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

Il was one of the two hundred people
last night who suffered from one or the
most original and effective bits OF feminine
malice that has ever come within the scope
of my observation. 1t was at an up town
reception. Every thing had been done on
a scale of splendor and effectiveness. The
floral decorations were superb. The sup
per was served at Delmonico's and the wine
was plentiful and dry. But there wasn't
any music-to speak of. At ten o'clock the
bellies and buds who had been filing up the
cards with complacent satisfaction, in
dulged in expressions Indicative of aston
ishment- At 10:30 they were serious; at
eleven in despir. Then clever young
amateur played waltzes and the aston
ishing explanation of the faux pas came
string band engaged for the evening. He
said that. agreeable to instructions re-
ceived that afternoon from miladi. he
would delay his appearance until Wednes-
day next, to which date he understood the
reception had been postponed. A couple
of Vidocqs in evening dress started out to
find the leader. They came back at mid
night with an accurate description Of the
bearer of the false message. 1t proved be-
yond doubt TO be young woman Of excel
lent position, known to the hostess, but
who for some reason had not been invited
to the house that night. By this stratagem
she had managed to very effectively mar
the harmony Of the occasion and debar her
rival from inspiriting waltz music. Queer,
wasn't iti-G 7. Graphic.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
THE PLATE MILL BOILER.

An Explosion at wysndotte, Mich, Causes
the Loss of Three LIves-Several Others
Injured.
WYANDoTTE, Mich, June lat Gas this
morning the boiler in the plate mill OF the
Eureka iron and steel works exploded,
wrecking the entire building. The killed
are: Terry Mccoy. about sixty years old,
an emplove OF the mill for thirty-two years.
He was night watchman. Patrick Finn,
twenty-five years OF age, unmarried; ;
George Green, thirty-two years Of
age, married. Among the injured
are: Lett Curtis, heater,
burned about the face and hands;
Henry Pecock. helper, burned by escaping
steam; s. E. Haney, helper, burned about
the face; Joseph Weiss, laborer, deep cash
cut in the top of bis head. Several others
were more or less hurt by missiles flying
about the mill The great plate mill,
9Jx1OO feet with roof sixty feet from the
floor, was blown to fragments. The cause
Of the explosion is unknown. The loss ia
about 80 OOO
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

The parties in charge of the Memo
rial day exercises at New York sighted
General Sherman and Mayor Hewitt
by not inviting them to the ceremonies.
The slight was declared to be uninten-
tional, but as it gave rise to consider
able talk, General Sherman wrote a
letter on the subject which closed with
the following: "And now l ask my COM
rades of the Grand Army which made
these civic ceremonials possible, as one
of themselves, not claiming any privil-
eges by reason of exalted rank and
honors far above my deserts, if it is not
better that we should devote Decora-
ton day to the cemeteries which con-
tain our honored dead and the dedica-
ton of permanent monuments in their
honor for the teaching of patriotism to
future generations, instead of swelling g
street parades and pageants for the
glorification of the belligerent non-com-
batants who make use of US for their
own purposes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
The Fountain Explosion.

DENVER, Col, June L-Word reached
here to-day that the condition OF those
wounded at Fountain by the giant powder
explosion few weeks ago was more seri-
Gus than at first anticipated. s. Loomis,
whose injuries were at first considered any
thing but serious, now fingers IN very
critical condition, and his eldest son, whose
leg was amputated, is rapidly sinking, and
IL fs feared neither will recover. II. p.
Boswor;h ard Lawrence Wilhart, who
were badly bruised in several places and
suffered severe nervous shocks, are on the
decline and all efforts to improve their
condition proves fruitless. and if a change
does not come soon their cases are hope
Less
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
FAMILY POISONED.
Rough on Rats Used by Colored Girl-Her
Own Death.

