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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
a Pin Piano.

Mr.. z. NJ. Taber, the librettist Of
"Desiree," was a clerk in the Pension
Office, and his desk was Immediately
next to the wainscoting of the hall.
After he left his successor made a dis
covery. Ranged along the wooden
wainscoting was row of pins. the low
est deeply imbedded in the wood, the
highest simply far enough indented to
keep it from falling out There was
such an evident purpose in this row of
pins that the attention of the chief of
the division was called to it. Running
his finger-nail along the .ow. he found
shat each pin represented natural note
or semi-tone. 1t took but a minute
more to play tune upon this pin piano,
and. until the novelty wore of, Mr..
Taber's ingenious arrangement of pins
was a source of amusement to his FORM
er fellow-clerks.- Washington Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
An immense stock. comprising the
standard goods, guaranteed to be
strictly as represented, at
Prices Below Competition.
A comparison will convince any one
competent to judge.
Wall Paper and Fine Decorations

An especially full and elegant STOCK
always in the house. such as is rarely
carried outside of the large cities. Alss
full lines of samples of the most costly
and desirable goods in the market,
which will be promptly supplied by ex-
press, giving choice of stock such an
can be supplied by NO one house in tbs
country.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
BARGAINS

In Window Shades, Fixtures and Trina
mings, Steel Engravings, Photographs
Goods, Cbromos, Pianos Of mes iy every
make, Organs-Mason & Hamln, West
ern Cottage and others. SEWING MA.
CHINES-Domestic. Eldridge. Hartford,
White, Estey, Singer, and many other
kinds.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
FACE TO FACE.
a Fact Related in Seven Well
Told Fables.
BY Il. T.. FRASCILLON,

AUTHOR OF "a GREAT HEIREss,' "QUITs
AT LAST" " A REAL QUEEN, EARL's
DIVE" ETC, ETC.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16

NV method of business has been 70
handle the VERY BEST GOODS, that L
could fully guarantee, assured that IN
the end it would be to the advantage OF
my customers and of my business. i
do not propose to change this policy,
but if aIy one wants cheap goods, l Will
supply them as low as any one can All
the above and very much more in addi-
ton to the largest stock of Books and
Stationery in Central Kansas
n. e. SEWEIL
Bookseller and Statisn9.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16

New South Wales produced So. 220,-
$40 pounds of sugar last year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
MILITARY FEVER IN CANADA.
The officers and Men Ready to Render Assist
ance to the Home Government.

MONTREAL, March 5.-There is no doubt that
if the imperial authorities accept the offer of the
Canadian contigent for service in the Soudan
force can easily be raised in Montreal
of from 1000 to 5000 good men,
proportion of whom will have
already seen service. both in the regular and
Canadian volunteer forces. The only trouble at
the moment is lack of competent officers, but
this can be obviated by calling to the colors the
cadets who have passed out of Kingston Military
College, and who are residents of this city.
These will, no doubt, be supplemented by
officers from the embodied militia now serv ing
of Australian merchants in raising fund for their
contingent has caused feeling Of emulation,
and leading merchants disposed, should the
government equip couple of good regiments to
supplement any grant by raising patriotic
fund to provide for the families of those whom
the chances of war may disable. Among nom
commissioned officers and men the feeling is
very strong The cry is, the empire is one, ard
every assistance in money and men must be
given by the colonies
Toronto dispatch says 'Many officers have
sent in their names for active service in the
Soudan, and it is expected more will do so
already made. 1t is felt, however, that the rank
and file require greater inducements
than the meagre pay of private English sol
dier. This extra inducement would have to
como from the Canadian government or the
Canadian people, as the English government
would not think of discriminating in favor of
Canadian regiments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
BURNED TO DEATH.
Shocking Result of the Experiment of an
Amateur Horse Doctor.

