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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04
TO coERcE GREECE.

british and German Ironclads Preparing
to Coerce Greece Into Peace.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The Greek Govern
ment in reply to the note Of the Marquis OK
Salisbury says that the representations OK
England infringe on international and
diplomatic observances and declares that
Greece reserves perfect freedom of action.
The answer further says that Greece has
not declared war, nor has she given
cause for England to interfere re-
parding her attitude Bulgaria hav-
ing violated the treaty of Berlin
under the agis' of England, Greece
is justified in using every means IN
her power even to a resort Of arms, IL
necessary to obtain the concessions the
treaty of Berlin gave her. Greece will
maintain her claim to Thessaly and EpiruS
no matter what the cost may be, and IS pre-
nared to take the field at the earliest mo-
ment and fight to the bitter end in support
of her rights. She is confident of sue
cess; the first movement or Turkish
troops against Greece will be the signal for
a revolt in Albania and Macedonia, and
Europe will not look placidly on.
Admiral Lord John Hay, commanding
the Mediterranean squadron, consisting or
the Alexander, Neptune. Thunderer, Dread
;
trice, COouette, Cruiser, Hecla and Superb,
has received instructions as to the course he
shall pursue in the event of its becoming
necessary for him to take action on Eng
lands demand of Greece to diSarn.
In the House of Commons yesterday
afternoon Right Hon. Robert BOurke, pOlit-
! ical Secretary of the Foreign Office. in an
swer to inquiries regarding the warlike
news from Greece, said that at the instance
of England the six great powers had nOti-
/ fed Greece that a naval attack by Greece
upon Turkey would not be permitted.
! The Greek Minister, in an interview to-
/ day respecting the warlike news published
this morning from Athens, said: THE
| Greek King, Government and people will
| fight to the bitter end before they will al
| low Bulgaria to absorb 1000. 900 people be-
| longing to the Greek race, which she will
certainly do if the union of Bulgaria and
| Eastern ROumelia should be recognized.
Greece is fully entitled 70 the whole OF
Epirus. | am confident that the Greeks
can whip the Turks at sea. As to the land
defences of Greece, the moment war IS de-
clared Macedonia and Albania will be set
| in flames, thus cutting off the land commu-
nication of the Turks and attacks on tho
sea ports will be made at once"
GERMANY TAXES PART.
BERLIN, Jan. ga disp 'tch from VIII
! bemShafen, one of the principal German
naval stations on the North Sea, says that
the ironclad Prinz Friedrich Karl is being
rapidly fitted out for sea. Her destination
is Piraeus, the port of Athens. The
Prinz Friedrich Karl carries sixteen guns
of ten tons each. The North GGTmGH Gu
zCtic says: "rhe attitude of England with
regard to the warIike ..OsitiOn assumed by
Greece toward Turkey must be vigorously
supported. The Powers must not allow
that small firebrand state to jeopardiZe the
peace OF Europe"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04
A Dash for Liberty.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, January 25.-Nsws
rom Seguin says yesterday the prisoners
IN the county jail made a bold dash for
liberty during the temporary absence OF
the Sheriff. Eight of them got free. The
alarm was given, a heavy posse was sum-
moned and started in pursuit. After a
chase of some miles five of them were re-
captured and jailed The other three hsve
not been heard from. They include VIM.
jackson. very desperate negro who was
confined for murder committed during
Christmas week, a white man uuknown,
who is,charged with the robbery Of railway
depot safe about month ago and negro
in jail for horse stealing.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04

