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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
PortuoaI NAV ApoIocIze.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-PeTsons in official
circles profess to see indications that
Portugal has decided TO apologize to
England for the acts of Major Serpa
Pinto, and especially his conduct in
hosting the Portuguese flag on British
protected territory and causing the
British flag to be hauled down. 1t is
conceded that if Portugal shall do this,
England can insist upon nothing fur
ther without incurring the suspicion OF
the powers that the Ostensible object
of her quarrel with Portugal is entirely
foreign to the real one, concerning
which some explanations should be
forthcoming.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
Teachers Declare for Prohibition.

The annual meeting OF the Kansas
Teachers Association, held at Topeka,
was largely attended. The following
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Prohibitory amendment to
the Constitution of Kansas has, by driving
the saloon beyond her borders, brought hap
piness and comfort to thousands of homes,
has brought thousands of sober, industrious
people to Us from other States and from
other lands; has reduced crime and pauper-
ism; has made it easier for us to govern and
teach the children of the Commonwealth,
and has elevated Kansas to plane of civil
iZation never reached by any other people
in the history of the world; therefore,
ReSOtred, That we are now and forever op-
posed to Il resubmissiOn of the PrOhihitory
amendment: and that it is our deliberate
conviction that the Prohibitory amendment
is as firmly embedded in the Constitution of
Kansas and in the hearts of her people as are
the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments embedded in the Federal Con-
stitution, and in the hearts of the American
people.
ReSotred, That the substance of the fore
going resolution be telegraphed to every
State Teachers Association now in session
in any part of the United States
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
TRAINMEN MANGLED.
Fatal Railroad Wreck Near KOkOmO, Ind.
-Trainmen Suffer.

Fatal Railroad Wreck Near KOkOmO, Ind.
-Trainmen Suffer.
KOKOMO, Ind, Jan. lon the Pan
handle railway, one mile north of the
depot here yesterday morning, pasSen-
ger train NJ. Is, northbOund, conductor
Thomas Lamb, met train No. IA, south
bound, i'll care of Conductor V. D.
holland, and rnnning about fifty miles
an hour The two trains crashed to-
gether, totally demoliShing the engines
and burning the baggage car and
coaches of the sOuthbound train, which
tumbled on top of the engines.
George Cummings, engineer of No.
IA, was buried in the wreck, and died
Immediately after being eXtricated.
Tom MCCULLOUGH, engineer Of No. l3,
lies at the Clinton House here with his
head crushed and can not live. Bag
gagemaster J. Kerlin, injured in the
back and head, was taken to Galveston,
where he died at nine o'clock. Thomas
Harber also was hurt seriously. Adams
Express Messenger Glaut was seriously
though not fatally hurt about the body.
Two men named Woods and Webb
were badly hurt in the general mixup,
but not fatally. A number OF passen-
gers in the coaches were shaken up
badly, but the Pullmans escaped, many
of the passengers not being wakened.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
TIE SUGAR TRUST.
A Petition to wsnd Up It's Affairs Under a
Receiver.


Receiver.
NEW YORK, Jan. Mot ce of an
action in the Supreme Court for the
dissolution of the sugar trust and ask-
ing for the appointment Of receiver
to wind up its affairs was fled in the
county clerks Office of Kings County in
Brooklyn, late Tuesday afternoon by
the North River Sugar Refining Com
pany, member of the trust, through
Henry Winthrop Gray, receiver.
The docum mt gives notice that the
action will be brought in the Supreme
Court and says the partnership (trust)
was entered into by plaintiff and de-
PENDANTS August IS, 1887. The appoint
ment of receiver is asked for to take pos
session of all the property of the trust.
The petition describes in detail all the
lands and buildings of the Havemyers'
at Green Point and Williamsburg, aid
on the East river and Wallabout Bay
water fronts, involving many milli1ns
of dollars. The court is asked to re-
strain the defendants from dispoa:ng
of any Of the property of the trus, end
from paying any further moneys
out of the assets Of the cO-partnersh. p
or otherwise dispOsing Of the assets.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
Another Vessel Seized.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Another vessel
flying the American flag has been
seized by the Colombian gunboat, La
Popa. Advices were received by L.
Scheppe s. Co., of this city, yeSter-
day, saying that their vessel, the
Frederick L. Scheppe, had been seized
while calling for cocoanuts on the San
Bias coast. She was taken to Carta-
gena, where she is held. A dispatch
from Washington says that the State
Department has little information in
regard to the seizures recently made By
the Colombian Government, but that
full particulars are expected daily
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
Nnn.PartIsan w. C. T.

