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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02
RixIer Round Over,

OItO BiXler, charged with stealing a
uOIse, buggy aud harness, waived his
preliminary examination at Geuda
Springs Tuesday afternoon and was
bound over to The January term OF
district court in the sum IT S5Oh. In
default OF bail he was committed to
Jail.
Bixler is a young man Of the genus
hobo variety, probably q years OF age,
runty in stature and not very bright,
judging from the story he tells OF the
theft. He says a fellOw by the name
of Charley Jones stole the outfit at nis
(Bxler's) inStigatiOn, and that he met
Jones on the state line the night the
theft was committed and the two
drove together toward Newkirk, OF.
A short distance before they reached
Newkirk, Jones got out of the buggy
and Bixler drove outfit into Newkirk
and traded it for another outfit and
$40 to boot. He then returned and
divided the booty with Jones and the
two separated, Bixler retaining The
outfit traded for and drove toward
Arkansas City. He abandoned the
outfit near Arkansas City and walked
into town. Shortly after he got into
town someone told him that an Officer
was coming toward him aud he secret
ed himself in a barn, where he was
captured.
His story is evidently an i'll con
ceived cauard. The stolen outfit ha'
been located at Newkirk, but the mar
who traded for it refuses to give 1t up
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02

their statements OF election expenses.
Curtis expended nothing. Mr.. Bailey's
campaign expenses were 1856. Two
dollars was paid Lyman Naugle for
printing, and sl.55 was expended for
hOte! bills and horse feed.
W. T. Mcbride successful fusion
candidate for judge Of the Nineteenth
judicial district, filed his statement OF
election expenses with the county
clerk Yesterday. The statement shows
that his election cost him s265.3l.
His campaign assessessmentS were
Sl65. All but sl5 Of this amOuntwent
to the Populist and Democratic cen,
tral committees Of C0wley county.
The rest OF the money was spent for
stationery, railroad fare, hotel bills,
admission tickets to the reunion at
Arkansas City, seats In the grand
stand, cab fare, lemonade, etc.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02
A Woman Bootlegger Arrested.
Conway Springs has furnished a sen

CO0Wdy Op1lukb uds IuEnleUeu stn
satioD in the nature OF a woman boot.
logger, 10 the person OF Mrs. A. L.
Tarbill, who was arrested Monday
on the charge Of bOOtlegging.
Mrs. Tarbill Is tie quasi wife oil
doc" Tarbill, the notorious Conway
Springs jOlntist and gambler. Suspi'
clOn Uf violating the liquor law has
rested upon ner for some weeks, but
not until The recent arrest Of her
husband was she known to make a
business OF selling whisky on the
sly. When her husbands place
Of business was temporarily closed
while he was under arrest iOrrunDiDg
a joint Mrs. TarbiIl regularly supplied
her husbands patrons with whisky
from capaciOus pockets concealed be-
meath her dress. Monday a care
fully arranged plan tn arrest her aud
cOnhscate what whisky could Op
secured, was made. A warrant cnarg.
ing her with selling liquor contrary
TO the prOhibitUry law was sworn IT,
by Mayor G. c. Taylor and four Of the
city cOuDcilmen. The warrant was
served by CITY Marshal Barnard.
Mrs. TarbiI! was found in her hus.
bands place Of business near the d.
NJ. & A. depot. When arrested Mrs.
TarblIl denied having any whisky on
her person, but the marshal was from
Missouri. He searched her clothes
thoroughly but Intellectually. A
search was then made Of the joiut
and a case Of malt was discOvered and
con6scated. Mrs. Tarbill was held
nn the warrant and her trial set for
10 o'clock Tuesday morning Tues
day her attorney appeared in court
and secured continuance until
Thursday,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02

