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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-09

whspor. lie Is the finished product of
&C.. -@Jious ot servihty. and II is as
natHSl for him TO obey, 10 smirk and TO
bow rs 10 d. for others 10 DO the cor
tr1ry. At Dr,sselfs the Dclmonico of
Berlin. YOU can see bis type in a state of
perfection. lie will listen with features
th1t ltiiay not an atom Of intelligence
10 The most brilliant conversation as
well as 10 the latest scandal Of the town
lis lace resembles that II a wooden
Indian in immObihtN He may be a Ber-
liner a Swiss Freuchmau or an Au-
siritn. an Euclshmau. "A Belgian or "A
Eane-lt matters not. one looks exactly
Ike another Al traces Of nationality
nave disappeared long ago in his inter
national traiNue. for in nearly every
case he Is man who has Served" in
an the capitals Of the world. His gct-up
IL always In the latest style. without a
speck OF dust. and his linen is Of the
nnesf For all this the "TYiHkgeld" hes
10 pay. for his salary is barely sufficient
20 provide him with the ncceSsaries Of
lie. But Of "Trnkgeld' he receives
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-09

ERLIN. Nov. 30.
The II c n
waiter is worth
knowing. There
are ~ 40 Of him,
male and female.
The wafer In the
ifrst-ca .1s hOtei,
Ie stduTaut and
club, Is about the
same as ID Lon
don. Paris or
\ Jenna stately,
{ o p Il G = e n d.
ing. very andbie.
but uulIsllngly
polite. Even II
sou should use
him as o. door
mat ne would
not lose that
smile Of his,
made up In equal
parts Of defer
cucc and an IN
nate sense OF SUI
pcriority. His
mauners are IT.
his
knowledge of eti-
quotte Is perfect
aud his voice is
H...
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-09
THE WATERS OF BERLIN
IIQUANT PECULIARITIES or TIE
KNIGHT or THE NAPKIN,
Ensrveseing waitress-She Wears Jockey
Costume and Dances and sinSs-sm"H
Fortunes IN 1rinkceld.

Copyright. 1894. for The Times)
ERIIN. Nov. 30.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
A BURNING COAL MINE
One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Miners Narrowly Escape.
THE SENATE AND HOUSE
Several Important Bills Passed.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill
Discussed.
Press.

Associated Press
Seattle, Dec 17.-F'ire brake out In
the Oregon Improvement Company's
Newcastle mime ait Coal Creek, ten
miles from this city, at $50 O'Clock this
morning and the creek was turned in.
10 the mine TO eNtdnguish the flames.
In the midst of the wild confusion, Supt.
Anderson telephoned below to the third
level, telling the 125 men in the mine
how to escape, and stayed ait the tele>
phone until khe fire drove him away.
BY this time the 125 men had come out,
Five men went down the slope to warn
them, though the slope wtas burning
Within 100 feet. The fans were kept
working though They famed the
flames and enormously increased the
loss, and the men worked like demons
to keep the flames from them, for q
sltoprhge would mean death.
The last man was brought out at 2:SO
p. IN. and the roll was called. The
openings were then stopped, Coal creek
damned and turned into the mine, and
tomorrow the fans will be reversed to |
lraw out the smoke while THE men go
iown to fight THE fire. The machinery
Ind top works were saved, except the
'oof of the slops, but twenty-five mules,
harness. cars and other loss aggregates
80, 900.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
THE YELLOW LIGHT.

