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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21
NEWS Of THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Hon. S. s. Cox, Minister to Turkey, re-
I turned to New York on the 10th.
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOSEPH POTTER, De-
partmeut of the Missouri, Leavenworth.
has been retired.
The Mormon convention in Utah has re-
nominated John 7. Game for Congress.
WILLIAM L. MAGINNIs, of Ohio, has been
appointed by the President Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of the Territory of
Wyoming.
LOUISE MICHEL the notorious French
communist has been pardoned-
MANNING resumed his desk at the Treas
ury Department for a short time on the
18th. He expressed himself as feeling well.
Miss ROSE CLEVELAND has resigned the
editorship of Literary Life, of Chicago.
The work was not what she expected.
TIE elections in Bulgaria resulted in the
return of $50 Government supporters,
twenty-six of the Zankof party and fifteen
adherents of N. Karaveloff.
HEWITT has agreed to accept the Tam
many and County nomination for Mayor
of New York.
JUDGE GARY and others concerned in the
condemnation of the anarchists have re-
ceived numerous threatening letters.
THE French Government has demanded
that China shall not restrict the trade in
opium in Yum Nan and Tonquin.
JOHN F. BARNARD has been elected presi
dent of the Ohio & Mississippi railway.
LUCY PARSONS, wife of the convicted Chi
cago anarchist, was refused the use of a
hall in Cleveland, o., the other day and
she was forced to speak in the street.
THE new officers of the Knights of Labor
were installed at Richmond, Va, on the
18th.
ABBE SABoURCET, of Vionville, Alsace,
has been put on trial in Metz for having
had patriotic French hymns sung in his
church.
NJ. SADI CARNoT, the French Minister of
Finance, has rendered his resignation. NJ
Rouvier will probably be his successor.
REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER caused con-
siderable excitement i'll London recently
by proclaiming his opposition to religious
teachings.
IT is positively denied in the City of
Mexico that ex-PreSident Gonzales, now
Governor of the State of Guanajuato, has
been asSaSSindeed.
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PRAIRIE FIRES.
Extensive and Destructive Prairie Fires In
the Indian Terri tory-MilliOns of Acres
of Grazing Lands Turned to Black and
Barren Wastes.

Extensive and Destructive Prairie Fires in
the Indian Terri tory-MiliiOns of Acres
of Grazing Lands Turned to Black and
Barren Wastes.
SHERMAN, Tex, Oct. 14.-Partles in
from the Indian Territory report the most
extensive and destructive prairie fires
raging ever known in that section. The
kindling of the fires is a mystery, but it
is regarded as certain that they are of
malicious origin. Millions of acres OF
the finest grazing lands in the country,
which few days ago were covered with
the heaviest and richest of grass, are
now desolate, black, barren wastes. The
area burned over extends from Vinita on
the north TO Muskogee on the south and
on either side of the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas railroad as far as the eve can see.
Large numbers of cattle have beer
burned 10 death near Pryor creek, and
many telegraph poles burned almost in
two.
When the fires were first started about
four days ago, the inhabitants of the
sparscly settled region attempted TO sub
due the flames, but were unable to do so.
The matter of origin is 10 be investigated
by the Indian agent at Vinita. Many
herds of cattle have been deprived of
enance on their natural range, and
will have to be driven elsewhere to avoid
starving One theory as TO the origin of
the fires is that they were set by sparks
from railroad engines, but this is hardly
tenab!e, as they are too numerous,
and have made too clean
sweep, not stopping for the large
streams or heavy strips of timber, but
the country between them all being
burned alike, showing that fires wore ig-
nited between the streams and timber
belts. Another theory is that they are
the result of carelessness by employees
burning up old ties taken from the roads
in making repairs, as the companies do
not allow any old ties to remain un-
burned. All through the territory, in the
country tributary 10 the railroads, i'm
mense quantities of hay have been stack
ed, both in baled and unbaled shape,
reaching up into the millions of tons.
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Preparing TO Fight.

