Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-09-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

NEhSHAfkhS Ol tue OlIy vi M64lCO DC.
cuse the Italian Minister of importing
goods as a Minister free of duty for mer-
camille speculation.
GEORGE DILHoF, of Cincinnati, died the
other mig hit from the effects of chloroform
administered prior TO a surgical opera
tion.
BY the capsizing of a sailboat in the
lake off Chicago recently, a man and two
boys were drowned
UNITED STATES TREASURER HUSTON on
the 4th signed two warrants aggregating
$3S, 600. 900. They were drawn to cover
expenditures already made by him.
HEAVY floods prevailed at Tetecala,
Mexico. Several lives were lost A large
bridge was also swept away. The food
at Tampico was increasing and people
were leaving their homes Many of them
were destitute and hungry and an appeal
for help has been issued.
THE editor of the Paris Cocarde has
been sentenced to four months imprison-
ment and fined 500 francs for purloining
court documents.
THE London police on the 4th fred upon
crowd of strikers who were molesting
some men at work. One man was fatally
wounded.
The United States authorities have
waived their claim on the motor ious
Northwestern bandit Holzhey and he will
be tried in Michigan for murder.
AT the Dundee (Scotland) Trades Union
Congress a report favoring eight hours
for days labor was rejected by a vote
of almost two TO one.
THE largest bar of gold ever cast in the
world was turned out at the United States
assay office at Helena, Mont, recently.
1t weighed 500 pounds and was worth a
little over 100000.
The Mexican Government has revised
article of its customs tariff, wherein liv-
ing animals are made free of duty, and
has imposed heavy duties on imported
cattle, swine, sheep, mules and goats, a
measure that can not fail to have a most
disastrous effect on the business of sup
plying Mexico with meat from the United
States.
MAX JACOBSON, son of an Austrian
Count but man with bad criminal rec
ord, has been arrested in Chicago for en-
beZzlements from the Fidelity & Casualty
Company of Chicago. The amount stolen
was large. jacobson had been general
western manager.
ORE assaying SO ounces OF silver to the
ton. and considerable gold has been struck
at depth of 100 feet in the Eastern View
mine at San Pedro. n, n.
The Government Of San Salvador. Cen.
tral America, has obtained loan of
toOO,OOO in London for the purpose of ex-
tending its railroad system.
THREE sealers have arrived at Victoria,
B. L, with over 8 500 sealskius on board.
They reported that they saw nothing of
the United states revenue steamer Rush.
D. T. FERRY, telephone lineman, was
instantly killed by an electric shock from
wire on street in Buffalo, n. Y, the
other day.
JACOB SCoLL was smothered to death in
PurcelPs grain elevator in Chicago re-
Gently by the giving way Of the door of a
bin.
THREE brakemen have been killed in
the past week by a low bridge near Brim-
held, U. Its removal has been ordered.
IwENTT-FoUR prisoners from the Indian
territory, ali sentenced to long terms.
have been placed in the Ohio penItentiarv.
IHE officers of the Treasury Department
are considering the advisability of chang
ing the present form of the debt state
ment so as to restore the 500 0O0, 600 fund
nelo Tor redemption to the column of
assets where is stood before the change
made by Treasurer Jordan.
HE anthracite coal mine, No. 2 of the
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company at
Scranton, Pa, caught fire recently. Ef-
forts 20 subdue the fire were unavailinR.
THE Western Waterways convention at
CINCINNATI adopted strong resolutions
urging Congress to improve the rivers.
The town of Tlacolula, in the State of
hldalgo, Mex, has been entirely de-
suoyed by floods. The people in the
Hooded districts are in great distress.
IHE Streator (nL } miners have resumed
work at the reduced rate Of T2K cents per
ton