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

HASTINGS. Neb., Nov. 3.-Last evening
Frank Fansler and David Crinkalow, alias
Kid Hawkins. gamblers. while in
the Southern saloon, quarreled and
after a few words both drew re-
volvers. Eight shots were fired, three
striking Fansler, killing him Instant
ly. Crinkalow got away and has left
the city. Fansler lived in Red Cloud
and had a family. His body was left on
the saloon floor, revolver in hand and
finger on the trigger. Several deputy
sheriffs were sworn in and are hunting
his murderer. 1t is claimed that there
had been bad blood between the men for
some time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

WOLVES are reported playing havoc
with sheep and colts in Northern and
Eastern Montana. Chouteau County
is the greatest sufferer. 1t might pos
sibly stand of its own wolves, but
with the whole Northwest. Territory
across the line full of them and con-
stantly breeding them, it can make
little headway in their destruction.
Unless the next Legislative Assembly
takes some measures to destroy these
fast-multiplying pests the stock in
dustry in Northern Montana will be
seriously crippled, If not altogether
DESTROYED.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

JUDGE d. r. ECKLES died at his
home at Greencastle, Ind, on the 30th
after a sickness of several months.
He was born in Kentucky in 1906
and settled at Greencastle in 1888. He
was the first mayor of the city, Cap
tain in the Mexican war, a Circuit
Judge for sixteen years and Chief
Justice of Utah under President Bu-
chanan. He was leading politician
and was highly respected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

The extension of railways in Chinli
and Shantung provinces has now the
earnest attention of the Chinese Gov
ernment The Governor of Shantung,
Chang, is in correspondence with the
Viceroy Ii Hung-chang on the SUBJ
!ect. and it is contemplated to set to
work as soon as possible to build a line
from Tehchow to Tsi-nan Flu, the pro-
vincial capital of Shantung. The
country Is already being surveyed
along the route.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

The will of John Guy vassar, of
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, makes public
bequests to the amount of $500, 600.
Legacies are left to cousins and other
relatives at the rate of $1,000 each.
The Vassar brewery property is d.
vided equally between o. II. Booth
and Vassar Harbottle. The residuary
legatees are Vassar College. the Vas
sar Brothers Hospital and the Vassar
Orphan Home. Mr.. Vassar is esti-
mated to have been worth $1,000, 900.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

ADvICEs from Samoa are that Tame
sese has retired inland and that Ma
taafa, whom the Germans refused to
recognize, is master of the situation.
The British Admiral Fairfax has con-
ferred with the foreign Consuls and
declared portions of the capital and
outskirts neutral territory.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

AT recent meeting of the New York
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
District Attorney Fellows stated that
within two years past his Office and
the police authorities had established
a secret service system for the pur-
pose of watching the opponents of
law and order all over the civilized
world. Anarchists and Socialists were
among those who were being watched.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

QUEEN NATALIE has sent a formal
protest against the divorce granted to
King Milan by the Metropolitan of
Belgrade to the Greek Orthodox Sy-
mods of Bucharest and Athens, to the
Holy Synod of st. Petersburg and to
the Eeumenical Patriarch of Constan-
4ioopla
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

Hon. MICHAEL HENRY HERBERT has
been appointed British charge DAT
faires at Washington. Lord Sackville
will go to England on leave of alb
sence. 1t was understood that the
British Government would allow his
case to rest until after the Presidential
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

THE other night Fl. L. Wood, pro-
fessional gambler, got drunk and ter
rorized Ardmore, !. T., with his re-
volver. Next morning he was found
on the Santa Fe railroad track fatally
mangled. He had evidently fallen
there in a drunken stupor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

The Nobel brothers, the Baku Pc
troleum refners. spent s25, 900 in en-
tertaining the Gar. They presented
70 the Czarina a diamond bouquet
holder valued at $4,000. Another
petroleum firm at Baku spent $4,000
IN honor of the Car.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

THE Amalgamated Society of Rail
way Servants of Great Britain and
ireland met at Preston recently. Their
condition was fiourishing, the men,
bership being 11,630 and the income
for 1887 having been f22,S 1888 and the
exnenditures f16.405.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

A PAMPHLET entitled KAISER Fred
erick in Versailles; Souvenirs of Di-
plomat," is published at Leipsic- The
work is apparently intended to coun-
teract statements made in the late
Emperor's diary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

THE case of General Adam Badeau
against the widow of General U. 5.
Grant for $4,000 for alleged services
on General Grants memoirs has been
discontinued on consent of both par
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08

The Suez canal convention has been
signed at Constantinople by the Pleni-
potentiaries of all the European
DOW0rs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas ,tun,cipal Indebtedness.

