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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-25

The prohibitiOnists seem to he slightly
disconnected over the recent visit of Muir
ply. They claim it was political scheme
it made 100 votes for them. If so why are
they SO mad about the meetings? DR..
Leonard laid his hand upon Murphy's
shoulder at the meeting Sunday night, and
said that he was profoundly in favor of these
meetings" If So, why does he denounce
them as the gospel of guSh" Immediately
after the departure of Murphy? The pro-
hihitiOnists further claim that all the MEM
bers Of the committee of the non-partiSan
temperance union are republicans. This
was not the fault of those who prepared
the list of names for the committees. The
committees and offices as first adopted con-
tanned the names of republicans. democrats
and prohibitiOniSts. II the democrats
cho e TOD eSign. that was not the fault of
Murphy and those who had the naming Of
the committees. There is Il wonderful
power of good in the temperance meetings
as conducted by Murphy. He certainly
cannot be blamed by the most radio Al
prohibitionistS. | attended every meet
ing and did not hear
him mention the work democrat" ''repub-
lican" or ''prohibitioni,t' once in the entire
time There is no doubt that Murphy
brought many young men who are running
themselves by the curse Of drink to their
senses. The good effect of his work i'm this
city nine years ago remains. and as a living
power today. The success or failure of To-
nights meeting will demonstrate whether
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-25

Our fellow citizens who are engaged in
ferrying passengers out TO the camp grounds
making ahandSome thing of it. The fair is
ten cents out to the camp and all the way
from eight TO eighteen people are crowded
into the hacks. Though the business is
usually pretty dull through the day it picks
up wonderfully at night, and it is said that
some of the hackmen have made as high as
SO or SIS in one days work.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-25

The collection would require many hours
to look over il thoroughly, and to many
persons IS much more interesting than
many private galleries of more pretentiOuS
fame, since it is the touching record of the
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-25

lives Oi family of great artists. II Spring
field only had that museum building which
WAS talked of some time since, the proper
place for the collection, would be- there;
linked aS it is with the early days OF Spring
held and the pictures having for their sub
itctH. in many eases, scenes from the early
history of the city. 1t is tU be hoped that
it will not be long before an opportunity
will be- given Ia the citizens OF Springfield
to inspect this interesting collection.
Miss Marie Miller, the pianoi>t of this
city, leaves newt September to accept a
position at the head of the piano depart nent
in the BlairSville pa Ladies' seminary.
The principal of the seminary has issued
circular giving press notices of Miss MIllers
playing. The talented pian0lStr probably
hap no idea how favUrably the critics "t the
press had treated her performances until
the criticisms came Ia he collected.
ChaS. l.. Bogle sails newt Thursday on
the steamer City Of Georgia, for Europe,
where he will remain for two months. Mr..
BOglr Will travel in England, Scotland,
France and Switzerland.
Master Willie Bauer. now a pupil in viO-
lin playing at the Cincinnati college of mu
sic. is home on a visit to his parents. He
is making rapid progress in his musical
studies.
1t will probably be only question of
time until the Fair grounds are removed
half a mile or 50 further into the country.
The tract of land composing the present
Fair grounds is much too valuable to be
used as a Fair grounds. The difficulty
about moving the grounds is that parties
who own real estate in the suburbs ask
such eXhOrbitant sums per acre. Ii is
stated that the Perrins were approached on
the subject of selling some of their land on
south Yellow Spring street, for new Fair
grounds, and that they demanded 81 900
per acre. Ii is the same in any suburb of
the city the owners of property so situated
seem To have a firm belief in the rapid
growing powers of Springfield.
One of the interesting regimental re-
unions of the year will be that of the Third
o. V a cOmpanV of which WAS enlisted
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-25

ChaS. l.. Bogle sails newt Thursday on
the steamer City Of Georgia, for Europe,
where he will remain for two months. Mr..
BOglr Will travel in England, Scotland,
France and Switzerland.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-25

Frank Mayo is revising the Three
Guardsmen" and will alternate it with
"NOrdeck" the coming season. The spec
tacuar effects in the present version will be
maintained, but no new ones sought after,
and Mr.. Mayo is selecting the company
with a special view to the requirements Of
the piece.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-25

Master Willie Bauer. now a pupil in yiO-
lin playing at the Cincinnati college of mu-
sic. is home on a visit to his parents. He
is making rapid progress in his musical
studies.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
PERSONAL AND PoLITICA1.

