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Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-23
A SURE ENOUGH WINTER.
The Blizzard Still on in the
Northwest.
Portland Buried Under Two
Feet of Snow.
Zero Weather Reported in Montana
and North Dakota.
Street and Railway Traffic Greatly
Impeded-A Severe Gale and
Heavy Rain In North
ern California.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22.-Not since
the winter of 1884 has this city and
vicinity experienced such snow storm
as has prevailed for two days past. Two
feet OF enow has already fallen, and at 8
O'Clock tonight it is still falling. Many
lines of business are suspended, as per-
cons living in the suburbs are unable to
reach the city owing to the suspension
of traffic on the electric and cable car
lines. The Third.street electric line
made an effort to run cars today but
only succeeded for short time. All
trains are moving, though much behind
time. The telegraph lines are down
south of Salem and the only reports of
the storm in that section have been re-
ceived through passengers on the over
land. The Southern Pacific people state
there is but little snow south of Rose.
burg.
Between Salem and Albany the storm
was very severe and many telegraph
poles were blown down. The snowfall
along the Columbia river is very heavy,
though at no point on the river has the
temperature fallen below Is degrees
above zero. Along the Union Pacific
between this city and The Dalles about
three feet of snow has fallen, though
with the aid of snow plows the company
is able to run trains without serious de-
lay. In Eastern Oregon snow is re-
ported from all points as far east az
Huntington, varying in depth from to
20 inches. The weather is slightly be-
low the freezing point.
Reports from Eastern Washington
show fall of snow of from five to ten
inches. In Montana and North Dakota
the weather is cold, the thermometer
ranging from 10 to 25 degrees below
zero.
SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 22.-Blizzard
conditions continue throughout this
section, and the train service is more or
less demoralized. Many telegraph and
telephone wires are down. Fine snow
is falling, and the wind drifts it up and
keeps it flying on the highways. The
temperature hugs close to the zero
point.
REDDINa, CAL, Dec. pa severe
storm prevails. The wind is blowing a
gale. There has been an immense fall
OF water since last night, filling the
streams and preventing the Redding
and Lakeville stage from crossing and
obliging the driver to return.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-23
Harbor improvement at San p,e.o,

SAN DIEGO. Dec. 22.-Information was
received today from Washington that
orders have been Issued for the immedi-
ate construction af jetty at the mouth
OF this harbor. The contract was closed
with the government today for the pur-
chase OF 1S acres of land on North
island from which the jetty is to pro-
Ject, and orders were issued to prose-
cute the work. The object of the i'm
provement is to protect the bar of San
Diego harbor and by directing the ebb
and tow OF the tides to deepen the
channel and keep it permanently clear.
The estimated cost is $500 600.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-23
AdIai Going Home.

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 22.-This morning
Mr.. Stevenson and the gentlemen Of his
party were the guests of the Young
Mems Democratic league at breakfast,
at the Aragon. The affair was an ele-
CANT one. The vice-president-elect has
Cancelled his engagements in North Caro-
lima and will leave tomorrow for Bloom
ington Ill
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-23
A JAIL DELIVERY.

Five Prisoners Make Their Escape from
Prison 1t Woodland.
WOODLAND, CAL, Dec. 22.-Five pris-
oners escaped from the Yolo county
jaill this afternoon. They were Frank
Brown, George CLARK and William Ber-
ry, awaiting trial for robbery; Fred
Steinmatz, serving term for vagrancy
and All Charley, convicted Of larceny.
They escaped by the back door of the
jail which was fastened with three pad
locks; these were unlocked and thrown
on the floor. No trace of them has been
found.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-23
GOING TO RIVERSIDE.
The Southern Pacific About to Build
Into the City of Oranges.

Into the City OF Oranges.
RIVERSIDE, Dec. 22.-For some time
past there has been considerable rumor
to the effect that the Southern Pacific
company intended to build into this
city. This rumor is now more than ru-
NOR, for it ia learned upon good author
ity that the company has secured the
right OF way over almost the entire dis
tance between this city and Cotton.
Agents of the company are still here
who are at work on the rest of the way.
The new line will parallel the Santa Fe
road and will run from Cotton via this
city and South Riverside to Chino and
Pomona to Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-23
BoNAPARrfsrs ON DECK.

