People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
MtsreIIameoMa.
The Kingman creamery has been

Hutchinson has grown weary Of TIT
service rendered by its waterwOrk
company, and will take steps to secure
title to the waterworks system.
Citizens of Jefferson City have com
menced injunction proceedings to res
train the secretary of state OF Nilsson
ri from submitting the proposition tt
remove the state capital to Sedalia.
The Kentucky court Of appeals has
held the state law requiring saloons
to be closed on Sunday to be unconsti
tutional, because it diScriminates
against one particular business and is
not general in It's application. Great
is Kentucky jurisprudence
A Louisville, Kentucky, widower has
brought a breach Of promise suit
against a widow who promised to
marry him. The Judge who is to try
the case says that he will try the case
before a jury of women. Under the
new Kentucky constitution women
are eligible as jurors.
McCook, Neb., June 19.-Grasshop-
pers haveappeared in such quantities
below Oakley and Otis, distance Of
% miles, as to cover the Burlington
railroad tracks and to cause much
trouble. They are doing much DAM
age to grain fields and seem to be
working their way southeast.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 25.-The legis-
lature assembled in special session to-
day in response to a call Of Governor
Altgeld, to consider arbitration, Pull
man rates, Chicago Judgeship abuses,
child labor, state finances and a mum.
Der of other topics which the governor
asserted were not adequately cared
for at the regular session.
The ROsebery ministry has resigned
and the Marquis of Salisbury has
formed new cabinet as follows:
Marquis of Salisbury, premier and Sec
rotary of state for foreign affairs; the
duke of DeyOnshire, president of the
council; A. J. BalfGur, first lord of the
treasury; John Joseph Chamberlain,
secretary of state for the colonies;
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor OF
the exGheQuer; Rt. Hon, George J.
GreSChen, first lord of the admiralty.
Washington, June 25.-For the first
time since December l, 1894, the gold
reserve tOdayexceedS SlOO,OOO,OOO. The
exact figures are S1OO,S3O 1855, with an
available net cash balance of 1854, 97S,-
ASS. The gain since February s last,
the date of the bond contract, is $685..
047 1896 in gold reserve and S42, 2S4, $3.50
in net balance. The syndicate still
owes the government about S6,0OO,OO
in foreign gold, their payments up tC
this time having slightly exceeded
the contract requirements.
One Of the effects ofthe dry wealth.
er in the past year is seen in the dy.
ing naples and other trees on the up
lands. The magnificent maple grove
on the HuntOn place north of town
which promised to be the finest in the
county has scarcely tree left alive
The roots are living and sprouts are
covering the lOwec portions of the
trunks but the main body of the trees
are gone. Many farmers who have
spent years in getting orchards and
shade trees started have been disap'
pointed by their partial destruction
through drOuth.-Abilene Reflector
Winnipeg, Man., June 23.-The re.
port Of the Manitoba government,
adopted by the legislature, refusing tC
obey the order of the governor-gener.
al TO restore Roman Catholic parOchi.
al schools, has been mailed to Lord
Aberdeen. Premier Greenway said
he feared that the Roman Catholics
OfQuebec and Ontario would now
force the Dominion government to
pass remedial legislation, overriding
the Manitoba national school act.
1T will be an unfortunate position"
declared the premier, shut we shall
resist the establishment of Roman
Catholic schools to the bitter end.
Manitoba will never be cOerced."
Topeka, Kan, June 25.-Secretary
John E. Moon of the Kansas Life In
Surance association returned from
Kansas City tonight where he had
been in conference with the officials
of other companies interested con.
corning information that has come to
them to the effect til at DR.. Frakel
for whose supposed death the com.
panieS are under obligation to pay
;S4l,OO is alive. The person who fur
niShed the information says that
Fraker is under surveillance and will bt
delivered up on assurance that the
$4,000 reward which has been Offered
will be forthcoming. Mr.. Moon de
clineS to state where DR.. Fraker i:
supposed tobe.