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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26

DOR sALR-H. r. Harbaugh of Greene
Il township has for sale twcnty-fiye good
two-year Oil steers, one span OF large miles
several head OF work horses, a gang blow In
diana grain drill, disc harrow, moving ma
chine and rake, and othersarticles 90 numer-
Gus TO mention. Easy terms Of payment il
eesireu. d3l
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26

est precaution should be taken. When
banks have but little money they are
careful about lOaus, but when they
have an abundance of il, such as they
have now, they become more rerklesS.
They will not require sufficient Srcur-
ity and in tae end will ne losers.
kansas farmers now have u chanre
to liqudate the mortgages on their
homes, and they prOpl>e to do it,.
They can paw off their mortgages
with this years crop and still have
money. A Kansas farmer free from
debt is the most independent MN IN
earth. II he does not have interest
to meet or a mortgage 10 pay, the
year is never so bad but what he can
make living. Then when he strikes
crop like this, he is in clover In
1890 the mortgage Indebtedness of
Kansas was, in round numbers, S243,
600, 900. Last January it aggregated
about S75,OOO,OOO. Next January it
will be reduced to $40, 100000 and per.
hapS much lower"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
All Records Distanced.

"KlOndike isn't in it with Kan
SaS this year." said State Bank
Commissioner Breidenthal to a re.
porter yesterday. "Such prosperity
in this state was never known before.
The figures as to the wheat yield
$4,000, OOO-put out by Secretary Co
burn. of the agricultural department,
are very conservative, | firmly believe
the yield will amount to 10000, 1000.
I'll bank on 100000 anyhow. And
look at the price Why, KansanS will
be the most independent people on
earth this fall.
Returns from all the state and pri.
vate banks 10 June showed deposits
aggregating slS,eOO,OOO, only $500, 900
below the year 1892, which holds the
record. The indications are that the
returns in October, when the next
|
statement will be called, will show an
aggregate Of s25, 100000 deposits. An
increase OF $1,000, 900 10 three months
will be phenomenal. We will have
money to burn. l have received word
from twenty different bankers in the
state saying their deposits had dou
bled since the June statement. A
general kick is coming from all sec
lions against that provision of tht
new law which prevents banks from
lending more than four times tn,
amount of their capital stock and sur
plus. Little banks with 5000 capita
stock report deposits of from 5000
to $4,000. Under the law bank 0
this size can only loan $4,000. Th
bankers are complaining. Thei
vaults are gfOaning aud almost read
TO burst, and they are aching to ge
: all Of the money out where it can ear
something. But they can't do it uu
: less they increase their capital or SUI
I plus.
"This is time now" continued th
! bank commissioner, when the great
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
The Syndicate Busted.

Monday morning four gentlemen OF
this city, who are OF speculative turn
of mind, formed syndicate and de-
cided TO buck the Chicago board OF
trade. They advanced 500 and pur.
chased a fye-cent margin on 1000
bushels OF wheat and then impatient
ly awaited returns. They had nc
sooner sent in their order than the
news came that wheat had slumped
five cents, swiping out their 500 10 a
jiffy. The syndicate then disbandeC
in iiffy.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
Home Market.

This market report Is corrected regularly
every Thursday morning and may be relied
upOn as being accurate.l
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26

cowboy on typical brOnchO chasing
wild Texas steer, will be the figure,
while miniature rick of wheat will
find place on the float. W. e. Dan
enberg, engineer, of this city, is an
expert taxidermiSt and he will have
charge of the work of preparing the
figures for the float. The Texas steer
will be provided with ex-Superintend-
ent D. H. Rhodes famous horns which
were taken from a New Mexico steer,
and will bear the brand, "R-N" from
ROrick & Nelligan's ranch at Wood
ward. The horns measure feet and
7 inches from tip to tip,
Very low rates will be made tC
Topeka for those who wish to attend
with the Wellington railroad men
The occasion promises to be a grand
one and will no doubt he largely at
tended by Wellington people, as vel
as from other places along this divi
| sion
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
Wedding.

