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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30

declare The new sabrarie Illegal, and compel
the regency 10 resign and force Bulgaria 20
submit to Russia.
LONDON, Oct. 23.--The contest between T..
c. LOOMS and Justin Mccarthy for the seat
Ia parliament for Londonderry is cnded.
Mccarthy was awarded his seat.
VIENNA, Oct. 24.-The town Of kladno, in
Bohemia. is threatened with destruction. In
some parts, entire streets are sinking. In
others, the buildings are lettering and ready
q fall Gown. Tie town IS bull; over iron
and Goa! il;e. the roofs Of which are giving
away.
VIENNA, Oct. est is stated that Siam
b%oulot', considering the ascendency OF Russia
inevitable, will resign the regency Of Bulga-
ria on the plea of i'll health.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30
A M as Skeleton.

Chicago Tribune: Among the New
Zealand exhibits at the Colinderies in
London is the skeleton of q moa. The
moa was a bird much larger than the
ostrich, attaining a height of fourteen
feet, and but recently extinct. Indeed,
it is held by some that living speci-
mems may still exist in the interior of
New Zealand. though there is not much
ground for hope in this respect. 1t is
supposed by naturalists that the bird
lived largely on the roots of ferns SO
numerous in the islands of Australasia,
its legs and claws being of wonderful
strength and specially adapted for
scratching. In the new red sandstone
Of the Connecticut river valley in Mas
sachusetts imprints Of the feet of large
birds have been found which are of a
character TO indicate that the moa, or
a bird very nearly like it, once existed
on this continent. Here, however, it
disappeared at an early stage. The
skeleton in the Colinderies exhibition
is ten feet high, which, with two
smaller specimens, have been lent by
the Canterbury New Zealand) mu-
scum. Exhibited with the birds is the
only moa's egg in existence. 1t was
discovered in the Kaikoura peninsula,
and is about the size of two ostrich
eggs.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30
Roasted To Death.

NEWARK, o., Oct. 25.-Mrs. Olive Thomas,
eighty-fve years of age, while engaged In boil
ing Town cider, near Granville, ten miles west
of here, Saturday, got too near the fire and
her clothing gnited. She became frantic
with fear, running wildly around the yard.
This only famed the flames and In q short
time her whole body was enveloped. No one
was near to render assistance, and the woman
was literally roasted. She died shortly after
ward suffering the most eXcruciating ag0nies.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30
WASHINGTON

WAsHINGroN, Oct. 2l.-President Cleve-
land, Secretaries Bayard aud Eudicott, Post
masttr-General Villas, and Commissioners OF
Agriculture Coleman, left here this morning
on til" Richmond, Fredericksburg 81 Potomac
railroad at S O'Clock for Richmond to visit
the State fair. The distinguished party occu-
pied the handsome Pullman car, president"
Contrary 20 expectations Mrs. Cleveland and
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30

Only seven OF the presidential postoflices
In Tennessee now remain To he filled by Dem
ocrats. OF the two thousand fourth-class
offices IN the state about thirteen hundred are
now filled by Democrats.
"A bridge across a small river In Middle
sex county, Ontario, has stood for seventy
stand for fifty more. 1t is constructed Of q
blacli.walnut tree.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30
Collision at Sea.

GALVESTON, Tex, Oct. 25-The tugboat
Estcile and the schooner john {. Sweeney
came into collision Saturday fifteen miles east
Of the island, and the former sank. Her crew
were saved. The Estelle is owned by the
Galveston Lighter company, and is valued at
$40 900
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-30

-Coons are plenty this season In Connect.
cut. Sunday night a youth near Bashan killed
three cOons in one tree. Monday night q. w.
Lester of Bashan, killed a large coon, and
Tuesday night Mr.. John Rogers killed a coon
weighing nineteen pounds.
-Signor Succi has engaged to fast thirty
dave i'm consideration OF a guarantee OF
10000.
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Minister Cox Resigns.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The formal resjg-
nation OF s. 3. Cox, minister TO Turkey, has
been received at the department OF state.
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E n SOUTH.

RICHMOND, Oct, l9.-NOt over 400 dele.
gates were present at the Knights of Labor
convention to-day. 1t is believed they will
Evening star., 1886-08-12
Talk Of Modifying Them at the Coming
Session.

