People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

Even Kentucky had snow storm
in the mountains on Monday.
The general assembly of the Pres
byterian church meets IN Pittsburg
Pa, today.
China has a standing army in time
of peace, but none in war. In war il
is kept on the run.
The Daily Tribune says that the
slogan of its town is now "NO joints
allowed in Chanute."
The Prince of Wales has seventy
uniforms, besides number Of habits
that are not at all uniform.
Ex-COngressman Bland of Missouri
says the Democratic party must throw
Cleveland overheard or 60 to destruc-
tion.
A Wichita woman says the world is
to come to an end next Sunday. II
such be the case we need no more
rain.
A Pittsburg, Pa, dispatch says that
it was so cold there Sunday night that
ice quarter of an inch thick formed
on all water in exposed places.
The Chase investigation committee
has been called to meet on the 18th
inst, at which time they will hear
the arguments Of attorneys and then
make their report.
United States Senator Teller said
in recent speech in Denver: st is
free coinage or disruption for the
national Republican party liz 1896.
Which will it choOse?:"
President Cleveland is going to
make trip around the world when
his term is ended, and is devOting
most of his time now to arranging for
an enthusiastic reception in England.
One of the exhibits at the New
York cat show is valued at $1,000.
This is just Sl,OOO.5O more then the
average American citizen would give
fer the best cat in two hemiSphereS.
In Nebraska rainmaker has been
sued for damages, because the rain
was accompanied by tightening which
struck and destroyed a farmers
buildings. The contract called for
water-nOt fire.
A weather observer declares that
whenever cyclones visit the state in
May, good crops are sure to follow.
This is pleasant news after a cyclone
has passed, but few people would care
to invite a cyclone as a crop producer
Just as Kansas closes a four days
musical jubilee, New York begins q
weeks cat show. Yet the denizens o.
the east are won't to refer to the
"untutOred" west. Kansas ought tt
send some missionaries to New York
The chiefs of the five civilized
tribes of Indians will hold a confer
ence aft. Gibson next Tuesday t
devise ways and means to get rid o
the Dawes commission and to prevent
the allotment Of their lands in sever
atty.
The latest reports are that A. A
Robinson. formerly general manage
of the Santa Fe system and at pres
ent president of the Mexican Contra
railroad, is to be president of the San
ia Fe upon the reorganization of tina
company.
Chief Whirlwind the noted Chey
enne chief, died at his home near E
Reno, 0. T., last week. The ole
chief was one of the most noted
fighters Of all the Indian bands unit
after the final treaty at Medicin,
Lodge in 1867.
The reports of serious damage Il
the New York grape crop from fros
will be read with regret in the west
The baskets Of grapes stacked on tn,
sidewalks in front of our grocer
stores in the fall come mostly from
New York vineyards.
A contemporary tells Of a Lon;
Island man who in one year caugh
100000 fish, and wonders why he neve
reached the White house. The rea
son is plain. A man who devotes s
much time to fishing has never ha,
the necessary opportunities of becom
ing an accomplished duck hunter.
A dispatch from HenneSSey, OF
says that the dry, hot winds the pas
few days have had a disastrous effec
on grain and if it continues will xii
all chances for wheat, which are yer
slim. The effect on corn and oats
also pronounced. Business is at
standstill owing to the uncertainty c
crops.
The application of the receivers {
The Frisco railroad to be relieve
from operating certain branches {
that road was argued before a mastt
in rhanpprV q fpuv davs cinca M <.