BERLIN, Oct. 14.-Germany has decided
to supply her whole army with repeating
rifles. The four corps stationed on the
western frontier of the empire are already
equipped with the improved arms. 1t is
rumOred that all the Government manu-.
factories and arsenaS are to he run con.
tinuOusly day and night on the work oil
converting the Mauser rifles-the weapon
at present in use by the army-nto repeat
ers holding ten cartridges each.
PARIS, Oct 14.-M. Camille Pelletan. in
an article In La Justice commenting on NJ.
LavedOns statement in FiGuO that Gen.
eral BOQlanger had prepared plan for
continental campaign, says: France does
not desire war, but the war cloud hanging
over her may break ut any moment No
French General can materially affect the
situation either for peace or war. but if that
General mas activity of spirit that inspires
confidence, no good Frenchman could blame
him. Europe enjoys truce. not peace"
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NV YORK, Oct 14.-Mr. Cary, of the
firm OF Cary & MOen, barbed wire makers,
said yesterday afternoon that their labiii-
ties were about S276, 900 and their nominal
assets about the same. Part of the assets
is in machinery and the plant of the bust.
ness A meeting of the creditors was held
yesterday. two-thirds OF the amount of liza
bs'i;ies being represented. The creditors
were disposed TO be easy with the firm,
knowing that their failure was not due to
mismanagement They decided to accept
settlement on the basis of 35 per cent. paya-
bic in 6, ., II, Is and Is months from date;
the Two last payments to be guaranteed.
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ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES,

MEYER KARI RoTHscHILD, head of the
banking firm at Frankfort, Germany, died
suddenly on the 18th from heart disease.
SALdLBuRY, Nd, was reported on fire on
the night of the 18th, with no hope of saw
| ing the place.
THE recent storm on the coast of Great
Britain caused the laundering of several
banks with their crews. In Bristol chan
mel the Malleny went down with twenty
souls.
Ara recent meeting of Archbishop Pur-
cells creditors at Cincinnati letter from
Ex-Governor George Hoadly was read,
promising to pay his share as bondSman of
the defaulting assignee, John B. Mannix,
deducting attorneys fees. The sum Hoad-
ly will pay will be about $4,000.
JAMES BLANvELT, the New York insur>
ance broker who was said recently to have
absconded. but who afterwards came out
with a card denying that report and
against whose property attachments have
been issued, has made an assignment.
THE strike of the cigarmakers at Savan-
nah, Ca, is ended. The operatives were
conceded their demands
THE Quebec election resulted in the de-
IeaI Oh the government
ADvIcEs from Naussau report the total
loss of the British steamer Juliet on Gin
gerbread ground, Bahamas. She was
bound from Cardiff for New Orleans with
a cargo of rails.
ITALY is reported free from cholera
Seventeen persons died in Austria on the
18th.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
October Is showed an average increase of
ia In New York the increase was 10.1
TIE London Exchange was weaker for
the week ended October l6, ON account of
the Eastern troubles The other European
bourses were likewise affected from the
same cause
SUSPICIOUS deaths, supposed to be yellow
fever, continue to take place at Biloxi,
Miss
TIE failure of General Kaulbars' mission
is telling seriously on Russia's financial
position The rouble is quoted down to
225z pence which is lower than it was at
any time during the last Turkish war.
German bankers have recently been trying
to quietly place Russian securities on the
English and French markets but without
much success.
IHk snip Macedonia, from Antwerp,
which arrived at New York on the 18th,
reports that September q she passed
vessel OF about 1890 tons. apparently oil
laden, on fire from stem to stern.
PRIVATE advices state that cholera is
still raging fiercely in Corea No idea can
be formed of the extent of the scourge.
1t has more than decimated the capital.
where out Of a population of 2OO,O go tie
death rate rules at the frightful rate OF
1000 day.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Fba Odd Fellows,

