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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
Trade with Home Merchants.

1t pays to trade with home merchants,
and to turn the watchdog on oily
tongued" fellows who want to take your
order for goods from houses in Chicago
or other large cities. In several lOcali-
ties in the State agents claiming to repre-
sent Chicago dry-goods and grocery
houses are making the rounds of the
country and are taking orders. The
farmers are made to believe that by
purchasing job lots they are getting
great reduction on goods. These oily
tongued" agents claim, of course, their
goods to be of the very best grade,
while in fact they are very inferior. A
few of the farmers have been duped in
this way, and have ordered job lots of
goods, which are to be delivered within
a few months. In some instances part
payment in advance is required.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
T1e CRoNIN CASE.

Defendants Attorneys File n Motion For n
New TriaI-A Long List of Errors Al
legged.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Late yesterday
afternoon Attorneys Wing, Donahoe
and Forrest filed petition for new
trial III the cases of CoughIin, Martin
Burke, p. O'Sullivan and John KunZe,
convicted of the murder of DR.. Cronin,
in accordance with the order of Judge
Mcconnell, before whom the arguments
will be made Monday.
The petition assigns thirty-nine
cases of error in the rulings of Judge
Mcconnell during the case. They en-
brace every point contested by the
attorneys for the defense and
range from an objection to
the courts Overruling the motion
10 quaSh the indictments up to the as
sertiOn that the defense has, since the
trial, discovered new evidence which
entities them to a new trial. The first
error alleged is that the court erred in
overruling the motion to quash the in-
dictment made in behalf of each of the
defendants. The denial of Coughlin's
motion for separate trial is made the
basis of four of the alleged errors,
there being separate count for each
of the defendants. The refusal of the
court to permit the defense to show
that MeSSrS. Mills, Ingram and Hines
OF the prosecution were engaged
by private parties who were actuated
by personal motives and the courts al
lowing these three lawyers to assist in
the prosecution are said to be errors.
Mr.. Hines is made a subject of a Spe-
cial count, he being said to have been
moved by spirit of hostility toward
the defendants and not tit to act as
prosecuting attorney. The Overruling
of the challenge for cause preferred by
defendants to Il long list of veniremen,
whose names are given in the motion,
is alleged to be an error. Side ra-
marks made by the States attorney
while examining jurors are charged to
have been improper. Judge Longe-
necker'S opening statement To the jury
is cited as ;In error and characterized
as improper remarks of counsel for
the State, which excited the passions
and prejudices of the jurors against the
defendants. 1t is charged as an error
that the prosecution was permitted to
Introduce as evidence and exhibit to
the jury the clothing, Instruments and
hair of DR.. CrOnin, the false teeth, the
trunk and all the material evidence in
the case. The introduction of DR..
Cronin'S knives after the State had
closed its case is said TO have been an
error Objection is made to a number
of the instructions given to the jury by
the court. The verdict is pronounced
as contrary to law and not justified
by evidence, and finally it is said that
''the defendants and each of them
have discovered evidence which entities
them to new trial.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
cAIssoN HORROR.
Fourteen Laborers Drowned in q Bridge
Caiason at I.nuIsville. XIV.

CalSSOn at LOutSVtlle. n.y.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 1O.-The most
appalling accident known here in many
years occurred last evening about six
O'Clock.
twas near time for work to stop all
over the city, and workingmen were
expected home by their families, when
the report spread rapidly that there
was wreck or accident Of some kind
at the new bridge, under construction
between Louisville and Jeffersonville.
1t was first reported that a span of
the bridge had fallen and a gang of
wOrkmen had been thrown into the
river, but this was at once discredited,
as there was no span in existence.
Then came the truth, that a caisSon
had given way and the workmen en-
ployed on it had been. drowned or
crushed to death by stone and timbers.
The caissOn known as No. l was.
100 yards from the Kentucky shore.
As the workmen of the pumping sta
ton were looking for the men in the
caisson to put off in their boats, leav-
ing the work for the night, they sud-
denly saw the dark structure disappear
into the foaming white waves and
heard, before they could realize what
had happened, the roar of the furious
maelStrom.
1t was soon known that only four of
the eighteen who were at the work at
that time had escaped.
Correct reports from the scene Cf the
accident show the following list of
killed: Haynes, William E., PA Clay
street, Louisville, KY; Knox, John, 2S
years; McAdams, James, 26 years,
Hyde Park, Pa; Mahar, Frank, %
years old, native of New Jersey; Nay
lor, p, q years, Pike; Ash, Thomas,
cOlOred, 80 years, Henderson, KY;
Bowling, Monroe, eolored, 80 years,
Henderson, KY; Johnson, Thomas,
cOlOred, % years, Henderson, KY;
Morris, Hamilton, 2Oyears, Henderson,
KY; Smith, Thomas, % years, Hen
dersOn, KY; SOaper, Frank, colored,
% years, Henderson, KY; Tyler, Rob-
ert. Is years, Henderson, KY.
The men saved are all colored, as
follows: Abe Taylor, Lewis COch,
James Murray and Frank II. Hardix,
all of Henderson, XIV.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
Hortncr Heard From.

