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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
VICTIMS OF THE AEADSMAN
Horrible Scenes at the Execution of
Nineteen Cinnamon.
Nlght--The Scene Throughout Typical
Observation-Disclosures Flood In Illinois
and Exciting Times Experienced.

SAN FRANCISCo, June 10.-Further
regarding the execution ut Kowloon
City, opposite Hong Kong, of the nine
teen men convicted of participation in
the Namoa piratical tragedy and the
affair of the Greyhound, a brief men
tion Of which was received by steamer
several days ago. The condemned
pirates were conveyed through the har-
Dor of Hong Kong to a spot on the
beach at Kowloon, where crowd of
several thousand roughs, among whom
were several children, had assembled.
There were also about 500 European
spectators.
About the only persons in the assem-
blage who wore a businesslike air were
the two eXeeutioncrs, big burly fell
lows who had seen many malefactor's
head roll in the dust. The nineteen
miserable wretches were taken ashore
in boats and led to the place Of death
with their hands bound behind their
backs, and having chains dragging from
their ankles. One of them, who was
too weak to stand was carried in bas-
liet Another who was over 20 years of
age walked with tottering footsteps
and fell to the ground every few yards.
They were placed in Il row on the beach
with their backs to the sea. The sig
nal given was fanfare from two trum-
peters, and as the roll of the drum
ceased the chief headsman selected
one of the three heavy razor-bladed
swords and the work of decapitation
was commenced, the successive blows
falling with the regularity of black
smiths hammer. In less time than it
takes to tell the story, seventeen hea
were rolling in the sand. The eight
teenth and nineteenth were delayed
by false blows and another sword was
selected and in a second the terrible
work was over Each of the men had
little bamboo blocks attached to their
hair on which the name of the victim
was inscribed. The bodies and the
heads were left lying where they fell
until the next day when these not re-
moved by relatives were buried in the
sand by the authorities. -Four of the
men decapitated were notorious male
factors.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
Color Line on Trains.

NASHVILLE, june 1d.-Monday the
separate coach bill passed by the last
legislature went into effect on all rail-
roads in the state. The Nashv l.,
Chattanooga and st. Louis railway will
run coach exclusively for colored
people at the front of the train. I'm it no
smok ing will be allowed and it will be
equal to the other coaches on the train
in appointments and comfort. The
law is construed that il the remainder
of the train be overcrowded the con-
ductor may put white passengers in
the coach, bat not otherwise. The
second coach may be used for smoking
if there is no objection from the pass
engers, otherwise no smoking will be
allowed, except in Pullman cars. The
Louisville and Nashville system will
use partitioned coaches for white and
colored.
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4 Serious Accident,

New ORLEANS, June 20.-A fast mail
and express train on the Illinois Cen
;ral, due in this city ut 1920 last even
ing was wrecked in collision five
miles from this city. 1t is reported
that several persons were injured
A relief train has been sent
to the wreck. Telegraph wires were
knocked down and no particulars could
be obtained last night Today it is
learned that the collision was more
serious than at first reported. The
killed are Engineer w. ID. Mitchell,
Fireman John Lawson, Chas Mum, of
McComb, La, and William Williams.
of Hammond, La. Six persons were in
jured, two of them probably fatally.
The mail train was running fast to
make up lost time and when it crashed
into the freight the shock was terrific.
The mail ear ran right on top OF the
two engines and broke in half The
freight train became uncouplcd by the
shock, the rear end running back sew
eral hundred yards. The cars remain
ing attached to the engine were tele-
scoped and smashed to pieces. The
wreck is one of the most complete ever
seen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
-Four People Drowned.

WATERLOO, Ia, June 16.--A fearful
accident took place Sunday night at
Rockford, which resulted in the drown
ing OF two gentlemen and two ladies'
A. ID. Cooley and Herman Anderson
two employees of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern railway, went to
Rockford where they met two young
ladies, Miss Jessie Rollins, of Marble
Rock, and Miss Annie Kohler, of Ply
mouth. The two young ladies were
employed in hotel at Rockford and
all were engaged TO be married. After
church in the evening they started out
To take short boat ride. About o'clock
man crossing the bridge over the
Shell Rock river, heard one Of the
young ladies telling young Cooley not
to rock the boat. This was the last
known of them until about IL o'clock
last night, when their dead bodies were
pulled from the water. The young
mems watches had stopped at 9:37
o'clock, which is supposed to be the
time they were drowned. Both young
men have been in the employ of the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and North
ern railway for seven or eight years,
and lived at Cedar Rapids, where
Cooley was the only support of IA
widowed mother. The men were about
20 years old and the young ladies
about %
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
PREMIER ABBOTT'S CABINET.
All the Ministers Who Served Under Sir
John Are Retained.

