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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
Society Stunned.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 5.-The sudden
death of Mrs. DIR. l.. III. Robbins, which
occurred Wednesday forenoon, is shak-
ing the foundations of Lincoln society.
As soon as it became known that she
was dead the people began to talk, and
by many foul play was openly charged.
The late Mrs. Robbins was the doctors
third wife. The first one died some ten
years ago the second in August, 1sss,
when a few months later he married his
~housekeeper, whose death is mentioned
above. The attending physicians say
that she died from uraemic commissions,
which commenced about midnight be-
fore her death. Eminent medical ex-
perts say that uraemic commissions can
DO produced by the administration of a
poison well known TO the fraternity.
Five reputable citizens living in the
n~eighborhood Of the doctors residence
filed a protest against the burial of the
body before a post norton examination
and inquest should be held. The coro-
ner, who was one Of the attending ply
sicians at her death, has hesitated TO
take action in the case, but is arranging
for q post mortem examination and q
chemical analysis of the contents Of the
stOmach.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
Makes Prompt Payment.

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-The Rock Island
railroad management does not propose
to burden itself with the expense of
litigation in addition to the loss sus-
tanned by the recent disastrous accident
on the suburban system. II has already
paid to the family of one of the victims
the sum of $1,000, the largest amount
that can be recovered by a suit, and the
same course will be followed in the
other cases. Substantial justice, more
over, will be done TO the surviving vic
Tins, and altogether the accident will
make something of a hole in the treas
nry Of the corporation. Private advices
from the east are TO the effect that some
of the heaviest stockholders are consid-
erably wrought up over the affair, and
that it would not be surprising If some
radical changes in the management
were shortly announced.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
A Frightfui Accident.

ROCHESTER,, n. ", Oct. 5.-A fright
full accident occurred at the West avenue
canal bridge yesterday afternoon. The
bridge is what is known as a lift bridge.
A street car was passing over when one
end of the heavy troughs filed with pig
iron, used to assist in raising and low
ering the bridge, fell from its support
and l,500 pounds of pig iron crashed
through the top of the street car. John
Metzler and Mary birmingham were in
jured fatally and three other persons
very seriously.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
PoWpERlY,s vlNplcATloN.
The Master Workman Talks to- nm En-
thusinstic 81. Louis Audience.

The Master Workman Talks to mn En-
thusinstic ~. Louis Audience.
ST. Louis, Get. 5.-Expectation that
General Master Workman Powderly
would reply TO the numerous attacks
which have been made upon him drew
an immense crowd at last nights meet
ing at Turner hall. Mr.. Powderly was
received with great applause. He spoke
in a general way Of the objects of the
order. and said it was asked why he did
not advocate prohibition. Simply, said
he, because the order had not decided
for IL. lie did not advocate single tax,
though a personal believer in it, because
tGo order had not yet announced in
favor of 1t. Addressing himself 70 the
charges against him, Mr.. Powderly
spoke of his protest against the appoint
ment OF Fnrlong. The reporters pres.
ent constituting a committee, he sub.
mitted all the documents TO them.
Turning 10 other documents he showed
how NJ. B. Shaw had garbled and falsified
evidence he pretended 10 submit. Fur
longs letters in the morning papers were
overhauled and he proceeded to demon.
strate that Furlong had conspired TO en-
tice Martin Irons and others to at
tempt TO tap wires so he could make a
criminal case against the strikers. Let
tiers carried to Powderly by Blake were
then taken up, and one after another OF
the men whose names were appended
came forward and pronounced them
forgeries. No less than ten forgeries
were thus proven. Powderly then re-
PEELED the charge that he had made
public private letters of Russell Harri.
son. 1t was the duty of all good citi-
ems to prevent the appointment OF
scoundrels TO positions such as Furlong
sought, and in lodging his protest Pow
DERBY said he had but performed his
duty. From published Official reports
he indicated his position on the stock
I yards strike in Chicago, and the great
southwest railway strike. None OF the
men who bore the blunt OF the strikes
blamed him, and until they did he
cared nothing for the attacks of the
~scoundrcls now assailing him. Pow
derly's interview with Gould and Hop
I kins was described, and Gould's repudia-
ton Of his solemn promise told in
graphic language. After disposing OF
the charges, Powderly asked the audi
ence: Have j made out my case?
Who told the lie now?" This ELECTED
rounds of applause from the audience.
The meeting was decidedly a Powderly
su,scaSg
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
THE "DRYs" CARRY The DAY.
Prohibltionists Win in North Dakota by n
Majority of 4 200.

