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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29


law was enacted providing for the
election of the railroad commission
erS by the people and empowering
the board to fix the rates. This in
many respects is a more stringent
law than that of Iowa.
In Kansas the Peoples party de-
clared for a maximum freight law
without defining the same and as
many advocated the adoption of the
Iowa law it is but reasonable to sup
pose that they meant law by which
the commissioners should fix the
maximum rates as is done in that
state. In 1891, 1898 and as | un.
derstand it, in 1895, the Populist
members supported bills that estab-
lished rates, but the commissioners
had the right and it was made their
duty to raise or lower the rates as
the facts shown to them might re-
quire, and in fact the whole question
as 10 the adjustment of freights by
those bills was left with the commits
sioners, Last fall the PopuliSts
elected governor and a majority of
the members to each branch of the
Legislature and the people felt and
had a right to believe they would
get the needed railroad legislation.
This brings US to the work Of the
last legislature.
That portion of the governors
message relating to railroad legisla-
ton struck a responsive chord in the
hearts of Populists and gave them
renewed confidence. A number Of
bills were introduced in the house
and in the senate to regulate freight
rates, but for the purpose Of this ar
ticle it is sufficient to consider House
Bill No. els, known as The Maxi
mum Freight Bill and Senate Bill
No. 524, the bill that passed both
houses and was vetoed by the gov
ernor. The senate bill with the
Hackney amendment, was nearly a
verbatim copy of the Iowa freight
law, while the house bill was copied
largely from the Populist bill of 1898
and the subject matter was much the
same as in the senate bill, but it had
a schedule Of rates, yet sections 90
and % of said bill provided that
before the schedule of rates should
take effect copy of the same should
be served upon each railroad COM
pany and that the board OF commits
sloners should give them a hearing
and if the board found the rates in
the sche dule too high or too low, the
same should be by them made rea-
sonable and just, before they should
be put into effect. The point OF
contention narrowed down to the
question Of whether the legislature
should FIX a schedule of rates, the
reasonableness Of which should be
passed upon by the board of railroad
commissioners before it was put into
ehect, or whether the commissioners
should fix the rates direct.
l must admit my inability to com.
prehend the difference in effect o.
the two modes. Upon the PROPOSE
ton for the legislature to adopt q
schedule the senate lacked I and the
house II votes of passing the same,
The Hackney amendment wa:
section 2O65 of the Iowa code and ;
very important provision, and l car
only account for its defeat upon the
supposition that many of the men,
bers did not understand its impor,
lance.
The bill as passed was sent to the
governor and by him vetoed on tn,
47th day of the session, or at a dat,
SO late as to preclude a reconsidera
ton Of railroad legislation.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

of Sumner county is called to meet in well
lingtOn on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10th, 1897,
at 10 o'clock a. IN for the purpose of nOmins-
ting candidates for the following county
offices:
County Treasurer, County Surveyor,
County Clerk, Coroner,
Register of Deeds, Commissioner, Sec
Sheriff. Ond District.
he basis of representation of said cOnYen.
tion will be one delegate at large from eacn
voting precinct and one delegate for each ten
votes TT major fraction thereof cast for Con-
gressman-at- Large J. D. BOtkln al the No.
vember election in 1896. This appOrtiOnment
Will entitle the precincts. townships aud
wards to the following number of delegates:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
SELECT KNIGHTS A.O.U.w.

GUNNER LEGION, NO. 10. meets at odd
y Fellows Hail Monday OF each week. Wis.,
,ng brothers invited JOHN kerr, O.
V. G. SLEEPER. Rec.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

PATRIARCHS MILITANT LOOT.
NICHOLAS CANTON No. Ia meets in Odd
y FellOws'h hall second and fourth Thursdays
OF each month. Visiting chaveliers frater-
nally invited.
W.. NErB0Lo Com.
Geo I. PITTS. Secretary.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
MODERN TONTIEs.

