Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1897 — FOUND FOSSIL BONES [ARTICLE]

FOUND FOSSIL BONES

RELICS OF MEN WHO HUNTED THE MAMMOIH. Prehistoric Arrow Head Has Been Found by Scientists Near Kimmswick, Mo.—Lay Near Fossil Bones American Missionary Arrested. Scientists Are Interested. T. W. Beehler of St. Louis has unearthed a lot of prehistoric bones near Kimmswick, Mo. Some of the relics have been examined by archaeologists and scholars who found in them food for much scientific speculation and discussion. Three of the relics promise to be of great scientific value. One is suposed to be ft bone of a prehistoric animal known as boslatifrons. The second resembles the shin bone of a man, while the third is a crude arrow point. Gustav Hambach, instructor of archaeology at Washington University,'examined the relies and prevailed upon Mr. Beehler to postpone further excavations until he and other scientists could be present and observe the position in which they were found. An exploring party under his direction will make a trip to the diggings and take photographs of the bones, after they have been carefully exposed. With the three important relics were discovered a number of mastodon bones in a splendid state of preservation. A mastodon tusk was unearthed which measured 18 feet in length and 10 inches in diameter near the base. A ball joint, possibly of the knee or hip, is as large as a football, while the teeth of the beast are incredibly large. Missionary Aids Brigands. The American minister at Constantinople has sent a full report to the Department of State at Washington giving the details of the recent attack on Turkish villages by Armenian brigands, who came over the Persian frontier. The acts of these brigands were horrible. The portion of the dispatch which will create a sensation in this country is the arrest of an American woman missionary near the scene of the trouble, who had in her possession an apronful of cartridges intended for the brigands. She had a school there, and many of the scholars had their pockets filled with cartridges, and confessed that they had been acting as spies for the brigands under orders from the teacher. The report contains many other matters which will startle and surprise the friends of foreign missions in this country, and as it comes from Dr. Angell, who was appointed minister to Turkey through the influence of the American board of foreign missions, it will bo all the more astounding to church people. An Indiana Wreck. Twenty-three men were hurt in an accident on the Chicago and Indiana Coal Railroad nine miles north of Brazil, Ind., near Coal Bluff. The miners’ train on its homeward journey, bearing about 500 miners, was wrecked on the Gladstone switch and two cars left the track, rolling down the embankment. The accident was caused by running over a horse. Eighteen of the injured men live in Brazil and five in Coal Bluff. Three were fatally injured and five others seriously hurt. One Revolt Ended. Two principal rebel chiefs in the Philippines have agreed to submit. Rizal, however, brother of the man shot, still remains intractable. This result was effected by means of negotiations conducted by the natives themselves, and also with the use of native trqpps. ' !. . Great Fire in London. The most serious fire of recent years raged in London, England. It was in the business district, and the damage done is enormous.