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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-16
ONE WAY TO PAY DEBTS.
A Kansas Farmer Forces a Banker to fake
Mortgage Money.

Mortgage Money.
ELDORADO, Kan, Oct. IA Butler
county farmer went to bank in this
city and told the cashier that he
wanted to pay off ST., 500 mortgage on
his farm. The cashier looked up the
mortgage and finding that it was
drawing nine per cent interest and
was not due until next February, he
told the farmer that it would have to
run to that date. The farmer laid the
81 800 on the counter, pulled out a
bulldog revolver. laid it beside the
money and said he was going to pay
that mortgage. The cashier delivered
up the document and took the money.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-16

the gold was once more on the ship,
together with the prisoners, the old
Bear moved slowly on while the yacht
disappeared stern foremost. And be-
cause the passengers and crew al kept
their oaths, this marine incident never
got into the papers until now.-Detroit
Free Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-16
Masons Gather at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct 1.-THE gen.
era1 grand chapter of Royal Arch
Masons assembled here to-day in trien-
NAL conclave and on Wednesday the
centennial anniversary of the found
ing of the grand chapter in the United
States will be celebrated. Prominent
masons from all parts of the world will
be present and the sessions will con-
tinue during the week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-16
A Noted Detective Robbed.

DENVER, Col, Oct. 11--William Pink
erton, of Chicago, of the Pinkerton Ma
tiona1 Detective agency, and one of
the men who never sleep, is now griev-
ing over the loss of $3.50. A pickpocket
went through the pockets of Mr.. Pink
erton's coat while he was watching the
parade and took everything worth car
rying off.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-16
IN BAD CONDITION.
Chicago River at Irving Park Boulevard
Has a Deadly Odor.

Has a Deadly Odor.
CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-Residents in the
section of the city lying north of Irving
Park boulevard and west of the Chi
cago river have petitioned the health
department to relieve them of the
noxious odor rising from the river.
Several deaths, they declare, have al
ready been caused or fastened by the
pollution and a large number of ami
mails have succambed after drinking
the water or inhaling the odor from
tho
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-16

In order that hay fever victims may
not suffer from the presence of flowers
the chancel of the Church of the Ma
tivity, Bethlehem, n. H., is during the
period of their attack only decorated
with foliage.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-16

"A doctor maintains that a scarf
wound tightly round the stomach viii
prevent sea sickness,
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21

them on the navigable waters of the Upper
Yukon, say at the mouth of White River.
or Sixty mile Creek, or on the head waters
of the Tanana River, which, though rising
within six miles of the head of Sixty mile
Creek. empties into the Yukon some 800
miles below the mouth of that stream.
The basin of the Tanana is as yet an
unknown country to white men, but few
of the hardest prospectors ever having
ventured over the divide, and the country
south of it, vast area OF metallic prob
abilities, is likewise equally unknown. Not
far above the mouth of this stream is one
of the late discoveries Minook Greek. 1t
is not down on the Government chart OF
Alaska and must be located from the re-
ports of those who have b en- there.
1t empties into the Yukon about ten
miles in straight line west of the 150th
meridian, between and with the same
general direction as Whimper and Klam-
archargut rivers which flow into the
main stream about half way between the
mouth of the Tanana. and where the 150th
meridian crosses the Yukon.
The other discovery is on American
Creek, which takes its rise in the mount
aims between Seventy-mile Creek and the
head of Cariboo and following first north
east and parallel to the former. turns east
after crossing the 142d meridian,
and empties into the Yukon some
three miles west of the boundary
line and twelve miles below Forty-mle
Creek. Coming as 1t does from the same
hills in which Birch Creek rises the finds
already made point strongly to a large
future for this stream.
So, too, with Minook Creek, though its
vicinity has not been brought TO much
prominence heretofore.
In that country. however, no man can
tell what a day may bring forth, to say
nothing of the months between steamers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
TO BUILD A RAILROAD.
Bold Enterprise Of the Yukon MIN
ing, Trading and Transporta-
ton Company.


