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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
FIERCE FLAMES.
Terrible Fate Of Michigan Lumber
men.
Forest Fires Overtake Them and Ten Per
ish-Mexican Gold Prospectors starve
in Desert-Only One of the
Party Escaped.
Forest Fires.

LAKE CITY, Mich, May %. "A forest
fire destroyed Louis Sands lumber
camp near here. Out of total crew of
sixty men forty-nine escaped uninjured.
One, Edward Sullivan, was seriously in
jured and ten are dead. OF these eight
took refuge in a well and were ere
mated there by the timber and curbing
falling IN on them and burning. Two
tried to run the gauntlet and were
burned to crisp The dead are:
Michael &. Pagen, Charles G. Taylor,
James Hugh, Edward Roorbach, mar
ried; Samuel Campbell, foreman of
camp; John Hill, Fred Sager, Hans
Jacobson, married; Frank Sangren,
Mike Mulholland.
The property loss consisted of sixteen
horses, forty hogs, camp tools, etc,
also eleven cars loaded with hogs owned
by the Thayer Lumber Co. The men
were assembled at dinner and the forest
fire, which was burning all around, en-
tirely cut off all escape. When the
men, realizing their danger, rushed out
of the building in which they had been
sitting, the smoke so blinded them they
became bewildered. They ran hither
and thither, unable to find means of
escape, and their horses stampeded,
owing to the confusion. Eight of the
men jumped into well to escape the
flames and there died of suffocatiOn.
Their bodies were brought to the sur
face to-day. Others of the men rushed
to the woods and some of them thus es-
capped, but the bodies of two of them
were afterward found burned to a
crisp. One man reached Lake City ter
ribly burned and there died in fearful
agony. Eight teams of horses were
cremated. The bodies of the burned
have been brought to this city, where
they await burial. Most of the unfor-
Inmates were strangers here and the
bodies will be shipped to friends, where
known. The fire in the timber near
the camp of BlOdgett, GUNNER & Dig
gins is under control and no further
danger is feared there.
Fire broke out near Tustin, and ran
two and half miles in eight minutes.
The farmhouse off man named Ander-
son was destroyed. Mrs. Anderson and
her two children persisted in the house.
The saw-mill boarding house belong
ing to Edgar Morgareidge, on the
Toledo & Ann Arbor siding, four
miles from here, was destroyed by fire.
Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Vagaries Sufficient to Account for the f,
port of Gold.

port Of Gold.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The chief of
the bureau of statistics in his monthly
statement to the secretary of the treas.
ury reports that the total value of the
exports of merchandise from the United
States during the twelve months ended
April 80 were sS4s, 594, 427, and during
the corresponding period of the pre-.
vious year s1,Ol1, 34S, 17S, a decrease OF
S162, 74S, 746. The values of imports
during the same periods were 1926, ISL
9Ss and $500, 1881 respectively, an in
crease of 4,OO4,617. e,
During the twelve months ended
April 30 the exports of gold amounted
to $40, OS9,O26 and the imports to $40,
541, 900; excess of exports, 800, 49S, O26.
During the corresponding twelve
months last year the exports of gold
amounted tos75, GA, 762 and the imports
$40, 1O9, 1923; excess of exports, SIC, 5O4,-
939.
During the twelve months ended
April 80 the exports of silver amounted
to $50, $50, 757 and the imports to $685.
49, 44, excess of exports Sl3, 495, 51S.
During the corresponding period of the
preceding year the exports of silver
amounted to $50, rs, 573 and the imports
to s1S,5O1, 747, excess of exports SILL
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
ANGRY WATERS.
Terrible Floods in OhiO-Many Lives Lost
and Much Property Destroyed.

