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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12
Brakes Fail to Work.

WELLINGTON, Kan, July 5-Yesterday
morning at sos o'clock at the junction
southwest OF the city, the Rock Island
passenger, No. 2, north bound, ran into a
Santa Fe freight, No. 424 coming east. The
Rock Island engine struck the freight
tender, throwing it and the Santa Fe engine
off the track and damaged them consider
ably. No one was seriously injured. Char
ley Hedden, conductor of the freight, was
cut about the head. Sherman Lpher, er
gineer OF the freight, in trying to save hi.
engine, was caught and went down with il
but orawled out from under the wrecked
engine with but few scratches. The Rock
Island engineer, A. S. Artist claims tc
have whistled for brakes and the I, ainnou
say the brakes would not work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

CLEARING house returns for week ended
July showed an increase of II. In New
ork there was decrease OF ~.
MANY shops in the market place of
Athens, Greece, were destroyed by fire the
other day. Loss, S15), ,0J0.
IN the course of recent address before
the Anti-Poverty Society at New York DR..
McGlynn is reported to have said: Some
day there will be tremendous revolution
which will eclipse the French uprising and
in which the people will rise up in their
wrath at the interferences of their die.
tators, and bayonet and club these monks,
and priests, and Arch bishops, the Pope
and Cardinals. This is the way the Lord
will deal with them; SO / may leave them
to His mercy" This was wildly cheered.
A MOVEMENT is reported to have assumed
extensive proportions in India for refor n
in child marriages. In Rajpootana no male
before fourteen
JUDGE WALTER Q. GRESHAM sailed from
New York for Europe the other afternoon
to be gone about two months.
A SERIOUS rain and hail storm was re
ported in the vicinity Ct Buffalo, Wyo., on
he afternoon of the Sth.
SINCE the Chicago convention a truce
has been effecJed between ex-senator
Malone and Senator Riddleberger by
which their long standing personal differ
ences have been laid aside sufficiently tc
allow them to work in harmony for the
success of the Repu blican electoral ticket
in Virginia
THE steamer Vile de Brest belonging tc
the General Transatlantic Company, col
lided with and sunk the steamer Charles
Quint, belonging 10 the same company,
near Havre, France, recently. The captain
Of the Quint and four OF the crew were
drowned.
TIE Paris corporation has voted e., 60C
for the erection of the reduced copy oil
Barthol ifs statue OF Liberty" in New
York harbor, which was presented by Hon.
Levi P. Morton.
A SALVATION Army captain named Davis
was drowned recently while bathing at
Washington.
DAVID JULIAN, brakeman, was killed
by the wreck Of tram at landslide two
miles south of Lafayette, Ind, on the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago. The
engineer and fireman were terribly in
Iured.
THE Academy of Music building at
Haverhiil, Mass, containing a hotel and
several stores, was destroyed by fire the
other night Loss, 100000; insurance,
S9o, o,00O
PEW T. MORTON, the Republican nomi-
nee for ce-President was formally noti
fed at his residence at Rhinebeck, N. Y,
on the 7th.
TIE Senate was not in session on the 7th-
The Tariff bill was before the House An
amendment to upay a bounty on sugar
manufacture caused much discussion. Ad-
lournment occurred before q vote was
taken.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12
A Big blaze.

NEW YORK, July Z-Shortly before one
o'clock this morning flames broke out on
the top floor of the building extending
from 3S to 4S East Eighteenth street and
running through to Seventeeath street.
The flames started in the bookbinding es-
tablishment OF George W. Alexander on
that floor, and extended through the upper
part Of the building. The Century Magazine
Company occupied that part Of the build
ing on Seventeenth street. The Everett
House adjoins the building, and greet
alarm ensued among the guests After do
ing a damage of about $50 900 the fire was
under control The whole upper floor ex-
tending from street to street was burned
out. The Everett House was not burned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The Democratic Convention.


