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

cession carrying the red and United States
nASs. After parsding through the lumber dis
trict creating great excitement they proceeded
to the Mccormick reaper factory where the
works we're found closed. The %non.unionists
ia this city fed for fafsty. The monster pro
s,seion returned to Center avenue and Eigh.
teenth streets, where another mass meeting
was held. The crowd was considerably aug
mented. Ne violence occurred up to tho pres
emf writing. The freight handlers who struck
yesterday held q mass meeting this morning
and then marched In . body to the different
freight houses. The Wabash men refused to
20 out but we're not molested. At the eastern
Illinois depot sixty men joined them.
The 81. Paul freight handlers cult . 10
O'Clock this morning. The Chicsgo and Al
ton is accepting no freight. At the Lake
Shore depot the strikers were confronted by a
dozen police, but no bad temper was shown on
either side. The Lake Shore men were also
joined BY the Pennsylvania men. Pending
q reply to the eight hour demand the freight
handlers will hold another meeting this after.
noon and the superintendents OF all the rail-
roads will also meet to decide upon q plan Of
action.
CHICAGO, May 1.-The state board Of health
has called q halt on the Wholesale grinding
out OF so-called doctors by alleged medical
colleges, and letters Of inquiry which are
pouring In from other states indicate that It
has struck at the root of . matter which is ex.
citing widespread interest and concern. The
board has decided that no medical college
shall be recognized as in good standing within
the meaning and intent Of the acts Of the leg.
~islature the aggregate graduates of which
college shall amount to As per cent of It's sg-
greyste matriculants during . period of FIVE
years ending with any session subsequent to
the session Of 1856.
Dies MONIES, May is. B. Moore, An aged
gentleman, well known In this community,
who was assailed by sand -bsggers at his own
door three weeks ago, died this morning from
the effect Of the injuries.
CHICAGO, May 1.-To-morrow fast travel to
the northwest will become an accomplished
fact and the promises made to the public for
many years will at last have been fulfilled.
Both The Northwestern and Milwaukee and st.
Paul roads will put on an extra train making
the distance between Chicago and 81. Paul in
twelve hours, a gain Of five hours On the pre-.
sent schedule. Passengers leaving Chicago
after supper will thus arrive In st. Paul IN
time for breakfast, and vice versa, and the
innovation !s being hailed with loud acclaims
BY the travelling public.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-The Curtin labor com
mittee has decided to devote the first day to
taking the testimony Of business men, as to
the effect Of the strike upon business. Z, G.
Simmons, Q hardware man, said the strike un-
settled confidence generally. Business wac
not fully resumed. Hundreds Of cars Of goods
were on the road for the last six weeks. One
car, shipped from Belleviile, fifteen miles dis
tant, March II, had not yet reached his house.
His teans.ers we're afraid to 60 over the river.
Eugene F. Williams, boot and shoe manufac-
turer lost business that 1t will take six months
to recover,