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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Views of Representative Men of Boston Be
fore the Committee.


fore the Committee.
Boston, May 27.-The Special Commir-
tee of the United States Senate investigat-
ing the subject of Interstate Commerce,
continued their hearing to-day at the Rail-
road Commissioners Office. William II.
Lincoln, by invitation, addressed the COM
mittee. He did not think shippers should
complain of the present rates, which are
ridiculously low. They are too low for the
interests OF railroad stockholders. The
railroad business, he said, is the worst and
most absprdly managed of any in the coun-
try. One would expect the roads to lower
their rates when the water route competition
is felt, but he had known roads to raise their
fates frequently at such seasons and to
lower rates wh.n business is more than can
be handled. He thought minimum rate
should be fixed by law. Fructuating rates
unsettled business greatly. The stability
of rates is more important than the rate
itself. Mr.. Lincoln believed that favorit-
ism was shown by the railroads in giving
knowledge of changes in rates to certain
shippers. He thought general law, re-
quring at least ten days notice of change
of rates, would be equitable. He believed
in national board of railroad commission
ers. Mr.. Lincoln protested against the
double tariff system of railroads. He
believed in basing the tariff upon the mile
age. The pool system Of the country Mr..
Lincoln regarded as farce. IN any legis
lation upon the subject of rates he believed
car load should be unit and that no re-
ductiOn should be made in rates for large
quantities. E. c. Kimble, a commission
man, claimed that New England shippers
had to pay an extra of 33I5 per cent on
shipments to Chicago for en- additional DIS
lance of only about sixty miles in 1,009.
Ex-Governor Claflin favored a national
to regulate railroad rates.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04

THE collections of internal revenue
for the first ten months of the fiscal
year ending June so, 1885, as compared
with the collections during the cor
responding period of the fiscal year end
ed June so, 1884, were as follows:
From spirits-1SS4, S6S, 1O4. 740; 1885,
$50, 125, 345; decrease, Sc, 97S, 395. From
tobacco-1Ss4, s21. S49, S99; 1885, s21,-
Al. 1856: increase, SCI, 637. From fer
,nented liqeors-lSS4 s14, 22z, 500; 1885,
S14;39S, 735; increase. S165, 9S5. From
miscellaneous sources-1SS4, $519, 1868;
1886, 1926. SOP; decrease, S29S,061. Ag-
gregate receipts-1SS4, s99. 202, SOP;
1885, 500, 164, All, decrease, S7,0S1,SS5
The aggregate receipts for April, 1885,
were 81, l41, $50 less than during the
same month of 1854
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04
SANCUINARY SAvAcES.
The Hostiles Continus to Murder Settlers -
Band Heading for Mexico.

ABand Heading for Mexico.
DENVER, Col, May GA Tfibune-Re-
publican Santa Fe special says: Last Sat-
urday the Apaches killed two men at Can't
well and Petrie ranch on the Gila, and Sun
day afternoon killed Charles Stevenson,
foreman of the Alley and lngersoll ranch,
and Harvey Moreland, son of James More
land, living between Grafton and Fairview.
The bodies were found about six miles
north of Grafton, still warm. Moreland
was shot several times, and when found
was lying on his back with an
iron rod driven through his head into
the ground. Frank Adams, son Of
George Adams, Tanchman near
Fairview, is supposed to be killed
also. His hat was found near the bodies Of
two dead men. A special from Winslow,
A. T., says: About 169 Navajos, Utes and
Piutes, all thoroughly armed, with war
paint on, camped near Hardy's last night
1t is currently rumored they are making
preparations to join GeroEimos' band of
Apaches. Latest information from the front
indicates the hostiles are on Diamond
Greek. northeast of Fort Bayard, in the
Black range. Colonel Morrow and San
Carlos scouts are in that vicinity, and
Colonel Riddle with q battalion of the
Sixth Cavalry is around Hillsboro. Lieut.
enant Davis with sixty White Mountain
Apache scouts are on their trail.
HEADING FOR MExICo.
Tucson, A. T., MAY ga Deming. n.
NJ, special says: Thirty Indians passed
near here, heading for Mexico. The cavalry
was in close pursuit The bodies of five
Americans. killed by the Indians, were
found at Blue River yesterday. The stage
running from Eagle to Grafton Mining
camp, in Black range, has not been heard
from. 1t is supposed TO have been cap
tured by the Indians.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04