BISMARCK, n. D., Oct. 5.-Rumors
have been rife all day that prohibition
was defeated by a close vote and caused
considerable elation in this part Of the
state, but returns received yesterday at
q late hour give several more strongly
prohibition counties yet to be heard
from. 1t is certain now that the meas
ure will be adopted by 1000 majority.
Prohibitionists were never so much sur
prised at the tidal wave and are in
credulously CONCENTRATING each other.
To the ants it seems some strange
dream, from which they will soon be
awakened and discover not TO be a
dream reality. As returns come in
from belated districts the republicans
are losing ground and it is safe to
hazard that the republican majority viii
be something less than 5000.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
Grea, AQUATIC Event.

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-An international
regatta will be one of the features OF
the worlds fair to be held in this city
four years hence. Correspondence to
that end has already opened with prom.
inent amateurs in England, Australia
and Canada, as we'll as in this country,
and q conference of local oarsmen, who
have initiated the movement, will be
held in q few weeks. The proposed pro-
gram includes single scull, pair, double
and four-oared races, and the prizes will
DO the largest and the trophies more
valuable than at any previous regatta,
national or international, in the history
OF acquatic events.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
Taken Rack to Jail.

DUBLIN, Oct. 4.-While the authori-
ties of Londonderry Jail We're going
through the formality of releasing
Charles A. V. Connybare, a member Of
parliament from Cornwall, from confine-
ment today, that gentleman deliber-
ately violated one of the rules, and
was Immediately taken back to his cell.
Mr.. Connybarc had four months toserye
but was being released on account Of
the bad condition of his health. De-
liant action may subject him to the me-
cessity Of serving the remainder OF his
S~aufencn
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
The Train Broke I'm Two.

CogRY, Pa, Oct. 5.-The rear end OF
a south-bound freight on the Western,
New York and Pennsylvania railroad,
broke loose as the train was climbing
the summit four miles south Of here
this morning and making down the hill,
crashed into a passenger train following
with terrific force. All the passengers
were bruised andsome injured seriously,
but none fatally.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
Real Estate booming.

PIERRE, S. D., Oct. 5.-0ver $780, 600
worth Of property changed hands here
yesterday. Lots which could have been
bought for 500 a week ago sold today
for 81, 200. People have been celebrat-
ing necessarily for ~forty-eight hours.
Fort Pierre, across the river, Is also
crowded with boomers and intended set
tiers. Military assistance has been tel
egraphed for and every attempt will be
made to preserve order.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12

7. a useless old ~landlubber her was. L
doubt he's Off TO a warmer place than this
ERE Kerguelen Land, and / drinks his
health. which, by the way, / never had the
occasion 10 do before. Here's TO the health
OF the departed" and he swallowed the
sheilfui OF rum az "A draught.
Your sentiment ! echoes" said Bill.
"Johuuie, the she'll; give us the shell TO
drink the 'ealth Of the dear departed"
Then Augusta returned to her nut with
a heavy heart. She covered up the dead
body as best she could, telling little Dick
that Mr.. Meeson was gone by-by. and then
sat down in that chill and awful company.
Il was very depressing; but she comforted
herself somewhat with the reflection
that, on the whole, Mr.. Meeson dead was
not so bad as Mr.. Meeson il the animated
flesh.
Presently the night set in once more,
aud. worn out with all that she bad gone
through, Augusta said her prayers and
went to sleep with little Dick locked fast
In her arms.
Some hours afterward she was awakened
by loud aud uproarcus shouts made up Ok
snatches of drunken songs and that pecul-
lar class of English that hoyers ever round
the lips of the British Tar. Evidently Bill
and Johnnie were raging drunk, and in
this condition were taking the midnight
air.
The shouting and swearing went reeling
away toward the waters edge, and then,
all Of a sudden, they eliminated in a fear
full ~yell-after which came silence.
What could | mean'-wondered Angus
Ia; and while she was still wondering
dropped of to sleep again.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
A Chinese Voter.