James w. Hortner, the defaulting
treasurer of Riley County who went to
Canada with $50, 900, writes long let
ter to a citizen of Manhattan, in which
he makes bitter attack on the County
Commissioners. He declares himself
responsible for the defalcation and that
no one else should be blamed. He con-
fesses that he took the county money
and used it for speculation; that he was
too ''mulish" and cowardly to confess to
his bOndsmen in time to save them, and
that he told his wife when he was ar
rested for embezzlement that he would
not give nor accept bail, ana would
never go to jail, but go to hell"
Through her earnest entreaty," he
states, Il finally concluded to commit
the cowardly act of coming to Canada"
The letter is strange mixture of self
condemnation and self-justifcation
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
A sprinklInr MachIne Nssded.

BURLINGTON. Iowa, Jan. 10-The
unprecedently low stage of the water
i'll the river here is the chief topic
amougthe people along the Mississippi.
At this point it is eight inches lower
than it has been during the sixty years
since white people came to this coun-
try, and is still falling fast. The sue
tion pipe of the railroad waterworks
had to be sunk to prevent the cutting
off of the supply of water. This is
the only inconvenience experienced
here so far, but places above and below
are seriously threatened with water
famine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
THE SOUTH.

JOSEPH and Campbell NOEL recently
waylaid, shot and killed j. w. Sang
ford, near Harrisburg, Ky, for running
their sister.
JOEL X. BROWN, of Dayton, Tenn,
left his wife the other day and Joined
another woman. Whitecaps took the
couple out and whipped them until
they were nearly deal. Brown then
effected reconciliation with his wife.
NEWS has been received at Raleigh.
n. C., that Carson L. Powell, Bap-
tist missionary to Algiers, killed his
daughter in a fit of insanity as she sat
upon his lap.
AN engine and tender were thrown
from the track at Finchtown, KY, the
other night and a clerk was killed
while three or four others were in
jured.
JOSEPH WILLIAMS and William
RosSe, at Wilmington, Del, recently
cleaned a phosphate tank and were
killed by inhalation of sulphuric acid
fumes.
HENRY WARD, the negro boy who
muluCASu W. u. D0ilSO0, CdIlYdSmaQ
of 'French's circus, was taken out of
jail at Bayou Sara, La, recently by
mob and hanged to tree in the court
house yard.
FOURTEEN laborers lost their lives
at Louisville, KY, on the evening of
the 9th by the river flooding a caisson
which was being sunk for the Jeffer-
sonville bridge.
GOVERNOR STONE was inaugurated
at Jackson, Miss, on the 9th. Both
branches of the Legislature were or
ganized. January % was fixed for
joint memorial services in memory of
the late Jefferson Davis.
The municipal election at Jackson,
Miss, at which troubles were expected,
passed off quietly.
DR. S. 7. EVANS, a leading physician
of Union City, Tenn, committed sui
eide by shoe ing himself through the
head. BE had been suffering with in
fiuenZa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16

A DISPATCH from Canandaigua, n.
Y, states that Hon. Elbridge Gerry
Lapham, ex-United States Senator,
died at his home on the Sth. He
served in the United States Senate
with Roscoe Conkling.
NEW YORK Democrats celebrated
Jackson's day at the Hoffman House
on the 8th. Letters of regret were read
from ex-President Cleveland, Governor
Hill and others.
MRS. SoUTHwORTH died in the
Tombs prison, New York, on the 7th.
On November % last she shot and
killed Stephen Pettus, a well known
Brooklyn man, who had effected her
ruin. After the shooting she took sick
and gradually died.
WIND recently blew down the walls
of the new Presbyterian Church on
Throop avenue, Brooklyn, n. Y. a
small house adjoining was crushed,
two of the inmates being killed and
quite a number wounded.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
The Dead Empress.

