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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29

Of the ex.slave celebration and was
followed by the Rev. Jones of Kansas
City whose equal today is unknown
and was followed by the Rev. ]. d.
BOtkin who spoke on behalf of the ex.
slaves.
Mr.. Jones Of Kansas City will meet
Fl. Fl. Horton at Paola, Kans., about
seven miles north Of the state institu.
tion and will address the colored peo-
pie there In the interest OF Gov.
Leedy and the entire state ticket and
will then leave for Osawatomie, take
the train for Wichita and hope that
some arrangements so as to have a
good crowd in Wellington where we
will close our campaign exercises.
Rev. Jones OF Kansas City, Il. Fl. Hor-
ton Of Wellington and Rev. White of
Topeka. Just one week before the
election Ia November. go
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
"Red" Austin Arrested,

10 the summer Of 81 Henry Stunkel,
owner Of the Occidental hotel, and
one of the wealthiest men in Sedg-
wick county, was buncoed out of FIVE
thousand dollars by a famous swind
Ter known as Red Austin.
Austin drove to Stunkel's place
south of Wichita and began CONVEX
satiOn with him about buying one Of
Stunkel's farms. The deal was well
along toward completion when the
stranger asked him to come to Wich-
ita to complete the deal. On the way
up the third man appeared on the
scene and got into ther rig. The three
men dropped into conversation about
as strangers will. The three card
monte game was sprung. Austin had
pleIty of money. He put up five
thousand dollars on the game and in
duced Mr., Stunkelto bet. They came
on to town and Mr.. Stunkel drew the
money from the bank. It. was put
into a tin box with Mr.. Austin's
money and the game was played.
Mr.. Stunkel won. He was given the
box. When he got home he opened
it and found it full of green blank
paper. The "cOn" men had gone.
A week ago similar case came up
at Prattsburg, NY. 1t was sug-
gested to Sheriff Simmons that the
man arrested at Prattsburg was Red
Austin who swindlsd Mr.. Stunkel.
Mr.. Simmons wrote to the chief of
police at Prattsburg for description
OF Austin and a photo. He received
reply describing the man which
leaves little doubt that the swindler
was the same man who robbed Stun.
kel. The swindler was released on
$1,000 bail, and has disappeared
Eagle.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
BUTTREY'S S.
TERMS CASH.
Telephone Workmsn Reach Town.

The telephone gang, in charge Of
Chas. Dixon, who are constructing
the new metallic system from Wich'
ita, reached Wellington at noon yes
terday. The work Of stringing wires
in Wellington will require about two
weeks, when the construction of the
line TO Mayfeld, Milan, Conway
Springs, Argonia and Harper will
begin.
The gang will split as soon as they
are through working in wellington,
one gang going west in charge of Roy
Cochran, who formerly worked in the
telephone office in Wellington, to con
struct the new line, and the other
gang in charge OF Chas. Dixon, will
return to Wichita with the double
metallic circuit, which will enable
several persons to talk to Wichita at
the same time.
The line to Mayaeld, Milan and
Conway Springs will be strung almost
entirely on iron poles. Wooden poles
will be used from Milan to Harper.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
The Belle Plaine Bridge.

The county commissioners viewed
the wrecked Belle Plaine bridge Mon.
day, and returned that evening. A
consultation was held that night. tt Z
Missouri Valley Bridge company rep.
resentatives wanted to erect an en-
tirely new bridge, duplicatiOng the
original, which cost $500, for $4,000
A proposition was discussed to lower
the bridge from the present height,
about twenty-five feet, to ten OF
twelve feet, and to put in two spans.
The commissioners, after carefully
considering the questions, decided to
hold the Missouri Valley company
to their original contract, requiring
the bridge to be replaced at cost Of
$500.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
Twenty-FIrst Home.

Topeka, Kas., Sept. 27.-The Twen.
ty-first Kansas regiment left st. Louis
at o'clock this afternoon and is due
to arrive at Leavenworth at 4 o'clock
in the morning, This information
was conveyed in telegram from
Major Frank G. Armstrong to the
governors office. The telegram read:
"St. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 27.-Leave
here at l o'clock. Eighty sick on
tram. Reach Leavenworth at 4 In
the morning. Please wire what, If
any, arrangements have been
made"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
Hutchinson Reformat0ry.

