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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
RAN AWAY FROM SMUGGlERS
Drew OF the Queens Revenue Cruiser Con
stance Accused of Cowardice.

UroV OF the Queens Revenue Cruiser Con"
stance Accused of Cowardice.
MONTREAL, Que, Aug. G.-An extra
ordinary story Of the crew of the gov
eminent revenue cruiser Constance
was brought to light in the trial Of
Theodore %Bouchard. the chief Of the
st. Lawrence whisky smugglers,
charged with Offering armed resist
ance to the QUEENS revenue officers
The Constance was expressly built,
armed and manned for the capture of
these smugglers. July 20 the Con-
stance sighted Bouchard's schooner
and sent a boat TO board il. Bouchard
defied arrest, lodged the cruiser and
escaped, but was afterwards captured
by IN armed force OF militia at his
stronghold on Isle aux Coudres.
Captain May, who commanded tho
cruiser. in giving his testimony today
said that he ordered his men To attack
the smuggler, but the crew to n mar
refused, deferred by the sight of the
rifles in the hands OF tie smuggling
brew. The cruiser therefore put back
for reinforcements. The smugglers'
lawyer asked Captain May: Were
You afraid OF Bouchard?"
The captain was visibly embarrassed
by this question, but replied; "No, l
am afraid Of no man, but Captain
Bouchnrd advised us not to board him,
and my crew refused to obey my or
ders."
This cowardly action on the part of
the crew of the Constance has made
Captain May and his cruiser the laugh
ing-stock of the country, but it is not
unlikely that the government will
take the matter up and institute a
court of inquiry with the object of
finding out how 1t was that this boat,
better manned and better armed than
the smuggler, should have turned tail
at tho first smugglsr which IL en-
countered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
TOO RADICAL A CHANGE,
An Old Miser Suicides Rather Thar
Clean Up.

1hss
Clean Up.
DAYTON, o., Aug. 5.-Christian Fred.
erick Kayser, aged 81 years, commit.
ted suicide here by hanging him.
self in his stable. lie was a miser,
whose property is valued at $500, 600.
Kayser's wife is dead and the re-
mainder of his family consists of a
daughter, aged % years, and a son,
aged "a years. Kayser was one of the
most peculiar and eccentric men who
ever lived in Dayton. lie followed
hauling garbage and performed oil
the mental work on tho farm and lot.
which he owned. His daughter was
educated and remained the greater
part of her life in Italy, where she has
an aunt. Kayser owned $50, 900 WORTH
OF property in Europe and his prop
erty here consisted of buildings In the
central part OF the city, farms and
lots. and money in bank. His house
and stable were curiosity shops and he
had every kind of implement and tool
imaginable stored away on his prem
Uses. II was because his daughter
wanted him to change his mode OF life
that he committed suicide. She came
home from Italy two weeks ago and
found the house in n horrible cpndi.
ton, provisions scattered all over the
floors, dogs and cats running over the
rooms, and she told her father that
he would have to quit his work and
keep the premises clean or she would
go back to Italy. Thoughts of giving
up his old habits preyed upon his mind
until he killed himself.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
Political Days at the Fair.

SIOUX FALLS, Aug. 4-The scheme
of having political days during the
state fair is working like a charm.
Chairman Peterman, Of the indie
pendent party, held a consul Ia
ton with President Codington and
Secretary Downey, of the agricultural
board, and assured them that every
effort would be brought to bear TO
have General Weaver deliver an ad-
dress on the day set for them. They
we're already in correspondence with
Weaver and he had given his promise
to do his best to be in Sioux Falls on
the day appointed. The democrats
are stirring and Yesterday Otto Pee
miller, their chairman, wrote that the
democrats would be represented by an
orator of national reputation, Their
choice lies between Governor Boies
and Congressman Breckinridge, with
the chances in favor of the latter. The
republicans are moving heaven and
earth to get Governor Mckinley and
if he consents, as seems evident, the
attendance will be the largest ever
known in one city in South Dakota.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
MISSOURI BANK ROBBERY.
Cashier Hands Over the Money at tn,
Revolver's Muxzle.

