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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
MAUDE 8oNEsTEEL MYSTERY

Startling Statements from q st. Louis Man
Regarding Her Disappearance.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 21.-What
may become the most startling chap
ter in the mysterious disappearance OF
Maude Belle Bonesteel, who left her
home on the night of January IL, 1894,
and has never since been beard of,
comes from a statement said to have
been made by Lawrence Higgins. a
st. Louis man. Higgins was the
intimate friend of Herbert Corn
wall, who was shot and killed by
his brother, DIR. Richmond Cornwall,
of Kansas City, in a fight in ST. Louis
three months ago. Higgins has told
a newspaper reporter and others in
st. Louis that Herbert Cornwall fire.
quently said that he saw DIR. Cornwall,
his brother. murders Maude Bonesteel
in his office on West Ninth street,
in Kansas City. This startling state
ment follows upon the heels of an aft
davit made by Pat O'Hara, who claims
that John Cornwall, father of DIR. Corn
wall and Herbert Cornwall. the muir
dered man, paid him 500 to swear that
DIR. Cornwall killed his brother in self
defense
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
SHEEP BUSINESS BOOMING.


Prices Are Unusually High and Flocks Arc
Increasing Rapidly.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept 21--The
business of raising and feeding sheep,
like many other industries in the west,
is booming this year. There is more
money in it than there has been for
four years The principal reasons for
the increased activity is the heavy de-
mand for mutton and the advance in
the prices for wool The consumption
of mutton is increasing rapidly The
Kansas City dressed meat houses killed
soc, 5S4 sheep from January 1 to Sep
TENDER IA, an increase of nearly 80
per cent. as compared with last years
record for the corresponding time.
Prices now are IS cents to 81. 25 higher
than they were a year ago, and the
profits of sheep raising have increased
SO much that a great many farmers
are going into the business There is
constantly a pressing demand for feed
ing and stock sheep at the stock yards.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
WORK OF NEGRO FIENDS

One Railroad Brakeman Killed and An
other Seriously Injured.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 22.-Two negro
tramps murdered jefferson Batey and
seriously wounded Will Davis, brake
men on the Illinois Central railroad,
near Carbondale, Ill, 90 miles south
east of St Louis. The negroes board
ed the train south of Carbondale and
were ordered off by the brakemen. As
the train pulled out, a number of pis-
toll shots were heard. The train was
stopped The conductor missed Batey
and Davis He heard cries, and both men
were found in a ditch, where they had
fallen. They had been on top of the
train when the negroes fred Batey
was killed instantly. Davis is serious
" wounded and was taken to his home
at COuIterville, Ill.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
STILL ANOTHER COLLISION.

Two Trains Como Together Near Muncie.
Kan--Several Persons Injured.
EDwARDsvILLE, Kan, Sept. 2l.-A
destructive head-end collision between
a Rock Island westbound passenger
train and an eastbound Union Pacific
stock train took place two miles west
of Muncie, and Is miles west of Kan
sas City, at $3.50 yesterday evening.
Both trains were running at high
rate of speed, and came together with
terrible force Both engineers and
fremen jumped and escaped with few
injuries. Both engines were COM
pletely wrecked. A great deal of
damage was done to the contents of
the freight cars. The baggage car
was badly smashed. The wrecking
crews from Kansas City and junction
City were ordered ont, and will clear
away the wreck. There were IL cars
of live stock on the freight train. They
are piled up in awful confusion. The
front postal car was completely
wrecked. C. NJ. Webb, postal clerk,
jumped and was painfully injured
about the head and shoulders E. L.
Bales and Richard Newly, postal
clerks, were also severely bruised.
receiving bad scalp wound.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
OPPOSED TO TORCHES.
Eugene ". Debs Lectures Social Democrats
on Recent Incendiary Speeches.

