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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
VIII Not BE Abandoned.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The senate
lays aside the tariff bill today in order
to take up the river and harbor bill, and
the consideration of this measure will
be pressed until it has been finally dis
posed of. Senator Henderson is quoted
as saying that this action does not in
any measure mean the abandonment of
the Lodge force bill. If, he says, we
find it impossible to pass both the tariff
and the elections bill we will lay the
latter aside until after the November
elections In the interest Of the business
of the country. Senators Hawley and
Blair also. say that the taking up of the
river and harbor bill does not mean an
abandonment of the federal election
bill; that if the latter is postponed until
the next session it will be on account
of some cause that has not yet APP
peared.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
A Christian Conference.

New YORK, Aug. 9.-Invitations have
been received here by representatives
Of the leading religious denominations
TO the next general conference of Chris
tians of all nations convened by the
evangelicals TO be held at Firenzo,
Italy, in April Of next year. The Pro-
testants Of Italy are SO poor that the
British and American alliance will have
to provide for the expenses Of the con-
ference, which will amount to about
$40, 600. A pathetic letter accompanies
the invitation. 1t says among othor
things:
Dear and honored brethren of every
country and every tongue, come in large
numbers to strengthen us by your sym
patty and counsel. The evangelical church
10 in Italy by far the most ancient of the
Protestant churches, yet it Is not TO be
marveled at II she Is small. The wonder Is
that she exists at all. Under the cloak Of
religious unity the Romish church carries
into your own land her rules, her politics
free Italy and in the sight of a people clear
sighted, indeed, but i'll instructed, you will
manifest under many varieties of aspect
and name the unity of a faith which freely
reasons, retains all that Is Christian among
Christians, which gives special prominence
10 what u%nites, and respects what divides,
meanwhile presenting above all churches
the kingdom of God and his righteousness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
An AYrrnrc Harvest.

Huron, Aug. 4.-The harvesting of
wheat and oats is completed in most To-
c~alities. Reports are quite apt to be
more discouraging than the facts will
sustain. The experience of last year
vas such that the farmers have been all
the season on the lookout for a drouth,
and now that VIC are really having a
continued hot, dry spell, they are apt TO
look on the very darkest side and much
inclined to think their crop is gone,
when, as n matter Of fact, we are reap
ing a fair harvest. Wheat was out of
the way in time to escape very serious
damage by the hot winds Of the past ten
days, and reports thus far received seem
TO indicate that il will be one-half to
two-thIrds of a crop; oats and barley
hbout the same, while flax will fall
short Of the average. Corn is still hold
ing out remarkably well, but cannot
make much OF a crop without rain soon
and plenty Of it. If present rumor of
high prices for grain are TO be relied
upon we are likely to do very we'll SO
far as concerns crop results.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
GREAT HAIL STONES
A Heavy Storm of Hail Visits
South Dakota.
Its Worst Fury Wreaked on Sioux
Falls, Where Much Damage Was
Done-Other Dakota News.

SIOUX FALLS, Aug. AT about $40
Sunday morning one of the most de-
structive hail storms ever witnessed in
the west visited this city. The storm
came from the northwest and lasted
probably fifteen minutes. Scarcely a
~window-light on the north and west re-
mains whole in the city. Many of the
large plate glass windows suceumbed to
the hail stones. The Merchants, Com
mercial, Cataract, Phillips, Central and
Rockingham hotels were great suffer
crs. The large Syndicate block had
eighty-one window-lights broken. The
p~astofice. Mulhall block, NAPLES block,
T.31 Fps block, opera house and all the
churches were damaged.
Reports from the country near the
city say very little damage was done
outside Sioux Falls. The storm seemed
to concentrate or the city, and the dam
Rge to window glass is simply nor
nous. When the storm had spent its
force the ground was al white as if WIS.,
tied by a snow storm in midwinter.
Many of the hailstones measured 7
inches in circumference. The tin spouts
on buildings are cut into shreds in some
places, while many of the older shingle
roofs arc SO damaged hat they are USE
less.
1t was as dark as night during the
progress Of the storm, which was ac-
c%ompanied by strong wind and terrible
thunder and lightning. No loss Of
life or serious injury to person is re,
ported. 1t is estimated that il will
take -four carloads of glass to repair the
damage done in this city.
A severe hailstorm and windstorc;
prevailed in the section northeast OF
Mitchell, doing some damage to corn
and blowing down several light build
iDns
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
Not Totally Unprepared.

