People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-12-13
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF
Photographed CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned from the Four Corners of
the World and Condensed in short
Paragraphs for the Convenience of
Hurried Readers.

In bull fight at Torreon. Tex,
last week, Pedro Verasco, a Mexican,
was killed.
The Bee Keepers association of Hi.
uois, will meet at Rockford on Decem.
Der IS and 10.
4 A colored woman, Jane Bates, was
burned TO death at Helena, Ark, on
last Thursday.
The entire business portion of Ced-
arville, n. j., was entirely destroyed
by fire last week.
A Chicago syndicate has purchased
the Colon Silver mine of Hermosillo,
Texas, for S2OO,OOO
A case of small pox proved fatal at
Aurora, H., last week. The victim
was Miss Middleton.
Hon. H. NJ. Judge, of Birmingham,
Ala, took his life on the day of his
marriage last week.
James and John Delay, residing at
Holly Springs, Miss, were drowned
in the Ohio river last week.
The Upper Mississippi Pilots asso-
citation was in session at Dubuque,
Ia, for three days last week.
Harry Goodloe, a student at the
Richmond, Ky, college, was killed in
game os football last week.
Peace negotiations between China
and Japan are pending with fair pros
poets at successful termination.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of Texas closed a most bril-
liant session at Houston last week.
Daniel Keim, bachelor, aged 70
and wealthy, dropped dead at funer-
al of friend at Reading, Pa, last
week
The government officials at Louis.
vile, Ky, confsticated $50, 529.Sj
worth Of whisky for unpaid takes last
week.
ia lady by the name of Mrs. Teddy
Arthur was shot and killed by White
Caps near Huntington W. Va, last
week. .
Charles Howard said to have three
living wives was arrested for bigamy
in indianapolis last week and taken
to Chicago.
The White River Iron and Steel
works Of Muncie, Ind, valued at S45,-
900 was sold at Sheriffs sale last week
for sl6,OOo
The fruit raisers of Iowa were in
session at Waterloo last week, where
manv interesting papers were read
and discussed.
The notorious green goods king,
Michael Ryan, was indicted fo- per.
jury before the :Lexow committee in
New York last week.
While counting in the kitchen, Ar
thur Schneider shot and killed Her
man Schroeder and Katie Buskhart.
Jealousy was the cause.
Miss Katherine Ling, a beautiful
woman of Minneapolis was assassinat-
ed last week. The motive unknown
and the murderer at large.
Every gambling house in Little
Rock, Ark, has been ordered closed
by the Circuit Judge, who says he
will rigidly enforce the law.
The Georgia legislature has refused
to continue the state military appro-
priation, claiming the money has been
improperly used In the past.
The farmers of Northwestern Indi.
ana are suffering for want of rain
many fields have been burned and
hundreds Of live stock persisted.
Dan Troxell, John Larson and Wal.
ter Cole were crushed to death by a
Ssye-in at the Creek Mining Company
mine 1t Webb City. Mo-, last week.
Diphtheria is quite prevalent in
Kansas City, Mo. The malignant
type Is ravishing in Wheeling, w. ",
several deaths having been reported.
The American Federation of Labor
meets in Denver this week. John
Burns the English labor leader and
Member of Parliament will be pre-
sent.
Jere Matthews, ex-county clerk of
Logan county, ILL.,, committed suicide
at his home in Lincoln last week.
Shortage In his accounts was the
cause Of self destruction.
} At Ottawa. Ont. last week three
men and boy were killed by dyna-
S SAPiOoiOu. 1WO mcu al
Huntington, Ind, met a similar fate
while several others were seriously in.
jured.
Credit coupons OF the Kansas and
Texas Coal company to the amount
OF 81, 900 have been counterfeited, and
suspicion rests upon the business men
OF Huntington, Ark. who have been
arrested.
A company Of leading lumber meu
of the north have gone south to in
spect the lumber fields with a view of
developing the virgin forests of the
sunny south.