The VOICE is in receipt Of copy Of
the second biennial report ofthe Kan
sas State Industrial RefOrmat0ry. 1t
is volume Of forty.ive pages and
contains much valuable information
concerning the institution. 1tbriefy
sketches the field occupied by the
reformatory, historically and by COM
parison with other institutions OF a
similar character, and makes recon-.
mendations looking toward bringing
the institution up to the standard
which it should attain. Last March
the number of inmates reached 2O5
and for two or three months there.
after the count did not fall below
200. 1t is now 1856. July 1885, there
were lO7 inmates. During the two
years intervening to July l, 1898, the
courts sent 277 prisoners, the number
having been constantly depleted by
paroles on good behavior. The parole
porerogative has been used perhaps
a little more freely than IT would
have been were the institution pro-
vided with sufficient cell room. The
board asks for a new block Of hfty
cells at an estimated cost OF sS5, 900.
The institution has section Of land,
from which products we're taken for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898,
valued at sSll2. "a ag gainst sl56.Oe the
previous year. On this land is grow.
ing an extensive young orchard, viz:
1900 apple trees, 300 peach trees, ~
pear trees, 700 cherry trees, 90 crab
apple trees, 100 plum trees, 1000 grape
vines and 1000 shade trees of all
varieties. In crop this year they
have 2l0 acres Of corn, 10 acres sweet
corn, and have threshed ITO acres Of
wheat which yielded 1891 bushels;
also truck patch of so acres, alfalfa 10
acres, hog pasture 10 acres, sorghum
50 acres. The farm has III head Of
cattle, including "a mich cows, 100
head Of hogs. The report certainly
makes a very satisfactory showing.
The board.of managers as at | sent
composed are as follows: W. J. Lin
genfelter, chairman, Wellington; T.
j. O'Neil, treasurer, Usage City; ]. j.
Miller, secretary, North Topeka.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
The Ex.SIaves.

The ex-slave celebration was held
in Arkansas City. The line was
formed and composed of carriages,
bqggies, wagons and horsemen,
marched to the. park where the
following services took place.
Phe convention was called
to order by the Rev. H. Marshall who
was appointed chairman; prayer by
Rev. Fl. Fl. Horton. Mr.. Marshall
then made a short address and then
adjourned for dinner.
At 2 O'Clock the convention met.
Mr.. White Of Topeka was introduced
who delivered a wonderful
address followed by Rev. Will.
Jams OF Wichita who also
made a noble speech in the interest
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
Real estate transactions: A 7

Real estate transactions: A. b.
Cheever has sold his residence prop
erty In the Third ward to Lucy F.
Perkins OF Chicago. The consl iera.
tion was s2,4OO. Armenia Ruggles
has bought Of j. W. James lots 10 and
20, in block Al, City Of Wellington,
for s4OO. ...John Wilcox has sold to
Z. Jane Burrows lot 10, In block 12,
Northwest addition to the City OF
wellington, for sl75. d. E. Hammond
has bought Of N. S. Woods lots % aud
"a, block I, F. NJ. Sumpter's addition
to the town Of Argonia, fJr s42.5O. >.
Uriah Osborn has bought of the Mis-.
souri, Trust Co., the northwest quar-.
ter OF section "a, In Osborn township,
for 81. 500.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
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The reduction is made to induce
shippers to send their grain to Chi
cago.
ln order to head this plan of the
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf has
net the Santa Fe's reduction, and
announces that Its rates from Kansas
City to Port Arthur, Galveston or
New Orleans will be sixteen cents a
hundred pounds on wheat or corn, in-
stead OF twenty-one certs as formerly.
Other eastern and southern roads viii!
undoubtedly meet these cuts.
Santa Fe officials claim as a justifi-
cation for their action that the south
ern routes have been cutting rates,
and although their line brings to
Kansas City more grain than any
other road, it carries less out.
Robert Gillham, general manager
ofithe Plttsburg Il Gulf at Kansas
CITY, says that the impression that a
grain rate war was in progress must
not be held. He denies that the
Pittsburg & Gulf has been cutting
rates and insists the present reduc-
tions came about by the natural
causes Of trade.
"The Pittsburg s. Gulf" be said,
sis naturally Kansas City line, and
Of course il is TO our interest to have
as much grain come here from our
western states as possible. That's a
simple business proposition, Now,
on the other hand, the Santa Fe is
anxious to get the long haul from
western points to Chicago. That's
also natural. II went to work and
made an attractive rate in hopes Of
getting this business. 1t is to our
interest to have the grain come here,
so we-met the Santa Fe's rate.n
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29