Imperialists Stepping to tho Front to
Overthrow the Republic.
PARIS, Dec. 22.--Today it is the Bona
partists that are stepping to the front
to take advantage Of the difficulties of
the republic. The activity Of the Roy
alists aroused the jealousy of the Impe-
riallst leaders, and at secret conclave
they drafted manifesto addressed to
the people Of France. urging them to
recall the house of Bonsparte to the
IContinued on Fiith Pace.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-23
stockton Records Recorded.

STOCKTON. CAL, Dec. pa telegram
came today from Secretary Morse of the
National Trotting association stating
that the records made on the Stockton
track had been accepted and recorded
by that association.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-23
Trade Treaty Ratified.

PAnIs, Dec, 22.-The commercial con-
vention between France and the
United States was ratified by the
chamber Of deputies today.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-23

Successful men secure fine tailoring
with pleasing fit from H. A. Getz, III
West Third street.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-23

lOOntinued on Filth Page.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
ROTTEN BACON DID IT.
senator Henderson Says the Armours
Caused the Battle of Wounded Knee.

Senator Manderson Says the Armours
Caused the Battle OF Wounded Knee.
WASHINGTON, April 2~.-Indian Com
missioner Morgan will prepare a reply
to the statement made by Senate
Henderson during the debate on the
clause of the Indian bill authorizing
the appointment of army officers as In
dian agents whenever vacancies &C.
Cured, rejecting very severely upon
p. ID. Armour, of Chicago, and lnspec-
tor. Cox, of the Indian department. The
statement was made in debate that
the Sioux wal of 1890 was caused by
the Armours sending out l20, 900 pTSands
of rotten bacon which the civiliaa in
sp%ector, Cox. had accepted for the in
terror department; that Captains
Penny, of the Sixth infantry, and Le-
roy Brown, of the Eleventh infantry,
refused to accept this bacon for the
Indians because it was not fit for any
human being to eat; that Commits
sioner Morgan was ordered to send an
inspector out to the Sioux reservation
to examine this meat and he sent tho
same man Cox, who had inspected it
In Chicago; that Cox examined 1t when
the thermometer was 20 degrees below
zero and reported that it was all
right; then the two officers mentioned
were ordered to issue the bacon to the
Indians anyway, but refused and APP
pealed to The secretary Of the interior.
This injustice and robbery, for the
Indians were robbed" said Senator
Henderson, caused the battle of
Wounded Knee, and the precedent and
subsequent killings of ana by the
Sioux"
1t is not often that n sem
ator attacks his party's officials in open
debate In such n forcible way as Man
derson did. Secretary Noble Is ter
ribly enraged owe it and has ordered
Commissioner Morgan to prepare an
explanation of the proceedings
charged, If he can. The section OF
the bill allowing army officers TO be
appointed agents passed. But this is
only the beginning of n general over
hauling of the methods of con
conducting business with the Indians
Senator Pcttigrew In his defense of
the civilian Indian agent finally at
tackled General Miles, charging that
iiS IL inhht obdnSAiChbo ehdS "ouhN
not bear Investigation, etc. There
promises TO be n very lively time among
interior department officials before the
churges made relative to their methods
of conducting Indian business are
cleared ap
1t is said that the Armours deny ever
having furnished any meats to the In
dian Office that were not perfectly
sound and that they will demand an
investigation. They say that IL any
c~rookedness was carried on 1t was
without their knowledge and that
their business reputation for years re-
flutes such n charge. 1t is probable
that all the persons mentioned by
name in Senator Manderson's speech
will be called upon to testify. Man
derson refuses TO talk for publication,
but says II given the chance he will
prove all he charged in his speech.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
WEAPONS OF THE PuRITANs.
They Used Guns Which wouldn't Shoot
When IL Rained,

~ ~
The precise population Of New Eng
land, elthe Indian or white, at the time
or Phillips war, cannot be stated; but,
for the purpose Of war, IL may be said
that the forces on one side ard on tho
other were almost eqnal. At that time
the Indians weio as well used 10 fire
arms as the whites, but the iirelock of
those days was but an inefficient weapon
compared with the musket OF later time
or with the rife OF to day.
1T seems certain that In Europe flint
locks had been introduced before this
time; but the furitans still relied on the
matchbox The form OF this can DO
readily explained to any per;on who has
seen tho old flintlock of the present
century. A hammer-a good deal
larger than the hammer which after
ward held the flint, but quite like it,
had a screw which frightened or loosen
cd the ho'd which two pieces OF iron had
upon a match
Each soldier was obliged to carry
some yard OF this match with him, and
when the battle began he lighted the
piece OF this match which was fixed In
the hammer OF the gun. A pan which
held powder, exactly as the pan of a
fintlock afterward did, was In front OF
the hammer, with a cover projecting
from which a sort OF a horn ran up near
ly vertical, to be opened by the hammer
when the soldier pulled the trigger.
The fire OF the match then communi.
Gated with the powder and the gun went
of.
This was a sufficiently complicated way
In which men should go into battle, per-
haLs in n wilderness, where even the
procuring OF fire at that time was at
tended with some difficulty. The ac.
counts Of skirmishes Of those time wa
full OF occasions when a sudden shower
put n stop TO the whole battle. This IS
because the fire Of the matches was ex.
tinguished by the rain.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
THE CAR-HOC IN MONTANA.
When the cowboy Got Desperate, Oh
Wooliy Man Made Room for HIN.