Friend George Smith appeared at
my Office Aug. Is aud requested me to
appear al Mrs. Erwin's at p. ~. OF
the 10Th inst, for the purpose OF pro-
nouncing tue matrimonial ceremony
which would give him for life CON-
paniOn, Miss Florence Erwin OF jack
son township. l gave my consent and
was highly gratlned with the enter
tainment. After the ceremony We
were invited to rich repast, which
found me with good appetite ready
for business, / have been invited II
similar feasts, but in respect to those
who prepared the supper l must say
| | have never enjoyed refreshments
better than on this occasion; the
food was quite well prepared 10 ever!
particular, and all seemed to d.
| Justice to the occasion.
Miss Florence is an accomplished
lady and will no doubt be an agreeable
industrious. and saving companion.
We wish them happy and prosper
Gus journey.
J. w. MCLAUGHLIN.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
Helm VS.. Stacey.

Joe Helm Tuesday brought suit in
district court for judgment against
bis mother, Mrs. A. G. Stacey, for
merly Mrs. NJ. Lou Helm, for 81, 1866. &C
as bis share of the estate left by VIM.
B. Helm, deceased. A farm and half
of this years crop of wheat belonging
to the defendant was attached by the
plaintiff.
The plaintiff alleges that Wm. B.
Helm died inIestate, leaving personal
property and real estate in his county
and in Oklahoma to the value Of
$4,000; that the defendant, NJ. Lou
Helm, the plaintiffs mother, now Mrs.
Stacey, took possession OF the proper
ty and squandered dOOut 81 900 worth
OF it without any process of law; that
she then pretended to take out letters
OF administration and pretended TO
administer the said estate and per.
sonal property OF the deceased; that
she received thereafter some SIG, 200
or $1,000 as the personal assets of
said real estate and personal property,
but that she carelessly, negligently
and in an unbusinesslike way managed
said property and assets and wasted
the same, and has never properly ac-
counted to the court or to the plain
tiff for his interest in said estate. The
plaintiff further charges that the
, defendant collected and converted IL
her own use large sums OF money as
profits Of said estate, the exact
amount OF which the plaintiff Is
unable to give, but estimates ats 600
of which she has never accounted fol
in any way. The plaintiff demand:
an accounting Of the estate and pray,
for judgment of s2,ll6.66 in hi
behalf, with costs of suit and all Othel
proper and equitable relief the cour
: may deem he is justly entitled to.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
American Wheat Raisers' Gain.

London, Aug. 1O.-A dispatch TO the
Times from Vienna, says that the
unfavOrable harvest prospects in Aus
tria-Hungary, which have been agra
waited by the floods, have caused a
rapid rise in the price of cereals,
which are now standing at a higher
figure than they have reached fcr
many years.
This is especially the case with
wheat, which was freely offered
months ago for autumn delivery at
forms per Genital. 1t is now pur-
chased at IL.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
RaiIrOaders VIII Attend.

AT the mass meeting CT Wellington
railroad men, held in the B. of L. f.
hall on So Washington avenue Monday
night, arrangements were made for
sending large delegation of railroad
ers from this division of the Santa Fe
TO Topeka to attend Santa Fe Day
celebration at the fall festival, Sept
em6er 20. That day marks the 18th
anniversary of the building of the
Santa Fe road 10 Kansas, and the
Santa Fe company, as we'll as its
thousands of employees in the state,
are taking great interest in the GEL
ebration. The Santa Fee will spend
about $4,000 toward making the cele-
bratiOn success. The road not only
gives its employees the privilege of
attending the celebration AID taking
part in the festivities. but actually
expects them, where duty and fnan-
cial hindranceS do not interfere, to 90
to Topeka and enjoy the festival and
celebrate Santa Fee day.
That night the railroad men of We'll
lingtOu took the preliminary steps
toward sending up a large delegation
from the Panhandle division to the
celebration. The meeting Pr Oceeded
to business when its first purpose was
announced, by electing Albert Sher-
wood, foreman Of the round house,
chairman; T. E. Purdy, agent, score.
tary; aud Walter Murray, yard mas.
ter, treasurer.
a committee composed OF one rep.
resentative person from each OF the
departments of the road, wa;
appointed to look after the matter Of
building float for the parade, esti
mate the cost per capita of attending
the celebration, and attend 10 Suct
other matters as may be necessary
The committee is composed of w. D
Nelligau, roadmaster; Walter Murray
yard master; W. G. Danenburg
engineer; James Hentzel, fireman
Geo. Fleming, conductor: Frank Ir
land, brakeman, and Richard Mead
of the track service. MeSsrs. Purd
and Sherwood are also members o
this committee.
If the expenses of building such
float as tae committee now has i
mind and other matters are not to
great, the wellington Military baD
will be engaged for the occasion. TIL
part that the railroaders OF this divi
ion will take in the celebration wi
be matter Of pride to Wellington
The boys here intend to make as soc
a showing at Topeka as any diylsiO
on the entire system in Kansas.
An elegant float will be built bel
to represent the Panhandle divisiC
in the parade. 1t is intended to hay
the bottom of the float constructed
a large pan with a long handle to I'll
same, symbolic Of Panhandle"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26