Is the Federal Court at Boston the
other day the Grand Jury returned an
indictment against Gilman c. Parker,
master of the brig Mary Celeste, for
wrecking his vessel off the coast of
Hayti, in January last, and a second
Indictment against Parker, Abraham
Q. Wendell, Sullivan A. Freeman,
George F. Miller, Raphael Boris, and
Emil Boris for conspiracy to wreck the
vessel. The defendants, excepting
Parker, are well known merchants in
Boston and were shippers of the cargo.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04

ADvICES by the steamship City of
New York says that Yokohama was
the scene of an extraordinary occur
renee on May ?. As the British man.
of-war Agamemnon run into port the
Russian Vladimir Monomach, COM
manded by Admiral Crown, piped to
quarters, manned the guns and made
every preparation for immediate ac-
ton. 1t was stated that if there had
been so much as a rifle fired from the
Russian vessel the Agamemnon would
have rammed her. No explanation of
the affair was made by the Russian
commander.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04

PROF. REILLY, Entomologist of the
Department of Agriculture, has been
surprised for some time to hear of the
raSages of the Hessian fly in the wheat
fields of the Pacific Coast. Heretofore
it has been supposed that the pests did
not extend beyond the wheat belt east
of the Rocky Mountains. Prof. Reilly
has been inclined to attribute the dam
age to another wheat insect. The
Entomologist has been in communica-
ton with Prof. Hilgard Dwinnen and
other scientists in California, and re-
Gently received specimen insect which
he pronounces the genuine Hessian fly.
There is no longer doubt that the in
sect has made its way to the Pacific
slope.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04

THE Cubans at Key West, Fla, were
parading the streets with bands of
music in consequence of the reported
landing at Santiago de Cuba of an ex-
petition numbering two hundred men
under Variona and Maceo which, it
was stated, had since been reinforced
by one hundred men from that district
A state of siege has been decreed, and
the Captain General of Cuba has gone
with troops to that province.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04
ON THE WARPATH.
The Apache Depredations in New Mexico
Many Settlers KiIIed-A Battle.

