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Newspaper

The Abilene Reflector

Location

Abilene, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1887

Page

6

Current Comment From Abliene Reflector

Zoua's ordinary income exceeds sixty thousand dollars a year. Heirs of Victor Hugo receive annually fifty thousand francs from his works. The Times reports torpedo boats damaged in a storm near Algiers. two dismantled, four docked for repairs. Paris Ontario imprisons man for letting a horse stand all night without food. Rose Elizabeth Cleveland returns to teaching. Sugar refinery workers’ wages cut ten percent due to Inter-State Commerce law costs. Citizens urged to claim against Keely’s motor. Oregon mill pays for sawdust fuel. saves fuel costs. Los Angeles jail riot thwarted by a cook with a cleaver. Mason couple complete two thousand mile tricycle tour. A bulky envelope containing $1600 arrives in Chicago for a reform member. Cornelison released on habeas corpus. Kentucky law limits common-law imprisonment. Louisiana v United States tax offset ruling affirmed. Cigarmakers Union planning $75 million loan for five new factories. Jury selection challenged in Illinois. graft cases debated by judges and lawyers.

Fort Worth Tex Fairmount Ind Nuevo Laredo Mexico Crow Creek M. T Pavut Grorrixav Milwaukee Crtcaco Brown O'Hara Baltimore & Ohio Snowden Station Western Australia Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Milwaukee & St. Paul Omaha Wilcox A. T Benson Canadian Manufacturers’ Association Canada United States Fotheringham St Louis Normile Atrnep Hanmex Charles Carrom Glencoe South Carolina Peter 8. Ney

News Of The Week United States and World Events

Reports from Lahore note Afghan troops routed near Zellalabed with Klelat surrounded and insurgents in Candahar. In Albany, Republican Senators rejected Governor's nominees for Railroad Commissioners amid friction with the Governor. Parnell's physician reports bronchitis and bed rest for the Nationalist leader. Turkey and Mexico news touch on army reforms, elections, and diplomatic recalls. Multiple incidents include mining disasters, fires, and collisions.

Lahore Afghanistan Zellalabed Klelat Candahar Albany N. Y Senate de. Keir Parnell Avondale Testand Tux Chamber of Deputies West Virginia W. H. Fleck United States Kentucky Louisville Cleveland S. B. Buckner St. Louis D. E. Francis Grvenov W. T. Suenway Ohio The Loyal Legion Rutherford B. Hayes Senate of Mexico William H. McLyman District of Miami J. W. Doane Chicago W. Karl Carlisle Wichita Kan Isaac J. Cox Ellenville Cononxet Rincewar Russia Kopoha Lelee Kiles Groner Baxenorr Washington Tar Berlin Moscow Gazette J. H. Manbox Louisiana Alexandria Apispaten Prince Dhuleep Singh India England St. Petersburg Cranes James Faenaxen Martinsburg W. C. Deraow Ind

Kansas state news and local incidents in brief

Local banking updates disclose Tor Citizens Savings Bank formed in Hutchinson with 100000 dollars paid in and First National Bank boosting capital to 100000 dollars. Reports cover a divorce petition by Feaxxie Monnis from Harry Davis Loveland and a Fort Scott assault by a man named Bice day Williams. Also noted are cyclone forecasts, molders union organization in Topeka, new patents granted Kansas inventors, a paper mill fire near Argentine, Mennonite college in Newton, liquor permit law implications, a homicide near Meade Center, a new Santa Fe train official appointment, a Pullman tax case ruling, a county superintendent convention date, and a Leavenworth woman found dead by suicide in an insane condition verdict.

Tor Citizens Savings Bank Hutchinson First National Bank Feaxxie Monnis Kansas St. Louis Harry Davis Loveland Loveland Alice N. Fowler Fort Scott Williams Molders Topeka William Dart J. H. ‘Wise Leavenworth B.C. Kirk Parsons Henry Fellows National Molders’ Union C. F. Barber Burr Oak W. T. Clark Burlingame F. B. Cunningham Burlington H. L. Dewing Valley Center J. G. Eckhart H. Q. Hood Wellington C. J. McRea Kansas City William Murphy Ounio Menelious Platz Alma E. E. Scholder Hepler E. H. Shaw J. J. Wixom J. H. Williams Council Grove Hay Press A. G. Yeatman Argentine Mennonite College For United States Newton Oue Atchison Meade Center Grance T. Menorsos United States Lap Court Pullman Palace Car Company State of Kansas Miller Supreme Bench Bradford Pullman Company Alfred Ennis Bouray Theny Kansas Farmer Mason T. J. Appeneon Department of Kansas Washington Park Jousx Cospox Frank Richards Alvord Manhattan Lewite Guof Missouri Pacific Santa Fe Grand Lodge of the Knights the Pythias Cornwall York Thcketsshire Wales Nora Tue Scotia Ex- Bar Association Supreme Court Rooms Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Nebraska

