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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Texas DesperOdoes Caught,

DENVER, May 2s.-A special from
Childers. Tex, to the Associated Press
says: Harry CHM and J. G. Watson,
alias Barlow Watson, were arrested at
Matadon ranch Friday for the murder
of George W. Richardson, superintendent
ut the San Pedro Coal and Coke com
pany, at Carthage, N. Mex, by The sheI-
i'll Of Socorro. The murder was com
mitted May Is. The officers reached
Chllders Wednesday and started out TO
Matadon Thursday and arrested the pris-
oners Friday night. The murders were
quite popular among the co wboys and
they threatened to release the prisoners,
and for a while it looked as if the officers
would have to fight for the prisoners, but
after an explanation the prisoners were
brought TO this place and put in TAIL for
safe keeping. Harry CHM had 81. $50 on
his person when arrested and Watson
$500.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Harrison Quoted.

LONDON, May 30.-Arthur O'Connor,
member of parliament for east Donegal,
testified before the Parnell commission
today. Among other statements he said
that he heard President Harrison in q
speech delivered al Indianapolis say tina,
every honest man and lover of liberty
would rather be in company Of Willian
O'Brien in Tullamore Jail thar be enter
tanned by the viceroy Of Ireland at Dub
lin Castle. Mr.. O'Connor declared that the
suggestion that tenants understood hit
advice 10 them to boycott land grsbbers
as a hint to murder them, was a base cal
jimmy. Justin Mccarthy, member OF
parliament for Londonderry. testified
that the Parnellites received the news o.
the Phoenix park murders with horror
and dismay.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
A Cool RObher.

CHICAGO, May 31.-A special TO the
Chicago Times from Ellis Junction, Wis,
says: Shortly after the train on the Mil
waukee and Northern railway pulled out
Of Beaver Wednesday night a mar walked
through the rear coach to the rear door,
and, drawing a revolver, coD' Led the
brakeman TO give up all tie money he
had in his pocket. lie then went
through all the passengers in the car in
the same manner, making e&ca walk
ahead as he relieved him of his cash, un.
til he reached the baggage car. When
he had finished his raid he leaped from
the train in the dark just as i, was pull.
ing into this station. The robber must
have secured $500 or S400 and u or two
gold watches.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

A new and curious sect has recently
grown up in Africa, the bena.riamba, or
''sons of hemp" a society of hemp smok-
ers, who, calling themselves friends, "
are bound together by ties Of mutual hos
pitality. 1t has had some new light
thrown upon it in the account of a jour
ney up the Kasai by Charles Somerville
Bateman: Its initiatory rites are a pro-
found and unfathomable mystery, and
whether to describe it as n secret brother
hood, a religion, or a society for the prop
agation of licentiousness, ] am uncertain.
SO fer az the smoking of lhiamba (hemp)
is concerned, there can be no reasonable
doubt but that the Matchbox introduced
it primarily for the purposes of fraud,
since persons under the influence of that
poisonous narcotic are temporarily insane,
and therefore at the mercy Of the first
cruel and crafty trader that came across
them" Another authority, however,
thinks that the society grew out of a po-
litical revolution among the Bashilenge
people in 1870, when the progressist party
broke down old commercial barriers, and
the custom of bhang, or hemp smoking,
was introduced from Zanzibar to become
zone of the most baneful institutions in
Central Africa"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

BROOKLYN, May 30.-The weather this
morning was gloomy with occasional
light rains early in the day. The pres
ence of President Harrison added great
interest to the occasion and in the excite:
ment opay all honor to the CHIEF execu
tive of the nation it seemed as il the
memorial part had been forgotten.
The president held a reception a,
the residence of Joseph f. Knapp fol
two hours. A host of prominent citizens
and Grand Army men shook hands with
him. The various organizations partici.
pating in the parade were all at their
places of rendezvous at 10 o'clock and al
1870 the line moved. 1t is estimated
that between Ii, 600 and ~, 900 men were
in line.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Theatrical Managers Make a
Combined Move to
Secure
Reduced Railroad Rates--The
Present Condition Is
Disastrous.
The Interstate Commission Will Be
Asked to Make Discrimina.
lions I'm Favor OF Theat.
rical Companies.
Moving for Better Rates.

