The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-08-26

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HUNDREDS ofsparrows were killed by hail
at Carlyle, Ill, recently.
JUDsoS & Co., carpets, Chicago, have
failed for SIS, ESQ; assets, s134.5T
On the 18th two more bombs, one gas
pipe and one round, were discovered on
the Lake Shore tracks at the stock yards
''Y." Chicago, and taken to police head
quarters.
The trial of the anarchists at Chicago
after lasting several weeks, ended in the
following verdict: 1--WE, the jury, find
the defendants, August Spies, Michael
Schwab, Samuel Fielden, A R. Parsons,
Adolph Fischer, George Engel and Louis
Lingg guilty of murder aud conspiracy as
charged in the indictment, and fix the
penalty at death. We also find Oscar
Neebe guilty of murder in the manner
charged in the Indictment and fix the pen
atty at fifteen years Imprisonment"
The Weymouth (Mass-) Iron Company,
nail manufacturers, stopped payment on
the Goth The trouble was brought about by
losses caused by the food last spring and
the suspension of the Bridgewater Iron
Company. Liabilities, $500, 900; assets the
same,
The Swiss Bundesrath has adopted strin-
gent measures to prevent the importation
of cholera from Italy
A DISPATCH received at the War Depart
ment states that Geronimo, with forty In
dians, is endeavoring to make peace with
Mexican authorities on the Mexican from
tier
THE North German Gazette, of Berlin, states
that Prof Brackenbush, the German ex-
plorer, has made large annexation of
of Germany.
THE newspapers of the country generally
expressed satisfaction with the verdict
against the anarchist prisoners at Chicago.
A SERIOUS gale ravaged Galveston on the
GOTH Six lives were reported lost.
THERE will be a monster socialistic con-
vention in Auburn, n. Y, in the middle of
September at which, it is expected over
40, 900 socialists from all parts of the coun-
try will be in attendance
A SEVERE hail storm visited Hancock,
Me-, recently Many windows were broken
and the crops were seriously damaged.
The next day was SO cool that the hail
which had gathered in the cutters did not
melt.
THE Central Traffic Association has or
dered the abrogation of switching charges
of $50 per car on grain. This will lower
the tax on the storage of grain in elevators
for short periods in Chicago.
FORTY houses were burned recently in
Bourg st. Augustine, France.
THERE were sixteen new cases of cholera
and three deaths in Trieste, Austria, on
the Goth.
THE Cambria Iron Company, of Johns
town, Pa. is making war on the Knights of
Labor. Sixty men have been discharged
without cause being assigned. Half the
employees are Knights and it was expected
all would strike.
INFORMATION has been received at Tomb
stone, Ariz., that Captain Lawton and
Lieutenant Gatewood would be home from
Sonora in few days Lawton found no
Indians in the Sierra Madres. Those seen
recently at Fronteras no doubt doubled
back between the commands of Lawton
and Gatewood. Grass and water are now
plentiful everywhere in the mountains,
enabling the hostiles to move about at
their pleasure.
THE New York Produce Exchange has is
sued positive orders against trading before
and after hours.
WHEN the parade of Barnum's circus
was about to start at Madison, Wis, the
other day Mrs Reif who was near the
panthers' cage, which contained four ami
mails and the keeper, had her hat blown
under the cage by sudden gust of wind
and stopped to secure it. AS she did so q
large panther put his paw out and caught
her by the hair and, with the other paw
in her face, lifted her from the ground.
She was seriously injured before being
rescued.
THE report is confirmed that Krupp has
secured a contract to supply 1850 tons of
steel rails for the construction of railroads
to be used in the development of mining
industries in TientSin.
THE Treasury Department on the Goth is
sued warrants for nearly IS, OO1, 900 for pay
ment of pensions.
Ten thousand pilgrims arrived at Lourdes
on the Goth from various cities in France
Eight hundred cures of invalids were an
nounced.
THE official returns of the vote in Yazoo
County, Miss, on the local option law give
majority OF 229 against the sale of
liquors.