Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

The Dutch garrison OF Edi, on tue al
rfcan coast, was attacked by natives re
Gently and a severe fight resulted. TIL
latter had 16J killed The Dutch loss wa
five killed and twenty-five wounded
THE constitutional election OF Soutl
Dakota occurred on the 14th. a light vot
was polled, but it was largely in favor o
the Constitution. North Dakota anC
Montana also voted on the same day TO
the same purpose.
ROBERT T. LINCOLN and family anC
Andrew Carnegie and family sailed frou
New York for England on the 18th.
LATER returns indicated that the consti
tutional election in Montana was carried
by the Democrats.
REAR ADMIRAL EDWARD DoNALDSoN
died at Baltimore, Nd, on the 18th, aged
seventy-three years. He had been lone
sufferer from liver trouble. He entered
the navy July q, 1885.
THE subcommittee of the Samoan con-
ference has decided that the municipal
council of Apia shall comprise six mem
bers Germany, England and the United
States each appointing one, the other
three members to be elected by the resi-
dents of Apia. The decision displeases
the British Commissioners, who call it the
Phelps compromise.
IT was understood at Washington on
| the 18th that the resignation of Marshal
Jones would be called for, his explana-
| ton concerning his deputies and the grab
bing of land in Oklahoma not being
| deemed satisfactory.
THE public prosecutor in Bilboa, Spain,
has instituted an inquiry into recent
| demonstration at the Jesuit university in
that city. 1t is stated that the Jesuits are
working actively in support of the cause
of Don Carlos.
The lower house of the Illinois Legis-
lature has passed a bill appropriating
$50, 900 for monument to the late General
John A. Logan.
THE New York Tribune says: 'Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland has rented the house, GIG
Madison avenue, for two years with priv
ilege of purchase for 500, ,0O0"
The President has accepted the resigna-
tion of Solicitor General jerks. OF the De-
partment of Justice, but he will be re-
tanned as counsel in the telephone case
EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany is suffer-
ing from a trouble in his head, which has
made him partially deaf, and fears are
entertained that it will become serious.
at Vienna for the purpose of agitating
movements against the Jews has been for
bidden by Emperor Francis Joseph.
THE clerks in the General Land office
are much exercised over the appointment
by the President of Rev. Mr.. Townsend
the colored minister of Indiana, to be re-
corder in that Office The clerks in the
division are almost entirely women and
they do not relish the idea of having a
colored man as their superior.
COLONEL FREDERICK GERKER, collector
of internal revenue for the Philadelphia
district died recently of apoplexy. He
was about fifty years of age. He was ap-
pointed collector by President Cleveland
and assumed the duties of the office in
August, 1885.
The President on the 18th made the fol-
lowing appointments: Solomon Hirsch, of
Oregon, to be Minister to Turkey; Clark E.
Carr, of Illinois, to be Minister to Dem
mark; Henry W. Severance, of California,
to be Consul General at Honolulu; John
Jarrett of Pennsylvania, to be Consul at
Birmingham; Thomas H. Sherman, of the
District of Columbia, to be Consul at Liy-
erpool.
ALLEN THoRNDIKE RICE, lately ap-
pointed Minister to Russia, died at New
York on the 18TH the day after he had in
tended sailing for his new post of duty.
He was but thirty-six years of age and
had made literary reputation as editor
of the North American Review.
REFERRing to the report concerning the
abolition of the Viceroyship of Ireland,
United Ireland says: ''The Viceroyship
although degraded must be maintained,
as it is sign of Ireland's separate nation
ality."
QUEEN MARY, of Bavaria, mother of
King Otto, died at Munich the other night
of dropsy and cancer of the liver.
The Chinese Government has settled for
the Che Foo riots with both England and
the United States and the flags of both
countries have been restored and duly
saluted.
BOLIVIA will be represented at the con-
ference of American nations i'll Washing
ton next fall and will also soon send a
Minister to Washington.
CHAIRMAN j. w. GosHoRN, of the Ma
tional Union Labor Executive Committee,
has called a committee meeting at
Chicago June Is. 1t is stated that at the
meeting the Union Labor, the Prohibition
and other reform movements will effect a
consolidation and that call for con-
vention will be issued for the Inaugural
tion of reform party.
IHE Pope was taken seriously i'll on the
18th.