Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-21
PERSONAL AND. POLITICAL.

In the Rhode Island General Assembly
Jonathan A. Chace was reelected Unit ed
States Senator by a majority OF both
houses The Legislature has adjourned
until next January.
THE Missouri State Prohibition conven-
| tion met at Kansas City on the 18th and
nominated Frank NJ. Lowe for Governor.
The nominee is a Kansas City lawyer, only
twenty-eight years of age.
THE President has nominated Varnum
| NJ. Babcoclz, of Wisconsin. TO be receiver OF
public moneys at st. Croix Falls, Wis.
Mrs SHERIDAN, mother of General Sher-
| idan, died at Somerset, O., on the 18th.
| The General was not Immediately Informed
of his mothers death, his physicians not
deeming it advisable.
In the House of Commons recently Mr.
w. H. Smith, First Lord OF the Treasury,
| announced that all the licensing clauses in
| the Local Government bill would be aban-
| doned.
THE elections in Belgium are resulting in
favor of the Catholic party. The Catholics
have gained two Liberal seats and in Ant
werp all their candidates have been re-
elected. In Brussels another ballot is
necessary in divisions.
SOLOMON u. CoMsToCK has been noml-
mated for Congress, to succeed Knute Mel
son, hy the Republicans of the Fifth Min
nesota district.
WALTER L. HAYES has been renominated
for Congress by the Democrats of the Sec.
ond Iowa district.
THE Bulgarian Cabinet has resigned in
| consequence of discussions over the Popoff
| affair. Prince Ferdinand is endeavoring to
| effect reconciliation.
IT4ll ISe 10;- 4hop pr,r
Wilhelmini, aged seven years, has been
| betrothed to the twelve-year- ole Prince OF
| SAKE Weimar. The marriage will unite
| SaXe-W eimar and Holland.
| The Spanish Cabinet has been reorgan-
lied as follows: Premier, Senior Sagasla;
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senior Armijo;
Minister of Finances, Senior Pulgcerver;
Minister of the Interior, Senor Moret; Min
| lister of Justice, Senor Martinez; Minister
of Commerce, Senior Canalejas; Minister
of War, General Organ; Minister of the
| Marine, Senior HodregueZ; Minister of the
| Colonies, Senor RuiZcapdepos.
A CURIOUS fact has developed in the Pro-
| hibItion nomination for Governor OF Mis-
souri,. The nominee, Frank NJ. Lowe, OF
Kansas City, is only twenty eight years
| old, when the law requires the Governor
| to be at least thirty-tiv
| HoN. JOHN SCHULTZ has been appointed
LIeutenant-G Of Manitoba.
Miss MoLLIE GARFIELD, daughter of the
| murdered Preaijent was married to j.
Stanley Brown at Mentor, o., on the IA b.
At the same time and place, Henry Gar
| field, Mollie's brother, was married to Miss
Belle Mason, daughter OF the late Hon.
James Mason, of Cleveland. The wedding
was quiet affair, newspaper men being
excluded.
REV. W. W. NICHOLS, of Philadelphia,
has been elected Assistant Protestant
Episcopal Bishop of the Cleveland, O.,
diocese.
GEORGE S. HASKELL, Of Rockford, Ill,
has been elected president Of the Ameri-
can Trade Association.
GENERAL SHERIDAN was reported con-
siderably improved by his physicians on
| the night of the 18th.
EMPEROR FREDERICK, of Germany, died
at Potsdam on the morning of the 18th,
fourteen weeks after the death of his
father, Emperor William. He was con-
scious to the last and was surrounded by
his Empress and other members of his
family. His end was unmarked by any
signs of acute suffering. He was born in
the palace in which he died October IS .
1881.
COUNT RICHTER, who was destined to
succeed Count Piper as Swe iish Ambassa-
dor to London. has committed suicide at
Stockholm by shooting himself with re-
volver.