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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02

In battle only one ball out of eighty
five takes effect 49,
1T has been estimated that for every
eight hundred bullets fred during the
civil war a man was killed.
AT forty-nine battles and skirmishes
OF the civil war Mrs. NJ. g. Harris, Of
Venice, was present as a nurse.
nicHARD TELLS, VINO lives near unr.
ford, Mich, served in twenty-six en-
gagements during the war and never
lost drop Of blood. MI
ALARGE sale for cook books pub.
lished in this country is reported from
Madrid and other Spanish cities. q.
THREE hundred thousand dollars
worth Of Victor Hugo's works have
been sold annually for the last six years
PROF. KLUeE, of Jena, in an address,
stated that Shakespeare, in his works,
uses $4,000 words The lecturer then
showed that the Old Testament con,
tanned but $500 different words.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
ANOTHER STRIKE,
An Indignant switchman Strikes Grand
Master Sweeney For Ordering the Strike
OLA Bitter Feeling Developed.

An Indignant Switchman Strikes Grand
Master sweeney For Ordering the Strike
OLA Bitter Feeling Developed.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 26.-The call
ing off of the switchmen's strike has
caused much adverse comment among
the strikers
Sweeney's action was received with
maledictions by most of the strikers.
and when he appeared on the street
he was surrounded by a crowd
OF switchmen, who demanded that
ne declare a general strike from
New York to Chicago. Words
ensued and Switchman Quinn, of the
Nickel Plate yards, struck Sweeney a
ferocious blow, knocking him down
Blood flowed in a stream from Swee
ney's nose. Quinn then got his leaders
head against telegraph pole and
punched and pounded him until pulled
away.
Mr.. Sweeney had his wounds dressed
in a drug store. "A. .nuRber of strikers
assembled on the sidewalk in front Of
the place and threatened to do further
violence 10 the grand master Sweeney
was frightened and the police dispersed
the crowd. A bitter feeling against
Sweeney has developed among the, late
strikers, who consider that they have
been duped and betrayed by him. =.
it was stated vaguely last night
that. the men, who would have had
the fight maintained are in meeting in
some hall down towards East Buffalo.
and there are suggestions even that
those men wish, without knowing Just
how, to open up the strike again upon
their own responsibilitv
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
DR.. Kelley Back From Enrnne.

NEW YORK, Aug Cdr. Leslie f.
Kelley, OF gold cure fame, accompanied
by Mrs. Kelley, was saloon passenger
on the Hamburg steamship Augusta
Victoria which reached HobolSen pier
last evening. Dr.. Kelley appeared4n
the best of health when met on the pier.
He denied that an English syndicate
purchased the right to use his gold cure
in Great Britain.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
The Scourge in Paris.

PARIS, Aug. ga number of new
cases of cholerine have been reported in
this city. Three deaths from the dis.
ease occurred yesterday. Three persons
died of cholerine in Lemans to-day. A
lady called at the Marie at Montmartre
to register the death of her child from
cholera. The persons in the office drew
away in terror when suddenly the lady
fell to the floor writhing with pain
She was at once removed to the cholera
barracks, where her husband had been
taken onathe previous day. Her hus
band died. l.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
FOUR CHILDREN DEAD.
Ihree Poke at RRttlesnake Under tn,
Boards In Mistake For Hen and One |,
Drow.ed

