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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
SEVENS EVERY TIME.
The Part tho Figure Cuts In the Boring
Sea Arbitration.

h Part tho Figure Cuts In the Boring
Sea Arbitration.
WASHINGTON, May 2Z-The figure
seven seems to occupy a conspicuous
position in the pending proceedings re-
garding the right to take seals in Ber-
Ing sea, aud some persons who believe
there is luck in odd numbers augur
well for the United States in being u
winner before the arbitration board.
Seven arbitrators are to be appointed.
Then the treaty providing for a con-
vention between the governments Of
the United States and her Britannia
majesty was ratified May 2, 1892, and
the first meeting of the arbitrator
will be held at Paris, France, Septem-
Der z Of this year. Two months later,
November Z, all the documents and
correspondence of each side must be
presented to each of the arbitrators
and agent Of the other party, and De-
cember z, 1892, there must be deliv-
cred in duplicate to each of the arbi-
traitors a printed argument showing
the points and referring to the evi-
dence upon which each government
relies,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
WILL SEE Their OWN LAND
Rich Americans beginning to Appreciate
tho West.

bhitb I" w III
tho West.
NEW YORK. May %. Although the
travel to Europe during the present
spring and summer promises TO BIO very
large, it will not, according to indica-
tions, como up the expectations
formed by the steamship agents a few
months ago, and tho average will not
exceed even IL it equals that of 1890
and 1891. This is accounted for in a
large measure, according to tho tour
lists and other travelling agencies, by
the fact that wealthy Americans are
gradually realizing the fact that they
might as well see all they can OF
their own country, instead OF
going abroad to seek the minor sights
OF Europe. The tourist travel this
year TO the far west, as n result, gives
indications OF being unprecedented.
Colorado especially will have far more
its share OF summer visitors, including
some Of the wealthiest of New York,
Boston and Philadelphia residents,
who, making thor headquarters at
Colorado Springs and its adjacent SUI
burb of Manitou will make excursions
through the state and over the border
line, and through the mountains to the
numerous points of interest in that re.
gion. Among eastern people Colorado
Springs particularly seems to have
como into especial favor, not only as q
place for summer recreation. but as a
health resort, ana mtny of the most
eminent physicians OF the metropolis
are recommending that place TO their
wealthy patients in preference to the
spas and health resorts OF England
and the continent
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
MONUMENTAL FOUNTAIN.
A Spanish Club VIII Erect q Fine statue of
Columbus.

A Spanish Club VIII Erect . Fin statue OF
Columbus.
NEW YoRK, May 27.-At the meeting
Of the Park board q committee from
the Spanish club, Circulo Colon Cer-
v~antes. headed by the Spanish consul
general. Baldazanoly Topete. pre-
sented the outline OF q plan for an en-
tirely new monumental fountain,
which Is designed to cover altogether
o space Of 100 feet In diameter. In the
center there Is to be q group represent
ing Columbus and his two captains at
the moment OF the discovery of the
now world. each Of the three figures
being sixteen feet in diameter. 1t was
announced that all Of the plans for the
monument are completed and that the
work would begin as soon as the board
grants the necessary permission. Tho
committee would like to have IL
placed In tho space In front OF the
Plaza hotel. The designs are by Fer
mandy Mirandu. The board laid the
matter over to enable tho commission
srs 70 look into It
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
THIS is AWFUL G
You Can Now Enjoy Live Lobsters While
Loafing In Europe.

You Can Now Enjoy Live Lobsters While
Loafing In Europe.
New York, May 27.-Americans
travelling abroad will hereafter be able
TO find live American Holsters In the
leading restaurants OF London and the
continent as a result Of the success of
the experimental shipment made from
Halifax to London a few weeks since.
OF the shipment of $500 crustaceans,
nearly two-thirds were landed alive,
although the voyage was q long and
tempestuous one, the Holsters being
preserved by means of a constant
stream of sea water pumped on them
from the ocean. So many orders have
been received from leading r~estaura-
tours Of London and Paris that it is
probable that fortnightly shipments
of Holsters to London will shortly be
inaugurated.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
GAS FAILING.
It's Days as Fuel VIII soon Come to n
End,

