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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-02
were oorrepcndingly So Prices began

were oorrespcndingiy 50 Prices began
falling with the cause and have fallen and
are falling as the cause continues and in.
tensifes. The following is a fairly good
statement Of these successive stages in the
process Of squeezing the expanding ener.
eies II the nineteenth century down to the
narrowing measure Of the gold standard;
Prom Bimetallisn to Cold.
1672.-Norway and Sweden substitute
the gold standard for the. silver standard.
l67S.-The United States, while on a
paper basis and looking longingly toward
resumption Of specie payments, adopts the
gold standard, although silver at the time
Is worth more in the market than gold,
and although there has been 10 public de-
msnd for such action, the people and near
" every man IN public life being ignorant
Of the real scoyc md object Of the act, no
amendugnt to " mich striking the standard
silver dollar from our coinage can to this
day be- found Of record. Thus on .resum-
ing specie payments IN 1879 we became an
aggressive sc1ambler for a share Of the
gold il tie verdi, which was now bocOm-
Ing more and more the object Of the eager
pursuit Of nations. Between 1877 and
1879 wo absorbed over 1860, co., 0O0 Of
gold as against about 1000 600 IN the
preceding II years.
1S73.-Germany changes from the silver
standard to the single god standard, max
ing a great demand for gold, so that by
May, 1851, she had coined over s414, 00O,-
900 worth Of it, and throwing upon the
market for sale as bullion large masses OF
her worn and demonetized silver coin, sell
ing by 1879 more than 100, 600 pounds
weight Of fine silver.
1S73.-Belgian parliament authorizes the
government TO suspend the free coinage Of
silver.
1S73-iS74-FraDce and the Latin union
(Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Greece,
besides FranCe) suspend the free coinage
Of silver, and France substitutes the gold
standard for the double standard.
1875.-HOlland formally demonetizes sill
yer, having suspended its free coinage in
1873, and adopts the single gold standard
for herself and her East India colonies
1679-1S75.-The Bank of France retire;
1850, 1000 worth of paper and add
greatly to its gold reserve.
1S78.-The United States enaots tht
Bland law, compelling the government K
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-02

The enormous fall Of prices IN the gold
standard world 1 have proved. Gentlemen
in this debate may hereafter seek some
other explanation for the fact thap that
which offer as chiefly accounting for il
but nobody will deny the fact. It is an
open aDd notorious fact, whose signif-
canoe d preponderantly due to the single
gold standard, challenges the intellect, the
conscieDoe and the patriotism Of this ma
ton. Contrast it for moment with this;
The purchasing power Of silver in silver
using countries Is today almost the same
as in 1878. Consul Wetmore at Shanghai,
shows this by the following index num-
bers based on 20 staple commodities on
the Chinese markets:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-02
Twenty cents pays for
the VOICE to January
l, 1897, inside Sumner
county.
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

\
Gore. 18TH II Miller, Mulvane
Gore, 2d-Wm Taylor, Udall
Belle PLANE, lst-Iyan Hatfield, Belle PLANE
Belle PLANE. I'd
London-J0hn Conn, Riyerdale'
Illinds-Joe Cleary, Arson
COnway-SV Clark, Conway Springs
Edea-M + Deck, Anness
Creek-E Cox, Argonia
springdale-Fred Orr, Conway Springs
Sumner-W K Lindsey, AnsOn
Seyenty-Six-C + Curtis, Wellington
Harmon-G 4 stewart, Cicero
Palestine-N Ciodf,l liter, Whitman
Oxford-W Coldwell, oxford
Avon-A G Lambe. Wellington
Wellington X Moore. Wellington
0sbOTne-C Z Person, May6eld
Ryan-B T Zook, Milan
DixOn--W J Row. Argonia
Morris-Wm Elarton, Argonia
JacksOn-PrestOn WycOff. Rome
Greene-W II Jordan, Wellington
Valverde-J Holman. oxford
Walton. lst-J + Hollis. Ashton
Walton, 2d-Emil Werther, Ashton
Guelph-W A Johnson. Portland
South Haven. lSt-C | Cushman, so. Haven
South Haven. I'd
Falls, lst-J n Akers, COrbin
Falls, 2d-H Vaughn, Caldwell
Caldwell-F p Logan, Caldwell
Caldwell City, l. Myers, Caldwell
Blutf-Frank BObek DOster
WellingtOn-lst Ward, B B Wilson
2nd = J M Mckee
Ord VS. Pyle
4th WI Bebb
9Th J Bookwalter
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
VIC Sleeper, Chairman. Wellington
Ivan ID Rogers, Secretary.
Lyman Naugie, Assistant Secretary and
Treasurer, Wellington
AC Lambe. Wellington
Preston WycOf, Rome
W B COldwell, Oxford
BIB Wilson, Wellington
W K Lindsey, Arson
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-02

