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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
EvoenrIum oF THE AHRoM
Anehropologist Explains How They Eirse
Cams. 20 Be Made.

Came 90 BE Made.
Frank H. Gushing, OF Washinge0ns
who lived many years among the znna
Indians, addresses the Section of AM
thropology of the American association
at it's recent Springfield meeting upon
s.The Arrow The following is an abb
stract of the lecture: HE believes the
arrow to have been perfected long be-
fore the bow, and to be In fact one OF
the most primitive of weapons, dating
back to the discovery of the artof emp
ping flints. He related his own dlseov-
cry of this art when a. boy, underline
stimulus of plowed-up arroWneaus
and at a time when modern students
were ignorant of the manner in which
this was done by aboriginal races. Inc
finer taking and finishing with q nat
piece of bone or horn was with him an
accidental discovery, as he believes NJ TO
have been with primitive peoples. He
described the selection of material by
the Indians, preferably from pebbles IN
drift, and the careful burying of the I'm
ished tips to preserve their temper and
to recover them from their rough hand-
ling. as the Zunis say. The shafts were
they might fly in the right direction.
If not from green material, they were
well soaked before being Strengthened
by passing them through a hole of prop
er size in a wooden block. Then the
shafts were grooved down to the feath-
ers, with the tooth of a panther 1T In
tended for war, but with that OF an elk
or beaver if for the chase. Finally they
were notched for the cord, and footed
with plug of wood to prevent splitting
on the cord when drawn. The three
feathers, two lateral WINGS and q
third called the tall were attached by
chewed sinews wound about the shaft.
After a bundle had been thus completed
they were dropped together upon the
ground to determine their respective
regions. Accordingly as they pointed
they were separated into groups for the
four points of the compass, the MEM
bers of each group being indicated by,
the peculiar cutting of the tail feather.
Those of the north and west groups
were destined for war, and those of the
south and east for hunting, and they
were fitted with heads corresponding
to these uses. The speaker traced the
gradual steps in the progress of the race
in taking fints and attaching them to
shafts. He thinks that the feathers
were first attached through fetichistic
belief in their power to aid the fight OF
the arrow, and that the discovery OF
their real seryiceableness in this respect
when attached in definite way at the
base of the shaft came later. In con-
clusion, the development Of the bow
from the throwing stick, at much later
| period, was traced" Boston Tran
script.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
THE WATERS suRsIDING.
A Story of the Destruction Wrought b
the Floods in Missouri.

A Story of the Destruction Wrought by
the Floods in Missouri.
BAGNELL, Mo-, Dec. 2S.-The waters
of the Usage have begun slowly to sub
side and the havoc played by the sud-
den rise begins to manifest itself.
Thousands of railroad ties, thousands
of bushels of corn and wheat, wagon
loads of apples, miles of fence and
acres of fodder and feed have disap-
peared before the mighty onrush of the
floods. Houses, barns and granaries
by the hundreds have been swept
away; cattle. horses and hogs have
been drowned and their carcasses line
the hills, against which the back
waters beat. Houses and stores all
along the Usage valley are filed
yet with water, mud and the
wreckage of the waves, and
woe and desolation appear on
all sides. At Tuscumbia, the county
seat, every house in town is filed with
water and the loss will be immense
A correct estimate of the losses suf-
fered throughout this section cannot
be estimated yet, but will be large.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
AN EXPLOSION.

-Four Tons of Giant Powder Ignited Near
Romeo, Ill.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S-What was be-
lieved to be another earthquake shook
Chicago at four o'clock yesterday morn
ing and made the country trent BILE for
miles around. 1t came not in the low,
rumb bling manner in which earth
quakes usually occur, but with great
boom. The shock was caused by
the explosion of four tons of
giant powder said to have
been accidentally ignited near the
little town of Romeo, on the new
drainage canal, in course of construc-
ton. Throughout an area of so miles,
from Waukegan, Ill, on the north to
Kankakee, ILL.,, on the south, and from
Rockford, H.. on the west to Michigan
City, Ind, on the east, the shock was
felt. At all these places the explosion
was thought to be local. and anxious
Inquiries were sent in all directions
No one was killed The explosion
occurred in the powder house near
Romeo aud about 500 feet from the
canal. In ChicSgo windows ratified
and buildings seemed to rock Prob
ably 100000 people were awakened
by the shock.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
PLAN ABSORB GREENBAcks
Representative Smith, of Michigan, Has a
BID Which Embraces a New Idea.