There Is talk of further notifications of the
uies OF the House, to be made soon as Con-
gress reassembles. The new rules adopted at
the beginning of the session just closed did not
accomplish all that was expected of them. The
friends OF the fortifications project, which Mr..
T1lden so earnestly advocated, are very much
dissatisfied with the way things went during
the session. They blame Mr.. Randall for the
failure of q fertilization bill and maintain that
altogether too much power still remains in the
hands of the chairman of the committee on
appropriations. They complain of the power
they say Mr.: Randall possessed to defeat the
fortihcation bill, and of his almost dictatorial
authority in conference. OF the two hundred
and forty-three amendments made by the Sem
ate to the sundry civil bill the House committee
on appropriations recommended concurrence
In only twenty-five. all unimportant, and con-
currence In one with a trifilng amendment,
thus throwing into conference two hundred and
twenty-one Senate amendments, most OF which
were new propositions, many OF an important
character, and which were never seriously con-
sfdered by the House in any other way than
when the conference report was before 1t. OF
the two hundred and twenty-one amendments
thus thrown into conference the Senate receded
from Seventy-fOur,-many of them of the most
important character. When Congress meets in
December an effort will therefore be made to
restore the old rule requiring all the general
appropriation bills to be reported within q given
period.
Evening star., 1886-08-12
THE RIVER FRONT IMPROVEMENT.
Col. Ha1ns Reports the Progress Of the
Work Last Month.

Col. P. G. Hams in his report to the chief of
engineers of operations for improving the river
front during July, states that the amount ex-
pended to the end of the last fiscal year was
1873, ,574.19; amount available for the present
fiscal year, $16O, ,425. 81; amount expended dur
ing July S7.99S.56; balance available at the
end of the month, S1O2 ,359.
Dredging in the Washington channel under
Benson & McNee's first contract was entirely
completed July Sd. Work under the second
contract for dredging in the Virginia channel
above the Long bridge, which was interrupted
in June by the burning of one Of the hydraulic
dredges, was resumed July 9Th by dredge No.
2, which had been at work in the Washington
channel. Two clam-shel dredges and one dip
per dredge were placed at work on this con-
tract July 10th. They are dredging ON a sec
ton OF the channel which is too far from the
place of deposit to permit of the use
of the hydraulic dredgeS. The material is
dumped into a basin near Long bridge
and put ashore by dredge No. 2. Dredging
under the third contract in the tidal reservoir
was continued with dredge No. l. After July
20, the work was delayed ny the occasional
breaking OF the embankment surrounding the
place of deposit, and on the 3Oth it was found
necessary TO suspend operations temporarily, to
ment could be raised and repaired. Dredge No.
l was removed to the Virginia channel TO work
Oh the second contract in the meantime. OF the
12,OOOOOO cubic yards required to Till the flats
to the required height there has been deposited
on them about 4, $50, 900 cubic yards of ma
terial, and about 3 3 acres have been reclaimed
from overflow at ordinary high tide.
Evening star., 1886-08-12
A DESPONDING DEMOCRAT.
He Says It is Hard to Tell How thu
Party Will Come Out of the Conxres
sfOnal Campaign.

A STAR reporter was talking today with q
democratic member of Congress who has just
returned from his district, and who has been
watching things pretty closely all over the
country. "It looks to me" he says, "as if things
were all at sixes and sevens with the demo
Gratis. The people are shaking things up pretty
generally at all the conventions, and it is hard
to tell how the party is going to come out of it.
In my district am being fought because 1 was
not a very warm supporter OF the administra-
tion. Cox, of North Carolina, q very good man,
was cut off by his people because he was
friendly to the President. Wilson, OF West Wiz.
ginia, is being fought on both side-because he
was, and because he wasn't Snyder, OF the
same state, is having such fight made on him
that there is said to be great danger that re-
publican may be elected in his district The
endorsement of the administration by the Indi-
ana and Tennessee conventions was very
guarded and eQuivocal. The order OF the Presi-
dents. that office-holders shall take no part in
conventions is playing the mischief with us.
We have got some OF our best friends and the
best party workers in office. Now they are
afraid to do anything. They are tied up and
shelved. Those who did not get Office are light
ing US. The DEVILS to pay! Men holding office
are threatened constantly that il they go to a
convention of will 60 their heads. The oleo-
margarine bill is hurting US; the pocketed sur
plus resolution is hurting u.s. and don't know
what is not. Here's Hedden turned out because
he appointed a few democrats"
Evening star., 1886-08-12
CHANGES IN THE OFFICES.
Presidential and Department Appoin,
mentS. etc.