North and east
No 1875. Accommodation ..... .... S:35 N
southern Kansas division
No. 204. Eastern Express ...... 500 N
No. 21S. Accommodation. ...... 6:lO 10
West
No. aS. Passenger. ..."...""....lO:OO a n
South-Caldwell branch
No. AS. Passenger..... ............ 1855 10
SOuth-Hunnewel branch
No. AS. Accommodation ct. ..... 500 m
fE-All trains run through without change
TO Kansas City, Atchison and st. Joseph,
making all eastern connections.
Reclining chair cars on all trains.
Train No. slS leaves from the Freight depot
May 3, 1895 W. Z. RALSTON, Agt.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-02
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC.

GOING EAST,
NO2 Chicago Mail and Express .s:31s y
MA. Chicago Fast Line. 1l:l2 p H.
No, %. Accommodation Freight LIS a n
GOING WEST.
No. 1. Chicago Mail and Express. ..S:25 p N
Ne. 8. Chicago Fast Line. ...........5:43a m
No. 81. Accommodation Freight ...6:02 p IL
Nos. l and run through to TT Worth with
out change.
AL trains run daily.
Free reclining chair cars on all passengers
to Kansas City and St.Joe. where direct con-
nertiOn Is made with all lines north. east
and south No. has through sleeper for
San Antonio, Tickets sold and baggage
checked to all important points in the Uni
ted States and Canada.
f. +. HIGGINS, Agent,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-02
THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE
RAILWAY COMPANY.
ARRIVALS

ARRIVALS.
From north and east
No 425, Accom-. 7:iO p N
So. Kansas division
No, 2O3. Express 9:4j a m
No. 2l9, Accom- 900 p II
From the west
No .0i. Passeng 1880 p II
From the south,
Hunnewell branch
No. 1876 Accom- 1850 q II
DEPARTURES
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-02
RICHARDSON ANLSN

We have neatly furnished and newly equip
ped rooms; We can give prices 10 suit the
times. 81 per day; $3.50 per week for board
and lodging. Located two blocks south and
one-hali block west Of the Arlington corner.
T.s. RICHARDSON, Prop.
The herald., 1896-11-19
PERSONALS

Mrs. S. Falk of Santa Paula is stopping
at the Nadeau.
c. F. Mason is a San Francisco guest
at the Westminster.
L. W. Andrews of Ventura was at the
Westminster yesterday
E. D. Moore, an operator in mines, is
registered at the Hollenbeck.
s. w. De Witt of Washington. D. c..
registered at the Nadeau yesterday.
James Alexander of San Francisco
registered at the Nadeau yesterday.
Miss Trask and Mrs Sada Murray
from Ontario, have taken rooms at the
Hollenbeck
Matt. L. Berry, manager of the Cor
tnne Opera company, has apartments
at the Hollenbeck.
A. Klausmeyer and family from Gin
cinnati have taken apartmentsi atf o.
Westminster for the winter.
DIR. ]. NJ. Mansfield and DIR. Beulah L.
Mansfield have returned after an abb
sence of ten days at San Francisco.
D. W. Dubois, wife and daughter, of
Hermosita, Mex, have arrived in the
city and are stopping at the Nadeau.
Frank A. Miller of the Glenwood hotel,
Riverside, and E. P.s Dunn of the Arling-
ton, Santa Barbara, are at the Hollen-
beck.
The following San Franciscans regis
tered at the Hollenbeck yesterday: NJ.
Rapport, Stanley Glidden, Ross Graham,
VIM. F. Newell. Theo. Poindexter, ]. F.
Knapp, H. G. Howell.
George w. Marston, prominent mer-
chant from San Diego, with his wife,
las taken rooms at the Westminster
J. N Russell and wife of ST. Louis are
guests at the Westminster.
Sunset limited brought the following
to the Hollenbeck yesterday: A. X. Nc
Ginley, Boston; S. w. Johnston and wife,
Akron, o.; q. A. Willard and wife and
Miss Anna Gage, Boston; L. Lillis, New
York.
Climate refugees registered at the
Hollenbeck yesterday are Mrs. G. D.
Wallace and son, Mrs. w. F. Newell. st.
Paul; s. E. George, Albert Jewett and
wire, Chicago; Isaac Grab, Louisville;
M. A. Newton. Chicago.
The herald., 1896-11-19
THE REALTY MARKET.
Reports of Some Sales Made and I'm
provements Contemplated.