WASHINGTON, Dec. -Represent Ia
tive Smith, of Michigan, has intro
duced in the house bill mbracing a
new plan to absorb the green back and
treasury notes and release in their
stead the gold held by banks as re-
serves. The bill has been submitted
to Senator Sherman, Chairman Ding
ley, of the ways and means committee,
and Comptroller Eckels, Mr.. Smith
says, and has been approved by them.
The principal change which Mr.
Smiths plan proposes is the substitu.
ton of United States notes and treas
ury notes, which include the green
backs, and demand paper for the pre-
sent requirement of lawful money"
for reserves. This would withdra w
the currency which now keeps in mo-
ton the endless chain and release
the gold in its stead. Mr.. Smith says
that according to the last report of
the comptroller of the currency there
was in the banks individual deposits,
United States deposits and de-
posits of the United States disburs-
ing officers the sum of Sits, 1914. $50
an amount approximating the reserve
required. He estimates that $3.50, OOO,-
600 of treasury notes and United States
notes would be Immediately taken up
and held by the banks under his plan.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
Mr.. BAYARD'S CASE.
The House Resolutions of Barrett and
Mccall VIII BE Reported In a Modified

The House Resolutions of Barrett and
Mccall VIII BE Reported In Modified
Form.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %. The house
committee on foreign affairs held a
meeting and considered the Barrett
and Mccall resolutions relative to the
speeches of AMBASSADOR Bayard. The
committee decided to report the Nc
Call resolution in modified form.
AS agreed on it calls upon the pres
ident for information as to the
alleged utterances of Mr.. Bayard and
the correspondence on the subject.
The resolution has been very much
tanned down and made mild in COM
parison to what it was when intro
duced. It was thought that in view of
present circumstances it would be
much better to make the resolution
simply one of inquiry.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.

1t IL Proposed to Hold One I'm 1896 to Ar
range All Boundary Disputes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Representa-
tive Barrett, of Massachusetts, intro
duced in the house a joint resolution
authorizing the president to arrange
conference between the United States
and nations possessing territory
on the American continent fer
the settlement of boundary dis
putes. The president is to invite each
nation to join the United States in a
conference, to be held i'll Washington
in 1896. to agree. if possible, upon all
boundaries in dispute between such
n
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
WATER AND GOLD.
The Simple Process by Which Millions Of
Dollars Are Annually Gained.

The Simple Process by Which Millions OF
Dollars Are Annually Gained.
It is not generally known, even in
California, that millions of dollars are
annually taken from rude heaps of base
looking quartz by the flowing of water
over huge piles of broken rocks that
contain tn precious metal. The proc
ess of robbing the earth of it's gold has
now been reduced to such fine point
that the gentle flowing of water over
the ore CLEANS it of it's golden treasures.
and this works well in cases where the
old chloride and other methods are not
so useful.
The water used by miners in bringing
gold from piles of mineral-bearing
quartz is charged with simple chemi-
cal, which has the potency to dissolve
gold and hold it in solution. The spark
ling liquid, which flows over hundreds
of tons of quartz, trickles through the
mines and seeks it's level, laden with
gold, is charged with deadly poison,
cyandine of potassium, a drug which
ferrets out the minutest particles of the
yellowish metal, and dissolves thenl
and brings the precious burden to the
NdOS 1OI lnOO BO1U
again.
The cyanide process is as noiseless
and unerring as the laws of gravita-
ton. The method is based on the fact
that even very weak solution of cya-
hide of potassium dissolves gold and sill
yer, forming, respectively, auro-pot-
assic cyanide and argento-potassic cya-
hide. The solution is separated from
the solid material, and the gold and sill
yer are precipitated in metallic form
During the last five years the process
has been introduced into almost every
gold field in California and elsewhere,
and more than $4,000, 900 has been re-
covered by the gentle flowing of waters
charged with the magical chemical.
Precipitation is effected by the use Of
fine pieces of zinc, SO arranged that
when the rich waters flow over them
the fine gold clusters in rich deposits
over the zinc, for which it has AN
affinity. The gold deposits itself in
the form of fine dust on the plates OF
zinc.-Boston Journal of Commerce.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
OSCILLATION for Palev.

