People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-04-13

The president has approved the
joint resolution making provision for
the salaries and expenses of addition,
al deputy collectors of revenue to en-.
force the Chinese exclusion act.
The coroner's jury at Darlington, s.
G., has rendered verdict to hold Nc.
Tendon for the killing of Norment,
Kane for the killing of Redmond, and
that Redmond killed Pepper. The
military court will first submit its re.
port to Governor Tillman, but it is un.
derstood to concur as to the facts as
they have been published.
A dispatch from Darlington, s. c.,
says that an opinion in the dispense.
ry cases has already been drawn uI
and signed by Justices McIver and
MCGOWAN and has been sent to Jus.
tice Pope, in whose hands it remains
The State says tina. the opinion de
clares the act unconstitutional. but
whether in whole or part, is not as
certained.
The fruit prospect i'll Saline county
according to the report of the county
horticultural society, is as follows
Peaches, total failure; apples 60 pei
cent; cherries, Early Richmond, q
per cent, English Morello, 70 per cent
plums, except Miner and Damson
nearly. ruined; pears, none; grapes
full crop.
Mrs. Lucy Drake of Wichita, wa.
burned fatally Tuesday in q curiou,
way. Early in the evening she ha(
been cleaning dress with gasolin,
aid later put it on and went out. Or
her return she was lighting lamr
when the flames from the match com
municated with her clothes and be
fore help could reach her she wa.
burned to crisp.
A cut ofS2, 900, 900 has been agreed
upon by the house committee on naya
affairs on the item for armor plat,
and armament in the naval appropria
ton bill. The navy departments es
innate was $500 600. This was t.
wind up large outstanding contract,
with the Carnegie and the Bethlehem
concerns for armor for the new wal
vessels. The subcommittee first Gu
the allowance 100000, which was tn,
amount of the fine realized by til,
navy department from the Carnegi,
company. Now the full eommitte,
have made this additional heavy cut
carrying the item down TO 81, 500, 900
L. f. L. Cause, one of the best
known Germans of Chicago has disap
peared from his home and despite tn,
efforts OF his friends and the police
no trace Of him has been found. II,
left home a week ago Saturday in
highly nervous state as the result o.
overwork. lie intended to visit 3
physician. Nothing has been heart
OF him since. except an ineoherent let
ter received from him the following
day. 1t is feared he has made away
with himself. No explanation can b
made for his disappearance, for so ial
as known, his affairs are in good con
dition, and his home life pleasant. Mr.
Cause occupied the position of frs
assistant public librarian, and wa,
well known in German newspaper ant
literary circles.
The women of Cherokee are endeay
oring to found a free reading room.
The collapse Of the large wooder
bridge at Radford, Va, Friday after
noon was greater than at first an
peared. Eight men went down eight,
feet. Three were instantly killed
Charles Thomas. Edward Mabes anC
c. Andrews, all white. The wives O
two of the men saw the bridge @,
down with them. T. NJ. MCCULLOUGH
the contractor has since died. Thorn
as Price. contractor with Johnston
and James Carriers, the latter colored
cannot recover. The disaster was du,
tolack of engineering skill on tn,
part Of the contractor.