The annual report of the State Auditor
gives the following statement of the total
municipal Indebtedness of the several
counties of the State. including county,
township, city and school district bonds
or nd -if fry
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

THERE are ninety-two thousand
paupers in London.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
LAUNCHED AND AFLOAT.

The Waterbury DEMOCRAT is not a bourbon. It advertises to do colored printing Review.
 A proposition has been made to incor- porate St Paul and Minneapolis as one city. We should as soon think of putting Pulit- ger and Dana into the same bed at peace convention.-JerseyC City Jonrnal.
 A number of strong revenue reform speeches have been made in the house this week in favor of the Mills bill, notably one by Representative McMillan of Ten nessee, in which he taunted the republi- cans with having nothing to offer as a sub- stitute for the measure.
 William Jones and Charles Angels quar- relied the other day in Oregon, each claim ing to be the better marksman. Jones bet Angels S150 that the latter could not hit him in three shots with a revolver at seventy five yards. Angels fired twice and won the wager, but lie had to settle with an undertaken for his friends funeral.
 A New Britain farmer, who received g quantity of seed from Congressman Vance soliloquizes as follows
 What! more seeds my Rob -de-Vance
 I swear your fortune shall advance. I'll roll the ball, I'll pull the wire
 You shall have all what you desire. Cleveland get out-White House to rent
 The nation halls you president! The man, the hour, the nations need
 A man of vim, of sand, of seed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
OUR DUMB ANIMALS.

A citizen of Blossburg, Pa, owns nine dogs, seven cats, a monkey, eight canary birds and two white mice It is unnecessary to say he is poor.
 A blind horse belonging to an Ohio farmer was sold last winter to man seventy-eight miles away. The other day he turned up at the old stand, in good spirits, having been two weeks on the road, but having come along as safely as if he had two good eyes.
 Last fall citizen of Ann Arbor purchased mustang mare from drove that was sold there. The mare recently gave birth to a handsome little mustang colt. The colt was perfect, but a peculiar feature is that when born it had perfectly formed counterpart of the brand with which its mother was marked. That on the colt is the same in shape, but of darker color hair than the rest of it's coat, and does not have the appear ance of being burned there.
 At the big rabbit drive nine miles from Fresno, Cal, the other day, 2,0o0 persons were present. Five hundred men and boys formed the line of the drive, and, starting four miles from the corral, slowly swept down to it. The wings were half mile in length, and the corral proper was 75 feet in diameter and inclosed with a wire screen Into this inclosure were driven and killed 2,O00 jack rabbits, and 1000 others were killed in the drive and outside.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
Holding to Old Usases.

It seems somewhat strange that the usuages of semi-barbarous people, as the English people were when the common law was evolved, are all abandoned except those that pertain to the administration of justice An English paper, in calling attention to the circumstance that judges in that country still wear wigs in trying cases, says that it furnishes evidence that there is less progress in law than in any pursuit to which men of intelligence and learning devote themselves hundred years ago the members of all pro- fessions wore wigs, but they are never seen now outside a court room. Our judges do not wear wigs, but they hold fast to practices that have long been abandoned in Great Britain. Trials here are much longer than there, and many more appeals to higher courts are taken. English courts, it is said, are now not only self-sustaining, but sources of revenue, while the maintenance of our courts imposes heavy burden on the people. Chicago Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
RELIGIOUS GLEANlNGS.

