People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28

Sierra Madre Construction company
to build a bridge over the Rio Grande
at Ell Paso, Tex.
Friends of the Nicaraguan canal
bill hope to secure for it early ccnsid-
Grafton 10 the senate.
Congressman Harmon of Pennsyl.
vania, is the latest possibility for
secretary of the navy.
Special Agent Mccormick is prepar-
ing report on Indian Agent Bald
wins administration.
The house and senate conferees
have agreed on the immigration bill,
with radical changes.
Congressman Simpson and Bell are
candidates for the POpulist leader.
ship in the next house.
The house passed bill authorizing
the construction Of bridge across the
Rio Grande at FL Paso.
The bill prohibiting the sale Of
liquor to Indians has been reported
favOrably to the senate.
The nomination Of David R. Fran.
els to be secretary of the interior was
confirmed by the senate,
Residents of POsey, ILL.,, believe
that George Taylor is hiding in the
Kaskaskia river bottoms.
Ex-Governor Altgeld says that
there is no necessity for The state OF
Illinois TO borrow money.
President Cleveland has refused tC
pardon Frank L. Turner, convicted in
Kansas for counterfeiting.
GOvernur Pingree says that lobby
lists should be registered and tagged"
Why not caught and hung?
Senator AIdrich of Rhode Island
says that he will not accept any port.
folio 10 McKinley's cabinet.
Thomas A. Robbins, sentenced in
Missouri for conspiracy, applied fol-
pardon, which was refused.
Olga NethersOle'S marriage will be
very simple. 1t will be rightin keep.
ing with her mental caiibre.
Representative Spencer Of Missis.
sippi, presented bill authorizing the
secretary of state to buy Cuba.
Indictments were returned against
the alleged perpetrators of the storm
drain fraud at Rock Island, III.
Mr.. Marcus Hanna, who is said to be
breaking down from overwork, should
take rest. He has earned it.
The governments history of the
civil war, in III volumes, will cost
about 100000, or $26,785 a volume.
Adam HOnlacher, a former banker
of Rock Falls, ILL.,, was arrested al
Moberly, Mo-, charged with embezzle
ment.
The rendering Of the treasury port
folio to Senator Cullom was supposed
to be in the nature of an empty
honor.
ChicagO's proposed boCdling Ordl
nance is likely to drive her aldermen
into a scramble for the United States
senate.
A resolution was introduced in the
Nebraska Legislature providing for ar
investigation Of the outgoing admins
tratiOn.
A fraud order has been issued by thu
poStOfflce department against TIT
Johnston Reporting agency of Chi
cago, III.
The war department has author
lied the purchase of site, consisting
of sixteen blocks, for fort at Calves
ton, Tex.
1t it is not altogether too late tt
mention the fact that the recent snow
came just in time to save the Kansa.
wheat crop.
Chicago has demonstrated that sd
gacity is more powerful than the law
when it comes to removing the higt
theatre hat.
The house committee on elections
decided that Mr.. Price Dem of the
Third Louisiana district should re-
tain his seat.
A movement is on foot to organize
a telephone company in Illinois, In
diana and Ohio to compete with the
Bell company.
TwOof the Cotton family murderer
were placed over boDfires before the!
confessed and were hanged by a mol
neIr Amite City, La.
The sugar trust has answered tn
petition for receiver OF the WOolsol
Spice company, which was filed by tn
Arbuckle brothers.
/ Chairman DiDgley is looking for
compromise wool schedule to pleas
growers and manufacturers. II
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