Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

The Postmaster-Gene has written
letter to the President formally protesting
against the proposition made by the Civil
Service Commission to extend the classi-
fed service so as to include the railway
postal service.
The end of a National sensation was
reached when the celebrated criminal libel
case of x-Postmaster-Genera Villas
against William Welch, was discontinued.
GENERAL SHERIDAN was reported on the
Sd to have taken a relapse, while on board
the Swatara.
CHARLES A. AsHBURNER, Of the United
States Geological Survey, has received an
offer from the Shah of Persia to take
charge of the Persian engineering corps.
CONGRESSMAN THOMAS, of Illinois. Is lying
seriously i'll in his Washington house with
fever and Inflammation Of the bowels.
The Republicans of the First Vermont
district have renominated John W. Stewart
for Congress.
The Liberal successes in the municipal
elections in Italy have alarmed the Vat
ican. The Pope, who is opposed to the in
terven tion Of the clergy, will counsel them
to abstain from future elections.
GENERAL GEORGE c. ROGERS, Of Kansas,
a member of the Board of Pension Appeals
in the Interior Department, has been dis
missed, and James Lacey, of Missouri, has
been appointed to the vacancy.
THE alarming symptoms in the sickness
Of General Sheridan were reported the next
day to have subsidized.
DELESATEs from at least 400 Democratic
clubs gashered in convention at Baltimore
Nd, on the 4th.
TIE National Republican Committee for
mally notified General Harrison of his
nomination for the Presidency at Indianap-
oils on the 4th.
JOHN MARTIN, of Shawnee, has been
nominated by the Kansas Democrats for
the Governorship. The other candidates
nominated were: Lieutenant-Govern II.
Miles Moore, of Leavenworth; Secretary,
Allen G. Thurman, of Parsons; State Aud
itor, w. d. White, of Paola; State
Treasurer, W. II. White, of Council Grove !;
Attorney General, c. F. Diffenbacher, of
Great Bend; Superintendent of Public In
struction, c. M. Cole, of Phlllipsburg; As
sociate Justice Of the Supreme Court, w.
P. Campbell, Of Wichita
THE American party of California held
its State convention on the 5th and elected
delegates to the National convention.
REV DR.. W. F. NICHOLS, of Philadelphia,
recently elected Assistant Bishop OF the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, has
declined on the ground that his duty calls
on him to continue his present Iabors.
THE ODonnell libel suit against the Lon
don Times ended in favor Of the newspaper.
Egan declared the letters connecting him
with the murder consplracies were ''vil-
famous concoctions."
KING MILAN, of Servia, has been d.
vorced from Queen Natalie by the Church
Synod.
The President vetoed anothsr private
pension bill on the 5th, and in doing so re.
marked that the abuses perpetrated in pri-
vate pension legislation were an injustice
to the worthy veterans and waste of pub
lie money.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL GARLAND has re-
turned 10 his residence in Washington from
a brief visit to the lower Potomac. he is
improved in health but is still too weak to
resume his duties at the department. He
will probably leave in a day or two for
Rock Springs, Va.
IT is reported that Rev. Father Thomas
F. Msngan, OF Joliet, ILL.,. will be appointed
Vicar-General of the Roman Catholic Dio-
cese of Chicago.
MAYOR HEWITT, Of New York, declares
that he will not accept nomination from
the American or any other party for the
Presidency.