There arc tWenty-slx Women's foreign mis- sionary societies in this country, with 15,867 auxiliaries of adults and 3,454 of young ladies'
 The English and American Episcopalian missionaries in Japan agree to cooperate, and will educate their clergy in one theologi- cal school.
 Russia has just put a stop to the operations of the American Bible Society in the Baltic provinces. The society is not allowed to cir culate any more Bibles. No reason for the intolerance is given.
 The Twelfth Congregational church, of Cleveland, is among over 3OO00 Bohemians. On Friday March 30, the organization of the Second Bohemian church in America was ac- complished in Chicago.
 The Church of England has mission in Upper Burmah under the lead of six priests two English, one Tamil and three Karen. Fifty villages are reached; there are 1,237 communicants and 597 schools.
 The treasury department of the Presby- terian foreign board has very favorable outlook. The total receipts for eleven months to April are $675, ,2S7, which is $92, ,270 over receipts last year for the same time.
 The old Catholics numbered in Prussia in 1878, 21 $50 souls; in 1SS6,, 15, ,O63 In Baden in 1878, 1S,674 souls; in 1886, IA ,635; in other German provinces in 1878, 4,054 men; in 1886, 2,249 men, In Switzerland the bap- tisms in 1876 were 1, ,182; in 1886, TIT.
 On the 2Oth of November, 1887, in the sub urbs of Algiers, was opened the first Presby- terian church of Northwestern Africa. The beautiful edifice of free stone and marble is the gift of Sir Peter Coats to the Synod of the United Presbyterian Church of Scot land.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
Where Fashions Are Horn.

When he has the mood for composing upon him, Worth is tireless and sometimes ex- hausts three poseuses before he has satisfied himself. The girl will drop with fatigue and is rapidly replaced by fresh one, so that the work of composition may go on. After ex- blaming all this Worth told his American customer that it was in this studio of his that the fashions really had their birth II never force anything on the public,' he said, ttbut educate them When I make up my mind to introduce certain fashion give myself three years time to make it the rage. For example, for the last two years 1 have been introducing the fashions of the Pompadour, rococco styles Look in the shop windows and see what the manufacturers are weaving and the tradesmen selling-are they not for the greater part Pompadour designsa Well, in one year more they will be the rage, and it will last for another twelve months or so, and then-I shall slowly but certainly begin something new" While this conversation was going on there was an ante room to the kitchen full Of men who waited upon the couterier to learn bis views upon designs for fabrics, flew dyes and shades, braids, gal looms, tournure steels, bustles, everything that is needed to make costume, and his decisions were in most cases held to be final. New York World.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
varnish for Turkey Legs.

When the average householder or his cook, who proceeds to the Paris markets for do nestle provender is offered embalmed geese, turkeys with painted legs. and diseased chickens, instead of healthy and untanted poultry, it is time for the police to interfere, in the interest of the public Recent re- searches have shown that a considerable trade is done in diseased fowl in all the Paris markets.
 The practice of embalming fowl or dressing up long demised birds so as to make them look fresh is of comparatively modern origin, but that of painting the legs of turkeys is as old as the days of Privat d'AngIemout. The first person in the field in this department of industry was Pere Chapellier. who made little fortune out of it. He noticed that the legs of turkeys were brilliantly black for one day after they had been killed. and that then they became of dusky brown color He accordingly invented a peculiar kind of varnish, the secret of which he sold with profit on retiring from business, and with this he touched up the legs of the birds which remained unsold for any considerable period of time His services were requisitioned in every market, and the effect of his varnish was so conclusive that it deceived the most experienced cooks and housekeepers, who often bought painted turkeys in preference to birds of the same species which had been newly killed. It would be well if the poultry purveyors of the present day confined them- selves to this comparatively pious fraud. d.- Paris Cor London Telegraph.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
SCIENTIFIC SQulSS.