The French Senate, by a majority of 81
passed the bill for the expulsion of the
French princes
The President on the ODD sent to Con.
gresS seven more vetoes of private pension
bills, which originated in the Senate.
The Roman Catholic diocese of Ottawa
Ont, has been created an Archbishopric
and Bishop Duhamel has been appointed as
the first Archbishop.
JUSTICE STANLEY MATTHEW'S, Of the SUI
preme Court was married on the sd to
Mrs. Mary K. Theaker of Cleveland, o.
THE French Government on the after
noon of the 23d issued an order expelling
the Orleans princes from France. The
Comte de Paris was in receipt of letters of
coincidence from all parts of the country.
JUDGE EDWARD LANE, of Hillsboro, Hi
nois, was nominated for Congress by the
Seventh District convention, defeating
Hon. John R. Eden, the present member
from that district.
RABBI S. H. SONNEsCHEIN has been de-
posed from the control of the leading Jew
ish synagogue in st. Louis, because be had
abandoned Judaism for Unitarianism.
MUCH excitement was caused by the
manifesto of the Count of Paris on his de-
parture from France. The newspapers
containing the manifesto were selling in
Paris in large numbers. The document
made great impression.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES has received
from the University of Edinburgh the de-
gree of LII. D. The title was conferred in
the presence of the most distinguished com
pany.
GENERAL ALEXANDER SHALER has been
removed by Mayor Grace, of New York,
from the presidency of the health board
THE Senate Committee on the District of
Columbia has unanim0 usly reported in ia
vor of rejecting the Mt nation of James
g. Matthews, of Albany, n. Y, as re-
corder of deeds of the Dist let.
QUEEN VICTORIA prorogued the British
Parliament on the 25th.
THE Senate Committee on Elections has
resolved to report adversely to any inves-
tigation of the charges of bribery in con
nection with the election of Senator Payne.
There will be a minority report
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ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

THE election in Chilli for President of the
Republic passed off quietly. Senior Balma-
| oeda, the popular candidate, was elected.
A SMALL boat containing pleasure par
ty capsized recently at Providence, r l.
Four children and two grown persons were
| drowned.
THE condition Of Senator Morrill, was re-
| ported critical at Washington on she 9th.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
June % showed an average increase of $50
compared with the corresponding week of
last year. In New York the increase YVES
434
FURTHER fighting has occurred between
the Dacoits and the British troops in Bur-
nah. The latter lost seven killed and
| twenty-three wounded
AN excursion party from Cleveland, O.,
numbering about 800, recently visited Fair
view, when a quarrel started, the mob
! Sacking saloon and bombarding Polish
| tenement house. The Poles armed them
selves and drove off the excursionists.
THE strikers on the Lake Shore, Chicago,
exhibited considerable lawnesSpess on the
18th in the stoppage of trains. The police
used their revolvers and made several an
rests. No one was killed.
THE French Chamber of Deputies by a
vote of 242 to 2l6 has refused to pass NJ
Blanquer's bill abolishing titles of nobility.
THE president of the Iron Molders' Union
of America denies that a circular has been
issued calling upon the branches of the as
ISOLATION to vote for consolidation with the
Knights of Labor.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
The House was in comm ittee on the Sun
dry Civil bill.
THE trotter Harry Wilkes attempted to
beat Rarus' time of 2:16 at Toledo, O., re-
Gently. He made the mile in 2:a7 without
break.
DISPATCH from Guaymas, Mex, says:
Word has just been received here that the
Yaqui Indians attacked mule train loaded
with freight near Con on the oath, killed
two men and captured thirty mules A
later report states that Lieutenant Colo
mel (name not given and sixteen soldiers
were killed by Yaquis near Potam.
JUDGE DAVID DAVIS, late Vice President,
died at his home at Bloomington, Ill, on
the 10th. from Bright's disease of the kid
neys. He was born in Cecil County, Nd,
March 9, 1915.
REPORTS sent abroad that there were
forty deaths daily in Colon FROM yellow
fever are denied at Panama.
THE store house of the glassworks at
Newark, o., was burned by lightning re-
Gently. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
FRENCH radical newspapers say the man.
ifesto by the Count of Paris unmasks his
character as conspirator
TEE great strike of the nailers, which
has lasted over year, was settled at Pitts
burgh recently
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
THREATENED EXTENSION.
TlOgged by His Flock.