It's Days as Fuel VIII Soon Come to mn
End.
PITTsBURG, May 2S.-The days Of
natural gas as a fuel are numbered.
In the answer filed by the Philadelphia
company in the equity suit of Carnegie.
Phipps & Co, brought to restrain the
Philadelphia company from shutting
off the gas at the formers iron mills.
the company claims the gas supply is
rapidly failing and place three years
as the limit of existence of this natural
fuel in adequate quantities within
piping distance Of Pittsburg. The
most of the answer is taken up with a
discussion of the question of gas supply.
Much of it is matter tat gas com.
panies have claimed people did not
need to know. The document Is an
exhaustive one and deals with the
question from the organization of the
company to the present time. 1t states,
Notwithstanding the defendants have
spent SO, O0O, 600 in acquiring new gas
fields. its present supply is only about
one-third of what it vas three years
ago. 1t further denies the ownership
of large and undevelopcd fields
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Proposition to Investigate an Attempted
II ectrlc Light steal.

Proposition to Investigate an Attempted
II ectric Light steal.
CHICAGO. May 27.-The scandal grow
ing out OF an attempt on the part Of
the electric light companies to sand
bag the worlds fair out Of nearly half
a million dollars will not down, and
there is now talk on the part of heavy
stockholders Of calling a meeting for
the purpose of demanding n thorough
investigation, no matter who may be
implicated. Leading members of the
committee, including some whose
names are of national repute and who
are identified with corportions whose
r~amiGcations 1t md into nearly every
city, village Va hamlet in the coun-,
try, are already tumbling over each
other in their eagerness to proclaim
their ignorance of any knowledge Of
any underhand methods. and their de-
sire to do only what is right and just
in the interest Of the enterprise. Those
who are behind the scenes, however,
say that when the full story ONE out
there will be Developments AS mex
pected as they will be startling.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
THEY ARE AFTER HIM.
A Detroit Enumerator Riles the Oh,
Maids and Bach slors.

A Detroit Enumerator Rifles the Old
Maids and Bach alors.
DETROIT, Mich, May 21-Under the
state law a county census Of births
and deaths Is taken every year, and
about one-half the reports for Wayne
county for 1891 are in. The enumer-
ators receive 10 cents for each birth or
death reported, and as an unusual
number of names were turned in the
county auditors became suspicious and
started an investigation. So far only
the returns for the First ward Of
Charles M. Welch, ~enumerator, have
been examined, but a remarkable state
Of facts has been disclosed. Welch re-
ported /, sl6 births and 1,270 deaths.
which would warrant his receiving
S30S. 60 from the county. Many of those
who are credited with having received
additions to their families will be
astonished to know IT. Couples who
many years ago gave up hope Of get
ting any more children are calmly
credited by Mr.. WEIGH with being
among the lucky ones. Childbirths
are located at vacant houses, at fur
mace shops, etc. Mr.. Welch has killed
off people with the same expedition he
used in bringing them on earth, and in
some instances he says people died in
1891 for whom their relatives left off
mourning garments years ago. In
many cases widows and old maids have
been credited with childbirths, which
are also located at houses occupied by
bachelors. The ward Is an aristocratic
one, and publication Of the returns
made by Welch has caused no end of
joking. Criminal proceeding will DO
begun against WEIGH for making false
returns. 1t is supposed that when the
invest CATION has been completed it
will be found that twice as many
births and deaths have been reported
as have actually taken place. The
county has probably been swindled
out Of thousands of dollars since 1869,
when the census law was passed, by
false returns made by enumeratora
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
SHE LOVES HIM STILL.
NJ. Raymond and Her Unfaithful Hus.
band Meet I'm Court.

NJ. Raymond and Her Unfaithful Hus.
band Meet I'm Court.
PARIS, May 27.-M. Raymond, hus-
band Of the woman who murdered
Mime. Lassimonne in a house in the
Rue de Recher Saturday night, has
made his appearance again. He has
been secluded in the house Of his
mother. to which he went Immediately
after the tragedy. The faithless hus-
band and his wife were confronted be-
fore a magistrate yesterday. They
had Il most affectionate meeting, Nine.
Raymond showing that she still loved
her husband Notwithstanding his in.
fidelity, and the husband exhibiting
both sympathy and affection for the
woman whom his misconduct had
driven to murder. The stories of hus-
band and wife ayr o substantially,
M. Raymond admitting his guilty init.
macy with Nine. Lassimonne and that
he was surprised by his wife under cir.
cumstances that left no doubt of his
wrong-doing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
FANNY DAVENPORT LOSES.
The Supreme Court OF Minnesota Decides
Against Her,

