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

out in a saw mill, and additions were being
made by wagon loads at a time which were
being picked up on the meadows, over which
the great tide had surged with the fury CT a
demon. Many were found with their hands
clinging tenaciously to branches OF trees and
shrubs. In one case a young couple were
found locked In each others arns. In an
Other case q mother was found with a child
clasped in each arm and held closely to her
bosom.
There is no possibility Of telling just who
have been lost, as thousands are missing.
The survivors, many Of whom tell OF the most
thrilling escapes from collections OF the de-
bris, house roofs, car doors and planks, seek
the banks and gaze with a stupor, born OF
paralysis OF their mental faculties from the
fright and horror they have been subjected
TO-. A number of people who ore visible from
the banks are so far In contrast with the pop
ulation OF the various little boroughs which
constitute the city, that the question, Where
are the peoplein is asked on all sides. The
impression Is gaining that the disclosures yet
TO come where the gorge collected, and which
is now burning over an area OF several acres,
is yet more appalling than any one has dared
TO dream.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
lived In the city this morning saws

rived In the city this morning Gays: There
Is no telling how many lives are lost. We
got as far as Bolivar and | tell YOU 1t is a ter
rible sight. The body OF a boy was pick d Up
by some OF us there, and there were seven
bodies recovered altogether. ! 10 not think
ny one got into JohnstowD, and 1t Is my
opinion they Will not get IN very so0n, as no
one who Is not on the grounds has any idea
OF the damage done. 1t VIII be at least q
week before the extent OF this food is koown,
and then ! think many bodies viii never be
recovered
A dispatch from Nincvah SAYS; There APP
pears to be 4 large number Of people lodged
In trees and rubbish along the line. Many
are alive. Rescu'ng parties should be organ
ICED at every station"
Another telegram from Ninevah said that
up TO noon us bodies have been taken from
the river at that foint. The stage Of the
water IN the Allegheny river this afternoon
became so alarming that residents living In
the low districts began moving their house
hold effects TO higher ground. 1t has been a
very busy day along the wharves, owing TO
the suddenness Of the rise, and the coaling
feet are hard at work securing tows.
A Greensburg special says; 1.-THE first sec
ton Of the day express, which passed here at
: O'Clock, was laying between Sang Hollow
and Johnstown Yesterday afternoon when the
waters came down. The food cut one OF the
cars, containing about fifty or sixty passen-
geIs, loose, and II was carried away, and II is
Supposed the passengers persisted. A few Of
the occupants Of the other cars, 1t Is thtught,
escaped, but It Is doubtful. s. NJ. Bell, OF
Lstrope, WAS conductor, and escaped 10y the
assistance rendered him"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Outwitted by the SherifT:

B~ENKLEMAN, Neb., May 31.-Sherif
Rogers, OF Chase county, arrived here to.
day, having in custody Miles Henry, the
brutal murderer Of Henry Maher, a
Chase county homesteader. Maher and
Henry were neighbors. One day in
April Maher secured a loan of several
hundred dollars on his farm. Henry &C
companied him TO town, the money was
secured and the pair started home. On
the route Henry killed Maher, took his
money and team and fled. Makers dead
body was discovered two weeks later,
but the murderer was not captured until
last week, when he was arrested in Da-
kota. Friends of the dead man learned
that the murderer was to be brought
back TO Chase county last night, and a
mob was organized to lynch him. By
forced riding the sheriff avoided the
mob and placed his prisoner in the
Benkleman jail this morning, and this
evening train carried the murderer TO
the state penitentiary. where he will be
confined until June 25, the date fixed for
his trial. There is no Jail in Chase
county, and Henry is certain to be
lynched upon his return for trial.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
a Blaze Mt Burlington.