One-half OF one cent may be added
by the dealer, where it is necessary,
to make even change.
Books 10 be exchangeable mus be
such bOoks as have been in use ny the
pupils desiring to make the exchange,
and must contain their covers and all
their printed leaves.
II any excess of the above prices !:
demanded by a dealer or agent, the
matter should be reported to the state
superintendent OF public instruction
at Topeka.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
DR.. Kings New Discovery for COnsump'
ton.

This is the best medicine in the
world for all forms of coughs and colds
aud for consumption. Every bottle
is guaranteed. 1t will cure and not
disappOint. 1t has no equal for whOop-
ing cough, asthma, hay fever, pneu-
mOnia, bronchitis, la grippe, cold in
the head and for consumption. 1t is
safe for all ages, pleasant to take,
and, above all, sure cure. 1t is al
ways well to take DR.. Kings New
Life Pills in connection with DR..
Kings New Discovery, as they regu-
late and tone the stomach and bowels.
We guarantee perfect satisfaction or
return money. Free trial bottles at
f. B. Snyder's drug store.
Regular size so cents and sl.0O. 6
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
W. Shall zave The Superior Hoe Drill

better drill made positive
ing will nails bolts other may
seed well as will wheat; double force feed foro oats
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
Prices of School Books.

Following are the selling and ex-
change prices OF school books under
the new text book law, as adopted by
the text book commission at Topeka
June 30 last. The prizes in the first
column are the selling prices for deal.
ers or agents: the second column is
the exchange price or the price at
which an old book will be accepted in
exchange or part payment for the
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26

The POpulist bosses 10 the big Sew
enth district are wasting lot OF val
liable energy and time in discussing
the probability OF Jerry Simpson be-
ing in the race for congress again in
his district. The Republicans 10 his
district would take just as much de-
light in downing Jerry Simpson as
Brown or any other grasping Pop
Newton Kansan.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26

DOR sALE.-The VOICE has for safe a NJ
y .or 80. drawing 6per cent interest from
June ], 10, payable In professional q. vices
Dy a; b. Wilson K Co., patent solicitors
Washington, ID. Q. We will sell this mute at a
liberal discount. II you are In need OF the
services OF patent attorney 1t will pay you
Usher. "'s''' 'u''
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26

Wheat advanced five cents Wednes-
day in Chicago. This is about half OF
the loss Of Monday and Tuesday,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05