Eugene ". Debs Lectures Social Democrats
Recent Incendiary Speeches.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Eugene V. Debs
attended a meeting of branch No. L of
the social democracy Sunday night
and lectured its members soundly on
the incendiary speeches of the proceed
ing Sunday. He told them in plain
language that he did not ia
vor the use of the dagger or
the torch, that he did not advo-
cate arson and assassination. He
repudiated the talk of revolution. He
declared that violence and bloodshed
had no part in the plans of social de-
mocracy- He said the hope of the so
cial democracy lay in peaceful methods,
and he poin ted to the ballot as the
remedy for the evils complained of.
He told the anarchistic element in
plain terms that it would be better to
withdraw from the organization.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
RETURN OF LIEUT.. PEARY.
Back from His Preliminary Polar Trip
Bringing the Big Meteorite.

Back from His Preliminary Polar Trip,
Bringing the Big Meteorite
SYDNEY, C. B., Sept 21.-The stea m
sealing bark Hope, with r. E. Peary
and party on board, returned from
north Greenland, arrived here yester-
day afternoon. All on board are
we'll The Hope came into port
burning her last ton of coal
and with her bulwarks and decks
giving evidence of the furious seas
of an unusually stormy summer. She
is nearly as deep in the water as when
she left here in the latter part of July,
with her bunkers full of coal, for the
huge Cape York meteorite, the
largest in the world, is in her
hold, and bedded in tons of bal
last Lieut.. Peary has on board also
six Cape York Esquimos who will go
with him when he returns next year
to attempt to reach the North pole
The Esquimos have their tents, dogs,
sledges and canoes. They are eager
for the undertaking, and all the
arrangements have been made. The
expedition visited Cape Sabine, and
relics of the Inflated expedition led by
Greeley have been obtained. The sum-
mer in Bafin bay was marked by
almost continuously stormy weather,
and by an unusual scarcity of ice
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
WESTERN TEXAS FLOODED.
At Ahumada People Were Driven to High
Ground-Many Houses Wrecked.

At Ahumada People Were Driven to High
Ground-Many Houses Wrecked.
Ell PAso, Tex, Sept. 21.-Sunday
night the people of Ahumada, about SO
miles south of this city, were visited
by the worst flood that ever happened
in the history of the state. Men,
women and children were driven from
their beds and had to take refuge on
the high ground with their household
effects There was not place to
shelter them; many houses in town
are wrecked and tumbled in great
heaps, and many more are expected to
collapse at any moment. The water
stands four and five feet in the houses,
the country is flooded for miles around
and the river has overlooked its banks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
M'kENNA'S OPINION.

The Acknowledgement Gives Adverse
Ruling Section &c of the Tariff Law.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Attorney-
General McKenna announced his opin-
ion in the matter of section % of the
new tariff law at the close of the
cabinet meeting to-day. He holds
that goods coming directly into the
United States from foreign countries
through Canadian ports are not sub
ject to the discriminating duty of 10
per cent, and also holds that foreign
goods shipped from countries other
than British possessions in British
vessels are not subject to the discrim-
mating duty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
CORN CROP is MADE.
Expert Snow Says the Yield Will Not Ell
coed 1,75O,OOO,O0O Bushels.

Expert Snow Says the Yield Will Not Ex-
coed 1,75O,OOO,OoO Bushels.
CHICAGO, Sept 21.-Crop Expert
Snow says in the Times-Herald:
The frosts of the closing days of the last week
year The three weeks of excessive heat
which preceded this close of the growing
son of 1897 pushed corn beyond frost danger and
ripened the crop up quite as thoroughly as is
the in year of normal conditions.
The crop is now made and there is reason
warranting any increase in estimates of the
aggregate crop. A maximum of 1. $50, 006 900
bushels is fully much is warranted.
This indication is based upon the unknown
the seasons growth, modified, however, by
fact that is generally overlooked by those who
attempt to reduce condition" to its equiva-
lent in bushels per acre.
In season like the present. when condition
has fallen from month to month, and when the
plant has been lacking in its usual vigor. the
final harvest almost invariably shows disap-
pointment in the rate Of yield This law in
crop reporting makes it certain that when the
rate of yield shall have been finally determined
it will be found lower than the last figure of
condition seemingly warranted
The quality OF the corn crop this year is not
good. Ears are short. with unusual proper
ton of nubbins, and the amount OF small and
imperfectly filed grains is large The proper
ton, however, Of soft corn is not large, thanks
to the hot weather at the close Of the season,
but of light and chany grain there is album
dance. This characterization of the crop of
course, applies in a general way, some dis
tricts have crop OF usual quality. but on the
weight and with less intrinsic feeding value
thon
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
cHoYNskI AND GODDARD.