Terrible Floods in OhiO-Many Lives Lost
and Much Property Destroyed.
CLEVELAND, o., May 19.-The storm
of rain and wind, which began at noon
Monday and continued almost without
cessation until last evening, produced
food unprecedented in the history Of
northeastern Ohio and northwestern
Pennsylvania. Thus far fourteen lives
have been lost, great damage has been
done to shipping and the loss to other
property will amount into the hundreds
of thousands of dollars. --
Yesterday afternoon the first disaster
happened here. Capt. Stanley Flanni-
gan and Michael Eeblende were going
down the river in a row-boat. When
near the mouth of the raging stream
one of Leblonde's oars broke and the
two men were left at the mercy of the
waters. They were quickly carried out
into the lake by the rushing stream,
and it was evident that their frail craft
could not live in the angry sea that was
coming in from the north. Seven men
manned the life-boat and pulled away
toward the east pier of the breakwater,
toward which point the boat contain
ing Flanagan and Leblonde had drift
ed. When the life-savers were well
out of the mouth of the river an oar
broke, and in an instant the cork-ike
vessel swung about to toss upon the
angry waves. The men in the life
boat were totally helpless, and before
assistance of any kind could be rem
lered their boat was overturned and
all the men were thrown into the
water. Four of them succeeded in
catching hold of the overturned life
BOAT, where they hung on until they
we're rescued in a terribly exhausted
condition. Four of their fellow life
savers, after vainly battling for few
moments with the elements, were over
come and the battle of life had to be
given up.
The names of the heroes who lost
their lives in attempting to save others
were: Chester Simons, John Johnson,
Nicholas Servas, Albert Currier.
Flanagan and Leblonde were, of
course, drowned almost before the life
boat capsized.
A distressing accident also occurred at
Conneaut, about 60 miles east of Cleve-
land. The tug Walter Richardson,
1redge Continental and a scow were an
chOred at COnneaut harbOr Tuesday
night. The creek rose rapidly and at
o'clock next morning the scow was car
ried out into the lake with the tug. In
cutting away from the scow the tug
wheel was disabled and the tug washed
ashore. The crew was saved. The
1redge was carried into the lake and
Immediately capsized.
There were seven persons on board,
,wO ofwhom were washed ashore on the
Hreckage. The five others persisted.
At Ashtabula harbor last evening the
schooner Pelican. ore-laden from Es-
:anaba, foundered as she was entering
he harbor and sank in forty feet of
water. Three of the crew were drowned.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
Perished in a Desert.

MANELLOA, Mexico, May 22.-Francis
Banada, prominent rancher who lives
north of here near San Juan SabinaS,
has arrived at Manelloa and brings the
first news of the terrible fate of party
of five mining prospectors, who left
here four weeks ago for the Sierra
San Vicente mountains in the north
western part of this state near the
Texas boundary. There have been
many reports circulated in this part of
Mexico for several months past of the
famous mineral wealth to be found in
those mountains, and a party of
young men, consisting of c. H. Lorian,
b. w. Knapp, both Americans, Cecilia
Martinez, Eustacio Lojada and Jesus
Guerrero organized themselves into a
band to try their luck in the reported
Eldorado.
The course of their journey lay
through desert for $50 miles and on
the third day after leaving Santa Rosa
their water supply gave out and their
team of horses was left behind to its
fate. For six days the men lived on
the juice of the maguey plant. On the
seventh day two of the Mexicans were
driven crazy by the heat and thirst,
broke away from their companions and
soon became lost in the desert. Other
members of the party gradually lost
their strength and were left behind
to die. The only man that came out of
the terrible ordeal alive was Mr.
Knapp, who on the tenth day reached
the San Jose Piedras ranch, where he
received water and kind treatment.
On regaining his strength he was es-
corted to San Juan Sabinas by differ
ent route than the one which had
proved fatal to his companions. He is
now resting at the ranch of Mr..
Banada and will soon take his depart
ure for his old home in the United
States.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
NEWSPAPER MEN APPOINTED.
Three Chicago Members Of the Profession
Get Positions.

Get Positions.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The president
made the following appointments of
2onsuls: NJ. NJ Dufie, of Arkansas. at
Winnipeg, Man; George Horton, of
illinois, at Athens, Greece: Frank H.
Brooks, of Illinois, at Trieste. Austria.
Secretary Gresham appointed Clinton
Kurdish, of Chicago. director of the bu-
reau Of American republics to succeed
". W. Curtis, resigned. Mr.. Kurdish is
an editorial writer on the Chicago
Times and is the third Chicago newspa-
per man honored by the state depart
ment with an appointment in one day.
Frank II. Brooks, of Illinois, who will
go as consul to Trieste, is a veteran
newspaper man, who is at present en-
gagged on the Chicago Tribune on
special work. Mr.. Brooks was born
in Missouri, has lived in Chicago for
the last twenty years and is 4S
years old. lie was recommended
by Vice President Stevenson, Erskine
W. Phelps and other personal friends
of Secretary Gresham.
George Horton, of Illinois, appointed
consul at Athens, is also Chicago
newspaper man He is associated with
the Chicago Herald as an editorial
writer. 81 IL = 81
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
Che New York World Claims That 1t Will