BERLIN, Jan. 1.-THE body of the
Empress Augusta is lying in state in
the chapel of the schloss and the
public is viewing the body. In
her will the dead Empress be-
queaths her palaces at Berlin and
Babelsberg 10 Emperor William
To her daughter. the Grand Duchess
of Baden. she gives the sum of four
million marks and she leaves legacies
to her servants and TO a large number
of charitable and religious bodies. EN-
press Frederick, accompanied by her
daughters, arrived in Berlin this morn
ing from Rome.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
Hosting Works on Fire.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. 10.-At an
early hour yesterday morning the hoist
ing works of the Anchor mine in Park
City was discovered to be on fire and
in short time all the building, con-
sisting of the hOisting works, machine
shop, blacksmith shop and saw mill,
were entirely consumed. In addition to
the buildings, the machinery and en-
gine ars total wreck, as also the drill
ing apparatus. The loss can not be
estimated, but it is many thousands Of
dollars. The plant was one of the best
in the country, being complete in every
respect.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
OF Interest to Assessors.

Attorney-General Kellogg has de-
cided that the only portion of the capi-
tai stock of a bank which could be de-
Quoted from the original assessment of
the paid-up capital stock of the bank is
such portion of it as may be invested in
real estate, of which the bank holds the
title in fee simple; and in such cases the
real estate is assessed and taxed as
other lands or lots in the county in
ton can be made from the original as
sessment of the capital stock of the
bank by reason of the fact that any por-
ton of it may be invested in United
States bonds
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. I1-NOt satis-
fled with denying that he received
money from the Topeka Insur-
ance Company or that any
pc son was authorized to receive
it OH his account Senator Gillette has
procured of F. j. Fuller, ex-secretary
of the company, an affidavit in which
the eX-secretary takes back every thing
he swore to in court concerning the Sen
atorexcept that he did pay $3.50 to man
whom he supposed represented the SEN
atOr, but did not see the money paid to
the Senator and has no personal knOwl-
edge that any portion of the money
ever reached him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
Presideu, ManveI on Oklahoma.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Jan. l1.-President
Marvel and Vice President Robinson,
of the Santa Fe railway, stopped their
special train at Guthrie yesterday and
made thorough examination
of the city. In an interview
with a reporter each expressed
himself as surprised at the progress
the city has made and President Man
vel said that there was no question of
a good future for so good a country as
this, while the large number Of claim
houses which were seen in all direc-
tionS meat large and pushing pOpu-
lation
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
He Laughed at La Crime.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-GeOrge Mar
ton, Washington correspondent of the
Pittsburgh Times and Of other Western
journals, died su ldenly at his home of
paralysis. He was at the capitol IN his
usual health yesterday, but after din
ing in the evening and while laughing
over his immunity from la grippe he
suddenly fell back in his chair uncon-
Scious and expired within an hour.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
The Abilene First National Bank.

1t is said that tn affairs of the First
National Bank of Abilene, which recent
ly suspended, are found to be in such
condition that, though the depositors
will be paid in full, the stockholders
will realize absolutely nothing. The
officers, it is said, have completely
Quilted the institution, and have loaned
their friends and themselves every
available cent, the securities being
worthless. The examiner will not make
public the details of the evidence he
has found in examining the books. but
admits that things are exceptionally
crooked.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16