The story is an old one. but you can
afford to hear Vt agaln.
The scene Is London. A ragged ur-
chin stands before Peep Show in the
Strand. The lad has just paid his penny
and Is now standing ON tip-toe to look
Through the little aperture at the won-
derful panorama within.
"You see, sonny said THE Snowman.
"the train OF cars comes along this side
then 1t goes out OF slight through the
tunnel, and then It comes out again on
the other side. and whore you see a
red light 1t means danger.
"whait's the yellow light meanY'
eaid the boy.
There admit no yellow light sonny
replied THE man.
Yes nhere is. mistar." said the hoy.
"Oh, no, sonny There aant no yell
low light i'm this show Where You see
a green light It means ,all right, and
where You see a red Light 1t means
danger There adn't no yellow light,
sonny"
But there Is, mister, responded the
urchin; what's the yellow light meany'
The Snowman, evidently decided that
the etaslest way to satisfy the young
tiers curiosity was to rake a peep into
The show himself lie looked In ana
luIclSIy discovered what the boy meant.
''rhe yellow light. sonny. MEANS that
he whole blooming show is on fire, ana
uture performances are indefinitely
DO you see the moral?
A man can sometimes be very much
Helped by the suggestion Of an outsider.
n fact, his whole business may sotne-
lines be saved from ruin by taidng an
outsiders hint in dime.
We don't flsh ourselves, but we can
i've you a useful hint Just the same.
,ou are living within a walking dis
ance of THE twanuleth cehtuiy-ydt
our ideas of twlne date back 10 the
line when There was only one brand.
You imagine THAT other twines have
at come forward Within the last ten
ears and leaped to the front. What a
listalSel The manufacturers Of Mar
Nails Twdne have The Largest factory
the world and are making the best
vine
Inc fishing season Is fast approach-
'g, Perhaps you will soon need twlne.
ome and examine the Marshall Irvine
nd Its record
DLMoRE. sANBoRN & CO..
Agents.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
DEBs WILL APPEAL.

Chicago, Dec. 17.--At conference this
afternoon between President Debs and
other American Railway Union officials,
and their attorneys. 1T was decided to
endeavor to secure AN appeal to the
supreme court on a writ of error and
also apply for a writ Of haIbaes corpus,
lit is believed by the American Radl-
way Union people here THAT The defend
ants attorneys would meet with sue
cess in at least one Of these attempts to
stay the execution OF sentences, and
the opinion is freely expressed that
Debs and aasociates would not go to
Jail
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
a JUROR cHALLENarn.
Continued Trouble In Selecting the
Sleeves Jury


Portland, Dec. IA sensation was
created in the criminal department Of
the stats circuit court tonight just after.
the jury had been completed In the
Sleeves murder trial. When the last
man had been selected District Attor-
ney Hume arose and asked G. II. Dam,
meier, one of the jurors. several Qsiess.
tions regarding his relation with Geo.
p, Joseph, who Is under indictment for
attempting TO bribe a juror in the trial
of "Bunco" Kelly, who last week was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree for killing Sayres. Dammeier
replied THAT he had business relations
with Joseph. Mr.. Hume Then per-
challenged Dammeier, stat-
ing THAT he was unfit to sit on the jury.
The attorney for the defence claimed
THAT as Dammaisr had been accepted
by the prosecution, he must sit on the
jury After some heated remarks by
the counsel, Judge Stevens took the
niauter under advlsement until ltomor-
row morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
TO EXPLORE RAINIER.
ThePost- Intelligencer Party Left for the
Summit Today.

Seattle, Dec. 1.-THE Post Intellgen-
Ger party for the exploitation Of Mount
Rainier left today, and after stopping
at Puyallup to secure homing pigeons
to carry messages from the mountain,
will go on to Wilkeson. From that
point they viii start over the trail to-
morrow morning to make the ascent
which will begin at Crater Lake. The
party Is composed Of Major r. s. In
graham, a veteran volunteer. Gen, Rus,
sell, e. Coke Hill, DR.. Luther Lesley:
Hamilton Boyd ond w. NJ. Sheffield, Of
the Post-Intelligencer STAFF.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
UNDOUBTEDLY LOST.
The Montsemat and Keweenaw Given
UP as Lost.


San francisco, Dec. 17.--That the
steam colliery MontseruaIt and Kewee-
nav have been lost ait sea with all ON
board is now considered almost GER
uainty The Montserrat. from Nanalmo,
and the Keweenalw from Comox, B. c.,
are bo|bh seven days overdue at this
port For several days tugs and coast
ing steamers all along the Northern
cdast have kept a sharp lookout but
no tidIings of either steamer has been
received. Both vessels were heavily
loaded, and the prevailing opinion is
THAT they were lost almost together in
the terrific gale THAT ragged off Cape
F'iattery ON the night thalt they put to
sea. The MontserrsaIt, CaptAin Black
burn, carried a crew OF 20 men, and
the Keweenlaw. Capt. Jenkins had a
crew of 30 men. Anxiety is also felt
for the barlxs Germaiiia and Columbia.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
MARKING OPIUM STAMPS.