three Poke at Rattlesnake Under th,
Boards In Mistake For Hen and One \,
Drow"ed.
ATHENS. Ca. Aug. Gin Madison
county, near here, farmer named VIII
son went to mill, leaving his wife and
four children contented and happy
Two hours later he returned to find hi,
wife lying on the flour insensible. with
four dead children about her. Tn,
story the mother told when restored Il
consciousness was a remarkable one
She said she had taken the baby to the
spring, leaving the other children ir
the house. Hearing their cries she pu,
the baby down and hurried back to the
house, where she found two dead ane
the other dying. The living one saii
they had been poking their finger,
through crack in the floor and a hen
had been pecking at them. The mothe,
went back after her baby and found q
had fallen into the spring and drowned
The third child had died when she 90,
back to the house and the mothe,
swooned away. Investigation showed
that the supposed hen was a rattle
snake.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
Sympathy Strike.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. Glover 2OC
men from the Twenty-ninth street
Carnegie mills at Lawrenceville quit
work in sympathy with the locked-out
men. Ever since the strike began the
forge and bumper departments at the
lower mills have been in operation.
Part Of the time double turn was run in
these departments. The skilled n.en
who went out yesterday morning do
not belong to any union, but are fully
in sympathy with the strikers. The
mill has shut down.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
)dge finances:
Pythian Sisters.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 2G-The
Pythian sisterhood elected the follow.
ing officers for the ensuing two years:
Supreme chief, Mrs. Hattie A. Robinson,
OF Dayton, o.; supreme senior, Mrs.
Sarah j. Golf, of Central Falls, R. l.;
supreme junior, Mrs II. ". Dodd, of
Fort Madison, Ia; supreme mistress Of
records and correspondence, Mrs NJ. D.
Wood, of Kansas City, Mo; supremc
mistress of finance, Mrs. Emma Bacon,
OF Canton, o.; supreme manager, Mrs.
Alice Blossom, of Minneapolis, Mimi;
supreme protectress, Mrs. Sallie Woolf,
Of San Francisco; supreme guard, Mrs.
Anna Hammond, of Boston.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
The Situation in Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 29.-Twenty
eight cases Of cholera have occurred in
a charitable asylum here, the outbreak
being due to bad food. Cholera con.
tinues to spread in several towns in
central Russia and Lublin, though the
mortality is not alarming. The official
returns show that throughout Russia
on Thursday there were reported 5,757
new cases of cholera and 2.169 deaths.
In st. Petersburg yesterday seventy.
five new cases and thirty-seven deaths
were reported.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
Fears il e. gland s.

LONDON, Aug, 29.-Drl Thorne. chief
of the sanitary division of the local gov.
eminent board, says he has grave doubts
OF the ability of the board to keep the
cholera out OF London. He says the
great source of dangeris in the east end
1t is impossible to watch and locate i'm.
migrants who gravitate toward the east
end. r... ... ........
The steamer Corona arrived at Middle.
borough from Hamburg and as there
was no sickness aboard the crew was
allowed to disembark, but subsequently
one of the seaheh was seized with chol.
era and the Corona was then placed in
quarantine. The town-folk are alarmed
over the appearance of the disease. The
stricken seamen died last night.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
Precautions at New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Mayor Grant,
President Wilson, of the New York
board of health; Police Commissioner
Martin, Quarantine Commissioner Allen
and DIR. c. F. Roberts, chief inspector of
contagious diseases, paid a private visit
to Health Officer Jenkins this afternoon
on the steamer City of New York.
After holding a conference the party
visited the quarantine islands on a tour
of inspection.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
Awarding Prizes.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 29.-Camp
Shaw of the uniform rank of the
Knights of Pythias was broken Saturday
morning in a most fitting manner.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the United States
army officers who had charge of the
inspection of the competitive drills de-
livered their formal report to Maj. Gen.
Carnahan and the awards of prizes were
made as follows:
First prize, sl,5OO-Mystic division No. l2.
oirard, Kan Capt N W. Russell
Second prize, 81, 100 Galaxy division No ~
Pittsburg, Kan, Capt r. f. l. Van Wrinkle
Third prize, sl,OO)-Erie division No. 10. Erie
Kan, Capt. c. G. Fletcher
Fourth prize, SsD-New Albany division No.
), New Albany, Ind, Capt IL NJ Cooper.
Fifth prize, 6O-Louisville division No. /,
Louisville, KY, Capt j. W. Reccius.
Sixth prize, sjO-Pioneer division No. /, Lit
tie Rock Ark. Capt b W. Bartlett
Seventh prize SiO0-John Barr Glenn diyis-
ion No. 10, Eau Claire. Wis, Capt John
Beisang.
Eighth prize s3OO-Red Cross division No. T..
ST. Louis, Capt j F. Shick.
Ninth prize, s.0)-Terre Haute division No. 3,
Terre Haute, Ind, Capt A. c. Duddleston.
Tenth prize, s0)-Manv division No. IS, In
dianapolis, Ind, Capt C. ]. Many
Eleventh place-Indiana division No. Sc, In
dianapolis, lid, Capt Ed ]. Stott
Twelfth-Logan division No q; Logansport,
Ind, Capt George s Shaefer
Thirteenth Excelsior division No 43, Indian
apolis, Ind, Capt H. C Castor
Fourteenth-Rock City division No IS, Wa
bash, Ind, Capt IL C. Petit
Fifteenth-Grand Rapids division No. g.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Capt James Bayne
Sixteenth-Abbott division No. l2, Fall River
Mass, Capt David Fuller
acknowledgement division. Spring.
field, No, Capt j. E Cocxrell
Eighteenth-Og let5orpe division Ne 4. Rssbs.
wick &c, Capt Tobias Newman
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
Signed the Scale.

