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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
THE SUGAR BOUNTY.
The Amount to he Paid and Where the
Money Goes--A Husnie for Position.

The Amount to he Paid and Where the
Money Goes--A IIusnle for Position.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 30.-With.
in year from July l the Treasury de
partment will pay to the citizens OF
the United States between $12,000,00(
and $l5, 900, 900 as bounty for raising
sugar. This sum viii be disbursed in
various portions of the country. The
most OF it will go to Louisiana for the
production of cane sugar. Over w..
000,0 will be paid TO the farmers In
New England states, New York, Ohio,
Illinois and the northwestern states
for the production of sugar from maple
sap A large sum will be distributed
in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Cali
fornia among those who make sugar
from bccts and sorghum cane. The
distribution of such a great sum OF
money among so many people, SO wide
ly separated, and the pains that must
be taken To prevent fraud upon the
government, will be an undertaking
of considerable magnitude. Every
ounce of the millions of pounds OF
sugar produced, must be weighed and
samples of it tested and inspected by
a government inspector, who will be
appointed for that purpose. This work
will be done under the direction of the
internal revenue burea of the treasury
depa tment, and will be conducted
with such thorougbness and system as
to prevent and detect fraud Secretary
Foster Is expected to name the ten or
a dozen sugar inspectors who are 30
supervise this work in few days.
There has been great deal of friction
among the politicians over these pla-
ces, which will be worth probably
81 500 year besides actual travelling
expenses. Several states which do not
produce sugar of any kind have de-
manded one or more of the inspector
ships, and two or three of the sugar
producing states think they ought to
have them all, notably Louisiana and
Nebraska. Mr.. Mason, commissioner
of internal revenue, said to-day that
he would not indicate who were to get
these positions: but said That Ohio
men would get two of them, by virtue
of the fact that il was maple sugar
state and was the home of
the author of the present
tariff law and of Senator Sherman, one
of the leading protectionists of the
country. lie said the presidents state,
Indiana, would have to he given one,
because it produced great deal OF
sugar, and that Kansas, Nebraska and
each sugar producing
state would get three more. Louis
lana, he said, had demanded the APP
pointment of all the others, basing its
claim for the places upon the fact that
it produced more sugar than all the
other states combined.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
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A HORRIBLE CONFESSION.
Murderer Mcmillan Tells How He Murdered
His Wife--Whisly tho Main Cause.

His Wife, Whisky the Main Cause.
WnKEsBARRE, Pa, July 3.-Edwart
Mcmillan, the man who last week wa,
convicted of the murder of his wife
and sentenced to death, has made Q
full confession of his crime. 1t was 2
most atrocious one. The couple hac
consumed over two Quarts of whisky
between them and then commence
to quarrel. Mcmillan accused his wife
of infidelity and in rage the woman
caught him by the hair and threw him
to the ground, Regaining his feet he
knocked her senseless with q blow from
his fist. Then he pushed pair %;
tongs into the live Goals of the stove,
made them red hot, and applied then
to the woman's person, boring through
the flesh to the bone Three times ht
withdrew tire iron, relocated il anG
made fresh wound. Just as he hac
finished his barberous work he was dis
covered by his 13-year-old son who
gave the alarm. Mcmillan says that
drink had made him unconscious o.,
what he was doing and that he knew
nothing of the circumstances unti
after his arrest. His attorney will
make no effort to induce the board OF
pardons to save his neck from the
moose.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
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Marriage VIII Not Help Him.

LONDON, July 4.-Parnell's 4. marriage
has not helped his cause, as he and his
friends last week hoped. The action
Of the Irish bishops in reaiiirming the
declaration that he was unfit TO be the
eader of the Irish people shows that
40 quarter will be given him by the
clergy. This is a final blow to Par
aell's cause and the reception which he
net at Carlow yesterday shows that
people have ceased to pay attention to
aim. At Myshall, it may he said, he
addressed n meeting at which only
thirty people were present. lie had
successful meeting at Teemagh
and afterwards spoke at Ballon, prob
fbly the most hostile district of Car
low. There he was received by the
priests and the bittercst of anti-Par-
lellites with misses and groans
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
A BUSY OFFICIAL.
An Immigration Commissioners Who VIII
Spend the Hot Months mt His Desk.


