People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-07-06

A law and order league has been or
ganized in jamestown.
The Britlsh>steamer Rho, from Bill
boa, was wrecked Sunday during a fog
near Ushant. The crew was saved.
General Clement A. Evens has with.
drawn from the canvass for the Dem
ocratic nomination for governor OF
Georgia. This leaves the field to w.
II. Atkinson.
Saturday afterday afternoon LOCO
striking miners at McKeesport, Pas
representatives of thirty-fve pits, and
and 1000 men decided to return to
work under the Columbus scale.
E. VI. Abbott, a veteran printer,
died Saturday at Dubuque, la. He had
set type there for thirty-seven years,
and was brother of General ].
Abbott, senator from North Carolina.
J. P. Walters, of Dalton, III. died
Monday morning at Creston, Ia, aged
Sc. He was noted abolitionist and
co-worker Of Allen P. LoVejoy in the
underground railway thlrty-fve years
ago.
The Hyatt school slate factory at
Bangor, Pa. was destroyed by fire
Thursday. The loss will reach $50, 900;
insurance $4,000 Three hundred
workmen have beed thrown out of
employment.
A New York morning paper says
Richard Croker, the ex-leader of Tam
many hall, is coming back to New
York. He will sail from Liverpool
next Thursday, it is said, and arrive
July 4orj.
During storm Saturday afternoon
near Cofeyville, Tenn, two farmers
were struck by lightning and instant
~ killed. The clothes were burned
from their bodies and the flesh cooked
on their bones.
wind storm Sunday night did great
damage to property and crops near
Tifin, 0. 1t completely destroyed
large orchard on the Vannetts farm
and Samuel Stein was fatally crushed
by falling tree.
AtChieago, Mrs. Carrie Beed, a book
keeper of the George Thamer Lumber
Company, was shot five times and kill
ed Thursday afternoon by man sup
posed to be her husband. The MUIR
derer at once committed suicide.
1t is reported that John ]. Ingalls,
will accept the editorship of the New
York Commercial Advertiser next fall.
His delay in accepting the offer is said
to be due to his desire to engage in
the coming campaign in Kansas.
The torpedo boat Erickson was
towed over the LeClaire rapids by the
Irene D. Saturday, and arrived at DAY.
export, Ia, at 3 o'clock. She will Law
over there a week, receiving finishing
touches, and will then be taken down
the river.
Carl Browne appeared at the capitol
satm day with handful Of Coxev's
campaign badges and attempted to
Distribute them, but was stopped by
the poiicaa under the law forbidding
the distribution Of advertising matter
in the capitol.
Kelly has succeeded in thoroughly !
'ar1CS~"siDg the sympathies of the work
ing classes a5 L. cgyisyille, Ky, and is
making hay while the sun Shines
He will get away from there with
neat sum. He spoke Saturday night
at National park.
, William A. Simsrott, late treasurer
and secretary of the Switchmen's Nut
ual Aid Association, has left Chicago.
He was discharged from an inebriate
asylum and quietly took his wife and
child and went away. His relatives
said he did not tell where he was 90.
ing, but he said he would be absent
month.
Frank Elliot, a young man but IS
years of age, shot himself at his home
in Fort Scott Monday morning. He
cannot recover. Dependency over
love affair is supposed to be the cause
for the deed. This was the second at.
tempt he had made on his life in
twelve hours. His sister ended her
own life two months ago and his IA
Their killed himself in that city three
years ago.
Erastus Wiman has obtained an or
der, returnable on Friday, to show
cause why he should not have stay
OF proceedings pending his appeal.
A couple of lady evangelists who
have been holding services in Rohrer's
hall, North Ottawa, are now d,ligent-
~ laboring on the streets in mission
airy work. They herald the interest
ing fact that the Lord will come on
July 20 and 21, and as the time is nee
essarily short have redoubled their eff
forts to redeem the lost. They are
eloquent speakers and formidable in
argument.-0ttawa Republican.
There is considerable speculation
again at Excelsior Springs, Mo-. over
the now famous DR.. Fraker drowning
case. A representative of the insur-
ance companies has been there inter-
viewing some important witnesses and
has stated that two persons are now
there who will swear that they saw
the missing man at the worlds fair
and elsewhere after he was supposed
to have been drowned. The informa-
ton seems to be of a more reliable
character than any yet obtained. Fol-
lowing this statement a well known
citizen there says he saw letter of
recent date that was written and
signed by the doctor, but refused to
tell who had received the communica-
ton.
The decoration of the French acad-