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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
RELIC HUNTER IN TROTBLE.
A Swedish Nobleman Gets Himself i'm
Limbo In Colorado.

A Swedish Nobleman Gets Himself in
Limbo in Colorado.
DURANGO, Col, Oct. 1.-The case q
Baron Nardenskjold, of Sweden, who
was last week arrested on the charge
of securing relics from the Cliff dwell
ings on the Ute Indian reservation, in
lgnacio, with the intention of taxing
them to his native country, is on the
docket for a hearing in the United
States court today, the charge being
that he has violated his passport priyi-
leges. Since his arrest last wees he
has been at liberty on bai. of 81 900.
1t Is regarded as doubtful, however,
whether the case will be proceeded
with today, as the matter has been
brought to the attention of the state
department on the question of privi-
lege. Advices from the department arc
momentariai!y expected this morning.
The baron, who is not yet 25 years Of
age, is a son of the great Norwegian
arctic explorer, and has been received
with distinguished honors in tho Swed-
ish circles of this country. There is no
question but that in securing the relies
in question he thought he was acting
within his privileges, his only inten-
tion being TO secure reliable data re-
ga"ding the prehistoric and extinct
races of America with the object of
writing an illustrated series of articles
on the subject on his return to Stock.
holm.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
GRAIN IS COINS 70 RUIN
A Desperate Condition in North
Dakota.
Enormous Fields Of Grain Left to the Mercy
OF the Elements because Machines
and Farm Help Cannot he
Secured.

JAMESTOWN, n. d., Oct. "a deplor-
nbe condition of things exists in this
part OF the state, and, as far as can be
learned, is similar at many points else
where in North Dakota. The big
Crops are lying in the fields about as
they were tossed from the binders.
Rain has been pouring steadily on the
unprotected crop all night and all day.
1t is driZzly, wet rain, that soaks ev-
crything and gives no promise of
abatement. Forty-fve or fifty millions
of bushels of wheat are out in the wet
shocks, and there is no telling when
they will bc threshed. Never in the
history OF the state has the crop been
so large, and never was its security SO
jeopardiZed as now. II has been rain
ing more or less for week
past. But one full days thrashing has
been done in seven days and the pros
poets now are for several days more of
enforced idleness. There has been lit
tie stacking done anywhere. The crop
seems to have been too big for farmers
TO touch, except to wait to put il
AliOuR ~ VIC rN pSAl utpi 90 Sooh posoA-
bic. Machine men are behind from
ten days TO month in their dates.
The price for threshing is advancing
and from the usual rate here of IL
cents bushel it has gone up to Is
cents in the Red river valley Outfits
are making from $50 to $3.50 day and
not half enough machines can be had.
Railroads are offering reduced rates
and free transportation to men with
threshing outfits. There is also great
fear of the wheat sprouting before it
can dry. Even with the greatest good
luck there Will be large amount of
wheat land in North Dakota
not ready for next years crop.
Spring plowing in this country is
of little use The ground must be
plowed in the fall. The outlook in
this respect is very bad. and will re-
suit in a decreased acreage next year
without an extraordinary open winter
The winter generally closes in from
the eth TO the 10th of November, and
ground freezes too stiff to plow. There
are now scarcely thirty days In which
to thrash the big crop now unprotected
on farms and To do the fall plowing.
Snow will undoubtedly cover the
shocks of grain in many wheat fields of
the state before the wheat can be
thrashed. The scarcity of good stack
ers and farm help is given as one of
the reasons for not stacking, but the
truth is farmers have been trusting TO
good weather, promises of thrashers
and good luck. and have but little in
clination to put their grain in stacks.
All seem to be anxious TO get few
dollars now. The greater benefits of
the future are left TO take care of
themselves. The wheat receipts will
diminish perceptibly owing to delays
in thrashing. 1t is indeed serious
condition that confronts the people,
and vast amount of wealth lies on
the open prairies exposed to the great
est loss and deterioration.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
SOME PEOPLE ARE PlLLAoEp.
Bank Deposltors Are Weeping Over Theis
f.oanax.