Dynamos are being run by windmills in Europe.
 A process has been discovered for produc- ing photographs on metal
 Paper treated with mixture of camphor oil and linseed oil becomes water proof.
 A steel car wheel is expected to run 5000 miles, but very few of them ever make that distance
 It is estimated that to collect one pound of honey from clover 62,000 heads of clover must be deprived of nectar and 3,75O,OOO visits from bees must be made.
 A new material called ''leatherine" is an English manufacture. It can be sold at five or six cents a pound, is said to be as tough as leather, and is designed for packing and bag ging.
 Verra Givre, or hoar frost glass, is an arti- cle now made in Paris, so called from the pattern upon it, which resembles the feath- cry forms traced by frost on the inside of the windows in cold weather.
 The Engineer says there is no properly re- corded instance of a locomotive ever attain ing greater speed than eighty miles an hour, and quotes Charles R. Martin as saying that higher speeds are mythical.
 If gelatine be suspended in ordinary alco- nOl It Will aDSOfD Uno WdGeTi DuG Us I1 AS insoluble in alcohol that substance will re- main behind, and thus nearly absolute alcohol may be obtained without distillation.
 The new machine just invented for print ing postal cards prints them from the roll and turns them out in packages ready for de livery. It runs them off at the rate of 300 a minute, with paper bands pasted around each twenty-five It is said one man can look after two machines
 The seedless raisin is produced by simply arresting one of the processes of nature. When the grapc is about one-half ripe the end of the vine is bent down and buried in the ground. This prevents the formation of seed and the full development of the fruit, but it ripens all the same, and has delicious
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1888.
Democratic State Convention.

The democratic electors of the state are hereby notified to choose delegates in ac- cordance with the rules herewith eppend- ed to attend state convention to be held at Allyn hall in Hartford on
 WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1888. at 10 o'clock a. m The convention will elect four delegates at large-one for each congressional district-and each congres sional district will by itself choose two delegates. The twelve delegates thus elec- ted-four at large and eight by districts will represent the democratic party of Connecticut ill the national convention to be held at St Louis on Tuesday, the 9th day of June next.
 Independent and conservative electors of this state who favor economy in the ad ministration of the government and the equal rights of all citizens under the con- stitution, and all persons who are in favor of perpetuating the policy and ideas of the democratic party as ex- emplifed by Grover Cleveland, are cor dially invited to act with the democratic organization in the selection of delegates and the election to follow.
 RULES FOR THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES
 1. All caucuses in the several towns for the appointment of delegates to the con yention shall be held at least seven days before the meeting of the state convention.
 g. It shall be the duty of the secretary of each caucus to send a copy of the cred entials of the delegates to the state con vention from his town to the chairman of the democratic state committee, at least five days before the convention, and the chairman of the democratic town commit tee of each town is instructed to see that this rule is carried out; and the state com mittee shall report to the convention as soon as possible after it's organization as complete list of delegates as it may be able to procure.
 3. The state convention shall be called to order by the chairman of the state com mittee at 10 o'clock 8. m., and the tempor- ary officers of the convention shall be des- ignated by the state committee.
 A. The democratic state committee shall be in session the night before the state convention, to decide upon the claims of contesting delegations whenever both par ties agree to be bound by the decision ot the committee.
 MICHAEL F. DooLEY. Chairman.
 GEORGE E. SILL, Secretary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
A WOMAN'S REASON.

You said to me, ''Why don't you do it?" only could answer, Because" You laughed at the feminine reason.
 And prated of logical laws; laugh at your trumpery science
 What good are you going to do With logical chain that is faultless, And nothing to fasten it to2 You have to take something for granted, Just like any woman or dunce; Your argument needs foundation,
 So build it firmly at once. A fable says earth is supported
 By turtle that rests on COW; The COW is sustained by something, But never fable says how; And that is the way with your reasons Thus far and no further you go; There's something you never can fathomx Some basis you never can know If you and your logic were missing, The world would not totter or pause; Accept then, what is Gf you like it) And give as your reason: Because
 Miriam K. Davis in Frank Leslie's.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
DAUGHTERS OF EVE.

Christine Nilsson is great sufferer from rheumatism.
 Mrs. Henry George is plump and pretty little woman.
 Belva Lockwood has great admiration for the Mormons
 Bismarck's wife is more than GO years of age, tall, and very gray.
 Lady Monckton is the only English lady of title on the English stage.
 Lady Colin Campbell has declined an offer of $5,OOO for two lectures in the United States.
 Patti says she has more wealth than she will need, but of fame she will never have enough.
 Miss Booth, the daughter of Gen. Booth, of the Salvation Army, is to marry Hindoo, Fakir Singh. Five shillings admission is to be charged.
 Miss Ellen Bayard, youngest daughter of the secretary of state, is g. Titan blonde, and will make sensation when she enters soci- ety next year.
 May Emily Bird, colored woman, who died at Centreville, Tenn, recently, was for long time missionary in Liberia, Africa, and once received and entertained the world renowned explorer, Livingstone, on one of his most notable exploring expeditions. She spoke fuently many of the native African languages.
 Queen Christina, of Spain, has a mania for being photographed in company with her children. A recent picture presents a most charming family group. It represents the queen regent pouring tea at table, the baby king in his high chair at her s!a,e and the two infantas looking den1ure and beautiful in their plain white dresses
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
NY. &N.E. Railroad Time Table.