When the cowboy Got Desperate, tho
wooIiy Man Made Room for Him.
1t seems that w, ly man frcm Root
Hog-or-Die Gulch was occupying d
whole seat In a Montana railroad car.
Usually, the company figures on two
bodies to each seat, and reserves the
floor for the feet. The ear was we'll fill
ed with passengers, and, notwithstand-
ing the man had been asked to remove
his pedal extremities so that some one
not afraid Of wool might sit beside him,
he refused to do SO. At one Of the littls
gulch stations, however, q cowboy got
on the train, and, seeing all the seats
occupied save the M In which the
woolly man was sitting, he approached
and askhd him to move his feet and make
room for a mild-mannered vaquero.
Now, I'll be id II / do. snarled
the woolly man. Them feet il going to
stay right whar they is, partner, and
don't you forget it," And with the re-
mark he dropped both heels upon the
cushion to emphasize his remark.
Take EN- on, sonny" said the cow
boy, and make room for your Uncle
Fuller, and as the last words fell he
showed the feet on the floor. In the next
instant the cowboy was looking down
the muzzle Of as big a gun as eve en-
tered the confines OF Montana, but quick
er than a fash he caught and wrested
h gun from the woolly man and began
a tattoo on his head with 1t. After hit
ting him several times, he placed tho
muzzle OF the weapon In the mans right
ear and asked him IL he thought they
could both sit In the game seat. Being
answered mildly In the Affirmative, he
coolly ~pocketed the weapon and took a
seat, while the wooliy man watched the
blood low from his wounds and drop In
great slabs ON the floor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
HAVOC AT DIES MONIES.
Hundreds Of Buildings Damaged and Sew
eral Hurt.

Hundreds of Buildings Damaged and Sew
ersl Hurt.
Dies MONIES, Ia, April I'm Des
Moines damage was done to hundreds
Of buildings, the wind averaging a
velocity of sixty miles per hour, and at
brief intervals was as high as 100.
A section Of the ornamental iron COR
nice was blown from the Sheer build
ing and crushed to atoms at the feet
of pedestrians. A corner spire on the
Second United Presbyterian church
was blown from its fastenings,
and the West Locust street
house wss rocked like q ship
at sea. The plastering fell and
buried Fireman Hollaran. but he was
rescued. The south front and the roo
Of the foundry department Of the stove
works In Easton place were de.
molished. A chimney on the
Register Office blew down and
broke through the roof, a brick strik.
ing q compositor on the head and pain.
fully injuring him, and the tower on
the building was badly twisted. The
rear ena of the prick house occupied
by James Collins, on east Fifth be.
tween Court avenue, blew out when .
front door vas opened. The band
stand In the court house yard was
blown and crushed to splinters. Slate
shingles in large numbers were blown
from the roof of St Ambrose church.
The tin roof of the Perkins a Catch
block and a dozen other blocks are
rolled up. The copper roof of the
postofice vas badly damaged. In fact
there was hardly m exposed block Ia
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
UNANIMOUS FOR GROVER.
Minnesota Democrats Declare for Gle,
land and Tariff Reform.