rhe New York World Claims That 1t Will
Not BE AntagOnistic to Democrats.
New YORK, May 22-The World, in
is editorial page, prints the following
n dOuble-leaded type from its Wash
ngton correspondent:
The presidents civil service policy has not
:hanged since it was announced in the World
IN Saturday. Nav l3 malicious report to
he contrary was invented by newspaper
openly hostile to Mr. Cleveland and really
lntagonistic TO the democratic party Mr..
Cleveland has no intention Of refusing TO make
appointments for political reasons He will
Tot make appointments for political reasons,
Unless offensive partnership Is charged and
proved He will make and countenance, how
:ver good many removals and every yacan.
" thus made will be filled by democrat
Mr.. Cleveland in his last administration ex-
)erienced great trouble from the partisanship
If bureau and division chiefs Men whom he
lad retained in office did their utmost to en-
'arrass his administration They were willing
% risk their places for the purpose Of discred.
ting the democratic administration. They
we're not civil service refOrmers. They were
.poilsmen, appointed for partisan rea.
sons under the spells system They
ioped for preierment and promotion
" aiding the return of a republican president
some of these men were in office when Mr..
Cleveland returned to Washington A few Of
hem have been dismissed and others will be.
There is TO be great reform Of this kind in the
service 1t is based On sound business princi.
}les The president and the members of his
:abinet are determined to HAYES ubordinates on
whom they can rely in confidential positions
Mr. Cleveland has not yet considered any
,hanges in the civil service rules That may
come later, but no such intention as has been
attributed to Mr. Cleveland, Of putting all
minor appointments under q commission and
establishing permanent tenure is entertlined
oy him. He authorizes the statement that
lothing the New York Sun says Of his inten.
fNf,gs 10,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
JOHN MUST REGISTER.
The Supreme Court Upholds the Geary


hhc SUPREME NouTb NplOlus the Uehrl
Law.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The supreme
court, through Justice Gray, has sus-
tanned the decision of the New York
courts in favor of the constitutionality
of the Geary exclusion act.
Justice Gray, in announcing the
judgment of the court, said that the
power of the nation to restrict or pro-
hibit the immigration of any aliens
into the country or to require such
aliens already in the country to remove
therefrom was a well settled principle
of international law and it was con-
frmed by an unbroken line of decisions
in this court. The Legislative power of
the government had not transcribed
any of its constitutional limitations in
the act under consideration. 1t was
within its power to determine the reg
ulations under which these aliens
should be permitted to remain in the
United States or failing to observe
these regulations, they should be re-
quired to leave the country.
Chief Justice Fuller and Associate
Justices Field and Brewer dissented,
holding that the law is unconstitu.
tional.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
Killed By a burglar,

ST. Louis, May 22.-At Woodstock,
a suburb of this city, just before dawn
this morning, Benjamin Mccullough
paying teller of the State bank of st
Louis,was shot and killed by burglar
He had heard the burglar and arising tC
protect his property, secured a shotgun
The burglar left the house and McCul
Tough followed him to the yard, where
a scuffie followed, in which the length
of the shotgun prevented its use, while
the burglars revolver came into play
and bullet was sent crashing into Nc
Cullough's brain. The murderer es
capped, but the police are on his trail
and hope to capture him.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
Mishap to Women,

CHICAGO, May 2l.-The close of the
great congress of women was married
by a sad mishap in which eight women
were seriously and many others slight
ly hurt. A section of floor, 2OxSO feet
in extent, forming an entrance to
Washington hall in the Art institute
suddenly gave way under the crush of
women anxious to listen to the ad-
dresses on the ethics of dress, and fell
to the ground, a distance of II feet, and
seventy-fve panic-stricken women went
with 1t. The cries of thousands of
women already assembled contributed
to the excitement that followed as cries
Of pain and terror arose from the col
lapsed section. After the nearly four
score of women had been extricated it
was found that about eight women had
been seriously injured, but none of
them fatally.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
NO SUNDAY OPENING.
The Government Prepared to Interfere il
Necessary.