BURLINGTON, May 31.-The Burlington
Wheel works of this city caught fire al
about $50 o'clock yesterday morning,
and burned until z O'Clock before the
walls fell down. The flames originated
in :he boiler rooms by a spark from the
furnace flying into a pile of shavings,
and inside of thirty minutes the entire
establishment was in flames, and inside
Of four hours was totally destroyed. The
loss is estimated at about $50, 900, COW
cred by only 1927, 735 insurance. Sixty
men are thus thrown out of employment,
and Burlington loses one of her princi-
pal manufactures. The works were
crowded with orders and running four.
teen hours a day. 1t is thought the com.
pany will rebuild at once.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Assaulted His Mother.

WILMINGTON, o., May 81, Mrs.
Nancy Bradshaw, a widow keeping
house for Thomas Pennington, who re-
sides near Cuba, this county, was assaulted
by her 1s-year-old son, James Bradshaw,
who attempted to outrage her. A young
niece of Mr.. ~Pennington's, by her loud
outcries raised the field hands and neigh
bors, who prevented the dastardly under
taking. The young tough escaped TO the
woods and as yet no trace OF his where
abouts is known. For the past two years
he has been a terror to the neighborhood.
1t is thought he struck out for Missouri,
but that is not reliable. 1t is quite likely
that the neighborhood is now rid Of him,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

OMAHA, Neb., May 29,-George simms,
of Beaman, Ia, had the bone Of his left
heel fractured and his back badly in
jured in a collision al the Burlington and
Missouri Y in the northwest part of the
city Tuesday morning. A stock train
was being shifted from the main line
down the y, where the grade is heavy,
and just after rounding the curve and
coming out Of the cut, the stock train
ran into a train Of cars standing on the
switch, tanning up the cars some and
throwing some Of the stockmen off them.
Mr.. Simms is the only one known ohave
been much injured. A surgeon was sum
moned and attended 20 his injuries. One
man on the first car jumped, satchel in
hand, over the bank, and has not been
seen nor heard of since.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

LONDON, May 29.-When Robert T.
Lincoln went to Windsor Castle on Sat-
urday to be presented to the queen as the
new American minister to the Court of
st. James, there went with him, as the
representative of the government, Wis
count Cross, the secretary of state for
India. If time honored custom had been
observed, however, the son Of the mar
tyred president would have been accom-
panied not by a subordinate member of
Tue cabinet but ~ the premier himself
IL was probably in anticipation of the
comments which were inevitable that the
Court Journal fastened 10 explain
Ia advance that Lord Salisbury
would be unable to do the
honors upon the occasion in conse-
quence Of the fact that a cabinet meeting
had been called for the same day and
hour. But at the aristocratic clubs where
the inner dolngs of the divinity that
doth hedge about king are discussed
with a good deal Of freedom, another ex-
PLANTATION of his lordship's absence, and
1t is supported IN one particular of cir
cumstantial evidence in the fact that the
call for the cabinet meeting was not
issued until the Court Journal had ap-
peared with Its announcement, and that
moreover the conference itself was of
such little Importance that ii lasted barely
a quarter OF an hour. The story as il is
told is that there is a serious breach be-
tween her majesty and Lord Salisbury as a
result of the lattcrs failure to vote for the
bill legalizing marriage with a deceased
wifes sister, and which was defeated in
the of lords o couple OF weeks
ago. 1T is pretty generally known that
the queen was particularly DESTROYS that
the measure should become a law, and
that although she never interferes di-
rectly with legislative matters, she had
caused a hint of her desires in this con-
nection to be conveyed to the premier.
But the latter, tory to the blood though
he is, refused to humor his august SOW
ereign. de Is opposed on principle 70
the measure; has voted against 1t m an |
again, and did not propose to stultify
himself either by changing front and
supporting II, or by using his influence
with his colleagues in its behalf anu re-
naming away from the debate and di-
vision himself. So he went to the house
as usual, sat quietly on his seat while the
debate was IN progress, and then, with
several other members of the cabinet,
voted mo" upon the second reading,
while the Prince Of Wales with Baris
Granville, Spencer and Rosebery and
other distinguished statesmen recorded
themselves as in favor of the bill. When
the news that 1t had been defeated by a
majority Of 25 reached Windsor, the
queen, il is said, waxed exceed
ingly wroth and expressed her
self very forc.bly regarding Lord
"Salisbury's lack of personal allegiance.
Others upon whom her displeasure has
fallen are the archbishop of Canterbury,
the bishop of London, and the earls Of
Derby and Selborne, all Of whom are
likely to get a cool reception if they pre-
sent themselves at the next drawing
room. 1t is said that the relations of
Earl Salisbury with her majesty are even
more strained than were those OF Mr..
Gladstone and the court q few years ago.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

