Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-28
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


Governor Gordon, of Georgia, was married
recently TO Burton Smith, prominent
young attorney of Atlanta.
GENERAL SHERIDAN was reported better
on the 18th. The following bulletin was
issued: General Sheridan was troubled
by coughing before midnight, but after
that had but little difficulty and rested
quietly. To-day he has been quite COM
Portable, with no changes in his condition
worthy OF mention"
Mrs EMORY A SroRRs, widow of the
distinguished lawyer, died at Chicago on
the l9Lh.
Z. JoHN ELLIS, an ex-Reprcsentative in
Congress from louisiana, is prominently
mentioned as a probable successor to Com
missioner of Indian Affairs Atkins.
MKs. CLEVELAND will opcn the Ccnten-
nial Exposition at Cincinnati on the 4th of
July.
DIR. J. H. ZuKERToRr, the distinguished
chess player, IS dead.
PRINCE BISMARCK has notified the
powers, including Russia and France, that
1t is Emperor Williams most sincere de-
sire 10 maintain friendly relations with
them.
The President has nominated James G.
Jenkins, of Wisconsin, 10 be United States
District Judge for the Eastern district of
Wisconsin.
TuE President has sent to the Senate the
nomination of Judge John +. Philips, Of
Kansas City,to be United States District
Judge for the Western district OF Missouri,
VICE KreKel resigned.
ADvICEs from Zanzibar state that no
news has been received there in contirIna-
tion OF the report of Henry NJ. Stanley's
death. Tho report was discredIted.
PRINCESS ALBERTA, OF SAKE Altenburg,
eldest daughter of the late Prince Freder-
icli Charles (the Red Prince whose crit
ical illness was reported recently, is dead.
THE expulsion from Berlin of Depuyver-
dicr, correspondent of the GdntoiS, and
Jules Bansom, correspondent of lie hatnl,
has greatly incensed Parisians. DIntrat-
dgeant and other papers demand that the
French Government make reprisals.
A COMMUNICATION from DR.. Mackenzie
shows that all hope of further pro!onging
Emperor FreGerick's life was abandoned
the night of June 13. "Throughout his
illness the Emperor uttered no word of
complaint and gave no signs of lmpatience.
The doctors and servants who attended
him will always cherish the memory of
his grateful Acknowledgements of service
PRINCE BISMARCK said in the Bundesrath
recently that Emperor William would
discharge the duties of his exalted calling
with tho same fidelity that had been shown
by his father. The An,i-Socia!ist law, rs
renewed by the Bundesrath, includes
provision empowering the police for anoth-
err year to expel Socialists from LeIpsic.
Miss SUSAN B. ANTHONY and Mrs. Isa-
hn
Republican platform as adopted at Chicago,
which had no reference to the woman suf-
frage question, published an earnest ap-
peal for the convention TO atone for the re-
mi ssness of its platform committee.
ADvIcEs from St. Paul de Loanda are
that Henry N. Stanley had been wounded
by an arrow after continuous fighting with
the natives. The Soudanese attached to
the expedition had all deserted or been
killed and Stanley was surrounded by hos
tiles. Ward was collecting powerful
force at Yam bunga for Stanley's relief.
THE Prohibition party held a mass ratifi-
cation meeting at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, on the 22d. Clinton B.
FIske, the Prohibition candidate for Presi-
dent, was the chief speaker. John A.
Brooks, of Missouri, also spoke.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Corpus Christi
Tex, saws that Hon. William II. Grain was
nominated by the Democratic convention
for Congress from the Seventh district by
acclsmation. Resolutions indOrsing the ST.
Louis platform were adopted.
The National ZeitHng announces that the
coronation of the Emperor aud Empress as
King and Qaeen OF Prussia will take place
at Koenigsberg in the autumn.