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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-17
Men Of an Unknown Race.

Men Of an Unknown Race.
DENVER. August IA most remarkable
story reached here from Aspen, Col. regard
ing an unexpected find in one of the prin-
cipal mines on the Aspen mountain. Last
Thursday night, as the story goes, the night
shift in the Minnie mine put in two thirty
inch holes in the breast of 500 feet level and
fred the blast just before leaving for
the surface. On returning to the mine it
was found the two holes had broken into a
cave, the extent of which they proceeded to
explore. Going in few feet they found
the walls covered with chrystalized lime and
lea1 that .gittered like diamonds. Here
and there little stalactltes hung from the
ceiling. The lime formation resembled lace
and frieze work of wondrous beauty. The
cave had descent of about twenty degrees
and they found rooms and chambers grand
beyond description. They had entered
about 200 feet when they found flint az.
A little further was pool of fresh water
and strong current of fresh air was felt.
Further on a chamber was discovered COW
cred with q brownish muck that was sticky.
GilRllen, who was in the led, suddenly
stopped and said: ''There sits boy" Sure
enough there sat hum an form. The head
was resting on the knees and the arms were
drawn around the legs, Indian fashion. A
stone bowl and ak were found beside the
figure. The boy was well preserved, but in
trying to lift it one arm broke of. Five
other bodies in different attitudes were
found in the chamber, but when disturbed
they crumbled. One man was brought out
with the loss of arms and eyes. This dis
coveIy has caused q great sensation in As
pen as the bodies do not seem to be those of
Indians.
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KANSAS CHURCHES.

Quinter Republican,: The Presby-
terrain church presents very neat and
tasty appearance since 1t has been re-
modelled and repaired.
Winfield Courier: The Christian
church has extended an invitation to
Lowell Mcpherson, of Wichita, to take
charge of their church. He is very
highly recommended, having graduated
at Eureka college, ILL.,, and taken post
graduate course at the Garfield univers-
ity.
GAYLORD Herald: The Osborne dis
trict camp-meeting of the M. E. church,
will be held September 5th to 18th, 5
miles south and 2 east of Smith Center,
in Wesley Harper's grove. The general
leadership of the services will be under
the care of Rev. NJ L. Haney, Evangel-
list, of Illinois.
Larned correspondence: The ladies
of the Episcopal chuEch have fitted up
one of the rooms of the opera house for
their usual services. They are fortunate
in having very able rector in the
person of Rev. B. F. Hartley, who
was born in Scotland and was for a
number of years missionary of his
church in Africa. He is very pleas
ant and entertaining speaker.
Topeka Capital: Rev. J. B. Thomas,
who has for some years been the popu-
lar pastor of the First Baptist church
of Dubuque, Iowa, has accepted q unan.
imous call to the First Baptist church
of Topeka, as successor of the Reverend
T. r. Peters, and will enter on his du-
ties on September 1st. Mr.. Thomas ie
a young man, graduate of Morgan
Park Baptist seminary. near Chicago,
and is just concluding his first pastor
ate at Dubuque.
Oklahoma, Ok, Chief: st. Joseph's
church will be opened to the public on
Sunday at 10 a. m. Rev. D. Ignatius
Jean, Project Apostolic Of the Indian
Territory, and several other clergymen
will be present. Sermon in the morn
ing will be by the pastor, Father Seal
Ian. Services will be held at 8 p. m,
and Rev. Father McKernen, of Winfield,
Kansas, will preach. The solemn dedi-
cation of the church will take place
when the building shall have been en-
tirely completed. The bell has arrived
aud has been placed in the tower. Here
after, according to Catholic custom,
the bell of the st. Joseph's church will
ring regularly every day at 6 q. M,
IL. m, and p. m, thus affording the
people of Oklahoma City the advanta.
ges of q town bell
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-17
The Alton Brought to Taw.