New YORK, May 27.-About all the
theatrical managers now in the city will
meet at the Madison Square theater at 3
O'Clock this afternoon TO discuss the con.
ditions that at present govern railway
traffic in this country, SO far as the theat.
rical business is concerned. Nearly
every one of the managers Of the lead
ing travelling combinations have, il 10
said, reached the conclusion that tnev
must either secure relief from the inter
state commerce commission or abandon
the road altogether. The experiences
of the present season hAvA demon
Tsvrated the fact that only a
few strong companies, which rarely book
for less than two weeks, can afford to go
out next summer under existing condi-
tons. 1t is probable that the meeting to.
day will decide to retain one of the best
railroad lawyers in the country for the
purpose of making a clear statement of
the case to the commission. Should this
fail of it's effect, q national agitation hav-
ing for it's object a demand upon congress
for an absolute change in the interstate
law permitting determinations in favor
OF theatrical combinations will be inaugu-
rated. A permanent organization Of man.
ayers for mutual interest will also be
brought into existence by the meeting.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

PoRT HURON, Mich, May 27.-On the
afternoon Of May II a colored tramp en-
tered the house of John ellis, a farmer
living four miles west of this city, and
made a brutal assault upon Mrs. ellis,
beating her and stamping on her PROSTATE.
body. Mrs. ellis was alone with her s.
year-old daughter at the time, and though
she offered strong resistance was finally
overcome and the brute finally
accomplished his purpose. A
large posse Of farmers secured
the country for the man, but failed to
lind him. The Port Huron police, how
ever, discovered him hiding in the woods
Sunday, May 10, and lodged him in jail.
be gave the name of Albert Martin, and
was fully identified ss Mrs. ellis as
sailant. Mrs. ellis was terribly NAL
treated and is not expected to live.
Early this morning a mob of 400 men
with blackened faces made an attack on
the jail with heavy sledge hammers,
and despite the resistance made by
the sheriff they made an entrance
into the Jail, and placing a rope
around Martins neck and after q des.
perate struggle dragged him into the
street. He was struck q terrible blow on
the back with a sledge hammer, and fully
twenty revolver shots were fired at him.
He must have been dead before the mob
dragged him 8 block. He was strung I'D
to the iron s%tringers of the Seventh street
bridge. He was cut down by the sheriff
a few minutes later, but was manCled
beyond recognition.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
The Socialists, Conference.

PARIS, May 31.-In an interview today
Paul Lafayne, foreign secretary of the
International conference Of socialistic
w%orkingmen which has been called for
this city in July next, said that he had
received no confirmation of the reports
that the government intended TO prohibit
the gathering. According to latest adj
vices, he added, every European nation as
well as the United States would be repre-.
sented by bonaide delegates, and under
these circumstances he did not believe
that the authorities would take the action
ascribed to it.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Crushed TO Death.

AKRON, o., May 30.-At Loyal Oak,
this county, yesterday, while a number
of farmers were assisting Jacob BOerstleI
in a barn raising, one Of the heavy bents
fell upon a score of workers. Frank
Erich, Jacob Kurtz and Milton Boerstler
were terribly crushed and will die. viii.
liam, Charles and Joseph Bauer received
serious internal injuries and a dozen
others were badly cut and bruised, sew
eral receiving broken limbs. A housefuI
Of women, who were preparing dinner
for the workers, rushed out, and on see
ing the blood flowing from the wounds
of their husbands several tainted away, q
wild scene ensuing.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

One of the most extensive newspaper
expeditions ever projected in this coun-
try is that which ScIipps' League of
western newspapers will send out during
the coming July. AS congress took no
steps toward sending American working
men to the Paris exposition with a view
TO examining the advance in mechanical
arts, this wealthy newspaper syndicate
stepped into the breach and have under.
taken the work which congress over
looked. They propose to spend any
where up to s25, 900 in paying all the ex-
penses Of fifty American ~workingmen
chosen from st. Louis, Cincinnati, New
York, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, Chi
cago and other manufacturing points.
The details Of choosing the men who are
TO accompany the expedi-
ton are now being arranged. All
trades will be represented including iron
workers, car workers, ship builders, car
penters, molders, printers, etc. Previous
newspaper expeditions have gone 20 the
north pole and TO the heart of Africa, but
1t is probable that no expedition has yet
gone out which will afford such lasting
benefit to a great class Of people as this
n ALI ~workingmen's organizations
are invited to correspond with the man
ager Paris expedition Scripps' %leaugue,
Detroit, Mich. concerning the selection
of men.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

