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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
THE PERUVIAN GRAB.

A Hitch In the Legislature Which May Pre-
vent the Seizure of the Oroya Road.
LIMA, Peru, Sept. ga bill has been in
troduced and approved in the Chamber of
Deputies authorizing the executive to take
over, by force if it should be necessary,
the railway line known as the Oroya, now
under contract for term of years to NJ.
P. Grace, of New York, but as the Senate
voted to appropriate the road by appealing
to judicial proceedings, ameasure rejected
by the lower house, there is divergence
of opinion and conflict between the two
legislative branches by which the
proposition may eventually be re-
tarded and lost. The arrival Of
Lord Donoughmore, the commissioner ap-
pointed by the bondholders at London,
with the purpose of arranging the contract
with the Government of Peru by which the
foreign creditors would receive all the rail-
ways constructed with their capital, may
also have an influence in this matter and
prevent the consummation of an act against
which the Government of the United
States has manifested desire to protest
The experience of the administration in
the attempt to manage the lines recently
taken from the contractors, notably those
of Trujillo and from Arequipa to Peru,
has been most unsatisfactory. Instead of
the financial profits announced by the
Government as to be received from the
new system, deficit is apparent and no
money is available to balance it. Congress
does not take the circumstances into con-
sideraton when debating an appropriation
of the Oroya railway, which is from its
condition and character very difficult
one to run
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
The Copper syndicate.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2s.-The Senate Conn
mittee on Commerce yesterday began an
inquiry of the operations in this country
of the French copper syndicate. The
information obtained was that the
syndicate took all the surplus cop
per produced in America and sold it
abroad, paying the American companies
one-half of the sum realized above IL cents
a pound and making the deficit good when
the price realized was less than IL cents,
whether sold at home or abroad. The
syndicate had the right at all times to fix
the price of sale and bad contracts with
practically all the mines in the country.
There were no American members Of the
syndicate and the price Of copper to the
consumer to-day was less than the aver
age for the last ten years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
AupaIling Calamity,

VALPARAISO. Chill, Aug. 15.-A fearf%
calamity occurred here on the 1lth instant.
An artificial pond 800 feet above the level
of the city burst, flooding the Valley Yum
gai and several streets. The food came
down in an irresistible torrent, sweeping
every thing before it and bringing down
rocks and trunks of trees with it. The
stream came rushing through the street
San Juan de Dios in a wave twelve feet
high. Shops were deluged and the con-
tents destroyed. Houses were swept away,
and their inhabitants drowned or bruised
to death. Forty-seven bodies had been
buried yesterday of persons killed by this
disaster. The sum of 100000 has been
voted by the Congress in Santiago to re-
lieve the sufferers. A tailor named Torres
lost his house, his shop and contents. his
wife and four children. The loss of prop
erty will probably be 81 100000 at least.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