All the Ministers Who Served Under Sir
John Are Retained.
OTTAWA, Ont, June l9.-The mem
bers of the old cabinet have been re-
appointed TO their old portfolios, j. A.
Chapleau having fallen into line. Min
lister of railways he will be, but not
until after the present session of parlia-
ment. During the present session the
duties of minister of railways, rendered
vacant by the death of the late pre-
mier, will be discharged by John Iag-
CART, postmaster-general. The fellow
ing is the composition of the new cab
met:
Prime Minister and President Privy
Council--J. j. c. Abbott.
Minister Public Works-Sir Hector
Langevin.
Customs Mackenzie Bowell
Militia and Defense-Sir Adolph Caron.
Agriculture-John CARING.
Inland Revenue-John Costigan.
Without Portfolio-Frank Smith.
Secretary of State-J. A. Chapleau.
Justice-Sir John Thompson.
Finance-George +. Foster
Marine and Fisheries-Charles H. Tup-
per.
Postmaster-Gen General-Joh G.. Haggart.
Minister of the Interior-Edgar Dowd-
ney.
1t is stated on good authority here
that Abbott will be created knight at
the coming anniversary of the confed-
ration. The portfolio of public works
will be given to an Ontario man at the
reconstruction to take place after the
present session of parliament.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
Quarrel About a Horse Thief.

LINCOLN, Neb,, June 19.-The gov
ernor Of Nebraska and governor of
Wyoming are at loggerheads over a
horse thief named Kingen. This fellow
skipped into Wyoming and stole val
liable horse. A mob followed him over
the line for the purpose of lynching
him, but instead took him back to
Wyoming, where he was sentenced to
the penitentiary. Governor Thayer
demanded of the governor of Wyoming
that Kingen be Immediately returned.
Wyoming's governor sent back n very
emphatic reply in which he fatty re-
susee to give up Kingen. Thayer then
declared he would have Kingen re-
leased II he had to march an army of
militia ihto that state. Governor
Thayer is now in Wyoming.
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4 GhastlY Find.

ABERDEEN, s. d., June 19.-The
bloated and ghastly corpse of Richard
May, secretary of the Aberdeen fire de-
partment, was found yesterday at 8
o'clock in forsaken well, about
twenty miles northwest of Aberdeen.
Over fifty citizens had joined in the
search and the find created much ex-
citement. The body was entirely sub
merged and there were no wounds on
the head and nothing to show how the
man had been killed. His watch and
S5.72 in money were about his person.
There are three theories-murder sui
eide and accident. The coroners of
this and Mcpherson counties have been
summoned and an inquest will be held
tomorrow. May was single man and
greatly respected. He had claim in
the northwest and left six weeks ago
to do some seeding
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
MAY Cnmnrnnnlsn.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 1G.-Well-
informed democrats here are hopeful
that compromise satisfactory To all
conservative men will be reached on
the silver question, when congress
meets next winter. A prominent dem
ocratic senator says such compromise
was on the point of being made in the
last congress, just at the time when
Clevcland's silver letter appeared.
I've had" he says, ever thing ar
ranged with the exception OF two men,
and we would have got them beyond
a doubt but Cleveland's letter knocked
everything endwise, and the matter
had to be dropped right there. The
anti-silver men had been on the point
of making concessions, but that letter
stiffened up their backs again and they
would yield nothing. But / think we
will be able To reach compromise
next winter And believe that lIar-
rison will sign the bill. / think he
would have signed the compromise
measure, in contemplation last winter.
If we can get bill through providing
for the coinage of the entire product Of
American mines, it will be satisfactory
all around, and think the silver ques-
ton will at once drop out of sight as a
settled issue"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
Virgins Warns Canadians.