People afflicted with shaking palsy
are greatly relieved by travelling long
Journeys in fast trains. The greater
the oscillation the better they are. DR.
Charcot, noticing this, has had chair
made to which rapid side-to-side
movement is given by electricity. The
effect is TO give healthy man nausea
but palsied patient enjoys it. and
after quarter Of an hour in it is q eiif-
ferent man. He stretches his limbs.
loses fatigle and enjoys a good night'a
rest afterwards. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
GREAT SILVER LEAGUE.
Consolidation of Several Timetable Organ
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in Chicago.

Consolidation of Several Timetable Organ
Observation-Disclosures in Chicago
CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-For some time
past negotiations have been pending
for a complete consolidation of the
American Bimetallic league, National
Bimetallic union and the National
Silver committee, the three principal
silver organizations in the United
States, representing all sections of the
country. These negotiations have cul-
minated in an agreement by the repre-
sentatives of the respective organiza-
tions by which consolidation has been
substantially perfected. Nothing
now remains to be done but a
ratification by the executive COM
mittee of these organizations,
each acting separately, which will
speedily follow. The consolidated as
ISOLATION will be known as the Ameri-
can Bimetallic union. Its principal of
fee and general headquarters will be
in Chicago at 1874 Monroe street, in the
offices occupied by the National Ri.
metallic union, with branch offices in
Washington, San Francisco and per-
haps in other cities, both north and
south. 1t is the purpose of the organi'
cation to press the campaign of educa-
ton on behalf of bimetallism with the
utmost vigor in all parts of the coun-
try. A conference of prominent silver
men will be held in Washington on
January %, when plan of action will
be outlined, which, it is said, will have
an important bearing on political
events next year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
FIGHTING MOONSHIN ERS.
Desperate Battle in the Mountains of Ken
tucky-Whisky Destroyed.


LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. 2T.-News of a
terrible battle between revenue Off
Gals and moonshiners in the Cumber-
land mountains has just reached here.
Several days ago a number of revenue
men under charge of tn e famous kid"
Greer invaded Letcher county in quest
of Illicit stills and were in.
formed that the moonshiners
of that section had been ap-
prised of their coming and were
lying in wait for them on the
Cum berland river. Greer strengthened
his force, arming each man with a
Winchester, needle gun and two re-
volvers. They were approaching the
vicinity of the moonshiners with much
precaution, when they were surprised
by the moonshiners, who were hid be-
hind a high embankment. Greer
received a bullet in his hip and
another in his shoulder, and the
surprise was so complete that
the revenue men were forced to
beat a hasty retreat. They rallied and
charged on the moonshiners from the
rear of their Notifications, and after
quite a fusillade the outlaws. were
routed. Jim Winfield, one of the
moonshiners, was killed and David
And, Sam Collier and Marion Brown
were taken prisoners. The revenue
men arrived at Preston burg yesterday,
where they told their experience.
Greer is not badly hurt. Several stills
were cut to pieces and about 2, 900 gall
Ions of brandy and whisky destroyed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
BRUTAL LYNcHlNo.
a Woman and Her ParamOur Burned to
Death I'm Kentucky.