Dealers in real estate generally agree
in the statement that affairs are look
ing up, both in city and country. Buyers
are conservative, and insist upon see
ing good value for their money, but the
inquiry is increasing somewhat and sales
are made more promptly than has been
the case for some time past Country
lands are in better demand, though buy
ing is largely restricted to land for i'm
mediate occupancy.
McCoon & Baker on Saturday closet
the sale OF seven-acre and ffteen
acre ranch adjoining one another to Mr..
Woolcott. recently from the east. The
consideration for the seven acres was
5000 and the fifteen acre tract $4,000.
The land is partly improved, but Mr..
Woolcott proposes to plant it to various
plants and trees. This land is located
on the road to Glendora in the San Ra-
fael ranch about two miles from Ver-
dugo.
{. w. Brent on Saturday bought from
Clara j. Robinson lot u, block 35, of the
Electric Railway Homestead Associa-
tion tract. for which he paid Sl5.
w. F. Bosbyshell & Co. on Saturday
closed the sale of lot 81 of the Grider .r
Dow Adams Street tract for H. L.
Weber to Mr.. McCray, who is contem-
plating building. The price was $415.
e. c. Shelter has purchased lot Z,
block 8, of the Bandini tract for S275.
The intention is to put building on the
lot. r. c. Gillis made the sale.
Thomas B. Clark is to have an auction
sale of about 130 acres of land locatej j
near Gardena, about one mile east Of
Strawberry Park on the Redondo rail-
way The land is subdivided into and
10 acre tracts.
Thomas S. Ewing on Tuesday closed
the sale of a residence located on the
corner of Blaine and Tenth streets to
William Kennedy for s2400.
Stimsor Brothers report the sale Of
lot 46 of the Florida tract to E. w. Pratt
OF the Los Angeles Lighting company
for $1,000
Miss Jennie E. Moore purchased lot
of the Lehigh tract for $500. She will
improve the property The sale was
made by Philip B. Chase.
Edward Fraser reports the sale of a
31-room lodging house. No. 1877 Central
avenue, to DR.. c. r. Sykes for s6oO0
Through the same agency Willis f.
Eeeler sold to Richard Asbury of San
Francisco lot 25, block 2, of the High
land tract addition for $500 Mr.. Fra
ser also reports the sale to Alice c. Fra
ser of lot II, block 6, of the Chavez tract
for $780,
Grider & Dow yesterday sold lot 5S
of the Adams street tract to William r.
ard Alice f. Frankelton of Pasadena
They will erect. a residence on this lot
and proba bly, OCCUPY it as home. The
consideration was $500.
c. c. Case yesterday sold lot 20 Of
c. G. Cases subdivision to e. Dinville
for $500 Tie purpose is to at once erect
a dwelling on the lot.
I. w. Dobbins yesterday closed the
purchase of lot of the Marlborough
tract for $4,000, including the buildings
on the property.
j. p. Fleming on Monday purchased
from S. NJ. Neighhors thirty acres of
land in Rancho Santa Gertrudes, for
which he paid $3.50.
The herald., 1896-11-19
FOR ATTORNEYS FEES
A Claim for Over $1,000 Made Against
Bartolo Ballerino