OTTAWA, Ont, June 19.-Professor E.
Stone Virgins, the weather prophet,
writing to the press says that the
drought in Canada and many western
states is due to the existence of wire
fences and telephone lines on the west
ern prairies. There is, he says, con-
stant atmospheric current running
up the Mississippi valley, and the vari-
able winds which are sometimes exper-
fenced in that region are local and flow
beneath the great prevailing gulf
stream of the heavens. This prevail
ing wind bore moisture from the Gulf
of Mexico and distributed it with inn
partiality over the western states and
Canada. But now the electricity from
wires crossing the plains causes the
clouds to give down their loads of
moisture prematurely and thus are de-
frauding our Canadian brothers of their
share of rain, while by checking elec-
trio storms we engender cyclones and
other terrific COMMISSIONS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
MASONS OF NEBRASKA.
The Grand Lodge Elects Oficers-- -Meetin,
nf tho Easfarn

ot the rastern star.
OMAHA, June 19.-The grand chap
ter, Order of the Eastern Star, con.
cluded its meeting yesterday with the
installation of officers chosen the night
before. The officers installed were:
Grand matron, Mrs. A. NJ. Billings. OF
Genoa; grand patron, w. n. Mason, OF
Omaha; grand associate matron, Mrs.
NJ. +. Musselman, of Osceola; grand
associate patron, George w. Kean, OF
kearney; grand secretary, Rev. H..
Guild of Lincoln; Grand treasurer. Ed
win Davis, of Omaha; grand conduc-
tress, Mrs. Mary X. Osgood, of Tecum.
sch; grand associate conduc.ress, Mrs.
Kate Il. Barsby, of Fairmo.t. Ap-
pointed officers-Adah, Mrs. w. ID
Gallop, of Norfolk; Ruth, Mrs. Rose
Galbraith, of Hebron; Esther. Mrs.
Alvison, of Omaha; Martha, Mrs.
NJ. A. llartigan, of Hastings:
Electa, Mrs. Lee, of Kearney;
warden, Mrs. DR.. Lane o. !. oln;
sentinel, Brother Coki vf s;
chaplain, DR. Lurtois, of Lexington;
marshal, Mrs. Roberts, of Rising; lee
turer Brother Stevens, of Grand
Island.
The next annual meeting of the
chapter will be held at Grand Island.
The grand lodge of Masons accom-
plished verl little in the forenoon, the
wheels being clogged by the delay of
the standing committees in getting
their reports ready. Partial reports
were made.by some of the committees
The number of delegates is about 225.
At the afternoon session an amend
ment TO the constitution prohibiting a
Mason from leasing or renting a build
ing owned or controlled 10y him for sa-
loon purposes came up. This lays over
one year under the rules The election
of officers resulted as follows: Grand
master, Bradner l.. Slaughter, Fuller
ton; deputy grand master, Samuel p.
Kent, Tecumseh; grand senior warden,
Lewis A. Kent, Minden; grand junior
warden. j. l.. A. Black, Bloomington;
grand treasurer, Christian Hartman,
Omaha; grand secretary, William Il.
Bowen, Omaha.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
Sioux Valley Baptists.

HURON, s. d., June 16.-The Sioux
Valley Baptist association closed its
tenth annual meeting here yesterday.
Ministers, delegates and laymen re-
turned to their homes on the after
noon trains. The sessions throughout
were of interest and well attended
Some of the discussions were animated
and will result in good to the associ-
alton and the Baptist church at large.
The sermon by Rev. L. B. Meredith, of
Sioux Falls. Saturday night, on ''Chris-
tian Education" was one of the most
thoughtful and practical of any de-
livered during the meeting. The next
annual meeting will be held in Dell
RaDids
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The Supreme Court OF south Dakota Hand,
Dnxxn Gofsls. lllAilinIis.


Down Some Opinions.
PIERRE, S. d., June 20.--The supreme
court yesterday handed down the fol.
lowing important decisions:
State of South Dakota W.. J. Il. Leeman,
writ OF error from Custer county, defend
ant convicted of murder. defense insanity
Judgment of the court below affirmed
Henry G. Gilbert VS.. l.. III. Hole appeal
frem Beadle county. This was the case
supposed to involve the right of corpora
tions under the constitution To take and
hold real estate for profit. The court
holds that that question can only be raised
by the state and Is not involved and can
not be determined in this action affirmed.
This was n very important case, Ms on its
outcome depended the sinking of artesian
wells by outside loan companies.
III. =. Williams va. w. ;. Wait appeal
from Lincoln county; held that the appeal
will not be dismissed because taken prior
Co the taxation and insertion of costs in
ihe entry of judgment appealed from /;
affirmed
Daniel NJ Smith W.. The Canvassing
Board of Sully comfy, appeal from Sully
county; held that the county commission
crs of Sully county should be compelled TO
RECON- enc and canvass the vote of the
county as to sheriff they having at the
former canvass rejected and refused to
abstract the returns from one precinct
This will unseat the present republican
sheriff and give the Office to a democrat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
A Great Ban0uet.

