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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

from today there will not be a man
In the United States holding a bond
OF the state of Kansas. On July I
next year the last outstanding bonds
will fall due. There are but s25. 600
OF them and they will be taken for
the benefit of the permanent school
fund and refunded at 4 per cent.
The state school board fund COM
missioners have purchased the bonds
that fall due this year, and money
has been sent to the fiscal agency in
New York to pay them. They
amount to $4,000 which completes
the $4,000 Of state bonds owned
by the school fund. These bonds
are also to be refunded at 4 per
cent and they have been drawing I
per cent.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

The public has a sample just now
of the patriotism Of corporations
The telegraph and express compan.
les are forcing their customers to
pay two cents extra on their mes.
sageS and packages, many of the
railroads and other large companie.
have ceased using checks, paying in
cash to avoid the revenue, and so il
goes. General Weaver gave the true
characteristics of a corporation when
he said "they possess all the rapacity
of a human being with none of the
restraints The Topeka Journal
reads the future correctly when it
says; The express and telegraph
companies by refusing to pay the
the stamp tax are but storing up
wrath unto the day Of wrath. An
outraged public sentiment in Kansas,
and other states as well, will retail
ate by legislation that will shake
these concerns out of their boots
and there will be no one to blame
but themselves.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14
The Mail and Star advises

The Mail and Star advises quite
theoretically that the campaign fol
the Republican ticket this year
should be made on the strength OIL
the national administration the
"wise" policies Of President McKin.
ley should be made the basis of the
fight this year. Whether McKin.
ley's policies have been "wise" or no,
might be disputed by the Wichita
Eagle, Chicago Tribune and other
Republican organs, but be that as i,
may the suggestion of the Mail and
Star does credit to its political sa.
gacity. 1t is very plain that no
Roadway can be made by the Re.
publican party in campaign on
state issues. The contrast of the
best administration the state has
ever had alongside its predecessor,
the blacklist that has ever disgraced
the state, is not a very inviting spec.
tacle to put before the people, and
would be an unmistakable invitation
OF defeat. Nevertheless we shall
have to insist on forcing the cam
paign on state issues. President
Mckinley and his wise" policies
will not be up for adjudication be.
lore the people until 1900, and we
admonish the lodging brother tina,
we will attend to his case at the
proper time.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

The Kansas City Stock yards COM
pany has disbanded, and reorganized
under the laws of the state of Mis-.
souri,. Kansas not only loses the taxes
from the company's personal property,
out loses It's legislative control over
their charges to shippers. This is
about all that the boasted stockyards
legislation has accomplished up to
date.-MOnitOr. Press.
1t is, eh2 Suppose you have a
talk with some of our shippers. You
will not find them 50 dull to benefits
received. What party is fighting
the extortions Of corporations Wha,
party is defending them2
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

The Wichita Eagle will not ''hush'
with a postofhce. 1t bids defiance
to the mild suggestions of silence
from the political bosses in a lead.
ing editorial, thus:
1t goes without saying, that III,
Eagle is not given to worry owe,
the criticisms of its contemporaries.
while the mercury Of the thermome.
ter is expanding into the nineties
Touching strategic suggestions and
its common sense complaints, it finds
nothing to take back, the roar o.
our contemporaries to the contrary
notwithstanding, and it is a waste Of
good gray matter or of spleen to
attempt to make US view the prob.
lens in question in different light
Until convinced by results or SUBJ
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

Many a fellow with patches on the
seat of his pants is running around
after the manner of a lickspittle,
Boosting of the patriotism of Wall
street. Charley Lobdell punctures
the gas deposit Of such fellows in
this way:
There is a good deal of senseless
sloo0erlug over the fact that Hamilton
Fish, Jr., whose heroic death has
given him a place OF his own in his
country's history, was a millionaire,
he deserves all the credit that is
being given him, but the incident
points him out as an exception rather
than a representative of his class, for
the fact remains that the brunt of
this war will be borne by men who
never saw as much money in their
lives as Hamilton Fish had often spent
10 single night
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