Laffaire Dreyfus has been perplexing
mystery, in the solution OF which inter-
national sympathy has been invoked.
Now that The French Government has
reopened this cele brated case the outcome
will be awaited with universal impatience,
since it is no exaggeration to say that no
cour,-marpial proceeding of modern times
ever excited so much International in
terest.
1t is three years since Dreyfus was con-
demned to imprisonment Tor life on
Devils Island-an asylum for lepers off
the coast OF French Guiana-amid the APP
proving excavations of the French people.
He was convicted of an enormity than
which there is none greater in the estima-
lion of military nation.
The accusation laid against him and
confirmed by the military tribunal was
that he had betrayed the country by car
ry1ng on traffic in military secrets. TO
which his position as attache OF the War
Department gave him access.
So positive and popular was the belief
in his guilt that his life was demanded as
a forfeit, both in the Assembly and the
streets.
Such was the personnel of the military
court by which he was convicted and SEN
fenced, such was the character and integ-
rity Of its mem hers, that no suspicion was
enter aimed as TO the regularity and JUS
tee of its deliberations although the in
vesigation was conducted behind closed
doors and the details of the trial were
jealously withheld from the public
1t sufficed for the paopIe that the
charge OF treachery was sustained by de-
cree. T verdict was echoed by public
appreciation.
Why? Wei. Dreyfus is q Hebrew, and
Paris is deveioping-a decided taste for Jew
batting.
The fortitude of the condemned military
captain, his courageous demeanor
throughout and after the trial, his fcrvid
protestatons of innocence, awakened
neither sympathy nor the sadness OF
doubt in the heart of Paris that de-
lights above all things in the spectacle of
the human downfall.
Now it is different. The soberness OF
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Luminous. He was accredited with
promptings of fear for his life as the sue
cessor OF the assassinated Carnot. Il is
altogether more reasonable to adopt the
subsequent explanation as correct since
such a course must have been inspired by
laudable and patriotic feelings.
After awhile the pressure of criticism
rom the outside seemed TO awaken some
doubt as to the sutficiency of the proof
against Dreyfus, and then the military
authorities began to defe..d the results OF
the court-martial. Mai or-General Mer
cier issued the following authoritative
statements:
have had in my hands the glaring proofs
OF the gull OF Captain Dreyfus. l submitted
to the president OF the court-martial the
crushing proofs communicated to me, and
without delay the arrest Of Captain Dreyfus
was ordered. There have been written on this
subject great many false statements, among
them that Dreyfus offered secret documents
to the Italian Government. This is a mistake.
l am not permitted 10 say more. What wish
to repeat is that the culpability of this officer
is absolutely certain aud that he had civilian
accomplices.
The military editor OF the Figaro, 10
made, added that the maior-general had
abundant proof from the most credible
source of the relations of Dreyfus for three
years with ''the agent of a foreign Govern
ment"-neaning Germany.
Great stress is laid on the effect pro-
duced on the court martial by another
document, the secret of the possession OF
which could be divulged only at the peril
OF grave diplomatic complications. As
the story runs the military attaches OF the
Germany embassy in Paris addressed to
their colleagues at the Italian embassy,
in the month of September, 1894, just
prior 10 the arrest of Captain Dreyfus, a
letter in cipher. Between the point OF de-
parture and destin alton this ctpher letter
fell into the hands of the French bureau
OF secret information and was photo
grabbed. The bureau possessed the key
to the German military cryptogram and
experienced no difficulty in transcribing
the contents. Septem Der 20 Colonel sand
hew, chief of the statistical section, SUBJ
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STORY OF THE MAN CONDEMNED AS A TRAITOR TO FR

