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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1885
Page
6
ABILENE REFLECTOR reports London weekly death rate of 13.8 per 1,000, the lowest ever recorded. The item covers labor hours in New York plumbers, a Younger brothers appeal, Georgia bond case, Mexican Central Railway rumors, Austro-Serbian diplomacy, and court scenes in Muncie, with political and postal rule updates.
A long mixed editorial of world and national items notes Marshal Serrano of Spain reported dangerously ill, Lucie Parker CT cotton magnate aged seventy seven, and a Massachusetts Greenback ticket for statewide offices. It covers bicycle records, tax matters, Agassiz decline, cabinet notes, storms, rail and ferry woes, and assorted global incidents with emphasis on political and economic shifts.
The Topeka reunion of veterans drew about twenty five thousand in camp with Governor Martin delivering the welfare address. A grand entrance arch bore Liberty and Equality with the flag as keystone and banners declaring Welcome to Camp Grant. Kansas National Guard units paraded in full regalia while officers and General Black given as invited speaker sent condolences on the death of his daughter.
Ferdinand Ward, in Ludlow Street Jail, pleads his burden and asserts he will reveal how funds from Grant & Ward were handled. He claims not to have absorbed $5,000,000 and says the statement of affairs, including profits to various parties, will be made public by the receiver. He accuses others of responsibility and vows to expose all who shared in the profits.
On October 3 the Heath and Co brokerage firm in New York faced a dramatic collapse. Attachments were issued by Judge Donohoe against Heath & Co., with Giovanni P Morosini claiming $450,000 on deposit and asserting the firm wrongly hypothecated his securities. Major creditors include Jay Gould and others, while Morosini’s claim totals about $50,000 with others owed large sums. Morosini also revealed disputes over stock and cash depletions and the firm’s uncertain assets, as Henry N Smith’s liabilities loom large.
An October dispatch from Constantinople reports alarm in official circles after Alibe-Sahab-Pasha's inquiry into army strength. It reveals an Adrianople force far below its nominal 15,000, uniforms and horses lacking, four ironclads short of sailors, and only 600 boats for the navy. Turkish troops attacked Greek outposts at Mastepal Pasha, were repelled, and a wounded officer was carried off.
Miss Honora L Harwood youngest daughter of Rev. Dr. Edwant Harwood of Trinity Church New Haven secretly married Proman Hemingway of New York City in Jersey City yesterday. Planned New Haven wedding to Abany suitor Provens, reputed worth 21 000 000, was cancelled as the couple hastened to sail for Europe aboard the Bremen line steamer Werra. Parents are shocked and distraught by the elopement and defection from expected nuptials.
United States Minister Merrill reports Hawaiian Kingdom regulations on Chinese immigration. No more than 25 Chinese passengers land at any port unless they hold entry passports. Passports to return granted to current or future Chinese residents with a year of trade or industrial work. No return for indentured laborers. Passports to be issued at the Foreign Office or consulates in Honolulu San Francisco and by local officials for eligible Chinese, including children under ten.
Special Agent Armstrong of the Interior Department returns to Washington for leave after inspecting about seven Indian Agencies in two weeks. He faults radical moves to replace trained staff and urges separate instruction for agents or clerks. He will resume westward duties soon with a push for more deliberate work.
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