The Democratic State convention at
Leavenworth completed its work by Sc
lectiDg the following Presidential electors:
At large, B. j. Sheridan, Of Miami County;
J. l. Grider, OF Sumner County. FIRST DIS
trict, B. A. Sever, of Doniphan County;
Second district, c. E. Benton, OF Alien
County; Third dis rict, E. A. Scammon, oi
Cherokee County; Fourth district, 'onn
E. WatroCs, Of Cof V County; Fifth dis
trict, w. Z. Buchanan, Of Ottawa county;
Sixth district, W. B. CoviEgton, OF Phillips
County; Seventh district, b. F. Milton, OF
Ford County. Tie State Central Com
mittee by judicial districts is as fol
lows: First district, James Horon.
Leavenw orth; Second, R B Morris,
AtchisOn; Third. A. J. Arnold. Shawnee;
Fourth, E. ID. Thompson, Douglas; Flfth,
j. NJ. MCGOWAN, Lyon; Sixth, j. NJ Cal
loway. Bourbon; Seventh, 5. u. lset-
Neosho; Eighth, Henry Lifts, Dickinson;
nth, j. l. Francis, Harvey; Tenth, b. J.
Sheridan, Miami; Eleventh, {. A. Chand-
Ter, Montgomery; Twelfth, William Tang
map, Cloud: Fourteenth, j. K Callett,
Ellsworth; Fifteenth, L. c. Ulen, Smith; ;
Sixteenth, ". E. Carver, Pswnee; Seven
teenth, w. A. Frazier, Decatur; E'gh-
teenth, S 7. Major, Seigwick: Nineteenth.
Luke Harrington, Sumner; Twentieth, j.
V. Brinkman, Great Bend; Twen'y-frst,
John A. Wall, Wabaunsee; Twenty-sec-
ond, Albert Perry, DoniPhan; Twenty
third, Cornelius Henley, Ellis; Twenty
fourth, E P. Carruthers, Barber: Twenty
fifth, j. G. Johnson. Marion; Twenty sixth,
p. W. Morgan, Greenwood; Twenty sew
enth, Joseph Dillon, Kearney; Twenty
eighth, w. A. Eaton, Kingman; Twenty
ninth, Frank Mapes, Wyandotte. The
committee met and organized by elect
ing Edward Carroll president, John NJ.
Galloway secretary and John Hannoa
treasurer. Hon. II. Miles Moore, nominee
for Lieutenant Governor, appeared bsfore
the committee and gave his reasons for de-
clining the nomination, and The name OF
Hon. Fred W. Frasius, of Cloud County,
was selected TO fill the vacancy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

ADvIcEs from the Congo country,
May p. have been received. The
camp at Arudwhimi is almost wholly
without provisions, and the men are
suffering severely from lack of food
and swamp fevers. Several skeletons
have been discovered along the route
taken by Stanley. probably the conse-
quences of fights with the natives.
Major Bartellot, believing that Stanley
was five hundred miles beyond the
camp in the direction of Khartoum,
was making preparations to make his
way to him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12
FEARFUL EXPLOSION.
Terrible Effect of 9 Boiler Explosion az
Allegheny City, Pa.

Terrible Effect of Boiler Explosion az
Allegheny City, Pa
PITrsBURGH, Pa, July IA battery OF
boilers At the tannery of A. & j. Groes-
singer on River avenue, Allegheny CITY,
exploded shortly after four o'clock yesSer-
day afternoon, wrecking several buildings
and seriously injuring six person, three OF
whom will die. The following are the
names of the injured and their condition:
William Wetzel, engineer, aged 80 years,
leg blown of and terribly burned; will
die. Christ Neidt, aged % years, bruised
and scslded; injuries believed to be fatal
l. L. Fsrbye aged 4S years, burned,
bruised and scalded; death probable. Otto
Berghaendler, aged 2S years, bruised and
scalded; will recover John Staab, about
25 years Of age, arms, face and body badly
burned; not fatally hurt Annie Myers.
aged II years, crushed and bruised very
seriously. A large number OF others,
mostly employees, were slightly bruised
and cut by beng struck by flying debris.
The cause Of the explosion is believed to
have been high pressure, as few minutes
after four o'clock Engineer Wetzel noticed
that the pressure was higher than usual
and started tor the furnace to turn down
the natural gas. Before he had time to do
so, however, there was terrible explo-
sion and he was blown up through the roof
Of the tannery and landed in the yard out
side
One side OF the main building, brick
and frame structure, 100 feet long. was
blown out and O portion of the front badly
wrecked. The boiler house, fifty feet long
by forty-two wide, built of brick, was
totally demolished, and the Office, situated
across the street. was completely shat
tered. A heavy double wagon was
blown against WetzePs residence, sixty
feet away, and the side of the house
crushed in. Pieces of the boiler few in
every direction. One section was carried
across the Allegheny river, distance OF
over one thousand feet Another piece
struck The Third Ward school house, twelve
hundred feet away, and tore out one end
Of the building. A third piece struck
horse and killed it, and fourth piece al
most cut Grand Rapids & Indiana rail
road freight car in two.
| Fully sixty men were at work. and all
who were able to do so rushed panic strick.
en- from the building. The building caugh;
! fire, but before the flames got much head.
way they were extinguished. The injured
were then taken from the wreck and re-
moved to their homes. They are still liv.
ing but very slight hopes are entertained
for the recovery of at least three of them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