LA INQUIRE, N. d., May 3l.-Ten days
ago two young fellows came TO this place
looking for work, as they claimed. One,
Louis Smith, who claims TO come from
Green Bay, Wis, soon found work on a
farm, but the other one boarded in town
and led a life Of ease, but failing to pay
a board bill was taken into custody by
the landlord, when it was discovered
that the younger one was a female. For
ten days she mingled with our people
and paraded our streets in male attire
without detection. Her sex being dis
covered she precipitately fled for other
fields,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
The Cronin Case.

CHICAGO, May 3l.-The action of the
police officials today betokened some
thing out of common Superintendent
Hubbard did not come TO his office till
late in the morning. He was at the
North Side at an early hour and
thence he went to the office Of
Luther Latin Mills who Ii
engaged by DR.. Cronin's friends to pre-.
sent the case. The chief refused to talk
about the Cronin case. 1t is said the
man arrested on the west side by the 20.
lice yesterday is named McWilliams.
The fellow is said to know something
about the occupants of the Carlson
cottage, which will throw some light on
the murder of DR.. Cronin. The police
do not think he is the man who drove
the doctor to assassination. He is locked
up at the Central station.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Worlds Convention of Good Temp
lars.

CHICAGO, May Carbohydrates for
the great worlds convention of the right
worthy grand lodge of the independent
Order Of Good Templars, which com
mences tomorrow, were opened this
morning in the entresol Of the Palmer
house. Over 400 delegates have already
arrived, England, Ireland, Scotland,
Australia, India and South Africa being
represented by delegates who have
journeyed from these distant points to
participate in the proceedings. The
meetings will occupy ten days.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

LAWRENCE, Kan, May 29.-News of
the arrest at Tombstone, Ariz., Of John
S. Hillman, who disappeared nine years
ago, has been received. Hillman's life
was insured for $40, 600, and after a long
litigation his wife was awarded S37, 600.
The dead body Of the man was brought
to Lawrence from Indian territory sew
ersl years ago and identified by a num-
Der Of persons as thar Of Hillman. Mrs,
Hillman had the body inferred as that of
her husband, but the insurance com
panies centended that Hillman was still
alive. The man who was arrested will
be brought to Lawrence and the case re-
opened,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Generally Observed,

CHICAGO, May 30.-Deeoration day
dawned cold and gloomy. But the heavy
threatening clouds that overhung the
city did not keep the veterans from turn
ing out to honor and to decorate the
graves of dead comrades. BY $50 o'clock
nearly every post and organization was
aboard some train and on the way to the
cemetery, where soldiers graves were to
claim sacred attention. The day was
generally observed.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
A Big Pension,

WASHINGTON, May 30.--A certificate
for a pension was yesterday granted to
Philip Flood, formerly private in com
pany +, Twenty second Ohio volunteer
infantry. The amount Of arrears allowed
by the pension office in his case is $15, 800,
his disability dating back to November l,
1862. This is the largest first payment
on record in the pension office.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
DiSOheYed Train Orders.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, May 29.-Engi-
neer William b. Look and Brakeman
Charles Odds were killed by the collision
early this morning on a special freight
train from this city and the regular Al.
bany freight On the Housatonic railroad.
Two other train men received serious in
%juries. The accident was due to the dis
obedience of orders.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
at Last.