Cashier Hands Over the Money at the
Revolver's Muxzle.
BENTON, Mo-, Aug. g. Yesterday
afternoon Mt 6 o'clock four masked
men rode to the bank In this place and
two of them dismounted while the
others remained outside. The men on
entering the bank presented revolvers
ut Cashier Smith and ordered him to
hand over the cash in the bank. The
cashier gave the men about 81, 200,
which they placed in n bag, and after
cautioning Smith to remain inside the
building, they left. The men had
hardly left the building when Cashier
Smith gave the alarm, but before q
posse could be gathered they had a
good start. The men were well
mounted and performed their work in
a professional manner.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
INTERIOR SHIP BUILDING,
Mr.. Dickey, Of Dubuque, Says 1t Can Il
Carried on Successfully.

Mr.. Dickey, Of Dubuque, Says 1t Can BE
Carried on Successfully.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. = Frank L.
Dickey, of Dubuque, Ia, one of the
builders of the United States monitor
recently launched in that city, is here
to consult with navy department OIL
Gals relative to The work on the yes
sci. Mr.. Dickey said: "The in
auguration OF a ship building policy In
the interior OF the country Is a wise
and patriotic move. Dubuque or any
of our river cities can build any ship
which may be required In the future
and there is no reason on earth why
there should not be a dozen ship yards
on the Mississippi and Missouri. capa-
BILE OF promptly constructing war ves-
sells In an emergency. But OF course
the only way to bring this about Is to
award some contracts for naval build
ing In time OF peace"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
Ikimball Is Dry.

KIMBALL, Aug. 4-This is Ii very
"dry" town just now, and the dry
ness seems likely to continue. There
were two Joints running, but the
proprietors of one disregarded all
caution and got shut up. The other
has had no trouble until the other day
when two Bohemians got into a fight
In the place and the proprietor fired"
them out. This made them very mad
and they had the sheriff close the
place. The joint man says the b.
hemians will not get any more liquor
in town and the Bohemians are very
positive the joint man shall not run
undisturbed. So it is likely TO be
''drv."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
-
STABBED TWO YOUNG MEN.
A siciiian Brigand Lets Himself Loose IN
PcnnHyIXnnia.

A siciiian Brigand Lets Himself Loose IN
Pennsylvania.
B~LossBuRG, Pa Aug. 6--Luigi Re.
giant, a Sicilian bri1and who escaped
from his native country on account OF
murder, narrowly escaped lynching
last night Ic is employed in Roff's
fruit store and tried to eject a party OF
young men who were engaged In a
friendly scufie. becoming enraged.
Regiani seized a dagger and severely
stabbed John Scott in the side and
arm lie then turned his attention To
Albert hughes, probably fatally
wounding hin with a cut in the abdo-
men. A large and excited crowd
quickly gathered and made ugly
threats against Regiani. who had been
taken TO the lookup Lynching was
freely discussed and the situation be-
came SO serious that the officers quietly
removed tho Sicilian TO tho Wellsboro
Jail.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
Appeal to the Supreme Court.

HURON, Aug. An appeal to the
supreme court has been taken in the
case of the Board Of Education VS., the
mayor and the City Council Of the City
OF Huron This is the case passed
upon by Judge Campbell Il few days
since, and involves the question of the
Validity of the vote recently taken on
the adoption by the city of the school
law of 1891. and the rights of the per-
sons elected Hereunder to constitute
a board Of education for TIE city of
Huron. The appeal has the effect 10
leave in power the old board-that Of
which w. A. Lynch is president, pend
ing n decision in the case by the SUI
preme court. 1t is possible that n de-
cision will be reac ed at the October
term. The appeal was taken at the
request Of q number of taxpayers, and
those interested in school matters. 1t
is claimed by some that if the decision
rendered by Judge Campbell is sus-
tanned the validity of the charter of
the city Of Huron may be questioned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
A WELL LAID PLAN.
Carnegie Has Been Plotting for Two Yea
Against the A~maIgamnted.

