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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
MAY NOT 3. VALID.
The Union Pacific Receivsrship Called in
QUESTION.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The attorney
general transmitted to the house Fri.
day, pursuant to resolution. the IN,
formation relating to the Union Pacific
railroad. He says the government was
not made n party to the receivershiF
proceedings and had no notice of such
proceedings; that there Is grave doubt
as to their validity, as far as the United
States is concerned, and In their prac.
teal opera ton they tend to seriously
prejudice the interests Of the govern
ment as protected by existing laws.
The attorney general further says that
the only action yet taken b. the de.
eartment has been the employment OF
Hon. George A. Hoadley us special
counsel Tor the United States. lie ex.
pressed the opinion that the proper
protection of the interest Of the United
States will call for special legislation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
HARRISON IN GOOD HEALTH.
The Ex.President Is NOT Pale and careworn
as Reported.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Oct. CA good
deal of comment has been occasioned
among the friends Of ex-President Ben,
jamin Harrison by a publication in o
leading Chicago paper referring to tho
reception rendered him by tho Worlds
Columbian national commission, which
said that those who had not seen him
since he left Washington were amazed
at his appearances; that he was decid-
eddy pale; that the palor of his face
was emphasized by his beard which
had turned snow white. and that
the fullness of his face was gone. So
far as this comment might be intended
TO indicate that the cx-president was
not IL the enjoyment Of his usual
health 1t is entirely erroneous. AS a
matter of fact, now that he is relieved
from the cares Of Office. his health is
better than it was at any time for at
least the last year Of his term. II is
true that his hair has whitened q trile,
but his most confidential friends have
failed to notice, to say nothing of the
general public that meets him on the
street, tho pallor or the
loss of flesh which, it is claimed,
amazed the national commissioners al
Chicago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
-
THE YUMA RESERVATION.
The Government Reaching Out Tor More
Valuable indian Lands.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-Secretary
Hoke Smith of the interior department
will appoint n commission to appraise
the lands in the Yuma Indian reserva-
ton in southern Arizona. This reser.
walton occupies the southwest corner
of Arizona and touches California and
Mexico 1t Is land which has Of late
years become very valuable in conse-
quence of the extended irrigation Of
the valley in which it is situated. The
commission 10 be appointed will act
under tho law of March, 1891, just as
the Shoshone and other Indian COM
missions have done. They will APP
praise all of the land in the reserva-
ton, but the Indians will only cede SO
much of il to the government as they
desire.
1t is expected that they will give up
the whole reservation and that the land
will DO opened to settlement, but OF
course this depensAs ~ xrwsssA~~sos-Ah~
price offered to them by the govern.
mcnt. The appointment of this board
of appraisers is awaited with a great
deal Of interest in southern Arizona
and California, where there are many
home seekers anxious SO obtain posses,
sion Of the land.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
The House.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-About 100 mem.
bers rose this morning TO listen to the
chaplain's prayers. Bowers, rep, Cali.
f%ornia, rising to q question of personal
privilege, said that some days ago he had
been reported as attacking the Christian
religion. He had never done so in his
life.
The house then resumed the considera.
ton OF the McCreary bill TO amend the
Geary law. Mr.. Blair, rep, New Hamp.
shire, said that as a friend of exclusion
he believed that the pcr1ing bill should
be passed. If ii were moi, he thoughtthat,
without national appropriations, the ex'
listing law would be nullifed.
At8 O'Clock, according to the special
order, the house proceeded to vote on the
'McCreary bill and amendments thereto
The McCreary bill was passed by the
house without the yeas and nays, the
vote by tellers standing-yeas, IFS
nays, !.
WASHINGTON, DC. is.-No bills OF i'm
portancc were reported from the commit
tees today, and the house proceeded t.
the transaction of routine business. A
bill was passed amending the statutes re
lating to the fees of the United State.
marshals. clerks and commissioners. The
New York bridge bill was then called up
The bill was passed n the house re
sumed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l9.-Mr. Cultivate
dem, Ohio, from the committee on rules
reported a resolution making the bank
ruptcy bill a special order for Monday
next. Agreed to.
The house then resumed consideration
of routine business.
WASHINGTON, Oct 20.-On motion of Mr.
Sayres, dem, Texas, q bill was pAsssi
providingf or the urgent deficiencies o
the government. 1t appropriates $685.. geo
W~AsnISGroN, Oct. 2l.--The house sen
to conference the bill s~uspending The re
quirements rs to labor in the mining
laws. In the morning hour the McGarra
han bill came up, but was Withdrawn be
cause Of the lack of n quorum
The Texas court bill was then taken nj
and passed.
On "a bill to con struct q revenue cutter
for the New England coast ut n cost no
TO exceed $4,000. . discussion occurred
rs to the financial condition cf the GOV
eminent.
Mr.. McMillin, dem, Tennessee. callet
attention to the fact that all appropria
tons now made must come out of til,
g~reenback reserve, nowreduced to less thai
$4,000, o.. Mr.. Ding1ey. rep, Missouri
asserted that the trouble was not due Il
Increased expenditure but the refusal o
che house to authorize the sale Of bond,
to increase and protect that reserve. Th,
bill was passed.
Mr.. Saycrs, DEM, Texas, chairman o
the committee on appropriations, de
feated the passage of o bill author
izing the construction of q rev
snue cutter for use ON the great lakes On,
the house then proceeded to the further
consideration Of the printing bill. Thi
will probably continue throughout thu
afternoon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
. A RUSH AT THE MINT.
The Philadelphia Money Mill Taxed to thu
Limit. {.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Oct z2.-Ths
coinage facilities of the mint are being
taxed both night and day, as . result
of the demand of tho treasury depart.
ment for Sl5.O 900, 900 in gold within the
next five weeks. The bullion used Il
that which was locked up In the vault
over which ex.Chief Weigher Cochran
had supervision, and from which he
made the big haul that has landed him
In Moyainencing prison on his way to
the ~penitentiary. II the mint authort,
ties keep their contract. and OF this
superintendent Boshyshell says thai
he has no doubt. the store Of gold In
the treasury department at Washing
ton will be added TO on November 81
by IS, 000, 900 In half eagles, 5000, 0O(
In eagles and $4,OoO,0O0 In double
eagles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
A Horrible SIGH.
THE WORK OF ESCUE
TWeatt-Six Dead Horribly Burned-.May
Not Be Possible to identity Them.

