The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-19

a cribbing lock five miles above Carrollton,
KY, and sank in twenty five feet of water.
She had on board a number of people and
large trip of freight.
THE Chinese Government intends to
make 4 claim for indemnity on behalf Of
the Chinese expelled recently from Eureka,
Cal.
THIRTEEN men were killed in a coal mine
explosion at Westville, Nova Scotia, on the
10th. Seven others were injured, some
badly. The explosion was caused by
striking pocket of gas.
FIVE men were asphyxiated in a sewer
at Kin=ie street, Chicago, recently. On
being brought to the surface four were
dead and the other died soon after.
GENERAL WoLsELEY, in a telegram TO
the English Government, dated horti,
February Il, stated that no reliable reports
had been received OF Gordoa's fate. The
reports had been based entirely on rUmors.
An Internal machine was sent recently
to August Feigel, the German Consul at
New York. The machine was placed in a
bucket OF water and then opened. Had it
been opened without this precaution a dis
astrous explosion would have occurred.
THE Quequcchan Mill Corporation at Fall
River, Mass, will transfer its entire plant
except the mill buildings to Mexico. 1t is
proposed to erect q mill there, equip it
with the machinery in the present mill, to
adj few printing machines and manu-
facture certain printed goods OF that
country. The mill was established il 1926,
runs 1852 spindles and 1902 looms. 1t
will employ Mexican help.
\ HUNDRED years ago the first bale Of
cotton was exported 70 Great Britain, and
the centennial of this event was fttingly
celebrated at the Worlds Exposition.
SEoN Harley, prominent citizen Of
Akron, o., YVES killed the other night by a
runaway horse.
The Touring mills of Darrah Bros, at
Big Rapids, Mich, burned recently. Loss,
ga, 900; insurance, $4,000.
\ DoUBLE-HEADED suburban train over
the Illinois Central crashed into a train Of
empty passenger cars of the Baltimore &
Ohio near Chicago the other night. Dam
age, $1,000.
THE church OF Notre Dame at Fall River,
Mass, hes been interdicted by Bishop Hen
erickson and the sacrament removed. The
congregation, which was principally
French Canadian, objected to the services
of an Irish priest.
THE failures throughout the country for
week ended February II numbered:
United States, 229; Canada, 81; total, 30,
as compared with total of SAG last week;
50 the previous. The large decrease is
probably more apparent than real as rail-
road and Geographic communication in
the West and Northwest were so inter-
rupted that doubtless many failures in re-
mote corners were not reported.
THE Holland Government was reported
negotiating with the American State De-
partment for the reduction of duties on
sugar imported in the United States.
A FIRE broke out the other night in
Pratt's rag warehouse at Binghampton, n.
Y, opposite the Erie DEPOT. Loss, $4,000.
Four firemen were badly injured by falling
from a ladder, Henry Murphy probably
fatally.
FURTHER reports of the West Philadel-
phia Insane Asylum fire bring up the num-
Der of inmates killed to twenty .ht.
Many others were seriously burned, but
WIN u 1S" SANS.'OAOAAoJ HSAO II O5I Soa-i- .
favorably.
BOTH shores of Long Island Sound were
fringed with ice on the 18th for miles out
from land, and from Hunting Bay down to
Hell Gate there was solid mass. 1t was
impossible for sailing craft to make their
way. Tug boats only got through by fol-
lowing III the wake OF steamers.
An attempt was made TO wreck passen-
ger train on the New Orleans division of
the Texas Pacific Railroad the ether night
below Marthavilie, La. 4 rail on the
bridge was taken up, but fortunately =
wild freight struck the bridge half an hour
ahead of the passenger, which carried two
hundred lives. The engineer and fireman
Of the freight miraculOuSly escaped.
TIE Board OF Education OF Chicago has
ordered the suspension OF Principal Barnes,
Of one Of the high schools, for two weeks
for fiogGing a pupil. An order was also
passed to hereafter abolish corporal pun
ishment in schools.
COMMITTEES representing the National
Protective Tariff League and the American
Protective Tariff Association have decided
to merge their organizations into one.
THE warfare between MeEicans and Tex
ans in Dimmitt County, Tex, was brought
to a conclusion by treaty drawn Up be-
tween the leaders of the opposing forces.