The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-19
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A NUMBER of Chinese laborers who
landed in New York in June in transit to
San Francisco, where they were to take
the steamer for China, have not been heard
from since their arrival in New York and
the supposition is that they are concealed
in this country and have no intention of
leaving.
The owner of the British cutter, Arrow,
has issued challenge through the Lon
don Field for an international challenge
cup, the one won by his boat in the race
against the America in 1882, when the lat
ter was under British rig and British
management.
A PRIVATE telegram of the 10th from
Rangoon says that war between Burmah
and the Indian Government has been for
mally declared.
NATIONAL swine breeders, in convention
at Chicago, adopted resolution recon-
mending Congress to adopt retaliatory
legislation concerning imports from Ger
many and France.
A FIRE broke out the other night on the
stage of the Union Square Theater, New
York. 1t was quickly suppressed, and the
drop scene being lowered prevented
panic among the audience, who were un-
aware of the situation of affairs behind the
scenes.
ANDERSON BURNES, a Cherokee, was ex-
ecuted by shooting at sunrise the other
morning at Puahmatah Court House, Cher
okee Nation. He was convicted of MUIR
dering his wife while she was in delicate
condition.
IN, Sba Of pay nr iolyc
the spiritual adviser of the assassin,
Guiteau, against the EUening Star Com
pany, of Washington, D. c., for $50, 900
damages, for the alleged libel in the pub
lication OF the statement that Hicks had
negotiated for the transfer of Guiteau's
bones to the Medictl Museum for $1,000,
rendered verdict for the plaintiff of one
cent damages
JOHN L. HECKMER, the defaulting Treas
urer of the Catholic Knights of America,
was recently tried at Grafton, w. Va, and
found guilty of forgery. He was charged
with embezzling $4,000 belonging to the
order in 1888 He disappeared and the
names of his sureties were found to be for
geries. He surrendered himself a few
months ago.
The area of the burnt district of Calves
ton, in the fire Of the 18th, was about 100
acres. Over 400 buildings were destroyed
and 1000 families rendered homeless. No
public buildings were consumed except the
Second District school building. The loss
amounted to about $2,O9O,OO0, with 81 ,0O0,-
600 insurance.
ONE HUNDRED employees of the watch
factory at Aurora, ILL.,, have struck.
A REFUGEE who recently arrived at
Cairo from Khartoum states that after the
murder of General Gordon his head hung
on butchers hook for five days and was
pelted and spat upon by the natives.
THE National Convention at Armagh,
Ireland, rejected Mr.. ParneIl'S nominee
for member of Parliament and selected
2 iourneyman tailor of Armagh named
Blair. The convention was a stormy one.
THREE persons were killed in Hopkins
vile, KY, recently by the explosion of
boiler in a flour mill. The loss was 5000
THE British Government has ordered the
keeper OF the Cold Bath Fields prison to
treat Editor Stead as a first-class misde-
mcanaut.
THE Chinese engaged as laundrymen
dHu NOOu cutters at LOfenZD, Odl., were
recently given twenty y-four hours notice
to leave. No violence was used, and the
Cinnamon agreed to go without further
notice.
THOMAS j. FORD, ex-Recorder of New
Orleans, now in the penitentiary at Baton
Rouge, has confessed that he and not his
brother, killed Police Captain Murphy.
DISPATCHES received at the Union Pa
cific headquarters at Omaha recently state
that the coal miners who struck few
weeks ago at Carbon, W. T., have returned
to work. There were over 400 who struck,
hut one third of them have since left.
Hunger and approaching winter compelled
the miners to yield.
TIE jury in the Clements murder case at
Saganche, Col, reported verdict "guilty
OF murder in the first degree as to Marshall
Clements, and not guilty as to John D.,
Mamie and Kate Clements"
a SCHEME is on foot to establish line of
fast steamers between Fort Pond Bay, L.,
l., and the west cost of Ireland.
A DISPATCH from London, of the 18th,
said that Servia had declared war against
Bulgaria. Several skrmishes had taken
place.