| The Apache Depredstions in New Mexico
Many Settlers KnIed-A Battle.
FLEMING, n. NJ, May 2S.-A courier
| brings the news of a battle between the
| troops and Apaches in Coates Canon
| through which the Indians attempted tc
retreat into Mexico. -Four soldiers and eight
Indians were killed, and the Indians were
driven back but not captured, as the troops
were too few in number.
4 BLOODY TRAIL
SILVER CITY, y. NJ, May 29.-The
ADacheS are making bloody trail through
this section. 1t is thought that three OF
four different bands are depredating and
numbering ia as many sections of the Ter
ritory. The hoStiles apparently number
about three hundred. Four chiefs are
with them, Geronimo, Mana, Naetcha anc
Chihuahua. This morning the corpses of
Mexican and his wife and three children
were found five miles from here. Another
Mexican is known to have been killed in
the same vicinity and his companion badly
wounded A posse of citizens left here last
night and returned to-day for a supply of
fresh horses. 1t is reported the numerous
ranches on Bear Greek have been
sacked and horses stolen and cattle killed
The Indians approached within four miles OF
Fort Bayard. Three troops of cavalry are
now in pursuit Ii is reported that the In
dams are doubling back on the old trail in
the direction of Bear Creek. This band
numbers about eighty. Another band on
the ella River drove off 100 head OF horses.
Two couriers are missing. Three addi-
tional prospectOrs have been killed near
the south fork of the White Water River,
Rnnfinn m NQgRltaT1
Creek. The latter made a brave fight and
killed two Indians, including chief. The
fight was witnessed by Bunting's partner,
WHO succeeded in Staying two Apaches and
escaping. News has just been received Of
additional killing in the Black Range
Families from the surrounding country
have all flocked into Silver City, panic
stricken.
NO INDIANS CAPTsRED.
DEMrNG, y. NJ, May 29--Ihe Indians
are scattered in small bands IN dlHerent'
parts of Southern New Mexico, but mostly
in the vicinity of the Black range. More
than thirty citizens have been reported
killed: many have been mangled beyond
recognition. Last evening the Indians
were reported in the vicinity of Cooks
peak, fifteen miles north Of Dem
ing. The greatest excitement prevails
In the settlements on the ella. No
indians have been killed or captured since
the outbreak, so far as known here. Cen
eral Crook is on his way here to relieve
General Bradley. He is expected Saturday
morning. Miners and ranchmen are COM
ing in from all directions. Much dissatis-
faction is expressed concerning the action
Of the troops. A LOrdsburg special says
that reports from Lake Valley indicate that
a band of about forty Indians came in sight
Of that settlement The citizens armed
themselves aud went oue TO hold them In
check. The Indians then moved in the d.
rection of Cooks canyon.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04
The Fly in CaItfornfs.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Prof. Reilly,
Entomologist Of the Department of Agri-
culture, has been surprised for some time
to hear Of the Iavages Of the Hessian fly in
the wheat fields on the Pacific Coast Here
tofore it has been supposed that this pest
did not extend beyond the wheat belt east
OF the Rocky Mountains. Prof Reilly has
been inclined to attribute the damaged to
another wheat insect The Entemoloeist
has been in communication with Prof Hill
gard Dwinnell and other scientists in Cali.
fornia, and to-day received specimen In
sect which he pronounees the genuine Hes
sian fly. There is no longer q doubt that
the insect has made its way to the Pscife
slope
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04
READY FOR THE REDS.
Cowboys and Troops Guarding the
Passes

Cowboys and Troops Guarding the
Passes.
Tucson, A. T., May 26.-Lordsburg adj
dams on the Blue River yesterday. The
soldiers were compelled to retreat with
three wounded 1t is believed that the In
dians will attempt to recross into Sonora
via Arizona 1t will be impossible for
them to do SO without coming into
contact with the troops and cowboys,
who are guarding every pass. Fully
one hundred and twenty armed men are trail
ing the Indians. Should they meet the hos
tiles before they get into Mexico there will
be fight to the death. The bucks, squaws
and papooses will share the fate of exser-
miustiOn- NO quarter" is the cry Of the
cowboys.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04
No Grnsshopprr. In Kansas.

TOPEKA, May 29.-Careful inquiry fails
TO run down any trace Of the rumored grass
hoppers in this State. William Sims, Sec
Rotary of the State Board of Agriculture,
states that he has received reports from over
one hundred of his correspondents within
the last forty-eight hours, many of them in
Western Kansas, and not one OF
them refers IN any manner to the
grasshopper plague. He says that any ex-
traordinary appearance of the pest or even
any appearance at this time of the year
would be noted and he would be informed
Immediately. He does not believe there's
ale any within the State.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
A Summary Of the Daily News.
PERSONAL AND PoE1rrCAL.

MAYOR SMITH, of Philadelphia, sent a
cablegram to the Paris municipality ten
dering his coincidence, officially, on the
death of Victor Hugo.
SECRETARY LAMAR was seized with a
chill at Washington recently, from the eff
fects of which he was confined to his
house. He was reported better next day,
but his physician advised him against
going to the department.
JOHN Z. HEAT, veteran of the war of
1912, died in Brookline, Mass, on the 9th.
HELEN TAYLOR, an advocate of woman's
suffrage, has accepted an invitation to con-
test a seat in the British Parliament.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04

A RUSSIAN naval officer has been ar
rested at Cronstadt on suspicion, it
was reported, of being connected with
a plot to acquaint England with the
method of closing the harbor of Cron-
stadt with torpedoes.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04