]. THORNTON WOOD, the missing scien-
tist has been found at Bedford, N. h.
THE Senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton of Captain w. S. Schley to be chief of
the bureau of equipment and recruiting of
the Navy Department with the relative
rank of Commodore.
THE President has proclaimed as mill
tary reservation the tract of land in Cali
fornia, near San Pedro Bay, now public
reservation by cession from Mexico.
In the course of an address to delega-
tions recently General Harrison advocated
using large portion of the surplus now
in the treasury in repaying the direct tax
levied during the war.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND gave a special
reception recently to Buffalo Bill and his
Wild West troupe, including the Indians.
THE President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: John II.
Oberly, of Illinois, to be Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, vice John c. Atkins, re-
signed; Samuel H. AIbro, of New York, to
be superintendent of Indian schools;
Vancourt C. Yantis, of Missouri, to be
assayer in charge of the United States
assay Office at st. Louis.
THE Archbishop's pallium has been con-
ferred on Bishop Ireland, of st. Paul.
MISS MARY CAMPBELL SCHoFIELD, ,daugh-
ter of General Schofield, was married to
Lieutenant Avery D. Andrews of the
Fifth cavalry, U. S. A, at New York re-
Gently.
THE investigation into the charges
against Congressman Stahlnecker, of New
York, preferred by Judge Kelley, ended
on the 9th and resulted in his exonera-
tion. He was charged with seeking to in
duce the architect of the library building
to obtain stone from quarries in which he
was interested.
THE Senate Committee on Commerce has
commenced an inquiry into the operations
of the French copper syndicate in this
country.
WILLIAM r. FOSTER, JR-, brother of the
president of the League of Republican
Clubs, is charged at New York with en-
bezZlements amounting to $16S, 200. His
whereabouts was unknown on the 9th
although Pinkerton detectives were put or
his track. His method of swindling was
similar to that employed by Bedell-forged
certificates of mortgage.
A DEADLY riot took place over the count.
ing of the returns of the Republican pri-
mary at San Francisco on the 9th. In the
shooting that took place David Donohue
was killed and A. Christensen mortally
wounded. Two others were shot but not
fatally.
THERE was marked change reported al
Boston on the 18th for the better in the
condition of John L. Sullivan. DIR. Rush
said he was entirely out of danger.
GOVERNOR GUY, of the Chickasaw Ma.
tion, has elected Byrd and his followers
from the seat of government. Trouble was
expected when the adherents of the latter
heard of his forcible dispossession.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
YELLOW FEVER.
The Deaths and New Ceses at Jackson
Vile and Elsewhere.

The Deaths ana New CeSes 30 SeSo'-
Vile and Elsewhere
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 2S.-Yester-
day 131 cases were reported, forty white
and ninety-one colored people. The
deaths numbered eight-Antonio Christie
pher, F. Bilette, D. D. Mccormick, w. +.
Ford, ]. II. HELEN, Alice English (colored).
Annie Herrick and Annie Wilson. The
general distress among the poor is daily in
creaSing and within another week probably
20, 900 people, nine -tenths colored, will have
to be fed by the hand of charity. The hope
of getting shelter for any considerable
number at the camps Of the refugees is
abandoned. Colonel J. j. Danisls is very
low and very little hope was entertained
Of his recovery.
A special from Gainesville says: Zone
new case of yellow fever here to-day
Major N. r. Grunnell, formerly superin-
tendent of the Florida Southern railroad.
The convalescents are doing WELL"
A special from McClenny reports only
three cases of fever at Sanderson, nine
miles west of that place.
DISTRESS AT DECATUR.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-General Joseph
Wheeler has received dispatches from c.
c. Austin, the mayor of Decatur, stating
the people of both towns are in a distressed
condition and greatly in need OF food and
money contributions. Upon the receipt OF
the dispatch General Wheeler had 5000
rations forwarded to Decatur.
ONE NEW CASE IN JACKSON.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept 2S.-It was cool
and bright yesterday. One new case was
reported-Mrs. Smythe, mother-in-law Of
Mr.. Nipple, who died of the fever on Sun
day. There was one death Wednesday
night-B. Lee. The total cases number 10;
total deaths &
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MISCELLANEOUS.

BY a collision at crossing near Galena,
ILL.,, the other day, workman was killed
and several seriously injured.
THE French wheat harvest is declared
by the French grain congress to exceed all
expectations.
FIRE at Canton, Oak, recently destroyed
a block of business houses, causing loss
placed at 100000.
SEVEN hundred Italian laborers created
riot in the village of Sawyerville, Que,
near the Hampshire line recently, in which
five persons were killed. Thelaborers had
been defrauded by contractors who had
decamped with the cash. Much alarm
prevailed, the place being pillaged and the
rioters threatening to cross into the United
States.
The jury in the Tom Bean estate case at
Bonham, Tex, reversed the decision of the
county court placing the property in the
hands of Howard. The latter filed a mo-
ton of appeal Not more than one or two
of the jurymen placed any confidence in
the romantic story of J. W. Saunders, who
claimed that Bean was his brother who
had changed his name from Saunders to
Bean to escape detection for murder.
MRS. ERNESTINE BECKER, q counter in
the Treasury Department at Washington,
has been dismissed, S944 being found short
| in her cash.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
ADDITIONAL. DISPATCHES,

