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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
RAIL ASSESSMENT.
The Chicago and Grand Trunk Attorne,
Object; to the Indiana Methoj,

INDIANAPoLIs, Aug. 19.-E. w. Me
laugh, attorney for the Chicago ant
Grand Trunk, in the hearing before
the board of tax commissioners now
going on here, entered a most move
plea against the present system Of as
sessment.
have force IN fhe confederation Byatt6,
board, he said, the plan followed wa,
erroneous. Railroads should not b.
assessed according to their earning ca
pacity, but on what it would cost to re
produce them or what they would bring
if sold on the market. TO assess the
earning capacity meant to tax the
brains TO which the railroads owe their
success. This is the method low being
followed, and unless it was applied to
all cases of industry it was leading to
injustice. The Grand Trunk paid its
taxes instead of going to litigation, as
has some of the other roads. The rail.
roads are burdened with a tendency on
the part of the public to have passen-
ger and freight rates cut down. and the
rate of taxation was to be raised. Thi.
could be carried to a point, he said,
where there was not room enough FOL
the railroads to go on.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
JEWELRY
The Rich Find Made by a Negro Fisherman
Below New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, La, Aug. 20.-The
discovery of a remarkable treasure
trove was made here by Joseph Dozier.
a negro. lie saw some bananas float
ing in the river at Old Planters planta-
ton, six miles below the city. He went
close TO the bank to fish out the
bananas and his shoe turned up the
mud and brought to light a bright
.saipi&Eq nSaESttss et ~ 2 sSlia gold srJ ring; In 9
mud, he discovered eleven other gold
and diamond rings, besides gold
watches, chains, lockets. earrings and
other trinkets. The news was circu-
lated among the negroes on the neigh
boring plantation and several came to
the scene. Over sixty other gold,
diamond. amethyst and other rings
were found, a dozen lockets and as
many earrings; over 100 pieces of
jewclry in all. Dozier informed the
police of his find and several detectives
were sent TO the scene to investigate
and the treasure vas turned over To
them. The theory of the police IS that
the jewelry was dropped by burglars
by accident or when holly pursued and
sank in the mud. The jewelry is of
recent style and burglaries have been
quite numerous of late.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
Sioux Falls News.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Aug. 19.-S. j
Beals, auditor of the Sioux Falls and
Yankton road, was arrested yesterday
afternoon on the charge of forgery on
complaint of c. c. skinner, Il butcher
Of Hurley who HAD been furnishing
meat for the grading gang of Phillips
& Murphy. The charge was that Beal'
lad crossed out the name of {. I. jeff
srs Endorsed on certain memorandum
certificates. The evidence showed thai
Beals crossed out the name under IN
structions and he was dismissed by the
presiding justice.
Leroy ID. Nelson, % years of age,
lied here yesterday of chronic bron
.hitis. He is TIE second son of w. H.
Nelson and has been sick for eighteen
months. The funeral occurs Sunday
afternoon.
1t is reported in n subrosa way that
nudge Frank X. Aikens, of Canton,
Judge OF the Sioux Falls district, will
De a candidate before the republican
state convention for nomination for
Judge.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
The DEADLY ANTHRAX.
II RACES Not Only Among Stock, but Has
Human Beings for Victims.

II RACES Not Only Among Stock. but Has
Human Beings for Wet ms.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 90. - The
deadly anthrax, which has been for
several weeks raging among the herds
aud Hoc!,s 81 Clay. Edwards and Wayne
counties, is spreading rapidly and has
now extended to Hamilton. DIR. Scott,
secretary of the state board of health,
has just returned from the infected los
cality, whittier he went with the state
veterinarian, DR.. Trunbower, and re;
ports a serious condition OF affairs.
The plague attacks all species of live
stock. and is beginning to number
human beings among its victims. Two
authentic cases were reported to the
doctor during his presence in the in
fected locality Weems, OF
Jacksonville, and Vest Hall, of Ellis
Mound. The latter will probably die.
Men take the disease by incubation,
generally from handling animals that
have died Of it. Taken in this way il
is generally durable, but when taken
into the stomach by animals from graz.
ing or drinking water impregnated
with plague germs it is pretty certain
death. DIR. Scott during his presence
in the counties named organized the
local boards of health, and gave in.
structions for stamping out the disease.
bodies OF animals that have died of the
scourge, isolatIng infected animals and
disinfecting infected premises. The
flesh of animals in the infected locality
should not be eaten, and all milb
should be boiled.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
The Mirage.

