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The evening times., 1896-06-30
TELEPHONE coMPANY,s APPEAL
Commissioners Have an Equita bic
Proposition From Mr. BRYAN

SOhuiSSlOntTe nave an EQulta Die
Proposition From Mr.. Bryan.
Manager Bryan, of the Chesapeake and
Telephone Company, las represented to-
day before tie Commissioners by Attorney
Jere ID. Wilson, III lis appeal for Il en-
struction Of the existing laws governing
the strinsing OF overhead wires, claim
Ing that by reason Of the illiberality of
District regulations. the business OF the
companyis very greatly hampered and Oh
structed.
He said that for every mile of wire for
necessary house connections his company
will remove two miles or street wire. That
would tend to the ultimate extinction of
overhead wires
The Commissioners regarded this as a
more equitable proposition than had yet
come from Mr.. Bryan's company, but it was
finally determined that the papers shall
be submitted to the attorney for an Off,
cial opinion.
The evening times., 1896-06-30

Fair weather is indicated for the Atlantic
and Gulf States, hut occasional showers
may occur tn the southern Rocky Mountain
slope.
Slowly rising temperature is indica ted
for New England and the st. Lawrence
valley, and il VIII remain nearly stationary
i'll other districts.
The evening times., 1896-06-30

Valuable Gray Mare Stolen
Mr. John E. Steele of No. 1401 X street
southeast reported to the police OF the
Fifth precinct this morning that some time
last night bis stable fu the rear of his
residence was entered and valuable gray
mare stolen.
The evening times., 1896-06-30
HURT IN A COLLISION.
Jersey City Brewer Wagon and Troll
lev Car COIlida

ley Car Collide
Jersey City. n. =, June 80. Seven per-
sons were injured In a collision between a
heavily loaded brewery wagon and a
Bayonne trolley car at the junction of
Communipaw avenue and Grand street
yesterday afternoon.
Two OF the persons were fatally injured.
viz: Mrs Mary Dean of Newark and Miss
Gertrude Hayden OF Jersey City. The
other five were seriously hurt, but it is
believed they will survive.
The evening times., 1896-06-30
Sniff on an Oyerdue Note.

Robert Callahan. through Clarence Bran
deDbuIg. lis attorney, began suit against
Charles E. Bear today for the cDlIect.on
of 1000, held TO be an overdue note. The
parties to the suit, together with Matthew
j. Mulaney. conduct the Hotel Oxford.
The evening times., 1896-06-30
ANOTHER DRowNISG Acc1DENr.

ChOtrmaster and Four ChOirbOys Fell
from n Boat at Sharon, Mass.
Sharon, Mass. June 80. What was In
tended to be q weeks enjoyable outing
was brought to an abrupt und sad close ut
Lake MassapOag yesterday afternoon.
Assistant Pastor Rev. Joseph Maxwell,
Choirmaster Frederick Lrackctt, Clerk
George R. Kcyes AMI sixteen choir boys OF
st. JOHNS Episcopal Church, Chaslcstovn.
camc TO Sharon by tenn today to camp
out at Lake Massapoax for week. They
The evening times., 1896-06-30
HARRIS JUST THE MAN.
Tennessee Senator to Be Permanent

Tennessee Senator TO BE Permanent
Chairman of Chicago Convention.
Chicago, June 3O--A morning paper says
Senator Isham g. Harris OF Tennessee,
chairman of the Democratic bimetallic ma
tional committee, will probably be the
permanent chairman of the Democratic
national convention. This is a part of
the program of the silver men, which in
cludes the removal of the national Demo-
cratic headquarters and the election or
Senator Jones of Arkansas as the chair
The evening times., 1896-06-30
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by Sey niour Bros, bank
ers and brokers', members of New
York Stock Exchange. Washington
office, Rooms 3 and ga, Sun Building.
r Rreen. Manager
The evening times., 1896-06-30
White Infa nts, Body Found.

John DOYLE a labcrer in the employ OF
the Baltimore 6 Ohio Railroad. found the
body of q white infant near Ivy City this
morning
The evening times., 1896-06-30
Ractnc Blcxcle stolen. !.