Against Her.
ST.. PAUL, May 20 Chief Justice Gill
illan, Of the supreme court, handed
down n decision affirming the judg-
ment Of the lower court in the case OF
Arthur A. Lotto. respondent, VS.. Fanny
Davenport, appellant. The court
states that good character or good
reputation is ordinarily presumed till
evidence TO the contrary is produced.
In the action for libel the complaint
alleges and the answer denies
plaintiffs good reputation. IL
does not make II necessary for
him to give evidence OF IL till there Is
evidence to the contrary. This is the
third time this case has been before
the supreme court, and twice Mr. Lotto
won his case. Tho second trial was in
favor of Miss Davenport Lotto had a
disagreement with Miss Davenport
while the company wns paying an en-
gagement in Minneapolis. Miss Dav-
export made statements calculated to
injurc Lotto's reputation. and the lat
ter left the company and brought suit
against her for So, 900 damages. From
that time until six months ago Lotto
served as reporter on the Globe Of this
city. He Is now manager of Lifts
Ensign" company.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
SHOT BY A q BOY.

A Georgia Deputy sheriff Killed on the
streets of Macon.
MACON, Ga, May 2Z.-Deputy Sher-
if Ben +. Winder was shot and killed
yesterday on the streets Of Macon by
Willie Bell. q ~l4-year-old negro boy.
whom he had under arrest for larceny.
Winder was waiting with his prisoner
for a a The officer stepped forward
a few feet and instantly the boy drew
o pistol and shot him In the head,
death ensuing two hours later. The
boy fled to the swamps and q posse
searched for him all day yesterday
without success lie will probably be
lynched when caught
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
TWO TOWNS WIPED oUT.
Argonis and Harper Totally Destroyed b,
a larnndn.

Argonia and Harper Totally Destroyed by
% Tornado.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 2s.-Dis-
patches received mt the Santa Fe head.
quarters at Topeka from trainmen on
the road say that the towns of Ar.
0onia, / so inha bitants, and Harper,
the county seat of Harper county,
ESQ inhabitnnts. have been totally
destroyed by the tornado which
worked such havoc ut Wellington. /.
is impossible to get news from either
place, ~ all tho wires are down.
!, At 2:3e this afternoon q heavy hail
and rain storm passed over the section
north OF Kansas City, but what dam.
q was done it Is impossible to learn
now. The Santa Fe has sent special
trains to Argonia and Harper with al
the help obtainable ut Wichita.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
Hall Thren Feet Deem.

COLUMBIA, S c., May 2S.-From VIII.
liamsburg county como reports OF a
series of tornadoes during the past few
days, accompanied by heavy rain and
destructive hail. Houses were un-
rooted and blown down, trees uprooted
and crops Of all kinds almost totally
destroyed. A prominent planter of
Charleston says that the earthquake
did not cause more complete destruc-
ton. Hail drifted till it was three
feet in the fence corners. No loss of
life is reported, although a number OF
peresoLs were more or less severely in
iured.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
national editorial Association.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, May 27.-The
delegates to the national editorial
convention have been handsomely en-
tertained here today. Tomorrow morn
Ing they will leave on two special
trains for Dutch Flat, where there will
be a practical exhibition of hydraulic
mining and quartz crushing. Brief
visits will also be paid to Colfax and
Grass Valley. Tomorrow night the
delegates will return here, and after a
farewell party will depart by different
Tor their respective homes.
There is a general consensus of opin-
lon that the excursion and convention
have been the most successful In the
history of the association.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
Producs and Provisions.

CHICAGO, May 80
Fiour-Spring patents, e+.l50A40; win.
ter patents, t.2@+40
Wheat-Cash. S3@S4c; July, $40
Corn-Cash. 4S967c; July. 4531c.
Oats-No 9 white. s4@34Nc; No a
white. s3H@ $50.
Rye-7Sc.
Barley-62c.
Timothy-$L3k
Fiax-SL 03X.
Whisky-tl.la
Pork-Cash, $40 sax; July, 90. s2x.
Lard-Cash. % a2H; July, ta.42k.
shoulders-s5. 2605. s71 short clear.
o. 1900 80; short ribs, ~ 22k@625.
Butter-Creamcry, i4@lsc; dairy. lea
f6c.
Cheese - Full cream chcddars, skc;
fats. $40; Young Americas, 9ilc.
E~ggs-Fresh. lI@l4Zc
H~ides-Heavy and light green sailed
10; sailed bull, lAQiXc; green sailed
CALI c@6Kc; dry hint Sc; dry sailed
hides. .t@7c; dry calf. s@vc; dsacons,
Tailow-Na l solid. 10, packed, 10;
cake, 20
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
TANNERIES SHUT DOWN..