PITTsBURG, March 5-This evening Frank
Kunk!e, a temster living in Allegheny City,
placed on stove to boil a mixture of turpen-
itne, tar and linseed OIL which he had been told
would cure his horse of 1ameness. In
the room at the time, besides Kunkle,
was his daughter Annie. aged seven years,
son aged five years, Julia Walters, thirteen
years old, and young man named Dipp. The
mixture had been on the stove probably an hour
when it boiled over. Instantly it ignited and a
second afterwards an explosion occurred, which
scattered the scalding liquid and flames in all d.
rections. Young Dipp, with great presence of
mind, grabbed up the can containing the burn
ing mixture and started for the door, while
kunkle ran to the rescue Of the children, whose
clothes were mass of flames One by one he
picked them up and threw them out of the win.
dow into the yard, and then jumping after them,
tore the clothes from their bodies. Assistance
arrived by this time, and the fire having been
extinguished, the little sufferers were carried
back to the house. Annie was burned
to crisp, and died in a short time, in great
agony. Julia Walters was also terribly burned
the flesh peeling from her arms and legs. She is
living. and suffering intensely; there is slight
hope, however, entertained of her recovery.
The little boy was badly burned about the face
and arms, but will recover. Young Dipp had
the flesh burned off his hands and arms and
Kunkle was painfully but not seriously injured
The damage to the house by the fire was very
slight.
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Minor Notes.

The residence of Mrs Shoe at LaGro, with
large part of the contents, was burned yesterday.
No insurance.
There are twenty four postofices in Clark
county, the annual salaries of which range from
$40. 20 to So, 100.
Alex. Mcdonald & Co., agent of the Standard
Oil Company, are building two large warehouses
in New Albany
Robert LETTER, seventy eight years DID, and
well known throughout Harrison county was
buried at Corydon, yesterday.
G. A. Dickinson, one of Richmond's oldest cit
liens, and in early days one of Indianas most
prominent merchants died on Wednesday night.
He was in the I'D year of his age.
Oliver Hammock. of Henry county has
brought suit in the Hancock Circuit Court for
SIS, 900 against the indianapolis. Bloomington e.
Western railway. Hammock was struck by a
train while crossing the track near Wilkinson
and seriously crippled.
Wiburn K. Bradbury, Of Richmond. recently
appointed by the court receiver of tIliff Bros
stock of toys, ETC., on petition of syndicate of
creditors, was yesterday cited to appear in court
and make an accounting in answer to complaint
filed by the mother Of the Tiff Bros. She holds
So, 900 mortgage on the establishment which
the syndicate have instituted suit to set aside
So, 900 is two-thirds the value of the stock at
cost valuation Pending the suit she hopes to
suspend the sale and therefore complains that
only the cream Of the goods are being sold and
they at an unwarranted expense, thus jeop-
ordiZng her interests, etc.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
The Strike on the Wabash.

ST. LOUIS, March .5.-Col. Talmage, general
manager of the Wabash railroad, contradicts a
report that the demands of the striking machin-
lists at Chicago have been acceded to. He says
the'men have resumed work, but at the reduc-
ton made by the officers of the company He
also denies that 25O men are out at Springfield,
Ill.,, and says over 200 men have been at work in
the shops there all the time
About fifty employees of the Wabash shops in
this city went out this afternoon. They laid
their grievances before the foreman of the shops
and were told they could go, as their places
could be readily filled.
At Fl. Wayne at noon, sixty men employed
in the Wabash, St. Louis 81 Pacific railroad
shops, struck against the recent reduction of 10
per cent. in wages and in the afternoon held a
meeting to organize a plan of action. Repre-
sentatives from the Mobery Mo-, and Spring
field. Ill, shops have been at TT. Wayne for the
past two days agitating the subject. A meeting
was held last night, when it determined to
strike at the noon hour. Only few carpenters
are yet working, and it is expected they will join
the strikers tonight
A Springfield ILL.,, telegram says not more than
dozen skilled workmen are at work in the Wa
bash shops to day. Most of the men now at work
are fresh. The strikers held a meeting tonight,
and determined to stay out until their demands
were acceded to. Men were brought here from
Detroit Mich, to work in the shops, but, upon
finding out the situation of affairs, went back.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
A Romantic Reunion.

