Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-07-31

bic sight met hi. gaze. The floor was "a pool
OF blood, and the ceiling and walls were be-
spattered with the crimson fluid. The elder
Sells was lying upon the floor, his head almost
severed from his body and the back Of II
crushed in. Near by was his wife, her skull
crushed and her throat cut in the anne horri-
Die manner. On a bed in the corner of the
room was the corpse Of Ida Sells, her skull
crushed and her throat cut from ear to ear
while in the adjoining room was little Walie
Sells, his throat cut similar to the others and
a deep cash cat In his forehead and one of his
eyes cut out. Upon the floor was a Ratchet
covered with blood and hair and a butcher
knife. While Mendall was making the exam
i~nation Willie remained in the yard and mani
tested no emotion. The officials We're Al once
notified and after a strict examination Of the
surroundings and examination Of Willie, the
latter was arrested for the crime. No motive
has, however, been developed, and the child
siOutly protests his innocence. Several hun,
dred dollars in money and some valuable
jewelry which was in the house was not dis.
turbed, hence there is no probability that the
crime was committed for money. The com.
munity is divided regarding the guilt of tie
child who has been in prison four months
awaiting trial.
JArRsvILLg Wis, July 19-lIenry Search,
. wealthy farmer, seventy-six years old, and
wife, living q mile and a half west of this
city, we're murdered and robbed last night.
fxuSrnH la JpIv 10 T., m collision 81 =,
freight and construction train near Stanton
this afternoon engineer Emery had his shout.
der dislocated and Brakeman Beeson his
knee injured.
MATANoRAs, Mex, July IG.-News from
Salecino ranch states that a battle has been
fought between the revolutionists under Con
zales and Topic and the government troops
under Colonies Csvajos and Hernandez. The
former were defeated with heavy loss, and
their leaders captured.
%INDEN, Neb., July 20.-Thc storm that
swept over this section Sunday was one OF
the most severe and destructive ever exper-
fenced here. The rain came down IN blind.
ing sheets, the wind blew strong and in gusts
and the air was heavily charged with electric
ity. Three miles south Of Fredericksburg the
Danish church was blown Town and complete
~ wrecked. Fortunately only a few people
were in it. Nrs. Nels Monks, an aged wo-
man, was caught by the falling imbers and
crushed to death. No other fatalities are re-
ported from that section.
Three miles south Of Mindcn the lightning
struck a sod house and destroyed nearly an
entire family. The place was owned and oc-
cupied by Rasmus Dilletson, a German. lie
was instantly killed, as were also "a son and a
daughter, aged respectfully seventeen and
four years. Another child was severely in
jured. No damage TO crops is reported.
MILWAUKEE, July 20.-One of the largest
bench shows ever held in the west will be
formally opened in the armory building this
evening. There are ninety-nine classes, all of
which are represented, and the prizes aggre-
gate over two thousand dollars. The total
value Of the dogs entered is placed at $3.50
900. One OF The nota ale entries In the collie
class is the black and tan collie Gyp, valued
at f., ZOO, and owned By the San SOucie Farm
kennel of Philadelphia.
The work OF decorating the city for the
great national saepgcrfest is approaching
completion. The four-story arch on Market
square will be completed tomorrow, and the
extensive private decorations will have re-
ceived the finishing touches by night.
Strangers are arriving in large numbers.
SANTA MARIA, July 20-A courier from the
Mexican side brings the news that several
women were outraged and men robbed of
horses and rifles on the Pelada ranch Satur-
day night by bandits under Antonio Mills
head, who styles himself 'Geueral.n The
outlaws came from the American side, Six
Of them were captured the next day and three
were hanged yesterday.
OTTUMwA, Ia, July 20.-The body of
Thomas Mcdonald was found on the Milwau-
kec track in Ibis city, at . 3. IN, with the
head cut Off. There are some suspicious that
Mcdonald was murdered for money. He was
paid 80 last night 10y the Water Power com
pany. No money was found on the body.
DBs MONIES, July Ellsworth c. Patten,a
young lumber dealer, was drowned at Thomp-
sons Bend, last evening. The body was re-
covered this morning.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 2i.-A wreck oc-
Cured about seven miles from Columbia on
the Decatur division of the Louisville IL
Nashville railroad last evening. The Coluu.-
bia accommodation collided with an engine
from the Nashville & Florence railroad, on
the way to Nashville for repairs, resulting in
the death OF both engineers and fireman, bag
gage-master, a section boss, b. Robinson, a
travelling passenger agent on the Monon route,
who was riding on the accommodation train
engine.
None Of the passengers were seriously in
jured. The accommodation was running on
time. The cause OF the collision cannot be
earned. The bodies were taken to Columbia.
DuBUouR, Ia, July 21.-Conductor John
Quirk, OF the Illinois Contra! stock train, fell
between the cars at Waterloo, his home. this
morning. Both legs were severed from his
b dy. Io will die.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-The fun text Of the
convention recently signed in London by Min
iator pheIps apd tho Eorl or posaharv ana