MOI BE Possible ID iosnty hem.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Oct. ?0.-The
work of rescuing the dead and injured
was not completed until o o'clock this
morning, when the last body was taken
out of the wreck. Sufficient %stretchers
were not to be had and the workers
nailed boards together, on which
the charred bodies were laid and
carried away as fast as
they were extricated. A temporary
morgue was made of ca freight car in
which the disfigured bodies were placed
in charge of local undertakers. So
horribly burned and charred are the
bodies lying in this ;lnpromptu morgue
that il Is hardly possible their names
will ever be known.
At 8 o'cock twenty-six dead bodies
had been taken out of the. ruins of the
wrecked cars and this is supposed to be
the total number Of victims. All OF
the physicians in the city were aroused
and were soon on the scene doing what
they could to ease the terrible suff er,
ings of the injured. The injured were
taken To the hotels and residences in
the immediate vicinity of the disaster
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
Refined to Talk Much.

AsBURY PAI.K. N. j.. Oct. 2O.-Pugil.
list James j. Corbett received word that
tie Kings county officials had decided Ia
stop the proposed fight between himself
and Mitchell at the Coney Island Ath.
letic club. When seen at his training
quarters, Corbett said that he proposed
going on with his daily training as here.
%tofore, and If the fight did not come of
1t would be no fault Of his. Corbett re-.
fused to say whether lie would sign to
tight before any other club
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
Entombed /, a Fiery Furnace.

