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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
A BENEFIT FOR MRS. GEO. KNIGHT.

Public Attention Again Attracted to the
Celebrated Comedian and HIS Wife.
New YORK, Feb. 2s.-The action OF
Mrs. George S. Knight in telegraphing
from Dallas, Tex, to this city declining
the proposed benefit in her behalf has
attracted public attention anew to the
once celebrated comedian. The name
of George S.. Knight will never appear
on the playbills again. His race In the
profession has been run. for his ailment
is incurable and his mind is almost a
blank. 1t Is said that he constantly
imagines that he is Baron Rudolph,
the title charac ter of the play in
which he last appeared and in which he
made the greatest artistic success of
his life, and that he almost daily re-
hearses the principal parts Of the play
Meanwhile through stress OF circum-
stances, his wife, who faithfully nursed
him through the first stages Of his i'll
ness, has been compelled to return to
the boards, although, as indicated In the
dispatch, she still retains her independ-
ence Of character. The arrangements
for the benefit are too far gone to allow
of a postponement, and the proceeds
will therefore BE- given to Mr.. Knights
aged mother,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
FLYNN'S POPULATIONS.
Asouth Dakota County Treasurer e12,oC
behind In He Accou ants.

Asouth Dakota County Treasurer $4,000
Behind In He Accounts.
MITCHELL, >. d., Feb 21.-Publio
Examiner Blanchard has just returned
from the Black Hills, where he exam
ined the books OF the treasurer Of Gus
ter county, suspected Of embezzlement
He says a defalcation exists Of sig, 900.
The money had been misappropriated
during the whole OF Treasurer Flynn's
term, but the work had been done so
we'll hat no suspicion was aroused until
the middle Of this month. Flynn had
made regular semi-annual reports to the
county commissioners. His vouchers
were fled and examined and the cash
actually counted at these settlements,
and they seemed accurate and satisfacI
tory. Reports OF the receipts and dis
bursements had been made to the county
auditor, who carfully kept all the books
required by law. As late as Februry q
the auditor thought Flynn all right
The report Of Flynn's failure In business
led blanchard to make m examination.
1t is thought that the deficiency can be
collected from his bondsmen. Blanch-
ard says he found nothing 70 throw sus.
picion on the county commissioners on
the auditor,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
FORGED Harrison's Name.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-J. p. Powell,
a colored preacher, came here from Bar
ton, Ala, two weeks ago and carried 70
the white house q letter purporting to
be signed by BENJAMIN Harrison.
President Of the United States" inform
ing him that q position worth 300 Q
month was awaiting him, and directing
him TO report at once. MI. Halford I'M
deceived the poor man and went with
him to Chief P~ostofice Inspector Rath-
bone, who az once began al irvestiga-
ton. This evening Private Secretary
Halford received the following tele.
gram, dated ct Chattanooga. {,
Have Just arrested Samuel Hoimen, post
master at Barton, Ala, for forging the
presidents hame TO q communication 70 j.
p. Powell, colored, which caused Powell ts
so to Washington expecting a position a.
special agent. +. g. RATnBoSE,
Chief Inspector.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
A Poisoning Case.

LUvERNE, Mimi, Feb. 2s.-Mrs. Re-
becca Freeman came very nearly being
poisoned to death at her homo in this
place Tuesday. A doughnut wrapped
in a Canadian newspaper, was sent to
her through the mail. When she
opened the package at her house acouple
OF little children we're there. She
divided the doughnut, giving each child
o piece and eating ON herself. The
children did not swallow theirs. Mrs.
Freeman, however, ate some OF 1t and
was shortly afterward taken with .
severe pain In the stomach, followed by
a:terrible attack OF vomiting. No serious
results followed, but there Is no telling
what might have been the result had
she eaten moro Of the doughnut. There
is no clue to the miscreant who sent the
package, nor Is 1t known what the
doughnut contained. Mrs. Freeman Is
A widow,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
MRS. MAVERICKS PARDON.
Queen Victoria Has About Made Up He
Min to Grant 1t.