METROPOLIS, March 5.-One of the most re-
markable marriages has occurred here which
has ever taken place in this country, that of G.
c. Sorele, of Galveston, Tex, to Mrs. Lizzie
Hinkle. The parties were married in 1852 at
Vicksburg, Miss Shortly after, Sorelle became
embroiled in fight with young man named
Chotard The latter undertook to horsewhip
Sorelle, and was shot and wounded so danger
ously that it was thought he would die. Sorele
being poor man and unable to fight the case
in the courts against the relations Of
Chotard, who were rich and influential, he es-
capped to Mexico, leaving his wife and child in
Vicksburg, returning to Texas, however, the
next year, where he joined the confederate
army, in which he remained during its entire
duration. His wife, in the meantime, conclud-
ing he had forsaken her, procured divorce and
married Captain j. B. Hinkle, by whom she had
four children and who has since died. After
serving in Maximilian's army in Mexico and
wandering over the world from Canada to Aus
tralia, Sorelle finally found his widowed wife
here, and yesterday evening they again Joined
their fortunes and will shortly leave for Texas.
where Sorelle has farm, on which they will
make their future home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
TELEGRAPHlC BREVITIES.

The New York Chamber of Commerce yester-
day elected exPresldent Arthur honorary
member.
On Wednesday morning at Monroe, Union
county, North Carolina masked men overpow-
cred the jailer and took out Lee Staten, a negro
and hanged him Staten was charged with
rape.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce yesterday
unanimously adopted resolution requesting
the new Secretary of the Treasury to pay out
the silver coin now boarded in the vaults Of the
Treasury in order to stop the contraction of the
currency. and thus relieve the business depres-
sion of the country.
At Wilmington, n G., the boiler of the steamer
Wave exploded yesterday afternoon. The boat
is complete wreck. Neal Jessup and Kitty Har-
vey, colored. were blown into the river and
drowned. Perry Cstton, the colored pilot, and
Dave jefferson were badly scalded. Several
other employees were slightly injured. The boat
was valued at $4,000
A message from Curnet, Texas, gives an ac
count of the self-poisoning of August Schafer
and wife. The husband administered the dead
ly dose to the wife and then calmly awaited her
demise, when he committed suicide by dose of
the same drug. Domestic unhappines was the
cause of the tragedy. 1t is not known that tho
wife was consenting party to the poisoning.
The couple leave a twoyear-old child.
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proved. The condition Of his throat is no better,
however, and the progress of the disease has not
been checked y
REMOVAL BY MORAL SUASION.
A Religious Crank Who Wishes to Operate on
President Cleveland.

New YORK, March 5-Mr Robert r. Doherty,
of the Christian Advocate, was writing in his Of
fee to-day, when visitor called. The stranger
introduced himself as Elias Bray. of Wilkes
barre, Pa. Mr.. Brays round face was flushed
and he was evidently excited
''The Almighty" he said gravely with digni-
fed bow to Mr. Doherty, ''has commissioned me
to use moral suasion to remove President Cleve-
land. I'm going to do it." Holding both hands
over the surprised editors head, he con-
tinued: II do here and now solemn
ly appoint you my lieutenant to aid
and assist me in my divine mission.
Then Mr.. Bray stalked maiestically from the
room and visited the adjoining Office, where he
met John NJ. Phillips, publisher of the paper.
He impressively appointed Mr. Phillips his
second lieutenant. Then he left the building.
The two men followed the crank and mad him
arrested. Two hundred dollars and ticket for
England were in his pockets.
Il did not intend, he said to Justice Welde,
to injure Mr.. Cleveland. / would wave my
hand and say, stand aside and announce:
50 The year of jubilee has come;
Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.'"
The Justice said he would hold him for exami
nation.
what for?' inquired the prisoner.
ITO have your head examined" said the jus.
tice The man ran his fingers through his hair
rubbed his forehead, and said: "Well, guess
this head is all right" Then he was put in CELL
and quoted down when he got there.
Elias Bray is a licensed preacher Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. He is forty years
old. and is member of the Wyoming Confer
ence. He came here from England in 1870. He
vert to Wilkesbarre, and, although he had
worked in mines, he became builder there, and
did good business. His nephew, Charles S.
Bray, is the master builder of the Lehigh 81
Wilkesbarre railroad.
Cleveland" he said, in his cell, 'may be good
enough, but it is my duty to remove him by
spiritual manifestations, and not by force. I am
the herald of a new era. l will clean and
stfaighten the crooked paths of the world. I'm
member of no political organization, but I'm
working under divine authority"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
What Will Hendricks Do?

