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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-03
Tuesday, January a, 1899.

Tuesday, January "a, 1893.
In report Of committee on elections in
case Of j. W. Hair u8. John W.Davis will
be found affidsvits Of several witnesses,
proving beyond question the purchasing
OF votes by said Davis. The election
committee was instructed to speedily in
quire into the evidence and facts touch
ing the relative right Of John W. Davis
and j. W. Hair to seat in this house.
In their report on same date we find the
case OF Morrison uS. Douglass. The chair
man states that the standing committee
on elections, to whom was shown the pc
tition Of John Morrison, claiming right
to seat in this house as a represent
alive for the One hundred and twenty
second representative district, Gray
county, and alleging that frauds had
been committed in several of the town.
ships in said county at the election held
for representatives on the 9Th day ofNo-
vember last, have taken testimony in
said case and have instructed him to re-
port as follows:
Your committee sent subpoena to
E G. Barton, the county clerk OF GRAY
county, requiring him to bring before
your committee the poll-books Of the
townships Of Cimmarron, Ingalls, Logan
and Montezuma, returned to him by the
judges and clerks Of election Of said town.
ships, and also the packages of tickets
returned by the judges of election from
said townships to him as county clerk.
He testified that the original canvass Of
the county commissioners Of the votes
cast in the whole county showed that
o. B. Douglass received 259 votes, and
that John Morrison had received 244
votes for representative OF said One hun
dred and twenty. second district, and
that said canvass included the votes of
the townships of Cimmarron, Ingalls,,
Logan and Montezuma, as returned by
the judges ana clerks Of election to him,
and as such votes were shown by the
original poll books and returns now pro-
duced by him before your committee.
Your committee examined the returns
of the four townships named, and az
certified by the judges and clerks Of
election, they were as follows:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-03

Totals of four townships. .164 1Ss
Your committee then asked the county
clerk to open the packages OF tickets,
which he did, and personally handed the
tickets singly to your committee. From
the examination and count Of the tick
cts made by your committee, We find and
report that the votes actually cast in the
four townships named, and the ballots
which we're in blank as to represent
alive, were as indicated in the following
table:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-03

On motion the rules were suspended
and the resolution was adopted.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-03

representative district, constituting
the county OF Morris. In their report
will be found evidence to prove the
most glaring frauds, although said
Richter Was granted certificate OF cleo
ton. The evidence before the commit
tee proves beyond all reasonable doubt
that there were enough fraudulent and
illegal votes cast for Mr.. Richter to
change the result and give Mr.. W. H.
White IA majority.
REPORT OF ELECTION COMMITTEE.
In the case Of l. N. Goodwin against
Richard o. Citing for a seat in this
house as representative for the Ninety
ninth district, the committee makes a
supplementary report, from which we
make the following extract:
1t will be remembered that YOUR COM
mlttee made report a few DAYS ago in
relation to these same parties, in which
they found that Mr.. Citing was, at the
time OF the election on the Sth OF No.
vember last, postmaster of Kansada.
and for that reason was ineligible to be
elected to the legislature, and they re-
ported that for such reason Mr.. Elting
was not entitled to a seat in this house,
and that Mr.. Goodwin having received
majority Of all the votes cast in his
county for any eligible candidate for
said Office, was entitled to such seat.
But Mr.. Goodwin insisted that your
committee should examine the t.sti
mony in the case, claiming that he had
been duly elected by majority of all
the legal votes cast in his district, and
that by reason Of frauds practiced by
officers of election, and by reason OF
illegal votes cast against him, he had
been deprived Of a certificate from
the duly constituted authorities. to
which in law and equity he was entitled.
Your committee, in compliance with
such request, have made the exami-
nation required, and herewith submit
the facts found by them. For testi-
mony see House Journal for Saturday,
January q, 1893.
Your committee find that Mr.. Good
vim received a majority Of the legal
votes cast in Ness county forrepresent-
alive, and submit the following table,
which presents the facts established by
the testimony taken by your commit
tee:
Total number Of votes as canvassed for
Mr.. Citing. A7
Deduct frsudulently allowed him in Gem
ter township, and 5 illegal votes above
stated, making. ......................,.. II
Leaving Mr.. Elting's actual vote. =. -. $50
Total number Of votes as canvassed for
Mr.. Goodwin ............,......,.. A2
Add votes actually cast but not allowed
In Center township. ...................., 4
Making Mr. Goodvin's total vote. .... $40
Mr.. Elting's actual vote. 535
20 Majority for Mr.. Goodwin. ............. 10
Although Mr.. Richard o. Citing had
been granted the certificate of election.
the counting of the ballots in Center
township demonstrated the fact that
Mr.. l. N. Goodwin had been elected by
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-03
Majority for Mr.. Goodwin.

