. Five prisoners, in
Guiding the Captain and mate, were cap
tured by the Alliance.
ABE BUZzARD, the outlaw, surrendered
to the authorities at Lancaster, Pa, re-
Gently.
Big BEAR recently sent in flag of truce
to General Middleton. The bearer was,
however, killed by shell. Big Bear was
reported as going north, having had three
skirmishes with the Canadians under Gen.
eral Strange.
THE Partisan newspapers made a vio-
lent attack upon the Aldermen of London
for refusing vote of coincidence upon the
death of Victor Hugo. Rochefort called
the Aldermen "band of ignorant, jealous
turtle soup eaters"
A. G. THOMPSON, Inspector of Public
Buildings of the Treasury Department, has
resigned by request of Secretary Manning.
A TERRIBLE runaway occurred recently |
at Erie, Pa. Five persons were shockingly !
injured, four fatally.
The stock of -four in Cincinnati June !
showed a greater amount than at any cor |
responding time during the past ten years. |
The figures We're: Wheat -four, 4, S19 bar
rels; rye -four, 1.52a barrels; total, 1924, |
against total last year of only S7,4S5.
Two MEN were fatally burned at the Sus- |
quehanna Coal Company's mine at Nanti- |
coke, Pa, recently. Three others were !
also injured.
THE Apaches on the San Carlos "a. T.,
Reservation were reported as peaceable. |
They had commenced harvesting.
FERDINAND WARD, who was indicted at /
New York for larceny in the first degree,
for stealing Il 800 200 worth of bonds and |
securities from the Marine Bank just prior
to its failure, pleaded not guilty.
GENERAL RoSECRANs has been appoint
ed Register of the Treasury, vice B. <.
Bruce, resigned.
AN attempt was made the other night &c
blow up the private car of Superintendent (
Cummings of the Texas Pacific Railroad,
at Marshall, Tex. Three nitro glycerine
cartridges were placed on top of the
springs near the floor. --