sequent events We must maintain
that the great battleship Oregon
should have been dispatched west
ward instead OF eastward. She should
have been anchored in Manila bay
weeks ago. Merritt should have
gone with the Charleston and her
transports. Miles, who but a few
months ago boosted that he could
land 10000 American soldiers in
Canada in sixty hours, should have
headed the biggest force he could
have possibly mustered on short
notice, and landed it in the rear of
HANNA, leaving the raising and for
warding of reinforcements to the war
department. With but twenty or
thirty soldiers safely entrenched in
the rear of Havana, and one of our
naval fleets patrolling in front,
Havana would have been starved
into subsection ere this, without the
waste OF pound of powder. Even
had that city held out under such an
investment, by this time Miles could
and would have had one hundred
thousand men in striking distance of
the capital. Santiago is not Cuba,
and the governor general of Cuba
will not surrender until Havan a
lalls, except at the instance of Spain.
As for the other two things urged by
the Eagle-the sending of a fleet
into European waters and the snub,
bling of Emperor Bill by telling him
that he is holding an unnecessary
number of warships at Manila we
are still of that opinion. The Ger
man navy is no greater than our own,
and Hohenzollern can fight US in no
other way. The ruler of the Ger
man empire has studied to insult the
United States, to belittle its authori-
ties and to menace its navy, and we
are in favor of putting a thirteen
inch shell into the bowels of the first
one OF his ships that gets in the
way.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

The Hutchinson Bee arises to ask
how many Republicans can tell inside
OF i've minutes, who held Webb Nc.
Nails place under Morrill,. 1t was
the same as BLANK. Lyons Eagle.
No, it was not "Blank!" He was
a factor on the other side. His
every movement was directed against
the fratsrnal insurance companies,
composed Of the people, and in the
interest of the big eastern corpora
lions.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

The Republicans of Cowley
county held their convention last
Saturday, and, following the pattern
set by the state convention, promptly
turned down every old soldier. The
Voice is assured that Cowley will
give a substantial Populist majority
this fall.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

Only a few years ago Republican
papers announced with great gl.s
that Chill had adopted the gold
standard. They spoke truly. The
government OF Chilli adopted the
gold standard but neglected to for,
tify herself with proper amount o.
that mysterious but indispensable
article called Confidence" hence
the result is as follows:
New York, July IA dispatch re.
celved here from Valparaiso, via Gal,
weston, says: "a financial panic has
been OccasiOned here by the with,
drawal and expectation of gold which
has caused the Chilean government
to officially close all the banks Iu
Chill until the 18th inst. During
this suspension the government will
consider the advisability of issuing
paper money"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14
The Sure La Grippe Cure.

There is no use suffering from this
dreadful malady, if you will only get
the right remedy. You are having
pain all through your body, your
liver Is out of order, have no appetite,
no life or ambition, have a bad cold,
in fact are completely used up.
Electric Bitters is the only remedy
that will give you prompt and sure
relief. They act directly on your
liver, stomach and kidneys, tone up
the whole system and make you feel
like a new being. They are guar.
anteed to cure or price refunded. For
sale at F. B. Snyder's drug store, only
so cents per bottle. l
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

Geo. Plumb, son of the senator
whom Republicans were so proud to
honor, is not cutting much ice''
with the Doodle party in Kansas any
more. He is the fusion candidate
for the legislature in Lyon county.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14
Sundays Bombardmeut

cunudy , commencement,
With SIMPSONS feet, July 10. via
Jamaica.-The Brooklyn, Indiana and
Texas, under Commodore Schley.
fired on the city of Santiago at sis
this Sunday afternoon, in obedience
to a request from General Shafter.
conveyed by signal from the shore.
The war ships lined up from the
east to the west, a quarter OF a mile
from the shore, and fired over the
Limestone cliffs that come down to
the sea and hide the city, five miles
distant.
The bOmbardmert was continued
for one hour.
After thirty-fve shots had been
tired from the S.inch guns Commodore
Schley became convinced that the
Brooklyn's tre was falling short and
ordered a cessation, permitting ohe
battle ships TO continue, they. with
their larger guns, having longer re nge.
The shots were fired apparently with
great deliberatiOn and at intervals OF
two minutes.
The signals from the shore an.
nounced that the shells Tell thous.
and feet short and ii little to the left
OF the Spanish position. at dusk the
squadron ceased firing and Commo-
dore Schley sent launch to the shore
to ask General Shafter if he desired
hiring continued during the night.
When The Associated Press reporter
went aboard the Brooklyn Commodore
Schley said he was ignorant of the
purpose of the commandment. The
Associated Press reporter read to him
a message received from Juragua from
a mounted courier, saying the armis-
tice was ended and that hostilities
had been resumed.
Commodore Schley said. General
Shafter signaled to me to begin the
bombardment as soon as | could get
into position. | doubted from the
start whether | couldn't the city. |
had to guess at its location and be
very careful not to injure our own
army. If l lombard tomorrow | shall
have range marks on shore TO guide
me, and shall take the ships closer
to the shore than today.
The water off Aguadores is so
smooth that our craftsmanship was
not affected by the swaying of the
ship. In firing today gave the tur-
rets the greatest possible elevation
bylisJing the ships. But | knew |
would fall short. The guns will Carry
more than five miles, but to throw
Shots over the cliff a great elevation
is required"
At o'clock the war ships were still
in position.
When the bombardment began a
heavy rainstOrm wasin progress, with
thunder and lightning, but artillery
fire could be heard on shore, indicat.
ing that General Shafter had resumed
hosti!ities Immediately upon the end
ing Of the armistice.
Following the roar of Commodore
Schley's guns could be heard the
OF the shells as they sped
on their way to the doomed city.
Then came long echo from the hills
back of Santiago and sometimes a
peal of thunder prolonged the rever.
berations and gave the impression
that the city was bOmbarded from the
sky, sea and land.
The situation must have been apall-
ing to the Spauiards, and il General
Shafter made the demonstration for
the mere effect it would have on the
wavering enemy, he probably attained
his end.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