CHICAGO, June 19.-The famous Clo-
yer club, of Philadelphia, was the
guest last night of the newly formed
body of similar festive Chicagoans,
known as the Fellowship club. Be
sides the clubmen were a number of
distinguished guests and the gathering
promptly set out to break the record
for the kind of fun that has made the
Clover club famous. Henry Watterson,
Mayor Washburne and Sol Smith Rus
sell had, at midnight, accomplished
the feat of finishing their speeches, and
other well known gentlemen were be-
ing singled out to run the gauntlet of
merciless funmakers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
THE MARKETS.
Live Stock.


Sioux CRY, June CO.
Hogs--Light, si0o0eI25; mixed, S4.250
4.a5; heavy, Si.2a01I.3I
Caitle-Steers, ll00 TO 800 pounds,
si00Ge5.00; feeders, S. 25613 so; stockers,
s!5Od3c0; cows, common to good, 81. 500
3.15; yearlings. S2.00(n2. 75; bulls, $1,000
2.25; veal calves, s.. a.5oC93.50
CHICAGO, June 90
Hoys-Light, si.6y0L75; mixed, SL5o60
S4.60: heavy, SL65(G4.75
Cattle = Shippers, natives, and extra
beeves, S4.30td6.30; stockers and feeders.
$..250l4.5; mixed cows and bulls, 81. .250o
3.15; Texans, S.S5Q1i00.
Sheep = Natives, sl5OC6535; westerns.
sL2o@4.s0; Texans, s375@430; lambs,
S5.C04625
SoUru OMAHA, June 20.
Cattle--Choice bceves. Si.45t,t5 SO: cows.
s2.O0@3.55; feeders, s!25Qe37O; bulls,
$l.30a2.l0
Hogs-Light, si20@l.33; mixed, s42s0o
4.35; heavy, si.a50oi4a
KANSAS Cry, June 20.
Cattle--Stecrs, S3.50td5.60; cows, az. OOtD
40; stockers and feeders. $2 G0c1i. 20
Hogs Receipts, 500; Shipments, 100.
Market higeer; all grades. $i00Gl63.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
Hippoiyte Assaulted.

PARIS, June 20.-The Haitian minis
ser here has advices that while Presi-
dent Hippolyte was attending services
in the cathedral May 25 n gang of des-
peradoes, led by Sully Queries, at
tackled the president and his ministers
with the intention of assassinating
them. The president, however, coll
lected his forces and routed the insur-
gents. many of whom were arrested,
and the country Is now tranquil.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
Tie First Political Gun.

SPRINGFIELD, O., June 19.--The open
ing gun of the new peoples party cam
paign in this state will be fred ut big
mass meeting here tonight. 1t will be
followed by meetings in every village
and hamlet from now on the end OF the
campaign. The efforts of the new
party will be mainly concentrated on
securing q sufficient balance Of power
In the legislature TO defeat the re-elec-
tiou Of Senator sherman.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
Floods In Illinois.

PEORIA, ILL.,, June ia terrible rain
storm swept through the Illinois river
valley Wednesday night, doing great
damage to crops, gardens and fences.
In Hilton, across the river from here, a
number of houses were washed from
their foundations and the people fled
in their night clothes to the railroad
grade and hills. At Farmdale seven
miles east, the water rose into the
houses to the depth of three feet.
Hurds of cattle and horses, and many
hogs and chickens were swept away
and crops for a long distance were ut
terly ruined. Only one fatality was
reported and it was in the Copperas
creek valley in Fulton county. When
the flood rushed down the valley far
mer named Gray became alarmed and
taking his three boys. aged II, s and ),
he started for the hills. His wife re-
fused to leave the house, taking refuge
on the roof. When Gray was half way
across the valley floating log struck
him and partially stunned him. The
thsss fso6 689ys SSaeo @saSse odr9Mge Was Gray ray
cued later in the day. The damage To
railroads, bridges, etc, will be very
heavy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
The Protestant Association.

BUFFALO, N. Y, June 9O.--Delegates
to the national convention OF the
American Protestant association of the
United States and which opens here to-
morrow, are arriving in large numbers
and the gathering promises to be the
most successful and numerously at
tended since the organization was
brought into existence. The desira.
bility of entering upon an active com
paign in behalf of the little red school
house in Wisconsin and other states in
which the educational question has as
sumed great prominence, will be dis
cussed by the convention and acted
upon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
Christian workers In sesslon.

