People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-20

A dispatch from Mozambique, in
Portuguese East Africa, says the Be-
ria-Pungive river railway. providing
the shortest route to Mashonaland
has been opened.
Memento Wilkes, owned by S.
Hutchinson, Shreveport, La, was
killed Friday on the Illinois Central
tracks. He was by Red Wilkes and
valued at $4,000
W. G. Ripley, who shot Millionaire
Mackey last February, was found
guilty of assault with a deadly wea-
pom and recommended to the mercy
of the court Friday.
There have been many improve
ments about the United States court
rooms since the last session of the
court. The justices will find the san
itatiOn much improved.
Bernhard Baum, proprietor of the
resort known as Baum Pavilion, in
Chicago, suicided Saturday afternoon
by shooting. His business hal not
been prospecting of late.
William Williams, contracting
freight agent of the Green line at
Cincinnati, who disappeared a week
ago, has not been heard from yet.
His accounts are perfectly correct.
The Australian steamer Miowera is
several days overdue. The Canadian
Pacific officials are alarmed at the
non-arrival. The vessel has eighty
passengers aboard and a heavy cargo.
The Baltimore & Ohio No. 46, from
Chicago, was badly wrecked seventy
miles east of Cumberland Md, Friday
night by running into a landslide.
Fireman Pennell was seriously in
jured.
1t is reported that General Won Kali
turnbofn Stachau, Prussian minister
of war will be appointed commander
of the third German army corps to
succeed General Won Verden, who
died Sunday.
Simla dispatches say the Russian
Colonel Vannovisky was recently
driven out of Pamirs by Afghans,
after attempting to force his way
across that district at the head of Cos
sack troops.
The steamer Newbern ran ashore
Saturday morning on Point Vincent,
CAL, during heavy fog and was
wrecked. The passengers were landed
safely. The Newbern had $4,000 in
bullion from Mexico which is being
brought ashore by boats.
A terrific forest fire has been raging
at the head or Lime creek on Sultan
mountain near Silv9rton, Col. AL
though it is over five miles away the
smoke in town is almost unbearable
Several thousand acres of valuab
timber have been destroyed,
Postmaster General 3issell is expec
ted to devote considerable attention
to the proposed l cent postal ser
vice. He believes that the Inaugural
ton of the service is impossible at the
present time, owing to the deficit o.
SS,OOO,0OO of the postal fu nds that ex
lists in the treasury.
Dispatches from all parts of the Pa
louise and big grain sections in East
ern Washington say serious damage
to crops has resulted from the heavy
rains of the past week. The harves
is fully month late and much graiI
is still standing. Some stations re
port loss of from IS to so per cent.
The financial scheme proposed BY
the Argentine Republic financial min
lister provided for the ratification O
the Rothchild's committee plan re
garding the interest on the foreign
debt and the annual progressive with
drawal OF bank notes from circula
ton.
There is good deal of disappoint
ment because Justice Hornblower viii
not be ready too take the oath OF of
fee on Monday. A gown belonging
to one of the other justices had beer
selected, and it was expected that tn
ceremony of opening the 0ctobe
term would include the inauguration
OF a new justice.
Four of five hunters camping on tn
Greenwood river, Routt county, Col.
have disappeared. Two of then
started out and separated. One neve
returned. Next day the first man an,
another companion went in searcl
and again one did not return. The
the two who had been in camp all tn
time started out together, but neithe
came lack to tell of their adventures
The first hunter thought it time other
than himself knew of the mystery
! and fastened to Rawlins, Wyo., an,
told his story.
In the last three days there hav
been 104 fresh cases of cholera and fol
ty-one deaths in the province of Bis
cay, Spain, whose capital is Bilboa.
Saturday afternoon while job
Doupley, prominent farmer nea
Milford, Del, was looking after hi
men he was met in the field by hi
wife accompanied by her son. Ate
telling her husband to take care @
the boy awhile, she went to the mea
house and putting a halter aroun
her neck hung herself. She wa
found Sunday morning by her hul
band who had occasion to go into tn
meat house. The coroner will hol
an inquest.