People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-22
GENERAL NEWS.
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ried Readers.
Depositors Of the defun3t Kansas
City Safe Deposit bank met in Tur-
ner's hall Saturday evening.
DR.. Parkhurst has received a threat
ening letter warning him that he has
only until Christmas to live.
Senator Palmer says that Clevelaud
has no intention of restoring Liliuok-
alani to her throne by force.
Near Harrisburg, Ark, Saturda Y
Miss Lizzie Keller was murdered by
fiend who tried to assault her.
The annual convention of the Mis-
souri, Y. NJ. C. A. at Sedalia has ended
after very successful meeting.
A dog show opened Tuesday at Chi
cago. Five hundred cracks have been
entered by out-of-town owners.
The safe of the Plano National Bank
at Plano, Tex, was blown to pieces
Friday night and robbed of a large
sum.
The third annual session of the
Northwest Missouri editors closed at
St. Joseph Saturday with the election
of officers.
The employees of the Lehigh Valley
road were Tuesday notified that the
wages of yard engineers and fremen
would be cut.
The civil service commission has
submitted a report showing what has
been accomplished and what is hoped
to be done in the future.
By resorting to strategy Monday
Jailer Noon of Kansas City, succeeded
In ascertaining the dwelling place OF
4 woman arrested for shopllfting.
The house of lords has virtually
killed the employers liability bill,
and their action has added fuel to the
fire Of resentment against the peers.
The police of Sonth Bend. Ind,
think they have a clue that Frank
Smith, notorious gold brick man had
a hand in the recent bank robbery
there.
In the supreme court of Kansas an
important decision was handed down
Saturday, to the effect that the new
mortgage law does not affect actions
begun before it went into effect.
The supporters of Lee in Virginia
are unwilling to abide by the action
of the caucus and will try to organize
a bolt and elect him senator in spite
Of the Endorsements of Martin.
The war of the crusaders on the
Wichita saloons is becoming serious
and there are prospects of grave
trouble. Saturday one of the leagues
spoilers was set upon and severely
beaten.
The shaft of the Kohinoor colliery
of Shenandoah, Pa, one of the Read
ing companys largest mines is burn
ing. The miners all escaped. Eight
hundred men and boys will be out o.
employment.
There was almost a riot in Londo1
Sunday when the anarchists defeC
law and the police and gathered il
Trafalgar square in spite of the or
ders for them not to DO so, which haC
been issued.
Chief Harris of the Cherokee nation
has withdrawn all opposition to tn,
sale of the Cherokee bonds, and vii
further their sale. The authorized
agents will sta.t east Immediately t,
sell the bonds.
The Downing men in the Cherokee,
council claim that one of their mem
bers who voted to pass the bill 70
the appointment Of financial commits
sioners over the head of the chief wa
paid for his vote.
Albert Brumen, receiving cashier o
the Rochester. n. Y, Savings bank
committed suicide Tuesday morning
by shooting himself at his house. H
had been i'll for three weeks, sufferin,
from an attack of la grippe, and it j
supposed that dependency prompte,
the act.
Circuit court at Dexter, No, o.
Tuesday sustained the Niagara Insur
ance company in Its refusal to pay
fire loss, on the ground that the lose
hal not complied with a clause of tn
policy requiring the assured to TAX
an annual invoice and keep cash az
count, depositing both in an iron safe
The directors of the influential Gel
J mania Club, of Chicago. have decline
! to accept picture of Governor Al
! geld to be hung in the club, and tn
) governor refused to attend the bar
. quet given by the club the other night
There is a great deal of feeling owe
the affair and it means 4 split in tn
club.
OF INTEREST TO CONSERVATIVES