Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-06

| shrewdest forgers in the country, was ar
| rested in Chicago recently after chase
all over the United States lasting over q
year.
| SECRETARY WINDOW has affirmed the
decision of the Collector Of Customs at
New York, assessing duty at the rate OF
Csc per pound and IS per cent. ad valorem
on recent importations of so-called
worsted coatings. suitings, etc., used in the
| manufacture OF mems ana boys clothing.
The action of the Chicago. Burlington
& Northern in reducing freight rates to
the basis of 80 cents a hundred pounds
from Chicago to St Paul on traffic origi-
mating east of Chicago will be met by all
the other St Paul lines except the Rock
Island.
The London Jockey Club has warned
Lord James Douglas off the Newmarket
course for defaulting in bets.
An unknown tramp, who was stealing a
ride on an eastbound freight train Of the
Memphis &, Charleston railroad the other
night, was set upon and beaten by two
negro brakemen and shot by the con-
ductor, Ed Ham. The dead body was then
thrown on the track near Iuka, Miss, and
| not discovered until it had been run oy er
by the eastbound passenger train.
| L OLLhAN has culcIcU uc" SultS
the Wagner Company on the vestibule
| patents.
THERE were eight inches of snow on the
ground in North Dakota on the morning
of May 81.
THERE was a cavern at the Beverly Hill
mines, at Hanley, England, recently, en-
tombing 100 miners
| AMONG number of threatening letters
found in DR.. Cronin's effects was one
signed The Committee of Seven of the
U. B."
THE Rock Island has given notice that
it would meet the rates of the Chicago,
Burlington & Northern between Chicago
and St Paul.
| = COMMISSION has been appointed by
Postmaster General Wanamaker to in
| vestigate the condition and needs of the
New York City post-office.
ROBERT FARRIs was killed and three
other men seriously injured by the explo-
sion of planning mill boiler in Craighead
| County, Ark, the other day.
REV. Mr.. HOOPER, of the Reformed
Church of America. was deposed recently
in New York for lying and contumacy.
Extenuating circumstances were not adj
mitted.
THE Pecos (Tex.) and Seven rivers
United States mail hack was robbed by
| two masked men recently. How much
money was obtained or who the robbers
were was not known.
THE six-year-ol son of Thomas Hughes,
of Altoona, Iowa, tied a cow rope about
his body the other day and started to
| lead the cow to water. The cow became
| frightened and the boy was dragged to
death.
REV. WILLIAM L GAGE who was said
to reside at Hartford Conn, jumped from
a fourth story window of the Orthopedic
Hospital at Philadelphia the other morn
| ing and died few hours later from his
injuries. He came to the hospital for
| treatment for insomnia.
| KATE KANE, the Chicago lady attorney,
distinguished herself the other day by
thrashing.a newspaper reporter. She was
| in Justice Wallace's court room and no.
| ticed two reporters conversing. She i'm
| agned she heard one of them Frank
Allen, make an insulting remark about
her. Firmly grasping her umbrella she
vigorously belabored him with it.
BOTH houses of the Illinois Legislature
have passed law making it criminal to
sell, lend or give away disreputable sem
sational papers and books.
ADvICES state that great conhagra-
ton has occurred at Padhajace, Galicia,
and that 900 houses have been destroyed,
together with a church and synagogue.
Many lives were reported to have been
lost while battling with the flames.
The creditors of c. L and L. T. Frye.
shoe manufacturers of Boston, have re-
fused to accept sixty-fiv cents on the
dollar, and propose to wind up the affairs
| of the firm.
DISPATCHES from all parts of California
regarding the crop prospects show that
grain, fruit and grape will be the best
known in years.
BY a collision between freight trains
near Hull. Conn.,, the other morning two
men were killed and two badly injured
and both engines and several cars were
destroyed. Disobedience of orders was
| the cause.
JOHN EARL, a heavy grain buyer of
Schoolcraft, Mich, has failed for about
$4,000 His assets are small Bad specu-
lation was the cause.
The carpenters of Little Rock, Ark,
have struck for nine hours work at the old
wages. All the planning and lumber mills
are closed.