They VIII Fight Before the National
Athletic Club at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21. = Joe
Choynski and Joe Goddard, the oppos-
ing contestants in two of the greatest
whirlwind fights in the history of pu-
gilism, have been matched to meet in
this city in November. The National
Athletic club has secured the match.
Both men have agreed to terms of
fered by the club, which give
the Australian all the best of
the proposition as far as the
purse is concerned. Goddard is to
get 60 per cent. of the gross receipts of
the contest in case he wins or 40 per
cent in case he loses This is the
highest known price ever offered as
losing end, but as Goddard has twice
defeated Choynski, he was in position
to dictate terms.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
MANY WERE LOST.

Austrian Steamer Ika Sunk in Collision
with an English Steamer.
LONDON, Sept GA dispatch from
Vienna says that the steamer Ika, with
a crew of 10 and carrying so Austrian
passengers. was entering the port at
FIume, on the River Fiumara, when
she collided with the English steamer
Tiria, which was leaving The bows
of the Ika were stove in, and she sank
in two minutes. Boats were hastily
put off and saved the captain and
seven others, but most of the passen-
gers persisted. The casualty took place
in full view of thousands, who crowded
the pier in the greatest excitement
and alarm.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
| SWEEPING DECISION.
The Kansas City Live Stock Exchange
Hit Hard by Judge Foster.
ae Dissolves the Organization on the
Ground That It Is q Monopoly and
Operated Contrary to tho
Antitrust Law.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 21--In the fed
eral court yesterday Judge Foster
handed down his decision dissolving
the organization of the Kansas City
Live Stock exchange and prohibiting
It from continuing in business. He
held that its operation was in viola
ton of the Sherman federal antitrust
law.
The suit was begun by United States
District Attorney w. c. Perry about q
year ago under the direction of Attor-
ney-Genera1 Harmon It was Indirect
ly the outgrowth of the old Greer
Mills fight, and while intended to APP
ply only to the Kansas City organiza-
ton, Judge Foster has made the opin-
ion SO broad that it sounds like a death
knel to boards of trade, trusts and
combinations Of every description in
the entire country.
In the opinion Judge Foster LAYS
down some startling propositions af-
fecting combinations and trusts. The
attorneys for the exchange set forth
that boards of trade, exchanges and
similar organizations are in existence
in all parts of the country and are
necessary for the business of the coun-
try
Judge Foster holds that if properly
conducted such organizations would
be benefcial,to the country at large,
but as they are conducted they are
beneficial only to the members, and
are a menace to the country. Continu-
ing he says:
The crying complaint of to-day and the
great menace to the welfare of the people is
the tendency of wealth to monopolize and con-
troll by trusts and combinations the products
and industries of the country 1t must be con-
feSSed by every thoughtful observer that many
&C
among the most potent instruments for the
complishment of these purposes by spectators
and Adventures
Men who add nothing to the productive
wealth of the country grow rich or poor gam
bling on the wealth produced by others Men
are daily selling through these exchanges mil
lions of bushels of corn, wheat and other pro-
ducts who neither have nor expect to have
buShel OF produce of any kind, and others are
buying millions who never expect to receive
buShel Both sides tampering with the
normal prices fixed by the law of supply and
demand. and attempting by false and dis
honest means and methods to serve their ends
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.

Three Men Killed and Two Others Injured
Redmon, Mo.
MACON, Mo-, Sept. 21.-Joe Hay
wards mill boiler, near Redmon, ex-
ploded yesterday afternoon, instantly
killing Walter Ferguson, Charles
Heaton and Alfred Yost- William c.
Allen was mortally wounded and David
Flinchpaugh seriously injured. The
mill was an old one used as a sawmill
and for grinding corn. The proprie-
tors were not injured. Ferguson had
been employed at the mill. No crimi-
nal negligence or crime thus far has
been charged.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
KING RESPONSIBLE.

