Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERsoNa1. AND POLITICAL

1 2TesSiye Republicans OF SPAN nave IdiieO
| THERE was a report in Washington or
the s0th thst Colonel Lamont would be ep-
pointed. Judge Advocate-General to sue
coed Swain. Lamont denied the rumor.
| 1T is said a successor to Lord Sackv1iis
will be appointed by the British Govern
ment before the President goes out OF
Office.
| OFFICIAL returns from the late elections
| in Ohio show a total vote of SIl, 81
Ryan's plurality for Secretary OF State
| was p, ,9SS. The total Labor vote wal
3,452 and the Prohibition vote 19, 400.
The duel between N. Andrieux and NJ
Guyot, resulting from the charge made by
the latter in La Ldnterne, of Paris, was
fought on the Goth. Swords were used
and NJ. Andrieux received a slight wound
| in the chest.
SENATOR VESTS committee investigating
| the beef business opened proceedings al
st. Louis on the Goth.
THE elections at Belgrade, Servia, re-
suited in a serious riot The troops were
called out to restore order, and collision
occurred between the soldiers and the peo-
pie. Many persons were injured.
THE National Executive Committee of
the Anti-Saloon Republicans has ap-
Albert Griffin, of Kansas.
The President elect has rendered T. W.
Halford. managing editor of the Indianap-
oils Journal, the position of private secre-
tary. Mr.. Halford is forty-ive years of
age and came from England when child
with his parents. who settled in Cincin-
natl.
EDWARD HARRINGTON, who abused the
D.. III i,. 10
Kerry Sentinel, was fined f5O0 for con-
tempt of court. He refused to apologize.
DION BoUCICAULT. the veteran actor,
was reported dangerously sick at New
York on the 21st.
JUDGE RUCKER on the 21st sent letter
to Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, to
fight a duel. The quarrel grew out of
some statements made by Rucker with
reference to the late election for which
Blackburn said he would like to kick him.
GEORGE S. KNIGHT, the actor, was re-
ported suffering from brain trouble at
New York.
VERY REV. MAURICE A. WALSH, LII. D.,
pastor of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church
and Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Philadelphia, died on the 22d.
CONGRESSMAN WOODBURY., of Nevada,
Washington recently. A colored boy was
arrested and $40 of the money recovered
A CALL has been issued for a Con-
stitutional convention to be held at James
town, December 5, to further the early ad-
mission of the Dakotas into the Union.
Rev. ARTHUR BROOKS, Episcopal cler-
gyman of New York created somewhat of
a sensation in the Church Congress re-
Gently by vigorously denouncing the Sec
tartan idea advanced in the government
of colleges. He thought the broader they
were and the more daring men they
turned out the better. He believed in
Episcopacy, but not in running colleges.
His remarks were received with consider
able applause.
IT was rumored in Boulangist circles on
the 22d that the French Government in
tended to expel General Boulanger on a
charge of conspiring to overthrow the ex-
isting Government
Ex-PREs1DENT HAYES addressed an i'm
mense audience at Farwell Hall, Chicago,
on the night of the 22d on "Prison Re-
form"
GENERAL JOHN NJ. PALMER, late Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Illinois,
has withdrawn from membership in the
G. A. R. He was actuated by a belief
that the organization had been used po-
litically to defeat him.
AN official canvass of the vote of Michi-
gan gives Harrison plurality of. %, 966.
The total number of votes cast, 475, ,260, an
increase of 72, 0s6 over four years ago di-
vided as follows: Harrison, 236, $40;
Cleveland, 213, 4O4; Fisk, 20,942; Streeter,
4,542.
BRIGADIER-G GENERAL NELSON A. MILES
assumed command of the division of the
Pacific on the 23d, vice General o. o.
Howard.
THE Electoral vote in New York State
was as follows, the highest and lowest
number of votes received by any elector
being given: Electoral-Republican 650,-
337; Democratic, 1865; Prohibition, 3d.
2s1; Socialist, ZOOS; Union Labor, 625;
United Labor ELECTORS at Large), 2,666.