Own Death.
CLINTON, Mo-, June 4.-R. n. Onsley, n
well-known business man OF Windsor, this
county, some weeks ago hired fourteen
year-old colored girl TO do housework and
cooking in his family. A short time ago
she stole some clothes and sold them to
gypsies. She was chastised, but was not
discharged. Yesterday morning the girls
actions were suspicious and soon it was
found that there was queer taste
in the breakfast coffee. The fact was
mentioned and the girl denied hav-
ing mixed poison or Oteer ingredients in
the coffee. She was tod by her mistress
to taste the fluid and after doing so ran out
OF the house and down the street in frantic
madness. She was overtaken a mile and a
half away aud brought back. but died in
stantly. 1t was then discovered that three
members OF the Onsley family were in a
very critical condi ion, and up to the pres
ent they are no better Medical aid was
summoned but it is given out that they can
not recover. 1t was found that the faith
less servant had put Rough on Rats in the
coffee
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

SOME startling facts relative to the
defunct Maritime Bank leaked out
IN court at St Johns. n. B., recent
ly. The evidence justified the sus-
picion that Mcclellan. the manager,
kept two sets of certain books to hide
the true state of the banks affairs
from the directors. One of the liquid
ator's clerks swore that the deficiency
of the bank after deducting the value
of the assets was over $1,000, ,0O0 The
liquidators had realized nothing from
Stewart or from Guy Bevan & Co., who
cwH3 the bank 100000. Mcclellan,
who was largely responsible for the
crash. was said to be operating in real
estate in Omaha.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
Frederick Takes q Trip.

BERLIN, June 1.-Emperor Frederick had
a good night He left for Potsdam at
eleven o'clock this morning on the steam
yacht Alexandria He was accompanied
by the Imperial family. The weather
was showery and his Majesty retired
to the cabin as soon as he got on
board and remained there. The yacht
was covered with flowers. Enthusiastic
crowds were at the dock. A great crowd
greeted the yacht on her arrival at Span
dau. The Emperor appeared at the cabin
window and bowed to the people and the
Empress waved her handkerchief from the
the deck. The yacht reached Potsdam at
12:4O o'clock. His Majesty was no worse
for the trip
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
ARKANSAS TORNADO.
a Village Partially Destroyed and
Cutie a Number Of People
Hurt.
A Professor and Two Young Ladies
Drowned by the Upsetting of
Rickety Boat.
Newspaper Han Killed-Great Firs q.
Panama-Accident on the Mani
toba Road.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, June 4-In Washing
ton Comfy, this State. Saturday. Evans
vile, place OF 500 people. was partially
destroyed by cyclone, the residences OF
Goodrich, Walla, Denton, McClue, Hoeman,
Flynn, Mathewson, Ferguson aud others
be ng completely wrecked and several
business houses carried away. A partial
list OF the injured Includes Lulu Flynn,
dangerously: Mrs. j. r. Flynn. seriously
in head; Ruth Flynn, arms broken; Mrs.
Martha F. ynn. internally; Marion Flynn,
severely; j. r Flynn, dangerously; Squire
7. d. Mathews. dangerously; Mrs. S. A.
Mathews, dangerously; Mrs. I. d. Msth.
ews, legs broken. Others whose names
could not be learned were more or less IN
lured. The surrounding country was badl ;
damaged aud there are rumors of loss OF
life.
JUMPED THE TRACK.
ANoKA, MINI, June "A serious acci-
dent occurred on the St. Paul, Minneapolis
q Manitoba road road near here at
noon Yesterday. The road is changing its
old raj for heavier ones and last night
every other nail was drawn from the old
rails. AS the working train came up and
the engine struck the old rails they tipped
or spread and one car jumped the track.
John Griffin, of ST. Paul, was instantly
killed. James Veitueio and o. {. Foreit
probab bly, fatally injured, and four others
seriously injured.
KICKETY BOAT.
SPENCER Ind, June 4.-Prof. Anderson,
rrIucIpal of the high school, and large
party of ladies and gentlemen organized a
sort Of feet of row boats and started for
a trip Saturday up White river. Ander-
son was in a rickety boat with Clara and
Till;e HOrnaday and an eleven year-old
boy. When about a mile up the river it
capsized, throwing the occupants into the
water. All were drowned except the boy,
who swan ashore.
NEWSPAPER MAN KILLED.
HANNIBAL. Mo-, juno 4-F. NJ. Haines, O
well-known printer and newspaper man,
was struck by last nights southbound St
Louis, Keokuk Northwestern passenger
train at Moody, soven miles north OF here,
and ms antly killed. He was lying on the
track when first seen by the engineer only
a few feet in front Of the engine. He was
well known throughout the South.
DISASTROUS FIRES IN JAPAN.
SAN Francisco. June 4.-The steamer
Oceanic, which arrived yesterday, brough,
aivicss from Japan that 80 houses were
destroyed by confagration on May 8 at
Tourangeka, and at Kameka the next day
7lO houses, one tempe and a number of
huts were burned.
FIRE AT PANAMA.
PANAMA. June "A fire which broke out
In the Hoiel Roma at two O'clock yesterday
morning entirely gutied ten large houses.
It. is estimaleL that s3oO,ON worth OF prop
erty was destroyed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
Mr. Oldsportte (facetiouslv),