THE total cost of the Republican
National convention was $50, 600. A
deficit of 500 existed. The three
largest items of expenses were $1,000
10 the Auditorium Association for hall
rent; $2,975 for electric lighting and
5000 for entertaining members of the
National convention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

The marriage in New York of the
Duke of Marlborough created consider
able talk in London and Immediately
raised the question whether his Grace
and his new wife would be received at
court The question was speedily de-
cided, however. by the unofficial,
though none the less authoritative. an
nouncement that the Queen would, ,not
receive them, divorced persons of what
ever rank being tabooed by her Majesty.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

PATENTS to agricultural lands en-
tered under the various public land
laws have been issued by the General
Land-office during the fiscal year as
follows: Cash entries, 29,692; home
stead, 1852; timber culture, 1.S43;
desert land, 80; scrip. 52S; total, A.
$50. There were also issued 1.OSI pat
ents to mineral lands, ia patents to
coal lands and SO patents to private
lands under grants Patents during
the fiscal year were issued as follows:
Agricultural lands, 24.55S; mineral,
1.4Ss; coal, 5S; private, 26O; total,
26, $40.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

TIE Department of Agriculture's re-
port on the fruit prospects this year
says that 1888 being numerically an
even year, should be favorable season
for apples, and the fruit returns of the
season show generally a good pros
pect in every important fruit sec
ton. especially in New England and
the Middle States. The outlook is less
favorable in Virginia, the Carolinas
an': Georgia than any other part of the
country. The condition of the peach
crop is generally reported lower than
that of apples. but in the most impor-
tant States the reverse of this seems to
he true
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

DURING the last fiscal year the num-
Der of post-offices established was s.
364; discontinued, 1,642; fourth class
postmasters resigned and successors
appointed. 6,139; number removed. l.
224; whole number appointed, 1852;
number of Presidential postmas tiers
resigned and successors appointed, 3S2;
number removed. 20; whole number
of Presidential postmasters changed
during the year. 4S6.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12
"Tbat article in Yesterdays paper

Thu dILIOIc III yCStCIu6 P1POI
does me an injustice, sir, and want it
corrected" said an irate business man
to the editor. What was the incor-
rect statement asked the editor. cit
said / was about to reduce my work
mems wages five per cent. 1t is
wrong, sir. and L demand a correc-
ton. 1t does me rank injustice. sir
a rank injustice What was wrong
about it?'' 1T should have been ten
per cent. sir; not five per cent -
AuericH
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

MORMON CHURCH agents have turned
over to receiver Dyer the noted Church
farm near Salt Lake, LILO acres,
valued at S150,OO0. Further large
amounts of property are expected to
be reclaimed within few days in Gov
ernment proceedings against Mormon
Church property.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

In the case of Joseph NJ. Chase, Sem
ator Cullom's coachman, indicted at
Washington for manslaughter in caus-
ing the death of Prof. E. A. Paul on
March 81 last by recklessly driving in
to him and his bicycle. the jury re-
turned verdict of guilty. Notice of
motion for a new trial was given.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

DURING the past year no less than
seventeen Deputy United States Mar
shals have been shot and killed in the
Creek Nation, Indian Territory. Of
these three were killed last week, John
Phillips, Hector Thomas and John
Trammel.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July At appears tkxA
the electrical storm which visited this VI.
cinity Sunday was OF intense severlt,
throughout the Northwest. NumeroLs
houses were struck and destroyed by
lightning and at least half a dozen people
lost their lives. The loss Of life was ali on
tine prairies, where the storm had slean
lWeep.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

