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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22
II emnress Of Germ

The empress Of Germany has sent "a
number of magnificent dolls, with com
plete trousseaus, to the Princes Haily, 8
years old, and favorite daughter of the Sui
tan. The cost of these toys vas upward
Of "a
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

A frankfort man l. training his hens 10
lay their eggs in the kitchen, where be has
placed a cradle for their accommodation.
This saves the labor of hunting the eggs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

The Phenix, Colo, Gazette is response
bic for the statement that a farmer near
that place tool out Of one hill no less than
PA sweet potatoes, not one weighing less
than one pound, and many tipped the
scales at twelve.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

II is said that all of the postal clerks and
carriers who become thieves began by
stealing letters addressed to lottery agents
which they know are always sure 20 con
tain money.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

A business man of gainesville, o., is
afflicted with paralysis of a very singular
kind. His legs are poweIiess from dark
to daylight, when he RECEIVERS the use of
tham
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

The new purple is not called plum
by those who know, but eggplant, and il
is as different from plum color IS the egg
plant is from the plum.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

One Of the keepers in Bushey Park,
England, lately discovered two fine buck-
lying dead in a ditch with their horn
locked together. Both animals had re-
ceived severe body wounds.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

"A Beaver Falls woman was knocked
down by the explosion Of a bottle of
ketchup. IL burst in her hands while she
was bringing It up from the cellar.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

The best cough medicine Is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere, 25c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

Hereafter Australia is to make the
ammunition for her army, which hitherto
has all come from England.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

An entsrprising fisherman et Glouces-
ter, Mass, intends making a trip TO Nor
way in search Of cod, which are said to
abound there.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22
None equal ssransiiI's Punch" Sc Cigar.

"A large ~allmouth, or 'devil hsh," wax
recently washed ashore at Ocean City, ".
J.. In it's stomach was found Q seagull.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

"A woman g5 years old was arraigned in
New York police court the other day on
a charge of drunkenness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr.. Isaac
Tbompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell
IL. 25c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

Medium Clover seed, $3.50 per pushed
sacks 20 cents. Send money with order.
II. c. WHEELER,
Odcbolt, Sac County, Iowa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22
Coughs and Hoarseness-Thc Lid

ton will .h induces coughing Immediately
relieved by use Of Browns Bronchial
Troches.' sod only in boxes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

he has not nved u vain who finds
out before he dies what a fool he has
been. -PhaGdeiphia Inquirer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22

When saby was mich. we gave her Castoria,
when shs W. . Child. she cried for Castoria,
When shs became Nis, she chung to Castoria,
When shs had Children. shs gave them Castoris
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-22
Prepare for Spring

Now is the time 70 attend 70 your personal condi.
ttea in preparation for the change 10 spring season.
n you have not ''vintered wen.' n you are tired
out from overwork. n your blood has become I'm
pure from close confinement I'm badly ventilated
ofnces or shops. you should take Hoods sarsapa-
rila Of once. 1t viii purify and vitalixe your blood.
create Q good appetite. and strengthen your system.
TOR . nrstcisss spring medicine my wife aud I
think very highly Of Hoods sarsaparilla. We both
took IL last spting. II did US q great deal Of good
and VIC felt better through the hot weather than
ever before. II cured my wife Of sick headache.
nom which she has suffered q great deal, and re-
Iieved me Of . dizzy. tired feeling. think every
one ought 10 take something to purify the blood
before the hot weather comes on. and we shall Ger.
tainsy ,.re Hoods sarsapariiIa this spring" J. II.
fxAHcr. saps. Granite Railway Co.. Concord. N. II.
Hoods ~oarsapariIla
Gold by all asuggisis, q elk for =. Prepared only
BY G. l. HOOD = Co, Apothecaries. Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-22
PAYMENTS BY CASH OR CHECK?
Why the Commissioners Want a Bonded
Discussing Officer Legalized.