THE people of Athens, through a
committee, telegraphed to Gladstone
recently as follows: I'VE place in
your hands the Hellenic cause, with
the firm hope that we will find in you a
generous champion" Gladstone in
response telegraphed: Considering
the authority attaching to the action of
the Powers, both on general grounds
and by reason of their Intervention in
the formation of the Greek kingdom,
earnestly hope that Greece will pause
before placing herself on this occasion
in conflict with their deliberate and
united recommendations.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04
Nearly Lynched.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 2s.-Intelligence Just
received from Vermiliion, on the Lake
Shore Railroad, west of Cleveland, an
lounces tIe narrow escape Of resident of
that place from lynching. John Horn, a
mechanic, living at the hamlet of Birming-
ham, was arrested for indecently assaultrg
his daugh5er Alice. aged fourteen. The crime
was committed on New Years. He WIS
taken before Justice Childs, of VermilliOn
upon complaint of his neighbOrs, who were
greatly excited. Horn acknowledged. his
guilt and bail was fixed at $1,000. During
the hearing hundreds of angry citizens
gathered on the streets and project to
lynch the brute was started.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04

THE advance sheets from the bien-
NAL "NIillers' Directory published at
Milwaukee, show a net decrease of
sixty-eight Touring mills in the United
States md Canada, as compared with
1884. The gross capacity shows a
slight increase over 1884. Every State
and Territory shows decrease in the
number of mills, except Dakota. Neva-
da and the District of Columbia. In
Wisconsin there is loss of one hun
dred and twenty mills, the present num-
Der being six hundred and fifty-seven.
The most marked loss is in Pennsylva-
ma, Ohio, New York, Illinois, Missouri,
Texas and the Province of Ontario.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04
QUEER ECONOMY.
Horns Sawed OF Cattle to Economic Car
Space.

IL OrnS sawed On cattle 20 EscOnpiliZe CaH
Space.
GENEsEE, Ill, Jan. 25.-A case Of
interest alike to State Humane Societies
and cattemen throughout the country
comes ND in the Justices Court here this
afternoon. Colonel II. III. Haaf, we'll
known and wealthy stock raiser, is charged
with cruelty 10 animals, the alleged cruelty
taking the form of saving the horns from
the heads of his cattle. Twenty head of
his stock were recently received at the
Chicago Stock Yards, and the condition OF
their horns attracted the attention of certain
buyers, who declared the work piece Of
barbarism and called the attention of the
Humane Society officers to the
an mals. Haaff, who was az one time
lawyer in Chicago made
speech before the State Veterinarian
Society last fall, in which he advocated
cutting Off the cows horns, On the grounds
that It would be both economical and kind
~, as more cattle could be crowded into
one car and tine animals would be prevented
from goring each other. This speech was
severely denounced by prominent veteriI-
arians who declared that the operation was
more painful than cutting of a mans leg.
Haalf, however. persisted that the opera
ton was a painless one and advised all
shippers to do rs he was doing. State Vet
erinarian Paarcn, Health Officer Wolf, of
Chicago, Chief Dudley. of the Humane So
clety, and others are here To push the case.
Haaff declares that if convicted he Will
carry the case to the highest courts.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04
.sun.et" Co. DI.e,,ntented.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Minister s.
s. Cox continues TO write letters to
friends here which show that he is not
contented in ConstantinOple. In a recent
letter he said he would probably return
to the United States in the spring and also
intimated that he might seek a return
to Congress from one of the New York
city districts next fall. II he should be
sent back to Congress he could remain in
Turkey until the fall of 1887, when the
session of the Fifiieth Congress begins.
The New York politicians who have heard
of Mr.. COx's desire are wondering which
district he will try to represent in case
he should come to arrange matters.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04
Official Gazette.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The President
to-day nominated William II. Parker, of
the District of Columbia, to be Minister
Resident and Consul General of the United
States to COrea. The Senate to-day con.
firmed Charles j. Canda TO be Assistant
Treasurer OF the United States at New
York; John S. McCalmOnt of Penn
sylvania. to be Commissioner of
Customs; Joseph l.. Richards, postmaster
az Buchanan, Mich; Thomas Hibbard,
postmaster at BeiIefontaine, o.; Fletcher
j. COwart, of Alabama, agent for the Indi-
ans Of the Mescalero agency in New Mex.
leo; Elihu c. Osborn, of Tennessee, agent
for the Indians Of the Ponca, Pawnee, 0toe
and Oakland agency, L L.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04

