Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-05
WARRINGTON.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 2S.-R!chard Lee,
colored, while in a jealous fit lest night, shot
and killed bis wife. He was arrested and
lodged In Jail. This is the third brutal mur-
der in Washington city within a week,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 27.-The Presi-
dent appointed the following postmssters this
afternoon: D.. w. Scott, at Galens, Ills, and
Lloyd A. Leas at THIN, Ohio.
JOS. e.. Chandler, Receiver Of Public Moneys
at Yankton, Dakota, resigned to-day.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 27.-The Presi-
dent has recognized Otto Albert Diier, vice
consul for Denmark at Chicago, and Herman
Martini as consul for the German empire at
st. Louis, for Arkansas, Colorado, Indian
| Territory, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, and
the counties of st. Clair, Madison and Mon.
roe, ia he state Of Illinois.
WINNEPEG, Nov. 2S.-The curtain will fall
this morning upon another scene IL the Riel
rebellion when a number OF Indians who were
connected with the uprising and formed a por-
ton of Big Bears band will expiate their
crimes upon the scaffold at Regina. Up TO an
early hour this morning the exact number to
be hung was not definitely known at this
place, as conflicting reports have been received
concerning the action OF the council in the
matter OF various applications for delay or
communication Of sentence. All the prisoners
were tried before Judge Rouleau OF Battleford
in October last and futile efforts have been
made during the past few days TO secure a re-
view Of the trials on the ground that the Judge
was a sufferer pecuniarly by the rebellion and
that he had beforehand expressed his inten-
ton to hang everybody brought before him
for participation in the revolt. In all f~orty-six
Indian prisoners were tried, OF these sixteen
were acquitted, twenty nine were sent to the
penltentiary for periods ranging from two to
twenty years and eleven were sentenced 10
harg { o-day. Most OF the latter belonged TO
Big Bears band and were concerned In the
Frog Lake massacre. Two men named Dresy.
man and Carlebois were also sentenced TO hang
to-day for the murder Of m old squaw In the
belief that she was a "wingo'' or witch, but
the council Ga Monday docilod to Sraut tAeln
a reprieve in order that an inquiry might be
made regarding ''extenuating circumstances
among those under sentence to be hanged TO-
day are Little Bear, Man Without. Blood, Bad
Arrow and Miserable Man, four Of Rlel's lieu
tenants also Wandering Spirit, who murdered
Agent Quinn at Frog Lake, Gonioon Mon,
grand, who murdered Constable Cowan al
Fort Pitt, and the Indians convicted Of the
murders CT Payne and Fremont.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 2S-Decorstor
are still at work, and the Executive mansion
will be conspicuous for It's tasteful draping
The draping at the Capitol is yer extensive,
reaching to the balcony on the dome. II hss
been practically decided that the President
and Cabinet will leave Washington for Indian.
apolis some time Monday, via Baltimore 4
Ohio railroad.
WASHINGTON, d. c., NOV. o0--1he fresi
dent has not yet reconsidered his original in
tention to attend the funeral Of the Vice Presi
dent. There is no doubt, however, but thai
the argument of Senator Edmupds and Speak
er Carlisle has made quite an impression. The
sole reason for believing the President con
templates giving up the trip Is based upon III,
fact that shortly before II O'Clock to-day, tn,
private secretary Of the lale Vice-Presider
was eummoned 70 the executive mansion apC
requested 10 telegraph the committe Of a.
rangcments and ask whether the Pr sidentt
failure to attend the funeral would DC a die
appointment TO the immediate friends OF Mr.