Pete Mahan came near losing his
life at the Santa Fe freight depot
Monday morning while waiting for a
= o'clock train to depart fer Dalton
He stepped On the track and was
struck by the switch engine. lie was
Knocked nearly sixty feet and his left
leg aud side we're considerably bruised.
Fortunately he did not fall on the
track when the engine struck him, or
he would have been ground 10 pieces.
Ii was dark at q o'clock and he did
not see the switch engine, which he
claims was carrying no light, when he
creased the track.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02

]. A. Steele, who up to year ago
resided near South Haven, returned
Monday from Missouri where he had
been for year trying to induce him
self to live there. Nj. Steele has re-
turned to Kansas fully determined to
remain the rest Of his days In the
Sunhower state. His household goods
are on the way here from Missouri.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02

]. W. Oliver and son, Frank, re-
turned Monday afternoon from Mis-.
Suuri, where they went to look for Il
location. They have concluded 10
trust their faith in Kansas again and
will let Missouri alone. They say
it is very dry in Missouri and that
that state is not in H. with Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02

The barn on the Peters ranch, west
Of South Haven, burned Saturday
night. Six horses and two mules were
burned alive. Two thousand bushels
Of oats, all the harness and other stun
in the barn were destroyed. The
Darn belonged to the Mutual Lite
Insurance Co. R. II. Massingill lived
on the place. He and Jake Allen
Jwled the contents of the barn. They
had no insurance. The barn was
insured, but it is DOT known for how
much. The origin OF the fire Is un-
known, but the circumstances point
strongly toward incendisrism.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02
LAD|ES' WRAPS

We opened up this Fall with Six Hundred Ladies',
Misses and Childrens Wraps and have been receiving
continually new shipments to keep up our stock
This years customers must be ours next year. The
VALUES we give is our best advertisement
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02

j &. H3ll Of Conway Springs, lost a
team and hu2Fy 10 the fire which des-
groyed Estes & Hawkins livery harm
az Caldwell Wednesday night. He
was On his way home with his wife
from Oklahoma. HIS loss is Sl75.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02

Prof. Geo. &. Wakefield entered
upon bis duties as third assistant
teacher in the County High school
Tuesday morning. He Is teaching
the regulation six classes, some OF
which were msde up for him. He
teaches all Of the history class, part
OF the class in English and part OF the
penmanship class, New furniture
has been ordered for his room. Prot
Wakefield likes the new work, and
will no doubt prove q valuable 10.
structor in the County High school.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02

Cards are out announcing the ap-
preaching marriage Of John l. Sparr
OF This city and v. Mandane Hubbard
NJ Wi,hita, to ocrur at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin S. Hubbard IN
Wichita December 6. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sparr will be at home to their friends
in this CITY after December 10.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02
BLANKETS.

Have you seen those Elegant Blankets we are selling
at 39c, 45c, 75c $780, $5 sl25 and upwards to $lOG
We guaargntee the grandest offer in Blankets ever
offered
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02
|Benefiting
Our Customers
More than Ever. Stupendous Clearing Sale of
'DRESS60ODSaNpS|LKS

Every thrifty woman should see our Woolen Dress
Goods at these phenomenaly low prices: lOc l5c &c.
25c SOC and 5Oc We challenge all Sumner county to
beat our prices on Dress Goods, quality considered
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02

Will Taylor, the popular editor oi
the Wellington Daily Journal, is soon
20 marrv a charming Young lady OF
Milan, Kansas Billy Bolton, Wood.
ward News.
Editor Taylor, OF the Journal, and
Frank Fisher, OF Wellington, were
among the visitors 10 our city Sunday.
MILAN Press.
The working force Of the Journal
have noticed for some time that there
was something In Taylor's head be-
sides brains. We presume 1t is only a
question Of time when he will 90 the
way Of Louie Smith and Art Fisher
The dignity Of bachelvrh0od will bt
maintained at all hazards by JohG
Sylvia Forsyth.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02
A Terrible Accident.