The mirage Is as common In some
parts of America as on the African
deserts. In some districts OF western
Kansas and eastern Colorado the
traveller will behold. at apparently no
great distance, groves Of trees and
what seem to be houses and churches
In the plains, about 100 miles east of
Denver, a party Of cowboys were once
thunderstruck Mt observing of to the
west the scmblance of a large city. w.
Ing apparently on the horizon. They
could see blocks of buildings, churches.
and other structures so clearly as to
render them almost willing to believe
that u city had sprung up where thcy
well knew no city existed. The image
grew plai"er. and finally one or two o.
their number, who had been In Denver.
recognized the great hotel that towers
above the rest OF the city, and tho mvs.
terry vanished. The spectacle that gavo
them such surprise was u mirage OF q
city more than 100 miles distanI,--St
Louis Globe Democrat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26

considerable length In advocacy OF tine
free coinage Of silver, but the interest,"
that was manifested In the opening Por-
ton Of his speech. perceptibly waned Dc
fore the close.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Mr. Daniels,
rep, New York. opened the days DEBATE
in the house with Is speech urging uncon.
ditional repeal Of the purchase section OF
the Sherman act
Mr.. Daniels was followed by NAT.
'Cooper. a Florida democrat, who an
nounced himself as opposed TO every
proposition made by the silver men anu
for unconditional repeal.
Mr.. Goldzicr. dem, Illinois, followed
Mr.. Cooper with % speech In OF re-
peal. At the conclusion OF his remarks
the death of Representative Chapman was
announced by Mr.. WcHdock, OF Michigan;
The usual resolutions were adopted and
the house as a mark OF respect, at 40 p.
IN, adjourned until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS.-Thc silver de-
bate opened promptly in the house this
morning with "a speech by Mr.. Sibley,
dem, Pennsylvania, In favor of bimetaii-
ism and the Johnson intef-conyertibIe
bond proposition.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Sibley's
speech, which was listened to with great
attention, Mr.. Cstchings, dem, Missis-
slDp1, from the tOuuiittto VII 'u'eo, ~
ported q resolution authorizing the up
pointment of the committees by the
speaker. Several Of the most important
committees are increased In membership.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-Mr. McCreary,
dem, Kentucky. opened the silver debate
in The house today, speaking in favor OF
the repeal of the silver purchase law. He
would not hold that act as an hostage Tor
free coinage. Let free coinage stand on
its own merits. But this was not the time
for the United States to adopt free COIN
age. The only path which led to the free
coinage of silver was an international
agreement and the only way TO reach that
agreement was the repeal of the purchas.
ing clause.
Mr.. Catehings, dem, Mississippi. fol-
lowed Mr.. .McCreary and declared him
self squarely and unhesitatingly In sup
port Of the unconditional repeal OF the
sherman net. He would vote against any
proposition directly or indirectly looking
TO the free coinage Of silver at any ratio
tina could be suggested.
Mr.. Catchings did not conclude his
speech until nearly 3 o'clock. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Livingston, Of Georgia, In
favor of the free coinage OF silver
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
now a wnaIe rIgnts.

Approaching whale at all times IL
like going into battle. notwiihstaa ding
the abandon Of the fishermen. Have
no fear that the right whale will swal-
low you. He could not do SO even il
he were so disposed, as his gullet is
only large enough to admit n good
sized herring. The sperm whale could
swallow a man il he desired to do SO,
but he is no nor inclined TO swallow
a man -particularly with his clothes
on-than you would be TO swallow a
small bird with its feathers. But he
VIII crush you in his ~ponderous Jaws.
II he is a fighting bull, and eject you
In detail.
He will also chew up and spit out
pieces Of the demolished boat, break
up the wooden utensils floating upon
the water and fight every piece OF
wood until more than seven baskets OF
fragments may be taken up. and hav-
Ing tired himself out in this way he
will lay of, angrily slapping the water
with his fins aud challenge some other
boats, or perhaps. in rare cases. attack
the vessel. w Magazine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
Educational Feature. OF Chicago.