Senator A. G. Forney was 10 town
Monday and asks that special atten-
tlon be called to the fact that Garfield
Forney, who Is 10 jail, is not his boy,
out q nephew, the son Of ]. W. For.
ney' Senator FOrney has two boys
and both Of them are well behaved
and highly respected. ]. W. Bcrney
mas TWO boys also. Garfield is The
only one who has brought disgrace
upon himself. His father has, given
up all hope Of reforming him, and
has abandoned him to his fate. The
Forneys feel keenly the disgrace
which Garfield Fornsy has brought
upon the name Of the family.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
CENTRAL NORMAL COLLEGE,
By Porter Young, Bus. Mgr

The sheriffs Of southern Kansas met
at the Manhattan hotel In Wichita
Monday and organized a Sheriff's
Protective and Anti-Horse Thief as.
sociatiOn. The next meeting will be
called by the chairman. Thepurpose
OF Mondays meeting was to devise
some way in which to stop the many
horse thieves from operating in south
ern Kansas and Oklahoma. The
results Of the meeting were not dis
closed, as it might pat the thieves on
their guard.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29

The Improved Order Of Red Men
gave an enjoyable social at their wig
wan Monday night. A good crowd was
present and all enjoyed a pleasant
time. The supper was very elaborate.
A mock initiation was part Of the
entertainment for the evening, and
was highly appreciated.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
Smith and Wind Held for Murder

Sam Smith and Tom Wind, who
were being held on charge of train
robbery, were taken over to EldOradO
by Marshal Sid Brakeman, and given
a preliminary on the charge of mur-
der. On the night of the rlbhery at
AudOver, William BelfOrd was shot
in the back and died from the effects
of the wound two weeks ago.
Smith and Wind will now attempt
tO;prove that the shot which killed
Belford was fred from the train.
Both were committed to the Jail here
till the next term Of the Butler coun-
ty district court, November ID
Wichita Eagle,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
A Reduction in Grain Rates.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad company announces cut of
five cents a hundred pounds on wheat
and two cents on corn from all Kan.
sas stations to Chicago, Mississippi
river points and Galveston, but not
from Kansas City to these points.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29
Free Tultisn to Volunteers.

GREAT BEND, KS, Sept. %, '9S.
. Editor Of PROPLl's VOICE: The
Central Normal college of Great Bend,
Kas., offers free tuition to all volun-
teers who enlisted in the Spanish
American war. We make this offer
to the boys who volunteered, to show
our appreciation Of their patriotism
and their sacrifice for their country,
and we ask you to make brief men,
tion OF it 10 your paper that the boys
mustered out may know of 1t. We
believe it to be just recognition and
ask your cooperation.
Yours truly,
CENTRAL NORMAL COLLEGE,
By Porter Young, Bus. Mgr.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29

A man giving his name as Ed Fisher
went to DR.. Fl. ]. Stevens barn Satur.
day and hired a rig, saying that he
wanted tc drive to j. G. Beattie,s
place north Of town. He did not
return Saturday night, and upon in.
yestigation it was learned that Fisher
had been working for Beattie, but has
seen discharged and paid in full. He
lives not far from Medford. Sheriff
Heskett and Dr.. Stevens went to
Medford Sunday and drove out TO
Fishers home, but failed to find him.
No trace Of Fisher has yet been
secured.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29

Ihe following tax deeds were filed
with the register OF deeds Tuesday:
Sumner County to W. Fl. Voils. lots
., bS' 80, 3S, 80, 40, Al, AZ, 4S, A, As,
10, II and As, all in block s, los 4 In
block IA, and lots le, II, IS, 10, 20, 2l,
Y, %, S, 20, 30 and 81 In block Is.
Rock Island addition to the City Of
wellington Sumner County N
John Smith, lots l., 2,a,4.5,6, Z and
., In block q, South addition TO the
City Of Caldwell.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29

Mrs. ]. FredeIicksOn and Miss Bes-
sic Ruthland Of Portland, were In the
city Monday morning on their return
trip from Dallas, Ore.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-29

Mrs. R. Shearer, mother Of Mrs.
Green Dowis, is visiting in the city
from Carlisle, Pa.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-14
The spanish Soldiers in Cuba.

