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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1886
Page
3
The piece denounces a Callum bill allowing any Civil War veteran on active duty to retire with the next higher rank and pay, arguing it would swell the retired list and destabilize the service, urging concern for national interests over promotions. It notes many veterans remain active past mid-life and warns of broad retirements eroding capability.
Boston reports General Benjamin F. Butler condemns the boycott as weak and urges workers to unite politically. He argues the wage earner’s proper weapon is the ballot and calls for taxed support for employers who discharge unionists. He predicts eventual political leadership reflecting workers’ interests.
The House committees discuss expenditures in the justice department and seek information on government spending in the telephone cases. Other actions include a $100,000 appropriation for a public building in Atchison Kansas and bills to split California's judicial district and to address robberies in the Indian Territory. A three member commission may visit Mexico Central America and Brazil to study yellow fever defenses. In Jumulco Mexico a large bandit threat triggers townwide armament. Germany seizes Legiep briefly, raising the flag before leaving. A Kansas family reports a fatal winter journey, with members found frozen near Oberlin.
The Morrison tariff bill may be unveiled soon with no change to textile duty rates. The plan leans toward switching ad valorem to specific rates where advantageous, and may reduce clothing wool duties while keeping carpet wool high. Lumber would gain free or unmanufactured status, iron ore and pig iron face clashes between Morrison and Hewitt, with ore possibly staying on the duty list. Sugar rates likely drop, angering Louisiana members who defend sugar protections.
Norfolk raises 6000 dollars for next G A R reunion in Nebraska. Topeka posts, relief corps, and Sons of Veterans honor Mrs. Anderson at her funeral. Kansas Legislature considers 25000 dollar National Encampment appropriation. New G A R post organized at Syracuse Kansas.
A Kansas livestock note urges owners to personally care for each animal. Reports of heavy cattle losses in western Kansas and Indian Territory due to a severe storm, with water shortages and snow. Wyoming cattle and sheep outlooks praised for open winter and good grazing, while Kansas wool exports remain high cost to state. Farm notes from Huron and Dalrymple rail about fairs, wheat, and hog crops. Local banking payouts to farmers and a Nebraska corn husker scam.
Geological Survey reports on prehistoric cave villages near San Francisco Mountain Arizona formed in volcanic cones. Excavations reveal oval dwellings with shaft entrances side corridors and storage chambers. Finds include woven cotton fragments corn beans squash and large stone implements suggesting ancient inhabitants connected to Mesa tribes. Powell deems oldest primitive habitations with future work likely clarifying tribal relationships.
A Rochester article by J B Henson M D claiming cure by Warner’s Safe Cure stirred local inquiry. Letters from officials and clergy in Monroe County and others endorse the doctor’s statement as true. The Rochester editor and physician friends back the claim, citing patient improvement and professional credibility.
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