Queen Victoria Has About Made Up Her
Mind to Grant 1t.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-A report is cur
rent that the queen has about decided
to grant a pardon to Mrs. Maybrick,
the American woman now serving a life
sentence for the alleged poisoning Of
her husband. Although the general
petitions in favor of the unfortunate
woman were suppressed by the homo
secretary, with whom it Is entirely OPP
tional whether or not they shall reach
the queen, it Is known that over q
month ago a memorial infuentially
by female members OF the
aristocracy was-owing, IL is said, to the
intermediary influences Of the prince Of
Wales-successful in reaching her
majesty. Since that time several docu-
ments in the case have been called for
from the archives Of the home Office
and dispatched to the queen by special
messenger, and those who sympathize
with the fair prisoner and believe her
innocent Of the crime for which she has
been condemned to a living death, are
sanguine that these indications point to
the probable issuance Of a free pardon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
The Housc.

PIERRE, Feb. 24.-The following bills
were introduced; Repeating sections lS4l
to lsi5, compiled laws, relating to private
universities, colleges and academies; re-
lealing sections 1857 to ll4l, compiledTaws,
relating to fire insurance tax for fire de-
partments; providing for taxation of real
and personal property in reorganized coun-
ties; fixing the time for the holding of pub
lie schools; amending sections 4S2 and 4S3,
compiled laws, relating to the filing of
transcripts Of crimina cases and the fees
of same.
The senate bill establishing a meteor
illogical bureau passed.
PIERRE, Feb. 2S.-Bills we're introduced
e~xempting the members of the Pioneer as
ISOLATION From jury and military duty and
to abolish the state board of education.
The senate bill authorizing county com.
missions to issue warrants for the pur-
chase of seed wheat passed the house.
This is an important measure and 10 In
tended TO get around the constitution on
the matter covering such kind Of ind ebted-
ness.
AT the morning session the house went
into committee of the whole on the appro-
priation bill. A long debate followed on
certain items. No conclusion could be
reached and the committee asked leave to
sit again. Some changes in the original
bill occur.
A resolution passed giving clerks AMI
employees a small extra pay TO make them
whole on discounts on warrants.
House bills passed enforcing the pro-
visions Of article II, section ~, to compel
railroads to maintain public Offices In the
state for the transaction of business: de-
fning the Furnishing of trespassers on
school lands; limiting the expenditures for
charitable, penal and educational institu-
tons; providing for annual exhibits of
agricultural, horticultural and stock pro-
duce; defining the responsibility of per-
sons operating steam thrashing machines;
providing for the construction of guards
where barbed wire fences have been built.
defining the salaries Of county officers.
PIERRE, Feb. 26.-The famous omnibus
bill came up for a second re ading and was
referred TO q special committee. The
afternoon session was taken up In the con-
sideration Of the appropriation bills.
PIERRE, Feb. 27.-The appropriation bill
was finally passed by a vote of ~ to 20. An
appropriation of 81, $50 was added for vet
Urinary surgeon and the salary of the clerk
of the treasurer's Office WIS increased to
81, 900.
The house bill passed providing for the
destruction Of noxious weeds.
Many unimportant bills were reported
and killed In committees
The afternoon was occupied by a debate
on the election law bills.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
Caused by an Electric Wire.

PIERRE, s. D., Feb. 25.-Last evening
q man named Pietzh X. Jogyj, working
on a scafiold at the electric light works.
came in contact with q wire on which
the current was turned, which stunned
him and caused him to fall q good dis
lance, breaking both thighs. From the
story he tells Il appears he is q RussiaY
fugitive and has been implicated IA
many anarchistic plots in that country.
among which was n two years ago ia
blow up the car. He also n4mes sew
eral high state and military officials In
that country who were concerned In the
same plot but have never been arrested.
The man thought he was about to die
from his accident which brought forth
the above confession.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. A.-The vote on the
location of the worlds fair was the order
In the house. On the eighth ballot Chicago
was chosen, receiving 157 votes; New
York, l07; st. Louis, e5j Washington, Is.
The announcement of the result was
greeted by thunderous applause by the
C~hicagosns and the house adjourned at
o p. m.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The senate bill
making Minneapolis q SUPPORT Of entry
and delivery was passed. W
On motion Of Mr.. Butteryorth the bill
passed authorizing the secretary Of state
to appoint two suitable persons 70 repre-
sent the United States at the international
conference in reference to the protection
of industrial property, 70 be held At
Madrid, Spain, April !, 1890.
The house then, in committee Of the
whole, resumed considerations of the Okla
homa bill.
Mr.. Hooker moved to strike out the frst
section II the house bill (which u O substi-
tute to the senate BILL fixing the bound
daries SO as toinclude the Cherokee outlet.
After a long discussion q vote was taken
on the motion, resulting Is TO SO.
Mr.. Barnes raised the point Of no
quorum.
could find but ninety seven members pres
emit, three less than u quorum. A call Of
the committee was directed and II dis
closed the presence of 2ll members, which
fact was formally announced to the house,
and the committee resumed lite session.
Mr.. Hooker's motion was then defeated
"a 70 l29.
Pending further action the house ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 8.-Mr. Powell, Of
Illinois, called up the contested election
case Of Atkinson against Pendleton from
the First district of West Virginia. Pend.
ing debate the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The contested
election case Of Atkinson VS.. Pendleton
was taken up and Atkinson, the republi-
can, was seated. The democrats refrained
from voting, their object being to have the
contestant seated by less than a quorum,
SO that the question Of the right Of the
speaker to count u quorum MAJ be taken
before the courts. The vote resulted
yeas, 1862; nays, 0, the speaker counting a
quorum. O'Farrell, Of Virginia, raised q
point Of no quorum, but the speaker ig-
nored him.
Bills reported from the committee on
public buildings will be made the special
order for March 4 and ..
wAsHISGToS, Feb. 2s.-After the read
ing of the journal Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa,
moved hat the house go into committee OF
the whole on the urgency appropriation
bill. Agreed to.
After three hours and a half were con.
sumed in the discussion Of points Of order
the COMMITTEES rose and the bill passed. 1t
a~ppropriates e23, GO, 200, the largest item
being the appropriation Of 81, eco, 900 for
the payment OF pensioners of the war Of
1872 and the Mexican war.
The remainder of the afternoon was de-
vsted to consideration Of the private calen-
dar, but no bills passed.
The house then took a recess, the even
ing session being for the consideration of
private pension bills.
The house at it's evening session passed
forty-fve private pension bills and then
adjourned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
ECCENTRIC TWINS.
Their Father Was 80 and Their Mother
go at Their Birth.

Inelr fntner was 90 ana Their MOtncr
go at Their Birth.
New York Sun.
Miles Torpy died in Bushville, Pa, a
one Of the twin brothers whose physical
and personal peculiarities had, for
nearly half a century made them local
celebrities. The other brsther's name
was Giles Torpy. They were the sons
William Torpy, an eccentric Irishman
who, at the age Of 80, married Mary
Minnock, a 2o-year-old girl. Miles and
Giles Torpy were the result Of this
union. Old Mr.. Torpy lived to be 95
years old and survived his young wife
FIVE years.
The twins grew up to be known as tho
contrary Torpys." Miles had a Grip
pied left foot and a cast in his left eye.
Giles right foot was crippled and his
right eye had the cast that marked his
brothers. left. Miles had an extra fin
ger on his left hand and Giles had
n on his right hand. Miles had an
unusually stubborn impeachment in his
speech, while Giles was a most glib and
rapid talker. Food that the n liked
the other did not, and vice versa.
The twins we're comfortably well off,
their father having been a thrifty
farmer, Giles became a farmer. Miles
learned the carpenters trade and never
owned any more ground than was re-
quired for his house to stand on. Miles
was of a religious turn, and became a
devout Methodist. Giles was and Is an
agnostic. Giles married q girl much
younger than himself, while Miles
chose for his wife a widow who was ten
years his senior. Miles was a strong
democrat. Giles as strong a republican.
Once Giles was the candidate OF his
party for justice Of the peace and Miles
ran against him on the democratic
ticket, but as the town was republican
he was defeated.
Miles Torpy was married first. A
year afterward his wife gave birth to
boy twins, Giles Torpy was married a
few months after his brother. His first
born was a girl. Miles wife presented
him with a girl baby when the twins
were 2 years old, and some time after
ward Giles was made the father OF boy
twins. Neither set Of twins, however,
manifested any Of the eccentricities Of
their fathers. In spite Of this ~antagon-
ism In tastes and inclination on the
part OF Miles and Giles Torpy, they and
their families we're always on the best
of terms.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
NOT so BAD AS REPORTED.
The Ohio River Flood at C~incinnati--The
Waters Still Rising.