Kansas Farmer crops report with fatal mine blast

A late Kansas Farmer issue details spring rains boosting crops, wheat acreage, chinch bugs, and fruit prospects while noting a fatal boiler explosion at Alvord’s saw mill near Manhattan. It also covers railroad labor, hotel rates, and local mining disaster updates with casualty figures and widows.

Knights of Labor Crisis Reaches New York City

Edits between the Knights of Labor executive board and New York assemblies fuel a looming crisis in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Powderly faces loss of control as 1,000 Brooklyn knights revolt over charter demands for Montauk Assembly. District Assembly 4 threatens wider disruption across 130,000 members if discipline fails. An arbitration committee is formed and may meet at the Astor House.

New York T. B. Metiuire Thomas Barry The Knights of Labor Brooklyn Powderly McGuire Barry Montauk Assembly District Assembly Astor House

Effects of the quake on sheep herders in New Mexico

Hubert Gonzales, a large sheep raiser, found three herders dead on Cimbres Mesa after a powerful quake near Albuquer que. He witnessed a tremor and a rock fissure, with frightful expressions on the victims' faces, suggesting death by extreme fright during the event. The bodies showed no marks of violence.

Aunegevenqrs N. M Cimbres Mesa Albuquerque Atlantic & Pacific Hubert Gonzales Gonzales Mesa

Disaster at sea claims John Knox crew near Chantel Harbor

West of Chantel Harbor signals of distress marked a doomed scene as a heavy gale wrecked the John Knox off Cape Race. Fireman John McGuire identified. captain and five crew recovered. over a dozen bodies missing. Vessel 1261 tons, built at Jarrow, owned by Neil McLean of Glasgow.

Boetox St Johus Newfoundand Porst Chantel Cape Race John Knox Broly Glasgow Quebec John McGuire Jarrow Neil McLean

Inter State Commission opens limited powers hearing

Judge Cosley states the Inter State Commission’s authority is limited and only to issue exceptional orders in isolated cases. Petitions and remonstrances against enforcing section 4 of the law are heard, with Shreveport residents warning of ruined business and higher rates, while New Orleans and regional trade groups press for enforcement.

Copley Inter-State Commission I Cosley Shreveport Texas & Pacific James Crandall Kansas City St. Louis Kansas Missouri New Orleans

Still Unsettled France and Germany Crisis Deepens

A London correspondent reports rising unease over Alsace Lorraine amid Germanization fears, with speculation on potential rebellion and fragile peace, while noting no current sign of immediate war despite tensions. The piece contrasts cautious peace with strong nationalist vibes across the region.

France Germany New York London M. Schnuebetes Legion of Honor la France

No Jurisdiction Found In Great Express Robbery Case

The St Louis case over Fotheringham's alleged complicity in the Great Express Robbery falls on jurisdiction. The court ruled the offense occurred outside St Louis city, ordering dismissal and transfer to St Louis County. Fotheringham was acquitted on jurisdiction grounds.

St Louis Offerais Adams Measen Ger Fotheringham St. Louis Fothering Fotheringham Mencke Jim Cummings Fotherngham Hhe James Barrett Ronte The Express Company Circuit Clover Aelhurmes Principia St. Lentia St. Lowis Noemile Pothecingham Messrs Harvey and Johnson Fotheringham Waderbund Louis County Normile Warfield St. Louis County

McGlynn Case and Malone Letter Split Over Church Rights

New York May 4 Rev Father Sylvester Malone, pastor of St Peters and St Pauls, Brooklyn, denies recent interviews about Dr McGlynn. In a letter to Pope Leo XIII he argues McGlynn’s influence is vital and condemns any action by the church that would threaten civil liberties or the citizen’s rights. He urges continued support for McGlynn in St Stephens and defends the George movement as separate from the clerical dispute.

New York Dr. Mechilyan Meslyan Gib Tur John Gra Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Bam Catholic Pathat Loughlin Brookohe Lyo Tlee Pope Father Malone Henry George Father Sylvester Malone St. Peter's St. Paul's Church Brooklyn Dr. McGlynn Leo America Dr. McGhoo St. Stephen's Malone George Sherman Key West F.C Cuba Havana Pisstatios

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