A wEST-BoUND mail train on the
Pennsylvania road killed two men at
Tyrone, two more at Ben's Creek and
ran into an omnibus two miles further
on. almost killing a woman.
A LOCAL freight train on the South
Cheshire railroad collided near East
moreland, n. H, recently with a wild
freight running north. Engineer W.
Slate and Fireman Gibson, of Bellows
Falls, were killed and others injured.
By collision between a construc-
tion train and an extra freight near
Belvidere, \. J., the other day, both
engineers and fireman were hurt and
the road badly blocked.
GOVERNOR BRACKETT's message to
the Legislature of Massachusetts, speaks
in the highest terms OF the workings of
the Australian system of voting.
THE city building of Lewiston, Me-.
was destroyed by fire recently. The
loss was 100000. The property de-
stroyed included a valuable library.
THREE men were crushed to death by
the sudden collapse of the north wall
of an old railroad machine shop at
Long Island City, n. Y, recently.
IowDERLY, of the Knights OF Labor,
was reported quite sick at Scranton,
Pa, on the 9TH, and not ct to stand ar
rest at Callaghan's instigation.
JACK ROWE, the ball player, was re-
ported extremely sick with pneumonia
at Buffalo, n. Y, on the 9Th, but not
dead as certain reports had it.
FIVE men were imprisoned in
the Nottingham mine at Plymouth,
Pa, by an explosion the other day
which set fire to the bratticing. Res
cuers bravely dashed through the
flames and brought out the men, one
of whom was seriously hurt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
THE BASEMENT BOILER.
1t Blows Out a Shop Front and InJurs
Many Persons.

1t Blows Out a Shop Front and anJ JUres
Many Persons.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1l.-Shortly after
four O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
boiler in the basement of the John
Morris Stationery & Printing Company,
lis to 40 Monroe street, exploded,
causing $4,000 damage but no loss of
life, though several of the small
army of employees were seriously
and many slightly hurt. The Ell
tire front of the build
ing, as pertains to glass and dOOrways,
was blown into the street and great
pieces of heavy plate glass were Strewn
for half block around. Sc great was
the force of the explosion that pieces
of glassware stuck into the woodwork
of buildings across the street. 4 part
of three floors in the rear of the Morris
building were torn up and splin-
tered. The cause of the explosion is
not definitely known. The following
is a list of the most seriously injured:
Charles Wilson, engineer, badly cut
about face and head, hands badly
scalded; Miss HarraIl, cut about face
and head; W. J. Hartman, Herman
Swanson and J. II. Smith, badly cut
by flying G ass; George Burgess, team
ster, blown across the street into an
open doorway, receiving a bad wound
Oh the head.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
YnnnrLadIes Ill Treated.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 9.-Stella
Dashiel and Annie George, society
young lad es, went out driving yester-
day morning. In the evening they
were found by the roadside, a mile
from home in dying condition. Miss
George had suffered conclusion of the
brain and Mrs. Dashiel's face was bad
ly cut and one ear torn nearly off. Both
show evidences otherwise of violence.
Neither has recovered consciousness,
and in the absence of statement from
them the matter is shrouded in mys-
terY,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
Range Cattle Suffering.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 9.-There
are three feet of snow in Sweetwater
and Uintah Counties and feed has been
covered five days. The range cattle are
becoming weak and emaciated, and if
a blizzard should come hundreds will
succumb and if the snow remains as
many will starve to death. There arc
many sheep in that region, but these
suffer less than cattle. This snow seri-
ously interfered with the railway,
though Superintendent Ryder has man
aged to keep Wyoming division trains
moving with slight delays.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
COLLAPSE OF A CHURCH.
Several Persons Killed and Injured BY the
Falling of a Church in Brooklyn.

Several Persons Killed and Injured By the
Falling of Church In Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, Jan. 9.-The
heavy winds of last night shook the
new Presbyterian church at 296
Throop avenue TO its foundation, and
at 4:30 this morning one Of the walls
fell with a crash on a three-stOry frame
building adjoining, which was tenant
ed by the Mott and Purdy families.
The dwelling seemed to part in twain
and instantly the shrieks and groans OF
the injured startled the residents for
blocks about.
The house had been torn in such a
manner that a bedroom was exposed,
and in the bed, in plain view of the
street, lay the dead body of Miss
Purdy, borne down with a mass Of
debris.
When every thing had been cleared
away it was found that Mary Purdy,
aged nineteen, and David Purdy. aged
fifteen, were instantly killed and halfa a
dozen injured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
Kansas Roard of apricuI,ure.

TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 1.-THE State
Board of Agriculture adjourned last
evening. The following officers were
elected: President, Hon. a. w. Smith,
Mcpherson, reelected; vice-president,
Hon. Edwin Snyder, of OSkalOosa;
secretary, Hon. Martin MOhler,
of Topeka, reelected; treasurer,
Hon. Samuel Il. Howe, of
Topeka. Directors: John Kelley, of
Sedgwick County; J. NJ. Potter, Of
Marion County; Joshua Wheeler, Of
Atchison County; J. F. Findley, of Ford
County, and o. +. Morse, of Linn
County.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
The Flag Winners.

The teachers of jackson County on
their return from the Teachers conven-
tion at Topeka after the capture of the
flag, were met at the depot in Holton by
the Third Regiment Band and large
company of citizens. From the depot
they were escorted9to the courthouse,
where they were given a warm recep-
ticn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16

IN street duel at Heflin, Ala, Dr.
Bell, a prominent citizen, was killed
and City Marshal Senton dangerously
wounded.
THE grand jury has returned four
teen bills of Indictment against Davis
2. Hadden, president of the taxing dis
trict of Memphis, Tenn, and C. L.
Chullen, secretary, charging them with
the imbeZzlement and larceny of s1O,-
40 of the fines and forfeitures collected
in the police court from January, 1856,
to October. 1889.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
White Cap scoundreIs.1

Two drunken soldiers, supposed to be
from Fort Riley, entered the house of
Theron Van Auker near Wilset, and
played the White Cap outrage act Mr..
Van Auker was taken from bed and,
with his Oldest son, stripped naked and
whipped. His daughter, too, was
stripped, and all three stood in row
and tied. The villains then rified the
house, but finding nothing, left.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
4 SQUADRON COLLECTING.
A Crisis in the Dispute Between Portugal
anu England.

anu England
LONDON, Jan. "a British naval
quadrOn is collecting at Zanzibar and
is supposed to be destined for Delagoa
bay. Lord Salisbury insists that
Portugal must give guarantees 20 pre-
vent Il recurrence of the Outrages in
Africa on British subjects and interests,
which, as the situation now is, must in
terfere with the diplomatic settlement
of the misunderstanding between
the two countries. The British Ad-
miralty has dispatched the Enchan-
tress, with sea ed orders, to the Ben
bow and the Colossus at Gibraltar.
The Portugueseoflicials at Quillimane,
on the east coast of Africa, have for
bidden a British steamer to = receive
the British Consul, JohnsOn's, dis
patches direct, but insist that they
must pass through the Portuguese
post-office.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16

The residence of Hon. T. n. Sedgwicl1
and the livery barn of O'Toole Bros, at
EmpOria, were destroyed by fire a few
nights ago. Loss on Mr. Sedgwick's
house, So, 600: insurance, s., 500. O'TOole
Bros. lose 5000, on which, it is stated,
they have no insurance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
A Foolish Boy.

Louis Kurth. aged seventeen, son of
prominent citizen of Atchison, attempt
ed to commit suicide few days ago by
shooting. He was in love with a girl
thirteen years old who preferred anoth-
er youth.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
To INVESTIGATES.

State Sugar Inspector kellogg left
Topeka a few days ago for Meade and
Mineola to investigate the alleged sugar
frauds. The investigation is made at
the request of the people of Meade
County, where the frauds are alleged to
have been perpetrated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
An Atchison Failure.

E. j. August, an Atchison retail boot
and shoe dealer, has assigned, with liza
bilities aggregating $2O,OOO; assets the
same. The principal creditors are in
st. Louis and Chicago. The failure is
attributed to the mild weather.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
Women's Wages.

Labor Commissioner Bottoms report
will be issued about February l. The
commissioner has been making a spe-
cialty of investigating the wages Of
working women in the larger cities of
the State, and this department of the
report will prove of unusual interest to
the large number of women throughout
the State who claim that they should
receive equal wages with the sterner
sex for similar labor performed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
A New Enterprise.

Articles of incorporation, announcing
a capital stock of S+OO, 900, have been
filed bv the Consolidated Land and Cat
tie Company of Kansas City with the
Secretary of State at Topeka. The OBJ
iect 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, 1890-01-16
Pressed Brick Works Burned.

The Topeka Pressed Brick Works were
destroyed by fire a few evenings ago.
The loss will aggregate about $4,000,
which is covered by insurance. The
works were located several miles west
of Topeka.