Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-05-31
MISCEILANEOCS.

| MISCELLANEOCS.
TEE Rochester, " \ =, sIreet car drivers
strike has been settles. on terms favorable
to the men.
AMERICANS have forged and put in circu-
lation forty-fve counterfeit FIVE hundred
franc notes of the Bank Of France.
The Supreme Court Of New South Wales
has granted writs of habcas corpus TO the
Cinnamon offering the poll tax, AID has
also ordered their release, en- the ground
that the Government has no power to ex-
clude foreigners from the country.
| some interest was created in London
shipping circles recently when the steamer
Rosedale cleared from that port for Chi
cago via the Welland canal
A TERRIBLE explosion took place receatly
in Merlot's cartridge and fire works fac
tory, France, by which seven buildings
were destroyed. Eleven dead bodies were
taken from the ruins and twenty persons,
all more or less injured, were rescued.
| THE swltchmen of the Southern Pacific
road at Los Angeles, Cal, have struck be-
cause the company is gradually getting rid
Of the men who struck two weeks ago.
| THE corner stone of the divinity building
Of the new Catholic University at Wash.
| ington was not laid on the oath, as ex.
pected. rain preventing. Exercises were
hell, however, President Cleveland being
present. Miss Caldwell, the donor Of
100000 for the university, was presented
with gold medal from the Pope.
A DESTRUCTIVE hail storm ravaged the
| farms near Sulphur Springs. Tex, recent
| iy. Heavy storms were also reported at
| Corsicana, Tex.
DRs. NEWMAN aud Goodsell are the names
of two more Of the new Bishops elected by
The Methodist General Conference at New
York.
THE centennial of the Presbyterian
Church, North and South, was celebrated
| at Philadelphia on the 24th.
By a fire in a rag shop in New York
City the other day, three female pickers
were forced to jump by the flames and
were severely hurt.
CHARLES E. JUDsoN, president of the Chi
cago Consumers Gas Company, on the
witness stand in the Office of Master in
Chancery Bass recently, testified that the
company made a fraudulent issue of SS23,-
600 worth Of bonds in excess of $, ,O00, 900 in
bonds issued when the company was Or
ganized.
IMMENSE swarms of locusts are reported
in Central Algiers.
THE collections Of internal revenue for
the first ten months of the present fiscal
year amount to 500, 406 452, an increase OF
s., 153. 3e5 over the same time last year.
THE statement of assets and liabilities CT
the great California commission house, W.
I. Coleman q Co., shows an excess of
S615, 900 of assets over liabilities.
THE American Electric Manufacturing
Company's property in New York City has
been seized on judgments for $4,000.
THE new board of directors OF the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas & Texas railway met at New
York on the oath and organized by electing
K. V. Martinsen president. An executive
committee was appointed, consisting of R.
V. Martin zen, W. Merteus, H. K. Enos, ST.
mon Stern, w. Dawd and w. Bond, all OF
New York.
CHARLES 81. WACKRR, the Democratic
nominee for Treasurer of Illinois, an
nounces that he will not run because OF
lack of time AMI political ambition.
THE glassworkers' strike in the Depart.
ment Of the Seine, France, has ended.
CHARLES JAMES, Of ST. Louis, has been
elected president of the National Butchers
Association.
A DESPERATE conflict occurred recently
on the Grecian coast between large parties
of Greek and Italian fishermen. Thirty Of
the participants were wounded and many
boats with a quantity of fishing tackle
were destroyed.
FRANK MILLS, of California, a sub-fresh-
man of Harvard College, eighteen years
old. died at Boston recently from the ef-
fects of excessive opium smoking. With
two companions he obtained some pipes
and INDUCED in the vice, and, it is said.
smoked several pipefuis in rapid success
sion and was made very i'll. His two COM
panions were reported dangerously sick.
SEVERAL of the wealthiest merchants of
Moscow have been convicted of adulterat-
ing tea. One of them was deprived of his
civil rights and banlshed to Siberia for life.
The others were sentenced to different
terms OF imprisonment.
THE number of forged Bank of France
notes in circulation proves larger than was
at frs: supp sed. The panic increased and
public confidence is shaken owing to the
refusal Of the directors to reimburse hold.
ers Of the forged notes. The police have
no clew to the forgers.
PRESIDENT SPENCER, of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, denies in most positive terms
the stories of the alleged sale Of the Phila-
delphia branch of the road.
CROP reports to the St Paul Pioneer Press
from all parts of the Northwest are ex-
ceeling.y favorable. The rain IN the Red
river valley has been OF incalculable ben
eft, and the condition of the wheat in.
Southern Minnesota is much better than
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