The Market to he Relieved of $500, 600
Hides.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, May 2a.-on &C.
count of an overstocked market the
tanneries of the United States have
decided to close for a period of sixty
days, beginning June l. The Dell tam
merry. owned by II. w. Rosentell, of
this place, is in the combination, and
has already closed its works. About
sixty men are thrown out of employ
ment here. The closing will relieve
the market of about $500, 600 hides,
the number that would have been
tanned in sixty days.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
Buffalo Bill brow the Crowd,

LONDON, May 2s-The arrival of
Buffalo Bill seriously interfered as an
attraction with the first days COMPETE
tive exhibition at the horticultural
fair. The people rushed to see the
redoubtable scout and his cowboys
and Indians while the tulips and dah-
las and their exhibitors were lone
some ana disconsolate.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

si5s, 1879 from the appropriation for the
same urposes for the current fiscal year.
The bill provides for the abolition OF tho
Utah commission which consists Of fivo
members with n salary of $5.0O0 each.
Mr.. Bailey. Of Texas, objected on tho
grounds of no quorum TO n bill for the rea
lief of ex-Land Register Scofield. of Della
ware, Kan. This caused Mr.. Hopkins, of
Illinois, TO criticisc Mr.. Bailcy's nc ion.
Mr.. Bailey rctortcd warmly, but the dis
pute was finally settled amicably. s.
The house agreed TO adjourn TODAY IN
I ! Tuesday.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the postoflce appropriation
hill
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

The southern Part of the State Has the
Snakes.

The Southern Part of the State Has the
snakes.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2~a.-Southerr
California vas shaken by severa
earthquake shocks this morning. Dis
patches from San Diego say heavy
rhocks were felt there at 3:1t
o'clock Immediately followed by
lighter shocks. Light trem
bes continued for one hour
At sixty miles east of San Diego the
shocks were severely felt, throwing
dishes ard glassware to the floors.
At Capistrano. north Of San Diego,
shocks were felt at $40, the heaviest
lasting about five seconds.
Los Angeles reports two light shocks
at SEQ, causing buildings to rock.
Shocks were experienced at Ocean Side,
1t Santa Anna and other towns, but
no damage of any consequence has YET
been reported.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
Shot by a Negro.

WASHINGTON, May CSC. f. Atwell,
a brakeman on the Baltimore and
Ohio railway was shot and killed by
an unknown negro at an early hour
this morning in the subusbs of the
city. The only witness to the tragedy
was James Wilson. a colored man. He
says an alteration occurred between
the brakeman and three negroes. one
of whom Atwell struck with his lam
tern. A pistol shot followed and At
we'll fell, expiring without a word.
The murderer and his companions es'
capped.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

In e large forest about five leagues
from Besancou, province OF Franche
Comte, France, thore is an opening in
tho mountain side which leads to a
cavern about 900 feet below the level
of the surrounding country. The av-
erage width of the opening Is sixty
feet and its average height more than
twenty feet greater. The cavern It.
self, which is one OF natures perfect
leo houses, is 1875 feet in breadth and
1Gs in length.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

A German surgeon. who is q resident
OF Toxic, has discovered a now method
OF dealing with women's wrinkles. He
found that by pinching up a little plat
OF skin below the outer corner Of the
eyelids Of his slant-eyed subjects the
lids could DO drawn down to their
proper level aud made TO open more
widely. Then no cut this little patch
and joined the edges by a couple Of
stitches aud covered the slight wound
with sticking plaster. 1t healed. leay-
Ing no scar, and everything desired az
the operation was attained,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Apropos OF the phenomenal whist.
hand stories current, an old number Of
in which thirteen trumps turned up in
II hand of whist. 1t was in January,
1888, and a Judge and three physicians
were playing. The pack was perfectly
shuffled and cut, and tho dealer held
the hand, turning up the knave of
clubs. Pole has calculated that the
chance of this event occurring is once
in l5s, $50, 600, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

a photograph of Barbara Frietchie
was recently presented the Woman''
Jolrnal by one of the famous Hutch,
inson singers. 1t is from n faded one
owned by her son The famous story
may have been mythical, but there
WAS a Barbara.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
South Omaha.