Some fifteen years ago Mrs. Abner Pur-
cell, living near Greenville, Mich, told
her husband that IL he decided a certain
piece of land in a particular way she
would never speak to him again. He
saw his opportunity and decided the prop
erty in that particular manner, and since
then his wife hasn't spoken to HIM once.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

Various governments pay their chiefs
as follows: United States. $50, 600 a year;
Persia, $50, 600, 600; Russia, $40, 600, 900;
Siam, $40, 900. 600; Spain, So, 900, OOo;
italy, SO, 600. 900; Great Britain, So, 600,
600; Morocco, 81, 500, 600; Japan, SO, 800,-
600; Egypt, 81, 575. 600; Germany, 81, 200,
900; Saxony, 800, 900; Portugal, Sweden
and Brazil, each $500, 900; France,
$500, 600; Hayti. S240, 600, Switzerland,
e3. OO9.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
An Unfounded Rumor.

MONTREAL, May 31.-The steamship
Lake Ontario, which rumor declares "a
have been lost in the gulf. passed Rimou.
ski yesterday afternoon going out and
was then all right. Telegraph offices be,
low Rimouski heard nothing 10 indicate
that she had met with an accident. The
signal service reports from points on the
81. Lawrence make no reference TO any
marine disaster.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
A Canadian ROAD Sold

ST.. PAUL, May 31.-A Pioneer Press
Winnipeg special says; The deal which
has been going on for some time looking
to the purchase by the Northern Pacific
Of the Great Northwestern Central rail
road is practically settled. This will
mean the opening up of the entire Cana
dian northwest.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Cluster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, !. PUBLISHER

A Georgia colored man is very fond OF
alligators as a food product. lie cap
lures the saurians, and, after duly prepar-
ing them, cures them as he does his
hams. In his smokehouse at present five
or six of these reptiles are hung up under
going the smoking process.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Frost i'm New York.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, May 30.-Heavy
frosts are reported in Livingston, Orleans
and Monroe counties. Grapevines were
wilted and all sorts of garden truck killed.
In some parts Of Orleans county the dam
age will be heavy.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

A ghost has appeared near Akron, Ala
at a point on the railroad where a man
was run over and killed last summer. A
shostly figure in white, with arms ex-
tended, wa seen there by a young
couple who were out riding the other even
ing. Both were badly scared and 30 was
the horse.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

The new constitution of Japan is de-
scribed as "a government Of the en-
peror, for the emperor, and by the en-
peror." 1t no more resembles Magma
Charta than a bat does an elephant, and
makes the government of Japan in reality
a government of Il am
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Opened the Spring Palace.

Fort WORTH, Tex, May 29.-Thc
Kartorama or Texas Spring Palace was
opened today with imposing ceremonies
The exhibits are very numerous and com
plete. 1t is thought that the exposition
will be visited by President Harrison
before its close on June 90.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Exhibition OF Novelties.

LONDON, May 29.-The international
exhibition Of novelties was formally
opened today by the lord mayor at Cen
tral hall in Holborn. 1t is largely made
up of novelties in the arts, sciences and
manufactures which have been produced
and invented Of late years. There IS a
fair representation from the United
States
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

Mrs. Rankin, OF Harrison City, near
Greensburg, is the recipient of a clothes
pin from Mrs. President Harrison's clothes
line, which she has decked with blue rib
bon. Mrs. Rankin was sick abed when
harrison was elected. She at once dis
charged the doctor, got up, and has been
hearty ever since.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Mott

