The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

crease of the debt was caused by falling of
| of receipts and increased pension charges. J
THE New York Chamber of Commerce re-
Gently adopted resolutions deploring the
decline of American shipping, and sug-
| costing as remedy the establishment of a
| Bureau of Commerce under the control of
the Secretary of the Treasury.
THE order of expulsion of the German
| Americans from the Island Of Foehr has
| again been suspended, Mr.. Pendleton, the
United States Minister, having interviewed
| in the matter.
MARSHALL CLEMENTS was hanged at
Saguache, Col, recently, for the murder Of
his brother and sister-in-law. The crime
was an extremely shocking one. Clements
kept up his bravado to the last.
DAcoITs attacked outlying portions of
Mandalay after the surrender, and several
British soldiers were killed and wounded.
The Burmese generally were friendly to
the occupation.
REPORTS were in circulation in Madrid
that the young Queen Mercedes had devel-
oped symptoms of lung disease and scrofu-
lous debility inherited from her father, and
will never be in a proper condition of
health to succeed to the throne.
NEW York police found five cases of
smallpox ON the west side of the city the
other day.
OFFICIALS of the Farmers National Bank
of Mansfield, O., have had an interview
with Joseph Hosdowitch, the defaulting
teller, who fed to Canada. Hosdowitch
agreed to return the securities, and he will
not be prosecuted.
fho
house of Bantel & Co., at Freedom, Pa,
the other night and exploded the safe with
giant powder. The thieves secured about
$4,000.
THE German Government proposes to es-
tablish a monopoly in the manufacture and
sale of spirits.
THE mammoth wholesale dry goods
house of R. E. Doyle, of Fort Smith, Ark,
failed recently. The attaching creditors
are H. B. Clafiin, Hill, Fontaine & Co., and
Durham, Buckley & Co.; nominal assets,
$4,000; liabilities, 100000.
Two freight trains on the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne & Chicago Raiload under full
speed collided at Niles, o., recently, badly
injuring nearly all the employees of both
trains. The collision was caused by tele-
graph operator ct Salem, o., neglecting to
deliver orders to the east bound train.
The losses on rolling stock were very
heavy.
A DISPATCH from London says: The
movements of the Greek troops on the
northern frontier seem to give color to
the report widely circulated recently that
a tripartite alliance has been formed be-
tween Austria, Servia and Greece, and
that the crossing of the frontier by the
Greek troops is to be the first open declara-
ton of this union.
THE business failures for the seven days
ended December 3 numbered, for the United
States 213, for Canada 2G, or a total of 239,
against PA the week previous. There was
a considerable increase noted in Southern
and Western States.
An earthquake recently threw down
many houses at Mascara Blideh, and
Medeah, and destroyed three-Guarters of
the town of Mistla, in Algeria. Thirty-two
persons were killed and twelve others in
jured. Among the victims were several
Europeans.
JUDGE SIMoNToN, of Pennsylvania, has
handed down an opinion in regard to the
of the act prohibiting the
safe Ol OleOUluIgdr10e.
The court holds that the act is entirely
RECENT advices from Aspinwall report
severe storm off the coast Several YES
sells were known to have been wrecked. but |
it was believed their crews succeeded in |
the shore. The railroad in Aspin-
wall was damaged.
NATURAL gas exploded at 545 Grant street, |
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 4th. One woman !
was fatally burned and several others Sc
riously injured. The damage amounted to
$500
n VERY heavy windstorm prevailed in
Missouri and Eastern Kansas and Nebraska
on the 4th, accompanied by sudden fallin
the temperature. At st. Paul and other
parts of Minnesota there was a heavy snow
storm.
SEVENTEEN prisoners, among the number
some of the most notorious criminals in the
State of Pennsylvania, escaped recently
from the Beaver County Jail by cutting the
corridor and window bars and letting them
selves over the walls by means of blankets
taken from their cells.
ED STRoBECKER and Sam johnson, two
lawyers, had a street duel at Macon, Ca,
recently. Strobecker was killed The
trouble was over q money loan.