Our Dumb animals says dog
belonging to the Salem Lead Company
broke pane of glass in his kennel and
went at once to the kitchen. and by
''dog signs tried to point out the mis-
chief Then he undertook the job him
self. Picking from the ground with
his teeth the piece of glass which had
fallen out, he made several attempts to
put 1t in place, but having no expert
ence as glazier, he gave up trying.
and calmly awaited the return of his
master. The damage was then re-
paired and Hero was happy.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04

A crotchety old doctor in New
York has won the hatred of every
fashionable belle in the country. He
says that the use of those costly grace
full smelling bottles, which enables a
lady to exhibit plump arm and taper
ing fingers to perfection, is hurtful.
The strong salts cause headaches, sore
throats, and, worse of all, red noses
NJ Y Nail
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04

The bark Reindeer, which arrived at
New York recently from st. Pierre, re-
ports that Mr.. w. H. Garfield, United
States Consul at st. Pierre, died of
apoplexy May 10.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04
-..Bovs should Learn to be as

Boys should learn TO be as kind
and helpful to their sisters as they ex-
pect their sisters to be to them" That is
alright, but boys have never learned to
be as good to their sisters as they are to
other boys sisters, and they never will
till the millennium arrives. M Y
Graphic,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

fHE Salon prizes at Paris were
awarded as follows: Boagoureau, first;
B. Constant, second; Humbert, third.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04

NEMEDI, village in Hungary of two
hundred and thirty houses, was des-
troyed by fire recently. The people
were reported destitute.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-08
Desire TO Gain NOt0riety.

Especial to The mes-Democrat.
New York, Aug. 2-The mails of
Gen. Hancock are composed to an
astonishing extent of letters from
men and women who desire to fig-
ure in the Grant funeral ceremo.
nies. Many of these applicants
are cranks, whose propositions
are merely absurd; out hundreds
of others are based on perfectly
rational wish to gain valuable con-
spicuousness. Poets send copies
of verses which they would like
to have said or sung; preachers
present their claims upon the Of
flee of orator, and the ex-soldiers
and politicians ready to speak on
the occasion are legion; but the
chief s olicitors of positions in
the services are actors and pro-
fessional vocalists, among whom
are some of the foremost in the
land. The actors wish to read
and the vocalists to sing. 81 can
not give the names of these volun-
teers," says Hancock's secretary,
"but If did they would surprise
you.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-08

A Negro Blacksmith Makes a Valu-
able Invention.

Minnis Haden,a worthy colored
blacksmith of this place, has lately
invented one of the most ingeni.
Gus and valuable devices we have
ever seen. Being a poor man and
unable to employ a hand as striker
he cast about how he might do by
machinery what heretofore could
be done only by the hand of man.
The, result of his cogitations is
piece of very simple machinery by
which the striking hammer is easi.
ly and effectively worked by his
foot, while he has both hands free
to hold his iron and use the small
hammer. To a listener the blows
come as naturally and as rapidly as
if there were two men handling
the hammers in the old-fashined
way, but there is difference. The
machine, by an easy motion of the
foot on the treadle, strikes a hard
er blow than any man can strike,
and can be made at will to strike
as light blow as may be needed.
But the use of this simple and
cheap device in the blacksmith's
show is not half. 1t can be just as
easily used and will find large
field of usefulness, in driving
a drill for blasting rock. In its
present form without any change |
one man can drive drill perpen-
dicularly as easily as three men
now do the same work. By q very
simple and easy plan, hammers can
be provided and attached, which
will make it just as easy to drive a
hole horizontally or at any re.
quired angle, and the whole work
can be done by one man. The
machine is portable and need not
be very heavy. II. d. II. Tfiu
zell has become q part owner Of
this invention. 1 dtaxeaf has been
secured. and II EI1zze|l Is ex-
pecsing ~ Eeeel ) :. v...e.,s - soon
as the papers can h ma1e out IN
Montgomery VA Messenger. \
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-08
Not Much OF q Fool After All.


