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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-07-18

Ashkosh, Madison, Sparta, and other
Wisconsin towns suffered serious dam
age from tornado on the 9th.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-07-18

The census of Sioux City, just com
pleted, shows a population of 1880.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-07-18
HON ESrEADS,

A party having served four years in
military service will be required TO
reside and cultivate the land for one
year before making his Hd proof. Com
June 5, 1885. 81
The residence required is actual bona
fide inhabitancy, and absence Of claim.
ants family from land must be explain
ed. Com. June 5, 1852
The demands Of lucrative busines
elsewhere, no excuse for claimants non
residence, nor could the residence of his
wife for a few weeks be construed as
personal residence by him. (Ovenrake el
vs.. McGoyern. Asst Com. May 10
| 1885.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-07-18
TIMBER CULTURE.

Land not subject to L c. entry, un
less the section is destitute Of timber
(Dotson VS.. Thomas. Com. May 27
1881
A tenant will not be allowed to take
advantage Of his own laches in centes
against an entryman by whom he was
employed. Williams vs. Price. Sec
April Ia. 1885
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-07-18
ImDOrtant DeciRiONR.

| From batch Of recent land Office
decisions we take the following:
| In the case Of two simultaneous appli
cations to enter land under timber cul-
ture act, the land should be awarded to
highest bidders. (Exparte Mccormick
Acting Secretary, May 25, 1881
Where an HID. entry was Cancelled for
| failure to make proof in time and notice
of cancellation was not received by
| claimant, the entry should be reinstated
and confirmed upon proof showing full
compliance with law in other respects
and that the failure was owing 10 entry
mans ignorance, Notwithstanding land
had been selected in meantime for rail
road purposes. (Broussard vs.. Bres.,
Acting Com. May 3, 1882
Notice of contest sufficient if publish
ed once week for four successive
weeks. Erickson vs. Anderson. Act
ing Sec'y. May s. 1882
pRE-EMPTIoNs.
Proof cannot be accepted until pay
ment is made, and residence and cul-
tivation must be shown up to date of
payment. (Ex parte Martin. Com.
June 4, 1882
Lack of good faith shown by short
residence and the omission to dig well
and make useful improvements. (Ex
parte Sphinx. Sec. May l9, 1852
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18
THE DREAM ORA CRANK.

The Brooklyn memorialist who asks con-
gress to establish government newspaper
at every postoffice in the country is evil
IDENTIFY an individual who loves fun regard
less of the expense of procuring it. Sup
pose that congress should receive his memo
rial favorably and inaugurate the scheme,
wouldn't there be gossippy old time in
the land! According to this Brooklyn scheme
the newspapers are to be published at pub
lie expense and for free distribution, all adj
vertisements are to be admitted free and
the columns opened to everybody who
wishes to express an opinion on any SUBJ
ject. Imagine that the plan is in opera
ton and take the paper published at the
average American town as sample. Ii
the population was 5000 each daily issue
would be blanket sheet larger than
the Chicago and st. Louis dailies
combined, and would require a
newspaper force of about 10000
men to make up the paper. The
publication of telegraphic news would oe-
cupy the smallest space in it. The liver
pad men and the season poets would take
L
airy cranks and critics would want forty
pages. The writers of war "reminiscences
would probably occupy from seventy-fve tc
hundred pages each day. The soap boilers
would spread out their advertisements ovel
a couple of hundred pages more. The cor.
respondents who wanted to make sugges.
tions to the editors how to run the paper
i Vyl-- go
of political economy. who would discuss
the tariff. silver coinage and civil service
reform, would require not less than soc
pages of the daily issue. The discussion
of local topics would probably take
1000 pages. And when it came te
filling up the woman's department with the
privilege accorded to every female in the
town to publish her views on the fashions, on
the sewing circles, the church fairs the balls
and parties, the skating Kinks, OH recent
marriages and existing matrimonial engage
ments. and the right of each woman to ex-
press her opinion of every other woman in
the town, without limit to space in the
paper, there is no mathematical head in the
world capable of computing how many
columns this department would occupy in
the Government Daily Journal. When ii
is remembered that these calculations OF
the size of the paper are based on a popula.
ton of 5000 to the town, what would it be
when it comes to city with population
of hundreds of thousands? There couldn't
be erected enough paper mills in the coun.
try to supply the paper for these publica-
tiOnS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18
victory that the Irish leaders canuot refuse
! to accept the benefit of 1t. Home rule Is
the next step to Irish independence.
A RIG PILE.

