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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-30
THOMAS ARMSTRONG DEAD.
| The Ex-Lieutenant Governor
Passes Away at Albert Lea.

Special to the Globe.
ALBERT LEA, Mimi, Dec. 90
Thomas Ii. Armstrong died at his home
i'll this city this afternoon of Bright's
disease, aged sixty-twO years. He was
lieutenant governor of this state one
term. He served in the house and sem
ate, and was one of the most able and
influential public men of the state for
many years. He retired from active
life few years since, and devoted him
self to the care of his banking and other
large interests. He was a prominent
factor in the development and prosper
ity of Albert Lea. and was held in uni
versaI esteem. His wife, two brothers
and two sisters survive MIN. The fu-
neral will probably be held Friday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-30
Steamship Arrivals.

GLAseow-Arriyed: Circassia, from New
York.
NEW YoRK-Arrived: Furnessia, from Glas
gov; RxAic, from Liverpool.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-30
POISON IN THE GAS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brutelle Asphyxiated
at Wild Rice.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO. n. D., Dec. 29.-News was
brought to the city today of the death
by asphyxiation of Mr.. and Mrs John
Brutelle, who live three miles west of
Wild Rice, village twenty niles south
of Fargo. They have nine children, all
but one of whom is sick abed with la
grippe. Last night the couple sat up
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
THEIR CHILD NOT BURIED ATSEk
The Appeal OF Bere,ved Russian Immi

The Appeal OF Berc,yed Russian lmmi
grants Moves IA Steamship Captain.
New YORK, Dec. 10. John Canola
and his wife Margeret, Russian immi-
grants, passed through the immigrant
Office today, and their first duty in the
land of their adoption was TO bury
their 2-year-old child Ella, who died at
sea Tuesday on board the Anchor Line
steamer Circassia. When the little one
died the captain of the vessel ordered
that IT be wrapped in a piece OF can
vas AMI droppe over the side, as Is
usual in cases of death at sea. As soon
as the sailors came to carry out this
order the parents objected excitedly,
the bereaved father knocking one of
them down Then the chief officer
came and explained in their own Ian
guage that it was customary to bury
bodies at sea, but the father begged
piteously that he be allowed to bring
his child ashore and bury it. Mean
time the mother rushed to her trunk.
and coming back with her hands full
of gold coins, said: Here. man, take
the money, but leave my childs body. "
The distress of the couple finally pre-
vailed and the ship carpenter was
ordered to make coffin in which the
little ones remains were laid. Several
other immigrants accompanied the re-
mains to the cemetery today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
NOTHING TO EAT IN LIBERIA
Eleven Negroes Return in a Pit
liable Condition.
Roots and Snakes Are staple Articles o.
Dlet and Shilling Day Is the
E,Rh Water Mark for
Wage Workers.

New YORK, Dec. 10 9-Eleven negroes,
part of colony of siXty-eight who
sailed from here for Liberia year ago,
returned today in pitiable condition,
with their clothes IN rags and their
pockets empty, although when they
left they had n large sum One of the
men said:
IL saw it was no place for me to live
just as soon as | got there. All the
land was covered with brush, and just
as soon us you got on it you couldn't
see the sun. There is nothing that Will
grow there but coffee trres after you
do get the land cleared, and they don't t
begin to bear anything for four or FIVE
years. There was no chance TO sup
port family by working, so !
didn't work at all They only pay
shilling day wages. Everybody
gets the same shilling Il day. |
couldn't support my family on that,
"Wheu it came to building Il house
TO live in there wasn't anything to
build it with. All the wood had been
cut and used, and there was nothing
| but bamboo and little palm wood
| left. There were some rooms in some
| of the houses that the people let Us
sleep in till we got places for ourselves,
! and as we only stayed about -four
months we didn't have any trouble
about that. But there was hardly any
thing to eat The society gave us Il
little beef and pork, and Hour, rice,
coffee and sugar to start on, and once
in while they gave us a little after.
ward. Most of the time all we could
get to eat was roots and snakes. They
all eat snakes down there when they
| can get them
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26