Carnegie Has Been Plotting for Two Years
Against the AmaIgamated.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-A gentleman
who has just come here from Home
stead and who occupies a position
which enabled him to get at facts not
generally known, tells a story which,
if true, proves hat Carnegie has for a
couple of years past been working to
destroy the Amalgamated association.
This gentleman said it was discovered
that a number OF Pinkerton detectives
had been employed in tho Homestead
mills for many months aud hat one or
two of them had succeeded in working
their way into the inner councils of
the Amalgamated association where
they learned the plans of the workmen
and communicated them promptly to
Carnegie and his lieutenants. One
OF these Pinkerton's was recognized
shortly after the fight by men
who went to Homestead from Chicago.
lie had been formerly II member of the
Chicago police force and later joined
the Pinkertons. When he found out
he was discovered he begged not to be
betrayed, as he feared that in the then
state OF feeling at Homestead IL would
go hard with him Those who recog-
nized him kept his secret, but they
forced him { confess that other agents
of the Pinkertons were members of the
Amalgamated association and even oc-
cupied positions on the advisory COM
mittee.
Members of the congressional inves-
tigating committee, when asked what
they thought about this story, said
that while they were not in a position
to speak as to its correctness they
wouldn't be surprised if it turned out
to be true. From what they had seen
and heard at Homestead and Pitts
burg they were convinced that the
course of the Carnegie people was not
the result of a sudden within, but of
carefully laid plans that had for their
object the disruption of the workmen's
O%rpaniZn alton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13

OMAHA, Neb, Aug. 25-The Bur-
lington contradicts the statement that
it will 500 recognize the engineers
brotherhood and the Railway En-
ployes' federation. The employees re-
ply that it does not matter to them SO
much as they are paid the scale and
under the rules of the railway en-
ployes' unions. The Burlington and
Missouri makes no change in pay and
says there is none to mako, as with
the exception of a single small item
it is paying as high wages ms the
brotherhood" roads and higher than
some of them. The concession made
in Chicago the other day affected only
employees east of the Missouri.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13

4 Al | o'clock the committee rose anu re-
ported the Durborow bill rs n substitute TO
the house ai
Mr. McMillin, dem, OF Tennessee, de-
man d the yeas and nays on the Dear
mond Substitute n lowing tho OF
the fair to coin bullion for souvenir
ccins at government mirts to the
extent of $5,000,O01, the fair to
receive the benefits of seigniorage, esti-
mated Mt $1,000, 600. and the p cmium
on the coins as souvenirs The Dear
mond substitute was lost-76 10 139-M
the vote Is now being taken on the DUE
borrow bill
Later-Thc Durborow worlds fnirtlilL-
passed the house by N vote Of l3l TO a1
AT l 80 p m. the house took q recess m
til z o'clock.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13

HASTINGS. Neb Aug. DC II. Paul.
who IL In Jail under conviction and
sentenced for having purloined $3.50
while county treasurer. has published
= notice that he will apply for a par
don on h Goth inst, 1t Is not be-
'ieved any great resistance will be-
made TO hrs application. Most OF the
people OF the county believe him TO bo
The victim sof circumstances. lila an.
p'lcatior sshl be nnmerousiy sigiasd
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, August
Flour-Spring patents, 81 i004.50; win.
ter patents, 81. 200ot T. AZ.
wheat-Cash. T4@771sc; September,
Use.
~Corn-Cash, 5cslc; September Sole
oats-No 2 white, 3i4@G&c; No g.
white. 33@sl3iHc.
Rye-6sc.
Barley--66c.
Flax-tL03X.
1imothy-SLA
Whisky-tL 20.
~Pork-Cash. tii.!5; September, sI2. 621S.
~Lard-Cash, H.15; September, SIS
Shouiders-szO 091 .25; short clear. IS. 10
as Is.
Short Mbs-Hs al 81
Cheese-Full cream chcddars, Sk0skc:
fats. S4@s%c: young Americas, 009hc.
Butter-Creamery, l5@2lc dairy. iS@
18c.
Eggs-15@16c
H~ides-Heavy and light green sailed,
(X@ixc; sailed bull 4l4@i1<c: green
saited cali. c@61xc; dry liut Ike; dry
salted hides, 6@se; dry calf, s9Qc demons,
zach 25c.
~Tallow-NO solid. 10; packed. &C.;
cake. &c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
Apportionment Act Void.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y. Aug. 6-Judge
Rumsey has handed down o decision in
the case of tho Monroe county board Of
supervisors, declaring that the appor-
tionment act /, void and unconstitu.
tionnl. The decision is based mainly
upon the ground that tho representa-
ton in many of the districts IL inequi.
table and that the constitutional pro-
vision in this respect has been plainly
hisrcgarded.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
IOWA NEWS.
KILLED by a Land.IIhc.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, la, Aug G--Frank
Guanella was called to Hinton station.
ten miles below Council Bluffs, yestcr-
day afternoon by II Telegram announc,
ing that one OF the men working for
him on his gravel bank had been killed
by n landslide. lie left at once for the
place and found that the report was
true. The man had been working on
the side of the bank and had been
warned of the coming danger by ono
of his follow worISmen "a few seconds
before the klandslide occurred lie
failed to heed the warning and the FIRST
OF the slide caught him and hurled
him hcadlong 10 the base Of the
bluit, fully thirty feet below, and the
rest covered him up to n depth OF over
ten feet The accident took place
about 1880 q. m, but IL was 4 o'clock
before his body was exhumed. The
name of tho unfortunate young man
could not be learned last evening.
One of his fellow workmen brought
the news to the city last evening, but
although he had been working by tho
side of the man for several weeks lie
could lot think of his last name. His
first name was John, and he was 26
years of age. lie was to have been
married shortly to n young lady OF
Pacific junction. where his home was.
lie also had n mother, two sisters and
n brother at Pacific Junction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13