Coroner's Jury Says the Topeka Train Dis
patcher Is to Blame for the Santa Fe
Wreck.
EMPoRIA. Kan, Sept 21.-The YER
dict of the coroner's inquest on the
Santa Fe wreck near this city places
responsibility on Dispatcher King, OF
Topeka; blames the railroad company
for negligence in not having Lang
station thoroughly equipped, and
Agent Larson for not using all precau-
tions in his power. The carelessness
was not a felony.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
FRAUD IS CHARGED.

Three Well-KnovR Stockmen of Kansas
Under Arrest at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 21--Martin
w. Metsker, his brother, Henry G.
Metsker, and James w. Preston, all
well known stockmen of Afford, Kan,
were arrested at the stock yards yes
terday ON warrants charging them
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses from the John C. Hall Live
Stock Commission Co., to the amount
of 50, 100. According to the complaint
the three defendants borrowed SO, 100
and gave as security a mortgage on a
bunch of cattle and some property at
Afford. 1t is charged that the mort
gage given by them was valueless in
asmuch as they did not own the prop
erty on which the mortgage was given
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
SHOT HIS FATHER.
Tho Old Gentleman Had Threatened to
Kill His Wife and

Tho Old Gentleman Had Threatened to
Kill His Wife and SON.
CARTHAGE, Mo-, Sept. 21.-John Spill
man, a farmer living several miles
west of this city, quarreled with his
wife and son on Saturday and said he
would kill them and drove them off the
place. His wife came to her daughter,
who lives near town. while the boy
went to a neighbours. Early yesterday
morning the boy went to the farm, ex-
pecting to make terms, but the old
-uan, according to the boys statement,
pulled a shotgun on him and threat
ened to kill him. At last the boy
drew a revolver and fired several shots
at his father, who fell to the ground.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
ODD FELLOWS IN SESSION.

The Sovereign Grand Lodge Meets in
Springfield, In-@OpeDing Addresses
SPRINGFIELD, I'LL, Sept 21.-The city
is gaily decorated in honor of the
sovereign grand lodge, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, which holds its
annual session here this week Dele
gates from every state and many from
Europe, Canada Australia and other
foreign places are present The open
ing was held in representative hall in
the state house. Gov. Tanner de-
ivered an address of welcome to the
state and Mayor Loren E. Wheeler
welcomed to the city. Sixty thousand
visitors are expected, and extensive
preparations have been made for their
Entertainment.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
AN ICE TRAIN.
A Missouri Man Thinks He Has Invented
just the Thing for Alask3.

A Missouri Man Thinks He Has Invented
just the Thing for Alask1.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-S. T. Neal, OF
Otterville, Mo-, a clerk in the treasury
department, has submitted to Secre-
tary Alger invention which he
thinks will render travel to the klon-
dixie country as comfortable and rapid
as is railroad travel in the United
States Mr.. Neal has invented what
he calls an ice train, and he is conf
dent that if his plans are adopted
argonauts will be speeding up the
Yukon before Christmas, and that all
danger of starvation to those who are
already upon the ground will be re-
moved
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
HAWAII is UNCLE SANS.

Senate Unanimously Ratifies Treaty of An
nexation the United States.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 22.-The steam
ship City of Peking arrived from the
Orient via Honolulu. She was ordered
into quarantine, and no passengers
or mails were permitted to land. OFF,
cia.s who boarded the vessel state that
Honolulu passengers said that on Sep
TENDER 10 the Hawaiian senate by
unanimous vote ratified the treaty of
annexa ton to the United States
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
A Peacemaker Killed.

ST. CHARLES. Mo-, Sept a1.-Her
man Meister, well-known young man,
was instantly killed yesterday. Sew
eral men became involved in an alter
cation and general fight seemed inn
minent- Young Meister, it is claimed,
sought to pacify the men, when a bull
let was fired and he fell dead.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
Chinese Prefer American Goods.