Minnesota Democrats Declare for CIeve
and and Tariff Reform.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, April las was
expected the state democratic convcn-
ton, held here yesterday, unanimously
Endorsed Cleveland. Resolutions in
structing the delegation to vote for
him SO long as there was any possibil-
ity of his nomination went through
with a cheer.
The platform adopted declares
against protection and favors tariff
reform. The expression on coinage is
as follows:
In accordance with the traditional
policy of our party as to both gold and
silver, we hold that the sole coinage fuuc-
ton Of the government Is 10 examine the
relative values of the metals of coinage
established by the commercial world, and
II there has been sufficient f~iuctuation
In the value of either Ia
make the existing ratio unequal
then TO readjust ratios so the number o!
grains of either metal in n dollar be
equivalent In value, and then permit the
free and unrestricted coinage Of both
metals We join the democracy of New
York in demanding the repeal of the
Sherman silver coinage act"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
iNvES riGATiN0 DE LESsePS.
Secret Testimony Being Taken In New
York City.

Secret Testimony Being Taken In New
York City.
New YORK, April 2.-There was be-
gun in this city today the examination
OF witnesses in the proceedings com
menced by the French government
against Count de Lesseps, charging
him with swindling and bre,ch Of trust
in connection with the affairs of the
Universal l~nteroceanic Panama Canal
company. Lawyer Edmond Huerstel
took the testimony of Charles 81.
Francklyn, A. v. Marcquaid, C. ID.
Leverick and George w. Ely, secretary
of the stock exchange. MI. Ely was
examined in relation to stock exchange
quotations of Panama railroad stock
about the time the negotiations for the
purchase Of the shares were In pro.
gress. The examination of witnesses
was conducted privately and nothing
will be made public until the examine.
ton is closed, possibly toward the end
of next week.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
A Lean and Hungry Rat.

An exciting scene Was witnessed a few
nights ago in q Philadelphia theater
when, during the progress Of a play, q
large rat, with whiskcrs cirled like the
handle OF q mug. commenced q forage
for food. A woman was the first to see
theIodent, and with q shrek that would
have piqued the jealousy Of a graveyard
ghost she threw decorum to the winds
and mounted q chair. Her silvery yell
Of rats" was reiterated fround, and the
air for q few moments was full OF cries
and the rushing and swishing OF skirts.
Realizing that he had made q miscalcu.
lation on the time the rat made for thu
stage, and the announcement that he
wal going behind the footlights caused
q dying heroine to jump back to life and
mount q divan, clearly showing that ac-
t~resses and rats clash quite naturally.
When the rat was finally killed thu
heroine resumed her dying posture, the
women In the audience sat down, and
tho programme was continued as though
there had been no Int Eruption.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
Seven Killed at wameg,, Kas.

Topeka, Kas., April 2.-Seven per-
son were killed and over a dozen
others badly injured by the tornado of
Thursday night in the little town of
Wamego.
The killed are: Charles Taylor, wife
and child; Mrs. ALDER: Eggers and two
children, aged 3 and 8 years respec-
lively, and Joseph Johnson, a farm
laborer.
The storm leveled the house Of AL
bert Eggers and carried the inmates n
distance of 200 feet. The body of
Mrs. Eggers was found at a con-
siderable distance from the
ruins of her home. The body of the
youngest child was clasped tightly in
her arms. The other child was buried
under a mass Of timbers. Charles lay
Tor, his wife and little child were in.
s~tantly killed. Their bodies were ter
ribly bruised and blackened.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
LATEST FROM KANSAS.
Estimated That 100 Were Killed and 2Ot
Injured.

Estimated That 100 Were Killed and aOt
Injured.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 2.-Witl
the going down of tho wind the tele
graph is again brought into s~ervic,
and the storm stricken district
is heard from. The wir.
service is still very bad. bu,
there is enough news coming into show
that the terrible work was far
reaching and very destructive.
Careful estimates regarding the
number of killed and wounded
Throughout the state as the result o,
the winds havoc make it nearly 100
killed and between 200 and 800 in
jured.
All that territory lying west of q
line through the center of Kingmau
county is still virtually cut fl
from the world and just what has oc.
CURED in that territory can not be
learned for some days yet. The tor
nado came from the southeast
and went across the western
part of the state. spreading d~estruc-
tiou clear up into the Nebraska line.
The first damage by the storm was
noted near the southwest corner OF
the state, and the last
report Is from the north.
east corner. In addition to this
principal storm there was a second oil
less intensity which went across the
eastern part of the state not taking SC
many lives, but doing fearful damage
to crops, trees and farm buildings.
The following is the estimate placed
on the dead and and wounded as near
as can be ascertained at this time:
South Haven, s dead and 80 in
jured; Wellington, 4 dead and 90 in
jured. On farms between these two
towns, 5 dead and 9 injured: T~owanda,
II killed and As wounded; Augusta, Z
dead and 10 injured; Homestead. 5
dead and Z injured; Strong City, 2 dead
and 8 wounded; Salina, Is injured, 3
fatally.
These towns are the only ones from
which anything like a definite report
has beer obtained and the possibilities
are that when the western towns and
villages are heard from the death list
will be swelled to nearly 100.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
Exodus or French Canucks,