WILMINGTON, DEL. July 20.-The
Yukon Mining, Trading and Transports
ton Company, which was formed here
last year and which is just completing
final arrangements for operations in the
Yukon district. will shortly put into eff
feet plan which will solve the vexatious
problem of shortage of supplies and
meager facilities for the transportation of
supplies into the Klondyke and other
camps in the Yukon territory. The plan
proposed by this company is the result of
three years investigation by exploration
parties and the accumulation of informa-
ticn gathered from reliable sources. In
1896 P. l. Packard OF Portland, Or, who is
interested in the company. went to the
Yukon district to locate route from the
coast to Teslin Lake, the head of the
navigable waters OF the Yukon, upon
which railway could be built. With the
aid OF Indians he located the pass leading
direct from TaKu Inlet, on the Alaska
coast direct to Teslin Lake. This pass, he
learned, was then known only to five
white men. In October of last year he re-
pany, and Immediately it applied for
charters in West Virginia. British Column
bia and Canada, all of which were granted
last spring.
To augment the enterprise British
Colum bia mac the company a grant of
5120 acres of land. In an interview to-
night Mr.. Packard, who is here complet-
ing arrangements for the beginning of
operations, said that the road will be a
great boon to miners as it will reduce the
cost of their supplies and remove the
most dangerous delays to their present
transportation up the Yukon River. 1t
will be $50 miles long and will connect at
Teku Inlet with steamers from San Fran
cisco and Puget Sound points. The oad
and its connecting steamers, Mr.. Packard
said. will land a miner and supplies at
Kondyke in five days from Taku Inlet or
Juneau. The present route by way of st.
Michaels Island consumes thirty days
under favorable conditions. The connect
ing steamers will winter at Teslin Lake
and when the ice breaks in the spring Will
go down the river safely with IL and re-
turn to the lake thirty days before
steamer from st. Michaels Island can.
Mr.. Packard will leave here on Friday
in company with civil engineer for
Seattle, where he will be joined by sur
yeyor for Juneau. The syndicate back of
the enterprise has a capitalization of
S.. 600, 900. The road. which will be the
first in Alaska, will be completed in two
years. Charles F. Hutchins, superin-
tendent of the Wilmington City railway.
is president of the company. President
Lea. president of the Equitable Guarantee
and Trust Com pany OF this city, and Will
lard Salisbury, vice president of the Will
mington City Railway Company, as well
as several New York capitalists. are
heavi ly interested in the enterprise.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
CHAMBER or HORRORS.
Disc overy of a Mysterious Dungeon Evi-
5entiy Used BY Some College
Secret Sccien

BOSTON, MASS, July 20.-A mysterious
dungeon has just been unearthed on the
Bowdoin College grounds, at Brunswick,
Me. The authorities recently decided to
remodel Appleton Hall, one of the dormi-
workmen have begun operations. When
the work was begun OF tearing out the in
terror of the old building the workmen
were surprised and so were the faculty to
find beneath the building subterrenean
basement, which, if its existence was ever
known, had been forgotten and left undis-
turbed for many years.
In this basement, at one end of the
building, was found a dungeon cell or
cave fitted up in most terrifying man.
ner. It's walls were lined with black; no
light could penetrate it. and in this vault
was grotesque array of skulls and skele-
tons, and, strangest OF all, several cofins.
The only visible entrance TO this place
was an air shaft which found vent in The
roof of the building, and which was secretly
connected with closets in the rooms OF
various students of the building. Opinion
is greatly divided as TO the dark deeds
which have been transacted in this
gloomy cell. Some think that it was
chamber of horrors used by the famous
Phi Chi Hazing Society of long ago.
Others attribute it tc the D. K. E.'s,wbose
mystic rights of initiating thrilled so
many timid boys in past years. Certain
it is that to the present time no graduate
has been found who is ready to unravel
the mystery. and the black cham Der
stands, with the dust of long years over
tapping the somber tints and shadows.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
Captain TuttIe.s Ranort.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 2O.-Captain
Francis Tuttle of the cutter Bear writes
from st. Michaels, on the Yukon, under
date July 1 that the old days of 40 in
California were mere sideshow to the ex-
element prevailing there. he says he
cannot afford to keep the cutter there
long as the whole crew will go daft over
the gold fever.
"St. Michaels, he writes, "is now full of
miners awaiting chance to get to Puget
Sound and California. Every other man
of them has $50. 900 worth OF dust. There
is not one with less than $751; When
we arrived yesterday we found man who
last September was discharged as a deck
hand from a Gamer on Puget Sound.
He made his way into Alaska, worked
seven months on the klondyke and has
now reached st. Michaels with $150, 600 in
gold. l almost feel as if l would like to
20 up the river myself, and certainly
would we're twenty years younger.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
WILD RUSH
TO THE MECCA
Of The NOR I'll
Continued from First Page.