Although Mr.. Richard o. Citing had
been granted the certificate of election.
the counting of the ballots in Center
township demonstrated the fact that
Mr.. 1. N. Goodwin had been elected by
10 majority.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-03
Who is RICH?
Let Every Man Read and
Judge for Himself.
4 Review of the Facts and Circumstances
Which Made the Kansas Legislature
a POpuliSt BOdy--EzpressiOnS
from the People.

The following resolution setting forth
the facts in connection with the organl-
cation Of the house Of representatives is
taken from the house journal Of Friday,
January q, 1893:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-03
ELL ' ENIH DAT.
Saturday. January q. 1899.

OdIuruay, January Il, 1875.
The committee on elections had
under consideration the contest case
referred to them, wherein W. b. White
Is contestor, and b. E. Richter con-
testee, for a right to a seat in this
house as amemberfor the Fifty-seventh
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-03
NINTH DAY.

Thursday, January 10, 1893.
In the report of committee on cleo
tions will be found the evidence and
legal argument and precedents justify
ing the decision Of this house in the
following cases:
The First district, Dohiphan county,
]. W. Howard Us. James A. Campbell.
Thirty-ffth district, Shawnee county,
D. NJ. Howard Us. A. c. Sherman.
Ninety-ninth district, Ness county,
l. N. Goodwin Us. R. o. Elting.
One Hundred and Twentieth district,
Grant county, F. B. Brown Us. Peter
Bowers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
A CHANGE OF BASE.

The Louisiana Lottery Has Been Granted
u Charter From the Republic of Hon
duras.
TEGUcIGALPA, Honduras, JAN 49,
The Louisiana state lottery has been
granted charter from the republic OF
Honduras and will remove its business
to that country on the expiration of its
present charter which will be January
1, 1894. The. Honduras government
grants to the company the island oil
Guanaja, in the islands of the bay OF
Honduras, which is to be used in such
manner as the company may see fit for
its purposes. The government comedies
free of cost to the company all lands
which may be required for lottery
offices All lottery tickets to be issued
by the company are to be impressed by
the official seal of the Honduras gov
ernment and all drawings are to be SUI
pervised by the government
An important feature of the conces-
sion is the granting of the right to lay
cable line from any point on the
coasts of Honduras to the United States,
the Antilles or to Europe There is
also q concession for steamship line
from any ports on the Honduras
coast to any part of the world. All
articles of the lottery company are to
be admitted to Honduras free of duty
and all employees, of the lottery COM
pany are exempted from military serv-
ice The lottery company is, also ex-
empted from all taxes. The Honduras
government as consideration for the
granting of the charter is to- have the
free use of the cable and steamship
lines and is to, receive $1,000, 900 in
American gold coin and u graduated
percentage of from 1 to 3 per cent. Of
the face value of all tickets sold by the
company.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
AWFUL CATASTROPHE IN CHINA
Robbers Fire Temple, Causing tho Loss
OF 1.40O Lives.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 14-Advices
from Hong Kong, China, dated
December 10, have been received
by the steamer Gaelic telling of
a terrible disaster in a temple
near Canton. Fourteen hundred per-
sons are said to have been burned, but
an official census of the village shows
1,o4O people missing. The temple at
Kan Ii, in the Shut Hing district,
had been visited by robbers, who
demanded several thousand taels
in money. 1t was refused by
those in charge. At the time
a great shed in front of the temple,
built of mats, was filed with natives
who were watching theatrical per
formance. This shed the robbers fred
The people were thrown into panic
and rushed into the temple, the main
entrance of which caught fire. The
correspondent states that l,40o persons
lost their lives, most of them being suf.
focated by the dense smoke. Coffins
were procured by hundreds from neigh
boring cities. The CONSERVATION OF
the Chinese is described as something
terrible.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
ROAD REFORM.
Meeting of the National League for Good
Ronds at Washington, ID. C.-ObIeots of
the Organization.

Meeting OF the National League for Good
Ronds at Washington, ID. C.-ObJects of
the Organization.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S-The National
League for Good Roads met here yester-
day in its second convention, the first
having been held ih Chicago last Oc-
tober. At the opening of the conven-
tion there were present about eighty
delegates who had been either FORM
ally or informally designated by the
governors of states or by local organi-
cations to participate in its delibera-
tions. Senator Manderson, of Nebraska,
called the convention to order and
stated that its primary purpose was the
advancement of the cause of good roads.
The plan as outlined was to organize
the leagues in each of the states from
which delegates could be sent to ma
tional convention where a systematic
plan OF operations could be devised.
Concisely stated the objects of the
league are:
Ito, combine as far as practicable
the efforts of all persons now engaged
in the wovl for road reform.
2-To awaken interest in the subject
among the people at large.
$40 receive, publish and discuss
any well-considered plans for local,
state or national action or legislation.
40 urge the passage by the house
of representatives of the senate's bill
for u national highway commission OF
inquiry.
5-To aid in providing for proper
road exhibit and for free instructionsin in
road-making at the worlds fair in Chi
cago.
8-To establish the league on the
broadest possible basis throughout the
country, SO that it's influence may be of
weight in any direction in which it may
be ultimately thrown.
ITO obtain and spread among the
local leagues full information regard
ing recent legislation for road improve
ment and its practical operation in the
various states and counties.
s-To obtain and publish full infor-
nation regarding methods of road build
ing as practiced il various parts of the
United States.
9-To procure and furnish to local
leagues, at reduced prices all valuable
publications on the subject Of roads and
road legislation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
DAMAGING EVIDENCE