hSWOs GluOUuCl
ministerial crisis in Spain has been
pTecipltated by the resignation OF
Sagasta. Sagasta recommends that a
peace cabinet be formed. The Span.
ish troops in Cuba have received their
first payment Of money for several
months. They received only "a
each. IA Missouri preacher thought
the Spanish needed praying for worse
than the Americans, and he accord.
ingly prayed for them at the patriotic
services Sunday. 1t is said that the
United States has made the following
demands upon Spain as conditions OF
peace: The possession of Cuba and
Porto Rico, with port liz the Canar.
les; an indemnity of s4S, 1000, 900, and
the retention of the Philippines as a
guarantee of the payment of the in
demnity. The terms are regarded as
impossible. After Watson bonn.
bards the Spanish coast he will 20 to
Maoila to join Dewey. The United
States will then be able to defy the
world in the Orient. &. q. BY the last
of the week Shafter will have a force
of $4,000 men near Santiago. Shat
ter's official report of the killed and
wounded at Santiago places the mum.
Der at 1885. The fourth Phil.
ipplne expedition will leave San Fran.
cisco Friday "A British slOOp was cap.
tured trying to land supplies at Hav.
ana....The United States has 5000
tons of coal tied up by the Danish
authorities at St. Thomas, OWL.
British ships are cruising for the
Spanish privateer supposed to be
LURKING in the vicinity of British Col.
um6ia. ..All mines are to be removed
from harbOrS in the United States.
The commercial centers have been
protesting for some time against the
mines. The Spanish prisoners have
been landed at Portsmouth, Nh.
The government at Washington Is
still actively engaged in buying ships.
This would indicate that the work of
sending troops to foreign shores is to
be buried. Lone Of the military
attaches Of the French embassy at
Washington has pronounced the
United States army to be the best
fighters In the world. Another pow.
der mill, at POmpton, NJ, has been
destroyed by Spanish spies. Several
men were killed and wounded. The
scenes at the landing of the Spanish
prisoners at Portsmouth, NH, are
described as pathetic. q. The U.S.gOv.
eminent will pay a bounty OF 500 per
head for the Spaniards captured from
Cervera's fleet. .Senor Du Bose aud
his lieutenant sailed from Montreal
last night, at the urgent request Of
the Dominion government. .Aguin.
aldo, the insurgent leader in the Phil.
ippines, is patrolling the coast Of
IloilO with squadron of merchant
men....W. R. Hearst, editor of the
New York Journal, has SET up com.
plete newspaper plant at Siboney, the
headquarters of Skaters army In
Cuba. 1t is a 7.column, four.page
affair and uses the Geographic and
cable service. Famine and Spanish
misrule have put the inhabitants Of
Porto Rico in condition that they
will welcome American invasion.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

Some of the newspapers say that
Bill Hackney was in Kansas last week
but was not mentioned by any of the
newspapers until he had gone home.
Bill Hackney don't cut much ice any
more anywhere.-Mail and Star.
No, not with the boodling Kansas
Republicans. When a man reforms
he loses cast with that kind of
cattle.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14
III assea
&DIN
PEOPLES PARTY TICKET,
Centeral Committee rleetinp

Peoples Party County Central COM
mittee will meet in court room in
Wellington, Saturday July 10Th, 1895
at 2 o'clock pm, for the purpose of
arranging for a county nominating
convention.
IVAN D. ROGERS, Chairman,
J. RoBT. GILLIAN, Secretary.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

Who said the state of Kansas was
bankrupt We believe the Repub-
licans were bowling this last winter.
Congressman Curtis proclaimed it
in the halls of congress. One year
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

The Spanish cabinet has not yet
been reorganized. Spain is under.
stood to be looking for a cabinet that
will be able in the future to restrain
its joyful emotions.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

Evidently Spanish honor will not be
satisfied until it reaches the level of
Spanish As.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

Watson will probably take a few
catboats along to take the Canarles.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14
Old Soldiers, Attention!

