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Newspaper

The Abilene Reflector

Location

Abilene, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1885

Page

6

Paris Salon prizes and fires and European intrigue

Paris Salon prizes awarded Bougouresy first Constant second Humbert third. Newem Hungary reports a village of 230 houses destroyed by fire leaving destitute residents. The Reindeer reports the death of W. H. Garfield US Consul at St Pierre on May 10. A Russian officer is detained in Cronstadt over harbor torpedo plot suspicions. Cuban events rise with a Key West parade and a siege decree as Diaz and Gonzales tensions mount. A Boston court indicts Parker and others for wrecking the Mary Celeste. Yokohama hosts a tense port scene as a Russian vessel vents near an English ship. A coroner’s verdict links a deadly Coyler mine collapse to improper pillar support. Pension disputes surface over stop-payments. Hessian fly invades California wheat. revenue collections show shifts across spirits, tobacco and other sources.

Owen Means Saybrook Antack E. Marsa Robson & Co New York Queenstown Nevada Manton M. Ccpes Pittsburgh Hays Ogden John Elliots &Son London Ont Dweme Terre Haute Innl Charley Cash Ohio Herfer Berlin Zanzibar Gers Leat East African Company Germany England Italy Washington Hydrographic Office Silver City N. M Font Port Saskatchewan Big Bear Cowan Tax Shackamoxon Bank Philadelphia Maruchek Zulfikar Ameer Manning Treasury Department United States Canada Plymouth Tuen Dumont Montana Cuan W. Axgell Pullman Company Chicago Joliet Bie & Co Wayne Iron and Steel Works Amalgamated Association Bordertown N. J Delia T Parnell Joshua Turner

World at Large Personal And Political News

Condolences from Mayor Sutra of Philadelphia to Paris on Victor Hugo's death. Reports from Washington note Secretary Lawar's illness. Obituaries and dispatches cover earthquakes, bank losses, cyclones, fires, and exchanges on perilous fronts. Many incidents, including military actions, crimes, and political shifts, color this compact wireless-style summary.

Sutra Philadelphia Paris Victor Hugo Lawar Washington Joux BR. Hear Brookline Mass Heenx Taylor

Kansas State News Chronicle Highlights topeka rail plans and inquest

Kansas State News reports on state affairs in Topeka including new railroad charters from Dodge City to Englewood and Newton to Denver, the Turners festival at Atchison with Kansas City winning prizes, and pending Mine Inspector appointment. It notes church assembly in Topeka, a tragic death at the Insane Asylum, and various railroad side-track approvals. Also covered are grasshopper rumors dismissed, a fatality in Leavenworth, and fires at Your Excelsior Plouring Mills in Hays City with substantial losses.

S. McMorial New York Lancaster Denver & Rio Grande Gunnison Col Kansas City Memphis Iu Bear Michigan Logis Reume Denver Detroit Chicago Chenoa Ill Reame Barrett Laughlin Woodruff-Crever Carriage and Hardware Company Otto Jair Thomas Smoxs Court of Claims Washington Robert Howard Little Rock Ark Harry Frost Saturday Evening Lance Topeka State Historical Society State Houss Kansas Annals of States Adams E. J. Ross United States Leavenworth Standard New Mexico Cattle King Railroad Company Dodge City Englewood Ford, Meade and Clark Newton, Walnut Valley & Denver Railway Company Newton Harvey McPherson Rice Barton Rush Ness, Lane Scott Wichita Greely Rush County Pawnee Hodgman Ford and Meade Turners of the Missouri Valley Atchieon Atchison Turnverein Perrhons General Assembly The United Presbyterian Church of North America W. 5. French Cincinnati Willian Johnson College Springs Shawnee County Waitfax State Board of Agriculture Chicago Dispatch Leavenworth Elin Lafove Louis Lafove Clifton Penfield Osage County Aurora St Louis Port Scott Fort Scott T. M. Boyle Toepks Alton Fort Scot French Crozier Foster Ami Atchison, Topeka &Sante Fe Tecumseh Your Hays City

Devastating Triple Cyclones Strike Goffs Nortonville and Frankfort

A May storm spawned three small but destructive cyclones near Goffs and Nortonville in Kansas, tearing roofs and outbuildings, injuring residents including Mrs Mayer, and damaging depot structures. In Frankfort, heavy rain and flooding closed streets as the storm swept the region, with multiple towns reporting severe damage and injuries.