When the collision took place the
second and third day coaches on No. Q,
the train going west, completely tele-
scoped. 1t was in these cars that the
horrible sacrifice of life took place.
The second coach cut through the
third coach like n knife and the roof
passed over the heads of the illfated
sleeping passengers and they were
completely cntombed in n fiery fur.
mace. The engine and baggage car of
the special were badly wrecked, but
the sleepers escaped injury.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
Corrected list 81 lnjuyet.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Oct. 20.-The
following is a correct list of the injured:
L. EzEKIAL DAVIDSON, Fairport, n. u.
back hurt.
FRANK ROGERS, Woodstock, Ont; hand
injured.
Mrs ROBERT VANCE, Simcoc, Ont. leg
broken.
WILLIAM THOMPSON, Woodstock, Ont
head injured.
Miss BELLE WILLIAMS, Brockport, y. y. ;
ankle broken, head cut.
MAGGIE O'GRADY, Oswego, N. Y. right
leg broken.
c. f. ADAMS, Buffalo, y. ". left hand
injured.
Mrs. J. MONROE, Auburn, ". Y. slightly
injured.
JE NN1E STEWART, IL years old, Dalton,
i'll. left arm broken.
ALBERT BRADLEY, Toronto, O1t. leg
amputated.
j. HARVEY SMITH, Fort Plains, n. y;
badly bruised.
Mrs j. HARVEY SMITH, shoulder blade
broken
FRANK H.. SMITH, leg amputated.
MILE SMITH, bruised badly.
CONDUCTOR BURKE of No. 9, Port Huron,
Mich. pack badly injured.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
Aprofit 0, tho Mitch,Il Corn p.laes

MITCHELL, s. d., Oct. ?0.-The direct.
ors of the Germ Bels exposition held q
meeting on Wednesday evening for the
purpose Of settling up the unfinished
business OF the recent corr palace
They will have a snug balance after ali
claims are paid, and ut their meeting
passed q resolution to the effect that
Mitchell should have u palace another
year far larger and grander than IT,
one OF the past season. n
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
FEARED BY THE PUBLIC.
Light Business or Michigan Central Since
the Jackson Dis 'ster.

the Jackson Dis 'ster.
Chicago, Oct. 20.-Through pnssen-
ger traffic between the west and the
east over the Michigan Central road
has sustained a paralytic stroke as n re-
suit of the recent horror at Jackson,
Mich. The Lake Shore and other east
bound roads have been overwhelmed
with traffic during the past week. while
reports from the east say hat passen-
gers from points convening at buffalo
are willing TO go to extra expense and
to avail themselves of slow trains
rather than to risk life and limb on the
Michigan Central. In railroad as well
as in travelling circles the disaster is
commented upon a. n of the most in
cxcusablc in the recent history of rail-
road management. That a train
lying in the depot Of IA
city of goodly size in order
that the passengers might be enabled
to secure breakfast should be run
into by a second section, the crew Of
which was supposed to have been fore
warned and consequently fully aware
of the existing conditions, is com
mented upon by railroad people as bor-
dering on the extraordinary. OF al
the railroad accidents of the worlds
fair the II in question is regarded
among railroad men as the most mex
cusable. and as this sentiment extends
to the general pubic it is little wonder
that the through traffic of the road has
dropped TO Il nominal figure. Old rail
road men say that it will take years to
restore confidence in this highway of
transportation, while the Stockholders
find little consolation in the fact that
the immediate cost to the road of the
tragedy will foot up in the neighbour
hood of a half million dollars.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
R..,v,, 4, ce,er,l Manager.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct ga. 7.
Odell has resigned as general manager
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company to take effect November !.
He has accepted the position OF assist
Ant 10 President Mayer Of the Baltt'
more and Ohio with headquarters At
ChicaQo. That is 3 post that was cre'
and Tor and frst filled by the late EN-
mons Blaine, son Of James q, Blaine
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
SOME WHO
c. II. Ward OF Moreto,. W., Tells His Ex.
novie,es..No N,nd ,lieno

c. II. Ward of Morsto,. VI, Tells His Ex.
perie,cs.-No Wand ilism.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Oct. 2O.-C. II.
Ward and Ii. s. Ward Of Moreton, Vt,
were in the illfated cars, but were
among the few who escaped uninjured
When the 6rst shock Of the collision
was over C. II. Ward jumped out of the
left side of the car through a win
dow. The seat in front Of him
was occupied by a woman and
her baby. lie managed TO pull the
woman through the window. She
begged him to save her baby, but the
little one was fastened beneath the
seats and burned to death. The poor
mother was nearly crazed and had ia
be removed by force. Ward says that
the seat in front of this woman was oc'
cupied by . young man. IN
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