V~ERMLLIoN, Aug. 4-The city II
Gil met last Tuesday evening and de-
clared the test made by the water.
works company of the plant n failure.
Today the company win put the plant
Into operation, and will run the water
works system on it's own hook. Enough
OF the citizens of Vermillion have
promised to take water SO that the
running expenses of the plant will be
assured.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
Manufacturing Plant Burns.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Aug. a.-The
SWEET Manufacturing company's plant
at the manufacturing suburb Of Rob
binsdalc was struck by lightning at 4
o'clock this morning and. burned to
the ground. Loss, s24. 900; insured for
Sic. 900. The business portion Of the
town narrowly escaped destruction By
. sudden shift OF the wind.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
Brookinrs College GRADUATES,

BOOKINGS, Aug. 4-The exercises
of commencement week closed today
with the graduating exercises of the
senior class. The following is the list
Of graduates: John C. Written, Mar
garet T.. Madden, Thomas L. Schlosser,
Ida b. McLouth, John II IIamlin,
James l. McAndrcw. Steve Il. Austin,
Albert 5. Harding, file NJ. Williams
and Ira Ii. Patfield.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13

The British government is building
two gunboats for service on lake
Nyassa. The presence of the armed
vessels on the lake will be OF material
assistance in arresting the slave trade
at n of It's great sources. Gunboats
already patrol lake Tanganyika for
came purpose.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
sixty Candidates I'm One Couptv.

Sioux FALLS. s. d., Aug. 4.-Thcre
is a prospect in this county of another
ticket being put in the fsld As it Is
at present the republicans, democrats
aud independents have in the field full
tickets. Today there was circulated a.
petition for calling a citizens mass
convention to nominate candidates.
II the convention does place in the
field a ticket, the voters of Minnehaha
county will witness the novel feature
of sixty candidates seeking Office, each
ticket possessing all told fifteen candi.
dates.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
VIII Honor the Minister to Denmark.

CHICAGO, Aug. a-The Danes Of
Chicago will this evening do honor to
the I'm ted States minister to their
native country, Clark L. Carr, who Is
Mt present in the city on leave Of alb
sence. The banquet will DO held at z
o'clock at tho Union league. and all
the Danes OF prominence In the city as
we'll a. many worlds fair officials will
be present.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13

England with ninety-four univer
stiles, has 2,723 more professors and
81, sl4 more students than the 800 uni
versities in the United States. Tho
evenue of Oxford and Cambridge rep
resents n capital of SIS, 600, 900. The
university OF Lcipsic is worth nearly
5000, 600, 600.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
Increase in the Wheat Yield.

SIOUX FALLS, 5. D., Aug. &C. L,
Mckinney, who has just finished n tour
Of the state with the state railway
commission, of which he is n member,
declares that after proper estimates
made from information obtained from
all sources the wheat yield was placed
at G5, 900, 900 bushels, an increase of
10, 600, 900 over last year The amount
of breaking done this year exceeds all
others in the history of the state or
territory, and if SO good n crop is sc.
cured next year the world will witness
an unprecedented event in 100, 600. 900
bushels of wheat being raised within
the boundaries of n state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13

The empress of Austria lately or
dered that so, 900 rose trees should be
planted around the statue of ~lleine,
to be erected on her property at Corfu,
on u rock over 1000 feet above the
level of the sea.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
Chicago.

