People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-15

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A British feet is at anchor off Fort
Hamilton prepared to protect the lives
of foreigners.
The big rolling mills of Newberg,
D., closed down Friday for want of
fuel. l. is estimated that between g.
900 and 1000 men are idle as a result
OF the shutdown.
: Benjamin Thornhill secretary of
the New Era Building and Loan Asso-
citation, Of st. Louis, surrendered him
self Friday, to the police, voluntarily,
confcSsing himself to be short $40, 900.
The Nicaragua troops in charge at
Bluehelds will retire if England de-
mands that they do so. Much dissat-
lsfactiOn prevails. The San Francisco
IS coaliag, preparatory TO returning to
Bluefelds.
The London police Friday raided
the premises occupied BY French an
archist in Hamstead road, and made a
very important discovery. Particu-
lars in regard to the raid are with
held for the present.
The secretary of the treasury has
sent TO the house the recommendation
of the public printer for a deficiency
appropriation of 100000 to prevent
the partial suspension of the public
printing this month.
Lady Victoria Blackwood. the
youngest daughter of the British en-
bassador, the Marquis of Dufferin,
was married Monday at Paris, to Hon.
William Lee Plunkett eldest son of
Lord Plunkett, archbishop of Dublin.
A Bluff line work train ran into
string of cars three miles east of AL
ton, ILL.,, Sunday afternoon. The ac-
cldent was caused by an open switch.
Engineer Barnard was killed and Fire
man Harrison badly woun ded. Six,of
the workmen were injured.
Six thousand people witnessed the
laying of the corner stone Of the Nor
wegian hospital by the Norwegian Luz
thern Tabitha Society Sunday after
noon at Chicago. The hospital, when
finished, will be the first Norwegian
charitable institution in the city.
Advices from Tuxpan, Mex, state
that terrific wind storm passed over
the village of Yahualica, about seven
ty miles back in the country, one day
last week, and destroyed a number of
store Buildings and dwellings, and
killed ten persons and wounded if
teen others.
A killing frost visited many sections
In Northwestern Ohio Tuesday night,
and much damage is reported to early
fruit and vegetables. In Seneca coun-
ty the frost was the heaviest exleri.
enced since that in 1859, when the
crops throughout the state were
ruined.
Dispatches received at Paris from
Brazil say that the Federalist bands
IN the province of Rio Grande do Su.
have met with successes which have
enabled them to advance. The Bra
lillian government has sent reinforce.
ments o. troops into the state OF Pa.
rangua.,
The following senators have been
appointed a committee, in compliance
with resolution from Senator Black.
burn agreed to in the senate Friday,
80 receive petitions and hearings on
the existing industrial distress: Villas
Smith, Blackburn, Galllnger and Pat
ton.
Thomas Brennan, who livee in ten
ement house at % Queen street, Long
Island City, awakened Sunday morn
ing to find that his lamp had explod-
ed and that he and his bedding were
on fire. He jumped from the second
story window and lit on his head on
the sidewalk below, breaking his neck.
The changing of the Chicago, Kan
saS Western terminal from Empo.
ria to Strong City, over which so much
trouble and misunderstanding has ex-
listed between the Santa Fe company
and Chase county people for year
past, bids fair to be peaceably settled
this week.
The German steamer Rhaetia re-
ports having spoken the yacht Vigi-
liant at 4:30 o'clock Saturday morning
IN latitude 1925, longitude 6s:l7. and
was proceeding under sail. The wind
was from the south and a moderate
breeze was blowing at the time the
Rhaetia passed
, A disastrous fire at Ottumwa, Ia.
Saturday resulted in the loss of one
life, and four Others being fatally in
jured. Five blocks were DESTROYED.
including fifteen business houses and
twenty dwellings. The loss is esti-
mated at S225, 200, with about one.
third covered by insurance.
Rufus Ray,a farmer living near Erin.
Tenn, brutal(y murdered his wife
with on iron crowbar. The man then
sent his children to one of the neigh.
boris to inform them of his crime.
When arrested he was attempting to
cut his throat with razor. Raw
seems to be totally Indifferent about
the affair. al ..... ..
Four thousand tons of coal from
Cardiff, Wales. was brought into New
York Monday by the steamer Cynthi-
ana, consigned to the Berwind- White
Coal company. The coal is for sup
plying ocean steamers, and is fur.
niShed at loss to the contractors Of
about $3.50 a ton. This is conse
quence of the strike in the bituminous
coal fields.
One hundred thousand persons wit
messed at GLASGOW Saturday a process
sion that had been arranged by the
Radicals a, a demonstration against
the house of lords The Irish resi-
dents OF GLASGOW are put in strong