bright aloft, and the light from
seemed to concentrate itself Just ID
front of where she herself stood.
And there. In that bright, soft radi
ance, stood Tom. her husband.
The radiance enveloped him.
He smiled upon her. aud with
gesture full OF ycarniug love. h,
stretched forth his arms towards her.
Then, darkness fell upon the earth
afar and near, aud Tom and train were
gone.
A strange. chill calm fell upon Mar
gerry. A weird silence, a silence not Of
earth, fell upon her.
She could not think.
She could not feel.
She simply was.
Mechanically she turned. passed In.
to her home. and walked straight to
the mantel-piece. where the clock
stood. She held her lantern high over
her head and scanned the face OF tho
clock with close attention.
The clock had stopped at 0 a.
Spccidl Despatch 10 the Chdttdtooehfe Times,
Dec. 20, 1890.
, The evening train on the ca attahoochie
and Upton Riilroad had n. narrow escape
from serious accident last night.
Just as the train entered Sunset Cutting
the engineer, from some unexplained cause,
completely lost control OF the engine, and
the train. an unusually heavy one. went
rushing on to what seemed certain de
struction, when the tlreman OF the train
seized the throttle, and by an almost super
human effort brought the train to stand
still
The shock Of the sudden stopping OF the
train was so great the fireman, Thomas Ian
sing by name, was thrown from the cao
and instantly killed. The accident occurred
at y. As o'clock.
Dramatic Mirror,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
"FLIRT" GOES TO EUROPE.
Hasty Flight of ono OF Manager Hoyts
Soubrettrs.

New YORK, Dec. 10.-The regular
Flirt in "a Trip to Chinatown" at the
Madison theater was not in the east
last night. The programs named Miss
Molle Archmere TO play the part, and
nobody in the audience seemed to no
the stage. Last night at the close of
he performance she stopped at the
loor to say good-by with more than
ordinary warmth to n gentleman who
nightly has given her large boqucts,
and nobody in town has since set eyes
on her. The list of first cabin passen-
gers on the steamer Teutonic,
which sailed at dawn yester-
lay morning for Liverpool, was
headed with the name, Miss G. c.
Archmere. That is Ollie Archmere's
stage name The steamship people
say that Miss Archmcre's passage was
booked some time in advance. She
sailed unaccompanied so far as they
knew, but there were several gentle
men who had taken passage at the last
moment and whose names do not APP
pear on the printed list Manager
Mckee said at was general topic
in the dressing rooms Monday Night
that Miss Archmerc had paid a hying
visit TO Philadelphia last Sunday and
was there married to this same indi-
vidual Az any rate, when'she was
taxed by several members of ,hhc COM
pany concerning the tightneys of the
nnptIal knot she would neither affirm
nor deny the allegation"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
NEW ROUTE TO THE SEA.
Scheme to Connect the Mississippi Wit
Lake superior aud tn ocean.

Scheme to Connect the Mississippi Wit
Lake superior aud tn ocean.
MINNEApoIIs, Dec. l0.-The discrimi
nation against Minneapolis as a wheat
receiving point will result 10 the city :
advantage after all. Minneapolis is to
have connection by water with the sea
by way of canal connecting the Miss.
issippi and the st CroiX with Lake Su'
perior 1t is not generally known that
the scheme was pronounced eminently
practicable more than twenty years
ago, when survey of a proposed route
was made A canoe party ascendec
the st. Croix river from Saltwater, fol
lowing the branch which runs througl
northwestern Wisconsin. At poin'
about due south of West Superior afte!
making Il portage of Il mile they founc
stream supposed to be Black river
that emptied its waters into Lake Su
perior.
So much for the ancient history o
the affair. In regard to the present
and the future, gentleman who ha'
an excellent opportunity for knowing
said today that the matter wa'
now brewing and would be giver
to the public shortly. AS II sig
nifcant point he referred to the fac
that Senator Washburn had secured /
place on the senate committee of rivel
and harbor improvements that he SAT-
was gotten specially to give him ;
chance to work successfully III the new
deal. Congressman Castle, who live
at saltwater, one of the towns tina
would be most benefited by the cana
scheme, is also in favor of the improve
| ment.
The canal will be built big enough
| to carry the largest whaleback boat
pe a retISaI OF river" nav1Saitulf"9al,
the necessity for large improvement
on the Mississippi river below Hasting
| and all the way down to st. Louis
This would enable boat to load a
Minneapolis and, by shooting tn
rapids of the st. Lawrence, carry it
load to Liverpool, or il would permit
| good sized boat TO take load of good
at Superior and carry it to Ney
Orleans. The st. Paul chamber O
commerce has taken up the idea and i
pushing it in its own peculiar way
1t is recognized that the canal is tn
only thing ncedful for the busines
supremacy of the Twin Cities of tn
northwest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
sun.Rrowned westerners.