Trains Leave Waterbury as.Fonows.: Boston-7.3O m, l, 3.4opm.
 Return s.30 m, pm Proyidence-7.30 a. m.: loo. .45 r. m.
 Return, g I5 a. m.: 30 p. m- New York-S.00 a. m.; 1-55 D. m
 Return, s54 a. m.; S.SS p. m. Worcester-7.3O a. m.; loo, D. u..
 Return, 6s5 9.S0 a. m. Norwich-7.30 a. m.: loo. a40p.m.
 Return s.s5, 10.42 a. m.; 2.3j p. m New London-7s0 a. m.; loo. ss0pu
 Return, 7.55, l0.05 m-; goo p. m. Putnam-7.30 a. m.: 100 s.4op.m
 Return, s15 l0.s5 a. m. Willimantic-7.so 90 a. m: loo, s.4Op.m-
 Return s.l0. ss a. m-; 5.s5 p. n,. Springfeld-7so, 900 a. m; a4Opm.
 Return, 7-3O a. m; SEQ p. m. New Haycn-Yia Plainville 7.3c a. m: le0 ID. m.
 Return, II .0i a. m., 400 F. m. Hartfori-730, 800 a. m.; 100 S 40 suopm m
 Return, 6-5o, o.iO a. m.; ls. .S5, s.IS GAO p. m New Britain-730, goo a. m.; 1.o0, a.4o 500 D. m.
 Return, 655. ll.0i a. m-; la.5s, s.5s, 6.5S pm. Plainville-T.30, 800 a. m; co $40 saOp m
 Return, 7.07, 1I.l5 a. m.; l.02. 4-51 Eos D. m Fercstyille-7.ao, 900 a. m.; $40 s0op m.
 Return, 7.12, II 20 a. n.; fl.05. 454 f7.i2 pm Bristol-7.30, 800 a. m-; 100, $40 s.eo r.. ID,
 Return, T.ls, ll-s6 a. m; l.la. 5.0o T.is D. m Terryyille-7.So. goo a. m: 100, $40. 500 p. m
 Return, s-S0, ll.ST a. m-; I.ss, 5.Il. 7-.s p. m waterville-7.30 a. m.: $40 sOOpm
 Return. 7.4s, li-55 a. m-; 5s7 7.s5 D. m Union city-fsoo a. m-: fs.O5, f5ss pm.
 Return, fS.42 a. m.; 10, f7.ss D. m. Towantic-fs.o0 a. m.; LOS. f5.3s D. m
 Return, fsS2, i'll .5s a. m.; f.3s r. m. Southford-s.oo a. m,; l-55, 2.05. 5.ss p m.
 Return. s-2s, 1l.so a. m.; Is.s6, s.3I F. m. Hawleyville-soo a; m.; I.ss, sos. 5.3s ? m.
 Return, 7.5s, 9.s5. I.s9 a. m; 7.oA D. m. Danbury-so0 a. m.; 1.55, s.05. 5.as D. rn
 Return, s.so, a.io, Il. .s5 a. m; 65o p. ID. Brewsters-s.oo a. m; I-55, s.o5 D. m.
 Return, GAS, i-s5 a. m; csc p. m. Fishkill on Hudson-So0 a. m: 1851 am
 Return, i0.o5 a. m; sos p. m.
 A. c. KENDALL. Gen'l Pass Agent. Boston c. H. PLATT, Supt-, Hartford.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28

time on the side of ultra justice, or to reject all bids and start fresh. After rehearsal of the facts in the case at the town meeting yesterday, which was not altogether as dignifed and good tempered as could have been desired, it appeared more than ever wise and just to do one of those two things. It would have been better to start over again, but when the vote was declared, it was found that 9 majority favored awarding the bids to the New Haven contractors; the presumably calm judgment of the majority which must be accepted and respected accordingly.