The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-04

THE English House of Commons, by
vote of 200 to &c agreed to a grant of q 20
for medals for the Canadian volunteer
who suppressed the Riel rebellion. Th'
vote was opposed by Irish Nationalists.
AT the conference of labor leaders, he'll
at Pittsburgh, Pa, it was decided to send (
representative committee of working mel
to Washington to advocate the interests O
| the tariff before Congress.
THE Virginia Legislature has adopted
the local option law.
IN recent interview with Genera
Crook, Geronimo, the Apache chief, re
fused to surrender unconditionally and de
parted for the mountains. 1t was reported
that Geronimo had ninety bucks with him
! 1.-THE Wyoming Legislature recently dis
covered that it had passed a bill relating
to school superintendents which legislateC
out of office the only three ladies holding
official positions in the Territory. The bill
went through under an innocent guist
without being examined into.
DEBATE on the Educational bill closed in
the Senate on the 25th. The Indian Sever
atty bill was passed. The Pension Appro
I
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, making an attack
on the actions of Commissioner Black.
JOSEPH I. MCKEE. merchant at Wood
| bridge, d. T., and associate judge of the
county IN which he resides is under arrest
in Chicago on the charge of obtaining goods
by false pretenses. His accusers are Decker
& Co., dry goods merchants.
THE Interstate Agricultural convention
assembled recently at Jackson, Tenn.
Eleven States were represented. Hon. II.
ID. Pratt, of Wisconsin, was chairman.
THE coke drawers at the Morgan foundry,
White and Summit works, near Pittsburgh,
Pa, who struck for an advance of five
cents per ton for drawing small ovens,
have returned to work, the operators con-
ceding the increase. The coke operators
have decided to release all Hungarians un-
der arrest for riot except the ring leaders.
THE New York grand jury was discharged
on the 25the No indictment was returned
against any of the aldermen who granted
the Broadway railway franchise.
THE total value of merchandise and gold
and silver exported from the United States
during January last amounted to S57, ,959,-
562, against $50, ,532,5S4 in January, 1885.
The total value of imports for January last
was s47, 39S, 400, against So, ,221 i'll in Janu-
ary, 1855.
The Senate Committee on Indian At
fairs reported favorably Mr.. Dawes bill to
amend the act for the sale of the Sac and
Fox and Kiowa Indian reservations in Kan
sas and Nebraska.
THE House Committee on Railways and
Canals has reported favorably Mr.. Perkins
joint resolution for the relief of the Kansas
City, Fort Scott & Gulf railroad.
a DISPATCH form Easton, Pa, says: The
wages of the 400 employees of the Warren
Foundry and Machine Company, Phillips
burg, n. j., will be advanced Is - cent.
March Is. Orders have been issued to pre-
pare the Glendin Iron Company's No. in
South Easton for blast. The stack has been
idle for several years. The Bethlehem Iron
Company's No. furnace will be put in
blast in few days.
THE House Committee on Indian Affairs
has instructed Chairman Wellborn to re-
port favorably bills granting right of way
through the Indian Territory to the Fort
Scott G. Kansas, Fort Worth & Denver,
Kansas & Arkansas Valley, and Kansas
City, Fort Scott & Gulf railroads.
c. N. FRED, general merchant of Darda-
nelle, Ark, failed recently. Liabilities,
1000; assets not given.
r. e. Dunn & Co. report business failures
for week ended February 26 as follows:
United States, 214; Canada, 81; total, 24S;
against 2S6 last week and 275 the week pre-
vious. More than half of the failures oc-
CURED in the West and South.
THE New York Senate has passed the bill
ceding to the United States Jurisdiction
over the Drexel cottage at Mt. McGregor
in which General Grant died.
THE strike at the Mccormick reaper
works at Chicago ended by the majority of
the hands repudiating the Knights of La
Dor and seeking a conference with the
of the firm.
The Falambrosia skating rink at Troy,
n. V, was destroyed by fire on the 26th.
Loss, S150,GO0. Loss to other buildings
amounted to $4,000.
a FATHER POINT, Quebec, dispatch of the
9th says: The worst snow storm in
twelve years is now raging. Twenty-Five
inches of snow has fallen in twenty-four
hours, and the snow is ten feet deep in
places.
THE Houston. CTeX.) savings bank sus-
pended on the 26th. Deposits amounted to
about 100000: capital stock, 100000. 1t
was not known what shape the assets
were in.