The President to-day appointed John F.
Wheaton to be collector of customs for the dis.
trict OF Savannah, Ga, vice T. F. johnson, sus-
pended, and James Curran to be supervising
inspector of steam vessels at Baltimore, vice
John Menshaw. suspended.
The appointment of Jas Curran to be supervis-
Ing inspector of steam vessels for the third dis.
trlct is OF great local interest that district in
cludes washington, ,and extends from the south
ern END OF Florida to the Susuuehanna, and In
cludes the local boards of inspectors of Balti-
more, Washington, Norfolk, Charleston and Sa-
The President are at chares
Ward to be collector of customs for the district
of Huron. Mich, vice William Hartsuff, sus.
Office at Salina, Kan. vice John H. Hodge, sus-
pended; .. F. Searle, OF Kansas, receiver OF
public moneys at salina,, Kan, vice Harper
~, The @ following changes have been made in
the War department: Geo. w. Wilt E. Shu-
mann, mann Allan Spencer, Frank Matthews, A: A.
ser, Geo. J. Heck, Michael Hayes, VIM. Patrick
ana Jas. Greer, messengers and laborers in the
signal sign Office oi, discharged; John Pennell me
stead, clerk, 81 200 signal Office transferred
and reduced to $1,000 class, surgeon generals
office; Julia F. Randolph ana Belle CASTOR,
clerks at 1854, signal Office, reduced to S25 per
month; Hugh X. McCaf1rey, composition, war
records office, discharged; Chas. l.. Grannis, jr..
[. stone, class i, r N. G. office, died August 8;
E. w. Moore, clerk, $1,000, P. NJ. G. Office, pro.
mOteO TO class !, vice Stone.
Charles w: Russell has been appointed law
clerk at a salary Of $4,000, and Geo. Edwards
stenosrapher at $1,5OO, in the Department OF
Justice, in connection with the defense OF the
United States in the matter of the French spoil.
alton claims. MIR. John B. Goode, son of eX.
solicitor Goode, was recently appointed a law
clerk at 81 800 for the same purpose.
VIM. +: Rapley, OF Arkansas, and Daniel Hag.
erty, OF Maryland, have been appointed special
agents, inspectors and assistant superintend-
ents OF the railway mail service at a salary of
$1,000.
bookkeeper of the sixth auditors Office has
resigned, and has been appointed to an 81, 800
clerkship in the same office. Isaac G. Peetrey.
the late deputy warden of the Ohio peniten-
tiary, has been appointed in Mr.. Smiths place.
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury has
made the following appointments in the light
house service: VIM. j. Mckinley to be keeper,
and George H. Nelson to be assistant keeper at
Bloody Point, Md; John r. Smith to be second
assistant keeper at Cape Cod Mass.
Evening star., 1886-08-12
Increased Pensions for Disabled Vet.
Grams.

Increased PENSIONS for Disabled Vet.
Grams.
FULL TEXT OF THE BILL WHICH HAS BECOME
AS there is much interest among soldiers and
sailors of the Late war in reference to the TACT to
amend the pension laws by increasing the PEN
sions of soldiers and sailors who have lost an
arm or leg in the SERVICE" approved on the 4th
instant, its full text is given below:
Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the
passage OF this act all persons on the pension
rolls, and all persons hereafter granted q PEN
sion, who, while in the military naval
service of the United States and in line of duty,
shall have lost one hand one foot, or been
totally disabled in the same, shall receive a
pension of thirty dollars a month; that all per-
sons now on the pension rolls, and all persons
hereafter granted pension, who in like man.
ner shall have lost either an arm at or above
the elbow or leg at or above the knee, or been
totally disabled in the same, shall receive q
pension OF thirty-six dollars per month; and
tnat all persons now on the pension rolls, and
All persons hereafter granted pension who In
like manner shall have lost either an arm At
the shoulder joint or leg at the hip joint, or SO
near the joint as to prevent the use OF an arti-
nctai limb, shall receive pension at the rate of
Ioray.nVe dollars per month: Provided, That
nothing contained In this act snail be construed
10 repeal section 4600 OF the Revised Statutes
OF the United States, or to change the rate OF
eighteen dollars per month therein mentioned
to be proportionately divided for any degree OF
disability established for which section 4605
makes no provision.
Evening star., 1886-08-12
POSTMASTER CONGER'S PLACE.
What He Says of Charges Reported as
Having Been Made Against Him.