The Alton Brought to Taw.
WASH NGToN, D. c., August 1O.-The in
terstate commerce association has fled q
complaint before the interstate commerce
commission against the Chicago & Alton.
The complaint recites that each line en-
gagged in traffic owns a considerable amount
of equipment, especially constructed there
for Of late, however, the transportation of
cattle, especially from Kansas City to Chi
cago, has been very largely carried on by
the use of private stock cars of various So
called improved patterns, the owners of
by negotiation with dealers in live stock,
aud they to collect from the lines hauling
the cars mileage of three-fourths per cent.
a mile. Such cars are to large extent
taken west from Chicago to initial points
and loaded for Chicago and loaded with or
without the privilege of the Kansas City
market, Is the shipper may desire.
One result of this practice, the complaint
says, IS that the cattle cars owned by the
lines are now to large extent unemployed.
It recites the complainant has leased forty
of it's employed cattle cars to the American
Live Stock Commission company at rental
of Sc per car per month. The mileage upon
said cars in both directions in the ordinary
course of affairs, would amount to at least
$12 per month, affording profit of at least
S. per month per car to said l. ssees. Com
plainant says that the repairs on said cars
and services assumed by the lessor in COL
lecting mileage earned. makes the so-called
rental almost nominal, that an arrangement
of this character, whereby the ordinary
equipment of line is leased outright to
shippers, is unusual and irregular, that in
SO far as the payment of the mileage is
made, or participated in by the defendant
by the use of its OWE cars of any sum in
excess of S. per month realized by said
lessee is in the nature of a rebate and COM
p!ainant AYERS that the transaction is de-
vice whereby the defendant will receive
from said American Live Stock Company q
cattle than it received from other persons
for a like contemporaneous service. Com
plainant AYERS it is unable to prevent this
discrimination and asks the Intervention of
the coalrk
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The President In Maine.
BosroH, August M-The special train
v1th Pfesident Harrison and party, Presi-
dent Lord of The Boston and Maine rail-
rood, Lieutenant Governor Bracket and
members Of the governors sta6 and Q corps
o. nevspaper men pulled ont Of Tie depot
o. The Boston and Maine railroad en- route
20 Hor Harbor. The engine which Is the
now toFty-6v tom locomotive 'Tippecan0e"
vas decorated WITH floral designs. A large
crowd Witnessed the departure which wae
m.de to the accompaniment Of . salute OF
battery "a" and tho continued cheeB Of tho
crowd.
At North Berwick Congressman Reed
joined the president in greeting the people,
taxing the place at his SIDE which President
Lord bad occupied. Mr.. Reeds consist.
uents greeted Nj. Reed and he presented
some OF them to the president By name. the
latter shaking many of them by the hand.
At Old Orchard Beach the summer resi-.
dents and the permanent populat on turned
out en- masse. They crowded the platform
and tracks and gave the president hearty
reception.
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tn Ia secured are: g for calves, q for
yearlings, IS for two-year-olds, and -
Tor three-year-olds. for feeding and
taking care OF them from November 20
MAY LIST. It is also intended to secure
them in this way: Give farmers 5UO
head of calves, yearlings. COWS or steers
and for them to take good care OF them
and return 400 head to the owners IN
the spring. The sugar factory at Lib
eral and other points in Meade county
expect to fatten hundreds OF steers with
sorghum seed and leaves.
Lost Springs Courier: d. B. NC
Nicol says his oats went 40 bushels 10
the acre,-better than he thought they
would turn out.
Kingman correspondence: The wheat
that is being threshed is turning out from
thirty-6ve to forty bushels per acre, and
will be readily bought at from fifty to
sixty cents. Corn is simply immense
and should one or two more good rains
visit us, it will be difficult to estimate
the yield per acre. Oats have been
somewhat injured by the rust, but the
yield will be good.
Independence Tribune: Hi Wood
ring, of Elk City, gave us few figures
concerning farming by city granger.
Three years ago he purchased q 40
acre tract for about $25 per acre. The
wheat crop the first year on it averaged
274 bushels per acre; last year it aver
aged 33k bushels, and this year it
dropped back to 81 bushels. In three
years he has threshed an aggregate OF
81 Sc bushels per acre. The rental in
three years has paid for the land.
Medicine Lodge Index: VIM. Rog-
ers, of Mumford, sowed 161 bushels OF
wheat on Is acres of ground. and few
daye ago threshed part of the crop. He
says he will get over 800 bushels from
the Is acres. In the same vicinity Mr..
Lyman had six acres which threshed
and measured Sc bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Rogers says the general average on
Buffalo Flats will be about As bushels
to the acre, though there are some
large fields which have not been prop
erly cared for.
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Worthy Officials.