. o. r-.H..n 1900 L#H.a.sHHH. Or
AS one OF the phases Of the condition
IN which Spain finds herself at the end
OF three weeks OF the war. the practl-
cally defeuseless situation OF Cuba is
not the least important. We refer to the
condition Of B!anco's army on the is.
land. and its state OF incapacity to re.
s!st an invasion spch as :ae United
states will make &c necessary First, Is
the d%lscouraging circumstances OF the
general va. situation itself, which is not
calculated to inspire courage and hope In
the heart OF the soldier. II addition,
Cuba is Gu: on from receiving supplies,
and ammunition and proyislars are
short. This IS anything but q state OF
affairs to inspire a desperate defense.
Even the spaniuh eoidIers in Cuba are
doubtless affected by the d~!scouraglng
news from Manila and other nointe.
The Philadelphia Press sums up that
at no time has the spanleh armyhad less
than twenty five Or thirty per cent dis
aoled by sickness. It's total death list
last year usgD was ,hIrty-three per
cent, or one-third the army on the is
land. The point 10 made that il thle
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-14
. Mandollns, Guitar and Banjeaux
and you will make no mistake.
WEST VIRGINIA MATTERS
Patriots who Want TO soidler-Names o
New Vessels.

Patriots who Want 10 soidier-Names o
New Vessels.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligoncer.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator El.
kins is almost overwhelmed with appll-
cations, by telegraph and letter, OF per-
sons who want to serve Uncle Sam at
the front. The chance OF anyone get
ting the place sought Is very remote.
but the senator is va1lantly trying to
place al applicants. In most instances
the desire of the correspondent is to
obtain official position.
Representative Dayton has been as
sured by the department that selection
has not been made OF names for the
three new battleships. although there
has been q canvass OF the suggestions
from the several states. While not
given q promise that one shall bear tho
name of West Virginia, Mr.. Dayton
has been told positively that he shall
be heard before final decision is made.
He has taken the precaution to leave
with Secretary Long n written remind
er Of this promise. and will, with the
aid Of his state colleagues. do his best
to secure the privilege OF naming one OF
the vessels. aE
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-14
Isles A UNION AHEAD.

5sis.rs RI Colonel lnsersoli-snys the War
Wi1i Etalt to an Alliance Between
AmErica aud Grsa, Britnin.
Chleago Times.Herald Colonel Rob-
ert III Ingersoll. who arrived Inv Chicago
}yesttIrday, believes that the present war
with Spain VIII pave the way for Anglo
American supremacy In every land
.wheIeth sun shines, and that the Eng
lish tongue Is destined to be the OIL
cials language OF the world. Even Cos
sack and Cinnamon arc to eventually
conytrse in the tongue Of John Bull and
uncie Sam. The fight over Cuba will.
In hgs opinion, lead the way for the
telimination Of Spain from the map Of
natIdnss He believes that Spanish bar
bari$m will be forever crushed before
b close Of the century beneath the
heel tof humanity.
THE time Is ripe for q union Of Eng
landEand America to act together in the
namp of progress and humanity and
ciyilize5 the world" continued the noted
agnQstlc. such a combination will
RSs.FSAs oAi OOilCl lLluu We CApCSl.
Let them combine and do II peacefully
III possible, but by the persuasive elo-
squeIfce of the c%annon's mouth II neces-
sary. II will be a survival Of the fit
test
Spain Is a good subject to begin on
as On object lesson. No one can tell
whese the result Of u war with Spain
Willtend, but / think the best way to
freal hfaaftnr T,,ho ,,1 ~sattfaE tha mo .,
is 1Qr the United States to whip Spain
SquiSkly, and give It a thorough licking
wh8e 1t Is at 1t. 1t has deserved 1t ever
stndf 1t murdered sailors, first in
the HirSinius affair and later when the
martyrs Of the Maine were killed while
they slept by Spanish treachery.
have no fear OF European inter-
venaion In behalf Of Spain. because
Spain has no friends, with the possible
EXCEPTION OF marriage ties in Austria.
Nosna.ionE feels like .clasping the hand
Of q nation dripping with the blood OF
murdered sailors of a friendly power.
"There is as much patriotism in
|BAnAerica now as there ever was. In
facflthere!s much more than there was
In ZIG or 1861. To-day the country is
JunSed. We are all of one mind-all
pa4iots-ready to fight for the great
e~stirepubAc on earth, eager to .avenge
the EtragedY OF Havana harbor and
plahtFthe flag of freedom on the ruins
Of Morro Castle.
sSfRhen we free Cuba let the people
th9fes decide whether or not they want
tteSlslan6 annexed to the United States.
Wsfdo not want Cuba unless she wants
uss This war is not waged to &c. pos
session OF Cuba. but to free the Cubans.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-14
OUR VAR CORRESPONDENT.

