Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

men were blown into the water, five OF
whom were drowned
A LARGE meetingo Of Irish-Americans was
held at Chicago on the night of the 3lst TO
protest against the Papal rescript- The
meeting was addressed by yex-Congressman
Finerty, Mathew P. Brady and others.
THE Methodist General Conference, which
was in session at New York for several
weeks, adjourned sine die on the 3lst-
THE small steamboat Fulton exploded at
Pass aux rOutre, below New Orleans, re-
Gently. Edward Perkins, the pilot, and
Captain ". H. Biddle were killed. Landry
and " atson, colored deckhands, were badly
and possibly fatally scalded.
A FIRE occurred in the establishment of
Edward and Robert Carr ould. linen drapers
and silk MERGERS on Edgeware road, Lon
don, recently. Six shopwomen were burned
to death and many others were injured by
leaping from windows.
MRS. CARRIE HARRINGTON, wife OF a we'll
to-do druggist Of Chicago, committed sui
eide recently by pouring oil on her clothing
and then setting fire to 1t. She had been
in i'll health for some time and frequently
had fits of dementIa.
THE Pope, in speech at the close OF the
Vatican exhibition, announced that all
precious objects would remain the property
Of the Holy See with the exception of the
sacred vases and ornaments, which would
be divided among the poor churches and
the cathedrals, each cathedral receiving
one.
THE Pacific Railroad Telegraph bill IA
vorably reported to the Senate is the House
(Anderson) bill, amended by striking out
the word construct" 1t 'qulres the sub
sidized roads to maintain and operate pub
lie telegraph lines, but the effect Of the
amendment is to permit their acquisition
by purchase. or in any other way the COM
panies see ut.
TIE Chicago Appellate Court has re-
versed the order of Judge Shepard in the
Rawson divorce case, in which he allowed
Mrs. Rawson a large sum of money for tenn
porary alimony and solicitors fees. Mrs.
Rawson thereby loses large amount and
Banker Rawson gains decided financial
victory.
FIRE the other night in Selma, Fresno
County, Cal, burned one-half of block
opposite the Southern Pacific railway de-
pot Loss, SlOO,O0O; partly insured.
FIRE recently burned out the top story of
the medical department of the University
of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. No one
was hurt and the fire was quickly con-
trolled, but irreparable injury was done TO
the anatomical collection.
NELSON NORRIS, the Chicago live stock
magnate, has bought back from the Amer
lean Cattle Trust the Fairbanks canning
property, and has satisfactorily dissolved
all relations with the trust. The consider
alton paid in these purchases was s., O0O, 600.
INFORMATION has been forwarded from
Winnipeg to the Canadian Customs De-
partment to the effect that persons are in
the habit of crossing from Dakota and
stealing timber from Government lands in
Manitoba.
d. j. SULLIVAN, a retail dry goods dealer
of Indianapolis, assigned recently. Assets,
$4,000; liabilities, $50, 900.
The public debt statement showed a de-
crease of LOIS, ,695. 96 during the month of
May.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) for the
seven days ended May 81 numbered for the
United States 1856; Canada, 19; total, 205,
compared with 225 the previous week and
25O the corresp ondIng week Of last year.
A DISPATCH from Binghamton, N. Y, of
the 1st says: A number of Hungarians
were returning from work on the Southern
Central railroad tonight and when near
Bartona a train struck the hand car on
which they were. Two men were killed
and third was horribly muulated.
FOURTEEN million feet of lumber were
reported burning at Brainerd, Mimi, on
the morning Of the 1st, the cOnfiagratiou
threatening the town.
THREE lives were lost by the explosion
of boiler in the Eureka iron works at
Wyandotte, Mich, recently. Quite a num-
ber of OF her persons were seriously injured
by escaping steam and flying debris.
A DAUGHTER of Ben Shipley, farmer, is
said to have been devoured recently by
bears IN the vicinity of Charlottesville. Va,
a few pieces of her clothing only being left.
THREE boys were drowned while bathing
in pond at Conway, Iowa, on the 1st Two
of them belonged to Joel Weeks and one to
w. II. Cooper.
MRS. NJ. L. RAwsoN, wife of Banker Raw
son, shot her husbands attorney, 81. c.
Whitney, seriously in Judge Jamieson's
court room at Chicago on the 1st. The
woman the day previously had lost her ali
mony case in the Appellate Court, and this,
it was thought had frenzied her. Some time
ago her son by former divorced husband
shot the banker on the church steps, for
which he is now in the peni entiary. Mrs.
Rawson was Immediately arrested. Whit
ney at one time resided in Lawrence, Kan.
and served term as State Senator