The New York World to-day printed WASH
ington special charging that Postmaster Conger
had been writing letters to Michigan in behalf
of his fathers reelection to the L. S. Senate
and that the Presidents attention having been
called to this violation of civil service rules Mr.
Conger would be removed.
STAR reporter called upon the city post
master and exhibited to him the
Worlds special. After reading it he said:
II am not going to engage in a
newspaper controversy about the matter,
but can say that l do not know what. the
article means l don't know any members of
dates nor have I written them any letters. AS
far as the office is concerned the President can
have 1t whenever he wants 1t. am 4 republic
can and make no secret OF my principles, but
endeavor 10 conduct the office in the interest of
the people,"
Evening star., 1886-08-12

PERsoNAL.-Surgeon Billings, U. S. A., ad-
dressed the British Medical Association at
Brighton yesterday Oh the death rates in
various diseases among the blacks and whites
in America-Col. w. H. Clark and Messrs.
city to-day tor a ten-day fishing vacation at
WOodmOnt.-A New Yorker VINO passed sew
eral hours with eX-President Arthur at New
London last week says he gave no indication of
being sick man, but looked as if he might
have many years OF lie before him.-Mr J.
w. Boteler sails tor Europe on Saturday, to be
absent several weeks.-Mr. II. ID. Barr has
gone to New Hampshire to join his family and
go with them to one OF the Maine sea- -ide re-
sOrts-Senator Logan and party left San
Francisco yesterday for trip up the Napa
Valley.-Mrs. X. p. krouse and Miss Luilc
krOuse will leave this evening for Charlotte
Ball, where they will be theg guests Of Mrs. n E.
Barnes.-COl. K. j. IngersOil sails for Europe
to-mOrrOw.-Mr. Karl Cluss and his his sister,
Miss Anita Cluss, are at Atlantic City.-Mr.
J. ". Nightingale, of this city, was registered
ner, and Mrs. Mary F. Newton, OF Washington,
were among recent arrivals at Atlantic City
Senator Harris, OF Tennessee, who has been i'll
for some days, is fmprOving.-MajOr Charles
A. Appel has returned home from MINNEAPOLIS,
WIN. s. Watson, OF New York, Louis Nc
Twins, OF Texas, +. NJ. Fales, OF Buffalo, Geo F.
Smith, OF Iowa, and Henry Newell, of Connecti-
son and Negley are at Willards.-Georse l..
Petersen, of Chicago, H. q. Atwater, OF New
York, and w. II. Chapman, OF Springfield.
Mass, are at the Rggs.-Mr and Mrs. George
kennan, who recently arrived in New York
from Europe, are expected 10 arrive in WASH
ingt0n to-mOrrOw.-The family OF General
Dumont are spending the summer at Castleton,
n "
Evening star., 1886-08-12
MEXICANs WHO WANT TO FIGHT
Jingoes South of the Rio Grande.
SQUIRE AND FLYNN ARRAIGNED.
BELFAST RIOTERS CHECKED BY RAIN.
LORD SAuSBURYS LONDON SPEECH.
Canadian Ports Closed to American Vessels.
SALISBURY'S SPEECH.
It fS Regarded by Liberals ~ Proof
that He Has No Irish Policy.

SpeCiai SAuie plSpatcn 10 IKE EVENING STAR
LONDON, August 12.-The Marquis OF Sails
bury's speech at the Mansion house last night
was universally praised Tor its dignified con-
trol.ed tone. 1t is regarded by liberals as a
further proof that he has absolutely no Irish
policy, but has in view merely the so-called
restoration OF order. Beyond this he did not
even suggest any ideal of English statesman
ship regarding Ireland. His compliment to
Roseberry about his foreign policy mas given
great satisfaction to all parties The Times says:
salisbury has no secrets TO disclose. Though
he spoke briefly with dignified reserve he could
not be expected TO suppress the eXuliation in
spired by the news OF the unoppOsed return OF a
dozen of his colleagues seeking reelection"
The Ndnd0rd declares the dinner not remark
able for brilliancy OF the speeches delivered 10y
the distinguished guests and says il is AN open
question whether Salisbury's estimate OF demo
cratic hrmness is not too sanguine. In the
Daily Neuos' opinion Salisbury's speech was
worthy in tone and style of the prime minister
OF England speaking i'm the city OF London.
salisbury, however" ii continues, "made only
too plain his medicine for Irish disorder-a
good dose OF drastic coercion. His gospel is
brute force; his missionaries, policeman and
hangman."
Evening star., 1886-08-12
Breakers Aheadi