SPRINGFIELD, H., May 2s.-After
rushing through a large amount Of bust.
ness during the last few hours, the Hi.
nois legislature adjourned sine die yes
terday afternoon. The session has been
long anG stormy, and the fight made on
the drainage bill was the hottest in the
history Of legislation in Illinois.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Both Yer DRINK.

SCHUYLER, Neb.. May 30.-Two b.
hemians were returning to their homes
northeast Of this city last evening with a
load of bridge piling. When about three
miles out Of the city the wagon broke
down, and the horses taking fright ran
away, instantly killing one OF the men,
named Novak, and breaking the other
mans leg. 1t is reported that they were
both drunk.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Cattle Thieves i'm Dakota.

CHAMBERLAIN. s. d.. May ga
gang Of cattle thieves has been operating
in this entire section, frem Pierre to the
northern boundary of Nebraska, and are
causing the farmers considerable trouble.
Reports of losses have been received from
different parts Of this section and it is
stated that e deplorable condition Of af-
fairs exists in the counties in Nebraska
that border on the Sioux reservation, and
especially in Keya Paha and Rock
county, that state, the losses have been
heavy.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Starting q New Town.

DAkoTA CRY, Neb., May 39.-A party
Of surveyors commenced work yesterday
on the new town site adjoining Jackson
on the Pacific Short Line. A new town
will be laid out directly north Of the old
site of Jackson and a depot will be built.
A big boom is expected, for there is talk
of the Short Lines shops being built in
the fat adjoining the site.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Appoint ments.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-The president
today made the following appointments:
orlow W. Chapman, New York, solicitor
general.
John b. Cotton, OF Maine, assistant attor
ney-general.
Postmssters Illinois: j. H. Holder
Aurora; J. l.. Ozburn, Murphysbero.
Iowa: W.. M. Smell, Cherokee; 8. W.
Weaver, Marcus r. d. Thompson, Nevada.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Shot,

PARKsToN, s. d., May 29.-Ludwie
Reimann, aged 10 years, was instantly
killed Sunday, nine miles southeast OF
this place. Samuel Stetzman, another
young man, was showing his friends g
new breech loading gun when it was dis.
charged, the shot striking Reimann in
the left breast. killing him instantly. A
verdict of accidental shooting was re,
turned.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
New Geological Park

WASHINGTON, May 30.-The site of the
new geological park, for which congress
appropriated $500, 900 at its last session,
has been selected by the commission to
whom it was referred. II lies along the
banks Of Rock creek, northwest Of the
city, between Woodley lane and Klingel
road, and comprises about $50 acres, de.
~lightfully situated and admirably adapted
for the purposes.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Married Two Times I'm a Week.

CAssvILLE, Mo, June THE young
Missourian who last Saturday ran off with
another mans wife half an hour after
the marriage ceremony had been per-
formed is now in the hands of the sheriff
on the charge of abduction. The young
lady is under arrest on the charge of
bigamy. Her name is Mamie Incl, and
she is not quite II years of age. She was
a belle of Carthage, and, like many
bellies, became engaged to two lovers.
Unlike other young ladies, she married
them both. j. S. Pritchett was first
chosen, and he went away TO Idaho and
all details Of the marriage were perfected
by mail. A young farmer named Timer
made such progress during the last six
months that Miss Incl made q second ca
gagement. Last week Pritchett came OF
to secur his bride, and last Saturday
they were married. Timer was quickly
notified of what had taken place and in
duced the bride about an hour after the
ceremony, to step cut in the street and
have q talk with him. His buggy was
standing near by, and a few minutes after
the conversation began he grabbed the
bride up in his arms, deposited her in
the buggy, anu, taking a seat beside her,
drove off at full speed. a hot pursuit
was organized, but they escaped and
were married on Tuesday.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Awaiting a Decision

LONDON, May 29.-The Berlin CORE
spondent Of the Standard in referring TO
the Samoan conference says: Resolves
of the delegates are altered frequently by
their governments. The decision of the
Washington government on the main
question is still awaited"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Want to Enter TOwnsjtes.

