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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
CLuNG TO THEIR CORSETS.
Girls I'm the st. Louis Normal High School
Draw the Line.

Girls I'm the st. Louis Normal High school
Draw the Line.
ST. Louis, Jan. . 3-The superintend-
emit of the normal high school of this
city, issued orders to several hundred
young lady pupils to come to school
yesterday morning without corsets.
The order was followed with an ex-
PLANTATION that DR. Porter, director of
the physiological laboratory of Wash
ington university, would be on hand to
take their measures in their stocking
feet and without stays. DIR. Porter
proposed to secure statistics such as
are kept in Germany and other Euro
pean countries and Boston for the pur-
pose Of obtaining the normal measure
ments and chest expansion for the diff
ferent ages SO that an individual on
being measured may be physically
criticised according as she or he ap-
proaches the normal, and tasks may
thus be regulated by the condition OF
the pupil.
The young ladies had no objection
to the system, but they were deter
mined not to take off their corsets or
submit to the embrace of the yellow
tape. Accordingly when DIR. Porter
arrived at the school yesterday he
found that the young ladies were not
prepared to be measured. President
Barthold Of the school board, sus-
tanned the young ladies and said that
il DIR. Porter wanted those statistics he
could have them taken by a lady ply.
sician.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
GRAY MEN PLEASED.
They Think Chicago Is the Best Place tc
Hold the Convention.

They Think Chicago Is the Best Place to
Hold the Convention.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 23.-Wheu II be-
came known that Chicago had secured
the national convention there was a
general satisfaction over the action of
the committee in selecting a western
city. 1t is particularly pleasing to the
friends of Governor Gray, who now
feel hat it will be n fair field and no
favor in the presidential race, and that
he will not be en~cumbered with the
prejudice naturally falling to delegates
with whom it would be urged that In
dianapolis was chosen simply to help
him out. There Is also satisfaction
among the more conservative people,
irrespective of partisan feeling, that
the convention has gone elsewhere. be-
cause of the impression shared by many
that Notwithstanding the bold fight
made by Indianapolis to capture the
convention, yet it was n matter of
grave doubt IL the city was able to
properly care for a gathering of such
magnitude. Chicago is the Mecca of
all hoosierdom and a multitude of
Gray's friends will attend the conven.
ton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
a PALACE
The Prince and Princess Escape In Their
Night Clothes.

The Prince and Princess Escape In Their
Night Clothes.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 23.-Fire broke out in
the palace of the duke of Arenburg
this morning at about 3 o'clock. The
fire spread with such rapidity that it
was with difficulty that the Prince
and Princess de Croy d'Arenburg
and their children escaped
from the burning palace. AS it was,
the princely family made their escape
from the building in night dress. The
servants were compelled to make an
equally hurried departure from the
rooms they occupied and reached the
open air in their night clothes. The
fire is supposed to have originated in or
near a room used for the storage
of oils and varnishes in the right wing
of the palace, and before it was under
control n very large number of the
most precious and valuable Of the
A%renburg historical relics, some of
them dating back to the year 100,
were consumed. d
While a number of firemen were
fighting the flames from a fire-escape
outside the left wing of the palace.
having dragged a heavy hose up that
structure in addition to overlooking it
with men, the fire-escape suddenly col
lapsed, throwing several fremcn into
the fire.
About DOR the flames began to give
way to the many streams of water
poured upon them. The palace was
nearly Quilted, involving an enormous
loss OF money and a still greater loss
in historical relics, whose value cannot
even be estimated.
The outside walls of the palace and
some portions of the left wing are still
standing, but Arenburg palace itself
may be said to have been swept off the
earth by the conflagration.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
CAICAGO The LUCKY CITY
Without Effort She Gets the Demo-
cratic Convention.
After Flirting with the Several Ambitious
Aspirants the Convention Declares
Its Choice on the Fifteenth
Ballot = Incidents,