HELENA, Ark, Jun5 26.-Last Saturday
while Henry Jones, an industrious. honest
cOlOred man. was at work in his field
negro preacher named William Lyle went
10 his house and carried away all tie nova
bic property that was in the house and con-
cealcd the same in an abandoned house
near by. The theft aroused a good deal of
interest and posse of negro men set out TO
find the cupriJ, Circumstances pointed to
the preacher, but it was not proven on him
until some of the posse traced him to the
spot where the goods had been concealed.
The discOverer Immediately notified his COM
panOns, and that night a body of them,
masked, went TO tine preachers house, took
him out and came very near beating him to
death and gave him twenty-fOur hours in
which to leave the neighbOrhoOd. The
above facts are significant from the fact that
it is the first instance upon record in this
section, wherein the coIOred people have
taken upon themselves the administration o
justice 10 one of their own race.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01

THE superintendent of the various
railroads centerlng in Chicago met re-
Gently at the Burlington offices and de-
cided that each official should furnish
data to be mutually used covering the
number of employees, rates and wages
paid in all of the departments, rules by
which labor is governed, and such
other information as may be used by
the superintendent. The object is to
secure uniformity of action in meeting
any trouble that may arise and in deal
ing with strikes and demands of labor
associations. The organization will be
perfected at future meeting.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
Railroad superintendent.

CHICAGO, June 25.-The general superin'
tendents of the railroads centering in this
city have finally decided to form an associa
ton for the protection of their mutual in
terestS. A preliminary meeting looking to
this object was held several days ago, and
a canvass of the non-atteDdants, which was
completed this morning, shows that there is
unanimity of opinion concerning the ne
cessity for the formation of an organiza.
ton. Fears are still entertained of further
railroad labor troubles before fall, and in
such an event the roads, il is understood,
will be prepared to act jointly for each
others interests.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
MISCEII.ANEnrS

THE Spanish Cortes has refused the re-
quest of the Cuban Deputies for home rule.
W. L. KREBLER was sunstruck while on a
spree at San Antonio, Tex, recently, and
died in fifteen minutes.
AT Ironville, a suburb of Toledo. O.. re.
Gently, a party of five young men got into
killed. The rest took to a boat, which, it
was stated, was swamped in the lake and
the parties drowned.
A SPECIAL from Halifax, N S., saws: In
Annapolis County, where the contest in the
recent election was very close, one or more
of the ballot boxes are missing and as re-
suit the Secessionist candidate for Attor-
ney General, Longley, may be counted in.
A WELL dressed man was arrested in front
of Wizards, at Washington. recently, for
pouring the contents of glass of whisky
down the throat of his horse.
The reports of the wheat and other cereal
products of European countries are not
favorable to large yields. The bad stand of
grain and the heavy storms in Russia and
other grain-growing countries on the con-
tinent will cause the harvest to be very
light.
PAUL WILzIG, of New York, was recently
convicted of boycotting the concert saloon
of George Thiess.
Two hundred and fourteen persons were
poisoned by eating ice cream at a picnic
recently at Pennington, n. J. The symp.
toms were arsenical, some scoundrel hav-
ing put the poison in the ice cream. Six
persons were fatally sick and twenty others
were in precarious condition.
THE schooner N. Atwater was ran into
and sunk off Fort Montgomery, N Y, the
other night by the steamer City of Kings
ton. Captain James Black and Richard
Golden, the cook, were drowned.
A DISPATCH from Prague, Bohemia, states
that ferry boat capsized while crossing
the Sazawa river recently, throwing fifty
persons into the water. The exact num-
Der of those drowned was not ascertained,
but twenty five bodies were recovered.
THE street car strike at Minneapolis end
ed lby the company conceding all the de-
mands of the men.
THE Lake Shore switchmen struck at
Chicago on the 23d. The strike was over
the employment Of non-union men. The
usual programme of stopping trains was
gone through. The crew Of a train that
attempted to force the blockade was rough
ly handled, the conductor and brakeman
being badly kicked
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
CUT IN RATES.
Tho Chicago Cut in Storage Rates an At
tempt to Capture New Wheat.