WASHINGTON, D. c., August 14-Civil
Service Commissioner Lyman, in talk be-
fore club had this to say about the public
service: Up to the present time the people of
the country have been fortunate to very
great degree in having in the public service
men of character, honesty and ability.
believe that is true in spite of, and not be-
cause of, the method by which they have
been selected, and true because it is fact,
which think every body will concede, that
the great mass of people in this country are
worthy to hold Office, and it is only now and
then that man gets into Office who is
Disgrace to it.
do not think there is the slightest danger
of bureaucracy or any Office holding aris-
teligence and dignity of the American peo-
pie is discredited. It is nonsense: The
people of the country will take care of that.
These young men will have the public ser
vice at heart and will be loyal to the govern
ment, not to their particular chief.
Another way to improve the service is to
take men in at the top, and there is where
should fix the doors of the service with the
intervening doors closed absolutely to out
siders. The men to be taken at the top
should De those known generally as receiv-
ing presidential appointments. All other
places should be filled by promotion based
upon merit. recognize that a party must
control the government in carrying out 9
policy, but these men who are appointed
heads of departments should be business
men, for q great deal more depends upon
ference between a good and poor admins
tratlon does not depend mainly on the men
who do the work, but largely is controlled
by men who direct the work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-17
KANSAS RAILROADS.

Over ole hundred and twenty-five
cars of live stock were in transit over
the Rock Islands Kansas lines one day
last week. The company is transport.
ing about sixty cars Of wheat daily.
Lindsborg News: The fact that the
Nebraska, Kansas & Southwestern
railway is only asking for aid in
Saline comfy, north of Salina, would
would indicate that the projected line
is Union Pacific scheme, or that the
o. P. branch between Salina and Mo
Pherson is to be bought by the new
road. We understand that the super
intendent of construction of this line
will submit proposition to Mcpherson
county for bonds to aid in the con-
struction of the road.
Coffeyville Journal: The K. & v. A.
railroad company has leased ground in
the territory, short distance south of
the state line, from Charles Harris. and
will construct thereupon commodious,
handy and extensive stock yards. This
branch Of the Missouri Pacific is essen.
tally cattle road, and the other roads
win have to rustic in lively fashion il
it does not get its share OF the business.
IF. P. Bronaugh, formerly q Texas
csttleman, and recently manager of r
l. Ovens extensive ranch, in the terri
tory, has been appointed stock agent Of
the Missouri Pacific road. He UNDER
stands the cattle business pretty
thoroughly, and viii no doubt make
valuable official.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-17

Severe Storm at Lawrence.
LAwRxSc., KAN, August IA very 50
we're wind and rain storm struck this city
from the northward. Trees were torn down
in all parts of the city and in places almose
obstructing the passage of the streets. A
few reports have come in from the country
to the effect that the heavy win has blown
down the corn and greatly damaged that
crop; fruit has also been injured. Light
ming struck the new Union Pacific depot and
tore out part of the roof and one man re-
ceived a shock which rendered him uncou-
scious for few minutes. An obstruction OF
the Santa Fe railroad track just west of town
caused by the caving in of an embankmen
delayed the plug from the east.
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A Kansas Man Hurt.

n KANSAS Man f1UTts
SLATER, No., August "a young man
named Harry Miller, from Fall River Kan.
received injuries that may prove fatal. He
was on Chicago Il Alton train en- route to
Mexico with fair stock, and while the train
was passing over the Missouri river bridge
he lost his hold and fell a distance of fifty
feet down through the trestle to the ground
below, breaking his thigh and injuring him
self inwardly. Luckily, he fell just beyond
the waters edge, as he would have drowned,
for he was not found till some time after.
wards.
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Settling the Miners Troubles.