WASHINGTON, Jan 22.-Promptly at
noon yesterday the national demo-
cratic committee was called to order.
The call OF the roll showed the various
states and territories all represented.
The committee went into secret session
for the purpose Of settling all questions
of proxies and contests.
At 3 o'clock the committee was en-
tertained at luncheon by the demo-
cratic reception committee OF the Dis
trict of Columbia. At A O'CLOCK the
committee was again called to order
by Chairman b-ice, and the roll OF
cities was ordered to be called by the
secretary. y
Cincinnati being the first on the
alphabetical list, her representatives
were first accorded n hearing.
Hon. William Ramsey was intro
duced by Chairman Brice and greeted
with great applause
The claims of the various cities seek
ing the convention were ably presented
by their special representatives, but
Chicago, which did not even ask the
honor, was chosen as the convention
city.
When the b~alloting began the inter
est became intense. The hotel corri-
doris were crowded with the delegates
from the various cities, and as their
city showed gains the corridors re-
sounded with cheers. IT oon became
apparent, however, that the commit
tee . was coquett;ng with several
cities When on the first ballot
Kanuou Ifty ln1 Ste n1hnrnntG na 70 a
wild western cheer. On the third bal
lot, when San Francisco received -
votes, the number who wanted to visit
the Golden Gate would doubtless even
have appalled, the generous Cali
fornians. st. Paul's hopes were raised
by leading on the fourth ballot by Is
votes, only to be dashed on the subse-
quent ballots. Perhaps the worst col
lapse was that of Detroit, which on
the sixth ballot received 10, while on
the next it dropped TO l.
Indianapolis hopes were raised on the
eighth ballot only to disappear from
the contest on the next ballot, when
she received vote. The men from Mil
waukee were perhaps the noisiest and
rent the mir when the Badger state re-
ceived 20 votes on the ninth ballot
The crowd was in great good humor
and their enthusiasm rose and fell AZ
their favorites Jared on each recurring
ballot. When, on the fifteenth ballot,
IL was announced hat Chicago had 81
votes and the convention, the crowd in
the corridors were fairly struck dumb,
That a city which had not even asked
for the convention should be selected
was inexplicable. The Milwaukee, st.
Paul and Detroit delegations went out
on the sidewalk and cheered for Cleve-
land.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
IN SlBERIA'S MINES.
Awful Suffering of Two Americans Who
Were Imprisoned by Russians.

Awful Suffering of Two Americans who
Were Imprisoned by Russians.
PoRT TOWNSEND, Wash, Jan. 22.-
Charles Wilson, mate Of the scaling
schooner George II. White, tells a tale
of suffering in Siberia. For the past
three years this schooner has been
sealing off the coast of Alaska and ST.
IBERIA. On a trip in the spring Of 1890,
the schooner got into Russian waters
and barely escaped arrest Another
American sealer at the time was cap
tured by the Russian authorities, says
Wilson, and the crew compelled to
work in the a mines. Captain Alex
ander Mclean. of the schooner Eddie
ID. Webster, Of San Francisco, was ar
rested, but 1t is not known whether
these men belonged to his or another
vessel Two of the crew of Americans,
names unknown, incurred the
displcasure of tho officials be-
cause of disposition To-
shirk work. They were chained
together with iron bands around their
waists and a large iron ball at the end
of the chain One man was very large
and the other below the medium
hNabhH ihSS "Sit hCBb undtT REOuuu
and had to dig n certain amount of
coal each day or no food would be sent
down to them. The supper got short
and the big man ate his companions
food for five days. The small man be-
came frantic with hunger and muir
dered the greedy prisoner while he
slept. lie called TO the guard at the
mouth of the shaft and told MIN he had
killed his companion and asked to be
loosened from the dead man. The
guard refused. In desperation the man
took a coal shovel and cut the dead
man in two aud loosened the band
from his waist. Neither was seen
again. The supposition is that the
murderer was killed by n guard or
starved to death. The story is told by
a prisoner who worked in the mines
where the tragedy occurred, Many
arrests are reported of poaching seal
ers by the Russian authorities, and
many prisoners never leave the mines
alive.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30