All the English sovereign's sons re-
ceive especial honors asprinces. They
take precedence of all subjects; they
are addressed by the title of royal high
ness; they are served at table on
Bonded knee, except in presence Of the
sovereign. All subjects are to uncover
the head in their presence and to kneel
when admitted to kiss their hands.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
THE NAPOLEON ON TOP AGAIN

Brayton Tvs E'es'ei President OF t,e
Northern Pacific Other Officers.
New YORK. Oct. a0.-The directors OF
the Northern Pacific met this moring
and elected the following officers:
President-Brayton Ives.
First Vice Prcsident-Robert Harris.
Second Vice Prrsident-C. IL. Prescott.
Treasurer-George S. Baxter.
Secretary-George ii. Earle.
Counsel for the Company--Colonel Chas.
w. Petit OF Philadelphia.
The count Of votes cast yesterday nj
the election of directors was completed
this morning, showing that $500
shares had been voted upon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
rIooa Of Tramp, at pubuaa,.

DUBUQUE, Ia. Oct 2l.-There was .
food OF boy tramps in this city last
night. They came from all directions
and ten of them, ranging from IL to Is,
applied for shelter Mt the city lock up.
Some were from Erie, Pa, others from
New York and two bright boys came In
from Monroe, Wis. They were lodged.
led and turned loose this morning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
Taken On. la Piacas

BATTLE CREEK. Mich, Oct. 2O.-All
the bodies taken from the burned cars
were so badly burned and dismembered
that they could only be taken out in
pieces. These pieces were placed in
blankets and baskets and have become
so mixed and separated that it will
never be known to whose body they
belong.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

The English professional classes are
the tallest of adult males, attaining the
average height Of 3 feet "a inches.
Taken right through, the English and
American races are approximately OF
the same height. Most European ma
tions average, for the adult male, 3
feet G inches; but the Austrians, Span
iards and Portuguese just fall short of
this standard.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

Strange, even to irreverence, were
the titles Of some of the sixteenth and
seventeenth century Of such
were these following: "Baruche's
Sore Gently Opened and Salve Skilfully
Applied" THE Shutters of Divine
Love-" "a Spiritual Mustard Pot to
Make the Soul SLeeze With Devotion"
Crumbs of Comfort for Chickens Of
Grace" "a Balance to Weigh Facts
In Matches Lighted at the Divine
Fire," etc.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
sfohican Has Arrived.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2i.-The Mohi.
can arrived from Port Townsend, Tue
Mohican has been cruising in Behrins
SEA for the past three months.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

A New York policeman arrested a
man the other night for looking mys-
terious. He took his victim to a police
station where search revealed that the
person was wearing three suits Of IN
derclothing, two pairs OF socks, two
hats, five suits of clothes, with a silk
handkerchief in a pocket Of each suit.
Two overcoats were slung over his arm
aud in his hand he carried several pairs
Of gloves. The man was detained while
the police are looking for the owner Of
the clothes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

A massage stone is coming into use
in England that is made of unglazed
china and provided with a sort of dor
sal lump for holding in the hand and
has the rubbing surface slightly undu-
lated, not to say rigid. The stone is
white and even when used on recently
washed skin it soon becomes d~arkencd,
showing that it squeezes a good deal OF
material from the pores.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

the seat back OF the one he
and his brother occupied were two
young men None of these four
escaped. b. s. Ward came out through
the roof in some manner, just how he
cannot tell. He jumped off the roof
and helped out the Smith family of
Fort Plains, n. V, consisting
of father, mother and
two children. All four are
more or less seriously injured. but
miraculously escaped death while all
around them passengers less fortunate
were either killed outright or fastened
down in the debris and burned to death
before help could reach them.
The news of the terrible accident did
not become generally known in that
city until z o'clock, and then appar-
emily the entire population began
moving toward Nichols. The
railroad men and police
had all they could do to
keep the curious back, but the crowd
was orderly. No act of vandalism has
yet been reported and SO far the NOR
bid relic hunter has not put ! N an APP
pearancc. The men of the Battle
Creek fire department did noble work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