Produced by the Prosecutfont the HOme-
stead Poisoning Trial An Analysis Showa
That the Food Contained Arsenic and
Croton OIL.
PIrTsBuRGH, Jan. 1sA-The sensation
al developments of Monday in the case
of Hugh Dempsey, charged with fur
nishing poison for the purpose of maxi
ing sick the non-uniou men of Home
stead, caused perfect jam in Judge
Stoves branch of criminal court yester-
day.
Capt Hunt, of Pittsburgh, testing
chemist, who made an analysis of the
contents of the fruit jars, began his
story of the analysis. He said: IAN an
alysis made of the excrement showed
that it contained nine drops of an oil
containing and largely composed OF Gro
ton oil. 1t also contained about one
twelfth of n grain of arsenic"
j., d. Flynn, manager Western Union
Telegraph Company, produced a copy
of the telegram from Cincinnati on Sep
tember 26 addressed to Dempsey, read.
ing; Send me $50. In pincn. Two
good agents on the road. Beatty"
After brief examination OF L. Price, u
reporter and w. Il. Griffiths. who tcs-
titled that they became sick after drink
ing coffee obtained in the Homestead
mill, District Attorney Burleigh sub
mitted the Cincinnati telegram from
Beatty to Dempsey; DR.. Wales state
ment as to the number of cases of sick
ness in the mill; the bill marked 80.
X, Dempsey" and identified by Pa,
Gallagher in evidence. He then ar
noanced that the commonwealth rested.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
GENERAL HAYES DEAD.
The Ex-President Passes Suddenly
Away at His Home
In Fremont, Ohio-An Acute Attack of
Neuralgia Of the Heart tho Cause
of Death Brief sketch Of the
Career of an Illustrious
American.

FREMONT, o., Jan. 1s.-Ex-Presiden
last night.
Mr.. Hayes left home last week Mon
day on trip to Columbus, Buffalo and
Cleveland. At the last-named place he
spent few days with his son, Webb c.
Hayes, who is located there with the
Thompson-Houston Carbon Company.
During the last month the ex-president
had complained of one or two slight
attacks of neuralgia of the heart, but
as they passed away he thought moth
ing of it.
On Saturday last he experienced a Sc
we're recurrence of the malady, but be-
ing prepared for his return home pro-
ceeded on his journey, accompanied by
his son Webb. Word had been sent
home by telegraph of the condition of
the general and he was met on the train
by his son Rutherford b. Hayes and DR..
f. S. Hilbish, the family physician,
with a carriage. Entering the carriage
they were rapidly driven to the Hayes
mansion in Spiegel grove, where all at
tention was given the stricken general
from that moment up to the time of
his death.
Early in the evening the condition
of the ex-president was quite favorable
towards a good night, and with that
assurance the family, worn out from
their continued watching, retired early
to rest. 1t was only for short time,
when they were hastily aroused and
called to the bedside of the now dying
| father. The end soon came, and the
distinguished man passed peacefully
and painlessly away at 10:45 p. M,
with members of the family and the
attending physician around him. His
last words were in reference to his dead
wife: 81 know that am going where
Lucy is spoken to his family physician
| with the utmost earnestness.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
Mr. Blaine,s Condition.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is There were no
events of note in or about the Blaine
mansion during the day yesterday, and
but few callers. The attendant at the
door said that Mr.. Blaine had passed a
good day and was resting nicely. There
were more than the usual number of
lights burning in the Blaine mansion
last night which gave rise to reports
that Mr.. Blaine was not SO well. These
reports could not be confirmed or de-
MED, as the mansion was closed for the
night at 1880 o'clock. The physicians
that no radical change for the worse
had occurred
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
ON TRIAL FOR POISONING.

Further Evidence introduced In ths
Homestead Case.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 14.-The court
room was too small to hold the crowd
which poured in to hear the proceed
ings in the second day OF the trial OF
Hugh Dempsey for completely in
the Homestead poisonings The
day was almost entirely taken up with
the examination of men who had been
taken i'll while working at Homestead
during the strike and physicians who
attended them. The physicians all ex-
pressed the belief that the men had
bern poisoned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
impending Danger.