WASHINGTON, Sept 21.-Tbe United
States consul at Annoy, China, says, in
a recent dispatch to the state depart
ment, that 1.-The Chinese people prefer
American cotton fabrics, spinninRs,
flour, oils, canned goous and meats,
and even buy them at higher prices
than other importations can be had
tor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 21.-Gen
81. ". Boynton, president of the Chick
amauga-Chattanooga park commission,
announces that the state of Illinois
will begin at once the erection of two
more handsome monuments to cost
BIS, 200 each. One of these will be
on Orchard knob, where the large
body of Illinois soldiers fought in the
6rst days battle on Missionary ridge
The other will be just north of Bragg's
headquarters on Missionary ridge
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
Mine Disaster In AIabam,

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 21.-Fire
broke out in No 1 mine at Belle Ellen,
10 miles from here this morning. About
so men were in the mine at the time
and it is said most of them escaped
Several are known to be still entombed
.nd will probably lose their lives The
origin of the fire is unknown.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-07
AFFAIRS IN AMERICUs.
Citizens Want the Bond Question
SettIed-COttOn Crop Is short.

Citizens Want the Bond Question
setued-COttOn Crop Is short.
Americus, Ca, Sept 6.-CitIzens of
Americus, who recently voted an issue of
bonds to the amount of s35 600, are Won
dering when the bonds will materialize,
If ever. Two or three parties instituted
injunction proceedings to restrain the city
council from making the issue and the
case was heard on it's merits more than
week ago. Judge Littlejohn took the mat
ter under consideration, and while a de-
cision has been expected daily by citizens
Of Americas, none has yet been rendered.
The bonds were for needed public i'm
provements and a final disposition of the
case is eagerly awaited.
Farmers from a half-dozen counties
coming here yesterday with cotton, say
the crop is much shorter than generally
supposed and at the present rate of pick
ing will be gathered by Oct. l. Receipts
at the warehouses here are large for Sep
TENDER, being 1850 bales to date.
The handsome country home of Hon. ".
A. Ray narrowly escaped destruction by
fire yesterday morning Rats carried
matches into the parlor and during the
night dangerous blaze was started. A
new $500 plano was consumed, while the
walls and furnishings were badly dam
aged as well. The loss, however, is COW
cred by insurance.
gentleman, who returned here yester-
day from the scene of the recent boiler ex-
plosion on the Cobb plantation, wherein
Mr.. Howell Cobb was instantly killed and
his body terribly mangled, thinks he dis
covered the cause of the explosion. The
safety valve of the boiler was picked up
100 yards away, and was found securely
weighted down by a piece of iron. 1t is
believed that this was done in the haste to
raise steam on the fatal morning. Mr.
Cobb depending upon the steam guage to
show the pressure. The guage was defec-
tive, perhaps, and the boiler was carry
ing double the amount of steam indicated
hence the cXplosion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-07

these being on charges Of carrying con-
cealel weapons. Residents here. with few
eNceI tions, never lock their doors and
widows at night. as burglary Is never
heard Of; and drunkenness is something
that Is never seen here.
Eust.s Lake Region: Eustis can readily
organize a tobacco company with 5000
capital One hundred men at $50 each and
an industry is inaugurated which win be
the nucleus for q great and profitable in
vesrment. The Lake Region has I'VE men.
each ready with his so to start the move
ment, and we know Of score more Of
its friends who are not only ready but
anxious to each subscribe like amount.
L. r Benjamin Of Jacksonville will leave
soon for Cincinnati. where he viii make
his headquarters for the next two months
iu the organization Of hOmeseekers' and
investors excursion 10 Florida. Parties
wishing TO advertise their section of Flor
ida and have the people Of this excursion
visit them. should write Mr.. Benjamin.
he VIII travel all over Ohio and hopes 10
come 20 the state with the largest excur-
sion ever brought south.
Tampa Tribune: Yesterdays tour of the
cigar factories in West Tampa and YbOr
City revealed unmistakable indications Of
"A change for the better, and a general
feeling Of confidence was manifested
among The manufacturers. Several factO-
ries have recently increased their force
and several more are contemplating
move in that direction; and il is now be-
heVed that Oct. ! a the latest will see
Tampa's leading industry once more in the