CLEARING house returns for week ended
September 80 showed an increase of 10.4
compared with the corresponding week of
last year. In New York the increase was
1913
JOHN ID. CAPERToN, printer, and John
Pearce, an old river man, were drowned
just above Louisville, KY, on the night of
the 3Oth.
On the London Stock Exchange business
was active and prices were firm during
the week ended September 90. At Paris
the bourse was fiat. In Germany the
bourses were dull owing to realizations.
The composing room of John c. News
paper, the Journal of indianapolis, was
formally turned over to the Typographical
Union on the night of the 30tb, the nom
union hands being discharged.
The second congress for the unification
of the maritime commercial law opened
at Brussels on the 30th, the Minister of
Justice presiding. Judge lambert Tree.
the American Minister, and other foreign
| representatives were present.
The wife of Judge j. j. Adams was
killed recently near Trezevant, Tenn. She
was crossing the track of the Louisville &
Nashville in buggy at the time.
PROF. GEFFEcKEN, who supplied the ex-
| tracts from Emperor Frederick's diary,
has been arrested at Hamburg.
A cow derailed train on the Cincinnati
Southern recently near Chattanooga,
Tenn. Brakeman William Lennon was
killed and Engineer Quigley fatally in
jured.
c. A. PITCHER, the fugitive cashier of
the Union Bank. of Providence, r. l., has
been sentenced at Montreal to seven years.
Imprisonment for bringing stolen money
| into Canada.
The steamer Thronteska, with 400 bales
of cotton, was burned at the mouth of the
Flint river, near Columbus, Ca, recently.
| No lives were lost. Loss, $35, 900.
FREIGHT train on the Columbus &
Western railroad fell sixty-tive feet
| through Wild Cat trestle, near Columbus,
Ga, the other morning, killing two men
and woundinga a number of others. Sixteen
cars and the engine were smashed.
FIVE men were killed on the Oregon
line the other night by running into a
herd of cattle near Pocatello, Idaho.
Thirty cars were wrecked.
THE Massachusetts State Labor party
has nominated Charles E. Marks, of
Plymouth, for Governor: A. F. Hall. of
Hudson, for Lieutenant Governor; Josiah
Small, of Princetown, for Secretary of
State; Isaiah Dunn, of Boston, for Treas
| urer; Edwin M. White, of Boston, for At
torney-General, and Arid H. Wood, of
Lunenburg, for Auditor.
THE movement Of the Mormons toward
Mexico is assuming definite shape and
larger proportions. The Mormons have
quietly bought from private owners large
bodies of agricultural lands in Northern
chihuahua, principally in the valley of
the Casas Grande river, and have founded
several fourishing villages.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

THE conferees on the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill have reached an
agreement on the only remaining point
of difference, that in relation to the
new library building, having adopted
substantially the same plan. They
have fixed limit of $4.0OO,OOO for the
cost of the entire building and appro-
pirate 100000 for this year. The
work is to be conducted under the su-
pervision of Colonel Thomas L. Casey,
of the engineer corps.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
POlifical Rnffianiann.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 29.-The condition
of the three men who were wounded in the
melee at the meeting of the Republican
County Committee Thursday night are ia
vorable for recovery with the exception of
Antoine Christensen. The cause Of the
fracas is not yet fully known, different
theories being given by members
of different political parties. There
were, however. again yesterday
seemingly organized efforts by fac
tions of the lowest classes of the city styl-
ing themselves Independent voters" to
gain control of the ballot boxes and tear
up or burn the ballots that were cast at the
Republican primaries. Several desperate
encounters have taken place.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

The Acting Secretary of War has
issued a general order by which
officers of the army who are absent on
leave from stations in sections of the
country infected by the prevailing
yellow fever epidemic or from stations
that can not be reached without transit
through infected localities, or who are
under orders to join such stations are
authorized to delay starting to join
their commands under their orders or
after the expiration or their leaves of
absence until the epidemic shall have
subsidized.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