An Immigration Commissioner who VIII
Spend the Hot Months at His Desk.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-Immigration
Commissioner Owen, of the treasury
department has plenty on hand to keep
him busy during this hot weather.
His particular mission is to attend to
the violations of the contract labor
law. He is now considering two funny
complaints. One is that DR.. Dougherty,
in importing Slavin and Mitchell, the
prize fighters, violated the law and
laid himself liable to fine of 81 200.
"Just what kind of labor" Mr.. Owen
says, exhibitions in the prize ring are,
Is pretty hard to determine. If it is
skilled labor and there was evidently
skill displayed by the foreigner Slavin,
why, then, he would come under the
provision of the law which admits that
class" The other case comes from
Chicago, and is in regard to the two
japanese inrikshas and the coolies who
were imported To operate them. Com
missioner Owen, while discussing the
matter, told of IA circumstance that
came under his notice while supcrin-
tending some mines in South America.
All the ore at the time Of his arrival
had been transported by the natives on
their heads, wheelbarrows and other
vehicles being entirely unknown. He
sent to the states and obtained fifty
wheelbarrows. Some of the natives
were given wheelbarrows, but to Mr.
Owens surprise persisted in carrying
the barrows, the ore and the barrow ON
their heads, as before. A cab drivers
association has filed protect against
the ''rickshas' and their complaint
will be duly considered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
Good Ayerare In Kansas.

KANSAS CITY, July 3.-The Union
Pacific railway company has made an
Inspection of the crops in the counties
along the line of its system in Kansas.
The report covers twenty-six counties
and shows the acreage of small grain
% be 1,a50,00O, divided as follows:
Wheat, 50 per cent; oats, IA per cent. .,
and rye, 6 per cent. The average yield
per acre is placed at 10 bushels for
wheat, 80 bushels for oats, 1S for rye.
The total production in the twenty
six counties is figured " 10000, 900
bushels of wheat, S,2s5, 900 bushels of
oats. and 100000 bushels of rye. The
condition of the crops averages good.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
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The Fidelity Policies.

ABERDEEN, S. d., July 3.-Receiver
Taylor, of the dcfunct Fidelity Fire
insurance company of Huron, is here
consultation with representatives Of
.he llecla, of St Paul. As result, all
.he farm policies of the Fidelity which
were paid for in notes still uncollected
will be taken by the Hecla but the
own and city risks paid in cash will
apse, the premiums being almost a
,otal loss to the parties insured. He
said at the time of the failure that all
the policies would likely be trans
Ferred, and much Indignation is now
felt, Affairs are in a very bad shape,
due largely to the mismanagementa and
unconcern of President Alonzo War
ilall who is now making tour of the
Pacific coast country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
BARDSLEYS HOUSE BUYING.
Not His Wife's Savings, but Public None,
Paid for the Mansion.

Not His wife's Savings, but Public Money
Paid for the Mansion.
PHILADELPHIA, June 30.---One of the
most interesting and important discov-
cries made by the mayors experts who
are reoverhauling the city books and
Bardsley's papers TO test the truth of
the ex-city treasurer's defense made i'm
court bears on the purchase of the
house in Germantown. The house was
purchased with public money. In his
pathetic statement read before Judge
Wilson about his frugal life of self
denial he said that the purchase money,
$50, 600 represented his wife's savings
OF her 10-cent pieces and his savings
from all outside sources. Mr.. Graham
will be able to show when Bardsley is
brought up for Sentence that instead of
being bought with Mrs. Bardsley's
10-cent pieces the house was paid for
with a check drawn against public
money. The experts will be ready for
Mr.. Graham in n day or two.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

A ST. Louis physician says that vac
cination can not be depended upon 10
last for any particular number OF years.
As general thing child that has
been vaccinatel ia infancy Is safe ill
1t is 10 years old but there is really no
absolute rule. for some children will
stake" again five years before others.
His own experience shows the unccr-
tainty Of the operation. Six months
ago he had to visit the quarantine
hospital and vaccinatcd himself. The
result was u very sore arm. A few
weeks ago ho had to 60 there again
and applied the vaccine again, aud to
lis ast0nishmcnt, it took.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
FEW TAILS SLAYERS FREE.
rbe Black Hills Jury Fails to Hold the
Culbcrtson's for Murder.

Culbcrtson's for Murder.
STURGIs, 5. d., July 3.-Arguments
we're begun yesterday in the Few Tails
rial, United States District Attorney
sterling opening the case for the state
his most eloquent and forcible
style. He carefully reviewed the testi-
nony on both sides, making strong
.ase against the alleged murderers.
The defense was ably represented by
Judge Polk, Il. +. Harvey and Colonel
W. IL. Parker, the latter named gentle
nan making the closing address. 1t
was mastery effort in every particu-
ar. Attorney-General Dollard closed
;he ease for the prosecution briefly,
Dut pointedly and in strong language.
Judge Thomas charged the jury at
cngth in fair and impartial manner,
Ealing special attention to the fact
hat race prejudice should not inter
ere with the deliberations of the jury.
There was general belief that the
jury would disagree, but after being
out two hours returned verdict of
aot guilty of the charge in the indict-
meut
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
Teachers I'm Session,

ELK POINT, S. d., June s0.-The
Sioux Valley Teachers association
convenes here today. A large attend
ance of teachers is assured, and many
educators of note are on the pro-
gramme for the treatment of different
subjects This evenings exercises
will consist of an address of welcome
by Mayor lIance Murphey. Response
by the superintendent of Minnehaha
county. II. j. Whipple, after which
Professor A. j. Kimmel, of Pierre, will
lecture on the subject "What Is An
Education"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
Senator Kyie's Tour.