MIR. Oldsportte facetlously):-
"My dear, you claim that 1 do not
read aloud, as l once did. Now, here's
choice item for your edification:
"When four flies are squarely muffed,
the fielder mufiing the same shall be
charged with an error Therei can
your feminine mind grasp that?"
Mrs. O--"Certainly, my love. Now.
let me read you a sweet thing from
my paper: list row-Slip the first,
then by turns purl 2 stitches and knit
2; I'd row-Ship the first. then knit 2,
put the wool over. ship l; repeat from;
finish by knitting 1; Sd row-Ship
the first, then by turns purl 2 stitches,
and knit together the next put-over
and the slipped stitch that follows it
There! can your mighty masculine
mind encompass that?"-EGst End
Bulletin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESSIONAL

CONGRESSIONAL
IL the Senate on the 2Sth Mr. Frye re-
ported back the River and Harbor bill. The
Senate then went into executive session in
which il remained until FIVE o'clock, during
which the injunction Of secrecy was removed
from all proceedings in regard TO the treaty
wish Great Britain. Adjourned. 80 In the House
a few bills were introduced. and the House went
into Committee of the Whole upon the Legis-
lative. Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill. When the committee rose the Army Ap-
propriation bill was reported and the House ad-
journed.
In the Senate on the 29th, after little
talk on the message of the President
vetoing the bill appropriating E5.0oo for
a public building at Youngstown, O., Mr..
Henderson, from the Military Affairs
Committee, reported a bill reviving the
grade of General of the Army. The Fisheries
treaty was then taken up for consideration in
open executive session, Senator Frye speaking
IN opposition 10 the treaty. The bill reviving
the rank OF General was then taken up and
passed. A motion 10 publish the proceedings In
executive session was agreed TO. Adjourned
until Thursday 80. The entire day in the House
was devoted to consideration OF the Legisla-
tive. Executive and Judicial bill and an ad-
lournment was had until Thursday.
The Senate on the 31st agreed to the con-
ment of Labor. After some discussion the bill
passed to quiet the title OF settlers on the Des
Moines river lands in Iowa. A few bridge bills
passed, and after q brief executive session the
Senate adjourned. =. In the House the confer
ence report on the Department Of Labor bill
was agreed TO. The Legislative Appropriation
bill was discussed in Committee Of the Whole,
and then the Tariff bill was taken up under the
five-minute rule and debate continued until ad-
journment
IN the Senate on June l, the bill TO amend
the Agricultural act of 1862 was taken from the
calendar and passed. The Senate then took
up the Indian Appropriation bill which was
discussed al great length and passed The
bill reviving the grade Of General having
become law. the President sent TO the
Senate the Nomination Of Philip H. Sher-
idan to be General of the Armies OF
the United State, which was promptly
confirmed in executive session. In the
House the bill to revive the grade Of General
was taken up after some feeble opposition and
passed with but four or five dissenting votes.
The Legislative Appropriation bill was passed,
also the Customs Deficiency bill with amend
ments. The remainder of the session was
gwen to consideration of the Tariff bill, and at
the evening session twelve pension bills passed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
A Child Devoured by Bears.