man has three fve-gallon oil cans filled /,
and is not fully washed out yet. But, re-
mem ber. he is one out of perhaps 5000
The many have nothing, though great
wealth doubtless exists. A town has
sprung up here at the mouth of the Klon-
dyke that has killed Circle City, Forty
mile, Fort Cudahy and all of the other
towns dead.
"The Alaska Com mercial Company and
the North American Trading Company
have abandoned or nearly abandoned
their places OF business there and come
bodily up here. Each is erecting three
large warehouses and store. This will be
their headquarters. In fact the only town
on the rivera sawmiIl running night
and day, saloons by the score, etc. Prices
are high. A couple of fellows brought in
400 dozen eggs along with US. They ar
rived at o'clock this afternoon and now,
1880, are nearly sold out at $6 per dozen.
Bacon is IS cents pound, -four Sc for fifty
pounds and other things in proportion.
Flour is cheapest of anything. A steamer
came in this afternoon from Forty mile
with more goods from that point. No
steamers have arrived from st. Mchaeis,
but one is expected by the A. G. Company
my day.
"June 18-Harry has returned from the
diggings, and speaks of some claims that
are wonderful in their wealth. The
country is queer formation. One creek
is wonderfully rich, while another running
parallel few miles away is worthless. There
will be great activity here this fall and
J,,fo N1xr II ha
made. A couple of stampedes have taken
place since we have been here, but they
amounted to nothing whatever. On the
boat tomorrow great many are going
out with ten, twenty, thirty and as high
as fifty and one hundred thousand dollars.
The nights here are SO light it is hard to
sleep. 1t is now IL o'clock and as light as
midday. The mosquitoes are getting more
numerous the last few days. This place
is building up very rapidly, and town lots
booming as in Seattle years ago. Some
very good log houses building"
A subsequent letter received from Harry
Sheafe, Miller's partner in his mining
ventures, says they have ''staked OUT
what appears to be good claim, and that
they are now preparing to build cabins
and make other preparations for the de-
velopment OF their property.
From present indications the efficiency
OF the Seattle police department. will be
somewhat impaired owing to the Klon-
dyke fever, which has taken hold of pa
trolmen, detectives, sergeants and cap
tains, all alike and with equal severity.
The men who have decided 10 go north
are among the best officers on the force.
and 1t is this fact that is troubling the
heads OF the police department..
Many business men are willing to stake
a big, strong policeman, and the "cops"
seem 10 have no trouble in getting
grub.stake to go north on. The men
dropping out so many at time cannot
help but injure the department, but to
what extent can only be determined by
the men who had taken their places.
From ten to fifteen patrolmen. and possi-
bly, two detectives and one captain, will
leave for the Klondyke and other parts OF
Alaska on the next two steamers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
the new fields. The new diggings cannot be
exhausted in ten years"
BUSINESS is BOOMING.
And the Treasury Gold Reserve Is
Being Increased by Yukon RIVER
Shipments,