THE Simplon tunnel, which willvery
shortly be commenced, is the most
formidable of the gigantic railway con-
nections undertaken of late years to
facilitate the communication between
Italy and the rest of Europe. The new
tunnel is intended to carry the existing
line from Geneva to Martignl and Brieg
through the mountains to Dunno dos
sola, and so on to Pallanza or Streza,
on the Lago Maggiore. AS this tunnel
will be commenced at a much lower
level than any of the others, it will
necessarily be large, the rough estimate
being twelve miles and half and the
estimated cost somewhere about twenty
million dollars.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04

The total collections of internal rev.
enue during the first six months of the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1885, were
$56,549,G11, an increase of S2,029, ,464
over the collections during the same
period of the last fiscal year. There
was an increase of $676, ,573 on spirits,
S989, j65 on tobacco and S437 ,S01 on
fermented liquors, and decrease of
S74,475 on miscellaneous items. The
receipts during December, 1885, were
$559,2H greater than during Decem-
her. 1854.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04

ACCORDING to Mr.. Erastus Wyman,
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad will not
be prevented from crossing the Kill
von-Kull and reaching New York har-
Dor, even il the New jersey
Legislature refuses permission to
bridge that strip of water. He says
piers will be built out into the
water one hundred feet on either
side, and that 4 boat four hundred feet
long will be constructed to fill the gap,
furnishing a continuous track across.
Whenever a vessel approaches the boat
will put on steam and paddle out of the
way
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 26.-In the trial Of
the Chinese highbinders yesterday Lena
Lee. colored girl, was examined by the
prosecution. She stated that on the morn
ing on which Lou johnson was found mur-
dered she saw Chinaman, whom she
afterwards identihed as Cong Seng, emerge
from Johnson's house holding handker.
chief to his nose with one hand and
carrying a satchel in the other. His
hands were covered with blood a.
was also the satchel. He walked to
hydrant and thoroughly cleansed his
hands and face and washed OFF the satcheI.
and then departed.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04
Fatally Shot BY Sfrikers.

CHICAGO, Jan. %. - Shortly before
seven O'Clock this morning Jacob Barth,
one of Maxwell Brothers teamsters, while
on his way to work was assaulted by a
crowd of strikers. In the melee which
followed Barth was shot and very severe
ly wounded. The police dispersed the
mob, and the wounded man was taken to
the hospital Only one of the attacking
party, Jack Clohesy, was arrested, who, it
is alleged, did the shooting. Barth re-
ceived three shots, one in his hip, one in
his elbow and another in his body, which
it is thought viii prove fatal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04

AN Austin, Tex, dispatch of the
2Sth says: Thursday afternoon, from
out of clear sky, shower of very
fine dust began falling. There was no
wind at the time. The shower in
creased toward nightfall and continued
through half the night. The dust had
peculiar effect on the lungs and
throat, causing irritation and hoarse-
ness in some cases. A similar phe-
nomenon was witnessed here eight
wears AGO
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04

McLANB, the United States Minister.
presided recently at banquet given
by the students of the Condercet
Lycee at Paris. In speech he said he
was grateful for the honor conferred
upon him. He eulogized the French
system of education, characterzing it
as enlightening, ennobling and liberal,
and said for that reason many Amer
leans availed themselves of the educa-
tional advantages afforded by France.
Scientific renown." he said, ''iS far
superior to military glory. When 1
return to America 1 shah still find
traces of France in the traditions of
honor, chivalry, courage and deVotion
left behind by the Frenchmen whose
strong arms sealed American inde-
lendence."
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04
SORELY STRICKEN.
The Death, in Rapid Succession. of the Wife
and SIX Children of a New York Baker
Cruel Suspicious Against the Bereaved
Head of the Family.