Wood and O'Flannagan have no
show of winning. but will remain in
h race and get their share Of the per-
centage. The attendance yesterday
was large and the spectators enthus-
iastic. At the start six men shot
around the bowl-shaped track. Wood
chased hard on O'Flannagan's trail
lie charges that the Irishman ran him
OF his feet Tuesday. O'Fiannagan's
saddle broke and he lost a few laps
but was soon on the course again, nav
ing iiarnessed a new steel horse. The
race Is between Ashinger and Stage,
but Lamb, the sturdy little bricklayer,
from Newcastie-on-Tyne, is only halt
a mile behind, and may at any
time overhaul the leaders Stage
is giving AshInger an exciting
race. The c trails the American
from start to finish and neither will
cave the track for an instant. The
riders at the end of the seventee NTH
hour OF the race had covered 2s0 miles,
which tops the best previous record
made by Ashinger in Boston by ~severali
miles. Ashinger and Stage during the
AFTERNOON We're presented with baskets
of flowers
Hal GREENWOOD, Of st. Lonis, arrived
in the city yesterday and is looking
Tor a match with r. q, Belts lie will
probably be accommodated.
After the race was over Howell and
OFlannagan mounted their steel
stceds and raced like iends for three
miles Howell led for the first mile,
but the irishman made a magnificent
squirt and passed the heavyweight
Englishman In the second mile. The
race was won by Howell In 0:09.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
The Ballots.

First-New York 3, Milwaukee s, San
Francisco :, Cincinnati 3, Detroit 2, St
Paul z, Indianapolis 2, Kansas City 49,
Chicago l..
Second-New York 4, ST Paul z, Cincin-
natl /, San Francisco s, Detroit Z, Mil
waukec 10, Chicago z, Kansas City II, In
d~ianapolis 3.
Third-Milwaukee 10. New York !, Gin
cinnati 8, 81. Paul 9, Detroit |, San Fran
cisco Is, Indianapolis z, Kansas City 5,
Chicago 8.
Fourth-Sew York /, St. Paul 10, Gin
cinnati 9, San Francisco :, Detroit 3, Mil
waukee s, Chicago 3, indianapolis z, Kan
sas City 6.
Fifth-New York {, st. Paul s, Cincin-
natl 4 Detroit |, Milwaukee III, Chicago 3,
indianapolis =, Kansas City 10.
Sixth-Aew York 3, 81. Paul 8, Cincin-
natl :, Detroit 10. Milwaukee 8, Chicago ),
indianapolis 8, Kansas City 6.
Observation-Disclosures 8, New York 3,
Kansas City z, St Paul 4, Detroit /, In
d~ianapolis |, Cincinnati 2, Chicago 8, Des
Molnes IL.
Eighth-Milwaukee 0, st. Paul s, Gin
cinnati |, Indianapolis 90, Kansas City 5,
Detroit |, Chicago s, New York /.
Ninth-New York 10, ST Paul 6, Cincin-
natl |, Detroit |. Milwaukee 2, Chicago 4,
indianapolis /, Kansas City G.
Tenth-Milwaukee Is, New York /, st.
Paul $, Indianapolis l, Chicago Is, Kansas
City 7, Detroit !.
Eleventh-New York l, ST. Paul 6, De-
troit |, Milwaukee %, Chicago Is, Indian
apolis |, Kansas City 3.
Twelfth-New York |, st. Paul 9, De-
troit !, Milwaukee 20, Chicago II, Kansas
City 3, Indianapolis l.
Thirteenth Milwaukee 81, st. Paul 5,
indianapolis !, Chicago IL, Kansas City 4,
Detroit |.
Fourteenth-St Paul 3, Detroit /, Mil
waukee 81, Chicago 22, Kansas City 2.
Fifteenth-Detroit /, Kansas City 2,
Milwaukee IS, st. Paul l, Chicago ~.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell, of Wis
%consin, the vote was declared to be
unanimous
The resignation of Committeeman
Mitchell, of Wisconsin, was accepted,
and the committee adjourned to meet
in Chicago on June 81.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
o
Katzer Says Catholics VIII Not surread
Them to State Authorities.

Katzer Says tho viii Not surreade,
Them to State Authorities. f,
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23.-The Catholic
Citizen today publishes an interview
with Archbishop Katzer concerning
the wisconsin plan" for church
schools as distinguished from the
Poughkeepsie or Faribault plan. He
said that there is an important differ
ence in the attendant conditions as be-
tween a rural school district where the
residents are mostly Catholics and the
other plans in a city. The Wisconsin
plan demands Catholic parochlal
schools, excepting that where such
schools cannot be established or the
system of having public schools con
Quoted by Catholic sisters cannot be
dispensed with the latter plan will be
tolerated on the ground that what
cannot be cured must be endured. Tho
arch bishop said further: .sThe Wis.
consin plan will never permit the sur.
render OF u Catholic parochial school
Of n large congregation of well-to-do
people TO the state authorities. even IL
but for q trial"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
Odds AMI ENDS.