BISMARCK, y. D., Oct. AT Tues
days election here Lum Hing, a Chi
nese laundryman, took out citizenship
papers and voted, casting his ballot for
the republican ticket.
This is the first case of tie kind in
the history of North Dakota, and the
event is the subject of much gossip.
Lum Hing is % years of age and says he
will remain a citizen of the United
States during the remainder of his days;
that he may return TO China to visit his
people, but that he always will DO a
ssmelican slitzen."
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12

WASHINGTON, d. C., Oct. s.-The
hotels are fast filing up with delegates
to the triennial conclave OF the Knights
Templars which opens on Monday, al
though the large delegations from the
west, northwest and Pacific coast arr
ret to arrive. Tomorrow there will b
speciai devotional exercises In the prin-
.ctpal churches
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
shows signs of Eruption.

CrrY OF MEXICO, Oct. 5.-Signs Of life
In the supposed extinct volcano, Ajnuso,
near this city, have recently been dis
covered. S~ubterranean thunderings
have been heard, and they were accom-
panied by a jarring of the earth. A
volcano in the state Of Colimr is active,
and signs abound OF seismic and volcanic
activity
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
Long Strika 6ettied.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct. a.-The strike
OF the window light glass blowers which
last June. affecting ever 5000
in New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Maryland, was settled today
in this city. The demand was for 10
per cent, but a compromise Of So per
cent. vas agreed upon.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
The Grand Jury,s Report.

STOCKTON, Cal, Oct. 5.-The report OF
the grand jury in the case Of Deputy
United States Marshal Nagle is that the
facts show Judge Terry's killing was
intentional and deliberate. The report
further condemns the action Of the
United States authorities in removing
the case from the jurisdiction OF the
state courts.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12

New ORLEANS, La. Oct. 5.-The
mayor has issued nm order directing the
losing OF all gambling houses and pool
oooms in the city. in accordance with
he terms Of N ordinance passed. by the
city council
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
To be continued.

$50 you wants pension. Ell? Will
you slate on what groundsp" Can't
use my arm" viii you state whether
il is u direct result Of the warp Yes,
sir" why, you weren't old enough
to tight during the warp IL know Il,
sir. write war PAPERS though. now.
My trouble Is writer's paraIysis."-
Mansey's Weekly.
Shell don't want yon TO ruin the
curtains in this room with your tobacco
smoke" He-"If you don't want me
10 ruin your curtains in this koom then
put your curtains In some other room.
iix il up comfortably. and I'll 20 into
that room and ruin the curtains with
my tobacco smoke; but ] dor't see why
this room Is not good enough to ruin
your curtains in."--1eras Sitfinga
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
Dismisscd From the Service.

HALIFAX, Oct. f.-Captain Russell and
First Lieutenant Hewitt, of the wrecked
British warship Lilly, have been repre-
manded and dismissed from service by
the naval court-martial convened for the
purpose of investigating the disaster.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12

LONDON, Oct. THE earl Of Galway
arranged before a magistrate Mt
Dumfris today ON . charge Of indecent
behavior toward . little girl. Mr..
Gibson for the earl pleaded his clients
Innocence, 1T the . was set for 0cto-
haE IL.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12
Running ON Hair Time.

LONDON, Oct. 5.-The cotton mills Of
Lancashire still continue to run on half
time. The Operatives society has ex-
pended $4,000 for the relief Of those
who are suffering through the partial
1stoppage Of the mills.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-12

Bars 10 matrimony-Tho front gasA,
Pack
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
A Physical Phenomenon.