Settling the Miners Troubles.
JoIHT, LII, August a-The investiga-
ton by the state board of charities of the
troubles between the operators and the mi
ners in the: Illinois valley was resumed af-
ter recess of two weeks. President Trus-
dill, of Chicago, and Secretary Wines. of
Springfield, were the only members in at
tendance. John McB,ide, of Ohio, presi-
also IN attendance.
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The President Freshenins Up

The President Freshening Up.
BAR HARBoR, Me, August 1.-The presi-
dents brief visit to this place is doing him
a. much good as did his vacation at Middle
Bass last summer. The tired, jaded look
has left his face. His complexion Is less
sallow and he walks with q more spriahtly
step than month ago. He is inclined to
believe that Secretary Blaine il right when
he says that month of Bar Harbor air
would make new man of him. In COM
pany with select party he went over to
Ellsworth as the guest of Senator bale. He
rade.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-17
Reunion and Law.

MILWAUKEE, August 14.-Sone months
ago the national park was assigned to the
Illinois post for encampment week, and
Department Commander Martin, of Illinois,
while in the city, assured the park pfopri-
etor that there would be 1900 veterans
present Now Adjutant General Partridge, OF
the Illinois department.. has informed the
proprietor that none of the Illinois posts
will attend the encampment. In conae-
quenc, the proprietor is preparing to sue
the nlinoise department tor alleged breach
of contract,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-17
Sensational Literature,

Sensational Literature.
CHICAGO, August 1O.-A determined effort
is to be made to enforce the law of the re-
cent legislature against sensational police
literature. The Chicago branch of the
western society of the suppression of vice
through it's secretary, Mr.. Van Arsdaie,
calls the attention of the public to law en-
acted by the Illinois legislature at its recent
showing to any minor child, any paper or
publication principally devoted to illustra-
ting or describing criminal deeds.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-17

Common Carriers by Wire.
OLYlR1A, VASE, August 13.-The conven-
ton has adopted clause declaring tel
egraph and telephone companies common
carriers and subject to the action of the
state legislature. The committee ON tide
water proposed to create q commission to
lay q harbor line at point in front of all
municipalities where the water is twenty
four feet at low water and reserve assistance
between this lin. and the shore for wharf
and other similar purposes, fee simple to
remain in the state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-17
STOCK AND FARM.

Girard Press: W. 81. Colean, of this
city, brought us some Willow Twig ap-
pies OF last years crop, July Goth, that
were in excellent condition, being nice
and solid.
L Ford Gazette: From q circular sent
out by the Rock Island agent at Liber-
u, We find much valuable information in
relation to feeding western cattle by
fsrmers The prices that are expected
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Nxw YoRx, August Err. g. Dun &Co's
weekly rev,ew of trade says:
The changes in the business world during
the week though but slight, have al been in
the night direction. There is little better
movement of products; some improvement
IN crop prospects, particularly in cotton, and
with more confidence and strength IN The
stock market, less chance Of disturbing
Withdrawals of specie for Europe. In man
ufactures all changes are in the direction OF
improvement and the reports from interior
points indicate volume of trade exceeding
last years, and on the whole steadily in
creasin9.
With steady Improvements in the reports
from the northwest wheat has declined about
e ON sales of only 100000 bushels here
and corn Nc on sales of 100000 bushels.
Oats are nearly cent lower and hogs 10
cents per 100 lower.
In oil there is an advance of cent and
in coffee prices have been lifted &c. Sugar
is strictly nominal with 611<cquoted as above
any bid at present obtainable, and the mar
rative that an International syndicate y
getting ready to buy Cuba from Spain and
may be mentioned as indicating the difficult
ties which the trust and the Magdelsburg
syndicate begin to realize.
The tendency of:capital toward industrial
combination may have naturally been
checked of late and this would lessen tho
disposition to realize on good securities.
During the week the treasury has taken
in 81, 100000 more than it has paid out, but
the merchandise exports from New York
for the week were nearly 30 per cent above
last years, with an increase of about 20 per
cent. in imports.
The business failures number 201 as COM
pared with total of 30 last week, and 216
the week previous. For the corresponding
week Of last year the figures were 49,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-17
ATrain Robbery.

DENVER, COL, August 10.-The Denver
b Rio Grande train was robbed at Thomp-
sons Springs, Utah, by three men. The
train was signalled with red lantern. As
soon as it stopped one of the robbers COW
cred the engineer with his revolver. The
others ordered the fireman to take his pick
and break open the express car doors. Ex-
press messenger Frank Willis fred his
Winchester through the door, and the rob-
bers drew of, going to the passenger cars,
where they robbed all the male passengers,
securing $1,000 and thirty gold watches.
They made an easy escape. Several posses
are after them.
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Official Weather Bulletin.