Sam Wednesday, an impecuni.
GUS citizen of Austin,was supposed
to be crazy, and his relatives
brought him before the county
court to have a lunatico de inquir.
endo jury pass on his mental
condition,S.h his delusion being that
he was very rich. A lawyer pro.
ceed to ask the crazy man ques
tons to test his sanity.
81 hear that you are going to
build a $4,000 residence"
at is going to cost 100000"
"You don't say so."
"Yes, and | am going to start a
daily paper with s250,0O0 capital.
That's a mere trille for a man of my
means.n
"You seem to have so much
money perhaps you would not OBJ.
ject to lending me a thousand dol
lars ~
"Pd like to do it judge, but that
would be such risky investment,
everybody would suspect me of
being crazy"
The refusal of the supposed
lunatlc to seriously entertain the
idea of lending money to an Austin
lawyer, caused the jury to decide
that Sam was in full possession of
his reasoning faculties.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-08
sympathy That Shames.

Clarksville, Tenn, July 29.-Sev.
eral months since young man
named Wesley Taylor, who lives
in the Fourth District of this conn.
ty, persuaded an unsophisticated
girl, the daughter of Mr.. John
Chester, who lived in the same
neighborhood, to leave her home
with him. After accomplishing
her ruin by pretending to have a
license tc marry her, he left her to
get back home the best way she
could. He was arrested on a
charge of abduction shortly after
ward, and has been in Jail ever
since. His trial was concluded in
the Criminal Court here yesterday
and this morning the jury fixed his
punishment at ten years in the
penitentiary. A peculiar phase Of
case is the evident sym
pathy of the young ladies' of the
community in which he lived. Sew
eral of them we're In the court.
room when the jury went out, and
we're heard to congratulate him on
'hr termination Of The trial and ex.
press tho hope that he would soon
bo al liberty to 20 home.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-08
Literary Piracy.
Evening Post.l

Major Lamar Fontaine is ac-
cused of another act of literary
piracy. This time, Mr.. Fontaine
publishes and claims the author.
ship of a beautiful poem entitled
"The HindoO Search for Truth y
This last poem of the literary
Major, now turns out to be almost
an exact reproduction of the
"Meditations of a Hindoo Prlnce,n
which appeared in London mag
azine in the year 1877. The author
of the genuine poem is Mr.. A. G.
Lyall, an English officer who serv.
ed many years in India.
Perhaps "FadIadeen,' the cor.
respondent of the New Mississip.
plan, who endeavored to defend
Mai. Fontaine's claim to the au.
thorship of "All Quiet Along the
Potomac Ia beautiful poem writ
ten by Mrs. Beers) will now come
to the rescue of the gallant and
imaginative MAJOR in his claim to
the Hindoo poem.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-08-08
THE JOKE on COSCER.
GChicago Times

Conger lives in Washington in o
good house, in a good neighbor.
hood. Washington is so large and
its police force so small that there
are really not enough policemen
to properly patrol the streets at
night. DIN many neighhnrhoods,
especially remote from the public
buildings, the neighbors club to-
gether and hire a private watch.
man, who looks after their particu.
lar property. Such watchman
has for years been employed by
the neighbors of Senator Conger.
Thirty or forty of them gave the
man 81 apiece month, and in re.
turn he watched their houses while
they slept. When Conger moved
in the watchman called on him and
asked him if he needed his ser.
vices. NO" said the Michigan
Senator, in his snarling tone, 81
don't need private Waterman. ]
make laws for the District. If the
commissioners haven't policemen
enough to give my neighborhood
protection, I'll see. that they get
more policemen" So off the poor
fellow went. Not long after that
he saw the Senator watering the
lawn in front of his residence with
a hose and sprinkler in the middle
of one bright afternoon. "Now |
have him." he said to himself; "he's
watering his grass before 6 o'clock
in defiance of the law" Strangely
enough, at the same moment lie
saw policeman looming up in the
distance. He went to the officer
and said: "That old man is vic.
lating the law. You ought to run
him in." "But | daren't do it,r
said the policeman; "that is Sena-
tor Conger, and he'd have me
bounced from the force if /
touch him. "Well | am not afraid
of him." said the watchman; give
me your warrant and III serve it
on him with pleasure.p So the
policeman gave him his warrant,
and be served II with pleasure, and
the Senator had to make terms
with tho authorities.