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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1884
Page
2
Abilene Reflector lists a miscellany of notices and items from Wilve F. Storer death in Chicago to upcoming speeches at Santa Fe and Cleveland. It records accidents including mine disasters, a fatal rail collision, ship losses, and local incidents such as burglaries and a severe theater panic in Glasgow. The compilation reflects late nineteenth century telegraphy style and regional curiosities.
Leavenworth loses top rank in county school child counts to Shawnee. Reports cover child demographics, insanity case, a Mrs. McMichaels with seven children, and notes on the State Teachers Association session beginning December 20. Also mentions kidnaping in Atchison, a Topeka barber found dead, and various Kansas business and railway developments.
A collage of brief items spans sports feats to legal matters and oddities. It mentions a British coach decline, a Wisconsin musician will, an English cyclist’s brisk Land’s End to John o’ Groats trip, and a Treasury clerk counting 4,000 notes hourly. Also notes Rothschild employes, Trinity Triangle, a Florida carnivorous fly, courisham sheep gifts, Fingal’s Cave deaths, petroleum fire prevention, French divorce Granville, Governor Stoneman’s pardon, a San Jose wine cellar, and a curb on execution methods in England. A horse incident near Midland and religion/morality notes close the column.
The Director of the Mint reports gold deposits at $46,326,679 with $29,000,000 from domestic output and silver purchases at $36,520,290, mostly from domestic production. Total gold and silver deposited and purchased run $87,955,155, similar to last year. Coinage reached $57,880,921 with gold $27,992,824 and silver $28,173,987. gold coinage fell about $3,000,000 from the prior year. Silver bars and gold bars totaling $7,050,724 and $25,585 were prepared, while $25,500,000 in gold coin was exchanged under a May 26, 1952 act. Gold and silver bullion purchases averaged $2,000,000 monthly. over 17,000,000 silver dollars distributed. Active circulation on October 1, 1884 surpassed $4,000,000,000, up $5,000,000 from the prior year. The director estimates 1884 mine output at gold $29,000,000 and silver $48,000,000, with broader global production easing gold and boosting silver. World coinage in 1883 totals show major contributions from the United States, Mexico, and Peru, with the U.S. leading in gold.
The annual report from the Madina Commissioner notes that two cents per day per capita remains inadequate to clothe and feed Indians after transportation. mentions the Court of Offenses as generally accepted and effective in curbing abusive customs. highlights education gains and a higher death rate due to severe winter. calls for altered appropriation methods to allow department discretion. Also reports accidental deaths of George Hall and his sister near North Adams, and notes on Nile expedition supplies and Canadian progress.
The German steamer Rhein reports October 24 sighting the Dutch vessel Maasdam from Rotterdam to New York ablaze. Maasdam’s passengers and crew, totaling 186, were rescued by the Rhein and brought to Hoboken. Captain Vanderzee blamed an oil tank leak and a lamp ignition for the blaze. all aboard were saved with no serious injuries.
Mrs Dr Tevy widow of an Arctic explorer arrived in town this morning seeking a chief department post in Missouri. Her friends urge recognition of her ability and urgent need for government support, noting she has no assistance or back pay for two years. She runs a seminary in Ville Mo and plans to reopen it. In St Louis she will stay with Deputy Marshal Conzins.
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