The New York Times has been figuring
on the bulk of the VANDERBILT fortune If
it was reduced into silver dollars or one
dollar bills. If in silver the weight of the
$500, 900, 600 would be 7,16O TONS To
transport it would require 1853 cars, and,
allowing 90 tons to each car, would make a
train two and half miles long. If put into
standard silver dollars. dollar after dollar
laid lehgthwise, it would stretch dis
lance of 4,672 miles, making a silver
streak from New York across the ocean
to Liverpool. Piled up dollar on dollar it
would reach height of $50 miles. Laid
fiat on the ground the dollars would cover
space Of nearly GO acres. In the
shape of dollar bills this estate would, it
stretched lengthwise, extend a3,674 miles,
or nearly the circumference of the earth at
the equator. Piled up on one another close
as leaves in book they would reach a
heig hit of IL miles. A safe deposit vault
to contain these bills would require to be %
feet long, % feet wide and 30 feet high.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18
MORE DISASTERS.

The winds and the waves continue to
claim their victims. The horrible de-
struction by the cyclone near the city of
Colon on the isthmus of Panama is almost
without a parallel. In addition to the
great destruction of property on land, six
teen vessels with their entire crews were
swallowed UP by the sea. The year has
been remarkable for it's destructive storms.
and now that the old year is just passing
out OF sight there was hope its record
would be blotted with no more disasters.
But the Panama storm and the Jacksonville
fire are to be added to the long list of 1885.
Whether OF not the list of disasters is to be
still further extended before the year closes
is beyond our ken.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18
A DRAFT ON THE CzAR.
Col. Fred Grants w
Marvellous Financial Coup.

Col. Fred Grants avs
Marvellous Financial Coup.
Kansas City Times.
John c. Christian, lawyer of Chicago,
transacted the major portion of Mr.. Hon
ores legal business during the dark days Of
1873. Mr.. Christian came into some no
toriety in the Prohibition convention at
Pittsburg last year by nominating John
Peter st. John for the presidency.
Prior to the panic of 1878, Mr.. Honore
held about 100000 or $4,000, 900 of
Chicago property. on which he owed about
SIS, 600, 900, and no man in Chicago had
better credit He carried bank account
in st. Louis, where he also had the coafi-
dence of the wealthy capitalists. During
the squeeze of 1878. and near the first of
the year,. he was in st. Louis. and was in
conversation with the president of the
bank with which he did business.
''Mr. Honore" said the banker, ''your
account is overdrawn here some 50, 500,
and as it is near the first of the year we
would be exceedingly obliged if you would
balance the same to-day"
1t is impossible, and out of the ques-
ton for me to do it to-day, and the proba-
bilities are that it will be many days before
L can," returned Mr.. Honore.
''Well." says the banker, ''can't you
give note, draw draft. do something,
just so the bookkeeper can balance the
books?"
Draw draft! Who the ID would
draw draft on? I might as well tele-
graph the car of Russia for funds as to
draw draft"
well, Mr.. Honore. draw draft on the
Gar; that will square the books, and that's
the main thing just now"
So, after some conversation, a sight
draft for the amount was regularly drawn
and started on it's mission and the proper
credit given Mr.. Honore. The draft
passed through many banking firms in this
and the old country, and by the time it
reached the Gar had many blue ribbons
and seals belonging to the different insti-
buttons through which 1t passed.
1t was presented to the car through one
of his agents. who desired instructions
what to do with it. The car looked it
over, but could not understand how he
came to owe money to Mr.. Honore, but as
everything appeared regular he instructed
that it be paid, but told his secretary to in
form Mr.. Honore the next time he drew a
draft to send an itemized bill.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18
ON ruE AyRoNG TRACK.


