Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-08

DAVENPORT, Iowa, April "a. George OFT,
an extensive manufactures Of doors, sash and
blinds, Of this city, made an assignment to-
day. His assets are rated at s1s4, 1856, and his
liabilities already scheduled aggregate $3.50,
655. BY the failure 125 workmen are thrown
out of employment.
DEs MONIES -Renna Gominsky, q journey
man tailor, snapped = toy pistol few days
ago and q piece Of the cap embedded itself IN
his thumb. Lock jaw followed and the man
IL dead.
Dns MoINEs-The body OF q well dressed
man was found hanging to o tree near Potosi,
Dubuque county, yesterday. He had been
dead some time, rs the fsstures were not rec
equitable.
VIM. Mcmahon, of Prairie Creek, Dubuque
county, was thrown from q buggy yesterday
and instantly killed BY breaking his neck.
CHICAGO, April 27.-Rumors Of q big ex-
press robbery on one Of the through trains OF
the Chicago and Alton road, near Joliet last
night, circulated through the city this norn-
ing are pronounced to be without foundation
by the o1acers Of the express company and Of
the railrsad In this city.
DIES MONIES, April 2S.-Prominent Demo
crats from all sections OF the state are arriving
here this morAing In response to Q secret cir
cular issued by Hon. L. G.. Ktnne, calling for
a conference under the auspices OF the Demo.
cratic State Central committee to ~inaugurate
the fall campaign. The circular lays special
tress upon the necessity Of electing Demo-
cratic judges and congressman this fall. En-
tire lists Of each are to be elected according to
the new districtiug ordered by the last leg!sls.
ture. This unusually early opening of the
campaign indicates considerable activity in
the Democratic party, and 10 largely due to
resentment at the changes made in the reap
portisnment by the recent Legislature.
CHICAGO, April rs William j. Blew, the
Times compositor who was taken to the coun-
ty hospital a few nights ago suff sring from q
shock sustained during his initiation into .
lodge of the Foresters Organization remains at
that institution in q critical condition, and the
attending physicians entertain no hope Of his
recovery. They say that he is an helpless
psralytic, that he bias lost the power Of speech,
that he is unable to move q muscle OF his body,
and that his death may occur at any time. His
brother, who 10 editor Of the North Dakota
Farmer, published at Jamestown, Dakota, has
arrived here in response to a special summons
and is ministering TO the wants OF the unfor-
tunste man.
No occurrence Of late years has created so
much comment among members Of secret So
%cleties, while IN the order to Which Mr.. Blew
belongs this affair has created a profound SEN
sation. Members Of the lodge into which he
WAS Initiated deny that the ordeal through
which he was forced to pass was the direct
cause of his an lction, bat the fact remains
that he was at his case up TO within q few
hours Of the lodge meeting end that immedi.
stely upon leaving the hall his appearance WAS
such 40 20 give rise to doubts as to his sanity.
He had q morbid fear Of limitations and IL Is
claimed that the excitement and worry dur
ing the time that he waited In the ante
room resulted IN a prostrstion Of the
nervous system. 1t lie also said that his father
died OF paralysis, and that he has q sister now
living who lie . paralytic. The members Of HE
lodge are Giving him the best Of attention and
care, but prominent members Of the order hint
that the matter will not be allowed to rest but
that q rigid Investigation of the circumstances
must be made. Meanwhile the question as TO
whether initiation ceremonies should not be so
framed as to omit rough usage or features CAL
culsted to shock the nervous system is being
very actively cAnvassed among the members of
secret orders of sll kinds.
MILWAUKEE, April 29.-John Plankinton d
Co. close to-night, throwing 200 men out OF
employment. Apparent feeling IF discomfort
and preparations indicating q stri ;e were the
causes which led to the shutting Down of the
works.
One hundred and ffty men employed in two
box factories walked out this morning because
OF the refusal OF the employers to grant them
the eight hour system.
PARKERsrURe, W. Va, April 29.-Robert
Miller, WHO killed Thomas True for sheltering
Mrs. Miller when driven from home by her
husbands cruelty, has been )ynched In the
mountains, htty miles from the scene Of the
commission OF HE crime.
CHICAGO, April 60 The publication OF the
dispatch relstive 10 the celebration in Indiana
Of the ll7lh birthday OF Nrs. Benennan has
brought Into prominence the fact that Illinois
can boast If a man In his 10th year. His
name is Mark cook and be resides ut Cham
psign, this state. He was born September II,
1913, In Chatham county, North Carolina, was
well AGA 4aiuted with George Washington aud
served under General j Jackson in the war OF
1912. His first wife died seventy years ago
and his second is now nearly So years OF age.
FeRr DODGE, April 20 Henry Pattee, who
travels for Poole, Gillian Il Co., OF Dubuque,
committed suicide here to-day. He has been
employed by that firm for eighteen months
and was we'll known and highly respected In
Dubuque. The supposed cause Of his set was
Q small shortage in hts accounts, which seems
to have ! r.yed Upon hs mind. His wife wrote
two weeks ago that he was acting very
strangely and she believed him iAssne. One
Of the nemb. r, Of the FIR n left last night 10
look him up, though not anticipating serious
trouble.
CnICAse, April 3o.-The prospects are that
one phase Of the Bell vs.. Pan Electric tele
phone troubles, will shortly be tran s'erred 10
Chicago. The Illinois branch which holds q
lice IS from the parent concern has decided to
take immedi. ate action looking TO the introduce
tion of the Psn-EIectrtc phones ard, ne.
s~otiatior 6 are now being made with the COM
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