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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1883
Page
2
Abilene Reflector notes pacing records, presidential appointments, habeas corpus cases, and a large emigration of Chinese aboard the Coptic. It covers budget deficits, papal restoration hopes, anarchist violence in France, and multiple U.S. and overseas political and health developments with terse, period-voice reporting.
A sprawling miscellany reports theft of 11 000 from a Mexican Railway paymaster in Mexico City, beach show plans in Louisville, libel conviction of a Berlin editor, poisoning of six of John Stouffer’s children, counterfeiting arrests in Grand Forks, and new Western Union directors Joan Hay and Frank Work. It chronicles Treasury judgments, yellow fever rumors, ship collisions near the Channel, a New York banker’s summer home fire, a Cumminsville race riot, a Pawling house explosion arrest, and car wrecks and rail revenue notes. It adds obituaries, political shifts, legal actions, fraud probes, trials, and notable deaths across the US and Europe with street incidents and industry updates.
After Sherman’s retirement General Hancock remains in charge of the Division of the Atlantic at New York. Schofield takes command of the Division of the Missouri at Chicago, Pope moves to the Pacific Division with San Francisco HQ, Amar replaces Pope at Missouri Department Fort Leavenworth, and Mackenzie takes Texas, as the South and East Departments are consolidated under Hancock. Nearly complete Ohio vote shows 712000 total. Prohibition amendment loses by about 70000, Hoadly leads in few thousand, Democrats in Legislature. Iowa GOP majority around 20000. Legislature Republican. Lyceum theater Globe in Chicago partly burns. six residents die from smoke. loss about 325000. Collision on Southwest road near Uniontown injures several. careless engineer implicated. Herrick divorce case ends with death. wife kills second wife and wounds, then surrenders. Alfred White, White Boys member, attempts suicide in jail. two others jailed or to be jailed.
The September drought sharply reduced Kansas corn yields from August projections. Some counties show wide gaps in yields due to uneven rainfall, with western counties suffering historic lows. Statewide average yields fell to about 40.9 bushels per acre, total crop around 190 million bushels, while early Irish potatoes and sorghum fared variably.
Seargent P M Jenks of the St Louis police shot by a woman named Sadie ill while on duty. he died at 10 15 p m after being wounded in the brain. The shooter, later arrested, struck him with a pistol butt and threatened other officers before surrendering. Jenks, 42, joined as patrolman in 1868 and became sergeant in 1869, member of several orders. mortuary benefits listed as 311000. Also reports a Memphis blaze at Greenlaw Opera House and nearby stores causing extensive losses and insurance estimates.
A full-blooded Indian named Dr Jo Rodgers shot his white wife on Twelfth Street near Vermont and then killed himself with the same revolver. The couple, recently from Galesburg, lived among the colored community and had a history of jealous quarrels. The wife, from Iowa and well connected, had planned a visit to her parents. The tragedy occurred just before noon as she stood before a kettle. both died instantly.
A blaze at 34 Courtland Street in New York started at 2 am and spread rapidly to adjacent roofs 32 and 38 as three alarms were rung. Occupants included C Well Sackett & Rankin and McElroy & Emmett printers plus Metropolitan Manufacturing. Despite strong advance, firemen contained it by 2 45 am with expected losses under 50000.
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