At the late meeting of the Grand Lodge
L o. o. F., at Topeka, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
Grand Master, J. 7. Mcmillan, of Wichita;
Deputy Grand Master, W. A Germany, OF
Fort Scott: Grand Warden, A. P. Riddle,
of Minneapolis; Grand Secretary, s. +.
Burdette, of Leavenworth; Grand Treas
urer, l.. c. Slime, of Ottawa; Grand Repre-
sentative, ]. S. Codding, of Louisville;
Grand Medical Director, NJ. B. Ward, Of
Topeka. The number of lodges now in
actual existence is 2S3, twenty-five new
ones having been organized during the
year. Seventeen Rebekah lodges have
been chartered during the year. The
number of members for the year ended
June 80, 1885, was Il, 021, being an increase
of 664 The amount paid for relief was
SIS, S24S 81, to which should be added for IT.
regular relief 81, 5000 making a grand
total of sd, 645.O4. The receipts of subordi-
nate lodges for the year have been Sli0,-
0O4 90, an increase of ST, 7S6.SS. Their dis
bursements have been: Expenses, $751;
1920; for sick and funeral benefits, S1S,-
S24S4. The total assets of subordinate
lodges amount to S4l1, 995. S., being 1913, 925.-
II larger than last year. The amount paid
out on death losses during the year was
$50, 129; since its organization, $50, SO3.
The cost of insurance per $1,000 for the
past year has been nine dollars-much
lower than usual. At the meeting of the
Grand Lodge twenty-five years ago there
were only thirteen subordinate lodges in
the grand jurisdiction, one of which was
Pixies Peak lodge, located at Denver, and
the entire membership was 403. At the
session just closed 2S3 lodges were repre-
sented with a membership of over 1900.
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Congressional Nominations.

NEW YORK. Oct 15.-The following Con-
gressioDal nominations are reported:
New York-Twenty-sixth district, Re-
publican, Milton II. DeIano; Seventeenth
district Democrat, William LounsDerry;
First district Democrat Perry Belmont,
denomination; Fifteenth district, ReDub-
lican, Moses ID. Slower; Thirty-secOnd dis
trict, Espubiesu, denomination, John n.
Farquhar.
Pennsylvania - Twenty-fourth district,
GreenbacseF, Zabins Fallen; Seventh dis
triet Democrat Edwin Sattherthwait;
Fourteenth district Republican, Franklin
Pound, denomination.
Observation-Disclosures district Democrat
DR.. Edward C.. Burnett.
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NEBRASKA RAILROADS.
Work of Some of the Lines Running
Through the State.

Work of Some of tho Lines Running
Through the State.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct 15.-Yesterday the
track layers on the Northwestern railway
extension to Lincoln finished their work
and the rails were connected with the Mis-
souri, Pacific depot tracks. Work will be-
active for few days surfacing and putting
the track in order when regular trains will
be put on. 1t is now expected this will be-
done by the Goth at the farthest
The Burlington Company have broken
ground for new freight depot and have
laid tracks 10 carry in material. The found
alton will be put in this fall and as much
more work done as possible. The grounds
are ample and a fine building will be
erected.
The Missouri Pacific has put on regular
trains between Lincoln ard Omaha, leaving
Lincoln early i'll the morning and returning
at night. a free chair car is one of the at
fractions. Three trains now leave Lincoln
each morning between seven and eight
O'Clock for Omaha.
The Union Pacific announces that heir
business has SO increased on the Beatrice
and Maryvillo branch that night operator
is necessary at the Lincoln office. This is
doubtless Occasioned by the new freight
route from Chicago 10 Kansas City via the
Milwaukee, and Union Pacific through
Omaha, Lincoln and MaryviIle.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

The Treasury Department has
granted the application of NJ. n. Wis
dom, Secretary of the North, Central
and South American Exposition at
New Orleans, for permission to with
draw and export Independently from
the original import packings paintings
of various foreign artists which were
imported for the exhibition. This &C.
ton was based On information that the
exposition is bankrupt, and is there
fore unable to re-export the paintings
loaned to it by various foreign artists.
Some of the artists have ordered their
works to be returned to them at their
own expense, and the breaking up of
the packings as originally imported is
absolutely necessary.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21
A Regiment In Trouble.