The attorneys appear to be having
their day in court just now in the posi-
ton of principals and not, as is usually
the case, merely counsel engaged to
prosecute or defend case.
No sooner had the case in which Knight
& Harpham We're suing Mrs. Whitmore
gone to the jury in department four
than the suit of Horace Bell, esq, against
Bartolo Ballerino was called in depart
ment two. This suit has been brought
to recover $7045.15 alleged to be due for
legal services rendered at the Instance
and request of the defendant.
Mr.. Ballerino is man of large wealth,
but does not believe in any of it passing
out of his family. In his simple vocabu-
larry. too. the word family begins and
ends with himself, and il the almost end
less litigation in which he has been
involved is any criterion, then his grip
on every gold piece he accumulated must
have been so decided as to cause the
eagle upon it to scream aloud.
Unfortunately, as it happens for Mr..
Ballerino, he could not fight his legal bat
ties himself. and now he objects to pay
ing Major Bell, who did yeoman service
for him in that direction. From March
2 1894, to August 28, 1896, the aged Bal
lerino generally had some case in the
courts, and during that time he paid his
attorney XO5J.S0. l<lllSdllOI 10 an ga
pensive luxury and it is not possible for
any litigant to engage in it without being
prepared to foot pretty heavy bills.
The heaviest legal charge was in con-
rection with the divorce proceedings in
the early part of the present year. For
attending to all the vexatious detail of
the case outside the court as well as
in, Ballerino was asked to pay $4,000.
When it is remembered how the old man
changed his mind as often as he changed
his coat and finally seemed to think that
if divorce meant a dividing up of the
property, he could better afford to let
things drift than part with any of his
wealth, the charge does not seem exorb-
liant. Attorney J. Marion Brooks went
on the witness stand to testify as to the
reasonableness of the several charges
made. He stated that at the time that
Balerino was brought into court to an
swer the charge of letting certain prop
erty of his for disreputable purposes.
he had been retained to defend the ore
case of Jenny Fife, and received $1,000
for carrying it to the supreme court.
| The case referred to by Attorney
| Brooks was when the claim was made
| that vagrants could demand jury trial
| and the supreme court sustained that
| view.
| The further hearing of the case Will
| be continued today
The herald., 1896-11-19
REMINISCENT
Memories Recalled of One of the Historic
Characters of the Century

A little item in the dry records of the
probate side of the superior court on
yesterday stating that Wesley Clark has
been appointed executor of the last will
of Mrs. Eliza Griffin Johnston. deceased
who died in September last, recalls men,
cries of one of the great captains of the
century, who now sleeps his last sleep
in his beloved southland.
Mrs. Johnston was the widow of Gen.
eral Albert Sidney Johnston. who ranks
as one of the greatest leaders of the
south, and whose untimely death at
Shiloh just as victory was in his grasp
was the heaviest loss that fell upon the
confederacy.
Enlbalmed as is the memory of Cen
eral Johnston in the hearts of all south
erners. Texas has always laid special
claim to him. for he was stationed in
that state during his early military ca
reer and bore himself with distinguished
gallantry in the Mexican war Texas
in her gratitude granted an extensive
tract of land to him. which is part of the
estate of his widow
Mrs. Johnston passed the evening of her
life peacefully and calmly in this beau
tiful city, honored by all and loved and
revered by those whose good fortune it
was to know her WELL
The herald., 1896-11-19
AGAIN IN COURT
Major Horace Bell Has to Sue for His
Fees
The Boom Suits Of Wiesendanger and McFar'
land Settled
Knight & Harpham Win Verdict for
s2O0-A Financial Company Or
ganized-Harold School Dis
trict Bonds.

