Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08
MTSCEIIANEOUS.

THE Kearsarge has been ordered to Port
au Prince to protect American interests
and to inquire into the causes of the seiz-
ure of the steamer Raytien Republic.
IT is contemplated to send the steamer
Thetis, when she returns to San Francisco,
to the Arctic sea for the purpose of reliev-
ing the whaling vessels imprisoned in the
ice.
BY rear end collision between freight
trains near Clay Soil, Mont, recently
three passengers in a caboose were injured
and one man was killed.
THE railroad war was resumed in Mani
toDa on the 30th by an attempt to burn a
bridge of the Canadian Pacific railroad,
Southwestern branch, about twelve miles
from Winnipeg. The bridge was saturated
with oil and set on fire. Several of the
beams had been burned when the fire was
discovered and extinguished.
A LETTER has been sent by the Inter-
State Commerce Commission to the rail-
road and telegraph companies affected by
the act placing the telegraph lines of the
railroads which received Government aid
under the control of the Commission, call
ing their attention to the fact that they
have not complied with the provisions of
the act requiring them to file certain in
formation with the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
A CABLEGRAM from Port au Prince an
nounces the capture by the Haytian man
of-war Toussaint L'Ouverture, of the Brit
ish schooner Alta, which left New York
about October 10 with a heavy cargo of
arms and ammunition, clearing for Ant
werp.
VIzITELLI, a prominent bookseller of
London, has been fined 500 by an English
court for publishing immoral works of
Emile Zola.
EFFORTS are being made by the Quebec
authorities to induce the French Cana
dians who have left for the United States
to return to their old homes.
THE old Santa Monica (CaL) depot, oc-
cupied by the Los Angeles Compression
and Lumber Company and the California
Door Company, was destroyed by fire the
other night. Loss, 100000.
A DISPATCH from Lima, O., saws an ex-
piosion OF natural gas in Schulthels' tan
merry killed John Schulthels, Peter Klein
and James Hubbard. Schulthels was
burned to death; the others crushed by
falling walls.
The federation scheme was discussed at
Engineers at Richmond, Va, on the 31st
and finally cooperative plan was
adopted which expresses friendship for
and sympathy with and where practicable
provides for assistance to those organiza-
tions whose duties are closely allied to
their own brotherhood.
AT an Indian dance at Adonah, Wis,
the other day two young squaws, over
hearing some remarks made by Mrs.
White Bird, turned upon her and gave her
such terrible beating that she died Of her
injuries. Jealousy was the cause.
MASKED robbers (Americans) boarded
the Mexican Central train in Mexico, near
ii Paso, Tex, the other night. They un-
coupled the engine and express car and
running it some distance got two pack
ages Of silver coin, valued at s., GOO. The
express messenger managed to slip off
with the key of the safe, so the robbers
We're baked OF the main booty, about
500, 900.
The brakemen of the Santa Fe system of
Southern California struck on the Ist the
grievance being promotion of new men
over old men. General Manager McCool
was endeavoring to settle the trouble.
JENKINS, HUTCHINSON & Co., wholesale
-N SOOuS, DalClu1Ore. Md.
have gone into receivers hands. Thar
assets are placed at SIS, ,0OO
A DISPATCH from st. Paul de I,oa,da
says that the first section of the Trans
African railway from St Paul de Loanda
to Ambaca has been inaugurated.
l.. BERMAN, New York money changer
and banker, has disappeared with S5'OOo
belonging to Polish jews intrusted to his
care to be sent to England.
A RIOT occurred at Twenty-sixth street
and Sixth avenue, New York, on the 31st
between colored Republican procession
and Democratic mob. Several persons
were seriously injured, one man having
both eyes destroyed.
TIE principal part of the village of Dur
nsmville, Vt, was destroyed by fire the
other night Loss, ao.ooQ