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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-15

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-07-15
A GREAT KANSAS WEEKLY.

a Kansas newspaper that has had
Il most remarkable growth during the
past year or two is the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
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The torture Of these two men must be
| far greater, for one of them had sinned
against the tribe and the other had sinned
in-though all ignorant of his offending
giving him the hand of friendship. Ram
sey, by betraying them, had caused the
! slaughter of many of their best braves,
and in requittal he must render up sacri
| fee of his keenest suffering that they
could, with the means at hand, devise,
| and incidentally Miller must contribute
! his share of agony to the ceremony of ex-
| piation.
The two men were stripped and bound
to the wagon wheels with heavy chains,
drawn so tightly as to cut into the flesh
at every point of contact Infiammable
oil was then poured literally over their
heads and bodies and over the wagon to
which they were fastened, and then the
whole horrible funeral pyre was set
ablaze.
Strong hands held the frantic horses
until the eyes of the 200 leaping. dancing,
shrieking, bowling demons were satiated
with the sight of those two piteous white
bodies in their garments of scorching.
seething. soaring flame. squirming and
writhing and twisting and bending in the
vain effort to shorten their agonies by
forcing death to come more quickly. But
the Indians had done their work so skill
fully that for time death stood aloof
and looked ON with them at this soul
sickening spectacle of hideous and un-
trammeled savagery.
At last, however, even this sight palled
upon the onlookers, eager to run the
whole gamut Of horrors, and then fire
was applied to the oil soaked backs of
the plunging horses, the Indians sprang
away into safety before their maddened
onrush, and down the mountain road
they fied-a blazing horror of human and
brute agony, fiery chariot within which
death rode triumphant. while fends in
carnate held the charring reins.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

come from Fishers death. The oppor.
/ tunity was at hand, and he could not rise
to it.
WELL he said at last, i'll a weak eff
fort to stave off the final moment, lets
have another"
The liquor was served, and as he
reached for his glass his hand shook.
At that moment Fisher grabbed him by
his yellow mustache and gave it saw
age tug, yanking his head around. Long
ley faced him for moment, stammerlng,
but made no motion 10 draw his weapon.
Then Fisher slapped him twice with the
open hand, the blows sounding through
the room. The barkeeper had dpcked
under the counter, and two or three
loungers had crowded into a far corner
to be out of harms way. Longley made
no resistance He said only pleadiIsly:
Don't do that, King; don't do that"
Fisher reached under the cowed
wretch's coat, took his six shooter from
its scabbard, extracted the cartridges,
threw the weapon on the counter and
called to the barkeeper, with laugh:
Give me some wine on this here. Its
the great Bill Longley's pistol
He drank pint of champagne slowly,
looked at his foeman and staggered out
The barkeeper offered Longley the pis-
tol but he would not take it, saying that
he was not man enough to keep it. Half
an hour later he was on his horse, weap-
onless and headed eastward. He went
back TO the Sabine country and year
later was hanged for murder.
King Fisher owned ranch in Uvalde
county, and il was just 80 miles from his
front door to the border town of Eagle
Pass, then containing a population Of
1,500, not counting a small army post,
Fort Duncan, which stood mile south
of it. Three miles west OF Fishers
house the main county road fOrked. One
prong ran by his front door, the other
ran two miles to the rear of his home,
making a considerable detour. They
Joined again three miles farther on. At
the fork Fisher nailed a board on tree
bearing the legend:
Take the right hand road. The other
is King Fishers road"
For two years he actually forced every
man in Uvalde and Dimmitt counties
who Travelled that route to go two miles
out of his way. Violation of the order
meant shooting and probably death. Nor
was there any one OF this hardy frontier
population bold enough to bell the cat.
One night in an Eagle Pass monte
he was irritable. Finally he made some
remark rejecting upon the honesty of
the dealer. Sitting next to him was
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
WASHINGTON GHOSTS.
Specters Which Haunt the City
and Suburbs.
SPIRIT OF THE CAPITOL CRYPT.
Weird PbantOms Said TO Have
Sprung From Events of Historic
the Potomac River.