s1sJ. Henry Romcyn, U. y. A., Commits.
slon9da s this I%nieiiiSsncsr Corrsspon-
dent VIII, Tile united states Army In
Cabs.
The IhteNigencer has secured the
services OF Major Henry Romeyn. late
Of thu United States army. to act as
sptclal war correspondent TO report the
war Cuba, and he Will accompany
the HEADQUARTERS OF the army wherever
the movement OF our forces may take
him nearest to the central point OF In
terestl
tHiaflonS service In the army Will
make whatever he says especially VAL
uahlei and as a writer he is already
well Known to newspaper readers gem
seraisyb as he has contributed to the
periodical press at frequent intervals
for many years.
Mator Romeyn has seen long service
with the United States army, having
SPENT nearly thirty years on the. from
uert aInd was ssot through the body and
Iald ontfor dead at the Dearpaw noun
tain Fight with the Neg perces.
He WAS retired June I, last, by opera
ton p Jaw, with the rank OF captain
and hreyet-maJor. He is a member Of
stheLPyal Legion and Sons OF the Amer
lean Revolution, and is q medal-ot-
hcnoit man. His great grandfather and
grandfather both served In the AmerI-
can tfrnly In the revolution and two OF
the ftriily were in the war OF lSl2.
Major RomeyH speaks Spanish flu-
entity and Will thus have a great nd
4fant'tge over ordinary correspondents
iwhenthe shall reach Cuba.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-14

condition existed when Spain was In full
control Of the ports and In free commu.
nlcation with. Cuba, the state OF affairs
must be much worse now. It is esti-
mated that OF his force Of 10000 men.
General Blanco has not more than 10000
able to fight.
Another fact in this connection 50 re-
terred to by the Press and It Is a very
Important one. 1t shows that ct no time
have the Spanish forces In Cuba been
adequately provided with food or fully
equipped with ammunition. The ships
at Manila, It is said. had empty maya.
zines and the English newspaper corr
respondents report the came OF vessels
In Spanish harbors. The Press says:
Five and ten years ago It was q noto-
rious fact, evident by the water they
were drawing, TINT Spanish cruisers
were gcIng 10 sea with empty magazines
and short ccal. The Reina Regentc cap
sized for this reason, The heJdicag
purchases OF food when war drew near
demonstrates the real situation In lla-
vana ancng the troops.
General Blanco's cable to Madrid that
he cannot hold out without supplies un-
doubleday tells the exact truth, and sup
plies cannot reach him. Admiral samp-
sons feet mars the way. The Spanish
soldiers ore individually brave, as Ma
nall showed. Some resistance may be
made; but, II a force Is landed in Cuba
large enough to Justify surrender, sur
render will come.
The suggestion contained In this par
agraph Is logical and plain to every one.
Only q forced passage OF the blockade
by the Spanish fleet would relieve the
situation. SO far rs Cuba Is concerned.
These circumstances explain the pur-
pose OF the United States to push the
campaign in Cuba by the landing OF an
invading army as soon as a convoy can
be available for the purpose, a matter
which Is now necessarily DELAYED by the
events taking place at other points.