John Werner. ir.. OF M. 1856 PeBsy.-
stolen from in fr0nt Of .liis res.dence iast
night.
The evening times., 1896-06-30
$5.o8.

and lose money on some of them.
But nothing daunts us when we
make up Our minds TO do thing
not even loss OF proflt-not even esle
sacrifice OF cost We have had a
crowded house all day, and We
ought to have it every day until
every suit Is sold. The regular
prices are On the tickets-the VIM
dowful viii give you an idea what's
on the inside-hundrcds to choose
from--this seasons finest produc-
tions, and every size, too.
The evening times., 1896-06-30
J sales going on here

S2.49-everybody got $3.50 and 81
for them. Down tpey put the price
TO S2.49, and down goes ours TO
$l.9S.
. So.98 for SIe and $12 Fine Plaid
Cheviot Bicycle Suits with golf
pants. 49,
ST .9S pair for 81. So and SO Fine
: Cir.yiot Golf Pants. with horsey
Tyc., for. Cotton Covert Bicycle
Pants-have been 81 .9S.
The evening times., 1896-06-30
the $l.5O pants sale

You want them to wear-we want
them out OF the way. 1t won't take
long to clean out every single pair.
Just think, gentlemen, you've got
LOCO pairs of Atwood Plain and
Fancy Cheyiot and Cashmere Pants
To choose from not a pair worth less
than $3.50, and some worth So 80 i.
The evening times., 1896-06-30
700 duck pants, 4SC-

You have never known Fine Duck
Pants to sell for so little. TAPPED
seams, wide hens at bottom, fine
worth under 81 70 and $3.50. How
long do you suppose the 700 will
last?
The evening times., 1896-06-30
the suit sale

It's darirg. 1t takes spunE- to
pick out Mems Fine Cashmere and
Cn-yiot Suits, whic. have been sell
ing at So, $40, $l2, and S1b, and
sell them FOR
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24
Hoods
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ILL., nm cure Liver Ills; easy to
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advocates. but TO increase the number
OF those who favor better banking and
currency laws. During this winter
and spring we shall probably issue a
page Of Sound Currency plates every
three weeks through the American
Press association and the A. N,
Kellogg Newspaper company: proba.
bly, also through one Or two Of the
other plate associations which have
been supplying our plates. Should
we do so we will offer plates to you
free of cost II you will agree to paw
transportation charges and either to
put US on your exchange list or send
US copies Of your paper containing
such matter as you may print.
The VOICE prefers to take its
lessons from men who are not so
directly interested in the success Of
the gold standard. A fox is not a
good individual to 60 to TO get advice
about how to build a fox, proof
hennery. Especially when the fox
offers it so gratuitously. Wonder
what Andy thinks about it by this
time?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

The election is over now and it is
time to tell the truth. Here it comes
from the Wichita Eagle, as the VOICE
predicted, already:
Very much might be said about the
shaIloWness of the plutOcratic COM
plant and of the hypocrisy of the Pop
ullst leaders who make it. 1t never
theless remains true that in the pop-
uIar mind plutOcracy exists: that il
is a public evil that anti-plutocracy is
more or less political issue. and that
Populism rep. esents this issue. PeO-
pie may laugh at POrulism and pre-
dict It's speedy dissolution, bnt 1t has
persisted long enough to convince the
thinking mind that while the condi.
tlons exist that make anti-trustleg isla.
tlOn necessary to meet public demand,
POpulism is possible if not probable,
The issues upon which POpGlism was
hrst based may prove foolish and inn.
practicable, but this only means a
shifting of scenes. The great evils vet
remain to the POpuliSt eye.
Populists may abuse the old parties
denounce their politicians as RESPONSE
BILE for present wrongs. commit their
cause to worse leaders than they con-
denim, but while prices continue
downward and the agriculturist finds
that he can only subsIst by very hard
work and close economy Populism
may be expected to remain. It is the
condition.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

R. G. Dun & Cos weekly review
Of the business situation published
last Saturday stated that "the de.
mand for goods in this country fall:
below the inside production" Else.
where in the same report it states
that business waits for the gradual
improvement Of the coming de-
mand." This is a little bit funny!
The way the newspapers crowed
about the reopening Of the factories
after McKinley's election we were
led to believe they were going to
force the people to buy goous. But
they do not seem to take hold. 1t
isn't because they do not want the
goods. They need them and would
be glad to buy them but they have
no money. Prices are too low. Now
who has made fools of themselves
the plutocrats who were going to
force prosperity, or the people who
thought prosperity could come only
by raising prices?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