John Walsmith. aged IA, OF Findlay
street, died OF foreign substances in
the stomach. Tho autopsy revealed
some scientific wonders. Said DR..
Bohlander:
THE case is phenomenal 1 bavo
had the boy under my caro- for some
four years. There was much specula-
tion among physicians In regard to him.
There was evidence that brain growth
was being retarded. Some physicians
said it was tumor. some cancer.
The autopsy showed an abnormal In
crease of the white matter OF the brain
and like decrease OF the gray matter.
As result the nerves OF motion wero
unusually active and Of sensation dull.
He was strong as giant but had no
physical feeling. He could place his
hand on q hot stove and sec 1t roast.
Nothing seemed to materially In
jure or give him pain. He has been
run over by one OF Robinson's circus
wagons; he has fallen from tho bridge
over Spiing Grove avenue, and once
Wdihco Out vi - tWO-otoEy Win0OWs
Any one OF the casualties would prob
ably have killed q boy in a normal
condition. but he. never broke n bone.
He is SCARED all over, and / have
sewed up great cuts while he sat and
laughed. Although ho was bright
child at or years OF age. he began
to grow stupid and inclined to idiocy;
his hearing had nearly gone and he
had ceased to talk.
.In his stomach wo found grccn
ball OF yarn, marbles, nickles, n large.
undigested apple core. and othor small
articles. The cause OF his death WIS n
green ball Of yarn. It is about an
inch In diameter, elongated at one end
by tho contraction Of the cardiac mus
Gle in the effort Of nature to pass 1t
into the stomach. 1t would have gone
in II needle had not boon crosswiso
in it. It stuck at tho stomach en-
trance and killed. him."-CincinnaM
Nows-U nion.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
A Travelled Snake.

Snakes are very numerous In this
neighborhood, writes o Patterson, Ill,
correspondent, and Jonas Milton relates
the following, to say the least, peculiar
story: II tried to break the varmint Of
the habit Of sucking cggs, and few
months ago procured q chinaware nest
egg and placed 1t in the nest. Along
came Mr.. snake and quickly swallowed
the supposed egg, and as 1t proved to
be quite indigestible 1t remained In his
gastronomic organ. Shortly after this
Invent to Kansas. One day my attention
was directed toward the woodshed by
a peculiar noise. proceeded thither
and found my old acquaintance, the
snake. completely wedged in a jug
handle. 1t had gone as far through
the Jug handle as the china egg would
permit and had then swallowed an
other egg, which prevented 1t from
backing out. Mr. snake seemed to have
trouble enough to last him lifetime,
but as could not SEQ even an enemy
suffer ! released him by breaking the
Jug. After recovering from the shock
he received he started east, gave up
his bad habit, and finally became the
leader Of swell tribe Of snakes living
in New York state, but have an
impression he always suffered from
the Indigestion.
This proves the ophidian to be some
what nomadic in habits a. we'll a. o.
centric in diet-St Louis Globe-Dem.
! ocrat.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
How They Find Gold in South
Africa.

Something like the excitement over
alleged discoveries OF gold in Lower
California is attending similar news
from the Transvaal, in South Africa.
The diggings there are reported to be
enormously rich, and a swarm Of pros
pectors is flocking to the field. As re-
vealing hitherto unsupported vein OF
Imagination and lightsome humor on
the part Of the Beers, the current
story of tho discovery of the gold field
is interesting. 1t was first published
in the Transvaal Advertiser.
A well-known resident OF the repub-
lie, it is said, while out hunting one
morning, saw a koodoo bull. which he
tried to stalk. After he had slightly
wounded the animal, and while he was
riding after it down stony declivity.
his horse stumbled, he was thrown and
his rifle was broken. At this the koo-
doc turned and attacked the man,
knocking him down and attempting to
kneel ON him. By holding the ami
mails forelegs the man kept the buck
upright, but the animals horns had
evidently entered the bank for some
distance and It's head was held down
close upon the mans breast The ami
NAL seemed as anxious as the man to
get the horns loose, but was evident
ly helpless, the horns being hold
fast in the ground. Held thus, unable
to move, man and beast remained in
the broiling sun all that day. At night
fall jaclkals and wolves came prowliDg
about, and oven brushed against the
man and sprang upon the buck. But
the yells OF the man and the kicks OF
the buck kept them at bay until dawn.
when they skunk away. Soon after
daylight rifle shot was heard, and u
bullet slightly wounded the man in the
forehead. BY waving his handlser-
chief and shouting he prevented fur
ther firing, and the hunter, who had at
first seen only the buck, came up and
learned tho real situation. Wishing
to take the animal alive, he hurried of
to the nearest farm, and brought back
men with ropes and shovels, who bound
the buck and extricated the man. But
when the horns were at last freed
there was found upon each mass Of
metal, which, being removed proved
to be nudgets Of gold, weighing re-
spectively eight and six and one-half
pounds. This led to the discovery Of
rich gold field.
Any one doubling the entire accu-
racy OF this story can make further in
quiries at the Office Of the Transvaal
Advertiser.-New York Sun.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
MY NeloAsoa.s DOC.

