The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-30

Frog Lake.
CHOLERA has reappeared at Cairo
Egypt, causing some deaths.
TwENTY-FoUR persons have been killeC
by an avalanche at Seydersford, Iceland
FIVE persons were killed and several in
jured by a tornado which struck tn
Prairie Grove neighborhood, eight mile
south of Mexia, Tex, on the afternoon o
the 22d.
GENERAL HATCH stated recently that tn,
Government was preparing warrants fol
the arrest OF all the prominent Oklahom;
boomers. The camp had broken up anC
the settlers dispersed.
SIX dead bodies were found on the 23f
in the ruins of the buildings destroyed BY
the fire in Vicksburg, Miss. 1t was thought
| twenty persons had perished.
A PARIS dispatch states that it was ru'
mored that a powerful Russian squadron
! had been ordered to cruise off the coast OF
Italy for the purpose of overawing the
Italian Government in its suspected work
of secretly preparing to assist England in
the event of an Anglo Russian war.
THE whole Russian press was clamoring
for the seizure of Herat.
CAPTAIN JOHN O'BRIEN, of the steamer
City of Mexico, was arrested by United
States Deputy Marshal at New York on the
23d, on charge of violating section 5,2Sa
of the statutes, by supplying arms and
munitions of war to the insurgents OF a
country at peace with the Government.
The vessel was also seized. The arms were
taken to Colombia iavoiced as lumber.
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Park, n. j., have passed resolutions con-
demning as nuisance the meetings of the
Salvation Army and instructing the Chief
of Police to prohibit the gathering of
crowds at the doors OF the barracks.
NEWS has been received from Cambodia,
by way of Saigon, to the effect that the in
surgents had surprised a French post, cap
tured several guns and massacred many
Europeans.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has refused to
exercise the power of executive clemency
in regard to the sentence of G. D. Swain,
Judge Advocate General of the Army.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has given
orders for the immediate repairs of the
revenue steamer Manhattan, now at Balti-
more, with view to utilizing it as quar-
antine vessel at the Cape Charles station.
SWEDEN was reported busy with military
preparations. The Gothland militia was
being mobilized. King Oscar had arrived
at Stockholm, and had held cabinet coun-
Gil.
FRANCE has broken off diplomatic rela-
tions with Egypt, and, it was reported,
would join Russia in war against Great
Britain.
THE United States Commissioners to
South America, accompanied by Mr..
Michael P. Grace, had a long interview on
the ODD with the Minister of Foreign At
fairs at Lima.
POSTMASTER BAILEY, of Cambridge, N.
j., has been suspended because he ad
mitted that he purchased two pianos and
about 81 900 worth of merchandis> and paid
for them in postage stamps. The effect
was to increase his apparent sales OF
stamps, and consequently his salary, a
practice which the President did not re-
gard as good policy.
RED CLOUD and Agent McGillicuddy
faced each other in the Office of the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs at Washington
recently. The old chief had prepared a
number OF charges against the Agent, rela-
ting to the misappropriation of money,
mal-admiuistration of agency affairs, and
attempts to crush him (Red Cloud) and de-
stroy his influence. At the request of the
Commissioner they were reduced to writ
ing. McGillicuddy denied the charges.
INFORMATION has been received at ST.
Louis that Attorney General Garland, on a
more careful examination of the law, has
reversed the decision given a few days ago
the Commissioner of igricul-
ture to purchase and slaughter all cattle
afflicted with pleuro-pneumonia or other
diseases.
BUSINESS failures in the United States
for week ended April % were 2l5; Canada,
%; total, 240; as against 222 the previous
week.
THE Suakim- -Berber Railroad has been
three miles beyond Hsndoub.
UNITED STATES marines drove off the in
who attempted to capture Pana-
ma. The iusurgent General, Aizpura, and
his Ministers were captured when they ar
rived. Aizpura tainted several times and
fell in the street and acted Historically
when taken to the Consulate. He was held
a prisoner at Shuber's Hotel. The troops
were in good health.