UNIoNrowS, Pa, Aug. 29.-The Co
lumbia Steel Co. and their employees.
who are members of the Amalgamated
association, reached an agreement as to
wages last night and the scale has been
signed The mill will resume at once
Slx hundred men are affected bv the
settlement F ~
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
At Washington.

. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S-The depart
mentS here are taking every precaution
to prevent the introduction of cholera
into this country. All vessels arriving
at;any American port from ports in or
near infected districts will be subjected
to rigid quarantine inspection and bag
gage disinfected The importation of
rags from infected districts has been
prohibited. Immigrants and Others
who are the least suspected will be
quarantined until the possibility of
danger is passed.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02

Marshal Deodoro
da Fonseca came in
to prominence be-
fore the world as
chief of the provis.
ional government of
Brazil after the de.
throning of Emper
or Dom Pedro, Nov
ember Is, 1889. He
was born in 1890,
and was the son of
a wealthy Portuguese
merchant He dis.
ltinguished himself
in the war between
Brazil and Para,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
Noted Missionary Dead.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. pa cable
message announces the death Friday.
in Jaffna Cevlon, of Rev. William Ware
Rowland, for nearly fifty years secretary
of the American missionary board Of
that island. Mr.. Rowland was born at
West Blookfeld, Mass, in 1927. gradu.
ating from Amherst college in 1851.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02

quay. He was very popular at court.
but at all times he displayed republican
tendencies, which eliminated in hi.
declaration of the republic November
Is, 1889, three days after the empero,
was overthrown. ~ l p
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
sympathetic Frenchmen,

PARIS Aug. 29.-The congress of the
~orkingmen's socialistic revolution
party Yesterday adopted a resolution 10
send to American miners an address of
sympathy
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
Free From the Disease

New YORK, Aug 29.-The steamship
Servia, from Liverpool, Lydian Mon
arch from London and Sorrento from
Hamburg, arrived at this port yesterday
and were subjected to rigid inspection
No cholera nor suspicious cases were
found and after being thoroughly fumi.
gated the vessels were permitted tc
dock.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
DEATH OF DA FoNSEcA.

Inc flrst President of Brazil and De.
throner otDom Pedro Passes Away.
RIO JANEIRo, Aug. 25.-Marshal Dec.
doro Da Fonseca, the first president of
the republic of Brazil. is dead
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
THE PYTHIANS.
Interesting Facts in Regard to the
Order.
Marvellous Growth of the Order-The Su.
preme Lodge Elects Officers -Pythian
sisters-Kansas Captures the
Leading Prizes.
Growth OF the Order.