MODERN TONTIES.
GUNNER COUNCIL meet in B. OF L. +.
y hail each Friday evening Visiting
brothers ana sisters made welcome.
LAURA b. MAY. Pres.
C., !. WAKEFIELD, sec.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

ORDER OF EASTERN STAR.
DHGNlX CHAPTER No. $50 meets first and
/ third Wednesdays Of each month in Ma
sonic hall. LAUaA b. WEDDLE W. NJ.
MAGGIE b. GRIFFlCE, Sec.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

and other Improvements. Having
just supplied ourselves with large
stock We will be enabled TO give
you the lowest prices on Lumber.
Any kind you want CHEAP or
HIGHER PRICED. We carry the
stock to do this with. We can figure you out
a building ard save you money Remember.
we are leaders when it comes TO QUANTITY
and QUALITY. A careful inspection will
convince you we have the best assortment in
the county ID select from,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
POPULIST COUNTY CONVENTION.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10th, 1897,

A delegate convention of the Peoples party
OF Sumner county is called to meet in Wei
lingtOn on
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14

The One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 81.
only by c. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14
A Senate Sahara.

On last Tuesday the United States
Senate reconsidered it's previous &C.
ton and ordered that the sale of iq-
uors be continued at the Senate res
taurant. "W. j. L." in the New York
Sun thus immortalizes the action of
the Senate:
On Monday when the Senate met,
What seemed shadow lay
Upon the grave and reverend men
Collected there that day
To fix the great affairs of State,
And bring them squarely up to date.
Just what the shadow was did not
Appear distinctly. twas
AS if some strange, uncanny Thing,
Beyond all natural laws,
Were broodIng DER the place and
made
Its gruesome presence felt IN shade.
Along the marble corridors
Great statesmen moved, and each
Seemed chasing some chimera which
Was still beyond his reach,
And yet about itself had cast
A shade of something from the past.
Twas III the air, this Presence which
Was Absence, more or less, 49,.
Ard like a deserts wrath had
brought
To Senators distress "
OF mind and body SO that they
Wished they were camels on tue way.
All day the shadow rested there
Then Tuesday came, and still
That gruesome shadow rested; then
The Senate passed blu. &c..
Which let the restaurant once more
Dispense its dampness as Of yore.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14
SEEN IN THE STORES.

Felt hats having large velvet crown,
ruche of gauffred silk and ostrich tips.
Gallons of metal and silk braid; also
of the same with spangles or beads over
them.
Tiny velvet toques edged with fur and
having buckle and two tall tips in
front.
Ermine collarettes combined with
lace epaulettes and jabot and a bow Of
velvet.
Corsets and petticoats TO match of
glace taffeta trimmed with black or
white lace.
Russian blouses Of net covered with
rows of braid or an embroidery OF col
ored beads.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14
in The wHlRL o. FASHION.

The things most noticeable in new
millinery is the disappearance Of ruch-
ings and the presence OF folded and
swather bands.
Assuming picture hat is OF gray silk
tulle, the brim composed of row after
row of tiny tucks which took three days
to complete. Gray plumes and white
osprey feather complete this work of
art.
Fur coats win have jeweled buttons
this season to add to their costiiness.
Heavy outdoor garments will be lined
with glace silk rather than brocades.
The smartest creations, however, are
lined with white satin.
High collars must be very high with
handkerchief points and frills at the
back. Every spare bit of fur can be
frilled with lace or chiffon and feather
flowers added. These flowers are q
novelty and are expensive.
The low-cut bodice this winter will be
worn with very long sleeves made tight
fitting at the wrists by means of loops
and jeweled buttons, the sleeves spread
ing out around the hand like the petals
of flower. Fullness at the top of the
sleeves should be reduced to a mini
mum.
A hat which is pretty, but rather
startling to conservative eyes is-of pale
blue straw trimmed with blue ribbon
edged with black. 1t is held in on the
left side with bunch of cherries and on
the right side is wildly blue kingfsher
holding a bunch of cherries in his bill.
This hat made its appearance on Lon
don stage.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14
Johns Uuder the weather..