LOSucss
KINGSTON, N. Y, Oct. 3.--As result
of the examination carried on for sew.
eral days by bank examiners, the Ulster
County Savings institution of Kingston
did not open for business today. Tho
treasurer, Ostrander. of the bank, was
recently arrested, charged with misap-
propriating $4,000 of funds and thin
caused the run, but the furry ceased
on the announcement being made by
men in a position to know that the
bank was sound Ostrander is out on
bail. 1t Is now stated that the exami-
nation of the banks affairs show 0s-
trander and Assistant Treasurer
Mathew Thumpdorf short in their
accounts between $4,000 and $50, 900.
Thumpdorf has also been arrested aId
0strander's bondsmen have given him
up.
Bank Superintendent Preston is In
charge of the Ulster County Savings
institution. Examiners have found
that s64s,00 has been embezzled 10y
0strander and Trumpdorf. They have
not completed their work and further
stealings are expected TO be un-
earthed. Trumpdorf had his clothes
packed up and was preparing To leave
town when arrested at midnight He
is in Jail, as Is also Ostrander.
When the arrest of Ostrander occurred
1t started rumor about the bank,
but other banks came to the rescue
and the trustees of the Ulster County
Savings institution made statement
showing resources of 81, 134, ,9S5 OF; liza
bilities due depositors, Si,SS7, ,731. 20;
surplus, $247,25376. They declared
that they knew of no safer place in the
county to deposit money. The
loss by Ostrander's oper2tions had
been partially made good and
they hoped to secure the
remainder, but in any event the loss
could not effect She depositors This
was also signed by Judge Parker. Gem
cral Sharp, Judge Kenyon, Postmaster
Wolven, Editor Soaring, of the Kings
ston Leader, and other reputable
citizens, and ii had such re-
assuring effect that depositors
who drew out their money
during the run, redeposited. The feel
ing against the men who signed the
statement is bitter. Most of the de-
positors are poor people, many of them
old men and women dependent on the
interest of the small amounts they had
in the bank These can be seen weep
ing over their losses in all parts of the
city.
First Vice President y. T. Broad
head, who is in executive charge OF
the bank, is also severely ccnsured for
signing the statement. Broadhead
has been one of the most popular
young men in the county. having re-
Gently been elected county treasurer
and enjoying general confidence. The
system by which OstraIder and
Trulmpdorf carried out their cmbezzle-
ment was very ingenius one, SO much
SO as to battle for twenty years the
skill of expert examiners in the en-
ploy of the state. Deceit and perjury
have been frequently and effectively
employed in making it operative. Two
other savings banks in the city, the
Roundout and Kingston, have decided
that should there be a run of any con-
sequence they will demand legal
notice of sixty days from depositors
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
JAY coULo's HEALTH.
HIS Son Says He IL All Right and Read
for the Boys.

k1fs son Bays ne - All lttgut anu ISe8uy
for the Boys.
New YORK, Oct. 2.--The World, after
referring to the rumors of Jay Gould's
illness says As against all this there
is, however, the statement of Eddie
Gould that his father is all right.
There Is no truth whatever in the
story that he Is sick, !" said Eddie. II
understand that there Is rumor to
that effect on the street, but it is abso-
lutely untrue"
1T is said that at a meeting Of the
Missouri Pacific directors MIR. Gould
showed evidence of not being up to
his usual mental standard ant that his
condition then may have been the pre-
cursor of slight attack of paralysis
which has affected him since that time.
Is there any foundation for such
a report" was asked. "None
whatever" was the reply. my
father is enjoying his usual
health. lie came down TO the
Office this morning and left again for
home by the 2:l0 train" "Then the
hammering which Missouri Pacific re-
ceived yesterday added to the setback
TO Rock Island and cannot be con-
nected with rumors about Mr.. Gould $
health" "Not at all The movement
in stocks was caused, / suppose, by
some of the boys who thought they
ought to give the bulls q twist
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
SUSPENDED CLERKS.
They Bet on Races and Are Now on the
Ragged Edge.

Ehsceu EuSc.
WASHINGTON, Oct. "A week ago n
number OF the clerks and letter carriers
in the Philadelphia postofiice were sus-
pended from duty for attending the
races at Gloucester and putting up
money on the horses Several of them
are still on the ragged edge with the
prospects that they will be dismissed
from the service. II was said at the
time that this step was purely n local
one and instigated by Postmaster Field,
who is a strict church member and re-
CARDS horse racing and betting IS one
of the greatest of American evils.
There are reasons for believing, how
ever, that he simply acted in accord
ancc with suggestions from the post
office department in this city, and peo-
pie who are close to Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wanamaker say that they would
not be surprised il a fiat went forth in
a few days to the effect that letter
carriers and other employees of the post
Offices throughout the country must
keep away from race tracks and all
other betting resorts il they desire to
keep their situations. 1t is said that
quiet Investigations are being con-
ducted in the postoffices of New York,
Chicago, Cincinnati and other large
cities, and that the sensation created
in the Philadelphia postofiice is likely
to be duplicated elsewhere.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
fi3G IRISH CONVENTION.
The Members Meet, Pass Resolutions ant
Elect Omcers.