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 1.-The pro-
visional committee of the non-partisan
w. c. T. T., composed of Mrs. Ellen
J. Phinney, Of Cleveland, o.; Mrs.
Ellen NJ. Watson, of Pittsburgh, Pa;
Mrs. Harriet G.. Walker, of Minneap-
oils. Mimi; Mrs. Florence G. Porter,
of Old Town, Me-; Mrs. Matte NJ.
Bailey. of. Shenandoah, Iowa; Mrs. j.
r. Webster, of Monmouth, ILL.,, and
Mrs. Harry White, of Indiana, Pa,
have issued a call for a National meet
ing at Music Hall, Cleveland, on Janu-
ary %, for the purpose of organizing a
National association.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
The Gar Almost a Maniac.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-RepOrts are accu-
mulating of the elaborate precautions
observed at st. Petersburg against the
approach of any person, other than his
immediate household and attendants,
to the presence of the Car. The
guards in and about the palace have
been increased tenfold. His Majesty
is in a state of alarm bordering on
frenzy and those who have been num-
bered among his most intimate friends
are actually afraid to 60 near him, lest
his terror assume critical phase.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
Pressed Brick Establishment Burned.

TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 3.-The Topeka
pressed brick establishment is again
the victim of fire, and this Zine suffers
a much more serious loss than by the
fire of a few months ago. Tuesday
evening large part of the company's
plant at Willard station, on the Rock
Island road few miles west of the
city, was destroyed by fire. The origin
of the blaze is unknown, but the Off
GERS of the company have suspicious
that it is the work of an incendiary.
The loss is slS, 900, while the insurance
is s., 600.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
HaaYY Rains.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jan. A.
steady rain has leen falling all over
the State for the past three days, caus-
ing interruption to railway travel and
serious alarm. No trains have arrived
from st. Louis over the Iron Mount
ain railroad for forty-eight hours,
owing to washoutS, while the track
is under water for miles. The
Cotton Belt route, running from
Pine Bluff into Texas, is also heavy
sufferer and the saleof tickets to points
south of Texarkana was oriered sus-
pended to-day, the southern end Of the
road being inundated for miles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
Wants Damages,

Mrs. Margaret Edwards, who, in com
pany with her husband, Alonzo ed
wards, was maltreated by mob last
summer at El Dorado on suspicion of
having murdered and concealed the re-
mains of little Sadie Bloomer, has
brought suit against d. r. Tilton, the
leader of the mob, and forty-five Of his
followers for S25,O 900 for injuries re-
ceived at their hands. Mrs. Edwards
and her husband were brutally beaten
by Tilton and his party, and both were
hung several times until life was ex-
tinct in the effort to make them reveal
the place where they had hidden the re-
mains of the child. The child was aft
erwafd found on the door step of a
neigboring house totally uninjured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
A Rrigantine Sunk.

LONDON, Jan. 4.-The White Star
Line steamer Britannia ran into the
brigantiDe Czarowitz. in the Mersey,
and the after part of the brigantine
was cut clean away and she rapidly
filed and sank. The Britannia sue
ceeded in saving all hands from the
Czarowitz, except the captain, who
was drowned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

TIE receivers report of the New
York Star fled shows obligations ag-
gregating within few dollars of $780,
600. The heaviest claim is that of c.
P. Huntington, the Southern Pacific
railroad magnate, for S61O, ,3O5.62; the
next heaviest is that of A. K. Wander
venter for S79, ,4S1.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
oaicers of the teachers Association.

The Kansas Teachers Association, at
its recent session at Topeka, elected the
following officers: Prof. d. E. Sanders,
president of the Kansas Normal College
at Fort Scott, president; Prof. /. n. Nc
Cash, of Lyons, vice-president; Miss Sue
d. Hoaglin, superintendent OF jackson
County, secretary; G. c. Perkins, Of
Cawker City, treasurer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
Eight Lives Thought to Be Lost In a Cali
fornia Snow Slide.

