The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-06


have struck, claiming that they were being
under paid.
IT was affirmed in Shanghai shat China
would declare war against Russia.
The Venezuelan instruction has been
again Suppressed"
| AMoNUMENT TO the memory of Rebecca
/ Nourse, who was hanged for witchcraft,
/ July 10, 1eS2, was dedicated at her old home
in Danvers, Mass, on the 3Oth.
! Two earthquake shocks were experienced
at Smyrna on the 3Oth.
| In the British House of Commons
an amendment to the Criminal bill
providing for the fogging of prisoners con-
victed of outraging children was rejected
by 125 to 81. An amendment raising the
| age of protection of girls to sixteen was
carried by vote of 119 to Il.
NINE men got into bucket to be hauled
to the top of a shaft connecting with the
new Croton aqueducts at New York the
other day. When up 60 feet the bucket
caught on projection and tipped. Four
men were thrown out, two chung to the
bucket, but the other two, William Cum
ningham and Timothy Harrington, were
dashed 20 death.
THE crew of the bark Belle, which was
lying at Metis, Que, mutinied against the
master and took possession of the vesselre-
Gently.
IT was reported at Cairo that Osman
Digna was killed in the Kassala battle.
The Mahdi's followers were everywhere
demoraIiZed.
THE findings of the naval court martial
before which ex-Surgeon General Wales
was recently tried were for suspension
from rank and duty for five years on fur
Tough pay and to retain his present num-
Der in his grade during that period. DR..
Wales was tried for culpable inefficiency in
the performance of his duty and for neg
lect of duty. He was found guilty on both
charges.
GEORGE WILSON, Charles Davis and
Mathilde Jones, all colored, were executed
at Plaquemine, La, on the 31st for the
murder and robbery of Mrs. Henrietta
Cole, in that town, on the night of Janu-
airy - last.
THE Italian Consul at Tamatave was re-
ported negotiating with the Hovas in the
interest of France, with a view of arrang-
ing a peaceful settlement of the Madagas-
car difficulties.
FIVE American steamship companies, the
Pacific Mail, San Francisco to Australia;
the Red 3D." New York to Venezuela; the
Clyde, New York to Turks Island: the
New York, Havana and Mexico, and New
York and Cuba lines, have declined to
carry United States mails any further I'M
der present arrangements.
I'm Nr1c Of
Gregor, N. Y, was struck by lightning on
the evening of the 30th. The electric light
above the casket was extinguished, and
Colonel Beck and General R. H. jackson,
the attendants in charge, were rendered
insensible for some time by the shock.
THE Secretary of State received from
Lima recently telegram announcing the
death of Lieutenant Nye, the naval attache
to the American Legation at that place.
BUSINESS failures for the United States
for week ended July 80, IFS; for Canada,
80; total of POI as against 215 the week
previous.
THE property OF the Bankers & Mer-
chants Telegraph Company was sold at
New York recently and brought 100000.
1t was purchased by Edward S. Stokes on
behalf of the reorganization committee.
CHARLES l.. SKINNER, of Baltimore, was
recently disbarred from practice as an
attorney before the Interior Department
at Washington for extorting illegal fees.
THE Registrar Generals quarterly return
estimates the present population of Ireland
at 4,924,342, showing a great decrease,
which is chiefly owing to emigration to
America.
BY violent storm at Fargo, OAK, re-
Gently, an iron electric tower, $50 feet high,
was blown down and twisted out of any
semblance of its original appearance.
Many tin roofs and trees in the city were
carried away and great damage done III
the country near Glynndon.
THE Boer Republic of South Africa de-
MES the claims of the British Government
upon st. Lucia Bay and asks Continental
European powers to consider the bay a
free port.
THE incoming Leadville passenger train
due at Denver at $3.50 the other morning
exploded another dynamite cartridge about
two and one-half miles south of Denver.
The engine and tender were badly wrecked
and one length of the track was torn up.
The passengers were uninjured.