1t occurs to us that MIR. MORRISON is a
Democratic party had been sold out by Mr..
CLEVELAND. Mr. MORRISON may have
been sold out, but Mr.. MORRISON isn't the
Democratic party by large majority. In
this particular Mr.. MORRISON is making
the old mistake made by so many small
men who get into high places. Mr.. NOR
SONS grievance probably comes of his fall
ure to capture the Illinois senatorship. II
so, then he ought to blame himself and not
the president. If he had stayed at Spring
field and kept his fences in repair, instead of
logging off down to Washington in
vain effort to get the president to turn
over to him all the federal patronage in
Illinois, Mr.. MORRISON might have been in
the senate to-day and the Democratic party
in better shape than it is. Or, if Mr.. NOR
RIsoN complains because Mr.. CLEVELAND
listens to the advice of Mr.. TILDEN and
will not commit himself to any of NOR
RIsoN's horizontal reduction foOlishness, it
is only evidence that the president is keep
ing in the line of Democratic policy. and it
is Mr. MORRISON who is leaping over the
bars and putting himself outside of the
Democratic pasture fields. Weare not pre-
pared to doubt Mr. MoRRIsoN's Democracy,
but we are inclined to the opinion that his
liver is disordered. The house of repre-
sentatives will be compelled to initiate the
example of the senate and lay in barrel of
quinine pills along with its stationery stock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18
PARTISAN sPITE.wORK.

There is no reason to complain of the
decision of the Republican senatorial
caucus to publish the list of appointments
made by the president in the records of
the senate, together with his reasons for
making them, except the malignant partisan
spirit which prompted this action ON the
part of the Republican senators. There
has always been entirely too much secrecy
in the matter of confirming appointments.
Whenever an appointment of any kind is
made by the executive department the
fact should be communicated to congress,
together with the name of the app0intee,
the reason why the appointment was
made, whether it was occasioned by
the expiration of the term of
his predecessor or by his removal.
and if removed the causes therefor, and
the whole matter should be published as a
part of the Congressional Record. And
then when the appointments come before
the senate for confirmation they should be
discussed and acted upon in public. This
thing of closing the doors and driving the
public from the senate chamber when an
appointment is to be considered smacks too
much of the star chamber processes of
monarchy to suit the people of a republic
If the Republican senators had announced
their purpose to abolish executive sessions
their caucus resolution in reference to pres
idential appointments would have re-
ceived public applause. AS it is they
have subjected themselves to pub
lie contempt by the narrow and bitter par
tisan spirit they display in the matter. In
stead of rising to the dignity of the subject
and treating it in way to command public
approval they only sought to humiliate the
president before the country. In this they
will be mistaken. There is no doubt that
the president will cheerfully comply with
all demands they make upon him, and will
be able to give good and substantial reasons
for all the removals he has made. The only
embarrassment the president will experience
will be to explain to the country why it
is that he has not made more removals.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18
ShakODee.

On Wednesday the case Of Cornelius Pollard
VS.. John Eischens was tried by jury and a
verdict rendered for the plaintiff for the
amount of SCI. II. The suit was brought on
Il contract for labor performed. Also the case
of DR.. j. B. Dunn against the Western Union
Telegraph company. This suit was for non
delivery Of a message sent to the plaintiff in
his capacity as physician, the jury awarded
S20.25 damages to plaintiff, he suing for S125.
H. J. Peck of this city for plaintiff, l. V. d.
Heard Of st. Paul for defendant. William
Rademacher entered a plea of not guilty to
the charge of murder preferred againt him.
The trial has been set for next Tuesday, when
it is expected that the attorney general will
be present to assist the county attorney in
the prosecution. During the day the grand
jury brought in an Indictment against Mathew
Webb, charging him with the larceny of q
watch from the person of Charles Jackson, a,
the village Of New Prague, on Sept. 80; also
two indictments against Burt oliver and
William Lee for larceny from dwelling,
June 81. Both were arraigned during the
day and took twenty-four hours to plead.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18