The sergeant who was on guard at
the fortress of Ham at the moment
when the late Emperor Napoleon III.
effected his escape has just died al
Fraize in his sixty-eighth year. He
and the soldiers about him were of
fered wine by the then Prince Louis
Napoleon, into which a narcotic had
been infused. The prisoner kept them
in conversation until one by one they
fell asleep, and, the coast being clear,
he slipped AWAY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

THERE has been reorganized in In
diana. irrespective of any political or
ganization whatever, and embracing
gentlemen of both political parties,
the Indiana Fair Election League. The
purpose is to prevent election frauds
and to see that the election laws are
enforced. The organization is gov
erned by a central committee and sub
ordinate to it are the county and pre-
cinct committees. 1t is proposed to
watch every poll in the State from the
time it is opened until the last vote Is
counted
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

The meeting of the English share
holders of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railroad Company held in
London unanimously recommended
that the shareholders deposit and reg
lister their shares with the English and
American bondholders with view to
TO enabling the association to infiu-
ence the election of directors of the
company. 1t was thought this action
would lead to the Morgan syndicate
obtaining control of the road.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

JUDGE GIVEN, of the District Court
at Des Moines, Iowa, has decided that
the right to bring liquors into the
State does not carry the right to sell
indiscriminately and that the original
package must be defined as the pack
age of the distiller with the Govern
ment stamp attached and can not be
construed to mean packages put up
by dealers with the express intention
of evading the law of the State.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
Defaulter Redeli.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The examination
of James E. Bedell, the defaulting clerk Of
the law firm of Shipman, Barlow & La
ROGUE, was begun yesterday at the Tombs
court. Two complaints were made against
him. The first is made by j. E. Schermer-
horn, charging Bedell with forging a
mortgage for $1,000. Register Slevin was
present to testify that his signature on the
mortgage was a forgery. The other COM
plaint is made by Solomon landlord, of
the law firm the prisoner defrauded. Mr..
Koop, the man who first discovered the
forgery, also makes complaint The ac-
cused was remanded without bail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

THE Trans-Andean Telegraph Com
pany will shortly open to the public
its new direct line between Valparaiso,
Chill. and Buenos Ayres in the Argen-
tine Republic. This is an iron pole
line in connection with forty miles of
cable laid under the perpetual SHOWS
of the Andes, and will secure commu-
nicatiOn between Valparaiso, Buenos
Ayres and London via Galveston in
side of an hour and half
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
a ChiId,s TerrihIe Death.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 2S.-In Faulk-
her County yesterday John Watson. a
farmer who was running sorghum mill
and evaporation, left his little son to watch
kettle of boiling molasses while he went
to dinner. His little girl, seven years old,
fell into the boiling molasses and was
burned to death. The little boy was also
badly burned in trying to save his sisters
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

THE steamer City of New York ar
rived at Queenstown on the 28th,
making the passage from Sandy Hook
in seven days and twenty-three hours.
She met several gales, during which
two passengers were thrown to the
floor and had several ribs broken.
During the gales another passenger
became insane and it was found neces-
sary to put him in a straight jacket.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER has left his
law practice in Chicago, valued at
$4,000 year, to S. S. Gregory and
two young men who have been in his
William NJ. Booth and S. n.
Harlan. Mr. Harlan is a son of Chief
Justice Harlan, of Kentucky.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

Miss MARY A. GREENE, of Boston,
who recently received from Boston
University the degree of bachelor OF
laws, has been admitted to the bar,
and will open law Office in Boston.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

Mrs. FRANK LESLIE is enthusiastic
in her admiration of NJ. Ferdinand de
Lesseps, who called on her in Paris
the other day. She predicts that he
will live to see the Panama canal fin
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 28.-At the head
quarters of the Republican County Com
mittee last evening, while the retdrns from
the primary elections yesterday were be-
ing counted, W. J. Harrington, notorious
character about the city, entered protest
against the returns Of one of the districts.
Some one cried out to stop talking, when
Harrington drew his revolver and began
abusing Martin j. Kelly, the fire commits
sioner, when some unknown person fired a
shot from the rear. General confusion en-
sued and several shots were fred promis-
cuousIy. David Donohue was shot in the
heart and died in few minutes; A Christ
ensen was shot in the chest and will die.
and Kelly and Harrington were also shot.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
Fatal Buggy Accident.