| Washington is said to have more
ghosts than any other city of its size in
the world The corridors and corners,
the crypts and vaults of the capitol itself
are the scenes of many such creepy"
stories. Even the busy chambers them
selves are not exempt, and the spirits of
| the mighty dead, We are told on good au-
| thority, may sometimes be seen fitting
restlessly among once familiar scenes.
| On u busy all night session. about 3
| O'Clock in the morning, more than one
new member has nervously asked a
| neighbor if he does not hear queer noises
and, glancing toward the statuary hall,
| has vowed that the statues of the old
heroes of debate make him creep with
| their eerie gToaning.
| in the very spot in the old house where
the new member may be standing Presi-
dent John Quincy Adams died at the ripe
age of so. They laid him on the sofa
against the wall, where a little tablet
marks the place, and ever since then
about that hour of the night, amid the
noise and hustle of business, the ring of
voices and the darting to and fro of
pages, fretful murmuring and weary
signs from dim corners and recesses be-
tray the presence of impatient ghosts
| longing to mingle once more in the famil-
lar battle of brains.
The ancient suburb Georgetown has
had more time for accommodating good
lasting ghosts. the linga-shira variety,
who whoop and gibher to the moon and
haunt particular spots with a fxity of
purpose that at least is admiral BILE in its
assiduity. Some of these are older and
more established specters than the 9TH
ers, and one of the greatest standing in
the community is located above the
town, at the Great falls. He is known as
''the drummer boy of the Potomac" and
is the representative of Revolutionary
regiment.
The story, which. so far as the story
goes, is well authenticated. is that the
boy was drowned while crossing the riv-
er at the falls under circumstances which
attached a suspicion of foul play to his
disappearance. Since that time he has
not been seen, but on stormy nights his
drum is heard above the roar of the falls
and quite distinct from the rushing of the
water beating out a ghostly long roll that
sends thrill to the hearts of the hearers
and is supposed TO betoken misfortune to
the one who is so unfortunate as to be an
audience at the spectral serenade.
Another specter of the same region is
a headless horseman. like the ghostly
trooper of Sleepy Hollow, made famous
by Irving's story. The stamping ground
of this rider is the strip of land known as
the Lowgrounds, lying between the river
and the canal above Georgetown. This
specter stampedes the cattle browsing
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

among the thickets and has been seen by
many boating parties on the river riding
at breakneck speed over the rough and
broken powders that line the Maryland
shore of the river and where it would be
death for !, mortal horseman to venture
in broad daylight.
Farther down the river there are ghost
ly legends attaching 20 the Three Sisters,
fatal group of rocks where a number Of
drowning accidents have occurred and
where there are said, at night to be seen
lights and where sounds are heard that
cannot be traced to any mortal origin.
4 number of old tenements in the towr
itself, now rapidly disappearing before
the march of improvement. are said to
conspiracy connected with these fatal
spots would ill volume.
But the most chostly Of all the region
and the place to which moro circGm-
stantially correct stories can be traced
is the New Cut road. n place in which
the newness attaches only to the name
This Bit of ,oad. nnt quite n mile in
length and running just north of the old
Georgetown college grounds. has a very
unsavory reputation among those who
object TO ghosts as steady company.
During the late war there was at least
one killing on this road. \ heavy storm
had washed out Il part of the great cul-
vert which carries off Foundry branch,
IL small stream running across the road.
and at this spot Il young Georgetown
man was held up. or attempted to be held
up, by soldier. The young fellow was
a wild and reckless specimen and killed
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