reputation for probity and skill is UNI
questioned. A few EXHIBITS from their
analyses accompany this review of the
case. Below are extracts from their YER
diets:
Mons Crepieux-Jamin, the French ex-
pert, says:
1. There can be no question. that the docu-
ments OF comparison (Dreytus' signed letters)
were not written by the author the memo
randum.
2. 1t is probable that the author OF the
memorandum intended to initiate the person
who wrote the documents submitted for COM
parison
Paul Moriaud's testimony is:
l. Dreyfus did not write the memorandum.
q The memorandum was written by
round-handed forger of the writing OF
Dreyfus.
NJ Ames says:
AS far as have carried out the comparisons
Of the writings submitted to me, am satisfied
that what is known as tie memorandum is The
result OF an effort tending to initiate or coun-
terfeit the writing Of Captain Dreyius and Is
not the disguised writing OF the latter.
NJ. Cavalho says:
The memorandum was not written by Cap
tain Dreyfus. Il was the effort OF some one
who has given a great deal of effort to writing
it, and who endeavored to initiate certain par
ticul0r characteristics that dominate the
authentic writing of Captain Dreyfus.
The testimony of Gustave Bridier is:
There are as many points of scriptural diff
ference between the document in question
1.-THE memorandum aud the documents sub
mitted for comparison (the letters OF Dreyfusj
as there would be in enabling a person TO es-
tablish the perfect dissimilariIy between a
dead man and live one. The writer OF one
is not the writer OF the other.
Nj. Hoctes says: A
The graphic elements of the two writings
can only coincide in the imagination, be-
cause:
First-The word "addresse" of the second
line of the memorandum develops subtense
OF an arc OF circle of seven de grees only.
Second-The subtense OF the word lad
dresse" of the twenty-eighth line bears an arc
of a circle of nine degrees.
Third-While the subtense cord of the arc)
in the signature OF A. Dreyfus shows seven
teen degrees.
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woman. His promotion in the army, which
he entered at an early age. was rapid, ow-
ing, 1T has been charged, to the patronage
of ex-President Grevy's son-in-law Will
son. Before the DAYS of the Limouzin
scandal and Grevy's overthrow, Esterhazy
was the favorIte orderly of the Presiden-
tial palace. Thence he was passed on to
the headquarters staff. He never had
any resources beyond his salary, al
though his life has been largely that of q
pleasure-seeking military fop in the salons
of the foreign colony, where his decorative
eXtravagances made him a conspicuous
figure. He is not an attractive person
alitv and poses as the mbodiment OF mil
itary punctiliousness and ferceness.
Captain Alfred Dreyfus is an Alsatian
native, of very wealthy and reputable
family. His wife is also rich and highly
connected with prominent families OF
France. The captain was devoted to his
family, and had an abundance of means
with which 10 maintain his household
and crafty his al indulgences. The
theory as to his motive il committing
treason are exceedingly fimsy. At ono
time it was assumed that he needed
money to meet the eXtrayagant demands
of a woman for whom he had conceived
passion he concealed from his family;
that upon discovering he was the victim
OF a blackmail scheme, by which a syndi-
cate OF journalists were 'protiting, he re-
fused to be bled any longer, and they, in
revenge, consplred to destroy him IN the
manner in which his ruin was accom-
plished. This scandal seems to have been
a pure fiction.
Then he was said to have been actuated
by q maIign enmity against France as a
motive, and TO have entered the service
designedly as a spy of the German Gov
eminent. This seems to have been a
shameless and unreasoning assuM ption,
unsupported by single fact or the merest
shred of evidence. In truth, when ali is
said, both as to the associates and necessi-
lies OF Dreyfus, no vestige of testimony
appears TO explain the motive of such a
crime.
1t is obvious, after a study OF this extra
ordinary affair through the lights of the
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controversy aGitating the Parisa an press,
that allowance should be made for the
secret manner in which the military
court conducted its inquiry and reache
conclusion, although The offense was one
concerned with peace operations. Both
Governments, French ana German. have
as auxiliar es TO the war ureaus systems
Of military espionage, conducted under
unscruru Gus and desperate maxim
Were the operations of these secret agents
known peace b tween the powers would
be imperiled, II not ended. Whatever
the checkmate one Government threatens
to win with these tricky pawns the other
affects to be ignorant of the movement
while inierposing, so that no cause for
mutual offense and the possible rupture
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CAPTAIN DREYFUS.

mitted the transcription and photograph
to General Mercier. The letter treated OF
the foreign service of espionage in Paris
and contained this phrase:
decidedly this animal of Dreyfus has
become too exciting"
Here is what general officer. who was
acquainted with the entire proceedin s. is
quoted as having stated with reference 10
the most important document among all
that were placed before the court-martial:
This document one day found itself in the
hands of the Minister of War. l am not at
liberty to tell how it got there. What l am
willing to state is that General Mercier, who
was Minister OF War at this time, was called
upon by the German Minister, NJ. de Munster,
who demanded the restitution of the paper