A tower designed to attain a height
$50 feet greater than that of the cele-
brated Eiffel tower of Paris is in course
Of construction at Wembley park, rear
London. The foundation of the tower
has been completed, and the super
structure has attained a height OF
sixty-two feet. The tower is erected
under the auspices Of Sir Edward Wat.
kin. The plan OF the tower was the
result of an advertisement three years
ago in which architects were invited to
send in designs in competition for sub.
etantial prizes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

c. A. Lorman of Detroit, proposes to
present to the Loyal Legion a log II
feet long and IS inches in diameter,
which has been cut on Wilkinson's
farm on the battlefield of Chickamauga,
and which contained imbedded deep in
its body and firmly fixed six shells un.
exploded and remnants of others that
had struck the same tree and been dis
charged, leaving the pieces Of iron i'm
bedded almost out of sight beneath
the bark of the tree.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
CRACKSMEN AT BRANDON.
They Blow Opsn the Safe In the Pos
Office but Ara Erjyhtenej AWAY.

office but Ara Friyhtenei Away.
HURON, 3. d., Oct. 20.-Burglars last
night blew open the safe in the post.
Office Mt Crandon, but were frightened
away without getting the booty. This
is the second time this office has been
robbed within a month.
Fire last night destroyed the resi-.
dence OF Thomas Smith with most OF
its contents. Loss 81, no insurance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

A closed bank in Arizona has issued
the following notice: This bank has
moi busted; it owes the people $50, 900:
the people W it $55, 600; it is the peo-
pie who are busted; when they pay
we'll pay"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
Tho MissourL Prohahlx,

little Girl--Folks say Mrs Downton,
who was sick, has crossed the darb
river. What does that mean:
Little boy twho haa travelled some
what)-I guess the doctors must have
sent her to Omaha for her health.
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Cluster Chronicle.
'OsEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER

Probably one of the smallest speci-
mems of horsefesh ever born is n recent
arrival on the farm of c. B. Barrett,
near Walton, n. y. The colt is a week
old and stands but two feet high.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
pismarck Aimost R.oovsred.

BERLIN. Oct. 21.-Prince Bismarck /.
reported to have almost recovered ~
health. He proposes to 90 to varqueir
at an early date.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

The most highly priced piece of an
cestral silverware preserved by the
Lees of Virginia is n mammoth stirrup
cup which, even when empty, is a bur-
den for two stalwart arms to lift up.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

An Oswego, n. V, woman kills all
stray cats by means of chloroforn'
The humane society of New York state
decided at n recent meeting that such
action should be emulated.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

writes a correspondent, twas at Malta,
where it is collected on the fiat roofs.
which are most carefully cleaned pre-
paratory to the heavy fall of rain,
which takes place when the weather
breaks the first or second week in Sep
TENDER. Every house has below 1t an
immense tank, often of the anne area
as the house, aud about twelve feet
deep. and into this pours the beautiful
fresh water, which IN up cool and
sparkling when wanted"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

Everybody is familiar with the music
of the katydid. 1t is the male that has
the voice. AT the base of each wing
cover is a thin membranous plate. He
e~levates the wing covers and rubs the
TWO plates together.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

The Southern Pacific railroad, 1t is
reported, has come to the conclusion
that it is useless to attempt TO prevent
tramps from riding on freight trains
and has decided that hereafter they
may ride free.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
THE WRONG TRAIN.
Knights OF tbs Ro I'd Mistake a Frsight for
a P~asse,-of.

S~pRINGFIELD, Mo-, Oct. ai.--An at
tempt was made TO hold up the Frisco
assenger train which left Fort Smith
IT los this morning, but q freight
which preceded tho passenger traiu
was mlsts ken Tor the latter and held
Up. Five or six officers We're placed or
he following passenger train but nc
Effort was made 10 hold II mp.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

She-As am TO be poor mans VIII
don't you think ! ought to get acol
book?
He--Wait . little. my pet, until
make sure that we will have 90
thing TO cook.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

Three turbine wheels of l,l00 horse
power each are reported to have been
placed in the wheel pit Of the Niagara
Falls Paper company and will dis
charge into the tail race tunnel of the
Niagara Falls Power company. Pro-
vision is said to have been made for
three more of the same capacity. The
six shafts connected with these wheels
will be ten inchas in diameter aad
weigh 35, 900 pounds apiece.