HURON, s. d., June 3O.-United
States Senator Kyle was here yester-
day on his way to Sioux Fails. He is
visiting various parts of the state, get
ting acquainted with the people and
becoming posted on their needs. He
says he finds the people everywhere
elated with the prospect of an unusu-
ally bountiful harvest. In nearly
every part of the state the outlook is
more promising than for the past five
uAarc
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

ST. PAUL, July 3.-Crop reports from
Minnesota. Dakota aud Montana con
tinue most favorable. There has beer
more rain this season than at any other
corresponding period for several years
Wheat is in fine condition. Other
grains are also above the average, anc
the meadows and pastures are better
than for years The mild wintel
brought stock through in good order
Owing to the increased acreage and TIN,
fine prospects it Is feared the crops ear
not be properly harvested, particularly
in the Red River valley, owing to !
scarcity of hands,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
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Prolonged Sleep.

Robert Harrison. OF Birmingham.
Conn. who had been asleep for threc
days and nights awoke on Wednesday.
feeling mono the worse for Ii. He says
that he dreamed that he was In an-
pther world. and was positive 1t was
much better than this one. He had Z
prolonged sleep once before.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

BosToN, July 3.-The regular fourth
Of July Grafton before the city govern
ment will be delivered tomorrow at
Faneuil Hall by Hon. Josiah Quincy.
rhis is the hereditary function of the
family. Josiah Quincy delivered the
oration on July A, 1898,
another Josiah Quincy was the orator
IN July 4, 1926. and still third was
the city orator OF July 4, 1882.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

WEsruAvES, Pa, June 3o.--A boiler
Of . locomotive exploded here late last
night and killed Thos Trip, Jno.
Pope and two bralxelnen named Galla-
CHER and Smith. The mon were liter
ally blown to atoms. Low water
cl.llscd the explosion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
A Moving Mystery.

Mrs. Brickrow (after the annual NOV
ing)-The family who last lived in this
house left it in perfectly horrible con-
dition.
Mr.. Brickrow-The agent told me it
had stoad empty ever since we lived in
IL before
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
The sunday HAN Storm.

HURON, 3. d., June 30.--Only very
small, district was damaged by hail
lJunday morning. This was in the
southwest part of the county in the
vicinity OF Norwegian lake. The
stretch of country over which hail Is
reported Is from sixty to eighty rods
wide by about three miles long. Those
sustaining loss are mostly insured.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
Danger wt 81. Joseph.

Sr. JosErH, Mo-, June 3O.--Thc river
is running over it's bank on the Kansas
side. A rise of few more inches will
iriundatc the French bottoms on the
Missouri side Many settlers in the
bottoms have already moved out.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

The state land commissioners of Wis
consin report that millions upon mil
lions of feet of pine timber have been
cut by various individuals off public
lands, with no authority whatever,
100000 feet having been stolen from
single township within the past two
years. This has been going on for
years, and the loss to the state is enor-
nous.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

valley more wonderful than the
Yosemite, except in the matter of wa
terfalls, is said to have been discovered
in Kings River Canon, above the far
famed Yosemite.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

Professor Van Benschoten. of Mid
dletown, Conn, has discovered new
insect which attacks and kills currant
worms. lie proposes 10 cultivate this
useful insect extensively, with the
hope of discriminating the currant pest
which all other means have failed To
accomplish.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

The majority of people die sooner
than they should George +. Waring.
jr., says: Disease is not Il consequence
of life; it is due to unnatural con di-
tions of living-to neglect, abuse and
want" And DIR. stephen Smith says:
MAN is born TO health and longevity;
disease is abnormal and death, except
from old age, is accidental, and both
are preventable by human agencies"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
Murder in the First Degree.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 3.-The vcr-
diet of the jury in the trial Of II. c.
King for killing ID. ii. Posten is guilty
Of murder in the first degree.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

Not far from Columbia, in Boone
county, Mo-, is a little church in the
middle of graveyard. A few years
ago, after "A severe storm, man was
found dead in the churchyard, directly
beneath one of the windows. On a
pane in the window was as accurate a
photograph of the dead mans face as
an artist could have taken. The pic
ture seemed TO be permanently fixed in
the glass.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

The latest fad in Seattle, Wash. is
paper hats for ladies, They are made
in various styles, and being unusually
pretty and showy and costing only Il
few cents each, are apt to become quite
pOpular
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

rurumer which arrived in London
from Auckland brought II cargo con
sisting of 40, 200 sheep and 1000 beeves,
all dressed and frozen. This is the
largest single cargo of dressed meat
that has ever been brought to Eng
land,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

An English judge recently sentenced
a woman TO five minutes imprisonment
for bigamy. 1t is probably the short
est sentence on record.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
large shIpments Probable.

