People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-04

dinner at Sherry's, in New York City,
has been indicted.
The national board of trade has
made recommendations to congress
currency reform.
Dan Stuart has admitted that the
battle ground of the Corbett- Fitzsim-
mons mill is to be 10 Nevada.
Ornament, Typhoou and DR.. Cut
lett are quoted at to l in a winter
book for the Kentucky derby.
The senate by vote of Al to 10, has
W. s. Foreman, of Illinois,
as internal revenue commissioner.
Eleven men were severely burned,
one fatally, by an explosion in a
coal mine at Foster, Ia, Wednesday
night.
According to Official reports, there
have been 1896 cases of plague at
Bombay, and 1915 deaths from that
disease.
Building Inspector John r. Gilman
has been arrested in connection with
the Minneapolis, MIMI, boodling
scandal.
Mrs. j. L. Flood, wife of the well
known California millionaire, died IN
San Francisco Wednesday night of
pneumonia.
John ?. Jones was reelected to the
senate from Nevada Tuesday. The
vote in the assembly Stood: Jones,
%; Mcmillan, ,.
The following pOstotliceS have been
established; Indiana-Sharon, Jas
per county; Compton,
Rutherford county.
Fire 10 the malt house of Overman
& Schroeder at Cincinnati early Thurs.
day morning did damage aggregating
nearly 100000.
Jack Glasscock led the batterS, Ar.
thur Twineham the catchers and Bill
HaSsamear the second basemen ia the
Western league last season.
The comptroller of the currency ha:
appointed William f. Huger of New
Orleans, receiver of the Mutual Ma
tiOnal bank of New Orleans.
The senate has confirmed the ap
puintment of William G. McCIeery Il
be collector of internal revenue TO
the First district of Missouri.
A movement is on foot to postpon,
the February term Of the distric
court in Douglas county, Kas., unit
the contest between Riggs and Smar
is settled.
c. G. Merrill of Los Angeles, Cal
has secured the contract for putin
in a sewer system in the City of Mex
leo. The contract will amount [
s3,OOO,OOO.
The Nebraska senate has adopted
resolution directing Senator Thursto
to vote for any measure providing fC
the free coinage of silver at the rati
of 16 toll.
George A. Draper, POSTMASTER a
| Cheyenne, WyO., and his son Charlie.
have been arrested on the charge
stealing a registered package col
taing 1852.
The Merchants and Planters NJ
tiOnal bank of Bryan, Tex, which SUI
pended payment December %, 1891
has been permitted to reopen its dOol
for business.
a Chicago representative introduce
a resolution in the Illinois legislator
protesting against the propose
AnglO-American arbitration treat,
1t will be considered today.
Senator Bromley offered a resolI
tiOn in the Colorado senate Tuesda
requesting congress to call couve
tion for the revision Of the constitl
tiOn of the United States, which
declared the country has outgrown.
The National board of trade, at
4 annual convention at Washington. T
elected as president the venerab
Frederick Frawley of Philadelphi
VINO has been president since the G
c ganiZation of the board. He is
k years old.
Waxahachle, Texas, had a big f
the other day, destroying many oft
best buildings in the city. The ce
tral telephone Office was destroye
lrville Burris, formerly of this pla(
who is manager Of the Bell compa
: there, succeeded in getting mt sor