People's voice., 1899-12-21

The news in brief: The binding |
twine p'ant in The Kansas state peni-
tentiary was started up yesterday. -.
A Dunbar, Pa, negro hot and killed |
l.. White, a railroad Construction
superintendent An aagry lob over
took the negro in The mountains ana
riddjed hIm with bullets Major
General LawlOn was slain at San
MateO, PL, yesterday while leading
( his troops IN fight with insurgents. |
This is the first death in oattle Of an |
officer higher than colonel, in the
present war. Two big tenement
house fires in New York yesterday |
resulted in the death Of seven persons.
Many narrow escapes are recorded. !
One girls eyes were burned out. "A |
United States transport arrived at
San Francisco yesterday with sick
soldiers from Manila. Eight OF the
soldiers were insane. The sugar
trust is operating a slave system in |
Hawaii. -. Horace Speed has been ap.
pointed United States attorney for
Oklahoma. The National bank of |
Port Jarvis, NY, closed yesterday, as |
a result Of tile stringency 10 the money
market. The time and place for
holding the next Democratic national
convention will be decided February
y. =. Sol Smith Rrssell, the actor, is
seriously i'll in Chicago from nervous
prOstratl0n.
The news of 10th: The currency
bill passed the bOu>e by vote Of 100
to 50. Eleven Democrats voted for
it....A terrific cyclone is reported at
Mozambique. "A collision on the Air
Line near New Albany, Ind, yester-
day, Injured ten persons, but none Of
them seriously. The threatened Op-
position 20 the seating OF Senator
Allen OF Nebraska, has vanished. IA
10 per cent advance in wages went
into effect in the New England cot
ton manufactures yesterday. "A big
pro BOer meeting at Dublin was in I
terferred with by the Queens police
and TranSvdal flag seized. DR.. E.
Il. Andrews, superintendent OF Chica-
go's public schools, predicts an inter
national war as a result, il England |
succeeds in the TraDsvaal. WIN.
Schnhewaid. "A stnckman, was killed |
at Randolph, Kas yesterday by Hor-
ace Riddle, while walking along the
public square with Riddles wife,.
Lieutenant ThOs. Brumbey, flag lieu
tenant TO Admiral Dewey during the
Manila campaign, died at Garfield
hospital, Washington, Sunday eve
ming. -. The Ancient Order OF Hiber.
nians OF America i planning to equip
aud send trJopS 20 South Africa to
fight their hated enemy, England. A
million dollars will 5e raised in the
order to carry out the purpose. The
United States government is prepar-
ing to raise a regiment Of Cubans
to send TO the Philippines TO fight the
FilipiDos.
The news Of 18th: The trial Of
Miss Viola Horl0cxer at Hastings,
NeO.. charged with attempting the
life OF Mrs. Chas F. Morley with
poisoned candy, has been postponed
until the spring term Of court. Mrs.
G.. W. Chinn, wife OF representative
in the Missouri legislature, committed
suicide at Clarence yesterday by cut
ting her throat with a casekDife. III
health was the cause Cincinnati
has entered the contest for the next
Democratic national convention.
The Joints in Independence, Ks, are
"dry" for the first time in five
years. &. d. The Kansas Municipal league
will convene 10 annual session at Kan
sas City, Ks, next Wednesday. ...(
Three children Of Saml. Reynolds Of
Nicholasyille, KY. were locked up 10
the house while their parents went
gadding. The house caught fire and
they were burned to death. The
work Of disinterring the Maine dead
commenced at Havana today w.
E. Young has sued the New York
Stock Exchange for 100000 for being
expelled. IA detective hired TO
"shadow" a Cincinnati man, was shot
By the man he was shadowiDg, yester-
day.
The news Of J4tb: Mabini, former
secretary OF state in the so-called
Filipino government and AguinaldO's