Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-14

i exhibition at Brussels on the 7th. In his
/ address he congratulated the people on the
progress of their industries.
FIRE swept over Laingsburg, Mich, on
the 9TH, inf,icting damage amounting to
500, 900.
COMPTON ]. HARRIS, a prominent New
! Orleans cotton merchant, owner of the
Hurs; bourne stock farm near Louisvill.,
KY, died suddenly recently.
THE President has signed the bill appr3-
pria,ing 5000, ,010 for pension Deficiencies.
| DESTRUCTIVE forest fires are raging on the
south shore OF Conception bay, Newfouud-
land. At Colbers, nine houses; at Harbor
Grace Junction, seven, and at Seal Cove
seven houses have been burned. At Little
| Bay North twenty-six families were burned
out, and one woman and two children were
burned to death.
Ten passengers were crossing the river
in row boat as Bay City, Mich, the other
day under the tow line of tug, when
Frank Skleske and another Pole, name pn-
known, being afraid Of being caught by the
tow line, jumped overheard and wore
drowned.
The destructi n caused by the recent
storm in Canada was widespread. Enor-
nous damage was done TO crops just peep
ing from the ground and young apple
orchards in nearly every locality were de-
siroyed. Hundreds Of barns were demol-
Ished and outbuildings in scores of cases
were blown away. The loss can not fall
short Of s300,00O. Three persons were re-
ported killed and large number seriously
| injured.
A CARRYING pipe of the Standard Oil
| Company sprang a leak at GreenpoInt av-
n,lrl
| City. the other morning and spark from
| a blacksmith shop ignIted the oil; the pipe
broke, and the burning fluid spread rapidly
over the ground, threatening destruction
| Of property. The flames were extinguished
after hard fight
SILVER has turned up in South Africa to
degree to produce a new mining fever.
THE law providing for quinquennial ses-
sions Of the Prussian Diet has been oftici-
| ally published.
THE whole line of the Nicaragua canal
will be located in a few days including
complete through surveys of the two pos
sible locations on the east end known as
the lower route, surveyed by Commander
Lull 1923, and the upper route, surveyed
by Mr.. Monveal in 1885.
THE Doncaster Qngland) spring handl
| cap, a straight mile was a dead heat be-
tween Lord Ellesmere's Felix and Lord
Arlington's King Fisher. The stakes were
divided.
CAPTAIN ANsoN and his Chicago Base
Ball Club went to Danbury Conn, the
other day, and during his absence report
gained some prevalence that he had dropped
dead. There was no cause for the rumor.
KoLAsISsKI, the deposed Polish priest,
hac cd fn n0t oh trha h,o
followers threaten trouble if he Is not re.
tnstated by the new Bishop.
INBloomington. Charles MixCounty, Oak,
the other night. two young farmers, Bailey
and Wilson, quarreled over an old grudge,
when Bailey fired at Wilson. but killed his
own father. Wilson in turn shot young
Bailey dead.
ALICE WooDHALL, extradlted for forgery
and taken to New York for trial was ac-
quilted OF the charge but detained in
custody on another complaint. Her couu-
sci complained bitterly of her rearrest,
asserting that she was under the protection
of the British Government, the charge for
which she was extradited having fallen
through.
THE commissioners of Allegheny County
Pa. have been notified by County Comp
troler Speer that there was a deficit of
SIS, $50 in the accounts of ex-Sherif Joseph
Gray.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended June numbered for the
United States, 207; Canada, %; total, 235;
compared with 205 the previous week and
173 the corresponding week last year.
WILLIAM LITTLE, lumber merchant of
Montreal has failed with 81, 80, 900 liabili-
ties and Sl25, 600 assets.
By cyclone and thunder storm at Mant-
sell, Nicaragua, the other night eighteen
houses were wrecked and five persons
killed.
T. HARRISON GARRETT, brother of Robert
Garrett, was drowned from yacht at
Baltimore, Nd, recently. The steamer
Joppa had collided with the yacht and Gar
rett attempted 10 climb on to the steamer,
when the bow chains gave way and ne was
drowned.
THE general freight agents of lines inter
ested in the Iowa traffic met at Chicago on
the Sth to consider the new distance tariffs.
The conference resulted in the framing of
avigorous protest against the PRONUNCIATION
of the proposed rates.
sfIsCREANTs attempted to rob the express
on the Cincinnati, Indianapolis q Chicago
at Delhi. twelve miles west of Cincinnati,
on the night of the Sth. The blggagemas.
ter was fatally shot, but the robbers were
beaten off by the fireman and engineer.