Souri, OMAHA. May 30
Hogs-Light, &455d4.65; mixed, sL55
Q4.65; heavy, eL60Q9+.M
Cattle-Stockers and feeders, %. 404a 40;
cows, ~. 259a3 s. common, &L25@226
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Mozart's watch, originally presented
to the composer by the Empress Maria
Theresa, has just been deposited in
the Mozarteum at Salisbury. II is, of
course, an old-fashioned but very
handsome affair, the case being set
with diamonds.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

The Rothschilds have doubled the
wages of their cashiers. They think it
will be cheaper 10 do SO than to have
to lose time and money in pursuing
and convicting them after they have
absconded
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Blind Tom, the musician, has q sis.
ser who loses se~lf-control when she
hears music. 1t is said that she has
tried to ruin several pianos, aud that
she smashes every violin end lute that
she can lay hands o
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

The longest bridge in the world is Il
Grestle work over a portion of Lake
Pontchartrain. 1t is nearly twenty.
five miles long. The largest and long
est stone bridge in the world is over an
arm of the China sea. five miles long,
300 arches, each seventy feet high.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

The old state house at Kingston. N.
Y, in which the state constitution was
framed and adopted, is nov open for
visitors, with Marius Schoonmaker
employed by the state as keeper.
Among the curiosities already dis
played within its walls are n flax mill
used by Teunis Swart's wife in 1887
and a dresser 200 years old, once the
property OF Peter Marius Green, on the
shelves Of which are several pewter
dishes used by old-time Dutch people.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Eben Jourdon, a Boston merchant,
has q gymnasium for his female en-
ployes, who are professionally In
structed from 5 to 6 o'clock every even
ing. There are 600 OF them and their
employer has to treat them all with
the gentlest consideration lest he be
knocked out in one round NJ. Q.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Workmen engaged in reftting the
Central hotel at Pittsburg, Pa, found
quite IA lot OF curios and relics, among
them q trade dollar. an old liberty dol.
lar bearing the date OF 1890. two round
lead balls, supposed to have been used
In s~lug-shots, an egg.shaped piece OF
lead used In handy billics, three
watches, two large coppers of ls47 and
1854, IN English penny of 1862. a Chi.
nese coin, two copper coins OF the army
an navy reunion, two watch chains,
two marbles, i've knives. two revolveru
and u plain gold ring. The relics were
found in IN old sewer and arc all
much eaton with rust
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
The MARKET
stock.

SIOUX CIrY. May 80
Hogs-LighL s4.62x@4.7 20; mixed. 81 67X
ga. 72H; heavy, H.67X@475
C~attlc-Steers, l,lUO to 1900 pounds,
3 3.OU@3. rs; feeders, q. 50@4.00; stockers,
81. SEC cows, common to good, 81. Is .
3 40; yearlings, 2.OO@300; bulls, N.2p@
$40; veal calves, t2.c0G3.7a
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Miss Betsy Trumble, who died re-
Gently at Madison, Me-, at the age OF
OF, had been a pauper, maintained by
the town, from the day OF her birth to
the hour of her death.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

CHIcAoa, May 80
C~attle-Choice beeves, &375@4S5 cows,
o.. 2593. so: feeders. $!60@i 20; bulls,
&i.25@3 SO; Texans s. 2593.7l.
Hogs-Light. a. 509495; mixed. eL5
@4.95; heavy. A.S0@5.05
Sheep-Natives, g. 1905 so; westerns,
$3. 60g66O; Texans. g. 40a6. 10
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Within a few years past over 100,
600, 900 Of those little wire corkscrows,
used In ink and medicine bottles, have
been sold. Machines turn them out at
the rate of 80, 200 per day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
big Failure In Antwerp.

ANTWERP, May rs. -Peeper & Co.
nave failed, with liabilities OF 81, $780,
900. The failure is attributed to the
low rate of Brazilian exchange, and
has caused considerable excitement in
financial circles