People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-11
GENERAL NEWS
Carefully Selected News OF Current
Events
Board Of Hsalth's Favorable Report.


Board Of Heslth's Favorable Report.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 7th-The
Board of Health reports TO The Times
Of this city through City Physician
Holland that each Of the eleven third
stage consumptives, placed under
treatment obtained from DR.. Amick,
of Cincinnati, by the city authorities
several weeks ago, have improved to
degree almost miraculous The re-
suits as given to the press by Wards
Island Hospital, New York, while
equally sensational, were not so COM
prehensive, and local medical men
claim that this is the most complete
demonstration that consumption is
durable, thus far made. The Times
says the eleven patients to whom were
administered DIR. Amick'S medicines.
are so far improved that their appe-
tites have returned. They sleep well
at night, have 10 night sweatS, the
irritating cough has disappeared. and
they feel much stronger in every way.
Local physicians report similar results
in private practice from medicines fur
nished them by the Cincinnati doctor,
and all apparently agree that it is the
most important discovery medical
science has yet brought to light.
CINCINNATI, o., Aug. 7th-Dr. ". c.
Peaslee, of Salt Lake City, who it was
feared would die on his way here to
place himself under the Amick treat
ment for consumption at the Cincin-
natl Hospital, reached here almost too
weak to speak, but confident of being
cured.
The gates Of the fair were open Sun
day, but the visitors were few and
there was little for them to look at.
At Dsllwood, Mimi, on Sunday a
buggy containing three persons was
struck by train and they were in
stantly killed,
Cape Colony has the distinction of
exhibiting the largest elephant tusk
known Of in the world. It is seven
and one'half feet in length and weighs
l5s pounds.
A dispatch 90 the London Times from
Shan1usl says that the Italian Catho-
lie mission at Mein Yang. ninety miles
from Yankho, has been destroyed by
native rioters.
The total number of fourth class
postmasters appointed Monday was
ZIG, Of which forty-four were appoint
ed to fill vacancies caused by resigna,
lions and death.
A family living in Buffalo, n. Y
may soon become the posseSsors OF
more than So, 10000 They claim t.
be the the nearest heirs of Phillip
Reinhardt, who died intestate in India
about fifty years ago.
While Soldiers were filling proiec.
tiles with ecrasite, the new Austrian
army explosive in the military com
lnittee building in the heart of the city
OF Viena, on Tuesday, an explosion
occurred. Two of the soldiers were
killed and several were injured.
Up to the time of closing Thursday
afternoon, Acting Director Of the Mint
r stop has received no reply to hi.
eounter offer for silver at 50. 1000 pei
ounce, but stated he believed that
price would be accepted by the hold
ers for the total offerings of $4,000.
An order has been issued at the navy
department directing Commander K
f. Impey to proceed to the Asiatic sta
ton to command the Monicacy, reliev
ing Commander F. NJ. Barber. Com
mander Barber is ordered home anC
authorized to delay his trip one year
Early Thursday morning the hous,
of Hattie Rogers, at HillsborO, Texas
WAS burned. Maude Webb, Ian inmate
was roasted TO death, and the proprie
tress, Hattie Rogers, and her compan
ion, Joe Chenuba, were fatally burned
Five other, inmates were seriously
burned
The general session of the engineers
congress was held in Chicago in tn,
art institute Monday. About 40,
members OF the profession were pres
ent. c. Chanute, first vice chairman
OF the arrangement committee. presid
ed and Charles C. Bonney, president o
the worlds congress, made the open
ing address.
The Erie canal trade is enjoying
big boom. There was never such
wonderful increase of business in
single year as is shown this year owe
last. Already the canal has carried
100000 bushels OF grain out or Buff
alo since the opening, which is t,
speak in round figures, twice tn
amount to date last year.
At meeting in the Parker house
Boston, Monday of representatives o
eighty-three savings banks of the stat
of Massachusetts,, it was voted to re
commend that the banks take actor
at once in applying the restriction pro
vided by their bylaws against tn,
withdrawal of large deposits withou
the required notice.
3 The Akron, o., Saving bank did no
open Monday morning for business
William Buchtel, president of the ban
has been appointed receiver, TIL
capital stockis $500, 900, with reserv
fund OF $4,000 and undivided profit
of $4,000. The bank will pay dolla
for dollar. Cause of suspension, ina
bility to realize on securities.
The FL Paso. Texas, National ban
, and its branch bank in Juarez. Mexico
r Jailed to open for business Thursday
due 10 heavy Withdrawals of deposit
] during the past six weeks and inabil
! ity to realize on securities. The re
!. sources are nearly double the liabili
a ties.
E. I. Jeffery, president of the Den