The need Of disbursing officer for the Dis
trict of Columbia has long been manifest and
reference has heretofore been made in The
STAR to the letter of the first auditor calling
attention to the disbursements made by Auditor
Petty, which he characterized as illegal. 1t had
been the custom for some time up to the
receipt of the aforementioned letter for the
auditor Of the District to draw a check at the
end Of every month for the payment of per
diem employees. Instead Of paying them by
check the cash was handed out in large envel-
opes. This method saved an immense amount
OF time and worry. for aside from the
fact that the president or acting presi-
dent of the board had to sign his
name to each check and voucher, the party in
whose favor the check was made out was in a
to indorse it, and INSCRIPTIONS men reaped a
rich harvest from these poor people by charg-
ing them to witness their mark
The Commissioners appreciated the state of
affairs and as far as they were concerned were
willing to continue the practice of paying
cash, but out OF consideration for their bonds
men issued an order stopping disbursements in
that way.
To overcome the difficulty the Commissioners
Will III day or SO transmit to the district attor.
ney the facts with a recommendation that he
prepare bill at the earliest practical day to
provide for the appointment by the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia of
disbursing officer who shall give bond
in the sum of $4,000 and be responsible to the
United States, for the proper disbursement
under the direction of the Commissioners of all
funds appropriated for the expense of the
District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-22
ORATORS FROM MARYLAND.
A Post Office Fight Brings Them Before
the Postmaster General

For over two hours today Postmaster GEN.
erai Wananaker listened to Maryland oratory.
Some twenty-five citizens of Easton, Nd, sat
around the Postmaster Generals room and
drank his ice water while they heard their
representatives spread themselves on the
politics that lay concealed in the
appointment of q man to have charge of the
Easton post Office. The post Office situation
there is in what politicians call muddle.
MIR. Hodson. the defeated republican candidate
for Congress of that district, recommended
that Mr.. Higgins be made postmaster. But
Representative Gibson, who is DEM
ocrat, but what is more important,
lives in Easton, also had a man
for the place. He is a republican. and by
name Mr.. Shreve. Mr. Gibson claimed that he
ought to have something to say about the APP
pointment. SO Mr.. Wanamaker concluded to
give both sides hearing. and today Mr.. Glib
SON at the head of his delegation and Mr.. Hold
son at the head of his put in an appearance, and
tor two hours and more they proceeded to show
the Postmaster General how the future politi-
Cal condition OF Maryland would be or wouid
not be affected by this appointment, and that it
would have or would not have an influence in
national politics. MIR. Wanamaker listened
and when the delegation said all they had to
say they retired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-22
I'd EDITION.
--latest TGlGgTanS 10 The Star.
DEATH OF A FAMOUS LAWYER
Vessels Disabled by Storms.
A BIG FIRE IN ST. LOUIS
In STORMY SEAS,
The Steamships Suffer from Heavy
Gales.

LONDON, Jan. 22.-The British tank steamer
Manhattan, Capt. Leighton, which sailed from
London January for New York. has put back
to Queenstown. She met with terrific gales,
during which she was deluged with water and
had her rudder head broken.
HALIFAX, Ms, Jan. 22.-The German steamer
Sorrento, Capt Jurgensen. from Hamburg for
New York, put in here this morning short OF
coal SIZE was twenty-four days Oh the passage
and experienced extremely violent and tenn
pestuous weather, during which she had to
throw overheard part of her cargo.
NEW YORK, Jan. PA Halifax special says:
The steamer Egypt put into this port this
morning short of coal Capt. Sumner reports
that he left London on January 8
for New York. After leaving port he
experienced very heavy weather. At
times the waves were tremendous, sweeping
clear over the vessel. A huge wave struck her
amidships, carrying away part of the rail. The
captain says the weather experienced on this
voyage was the worst he has met in many
years. He will take in $50 tons of coal and
proceed.
The steamer Rhaetia of the Hamburg Amer
lean line also put in here this morning for
coal. The captain reports terrible weather.
He has $50 passengers for New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-22

Secretary Rusk on the Proposed Gov
eminent Garden at Arlington.

There is no truth in the statement that Sec
rotary Rusk is going to ask Secretary Proctor
for permission to use as an experimental gar
den about 400 acres OF the Arlington reserva-
ton.
Secretary Proctor and have fixed that long
enough ago." said Secretary Rusk to a STAR
reporter this morning. ave rode all over
that place last October and
picked out patch of about 800
acres on the south side of the road; that's about
all the good farming land that 10 there. If
you'll look at my estimates now before the APP
preparation committees you'll find that have
asked for $4,000 for preparing the land for
our purposes. There hasn't been any formal
assignment of land yet, but there will be as
soon as we are ready for it."
Are you going to cause the removal of any
of the negro squatters now on the reservation"
asked the reporter.
"No, sir, my plan doesn't touch the village
nor any OF the ground which is teuanted. Quite
a number of Virginia people have been
up here urging me to assist in a gen.
eral clearance of the coored people. Wonder
what they're so anxious about Is the majority
pretty close in Alexandria county, Amt going
TO disturb living soul. No; don't think it
risky to establish experimental gardens SO close
to jackson City. don't propose to raise water
melons,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-22
NOMINATIONS TODA'
NOSAhNHAHoNS AoDAfs
A Long List Of Postmasters Sent to the
Senate.

The President today sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
Postmasters-David Kitzmilier. Gettysburg
Pa; Alex. J. Prick, Danville, Pa. Lewis
Zeigler, Dubois, Pa; Wm. E.
Thompson. McKeesport Pa, VIM. c.
Robinson. Monongahela City. Pa;
Luther L. Haas Northumberland Pa; Geo.
Sherman. Lonsdale. r. Frank Nichols, Green
vile, SC; Richard Brunazzi, Texarkana, Tex. !;
Jacob Mayfeld, Whitesborough, Tex; Jas.
sullivan, Harrisonburg Va; Mrs. Mary
II. S. Long, Charlottesville, Va; Daniel
w. Boughner, Clarksburg, W. Va:
Mrs. Mary L. Leonard, New Lebanon, NY !;
Ashbel w. Westcott, Carthage NY; William
II. Walker, Wesfdeld, NY; Rathbun j. Hunt,
Trumansburgh, NY, Charles E. Palmer. Sche-
nectady, NY. Wilson X Page. Olean, NY;
Edwin A. McApin, Sing Sing, N. y;
Henry +. Tartox, Batavia, n. X:
John r. Moss, Henderson, NC;
Mark R. Doolittle, gainesville. OHIO; CALVIN
Starbird, New London, Ohio; Nathan c. Haw-
ley, Geneva. Ohio; Julian o. Converse, Char
don, Ohio; Joseph A. Howells. Jefferfon. Ohio;
Frank McCord. New Lisbon, Ohio; John C.
Beatty. Ravenna. Ohio; James Reed, Ashta-
bula, Ohio Geo. d. Smith. Garrettsville, Ohio;
Henry @. Marshall. Girard. Ohio; Ralph w.
Cheever, Clihton, Wis; Charles F. p. Pulien,
Evansville, Wis; George E. Bryant. Madison,
Wis; Frank r. Whittlesey, Florence, Via !;
James b. Driver, Darlington, Wis. Henry Beal
Hayward, Wis.,; David Q. jenkins, Whatcom
Washington; Charles w. Childs, Marion, Ala.
Withdrawn-Jas. G. Postlethwaite, postmas-
ter ut Somerset, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-22
DANGEROUS USE Or Srnoso Pun.
GATIVES

Most Pills, purgatives and Bitter Waters which act
quickly upon the bowels irritate and often destrav th
mucous coats of the stomach and bowels Indeed
their cathArc action IL directly caused by the irr,t
non Of the bowels. which they produce Their action
Should oe soothing and stimulating instead Of irr-
tsting continued use Of such remedies pr.incs.
chronic Inflammation Of the stomach and bowels Ths
often ends IN dangerous disease The use Of the gen.
uire imported CARLSBAD sPRUDEL SALT /. h,sbl,
recommended as an sperient, laxative and diurssic
because is action Is due solely 10 solvent and sti
ulstine properties. II soothes and aIays inhsmms-
tion and il therefore much preferable 10 ell stron
purgatives and Bitter Waters.
Beware Of imitAtiopsL DR.. Toboldt,s lecture ON
free. ElsNkhk MEsDkLsoS oQ. sole ARENA 8
Barclay St New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-22
NEW VESSELS FOR THE NAVY.
Bids for building Two Gun Boats and
Practice Ship.

Bids were opened at the Navy department at
noon today for the construction of three new
vessels for the navy, including two I,0OO-ton
gun boats and one SoO-ton practice vessel for
the naval academy. The appropriations for
these three vessels aggregate S96O,00O, of
which not more than sos, 900 can be expended
for the gun boats and $1,000 for the practice
vessel. This provision will enable
the department to accept any two
bids of whatever sums each for the gun
boats, so that the aggregate amount does not
exceed 500. 900. In the advertisements for tue
vessels it was announced, as usual, that bidders
might take their choice of four classes OF pro-
posals. Class / Is tor the vessel according to
the plans OF the department including both
hull and machinery; class 2 is for plans of the
contractor entire; Class is for the vessel ac-
cording to the plans of the department for the
hull and those OF the contractor tor the ma
chin.ry; class is the reverse OF class 3.
THE GUN BOATS
are to be each $50 feet long and 80 feet beam.
to be constructed of domestic steel They
must be completed within two years of the
date of signing the contract, the penalties for
overtime being as follows: For the first three
month";, s25 day; for the next three months,
$50 day; for the next Six months, S75 a day;
iot tue uSAi tATcO n uay. ana Tor
every day beyond that period, 200 a day. The
vessels must make average speed OF
thirteen knots an hour, maintained Tor four
consecutive hours, while for every Quarter
knot attained over that figure the contractors
shall receive a bonus of $1,000, with an equal
penalty for failure of every quarter knot be-
low. If the vessels fail to develop a speed of
twelve knots an hour for four hours they shall
be rejected.
IN THE CASE OF THE PRACTICE VESSEL,
which is to be $50 feet long by 80 feet beam,
the penalties for time failure are the same. and
her average speed is to be II knots and her
minimum IL knots.
The payments on all the vessels are to be
made In twenty equal installments as tine work
progresses.
were as follows: The Bath iron works. Bath.
Me-, Glass 1, one gun boat, 1872. 900; two gun
boats, 500, 900, being SSlS,5O each. The
Samuel L. Moore & Sons company of Elizabeth
port. n. j.. Class /, one gun
boat, s2s5,OOO: one practice vessel,
S245.325; two gun boats, S562, S75, being e2sl, =
so each; or one gun boat and one practice
vessel, the former for S2S5, 900 and the latter
for S2i5, 1926; or both gun boats and the prac-
tice vessel. the former for 1862, s75 and the
latter for S245, 1926. The Atlantic iron works of
Boston, Mass, class l, one gun boat, S344, 600,
or class 2. one gun boat S34i.000. No awards
were made today. The contracts will probably
be given to the Eizabethport firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-22
DEEIs

ADAMS. Departed this life Tuesday, January 81,
nse' a lis II.e Fsiaenss, LOIS inlrd street north
unSrai ,r'lces WI Ike place at Ueutrai NJ l.
thursday ~ pm. Montgomery county I&pers
ADAMS. on Wednesday. January ~. 1890. al s $50
a.li., Dr. tl.dOA A ADAMs, ~ tbs lat. resldence,
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
CASPAR On Tuesday. January al 1870 AZ 4.lb
eeioek M, alter short bur sIniul Illness JULIA
MAhl. Asyd seventeen months beloved child VI Z.
Funeral rom PARENTS residence 500 street north
east lhursdA3, January ~ AT 10
CORNELL. On tuesday January II. 1890, al 80
y nps6al; iT u, a.oilshs, JOHN CoAELI- be-
Fuao raj the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
e,l9Ieh on thursday. january 20, at pm. fIleuds
EpMONSUN. Departed this life Tuesday January
Noilce Of funeral hereafter
GLkEsON. At III 30 y III January 81 lsao NJ
Pneumonia LEO EDwARD ULELsoN, youngest
ei;S 81 Sona A. AND Johanna Gieeson, aged thirteen
MONTHS ana nlteen days.
Insrsi LIIrsday January 23 at pm from s24
HENRY. On January %. 1880. HERBERT r. he.
10Y ca son 9i john > sid Lnl~ teAry, aged two years
funeral from parents residence, No. us Seventh
s,rs. -, sohhs.ss, AZ O'Clock Thursday. keiAtlYes
KORAN. In ireland, January g. 1890 after a long
ana PAM ~ illness NAL the beloved wife Of the iais
MiLiani Moran Resident OF Washington tue Iast
t.ealy -eisAt years. Ist Louis Ialers please COPY
May che rest peace.
of ILL On hrssSAy january u. 1880, at $40
helil, IN The seVeutleth year VI his axe
We mis-. thee fr,Jm our LoEna da.r s-r.,s.
We miss thee frOlu tiny IlaC.
A shadon o er our noun, i.,.sSf
We miss the sunshine Of tbs face
Netniss thy Alnd aaa willing hand,
1l.y ioAd and earnest care;
Our nome Is dark without thee,
We niIss thee ever! whore.
bi HIS GRANDCHILDREN.
Funeral from his late residence Adj M s,rs, No
west Thursday. 23d instant at z O'Clock % In ksis
uyes aud tIiends invited ~ attend ~ ~
ltreder1ck papers Please copyl D..
LEAHY ON January oo lsoo ., 1-o
HUNOLA IFAHY a uatS,e - 1a,o,o.s - sou am,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-22
ELOPERS FROM VIRGINIA.
They Come Here and Are Married In
Spite of Objecting Relatives.

Mr.. G. C. Harrison and MISS Williams are a
young couple from Richmond. Va, who would
probably have been made man and wife some
time ago had it not been for serious objections
raised by the young ladys family. Recently
they determined to submit no longer, aud. as a
result, they left Richmond in company with
two of their friends and well-wishers-Mr. W.
d. Pondloor and Miss Watkins-and came to
this city. They arrived here about noon today
and registered at the Howard house
and sent at once for Rev. DR..
Addison. He was with the col
onization society at their reception at the
White House when the message was delivered
at the rooms Of the society. When he returned
he went over to the Howard house and by his
aid the couple were soon made one. They Will
telegraph at once to their friends in Virginia
and hope to be forgiven without any more dis
couragements and to be received with open
arms after their return from their honeymoon
in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-22
A CHANGE OF CHIEF CLERK.
Mr.. Sevellon A. Brown to Get His
Former Place Ia the State Department.

1t 10 very likely that rs soon a. Secretary
Blaine clears his desk Of the large quantity of
diplomatic material that has accumulated since
ms enforced absence from the de-
partment he will turn his attention to
certain domestic matter that has
gwen MIN some bother-nsmely, the appoint
ment OF new chief clerk. TuE STAR
on New Year day contained Q short article to
the effect that Mr.. Sevellon Brown. who
was removed from this position during the last
administration. would soon be reappointed. A
STAR reporter received information today which
iesds him to reitorate the former Statement with
out quali6cation. The Secretary has had his mind
made up on this point for some mouths--in
fact he had halfway determined to reins.ate
Mr.. Brown even before he had resumed Ia.
reips OF the department But other more I'M
portant affairs occupied his attention and the
matter was left unsettled.
TO PROVIDE FOR COZ. J. FESNER LEE
One strong reason for his inaction was that
he had desire to provide in some way for
Col. J. Fenner Lee, the incumbent, whom he
recognized as clever man and worthy of some
recognition. The abrupt and rather incon-
siderate manner in which Mr.. Brown was re-
moved made the Secretary anxious to repudiste
the action Of hispredecessor The story is that
Senator German went to President Cleveland
and informed him that he wanted to appoint
certain man chief clerk of the State depart
ment, and he carried his point Mr.. Blame
has, until now, been somewhat at a loss to
know just how to dispose of Col. Lee, but he
has at last decided to give him . comfortable
consulate in a convenient corner of the world,
where he will feel he has been handsomely
treated.
PECULIAR POSITION.
The position Of chief clerk of the State de-
psrtment is a peculiar one, demanding, for the
satisfactory performance of it duties man
who, by virtue of long experience, can act as
an encyclopedia of Information for the
1eneht OF all corners. The State
department is constantly besieged by
people who "want to know" and the questions
they ask and the problems they PROFOUND re-
quire vast fund of information on the part of
the chief clerk and thorough acquaintance
with the minute and complex customs of diplo-
macy which are the growth OF years.
Mr.. Blaine recognizes the fitness Of Mr..
Brown who had been connected with the de-
partment at the time OF his removal a year or
30 ago for long period, and his experience
with HIM during his former brief admInistra-
ton led him to offer him the posi-
tlon soon after the change last March.
but Mr.. Brown was then deeply en-
gagged In the management OF the affairs Of the
Vice Presidents apartment house and be told
the Secretary that he would rather wait. He
Is now at liberty and anxious TO accept the post
and has so told the Secretary.
Col. Lee will leave the position with the
good will Of all who have made his aequaint-
ance, especially the newspaper men, to whom
he has been a valuable friend.