"A Kansas church has hit upon
shrewd scheme for increasing its col
lections. Il has selected number OF
pretty girls as collectors, and now the
returns are very heavy. for if fair
plate-passer sees any reluctance on
the part of gentlemen visitors to con-
tribute. she simply smiles pleasantly
upon him and motions it the direction
of the plate. He can't resist and
usually puts in quarter at least
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

OTTo LUEGER, the State Entomolo-
gist has returned from the scene of
the grasshopper invasion in the north
ern part of Minnesota and says the
efforts at destroying the insects have
been so successful thatsat least half
yield may be expected. The fact has
been revealed that each insect is at
tackled by so many parasites that their
future invasion is quite improbable.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

GRACE GREENWOOD says that all
Partisan women are not frivolous, any
more than all Boston women are pro-
found. She does not believe that
Anglo-Saxons enjoy a monopoly of
home virtues and practical piety, and
she does believe that the great major
ity of French wives are loyal, French
mothers tender, French grandmothers
and elderly maiden ladies devout
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

PARIS police recently raided the
house of the director of an Orleanist
printing establishment and seized a
large number of copies of circular
letter addressed by the Comte de Paris
TO Conservative mayors throughout
France. The letter was declared to be
reasonable.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

The Canadian police have arrested
in Toronto the notorious counterfeiter
johnson, who escaped from the United
States authorities in Detroit three
weeks ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

A VERDICT of acquittal was rendered
in the case of the United States against
ex-Chief Customs Inspector Irwin A
Gardner. charged with smuggling
opium at Portland. Ore.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

CHARLESTON. S. c., is talking about
having million dollar hotel, steam
ship line to Baltimore and a public
rark
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

There may be no lightning cal
cuIators among the feathered tribe,
but we see it stated that the sparrows
multiply very rapidly.-Norrist0v''
Herald
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE report that King Milan had been
divorced is denied.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

EMPEROR WILLIAM. of Germany, re-
ceives almost daily letters containing
threats against his life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12

III W CoOoPO GAO Poi ~
the Duke of Alva. Many Flemish names
are still to be found in the neighborhood OF
Honiton. In 1860 there was such demand
for it that France thought it necessary to
issue a royal ordinance providing that
mark be affixed to imported English thread
lace. The two great fires at Honiton in
17J6 and 1867 gave the first great check to
its production. Queen Adelaide tried to
revive 1t after twenty years Of severe de-
preston by ordering skirt made Of sprigs,
copies of natural flowers, commencing
with the initials of her name. This
does not seem to have produced great
revival Of the trade, and when our present
Queen required her wedding lace it was
found difficult 10 provide the workers;
but eventually a dress worth 81 900 was
made at the small fishing village of bsar.
The English royal family have 6sss most
constant patrons of Honiton lSce, and have
done immense good IN keeping the trade
alive. We will end by quoting few quaint
words from Fuller's ''Devoushire Wor-
thies:" Hereby many children who
otherwise would be burdensome to the
parish prove beneficial to their parents.
Yes. many lame in the limbs and impotent
in all their arms, if able In their fingers,
gain a livelihood thereby; not to say that
it saveth many thousands of pounds year.
", formerly sent over seas to fetch laces
in Flanders. ."-Satnrday Revfeg.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12
TWO CHILDREN DROWNED.

LAcoNIA, N. h. July 9.-Whlle party
OF two ladies and four children were cross
ing bridge on the way from Weirs to
Governors Island, Lake Winnipiseogee, es-
terday, the horse became frightened and
backed the carriage into the lake. Two
children, Carrie and Arthur Brockelback,
Of Boston, Mass, were drowned. Mrs. j.
F. Dudley, of New York, was badly in
iured by KICK from the horse. The others
were rescued with difficulty
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-29
NO CAUSE FOR A QUARREL.
The Indignities Beaped Upon an
American Sea Captain Were
Well Merited.

