People's voice., 1900-10-25

John Sherman, who for a period OF
forty years occupied a prominent
place in the legislative ard admins.
trative branches OF public affairs 10
the United States. died in Washing
ton, D. G., at 6:4j O'Clock Monday
morning Of brain exhaustion. Death
came to the aged sufferer peacefully
after almost thirty-siX hours OF nearly
complete uncOnSciOuSneSS. During
the last fifteen hours Of his life he was
all the time unconscious and passed
away while in this condition. A
number Ut relatives and friends who
had assembled in Washington in
response to summons were al the bed
side when the ED cane. The N S.
devoted OF them was Mrs McCallum,
the adopted daughter If t tle:e;rera-y
and Ms. Sherman, who remained
Instantly at the BEDSIDE during the
last hours. Funeral services over the
remains will he hald in Washington
and Mansfield. the Ohio home whare
the secretary and Mrs. Sherman spent
50 many summers,
4 slack wire walker, who calls him
self Prof. Oc'aviuS Charles Tonga.
aud claims 10 he a native Of Cape
Town. South Africa, gave A uerform-
ance On East Lincoln avenue Tuesday.
To hear the professor tell il. he is a
man whom you don't meet every day.
He claims 10 be the champion wire
walker Of the world, and says that he
won the championship as 40 all
around athlete and was awarded the
mayors Gun in GrahamstOwn, South
Africa in 1877. He came TO America
in 1895 10 walk across Niagara Fails
on a slack wire, but he says the law
would not permit him 10 do 50. He
performs several difficult featS on the
wire, and does not use balance pole
or anything TO steady himself with.
The Seventh district federation of
clubs, whose annual meeting will be
1eld at Larned the first week in
November, has a membership Of
thirty-One clubs. It's officers are as
follows: President, Mrs. LCra Rock.
we'll Priddy, Wichita; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Anna Jones, Lyons; second
vice president, Mrs Keren Buck,
KingmaD: secretary, Mrs Sallie TOler,
Wichita: treasurer, Miss Effie Smiley.
Wellington. The POrtia club q
Larned, will be the hostess OF the
federation. The Larned ladies are
making every preparation for the
convenience and pleasure OF the
meeting.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Atlanta, Tex, says that a tornado
struck about half a mile west OF Lodi, |
and fifteen miles west Of that place
Monday, The path OF the tornado
was 2O0yards wide and the wind swept
everything before it. One house in
the center OF its path, occupied by !
colOred people, was destroyed, six
people being killed outright and three |
Others are missing who are Supposed |
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