Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-01

. gang Of soldiers and qusrrymen, under the
direction Of . competent engineer, have been
engaged In excavatipg the quarries, and on
Saturday succeeded IN reaching the actual
| spot where the men wers engaged at the time
Of the acc.d nj. Another hours work and
they had penetrated a gallery cut in the stone.
Here q frightful spectacle met their gszv. In
the center was the body OF a young man while
around him were three skulls and portions OF
arms and other limbs. All the appearances
indicated that the unfortunate men
had tried to prolopg their lives by killing
and eating their companions Ia misfortune,
and tla one by one the men furnished food
for the survivors until the young man whose
remains were intact was left. The appearance
of this corpse indicated thu. death was caused
by starvation. A number Of bodies are still
unaccouuted for, but the discovery has so un-
nerved the wsrkmen that operations have been
discontinued for q few days.
MONTREAL, April o0.--There Is no abste-
ment of the water flooded district this morn
ing. Business is at u complete standstill.
The suffering Of the residents Of the flooded
districts IL intense. In Grifi stown, the cen
ter OF the Irish population, l4,000 persOns are
cut of from supplies. Many are without
food. In st. Charles and st. Gabriel az ,in
ing, there are 22,cO0' people in the same pre-
dicament. Horrible tales of suff sr,ng are re-
ceived from surrounding villages. from which
communication Is cut of and assistance Is
impossible.
ALCUrTA April 21.-Mandalsy dispatches
state that a British force was sent to subdue
the Kachyen tribe ard met the enemy . few
miles northeast OF the city, but was over
powered by the enemy and fed, and Is now on
its way to Mandalay whence reipforcements
been sent to their relief. The Burmese also
captured the police station at Neagondet and
after defeating the soldiers comprising the
garrison bound them with cords and massacr-
ed twenty.three OF them.
LONDON, April 23.--The first gun Of the
Turco- Greciau war has been fired. The Turks
are the aggressoIs. Last Tuesday nigh. a
body OF troops drawn from Turkish war out
posts attempted to surprise the Greeks upon
territory alleged to be within the neutral belt.
The attack was repulsed and the Turks fed,
pursued by the Greeks. In their flight, the
Turks abandoned two pieces OF artillery. The
Greeks then entrenched Themselves In three
positions clearly in Turkish territory. The
Greek government ordered them to be evAcu-
ated aud that the troops should return I,
Greek territory. There ia a disposition at
Athens TO treat the occurrence AS an IN
authorized affair.
LONDON, April 22.-Louis XAVIER Ollier, the
we'll known French surgeon, and Off Of the
Legion Of Honor, died TO day.
LONDON, April CO. The Irish land purchase
bill introduced by Gladstone was printed this
morning, and is being circulated for the in
formation OF members Of parliament. IL
provides for the sale OF the land through q
royal commission and the payment Of cied-
itots. Before distributing the purchase
money It is provided for the creation Of inter
est bearing annuity bonds. Purchasers are
subdivided into classes and they may not sub
let lands purchased under the provisions Of
this act as long as the land Is subj CT to state
charges.
VIENNA, Apri. 1.-The soldiers recovered
sixty-eigbt charred bodies from the ruius Of
the fire at Stry. OF those Injured In the con
fl Agration, but removed on side of town,
twenty died IL the fields since Sunday. Many
survivors are attacking farmers houses and
stealing therefrom. The local authorities are
unable to govern the MODS, and government
aid is required.
The particulars of a bloody fight between
Americans and Mexicans at Murrysviile on
the Southern Pacific railway have just been
published. The Mexicans have been locating
there In considerable numbers, and have
sought to drive out the Americans. A bitter
race feeting existed and on Saturday night
about twenty-five Mexicans raided the Cattle
Exchange saloon, in which were a number Of
Americans. The others being greatly out
numb cred fed, but returned the fire OF the
M xlcans while running and killed Jose Per
reg and fatally wounded two others. The
news of the raid rapidly spread to the Ameri-
cans living in the town and VIC nifty, and they
united In clearing the surrounding country Of
NJ xicans. No further trouble is anticipated.
1t Is believed that a number of Mtxlc.ns be-
sides those referred to were killed and
! wound,d
~LIAERPooL, April 90 The judgment OF the
board o. trade investigation committee upon
the loss OF the stesmsr Oregon made Today
favors the owners and officers Of the wrecked
vessel on all points submitted.
BERLIN, April 90 TIE Reichstag having re
fused the government demand FIR a grant to
establish the head quarters Of the Lsniwelr
IN B Rim, the minister OF war ordered the
execution OF the scheme upon his own rrspor-
stbility, taking monies for salaries from other
funds. This is regarded as q complete subju-
CATION Of the Reichstsg, a high handed pro
ceeding subverslve Of all liberty. and IN
excited debate is now In progress over his &C.
lion. It is supposed Bismarck sanctioned the
minister's proceedings purposing to overawe
the r sichstsg.
CORK, April A.-John Neill. arrested at
Cavan, for the brutal murder of Daniel NELL
on the morning Of the 81 inst. near Cl ,nkiity,
was taken back to the scene OF his crime to-
day and fully identified by the widow of the
deceased.
GLASGOW, April 24.-At the great loyalist
IN 'etipg held here last night the speakers BIT
terly denounced Gladstone and all others IA
yoYif q home rule. After the melting a cnlli-