To clean a smoky ceiling, wash it in
soda water.
Butter a little rancid is improved by
heating and frying in it raw potatoes
cut in slices by this process the but
ter is rendered At for cooking pur-
poses. !
A little kerosene rubbed upon the
finger marks by the door knobs will
remove them and leave the paint A
very weak ammonia water Is prefer
able to soapsuds for cleaning windows
No matter bow warm the carpet or
floor, do not allow q babe to sit down
ON IL to play in winter. A large thick
mattress made for the purpose or com
Portable folded will In a measure OBJ
vipte the cold or draft which Is always
fslt o or lees on the floor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
NOBLE, BUT ON The SLIDE.
The Relatives Of an English Nobieman
Sad Financial Straits.

The Relatives OF AN English Nobleman In
Sad Financial straits.
BuFFALo. Jan. 2a-Lord Charles
Beresford's nephew has just left Buff
falo for San Francisco. He reached
here two months ago without a cent
and applied 10 several prominent Eng
lishmen for work He finally secured
employment In a PHOTOGRAPH gallery,
where lie went under an assumed
name.
People to whom he applied for assist
inc doubted his story ut first, hut.
after Investigation. became convinced
of the accuracy OF his statements He
says that three years ngo no left Lon.
don TO go to New Zealand with a couple
Of companions. They had plenty OF
money and intended to invest il IA \
sheep farm. bnt, like other prodigals.
they invested II In having q good time.
Then they separated, young Beresford
working his way to America. From
New York he started west His rela-
tivcs. he says, think him dead. When
he makes a fortune In the west he
means TO return TO England.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
The OmcInl Call.

WASHINGTON, Jan. chairman
Brice today issued the following calf
for the democratic convention:
The national democratic committee at n
meeting held on this day In the city of
Washington has appointed Tuesday, the
2lst day of June, ls92, as the
time, and chosen the city of
Chicago as the place for hold
ing the national democratic convention.
Each state Is entitled to u representation
therein equal to double the number of the
representation to which IL Is entitled in the
next electoral college, and each territory
and the District of Columbia shall have
two representative. All democratic con-
servative citizens of the United States, ir-
respective of past political associations
and differences. who can unite with us in
the efforts for perfect economical and con-
stitutional government are cordially in
vited to join us in sending delegates to the
convention.
CALVIN S. BRICE, Chairman.
SIMON b. SHERRIS, Secretary.
Washington, J nnary %. 1892
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS.
The senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-In the scnaa
there was a sparse attendance of senators
today.
Mr. Stanford, Of California, gave notice
that on Tuesday next he would call up hb
resolution la relation TO providing a souns
circulating medium for the purpose Of sub
hitting some remarks upon IT,
A bill changing the times IF holding
United States circuit and district court,
In western Missouri was reported by Mr.
West, from the judiciary committee, ant
passed.
sar Pettigrew, from the committee or
Indian affairs. reported favorably n bill
for the partial division of the Sioux reser
walton in Dakota
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-In the senat,
Senator Plat. of Connecticut. by request
introduced n bill TO admit New Mexico
into the union.
At2p m. the senate took up the Mex
lean award bill.
Senator Hoar moved TO strike out the
third section of the La Abra award bill.
allowing an appeal TO the supreme court
Senator Washburne introduced "a bill dc
fining Options and imposing special
taxes thereon. and Senator Hoar presented
n petition from bankers and merchants Of
New Orleans, protesting against any
Legislation prohibiting dealings in futures
Il 4:45. with La Abra case still pending,
The senate adjourned until tomorrow.
WAsuINGT n, Jan. 2l.-In the senate to.
day several bills of minor Importance were
introduced. The committee on commerce
reported favorably the senate bill to es-
tablish a marine board.
Mr.. Stanford addressed the senate in
support of his bill for a circulating medium
nbsed on lane mortgages.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
FINE PAINTINGS seized.
seizure Room In New York's Custom ION
Becomtng an Art Gzlie.v

seizure Room In New York's Custom sfou,e
Becoming an Art Galley.
NEW YORK. Jan. ss--The seizure
at the custom house Is gradually
being TUNED into an art gallery. Spe-
cial Agent Trailteur, Inspectors Brown
and Donahue yesterday added to the
art gems already seized by bringing
m thirty-six imported paintings on
which no duty had been paid. The
rough estimate of tho value Of yester-
days seizure is 81. 900. There are pie
lures by Meissonier. Alma Tadema.
Michel Fortuny. Diaz Dorcet, Georgia
Barbara, Van Mark and Jules Duprct
pictured were seized In q Fifth
avenue residence and are part OF q lot
imported by Art Dealer Spiridon, who,
y now under bond TO appear before
the grand jury. The cnstom house
oiicials refuse to disclone the owners
Of the paintings
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
THEY KICK AND POSE.
Boston Buds and Bellies Emulate the
BALLET Performers.