There has sprung up In the city
within n year u OF the greatest uni
versities in America, endowed with
millions Of money, and equipped with
instructors selected from the world
because OF their especial fitness for the
work in hand. Only the other day, az
il were, one of Chicago's wealthy men
conveyed to n board of trustees a
building which he had just completed
at a cost Of S~l,5)0.0o). and with it
gave his check for $l,I0), 900 with
which to equip and maintain 1t as an
industrial and scientific institute. Lii
brnries have been founded and en-
dowed, and have growa with n growth
that has nowhere else been seen. The
Chicago Public Library, founded little
more than twenty years ago, has ac-
CURED a circulation greater than that
of any other in the country. The
Newberry Library. endowed by the
bequest Of n citizen, is becoming one
of the great reference libraries of the
world. The Crerar Library, endowed
by the will OF another deceased citizen,
Is In process OF formation. The larg-
est single purchase OF books that was
ever known -3J).0)) volumes-has
just been made for the library OF the
Chicago University. The private il
braries Of the city are little known to
the public, but they will compare ia
vorably with the finest collections OF
New York OF Boston. The largest and
most complete bookstore In the world
10 in Chicago. 81 Nicholas.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
A FIGHT AGAINST TOPEKA.
Representative Hopkins Says the Capitol
of Kansas Must Be Moved.

TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. 20.-Representa-
tive Hopkins is here to enc the fight
Tor removing the capitol from Topeka
TO Mcpherson or some central point in
the state. Hopkins is a republican.
and says the populists and republicans
Of western Kansas can elect a legisla-
ture favorable to removal. Last win
ter Senator Leedy said he stood behind
several Kansas bankers who were
ready to guarantee TO teal the present
capitol down and rebuild 1t further
west free, and would put up q bond of
81, 200, 900 IL complete the work, Every
populist leader in the state is in favor
of removal because Sheriff Wilkerson
and 1000 republican deputies overawed
the populist state authorities in the
legislative war last winter. They
would be glad to punish Topeka. Hop
kins says if the people prevent the re-
moval they propose to divide the state
and make a new commonwealth and
name it Lincoln and run their own
government.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
GETS OUT OF JAIL.
The Rev. Wilson viii Be Released on
Bail,


SIOUX FALLS, s.. d., Aug. 10
Judge c. s. Palmer last evening re
ceived a telegram from Pierre
ing that the supreme court had granted
his motion for the admission OF Rev. }
Il. c. Wilson, the alleged Can
ton rapist, to bail, pending the
argument for a new trial to be
made before the supreme court III
October. The amount is fixed az S5,Ooo.
1t is said that Wilson could have SCI
cured bail up TO $780, 00. Wilson hat
been in Jail at Canton ever since the is.
suance Of the certificate of a writ OF
error by the supreme court. At first
he enjoyed Jail life greatly,
ice cream and cake until the
sheriff insisted that these ban
quets be stopped. Wilson then
made an effort to be moved to
the Sioux Falls Jail, on the ground thai
the Canton Jail was not a sanitary
place, IN it was shown hat the jail
was in good sanitary condition and
that Wilson during his confinement
there had grown fat. 1t is said that
Presiding Elder Jordan has during his
recent TRIPS CVeT MS ulsIrlct Idnch VIZ
vote of the various congregations on
the guilt or innocence of Rev. Wilson
1t is further reported that the vote has
been almost unanimously in Wilson's
favor and that as a result the presiding
elder has decided to retain Wilson ~
an active minister. 1t is not known
whether or not Wilson will resume hi:
old charge at Beresford, but it is reas
onably certain that he will continue
pulpit work in this state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
The HOUSE COMMITTEES
They will Probably Be Announce
by Crisp Monday.
The Proposed Advancement of Wilson
Likely to Be Strongly Resented by
McMiIIin and Others Who
Have Been His Seniors.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-It is expected
that the speaker will be ready to an
uounce the committees of the house
Monday. Speaker Crisp is devoting %
great deal of attention to the makeup
Of the committees, and will, il is UNI
derstood, be guided entirely by his
knowledge of members and their fit
ness for certain lines of committed
work, rather than by any precedents
heretofore established. The opinion OF
almost everybody is that Mr.. Wilson.
of West Virginia, will be made chair
man of the committee on ways and
n 1t is pretty evident that Mr..
Springer, at least, will not be chairman
OF the ways and means committee.
Judge Turner, of Georgia, and McMil-
lin, Tennessee, both Of whom have
heretofore outranked Mr.. Wilson on
the committee, 1t is said, are not
pleased at the idea Of his being made
chairman over their heads. Judge
Turner is a very capable man. but 1t IL
not likely that the speaker would APP
point a man from his own state to tho
Craftsmanship OF the principal commits
Mr.. McMillin has performed valiant
services for his party and was its most
sctive leader on the floor during the
late congress, but it is understood that
he and the speaker are no in perfect
accord. 1t is said that as soon as Mr..
Hall, of Missouri, learned that Mr..
Tarsney was an applicant for a place
on the ways and means committee he
retired from the contest and sent
notice to the speaker that he would not
stand in the way Of Mr.. T~arsney's Sc
lection.
Judge Holman, according to present
accounts, will be made chairman of the
committee on Indian affairs and report
fixes Mr.. Springer at the head OF
either the committee on foreign rela'
lions or the committee on territories.
1t is expected that the present congress
will admit Arizona, New Mexico and
Utah into the union.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
A SIBERIAN EXILE.
A Russian Novelist Once a Victim Of the
Car Now in New York,