The Wichita Star says: "a very
sad accident is reported from Mulvane.
G. A. Harmon and wife TT Burden,
Kansas, were driving through To viSll
some friends at Muivane and when
within two miles NJ Winfield, their
team became frightened and ran
away, throwing out the occupants.
Tue wife had four mouths old babe
in her arms, and was thrown Orto
the child in falling, crushing it's hed,
aud killing II instantly. The poor
mother was quite severely injured
herself but this was nothing compared
with her agony over the terrible death
OF her babe. They carried Its llfeless
remains to Winfield and had IL sent
20 Mnlvane by rail after being cared
for ~ a Winfield undertaken. The
child was buried from the Christian
church at Mulvane Sunday after
noon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-31

and at present occupied by Mrs. Wild
difeld
The real estate comprises about At
100 acres of the finest residence prop
erty in Honolulu
The grounds are planted with vast
variety of fruit, shade, PLAN and other
trees, and are laid out with fine car
riage drives and walks through tropic-
al foliage. One of the valley streams
runs through the eastern boundary Of
the property.
The main dwelling is a commodious
two-story building, containing Spaci-
Gus Drawing Room, Dining Room, Bill
lizard Room, Bed Rooms, etc, and has
all modern improvements. The house
is substantially built and the rooms are
all we'll ventilated Sanitary plumbing
throughout.
Cottages, Stables, Carriage Houses
and Out-houses on the property.
The situation commands an unsur-
passed view of the Harbor, the main
portion of the City and the adjacent
mountain scenery. This is one of the
largest and finest residences that has
been offered at public sale in Honolulu,
and must be sold to close the above
Estate.
Immediately following the sale of the
residence. I will sell
The Entire Household Furniture
particulars of which can be obtained at
my Office.
Parties contemplating purchasing the
Residence and wishing to inspect the
same, should make application at my
office, No. SO Queen Street.
JAS. F. MORGAN.
46S3-tf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-31
WANING WHALE FISHERIES.
Value OF the Product for the
Past Year, SOP ,499.

WASHINGTON, August 9.-Some
facts Of interest about the waning
whale fisheries are contained in ia
bic prepared by the Bureau of Stats
tics. The table exhibits the products
Of the so-called fisheries taken by Am
erican vessels and fishermen, and
brought into the United States during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1897.
These products are now brought into
the United States at four ports only
Brunswick, Ga, New Bedford, Mass,
New York and San Francisco. Their
value for the year was 1902, 499, Of
which the greater part-S502, 433-is re-
corded as having entered at the port
of San Francisco.
The New England ports are scarcely
any longer to be considered in the bust
ness, the bulk of whaling being done in
the Pacific, where the vessels engaged
for the most part carry the oil and
whale bone to San Francisco. Included
in the list of whale roducts for the
year are nine pounds of ambergris, two
of which entered at New Bedford, are
valued at $3.50, and seven at the port of
New York, valued at 81, 400.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-31
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-31
THOUGHT IT AN OUTBREAK.
Combustion of Molasses Many
Years Ago on Maui.