The people OF tho west are darker
than those Of the east. II Is easy TO
see that. They live more in the open
air. They are Drowned by the snn'
and roughened by the winds OF tho
prairies. This Is rs true OF the women
as of the men. West OF the Missis-
sippi YOU see very few fat men. Exon
middle-weight men are rare. Tho
rule is. tall, dark. dark-haired. brown
or black beard. thin. What is IL that
makes so many men OF the prairie
west shoot up more than six feet in tho
air and vet keep their weight down to
160 or loo pounds conld not discern.
But any one who travels much in that
region must have noticed the rem ark.
able stature of the men as a whole.
OF course the average of humanity in
the west Is more Iincouth than in the
east. In the hotels and the dining
cars you see more men. and women.
too. eating with their knives or with
napkins tucked under their chins.
West OF Chicago you will hear three
times rs many persons sucking sour
out OF their spoons MS east Of that
point. But in kindlincss. true. sincere
poliieneys. absence Of aifectation and
priggishness. the wcsterncrs beat us
every time. ii you 80 out from the
east and think 10 take them up for
hayseeds or pumpkins you will make .
sad nlistakc. - Cor. Augnst,s csronicie.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
She Was Jealous.

A thin. wiry-looking little woman
with black ewes aud coldly severe
look about the lips was walking up
one of Detroits principal streets by
the side of n round-faccd. beardless
and perfectly innocent and harmless
looking short and very fat old man.
clad in a hopping linen duster aud a
suit Of blue jeans, says tho Detroit
Free Press. They stopped et fruit
stand and the old man bought two
bananas Of the rosy-checked Italian
girl in attendance. Then the couple
moved on. and when they had gone
about ten feet the woman hissed out
bitterly:
"At your old tricks. Mcdad Hig-
ginsr'
What do you mean, MarierP he
asked. wonderingly.
law. YES. what do | meant" she
snccred, in tones so cold that all the
thermometers in that block dropped
three degrees. Some folks can be
mighty innocent even when they are
caught. AS though l didn't see you
flirting with that sassy frnit-stand
grill!
'Gosh-a-mighty, Maricrr'
"Aw, | would tremble ii were you.
You can look mighty innocent. can't
you. Mcdad Higgins? Amt you
ash-a-a-a-med of yourself? 1t jist
seems rs IL you cayn't 90 nigh girl
without flirting with her. I'd be
ash-a-a-a-med If was YOU"
Great Scott! Maricr, whst'd l say
or do?" he said, helplessly.
I'D have the face 70 ask. Medadl
What bizness had you saying anything
to her? ] heard you say: Pleasant
day, amt il?' and 'liow's bizness to-
dayP aud 'Good-by' in that llighty.
iliriy way OF yours. Sh-a-a-ame on
We! There's no tellin' how much fur
ther you'd have went IL ! hadn't been
along. La, Mcdad Higgins. If done
my duty Id bring this up at our next
church meelin' and have you church.
mauled for such bzness. But I'll
spare you this time on account OF your
children and grandchildren but an-
other time Ill not spare you. aud the
church aud the world shall know how
weekcd You air!"
And they walked on. Medad looking
as though he had been miraculously
saved from an awful and impending
shame.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
HANDLER AS a DETECTIVE
iguised In Shabby Clothes He Observe
lIx.I. ~

igused In Shabby Clothes He Observe,
How Men are Naturalized.
New YORK, Dec. 19.-For three days
in October last small, nervous man
hitted in and out at Judge McAdam 5
court room in the superior court cham
bers. lie was shabbiiy dressed and
a we'll worn felt hat was pulled down
over his head. lie wore pair of spec.
tacles and seemed to be paying strict
attention o the process Of turning out
ready-nade American citizens that was
going on around him. 1t has now been
ascertained that he was none other
than Senator William L. Chandler.
Charges of fraud in the naturalization
of voters in this city have been fire.
quent in the past Senator Chandler
disguised himself and observed the
proceedings lie has drawn up the
result of his observations in this city
and will submit it in the form of a
report from his committee to the sen.
ate. Ii is alleged that he has collected
evidence of more than 1000 cases of
fraud in naturalization in this city last
fall
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
The MARKE rs.
Live stock.