Well Merlte0.
WASHINGTON, Dec. est is learned
at the department. of state that
the case of the brig Josefa against the
Spanish government, for indignities,
ETC., alleged to have been imposed by
the customs officers at Port Rico, ia
maica, has been under investigation
since July, 1887, and since that time the
state department has been endeavoring
to secure remittance OF the fine that
had been placed on the vessel. The
Spanish laws against smuggling contain
a provision that if vessel comes into
Spanish port with less cargo on board
than her manifest shows, she will be
liable to fine of 500 for every package
missing. This ships manifest inen-
toned twenty packages of corn starch
that could not be found, and a fine of
$4,000 was accordingly levied on her.
1t is custom to remit the fine If a rea-
sonable excuse can be given, but in this
case the packages could MT by any eX-
PLANTATION be accounted for. One de-
Tense was advanced that the goods had
been put by mistake on the bark jose
phus, which lay next to the Josefa in
New York, but the department, upon
investigating the case, learned that the
JoSephuS had no corn starch on board
on that trip, and did not lay next to the
Josefa in loading. In the correspond
ence, the officers of the Josefa adj
mitted that the mistake may have been
caused by careless receipting for the
goods. In view of the failure of the
ship to explain the absence of the pack
ages, the department could see no
ground on which to base quarrel with
the Spanish customs Office, and the case
has been dropped.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-29
TIRED OF TALKING.
Eminent Historians Finish Their
Business and Adjourn Sine Die.

Eminent Historians FINISH Ihe1r
Business and Adjourn Sine Die.
Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-At the morn
ing session of the American Historical
association to-day papers were read on
american Trade Regulations Before
1890" by w. c. Fisher, of Cornell uni
yersity; on the History of Internal
Improvements in Ohio" by Charles
Morris, of Beakeley Divinity school; on
the Uses and Limitations of Historical
Museums" by Prof. GOode, of the
Smithsonian institutes; and on
american Archives" by Frederick
A. Bancroft, librarian of the state de-
partment. AT the night session William
Writ Henry, of Richmond, read
"Reply 10 DR.. Stille Upon Religious Lib
erty in Virginia" and Clarence Win
throp Rowen read paper on 1.-The In
auguration of George Washington as
President of the United States" The
following officers for the ensuing year
were then elected: President. Charles
K. Adams, of Cornell University; first
vice president, Hon. John Jay, OF New
York: second vice president, William
Writ Henry, of Richmond, Va; treas
urer, Clarence W. Bowen; secretary,
Prof. Herbert B. Adams. The associa-
ton decided to hold its annual meetings
hereafter in Washington, and adjourned
sine die.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-29

McAuliffe would fight his hardest battle
tonight, for Jackson had won an eX-
cellent reputation since his arrival
here, six months ago, and he had
given the highest evidence of
his ability in his match with
George Godfrey last August, in which
the Boston pugilist threw up the sponge
in the ninth round. when it was plain
that Jackson was in every way his su
perior, and the circumstance which in
tensified the interest in the matter was
the understanding that the winner
would be open to fight any man
in the world. the California Ath-
letic club having offered a purse of
$4,000 for such purpose. The betting
had been very lively for several weeks
past, and it is generally believed that
very large amount of money was
put up on the contest.
M'AULIFFE WAS THE FAVoRITE
at odds running from two to one, two
hundred to ninety dollars, with larger
odds prevailing. When the men stepped
into the ring tonight there were fully
1000 spectators present. There was
also a scene of excitement in the streets
of the building. A great crowd had
collected there and kept up continual
round of cheering throughout the fight.
As the men stood in the ring McAulitfe
appeared to have the advantage so far as
weight and height were concerned. His
weight was 900 pounds, while JackSon's
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-29

substantially the same. that is. the title
of the Indians who actually were the
predecessors of the whites in the local
ity under consideration
Mr. Springer does not, however, share
the eminent ethnologist's preference
for ''Sanona." He thinks ''Winona" is
the pleasantest of all, and has selected
it from South Dakota. He will advo-
cate the retention of the name Dakota
for North Dakota mainly. he says, ''be-
cause the name has become part of our
political history, and has so many rea-
sons to be remembered"
He instances the wide significance in
business circles of the term Dakota
wheat"
In the naming of the other new states
MIR. Springer has shown equal good
taste and research. New Mexico is to
join the Sisterhood of states under the
stately name of ''Montezuma;" for
Washington territory he has selected
"Laconiea," while Montana is to retain
its present name. MIR. Springer is show
ing his colleagues that he is both a poet
and scholar.