w. s. Beard left Eureka Wednes-
day morning on horseback for Pali-
SADIE. When near the 12-mi'o house
in Diamond Valley he found a man
wandering aimlessly around through
the sagebrush. evidently not know
ing what he was doing. He managed
to get the wanderer ON his horse be-
hind him and brought HIM to town.
1t was then found that the man was
L. A. Johns, who had made small
stake mining IN White Pine county,
and who came here about week ago,
and proceeded to blow it in forthwith
sampling the different WHISTLES of
the Base Range. The mixing OF
them didn't agree with him, and he
had been wandering around this end
OF Diamond Valley since Sunday
night. He is now at the Hotel de
Sweeney under the care OF DIR. Sam.
uels, who says he will soon be all
right.-Sentinel.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14

The Carson Appeal says that the
labor organizations Of Nevada pro-
tested against the appointment of
Sardis Summerfield as U. S. District
Attorney because OF his action in
supporting bill in the last LcSis.a-
turc to repeal the law regarding The
Union label on ell State work. st.
torney General McKenna paid no at
tention to the protest and the fight is
to be carried; INTO the Senate when
his confirmation comes up.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14
PROFITS IN SIGHT.

1t would be interesting to know
the names Of the western millionaires
who are to provide the capital for the
solid gold statue of William Mckin-
ley that is to be exhibited at the
Paris worlds fair in 1900. The re-
port is that 81, O5OOOO of gold Is to b.
employed in making the statue, which
is to be of heroic design and seven
feet tall. This ID foot and an inch
or two higher than the president, but
in order for the statue to be heroic, it
must exaggerate the proportions Of
the sui ject. Presumably. the sculp-
tor or the molder or the goldsmith or
whatever variety of artist is to be in
trusted with the work will be in
structed to bring out in bold relief
those features of the Canton major
which are supposed to give him
strong resemblance to Napoleon. If
this was neglected one of the chief
charms Of the statue would be lack
ing. While we are about it we must
show the Europeans that they have
not a monopoly Of the Napoleon bus
mess.
Those patriotic millionaires who
are to provide the capital for the I'M
dertaking expect TO lose nothing.
They may reasonably expect to make
good interest on their investment.
In fact. looked at from any stand
point, it will be impossible for them
to lose cent, unless somebody steals
the statue or their idol gets smashed
in the meantime. The S1.030,000 in
gold put into the work will be worth
as much when the show is over, and
a good deal more il properly handled.
If cut into small slices aud sold as
souvenirs OF a great achievement, a
great event and great man, each
would bring great deal more than
its weight in gold, provided the pres
ident is as great a man when the
ehcing operation begins as he is now.
in the eyes of the thrifty patriots who
have obtained his sanction to their
scheme.
But on this point they would bet
ter have care. Fame is wonder
fully evanescent thing, and before
1900 gets here William McKinley's
fame and glory may have vanished
into thin air. He has difficulties
ahead of him that seem to make this
highly probable. Maybe the pro-
motors Of the scheme will wait year
or two to see what happens to him.
st. Louis Republic.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14

Nails are not needed to fasten a new
horseshoe to the hoof, the shoe being
divided into Two sections pivotally con-
rected, with the upper side of the sec
tons extending over the hoof to hold
the shoe in place and having remov-
able plate across the front end Of the
shoe to cover the clamp which holds the
two sections of the shoe together.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14

A man calling at a hotel left his
umbrella in the stand in the hall with
the following inscription attached to
it: "This umbrella belongs TO man
who can deal a blow of go pounds
weight. ! shall be back in ten mIu-
utes." On returning to seek his prop
erty he found in it's place card thus
inscribed: "This card has been left
by man who can run twelve miles
an hour; 1 shall not coma back"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14
MESSAGE IN SHARKS STOMACH.
Captain OF an English Man-OR-War
Makes n Queer Find.