New YORK, Aug. 9.-Already 200 o.
the men who went out last night have
returned to work. 1t is estimated tina
about 5000 men only are out. Vice
President Webb said at noon: at is tn,
intention of the company to fight this
strike to the end. All men who remain
loyal to the company will receive al
necessary protection"
He also claims to have already en-
gagged 200 new men. The strikers in
clude the trainmen and yardmen.
The engineers are not involved. Mr.
Webb said frankly, when asked where
he obtained the men to take the strik'
ers' places, that the company had ex'
p,cted trouble and were not wholly un'
prepared for it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
An International Labor League.

LONDON, Aug. a-Two delegates from
the newly organized Labor League, w.
Lightman and Miss Edith Lupton. OF
the National Women's Trade union, will
shortly leave for the United States with
the view OF securing an alliance between
the league and the knights Of Labor,
the Federation Of Labor and other
trades organizations in that country.
The objects Of the league are the ma.
tional and the international e~niancipa-
patton of labor and the bringing about
Of a closer communication between
trades u~nionists throughout the world.
Its existence has grown out OF the fact
that several strikes in this country dur
ing the past twelve months have been
unsuccessful In consequence of the abil-
ity of the employers to secure help from
other countries, and 1t has gradually
dawned upon labor leaders of this and
other leading cities that while trades
unions can do a great deal toward the
emancipation Of labor, their efforts must
always be curtailed so long as there is
no international bond between them.
Some of the largest trades unions OF
France and Germany have already indi-
Gated their intention Of becoming iden.
titled with the organization.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
A Milk FAMINE in Gotham.

New York, Aug. 9.-The first train
out on the Hudson river railroad lef'
the station at s:35 o'clock this morning
Up to 9 a. m. five local trains on the
Harlem road and seven on the Hudson
River road arrived in this city.
Third Vice President Webb was a.
his Office all night.
Not a striker was seen around the
Grand Central depot or in the vicinity
of the yards last night or this morning.
One of the worst features oofss the strike
will be the lack Of milk to people in
New York. Not n can came into the
depot this morning. Over 90, 600 cans
of milk, each containing forty quarts,
are received each morning.
Inspector Byrnes is prepared to mir
in the bud any attempts at violence or
the part Of the strikers or their sym
pathiZers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16

One of the most popular societies in
rhe French colony is called the Society
Anthropophagi, or cannibal society,
says the New York Sun. The annual
meeting and election of officers, to-
gether with its interesting dinner, took
place last evening at the restaurant
Lablanche, in University place. On
the wall was a large water color draw
ing by Marc Gambler, representing a
French cook taking the cover from q
huge dish and discovering beneath an
infant roasted and wearing a seraphic
expression Of countenance. At the top
OF the bill of fare is printed a skull
with a knife and fork thrust through it,
while beneath the design in French was
the motto Of the society, "Mangeons
nous les uns les autrics." The names
Of dishes we're named after different
parts Of the human body, but with q
humorous rather than q horrible sug-
Eestivcness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
Editors Rnnnueted.

DEADwooD, Aug. 4.-The South Da-
kota Press association was rendered a
banquet in city hall and over 200 were
present. Mayor Star acted as master OF
toasts and delivered the address of well
come. Hon. ii. C. Nash, president OF
the association, responded in a happy
manner. Toasts were responded to by
&. &. Bennett, A. g.. Bernard, Geo.
Schlosser, =. f. Mcclure, Rev. Mr.. Ian
dis, G. Il. Owens and f.. w. Martin. A
telegram was received from Senator q,
c. Moody, expressing his regret that he
was not able to be present at the edi-
tors banquet, The mention of the sen
ator's name elected great applause.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
n Drouth Rroken.