Death I'm Kentucky
LEBANON, Ky, Dec. S0--Within two
miles of this city last night re1ent-
less mob burned TO death a woman
who was in q delicate condition and
ridd1ed with bullets her gray-haired
paramour. The blackened and disfig-
ured corpses of the victims-Mrs.
Thomas West and William Deveres-
were found in the ruins of the woman'a
home yesterday by the 14-year-old
daughter of the murdered man.
The affair was the outgrowth of the
old story of faithless wife and venge-
full husband. Several months ago
Deveres, middle-aged widower, was
accused by Thomas West, prosperous
farmer, of intimacy with Mrs. West.
Quarrel followed quarrel throughout
the fall. until West instituted divorce
proceedings and declared Deveres
must die. The men met at Lebanon
and West snapped his revolver. which
missed fire, and Deveres killed him on
the spot. On the plea of self-defense
the murderer secured bail and scandal
lied the neigh borhood by Immediately
taking his two daughters and moving
into Vests house. The relatives of the
murdered husband swore vengeance
and Saturday night it came. Close to
10 o'clock band of men rode up to the
West homestead and demanded ad-
mittance. tom West is dead. Now
it's your turn" the spokesman called
and Deveres and the woman awoke to
find their house surrounded. Mrs.
West rushed to On darkened window
and began wild, hysterical plea for
mercy. A dozen bullets answered her
cries and the demand for immediate
surrender was repeated. Deveres, too,
asked for a hearing, but his request
was greeted with a shower of shots.
The little girl came out to plead with
the mob but her appeals wero un-
needed. The house was fired and the
man and woman burned to death.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04

1A0888EO
Bad En0ct ON Stocks.
New YORK, Dec: 2S-R On Dun s.
Co. s Weekly Review of Trade says:
The failures ofsthe fourth q Uarter OF the year
1895. not yet finished. cannot be definitely
stated, but the aggregate OF deferred liabilities
for the year, while much smaller than in 1898.
will vary but little from that of 1924. The
years aggregate of commercial liabilities win
probably be about S170. 0O00 900 in manufacture
ing over S73 ZOO, 003, or ten per cent more than
last year, but in trading about SIS, 900 900, or
nine per cent. less than last year.
The foreign and financial message of the
president were followed by violent reaction in
the stock market last Saturday. with grave
fears of monetary trouble. The sudden panic
shocked business in many departments and
the industries cannot be expected to show
signs of improvement until the New Year be-
gins Orders have for months been SO much
smaller than they were in the summer, when
production was expanding and prices mount
ing rapidly. that new causes Of uncertainty
have the more influence
In the great textile manufactures the usual
holiday dullneSS is increased by a dearth of
orders, though there is some accumulation of
goods for the demand expected soon In
woolens the market is extremely dull soft
wooden dress goods and ladies' cloths are a
shade lower, and the average of quotations is
about u per cent lower for the week. Soma
makers have gone below last years quotations
In securing orders.
The shoe and leather business does not i'm.
prove and both leather and manufactured
goods decline slightly, though speculation is
again hosting hides about ten per cent for all
in two weeks and for some kinds p per cent.
Wheat and cotton were depressed by lest
weeks panic and nave had little time to re-
cover. Wheat receipts continue enormous for
the week of g. 1884, orr bushels against 1,712 sos
last year and Atlantic exports, flour included,
have been 7,526,960 bushels in four
weeks of December against 7,763, 500 last
year. Russian and other supplies are NOV
ing freely, official estimates are wholly forgot
ten and the men who predicted 81 wheat have
disappeared. Cotton has remained at 81 cents
since last Saturday and enormous commercial
and mill stocks here and abroad with de-
mand for goods much smaller than In Septem-
ber hinder an advance. The quantity which
has come into sight is 80 per cent. less than
last year to date, but slightly larger than in
1892, when the crop was 200, 900 bales
Failures for the week have been S22 sn the
United States against 80 last year and 90 in
Canada against Al last year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
DOOLIN REPENTANT.
The Notorious Territorial Outlaw Has
Tired of His Life of Crime.