Tho Chicago Cut in Storage Rates an At
tempt to Capture New Wheat.
ST. LOUIS June 26.-The Chicago eleva-
tors have inaugurated cut in the rates of
storage for wheat of &c, reducing the rate
from 11-4c to &c, to 90 into effect July 1.
This cut just on the eve of the movement
of the new crop. made considerable stir in
this city when the announcement OF the cut
was made to-day. The receivers and ship
pers regard it as an attempt on the part Of
Chicago to get the bulge in the new
wheat by giving it a good start in
that direction, and arc looking to
the local elevators to meet the cut. This
is the time to strikc,' said one, ''and the st.
Louis and Kansas City elevators should
come to the front and meet The cut so that
dealers can know what to do They should
not wait until they have lost irretrieyabIy
large part of the crop, in neutral terri
tory. Chicago has less stringent grades.
the railroad rate is nearly as good from our
territory, and the wheat sells higher there.
With this cut the inducements will be
strong for wheat to 60 there. | believe St.
Louis and Kansas City should meet all and
every kind of. competition.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01

THE ToSSiche Zcitung of Berlin says
that the delegates sent to China to
work up railway development in the
interests of German capitalists and
manufacturers have reported in effect
that there is no chance for railway
construction in China on a scale which
could be made profitable for European
enterprise until the Emperor attains
his majority, which viii not be
until the close of 1887. The paper
says that the above reports of the del
egates has been read at meeting of
the German capitalists and manufac-
turers interested in the investigation of
the delegates, who further state that
the Viceroy assured them that China
would build railways when she was
able to manufacture the materials
needed in their construction within her
own domains.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
BiShOD Tutfle.

ST. LOUIS, June 26.-The following is
the official notification of the acceptance of
Bishop futile of the call to the Bishopric
of Missouri:
The clergy and laity of the diocese
will be gratifed to learn officially
that the Rt Rev. Daniel S. futile,
S. IT. d., has consented to accept
the EpiscOpate of Missouri. The standing
committee have thought proper to pub
lish in this connection an extract from re-
cent letter written by the bishop: THAT
my heart is lovingly grateful for the
marked honor they have done me, and to
beg their prayers that if Gods providence
send me to them, under His guidance and
by their help it may never he forfeited"
CHARLES HOFFMAN,
Secretary of the Standing Committee,
Diocese of Missouri.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01

ATTORNEY GENERAL TEMPLETON
having filed briefs for rehearing in
the engine-killing case of Murray and
Antony VS.. The State, appealed from
Waco, Tex, Judge White, of the Court
of Appeals at Austin, who prepared
the original decision of the court, read
another and more elaborate decision
the other day reafiirming the holding
of the court that engine-killing was
not an offense cognizable under the
laws of Texas. A dissenting opinion
was filed by Associate Judge Hunt.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
GOred by ~ Bull.

SEDALIA, Mo-, June 26.-Wm. Brown. a
young man residing in East Sedalia, was
gored by bull yesterday afternoon and
received injuries which it is thought will
prove fatal. He was crossing a pasture
when he was attacked by the Infatuated an
imal and fefied to the ground. He arose
and ran as far as the fence when the bull
again overlook him. The animals horns
entered his abdomen, inflicting a wound
four inches in length, from which the en-
trails prOtruded and fell npOn the ground.
Assistance finally arrived and Brown was
rescued, but it Is feared too late TO save his
life
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
Peoria, ILL.,, Has a Serious COnflaeration-
Damage, 100000.