NEW YORK, Oct IA few weeks ago
the famous Brooklyn Thirteenth regiment
called the mother of regiments" elected
a colonel by majority vote of those pres.
ent. but he failed to satisfy g majority of
the members in the regiment and i'll feeling
has been developed, which has manifested
Itself in numerous public ways. The most
recent was at the parade before the Gov
ernor one day last week, when the small
part OF the regiment that turned out
marched without any band, the regiment
having refused to pay for music, as it had
20 march behind the hated Colonel. The
n.xt step will undoubtedly be Gisbandmcut
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

JUDGE GRESHAM, at Chicago, re-
Gently refused the application of Law
Yer Bowman, of East St Louis, for the
appointment of Federal supervisors for
the coming Congressional election on
the ground that the application did not
comply with the law. The statute
provides that supervisors shall be ap-
pointed for parishes and counties, or for
any city or town having twenty thou
sand inhabitants. The application was
made in the name of East st. Louis,
which has but twelve thousand inhab-
itants, and consequently can not come
under the second clause of the statute,
nor could the writ be granted under
the first clause, because the petition
did not spply to county or parish.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

A NATURAL gas field has been dis
covered and partially developed at the
foot of Lake Huron, Mich, within the
precincts of the city of Port Huron, at
a depth of little more than five hundred
feet, and two wells that have been sunk
and give a great flow of gas exhibit a
pressure of one hundred and eighty
pounds to the square inch. This find
is regarded as aflOrding great promise
for manufacturing purposes and for
salt making in that region.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

A DISPATCH received recently at
Missoula, Mont, stated that one of
Sparks agents had given information
which will lead to the arrest of nearly
every prospector and miner in Mon
tana who has cut and used less than
eight-inch timber for shafting lag
ging" since Sparks issued his special
ruling and instruction on that subject.
This will seriously affect prospectors
in the mining counties, and may in
clude the Governor of the Territory as
well as nearly all prospectors in Butte
and vicinity.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

BEAUMONT, Tex, Oct 16.-Ti5' first
reports of the great disaster at Sabine Pass
We're not in the least exaggerated, in fact
they underestimated the nunibsr OF deaths
caused by the storm. The death roll now
reaches ninety with number missing, and
it is thought that fully one hundred per
sons met their deaths OH the night Of the
gale. The relief party that went down as,
near Sabine Pass as possible on the Sabine
& East Texas railroad could not get within
twelve miles of tile ruined town. Over a
dozen towbORts have been sent there and
are at work saving life and property.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

The Chicago & Alton railroad takes
many apprentices in its shops on a
three months novitiate. If the boy
has mechanical aptitude he is registered
for three years and three months as an
apprentice, getting fifty-tive cents a
day fer three months, fifty-eight cents
a day for a year, seventy-fye cents a
day for the next fifteen months, and
one dollar day for the last year. No
indentures are required, and the right
of suspension or discharge is reserved.
Apprentices must have an order
from parents or guardians to enable
them to draw their wages.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21
4 Dead Man Should Have But One w.fe

READING, Pa, Oct. 13.-Samuel w.
Pauley left his wife and children at Allen
town to be a soldier in the Mexican war.
After the war ended the usual letters
failed to arrive, and Mrs. Pauley con-
Guided that her husband had been killed.
Pauiey, however, settled in WomelsdOrff,
this county, married and gradually drew
about him little family. He prOspered,
and in few years accumulated a
snug fortune. In all these years
he never held communication with
his Allentown wife. He became old, and
finally died in 1881, aged seventy years.
Letters OF administration were granted
to his sOn-in-law, Joseph HeiSinger.
Unexpectedly, Judith Pauley, of Lehigh
county, has Just turned up, and the
process of settling up the estate has
been brought to a sudden stop. She was
married to Pauley some fifty years ago.
She is now nearly seventy years old, and
asks that letters be granted to her 10 The
end that she may receive the benefit of
the estate.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21
stolen Bonds Found.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Workmen who.
were digging in Ksarney township, near
Newark, n. j., yesterday discovered a
strong box buried under ground. 1t was
found to contain $50, 900 OF Cancelled bonds
of Kearney township. About ten years
ago Charles Smith, the township treasurer,
was accused of robbing the township OF
SIS, 900 worth of bonds, but the cancelled
securities had been stolen from his Office.
Proceedings were begun against him, but
they were discontinued. An investigation
will be made. /. is expected that Smith
will be exOnerated from the charges made.
against him.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

Two Mexicans condemned to be
shot in New Laredo, Mex, for compile
ity in the noted Mexican National train
robbery three years ago, were put upon
a Mexican National train under a
strong guard recently and carried to
La Jarietta station. The condemned
men were blindfolded and made to
stand on the railroad track, where they
were shot by officers. They were bur-
led on the identical spot where they
killed their victims, on the third ami
yersary of the robbery.
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MYsreriona Di .aunearance.