WESTERN SPRINGS, Ill., June ia
largely attended summer convocation
of Christian workers y. under the
auspices of the Christian alliance
opened here today and will continue
until the end of the month. Amongst
those participating are: Rev. DIR. a. B.
Simpson, of New York city; Rev. DIR.
Il. L.. Chapell, superintendent of the
boston missionary training schopl;
Rev. II. w. Farr, Milford. Mass; Ms
Il. v. Baker, Chicago; Rev. w. d.
Walker, Bridgeport, Conn; Rev. John
Morrow, Pittsbtrg; Rev. @. w. Ryder.
Providence. and Rev. r. l.. Marsh. of
Wichits, Kan.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
A had school Treasurer.

HURON, Sd, June 16.-A. Il. Shontz,
the defaulting treasurer of Pleasant
View school township, who skipped sew
eral months since, was brought here
from Oregon yesterday and is now in
Jail. Nothing has yet been learned from
Eugene Heath, the treasurer of Hart
land school township, who has heen
nearly S400 in school accounts and a
snug sum was realized from the sale of
the wool from $50 sheep belonging to
another party. A young man named
Warren, partner of Heath, is also miss
ing, and it is believed they skipped to-
pether
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
A Claim ov v>...,,x.

DEVILS LAKE, N. D.--June 16.--The
prosecution in the case of the state
against Agnes Baldwin rested yester-
day after five days, two of which were
consumed in getting a jury. John NJ.
Cochrane, of Grand Forks, was one of
the attorneys for the defense. His
opening for the defendant was mag
nihcent effort. The defense will be in
sanity and self-defense.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
Hclped Themselyes to Horses.

MANDAN, N. D., June l6.--A man
named Finnegan, who has already
served term in the state penitentiary,
in company with half breed, was
caught yesterday giving alcohol to
two Indians. The city police took
away the alcohol, but made no arrests.
Early Monday morning Finnegan and
his companion made raid on several
stables, took saddles and brides and
two horses, and were last seen going
in the direction of Fort Yates.
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A Wrecked Vessel.

LEwEs, Del, June 2o.-Thirteen of
the crew of the schooner George Honey
have been taken from the rigging Of
their vessel in an exhausted condition.
John Glees, seaman, was drowned
when the vessel struck the Shears
Shoals, but the others managed to get
into the rigging before the vessel sank.
The vessel is total loss.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
Produce aud Provlslons.

CHICAGO, June 90
Wheat--Cash. 96c; July, 94tSc
corn-Cash, $3.50; July, 56Ac.
Oats-Cash, s6sSc; July, $500
Rye--f5c
Barlcy--7lc.
Flax-Si.U7.
Timothy Si.21.
Whislsy-$l. 10.
pork-cash, 1925; July sio.4o; Sep
tember, si0.G2ll.
Lard Cash, so.es; July, $3.50; septen..
bcr, S655.
shoulders - oo95 10; short clear, so.a
6f6.45.
Short Ribs--s6. .00616.05
Baitsr-creamery, ii(9isc; dairy, -
G1lGc.
Cheese Full cream cheddars, 7lS(a
Sc; flats, 7ta@sc; Young Americas,
81 0pSalc.
Eggs-Frcsh, 15c1iGc
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
AIarge strike Imminent.

FALL RIvER, Mass, June ia
strike involving $4,000 mill operatives
In this city Is imminent. 1t is believed
the cotton manufacturers will ask
their employees to accept u reduction of
wages. This will probably be refused
and cessation of work will result
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
Erect ON the Radicals.

LONDON, June l6.--At Ascot tho
Prince of Wales observed as II he were
mentioning an interesting fact in
natural history: George Lewis tells
me the solicitor-general's speech will
give the radicals 100000 votes at the
general election" This was anent the
Gordon Cumming case. The solicitor
general was Cummings counsel.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-27
A Beatrice Brute.

BEATRICE, Neb., June 16.-A most
brutal case of cruelty to animals was
unearthed in this city a few days ago,
where one Wayham was charged with
cutting out portion of his cows
tongue in fit of anger. Wayham
claimed that the act was not done un-
der the impulse of anger, but he per-
formed the operation to prevent the
COW from milking herself. 1t Is prob
able that the case will yet get into
court One of the results of Wayham's
cruelty will be the formation of q soci-
ETY. for the prevention Of cruelty to an
imals in this city.