People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-15
GENERAL,


The Southern Pacific Co., by the use
Of the Pecos river bridge, is able to
abandon a portion Of its line which has
heretofore been dangerous, as well as
expensive.
REV. j. c. CAvEYER, Methodist mis-
sionaly, has been imprisoned at Duran
go, Mex. Cause not stated.
The stranded steamer City of Chicago
it is feared, will go to pieces About
100 tons Of cargo have been taken off
uninjured, and her crew still remains
aboard
THE Peary expedition has left St.
Johns, n. F.
Two deaths from Asiatic cholera have
been reported in London.
The Chinese immigration question is
exciting warm debate in the Canadian
parliament.
The Henley England regatta was
continued on the 9th. The fourth heat
Of the contest for the diamond sculls
was won by Boyd, who beat Cummings
by two lengths and a quarter CONS.
Of Amsterdam, beat Henry, of Paris, in
the fifth heat
The people Of the town of Elzulau.
Mexico, have been terrorized for the
past three months by a band of brigands
under the leadership of Martial Casillas,
one OF most desperate men in Mexico.
Lately the rendezvous of Casillas and
his men was found, and an attempt was
made TO capture them Desperate resist
ance was made. Two of the bandits
were killed and three wounded. CASH.
las was captured and taken to Elzulau
where he was shot to death.
IT is said that the revolution in Rio
Grande do Sui has ended.
A FIRE caused by melting pitch de-
stroyed bridge over the Ebro at Tor
tosa, Spain. Two workmen were
drowned, siXty-fve of them having to
jump into the river to escape the flames.
AMONG the political weapons used IN
the campaign in Ireland was a bucket
Of Stops which was dashed in bishops
face
The Hawaiian people are dissatisfied
and wish to be annexed to the United
States.
TUE Justin projectile, notwithstand.
ing defects, is pronounced success.
THE export Of cutlery from Sheffield
to America shows a slight increase.
The Berlin municipality has voted
100000 marks for an international
exposition in 1898 forestalling the pro-
jected French one for 1900.
CANADA has imposed a duty of five
cents per dozen on eggs.
The government of Honduras is OIL
its last legs. Bouello is the name of its
probable next president.
AN immense confagration broke out
in ST. Johns, n. F., on the Sth Thirty
thousand persons were rendered home
less The finest buildings in the city
were destroyed.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended July showed an average in
crease of 1O7 compared with last year.
In New York the increase was 1871.
Dun & Co.'S weekly review reports
general trade much larger than a year
ago.
IT is unlikely that Mr.. Gladstone will
have a working majority if he has a
majority at all in the next British par
lament.
The Grand Trunk of Canada has Sc
cured line to Ottawa, Ont.
THE damage by the fire at st. Johns,
N. F., was said to be $75,OOO OOO-prob-
ably an eXaggeration.
THERE have been $50 deaths from
cholera in Paris.
RAvoCHOL, the notorious anarchist
and murderer, was guillotined at Paris
on the morning of the 18th.
By a boiler explosion on a Lake GEN
eva steamer twenty-five lives were lost
EFFORTS are making to form a tissue
paper trust.