Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-07-17
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The News of all Countries Gathered by
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Agnes Lynn and Kate Herman, aged seven
teen, were sitting in a vacant lot in the north
ern part of the city, when Joseph Nolan, an
acquaintance aged eighteen approached them
and deliberately fired a load Of bird shot into
their faces. Agnes Lynn viii probably lose
both eyes. Kate Herman Is not dangerously
hurt. Nolan was arrested. He claims it was
an accident. 1t Is believed jealousy Of one OF
the girls caused the act.
BUFFALO, July G.-L.ast night Nicholas
Baumann, a German, grasped his infant child
by the legs and dashed its brains out against
the wall. He was drunk.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 6.-The Kampfeld
hall on Carson street was filed this morning
b. representative glass workers from various
sections Of the country, who had
for the put pose of holding the annual conven.
ton Oh w., G~itssworkers Association. The
time up TIL now was occupied In the examina.
tion Of credentials and other routine Business.
II Is under stood that the convention, which
represents the window glass section Of the
industry, will follow the example Of the ANAL
Samatod association and seek a renewal Of the
last years. scale. There are reports, however,
that the manufacturers have held numerous
secret meetings Of late and that they have un-
animously agreed that a reduction In the scale
IL necessary. President Cline, of the window
glass workers said, however, that the wage com
mittee consisting Of two representatives each
from the gathcrcrs, blowers, cutters, and fat
teners, and a representative from each of the
three districts will arrange the scale of wages
without Intervention on the part Of the man
ufacturcrs or the convention. 1t Is under
stood be said that representatives of the
gatherers will present to the committee a de-
mand from the trade for an advance Of 10 per
cent, and he thinks it probable that the re-
quest viii be granted, while the balance Of the
trade will remain satisfied with the present
scale. He adds that the trade has been benc-
fitted In this country by the foreign labor
trouble, that the stocks on hand are not large,
and that when the fires are relighted on Sept.
there will be an immense number Of orders
on hand.
CoHoEs, \. Y, July 6.-North's warehouse,
containing cotton. wool ana manufactured
goods burned last night. Loss, 100000.
BosroN, July Frank Reardon came home
last night at II O'Clock and heard g~roansin his
mothers room. An investigation showed her
lying on her cot covered with blood from two
axe wounds in her head. She rallied enough
to say, stevens did IT," and sank into a
comatosc state. She will probably die. The
victim is a widow fifty years old. George
Stevens, a piano mover, who has had trouble
with the Reardons, is under arrest. He denies
guilt.
BUFFALO, N. Y, July S.-Jeremiah Dono-
van, aged sixteen years, snapped a shot gun
at some little boys who were playing about
his store last night to brighten them away. 1t
was discharged and the contents entered the
breast Of Eddie Adair, aged seven, killing him
instantly. Donovan surrendered and is over.
come with grief. lie did not know the gun
was loaded.
New YORK, july SIN the two million dol
lar suit against the Western Union Telegraph
company, Judge Lawrence denied the motion
Of the defendants 10 dismiss the suit and de-
cided the case must go to tn ury.
MAIDEN, Miss, July Capt. Samuel
Packard, who commanded a company of mill
tia In the war Of 1872, died yesterday, aged
one hundred years and five months.
New York, July l0.-The jury in the suit
Of the Bankers and Merchants company against
the Western Union Telegraph company for
100000 damages for trcspass rendered a
verdict OF $4,000 for the plaintiff.
BosToN, July 10.-In an interview last
night by n Washington correspondent il re-
gard to the release by the Canadian authori-
ties of the schooner David j. Adams, said to
have been made in response to a demand by
the state department. Secretary Bayard said
81 am not at liberty to tell YOU what has
been lone in this matter. | may say, however,
that ! did ask some time ago for the release
OF the Adams and she was released by order Of
the British government after an inquiry into
the facts, | do not know as it would be
proper to say that she was released because ]
asked 1t, but because, upon examination, it
was found that the seizure had been i'm
properly made and that under the laws and
The owner of the Adams has begun suit
against the Canadian customs authorities for
damages in $l2, 900 for the seizure and dcten-
ton Of his vessel.
PROVIDENCE, r. L., July l0.-One hundred
and scvcnty-iive weavers struck and one
thousand looms are idle. The strike is owing
to dissatisfaction with changes recently made
in the mill.
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