siege. Even in this strait the patience of
the people seems not yet exhausted. A
motion to impeach the ministry is talked
OF as likely to be passed on the reassem-
bling of the parliament, though nobody
really thinks that much Of anything will
be gained by it. AS a last effort to accom-
plish solution Of the conflict by peaceable
means it may, however, be tried.
In view of BIsMARCK's proposed inter-
vention and the conclusion arrived at by
him not to withdraw his backing Of the
Danish king, the supposition lies near that
assurances Of direct assistance, should a
revolution break out. have been made to
the government. On no other ground. at
least, can be explained the high-handed
proceedings of Mr.. EsTRUP's cabinet; nor
is it likely that the Danish people would
have suffered their rights to be
so ruthlessly violated were it not
for fear of an armed intervention
by their powerful southern neighbour. The
disastrous war of 1864 left Denmark com
pletely at the mercy of Germany. There
is nothing to prevent an occupation by the
latter country of Jutland, and from the
German island of Ais, wrested from Dem
mark in that war, a descent upon the beau
tiful Danish islands can easily be effected.
That Sweden-Norway is privy to Bis
MARcK's supposed collision with the Dan
ish government is not likely at ALL. Dynas-
teal interests make the peaceable succession
of Crown Prince FREDERICK highly desira-
BILE, while the Norwegian and Swedish
people never would sanction policy that
in the least endangered the integrity of
Denmark or threatened the liberty of her
people. King OSCARS personal views are
strongly influenced by Germany, and it
would probably suit him exceedingly well
to see the Danes fail in their struggle against
arbitrary government; but his hands are
tied by foreign policy so contrary to the
true interests of his kingdoms and to the
spirit of their people. that a declaration
of his views would Immediately lead to con-
sequences fatal to himself and his dy-
nasty.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18

A much-needed improvement in gas service
in this city is promised. A meeting of the
directors of the gas company was held this
week which will have an important effect
upon their future prospects. The meeting
was attended by Messrs. Rand and Hill OF
Minneapolis, and among other important
business transacted, it was decided to allow
more liberal discout to consumers or for cash
payment before the 10th of the month. Much
of the dissatisfaction among consumers has
been due to poor fittings and consequent
waste. Mr.. Gray, the efficient superintendent,
was given full power and authority where
ever defective gas fittings were found, to put
the same in order without expense to the
consumer. The list of consumers had already
been increased by a list of score or more
of business houses which will put in gas as
soon as the new arrangements are completed.
....John Cox of Pelican Rapids met with
serious accident. He was ON his way from
Pelican to GAINESVILLE with load of lumber,
and when within a few miles of GAINESVILLE
his load became loose, and while fixing it the
horses gave sudden start. throwing him I'M
der the wheel, which passed over his ankle
breaking the bone in two places.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18
DESIGNS ON DENMARK.

The GLOBE, some time ago. pointed out
the danger of European complications pre-
sented by the constitutional conflict in Den
mark, and suggested the possibility of Ger
man interference in the internal affairs of
that kingdom.
Late information proves, in fact, that such
interference had already been under con-
temptation. Our Norwegian contemporary,
the Northwestern, contains some interesting
disclosures on this subject, communicated
to it by well-informed gentleman in Den
mark Fearful lest the course pursued by
King CHRISTIAN TX. should cause revo-
luton and the fall of the monarchy, Bis
MARCK, as early ais i'll May last, took
steps to sound the neighboring powers as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of intervention to prevent
such an event. His plan, as commune
Gated to the government of Sweden-Nor-
way, was to procure the abdcation of the
king, this measure being thought sufficient
to quiet the people and remove the danger
of revolutionary outbreaks. This scheme,
however. Sweden-Nor way denounced. The
Danish crown prince is married to niece
Of King OSCAR and only child of his prede-
cessor. CHARLES XIV. An attempt by
Germany to interfere in the Danish con-
tlict, even with such an object in
view as the abdication of King
CHRISTIAN. might rouse the resentment
of the Danish people to such pitch as to
endanger the succession. Due regards.
therefore. to the interests of the crown
prince made BIsMARcK's proposition unac-
ceptable. and Germany was prevailed upon
to wait further developments before taking
any decisive step.
Since then Danish affairs have gone from
bad to worse. Free speech is practically
abolished by the proclamation of pro-
visional laws, providing severe penalties
for utterances Objectionable to the govern
ment The press is gagged. the best proof
Of which is found in the fact that the pub
lication of the negotiations above related had
to be done in an American paper, no Danish
journal daring to risk its existence or incur
the severe punishment which would have
been visited upon it had the news appeared
in its columns. The importation of arms
has also been well-nigh prohibited, a meas
ure directed against the many military vol
unteer organizations, and rifle practice is No
longer allowed to take place. At the same
time political prosecutions continue. Mar
tial law has not been proclaimed,
but the government has drawn the
rems so tightly and employs its
power in such manner that the actual
condition falls but little short of state OF
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18
Notes About Town.