WASHINGTON, D. C. August 13.-Temper-
allure for the week ending August 10, about
the average in the Southern states. Missouri
valley and Dakota; eighty cooler IN tia
northern states east of the Mississippi. An
excess of rain has fallen throughout tho
south Atlantic and Gulf states, northern
Missouri and eastern Kansas and Nebraska.
Rainfall for the season is in excess of the
average in Texas, western Nebraska, Arkan-
sas, northern Kansas and from New York
south to Florida. In the principal corn
states the rainfall for the season has ex-
ceeded eight per cent. of normal In tho
northwest weather was fair for harvesting.
Corn is reported in excellent condition.
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Says he IL From Kansas.
LAREDO, TEX, August 10.-A man is un-
der arrest here because the sheriff thinks he
resembles the description given of Tascott,
for whose arrest widow Smell, of Chicago.
offers $4,000.
The prisoner has given different names
and told various stories, but finally insisted
that his name is A. o. Delphine, and that at
the time of the Smell murder, was at work
as q fireman at Concordia, Kan.
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BEWARE OF SECURITY

Deposits Required For Employ
mont
KAHsAs CHs No, August IA warrants
il Out for the arrest Of T. r. ElliotA real
estate agent Of this city. The complaint =
made oy nine boys who charged that b has
swindled each of them out of $3M He en-
gagged them to do copying at their homes,
and required deposif oto $200 oWhen the
boys called for their pay they could mot gst
il, the complaint says, and when they asked
for their deposits, he refused TO refund IL
Be0des the boys it Is supposed that thers
are many others hero who have been VIC.
tmi1ed.
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Governor Fosters Opinion.
CHICAGO, August Ex-Governor Foster OF
the Sioux commission expresses the opinion
that the country just treated for from The
Sioux Indians, at least one third of it, can
not be used either for grazing or agriculture.
Some of it can be irrigated, and much OF It
standing and cattle live through the winter
by eating the nutritious dried grass in the
snow.
He was quite reticent In the interview but
the estimate he puts upon the value of the
lands is quite meager.
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Is Electricity a Commodity

Is Electricity a CommodIty7
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 13-Solicit-
or Hepburn of the treasury department.
has been called on to decide very inter.
esting question in regard to the introduc.
ton of electricity in this country manufac-
tured in foreign countries. II seems that
q foreign company has established plant
at Niagara Falls. ON the Canadian side, and
proposes to extend it wires to Buffalo, New
York. Before doing so it desires to know If
this electrical current would be subject to
duty or other tax.
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Gov, Grawford's Fees,

WASHINGTON. D. c., Augurt 11.-SDecial
Indian Agent Gardner, delegated to ex-
anime into the matter of the alleged pay
ment by the Creeks of $4,000 to S. j.
Crawford for assisting them in the matter
of the Creek Oklahoma cession, reports
that the payment was actually made, not
directly to Crawford, but to certain persons
who acted as 60 betweens between him and
the Indians. The agent says that this con-
tract not having been approved by the sec
rotary of the interior as provided by law,
warrants the department in turning the
matter over to the department. of justice for
such action as the facts warrant.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-17
Senator Bentley's Views

Senator bentIey'9 V16WSs
WICHITA, KAN, August 4.-Mr. Bentley,
the republican senator from this district, has
addressed letter to the chairman of tho
republican state central committee advising
the party at its convention next Saturday to
adopt resolutions favoring the resubmission
of the prohibition question and denouncing
prohibition a. q fraud.
The above appeared first as o special 70
the St Louis Republic, and may be subject
to doubt as to its authenticity.
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Concentrations.

Congratulations.
CHICAGO, August 13-Governor Foster has
received the following message from tho
president:
Bosron, MAss.-To Hon. Charles Foster,
Chicago; / desire not only to c0ngfatulate
bat to sincerity thank the commission 70
the successful negotiation with the Sioux.
BKxJAlu HARRIsoN.