Sioux CrTY. Dec. 81.
Hogs-Light. g. l593 55 mixed, s360(d
$40; heavy, 365@375
Cattle-Steers, loo to 1900 pounds,
s3.OO@L L00; feeders, g. 3003 10; stockers,
~. 2O(d2 60; cows, common to good, $l.O0Q
200; yearlings, e.. .00@2 45; bulls, $1,000
200; veal calves, - 5OQ1351
CHICAGO, Dec. 81.
Hogs-Light. s335@3 30; mixed. $500
800; heavy, $3.50tG395.
Cattle Extra and native beeves
S3 50(p6. II stoclrcrs and feeders, $1.75(0
$50; mixed cows and bulls, SLOu(0
$50; Texans, e.. 20Qd360
Sheep-Nativcs, $t.l0d5.20; westerns,
81. 75@4S5; Texans, $3.75(G470
SOUTH OMAHA Dec 81
Cnttle-Choice beeves, &3.25014 so; cows,
sl.25Q92. 40; feeders. $2.25@275; bulls,
81 i.2092. 10
Hogs-Light, s3.40@3 IS; mixed. $3.50
500; heavy, $3.559370.
KANSAS CirY, Dec 2l.
Cattle-Westerns, steady; cows, strong; ;
natives, $3OO93S5; cows, IS 50G315;
stockers and feeders, e. 3O(a355
Hogs-All grades, o. 20G4 On
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
THE FEDERATION ApJouRNs.
Samuel LGompers Re-eiected President o.
the Order.

tbe oFueFs
BIRMIHGHAM, Ala, Dec. 1o--At the
meeting of the American Federation oi
Labor yesterday a favorable report
was rendered and concurred in pro.
testing against pthe payment Of any
subsidy to the Pacific Mail Steamship
company by the United Statss until
the company shall have discharged
all aliens in it's employ.
special committee reported ad.
versely on the resolution presented by
Delegate Lloyd, of Boston, which rec
commended united political action. The
report was adopted.
The committee on laws favored striS
ing out section l,article of the consti
tuition of the federation, the clause re-
! ferring to the per capita tax. Adopted
President Gompers, in answering a
question, said that as long as he was
president of the federation no organ
ization having the color line in its con-
stitution could obtain a charter from
the American Federation of Labor.
At the opening of the afternoon ses.
sion Miss Ida Van Elton spoke in favor
OF appointing WOhuH OrgduiIcr iOi
women's organizations. She took oc-
casion to criticise Delegate Leman for
opposing the proposition Mr. Leman
denied the statement Intense excite.
ment followed, but the matter was
soon laid over.
When election of officers came up
there was a lively time. Mr.. De-
| Labar Mr.. Burt and Samuel Com
pes were nominated for presi'
dent. President Gompers was de-
clared reelected. Delegate Harding
! wished to be recorded against Gompers,
so the reelection was not unanimous
=. j. Mcclure, of Boston, was elected
frst vice-president and William A.
Cardey, of Pittsburg, second vice-pres
ident. Many other candidates fol
vice-presidents were nominated, but
declined Chris Vans was reelected
secretary and John B. Leman treas
| urer
There was strong opposition tc
President Gompers, especially among
the southern delegation. President
Gompers made brief speech, thank
ing the federation for the honor ant
pledged himself to do his whole duty
The convention adjourned sine die.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26

She felr the dull. vibrating pulse oil
tho earth; she heard the faint. djstan,
scream OF the locomotive; yes, here
came tho train, out through the mouth
OF the Cutting.
But though tho night was clear aud
bright and the whole country for
miles around lay clear and visible,
the train was dim. obscure. as though
cloud or a mist enveloped 1t.
Peer as she might, Margcry could
not see the headlight. which usually
cast its broad, liercc CLEANS so many
yards upon the dusky path before II.
Margery could see The train. though
only dimly, and II seemed shadowy
and vague, aud 1t camo on silently
and slowly.
But Toms lantern swung clear and
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
Harrison May stand Asida.

