Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-05-10
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

| THE Senate bill granting right of way
through the Indian Territory TO the Kan
! City & Pacific railway has been passed
| by the House.
The Wisconsin Democratic State con.
vention was held at Madison on the LIST.
| The platform strongly Endorsed the Ad-
miristration of President Cleveland.
! THE Sultan of Morocco has refused To
submit his differences with the United
| States to arbitration and the dispute has
| been reopened.
| TIE Prime Minister Of Japan has resigned
and has been succeeded by the Minister of
Agriculture and Commerce.
PROF. GOODWIN SMITH, writing in regard
to the rebuke given him by Chauncey NJ.
Depew for talking politics at public din
ncT. says that 1.-The Presidential fever is
burning in Depew's Veins" that Depew's
protest was a distinct bid for the Irish
vote, and that Depew recently sat through
banquet at which Irish politics were
freely talked, without making any pro1st
THE second National Repu blican anti
saloon convention was held in the hall Of
the Cooper Institute, New York. on the ID,
delegates from all the States being In at
tendance.
THE Iowa Democratic State convention
cation was solid for Cleveland.
NEBRASKA Democrats held their State
convention at Omaha on the ID. Delegates
were instructed for Cleveland.
CONNECTICUT Democrats met at Hartford
on the I'd. The platform reafirmed III :
National platform Of 1854 and Endorsed the
Administration.
PENNSYLVANIA Prohibltionists met at
Harris byry on the ID
THE Illinois Republican convention
which met at Springfield on the I'd, in
dorsed Judge Gresham for the Presidency.
CARL SCHCRZ had an interview with
Prince Bismarck at Berlin the other day.
News has been received in London from
Albert Nyanza, Africa, to the effect that
Bishop Parker and Rev. Mr. Blackburn re-
Gently died of fever ut the Cnyiro mission.
REV. CHARLES II. STURGEON, who is Wis
iting Bournemouth for the benefit of his
health, has written a letter in which he
says he is i'll and worn out, and that he is
hardly able to keep on at all.
1T is reported that an outbreak has &C.
Cured IN Macedonia. The Servian and
Greek portions of the population are said
to have united to oppose the authority of
Turkey.
THEODORE F. DWIGHT, Librarian of the
State Department has rendered his resig-
nation, to take effect June l, and it has
been accepted.
INDIANA Republicans met at Indianapolis
on the 81 and nominated delegates to the
National convention instructed to vote for
Ben Harrison for President.
THE Illinois Republican convention noml-
mated Joseph W. Fifer for Governor,
Lyman B. Ray for Lieutenant Governor,
L. y. Pearson for Secretary OF State. c.
". Pavey for Auditor, Charles Becker for
Treasurer. and George R Davis. Senator
Farwell, W. F. L. Radley and Horace $.
Clark delegates at large TO the National
convention.
THE Washington Woman's Suffrage As
soclation has passed resolution for
women to withdraw from churches where
the pastors uphold the decision OF the
Methodist General Conference at New
York, which recently refused to admi;
woman delegates.
/ THE New York Sun Of the Sd had a SEN
sational dispatch from Berlin stating that
Germany was on the verge Of a Socialist
revolution.
I THE Fisheries treaty has been ratified by
Canada.
DR.. D. ". Bliss, OF Washington, who was
phys;cian-in-chief 10 President Garfield
from the time he was shot by Guiteau until
his death, was reported seriously Ill on the
9Th
TIE Emperor Of Germany was so much
improved on the 4th that his physicians
announced that no more bulletins would be
issued unless he took a relapse.
ROBERT BLAINE, brother of James G., has
been removed from his position as Curator
OF the Museum Of the Agricultural Bureau.
TIE position is under the CiviI-Service
rules.
THE Philadelphia Times of the 9Th pub
lshed a letter from New York stating that
arrangements were consummated by which
Hon. James q. Blaine would DC a candi-
date for the Republican nomination TO the
Presidency.
JUDGE ARNOLD KREKEL, United States
Judge for the Western district OF Missouri.
has decided to retire from the bench.
Judge Krekel has been for some time il
NOR health