DICKINSON, N. d., June 3O.-Cattle
shipments will be heavy at this point
this year, commencing with the large
outfits August 25, three weeks in ad-
vance of last season. Reynolds Bros.
are first in order to move, and will use
about 400 cars.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

At Meulton, Ala, a farmer bought IL
bound of gunpowder and new tin pan
md, putting the powder into the pan,
deposited both in his wagon and
started for home. The pan acted as II
concavc mirror, ignited the powder,
and Immediately thereafter the farmer.
his wagon and horses were festooning
the shrubbery by the wayside. Al
though the farmer had not clothes
enough left on his person to make
wren's nest, he made great advance
in knowledge of applied science then
aud there.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

Not less than l72 crimes were com
mitted ON Spanish railway ears last
year, and in consequence tine govern
ment has decided TO abolish the closed
coupcs and introduce more of the Amer
lean style cars, many of which are now
In use
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

a lady in the waitingroom ON the
steamboat wharf in Richmond. Me.
was petting Longs goat, when the
creature snatched veil off her face
and swallowed it without wnlling IT
was the coolest performance of the
season
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

LEAvEswoRTH, Kan, June 30. o.--The
river Is two feet higher than any time
bcforc tlIis year, Many farms noia
city are submerged
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

New York Weekly.
Husband-There. the house is fur.
nished at last, and new we can begin
to save money.
Wife--Yes. we must save all we can,
for the furniture we got first will soon
be out of fashion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

After young woman in Philadel-
phia had made purchase and had
gone the druggist remarked: "That's
the first time in five years I've had a
call for dragons blood. What is it,?
Well, it's a vegetable substance. OBJ
tanned from the fruits of several
small palms i'm the East Indies. Many
years ago 1t was in~great demand
among women who wished to win bsrk
their recreant lovers, they burning a
small lump Of It with q certain form OF
incantation. 1t WAS also used rs nm
astringent. That girl has probably
heard Of IL from her grandmother, and
has determined to test its virtnea
Which one? Well. that ! can't say"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
Cluster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER.

Every minute, night and day, the
United States government collects SG39
and spends S46l.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
Only Fifty Thousand Pounds.

LONDON, July 3.-The liabilities of
Alexander & Co, who failed yesterday,
amount to 100000
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

Monster turtles are SO abundant in
Magdalena Bay, Lower California, that
II company has gone into the business
of canning the extract for expectation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

A prominent officer of the Reading
railroad addressed porter on the
train us John" The latter said: 81
beg yo' pawdOn, sab, but on this cyah,
sab, it Is etiquet TO call me 'potah, and
that title, sab, will answer to. You
8ave not an acquaintance with me,
&ah, that warrants you calling me by
by christian name, sab, although IL
3ou really wish TO know my name
Which is not John, ,sah-I will be happy
20 give you my cahd, sab" The official
kas overcome.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

An experienced caterer says that
where the guests at a gathering ale
well acquainted they eat at least 20 per
cent more than they otherwise would.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

Joseph Patton, who lives near Cliff
ton Hill, in Randolph county, Mo, still
has the pony he rode in the confcder-
ate army. 1t is now thirty-six years
old and as fat as mole, not having
been used any, or very little, for some
wears
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

It requires about 5000 pounds Of
rose leaves to producs an ounce Of
Ittar OF roses.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

The laugh was on one of the Bidde-
ford chevalicrs visiting Bangor a few
day ago with his canton, whose tenn
perance views are as positive as his be-
lief in oddfellowship is enthusiastic.
Upon getting OFF at Augusta to stretch
his legs, he innocently asked by
standcr at the station how long the
train stopped there. They amt sell
ling anything here now" was the un-
expected reply.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

In some parts of China opium is used
as medium of exchange, the great
weight of the copper coinage render
ing it unsuitable for the purpose, and
the silver bars being of too great value
to be available in small transactions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11

On tombstone in the cemetery of
Attica, Kan, the following peculiar
inscription is found: Through this
inscription ! enter my dying protest
against what is called the democratic
party. have watched it closely since
the days of Jackson, and know that
all the misfortunes of our nation have
come TO it through this so-called party.
Therefore, beware of this party of
treason" 4"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
Vaccination.

A Kansas farmer has q cornfield the
rows of which are three-ffths of u mile
long.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-10

Simply apply "swasSE's OINTMENT"
No internal medicine required Curse
etttr, eczema, itch. al eruptions On the
face, hands. nss<, etc, leaving the sxsn
clear. white and healthy. It's great
healing sad curative powers are pcs
sssssd BY no other remedy. Ask Jour
druggists fer SvkySxss 0TSTxESr.