A horrible incident of the Ya9ui Indian
rebellion against Mexico was the killing
by torture of +. N. Miller and Jack
Ramsey, two Americans, who were TAX
ing a pleasure drive from Hermosillo TO
Alamos. Ramsey was merchant of
Hermosillo, who had secured the ever
lasting hatred of the Yaquis by furnish
ing information about their movements
to the Mexican authorities during the ten
years war. Miller was an artist, against
whom the savages had no grievance ex
cept the fact that he was in the company
of Ramsey.
The Sierra Madres are steep, and the
roadways are rugged. 1t was slow driv-
ing, but the scenery is so magnificent
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

Hank Moore. noted Texas ranger,
declares that the desperate has never
lived who was not AT some time afraid
OF some other desperate, and there are
black spots on the records OF them all.
He has wide acquaintance with men
of the trigger, and in support of his
theory instances fonr incidents in the lives
of four of the most celebrated killers the
MeNican-American frontier has known.
Two of these men never saw the other
two, and yet the story of their defeats
Lakes a chain. They were connected in
a way. and if the spookS of them meet
In the half world and compare notes they
will have an interesting time. The four
concerned were Clint HawOrth, Bill
Longley, King Fisher and Manuel Es-
trada. All of them died by steel or shot
or rope. but they did not kill each other.
Clint Haworrh is believed TO have been
a nativc- of southern Mississippi, says a
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

"GRAEDPor' SAVING HIS LITTLE CAGENATK
support 1t did not take him long to
reason out that not even a brass monkey
can stand being strangled as he was
being strangled and live.
Without n moments hesitation he
grusped the iron bars with both hands
and forced them apart. The monkeys
head came out and the trembling little
body would have fallen TO the ground but
for the supporting paw which was
stretched out TO receive it.
Holding til, almost insensible little fel-
low in his arms, very much as mothers
hold u baby, ne descended TO the ground
and laid his burden tenderly down. The
little fellows r1other happened 10 be
near and she rushed up seemingly to
thank her sob preserver.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

Mexican named Manuel Estrada, who
came from Piedras Negras. Without a
word Manuel rose, drew a dagger, press
ed the point of it against Fishers throat,
first fitting back his chin with his hand,
forced him to arise. backed, him through
TIE door to the sidewalk, disarmed him,
ordered him to mount his horse and
leave town, and he saw that he did it,
All the time he was pouring forth upon
Fisher every objurgation and form of
abuse of which the Spanish language is
capable. Nor did the desperate utter a
word OF protest. He cringed like beat
en- hound. His nerve seemed to melt,
turn to water and run away from him.
He became Il reformed character, was
made a deputy sheriff, proved singularly
efficient in hunting down criminals, many
of whom had been his companions. and
was killed along with Ben Thompson i'll
Jack Harris theater in San Antonio in
1854 not because he was drunk or dan
gerous, but because he was in bad COM
p9uy.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

Watts-Did' you see that story about
m arrowhead being brought up from 4
depth of more than 800 feet under.
ground?
Potts-Yes. Strikes me the fellow
that shot it that deep into the earth
must have been a pretty good man in
his time.-Indlanapol Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

81 am glad" said one philanthropic
German. ITO see that peace reigus"
Yes" said another. but don't say
anything about it so that it might
reach the emperor's attention. 1t
might annoy him to suspect that any
thing or anybody else was trying TO do
any conspicuous regning.
ton Star.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
Bound to Make n Noise.

"You may scorn me now, Cassimere
McGinnis." exclaimed the youth Will
eyes afiame and nostrils quivering, 'be
cause am poor and unknown, But
mark what | say. naughty girl The
world shall hear from me yet"
$50. George" she answered sadly
"you are going to keep right on wear
ing that suit of clothes, are you|-Chi.
cago Tribune.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
HEROIC BABOON.
How "Grandpop" Saved n Little Mon
key From StrangulatiOn.


key From Strnngulation.
In the Philadelphia zoo recently little
monkey, during unusual antics, became
caught by the neck between the bars of
the cage. He began to slowly strangle
TO death, and his struggles TO extricate
himself only made matters worse. His
shrieks of mingled fright and pain We're
awful to hear.
All mOnkeriand paused to hear. They
seemed to understand the little fellows
trouble and his call for help. Several
rushed to the place, but 'Grandpop," the
big baboon, was Arst. The others fell
back before him.
In moment he was beside the little
sufferer. He saw the cruel bars closing
on the poor fellows throat. He felt the
little feet coiling around his neck for
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
Pleasant.

