People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-29


By his side laid Hazel Hammond, an
inmate of the house, with a bullet
wound in her head. She may perhaps
live. Noack, it was believed, tried to
induce the woman TO leave the life she
was leading and return to her home,
and that when she refused he shot her
and then killed himself.
BULL fights took place at Gillett,
Col. on the cath and 25th in the pres.
ence of 5000 people. One of the Mex
leans came within an ace of losing his
life and there was great excitement in
consequence, not few of the women
fainting. Many deputy shcriffs were
in attendance and the management
was placed under arrest but no at
tempt was made to stop the proceed
ing.
THE Western Baseball association.
at meeting at Peoria, Ill.,, on the 23d,
took away the franchise of the Denver
Omaha club and also dropped Spring.
field, and will continue the season rs
six club league. A new schedule
will be arranged.
Ex-GOv. MORRIS was found uncon-
sciousin his Office at New Haven, Conn,
on the morning of the 22d from what
the physicians pronounced ver'i'o.
He never rallied nor recovered con-
seriousness and died in the afternoon.
The convention of the National
Kelley league at Harrisburg, Pa, on
the 92d adopted resolutions providing
for committee TO consider and report
to the next convention on the advisa-
bility of erecting a Kelley home for
old and INDECENT Kelley graduates.
Col. A. j. Smith, Of Leavenworth, Kan,
was reelected president and E. A.
Trader, of Leavenworth, put on the
executive board. The woman's auxil-
larry voted to change its name to the
National Woman's Kelley auxiliary.
Mrs. l. n. Ives, of Bloomington, ILL.,,
was elected president and Mrs. Corne-
Illus, ST Topeka, Kan. was chosen a
member of the executive board.
A TOTAL of 5000 workers belonging
to the several branches of the garment
trade have struck in the Hebrew sec.
tion of New York. The demand was
for an increase in wages.
A DISPATCH received at London from
Shanghai said that the Chinese soldiers
stationed at Tien Tsin revolted and as
sembied outside the gates Of Ii Hung
Chan 5 yamen, clamoring for their ar.
rears Of pay. Later they attacked a
number of shops in the city and killed
over hundred persons.
WHILE the steamer Atanan was land
ing her passengers at the town OF
Kanetf, on the river Dneiper in Russia
on the 22d her boiler exploded, injur-
ing thirty persons, some of them fatal
ly. Several others jumped overheard
in their efforts to escape from the
clouds Of steam and were drowned.
THE New York World published
special from Washington on the 2lst
that the report of Expert Myers, of
the fifth auditors office, which had
been presented to Secretary Carlisle,
showed that AinswOrth R. SpoffOrd,
the venerable librarian of congress,
was behind in his accounts owing TO
bad methods Of bookkeeping.
UPWARDS Of 1900 garment workers
at Boston quit work on the 2lst in
obedience to the vote of the com bined
unions and will not return until the
contractors or bosses are ready TO con-
cede their demands The strikers do
not anticipate a long struggle and
were confident that the strike would
shortly end by concession to their
demands
The steamer Ocean Wave, on her way
from Astoria to Portland, Ore, collided
with sailboat containing five persons
from Stella, Wash. The sailboat was
upset and two of the occupants were
drowned. The other three were res
cued.
The directors Of the American Rail-
way union, except President Debs, left
Woodstock, ILL.,, on the 22d, after hav-
ing served a three months sentence
for contempt of court. All of them re-
sumo their duties in the field, instruct
ing members and organizing local
unions Their release will mark
new departure in the work OF organiE
ing railway employees. District head.
quarters will be esta blished in all the
large railway centers throughout the
country.
EIGHT men have been arrested at
Ellensburg, Wash, on the charge OF
being implicated in the recent lynch
ing of the Wilson's, father and son.
SOMETHING like 10000 invitations
have been given to states, muEic PAL
ties, institutions of learning and lead
ing men throughout the United States
and Canada to attend the first annual
convention at Cleveland, o., on Sep.
TENDER "a 10 20, of the International
Deep Waterways association, to par
ticipate in the discussion of subjects
pertinent TO the convention
THE National Christian union con-
vened at Columb bus, O., in annual ses-
sion on the 2lst, with $500 delegates
representing thirty-fve states. Some
of the most prominent leaders in Bap-
fist and United Presbyterian churches
were present.
GEORGE S MONTGOMERY, a wealthy
member Of the Salvation army at Oak
land, Cal, was organizing an expedi-
ton to go to Japan to Christianize the
inhabitants. His plan has received
the approval of Gen. Booth, who will
send few recruits from London and
the party will sail under the command