People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-16

An old miner writes to the MincO
Minstrel and says that he has prospect
ed in the Wichita mountains and there
is mineral there.
The London Times announces the
death Of Mr.. Bernard Pauncefote on
February l. Mr.. Pauncefote was the
British vice council at Nantes, at
which place his death occurred.
The police of The Rague have un-
earthed an enormous forgery of bank
notes. Eight men, including the
leader, man named Krause, haze
been arrested. Notes to the value of
227, 900 guilders have been seized.
Burglars entered the Despler (O.)
Bank on Tuesday night, blew open the
safe with dynamite and got away with
$1,000 in gold and $500 in silver. The
explosion tore $500 in paper money
into fragments. Besides this they OBJ
tanned 81, 900 in cash and stamps be-
longing to the Despler postoffice.
The Dime Savings bank of Louis
vile, Ky, closed Saturday. The bank
is solvent, and ito only reason for go
ing ont of business is because its capt.
tai is too small for il to make money
since the panic it has made little or
nothing.
The report SEM out from Texas that
the Arlington Ina, near Fort Worth,
Tex, is involved in II. b. Chamber
lain's troubles in New York, and has
been closed, is incorrect. The hotel is
in no way involved, and Chamberlain
has nothing to do with it.
Fred Gerding, who attempted re-
Gently to hold up a Knoxville & Ohio
express train, was Thursday convicted
1T Clinton, Tenn, and sentenced to
prison for two years. His accomplish.
Will Smith, was killed by the officers
who were on the train at the time.
Serious riots, resulting from the at
tempt of the authorities to collect rev.
enues, have occurred in Mangoldia, on
the Siam frontier. The police fired on
the mob which was resisting the offic.
ers and killed thirteen persons, Rein.
forcements have been sent to both
places to preserve order
In connection with the famous Hill
man insurance case, to come up again
in the United States supreme court at
Topeka, Kan, in April, the attorneys
for the Life Insurance companies now
claim that, while Hlllman was alive
up to the last trial, they have learned
that he has since died in foreign
country.
In accordance with the program out.
lined at " meeting of the Harrison
Telephone company in Chicago on
Thursday, it has organized a local
company in St. Joseph, Mo-, and will
put in complete telephone system
there. The company has been granted
franchise by the city council. Con-
nections will be made with similar
systems which will be organized in
neighboring towns.
There was inaugurated in Chicago
Thursday an underground pneumatic
tube system for the transmission Of
copy" and kilograms to newspapers
from the telegraph Offices and news
agencies. The system will also be
used for the Transmission of kilograms
from the hotels and local city Office
to the main offices. The district mes
senger Offices will also use the system
The explorer, Jackson, has arrived
at Hull England, after short explo,
ration of Waigatz island in the Arctic
ocean 500 miles north of Trondhie. He
said he intended to proceed to Franz
Josef Land in July and push north.
ward, leaving food depots at convent.
ent distances behind in order to admit
of his retreat. He Is of the opinion
that proceeding from Franz Josef Land
he will encounter huge continent.
Many petitions are sent to congress
protesting against laws that are al
ready on the statute books.
Michael Dixie, a Hungarian, has
been arrested at Sugar Notch, Pa,
charged with poisoning Michael Ma.
lachi and his wife and three children.
Dixie boarded with Malachi, who or.
dered him to leave the house for in.
sulting the latter's wife. Shortly af-
forwards the Malachi family were
poisoned with paris green. The father
and mother will recover, bat the chill.
dren are in critical condition. When
about to be arrested DIE stabbed
himself in the abdomen, inAicting a
serious wound.