Arcursos Kax Goffs Missouri Pacific Railroad Missouri Pacific Railway William Harter J. S. Richardson Paul Pickett Frank Mayer Jack Pauley Messrs Pickett Harter Mayer Nortonville Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Frankfort McKie Phillips Williams Kan Delaware Street

Protection and Free Trade Agitation Gathers Steam

A New York Industrial League meeting drew gentlemen from across the country to plot concerted action against free trade. Leaders outlined tariff reform aims and the need for a broader protective network. Speakers included Thomas H. Dudley and John L. Hayes discussing the newly formed American Protective Tariff Association and urging coordinated effort amid rising free trade pressure.

Hindustrial League Primiavetrina Industrial League Thomas H. Dudley Ingraham American Protective Tariff Association New York Toc Camden N. J John L. Hayes Tari Commission Beans George Draper Hopedale

Sanguinary Savages Threaten Mexico Campaign

A Tribune Republican Santa Fe special reports Apache hostilities in New Mexico and Arizona. Two ranch foremen killed near Cantwell and Petrie on the Gila. more bodies found near Grafton and Fairview. About 169 armed Navajos and Utes camp near Hardy’s, rumor of Geronimo’s band forming. Indians headed toward Mexico. cavalry in pursuit. Five Americans killed near Blue River. stage from Eagle to Grafton Mining Camp missing, possibly captured.

Mexico Delves Cor Tribune-Republican Santa Fe Cantwell and Petrie Ranch Gila Charles Stevenson Alley Ingersoll Ranch Harvey Moreland James Moreland Grafton Fairview Moreland Frank Adams George Adams Winslow A. T Hardy Geronmos Diamond Creek Fort Bayard Black Range Merrow San Carlos Kiddie Sixth Cavalry Aillisboro Davis White Mountain Tucson

Men of Beston before the Committees on Inter-State Commerce

The Special Senate Investigating Committee on Inter-State Commerce holds a hearing at the Railroad Commissioner's office in Boston as William B. Lincoln urges stable national rail rates. He calls for a ten day rate-change notice, a national board of railroad commissioners, and a uniform unit for rates, criticizing the current system as a farce. Ex Governor Claflin supports a national commission to regulate rates.

Beston Bfore Boston United States Senate William B. Lincoln Lincoln National Board of Railroad Commisssioners E. C. Kimble New England Chicago Claflin

Consul Mackey in Rio Grande de Sul Arrest

United States Consul Mackey at Rio Grande de Sul faces arrest after long run of attacks by caricaturist editor Thado Alves do Aworl. A theater incident on April 16 sparked gunfire. Amori the assailant was wounded and seized by bystanders. Mackey surrendered to police and was held as hundreds gathered to offer support.

Conant Mackey Rio Jaxemo Southern Mail Mackey United States Rio Grande de Sul Kile Grande Thado Alves Do Aworl Amor Msckey Amori Mackay Campuge

Red War Dramatizes Indian Contact on Blue River

Landsburg advices report soldiers attacked Indians on the Blue River with three wounded and the natives likely to recross into Sonora via Arizona. Some 120 armed men pursue, promising a fierce clash if hostilities resume. Cowboys vow no quarter, endangering women and children in the path toward Mexico.

Treson A. T Landsburg Blue River Sonora Arizona Mexico

Warpath in New Mexico Apache raids terrorize region

News from New Mexico reports Apache bands raiding settlers across the Black Range and near Fort Bayard. Casualties include civilians and soldiers, with multiple chiefs named among the tribes. Residents flee Silver City as violence spreads and Mexican footholds are attacked. General Crook heads to relieve forces. many miners and ranchers stream in amid fear and anger.

New Mexico Promax N. M Hear Creek Fort Uayard Parenit Bear Creek Gila River South Fork White Water River Joseph Bunting Magollen Creek Bunting Black Range Silver City

Collision at Sea Leaves French Bark Sunk Two Survivors Rescued

The French fishing bark George Jeanne sank after a collision with the City of Rome off Newfoundland. Only two crewmen, Herbert Albert and Frank Alphonse Mar, survived, rescued by the Rome’s boats as fog thickened. TheGeorge Jeanne captain Joseph Broudin died, and the vessel sank in under a minute with twenty four crew lost.

Lost New York City of Rome George Jeanne City of Rome Newfoundland Herbert Albert Frank Alphonse Mar George Joanna Qrem C. ‘Turner Turner Joseph Broudin Albert Marc Mare

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