Bridget can't stand the missus,
sur.
Won Blumer (sarcastically)-It's a
pity, Bridget, that | couldn't have se-
lected wife to suit you.
Bridget-Sure, sur, we all make mis-
takes.-Brooklyn Life.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

That was n wise schOolboy who.
when the master asked, why was II
that his great discovery was not prop
erly appreciated until long after Co.
lumbus was dead?" promptly replied.
1T was because he didn't advertise.
sir."-Richmond Religious Herald.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
A VengefuI Thought.

in some future year" said the citi-
zen with powerful imagination. "the
human race will find the sun extinct.
That once glowing orb will cease to
shed its rays upon our world. Then
whatn we do"
What will we do? echoed the mo-
rose man. who was grinning for the
first time in weeks. ''That isn't the
question. Whatll the iceman do?"-
Washington Star
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
Fate and Fashion,

"Wot's de matter wild you, Lizzie ?
wy don't you keep your hat on
straight like lady?"
Larry Morrissey hit me wild brick
las night. an | can't make me hat fit
over de swellin. cleveland Plain
Dealer
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
RelBnrtee.

II come to steel" said the humorous
rat
PLEASED to welcome you," replied
the matter of fact steel trap as it
sprang to embrace the new conner
Chicago News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
Cruel.

He-Don't you believe, darling. that
my poetical aspirations are noble?
She-Possibly, but your poetical In
spirations are not up to the require
ments of commonplace doggerel.--De-
troit Free Press.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
Educational influence.

"Going abroad is education, isn't it?"
81 think so; it makes people who
come back undertake to educate the
people who haven't been abroad"
cagO Record.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

Ada - Wasn't there some talk of
Maude marrying a duke?
Dolly-Yes: but, you see, the duke
didn't say anything about it-Philadel-
phia North American.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

'idler" said the ant scornfully.
"Me?' answered the grasshopper.
MY dear fellow, | have been on the
jump ever since l was born."-Indian-
apolis Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09

whatever induced the Browntons to
put in their summer in houseboat?'
ut makes it comparatively easy for
them to dodge their creditors .''-Chica-
go Post.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
On Canvas.

She-Isn't that magnificent sun
rise? How l should love TO see it on
canvas.
He-You'll soon have the opportuni-
ty, my dear; the grocer opposite is
raising his awning.-Chicago News
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
InconceivabIe, In Fact.

1t is difficult to conceive of girl
marrying n man of the name of Dill
lingham Montmorency Van Alstyne
and omitting cards.-Detroit Journal
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
RUSSIA'S GOOD ANGEL.
The Czarina viii Stop Brutal
Punishments.
KNOUTING A NATIONAL SCANDAL.
How Soldiers and Peasants Are Pun
ished by Petty officials Horrible
Indictment of Autocratic Rule In
the Realm of the Gar.

Upon my bended knees, if necessary, ]
will beg his majesty to abolish corporal
punishment in our holy Russia" With
these good words the cZarina sent away
the commissioners appointed by her to
inquire into the abuses of the knout, the
rod and the switch in her husbands en-
pire. Later, says q St Petersburg CORE
spondent of the Philadelphia Times, she
registered Il vow with her father con-
fessor TO make her promise good.
Drs. Ibankow, Buschujew and Lobes,
three of the foremost physicians of st.
Petersburg. and the great writer's Tolstoi
and Dostejewski collected the evidence
for Alexandra Feoderovna. The report
of these gentlemen is horrible indict-
ment of autocratic rule.
The incident that moved her majesty
to employ the services of these distin-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
Converted.