PERRY, Ok, Dec. 27.--Considerab BILE
excitement was created here when it
was announced that Bill Doolin, form
erly leader of the noted Dalton gang
of outlaws, was in Perry yesterday and
last night, and that his mission here
was to make peace with the officers and
give himself up, provided a sentence
could be agreed on. It is said that
Doolin was accompanied by Bill Carr,
who is an escapee from Oklahoma City.
Carr has a big reward hanging over
him, and skipped a SIS, bond. Doc
lin, in an interview, says he is tired of
an outlaws life and wants to atone for
all his misdeeds by working out short
term in the peniCentiary. Doolin was
leader of the Dalton gang for years,
and is said to be one of the most des-
perate men that ever lived in Okla
hnYna
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
Now &c american wheat.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 2s.-Italian
Vice Consul jerome Fedeli has received
a communication from the minister of
the interior of the kingdom of Italy
complaining about the spoiled and
damaged condition of grain received
from this country at ports and ware
houses. After the first of the year no
grain shipped from this country will
be received into Italy, unless it be ac-
companied by certificate of its good
condition and dryness.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
Pby.icaIty Unable to Train.

NEW YORK. Dec. eS.-Among sporting
men here the report is current that
James ]. Corbett, the erstwhile cham
pion pugilist, has good reason for quit
ting the prize ring. 1t is said that he
is physically unable to undergo Sc
we're course of training, and that
should he re-enter the ring he would
be a mark for any first-class heavy
weight According to friend of Cor
Lett, the big fellow is going the same
road travelled by poor Jack Dempsey.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04

ANDERSON, Ind. Dec. %. North
bound fast freight No. 60. on the Big
Four, was wrecked at Milford juno
ton, north of this city. 1t was going
at a fast rate, when the fifth ear,
heavily loaded with merchandise,
broke down. The engine had just gone
on the bridge, and the car dropped
and became firmly fastened IN the
trestle work. The next ten cars telc-
scoped and rolled down the steep bank,
breaking through the fences and land
ing in the river at the bottom Mer.
-chandlse was scattered everywhere,
AMI all was damaged by the rain and
snow which followed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
TWO BIG RosRERlEs.
Diamond Thieves Get About $4,000 from
Two New York Residences.

diamond 1nteVes Get ABOUT @10pOOO 1r0m
Two New York Residences.
New YORK, Dec. 30-In addition to
the robbery of sos, 600 worth of dia-
monds and jewelry from the Madison
square mansion of ]. Townsend Burden
Friday night, it now transpires that
another robbery, similar in its mode
of execution, was committed the
same evening in the house of Mrs.
Francis n. Barnes, at 239 Central
Park, West at about the same hour at
which the Burden house was robbed.
The loss in the case of Mrs Barnes,
however, was considerably less than
that of the Burdens, aggregating not
more than $4,000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
No senarata Schools.

WINNIPEG, Man, Dec. 27.-The full
extent of Manitoba's reply to the Do
minion government on the separate
schools question is made public to-day.
The Manitoba government positively
refuses the proposal to establish a sys-
tenn of separate schools in any form.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
INTERESTING TO PENSIONERS.
A United States Court says That q Pension
Check Ia Not Attachable.

Check Ia Not Attachable.
PARKERsBURG. w. Va, Dec. 80 Judge
John Jackson, of the United States
circuit court, yesterday released Ben
janin f. Morgan, a United States pen
sioncr. Morgan had given his pension
certificates as security for a store ac-
count When the pension check came
he refused to pay the bill and was ar
rested for obtaining money under false
pretenses. The court held that no
pension money could be attached, lew
led on or in any wav made subject to
debt, and ordered that Morgan be re-
leased at once.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
scbooI for milltary Instruction.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 27.-The govern
ment has decided at once to establish
Montreal Several informal delega-
lions waited upon the authorities in
this connection and they decided to nc
eede 70 tac demands
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04

BosToS, Dee. %. - Rep-esen tative
Biznen has decided to take immediate
steps toward raising $500, 600 in New
England to aid the National Red Cross
society IN its Armchair relief work. A
committee headed by 6. q. Taylor will
issue the appeal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
No More English Loans at Prese

DALLAS. Tex, 2s--The English lean
companies doing business in Dallas,
and representing hundreds of millions
Of dollars have cabled their agents to
discontinue loaning money in Texas
The fear OF war with the United States
is said to be the cause.