r WASHINGTON. D. c.. July 20.-Busi.
ness throughout the country is booming,
according to reports received at the Treas
ury Department. The demand for small
notes Is an excellent indication OF cash
sales still increasing. Nearly all calls are
for - bills. 1t is remarkable fact that
gold Is being deposited in sub-treasuries
IN exchange for silver certificates. Mer-
chants and others say they don't care
what sort OF money they get, as they want
TO put it in circul alton, not to hoard. For
that reason silver certificates are as de-
siraoie as notes redeemable in gold. The
treasury Department has taken time by
the iorelock, and large quantity of small
bills, sufficient to last long time, are be-
ing printed.
Ihe gold reserve gained $254, 10 to-day
Dy deposits, principally at San Francisco
and St. Louis. Reports from st. Louis in
dicate that business there is improving
rapidly, and the demand for small notes
is very great. Yukon river gold is being
shipped East. 1t is expected that much
of it will be deposited at the sub.treasury
in New York and the Philadelphia mint
in exchange for small notes. q:
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
THE UNION PAciFlc'S DEBT.
Resolution Relating to the Sale of the
Road Debated b. Senators Morgan,
Stewart and 7hErs.on.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 20.-Soon
after the Senate met Monday the doorswere
closed for executive business and remained
closed until 2:30. From that hour until 5
O clock the resolution relating to the sale
of the Union Pacific Railway was debated,
Morgan finishing his speech in favor Of
the resolution, Stewart arguing against 1t
as designed to delay the much-vexed
question and Thurston beginning his op-
posing speech, which will probably ex-
tend over several days.
Thurston began by saying that the Gov.
eminent has already some $40, 600, 900 in
vested in Union Pacific property, and
now it was proposed to invest another
$34, 600, 900 in it. The Government had
already placed enough money in the in
vestment, and without any further ex.
pendlture it should proceed in the ordi.
nary, legal method through the courts to
enforce its legal rights. The passage of
the resolution meant, he said, the abso-
Lutte loss OF millions TO the Government.
If any friend of the railway company had
introduced any such resolution he would
have been denounced as an attempted
robber of the treasury and as in league
with the railway interests.
Thurston asserted his belief that the
resolution emanated from first-mortgage
bond holders, who were endeavoring in
that way TO have their bonds paid with
out taking any chances or paying any
part of the expenses involved in the reor-
ganization plan. There was nothing be.
hind the resolution except the same old
appeal TO the rapble and to the prejudices
OF men.
When Thurston had completed the first
installment Of his speech brief period
was devoted to other business before ad-
iournment. The nomination OF Charles
McCawley as assistant quartermaster of
the Marine Corps, which was strenuously
opposed because he is civilian, was con-
hrmed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21

alone he had sold three tickets to Seattle !,
and all of them were to men whose fin al
destination was the Klondyke district. A
party of dozen or fifteen men will leave
Bangor Maine, on Tuesday of next week.
The party is being arranged by Stephen
Crane, an old miner who spent many
years of his life in the mines in California
and in the Black Hills. 1t will be made
up of men from Bangor and surrounding
towns, and from Houlton, Calais and
other places in Eastern Maine. There are
thousands of idle men IN Maine and Mas
sachusetts, including many who have
some knowledge of mining, who are anx-
ious to go to Alaska, and it is likely that
in the coming month there will be repe-
tition of the excitement of 1849.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
CLIMATE AND DISTANCE.
Long Days and Nights, Short Sum-
mers and Short Time for the
JOurnav

Journey.
The Yukon climate is one of the chief
things that people ask about constantly.
with hazy ideas of how the days and
nights lapse up by the Arctic circle.
The Yukon gold fields lie on both sides
of the circle, but mainly Just below it.
The new Klondyke diggings are the ones
farthest south, and are about $50 miles
below the frigid zone. Up there the days
are practically six months long, as are the
nights. At Circle City, just little below
the Arctic circle, the sun sets for eleven
minutes on the longest day, and It's set.
ting at Dawson is for but few minutes
longer in midsummer, and there is
bright twilight for that period. In spring
and fall there is an almost constant twi-
light. and there is a bright twilight
throughout the winter.
The snow disappears and the streams
open about the middle of June, and it is
late in June usually when the Yukon is
sufficiently free from ice for navigation.
Then the Yukon boats begin their plying,
taking up tho freight and passengers
brought to St, Michaels by the connecting
ocean steamers OF the two commercial
companies. Then two boats start down
the river. The miners who arrived few
days ago on the Excelsior at San Fran
cisco and the Portland at Seattle were the
FIRST to get out OF the country when nayi-
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
Conina Fron. Kentuckn.

NEWPORT. KY, July 2o.-A meeting
was held to-day to organize company
OF 100. each to pay $1,000. then to proceed
to San Francisco to purchase an iron yes
sci of sufficient tonnage to carry the. man
and provisions, and then proceed to the
goldfields. The vessel being the property
of the company, it is the purpose to hold
it at the nearest point to- the goldfields AS
a headquarters. Before the meeting ad.
journed twelve of those present signed the
agreement.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
tricts on the Yukon or its tributaries, in
anticipation of the number of conten-
tions over land claims.
Going From Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 20.-W. E.
Greenaway, assistant chief clerK of the
railway mail service, applied to-day for
six months leave of absence in order to
visit the Klondyke mines. He will take
five young men from here.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
G. II. umhsen G. Co., IA Montgomery st.;

