People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-08
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.

WV w ID III OuAL'N dllOu d. against -D,- |
900 last year. The crop will be two
weeks late.
Representative Bailey. of Texas,
will again bring forward his resolu-
ton questioning Secretary Carlisle's !
authority to issue bonds to meet cur
rent expenses, in case another bond Is
sue is determined on.
The secretary of the treasury has
awarded to Albert Graeber, of Bell
vile, ILL.,, silver life-saving medal of
honor in recognition of his brave eff
forts in rescuing four women from
drowning in the Okaw river in Hi
nois in 1898.
The senate committee on Indian
affairs Friday authorized a favorable
report on the bill providing for the
opening of the Uintah and Uncompa-
ghre Indian reservations in severalty
to the Indians and the opening of that
remaining to settlement.
The efforts of the authorities of Jop-
lin, Mo, to apprehend the firebugs
who have been burning mining plants
IN that district are meeting with sue
cess. Charles Freeman was arrested
Sunday at Webb City, and George
Gordon, Monday, at Galena, Kansas.
Other arrests will follow.
Assignee Hubbard, of the Union
Loan and Trust company, which
failed last summer, stated in court
Friday at Sioux City, Ia, that the LA
bilities of the company are 100000,
and that the creditors, who are. most
ly eastern people will not get over )
per cent of their claims.
L. E. Shattuck, who has a national
reputation of being the first breeder
of fine Merino sheep in the United
States, died at his home in Strawberry,
Mo-, Sunday afternoon, Of Bright's
disease. Mr.. Shattuck took more pre-
miums at the worlds fair than all
other sheep men combined.
High water is playing havoc gener-
ally along the river course near SpOk-
ane Falls, Wash. The river is manv
inches higher than ever before. Dur
ing the past three days several bridges
have been washed away. No lives
have been lost though several narrow
escapes from drowning are reported.
1t was stated at Chicago Friday that
NJ. c. Mcdonald, the well known sport
ing man, is candidate for congress
to succeed Allen c. Durborow. State
Senator E. T. Noon has been the
avowed rival of Durborow in the
Fifth district and is, it is stated, pre-
pared to retire in favor of Mcdonald.
ArchdeacOn Nouri, of Babylon, an
nounces his intention OF suing the
United States government for S5,OOO,-
900 damages, for being wrongfully
placed in an asylum by DR.. G. S.
Smith of San Francisco, and as he
was an ambassador from the Queens
Malabar subjects. he demands the in
tervention of Great Britain.
There were renewed disorders in the
public square at Sofia, Thursday.
The disturbances, however were not
serious. The military authorities
have placed guards overthe residences
of all the political leaders. A strong
feeling prevails in the provinces
against the change in the ministry.
The project of Sofia has been threat
ened with violence.
Sheriff Singo of Brazil Ind, has re-
ceived instructions from Governor
Matthews to use his influence to pre-
vent the moving of trains by miners.
Thursday night crowd of strikers
pushed box car on the main track of
the Vandalia, stopping west bound
freight, which was supposed to be
hauling coal, but none was found and
the train was released
The Loomis Coal company of Macon,
No., has delared its mines open for
work, but engaged no miners. The
strikers have their guns stacked at
their camp outside the coal company's
fence, and the officers fear conflict
at any time. The negroes have plen-
ty of guns at their quarters, and the
coal cOmpany's hired guards and dep
uty sheriffs are well armed.
H. Blumenthal cut a big swell is
Emporia, Kan, By renting store
room, having it reprinted, papered
and shelved, and depositing IN the
bank draft for $1,000, then borrow
ing all he could, and running various
bills at various stores. The draft
proved worthless and the contractor,
and Others are eager to get look at
the fine gentleman who has left
town.
The New York Herald's Valparaiso
dispatch says: Senior Don Claudio Vi.
euna, who was elected to succeed Bal.
maceda as president of Chila, has been
sentenced by the court IN Santiago to
fifteen years exile. The dispatch also
states that the commission on com.
merce has conferred with the minister
of finance and it is said as result i'm,
port duties will be payable in currea.
cy. The government has determined
to guarantee the banks issue.
A Bueuos Ayres dispatch says: Ad.
miral Mello says the revolution has
only begun. He also SAYS cores.
pendent of the London Times offered
money and aid in procuring ships il
the revolutionistS would embrace the
menarchial cause. The offer was re-
fused by the rebels, Mello says, on the
ground they had forsaken their fami.
lies and homes in order to fight for re.
publican principles and nothing
would induce them to alter their DO.
sition.
Two weddings occurred in 0berlir
last week, all of the star performers N
which were more than so years of age
The car of Russia has issued a