Ballet Performers.
BosToN, Jan 22.-Tbere Is plenty OF
color in the cheeks of Boston's aristoa
cratic damsels today on account Of the
publication of a story of certain escap.
AIDES which they supposed were safely
| locked in the breasts of a chosen few.
The meager facts which have come TO
light suggest visions OF a~ristocratic
toes circling around fair heads while
costly lace only half concealed the
shapely limbs of Boston's choicest
buds. The skirt dance has become a
great favorite in Back Bay drawing
rooms of late, and afternoon teas 'for
ladies only" have been eulivened by
the spirited Kangaroo kick, with var
cations of divers ballet performances,
This craze is the outgrowth OF Carmen!
cita's visit TO Boston a year ago.
The sponsor Of the new fad was MRS.
T. t. Aldrich, who invited a number
of guests. restricted to ladies, TO see
u group of young ladies in garments
warranted to hide no graceful move
ments OF their 1.-the bodies and lin bs,'
give an exhibition of Delsartean pose
II was "a startling innovation, but most
of the guests thought it uudeniably
fetching, and straightway, as the fame
of the soiree spread, there sprung IA
new interest for society buds and
young matrons. Rumors of special
seances have flowed oat from the hill
and the Back Bay that made club men
for once sorry they were born under a
masculine star, and stories OF ~ehears-
ais followed up by jolly spreads sent
ont their echoes Of reveling.
For n long time the names of the high
kickers were kept secret, but al last,
when a special prize was offered. some
of the names became known. IL has
transpired that the palm has been car
ried off by Mrs. Haserick, of Common.
wealth avenue. and her friend Miss
Call. The award was Internationally
made to these n night when n mum
Der of ladies, including Mrs John
Mackie, Mrs. Paul Baron Watson and
Miss Alger, sat in Judgment upon the
artistic dancing Of the hostess and her
assistant nymphs Mrs. Haserick's
triumph was won in n skirt dance
which rivals, say those who know, the
best professional, while Miss Call, in a
costume that would have made n Greek
statue cold, posed for any easy prize.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-30
BELIEVES IN TRADES UNIONS
Professor Bemis, of Vanderbilt University,
palala Aui iha Heaalis

Professor Bemis, of Vanderbilt University,
Points Out the Benefits.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-professor Edward
Bemis, of Vanderbilt university, deliv-
cred his fourth lecture last night in
his series on political economy in the
lecture room Of the First M. f. church
at Evanston. His subject vas Trades
Unions" The speaker ~endeavored tc
remove the prejudices against these
unions by showing that they are op-
posed to violence and make an effort
to restrict apprenticeship though many
believed to the contrary.
Machinery" he said, has destroyed
apprenticeship. Industrial schools, like
the Pratt institute, of Brooklyn, and
the Drexel, of Philadelphia, will have
to supplement the manual training OF
the public schools. Most of the larger
and older unions are not controlled by
demagogues. The advantages OF unions
arc that they supply trade information
and assist the workmen in bargaining
with their employers. 1t is even good
for the employers as n class that the
workmen should seek higher wages,
for it leads TO increased efficiency.
Labor organizations gain much by the
fear of strikes, but the strongest of
them find a resort to this last extrem-
ity less and less necessary. Labor or.
CARNATIONS are of great benefit in as
sisting the sick, and those of their
number out of work. They even in
some cases pension the aged. The
unions have done much toward enact
ing child labor and compulsory educa.
tionaI laws, the establishment OF
bureaus of statistics and promoting
temperance among their members.
The number of men in these organiza-
tions is not large compared with the
entire number of workmen, but they
contain a large proportion of the best
workmen, which gives them greater
influence than their number would in
dicate.n