For day or two Mr.. Hendricks has been an
important parsonage in Washington but his
star will pale now. 1t will be worse for him
that he went before his chief and almost openly
lent himself to organizing disaffection He ap-
pears to be bent upon convincing the country
that the Democratic party cannot be reformed
Let him set up his Bourbon court in opposition
to that of the wiser and younger Democracy
and see where he will come out
Some such fool business is needed
to make a sharp issue between the progressive
Democrats like Cleveland, Bayard Endicott aud
Whitney and the fossils like Hendricks, Randall
Voorhees, and Reagan. Within six months, and
probably within briefer PERIOD one of these
camps will be practically deserted and aban-
doned and we do not believe it will be that of
the progressives The Bourbons may be able to
play the part of the dog in the manger, and turn
their party out the next election. If the Presi-
dent yields to them it will certainly be turned
nuf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings Of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
A Railway Company Wins in the Fourth
Trial-An Illinois Man Shoots Himself
Through the Misunderstanding.
INDIANA.

After Being Beaten Three Times q Corp0-
ration Wins on the Fourth Trial.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINcENNEs March 5-An important suit has
just been concluded in the Knox Circuit Court
wherein Joshua Orender, farmer, sued the B.
& O. Telegraph Company for several thousand
dollars damages for injuries received by being
struck by crossarm as it was hurled by Ia,
borer from car. Several times the case has
been tried and Orender given verdict of 50, 600,
but new testimony was brought up, new trial
granted, and tonight the jury brought in a YER
dict for the defendant. This is the winding up
of the fourth trial, and the case was SO comp!-
Gated that it has attracted widespread attention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06

Green was the chief witness against Smith, and
it is alleged that he promised to leave the State
for consideration.
Frank Gray, and his sister, Mrs. Flora
Burdick, of Marseiles, H., have been sentenced
to the penitentiary-the former for four years
and Flora for two years-for circulating counter
felt silver money
The trial of Phillips, for the murder of Rose
brook, has begun at Vandalia. The shooting
which occurred Aug IA, 1885, grew out of love
affair, Rosebrook being killed outright while
Phillips was wounded in the neck by ball from
Rosebrook's pistol.
AT Quincy, Geo. Gallaher and Mat German,
employees of the gas-works, were in a small pit
attending to their duties when a sudden explo-
sion took place, setting fire to the clothing of
both men. German ran up the steps, and rolled
himself in bed of clay, extinguishing his cloth
ing before he sustained any injury. Gallaher's
clothes were burned off him. and his body burned
in fearful manner he cannot live. His home
is in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
The White House Farewell.
Washington Special, March 4.

SpeCla1, :.
President Arthur looked grave to-day, as if
unique company in the nature Of surprise par
ty and embracing some fifty personal
friends, gathered informally in one of the par
lors shortly after 10o'clock, while Mrs. McElroy,
who was in the secret, announced to him their
desire for his presence. He came down at 1890
and social scene ensued that was not without
pathos About midnight they repaired to the
family diningroom, where the President had
ordered an impromptu light collation. for his
guests. They drank standing and in silence the
Wr Arthur then addressed them eeuisl eood
bye, closing with the welf-known sentiment of
'Tiny Tim'-"God bless us ALL" Tears stood in
many eyes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
STRIKES ON RAILWAYS.
Employees of the Texas Pacific at Fort Worth
and Other Points Stop Freight Business.