The Planters Monthly for August
has an interesting account Of the spOn-
taneOus combustion of large quantity
of mOlasses in a cave near the Ulupa-
lakua Plantation, on Maui, some 80
years ago. At the time it was thought
that the burning was another outbreak
of Haleakala, and caused considerable
excitement. The incident, as related by
Mr. Fl. NJ. Whitney, is as follows: The
molasses from the sugar house-and
there were much larger quantities OF
it in those days than now-was al
lowed to run off as waste into large
cave near the mill This stream must
have been running for several years,
and it was supposed that the molasseS
was lost among the rocks and creviceS
of the great mountain, Haleakala, on
the slope of which Captain Makee's
plantation was located. One night the
Waterman discovered a dense smoke
issuing from the small mouth of this
cave, followed soon after by brilliant
Jets Of fame, which occasionally shot
up, very much as the flame of the lava
is occasionally seen issuing through
crack is the ground during an eruption
of the Volcano He became frightened
and gave the alarm that the volcano
of HaIeakaIa had broken out again.
The whole neighborhoOd was suddenly
aroused. and, seeing the flames darting
ND. the men rushed for buckets, while
the hose was attached to the cistern,
and water was pumped onto the fire
with all the force that the plantation
could bring to the rescue. The more
water that was poured on the brighter
the flames glowed, till it was found
to be quite useless to attempt to eXt1n-
guish them.
Reports spread to the surrounding
villages. and the people fiocked from
far and near to see the new volcanic
wonder The theory was at length
suggested that it might be only the mo-
lasses. which from some unknown
cause had caught fire and no available
means were at hand sufficient to eX-
tinguish it, the supply of water being
limited to several small cisterns. This
fire continued to burn for several weeks
and at times caused considerable
alarm. The waste molasses from the
mill had been running into the cave
for several years, and the quantity of
il stored there, dried and liquid, must |
have been considerable, furnishing |
lively material for "ninedays' won
der" Chemists were not so numerous |
here then as they are now, and we are
not aware of any analysis ever having
been made of the lava of this minla-
ture volcano. 1t, however, formed one
of the most interesting and amusing
incidents of the early days of sugar
making on these Islands, and clearly
that molasses will burn,
making as good fuel and as hot a fire
as coal, when given the requisite con-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-31

sioner of Education, DR.. William I.
Harris, for the year ended July /, 1896,
has just been completed. 1t shows a
total enrolment in that year in the
schools and colleges, both public and
private, of 1891, 1877 pupils. This was
an increase of 308, 557. The number in
public institutions was 14,465,371, and
in private institutions 1,535, S26. In ad
dition TO all these there were 5000
pupils in the various special schools
and institutions, including business
colleges, music Conservatives, Indian
and reform schools, making the grand
total enrolment for the whole coun-
try 16,415,197
The report says that 178 schools for
the secondary and higher education of
the cOloTed race had slightly over 40,
900 students enrolled, an Increase of
over 1900 for the year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-31
Circuit Court Notes.

Rita Constancia Tewksbury has
filed an objection to the seventh an
nual accounts of the estate of A G..
Cunha, deceased. The Objectionable
portions are the allowance of per cent
commission to the executor and the al
lowance of the items of her dividend of
November, 1896.
The Oahu Lumber Company has filed
a motion to have Hee Kin ct al. pay
into Court all sums of money collected
as rent, and the delivery of the con-
tract referred to in the petition, and in
the suit which was brought before the
Court in March.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-31

All orders will be given prompt at
tention, and estimates furnished for
Lighting and Power Plants; also at
tention is given to House and Marine
Wiring.
THEO. HOFFMAN. Manager.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-31
Glass

IS THE PRODUCT recently which
and
S
o
modify it's o
placed this
229 this
Plumbing
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-31
SIXTEEN MILLION STUDENTS.

Figures Concerning Schools Given
by Commissioner Harris.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE re-
port of the United States Commits
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-29
ON THE WARPATH.
Puyallup Com merce.

