Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-27


notice to the General Land-ofice of its
withdrawal of all claim TO the land gran:
opposite the unconstructed part of its
road.
THE freight conductors and brakemen of
the Chicago division of the Illinois Gen.
tral struck on the 10Th for increased pay.
PATRICK TRACY, aged sixty, baggage
agent of the Old Colony railroad at Hyde
Park station. near Boston, was killed the
other day while trying to save the lite of
Mrs. Mary Young, aged sixty-nine, of
Sharon, who had fallen in front of train
while crossing the track. Mrs. Young was
injured in a probably fatal manner and
would have been instantly killed but for
Tracy's action.
NEWS received from the South Seas is
that there was savage fighting on the
Marquesa group before the natives allowed
the French to hoist their flag and take
possession. Two hundred French marines
and several thousand natives were killed.
The natives retreated into the mountains,
where it was difficult to dislodge them.
MUCH indignation is expressed in Tahiti
over the seizure of Easter island by Chill,
which proposes to establish there penal
colony. This is the island famous for its
grand stone statues standing on huge
pedestals. The seizure was made by Cap
tain Toro, of the Chilian cruiser Angamos.
SUITS have been begun in Boston against
Bowker, Toorley & Co., marble workers of
Boston, for importing contract labor from
Italy.
Smith, FIssELL & Co., cigar manufac-
turers, of Montreal, Can, have assigned
with Sex, 900 liabilities.
THE rains in Mexico have ceased. Eight
thousand soldiers were at work building
trenches and dykes about the City of
Mexico.
W. A. HATFIELD, of Yarmouth, n. s.,
formerly shipbuilder, has made an as
sigment. A few years ago he was worth
s., 900, 900, but some four or five years ago
he went into the West India trade with
others, the firm being known as Hatfield,
King & Co., and he is said to have lost
about all his money in this venture.
SEVERAL Greek war ships have been or
dered to be made ready to put to sea. The
recent seizure of a Greek vessel at Chios
has been the subject of a protest by the
Greek Government, but the Porte has re-
fused to give satisfactory reply.
THE carrier on the mail route between
Viroqua and Prairie du Chen, Wis, made
been discontinued. In the early days of
Wisconsin Governor Rusk used to drive
stage on this route.
ENGLISH missionary societies are clam
oring for an inquiry to be made into the
charges against the late Major Bartelott
and Henry NJ. Stanley. The charges are
of cruelty towards the natives and readi-
ness to shoot them for disobedience.
boja, have revolted against the Germans
and dispersed Meyers caravan. Meyers
porters have deserted him and he has re-
turned to the coast. The other evening
some natives of Zanzibar, mstaking the
secretary of the British Admiral for
German official, assaulted him and then
made their escape in the darkness. The
secretary's injuries were not serious.
PROF. JAMIsoN, who was organizing an
expedition for the relief of Henry NJ. Stan
ley, died of African fever on the Congo,
August II.
A SMALL cyclone passed over Mammoth
Springs, Fulton County, Ark, on the 21st.
Houses were wrecked, trees blown down
and corn and crops ruined. Several peo-
pie were injured but no one was killed.
q. BROWN, an old resident of Godfrey,
ILL.,, was induced to put $500 into the
hands of a swindler recently to bind the
sale of his farm. The latter disappeared.
GEORGE SACKETT's warehouse and 1000
barrels of cranberries at Berlin, Wis, were
destroyed by fire the other day. Loss,
$50, 900.
CHARLES F. PECK was found suffering
with yellow fever while riding in a street
car at New York on the 21st and taken to
Bellevue Hospital.
ORDERS have been issued to have the
United States steamship Boston, now at
the New York navy yard, made ready for
sea service. The vessel is under secret
orders to proceed to the West Indies, sup
posed with reference to the troubles in
Hayti.
THE Marquis de Mores, who made fall
ure of the cattle and beef canning business
in Dakota, is now figuring on building
railroads in China.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for the
seven days ended September 20 numbered
22S, compared with 217 the previous week
and 1S3 the corresponding week of last
year.
JUDGE FAIRALL, of Iowa City, Iowa, has
sentenced William Orcutt to ten years in
the penitentiary for attempting to wreck
train for the purpose of robbery on the
Rock Island & Pacific railway year ago.