JEFrERsoNvILLE, Ind, Jan. 1s.-Yhe
situation on the Ohio river grows raore
serious every honr 1t is solid from
end to end and . sudden thaw would
sweep millions OF dollars worth of
property out of existence. Worst OF
all, u coal famine has set in. Coal is
worth IS cart load, while millions of
bushels lie in sight, but are hemmed in
by the gorge
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
DEATH OF FRED HORN.
He Was the Oldest Senator In the Wis.
consin Legislature.

COnsin LegIsInture.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16.-State Senator
Fred Horn, the oldest and most
picturesque member of the Wisconsin
legislature, died at 1918 Sunday morn
ing at his home in Cedarburg at the age
of n years. Mr. Horn was native
of Germany, classmate of Bismarck,
and resident OF Wisconsin for
fifty years. He had served in the Wis
consin legislature almost constantly
for forty-fve years, having been
elected to the first state senate in 1S4S.
His death resulted from henrt failure
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
Chicago Pork Comes High.

HALIFAX, n. S., Jan. l6.-Chicago
pork has advanced within the last
three weeks in Halifax from 81 to 50
per barrel to $3.50 and $3.50. Prime
mess is worth S13 80 and is scarce at
that. Mess is quoted as high as $40
Fresh pork has advanced in the same
line from 8 to So cents per pound.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
Death of Gen. Rufus ingalls,.

New YORK, Jan. 16.-Gen. Rufus In
gals, United States army, retired, died
Sunday in the Grand hotel. Gen. In
gals was retired from the army at his
own request on July 1, 1888. he being
then quartermaster general of the
army. He was born in Denmark, Me-,
on August 23, 1920, and was graduated
from the United States military acad-
envy in 1913.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21


The miscellaneous includes all such
concessions as the soda water, pop
corn and the like. They will probably
exceed that sum, but the excess can be
added to other estimates, which appear
at first glance too large.
When one gets to the various shows
along Midway plaisance and begins
figuring on percentages, calculations
become difficult. The business of con-
cessions mentioned can be approxi-
mately computed, with the experiences
of other eXpositions as standard, but
with those on Midway plaisance it is
more matter of conjecture. What
would be good exposition in itself un-
der ordinary circumstances is stretched
along the plaisance-a pleasant place
to spend day in sightseeing when all
is ready. The curious things cover a
wide range, from the ucaptive balloon
to reproduction of st. Peters at
Rome, from the original drawings by
Michael Angelo. Turkish, German,
Australian, Indian and other villages,
pavilions, panoramas, etc, are to be
there. From all of them the exposition
will collect twenty-five cents for every
dollar of admissions and from 10 tc
Is per cent. on the merchandise sold.
Counting in the great Ferriss wheel, at
the inventors estimate of S4O0, 600, it is
believed that the exposition will gather
in tribute of round million from
the plaisance. Then add $500, 900 from
the Libby glass works concession, for
which handsome structure is now
being built, and the plaisance contri.
button becomes Sl,2OO, 900. The glass
concession includes the sale of every.
thintr m o6a of rlasS
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21

AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. Is. The election
of United States senator yesterday re-
suited as follows: Senate - Eugene
Hale eS; Arthur Sewall /. House-Hale
95, Sewail Al. Hale was declared elected
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
Post once Robbed.

IRvINGToN, n. Y, Jan. l6.-The post
Office at this place was entered by
burglars at an early hour Saturday and
robbed of Suu0 in bills and stamps.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-21
MADE THEM PAY WELL.

worlds Fair Ways and Means COMMITTEES
Drive Hard Bargains with Holders of
Various Privilegcs-A Big Income Ss-
cured from This Source.
CHICAGO, Jan. 14-The worlds fair
committee on ways and means
grant the Guide Book" conces-
sion. This will close one of the
most remarkable fnanciering periods
probably ever known in public affairs
In all seventy-fw. concessions have
been granted by the committee. Not
less than 1000 applications for
concessions have been considered
and rejected. Some of the rejected
schemes had merit, but most of them
are classed under the general term of
fakes" Many more were advertising
schemes, without the slightest interest
to visitors, But one in twenty-five of
the projects brought before the com.
mittee had any good reason for being
there.
In the estimates of resources from
franchises and concessions So, 500, 900
has been given as the net profit to the
fair. This is the estimate Ferd w.
Peck, chairman of the finance commit
tee, makes. Mr.. Peck undoubtedly
wishes to be on the safe side, and so
named the bottom figure. The opinion
was expressed that on the basis of an
attendance of 3O,OOOOOO the fair is
likely to get from the concessionaires
nearer $6,0 900 900 than $500, 900.
These estimates have been made
| either by the concessionaires or by
worlds fair people, who have worn
out many pencils before arriving at
satisfactory results. If they err it is
on the side of conservatism. Their
grand total is: