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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
TO BE R~elNTsRReo.
Fhe Body of DIR. Cronin Finally Laid I'd
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Rest.
CHICAGO, May 3.-Tomorrowi Is the first
anniversary of a crime that has appalled,
the people Of the United States and as
founded the civilized world. 1t was on
the night Of May 4, 1889, that DIR. Pat.
rick Henry Cronin, the Irish patriot
was decoyed from his residence on
North Clark Street to the Carlson cot.
tage in Lake View where he gave up
his life as the victim of one of the most
tunningly contrived and diabolical plots
OF modern times. But although a year
has passed away, his memory is still
green and the tragedy is still fresh
In the public mind, and tonight an au.
dience of several thousand people will
pack the Central Music hall and fit
tingly commemorate the anniversary Of
the martyrs death. A Roman Catholic
priest of notional reputation but whose
name has SO far been kept secret, will
preside and addresses will be delivered
by representative Irish Americans. Tho
musical program will include the tenor
solo Freedom of Our Land" the MUSIC
of which was written by DR.. Cronin him.
self. Tomorrow the remains of the
murdered man will be taken from the
vault in Cavalry and laid to rest in the
Cronin lot on Sheridan drive. Several
thousand members of the various Irish
societies will participate in the cere-
monies. A magnificent monument will
In the near future mark the grave. ID
will also be decorated on May 4 of each
year under the auspices of the Ladies'
association and q large number OF
wealthy residents owning conserva-
!ories have volunteered to furnish
lowers yearly for that purpose.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
ALondon Times correspondent writes

A London Times correspondent writes
from st. Petersburg that the marvellous
statements about Russia which now
reach England from Austria are to be
received with great caution. AS to the
reported increase, he says, Of clandes-
tine presses, secret pamphlets and sedi-
tious proclamations, there is nothing
like the activity in this respect OF
former years The most widely circu-
lated secret manuscript Cor 1t is not al
lowed to be p~rinted) is Count Tolstoi's
new work The Kreutzer Sonata" and
1t is SC iearfully realistic and coarse that
1t would have to be considerably modi-
fed in translation before being pubs
iished, even abroad.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10

Tho bill also provides . pension for the
widow of any soldier when she shall arrive
at the age of 90 years or be without other
support than daily labor.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The committee on
rules reported n resolution for the mmedi-
ate consideration of bills reported from the
judiciary committee in the following order:
the senate bill relating to trusts; the house
bill relating to copyrights; the house bill
relating to bankruptcy, and such other
bills as the committee may call up. THIS
order 10 to be IN force today and tomorrow.
The resolution was adopted and the house
proceeded TO consider the senate bill to
protect trade and commerce against un-
lawfnl trade and ~monopolies. This meas
ure 80 known as the ANTITRUST bill
An amendment by Mr.. Bland making un-
lawful any contract or agreement to pre-
vent competition in the sale or purchase OF
any commodity transported from one state
20 anotherw was adopted and the bill passed
with a single negative vote.
Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, called mp the In
ternational copyright bill and explained It's
provisions.
Without action the house adjourned.
During debate Mr.. Cannon
that the tariff discussion would begin next
week.
WASHINGTON, May "A resolution was
adopted setting apart Saturday, June IA,
for the delivery of ~eulogies upon the late
Samuel ]. Randall.
The house then resumed consideration OF
the copyright bill. The bill was discussed
all afternoon, several amendments
adopted, and when the vote was taken the
bill was defeated by q vote OF 1875 to IS.
The house at its evening session passed
seventeen private pension bills.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10

The prohibition of the use of the Ger
man language in the courts OF the Bal
tic provinces by the Russian govern
ment has created a great confusion of
tongues. The majority Of the popula-
ton on the Russian side Of the Baltic
knows little or no Russian at all, and
the scenes in the courts, where the peas
ants seeking justice and the lawyers
pleading their clients cases are unable
10 communicate their grievances to the
learned Judge who knows no German,
are anything but pleasing to those con
cerned. One barrister, on being re-
quired to sign an oath, demanded that
he might be allowed to study the docu.
ment with the aid of a dictionary be.
fore he put his name TO it. This re-
quest, however, was denied as ''un-
seemly and impudent." The judges
themselves are in an awkward plight,
being ordered to go TO the Baltic prov
Inces from their posts in other parts of
Russia, sometimes at only a moments
notice, and there seems to be as COM
plete a state Of chaos as is possible.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10

II is the fashion lately to denounce
the game of foot ball as brutal and use-
less. An incident occurred in Eliza
beth, n. Y, which proves these stric-
lures to be unmerited. Joseph Manni-
field is a famous foot ball player. The
other night he was returning to his
home when three fierce dogs attacked
him. For a moment the contest was
entirely one-sided, and spectators, had
there been any present, would probably
have given odds in favor Of the dogs.
But they would have lost their money.
A well directed kick from Mr.. Manni.
field killed one of the CANNES instantly.
Another broke two ribs of the second,
and in~capacitated him from further part
IN the contest. The athlete now de.
voted his entire attention to the third
brute, and kicked him just as he wanted
10. He raised him over the fence, and
tho last he IA of him the dog way fly.
ing in the air. No mortal has seen tina,
dog since. Kicking may be the lowest
of all modes of expression, but it is
sometimes necessary. When it is done,
1t should be we'll done.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
A NEW BRIDGE OPENED.
The Merchants Bridge at 81. Louis DE
clared Open TO Traffic.

~ bffhkt ~ 1a hNo'h' nv
clared Open to Traffic.
ST.. LOUIS. May 3.-The new bridge
spanning the Mississippi was formally
opened today in the presence OF a vast
%concourse Of people. At noon a train
bearing Secretary Noble and Governor
Francis. of Missouri, and staff, met in
the center of the structure q train bear
ing Governor Fifer, Of Illinois. and
staff. and after an interchange Of cour-
tesies, the structure was formally dedi-
Gated and declared open to traffic.
The construction of the Merchants
bridge was commenced on February 2,
1887, when the first pile for the first
pier was driven. IL is located two and
one-half miles above the Gould bridge,
its eastern terminal being at Venice,
H., and its western terminal in the
waterworks reservation n little north OF
Venice. Its length is 2,422lT feet.
Among its projectors were Governor
Francis, Seth w. Cobb, Major c. C..
Rainwater, John ID. Perry and other
capitalists. 1t was originally capital
lied for $500. 600, but this was subse-
quently increased to 81, 200, 900. At
present IL can only be used for railroad
purposes, but eventually it will be
fitted up for foot passengers and gen.
eral traffic, A popularity Of its fran
chise is the fact that il 1t ever agrees to
a consolidation with any other bridge
or enters into a pooling agreement the
franchise will be forfeited TO the United
States government Reasonable rates
and tolls are also provided for in the
charter.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10

The swallowtail coat was some time
ago introduced into the Japanese en-
pire, and it attained great popularity
there. In good society all invitation
cards bore the legend, in Japanese,
"Wear your sWallowtail." Now a cru
SADIE has been inaugurated against The
garment, and a prominent journal is
fighting it tooth and tOenail. This
Journal is using the most potent of all
arguments, ridicule, 1t declares that
the Japanese figure is too dumpy and
the legs are too short to look we'll under
swsllowtails. The Japanese have evil
IDENTIFY not yet caught the true spirit Of
civilization. Nobody thinks that swal'
iowtsils look well.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
WISHES TO SET HERSELF RIGHT.
rhc National w. 6. r. u. President Issues
Statement.


CLEVELAND, O., April 29.-Mrs. Ellen
J. Phinney, president OF the National
w. c. I. U. (non-partisan), has pre-.
pared the following for publication:
"A statement hat does great injustice
to Mrs. Foster and at the same time TO
me represents me as in q hostile atti-
tude to one whom / not only love and
honor but recognize as the strongest
and ablest champion OF constitutional
prohibition the nation has yet pro-
duced, appears in tie Chicago News
and almost simultaneously In the
general public press. Because of the
injustice thus done to those represent
ing tho non-partisan temperance move
ment the correct version OF what l did
say pm the point under discussion should
have as wide circulation. / said that
while Mrs. Foster had no peer upon the
temperance PLATFORM, her connection
with the last political campaign has
Kindred this movement because of tho
general misapprehension in regard "a
her non-partisanship; that while
we clearly understand the diff
ference between individual and
representative political action
and know that when Mrs. Foster went
into that political contest she went as
a m believing in the republican
party and its governmental policy, not
seeking to carry with her the Influenced
Of the women associated with her in the
temperance work, many good, conscien,
tious people cannot understand thai
this is consistent with avowed non-par-
tisanship. We know that MIR. Foster is
just as ardent a Methodist as she is an
ardent republican,; that she fully be-
lieves that the Methodist church is the
church for the people; that
it is tta greatest UNCONVENTIONAL
agency for uplifting the masses,
but she does not seem TO bring
to its support the influence of the wo-
men of the union because she believes
they should exercise their own prefer
ences in these as in political matters.
So we see that as a temperance worker
Mrs. Foster is truly non-partisG' and
non-~sectarian, but many fail to under
stand it, and therefore the oft-repeated
charge brought against us by those who
are unable or unwilling to understand
our position. did not say Mrs. Foster
had done great injury TO the temper
ance cause. nor did ! say to a reporter
in explanation that / did not NEAR
what ] said. did not mean what he
said, but ! stand by the statements |
made"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
Aided by the BrIckIaYers.

PHILADELPHIA, May 3.-There was
rejoicing among the carpenters at the
strike headquarters when it was an
nouncod that the bricklayers had come
to their aid by ordering that no brick
layers should work for the bosses who
have not complied with the demands of
the carpenters. This will help the
strikers in winning their fight, as fifty
eight out of 800 master carpenters in
the city have already conceded an ad'
vance,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
Reach No Conclusion.

CHICAGO, May 3.-The arbitration
committee, having under consideration
the differences between the io~urneymen
carpenters and the Builders and Trad
ers' association, adjourned shortly after
] o'clock without having reached any
definite conclusion. The only points at
ISSUE now are the employing capacity OF
the the new bosses association and the
manner in which the old bosses asso-
citation shall be treated by the union
men in case the strike is declared of.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
Late News From japan.

SAN Francisco, April 2~9.-Japanese
advices which arrived here this morn
ing by the steamship Gaelic state that
two burglars stabbed and killed Rev.
+. A. LANCE, Of the Methodist mission
Of Canada, at his residence in Sokio.
On the arrival Of the japanese steamer
n Hong Kong, March 26, from Nsgasaka,
the bodies OF eight Japanese women
we're discovered in q hole In the engine
room, having been suffocated during
passage. They had slowed themselves
away with four other women and amale
attendant, being DESTROYS of leaving
the country without official permission.
The five survivors were unconscious
and much emaciated.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
FOREIGN LABOR TROUBLES.

Strikers Riot at INSTRUMENTATION
Gives GoodA Advice.
BARCELONA, May 3.-The strikers
conducted themselves in a riotous man.
ner throughout the day. They impeded
all kinds Of business, stopping the
market carts and scattering and tram
ping upon their contents. The civil
guard was continually engaged in at.
tempting to dispense the rioters, but
failed to quell them.
Finally a state Of siege was declared.
Late last night the strikers fred a tool
hut. The guard charged the mob and
two strikers were injured. Another
group attacked a printing Office in
which q proclamation was being printed.
They put a stop to the work and the
authorities were obliged to get the
proclamations printed elsewhere under
military protection.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
Temporaruy Settled,

CHICAGO, May 3.-The strike of the
Fash, door and blind makers in the lum-
Der district was settled temporarily this
morning, in most Of the factories the
employers granting the eight-hour day
until Monday, when a final answer will
be given. The men at c. j. l.. Meyers
factory refused eight hours and eight
hours pay this morning and say they
want eight hours work with nine hours
pay or nothing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
KILLED BY AN ABORTION.
a Young Girl at waukon the Victim Of
Malpractice.

Malpractice.
DUBUQUE, Ia, May 3.-Miss Alice
Wright was taken dangerously sick at
her mothers residence in Waukon. DIR.
j. {. Christensen was treating her case.
She grew worse and her life was de.
SPARED OF. Drs. Matson and Bower
were called in and they pronounced her
case hopeless, and she soon died. Drs.
Matson and Bower became satisfied that
an abortion has been performed. A
s%oroner's inquest was held and the yer.
dict charged DR.. j. c. Christensen and
Mrs. Wright, mother of the girl, with
the crime Of abortion. They are now
in custody. DIR. Christensen made no
attempt to escape, but Mrs. Wright wal
caught on the train at Postville. A
conductor on the Iowa and Dakota rail.
road is charged with the girls ruin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
HOW CLAYTON DIED.
The Murdered Mans Brother Gives His
Testimony.

IestlmOny.
LITTLE Rock, May 3.-Before the
Clay ton-Breckinridge committee Colonel
w. IL. Clayton told about his going TO
Plummerville, the day after he heard of
his brothers death. He said no one in
Plummerville offered him any sympathy
or any assistance. Houses were closed,
no one was on the street and everybody
avoided him. lie thought the conspir-
acy to murder his brother was concocted
in Morrilton. and was known to at least
twenty-five men in the county that IL
was to occur. lie believed that his
brother was killed by Oliver Bentley
and Bob Pate. lie was firmly convinced
that the persons who stole the ballot
box killed his brother. lie did not
charge the democratic party with being
responsible. lie believed the governor
had done his duty in his efforts to APP
prehend the assassin, but thought he
had been led of on the wrong track.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, May "A
hard fought battle occurred last night al
the city hall, when Black Frank, cham
pion middle weight pugilist of the
northwest, and Black Diamond were
matched for q finish fight. Twelve
rounds were fought, the men paying no
attention to the referee, hammering
each other without regard to the length
of the round. After the twelfth round
the police interfered. The fight was
declared a draw. Both men were badly
punished.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
Convention ofTurners.

CHICAGO, May "a district conven
ton of Turner'S (Beizirks Tagsatzung
comprising delegates from the TurneI
societies Of Illinois, Indiana, Wiscon
sin and Michigan opens at Grand Cross
ing tomorrow. Among the important
matters to be considered is the holding
of the quadrennial national contention
in Chicago in 1893; and the founding o.
a national Turner's orphan asylum Il
be named after Father John, the veteran
turner.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
LABOR'S GREAT WAR
Many Strikes Inaugurated for the
Eight Hour Day.
Milwaukee Carpenters Are Success
ful-Bricklayers at chiladel-
phia Join the Strikers.

MINIATURES, May 3.-The strike OF
carpenters which 1t was thought might
occur did not materialize and the change
from the ten-hour to the eight-hour
system was effected without any excite
ment whatever. There will still be
some uncertainty, however, until after
the mass meeting of unions to be held
tomorrow. At that meeting the carpen-
tiers are to report all the contractors
who have failed to comply with the de-
mands of their men, and the employees
of such non-complying bosses will be
directed to strike Monday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10

A merchant at pSndolph, Ala, de-
elared Sunday fight that he would die
suddenly ~ o'clock on Monday after.
noon. IN Monday morning he selected
q coffin, made his will and spent the day
i9 prayer. At 4 o'clock he seated him
Self in q rocking chair and in three
minutes was dead. The doctors say
death was caused by heart disease.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
Return Their PAY.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Congressmen
Sayers, of Texas, and Bland, of Mis-.
souri,, have returned to the treasury
drafts for the money lost through the
d~efalcation Of Silcott, and it is under.
stood some others will follow the exam,
pie, On the ground that the house should
not have voted to repay members for
stolen money.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
Madam DeVere Guilty.

TOLEDO, May 3.--The trial of Madam
Devere, the ~clairvoyant, on a charge OF
forgery and uttering forged paper. ended
in a verdict of guilty or both counts.
She and Joseph Lamb, for years q
trusted employe Of the United States
Express company here and a man in
high standing, were arrested some time
ago for forging notes TO the amount OF
something like S25, 200, having been ne
gotiated by Lamb at various banks here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
Two Women Murdered.

BALTIMORE, May 5.--Mrs. Sarah
Blaury, aged 20, and her daughter aged
As, were found dead in bed this morn
ing with their skulls crushed and bodie,
terribly mutilated. The house had been
ransacked from top to bottom. Mrs
Blaury was known TO have considerable
money in the house. Her grandson,
VIM. B. Blaury, has been arrested or
suspicion. The coroner found 5000 con
cealed in her bed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10

The beautiful residence and farm OF
the late James A. Seldom, secretary Of
war of the confederate states, in Gooch-
land county, twenty miles west Of Rich
mond, has been sold for $50, 200 to a
party Of Richmond gentlemen, whc will
probably use ii as n stock far1n
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
Reception 10 stanley.

LONDON. May 3.-The Emin relief
con mittee gave a reception IN honor Of
Stanley last night. The prince of Wales
presided. Among the guests were many
members of the royalty and other dis.
tinguished persons. Stanley defended
the route across Africa which he had Sc
lected. He paid a high tribute to the
devotion and courage of his associates.
The prince of Wales proposed a vote OF
thanks : Stanley, which was adopted
by reclamation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
Marble Cutters Strike.

CHICAGO, May 3.-About 1000 marble
cutters in retail yards went out on a
strike today for eight hours and nine
hours pay. The demand was granted.
There will be no strike of walters,
all the prominent restaurants in the city
having granted all they asked.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
Agree on Every Point But One.

CHICAGO, May AT l o'clock this af-
ternoon the arbitration committee in
the carpenters strike had agreed upon
every point except the matter of the
minimum of wages. The carpenters
want 40 cents an hour, but it looks as if
it will he 32H cents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
A Deadlock.

WASHINGTON. April 29.-The com
mittee which for some weeks past has
been investigating the management Of
the Philadelphia House of Refuge, and
Of which Congressman Reyburn 10 chair
man, met In secret session here this
morning. The board is . tic on . mo-
ton Il e~xonerate the managers from
specific charges, Congressman Reyburn
heading the notwithstanding eic-
ment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
First Lesson i'm Genesis.

In a Sunday school class In the neigh.
borhood of Meridian Heights, the
teacher last Sunday asked who was the
first man.
Adam" replied the small boy.
''And who was the first woman" she
asked the little girl.
The child hesitated for a minute;
then her face frightened.
Madam" she sung out, and the
teacher hadn't the heart to correct her.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10
A Boycott Agreed On.

DETROIT, May 3.-The strike situa-
ton here is practically unchanged, al
though it is rumored hat several more
contractors have acceded to the demands
of the men. 1t is ascertaised that an
agreement has been made between the
strikers and the machinery workers OF
the builders exchange hat the latter
will boycott all the products of wood
entering into buildings which are pro-
duced by non-union labor. The strikers
committee say the boycott will be de-
clared as soon as the agreement is
signed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10

The library of Cornell university
possesses an oriental manuscript writ
ten on palm leaves. consisting of 1875
strips or leaves, each seven by one and
a quarter inches, fastened together by a
cord passing through a hole in the CEN
ter Of each leaf. The writing is lone
on each side Of the leaves by etching
the characters with a sharp instrument
on the palm leaves, which have been
sfterward rubbed over with a black
pigment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-10

Rev. Lord Mulgraye, one Of tina most
hardworking and popular of the clergy
in the north of England, who does not
hold a fat living, but works laboriously
among the poor, has fallen heir to the
title and estates of the duke OF Nor.
mandy.