CHICAGO, Oct. 3.--M. v. Cannon, OF
Omaha, last night succeeded John
Fitzgerald as president of the Irish
National League of America. The
convention, Notwithstanding the spir-
tied struggle, adopted an attitude OF
absolute independence from any of the
factions in Ireland or their auxiliary
bodies. Secretary John p. Sutton was
reelected by acclamation, and VIM.
Lyman, of New York, unanimously
chosen treasurer. w. j. Gleason, OF
Cleveland, chairman of the committee
on constitution, submitted a plan
which made no mention of the parent
body in Ireland, thus divesting the
American body from subsection to con-
troll or responsibilities to the diverse
organizations now existing in Ireland
The plan was adopted without gues-
tion and the salaries of the president,
secretary and treasurer fixed at $1,000
each per year.
Patrick Boyle, of Toronto, was cho
sen first vice-president; M. ID. Gala
CHER, of New York, second vice -presi-
dent, and +. j. O'Connor, of Augusta,
Ga, third vice-president James Quinn,
of Davenport, 10, and VIM. Lyman, of
New York, were nominated for treas
urer. Quinn's name was soon with
drawn and Lyman enthusiastically
chosen. In his address Lyman said,
in part "Our business is our own.
To this body alone am / accountable
for my acts. and TO none other"
The national council was announced
rs follows: Daniel Cookery, Illinois;
George Sweeney, Ohio; John j. Dono-
van, Massachusetts,; James Mangan,
Wisconsin: III. j. Carroll. Rhode Is
land; Nicholas Ford, Missouri; A. +.
McGuirk, Iowa. After a number of ell
oquent addresses the convention ad-
journed sine die.
Secretary John p. Sutton, OF the
Irish National league, is going TO re-
sign his position, to which he was
elected yesterday, and connect him
self in business way with ex-Presi-
dent Fitzgerald. In an interview
sick and tired of Irish poll
ties and is going to quit.
The League pays him salary, but 1t
does not meet his expense. Every
fraud who has had something in view
has come to Mr.. Sutton with his plan,
and in entertaining him the secretary is
out of pocket. The position. he says,
has made him poor and exposed him TO
heap of undeserved abuse. Il am
tired, he says, ''of working to such
little advantage to myself and am go
ing to quit. Let them go get another
secretary
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
- -
THEY FEARED APPlE-JACK
Yankee Prohibitionists Destroy an Apple
Crop from conscientious Motives.

Yankee Prohibitionists Destroy an Apple
Crop from Conscientious Motives.
CHESTER, Conn, Oct 3.-Preacher
Hall and his two sons last night aided
Deacon Hungcrford and his hired man
to destroy the biggest and finest crop
of apples ever grown in Deacon Hun
gcrford's orchard. Preacher Hall, his
two sons and the deacon are ardent
prohibitionists, and when the Lord
blessed the latter with moro apples
than he could eat he was in sore
straits. lie did not want to turn them
into cider, for that was the bane of the
farmers life, especially after it had
grown hard" lie consulted with his
pastor and suggested giving the fruit
away, but Preacher Hall declamed in
eloquent terms against that lest some
one else might make cider of them. 1t
was finally decided to throw away the
whole crop, and so the four men, with
the help of the hired man, who silently
protested against the work, stripped
the orchard and dumped every blessed
apple into the village mill pond.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
AnIrish Circular.

CHICAGO, Sept 2s.-The confederated
Irish societies of Chicago have issued
an address warning the Irish and the
American people against the promoters
of the coming convention of
the Irish National league. The
objects of the promoters, the address
says, are as dishonest as their methods
The government represents nothing
but the desperate needs of gang of
INSCRIPTIONS political tricksters.
its chief aim being to force
Alexander Sullivan back into promi-
nence and to place his confederate. Mi
chael Davitt, at the head of the move
ment in ireland as q recompense for
his coming to the rescue of the muir
derers of DIR. Cronin by base and cow
ar,lly attack on the character of the
murdered men.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
a GREAT WAR VESSEL.
The Monitor Mantonomoh Ready for A
tive Service.