DUBUQUE, Ia, May 23.-Rev. Ii. T..
Most, whose teachings were objected to
by the First church Of this city IN doc
trinal, ecclesiastical and other grounds
has been completely INDICATED by the
general assembly Of the Presbyterian
church eff America now in session in New
York.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

The Sons of America Of Reading pro-
pose 10 purchase the old bell recently
shipped from Trinity Lutheran church to
a bell foundry and have it placed on a
pedestal in the City park. The bell was
cast in 1895, and was rung in Reading
when the Declaration of independence
was proclaimed.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

Seventeen years ago John Morris left
home at Gobleville. Mich, and without a
word of warning to his friends, '1it OUT
for California. A few days ago he came
back, explained the situation, and as
Mrs. Morris was still waiting for him,
they will go to California together this
time.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Surrendered.

COLUMBUS, Ind, May 30.-Henry
O'Brien, the defaulting treasurer of the
Catholic knights, returned here last
night and surrendered. He was penni-
less and worn out with %tramping.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-08
TIE STATE DEBT.

It is very hard to understand why a
Democratic paper in Virginia should con-
sent to be drawn into discussion of the
State Debt. There is nothing in it which
a newspaper need discuss The recent
Qnixotic, and we say it with all respect,
proposition of the President of Randolph
Macon College regarding it. was promptly
squeiched by the creditors themselves with
the reply that he must remember that
there is more money due them now than
there was at the close of the Sir Edward
thornton negotiations two years ago. and
that the increase must be taken into con-
sideration in any offer of settlement That
settles the question, if not the debt. The
only practical use of the question that can
be made now is that sought to be made by
the Republicans for an issue in The COM
ing State campaign. Nothing would
please them more than to resurrect the
unsettled-as the creditors take it, settled
as The people of Virginia hold it-debt
question, and to rest their claims to sue
cess on promises, as of yore. that they will
settle the debt question if the power is
given them. The debt question is dead
one in Virginia. Both parties have en-
dos sed the Riddleberger settlement, and
what is more important, the people at large
have, at the polls. defeated every other
settlement offered, and defeated the polit-
ical party that offered it. There IS moth
ing left of the debt question for q Demo
cratic paper to discuss. The Democratic
party proposes to stand by the people in
this matter. If there are any mistakes to be
made on the debt question, let the Republican
party make them. They are in fair way
to do it now, if the Democratic press will
Keep its mouth shut.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-08

ion the Florence boom is to be thanked
for the awakening.
We have not made these remarks solely
as an appeal for the first popular enter
prise S,aunton has undertaken-the Fur
nlture company. That may be considered
now as about an assured fact. With little
ll6erality on the part of those who con-
troll the capital of our city 1t will have
such an easy working capital as to put it's
successful beginning and profitable pro-
gress beyond a doubt. But we are speak
ing in behalf of other home enterprises
quickly to follow it. Practical men are
looking into glove faetory;a company to
start wagon factory by the utilizing Of
an already existing plant, and other enter
prises. All these will be greatly hindered,
if not put an end to. if the capitalists of
the city do not help home enterprises
Pride and sentiment have no place in
money ventures, but very remarkable ex-
hibltions of them were made last week
when on cur streets were heard boasts of
how much the people of Staunton had
subscribed to a toreign enterprise! To
give 1t more point it should have been
accompanied by the statement that the
first home enterprise had just completed
a tough. uphill struggle from which the
capitalists stood severely aloof. Such
pride must surely be that which the
ProVe1b writer describes as going "before
fall.''
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-08
CLEANED FROM THE MAILS.

