The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-05

SILVER is said to have been struck in
large quantities in Scott County, KY, ten
miles from Georgetown.
ADvICEs from China are that the crisis in
Honan is past, but that the distress of the
people is appalling, two million persons be-
ing utterly destitute. The nearest towns are
invaded by hordes OF naked and starving
refugees from the flooded districts, who,
like swarms of locusts, are devouring
every thing.
THE Russian Government has prohibited
operations by the American Bible Society
in the Baltic provinces. 1t is probable that
the Government will ultimately expel all
representatives of British and American
Bible societies.
The Executive Committee of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Association
adjourned at New York on the 29th, after
two days session. Plans were agreed upon
for enlarging the scope of the Associations
work, which will at once be carried into
effect
A TERRIBLE explosion occurred in Keith
& Perry's No. mine at Rich Hill, Mo-, on
the 29th. Five men were taken out dead
and fifteen others seriously injured. 1t
was believed that others were in the mine
whose rescue alive was despaired of. The
known in the West.
THE striking Burlington engineers and
switchmen ditched a freight train and
created a riot at Chicago on the 29th. The
trainmen and their Pinkerton guards were
beaten. For time matters were extremely
threatening, but at nightfall acquired a
more peaceful aspect.
AN engine and seven fiat cars went
through a small bridge near Austin, Tex,
the other day, killing W. s. Taylor, brake
man, and injuring six others.
CHARLES E. Cross, president, and SAM
uel c. White, cashier, of the Bank of Raj
eigh, N. c., have been arrested at Toronto,
Ont, on information telegraphed from Raj
eigh charging them with forgery. Inside
the lining of Cross coat was found So, 459
and in Whites SIS, 255. OF this amount
5000 was in unsigned currency bills.
ONE child was burned to. death and an
other fatally injured while alone in tene-
ment house in New York City the other
morning.
THE British steamer Canonbury has been
abandoned off Nantucket. Mass. The crew
were saved, but one died from the expo
sure.
THE five story building at the corner of
Peoria and Lake streets, Chicago, burned
the other night, causing loss OF Sll5, OOO;
insurance on the buildings and contents
aggregate $4,000 Davis & Rankin, manu-
facturers of creamery supplies, occupied
the structure jointly with the Zimmerman
refrigerator factory. Both establishments
were destroyed almost completely.
MRS. JOHN GARLICK met shocking death
at the auction and storage house of Ezekiel
e Burnham, Cincinnati, recently. She at
tempted to step off before the car stopped,
fell, and her head was caught between the
elevator car and the floor. She was horribly
mangled and was killed instantly.
THE failure of Louis F. Serega, broker Of
No z South William street, has been an
nounced on the New York Cotton Ex-
change.
POWDER magazine in the fortress on
the island of Santa Maura, Greece, ex-
ploded recently causing a fire in the for
tress. The loss Of life was not known. The
inhabitants Of the island deserted their
homes.
THE ST. Paul & Milwaukee switchmen
struck again at Chicago on the morning of
the 30th on being asked to repair the dam
age done by dItching the freight train the
day before. The Burlington strikers were
accused of incendiarism, the round house
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down, causing a loss of ZOO, and car
being set on fire at Downer's Grove.
The bodies Of two victims of the blizzard
were found near Delaware breakwater re-
Gently washed up by the sea.
Two strangers were found dead in
Reading (Pa.) hotel the other day, having
blown out the gas the day before.
THE sash, door and blind manufacturers
of New England, New York. New Jersey
and Pennsylvania have formed com bina-
ton to go into effect in June.
BUSINESS failures Oun's report) for
seven days ended March 20, numbered for
the United States, 179; Canada, AZ; total,
221; compared with 243 the previous week
and 22S for the corresponding week last
year.
IT is reported from Nantucket Mass,
that the seaman who died there after being
rescued from wreck recently was vic
tim of cholera. The rest of the crew were
quarantined.
AUGUST HETzKE, of Chicago. who whipped
his stepson 10 death with strap, has been
sent to the penitentiary for life.
Mr.. GILHoOLY, who, on March TO- was
sentenced under the Irish Crimes act to
two months imprisonment, has been SEN
fenced to an additional term of two weeks
for assaulting Inspector Hayes.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES
AT Hetherarus, Hungary, 10 houses