Emporia Republican publishes a
scheme for an association of Kansas
capitalists to take care of Kansas
mortgages which eastern money lend
erS are disposed to foreclose. in a
recent issue the Republican say:
1.-THE hubbub raised by eastern news.
papers over the result of the election
IN Kansas-the threat to withdraw
eastern capital and to foreclOse mort
gages-in short the declaration to ruin
Kansas by any and all means, if posi-.
Die, led US few days ago to suggest
IN the editorial columns of the Repub.
ilcan that an association of number
OF Kansas capitalists be formed for
the purpose Of furnishing home capi-
tai to take the place of such eastern
capital as might be withdrawn. If
this shall not be done, we are inform
ed that heavy capitalists OF Colorado
will form such an association to help
Kansas 10 her struggle with the east
and will put $50, 900, 900 up to take the
place OF the eastern capital that may
be withdrawn.
There never was better time for
loans than in Kansas at this time.
There never was better time for in.
vestments than at this time. We
welcome capital from whatever direc-
tiOn 1t may Gomez
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

some belonging to the state. Num-
erous "runs" are being made on other
banks and feeling of panic prevails.
The reason given by the bank off,
GERS for the failure was the general
stringency Of the times and the diff
fculty in making collections. The
cashier OF the Bank Of Minnesota ex-
plains as follows: awe had a large
retail trade which has suffered ma
terially from the hard times for the
past eight years, during which sine
our individual deposits have de-
creased from Sl,5OO,OOO to 500, 900.
Then, in addition to this, inability
to collect large bills receivable, or
notes, and the general depression in
money and business all over the
country-that really is the story in
a few words" OF course the gold
standard had nothing to do with it!
If ye SOW to the wind, ye shall reap
the whirlwind.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

gathered in large numbers in Central
Square, and, with brooms, torches
and American flags, marched to the
city hall which was already crowded
with enthusiastic and shouting work
ingmen. When Mr.. Ramsdell en-
tered the rotunda he was literally
lifted off his feet BY the gathering
and landed on the stairway, where
he was given cheer after cheer. In
a brief speech he thanked his audi
tors for their generous support, stat
ing that it was not victory Of men,
but Of principles. Bryan telegraphed
the new mayor: accept congratu-
lations. Lynn has at last put its
shoe on the right foot"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

The ordinance of the Chicago
alderman requiring 4 cents fares ha!
its lesson, says the Wichita Eagle
No sooner was it passed than Mr.
Yerkes, the street railway magnate
asserted that the ordinance was no
worth the paper it was written on
He would have the courts pronounce
it unconstitutional. 1t is needles.
to 60 into the question whether tn.
street car companies in Chicago Car
make money carrying passengers a,
4 cents. This is matter of business
and can only be answered by an
intimate knowledge of the street cal
business in Chicago. The board OIL
aldermen should have this knowledge
and the presumption is that they
acted upon such information. The
more important question is involved
in the assertion Of Yerkes that the
courts will hold the ordinance
unconstitutional. On the face OF
things this looks ridiculous.
1t may be borne in mind that Mr..
Yerkes is the possessor of good
deal ofwealth from the profits of s.
cent fares. His wife is said to be
the owner of the most costly
diamond in this country. 1t is
altogether likely that he may be able
to transport people at 4 cents and
live. We do not want to detach
from Mr.. Yerkes' enterprise-but he
should not be so free with his bluffs.
1t should be confidently expected
that in case the Accent ordinance
gets into the courts it will be held
valid.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

Circulars are being distributed
broadcast by the International Typo
graphical Union inaugurating an &C
tive campaign on behalf Of national
izing the telegraph lines. There are
only six countries in the world in
which the telegraph is privately
owned. These are Bolivia, Cyprus,
Honduras, Cuba, Hawaii and the
United States, from which it can be
seen that in this particular we rank
with the least important nations in
the world. Justice Walter Clark of
the Supreme Court of North Caro-.
lima, in recent article in the Arena,
showed that in 1866 it was decided
by the United States Supreme Court
that 1t was unconstitutional for the
telegraph to be in private hands.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