CINCiSNATI, o., Oct, 1.-THE ns5ste.
rious disappearance of the pay rolls of
the street cleaning department from 1880
10 1885, with the exception OF twelve
weeks, came to light this morning. For
several DAYS clerks of the Board of Pub
lie Affairs have been busilY engaged in
oyerhauling the pay rolls OF the old
Board of Public Works in search of the
STRENGTHENING department rolls for the
use of experts VINO have not yet begun
operations on the pay rolls of the depart
ment. The disappearance of these pay
rolls will trouble these experts in their
work of Investigation and will render the
work 7 most diGicult task.
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A Case of Chambers in st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. ia case of CHAMBERS
was discovered yesterday among the
horses in the South st. Louis Car eta.
bles, and Superintendent Johnston had
the animal killed and the infrmary sta
Bile burned down in order 10 prevent the
spread of the disease. The animal was
purchased some time ago at Reilly &
Wolfort's sale stable, but atthat time the
disease had not developed. The other
animals in the car stables are being
closely watched, and any that show signs
of the fearful disease will be Immediately
killed
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

The forthcoming Comptroller's re-
port will show the permanent school
fund of Texas to amount in interest
bearing funds to about $50, 900, 600, and
the available school fund paid by the
State for the year to be s., 100000, ex-
elusive of large amount paid by coun-
ties and cities from local taxation and
interest on local funds, which will swell
the total available school funds to $685.
coo. 900.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

THERE was, it is said, admitted to
the Harvard, Mass, poorhouse the
other day man who at one time was
partner in large manufacturing con-
Germ in Boston, and subsequently filled
the position of cotton buyer for New
York firm at salary of eighteen
thousand dollars per year.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

SEVERAL Polish landowners held a
meeting at Posen a short time ago and
resolved to establish land and trust
bank, with capital of three million
marks, to assist the Poles in resisting
the efforts of the Government to Ger
mamie the Polish provinces.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

Miss NELLIE GARFIELD is reported
engaged to Mr.. Stanley Brown, who
for so long had confidential relations
with the late President Garfield, and
who was his private secretary after he
went to the White House
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

DURING the present administration
there have been 1,067 appointments
made in the Department. of the Interior,
classified as follows: Presidential ap-
pointments, 271; classified service, 210;
unclassified service. $50.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

ACCORDING to Commissioner Eaton
the school population of the United
States is 100000. There are II, O00,-
600 enrolled pupils and 100000 who
attend school.
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CURRENT COMMENT.

GENERAL TREvINO, the well-known
statesman of Mexico, is dead.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-21

x-CoNGREssMAN BENJAMIN A.
WILLIS died in New York City re-
Gently.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-19

1t is of no avail to shake your head.
for propose to show you in this brief
article. that zigzag morality will apply
admirably to the occasional acute
curves in the line of conduct of certain
individuals inhabiting this mundane
sphere.
Many persons of abservant habits,
must have noticed that there does exist
a class of men who possess a double
character; or the power, when abroad,
to metamorphose the morality which
we have become accustomed at home,
to associate with their names. They
mistake them for what they are not,
but what they seem.
Some so-called respectable persons,
at home are paragons of all that mer-
its imitation. in a moral sense; but
away from home they present to view
widely different picture. Look at the
moral married man suddenly summoned
to the city to attend to particular busi-
ness. Forgetting home restraints and
his influence there, he lushes into a
clark" that would shock his trusting
wife and tender children could they but
see. Of course. he does not neglect his
business. 1t is merely recreation aft
er business hours, you understand.
Then he goes home SO refreshed, or, on
the other hand, worn out with business
cares. Little does his patient wife
know the true cause of that frown on
her husbands brow is due to loss at
a game of pool and not to business per-
plexities at all.-Prof. Il. II. Gibson in
st. Louis Magazine.