KANSAS CITY, No., Aug. 25.-At the
session of the supreme lodge Knights of
Pythias to-day Supreme Chancellor
Shaw submitted his report, which says:
AT the time our Pythian congress was last in
! session, July, 1880 the numerical strength Of
the membership, as shown by the reports for
the year ended December 81, 1889, were as FOL
lows: FT
Number of grand lodges ............... a.
Number of subordinate lodges ............ 3T24
Membership Of the order. .26S, s47
The official report for the year ended
December3i, $50, shows, viz: -
Number Of grand lodges ..,..........i.... 81
Number OF subordinate lodges ........ 1859
Membership Of the order.,.. .3Os, 800
For the year ended December 81, 1891,
viz: ~. fe c.t' ILL.,. 49,.
Number Of grand lodges. ..,.............. 81
Number Of subordinate lodges 1900
Membership of the order 49,. .....-...g 57 e9i
And official reports as of July l, 1891.
show, viz: .a-. .
Number Of grand lodges.l: .........,.. a
'Number Of subordinatelodges -. $500
membership OF the order ...,...s.,...... $4,000
'These figures. though approximate, are
based upon reports so far received
From the foregoing'is made the fol-
loving computation: &
Membership Of the order July 1, 1890. 2S3 500
Memberships the order July /, 1897. 296 900
Or an increase in the two years ended July 1.
1892 Of 1900 being at the rate Of nearly Al per
cent for the time
From the foregoing it may be seen
that the increase of membership during
the present administration is approyi-
mately IL, 200, being greater number
OF knights of Pythias than composed
the entire membership of the order at
the end of the first eighteen years of its
existence.
Concerning the growth of the rank
the report Of the secretary saws;
Since April /, 1892, ffty-nine sections
have beenigstituted, l,472 members adj
mltted and S2,9j6,0OO new endowments
has been issued A comparison with
the same period of one year ago.
as well as with the subsequent quar-.
tiers, will show that there has been
a continuous increase in the new
membership and endowment over each
succeeding quarter During the first
half Of the year 1892 the new sections
organized number 1884, Nearly 5000
applicants were admitted, and the en-
dowment issued aggregates s., SS7, OOO
Officers Chosen.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 26.-The supreme
lodge Of the Knights of Pythias of the
World elected this afternoon the fol-
lowing officers:
Supreme Chaneellor-William Worth
blackwell, of Kentucky.
Supreme Vice Chancellor w. B.
Richie, of Ohio.
Supreme Prelate-E. 7. Blaekmer, of
of California.
Supreme Master of Exchequer-S. ].
Wiley, Of Delaware.
Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal
R. l.. c. White, of Tennessee.
Supreme Master-at-Arms-J. H. Lyon.
of Kansas
Supreme Inner Guard-Aaron B. Gar
dinier, of New York.
Supreme Outer Guard-John Thomp-
son, of Washington, D. c.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
Supreme Lodge Finances.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug 2G.-Supreme
Master of Exchequer S. j. Wiley, K.
Of p, has prepared for the consideration
Of the supreme ledge report showing
the financial condition of the order. Ii
gives the following table of compari.
sons, showing the conservative man.
arnmnnf Of O., r,,.n,,,o l.,l... G....------ -
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 25.-At the
session of the supreme lodge Knights OF
Pythias to-day Supreme Chancellor
Shaw submitted his report, which says:
AT the time our Pythian congress was last in
session, July, 1850, the numerical strength Of
the membership, as shown by the reports for
the year ended December 3d. 1889, were as FOL
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
WAR RECORDS.

LIZ battle only one ball out Of eighty
five takes effect. 49,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02

The Metropolitan Opera House in New
York Burned-Fire at Atlanta, Ga.-Fatai
Church Panic Caused by Fire at Forest
vile, o.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-25
THE WORLD OF SCIENCE.

RECENT invention in lighting com
bines the principles of the arc and the
incandescent.
AN Italian engineer has devised a sys-
tenn by which he proposes to utilize the
power of trains running down grade.
a WORCESTERSHIRE locomotive has
Just been built in Illinois which is said
to work admirably.
THE wonderful progress made in sur
, gerry is shown from the fact that only
8 per cent. of all operations in amputa-
ton are fatal.
: PAPER properly treated with chem
icals and then subjected to great pres
sure is being used for flooring material
and for general use in building as a fire.
resisting substance.
, n PACKING paper impcrmcable to wa
ter can be made as follows: Take I'M
sized paper and coat it with an aqueous
solution of dcXtrinc. When dry apply a
layer of siccativc oil paint.
4, IMPRESSIONS of the fingcr-tips of idi-
,ots have been found by DR.. dAbundo to
show very different markings from
= those of sane people. In number of
idiots the markings on the tips of all
the fingers Of each hand were identical,
and in one idiot the tips of the thumbs
had the same markings as those of the
|" fingers. There was noticeable smooth
ness of the finger-tips in all the idiots.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-25
PRODUCE AND MERCHANDISE.

New YORK. Feb. s4.-ISpecial :
Southern flour quiet Wheat unsettled,
quiet, closing stronger; No. red, l O5 q
@L07S store and elevator, 1.O7N00
l.ools afloat; options closed steady. 40
Is under yesterdays; No. red, Febru.
airy, LOG; March, 1.O5%; May, 1.O4l5.
Corn higher, firm, moderate active;
No. ., 4S%@404 elevator, 5O@5Ul4
options closed firm; February, 49, I;
May, 49%. Oats stronger. moderat e
business; options dull, hrmer; February,
3G4, May, 81 spot No. 9, 364M37J5
mixed Western, 36@37M.
Coffee, options closed steady, 10 up to
90 down: February, 14.15@lI. 90; May,
II o5; spot Rio quiet, steady; No.
Z, 14%@15. Sugar, refined, steady,
quiet. Molasies. New Orleans, quiet,
steady common to fancy, 2s@s6. Rice
steady, quiet; Japan, 5l4@53s.
Petroleum easy, quiet; refined New
York, 6.4o; Philadelphia and Baltimore,
G.35@6 40; do in bulk, 3.s5@39O Cot
ton-seed oil steady, quiet; crude, 25l5
Rosin steady, quiet; strained, common
to good, 1.300p1.32ll.
Turpentine quiet, firm, 4O1S Pea
nuts quiet. Meat market quiet. Lard
frmer, quiet; Western steam. 6. so; city,
5.35GD6 40; February, G.7o: May, 600
bid. Freights stronger, good demand
cotton, 9.64d; grain, AID.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-25
Strains in Bridges.