The Death, in Rapid Succession. of the Wife
and SIX Children of New York Baker
Cruel Suspicious Against the Bereaved
Head of the Family.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-A Philadelphia
special says: The death of George NJ.
Palmer, Jr., twenty-five years old, of l43
Otter street, was reported to the coroner
Sunday. This is the seventh death which
has occurred in the family under peculiar
circumstances in twenty months. George
NJ. Palmer, sr., is a baker, who has lived
for more than twenty years at the corner
OF Otter and Sophia streets. About May
/, 1884, one of his children died after a
the deaths of his five other children and
his wife have occurred in rapid success
sion in the same mysterious manner. The
sixth death occurred about the last of
November and was that of daughter. A
thorough investigation was made by the
coroner without result. The post
mOrtem examination showed
that death resulted from
Bright's disease of the kidneys.
DR.. Starck, the family physician, had
diagnosed the case, which had symptoms
like those preceding lead poisoning. An
analysis of the water showed the pres
ence of lead. but not in sufficient quanti-
ties to produce the symptoms or cause
death. On the occasion of the sixth
death, DIR. Taylor made an Investigation
and reported to the Board of Health. He
said that the house was healthy, that
there was no lead in the water, and that
he could not account for the deaths. DIR.
Starck is convinced that the cases we're
all of chronic lead poisoning, and that
large quantities of lead must have been
taken into the system in some manner.
Palmer's business as a baker has been
greatly injured by the deaths. Many
DeighbOrs think there will soon be de-
velOped 4 terrible case of wholesale MUIR
der by poison.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04

TIE hostler of j. X. Graves, of Du-
buque, Ia, on going to the stable the other
morning found one of the family car
riage horses almost chawed to pieces
by bulldog which had been allowed
to run at large. The dog was standing
over the PROSTATE horse with his teeth
fastened in the animals head. The
eyes were gouged out, the nostrils
were torn to pieces, the ears torn off
and other injuries inflicted. The dog
had to be removed by sheer force from
his fatal grasp.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04

The recent murder of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse c. Wickersham, near Cloverdale,
Cal, by their Chinese cook is reported
to have again aroused the anti-Chinese
sentiment throughout the Pacific slope.
AS soon as the facts of the murder were
confirmed, anti-Chinese organizations
were effected in many of the most inn
portant towns in California and resolu-
tions to boycott the Chinese were
adODted.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04

A RESOLUTION was offered in the
Senate recently by Mr.. Ingalls,, and
agreed to, directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to inform the Senate as to
the origin of what is known as the
conscience fund" in the Treasury. the
amount of the same and what disposi-
ton has been made of it.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

A WANDERING Italian recently took
possession of the vacant house of Justice
Milton, at Weston, Mass. 1t took con-
siderable trouble to get him out.
The Press., 1886-09-23
(For The Press 1i " v V BRING ME A LITTLE NEARER.

Bring me little nearer to that humble place Bring me a little nearer to the throne of grace Bring me little nearer, so that may unfolo All that my heart go fstqbbernlyswlll withold Bring me little nearer, bring me near to him That may, in sorrow, tell him all my sin; Bring me little nearer, my God, pray, tt
 thee; Bring me littlefnearer, SO near you'll con
 quer me. Bring me little nearer, nearer, nearer still Bring me little nearer, bring my soul, m.
 will.
 Bring me little nearer to that Lseeki to find Bring me so near, my God, you'll make m
 thine.
 Bring me little nearer, bring me to thy sight Bring me so near, dear Lord, that may fee
 the light
 Of peace your face can give to such as I, Before dread death o'ertake me and die. Springfield, August, 1886. s.J.F
The Press., 1886-09-23

