People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-07

Ine BrltlSn foreign ONCE states
that it has not warned the United
States against the Intervention in
Cuba.
Kansas City is preparing to clean
up. The natural superstition is that
the work will be done with an air
pump.
Tariff hearings were begun by the
ways and means committee Monday,
ard will continue daily until JaLu-
airy IL.
Count &c MOltke Huitfeldt and Miss
Louise Eugene BOnapart we're mar
ried by Cardinal Gibbons in Wash
i0gtOn.
Consul Monaghan gives figures
showing Germany's export trade is
now second only to that of Great
Britain.
The Sioux delegates in Washington
failed to get the 1000 that they
claimed, but got half the accrued
interest.
Mrs. Jane Messler of Caldwell, n.
j., crazed by illness, poured coal oil
over her clO'hing and burned herself
to death.
Senator W0lcOtt's Republican eau
Gus committee has prepared a bill
looking to an international monetary
conference.
The man who loves men for the
enemies they make has an excellent
opportunity to 20 daft over Grover
Cleveland.
Let US all heave sigh Of regret at
learning that William Waldorf Aston
has decided not to become an English
man in fact.
The star-eyed goddess of reform in.
dignantly resents the intrusion of
Senator Quay clothed in his blouse
and overalls.
A long list of postoffice appoint
ments prepared during the recess will
be sent to the senate when congress
reaSsembles.
Rev. J. G. Stewart of Monmouth,
ILL.,, has been depOsed from the United
Presbyterian ministry and expelled
from the church.
The president is arranging for an
other duck hunt. Mr.. Cleveland evil
IDENTIFY intends going out of office
game to the last.
The house banking and currency
committee will, at Speaker Reeds
suggestion, prepare currency bill
during this session.
A Blue Grass belle proposes to wed
the man who shot her. Her first love
affair resulted in the killing of her
father and sutton.
DR.. NanSen is now arranging an ex-
petition in search of the South Pole.
The doctor is evidently iu this pole
business to the end.
Lieutenant Commander A. f. Waf-
hams has been ordered to duty as in.
spector of the eighth lighthouse dis
trict, New Orleans.
The report of the Little Rock board
OF trade, recommending the building
OF a railroad by the state with convict
labor, was adopted.
The wedding of Governor elect John
4. Tanner of Illinois, and Miss Cora
Edith English, at Springfield, was a
brilliant social event.
Railroad managers have offered a
siO'WO reward for the capture of the
hends that wrecked the train on the
Cahawba river bridge.
Three business men we're held up BY
two robbers in an elevator in Chicago
10 broad daylight. One was relieved
OF satchel containing $40.
The following post Offices have been
discontinued: Observation-Disclosures.
Warren county; Missouri Cole
county; Flint, Wayne county.
FoOtpads in Chicago are robbinp
men in elevators. This is a new
wrinkle in hold-ups that the footpads
appears to be quite taken up with.
The army of patriots that was
ready to die for the country last sum.
hasn't attracted any particular atten.
tlon in its eagerness to get to Cuba.
The correct Greek translation of
the Christmas greeting is "Peace on
earth to men of good will" This
seems to be direct greeting to edi.
tors.
Marcrs A. Hanna says that "the
recent bank failures were not caused
by the success of the Republican par.
ty." This is an optimistic view of
the matter.
The people Of Georgia have an ex.
cellent opportunity to mete out CAPT.
tai punishment in the case of the
scoundrelS who caused the Cahawba
river wreck.