The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-20
TIE failure of George F. Dickinson, a


change, was announced On the 11th.
ATERRIBLE hurricane swept over the mid
die portion of Spain on the 18th. In Mad
rid alone seventy persons were killed By
falling buildings and two hundred were in
jured. The wires were down, but it was be
lieved the damage and loss of life was wide
spread.
A FEARFUL wind and rain storm fell OF
the night of the 18th in the western part Of
Ohio and eastern part of Indiana.
waterspout fell at Xenia. Thirty-five live:
were reported to be lost and the damage
done was immense.
A COURIER from Tuvelana brought news
to Tombstone, Ariz., on the 18th, of further
murders by Apaches. There was a report
that the discharged Government Indian
scouts had Joined the hostiles.
THE total value of exports of breadstuffs
the past ten months was s95, ,54S, AS, against
S135, ,931, 429 the same time last year.
THE Canadian authorities have refused
to honor a permit to trade in foreign ports
issued to fishing schooner by the collector
of customs of Gloucester, Mass.
BLACK diphtheria continued to rage with
undated violence near Big Rapids, Mich.
The last of a family who died from the
scourge passed away on the 10Th. Henry
Tannery, whose six children preceded him,
also died.
| By the premature explosion of blast
which ignited can of powder in Shaw's
coal pit, Glenspaw, Pa, recently four min
ers were dangerously wounded.
THE Mexican National railway has been
completed to Patzcuova in the State Of
Michoacan.
ELIZA and Maggie st. Dennis, of North
Bridge, Worcester, Mass, while walking
on the railroad track on their way tc
school recently were run over by a train
and killed. Two other girls narrowly es-
capped.
JAMES HERRoN's sawmill boiler exploded
at Sarahsville, O., recently, killing Lafay
cite Tuttle, Ed. Hill and Lewis Bates and
fatally wounding James Heron and Ma
than Butler.
STEPHENS, the noted bicyclist, now en-
gagged in making tour of the world on his
Wheel was arrested recently as he was
crossing the Afghan frontier.
LONG & RESTS flour mills, Hamburg, n.
Y, were burned the other night. Loss,
$4,000.
A NEW Soudanese mahdi with fifty Arab
followers recently appeared in the vicinity
of Jeddeh, cut the telegraph wires and de-
feated detachment of Turkish troops, kill
ing and wounding many of the soldiers.
Another detachment of troops overthrow
the rebels and captured seven of them,
whose heads were exposed on spikes at the
gates of Jeddeh.
THE divorce suit of Winans VS.. Winans
was decided in favor of the Baltimore mil
lionaire at New York on the 18th. Mrs.
O'keefe, his cast-off mistress, claimed to be
his wife and brought suit for divorce and
almony, which suit she has lost.
NINE new indictments were returned the
other day in the Federal Court at San An
tonic, Tex, against Edward Moore for using
the United States mails for furthering the
schemes of the Louisiana Lottery.
FAILURES in the United States for the
seven days ended May 1S numbered 100;
Canada, 20; total, $50. Previous week, 1872.
THREE hundred and twenty persons were
killed and go injured by the recent hurri-
cane in Spain.
THE other morning an accidental explo-
sion of dynamite occurred in Pittsburgh,
Pa. A considerable amount of property was
damaged and a number of persons were seri-
ously injured.
ONE of the United States cavalry troops
chasing hostiles in Sonora came upon an
abandoned Apache camp few days ago
and there found a girls hat, and near
there the imprint of small female Ameri-
can boot. These undoubtedly belonged to
the young niece of Al. Peck, who was
taken captive in Prima County, and show
that the girl has not been killed but re-
served for worse fate.
A DISPATCH has been received from Bata
via, East Indies, that the ship Ice King
from the Philippine Islands for Boston, was
sunk by collision with an unknown steamer
May - off Point Lloyds. The Ice King
was good ship, LBS tons burden. She
had cargo of about 800 tons of sugar
The ship was valued at about $4,000 and
her cargo about $4,000 Her officers and
crew were reported saved
THE trial of Father Galeste, the priest |
who assassinated Mgr. Isquirado, Bishop of
Madrid, on Palm Sunday, in front of the |
has been set for the end of May. |
The prosecutor will ask, besides the death |
penalty against the prisoner, that this sum |
Of $4,000 be granted as an indemnity to ths |
family of the Bishop.