Captain Of an English Man-Of-War
Makes n Queer Find.
While strolling along the shores of
the Delaware bay near Fishing creek
five years ago, says the Philadelphia
Record, Miss Beulah Bate and three
young women companions wrote their
names and addresses on four slips of
paper, sealed them in as many bottles
and cast them far out into the bay. For
days and weeks they watched and
waited for tidings of the bottles, but
none came, and they had almost forgot
ten the incident. A day or two ago Miss
Bate received n long letter from the cap
tain of an English man-of-war stating
that while coasting along the coast of
England one of the seamen fell over
board and narrowly escaped being de-
vnured by huge shark. After haul
ing the man aboard the sailors secured
the shark and found in its stomach the
bottle containing Miss Bates message.
Miss Bate is now a student at the state
normal school at Trenton and has be-
come quite heroine among the more
romantic of her classmates.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14

ILL.,, NIL do not cause pain or gripe.
f1OOd'S Pills All druggists. Is cents.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14
$4,000

"Whew What lot of
money those ScAlIllmg's Best
people make"
Yes, that's right. They don't
have to worry about money !;
and SO they can use all their
wits in making goods right.
A Schilng s. Company
San Francisco 2ol4
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-12-14
VooTqE2an

Is never done, and it is especially wearing
and wearisOme to those whose blood is i'm
pure and unfit properly to sustain the vast
ing OF nerve, muscle and tissue; The only
remedy for tired, weak, nervous women is In
building up by taking good nerve tonic,
blood purifier and vitalizer like Hoods Sar-
saparilla. For troubles Peculiar to Women
at change Of season, climate or life, tako
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-04
A BLOODY POLITICAL battle
p,rCuED BATTLE ON STREETS OF
FRANKFORT, KY, BETWEEN
POLITICAL PARTIES.
THREE DEAD, ONE Fatally INJURED
T,xo Others Injured-PrOminen mt
Politicians in Jail, Charged With
the Work, and There Is Talk
of Lynching.

Frankfort, Ky, Nov. 2.-Electiom
day was ushered in by n bloody ell
counter on the streets between republic
cans and democrats after 1 o'clock this.
morning, resulting in the death of three
men and the wounding of two or three
more. The difficulty began by Frank
Egbert republican, organizing party
to head off a party of democrats under
the leadership of Ben Marshall. who,
as Egbert claimed, had taken a number
of negroes to the country to prevent
their voting today. Egbert, it is said,
with his party, awaited Marshall's re-
turn and fired on him from ambush,
wounding seriously John Smith and
slightly injuring Charles Denham,
negro.
Deputy Sheriff Tes Deakins then or
ganized posse and tried to arrest Egg
bert and his gang. The latter appeared
on the street brandishing their re-
volvers. The two parties met and firing
and Egbert was instantly killed, while.
Deakins was mortally wounded, dying
this morning. Howard Glore, one of
Egbert's men. was also killed, and Wal
ter Gaines, negro, was severely hurt.
1t is reported that he has since died.
Mayor Julian today organized large
body of special police in view of the en-
element, as he fears further trouble at
the polls, owing to the bitter feeling
between the workers of the two par
and injured. The merest trife of a.
quarrel would be likely to result in a
resort to firearms.
The dead:
Frank Egbert, republican politician.
Howard Glore, republican member of
! Egbert's crowd -. .-.-..
r. E. Deakins, democrat deputy
sheriff.
Fatally hurt:
John Smith, driver of the democratic
wagon i'll which the negroes were
| hauled to the country.
Wounded:
Charles Graham, colored, occupant of
| the returning wagon.
Walter Gaines, white, bystander.
There is no confirmation of the rumor
that several negroes are dead and con-
cealed about town. A growing idea
that the riot was instigated by promi-
nent politicians now in Jail charged with
| conspiracy has terribly aroused the
neig hbOrs of the deputy sheriff, who
lived in remote wild country. A re-
port is current to the effect that men
! were coming tonight to lynch all seven
of the men in Jail on the ground thai
they loaded Egbert with whisky and in
cited him to the attack and afterwards
to the murder of the deputy sheriff.
The governor has been appealed to by
the families of those in jail for troops
to protect the Jail. Investigation indi-
Gates there is no real danger of a mob
and no soldiers have been ordered out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-04