waters Stiu Rising.
CINCINNATI, March WILDLY ex-
traYagant ideas OF the extent and effect
Of the present food IN Cincinnati pre-
vail in some places. The fact is that SO
Tar only serious Inconvenience arises
from the flooding of Easements and
cellars in tho business and manufacture
ing houses that lie contiguous to tho
river. The fact that the approach to
the central union passenger station is
through the bed of the old White Water
canal causes the abandonment of that
station when tho water reaches fifty
five feet. 1t also tnterfGres with ac-
cess to some of the freight depots and
interrupts freight traffic TO that extent,
but no passenger trains have been
stopped.
At 10 o'clock last night the river was
fifty-six feet, one and a half inches and
rising at the rate OF one-half an inch an
hour. Under existing conditions the
river at this point is not likely to reach
fifty-seven feet, and by Sunday will be
falling. All this is conditioned upon
exemption from heavy rain in the Ohio
valley during tho next two or three
days. The interruption to BUSINESS by
the present food is complete so far as
the river trade is concerned. Steamers
cannot pass under the suspension bridge
nor can they receive or deliver freight.
The present state of the water creates
no excitement here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
A Possibility and a Probability.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-The widow OF tho
late Lord Cairns, who died suddenly Q
few weeks ago, will become q mother In
tbs course Of q few days, and there 10
great anxiety in the family regarding
the sex Of the forthcoming addition To
the population. Lord Cairns, having
died without living issue, bis eerldom
and the immense fortune entailed upon
1t would go to his brother, Mr.. Robert
Cairns, by law, were IL not for the fact
that the widow 10 in an interesting con-
dition. Should she be delivered Of .
son and heir, however, the little one
will succeed TO the earldom and fortune.
while II IT Is unlucky enough TO be .
girl Mr.. Herbert Cairns will become
Earl Cairns the next moment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
THREE pAmsels ON A LARK.
Oshkosh schoolgirl Fsk. syouEtssn-Mns
Tramp Across Tho LAkA

Tramp ASross the LAkA
OSHKOSH, Wis, Feb. e5.-Oshkosh
has had something Of o sensation in the
past two weeks. A week ago three
young lady students Of the normal
school started for church. They were
named respectively Mary and Sarah
Carney and Jennie Byron. When night
came they did not return and several
days passed and nothing was heard or
seen Of them. They had said nothing
to indicate an intention Of leaving the
city and had taken no clothing save
what they wore. From conversation
they had INDUCED In some OF their fell
low pupils feared that they had at
tempted 70 walk across the lake to their
homes in Calumet and had perished BY
tho way. President Albee wrote "a
their parents to ascertain whethey on
Aot they had arrived there, but received
no reply.
The situation began 70 appear critical
when, last evening, two OF the young
ladies who had so thoroughly aroused
the solicitude Of the public appeared at
the boarding house. They were tho
Misses Carney, and were accompanied
by their father. They had indeed
walked ACROSS the lake, a distance OF
fourteen miles. Miss Byron Is still Ill
from the effects of the tramp. They
said that they did not DISCLOSE theiI
purpose because they feared that they
would not be permitted to carry II out
They now keenly regret the notoriety
they have achieved BY their singular
adventure,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
NORTH DhkOTA'S SHAME.
Tho Lottery scheme Giving Strong Evil
dencc of vitality.

The Lottery Scheme Giving strong Evil
dence of vitality.
BISMARCK, n. d., March This
significant telegram has been received
by the editor of the Bismarck Tribune:
New ORLEANS, La., Feb. 26.-If the
Sandager bill Lecomes a law we will per-
feet the organization at once, incorporate
under the act and pay the money into the
state treasury at once.
NJ. A. DAUPHIN, President.
The above refutes General Early's
assertion that the Louisiana company
had nothing to do with the Sandager
bill. The Tribune publishes the tele-
gram as O refutation that the lottery
bill was without backing. The Trib-
une says there is no question that the
offer made to the state was in good faith,
and If the Sandager bill was enacted,
relief to an empty treasury would be
speedily had.
Senator Fuller, of jamestown, is in
receipt of letters indorsing his course in
supporting the lottery bill, and other
senators say they are getting letters
like Fuller's. Mr.. Dauphin's dispatch
is in the future tense and not in the
past tense. He does not assume that
the bill is dead or that no Is telegraph
ing about q defunct issue. 1t is said
petitions for the passage of some kind
OF a bill are circulating among the peo-
pie.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
c Arrested.

PORTLAND, Ore, March IA report
has reached here that Sheriff Delger, of
Winlock. has arrested Silcott, the de-
faulting cashier Of the sergeant-at-arms
of the house yesterday afternoon at
Toledo. q town on the line of the
Northern Pacific, between here and
Tacoma. The report states that Silcott
has been palming himself of as an en-
gineer in the employ of the Southern
Pacific company. Sheriff Delgcr has
started for Chehalis with his prisoner.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
Ice Gorge in the Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, March lit isreported
that one of the worst ice gorges thathas
formed in the Missouri river in many
years Is now located sixteen miles above
Kansas City. The water is backed up
almost twenty feet behind the gorge and
fears are expressed of a flood when the
ice goes out, unless the immense volume
Of confined water can be drawn off grad
ually. The Van Aiken Land Reclama-
ton company and the Winner Bridge
company, both of which have works
under way in the river, stand in the
greatest peril. They will attempt to
open up q channel through the gorge by
the use Of dynamite.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
A Shin Foundered.

LONDON, March News has just
reached here TO the effect that the Brit.
ish steam ship Puelta, which saiN
from Cookstown, Queensland, February
q, for London, foundered at sea. The
number of people that went down with
the steamer is not definitely known. but
it is thought a great many persisted.
The vessel was 2,254 tons burthen.
Later it is ascertained that the alleged
foundered steamer Quetta carried from
C~ookstown, Queensland, twenty-seven
first class passengers and a crew of 1l2
persons. The Quetta also had on board
the English mail. The report Of the
loss of the steamer is discredited at the
London office Of the line to which she
belonged.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
A Conference In Chicago.

CHICAGO, March Limited States
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, Hon. Thos.
Fitch and Samuel Lesvitt are here for
the purpose of participating in a confer
ence this evening Of the advocates Of ad-
ditional silver coinage and the further
issuance of silver certificates. The en-
HANGING of the value of property and Sc
curities and the prevention Of possible
stringency in the money market by the
use OF silver as money will be the prin-
cipal arguments advanced by Senator
Stewart.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
The Montana Senatorial Contest.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
this morning resumed the hearing in
the case of the four contesting sena-
tors from Montana. Ex-Congressman
General Payne again represented the
republicans and Ex-Solicitor General
George L. jerks the democrats, the
latter resuming argument in behalf of
his clients. There is a good deal OF
speculation regarding the outcome Of
the contest, but it is the opinion of lay
men who have watched the proceedings
that the committe will report In favor
Of seating the republicans, although
their opponents have the necessary GER
tifcates of the governor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08

ATHENS, Ga, March brown Wash
ington, the negro who was arrested for
criminally assaulting and numbering
the 9-year-old niece of Alfred Horton,
near Madison, confessed to the crime
when taken before the ~coroner's jury
yesterday. At 0 o'clock last night q
mob forced the Jail and dragged the
prisoner out. They placed a rope
around his neck and swung him up TO a
telegraph pole and then riddled his
body with bullets.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
Vail Being Tried.

ST. Louis, March 1.-The prelimin-
AIRY examination of Charles f. Vail, of
st. Louis, charged with the murder Of
his wife, Fannie Slattery Vail, at Old
Monroe, st, Charles county, is IN pro-
gress at st. Charles. Jerome McAtee,
the uncle of the dead woman, testified
as to the circumstances Of the shooting,
and expressed a firm belief that it
was not accidental.
There was quite a sensation when it
was discovered hat important papers
bearing upon the case were missing.
They were probably stolen, but by
whom there is no evidence to show.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-08
A Schoolma'am Assaulted.

WATERBURY, Conn.,, March Miss
Lizzie Cowan, OF Middlebury, aged 20, a
handsome and popular school teacher,
was brutality assaulted whilo on her way
home from school just after dark last
night. She identified Dan Webster, o
Worthless follow, as her a~ssailant.
There is much excitement over the as
sault Webster has confessed and was
examined today and bound over. Miss
Cowan's injuries are serious.