Dies MONIES, Aug. 9.-Rains last
week broke the drouth in all sections of
the state and reports concerning the
crops are moro ~reassuring. The indica-
tions now are hat corr will average
about half a crop compared with last
year in the dry districts and c~onsidera-
bly, more than half a crop compared
with former years. The yield will be
fairly good for Iowa. Oats will be more
than half a crop. The drouth dam
aged potatoes to a great extent and they
will be scarce.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
These Get Patents.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The following
patents have been issued:
Nebraskus Ii. Barnes, Wahoo, Neb.,
oil can; Edward Bradley and ID. Gallu-
CHER, Clinton, Ia, ice cutting machine;
Isidor Brucks, Lincoln, Neb., sus-
penders; VIM. +. George and j. A. Nc
Ginnis, Harlan, Ia, wagon and gate;
Henry A. Iddings and J. p. Megeath,
Omaha, typewriter scale; Allen John
ston, Ottumwa, Ia, machine for grind
ing cutlery handles; David N. Kratzer.
Marion, Ia, road cart; Henry Marshal,
Lincoln, Neb., car coupling; John w.
Meyer, Rock Island, Ill, and 4. II.
Sheperd, Davenport, Ia, water cooler;
Charles r. Skellinger, Hubbard, Ia,
wagon tire; Simeon A. Thomas, Bing-
ham, Ia, center for neck yokes; Leo
pold Weidenfeld, Broken Bow, Neb.,
combined curtain pole, ring and pin,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
Cluster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, : PUBLISHER.

The Lewiston journal says that
Charles Neveds, tho well-known driver
and proprietor of the Poland Spring
line of coaches, had a wonderful expo
rience in the thunderstorm and hail
storm Of few weeks ago. He vas rid
ing along the country road and hasten
ing to evade the storm hat was appar-
ent from the blackening clouds. The
lightning was sharp and the thunder
constant and loud. Suddenly, in the
thickest Of the shower, there was a
binding fash and an instant report,
and with il sudden impulse he felt the
carriage and horse and himself thrown
TO one side of the road, the wagon bro
ken and the whole turnout, himself in
cluded, entanglcd in a barbed wire
fence by the roadside, amid the storm
ana the lightning. The suddenness OF
the shock and the fury Of it were at
first such as to stun him. He soon col
lected himself and although badly
shocked and bruised was able to gather
things together and continue or his
way,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
A Young Lady MystcrIousIy Disap-
pears.

1EKAMAH, Neb., Aug. 9,-Considera-
bic excitement prevails in this commu-
nifty over the sudden and strange dis
appearance of Miss Marsh, a young lady
between 90 and 25 years Of age, who
has been keeping house and living with
her brothers on q farm near the river
about eight miles east of this place.
Monday afternoon, between 8 and 4
o'clock, she went into the yard to pick
c%urrants, and that was the last seen of
her. Monday night and all day Tues
day was spent by the neighbors search
ing the timber and brush along the
river, but no trace or clue could be
found. The country for miles around
was secured in vain. The girl was strong
and healthy and had been in her right
mind, and her brothers can assign no
reason why she should wish to leave
home. 1t is feared there has been somo
foul play.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16

while all England" says a writer in
the Liverpool Mercury, lis continuing
to fete Mr.. Stanley, it is not pleasant TO
reflect that his great predecessor in
African exploration, Sir Richard Bur-
tor, is lying very dangerously i'll, neg
lected and alone, in London lodgings.
Yet in his own zine and in his own way
the elder traveller accomplished even
more remarkable ieats than the hero Of
the hour. His romantic pilgrimage to
Mecca and Elahedinah in the disguise
Of a Moslem devotee, his journey
through Berberah to the sacred city of
lIarah, where no other infdel foot has
ever trodden, were but preliminaries to
the great achievement of his life, the
discovery of Lake ~Tanganyika. This
discovery paved the way for all that has
since been done in central Africa, and,
but for the failure of his resources, Cap
tain Burton would undoubtedly have
rpaped much Of the honor which has
gone to others"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
Severe Hailstorm I'm Minnesota.