sent fruit and flowers there, that kissed Minnie, my sister in all but name from babyhood ?"
 Maran's face was sufficient answer to Franks eager questions but the brown eyes met his own fearlessly and frankly, as he asked
 '..And did you donbt me. Marian ?"
 "Hetter told me to trust you, Frank, and I did trust you fully. Had yOn thought best 10 keep your st cret longer, should have never doubted or questioned you."
 The horses stopped before the little cot tage as she spoke, and her lovers only re- ply wus a look of loving gratitude. Min nie stood at tho door waiting for them, and Marian gave her a warm, siserly em- bruce, thinking her face one of the love- hest she had ever seen, and wondering la little how Franks love could ever have strayed away from his own home
 Two hsurs later, Clementina Delmont, who had been nursing sick headache all the afternoon, opened her bedroom win dow for breath of fresh air. Her mother joined her as she cried
 "I declare Here are Frank BratlshAw's bay horses nd his open carriage in front of the cottage. wouder if he is going to take that girl to drive. Iguess that will open Marian's eyes. They are coming out AOWs NO tlnhI 1S ukhElAu Wltn nllQs Allu they are both kissing the girl. Who can she be? He has no sister, I know. Do see Marian holding her hand, and talking as lovingly as if she had known her all her life. And here comes the gardner with great basket of cut flowers and some early pears aud grapes. We'll. I can't un- dcrstand 1t at all ?, e..... But Miss ID ilmont was very glad to III derstand it after the wedding, where Min nie was ride's-maid, and a lady, heavily yelled, sat beside Hester in the pew. For Mrs. Bradshaw's entertainments were the wonder of Newport, and Cousin Minnie was undoubtedly the bell there, her moth CT gladly sparing her to enjoy Marlnn's hospitality. t... . .-
 And Marian, in her long eisterly talks with Hester, who came by Franks invita- tiou to share her home, was never weary of whispering
 ''I am SO glad I conquered my jealousy and trusted Frank should have never forgiven myself if had made accusations or quarrel out of Tina Delmont's stories. '
The Press., 1886-09-23

She is dear, good girl, Marian, and you will soon love her, am sure. ]"
 s'I shal ibe glad to go with you, Frank, and we must try to have your aunt receive Hester, too Nobody ia so tende, . 70 an invalid as Hester, and we can coax Minnie out, when my sister is at the cottage. Oh, Frank, and the brown eyes grew misty with tears, ssI am so sorry for your aunt. It must be terrible ?'
 "It is terrible. She was very hand some woman before the fire, matured likeness of Minnie, and Minnie is beauti- ful i''
 ''So heard P said Marian.
 "Have you seen her ? She does not go out yet, but she is in the garden some times"
 "I have not seen her; but Miss Del mont, who lives nearly opposite Myrtle Hill, told me she was lovely"
 s'Marian P cried Frank, as sudden suspicion flashed across his brain, "what else did she tell you? never thought oi the misconstruction that might be put ur. on my visits to the cottage till this minute. remember now how often have seen Miss Delmont at the window as | passed to and from the cottage. Did she tell you
The Press., 1886-09-23

There lives In progressive little west. ern city lovely little maiden of ten sum
 mers, who is attractive and winsome, and has such a charm over tic small boys that hitherto for 8 year or more she has con. trolled them at her will, getting the com. pany of any boy she wished and dropping her new and latest lover when she espied another she took fancy to. It is alsG claimed by the boys that she is fickle, and after promising her company to one boy, thinks before the entertainment comes of
 she would rather to go with another, and 50 engages herself with this one aud that one that when the evening of the party comes whole crowd of boys besiege her memory, when she takes her pick of them and walks off. After period of long suf- fering the boys got tired of this sort oi thing and retaliated. They resolved and resolved, and went into written agreement which is presented here for the benefit of other little boys in other towns who are similarly aggravated and as warning to other little girls who are inclined to trife with the hearts affection. Following is the preamble: -.. f..-,... ...
 Whereas, For nearly two years, we whose names appear below, have been slited, disap. pointed, misgusted and cruelty treated by (here appears the name of the fckle fairy without cause or provocation treated in just the meanest kind of @ way ;, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That we hereby, each and every one of us, severally agree to give her the grand bounce-that is to say, have nothing tc do with her, not to look at her or smile at hel or go with her to any party or place, or treat her to ice cream or lemonade, and to do every. thing in our power to make her feel bad and miserable for the period of one year, and ii we violate this agreement are to pay into the treasury fine of fifty cents for each and every offense. tt- .t5-.s-7.t- ..JIt .
The Press., 1886-09-23
EFFECTS.

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The Press., 1886-09-23
THE BEST

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