The Monitor Msntonomoh Ready for Ac-
tive service.
New YORK, Oct. 3.-The coast of the
New York harbor has new protection
today in the shape of the monitor
Mantonomoh, which has just been
turned out of the Brooklyn navy yard.
She is commanded by Captain Mont
gomcry Sicard. When she was built
during the close of the civil war she
was considered the most powerful war
ship in the world. She is built of oak
and had an iron armor bolted over her
hull For the last eight years she has
been in the Brooklyn yard receiving
repairs and modern alterations Her
ten-inch rifles throw solid steel projec-
tiles weighing 500 pounds with an ac-
curate fighting range of seven miles
Her length is 259X feet and her beam
551a feet. She has u 1211 inch armor
of blended iron and steel and two
coles turrets, each holding two ten
inch modern rifles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
MOVEMENTS OF CRUISERS.

The Condition OF Things Demands More
Yes els TOR Pacific Service.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 3.-It is an
nounced that the cruisers Boston and
Atlanta will be sent to the Pacific for
service at an early date. Alarming
news from China and constantly grow
ing demand for more vessels in the Pa
cific has forced Secretary Tracy to make
this disposal of these vessels Vessels
will probably go to Chile to relieve the
Baltimore and San Francisco, which
are in need of repairs. Dissolution of
the squadron Of evolution, it can also
be positively stated, will follow the de.
tachment Of these vessels.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
Took N Drive,

New YORK, Oct. 2-The Evening
Suns Tarrytown, N. Y, special says:
Jay Gould went out driving this morn
ing in surrey. AT his country seat at
lrvington il was said that they had not
heard that Mr.. Gould was sick. His
doctor went to the city this morning.
A great many persons cilled at Mr..
Gould's house this morning to inquire
after his health, and no one saw Mr..
Gould except perhaps a few who
passed him on the road while he was
out driving.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
COMFORTABLE ALL AROUND.
Jay Gould Takes In n County Fair and
spends u Pleasant Day.

Jay could Takes In County Fair and
spends "a Pleasant Day.
New YORK, Oct. 3.-While Yesterday
afternoon papers were telling their
readers that more or less in detail of
Jay Gould and happenings in the sick
room where they said he was confined,
that gentleman, in comforta BILE buck
board, pulled by a comfortable look
ing horse, driven by comfort
able looking coachman, was riding
over West Chester road TO attend
his county fair. He sat in the grand
stand and watched the races and ex-
hibited with the listless air of man
who is making an effort to appear in
terested in something which had no
attractions for him. After about an
hour he got up and walked around to
the upper turn. Just as he got across
the track lie met friend and stopped
to talk with him A policeman came
along and ordered him to move on.
He did 1t and soon afterward returned
home. p
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
Z he Labor Market

Friend-IIow do you get along with
your Italian laborers?
Contractor-No trouble at all. They
are the most docile. respectful, and
obedient workmen ever had under me.
But | understand they are always
getting into quarrels and stabbing and
killing.
Oh, that doesn't matter. They never
Kill anybody but each other, and
there are plenty of them.
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ReiuvenatInx tAe yyhlts Mou.e.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The finishing
touches are being given to the White
House decorations and the historic old
structure looks brighter and freshcr
than ever before. The now dccora-
tions are rich but not gaudy and are
thoroughly In keeping with colonial
and renaissance architecture The
refurnishing Of the rooms will be com.
pleted In about . week.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
He Had Change.

Tramp-Have you change for half a
dollar?
Gentleman-Yes. Where's the half
dollar?
Tramp haven't any, but thort il
you had change for half dollar you
might have dime or two fer a poor
man wot's seen better days. All the
gents have asked fer help said thev
hadn't any change.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
THE MARkE rs.
Live stock.

