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


lily quarrel. and then fed.
j. +. Whitacre & Co. of Kirksville,
Mo-, dry goods and clothing, has as
signed to John L. Caskey. Liabili-
ties $50, 900, assets unknown.
Twenty thousand pounds of beef ar
rived at Ashland, Wis, the donation
OF Swift & Co., to the Ashland poor,
and committee is distributing it this
afternoon.
John Oliver has struck body Of ore
in the Champion mine in Poughkeepsie
gulch, Colorado, which assays thirty
to fifty ounces of gold and 300 to 1000
of silver to the ton.
Enough is known to say that the
Ohio miners refuse TO accept a reduc-
ton in wages by about 500 majority.
1t is reported that gold ore to the
value df Sl2s,000 was taken from the
Little Johnnie mine at Leadville in
one day last week. This beats all
Leadville records, the largest pfevious
output for single day being slls,OOO
worth of silver ore taken from the
Robert Z. Lee.
1t is reported that Chris Evans, the
California bandit king, and his friend
Morrell sailed from New Orleans for
Europe.
Iowa supreme court reaffirms on old
decision that the prohibitory amend
ment to the constitution was never
legally adopted.
Suit has been brought by several
Eastern colleges against the trustees
of Millionaire Fayerweather's estate
for requests.
Captain A. T. Drummond, chief Of
the signal service, has been dismissed.
1t is stated that Miss Anna Gould is
engaged to marry Mr.. William NJ. Har-
riman. He is son of the late Rev.
Edward Hartman and possesses a for
tune made on Wall street.
William L. Zell, the absconding
treasurer of the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal company, is a delaulter for
$4,000.
A. r. Brooks, the student at Mon.
mouth college accused of putting OBJ
structions on the Central Iowa rail-
road, has been adjudged insane.
According to Secretary Carlisle the
people of Utah owe the United States
s725,555 for the expenses of prosecu.
tions since 1875.
Chairman Marley of the Republican
national executive committee has sent
personal letter TO the governor of
the state of Washington, ask NJ him
to cal special session of the legis-
lature as soon as possible TO elect q
United States senator.
Jerry Simpson has announced his
intention to be a candidate for re-
election to congress from the Seventh
district of Kansas.
Cipo Falazar, treasurer of Lincoln
county, Colorado, is reported $1,000
short in his accounts.
Twelve ex-supervisors OF McDonough
county, Illinois, have been sued Tor,
Incorporating poor funds. \
A barber at Chattanooga, Tenn
cut his mistress throat and then
drowned himself in the Tennessee
river.
A. NJ Beardsley, prominent Couu-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa, druggist, took whisky
from a poison glass by mistake and
died in few hours.
Jim Morrison, who escaped from
the Pratt mine prison few days ago.
killed deputy sheriff who was trying
to arrest him and escaped.
Seven of the convicts who escaped
from the Knoxville iron mines Tues
day night have been captured One
was found dead in the mountains, shot
through the heart and others are be.
: lieved to be dead.
At Rio Janeiro, or Admiral Ben
, ham had two long interviews with
; Admiral De Cana, on board the cruis-
. or San Francisco, on the subject OF
! arbitration. Rear Admiral Bcnham
= does not speak hopefully of the result.
: The continued low prlce OF lead and
5 silver has caused the Old Jordan mine,
: the greatest lead producer III Utah
I territory, TO close down. The mine is
! located at Bingham and employed 100
men. In 1898 the Old Jordan pro.
duced in lead alone &c. 600 tons, $685.
600 in value, or one fifth of the lead.
! output OF Utah. :
: Chancellor Gibson was formally ex-
{ PEELED from Knoxville, Tenn, Grand
. Army post on charges brought by his
political opponent, Congressman
: The ice on the Kansas river at Law
d renee, Kan, is six inches thick and
? cutting will begin Monday.
Jacob Stotler has sold his interest in
e the Fort Scott, Kan, Monitor to Pro-
T fessor w c. Lansdon of the Kan sas
Normal college.
, The supreme court of Minnesota
: has decided that the law passed last
winter for the commitment OF the ih-
, sane is unconstitutional. The decisA
J. ion affects 40 patients
S The board of trade Of Round Pond,
Ok, has sent two of its leading mem
= bers to Washington to fight for con-
2 gressional bill TO compel the railroads
: TO stop trains there.
Q During a religious revival at Glen
Campbell, Pa, convert named Vas
q binder confessed that he and another
man had murdered peddler for his
! money three years ago.
r A warrant has been issued for the
S arrest of Rev. 7. Is. Hepp, a Methodist
4 minister at Waterford. Wis. charging
him with killing servant, who is
said 10 have accused him OF running
her.