NOTE OF WARNING FROM A VETERAN
FINANCIER.
At the annual convention of the National
Association OF American Bankers, which met
in Boston yesterday, a letter was read from ex-
Secretary McCullOch, from which the following
extract is taken: LET me say briefly, that
there has never been a time in our nnan-
cial history when wise counsels were more
needed than now. The country is drifting
financially from old landmarks Danger is
menacin., which Congress adopts no meas
ures to avoid. The existing negative policy
keeps the drift in one direction. Without q
speedy change there will ere long be in the
United States practically but one standard
OF value, and that unfortunately will be silver.
II nything is clearly taught by financial his
tory II Is that q low standard OF value places
the nation that adopts 1t at great disad vantage
IN It's trade with other nations and At the same
time and consequently depresses Its own in
dustres. A low standard Is invariably an un.
certain standard, tnan which nothing is more
preJud1ciai to enterprise, to trade, In TACT, to
everything upon which national prosperity
and reliable returns for labor depends The
opinion that abundant and cheap money Stim-
ulates Industry and promotes prosperity has
Deen dlsprOved SO frequently that its preva-
lence In the United States is not creditable to
the intelligence Of the people. Money is abun-
lower than ever before, and yet most branches
OF business are greatly depressed, and prices of
manufactured goods and Of agricultural pro-
auctions are scarcely above their actual cost
and why? Simply because the supply Is greater
than the demand; because the revolution in all
branches OF industry, caused by machinery, is
now felt in full fOrce."
Evening star., 1886-08-12
Squire and Flynn.

THEIR TRIAL To BEGIN on TIRE FIFTH OF
SEPTEMBER.
NEW York, August 12.-Squire and Flynn,
through their counsel, to-day entered pleas IL
mot guilty" before Judge Cowing In the gem
eral sessions court. The case Was set down fos
trial on Monday, september 9th.
Evening star., 1886-08-12

American Vessels Forbidden Co Enter
che BAY Of ChaleWp.

CHICAGO August l2.-Tbe Daily Ns,rs' Il.
Johns n. b, special says; The Canadian gov
crnment has issued orders forbidding Americsa
vessels from entering the Bay OF Chaleur. "n
pain OF instant seizure. and has stationed the
cruisers Crit and Lindsay At the entrance of
the bay. while the Flagship i.ausdowne plies LA
the Deighboring waters. Besides these the
cruiser Conrad has been placed on guard at the
mouth Of the Miramichi river: the Houlette is
stationed at Cascumpec, Prince Edward Island.
and the Terror is doing duty at Shelburne. The
zen. Middleton is i'm the neighborhood OF Grand
Meuan and ST Andrews
Evening star., 1886-08-12
Why Mr.. Hedden Resigned.

THE REASONS AS STATED BY HIMSELF IN HIS
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Hedden, in his letter to the President re-
signing the collectorship of New York, says ne
performed the duties of the office to the profit
of the government; that the collection cost less
that under his predecessors. He complains OF
misrepresentation about him. He says he
found employees in the custom-house who were
corrupt, inefficient or careless. He says he
thought the popular vote that put the demo-
Gratis in power demanded that these men
should be replaced by democrats who were
better fitted for the positions. II have," he
says. "acted uniformly upon this principle,
while at the same time I have adhered to the
spirit and the letter of the civil service law.
Nevertheless, my course has been the source
OF persistent Misrepresentation and hostile
attacks from republican journals, which other
wise have supported your administration"
Such attacks he says, he felt might have a ten
dency to create the impression that he was
hostile to the administration and might en-
barrass the President. He therefore resigned.
In closing he acknowledges the uniform cour.
teSy shown him by the President
Evening star., 1886-08-12

= z2AN A1A1AHO WITH a PITCdFOHK WHILE An
TENDING FUNERAL.
A dispatch from Belfast last night stated that
the city was tranquil. Inspector Reed will re-
main in charge Of the constabulary until after
the Catholic festival on the 18th inst It is now
believed that the worst is over, and the large
number OF troops is sufficient to meet any
the Catholic cemetery Tuesday attending the
funeral Of victim OF last weeks riOting, and
was supposed to have been shot by the police
near the grave, was, investigation she's, killed
with q pitchi0rk by . man now under arrest
and who has been identified by several per-
work.
Evening star., 1886-08-12

A HEAyY RAIN KEEPS CROWDS FROM GATHER

A HEAVY RAIN KEEPS CROWDS FROM GATHER
ING AND PRESERVES THE PEACE
BELFAST, August 1.-THE night was quiet,
except for little fighting in the GrosNenor
road district. which did not result In harm To
any one. The police have made several searches
Tor arms, but without SUCCESS. The forty
wounded persons in the Royal hospital aO
making good progress towards recovery. a
heavy rain is falling preventing crowds from
gathering. The Northern Wing (Protestant) rc-
Dukes the Rev. Dr. Name Tor his remarks ina IT.
lation To the action the orangemen would take
II the police were not disarmed.
Evening star., 1886-08-12
Banquesiuy the d. A. r..

SACRAMENTO. CAL, August IA banquet
was rendered last evening by the mayor aud
citizens 10 the members OF the Grand Army ot
the Republic now visiting this city. The menu
bers OF the legislature now In session attended
I'm "A body. Speeches We're made by Gen. Log AN,
Commander-n-Cnief FaircLlld and Others.