PEORIA, LII. June 26.-The warehouse
of the Consolidated Tank Line in this city,
containing 10000 gallons of oil, burned
yesterday afternoon. The burning oil com
municated with the freight house of the
Peoria IL Pekin Union railway near
By, and that was also burned to-
gether with thirty cars and a large
quantity of freight. The total loss
will approximate 100000. The Peoria
d Pekin Union railway carries a total Of
insurance of S25O.0OO and the loss will be
adjusted in the proportion that the property
destroyed bears to the whole. The loss Of
the tank line is estimated at $4,000. The
burning oil spread in all directions and it
was with great difficulty that other valuable
property in the vicinity was saved. The
fire was one of the most destructive that
has visited this city for years
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
The Founder of MiIwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, June GA private dinner
party of old settlers will take place here
this afternoon in honor of the sem-centen.
NAL anniversary of the arrival in the city OF
one of their number. 1t is precisely fifty
years since William A. PrentiSs, Mlwau.
KEGS well known citizen, arrived here from
Vermont, having covered the distance by
team. The population at that time con.
sisted Of plenty of Indians and very few
white men. He leased a twenty-fOOt dock
on the river front for 500 a year and
opened the first store. Later he became q
lawyer. He is now 81 years of age and en-
joys perfect health. He has been a mem.
Der OF several Legislatures and also served
in other public capacities.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
FROM planters of Madison, East Car

FROM planters of Madison, East Car
roll, Richland and Tensas Parish, La,
rs well as from the delta counties in
Mississippi, come gloomy reports of
the prospects for good outcome to
the cotton crop. No blowing has been
done during the past two weeks, and
the grass is not only outgrowing the
cotton, but many of the fields are
standing full of water Immediately
on the banks of the Yazoo river, in
the sandy land, the prospect is some
what brighter, though by no means
good. Early corn will pull through,
but other crops can not reach the av-
erage.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
Suicidal.

LAREDO, Tex, June 26.-About nine
o'clock last night G. Spence, boot and
shoe merchant, applied to d. Randolph, a
druggist in the same block with him. fol
some strychnine, and stated that the poi.
son was to kill cat Being responsible
man the poison was given to him and in
few. minutes his step-daughter ran in to
the drug store and summoned the druggist
to come and see her father as he was very
sick. The druggist repaired to Spence's
house and found him on the floor in par
oxysms. A physician was summoned and
proper antidOteS administered. This morn
ing the wou!d-be suicide is out OF danger.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01

JOSEPH EDGE, an old and heretofore
unsuccessful miner, has made a dis
covery of lead on his land in New Dig
gings, Wis, seven miles from Galena,
Ill, that will, it is stated, yield him a
fortune. In one day twenty-five thou
sand pounds of ore were raised from
the mine, possessing market value of
five thousand. four hundred dollars.
The discovery is said to be one of the
most valuable ever made in the region.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
Convicted.

DENVER, Col, June 26.-Yesterday
evening III the district court a verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree was
found against Andrew Green, cOlored. On
the nth of last month he shot and killed
John c. Whitney, street car driver, his
object being robbery of the money box.
He was accompanied by Kansas Withers,
another negro, at the time. For nearly a
week the murder remained a mystery.
Then Green gave the matter away while
drunk. Subsequently he made a confess
sion, duplicating Withers. An attempt was
made to lynch them at the time but it was
thwarted Green obtained separate trial
and the jury was ont only long enough TO
write out the verdict
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01
MINISTER JACKSON returned recent

MINISTER JACKSON returned recently
to the City of Mexico after three
months leave of absence, with news
from various parts of the country. He
announces the shooting of number of
noted highway robbers under the new
law authorizing the immediate killing
on arrest of highway and railway rob-
beers. Some of the worst characters in
the country have been gotten rid of
within the last few days.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01

GOVERNOR WOLF, of the Chickasaw
Nation, has issued a proclamation or
dering the Immediate removal of all
cattle from the Nation and imposing
one dollar per head for grass consumed
by said cattle. Many of the cattle
have been purchased by the Chickasaw
citizens, but this proclamation nullities
the purchase.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-01

JUDGE Mort announced in the Al
bany On. W county court the other
day that he had been approached by Su-
perintendent McEwen of the Albany
penitentiary with an offer of fifty dol
lars apiece for each long term prisoner
sent to that institution. This attempt
at bribery created profound sensa-