Gar Now In New York.
New YORK, Aug. 20.-One of the VIC
Tins of the iron rule Of the czar of
Russia, of whom George KEENAN, wrote
in his articles on the exiles of Siberia,
is ut the Astor house. He Is a man OF
high intelligence, educated in the uni
versities, n novelist who has written a
dozen or more books. His name il
Vladimir Halaktionovitsnh Korolenko.
He was for six years a Siberian exile,
and since then the author of The
Blind Musician" which has been trans
lated into English by Stepniak and by
other writer's into German, French,
Swedish, Polish and other languages Of
Europe. q
For the six years of his life which he
spent in exile, having been taken by
the Russian authorities in 1879, when
he was a university student, and sent
in Siberia, no explanation has been
made TO him. He was ordered into prif
son without n trial or a hearing of any
kind and hurried off to Siberia in the
same summary manner After being
cOllllneu Six years ne WAS TClcdSeO WIN
out IA word of explanation, and he does
not know yet, he says, what his crime
was.
Korolenko is a handsome man, short,
robust and apparently capable of great
physical endurance. To this last lie
attributes the fact that he is now alivr.
A full, fine beard, curly and browt.
covers his face. His hair Is thick and
slightly curly, and he has liquid brown
eyes. His features are OF delicate
mold. Across his forehead are wrh-
kles which never sm66rh ~If1EETscfysst
and they give him the air of one whb il
constantly in deep thought. With an
Interpreter he has come 10 this count
try for observation, with a view Of
writing for publication in book form or
the magazines in his country. He will
go to the worlds fair, and after that
expects to make an extended trip TO the
west, probably visiting st. Louis and
Denver enroute to San Francisco.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
lei ON THE STAGE.
One Of the Origina. Cast Of THE Old
Homestead" Drops Out,

One OF the Original Cast ct The Old
Homestead" Drops Out.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-When the curtain
bell jingled on the last act of .'The
Old Homestead" at McVicker's theate,
Friday night it rang down also the last
act In the life of one of the principal
characters in Denman Thompson's
homely stage story and quaint old Cy
Prime failed to answer his cue for the
last entrance. AS he stood in the
wings near the close of the play chat,
ting about old time theatrical people
with some members Of the company.
George Beane, who impersonated the
old farmer. suddenly clutched his head
between his hands and exclaimed: my
God. it's GOMEZ
He fell in an apopleptic fit. and seven
minutes after his friends removed him
to his dressing room the actor was
dead. Beane was one Of the original
cast of THE Old Homestead" and has
played the part since the first produc.
ton of the play. He was one of the
oldest actors on the stage and was 65
years of age. For fifteen years he ha,
played with Denman Thompson.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26

cit Is interesting" he said to the
dyspeptic young man, 40 observe
the different anne We have for the
same thing" .
els it?"
"Of course it is" he went on with
persistence OF the man OF research.
flake lamb for instance. When il
gets old it is called sheep"
"Anybody knows that"
"And the sheep, after IL is killed, 10
called mutton"
you're getting right around to
where you started from"
"How?"
~When your mutton Is cooked and
served in our clearinghouse it be.
m 'iamb' again Hdsa!.J.5:
Stu.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
DEMPSEY is ALL RIGHT.
Gus Tuthill Joins the Nonpareil and Says
the Match With Burge Goes.

ST. PAUL, Aug. l0.-Gus Tuthill, Jack
Dempsey's manager, arrived here from
Chicago accompanied by Buffalo Cos.
tello, the pugilist. Dempsey left st.
Joseph's hospital yesterday afternoon
ind spent the night with John $.
Barnes. He has entirely recovered his
health and feels like a fighting cock.
The fever which had him in it's grasp
for nearly two weeks has disappeared,
and he feels better today than for q
long time. The report from New York
to the effect that Dempsey's match with
Dick Burge had been called off by Tut.
hit because of Dempsey's i'll health has
been emphatically denied by Tuthill,
who says Dempsey will have no trouble
in getting into good condition by the
time the fight occur He says Demp.
sey will begin training October !, prob
ably at Rockaway Beach.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
Sheyman.Phillips.

