Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-16
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

MRS. JOSEPH B. SWIFT, the noted rebel
lion hospital nurse, died at Chelsea, Mass,
recently, aged fifty-five years, of cancer
| of the stomach.
GENERAL HOWARD has telegraphed to
the Secretary of War that General Miles
| dispatch to him did not signify premedi-
tated outbreak of any extent on the part
| of the Indians on the San Carlos reserva-
ton.
| COLONEL LAMONT said recently that he
| thought it due to General Black, Commits
| sioner of Pensions, to say that there was
no truth in the reports that his resignation
| had been requested or that there were any
| differences between him and any member
of the Administration.
RETURNS from the county elections in
Kentucky show Democratic gains every
where.
ROBERT GARRETT, the Baltimore mil
| lionaire, it is thought, is becoming hope
lessly insane. Recently in New York he
tried to kill himself.
INDIANA Republicans on the Sth nomi-
mated General Alvin P. Hovey for Govern
or. The nominee was born at Mount Vernon
Posey County, Ind, September 6, 1921,
and served with distinction in the civil war.
THE President has approved the act for
a bridge across the Missouri river and to
establish post road; the act supplement-
airy to the act of July Is, 1862, entitled,
IAN act to aid in construction of railroad
and telegraph lines from the Missouri river
to the Pacific ocean," and also the act of
July, 1864, and other acts amendatory to
said act first named.
ADvICES from Honolulu say that on July
"a by a vote of S5 to 10 the Legislative As
sembly of Hawaii passed a Military bill
over the Kings veto. By this bill the naval
establishment is abolished and the army
reduced to sixty five men exclusive of the
military band.
THE remains of the late General Sheri-
dan arrived at Washington on the 9th
from Nonquitt, Mass. The remains were
met by General Schofeld and staff and
taken to ST. Matthew's Church.
WILLIAM GUY, the present chief of the
Chickasaw Indians, has been reelected
over William Bird, full blood. The
adopted citizens supported Guy.
THE North German Gazette blames
France for the present tension between
Italy and France regarding Massowah.
CHARLES CARROLL, of Baltimore, aged
twenty three, a descendant of Charles
OarTOll, OF CarrOluOu, one Oh the SlSnerS
of the declaration of independence, was
drowned while bathing at New London,
Conn.,, recently.
|! JOHN N. LANGsToN, candidate for the
nomination for Congress from the Pitts
burgh (Pa.) district, has written letter
to Senator Quay accusing Malone of in
tending to cheat him out of his nomi
nation.
Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE arrived at New
York on the 10th, after an absence of four
teen months in Europe. He was welcomed
with much enthusiasm by thousands of
partisans who had been awaiting his arrival
for two days previously.
MICHIGAN Republicans have nominated
the following ticket: Governor, Cyrus G.
Luce: Lieutenant-G Governor, James S. Nc
Donald; Secretary of State, Gil Rosmun;
Treasurer, George L. Maltz; Auditor
General, H. h. Aplin; State Land Com
missioner, Roscoe d. Dix; Attorney Gen.
eral, Stephen V. r. Trowbridge; State
Superintendent Public Instruction, Joseph
Estabrook; Member State Board Educa-
tion, Perry F. Power.
The President on the 10th vetoed nine
more private pension bills.