Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-22
MISCEILANEOUS.

ABOUT lUU Drakenen on the LOUISVILLE,
New Albany q Chicago railway struck
recently at Lafayette, Ind, for an increase
in pay to cents a mile, the present rate
being 1 $40 mile, and for three men to
each train instead of two.
JOHN MCKINLAY, of Albany, n. Y, has
failed for 500, 600. He was an unsuccessful
candidate for the State Assembly.
WATsoN'S grain elevator, New York,
was burned on the 18th. The total loss
was $3.50, 900; insured.
WHEELER's elevator, Buffalo, n. Y, was
burned recently. Loss, $120, 900; insured.
DIR. ROBERT NABERs and w. w. Short
ridge, a lawyer, fought duel with bowie
knives recently in dark room at Monte
vallo, Ala. The lawyer was found dead in
the room. The doctor, fearfully wounded,
ran into the street and in a crazed condi-
tion attacked negro. The latter felled
him with blow from a gun, from the
effects of which he shortly afterward ex-
pired.
THE trial Of the suit against the sugar
trust commenced at New York on the 14th.
BY the explosion of lamp in Frank
Knecht's house in Plymouth, Pa, during
the absence of Mrs. Knecht two small
children were burned to death.
WILLIAM SHOWERS, aged sixty-f1ve, was
hanged at Lebanon, Pa, on the 14th for
the murder Of his two grandchildren. He
committed the crime because of a woman
who objected to live with him while he
had the children.
THE sixteenth annual convention Of the
Association for the Advancement Of
Women began at Detroit, Mich, on the
14th.
By collision between an excursion
train and an engine taking water at q
tank at South Easton, Pa, recently, both
engines were wrecked and two New Jersey
militiamen seriously hurt
The act Incorporating the Nicaragua
Canal Company has passed the Vermont
Legislature. 1t is the same measure as
was introduced into Congress last session.
BY the blowing down of a new ice house
at Dedham, Mass, the other day, three
men at work on the structure were fatally
and three badly injured.
THE United States Supreme Court has
decided that any man may insure his life
for the benefit of his family and that his
creditors can not touch a cent of such in
surance.
MISS BELLE BRIDEwELL, q teacher in a
school near Streator, Ill, was killed re-
Gently by a kick from boy whom she
was attempting to discipline.
PRAIRIE fires about Aberdeen and Gary
and in Sanborn and Beadle Counties,
OAK, destroyed a large amount of hay
and grain and several fine tree claims.
Many farmers lost every thing they pos
sessed.
The Crispus Attucks monument, dedi-
Gated to the victims Of the affair in King
street March g. ITO, which is known to
history as the "Boston massacre" was
unvailed at Boston on the 14th.
ALBERT REvoIR, a farmer of Star
Prairie, near New Richmond, Wis, recent
ly shot and fatally wounded James Nc.
Donald, neighbor, without known
reason.
JOHN VANKoRFF was arrested for setting
hre to the steam gauge and lantern works
near Rochester, n. 2, by which about
thirty-five persons lost their lives. In.
vestigation developed the fact that Van
korf had a mania for setting fire to places.
He was engineer at the factory at the time
it was destroyed.
IT was reported at New York on the 18th
that the weaker trunk lines had with.
drawn from through west bound business
and would not take any freights at the
cut rates.
INcENDIAREs destroyed 1900, 900 feet Of
lumber in Weed & Co.'s yard at Black
River Falls, Wis, the other night Loss,
S40, 900.
ERIC LARSEN, prominent farmer living
near Fergus Falls, Mimi, has left for Can
ada with over 5000 in debts and no as
sets.
CHARLES JOHNSON was hanged at Water
loo. n. Y, on the 18th for the murder Of
John Walters, guard in the Jail in which
johnson was confined for horse stealing.
TIE offer Of reward Of $4,000 for the
arrest OF Tascott, the murderer of million
aire Smell, of Chicago. has been extended
by the family until January IL.