MY dear said Mrs. Huneweil as
she poured the coffee at breakfast the
other morning, do you believe in the
eternal fitness Of things?"
81 used to-" replied Huneweli, "but
that was before you. began to make my
Shirts
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-09
Rivals.

How do you suppose the horse feels
toward the automobile?"
well, about the same way the mos
quito feels toward the kissing bug
Detroit Free Press.
The Worcester spy., 1899-12-24
DOCUMENTARY STAMPS
Internal Revenue Collector Re-
ceives Orders Concerning Them

Oscar j. Winslow, deputy collector
of internal revenue, has received the
following order relative to the cancella-
tion of documentary stamps:
I'm all cases where documentary
stamp of the denomination of ten cents
or any larger denomination shall be
used for denoting any tax imposed by
the act Of June 13, '9S, the person using
or affixing the same shall in~addition
to the writing or stamping thereon,
with ink, the initials of his name and
the date when affixed, mutiIate said
stamp by cutting three parallel Incl
sions lengthwise through the stamp,
beginning not more than one-quarter
of an inch from one end thereof, and
extending to within one-quarter of an
inch of the other side.
Where such stamp is cancelled by
cutting or perforating in any manner
authorized by the existing regulations,
as aforesaid, the mutilation herein pro-
vided will not be required. This law
went into effect Dec. 15"
Several instnces are reported where
bank officials, insurance men, law
yers and others who have to do with
documents requiring stamps Of the de-
nomination noted, have failed through
ignorance or carelessness to conform
with the requirements 1t will be the
duty of Mr.. Winsiow to look after this
matter and see that the law of the de-
partment is enforced
The Worcester spy., 1899-12-24
Mr.. PRIOR APPRECIATED
City Council Committee Satisfied
With His Work

At meeting of the city council high
way committee last Monday, it was vo-
ted to instruct the chairman and clerk
of the committee to draw up a set of
resolutions expressing the approval of
the committee in regard to the work
of Street Commissioner w. S. Prior dur
ing the year past The original motion
was to have the chairman of the com
mittee sign for all the members, but
Chairman Brannon objected, as he
thought it would be better to have the
document signed by all members of the
committee.
The resolutions have been signed by
all members of the committee to whom
they were presented, with one excep-
ton. Fred w. White, president of the
common council, did not refuse to sign,
but asked the chairman to call another
meeting of the committee to talk the
matter over. If such a meeting is to
be called, it must be during the en-
suing week, as the terms of office of
several members of the committee ex-
pire.
Alderman Brannon said last night
that the reason for the action rela-
tive to the resolutions mentioned was
that everything was found in such
good condition on the day OF the in
spection.
Aside from the order and shipshape
condition of things at the city barn,
members of the committee feel that
Mr.. Prior has done good work in the
past year, and that he is deserving of
commendation.
The Worcester spy., 1899-12-24
GIFTS BY MAIL
Arrangements For People at the
Post Office This Afternoon

Postmaster J. Evarts Greene has
made special arrangement whereby
people of the city may secure mail mat
ter and possible Christmas packages
this afternoon. In addition to the usual
hours from 945 to 1890 a. M, when the
carriers" window is usually open, the
window will be open for distribution of
matter between the hours Of and 4
o'clock in the afternoon.
In the past many people who would
have called at the office on Sunday at
this season have been prevented from
doing so by reason of the fact that they
were on their way to church and did
not care to chance the possibility of
carrying load Of bundles 1t is with the
idea of doing away with delay for citi-
zens and facilitating the work of car
riers tomorrow that the arrangement is
made.
Business at the local office the past
few days has been unusually heavy, and
while receipts the early parts of the
month gave evidence of smaller returns
than last year the business of last week
has placed the receipts several hundred
dollars ahead cf the amount taken at
the same time last year
Postmaster Greene says that the force
has been worked to its greatest capa-
city, but that business has been handled
in admirable manner and that there has
been nothing but good feeling on the
part of clerks and carriers in spite of
the extra duty imposed.