People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-22

The word is sent out that Wichita
Is oyerrun with thieves. When was
Wichita not overrun with thieves?
q sweet girl at Fort Scott had an
unsightly birch mark on her cheek.
II was cut out and skin from her leg
grated in its place.
The supreme council of war at Mao.
rid has decided to suspend Admiral
MOntejO aud Major SOstoa, director
Of the Cadiz arsenal.
Over $4,000 head of cattle were re-
ceived at the Kansas City stock yards
Tuesday, making the busiest day in
the history Of the yards.
By dust explosion 10 a grain ele-
vatOr at Toledo, Ohio, Tuesday, eight
men are dead and eight may die.
Three children are among the victims.
CerVera, the Spanish admiral who
was liOnized by the Americans, is in
disfavor 10 Spain. Workmen are pre-
pairing to make a demonstration
against him when he arrives.
George Gould has expressed the
opinion that prosperity is 10 store for
the country. Ifall of us had as much
nailed down as George has, we
wouldn't care whether it was In store
or elsewhere.
The western league pennant was
won by Kansas City Tuesday, after
a hard battle with Indianapolis. Dale
Gear, who formerly pitched for the
Winfield ball club, was in the box for
Kansas City.
The American occupation Of Hav-
ana dates from Tuesday, when the
stars and stripes were raised over the
US. commissioners house. The first
thing the commissioners done was to
close a saloon in the Hotel Trotcha.
The war department has ordered
five regiments, including the TWEEN.
tieth Kansas, to proceed to the Phil
ippines. The regiments will be
delayed in starting at least ten days
on account of the lack OF transports.
The Twenty-frst Kansas passed in
review before Secretary Alger at Lex.
ington, KY, Tuesday, and he was so
well pleased with the regiment that
he has for the present revoked the
order granting the regiment a fur
Tough.
President Mckinley visited Fort
Meyer Unexpectedly Tuesday, and
called upon each sick soldier, Offering
words of cheer. After an inspection
OF the hospital he expressed satisfac.
tion at the way its affairs are con-
Quoted.
The captive balloons used by Shat
tiers army in the advance upon Santi.
ago have been taken to the Omaha
exposition and the officers of the
United States signal corps are getting
them ready for daily excursions. 1t
is said that President Mckinley will
make an ascension during his visit to
the exposition.
CJffeyville, Kan, Sept l9.-Charles
Barricklow, night agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific at this place, was held up
at , o'clock last night and forced at
the muzzle of revolver TO hand over
all the money in the office, amounting
to about s25. The employees in an
other room of the depot were not
aware Of what was going on until the
robber made good his escape.
5. l.. Maxwell, who has been local
agent for the Wells-FargO Express
company at Wichita for the last
eighteen months, has been promoted
to route agent and travelling auditor.
He Is succeeded as local agent by E.
II. Stevens. G. B. Reynolds, who has
been acting as temporary agent at
Wichita for several weeks will return
to Wellington aud resume his place
as agent here.
Koch, the great German physician,
after careful study OF the incubation
OF diseases, has arrived at the conclus.
ION tbat malaria, typhoid and many 9th
erailments are inOculated in mankind
by mosquitoes and flies. in much tho