Mrs. Ellen Wilson, Miss Germain and
Mrs. Henderson, the three officers of the
Whittier state school against whom
charges of extreme cruelty have been
alleged, were brought before Justice
Young in the township court yesterday.
The technical charge mentioned in the
complaint is that in November Sth the
three defendants named were guilty of
battery upon the person of one Grace
Maroney The facts relative to the
sensational charges of numerically
whipping the particular inmate men
toned will be inquired into on the 9th
inst, at o'clock. Meantime the defend
ants were released on their own recog-
nzance.
The allegations were made by Mrs. L.
A. Sutherland, upon whose complaint
warrants were issued for the three
above-named teachers, are of pecu-
liarly cruel nature. Coming, too, so soon
after an official investigation into other
alleged acts of cruelty on the part of
officials connected with the girls de-
partment of the Whittier state school,
the present charges bear an air of truth
that it is to be hoped will not be justified
when investigation is made According
to the present story, however. and to put
it as briefly as possible, the girl Grace
Maroney, was taken into room and
then stripped of all but the garments
next to her body. Being thrown face
downward upon the floor one of the de-
PENDANTS sat upon her shoulders while
another secured her legs and feet. The
third defendant, armed with leathern
strap, the end of which had been cut in
thongs and soaked in water, proceeded
to hit the girl on the bare flesh fifteen
times. and each time adding to the tor
ture by drawing the strap slowly away
from the quivering flesh. After this,
and in consequence of a hysterical out
break on the part of the girl, which was
Interpreted as an act of defiance, she
received a second whipping and as re-
suit of this cruelty is at present confined
| to bed.
While speaking yesterday relative to
! the above story District Attorney Don
| nell said that when Mrs. Sutherland
| came to his office and gave to him
what she claimed to be true details of the
whipping of the girl Grace Maroney, he
could not believe tit was too horr1-
BILE. He felt, however, that he had no
option in the matter and upon the rep
resentation made was compelled TO at
once authorized the issue of complaint.
The details, however, of the cruelty
perpetrated seemed to him so revolving
that he at first doubted Mrs. Suther-
lands veracity. When he found that
she was vouched for as woman OF
most reliable character he set the ma
chinery of the law in motion.
The herald., 1896-11-19

where from a week to ten days, but the
unexpected always happens. and good
progress being made, they were both
concluded yesterday, the court finding
for the plaintiff in each instance. The
amounts that the judgments will carry
aggregate $14,001.71.
These suits arose over matters re-
lating to the Wiesendanger tract and
Wiesendanger City tract. and in 1858.
when the accounts were submitted, the
defendant acknowledged the indebted
ness. In 1890 suit was brought. and since
then the cases have dragged wearily
through the courts.
About three years ago Wiesendanger
got judgment against Mcfarland for
s250O0 in q suit based upon matters re-
lating to the Waverly tract. at Thirtieth
and. Hoover streets, the Bonita tract,
on Washington street, near Rosedale.
and the Sierra Madre tract, in the town
of that name. The defendants bonds
men in that suit have urged that an
effort be made for a new trial. and a
motion to that effect will be made and
argued on Friday morning.
The herald., 1896-11-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following licenses issued yester-
day from the office of the county clerk:
Philip Ketchin, native of England.
aged % years, and Flora Lindley, a ma
tive of California, aged 20 years, both
residents of Los Angeles.
Edmund Germain, native of Califor-
mia. aged % years, and Anna Collins, a
native of Illinois, aged 20 years, both
residents of Los Angeles.
William E. Varble, native of Arkan-
sas, aged % years, and Maud Shoemaker,
native of California, aged 20 years,
both residents of Ell Monte
Leonidas Molina, native of Mexico,
aged 80 years, and Maria Aros, native
of California, aged 28 years, and both
residents of Los Angeles.
Edwin Augustus Fisher. a native of
Illinois, aged 36 years, and Nellie Rowell
Adams, a native of Maine, aged 25 years,
both residents of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1896-11-19
NEW SUITS FILED.