Mr.. John Lowell died yesterday morning
about o'clock from chronic nephitis at the
Sawyer house, aged IS years. The deceased
was born in Maine. He located in Saltwater
in 1862 and engaged in the hotel and lodging
business. In 1878 he left Saltwater and went
to Dakota, where he engaged in farming, re-
naming until last summer, when he was
obliged to come to Saltwater for medical
treatment. His disease was pronounced in
durable ard he has been on the decline ever
since. He leaves two children, Mrs. Charles
Staples of this city and Benjamin T. Lowell
of Derbin, Dak., and two brothers. Albert and
Jothom Lowell of this city. The funeral will
take place from the Sawyer house this after
noon at o'clock.
Z. P. Mcguire, who tried to shuttle Off by
taking gum opium at the Elliott house some
weeks ago. was examined by Judge Lehmcke,
DIR. Willard and DR.. Charles Mckee yesterday
as to his sanity. He was pronounced insane
and ordered to be sent to the insane asylum
at Rochester. He has been at the city hospi-
tai since he tried to kill himself. He says that
insanity is hereditary in his family.
John D. Remstorff, aged 81 years, died yes
terday from senile debility at his residence
in Schulenberg's addition. The deceased was
native of Germany and had been resident
of Saltwater for 20 years.
Yesterday, in the estate of Biata Ehenberg,
deceased, the executor filed his petition for
the examination and allowance of his final
account and the assignment OF the heirs.
Hearing set for jan II.
John Foss, a saloonkeeper was up before
Judge Nethaway yesterday charged with al
lowing minors in his place. He made an ex-
PLANTATION, and the sentence was suspended.
Among the Minneapolis people in the city
yesterday were Mr. Henry Bicken and sisters
and Messrs. M. Cohen, W. V. Drake, Charles
E. Sheppard and Robert W. Turnbull.
The directors of the Fairview cemetery have
elected the following officers: President, E.
S. Brown; treasurer, E. A. Folsom; secre-
tary, J. D. McComb
The Chinese supper and bazar at the NJ. E.
church last night was the first ever given
in Saltwater and was a very successful affair.
Mayor Murdoch will lecture at the high
school tonight on the Yellowstone for the
benefit of the high school library.
Services will probably be held in the Uni
versalist church on next Sunday morning by
Rev. Powers of Minneapolis.
When the grand jury meets the charges
against Nellie Young and the diamond thief
will be investigated.
The funeral of Bartholomew Murphy, one
of the old settlers, yesterday, was largely at
tended.
Mr.. Il. A. Rogers has accepted the manage
ment of the Domestic machine Office here.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. McLeary attended
wedding at St. Paul yesterday.
Hon. E. W. Durant and Aid. W. S. Conrad
are back from Chicago.
Yesterday Fred Him. died from scarlet
fever, aged years.
o. w. Washer of New Richmond was in
town yesterday.
Mr.. J. Fl. Higgins of St. Paul was over yes
terday.
Judge Nethaway's child is reported much
better.
Aid. W. 8. Conrad is home from Chicago.