Sioux CIrY, Oct. 5.
Hogs-Light, ~ 3O9i40; mixed. si.40a
445; heavy, i40la445
Cattle--Steers, I,l00 70 1900 pounds.
S.OUtSd50; feeders, $2.S0Ca3O0; stockers.
t.VVt9zoo; cows, common to good, $1,000
Z00; yearlings, $2.OoSa2.25; bulls. 81. 500
XIV; veal calves. s.5Oa3UJ
CHICAGO. Oct. g.
Hoss-Light, s49o@t9S. mixed. SlSO0
$50; heavy, SL35t15. 40.
Cattle-shippers. natives and extra,
beeves, $350tgnS S5; stockers aud feeders.
tLoOtg3.40 mixed cows and bulls. Sl Ou6
800; Texans, 81. 1501a75
shecp-Natives, Sa250549o; westerns.
s3.Sv94.40; Texans, S3z5(l44l
SourH OMAHA, Oct 3
Cattle-Choicc bceves, $500 d5. 40; cows.
N.4oa2l5; feeders. S..309325 bulls,
N.2J(a100
Hogs-Light, st65Dt75; mixed. sl7o0
40; heavy. S4.z5Cd49o
KANSAS CTY, Oct &
Cattle--Steers, 50. .2505 Is; cows. sla57a
275; stoclers aud feeders, SaO0ll3.6a
Hogs-All grades, $3 2j(ei co
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
A RAILROAD RUMOR.

It Concerns the Southwestern and Mason
City and Fort bod 20 Roais.
MASON CITY, Ia, Oct "A report is
current here that there has been an
exchange of stock between the VII
mona and Southwestern and Mason
City and Fort Dodge roads, and one of
the conditions of the agreement is
that the former road is to complete its
line between Usage and this city this
fall. General Manager Burdick, OF
the Mason City and Fort Dodge, was
interviewed, but knows nothing re-
garding the matter.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
A MINNESOTA STORM.

A Hurricane Lewis the Forests in the
Northern Lake Regions.
THREE RIVER FALLS, Mimi, Sept 2s.
"A hurricane swept through northern
Minnesota Saturday night, striking
the Red Lake and Leach Lake lumber
ing regions. 1t is estimated that $50. :
600, 900 feet of timber were DESTROYED.
| is not yet known whether any casu.
ulties occurred.
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Duel About n Youu~r..av

MACON. Ga, Oct a.-Two young men
named Bronson and Williamson at
tended a dance in Emanuel county
near this city Thursday night. They
quarreled over the affections OF a
young ady named Jones and adjourned
TO the outside and began q duel with
long bladed knives. After several
bloody rounds fought the contestants
were separated. Both men are now
lying at the point Of death and II Is
said neither can live.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
CNE WEEK LONGER.
Tho Plankinton Grain Palace Will c
INN

The Plankinton Grain Palace Will Con-
tinus the show.
PLANKINToy, S. d., Oct. 3.-The man.
ayers have yielded to the popular de.
mand and have determined to continue
the plankinton grain palace for one
week longer. The thousands who
have visited the palace during the pas:
week are loud in their praise Of the
palace and its exhibits. Yesterday
was educational day. A special train
brought 500 people from Mitchell and
as many more came from other points
along the line.
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BROOkLYN'S ARMORY,
DIR. Talmage Delivers the Corner ston.
LayinR Grafton.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Oct. 3.-The cor
ner stone of the new thirteenth regi-
ment armory was laid this afternoon
with imposing ceremonies. There was
a great turn out of the national guard
as well as OF the general public. Mayor
Chaplin presided and Governor Hill and
his staff occupied seats upon the plat
form. The corner stone was laid with
Masonic exercises, conducted by Grand
Master Sherer, who was attended by
all the members OF the grand lodge OF
this city. The grafton was delivered
by Rev. DIR. I. Dewitt Talmage. The
site OF the armory is on Sumner ave-
nue. in populous district of the city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10

Hall Caine, who has been selected by
DR.. Hermann Adler, chief rabbi Of
England, to study the Hebrew ques-
tion in Russia, is the author of the
powerful historical romance on Ish.
mael called THE Scapegoat, which is
now running in the Illustrated London
News. Perhaps no living writer, not
even General Lew Wallace, of Ben
Hur" fame, has made SO close a study
of the history and home life of the
lsraeliteS OF old.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10
THE SPIKES GO.

German Soldiers Discard This Kind o.
Ileadgear.
BERLIN, Sept. 2s.--A result of thu
emperor's observation of the autumna
experiment with the new smokeles,
powder, it is said that the. government
will act favorably and speedily on thu
report OF the commission which som,
time since recommended the abolition
from the army Of the steel spikes, bras,
ornamented, as dangerously conspic
uous helmet. The headpiece thus dis
carded will be replaced by a cloth cal
Of design not yet decided upon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-10-10

The colored people of Georgia are
prosperous and gradually acquiring
wealth. They return Is per cent. more
OF property this year than they did
last. They have returned sl4,l9G, 735
worth of taxable property.