MILWAUKEE, Dee. 19.-lIenry c,
Payne, chairman of the republican
state central committee and member
of the subcommittee to make preiim
mary arrangements for the national
republican convention at Minneapolis,
returned from that city this afternoon
lie laughed at thu report that the
national committee would settle the
question of the next republican candi-
date for the presidency prior TO the
national convention. lie admitted
that the question of a contest had been
considered; that it is settled that there
will be no rivalry between Harrison
and Blaine, and that If the latter con-
sents to become candidate for the
presidency before the convention tho
former will retire from the field.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
DON'T LIKE THEM,

Chicago Underwriters Limit the Height
of skyserap RS.
CHICAGO, Dec. lo.-Chicago may have
no more sky-scraping buildings The
building of this class of structures re-
ceived radical encouragement Wednes-
day night when the members of the
Chicago Fire Underwriters associa-
tion adopted resolutions limiting the
extreme height Of fire proof Office
buildings to iso feet, and all other than
fire-proof buildings to IS feet. The
question of high buildings had been
discussed by the underwriters, and
some time ago committee was APP
pointed to examine the matter and re.
port TO the association.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
AIR LINE TO THE ATLANTIC.
Northern Pacific Sad to Be Interested II
New Canadian Railways

Northern Pacific sad to Be Interested In
New Canadian Railways
QUEBEC, Dec. t9.-The rumor that
the Northern Pacific railway is quietly
securing an interest in existing Cana.
dian railways and in lines now under
construction, for the purpose of uiti-
mately controlling an eastern outlet
to an Atlantic port, is revived by the
fact that number of its officials, in
clud!ng Messrs G. = Jones New
York, and Mcknight. of ST. Paul,
MinI. :. are interested in the newly con-
structed Lower Lanrentian railway,
the opening of which they recently
attended in company with the treas
urer of the road, who is none other
than John {. Emo. the ex-president
cs the Second National Bank of New
York Mr. McNaught, the Northern
Pacihc's leading counsel, is presi-
dent of the new railway, and
another director i, Jules Tcssier,
Eno's most intimate friend in Quebec,
through whose influence as a member
of the legislature the very profita BILE
subsidy accorded the railway by the
government is said to have been Sc
cured The Lower Laurentian rail-
way is destined to form part of any
air line that would be constructed
from Duluth or Sault Ste Marie to
Quebec. running as 1t does from point
north of Three Rivers 10 Riviere-a-
Pierre. the westerly point OF the Que
bee and Lake St John railway Even
now IL forms q profitable investment
without any government subsidy, run
ming as 1t does through q rich lumber
ing and agricultural district but the
chief Interest attaching to the new line
is that this company controls other
links of railway and Canadian char
ters for railways that would make to-
gether an almost uninterrupted air
line from the southwest and Lake Su-
perior to Quebec and the lower St
Lawrence
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
COLORED MAN ORDAINED.
First Negro Raised to the Catholic Priest
hood In tire United States.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10.-The cathedral
Of St Peter and Paul was crowded
this morning with representatives Of
the Catholic clergy and laity, who had
assembled TO witness the ordination Of
the first colored man to be raised to
the Catholic priesthood in the United
States. Cardinal Gibbons oficiated,
and the ceremony of ordination was
preceded by the celebration of solemn
high mass The new priest is Charles
r. Uncles, a light colored quadron,
born in this city thirty years ago. lie
will say his first mass on Christmas
morning, and early in the new year he
will be assigned TO special work among
his race. There is one other colored
priest in this country, n resident of
Chicago, but he was educated and
raised to the dignity at Rome.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE.
Date OF the Copyrighting of the En- yc..
pedia BritttEica Changed

Date OF the Copyrghting of the En- yc!o-
pedia Britttnica Changed.
New YORK, Dec 19.-The Herald
says that in the suit now pending in
relation to the copyright of the Ency.
clopedia Brittanca, the fact has come
out that the date of the filing of the
sheets of the English edition
with the librarian of con-
gress, which was originally
April z, 1888, has been changed to
April 1883. The change was ex-
planned by the librarian as due to the
discovery that the original entry was
wrong. Large money interests are in
volved in the correctness of the record
and the matter will probably lead to
much trouble
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-12-26
A MORTGAGE ON "HEAvEN /"
Schwfinfurth, to Avoid Prosecution, Make
a Scttlrlncnl with ,Iarnrx llrxiI,Ia

Sehweinfurtb, to Avoid Prosecution, Makes
Settlement with James OgiIvie.
ROCKFORD, H., Dec 19.-Schwcin-
furth has decided that he does not
care to go to law with James Ogilvie,
the Alpena man who gave him So, 100
when he became an inmate of the VOL
don heaven, and who now wants his
money back. States Attorney Works
and Schweinfurth have had several
conferences, the result being that to-
day Spencer, Agnes, John Z William
q. and Lincoln 5. Weldon placed on
record mortgage deed in favor of
Ogilvie for 1854, the property mort
gagged being q portion of the heavenly
estate.