Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-12-26
THE Meade ivan Bokkelen Company,

THE Meade-V Bokkelen Company,
commission merchants, dealing in
California fruits at Chicago, recently
failed for s250,OOO. The assets were
much less.
INVESTIGATION of two years of the
accounts of the suicide secretary of the
Milwaukee school bJard shows short
age of sl2,O63.
GEORGE CLARK, aged nine years,
was run over by cable car and killed
at Sioux City, Iowa, the other morning
while on his way to school.
A PACKAGE of 81, 410 was snatched
/ and stolen from the State National
Bank at Pawtucket, r. l., the other
day.
SEVERAL more arrests have been
made in Salt Lake City in connection
with the recent developments before
the grand jury. All gave bonds.
PRATT COUNTY, Kan, voted the
500, ZOO sugar bonds, Notwithstanding
the recent scandals.
EMILE RoUX, one of the directors of
the Prefecture of the Seine, France,
has been murdered by NJ. Regain, his
former secretary. The murderer had
a grievance and could get no redress.
The distillers and cattle feeders
trust at a meeting in New York de-
clared its usual monthly dividend.
MEXICO has decided to adopt the dec
imal system at once. All worn coins
to be redeemed at par for decimal coin
age.
AT a meeting of Irish landlords in
Dublin the Duke of Abercorn preSid-
ing, resolutions protesting against the
compulsory sale of land were adopted
and measures taken to buy out the in
terests of tenants.
THE italian Chamber of Deputies by
vote of 1876 to SO passed the bill de-
priving the clergy of the direction of
all charities. The Vatican organs Wig
orously opposed and condemned the
measure.
IT was rumored in New York City
that the steamboat City of Kingston,
which left two weeks ago to go around
Cape Horn to Oregon, had been lost.
No ground for the rumor could be
found.
THE Gettysburg Battlefield AssOcia-
ton has refused to remove the Second
Maryland cavalry monument, and de-
clares that all -Confederates shall
have the right to commemorate their
dead similarly.
A SAD accident occurred during a re-
hearSal of Christmas entertainment
at the Tilden public school, Detroit,
Mich. The gauZe clothing of num-
Der of girls became ignited and eight or
nine were burned, one fatally.
CULVER, the recalcitrant Cronin
juror, has brought suit against the
Chicago Herald for $4,000 damages
for libel.
THE old soldiers and personal friends
of General Jackson have published an
appeal that the anniversary of the bat
tie of New Orleans be made public
holiday.
THE New York World estimates the
wealth of the United States at S61, OOO,-
100000.
A MISSISSIPPI CITY special says that
the whole assessed valuation of the late
Jefferson Davis property in Harrison
County is S7,940. The personal assess
ment was 1851. Beauvoir is assessed
at 81, 500.
THE Guernsey-Scudder Furniture
Company's building at Third and LO-
Gust, st. Louis, burned recently. The
loss was heavy.
THE Albany IN. Y Evening Times
has been made the Hill administration
organ, taking the place long occupied
by the Argus.
THE Presbyterian Hospital, New
York City, was in flames on the 18th.
The patients were removed safely.
Four firemen were somewhat burned.
The loss was 100000.
THREE of Bushiri's head men have
been hanged by the Germans in Africa.
JUDGE BREWER, in the United
States Court at Kansas City, decided
adversely to the BealeS claim to the
Maxwell land grant of 100000 acres
in New Mexico, etc. 1t was said an
appeal would be taken to the Supreme
Court. The decision affects Kansas
City land company that bought the
BealeS claim.