MONTREAL, April 2.-The exodus OF
French Canadians to the New England
states has assumed enormous proper.
tions. Thousands are daily leaving
their homes In various parts of the pro.
vinces and going across the border. The
leading French Canadian papers are
becoming alarmed and are discussing
the question whether II would not be
preferable to have a political union
with the United States than to have
the provinces depopulated by the
exodus.
La Patrie, the leading French lib.
eral paper OF the dominion, In last
nights issue Endorses the candidacy
OF ex-Alderman Mcdonald on the
straight annexation ticket in Toronto
and declares itself strongly in favor oil
the annexation of Canada to the
United Statea
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
READY FOR THE CAMPAIGN
j. l.. Mitchell Chairman of the Democrat
Conxressiopa Committees,

j. l.. Mitchell Chairman of the Democratic
Congressional Committee.
WASHINGTON, April AT the meet
ing of the democratic congressional
campaign committee John l.. Mitchell,
of Wisconsin, was elected chairman;
Lawrence Gardner, of the District of
Columbia, secretary, and j. I. Norris,
of the District of Columbia, treasurer.
The chairman was authorized to APP
point the executive committee. The
following are the names of the states
members of the committee as far as
they have been furnished to the secre-
tary of the meeting:
Aiabama-Jokn IL. sakhead.
Arkansas-Thomas &. MeRaa
California-Thomas j. Geary.
Colorado-A B. Mckinley.
Florida-Stephen II. Mallory.
Georgia-Charlcs Il. Moses.
ldaho-Joseph &. Straughn.
Illinois-William s. Forman.
Indiana-Charles q. Mcclellan.
1owa-Thomas Bowman.
kansas-S. i. Nicely.
Neutrality-suspicious. p. McCreary.
Northumberland NJ Robertson
Michigan-Justin II. Whiting.
Minnesota -
Mississippi-T. r. Stockdale.
Missouri-Seth w. Cobb.
Montana-William w. Dixon.
Nebraska-William J. Bryan.
Nevada-George w. Cassidy.
North Dakotn-William Is. Mcconnell.
Obio-John G.. Warwick.
Pennsylvania-William Mutchier.
South Dakota-S. G.. Johnston.
Tennessee-Benton McMi!lin.
Texas-Joseph w. Bailey.
Virginia-William A Jones.
Washington-Hugh D. Wallace.
West Virginia-John C. Anderson.
Wisconsin,. l. Mitchell.
Wyoming-James c. Baird.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A. Smith.
New Mexico-Antonio Joseph.
Oklahama-Dudley b. Madden.
Utah-John r. Game.
District of Colu nbia-James T. Norris.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09

Eugene Wolf, the correspondent Of
the Berliner Tageblatt, who was re-
Gently expelled from the German pos
sessions In East Africa, has called
upon the reichstag to explain why he
was expelled, and to prove that his
letters did not give true accounts OF
the condition Of affairs in Africa. He
also asks that he be allowed to return
to Africa. Mr.. Wolf continues his at
tacks upon Freiherr o Loden, gov
ernor Of the German provinces, and
gives certainly no tlattering picture Of
that official.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09

tho city which did not suffer in some
degree from the fierce blasts of the
wind.
Mrs. Ii. c. Evans, of Bloomfield, la.
daughter of General j. ID. Weaver, was
struck by a piece Of plate glass from
Il crushed window in the house of the
latter and badly cut about the face
and neck.
At Boone, Stuart, Atlantic, Guthrie
Center, %Indianola and other western
Iowa towns great damage to property
is reported, but no loss of life. The
damage at Stuart is estimated at S15,.
300. 1t is even greater at Boone.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
Duluth District Lumber Cut.

DULUTH. Mimi, April ALI lum.
bermen in the Duluth district have
this week finished their work for the
winter, and u careful canvass of the
returns shows a cut of over 800, 600, OOO
feet. Besides this companies which
operate logging railways will increase
the total during the season to about
410, 600. 900 feet. This Is an increase OF
over 80 per cont. or any preceding
year. Loggers report that there has
never been such a favorable winter in
their trade and the sales of lumber are
already unprecedented.