PrTTsBURGH, Pa, Sept. pa CONNER
cial Gazette MeadyIlle, Pa, special says:
An express train on the New York, Penn
sylvania & Ohio road struck a buggy and
a horse at Kennedy station, N. Y, this af-
ternoon, completely demolishing the ve-
hicfe and killing the occupant, James
Stone. Mr.. Stone was a wealthy farmer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

THE Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
has granted a pardon to Milton West
on. the Chicago millionaire who is
serving five years sentence in the
Western penitentiary for contributory
murder in causing the death of a man
named Haymaker during a fight be-
tween employees of the two men over
the possession of piece of land in
Western Pennsylvania about four years
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
Chief Grass and the Sioux Commission.

Chief Grass and the Sioux Commission.
Sr. PAUL, Mimi, Sept IA Standing
Rock special states that Chief John Grass,
who has more influence with his Nation
than any other chief, said before leaving
for the lower Brule conference that he
would guarantee that every Indian on the
reservation would sign the treaty il the
Government should pay them 81 per acre
for II, ,OOO, 900 acres of land. but they would
positively refuse to come to terms at fifty
cents per acre. He also stipulated that all
the money from the sale OF their land
should be Immediately deposited to their
credit. They wanted this money rs per-
petual fund to help them toward civilizs-
ton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE latest hobby of the Baroness
Burdett-Coutts is giving prizes for
flower culture to the poor children OF
London ragged schools.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04
Bank and Other BnIIdings Burned.

DELPHos, O., Sept 2S.-The Commercial
Bank building and contents, Edwards
grocery and a large restaurant owned by
John Cant were destroyed by fire this
morning. The total loss is $40, 700, th-ee-
fourths Of which falls on the bank prop
erty.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04

DOVER DEPOT, N. H, Oct. IA scrim
mage occurred yesterday between Irish
and Italian workmen of the waterworks
during which several of the combatants
were badly cut, and one of them, Pat Car
ROLL may die. Several arrests have been
made.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-04


ments to the seaboard and Eastern mar
kets. All of the millers were represented.
ABOUT six O'Clock the other evening the
amphitheater of the State fair grounds at
Topeka took fire and were totally de-
stroyed. The building was an immense
structure, with a seating capacity of 1000.
1t cost S, 1000, and was insured for - 900.
ALLAN WHITEACRE, assistant bookkeep-
er in the Hutchinson National Bank, has
been held for trial on the charge of embez-
zling 5000.
KANSAS bonds are quoted at S1.35.
WHILE recently lighting gasoline stove
the clothes of Mrs. Mary Stanford, of
Wichita, took fire, and she was fatally
burned.
JOHN SHAVER, aged ten, was shot under
the left eye and probably fatally wounded
while playing with revolver at Wichita
the other day.
THOMAS GIAcoMINE, proprietor of the
Delmonico Hotel, one of the best equipped
houses in Leavenworth, was fined 500 and
sentenced to thirty days in jailrecently by
Judge Crozier. Giacomine had been en-
joined but still continued to sell liquor.
The court alleged he was fined for con-
tempt.
A NEW poSt-off1ce has been established
at Lowemont, Leavenworth County, with
David F. Herley as postmaster.
AN eighteen-months-o child at Topeka
the other day got hold of box of concen-
trated lye, swallowed quantity of it and
died next day.
In railroad accident on the Gulf road
at Galena, the other morning, a young
man named Will Sherwin, of Webb City,
Mo-, was instantly killed and Ira Moore,
of Opolis, Kan, had both legs cut off. Jack
Lyons, the roadmaster, had an ankle
broken by an accident while assisting &c
clear the wreck. The wreck was caused
by the locomotive coming in contact with
COW. The engine and seven gravel
trains were derailed.
THREE small boys, ranging in age from
seven to ten years, have betn arrested foi
theft at Leavenworth.