CHICAGO, AugustS 8.
Cattle-Choice beeves, 81. S045. "a; cows
and bulls, 81 259 KS; stockers and feed.
srs, $l.0J9l 40; Texans, 81. 20 "a. Oh.
Hogs-Heavy, Is. 5000. Is; mixed, S. 4Oa
BOY: light, $a. 10000.
Sheep-Natives, $t0o@ls); westerns,
t.50@5.75i Texans, <2S)@Lsl
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
THE M MARKETS.
Live stock.

SIOUX CRY, AugustS
Hogs-Light, s5.47K@5 IS; mixed, s. S.
@h65; heavy, 81 609a7 ~
C~attle-Steers, l,i00 to 1870 pounds,
s3.00@i 100; feeders. 8. 5O0aOo; stocsers,
E.0O92.40; cows, common to good, 81 OO@
AIS; yearling, $.00@ ! 50; bulls, 81. 250
2.5; yea calves, eA00@L5l.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
WATER TO SPARE.
st. Louls " iii supply Several N~eighboring
InMns.

st. Louis Ill supply Several Neighboring
Towns.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. G-The new water
works ut s. Louis are now nearly
completed, and the supply will be SO
far in excess of present requirements
that a proposition has been made to
supply eight or ten neighboring towns
with water by meter. There are
nearly 10000 people living in sub
urban towns within half an hours ride
of st. Louis, and these towns are
badly off for drinking water. 1t is pro-
posed TO supply them from the city,
which will thus derive a revenue out
side its limits. The idea is q
novel one but meets with general ap-
prevail.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
A Jailer's Rake-Om.

Dies MONIES. Aug. G-The committee
appointed by the city council to inves-
tigate the accounts of City Jailer
Ricard report that he had overcharged
meals to prisoners for the last sixteen
months to the amount of 81, DIG.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
RIOT AT A PICNIC.

Trouble Over "A Flying Machine stirs Up
strife.
VIcKsBURG, Miss Aug. 6 Yesterday
the county Sunday school convention
of colored Baptists held a picnic at
Chapel Hill, midway between Bolton
and Raymond. A difficulty over the
riding of a flying machine resulted In u
riot in which forty or fifty pistol shots
were fred. One mar was killed and
two women seriously wounded. A lit
tie girl received n slight flesh wound.
One of the principals vas arrested and
officers are after the others.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
Cluster Chronicle.
JOSEPH KUBLER, = PUBLISHER

Last year only five passengers were
killed on all the railways of the united
kingdom, while on the streets of Lon
don alone l47 deaths and 5, 7sl injuries
resulted from accidents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
OPERATORS MAY STRIKE.
The Union Pacific Photographers Are Los.
ing Patience.

ing Patience.
OMAHA, Aug. h-Chief Ramsey, OF
tho Order of Railway photographers,
says this afternoon that something
must be done this evening to settle th9
differences with the Union Pacific or
else the telegraphers will take the
matter into their own hands, and it ia
the opinion hat there will be a strike
unless Assistant General Manager
Dickinson comedies to the operators in
default Of an answer from President
Clark.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13

Colonel Powell, OF the United States
army, is authority for the statement
that among the Cheyennes u man is
never permitted to speak to his mother
in-law except through the intcrmedil-
ton OF q third person
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
Killed by Sunstroke,

OTTUMwA, Ia, Aug. 6-John Webb,
a young man Is years Of age. was
killed by sunstroke here today. He
was standing on the sidewalk and fell
over backwards into the street, not re-
gaining consciousness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13
supposed Horse Thief Arrested.

Elk POINT, S. d., Aug. 4-Sheriff {.
". Deane arrested n man here who
was ~endeavoring to dispose Of u team.
harness and blackboard wagon for a
nominal sum. The description of the
team. harness and blackboard, also Of
the man, tallies exactly with a reward
card received by Mr.. Deane on Satur-
day last for the man and property.
The notice was from Chris. Kroeser,
sheriff of Colfax county, Neb., saying
the property mad been stolen from
Tiara
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13

The scandinavian races think that
spirits can be driven away and witches
kept at bay by n knife stuck in the
house or nails driven up. These races
have held from time immemorial tho
idea that it vas lucky to find a piece
of iron.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-13

Gold was probably the first metal
discovered and used. IL was mined in
Egypt and well known in the eastern
empires 1880 years b. C. 1t was doubt
less known and used in India many
hundred years before that period.