People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-12-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.

a telegram from Detroit on a charge
of forgery.
An attempt was made to rob the
vault OF the county treasurer's office
at Abel, Iowa, Wednesday night. The
burglars pried open an iron shutter
and entered through 4 window. They
drilled hole in the vault door and
attempted to blow the door open. but
the drill had broken off in the hole
and the charge failed.
A mob attempted to kill negro
named Liceus Turner at West Point,
Ga, Monday night. The negro wrote
an insulting letter to a young lady
and he was decoyed and filed with
bullets
Acting Governor Lowe Of Ok aho-
ma, pardoned from the penitentiarv
Squire De Wore, who had served
thirteen months OF a three wears sen.
tence for grand larceny. Recent de-
velopments proved De Nore's sentence
too severe.
The New York city board of estim-
ate and apportiOnment has voted an
appropriation of 100000 with which
to produce anti-tOXine serum, which
has proved so successful in the treat.
ment and cure of diphtheria abroad.
Senator Pugh introduced a bill lin.
iting the power of United States
courts to punish for contempt or mis-.
behavior committed in their presence
or so near as to obstruct the admin.
istration of justice.
In Defiance, Ohio, Charles Hart
pleaded guilty to numbering the two
Good children at Spaulding, Ohio.
and was sentenced TO be hanged on
the second Friday in April next.
The war department has awarded
to the Kilby Manufacturing company
of Cleveland, the contract for making
ten disappearing gun carriages for
the tcn-inch sea coast rifles Fresh
proposals were issued Yesterday for
supplying nine or more of the same
/ type Of carriages,
F. W. job has received notice OF
appointment as Hawaiian consul zen.
eral at Chicago. Mr.. Job is personal
friend of Minister Thurston of la
waii, and is a prominent member of
the Chicago bar.
The Rev. DR., Edward McGlynn has
made complete recantatiOn. lie is
no longer an apostle of the doctrines
for preaching which he brought on
himself the ban of accommodation
from the Catholic church.
The commerce committee of the
house has fayorably reported bills for
building railway bridges acros; the
Missouri river near jefferson City,
the Little river in Arkansas and the
Sulphur river in Texas or Arkansas.
The whole Newcastle, Wash. coal
mine appears to be on fire and il is
feared the whole mine will become
4 wreck, involving loss o. $500, 900 10
the Oregon improvement company.
Coal creek is pouring into il. but it
will take several weeks To thorough
ly flood it.
Geraldo Saiz, the revolutionist ex-
tradited from San Antonio has been
brought to Nueva Laredo. and it is
understood that he will be taken out
and shot without the formality of a
trial. 1t is claimed that his guilt was
firmly established in the eXtradition
proceedings, and all that now re-
mains to be done is to carry the law
in such cases in 10 effect.
Secretary Morton will leave Wash
ington about January for a visit in
Nebraska. He is the president of the
state horticultural society, and at its
meeting January Il will address the
society on Pioneer PopuliStS."
Ida Wells, the negress, is trying to
get an anti-lynching bill before con
gress.
Colonel Jackson, the adopted son of
Andrew Jackson, is preparing to send
relics of Old Hickory" 70 be placed
in the National museum.
Helen NJ. Cougar has brought a suit
to test the right of women to vote in
Indiana.
The next Illinois Democratic State
Central Committee was or.ani:cd
with friends OF Colonel Morri son and
Governor Altgeld.
General J. c. Jamison. adiutant
general Of Missouri under Governor
Marmaduke, was appointed ddju:anS
general OF Oklahoma.
Coal operators ut Pittsburg. Pa,
made eat of fourteen cents in min
ing. A strike affecting 30 OO1 mag be
ordered.
A law now prevails in the Cherokee
nation making it a criminal offcnse
tn employ any bat Chcrokees.
Bertha and Martha Beckcrmann.
daughters Of Eabbi Becliermann Of
Cleveland, OHIO were burned 20 death
in their ho:lc.
Mrs William VI. Ready and two
children persisted in the danes at
Gardner. Nc
Chicago people have about con-
eluded the purchase from Mrs. James
e. Blaine % Ia" historic house front
ing Lafayette square. Washington.
Their purpose C Il erect a'tall apart.
ment house on the site.
The senate committee on public
lands has authorized favorable re-
port on bill providing for a com.
mission tn examine and segregate the
mineral lands in Montana and Idah o
with the Northern Pacific land grant.
Shelly & Sons, one uf Ends LARGEST
retail grocery firms. Was closed Mon
day morning 10y tie Wic:i;ia whole
sale grocery company 'vho are their
largest crcdito's Liabilities less
I than assets.
! a memorial from the bocrd of man.