WASHINGTON, May 30.--Tbe reports Of
the general land office show that up to
this date fourteen applications to enter
townsites have been made in the King
fisher land district, in Oklahoma, and
twelve in the Guthrie land district.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
StnuCk by LIGHTNING.

RUssM.LvILLg, Ind, May Gear
ROLAND 81 Barclays mammoth FIGURING
mill at Adairville, this county, was
struck by lightning last night and
burned to the ground. Loss, s20, eco; in
surance, $12, 600.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

DIR. l.. l.. GORSCCH, Toledo, o., says 81
have practiced medicine for forty years, have
never seen n preparation that ! could pre-
scribe with so much confidence Of success as |
can Halls Catarrh Cure" Sold by Drug
gists, 15c.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Felt an ~Earthuuake,

LONDON, May 31.-There were earth
quake shocks on the Isle of Wight at
Cherbourg, Havre, Renen, Granville,
Coen, Portsmouth and Havant last even
ing. No damage to property is reported.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Killed in q Mine.

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, May 30.-By the
fall of u roof yesterday in the Wyoming
%colliery Of the Lehigh Valley Coal com
pany, John Sherlock, a miner, and a
Hungarian laborer were instantly killed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-02-28
LAW N 4 NUTSHELL

A note by Il minor is yojd.
I, j. d, f.arJ n .onc.oI q er.,l
A note dated on SUNDAY is void
A contract with a minor i, void.
II i Illegal 10 compound felony.
Ignorance OF the law excuses no one.
= contract mace WIN " iu'i"''c Z
IN.
Np'es oea' interest OILY wien 80
>igra,,ros il ,aa3 ,ooc;I a.o ooJ -
,aw
a recein, f,r mooev i IagoIv con.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-02-28

A SPECIES OF FORCE AND BONDAGE
To obey law of God from love to
some person who requests it is to act
from Fictitious motive. 1t NAV
sometimes be useful, perhaps necessary,
as an intermediate stage: but it can
never be the ultimate ground of duty.
The only true universal and eternal
basis .tion is from direct personal
perez. IN that it is right and good in
itself. Perception of what
is best, and free personal choice of that
for its own sake, is the sole ground of
safety on which all men can be rallied.
To be constrained to a
course Of conduct by love for some one,
though it is less coarse and impure
than to be constrained by fear, is still a
species Of force and bondage. The
genuine government for all forever is
spontaneous self-direction in the orbit
of duty. because that is seen to be in
herently the best thing. part of the
harmony Of the universe. Rep. Vim.
r. Alger.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-02-28
Mount Desert Herald.
SONG OF TIE PRODIG4L.

Hurrah for the pleasures of life.
Away with all sorrow and strife.
No long winded sermons for me,
Let others 90 moping and sad,
But | shall be merry and glad
And always on hand for spree,
When the last OF my money is spent
There'll be time enough to repent,
So dine upon woodcock and grouse,
For the Prodisal Son
When his iroiIc was done
Got the best there was in the house.
Let the miser gloat over his pile,
And Vanity follow the STYLE
Letthe priest count hi beads and say mass
And while am drinking my nil
Let the world wag along as II will.
Only leave me my bottle and glass.
] pity the passionless soul
" ho spuins At dear womail's control
Or neglects ia her sunshine to baek,
Oh, give me rapture divine
That h. found with woman and wine
II j. all the cly>ian | ask
And when retire 10 the dust
A. sooner or later must.
And leave this cold region OF sin.
MAY the stream, where 20
With bright cognao flow
And seas roll with pillows of gin
LIvS PENNEY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-02-28

Your article is accepted. and will
appear in prominent place in to-
morrows paper, wrote an editor.
Was the article poem? Oh, no, it
was dollar-a-line reading notice from
an advertising agent.