New Orleans, Nov. 2.-The yellow
fever situation tonight is very encourag-
ing. Physicians say that the backbone
of the fever is broken and should the
weather remain as it is for several days
the disease will be almost entirely
stamped out.
Today's record:
New Cases--Willie West, Nellie Onion,
Miss Ora Labona, Jos. Terrell, - Bel
amy, Thomas Trimble, Eliza Gutierrez,
Master w. b. Davis, May Chapman,
Harry Looney, Miss Minnie Hancock,
- -Sgier, E. Hayes. Adolph Phelps,
Mayer Fink, Yoda Stein, Gene Grune-
valid, Eva Bauer, Anna Mathuir, Kate
Farnham, Miss Kinke, Mrs. Rivers, Mrs.
Il. l.. Smith, Master Smith, Miss Ethel
Smith, Ii. w. Wright, an unknown man,
Joseph Droll, Mrs. NJ. II. Hardy, John
II. Rodd. George Plat.
Deaths-John Cast, Arthur Barril-
leaux, J. II. Johnson, Leopold Pincus and
Mary Pcorne.
The official report of the board of
health is as follows:
Cases of yellow fever today, 80; deaths
today, 6.
Total cases of yellow fever to date,
1853 total deaths from yellow fever to
date, 201; total cases absolutely 'ecov-
cred, 791; total cases under treatment,
59l.
New cases at other points: Bay St.
Louis. /; Biloxi, 6; Montgomery, =.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-04

Mr.. Carnegie says he built his armor
plate works just to accommodate the gov
eminent and he does not believe the gov
eminent can operate them and supply IL
self with armor plate for less than he
offers. He can then very well afford to
turn over his works temporarily at least
TO the government, in order that it may
try the experiment and then, if success
full, the government can afford to pay
him good price for the works, and if
unsuccessful. he can resume the control
of the works and the government would
be willing to pay him his price for the
armor plate. There is ~ assurance
either way wh,the, the works are op-
Grated by the COVE cnment or Mr.. Carne-
gle that sound plates will always be fur
nished for our steamships, as govern
ment agent is n as capable of swindling
the government as the contractors who
have been supplying the government with
defective armor plates.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-04
deafness. Can Not De Cured

By local applications, as they can not
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inhamed condi-
ton of the mucous Innings Of the Eus-
tachian tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed deafness is the result, and unless
the inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal condi
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh which is nothing but an inflamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of deafness (caused by catarrh)
that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars. free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-04

1t is now stated that the Pullman sons
will not contest their fathers will, but
that they will try to live contentedly on
the $4,000 each that their father pro-
vided for them, while the brothers-in-law
live in luxury. But it will interfere
with the intended marriage of the two
young men to Chicago bellies. 1t is
quite different thing to marry man
with $1,000 year and no prospect of
making any more, and in marrying the
heir of multi-millionaire, and doubt
less the young ladies will back out and
leave the two young men to drink up
their respective $1,000 annually and
spend it in some kind of idle dissipa-
ton. Nevertheless it looks hard for
them to have to sit below the salt at
the tables of their brothers-in-law.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-04

The doors of the new congressional
library in Washington, d. c., were
thrown open to the public on Monday
last. Hereafter congressman will have
access to one Of the most complete IL
braries which legislators ever enjoyed,
and it is to be hoped that they will
take advantage of it to increase their
knowledge and wisdom Some men be-
lieve when they enter congress that
they have accomplished all that an edu.
cation was necessary for but wise men
know that they are just entering a
school of learning that if they avail
themselves of they will become useful
to their country. \ man that wants to
be thoroughly educated never ceases in
the acquisition of knowledge until his
dying day; there is something yet to
be learned every day of his life.