Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-15

BENJAMIN F. SPANDAUER. who was the
principal witness against Mrs. Surrat
hanged at Washington in 1865 on the
charge of conniving at the assassination
of President Lincoln, died recently in the
Maryland penitentiary.
THE annual convention of the American
Catholic Total Abstinence Society closed
at Cleveland, O., on the Sth. Rev. J. II.
Cleary, of Wisconsin. was elected presi-
dent.
The Columbus Iron Company, of Lam
caster, Pa, recently posted a notice of
an increase from $3.50 to So s. for pudding
and other wages in proportion, thus keep
ing the promise made four months ago
that when trade grew better they would
advance wages to the old standard.
The great tunnel at Cumberland Gap,
which traverses sections of Kentucky
Tennessee and Virginia, has been for
mally opened.
The Wisconsin Central passenger train
was robbed by one man near Chippewa
Falls early on the morning Of the s;h.
A SPECIAL from Laredo, Tex, gives a
description of the Tascott suspect under
arrest there, tallying more closely with
that of the much-sought fugitive than has
been the case in any previous capture.
THE American Consul at Ottawa, Ont,
has again drawn the attention of the Do
minion Government to a discrepancy in
the customs tariff as regards the importa-
tion of certain articles of forest products,
which, he believed, should not exist
THE coke strike, according to a report
from Everson, Pa, ended in favor of the
men, who obtained an advance averaging
about 90 per cent
The finding of bodies at Johnstown, Pa,
is yet daily occurrence. The body OF a
fifteen-year-o girl was found on Locust
street near the business part of the town.
At meeting of business men it was de-
cided to heartily support Messrs. John
Thomas & Sons in their suit against the
South Fork Fishing Club.
POSTMASTER LEWIS and the Republican
leader, Colonel Buck, were burned in efigy
at Atlanta, Ga, the other night in the
presence of about 10000 people. This
action was the result of the appointment
of negro in. the delivery department
where a white lady was employed as
clerk.
PETROLEUM has been discovered in Ia
basco, Mexico, and valuable coal deposits
in the State of Guerrero.
Two mines of mercury and one of anti
mony have been discovered in Cuba, but
are not being worked for lack of capital.
OWING to the opposition of proprietor
Warren F. Leland, of the Leland House,
Chicago, to the extension of the Chicago
Exposition building along the lake 'front.'
the exhibition and fat stock show this fall
will wind up the annual displays.
GEORGE DUNCAN BRYSoN. a Montana
murderer. was hanged at Boulder the
other day. He had killed his mistress.
THE book bindery of John Anderson &
Co, in Chicago, was damaged by fire the
other morning to the extent of $4,000
A GIGANTIC syndicate having in view
the control of the sugar markets of the
world, is said to be in contemplation.
LAWYER FRANK COLON, the forger. has
been placed in jail at Minneapolis. 1t is
said that 112 of the forged notes were
afoat.
The Chinese are swarming in by every
Hong Kong steamer bound for Mexico
No less than sixty came week ago, all
destined for Mazatlan and Panama. They
have no difficulty in crossing the frontier.
ADMIRAL KIMBERLY reports great dis
tress among the natives of Samoa, which
he has partially relieved with ship stores.
LETTERS TeC0lVeu lTOIn SToIS Iell VI OhO
terrible condition of affairs on that island.
Massacres have been renewed and sew
veral villages have been burned.
WHILE a caboose containing Conductor
Otto Sanders, Brakeman Mark Christ
man and William Garren, was lying on a
siding of the Lehigh Valley railroad, at
Penn Haven Junction, Pa, an engine
dashed into it wrecking the caboose to
splinters, killing Garren and fatally in
juring Christman.
AN explosion of natural gas occurred at
Pittsburgh Pa, on the afternoon of the
9th. Two men were killed and many Sc
verely injured. The accident was due TO
the bursting of pipe by compressed air.
The alleged epidemic of dysentery at
Warsaw. Ill, is officially reported not
nearly so serious as correspondents at
that point have made it
CHEZ GONG, a Chinaman, was hanged
at Portland, Ore, recently for the murder
of Lee Click, fellow countryman, two
years ago.
PROF W. K PERRY, of the American
Balloon Company, made an ascension at
Mount Holly, n. c., twelve miles west OF
Charlotte. the other day. He was severely
injured in descending.
BLoNDIN, the daring tight rope per-
former, has accepted wager of $4,000 to
walk on a cable stretched from the Eiffel
tower to the dome Of the main exhibition
in less than five minutes.