Ex-Rev Geo. C. Mines, the tragedian, who
made SO favorable an impression in Staunton,
nas been playing in Australia since May and
seems to have captured both press and public.
His audiences are large and enthusiastic. His
Hamlet is spoken of as ''original, powerful
and SCHOLARLY his Bertuccio in THE FOOLS
Revenge" as exceeding in power any tragic
performance seen in Australia during the past
twenty years.
Milton Mobiles, the actor, who played here
Tuesday night, was one of the youngest private
soldiers of the civil war. He enlisted at if
teen, served under Grant two years in the
Southwest, and was wounded at the siege of
Vicksburg.
The Virginia newspapers are still bringing
out the long names of the State. The Salem
(Roanoke) Register says that the full name OF
L. A. Moore, of the old firm Of S. N. & l. A.
Moore. iron founders of Mt. jackson, Shenan
doah, the bearer of which was killed at the first
battle Of Manassas, was "Isminius Aristides
Epaminondas Pelopidas Oceanicus Socrates
Themistocles Napoleon Bonaparte Sinclair
Forester Moore.
1t was grim coin cidence at Augusta, G a.,
few days ago that DR.. James Woodrow, the
evolutionist, was moderator of the Presbytery
there before which DR.. Adams, his old time
prosecutor, appeared to ask the dissolution of
his own pastoral relations with the First Pres
byterian church of Augusta. 1t is worthy of
remark that there is no personal difference nor
enmity between the men, simply theologi-
cal war.
Rev. VIM. T. Ward of the Baltimore Con-
ference of the M E. Church, North, who was
before the division of the Conference, station
ed on Rockingham Circuit in 1859, died in
Baltimore last week. He was pastor of the
Madison Square Church in that city at the
time of his DEATH
On Sunday night, January 9th, while Hon.
John M. Clayton of Arkansas, the Republican
who is contesting the seat of Hon. G. r.
Breckenridge was sitting in his room at Plum
merville, Ark, an assassin fired through
the window and killed him. Two friends in
the room thought the lamp had exploded but
upon getting light found his neck torn open
with buckshot. Every effort is being made
by the authorities to discover the assassin.
Hon. G. r. Breckenridge telegraphed his con-
dolencs to the family. The Governor of Ar
kansas has offered ,00G and the town of
Little Rock ST., 900 for the arrest of the muir
derer.
Thomas L. Nesmith of San Diego, Califor-
nla has left SIS, 900 to his native town of
Derry, n H., to be held in trust, invested in
good securities for one hundred and fifty
wears, and then with the accumulated interest
turned over to the town. Of the flu
ture pile, which will be several hun
dred thousand dollars, one half is to be used
for 'sNesmith Art School, one quarter for
a public building, and the rest to improve and
ornament the streets of the town.
James Robinson, brother of the late John
Robinson, the millionaire circus pronrie-
tor, has filed his petition in the Court of
Common Pleas at Cincinnati, claiming to be
his sole legal heir on the ground that John was
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-08

A correspondent of the Val9ey Vayiaaiaaa
from Wayuesboro condenses the whole
situation into paragraph. He says:
''Do these men, men of sagacity and bust
ness capacity stop to think why Birmingham,
Roanoke. Florence, Admission and other places
are moving on to prosperity? 1t is emphati-
cally not SO much the great natural advan-
tages that these places possess, but the united
energy of their citizens that forms power
which is almost irresistible"
That is exactly it. Suppose such prom
inent men of affairs in our community as
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Maj. Fl. M. Bell, G.
Il. Gooeh. Maj. Edward Mcmahon, W. H.
II. Lynn, B. Frank Eakle, W. F. Tams
and others like them, should inaugurate a
movement for Land and Improvem ent
Company here; backed by the spirit of en-
terprise now pervading the people of this
city and county! Why Stanton. with her
natural advantages, would outstrip all the
booms that have yet taken place in the
South =!
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-08
Monarch Billiard & Pool Par|OrS.

have recently opened suit of frst-class
BILLIARD AND POOL ROOMS in the Bruce
Building (2nd f1oor), above Craig's Queensware
Establishment on Augusta Street. The tables and
furniture are new and of the latest designs. Rooms
private. The best of order strictly enforced. All
lovers of this fascinating game are invited.
Janis I'm
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-08
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

Having disposed of the machinery of the late
Beall & Paul Machine Works, tormerly the Staun-
ton Iron Works.. the realty OF the same. nearly
half an acre. lying and being in the city Of Staun
ton Va. at the Northeast intersection OF Freder-
lex and Lewis streets, is offered for SALE For
further particulars apply to
FRANK G. BEALL, Executor,
FroStburg. Maryland,
Or G. NELSON BEALL,
Oct26 tt LOG Church st. Staunton, Va.