CHARLoTTEvILLE, Va, June IA few
days ago Ben Shipley, farmer Of White
hall township, this county, sent his eleven
year-oli daughter to q neigh boring
farmer for milk. She failed to re-
turn. and the investigation that has
followed leads to the conclusion that
she was killed by a bear. The searchers
discovered unmistakable evidence of the
presence OF bears in the locality where the
little ono was last seen. The fact that a
number OF sheep were killed and portion
Of the girls clothes picked up leaves little
doubt that she was devoured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
A Desperado's Deed.

HYANSIs, Neb., June 4.-Last Monday
Fred Robinson, a desperate OF local repute
ut Cottonwood, thirty miles northeast OF
here, went to the house of A. NJ. Sheldon
and shot him dead, and the next morning
returned and with the assistance of Steve
Carter took the body away and buried it.
The killing was done in sparsely settled
neighborhood on the frontier, aud was not
discovered until yesterday. The sheriff OF
Cherry County Is now in pursuit
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
COlOred Men Quarrel.

KANSAS CITY, NO., June 4.-Saturday
night about ten O'Clock, Henry Williams, a
c1lored man, shot and killed another negro,
named Henry Kyle, on Main street, imme-
diately in front of the toy store at No. 723.
Kyle was talking to the wife of Williams
at the time and jealousy was the cause of
the crime.
Yesterday morning two other colored
men named Brady and Paxton got into a
quarrel at So McGee street, when Paxton
was stabbed by Brady in the abdomen. No
hopes existed of Brady's recovery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

CARL SCHURz has planned to spend
the summer in Germany, at the Villa
Forsteck, with his two daughters,
where he intends to revise his memoirs.
During his residence in Europe he will
gather material in different European
archives for comprehensive history of
our late civil war;
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

THREE seats in the New York Ex-
change. were sold recently. The prices
obtained were 1870, $500 and 1856. A
few years ago membership in the Ex-
change was worth $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

In the post-offiee at Concord. N. H. ,
the postmaster found pouch the other
day that had been lost nineteen years,
and which contained number of let
tiers for that city. There were three
registered letters with money in them,
and their non-receipt had upset half a
dozen Offices.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

Mr. DAWES has introduced the bill
in the Senate for the relief of the
freedmen in the Chickasaw Nation
drafted by the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs. 1t provides for the removal
of the freedmen from the Chickasaw
Nation, i. T., to lands west of the
ninety-sixth meridian in that 1erritory
ceded to the United States by the Sem
mole Indians.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

Mrs. KATE TYRoN, who belongs to
the working newspaper fraternity of
Maine, is preparing to take the lecture
platform. and her elocutionary and in
tellectual attainments are spoken of in
high terms by the Maine press.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

A DELEGATION from Kentucky, in
Guiding Senator Beck. Governor Knott
and Representatives Caruth and Nc
Creary, called at the White House re-
Gently and invited the President in
case he visited Cincinnati on the Fourth
of July next to extend his trip to Louis
vile. The President said that he
would accept the invitation if he were
in that neighborhood.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

Mrs. RUTH MCENERY STUART. the
latest writer of negro dialect stories.
lives in New Orleans. She is young
woman, tall, dark-haired and fine look
ing. She has only recently taken up
literary work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

THE German frontier rules are being
vigorously enforced. A number of
travellers whose passports were irregu-
lar were recently turned back and
refused entrance upon German soil.
The direct trains from Paris to German
points are almost empty of passengers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
Homes For Genera, sheridan.

WASHINGTON, June AT 12:30 O'Clock
the following bulletin was issued: There
has been no sppreciable change in General
Shermsn's condition since last evenings
bulletin was issued. He has coughed but
little. He has slept most OF the time, and
when awake has been clear in his mind and
cheerful" There are some hopes of his
recovery
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

HENRY GEORGE has been expelled
from the Twenty-third Assembly Dis
trict Association of the Central Labor
party at New York. The charge
against him was af1iliating with the
Democratic party.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

Mr. GLADSTONE has accepted the
dedication of the English edition of
Prof. Villal-i's Life of Savonarola. :"
This work is now being translated into
English by Madame Villari.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