A meeting Of old soldiers of Sum-
ner county is called to meet at G AR
hall in this city next Monday after
noon at 2o'clock. The object Of the
meeting is to form a Sumner County
Veterans association.
A. B. CHEEvER, Pres.
]. NJ. DOUBLEDAY, Sec'y.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-14

Camara has left the impression that
be is commanding a feet Of shippers.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23
Harry c. Vim.
UNION MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The Churches and People Of Mena
 Unite to Honor the Memory of Francis E. Willard.

One of the most interesting meet ings ever held in Mena was the memo rial services held Sunday night at the opera house in memory of the late Francis k. Willard. The opera house was filled to overfowing and the pas tors of all the protestant churches, to- gether with the singers from the various choirs, occupied the platform, Miss Notestein presiding at the organ
 Rev c. E. Green took charge of the meeting and announced the program interspersing some very appropriate remarks, urging among other things, that w. C. T. Union be formed as a result of the gathering Quite touch ing and appropriate tributes to the memory and life work of Miss Willard, were presented by Rev. W. L. Com pere, Rev. Mr. Massey and Rev. H. R- Schermerhorn, all interspersed with appropriate songs by the choir It is expected that w. c. T. U organiza tion will be effected at once.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23
THE COMING ELECTION.
A Three Cornered Fight-The Nomi-
 nees on Each Ticket.

From the present appearance the coming spring election will be very interesting and the most exciting in the history of our young city. Political parties have been organizing and at present three tickets have been put before the voters. Saturday, March, 12 the democrats held their primary and the following ticket was made:
 Mayor, Mark Whayne; recorder, I. D. Jones; treasurer, c. P. Sneed; alder men, John Paul, C. c. Palmer, C. A. Smith, William Scroggins and L. B. Sutherland; attorney, w. w. Whitley; marshal Bob Hill; street commissioner, ". M. May.
 A call was made for citizens mass meeting which was held in the Block som block last Saturday night The meeting was we'll attended by the representative citizens and a ticket was put out that was entirely satis- factory to those present and contains men capable of filling their respective offices in creditable manner The following gentlemen will represent the citizens ticket,
 Mayor, Thad. NJ. Carder; treasurer F. C. Savage; recorder, c. W. Barnett; aldermen, c. A. Clark, c. B. Neal, R. S. Owen, G. w. Petty, E. T. Roach, pros ecuting attorney, H. J. Radcliff; mar shal, D. J. Abbott; street commis- sioner, D. H. Shearer.
 In accordance with a call made about twenty republicans gathered at the mayors office Monday night and nominated the following ticket:
 Mayor, ". A Carroll: recorder. T. E Beck; treasurer, G. B. Dennis; alder men, O. D. Henley, S.1. Jackson, Oscar Thacker, w. R. Blocksom, Chas. Hol- lopeter; attorney, J. c Byers; marshal, Amos North.
 Of these gentlemen, J. c. Byers and w. R. Blocksom decline to serve as candidates and their places on the ticket will probably remain vacant
The Mena star., 1898-03-23
A Well Equipped Flaming MiII.

The new blaming mill which has been put in by the Mena Lumber com pany just east of it's yards is one of the best equipped along the line of the Pittsburg & Gulf railway. The motive power consists of a fifty horse power engine and a fifty-fve horse power boiler. The big planer has capacity of 90,00o feet every ten hours and is equipped to turn out every kind of lum Der used by the builder
 The other machinery in the mill consists of turning lath, lathe ma chine, shingle machine, band saw and several other minor machines and saws used in preparing the lumber for the finishing work.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23
Died

The two-year-old son of Mir and Mrs. Fred Boyd died Sunday after noon. March 20, 1s9s. Mir. and Mrs. Boyd came to Mena from Galesburg IL, bringing the little child here while in critical condition. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon and the remains inferred in the White Oak cemetery.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23
Free-A Beautiful Picture.

Free pictures beautifully colored for framing, and four copies of UP-Io. Date of recent issues. Each issue las beautiful colored back and front, and from forty to fifty large humurvus pictures by the famous artists of America. Will keep the whole famity in good humor and good reading for a whole month. Send ten cents in stamps and silver to Up-To Date, Chi cago, III. tf
The Mena star., 1898-03-23
The Patriotic Mass rleeting.

Patriotic music, furnished by the Port Arthur Route Band, drew large crowd to Janssen park Friday night where they were well entertained by speeches referring to the present con dition of affairs between the United States and Spain. Patriotic and stir ring speeches were made by Col Byers, Mayor Carder and W. A. Disbrow.
 The speakers stand was decorated with the United States and Confeder- ate flags tied together by a streamer on which.was printed No North; No South.