People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-09-15
GENERAL NEWS
Carefully Selected News OF Current
Events.

Events.
Representative Geary, of California,
author of the Chinese exclusion act,
called on Secretary Gresham yester-
day and urgel him to enforce the law.
Mr.. Geary received very little salts
faction.
The Rockford passenger train on
the Burlington and Chicago jumped
the track at IIinckley Saturday, owing
to brakeman's blunder. Engineer
Andy Farr, of Rockford, jumped out
and was killed.
Detectives have recovered $1,000 Of
the money stolen from the safe of the
Adams expires, at Akron, o.. Friday
night. 1t was found buried in corn
field in the suburbs. The burglars
have been arrested.
Notwithstanding the evidences of
guilt claimed to have been discovered
against Monson, GLASGOW opinion is
that the death of the young American,
Marlborough, whose body was found
on the Ardlamont estate, was the re-
suit of an accident and that Monson is
entirely blameless.
John Beaver, the wife murderer,
who was sent to the Saltwater, Mimi,
penitentiary twenty years ago, is to
be pardoned by the governor, on con-
dition of leaving the country and re-
turning to Holland. During his in
generation he has fallen heir to a
large estate in Holland.
Four hundred colored men, armed
with Winchester rifles, passed through
Little Rock Wednesday night en-
route to Weir City, Kas., TO take the
places of the striking miners and were
prepared to do so at all hazards. They
were plentifully supplied with am
munition and provisions.
Fire at Candy, Mimi, Friday night
burned block and half in the bust
ness part of the town destroying six
teen stores, the postofice and the
Bank of Candy. The fire was caused
by the filling of a lamp while it was
lighted. The loss is estimated at
$500, 900; insurance 100000.
Reports from Buenos Ayres say
revolution has broken out at Tucu-
man, owing to the fraudulent manner
in which new governor was elected.
The rebels attacted the military bar
racks and seized the ammunition.
The army is entrenched at Cabillo and
is preparing to rerel an attack.
The judicial election to fill the va
cancies on the supreme bench caused
by the designations of Chief Justice
Cockrill and Associate Justice Hem
ingway was held Saturday. The DEM
ocrats had no opposition, H. G. Bum,
Of Ouachita, being elected chief JUS
tice and Carroll D. Wood, associate.
Latest news from Rio reports re-
volution has broken out there under
the leadership of Admiral Custodio de
MellO. The insurgents have seized
the warship Aquidaban, the cruisers
Republica and Trajant, and four tor
pedo boats. 1t is reported that Presi-
dent Peixoto has proclaimed himself.
The dead body of Francis E. Bur-
dick was found in Cutoff lake, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Ia, Thursday. He lived in
Omaha and was quite we'll off. 1t is
thought he was murdered and the
body thrown into the lake to conceal
the crime. He had quite sum of
money on his person when last seen.
Mr.. Bayard, ambassador from the
United States to England, and many
Of the aristocracy were in the CALLER
les Of the house of lords last night
when the debate on the home rule bill
was resumed. The feature of the
evening was the sp ech for the bill
by Lord Roseberry, the foreign Sec
rotary.
At Milwaukee Judge Walber Satur-
! day ruled that William Plankinton, in
his capacity as assignee of the Plank
lnton bank must testify before the
grand Jury. In his individual capaci-
ty Mr. Plankinton might perhaps have
been exempted from testifying on the
ground that his evidence might crimi-
nate him.
A meeting of the Irish parliament
tary party, at London, presided over
by Justin Mccarthy, held on Monday
evening, was not altogether harmoni-
Gus. The Paris funds and other sub
jects were under consideration. Mat
tiers were moving peacefully until a
resolution of confidence in the commit
tee of the party was proposed. This
led to a difference of opinion.
A Rome correspondent telegraphs
that the pope has written to Monsig-
nor Satolli and Cardinal Gibbons i'm
portant confidential letters, with
which Father Patrick Booker started
on Friday for America. 1t is under
stood that these letters are the out
come of reports which have reached
the pope concerning the alleged oppo-
sition in New York to Monsignor Sa.
TOLL.
Oliver Bros. South side mills and the
Hainsworth steel works, Pittsburg, re-
sumed Monday morning with non-uni-
on men. A large force of officers was
present at both plants to prevent any
trouble, but beyond dark looks and
little grumbling there was no demon
stration from the old men. The plant
OF Howe, Brown & Co. also resumed
the same day, giving employment to
200 men.
The senate committee on public
lands met Monday and agreed to re.
port favorably bills giving the state Of
Oregon land for public park: allow.
ing California per cent of the pro-
ceeds of the sales of public lands for
the aid of public schools; giving South
Dakota so per cent of the proceeds Of