Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-05
logs. There as an animated debate mon this

matter at the convention a year ago, but the
opponents OF { an suffrage who were con-
siderable Ia the majority, succeeded in tabliup
1t indefinitely. Since that time It's supports
have been engaged In An active agitation and
the Rev. s. r.. Jewell, Dean CT r ,cine college,
has prepared an elaborate argument OF several
thousand words In favor OF extending the
franchise TO the female members OF the
church. He goes eloquently and learnedly
into the scriptural ard other arguments pro
and con-, and concludes the present exclusion
has not an element Of justification. The con-
test over the matter has been closely watched
by the clergy throughout the country as well
as by the female suffrage element, and should
the canon be so amended as to give the women
the right demanded The result would be con-
sidered q striking victory by the element in
question.
CEDAR RAPIDS, H., May 26.-Sherif Banks
Of Story county shot James Guthrie at Ana
mosa. Guthrie was sentenced to eighteen
months for burglary and tried to escape. He
was hi. in the back and will probably die.
ONAwA, May 23.-The safe in the Office OF
the Sioux City and Pacific railroad at this
place was blown open last night and the burg
lars secured about 500.
CHICAGO, May 26.-The annual meeting Of
the American Society OF Mechanical Engineers
opened this morning In the Assembly Hall Of
the Methodist church block with a large at
will be occupied with the reading Of papers on
purely technical subjects. To. might the Wis
itors will be rendered q complimentary ban.
quet at the Grand Pacific, and tomorrow will
be given up to an excursion to Pullman,
South Chicago and the stock yards.
New ORLEANS, May S6.-In cases of the
United States vs.. General Frisbie and II. Won
Worthen, for violation OF the pension laws, the
jury last night found them guilty on the third
count, but recommended mercy.
Dies MONIES, May 26.-The governor to-day
appointed the following to be state mine In.
Thomas Blink, Wapello county; James K.
Stout, Greene county.
CHICAGO, May ga disastrous fire broke
out about 4:3) this morning IN the block on
the northwest corner Of Wabash avenue and
Congress street. In a short time the building
was ablfzs from top to bottom. 1t was filed
with inf amable materials, and the occupants
we're Belfrage, Clark q Co., publishers; Van
Antwerp, Bragg 81 Co., also publishers, and
Donnahue q Henneberry, bookbinders; r. 9.
Paale IL Co., photographers, and the Central
Lithograph COMPANY. The next building was
occupied by Z. Dsimel & Co., furniture deal
ers. The Hotel Brunswick, opposite, was
badly scorched and the guests became panic
stricken and fed from the hotel. The total
loss is estimated at 81, 0O0, eco; partly insured.
Capt. Kenyon, Of truck 81, fell under the truck
and both bis legs were broken. Frtmen Lang
don, Breen and O'Neill were badly cut by fall
ing glass.
Henning was hanged here to-day for the muir.
der OF Charlotte Volmer. The execution took
plsce In the yard attached to the all around
which a high fence had been erected. The IN
closure Was within view OF the cell occupied by
the murderer who conversed freely with the
carpenters on the sui ,ct Of his execution,
saying among other things that he did not see
the necessity OF erecting a fence, and that in
his judgment everybody should be allowed to
witness the hanging. A few weeks ago he
had his photograph taken and distributed
several hundred c,ptes to his morbid ad-
mirers. He died quietly.
DUBUQUE, May 2S.--PAtsy Murray and Peter
Connolly, the sixteen year old sons Of lsborers,
last night at 5 o'clock assaulted the daughters
OF James Ryan, OF Rockdale, a suburb to Du.
buque who were returning from school by an
unfr quented path. The boys had secreted
themselves In a mineral hole. One Of the girls
aged eight was uniDjured, but the elder aged
thirteen was outraged by both boys and is in a
critical condition. The boys were arrested
this morning and confined in jail.