lovc my neighbor ali I can,
Although that simple minded man
1magines that his yelping hound
Gives pleasure To the folks around.
I love to pass his open gate,
Where that big brute will lie In wait
As quiet as hen on eggs,
And at my unprotected legs
Spring with roar Of rage to SEQ
How nimbly can climb trec
And say, "Nice doggie," while he chews
Part OF the pantaloons lose.
love to hear that cur all night
How, bark and whine while forms In Whit
From windows furiously lombard
With bric-a-brac my neighbors yard.
love 70 see my flower bed
Destroyed by that big mongrels tread,
And have him from my kitchen hook
My steaks and fowls and scare the cook.
I love to hear my children cry
When bitten by that brave h-yi,
And think that they, when going mad,
Will bark and, maybe, bite their dad.
hate to see that ugly pup
Hit with rock and doubled up,
As sometimes happens when we meet
Around the corner Of our street.
I'd like to xnow the reason why
That dog is kept. Were burglars nigh
That cur, who will baby bite,
Would have fit and die from fright
Ilove my neighbor.as I should;
I'd love him better II he would
Have sense enough TO sell or shoot
His useless, good-f nothing brute.
H. G. Dodge.
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
II Game at Last.

Detroit Free Press.
whats the matter with youp" he
called across High Street yesterday.
"Come overa"
"What furp"
II want you to 60 to the grocery
with me-"
"Will yer get n cocoanutP" queries
the first boy, MS the crossed the street.
"Lands no want yer company.
Come down while give the grocer an
order"
"You must be crazy"
"Come along and see."
"Ma wants you to send up" said lie.
as be met the grocer ut the door, 'five
pounds Of granulated sugar, half =
pound OF your best tea and about two
pounds Of"
"Who's your motherP"
"Mrs. Blank"
Yes, / thought SO. Tell hef she
owes mo s27. I want that settled
first"
That's what I've been looking for
these last two weeks" said the second
boy as he was overta<en block AWAY
That's why wanted your company.
See anything crazy about me. nowp"
That's awful" replied No. 1.
"You bet, and it's SO early that i
don't believe We can got TO tho sea-
shore this year. Say, won't you come
up and stand behind mo when / tell
ma that we'vo got to come right
down to hard-pnn or find another gro
cery?"
The Delta independent., 1889-06-25
DID LIQUOR.
Brandy That wao Imported /,
,oao ~s.- ..4~


1908 and Madeira OF i7es.
Maj. Slaymaker. postmaster OF Lam
caster. Pa, has a cask OF brandy for
which Simon Cameron has offered him
$45 gallon, IN offer that was refused.
The brandy was imported by the pres
ent owners grandfather. The pipe In
which it came from France bears the
custom house marks of 1908. Maj.
Slaymaker has also Madeira Of the
vintages of 17O3. 1900, 1908. 1872,
1918. 1927, and 1910. The vintage OF
1927 was one of the best in the history
OF Madeira and there is but little of it
in existence to-day. The Madeira Of
1898 was bottled in 1898 by Philip and
Adam Reigart, who imported the wine,
received in exchange for corn. When
they received it they sold it as COM
mon drink to the farmers, who drank
it as beer is drank nowadays. Tho
wine is in the original bottles and can
not be purchased for less than $25 q
bottle to-day. When James Buchanan
went to England as minister from this
country he took with him several
cases of old Madeira, as there was
none Of it to be had In that country.
The newest wine in Maj. Slaymaker's
cellar was bottled in 1874. When
Samuel j. Randall, Col. X. Jamison,
w. u. Hensol, and Barney McGrann
went on their southern trip, two or
three years ago, they were treated so
royalty by Henry w. Grady, at At
lanta, that when they returned they
sent two cases of Maj. Slaymaker's '93
Madeira to him as q recognition of his.
hospitality. Maj. Slaymaker has also
cherry-bounce in his cellar that was
bottled in 1928.