Tacoma, Dec. 17.--Loval customs off,
GERS believe THEY have made good
start toward breaking up the "chinese
method of sweating customs suamps''
and placing them on smuggled opium.
Withllng 30 days eighty pounds OF opi-
I'm consigned to Portland and San
Francisco, bearing scaled stamps, have
seized here and twenty pounds at
Olympia Officers are placing prIvase
marks on the stamps when first used,
so they can detect them afterwards.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
JOCKEY GARRIsoN's PLANS.
He win Go To England for the Next
Races.

New York, Dec. IT," Snapper Garri-
son will never ride i'm this country
agladn if he dsn carry out his present
plans successfully. Garrison has made
up his mind to sail for England in
February and remain there until next
racing season is over Garrison is not
sure that his style Of riding will do over
there, but he MEANS to have a wrestle
with English jockeys to aacen ain, if
nothing else, how Americans compare
with Brttlshers in the saddle.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
THE BownRs DREpaNR suIT.

San Franclsco, Dec, l7.~~It was de.
creed in the United States circuit count
today in the case of Adoiph 3. Bowers
against Alexander McNee and others,
that the dredging and hydraulic appa.
ratus patents issued to A. b. Bowers
in 1885 are good and valid, and that
he Be declared the inventor Of the ma
ckanery Involved in the suit.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
THE NICARAGUA BILL.
Peffer Does Not Thlnk the Government
Should Take Hold of the Project.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate to-
day resumed its consideration of the
Nicaragua CANAL bill, and PETER ad-
dressed .he senate He did not believe
the country was in condition to buy the
danal, and issue bonds for its payment.
The constitution did not authorize the
lending of money for a private enter,
prise, as was proposed by the bill. 1t
would not do for the government to
build the canal. Squire, of Washington,
followed with a hearty endorsement of
the canal project, which he said would
be of greater Importance TO the west
ern world than the Suez to the East
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18

have formed an Organization for the
purpose of raasing funds to present
a testimonial to the battleship Oregon
when she Is accepted by the govern
ment. The orglanlzatlon extends to ev-
cry company in the state. The co-opera-
ton of the civil organization and com
mercal bodies will be requested to as
sist
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
Will WATT AWHILE

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE plan OF
urging Secretary Carlisle's plan for the
revision Of currency before the holidays
has been abandoned. Again the house
today passed bill to protect public
forest reservations.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
sEELEY PLEADED GUILTY

Now York, Dec 17-Samuel c. See
ley, formerty book-keeper for the Shoe
and Leather National Bank, charged
with aiding the late Frederick Baker
in robIbing THAT bank OF ss5l,OoO, was
arralgned in the United States circuit
court today. He pleaded guilty and
was remanded until Fritday for sem
tence
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
wATrE WILL LEcruRn.

Denver neo l7.--5overnor waste VIII
go East to lecture Immediately after the
expiration Of iIis term. january 5. His
first lecture win be delivered at CHI
cago January i2. From Chicago he win
60 TO New York
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.

Minneapolis, Dec. IL. Claus A. Biixt,
the self-comfessed murderer Of Caef,er-
Inc Cling, was arrAignsd in the district
court this morning and In weak voice
pleaded not guilty. The case was set
for trial January 7th.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
CURRENCY REPORT rREsENrrD.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE majority
of the house committee on banking and
currency favorable. to the Secretary
Carlisle plan Of currency. was today
presented to the house By Chairman
Springer, with recommendation that
the bin pass
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
IN THE HOUSE TODAY.
A Number of Bills Pass in Quick Sue
cesSion.

Washington, Dec H.--At the opening
session of the house, Hermann present.
ed preamble and resolution declaring
chat the Clayton -Bulwer treaty was an
obstlcle to the construction of THE inter-
oceanic CANAL, and that 1t should be
labrogated. 1t was referred Ito the COM
mittee ON foreign affairs. Fifteen of the
sixteen bills lfavorably reported from
Friday nights session were then pass
ed without objectlon, in exactly four
minutes.
McHeae, chairman of the committee on
public lands, moved to pass, under sus-
pension of the rules "a bill to protect
5he public forest reservations. Wells
charged that rasaallty was bahind the
bill, and predicted thht Those who were
pushing it Through with whip and spur
would live to regret their action. The
vote resulted 15S to So. and the bill
PASSED
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
FOR A LAND COMMISSION.