The Government Prepared to Interfere il
Necessary.
WASHINGTON. May 2i.-To John VIII
lis Baer. of Boston. secretary of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor.
who called upon Acknowledgement o.
ney in regard to points in law and the
governments relation to the Columbian
exposition, the Encouragement said
that as all appropriations made for
the worlds fair were made upon the
condition that the exposition should
not be open to the public on Sunday, it
would be the duty of the worlds Column
bian commission, created by congress
April p, 1890, to make such rules or
notifications of the rules of the Column
bian exposition as should require the
closing of the exposition on Sunday.
Fifteen days ago. having been led to
think by the press dispatches and other
reports that the district attorney
at Chicago might be waiting for some
word from him, he informed that of
fetal that he expected him to act in the
matter of restraining the managers
from opening Sunday by enforcing the
law, if their attitude at any time should
require such action. The district at
torney replied at once that he had ex-
pected to act promptly and in accord.
ance with instructions and would ad-
wise the Encouragement of any move
on the part Of the exposition managers
that would make such step neees-
sary. Nothing had been received from
the district attorney since that time.
nor had any further word gone from
the Encouragement to Chicago in re-
lation to the matter.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
COAL MINERS STRIKE.
ALI Out at Pittsburg and Weir City, Kan
Cause of the Trouble.

All Out at Pittsburg and Weir City, KAN
Cause of the Trouble.
PITTsBURG, Kan, May 90.-The strike
is on, and it is on in dead earnest. Not
miner belonging to the miners organ
ization in this district will go to work
this morning. and many men who do
not belong to the order have joined the
strikers. There is not the least excite
ment, however, and stranger in the
city would never imagine that great
strike was in progress. The miners are
cool and determined, and are perfectly
willing to listen to any proposition the
operators may make, providing it is
made to their organization.
Here lies the trouble. The operators
do not propose to recognize the miners
organization. and the miners are not
willing to let the operators confine tho
question to an individual basis. Hither,
to operators have ignored the organiza-
ton of miners, having posted notices
regarding their prices at the different
shafts, and, unless future negotiations
are confined to the operators and the
executive board of the U. NJ. W. A., the
strike will be prolonged indefinitely.
ALL OUT AT WEIR.
WEIR CITY, Kan, May 2O.-The strike
among the coal miners of this district,
including Cherokee and Crawford coun.
ties, has come and is apparently here
to stay awhile. Hamilton men came
out Thursday and last night those
working for Keith & Perry, the Kansas
& Texas, Weir Bros. the Weir City
Coal Co., the J. II. Durkee Coal Co. and
the Daisy all came out. The only
Weir City shafts running will be mine
No. IS, recently leased from the Kan.
sas & Texas by w. H. Barrett. This is
the largest shaft in the district and the
second largest in the state.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
Frightfully Mangled,

NEWTON, Kan, May 22.-Willian
Bonner, Santa Fe conductor, was rul
over by switch engine in the NeyscOl
yards. He was crossing a number o
parallel tracks, and escaping freigh
coming from the west, stepped in from
of the switch engine coming from tn,
east. The engine with caboose attached
pa ssed completely over him, cutting
him in two and frightfully manglinl
his body.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
A Few More Appointments.

WASHINGTON, May 81 The presi-
dent has made the following appoint
ments:
John G Brown, OF Idaho, register Of the land
Office at BllctfoOt, Idaho
George l. Young, Of New Mexico, register OF
the land Office at Roswell, n NJ
john W. Jones Of Idaho, receiver OF public
mone7s at BlackfoOi, Idaho
William H. Cosgroye, Of New Mexico, re.
ceiver Of public moneys at Roswell, ~ NJ.
John F. CrOeker, postmaster at Kearney,
Neb ~ u - rn
Comptroller Eekels appointed John I VIII
Jams receiver Of the'Secohd National bank Of
columbia. Tenn. insolvent.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
Wreck on the PENNSYLVANIA.

