Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-17
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

A BRANCH of the Primrose League has
been established at Hawarden, England,
Mr.. GladstOne's country home.
PIERRE BLANC, senior member of the
French Chamber Of Deputies, recently
delivered an effective speech, in which he
urged that Boulangism be suppressed with
the utmost severity of the law and ap-
pealed to the Republicans to unite against
all kinds of dictatorship.
The Kansas Legislature met on the Sth.
OSGooDBY, a resident of Pomona, Cal.
claims to be-the author of the 'Murchison'
letter.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE has bought n
lot in Indianapolis and will at once begin
a residence. He declares emphatically
that he would under no circumstances ac-
cept a Cabinet position.
THE House Committee on Appropriations
has completed consideration OF all the
regular appropriation bills with the prep
aration of which it is charged except the
General Deficiency bill. The result of its
labors is reduction of the appropriations
carried by these bills from S137, ,S56 093 (the
provision for the current year) to $751; =
229, ,935, the sum allotted for the same
branches of the public service during the
next fiscal year.
THE President has directed the removal
of Lewis McMiIlin, appraiser in the New
York Custom House, whose resignation
was requested but refused.
INDIAN COMMISSIONER OBERLY's report
to the Secretary of the Interior recognizes
Byrd as Chief of the Chickasaws.
THE President gave a state dinner of
forty-six covers to the members of the
Cabinet on the 10th, the second of the
winters series of official entertainments
The Constitutional convention of New
Hampshire has adopted an amendment to
the Constitution pr Ohibiting the manufact-
uring and sale of all intoxicating liquors
except cider"
THE last message of Governor Oglesby,
of Illinois, was read to the Legislature of
that State on the 10th. 1t dealt only with
routine matters.
A LABGE party of Dakota Democrats ar
rived in Washington on the 10th to urge
Congress to divide the Territory and ad-
NIT South Dakota as State. Chief JUS
tice Bartlett Trip headed the delegation.
LIEUTENANT-G GOVERNOR ROBERTSON was
again refused admittance to the Indiana
Senate Chamber on the 11th.
The funeral of Owen Brown, son of
John Brown, of Osawatomfe, and last
survivor of the Harper's Ferry affair, oc-
CURED at Pasadena, Cal, on the 10th.
THE Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners issued their second annual report
on the 11th. The law was defended, the
Commissioners asserting that recent
decentralization was due to otEer causes
than any defect in the law.
PROF. BRIcE, the noted English author
and member of Parliament, has gone to
Afghanistan to study that country and
its troubles.
THE Republicans of the Illinois Legisla-
ture have decided to re-elect Senator Gull
lom.
THE British Royal College of Surgeons,
by vote of 81 to >, has passed a resolution
censuring DR.. Mackenzie for publishing
his book on the case of the late Emperor
Frederick.
THE engagement of the Princess Louise,
sister of the Empress of Germany, to
Prince Leopold of Prussia, is announced.
The President has written letter of re-
gret to William A. Vincent, ex-Chief
Justice of New Mexico, who was deprived
of his office in November. 1885. To make
amends the President rendered him a like
office in Montana