Washington, Dee. 1.-THE se1a'e co n
mtttee on public lands today authorized
a favorable report on the bill providing
for "a commission to examine and seq
regate the mineral lands of Montana
and Idaho from the Northern Pacific
land grant
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18

shavlngs alre coming into demand
for bed and naaitreas filing. and the
Wisconsin planning mills have struck
a bonlanza In packing them like hay
and sending them all over the country.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
FOR TaE BATTLEsHIP oREeon.

Portland. Dec 1.-THE members q
ithe state military hard Of Oregon
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.

washington. Dec. 17.-The house
PASSED today the army appropriation
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Riverdale.
GRIsELDA.

Mrs. John Wright started to Miss.
ouri over the Rock Island, Sunday
morning.
Bruce Applegate was up from the
Strip last week visiting old friends.
There was a dance aud oyster sup
per in East Riverdale Monday night.
Mrs. WOllam is visiting in Rome.
Ella Barker returned from White
Water last week, accompanied by
Frank Barker.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Cain,
Sunday night, three pound girl.
Mrs. COrnwell returned from Ne.
braska, Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs Ira Morgan of Well
ingtOn, spent New Years in River
dale.
Bertha Reed, Of Wellington. is Wis,
iting Stella Hackney.
Grandma Teigue is very sick this
week.
Pink Swope spent last week in the
Strip.
Mrs. Holland visited her daughter
Mrs. Rogers, Monday.
GRETCHEN.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
NO. 90.

idle gossip. They come to me from
east and west and from all political
camps Just the same. 1t does seem
to me If they, the correspondents,
would take up some OF the economic
questions Of the day or write on
some religious topic, education or
agriculture and your paper and all
Others would beread more thoroughly
and the people be more benflted.
Much could be said on this subject
but | fear what | have already said
will receive some criticism and per-
haps Justly too. But you will please
remember that | know no better way
than to write as feel on a subject
and am charitable enough TO give
Others the same rights.
A. B. Cook.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
County Teacher's hssocissI,,N,

The County Teachers Association
will meet Jan, 6, 1894, in Wellington
High School building at 100 D. m.
Come early, for program begins
promptly on time. School directors,
patrons, teachers and everybody in
terested in education are urged to be
present. The program will consist OF
papers, lively discussions ETC., in
tcreSpered with music. At the
close of the meeting there will be a
business meeting Of the Reading Cir
Gle. BY some mistake two names
have been omitted from the program.
Paper-"SOme Methods OF Teach
ing Geography" Miss Clyde ORear,
Of Wellington.
Paper-Mrs. Ellen II. Clayton, of
Mayaeld.
Paper-"Relation of the Ideal to
the Progress Of Education" Israel
Naugle, Of Zyba.
Paper-"CO-operation of the Pa
irons of the Schools necessary TO the
Success Of the Teachers" +" Miss Jennie
FOOse, Of Mayheld.
Paper-PrOf. Colon, Of ArgOnia.
CONNfTTTEF
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Harmon.

Measles are taking No. s school dis
trict by storm. The teacher, Mrs.
Hurt, was taken i'll during school
hours and thoroughly inocuated her
school. Wonder how many of the
county teachers who went to Win
field were equally fortunate in catch
ing the measles.
Invitations are out for the we'd
ding Of Miss Ella Hackney and As.
bury Frambers.
Robert Cox left for his claim in the
Strip Monday morning. Owing to
the prOtracted illness of his family
he has never been to his claim since
the race, but has heard that his filing
held it.
Mrs. John Jennings, of Cicero, is
the mother of twin babies, 50 report
says.
GRIsELDA,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Ashton.
GRETCHEN.
Wheat is looking fine.