Fort WORTH, Tex, March Sat z o'clock
this morning the men employed in the Texas
Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroad shops quit
work. The fires were drawn from all switch
and freight engines in the yard, and tonight
roundhouse This morning all east
bound freight-trains were side-tracked
in the yards the engines taken to the round
house, and the fires drawn. No freight trains
will be allowed to pass through the yards, but
passenger trains will not be molested. The
strikers are in groups discussing the situation,
but are orderly. About 300 loaded and empty
cars stand motionless on the tracks. A train of
California fruit, bound east, and number
of cattle trains, are among the detained
freight. This evening the strikers received
news that several freight trains from the north
would arrive. They assembled at the north end
of the yards, intending to side track the trains.
The trains were intercepted by wire and turned
back towards Dennison. The strikers are hold
ing meeting tonight to determine what fur
Their steps to take to bring the company to
terms.
At Dennison, at noon to-day the Missouri Pa
ciic company moved all their engines at that
point across Red river, into the Indian Territory,
for safety. 1t is understood the entire force of
turn to work to morrow, at the request of strik-
ers at other points in Texas. There are 500 cars
of freight at Dennison awaiting forwarding
Everythi is quiet.
A special from Longview says the strikers to-
day rescinded their resolution to stop passenger
trains, but there is much talk of stopping pas
sengerS tomorrow. The yards are full of freight
awaiting shipment. few section men agreed
to the terms of the company to-day, and returned
to work. $50
At Marshall citizens committee waited on
Superintendent Cummings, who said he could
guarantee full time if the men would return
at the reduced rates, as there was plenty
of work. AT meeting tonight Cummings
guarantee was refused.
AT Sherman the employees of the Texas Pacific
were this afternoon notified that they were sus-
pended indefinitely. This suspension works hard
ships, as the Sherman employees we're willing to
accept the reduction. 1t is rumored that the COM
pany has determined only to run mail coaches
until the strike is over.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
Please Go Home.

InuIanap0IlS news.
Now that this offensive legislative body of
Indianas has violated the spirit of free govern
ment and the Constitution and laws thereof, by
its utterly indefensible apportionment measures,
it is to be hoped it will at once pass the appro-
priatioA bills and take its offensive presence out
of sight. Such lot of spoil-mongeriug and
pubhc-money grabbing has rarely been crowded
into sixty DAYS by any similar body
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
1t Was Named Hatton.
Norristown Herald.

A small village in an adjoining county clam
ored for 'mail facilities for several years, and
recently there was postoffice established in the
place The mail the first week consisted of
three patent medicine circulars. a package of
public documents, and horned frog" Moth
ing booms place so much as plenty of mail
facilities"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06

There is danger of it unless Democrats speak OUT
now There has been some scandal in the Sen
ate: there has been very vile scandal in one OF
the benevolent institutions. The party has
purged itself of these things to great extent
sion could scarcely be called scandal, yet the
party will be charged with the expense Of the
same and whatever of evil it may do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
News for. NIvron Reed. :

Virginia tNev) Enterprise.
Some men engaged in getting out wood at In
cline, Lake Tahoe, report having had q glimpse
of the famous trout that has been reported as
having been seen from time to time in Lake
Tahoe. They say it was about forty feetlong,
and was moving through the water, with the
dorsal fin expanded, at the rate Of about mile
q minute
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The Nemesis of Fate.
A1HO ANOHAkCbAS VI t4tCs
Louisville Commercial

Louisville Commercial.
Fate stalks relentlessly behind the defeated
candidates for the presidency. st. John has
been charged with accepting bride, Belva Lock
wood has been accused of pleurisy, and now
your Uncle Ben Butler is being written up as .
wholesale robber.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
They Have Sneaked.
PittsburG Commercial.

Pittsburg COMMERCIAL.
confronted with the Democratic party, very
hungry, and, as you may we'll believe very
thirsty; party without single definite princi-
pie, party without any distinct national policy
which it dares to present to the country, party
which fell from power as conspiracy against
human rights, and now attempts to sneak back
to power as conspiracy for plumber and spoi,s. T"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06
Shot Himself Through the Heart.
eciaI to the Indianapolis Journal.

BLOOMINGTON, March 5.--Milton Burns, of
Leroy, this county, committed suicide this after
noon by shooting. He was in store, talking
freely and jovially with friends, and stepped out
the back door, opened his vest placed the muz-
zle of his revolver on his left breast and fred,
the bullet passing through his heart. Burns
was unmarried, aged thirty years, and for the
past two years has been engaged in mining in
Colorado. He returned home on visit month
ago, giving glowing reports of his chances for
fortune. The cause of the rash act is unknown.