Some of the taxpayers of this State
have gone ON the warpath after those
officials who are asking the legislature
to increase their burdens.
Reformers in the legislature now
have the chance OF their lifetime to
show their sincerity if they have any
in tightening up the burdens of taxa
ton.
There are many points that legis-
tors should keep in view:
The taxpayers of this State need
protection against the Spokane re-
formers who are holding conventions
and arranging to amend the revenue
law for the avowed purpose Of COM
pelling the taxpayers to promptly pay
their taxes.
1t seems that these so-called re-
formers are not taxpayers but are tax
| eaters.
They hold fat jobs in connection
with municipal machinery, and have
been milking the salary fund right
along.
While taxpaying merchants who
furnish supplies to counties have to
take their pay in IS or 80 cent warrants,
payable 80 days after death, the re-
forming officials grab everything in
sight in the way of cash, turn it into
the salary fund and then pay it right
out to themselves, and the merchants
claims are not paid for want of funds,
and they can whistle for their just
dues.
But the taxeaters take good care of
themselves, and see that every minute
of their valuable time is paid for.
And now these well-paid reformers
want to squeeze still more out of the
tsxed-to-death taxpayers, 80 that they
can still further feather their nests.
They want to harass and extort
from the poor taxpayer that which he
has not-ready cash.
They have no idea of easing the bur-
dens of the overburdened taxpayer.
Their sole idea is to take stuffed
club and knock out of him what little
stutfing there is left.
What the taxpayer needs is as
sistance to tide him over tough times.
He has stacks of unproductive
property that he can't sell, but which
will pay itself out eventually if
handled with care.
The taxeaters are certainly off when
they assume that taxpayer enjoys
letting his taxes 60 delinquent at the
present ruinous rate of interest and
confiscating penalty.
The trouble with the taxpayer is
that he can't realize cash by selling
any of his property, nor can he collect
accounts he has standing out-princi-
pal out of reach and even common in
terest out of the question.
And with nothing coming in to the
taxpayers eash.box, the salaried tax.
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eaters howl for his scalp and dOub-
ling-up of the present pawnbroker's
interest.
Give the taxpayer a chance for his
life.
Amend the revenue law so that he
will have q chance for his life.
Ii he can't pay his taxes, let them
stand against the property and merely
draw the same interest as county war;
rants do.
Who would think of charging the
county Is per cent. if its warrants
were not paid and levying on its Jail at
the end of three years?
Let the Legislature look down deep
into the schemes of the taxeaters.
Abolish their salary fund and make
them take their chances with other
creditors.
Simplify the tax system and ease
the burdens of the poor taxpayer.
You might as we'll live in Cuba if
you are going to have your property
confscated.
Such daylight robbery is expected
in war times, but not in time OF pro-
found peace.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-29
WHOLE NUMBER 1924.

carried by vote Of 3S to 81 and after
ward changed to Saturday morning.
No. 10, by Powell OF King, defining
character of liabilities OF married men
making all liabilities, save for per-
sonal uses, be considered community
liabilities, was killed by indefinite post
ponement.
No. s, asking for an investigation
of the Penitentiary, was indefinitely
postponed.
No. 81, by Guie of King, was passed
by a unanimous vote. 1t provides
that any assignment or satisfaction of
judgment may be recorded in the Of
flee of the Auditor of any county in
this State and when SO recorded, from
the time of filing for record, be notice
to all the world of such assignment or
satisfaction.
No. 45, by Guie of King, providing
that when any process or complaint
and notice is served by any person
other than a constable or sheriff no
fees for making such service shall be
allowed or taxed as costs against the
defendant, was passed.
No. 30, by same, amending section
,439 of Hills code so as to read all
deeds, mortgages and assignments of
mortgages shall be recorded in the
Office of the county Auditor of the
county where the land is situated, and
shall be valid as against bona fide pur-
chasers from the date of their filling or
recording shall be notice to all the
world" was passed.
No. q was passed.
House adjourned until 11:30 a. m
Monday.
The Senatorial balloting, in joint
convention, Saturday, stood as follows /:
Tenth ballot-Cline "a, Denny %,
Turner n, Wlnsor Z, Daniels b, Rogers
l, Fawcett l, Squire 6, Range l, absent
Z.
Eleventh ballot-Cline SO, Turner
26, Denny %, Squire 6, Winsor 4, Dan
iels 3, H. S. Blandford 3, Rogers l,
Fawcett l, Reinhart l, absent Z.
Twelfth ballot-Cllne 81, Turner q,
Denny %, Winsor 4, Squire 6, Daniels
3, Baker l, Rogers l, Blandford l,
Ronald l, absent 7.
Thirteenth ballot-Cline 81, Turner
q, Denny %, Squire 6, Winsor 4,
Daniels 8, Yeend l, Rogers l, Bland.
ford /, Ronald l, absent7.
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Vice President.
JOHN r. CONVEY