The Chief of Engineers reports that
the construction of the proposed break
water in Santa Monica Bay. Cal, is
believed to be entirely feasible. but its
cost will be necessarily great. probably
not less that $1,000, 900, and that the
work could not be advantageously
undertaken with an appropriation of
less than 100000 to permit proper
BEGINNING
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
Mortgages are signed by TWO wit,

Mortgages are signed by TWO wit
nesses the same as last year, and are
folded SO as to fit the side coat-pocket.
The back taxes are combed forward,
and parted on the side nearest the
mortgages. In this climate, mort
cages generally mature in the winter
season.-DuEuth Paragrapher.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

AN unexpected default was made re-
Gently by the Minneapolis & St. Louis
road, no funds being available for the
payment of the interest. The interest
defaulted amounted to S91. .O35.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
Detected Typo.

Topeka, Kan, June GA printer known
as Majors, formerly of Kansas City, at
tempted suicide yesterday morning in the
Commonwealth office by stabbing himself
with butcher knife. He inflicted an ugly
wound upon himself under the left nipple.
He bad been on protracted spree and had
failed in securing laudanum which he tried
several places for. He will probably re-
cover.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

SINCE the publication of his book
General Boulanger has come to the
conclusion that he would rather be
President than write.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

A BILL has been reported to the Sem
ate to reimburse the depositors of the
Freedmen's Savings and Trust Com
pany.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

ABOUT five thousand superfuous en-
ployes of the Pennsylvania railroad
will be discharged shortly in order to
cut down expenses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

JAMES B. HAYES, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of Idaho, died re-
Gently, aged forty-eight.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07
REV. JOHN A. BROOKS.
Sketch OF the Life OF the Prohibition Nom
isee For the vice-Presidency.

sketch OF the Lie OF TIC Frohfoiti"" -NO11H
tsee For the vice-Presidency.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, June 2.-Rev. John ~
Brooks, the Prohibition nominee for Vice-Presi-
dent is expected 10 arrive home in this city t'is
morning from Cincinnati, where he went after
the adjournment OF the Indianapolis conven-
ton.
Although clergyman by profession, Dr.
Brooks has taken an active interest in political
Affairs from his ooy hood. Always OF a studious
nature. he early began to take special delight
IN the perusal OF political history. Moreover.
on his mothers side he was closely related to
the Cooks and Andersons, prominent Virginia
politicians, and his father also felt deep inter
est in politics although he became in later life
a prominent divine in the Christian Church.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

HARVEY NEwCOMB, otherwise known
as Bobby Newcomb,'' the variety
actor, died of pneumonia recently at
Tacoma, w. T., aged forty-two.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-07

paily.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-03
TO LOT OWNERS
IN ELMWOOD CEMETERY.
MEMPHIS LAND AND INVESTMENT co.

The books OF subscription 10 the stock Of the
above named company arr nov open. and subscrip-
lions 10 the same are solicited.
The capital stock has been fixed at one hundred
thousand dollars, divided into shArs OF one hun
drcd dollars each, and subscribers will be required
10 pay monthly assc@mcnis OF two per cent on the
amount Of thclr subscription until their stock notes
arr finally paid The assessments No paid IN will
h. nj oncc invested In accordance with the ayowcd
purpose ~ the Company expressed In IL charter.
In the purchase Of real estate Ia bc disposed OF In
the most satisfactory and profitable way. Parties
desiring 10 buy homes may on application 70 this
Company. be able 10 efict purchases 10 be complied
with by moderate monthly payments, no further
SECURITY being required than sufficient ca,h mar
sin to protect the Company from danger Of dcprc.
citation In value and the retention Of lien on the
property sold The monthly payments will b. only
slightly In advance of the ordinary rent paid ior
property rented by desirable tenants
The plan on which this Company will be con.
ductcd viii not only enable those 10 purchase
homes who might b. otherwise unable TO do 40.
but will also afford TO those desiring to subscribe
Ia the stock saie AMI profitable investment
Pull particulars eau 10 asoeriAlncd by calling on
the sccrtay Of the Company. Mr.. I. Maury Cal
brvaih No. Madison street. Who may bc found
not only during ordinary business hours, buteycry
evening except Wednesday between sand O'Clock.