The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-08-19

SC61t seizure.
THE coal miners of tie Hooking Valley
TO-, have, it is reported, agreed ID consoli
date with the Knights of Labor
GENERAL IGNATIEFF, recently expressed
himself as expecting a war between Russi.
and Germany. He thought Germany un
4 grateful
7 ASTIJEwIsH riots occurred in Kief, Rus
sia, on the 18th. The houses of many Jew
| were wrecked.
TIE Kinnersly iron works, Staffordshire
Eng, have been closed on account of tn,
depression in the iron trade.
SEVERAL cases of sunstroSe occurred dur
! ing the German army maneuvers near Ber
lin.
destroyed by fire. Four hundred house,
were burned.
| LIGHTNING struck a corner grocery store
in Houston, Tex, on the 18th, instantly
killing 81 Taylor (colored) and fatally in
juring James Lythe, the proprietor.
ACTING SECRETARY FAIRCHILD has issued
the one hundred and fortieth call for the
redemption of bonds. The call is for $40,
COO 600 of the three per cent. loan of 1852.
TWENTY stores were burned at Kosciusko
Mich, recently.
WETHEEOw & WELLS glass works at Mas
sillon. O., burned the other day
RECENT treasury orders concerning
''clipped'' coin are unfavorably received in
San Francisco.
THE Cleveland Leader is looking for non
| union printers, the union men having
struck for higher wages.
A VERY perceptibie earthquake was felt
at Evansville, Ind. on the 18th, lasting
about twelve seconds. No damage was
done.
FORTY lives were lost by an explosion in
the Woodland co:liery at Leigh, Lanca-
shire, Eng, on the 18th. One hundred and
fcrty miners were below ct the time.
THE Land Office has been notified from
Santa Fe that the Federal grand jury has
indicted 800 persons for frauds upon the
land laws. Among them are an ex-dele-
gate to Congress, two Territorial legisla-
tors and ex-Register Frost, who resigned
preciBitately when the new administration
came in.
HEAVY showers in Northern Michigan
have effectually put stop to forest fires.
CADET SCHLEY, of Indiana, fell from
aloft on the school ship Constellation,
August 3. and was killed.
THE business failures in the United
States and Canada the seven days ended
August ~ aggregated 157 as compared
with 15i the week previous.
FIRE in Cleveland, o., recently, caused
the destruction of three tanks of oil in
Doane's oil refinery and reduced the still
I,,;I
s35, 900.
THE British Ministry has decided to ap-
point royal commission to inquire into
tue Belfast riots.
A DISPATCH from Quebec saws: Rome has
finally spoken upon the question of the
Knights of Labor. The society is unequiv-
ocally condemned by the Holy See and
Bishops of the church are enjoined TO pro-
ceed against it as against all secret socie-
ties under the Papal ban. Cardinal Tasch-
ereau has communicated this decision to
the Bishops.
SPECIALS report destructive storms in
various portions of Kentucky on the 18th.
In Pulaski County Joe Riddle and a young
child were killed by lightning. In Logan
County immense rocks loosened by tree
blown over on the mountain side crushed
into the cabin of Matthew Parks, fatally
injuring him. Considerable stock was also
reported killed.
AT Folsom, Cal. recently fire destroyed
twenty-six of the principal business houses.
Loss, Sl50,000; insurance, E95.000.
WILLIAM G. GoRHAM, of Wayne, ILL.,, a
well-to-do farmer, and Gustave Pohtzke, a
day laborer. were instantly killed by light
ming the other morning. Their bodies were
scorched from head to foot.
W. R. WILLIAMS, ex-postmaster at Hins-
ley, Ark, who embezzled registered pack
ages and Government money several
ago and fed, has been captured in
Weeping Water, Neb. -s.
THE Times, of Louisville, KY, published
statement recently that the late pension
agent there. Colonel r. NJ Kelly, was S5S.-
$50 short in his Government accounts. Kel-
ly denied it, but admitted that he was
pretty deep in Indebtedness to his friends.
THE spOils secured by the British in their
in Burmah were sold in Calcutta
-r.
THE amount of three per cent bonds held
to secure National bank notes in circula-
ton, included in the 140th call, issued re-
Gently, is s7,S56, 80.