An ingenious apparatus for measur-
fling strains in iron or steel bridges has
been devised by NJ. lie Chatelier. a
French civil engineer. Two brackets
tare attached to the member which is to
be tested, one bracket carrying lathe
afentcr while in the other slides short
steel rod pointed ut both ends. One of
these ends presses against the flexible
gaiaphragm of a water chamber connect
! cd with an open tube in which the water
flows when expelled from the chamber.
AOn the other end, and on the other CEN
! ter on the bracket first mentioned, l.
tSar is supported, the arrangement be-
ling such that any extension of the
2 bridge member causes n motion of the
diaphragm, and is shown on highly
3magnificd scale by the fall of the water
ssSn the tube. Successful measurements
3liave been made between points only
Height inches apart.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-25
COMMISSIONERS SALES.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL ESTATE
ONcar BonsaCk's Depot, Roanoke County, Va
In pursuance OF the terms OF decree OF the cir
cult court OF Rockbridgc county. Va, entered on
therein pending between w. G. Clemens and ais
against the executor and exccntrix of VIM Sci.
den, deceased, to enforce the payment OF bal
ancc. due by the former purchasers, OF six
thousand and eight hundred dollars (S6sOOJ
with interest thereon, from the 10th day OF No
ycmbcr, 1887, subject to n credit OF seven hun.
drcd and forty dollars (S740), as of the 2Sth day
OF November, 1883, and costs OF suit and cx-
pcpses OF this sale will offer for sale on TUES.
DAY. MARCH 1ST, 1892, on the premises, to the
highest bidder, at public anttion, a certain
tract or land, described In the deed fled as lying
and being in the county OF Roanoke. Virginia.
on both sides OF Glade creek. X own us the home
tract and late residence OF Fleming James de.
acres. more or LEES, except one hundred and
twelve acres Ql2l, more or less between
the road 10 Bonsack and Kzcr's mill
and the line OF the Norfolk and West.
lands OF Samuel G.. Woods. and on the west sid.
of the waters OF Glade creek. the same being
part of the home tract, and which part has been
I'D to Vim. Marshall Cook). The said property
has on 1t valuable residence and all needed out
houses and n fruit canncry, and thought By the
owners to contain valuable mineral deposits
TERMS OF SALE: One third of the purchase
nom In cash and the residue upon credit OF
Dnc and two Years in two equal instalments
hearing interest from da, OF sale, ard the pur
~ 20 be retained until IN" '-th~r o-d.- ~ the
court. HENRY K. BLAIR.
Commissioner.
RocKBRIDGE COUNTY, To-wIT:
j. Jonn &. Boudc clerk or the Ci;cuit Court OF
RockhTidge county. IN the State OF Virginia. do
hereby certify that Henry +. Blair. the commits.
sioncr appointed by decree In the abovc.nAmcd
oause OF September Z, 1901, so make sale Of the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-25
The Meat Diet.

The attention Of the French Society
! for the Advancement of Science has re-
4cently been directed by certain ply
3sicians to the evil effects of an excess
Isivc meat diet, or Of raw, overlsept or
fbad meat. The ptomaines thus pro-
Ytluced introduce poisonous principlcs-in
the system, which the kidneys cannot
throw off. Inhabitants of cities in
3dulge far too freely in meat. often bad
ly cooked and kept too long; the poor
PEND country population do not often get
their meat fresh. Prof. Vcrncuil con-
3sidcrs something should be done to
remedy this state of things He points
out that Rcclus, the French geographer,
has proved that cancer is most fire.
quent among those branches of the
human race where carnivorous habits
spFevail.