People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-11-24
GENERAL NEWS
Carefully Selected News Of Current
Events.

2 William Meyes, prominent citizen
Of wellington, Kan, died Sunday, OF
blood poison.
At Martin, KY, John Green, aged
~ years, fell out of a three-story win
dow, Sunday, and broke his neck.
The absconding teller of the Bank
Of Minneapolis, and his accomplish,
will be arrested on their arrival at
Southampton.
Owing to the heavy fog prevailing
two unknown men were run over and
killed by the Pacific express near Al
toona, Pa, Saturday.
Emperor Francis Joseph has pre-
sented Count Won Taffe a portrait Of
himself. accompanied by fattering
letter of dedication.
At Brunswick, Ca, five new cases
Of yellow fever were reported Sun
day. Eight patients were discharged.
There were no deaths.
Retired British naval officers are
said to be privately undertaking the
formation of a feet with which to 60
to the assistance of Mello.
In Brooklyn, Memo Mordac, recent
ly manager of the Cairo village on the
Midway, was buncoed, he says, out OF
$1,000, all his profits at the fair.
Martin Heller, a contractor of St,
Louis. is reported missing with a
large sum of money belonging to the
government and sub-contractor.
Japanese advices state that II. E.
Hung Kurm, late minister to Germany
Russia, Austria and Holland, is dead
The trouble was malarial fever.
Ex-Congressman Culbertson, of Ash.
land, KY, is strangely missing from
his home. Cine matt detectives have
been employed in the search for him
Spain has sent note to the sultar
of Morocco asking him if he is will
ing to pay all the costs of the Mellil5
affair and give guarantee for theil
payment.
Efforts are being made by France
and Spain to find the headquarters o.
the anarchists from which it is be
heved all the recent outrages hav,
been directed.
W. X. Vanderbilt's new, yacht, tn,
Valiant, was built in England ant
claims to be an American vessel bu
has neither British or American pa
pers nor yacht license.
Phil Evans wife, mother and child
at Bardstown, KY, have been found
They were spending the night with
friend, when the explosion occurre,
which destroyed their house.
Three out of FIVE of the suprem
court judges of Michigan held that
soldier living in a Soldiers home
not entitled to vote in that TOWNSHIP
without swearing in his ballot.
There are many indications that tn
coming session of congress may no
last as far into next summer as ha
been feared by those who dread tn
ardOr of Washington climate.
Edward Butterfeld, an operator
lately employed by the United Pres
at Cincinnati. committed suicide Wed
nesday afternoon, taking morphine
This was his third attempt at suicide
Secretary Carlisle has appointe
George c. Tanner surveyor of custom
at indianapolis, Ind, and Calvin Pag
collector of internal revenue for tn
district of Maine and New HamI
shire.
The reported fight between the SCI
tiers at Beaver and Disappointment
Col, and band of Navajo Indian
Thursday, in which four of the latte
were killed, proves to be withou
foundation.
A committee representing the pres
of Paris has decided to establish
fund for the relief of the sufferers b
the explosion at SAINT Ander. Fac
editor present subscribed 100 francs t
the fund.
Secretary Hoke Smith has sen
George B. Cosby, of Sacramento, Cal
as special agent to examine and r,
port on the condition of the Digge
Indians, with a view to improvin
their condition.
A call has been issued for anothe
national convention of the Amalgs
mated Association of Iron and Stet
Workers to be held in Pittsburg mex
Thursday to revise the scale adopte
by the convention last June.
A train on the illinois Central eigh
miles from Cairo, Ill, was stor pc
early Saturday morning at Mayfel
bridge in Kentucky, by FIVE men, VIII
secured IS in cash and sealed pacl
age, the value of which is not know
The grandjury OF Kalispel, Mont
found thirteen indictments Saturda
against the sheriff, the clerk of th
district court, the assessor and iailol
besides a charge of misconduct
office against the county commits
sioners.
The memory of the late Justic
Blatchford was honored at the sessio
OF the United States supreme coul
Monday. A set of resolutions, rea
by Attorney General 0lnev, Wa
offered by the bar of the court, an
adopted.
The steamer Dripfast sank off Ii
Isle of Wight, laden with coal. III
sinking was due to an explosion
the peak by which one man was kille
and three injured. The rema,nin
sixteen members of the crew were re
cued.
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