New RICHMOND, Mimi, Aug. 4.-The
most terrific wind and hailstorm ever
experienced here visited this section
yesterday forenoon. The windows on
the west and on the south side Of every
building in the village and for miles on
either side in the country are broken.
The storm was about thirty miles wide
and ten miles long. All the uncut
grain in its path is a total loss. The
loss Is estimated at from SIS, 900 to
$3.50, 0OO. Hogs were killed and hun
dreds of chickens persisted. In some
instances pieces of ice were driven with
such force as to pierce through the roofs
Of the buildings.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
A successful Crusade.

New York, Aug. 9.-President Har-
rison has written to William Hosea
Ballou, the well-known journalist and
author, expressing his thanks for the
action OF the latter In promoting the
crusade against the caricatures OF the
president which have been exhibited In
numerous stores, restaurants and other
places in New York city. Mrs. Harri-
sons thanks are also included In the
communication. As a result OF the cru
SADIE all the caricatures and other often
sive Illustrations OF the president have
disappeared from the metropolis. and
IN or two stores which persisted in OK
hibiting them have been boycotted by
their customers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
Malignant. but Not Cholera.

CLINTON, Ia, Aug. 9.--The cholera
scare at Preston. Ia, reported Tuesday
was false. What they are really affected
with is malignant d~ysentery. which in
place of one week has covered a period
of three weeks, during which time, it is
stated today, eighteen deaths have
occurred. The fact that quite a number
of the victims turned black gave rise t.
the first report. The epidemic is grad.
ually subsidiDg.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16

CHATTANOOGA, Aug. a.-The greatest
excitement prevails here on account Of
the result Of the election for county
officers. This county, which gives or
dinsrily about 1000 republican major
ity, elected the entire democratic ticket.
The change is brought about by tho
new registration law and the Australian
system Of ballot. Quite so per cent OF
the negro vote was lost 10 the republi-
cans In consequence of these laws.
This Is tho first time since the war that
the entire democratic ticket has been
elected In this county.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16

Or. Charles w. Dulles, a prominent
ynysician Of Philadelphia, holds to the
opinion that there Is hope for consump-
tives and that medical science will soon
DO able to control the disease. In . re-
crrt paper on the subject he pointed out
that while in England half q century
ago there were $1,000 deaths annually
smong Is. 600, 600 people, there are at
present in a population Of 40, 600. 900 hut
1000 deaths due to phthisis.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16

Hiram Barnell, Of Jasper, Ca, has
Just had a bullet cut out OF his back
which had been there twenty-six years.
1t first went through his hand, then
struck him on the cheek, cutting the
flesh and coursing its way to the back
OF the neck, then down the backbone to
a point nearly eve with the lower part
of the shoulder blade, where IL lodged.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
Went Wide of the Mark.

MASON CITY. Ia. Aug. ga curiouscir-
cumstance has occurred at Nora Springs.
Two men from Hamburg, Germany. ar
rived at the railway station. They
bought their tickets Of the agent at
Hamburg as they supposed for Nora
Springs, Java, and as Java is pro-
nounced by them the same as Iowa the
agent sent them to Nora Springs. Iowa,
in America, instead OF Nora Springs,
Java, where they wanted to go. Their
disappointment was plainly discernible.
1t was q ridiculous blunder and not a
very funny one for the travellers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
A Fatal Collision.

New BEDFORD, Ind, Aug. 4.-The
wounded in the railroad accident on the
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago
road near here are resting easy today.
The bodies of A. II. Burns and Fireman
Cole have been sent to New Albany.
The name Of the unknown man killed
has not yet been learned. 1t is said the
cause of the collision lays in the fact
that the schedule of the road was
changed yesterday and while the north
bound train was running by the new
card the south-bound train was running
on the old schedule.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
ARRESTED FOR ADULTERY.
A Dakota Judge and Physician De.
bauches n Patient.