The following complaints in new suits
were filed yesterday in the superior
court:
Matter of the estate of George Dris-
coll, minor-The petition of Maggie w.
Driscoll, the mother for appointment of
guardian. The estate in which said
minor IS interested consists of S25O0
invested in United States A per cent
bonds.
Treto & Treto VS. VS.. ]. ]. Marley and
Lennie L. Marley-A suit to recover
s97.10 on a lien against building erect
ed upon lots Q and IL, block G, South
Bonnie Brae tract, $75 attorneys fees
and costs.
Lewis Swift VS.. Pasadena and Mount
Wilson Railway company-A suit to re-
cover S962 go, balance of salary due for
services rendered, in accordance with a
contract wherein $4,000 per year was the
salary agreed upon.
Anthony r. Hubbard VS.. r. j. Wild
ney-A suit for enforcement of execu-
tion of mortgage on certain parcel of
land known as the Orchard Villa tract
at Jefferson avenue and San Pedro
street, to secure two notes aggregating
$4,000.
The herald., 1896-11-19
A FINANCIAL COMPANY.
Organized to Deal in All Kinds Of In
debtedness.

Victor Wankowski & Co. yesterday
filed papers of incorporation. The pur-
pose of the corporation is to buy, sell
and deal in evidences of Indebtedness of
every kind, stocks and bonds of other
corporations, deal in real and personal
property, and in the collection and in
vestment of moneys: to act as agents in
the business of fire, life. accident liabil-
ity, indemnity and all other departments
of insurance, and to do a general brok-
erage and financial business.
The directors named are as follows:
Victor Wankowski, Robert Wankow-
ski, F. x. Rule, all of Los Angeles; W.
d. Hofius, Seattle; Herbert c. Brown,
Pasadena.
The amount of the capital stock Is
fixed at $4,000. divided into 250 shares of
the par value of $10o each. OF this
amount $500 has been subscribed.
The herald., 1896-11-19
COURT NOTES.

Wildemar Cutarkin. native of Rus
sia. was admitted to all the rights of
citizenship yesterday by Judge Smith.
The heavy damage suit against the
Southern Pacific company row on trial
in department two developed little of
interest yesterday The day was occu-
pied in the reading of testimony given
at the last trial to the jury, and was
almost entirely of a technical character
]. j. Villabolas. who was arrested and
charged with having threatened the life
of Rafael Romero de Villabolos, who
lives on Macy street, was held yester-
day by Justice Young. in default of
$500 bonds. to appear for preliminary
examination in the township court on
November 25th.
The herald., 1896-11-19

Mrs. Hall for two cottages to be built
on Eighth and Hill streets; cost $1,000.
The Daily Journal states that Archi-
tects Howard & Train have just now on
the boards plans for two fine nine-room
dwellings to be constructed for M. s.
Tyler, the Spring street shoe merchant.
One of these residences Is to be con-
structed onVermont avenue near Twen-
ty-seventh street and to cost $4,000. The
other will be erected near the corner OF
Estrella and Washington streets, to
cost about the same amount.
The herald., 1896-11-19
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Harold School District Bonds Sold at so
Premium.

The bid of John NJ Miller Of $500 bonds
of the Harold school district at a prem
ium of $40 was accepted.
The signed petition from citizens Of
the San Fernando road district relative
to the vacation of certain streets on the
Maclay rancho was taken under ad-
Visement.
The application of John Andrews for
a saloon license at Covina was with
drawn without prejudice.
The herald., 1896-11-19
THE BEATING OF A BOARD BILL

Deputy Constable Benson yesterday
afternoon lodged G. A. Scott in the city
jail en- route to Bakersfield to answer a
charge of defrauding a restaura Mt
keeper. A Chinese bearing the euphoni-
Gus name F.Wong Long is the complain
ing witness and the warrant for Scott's $
arrest was issued up north several days
ago. The prisoner will be taken back to-
day to answer
The herald., 1896-11-19
A NOTED VISITOR.

Col D. B. Henderson. who has held his
seat in congress, from the state of Iowa.
for a very lengthy period, will arrive in
the city from the north tomorrow. He
will be accompanied by his wife, and his
many friends in Los Angeles are arrang-
ing to make his visit a pleasant one.
Arrangements are being made to eX-
tend to Col. Henderson and his wife a
reception on Saturday evening, in the
parlors of the Hollenbeck hotel.