MARYsvILLE, Cal, Jan. A disas-
trouS snow slide occurred at Sierra City
yesterday. Particulars are meagre,
but as far as can now be ascertained
the dead are Mrs. 1. T. Mooney, Miss
Ethel Langdon, Mrs. R. Rich and her
little son and daughter. The force of
the Snow slide was so great that
trees in its path were moved down as
if they were stalks of grain. The num-
ber of the dead may reach eight. Two
houses and a church were torn to pieces
and several buildings were moved.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

WITH regard to theproposed Worlds
Electrical Exposition to be opened at
Frankfort in'June next and to be con-
tinued for five months, Herr Siemens,
Germany's foremost electrician, warns
his fellow countrymen that Germany
can not now compete with America in
the number of new electrical inven-
tions and advises that the exhibition be
postponed eighteen months, until the
disparity becomes less startling.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

A REVIEW of the ship-building in
terest in Maine shows that the total
number Of vessels of all kinds built in
all the yards during the year just clos
ing is eighty-three, and the total ton
mage 39,54S. The improvement in the
coasting trade has stimulated this in
dustry, and the prospects for the fu-
ture are good.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

THE white lead trust has recently ad-
vanced prices three-quarters of a cent
per pound. In addition it has made
better terms to jObbers, based on the
quantity of goods handled. The ar
rangement is that the firm which
handles $1,000 pounds of lead is given
a rebate larger in proportion than is re-
ceived by the firm handling 10000
pounds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

INTELLIGENCE has been received in
Paris from Obock, French settle
ment on Tajurah bay, on the east
coast of Africa, that two French
missionaries who were travelling from
Zeilah to Hamarrar, under escort of
eight Greeks were attacked by natives
and all the party were murdered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

THE electric light companies of New
York intend to sue the city for dam
ages sustained by the cutting of the
wires. The total amount demanded
will be about 100000, part of which
is for damages to property and part for
loss of business.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

TwENTY-sIX persons, passengers on
the Chesapeake & Ohio train wrecked
atWhite Sulphur Springs recently, have
signed "a paper stating that in their
opinion, after examination, the cause
of the wreck was rotten ties, a defect
i've rail and too high rate of speed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

IQUIQUE and Tacna advices report
stagnation in the nitrate works. The
cessation of labor may last six months
and infict great injury to the inter
ests of Peru and Chilli as well. The
principal producers agreed to stop work
for two months as beginning.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

A LETTER has been forwarded to
Secretary of State Blaine by one of
the leading cocoanut merchants of
New York, in which complaints made
that the United States of Colombia
has seized three schooners belonging to
the writer, and he asks for redress in
the matter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
A Missouri Pacific Cut-oT.

An official of the Missouri Pacific
states that the company has decided to
build the road from Mcpherson to Mar
quette early in the spring. This would
shorten the main line from st. Louis to
Denver ninety miles, and when this is
completed it will be the main line from
st. Louis to the Pacific coast 1t will
benefit the country which it traverses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

A PUBLIC reception was rendered
Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmage, DID,, of
Brooklyn, and Mrs. Talmage at Con-
stantinople recently by United States
Minister Hirsch. Among those present
were Mini ter Hirsch, Consul-General
Sweeney, the members of the American
College and many prominent visitors
and residents of this city, including a
large number of ladies.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

MAYOR SHAKESPEARE, of New Or
leans, has forbidden boxing contests
hereafter, saying even under the most
favorable auspices the conduct of the
fighters engaged makes police interfer-
ence necessary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

CONSIDERABLE indignation is ex-
pressed in Oklahoma City, 1. T., in re-
gard to the statements of General Kel-
ton, who is reported as saying that the
men Of that city were walking arsenals
and kept their houses filed with muni-
tions of war. The people claim to be
as civil and law-abiding as any in
America, and resent such imputations
as SANDER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
A New Enterprise.

Articles Of Incorporation, announcing
capital stock of 100000, have been
filed bv the Consolidated Land and Cat
tie Company of Kansas City with the
Secretary of State at Topeka. The OBJ
ject of the company is the breeding,
raising, buying and selling of cattle and
horses, and in connection Herewith the
buying, owning, holding, leasing and
selling of real estate throughout the
United States
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

REPORTS received from Shanghai are
that an expedition force of Chinese
fought the natives near Takow, in the
island of Formosa, and 100 of the Chi
nese and 400 of the Formosans were
killed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
The spanish NIinistry Resigns.

MADRID, Jan. 4-The Ministry has
resigned. Senior agasta will attempt
to form new Cabinet on a basis that
will reconcile the various liberal groups.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
A New Sugar Factory.

A charter has been filed with the
Secretary of State for another sugar
factory to be built at Kingman. The
capital stock OF the company is $500, 900.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

Kansas members have introduced in
Congress bills for ten public buildings in
the State. Mr.. Morrill, thinks Atchison
is of sufficient Importance to demand a
public building, and Mr.. Anderson is
similarly impressed with the claims OF
Salina. Mr.. Perkins wants two new
buildings in his district-one at Win
field and the other at Arkansas City.
Mr.. Funston introduced a bill for a
$780, 600 building at Kansas City. Wei
lingtOn, Hutchinson and Newton, in Mr..
Peters district, each wants public
building. Mr.. Kelley desires the en-
largement of the Topeka post-ofice, and
also will ask for public building at
EmpOria.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
An Old Soldier Killed.

