Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-12-20

THREE soldiers of Company A Eleventh
United States infantry, were drowned in
Lake Ontario. near Sackett's HarboY, n
Y, recently while net fishing.
THE Canadian Government proposes In
1890 to reform the banking system so as tx
conform to the American style as regards
circulation.
BY the bursting of water main on Han.
over street. Cleveland, O., the other day
several houses were undermined and the
street was damaged. Loss, about $50, 600
IT is asserted at st. Petersburg that an
American syndicate with a capital of $50.
OO0, 900, has been formed to construct a
railway in Siberia, and that several former
and present American diplomatic and con-
sular agents are interested in the UNDER
taking.
THE Manufacturers Record, of Balti.
more, Md, gives reports from leading
manufacturers Of machinery throughout
the country, the majority being from the
North and West, as to the condition OF
business in their line and the prospects
for 1854 With scarcely any exception
they report that while during 1888 trade
| has been good, there has lately been q de-
cided increase.
OUrRAGEs by Whitecaps were still being
perpetrated in the vicinity of Toledo, O.,
a man being half hanged and then cut
down and numerically dashed.
TELEMAoUE 7. TIMAYENsIs formerly
professor of Greek at Harvard University
and a noted author, was recently arrested
on the alleged charge of having committed
extensive embezzlement of money belong
ing to the Minerva Publishing Company.
The Central Interstate Baseball League
held meeting at Springfield, ILL.,, on the
| 18th. Six cities were admitted: SPRING
field, Peoria, Quincy, Davenport Terre
Haute and Evansville. Henderson
Ridgely. of Springfield, was elected pres
ident of the League, and ]. G. Corbitt, OF
Peoria, secretary. Another meeting will
be held January II at Peoria and two
cities admitted.
"WHITEY" RYAN, of Brooklyn, who
fought such a desperate ring battle with
Jack Murray, on Berian's Island, last
September, was again seen in ring cos
tune on the 18th, his opponent being Jim
Farrell, of Philadelphia. He succeeded
in knocking Farrell out in nine rounds. A
purse of $3.50 was awarded the winner.
The cotton gin in G. W. Turner's place
at Montgomery, Ala, recently exploded,
killing F. o. Turner and two negroes out
right, and wounding several others.
E. l.. HARPER, vice-president of the late
Fidelity Bank, of Cincinnati, now in the
penitentiary, has become suddenly insane,
and has been removed to the prison asylum
and locked up.
REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM 81. MARTIN,
of Texas, recently charged with assault on
George H. Harris, reporter On the EUen-
ing Star at Washington, pleaded guilty
and was fined SIS.
II. F. HOWE, an old expressman, was
recently arrested at Denton, Tex, for rob-
bling the Pacific Express Company of S., GOO
last September.
A DEPUTATIoN representing the Canada
Pork Packers Association waited on the
Minister of Customs at Ottawa, Ont, on
the 18th. They wanted the Government
10 adopt measures to prevent the importa-
ton of American adulterated lard. They
also sought to have the duty on American
pork fixed at two cents per pound for
barrel pork.
R G. DUN & Co.'s review of trade for
the week ended the 14th stated that the
prospects of business were very bright
and on a sound basis, with very little
speculation anywhere.
E. L. HARPER, the exbanker and con-
fiStS WIN bcSoho ClaHSOu al
the penitentiary at Columbus. O., was re-
ported better on the 14th and talked ra-
tionally on almost all subjects. He thought
he was in a trance which caused his Pc
culiar action. He claims to be we'll, but
it was noticed that he was at times Eighty.
JAMES MEEHAN, one of the evicted Des
Moines river land settlers, has brought
suit against Thomas Smell, of Clinton, to
recover the value of the improvements
made on the farm from which he was
elected. This suit is to be made test case,
and if he RECEIVERS damages suits will at
once be instituted on a similar basis by
every evicted settler.
ALBKCK's wooden mandatory at Leu
Germany, was burned to the
ground recently. Fifteen persons were
killed and ten others sustained fatal in
juries.
THE Chicago speculative markets were
by the bears on the 14th and at
the close wheat, corn, oats and provisions
were found sharply lower than on the pre-
vious day.
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER MICHAEL A.
SHELDON, of Hudson, N. Y, who was re-
Gently convicted of robbing the mails, has
been sentenced to three years imprison-
ment at hard labor in the Erie County PEN
itentiary. During the six weeks he has
in prison his hair, which was auburn,
had turned almost white.