SIOUX FALLS, 5. d., Aug. 10
Waldo Ii. Sherman, Of New York
assistant secretary of the Twenty
Second street Y. NJ. G.. A., and Nj 4
Abbie Phillips, daughter of Mrs. Hat
tic {. Phillips, were married at 2:3'
Thursday afternoon by Rev. ID
Il. Scott, pastor of the Congregations
church. Miss Phillips was born il
Sioux Falls. Her mother is the wealth
lest woman in the state. Mr.. and Mrs
Sherman left on the evening Contra
for Chicago and New York.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
Paid Him Twice.

Most people are aware that Il IL Tia
custom OF turf gentlemen to settle
their accounts every week. 1t was ON
one OF these occasions that a backer,
by an oversight. paid his bcok-maker
. betting debt which ho had settled
already. This put the bookie in 4
mental ix rs to what would be the
best course for him to take. aShall
rob my wife and family" no argued
to himself, "and return the money; or
shall ] keep 1t and 20 about with .
scared c~onscicnce?" Unable TO decide
the point himself, no sought the al vice
OF q brother professional OF greater OK.
p~erience.
"Paid you twice over, did he?" said
tho latker. ASK him for IL agaiuls
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
MINERS STRIKE OFF.
The Santa Fe Men Acc,pt t,e Comp M
Terms and VIII Co to Work.

The Santa Fe Men Acc opt t,e Comp mrs
Terms and VIII Co to Work.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 2O.-The
Santa Fee strikers in southeastern Kan
sas met Manager Devlin, Of the Santa
Fe Coal company ut Frontenac last
night and after hearing him re.
iterate his offer to paw so
cents per ton and a premium
for lump coal over 1000 pounds per ton
unanimously accepted 1t and signed
contracts to begin work as soon as
possible and labor under contract un.
til May 1895. The mine Of the COM
pany will be opened Monday and in a
week ! 200 men will be at work. The
SANTA ne mines ut Leavenworth and
Usage counties, Kansas, where the men
struck out OF sympathy will also reopen
next week and thus 5000 idle men will
be at work again.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
Grain and Provisions.

S"ioAoo, aug. ~.
F~lour-Spring patents, %. COOS. 90: win.
ter patents, 81. 5000. III. ~
Wheat-Cash, 6O4c; September. Gle.
C~orn--Cash, 8Skc; September, $50.
Oats-No. 2 white. new, % a23kc: No q
white, new. 2719@2s4c.
Rye-45Xc.
B~arley--6Oc.
Flax-Sl.0 OIL. q
TimOthy--s3. 80 per cwt
Whisky-$i.12.
~Pork-Cash, $12. 20; September. sl2. 30
LArd-Cash, ks27hi September, e8.y7k
Ribs-Cash, $3.50; September. AGO n
ShOulders-N. 2597.50 AZ
Short Clear-$S. 254s. 80. %
Short Ribs-$7. 1900. 80.
Cheesc-Cheddars, 7LMSLc. f1ats ra<n.
Young Americas, S@S4c.
17002lc.
Eggs-13@l4c.
Hides-Heavy and light green sslted.
fully cured, 3hc; salted, &c; rreen.
Be-; green sailed calf, &c.
acknowledgements; No. l, 10; No &
SIC; cake, 41c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
Big Tree.

A Spanish oak. s feet In diameter at
the base, was cut down near George
town, Sussex county, Del. n few days
since. and from this giant was squared
a stick Of timber % feet long and 2
feet square from end to end. To cut,
hew,and haul this great stick cost $7l.
Fourteen mules and a woke of oxen
were required 10 haul il TO the railroad
IT Georgetown.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
Gold From Europe.

New York, Aug. 19.-The steamship
Fuerst Bismarck, which arrived last
night, brought ESQ, O37 in gold. Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. yesterday received aiO1, O37
in gold. This brings Lahn's total up
to 9sl2,O53. The steamship Campania,
sailing from Liverpool tomorrow. has
$50, 900 in gold on board consigned to
Heidelbach. Eckelheimer & Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26
Negro Rapjst kjlIed.

PADucAH, KY, Aug. 2O.--Last Tues
day a negro tramp went to the farm of
Albert Horn and asked for food. Mrs.
Horn was alone and the tramp as
saulted her. Her screams brought her
husband from the field and the negro
fed. Two posses started in pursuit and
after a short chase shot him to death.
The news was suppressed until today.