An old veteran stationed at the Leav-
enworth Soldiers Home, named Alex
ander Blackburn, was foully murdered
and robbed in that city few nights ago
for small amount of pension money he
lad on his person.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
Medicine Lodge Sugar Output.

1t is now certain that the output at
the Medicine Lodge Sugar Factory,
which has been the most successful in
the State this year, will exceed 500, 900
pounds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

THE Government of Costa Rica has
approved the pact of the union of the
Central American States, which it is
hoped will be carried into effect this
year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

THE large schooner Ventura, which
left New York for Madeira September
with a crew Of ten and five male pas
Sengers, has been given up as lost.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

CONSULAR reports say that cholera
is raging at Hamadan in Persia, that
it is very fatal and it is feared it will
reach Teheran in tie spring.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

THE stock of the Globe Liquor Deal
ing Company of Cincinnati has been
seized for counterfeiting brands Of dis
tilling houses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

THE railways in Holland have re-
stricted transportation, employees being
sick with influenza.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

WORK has been resumed at many of
the coal mines in the Seraing district
of Belgium, the strike having been
compromised.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

THE wife of General Longstreet died
at the Generals home in Gainesville,
Ga, on the Both.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

THE Colombian gunboat Ii Popa has
seized another United States vessel.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

w. A. WALKER, United States AT,
torney for Wisconsin, has resigned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

The commission of French engineers
to investigate the Panama canal has
arrived on the ground.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

DR.. J. C. BLACKBURN, a veteran
journalist of Georgia, died at Atlanta
recently.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

ALL the Jamaica railways have beel
taken by an American syndicate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Going to Work.

Secretary F. L. Dana has issued the
following call:
GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 24.-DEAR SIR-The
board of engineers asked for by the Denver
resolutions has reported to the Secretary OF
War that Galveston is the most suitable
place upon the Texas coast for the construc-
tiOni of the deep harbor asked for; there
fore President Evans instructs me to call the
general committee together to meet in Gal
weston, January II, 1890, at ten O'Clock a. m,
in the parlors of the fremont Hotel, to con-
slider the report and provide for turther
carrying out of the Denver resolutions. l
am making arrangements for transportation
with every hope of success. Correspond
with me at Topeka, Kas., until December -,
afterwards at Denver, Col, until January 2.
Your presence is earnestly desired at the
meeting. Hoping to see you there, l am,
truly yours, f. l. DANA, Secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

THE Spanish Ministry has resigned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
Fatal Playing of Santa Claus.

c. H. Long, of Wichita, a leading citi-
zen, who personated Santa Claus at the
First Christian Church entertainment
Christmas eve, died few hours after
ward. His physicians say the mask
worn at the entertainment caused him to
trouble
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09

CURRENT COMMENT.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
Judge Dostler's Decision.

An item is going the rounds OF the
press stating that Judge Frank Dostler,
of Marion, had decided that a mortgagee
could not buy property at a sheriff's sale,
under foreclosure proceedings. The fol-
lowing extract from letter written by
Judge Dostler explains his decision:
DEAR SIR-YOurs of the 11th instant with
clippings from paper saying had decided
mortgage could not buy mOrtgaged prop
erty received. 1, of course, did not so de-
eide as far as mortgage of real estate is con :
cerncd. 1 did decide that chattle
mortgage could not buy at his own
sale, where he had refused competitive
bids, and where instead of selling in parcels,
he sold in gross, after being requested by
by-standers to sell in parcels, and in such
case he must account to mortgagor for valu g
of property and not it's purchase price
simply. In this case probably instructed
that a chattel mOrtgageecOuld not buy at his
own sale, but such instruction was intended
to apply to the particular facts of the case.
a few days after this case was tried the
Supreme court Idecided, so the syllabus
reads, that a chattel mortgage may buy at
his own sale, but the burden is upon him to
show that such sale was fair and bona fidc,
etc. etc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
Shot by His own Gun.

A hunting party twenty miles west of
Wichita, while chasing a jack rabbit,
was startled by the explosion Of gun
and John Dillman falling from his horse.
He was accidentally shot in the side by
his own gun, and soon afterward died.