~
TYNDAIL, Aug. a-Considerable o.
citement prevails in this city over the
arrest OF, DIR. o. Richmond, county judge,
for adultery. The doctor has been
treating the prosecutor, a German girl
Of Is summers, in case of sickness, and
on the night OF the 9th inst. took her to
his office on the pretext Of a special ex-
animation. The girl claims that there
he drugged her and put her to bed and
accomplished his purpose. Later in the
night he took her to his office In the
court house. where both parties over
slept themselves, not awakening until
the county officials put in an appear
ance next day, when he was afraid to
come out and so staid in his office until
noon, when he took her to her sisters,
where she told her story and swore out
a warrant. He was arrested and placed
under bonds TO appear before Justice
Sharon, but took q change OF venue.
The Judge has figured quite conspicu-
ously in politics for several years, and
was q candidate for judge of probate
again this fall. The transaction has
put a damper on his political friends at
this place. A coat of tar and feathers
is talked of.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
A Chatsworth Reunion.

MONTICELLO, ILL.,, Aug. a.-Today is
the third anniversary Of the terrible
railroad catastrophe at Chateworth by
which over 100 lives were lost and as
many more injured, and a reunion of a
number of the survivors is in progress
here this afternoon. A good portion OF
those invited, however, have declined
to attend, on the ground that they do
not propose to take further part in any
such maudlin exhibitions; that there is
no delight in recalling the terrible oc-
curence, and that nothing is to be
gained by perpetuating the remem
brances of the night and day in ques-
tiOu.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16

According 10 an Odessa correspondent
upward of TO- coo German families of
the colonial agricultural class have, dur
ing the last two years, emigrated from
southern Russia to America. The facil-
ity with which these emigrants obtain
foreign passports from the provincial
authorities appears in itself TO manifest
q desire on the part Of the government
to be rid Of the German colonists. Tho
comparatively few Germans who Of late
years have sought Russian natural
ization have been refused legitimation.
The power and influence Of the landed
nobility, which have revived under the
Tolstoi reforms, promise anything but
an encouraging future for the German
agricultural colonies Of southern Rus
sla. A moro general emigration of the
German ~colonists is at present only re-
tardcd by the utterly r%uinous prices just
now o%btainablc for their holdings.
We have no proof that December 25 is
the date of the birth of Christ, says the
s.. Louis Republic. At one time the
beginning of the Christian era was sup
posed TO conform with the date above
mentioned, and for that reason was
called Christmas by all Christian ma
tons. 1t is now generally conceded, by
the best authorities in the world, too,
that Christ was not born on December
% or any other time during the winter.
The date now unanimously agreed upon
is April ;, not April 5 of the year Of
one but April "a. {. 4. This error in
our mode of reckoning time is supposed
to have arisen from the fact that the
dating OF time as "A. D." was not intro
duced into the church, at least, until
about the rear 527 A.. d..
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
The Most Formidable Known.

ALBANY, Aug. 9.-From observation
it is evident that the strike Of the en-
ployes Of the New York Central road is
going to be one Of the most stubborn
and formidable in the history of the
country. General Superintendent Bis
sell this morning said:
'Our position in the matter is simply
that, we believe We have the right to
discharge and hire as we please. We
discharged certain men because they
are Knights of Labor. We shall not
yield an inch"
Mr.. Bissell admitted that Mr.. Van
derbilt through Vice-President Webb
had issued an order to fight the strike
even If they had to spend 81, 200, 600.
The men are thoroughly organized
and claim they have the best Of the
road; that tonight the West Shore and
Erie railroads will be shut down, and
hat by tomorrow noon there will not be
a railroad in the state in operation.
The state militia has been warned to
be ready for call.
Two thousand rounds Of ammunition
has been distributed among four COM
panies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
Drouth Everywhere.

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.--The Farmers Re.
view says: Outsida Of q few counties In
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
whore local rains have fallen, the
drouth is universal in the states GOV.
cred by the report--Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Michigan, Wis
~consin, Minnesota, Dakota, Iowa and
Nahaaka.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
Will Resign.

COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug. 0.-The United
States consul general TO Constantinople.
Elder z. T. Sweeney, with his family,
who have secured leave OF absence for
two months. are expected to arrive at
their home here today or tomorrow. 1t
Is said that his resignation will be sent
70 the state department at an early date
- hts family has not taken kindly to
Constantinople ~ . place Of residence.