District Attorney Mcfarland O.
New York last Tuesday testified
before the senate committee on
interstate commerce of the difficulty
encountered in finding judges who
Were not disqualified from trying
the case IA case concerning pooling)
by reason of holding stock of some
OF the various companies who were
parties to the agreement. Of the
eight judges in the Jurisdiction where
the suit was bought, Judge Wheeler
Was the only one not disqualified
Tor this reason. This development
seemed to surprise the committee
which discussed the question
whether or not the supreme court
judges were disqualified to try the
case. Mr.. Mcfarland said that
Judge Lacombe had qualiied in the
circuit court of appeals by disposing
OF the stocks be held. No action
was taken looking to further investi.
CATION by the committee. Does it
appear strange that all these judges
are holders Of so much railroad
stocks, and that their decisions
incline toward the corporations?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

The city of Lynn, Mass, held a
municipal election Tuesday Of last
week and went Pop by 100 majority,
where Mckinley carried 1t by over
5000. The defeat of the Re.
publican candidate for mayor was
due to his official connection with
the Lynn Gas & Electric company,
with which a contract is to be made
next year, and to the repeated cut
downs which have recently been
made in Lynn shoe factories. Mr..
Ramsdell carried every ward in the
city, and l6 of the 10 precincts. The
campaign was made on the silver
issue. After the result of the
election had become known the
friends of the seccessful candidate
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

On Monday the National Bank Of
Illinois, next to the largest bank in
Chicago failed, carrying down three
dependent banks and other business
institutions with it. On Tuesday
the Bank of Minnesota at St. Paul
closed its doors. This was consid.
cred one Of the largest and strong
est financial institutions in the North.
west. II these failures were in Kan
sas it would Of course be very plain
that they were caused by the Pops
but since they happened in a section
which voted very stoutly for the gold
standard we shall not try to explain
it. The Bank Of Minnesota carried
one other bank with it. The Bank
of Minnesota had about $4,000 of
state money on deposit. The Ma
tional bank Of Illinois had a million
dollars of cash belonging to the city
of Chicago and Cook county and
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

One of the great bugagoos in the
last campaign was the declaration
against government by injunction.
President Harrison pronounced it
the greatest issue before the people
and all the little fish chimed in "me,
too" The Wichita Eagle in a
lengthy editorial last Saturday show
ing up the injustices of our courts,
concluded by saying that "the Chi.
cago convention was not far wrong
when it denounced a government by
injunction. The next great reform
demanded, says the Eagle, "is that
Of the courts and the practice before
them. BeEch.made laws are dan
gerouS laws, and this country is
ruled largely by bench made laws.
Elsewhere in the same article the
Eagle says;
One of the most crying of these is
the chronic evil of the laws delay and
consequent expense. Our courts are
too much amplided in the administra.
tiOn of justice. How not to do il.
seems the rule. The practice is a
system OF pestponements and appeals.
while that which every litigant
wants is a quick decision and relief
from uncertainty. Writs on error.
objections and appeals become a bur.
then. 1t ought not to be necessary to
try case three or four times before
truth and justice is arrived at. Pre-.
cedents are inevitable in decisions.
but the standing and the personal re-
lati0ns OF the advocate with the Judge
should not constitute principal fac
tor In arriving at decision. The
supreme court OF the United States
in its decision Of the income tax
almost overthrow the confidence OF
The American people in their highest
and most respected courts.
The Pops were not such base an
archists after all. Some people got
terribly frightened because we con-
tended for what is now coollj con-
ceded to be the truth.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

j. j. Jones, foreman of the round
house at Parsons, Kan, wants to bt
state labor cOmmisSioner.-Evening
Journal.
Parsons is the place where in Sep.
TENDER the Republican papers re.
ported that ballot box was put uE
at the railroad shops and every vote
deposited therein went for McKin.
ley. Labette county gave over 4OC
majority for Bryan, however. A:
the Voice prophesied at the time the
railroad boys put up a job on theil
bosses.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24
The Penalty Is Coming.