Wheat is looking fine.
Stock is in good shape for the win
ter.
Most of the farmers are through
plowing for oats.
Wall Wentworth is improving from
his recent illness.
Allie and Laura Berry were visited
by lady friends from Caldwell, New
Years.
Mrs. Frazee and family spent New
Years in Arkansas City.
Will HOllingswOrth made his claim
a visit, Tuesday.
A large crowd was out to hear Rev
Turner last Sunday evening and
heard good sermon. There are ser.
vices here every Sunday and a differ.
ent denomination has the house each
Sunday in the month.
Rev. Robertson, Of South Haven
who has been preaching here for Ovel
year, was given adonatiOn party al
the school house New Years night
He received $40 in cash, besides pro
visions and eatables Of all kinds.
AGRICOLA.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05

ening most of the people CT the city,
and that we wish YOU many years as
happy as was those few hours passed
that night.
When Carlisle said that a conspir-
acy had been formed to destroy silver.
and that it was the most gigantic
crime Of this or any other age, he
was a Democrat. When he Joined
the conspiracy and cOnsumated the
crime he was still Democrat, which
leads the POpuliSts hereabOut to in
quire, what is a Democrat, anyhow:
I-NatiORll Wdtchman.
We WONDER.
If Mrs. Lease is not as good a Peo-
pies Party man as is Governor Lew
elling.
If the Governor did not make a
bad mistake when he removed her
from office.
If she has not done more for the
Peoples Party than has any one OF
half dozen people in the state
If our trustee is ever going to have
the road, running north of where he
lives, fixed so a person can travel
after night without getting lost in
the weeds and hedgebruSh.
II road is made TO pile hedge,
brush in anyway.
Ii 1T is not time to raise less wheat
and more corn.
If anybody ever saw nicer weather
than this for Christmas and New
Year.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
CHARGED with Murder.

A cattleman by the name Of Foss,
who formerly lived near Geuda
Springs, this county, has been arrest
ed at Kingtlsher charged with the
murder Of J. ]. Derr, a farmer living
near that place. The reports Of the
affair state that FoSs and son OF
Derr had had some trouble and had
exchlnged shots from reyolvers at
one another sometime ago. Friday
night Mr. Derr was at his home and
between 9 and 10 o'clock be heard
strange noises in his barnyard.
Thinking that some animal was dis
turbing the chickens he vent out 10
Dive it away. Two shots were
heard, but the family thought moth
ing Of the matter, as they supposed
Mr.. Derr had taken his revolver with
him and shot at whatever was max
ing the noise. When he faiied to re-
turn to the house after a rea-
sOnable time some members Of the
family went out to sec what was
causing the delay and to their horror
found Mr.. Derr lying dead near the
barn with two bullet holes through
his head. 1t was found also that
when he left the house he was not
armed. 1t was at once concluded
that he was assassinated and suspic'
ion pointed to FOss, of Kinghsher.
county. 1t was supposed that Foss
thought he was shooting the young
man,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
To Every Alliance Man IN Sumner
County.

BRETHREY:-As the County ALI
ance will meet again the last Friday
in January, of which the secretary
will give due notice, allow me as your
chairman Of the committee on good
Of the order" to impress it upon you
that il is the duty Of every Alliance
man in the county to awake and rally
to the defense Of the principles Of our
beloved order. There will be officers
to elect and other important business
to attend to. Let there be a grand
rally Of Alliance men at Wellington,
such as has not been seen for 10, these
many days. Let every man come who
can. You brethren in the remote
parts of the county, come for once
and mingle with US. have many
plans to tell you of for the good Of
the order the coming year and / want
your help. A state campaign is upon
us. We must put up good men to
lead the order and we must buckle ON
the armor.
l hope every Alliance man In the
county will feel this to be a personal
call to him. Come, brethren, let
there be grand rally at the County
Alliance the last Friday in January,
1894. d. T. Rose,
Chairman Of Committee on Good Of
the Order.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05

The VOICE will club with the Nom
conformist at sl,75 and In addition to
the two papers for this amount will
send axtra the following books, "The
Political Earthquake" (price 25c.);
Metallic money and hard times. "(prics
&c, Points for Thinkers, (price lOc.l
This Is a bargain.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
EDITOR VOICE.
AGRICOLA.

AS | am reader Of your paper /
wish to act the part Of a critic for
once. l will refer to your correspond
ents in writing up the news or gossip.
To my mind they refer too often to
the Mr.. or Misses visiting or were the
guests Of Mr.. or Mrs. - on some
certain day also noted or Mr.. A or B
made a trip to = and returned
same day or later in the week. / fad
your paper full Of just such worthless
news and know l voice The senti-
ment Of many when / say sucn tens
are not news or even read by one out
Of ten Of the subscribers Of your pa
per. Now let me say that your paper
is not the only one filed up with such