In said City and County OF San trancisco ON
Thur sday, the I'd day Of september A. ID. 1881 ns
II o'clock noon of that day, tho highest b dder
for cash In iawful money or the United states
and subj CT TO confirmation by said court ali III A.
certain 10 piece or parcel of land situate living
and being in the City and County OF San Fran.
cisco, State of California, and bounded ara nar..
ticularly described as follows, TO wit:
Commencing at point where tn northerly line
OF Bush street Is intersected by the easery line OF
ssnsome stree; running thence easterly along the
northery line OF Bush street one hundred and
thfrty-seven (lS7l feet and six (6l inches thencs
at right angles northery and parallel with san.
some street one hundred and thirty seven 1ls7,.
feet aud SIX 10y inches; thence AZ right an s,eS'
westerly and paralle with Bush street. one hnn-
drei and thtrtyseven C81l feet and six (6) inches
and to the eas eriy side of Sansome street: ana
thence southeriy along the easteriy side Of SAN
some street one hundred aud thirty-seye n an
feet and six (6) inches TO the point OF Commence
ment; together with the buildings and improve.
ments thereon.
The purchaser shall take the said lot subject ta
the right of John +. McCauley and Henry Thorn-
ton pletoE. their heirs and assigns to uss m.
brick wall along the northeriy line OF said lot here
In described party wall.
Terms and conditions Of sale-Cash in IavfnI
money OF the United states OF America; ten per
rent OF the purchase price 10 be paid o The ref
cree on the day Of sale, when the lot Is Knocked
down TO the purchaser. AMI the balan q on con-
hrmation OF said sale by said court
Dated San Francisco CAL, July l, 1897
GUSTAYE II. UMBSEN, Referee.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
EASTERN EXCITEMENT.
The Gold Fever Has Reached New
England and Many Are Start
ing for the Yukon.

BOSTON, Mass July 20.-The Alaska
gold craze has struck New England very
hard, particularly Boston and the pine
tree Slate. Several large parties will
leave here at once w liam Burrell of
the Great Northern Railway told CALL
reporter at noon that during the morn ing
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
REFEREE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

DY VIRTUE OF TWO DEGREES OF THE
ID Superior Court In and for the City and County,
OF San Francisco state CT California (repsrtu,en
No. 10Y. The fist of which DEGREES was naade and
is dated the Z2d day of November, 1895, and tbs
second Of which DEGREES was made and is da. ed
the 25th day of June, 1897, and both of which de-
crees were made and entered IN an action pending
in said Superior Court, wherein Adam Grant is
plaintiff ana Daniel t. MURPHY ana others are de-
fendants. being case No. 49,033 In the said court
the undersigned, who was by said court Appointed
at he auction rooms Of
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
THINGS TO WEAR.

Summer Undershirts, cbild's, ~ year to yrs. SC
summer Under Pants, girls, 70 A.. .10c
Summer Drawers, boys, 8 to IL. 10c
summer Vests, girls or boys, 10 to IA ..... l6c
(No other sizes, closing lot.)
Ladies' 25-cent s. eeveiess Vests, white. e......15c
Ladies' High grade Ribbed Underwear. 45c
Ribbed Underwear, lad les' wool 75c 95c
Summer Goods at safe prices to the buyer al
along the wearing apparel lines.
Mems Summer Coats for store wear. Soc
Mems Cashmere Coats, "a to 81 75c
Mems Light Suits, Sl2 so value. ........... $S. 90
Mems straw Hats reduced dto..-..........15c, 25c
Girls Canvas Shoes, 81 % grade, l3 TO 49,. SOC
Boys Canvas Shoes only size e4...............5Oc SOC
Iniauts' Little Oxfords black, 5to 7........ csc
Girls Oxfords or Sandals, al l31a 40o
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FOUGHT FOR RAW ONIONS.
How the Ravenous Klondykers
Welcomed Change of Food
at ST Mjchaals.

BINGHAMTON, N. Y, July 2o.--In a
letter dated St. Michaels Island, June 81,
A. H. Stanley, president Of the E7ening
Herald Company, describes the arrival
on that day of the Weare, the first
passenger steamer from the upper Yukon
district. Before it reached the wharf news
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
Land Offics on the Yukor

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 2o.-Com-
missioner Hermann of the General Land
Office stated to-day that he will recon-
mend the establishment OF two land dis
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
THINGS TO EAT.
THINGS TO USE.

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