LANCASTER, Pa, May ga broken
truck or axle wrecked seven ears on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Thorndale
last night. An east-bound train ran
into them and twenty cars in all were
wrecked. Engineer Mann and Fireman
Mccain, of Harrisburg, were badly in.
iured, the former dying.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
a Grare Rnhhed.

OMAHA, Neb., May 22.-The body Of
Mrs. Antonio Huss, who died this week
of an uncommon ailment, afterrefusing
to submit to an operation, has been
spirited away from the cemetery by
grave robbers, and one medical college
has been raided, but without finding it.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
AlmY HANGED.

: CONCORD, NJ H., May 17.-Murderei
Frank c. Almy: was executed at the
prison here yesterday morning for the
murder Of Christie Warden.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26

ST. PETERSBURG, May 22.TThe Rus
sian imperial council has under consid
GRAFTON proposition by Count Veront
zoff to make the Russian peasantry di
rect owners Of the land they now till
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
GulCOSe EXPLOSION.

GENEVA, ILL.,, May &c. l. Pope's
glucose factory was the scene of most
disastrous explosion by which six per-
sons lost their lives and one man was
fatally scalded.
The killed are: Victor Anderson,
Louis Schultz, Fred Storm, +. Lund,
Alfred Anderson. j. Danielson. Fatally
injured: J. Kalberg. Seriously hurt:
William Pratt.
The factory was a large four story
structure and there were eighty EN-
ployes in the building at the time, most
of whom escaped with only Slight in.
juries.
The explosion occurred in a genera
tor and scattered things right and left.
The shock was a terrific one and was
felt throughout a radius of three miles.
That more lives were not lost borders
on the miraculous.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26

Dr. Talmage has announced officially
that the money to free the Tabernacle
from debt had been raised and that he
did not intend to leave Brooklyn for
Chicago.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
Italy's Ministry Resigns suddenly

RoMR, May 22.-The ministry resigned
last night as a result of a vote of want
OF confidence. The senate's pension
scheme was withdrawn at the request
of King Humbert.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26

Adviees from Japan say that the vol
cano Pandaisan has become active and
that widespread disaster has been
caused by it eruptions.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26

MRS. PRMLEY-"Florence, you must pre-
sent me TO the gentleman you are engaged
TO-" Florence TO her sister)-"Dollie, 90
quick and ask mamma what his name ISL
Inter Ocean.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
Four FOURTH Class Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, May 92-Postmasters
designations created all the vacancies in
Missouri and Kansas offices filled to
day. The appointments were:
In MisSouri-At Clarksburg. MOuiteau coun
Y, C. II, McFadden: at Humphreys, Sullivan
county,.J NJ; Moberly. =,
In KSIisas-At Pawnee Rock, Barton county
Andrew Daniels; at TalmO Republic county
" Fan5 4 AikEtkkt
ONH swGhM does. not make sumner
but Il taket Nrenks aefmjOh4 Is mag ieadtC
a fall.-Bosfbk Courier ~
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
An trtor and ! Pntrint

CrNcINSATI,FMay 9O.ANIr. James Z,
Murdoch, the well known tragedian
and teacher DEDICATION, died to- day al
the home of his daughters in this city.
de was s. years 0.sge. AlsgFA& g
Clearing house returns for the weel,
ended May is showed an, average de-
crease of1.2 compared with the CORE.
spending week of last year. In New
York the decrease was ga
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
August
Flower"

Eight doctors treated me for Heart
Disease and one for Rheumatism,
but did me no good. l could not
speak aloud. Everything that took
into the Stomrch distressed me. l
could not sleep. / had taken all
kinds of medicines. Through a
neighbor l got one Of your books.
procured a bottle of Green's Aug
ust Flower and took it. l am to-day
stout, hearty and strong and enjoy
the best of health. August Flower
savedmylife and gaveme my health.
Mrs. Sarah ] Cox, Defiance, o. g
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26

THE favorite method Of fishing in
china is with a trained cormorant.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-26
Editors President.

CHoAGO, May 22-Walter Williams,
of Columbia, No, and Horace S. Knapp,
of New York were nominated for pres.
ident Of the Natiqnaf Editorial associa-
ton to-day. Williams was elected, 14e
to 1ss.