The New York Evening Post be-
gins to see the handwriting on the
wall. 1t says: "a Bryanite was
elected mayor Of Lynn, Mass, yes.
terday, much to the amazement of
the Republicans, by a majority of
1900. He ran on the platform Of
unfulflled Republican promises.
Wages had not gone up; on the con.
trary cut downs had occurred in
many of the shoe manufactures.
The logic was irresistible that
called for voting down a party in
power that had such a barren idea of
prosperity as that. This incident
should serve as solemn warning to
the advance agent Of prosperity and
his party, OF the impossible nature OF
the contract they have on their
hands. They have undertaken to
put everybody at work at good wages.
1t is an old trick of the politicians,
of course, to promise better times
with change of administration. But
the promise was never so explicit as
this year. 1t was definite both as to
parties and as to measures. Have
the Democrats made you rich1' asked
Mckinley. Putt in power and we
will do it. We will make a tariff
that will set all the tall chimneyS1
smoking and give every laborer work
at high wages Now that is dan.
gerous contract for any president or
party TO undertake. Even if it were
reasonably fulfilled, there would be
tens of thousands OF the incurably
disconnected who would insist that
it had not been and who would 90 in
madly for another change"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24
50 William Street,
NaW Xnr6 noo IN Ioal

Dear Sir: So long as a considerable
minority of our citizens are not certain
that our present standard OF value is
superior TO that of Mexico and other
silver standard countries; while they
believe that we can, by free coinage
legislation, double the price Of silver:
while they think that fat money or
more money Of any kind will bring
about prosperity; or while they are
cursiug themselves, their state and
country, there is great need of edu.
cation on the fundamental principles
OF money and currency. This com
mlttee proposes to continne the fight
for honest money until the ranks of
the free silver and fat money forces
are so thin that they will not be a
barrier to industry and prosperity.
This committee expects TO take up
at once the work left of Just before
election. 1t will endeavor not only TO
decrease the number Of free coinage
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24
N.R.P.A. K.R.P.A.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1896.

The appointment of Harry Lande'
of Medicine Lodge as warden Of the
penitentiary and of Rev. H. B. File
barty-of Eskridge as executive clerk
do not shake our confidence in Gov
ernor Leedy's executive ability a
particle. They are both good men
and we'll adapted to the duties ex-
pected of them. Governor Leedy is
undoubtedly good judge of men.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24
Santa Claus makes
his headquarters with
good news for every
body, at THE FAIR.

Rev. W. W. Durham died at his res.
idence in the north part Of tho city
Sunday morning, after a short i'll
ness. He was a Baptist circuit
preacher at the time of his death, and
was an old resident Of Sumner county,
much liked by his friends and all who
knew him. His illness was compiled.
tion Of diseases. Funeral ceremonies
were held at Baptist church in this
city Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
and interment was made In Prairie
Lawn cemetery.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24
Church Announcement.

Announcements for the first quar-
ter OF the Lutheran missions in this
county. Keep this for reference.
Wellington-January 10th, winter
communion; January oath; February
7th and 2lst; March 7th and 2lst.
Perth-January Sd, winter com.
muniou; January 18th and 3lst; Feb.
ruary l4th and 18th: March l4th and
18th. B.F. PUGH, Pastor.
Box 42S, Wellington, Kan.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24
YOUR CLOTHES

are all covered with dandrufY. This can be
avoided by using BEGG's HAIR REVIEWER.
1t cleans the scalp, leaving the hair soft and
glossy. Sold by n. F. Smith, druggist.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

E: Fl: i ::! e.: !; e !: Blood

system Is reached BY the blood, and on
itsquality thecondition OF every organ de.
ponds. Good blood means strong nerves,
good digestion, robust health. Impure
blood means scrofula, dyspepsia, rhsums.
tism, catarrh or other diseases. The surest
way 10 have good blood Is to take Hoods
sarssparilla. This medicine purifss, vi.
talizes, and enriches the blood, and sends
the elements Of health and strength to
every nerve, organ and tissue. 1t creates
q good appetite, gives refreshing sleep
and cures that tired feeling. Remember,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24

Those "pesky" New York Sound
Money fellows are still at it. A
letter from them dated Dec. 10,
says.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24
People, S Voice.
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TERMS: $l.OO Per Year in Advance.
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Once OF publication: East Harvey Avenue,
first door east Of postoflce, Wellington.
Telephone No. IS.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-12-24
AS TO CIRCULATION.

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gives the following rating to the VOICE:
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